Do they really? Or is this like the tank thing where we count rotten pieces of shit in Siberia? If we are then the Ukes have shitload of artillery too. They are a post-Soviet state and have tons of that shit lying around too. The Russians aren't alone here.
Also, point of note, the new Russian BTG-based army isn't the old Soviet one. They have a lot less organic artillery in their units than the old days. 6 tubes per BTG (18 per regiment plus 8 mortars). If they wanna Grozny some place they have to bring in guns and MRLS from division-level.
Basically because Russia has factories for munitions and Ukraine does not. Why are iphones made in China and not in Portugal? Because China has the fuckin factory dipshit.I didn't. I'm questioning why people don't assume the same for Ukrainians. Ruskies aren't the only ones with large military equipment graveyards, depots, and arms industry. Not to mention whatever the west ships in. The US has something like 350 retired M198s just sitting in depot alone.
Do you think the Russians import their munitions from Pollackisstan? Maybe they get it from Madagascar? Stop rolling the twenty sided die and consulting your AD&D Monster Manual.