According to the UK Secretary of Defence, the Russian defence industrial base can produce at least 100 main battle tanks monthly.
How many tanks does Russia produce?
As of March 2023, the only Russian tank manufacturer, Uralvagonzavod, was producing 20 tanks per month.
In March 2023, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council, Dmytry Medvedev, stated that the Russian defence industry could produce 1,500 main battle tanks in 2023, which implies an average monthly production level of 125 tanks.
On January 30, 2024, the Ministry of Defense of Russia announced that the Russian defence and defence enterprise "Novator" fulfilled the state defence order for "Kalibr" cruise missiles and "Iskander" ballistic missiles in 2023.
The CEO of Novator, Farid Abdrakhmanov, reported to Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu that Novator fulfilled the state defence order for Kalibr and Iskander in 2023, switching to 24-hour production and creating a three-shift work schedule at all its plants.
According to Abdrakhmanov, "Novator" has already fulfilled 17% of the state defence order for 2024.
What is known about stockpiles of missiles in Russia
According to the latest data from Ukraine's Air Force, Russia has about 900 high-precision long-range missiles as in the past period.
In mid-January, the Deputy Chief of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, Major General Vadym Skibitsky, stated that Russian forces had not used Kalibr cruise missiles for strikes against Ukraine since mid-September 2023, probably to create a missile reserve.
According to him, Russia probably has difficulties with producing Kalibr cruise missiles because it requires many foreign components blocked by international sanctions.
According to Air Force spokesman Yuriy Ignat, Russia has about 900 high-precision long-range missiles left according to the latest data.
As Ignat notes, during these attacks, the Russians used almost all the missiles they managed to produce after the previous mass attacks.
Therefore, despite what they produce, they also spend. That is why the figure has remained at this level now, - emphasised the Air Force spokesman.
