Bulgaria resumes production of 122mm shells for the Ukrainian Armed Forces

27 February, 2023 2S1 Gvozdika ACS of the UAF. August 2020. Photo credits: Ministry of Defense of Ukraine

In Bulgaria, it was decided to resume the production of artillery ammunition at an enterprise that had not worked for several decades. We are talking about establishing the production of Soviet-type 122mm shells. The shells will be supplied exclusively for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, The New York Times reports.

After 35 years of inactivity, the Bulgarian plant in the city of Kostenets, owned by the TEREM state holding, resumes production of 122mm shells. This plant ceased production of 122mm shells in 1988. The impetus for the launch of production is the increase in demand for Soviet-type ammunition, as Western countries seek to provide Ukraine with the shells necessary to fight the Russian invaders and the necessary ammunition around the world, buying them out.