This discovery coincides with the Ukrainian forces suffering from a severe shortage of ammunition, and awaiting its delivery from the United States and other Western countries.
The giant weapons depot, consisting of a number of containers, was supposed to have been discovered in the Russian-occupied Luhansk region, Russian state media reported. palm.
It will be used by Russian forces
The warehouse must contain large quantities of artillery shells, anti-tank missiles and small arms ammunition.
According to Russian military sources, 114,000 units of ammunition were detected, distributed among artillery shells, grenade launchers, anti-tank missiles, and other types of ammunition.
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According to the Russian National Guard, all ammunition that is still usable will be delivered to Russian army warehouses.
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An official statement said: “Special operations units of the Russian National Guard found a hidden field depot of enemy small arms ammunition, artillery shells and engineering explosives in a settlement in the Luhansk People's Republic.”
There has been no comment yet on the news of the weapons confiscation or verification by independent sources.
Weapon production day and night
Vladimir Putin has put the Russian economy on war mode, meaning ammunition and weapons production is a top priority. Production takes place day and night. In addition, Russia receives weapons and ammunition from North Korea and Iran.
Ukraine has been promised deliveries of large quantities of weapons and ammunition from the United States, the European Union and other NATO countries, but delivery takes time. Meanwhile, the Russians have the upper hand on the battlefield.
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