Ukraine’s need for ammunition has only grown more urgent as it pursues a counteroffensive in what is now the 18th month of war with Russia. The US and its allies have sent millions of rounds of ammunition to Ukraine since Russia‘s invasion began early last year. But faced with dwindling stockpiles , officials in Ukraine are searching for new sources of ammunition to quickly deliver. One is in Ukraine itself. The country’s nascent weapons industry produced twice as many mortars and artillery rounds last month as it did for all of 2022, a government official said, with the counteroffensive hinging on whether the military will have enough ammunition to keep fighting. Ukraine’s minister for strategic industries, Alexander Kamyshin, said there were “hundreds” of weapons manufacturing facilities in Ukraine, most of which were now focused on ammunition and drones. Building armoured vehicles is also underway, he said.