Russian defence minister calls for missile production to double
Al JazeeraRussia launched a drone attack on Kyiv overnight on Tuesday, though all drones were shot down, Ukrainian officials say. Russia’s defence minister has urged a state company to double its production of missiles as an expected Ukrainian counteroffensive looms and both Moscow’s and Kyiv’s forces are reportedly experiencing ammunition constraints. The United Kingdom’s Defence Ministry said on Tuesday that “logistics problems remain at the heart of Russia’s struggling campaign in Ukraine”. “Russia continues to give the highest priority to mobilising its defence industry, but it is still failing to meet war time demands.” NEW: Russian Defense Minister Sergei #Shoigu claimed that #Russia is increasing its production of precision missiles for use against #Ukraine, likely to deflect from accusations that the Russian MoD cannot provide sufficient ammunition to Russian forces. https://t.co/AFJbe2Sknp pic.twitter.com/VJth3VIEhy — ISW May 3, 2023 Russia launched a third nightly round of attacks on Kyiv in six days on Tuesday, Ukrainian authorities said early on Wednesday, but air defence systems destroyed all the Russian drones aiming at the city with no immediate reports of casualties or destruction.
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