He said this in an interview with The Wall Street Journal.

The newspaper notes that by the end of the year, Ukraine will produce 155-mm ammunition of the NATO standard, and will also continue to produce shells of 152 mm and 122 mm caliber.

Kyiv's priority now is the production of ammunition, which, according to US officials, "is consumed by Ukrainian troops at a rate of about 90 thousand shells per month," the article says.

Earlier, Mykhailo Podolyak, adviser to the head of the office of the President of Ukraine, announced a significant shortage of weapons for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to him, Kyiv needs supplies of missiles and large-caliber ammunition.