The Kyiv Independent got access to a large-caliber ammunition foundry belonging to Norwegian-Finnish defense company Nammo, one of Europe’s foremost manufacturers of NATO-standard shells.

Munitions produced here range all the way from 40mm autocannon rounds upward, but it is the largest caliber that is most prized and most in-demand: the 155mm howitzer shell.

00:00 - The crucial role of 155-mm shells for Ukraine
00:55 - Inside Nammo
01:50 - Production process and tests
02:30 - Pre-heating of the grenades
03:05 - Filling in the grenades with explosives
04:25 - Race to increase the production
05:30 - How Nammo extends its capacity
06:30 - X-ray for the shells
07:05 - The buncker inside the facility
07:30 - the final product

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