(MENAFN) Russia’s defense industry is manufacturing weapons at volumes its adversaries “could not even dream of,” according to Sergey Chemezov, CEO of state-owned defense conglomerate Rostec. In an interview with TASS published Tuesday, Chemezov highlighted the country’s surge in production since the Ukraine conflict escalated in 2022.

“We are supplying aircraft, tanks, infantry vehicles, howitzers, electronic warfare systems, drones and much more in enormous quantities. No country in the world today produces as many shells and aerial bombs,” Chemezov said. While he declined to provide exact figures, he insisted that Russia’s output far exceeds what other nations can produce.

Rostec’s statements echo previous Russian claims: in May 2024, President Vladimir Putin said ammunition production had increased fourteenfold during the special military operation, drone manufacturing had quadrupled, and armored weapons output had risen 3.5 times.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov emphasized that Russia still prefers achieving its objectives “through political and diplomatic means,” but accused Kiev of prolonging the fighting with support from Western backers. Moscow has also criticized the EU and UK for allegedly impeding peace efforts, including early negotiations between Moscow and Kiev in 2022—a claim former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson denies.

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