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Associated media - Associated media The gap has led to a drastic ammunition shortage for Kiev, with Ukrainian troops able to fire only a fraction of the shells fired at them by Russian forces. To keep Ukrainian artillery crews supplied, the Pentagon last year set a production goal of 100,000 shells per month by the end of 2025. The factories in Scranton and Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, together produce about 36,000 shells per month. General Dynamics’ new facility in Mesquite, Texas, will produce 30,000 people per month once it reaches full capacity. The goal of 100,000 per month represents an almost tenfold…