Chief Commander of NATO Alliance Force in Europe presented the latest study to the legislature Armed Forces Committee.
General Christopher Cavali He estimated that Russia is losing equipment, weapons and ammunition on the battlefield in Ukraine, but its arms manufacture is inactive able to compensate for these losses.
"Washington expects Russia to produce around 250,000 artillery missiles a month," he said. "This puts it (Russia – ed.) on the way to building reserves 3 times larger than the United States and Europe combined” – explained.
War in Ukraine. Gen. Cavali: The Russian Army is rebuilding
The General stressed that the United States and their allies had to strengthen defensive ties to halt Russia's increasingly aggressive behaviour.
He expressed concern about Moscow's ability to fast replenishment of resources and increased combat capacity Despite losses in the Ukraine War.
"Despite crucial losses on the battlefield in Ukraine, the Russian army is rebuilding and increasing faster than most analysts expected," he added.
The U.S. general is warning. “Russia ahead of us in tank production”
Gen. Cavali reported that Russia actively rebuilds its reserves in the form of both soldiers and equipment.
The U.S. presently produces about 40,000 artillery shells per month. 155 mm per month. The plans (by 2026) are to accomplish production of 90 000.
In turn, the European Union wants to increase production to 2 million rounds per year, up to 167 000 per month, but specified figures can only be expected in late 2025. Most of this ammunition goes to Ukraine.
If Kiev receives 2 million missiles, Ukrainian Armed Forces they can usage up to 5,500 rounds of ammunition a day. General Cavali reported that Russia fired an average of 20,000 missiles a day in 2023.
In the report American General besides stated that Russia ahead of the United States in tank production. According to him, Moscow will produce about 1,500 tanks a year, while United States They only produce 135. "Over the last year, Russian land troops in Ukraine have lost about 3,000 tanks, 9,000 armoured vehicles, 13,000 artillery systems and over 400 air defence systems, but are ready to replace them all," he calculated.
Handing over an crucial position in NATO? American General warns
General, as Chief Commander of NATO Alliance Force in Europe, cooperate closely with the Ukrainian army. According to reports from The fresh York Times, he regularly meets with Ukrainian generals and commanders at a secret base in Germany.
His remarks coincided with discussions in the administration Donald Trump on the possible change in the function of the US in NATO, in peculiar the transfer of command to a non-US typical of the United Alliance Forces in Europe. This position traditionally belonged to the American Army.
Consequently, General Cavoli called on legislature to carefully consider this step as it could jeopardise the ability of the United States to control its atomic forces on the European arena.
“This would put us in a situation where the launch of Article 5. We could have a large number of non-American soldiers for the first time since planet War I."
Source: Union
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