Ukraine’s military had only one Bohdana artillery cannon in its arsenal when Russia invaded the country two years ago.
Now, Ukraine’s arms industry is building eight of the self-propelled Bohdana artillery systems each month, and although officials will not say how many they’ve made in total, the increased output signals a potential boom in the country’s domestic weapons production.
Russia’s war machine is already quadrupling weapons production in round-the-clock operations.
Ukraine’s forces are losing territory in some key areas, including the strategic eastern town of Avdiivka, where they withdrew from in February.
And while European defense firms are gingerly opening operations in Ukraine, major American weapons producers have yet to commit to setting up shop in the middle of a war.
Organizations:
NATO
Locations:
Russia, Ukraine, Kharkiv, Avdiivka, U.S