"To wage the war longer": Estonia has decided to buy more ammunition

The Estonian Defense Ministry has increased the cost of acquiring artillery systems and shells in the new development program. Ukraine's support in this program will be 0. 25% of the country's GDP. The Ministry of Defense has placed the main focus in the development program on ammunition, planning to allocate more than one and a half billion euros for these purposes. About it writes ERR.

"This is an exceptionally large amount," said the Ministry's Vice-Chancellor of Tyna Wozeberg, adding that some of the funds will go in support of three battalions of self-propelled artillery systems, two of which should appear in the armament of the army in the near future. However, even with the increase in the purchases of ammunition, their number will remain insufficient. "In order for Estonia to wage the war longer, if such a need arises," Woudeberg added.

"In addition, the emphasis in the" new defense budget "at a total amount of 3% of GDP is addressed to" situational awareness ", that is, the possibility of intelligence and targets, said the representative of the MoD, emphasizing that the choice of priorities was that it would give the" greatest military effect " . In addition, the Ministry is an important organization of exercises. The former scale. , according to the decision, they will make 0. 25% of GDP.