Russian missile stockpile almost exhausted, arms industry working around the clock - General Sta

Kateryna Tyshchenko – Friday, March 18, 2022, 12:48 

Russian troops have used up almost their entire stockpile of missiles and some types of ammunition. As a result, a number of companies working in the Russian arms industry have been switched to round-the-clock mode.

Source: operative information of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 12 pm.

Literally: "Due to the consumption of almost all missile ammunition and some types of ammunition, the military-political leadership have decided to transfer all companies working in the Russian arms industry and producing "Calibre" cruise missiles and ammunition for the "Tornado" multiple launch rocket systems to round-the-clock mode".

Details: The General Staff also reported that the Russian occupying forces had partially managed to temporarily occupy settlements and establish control over routes in the Donetsk and Pivdennobuzhsky operational areas in Ukraine's East.

The Russian occupying forces are also trying to increase troop numbers in the direction of Kyiv by moving uncoordinated and incompetent units from the Central and Eastern military districts.

No significant changes in the activities of the occupying forces have been recorded in the Volyn, Polissya and Siversky directions. The Russian occupying forces have been focusing on fortifying the occupied frontiers.

In the Slobozhansky and Sumy directions in Ukraine’s north-east, units of the Russian occupation forces are not conducting active offensive operations; the Russian occupying forces are regrouping and trying to establish logistics. The occupiers have become more active in performing reconnaissance.

Russian terrorist forces are still trying to capture the city of Izyum, a town in Ukraine’s east, strengthening the group by introducing additional units and taking measures to organise engineering, material and technical support.

In the Luhansk region, Russian occupying forces have stepped up hostilities in the area of ​​the village of Rubizhne in the east of Ukraine, with partial success. They continue to shell unprotected civilian infrastructure in order to intimidate the local population and limit the actions of the defence forces.

In the Donetsk region, Russian occupying forces have not been conducting active hostilities.

In the Tavriya direction, Russian occupying forces are trying to establish a strict administrative and police regime in the temporarily occupied settlements of the Kherson region.

There have been no active actions by the Russian occupiers in the Southern Bug direction. Russian occupying forces continue to shell civilian infrastructure, increasing the logistics system of the grouping.