Ukraine needs more than 2 million shells per year, says Rheinmetall head Armin Papperger. According to the head of the company, it will take 10-15 years to replenish the stock of shells in the European country.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Defense Minister Boris Pistorius attended the groundbreaking ceremony for a new weapons plant in Unterluss in northern Germany. The plant plans to produce up to 200 thousand shells peryear, including for self-propelled guns, which were transferred to the Ukrainian army.