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on september 22, local time, ukrainian president zelensky arrived in pennsylvania, the birthplace of u.s. president biden, and visited aa factory producing ammunition for the ukrainian army, officially started his visit to the united states.

ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky arrives at the scranton army ammunition plant in a u.s. secret service vehicle

scranton army ammunition plant is one of the few plants in the country that produces the 155mm shell, which is used in howitzer systems to fire from multiple angles and engage targets 15 to 20 miles (24 to 32 kilometers) away.

the ukrainian ground forces attach great importance to the use of howitzers, firing an average of 7,000 155mm shells per day, which requires a high inventory.the 155mm artillery shell is one of the most urgently needed ammunition in ukraine。

government records show that since the outbreak of the russian-ukrainian conflict,the united states has delivered more than 3 million 155mm artillery shells to ukrainelast month, the ammunition factory just announced that it would increase the monthly output of 155mm artillery shells from 24,000 to 36,000 rounds. in addition, the united states has reinvested in production lines in other regions.planned to reach a monthly output of 100,000 pieces。