Ukraine, Poland to produce Soviet-era tank shells together

FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian UkrOboronProm logo is pictured at their stand inside a hall of the 30th International Defence Industry Exhibition in Kielce, Poland September 5, 2022. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/File Photo

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's state arms producer said on Thursday it would launch joint production of 125-mm rounds for Soviet-era tanks with Polish arms producer Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ).

Ukroboronprom said Poland would become the second NATO member state to help Ukraine produce ammunition as the country battles Russian troops that launched a full-scale invasion more than 13 months ago.