The Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday that the production of individual types of ammunition will increase seven to eight times by the end of the year.

Western analysts have expressed skepticism that Russia’s military-industrial capacity and supply chains can be accelerated so quickly.

It made the announcement as Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu toured enterprises in the Chelyabinsk and Kirov regions. The ministry issued video of Shoigu at a factory making large-caliber ammunition and shells. 

The Defense Ministry said that projects were being implemented to modernize and expand production capacities, as well as increase labor productivity.

It said this would increase production “to meet the needs of the Russian troops, and by the end of this year, the production of individual product samples will increase seven- to eight-fold.”

On Saturday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with Russian state TV that the Russian defense industry is "developing at a very fast pace" and would produce three times more ammunition than is being supplied to Ukraine by "the igniters of conflict."