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[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

You can’t reload Western equipment with funds, and the West’s ammunition production capacity has proven to be lacking compared to Russia’s.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Tbf, Russia has been sourcing ammunition from North Korea.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

and on top of sourcing ammunition from DPRK, Russia now has a massive advantage over the west in being able to produce it domestically as well https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/15/rate-of-russian-military-production-worries-european-war-planners

[–] [email protected] -4 points 9 months ago

Hahahahaha, good joke. Well, I suppose it's true, if you think of rusty nails and pellets as being "ammunition".