European countries need to knuckle down and increase their military capabilities while Russia is still dedicating a chunk of its forces to its invasion of Ukraine, Sweden's defense minister has said.

Although Moscow's ground forces are being chewed up in the grinding war in Ukraine's east, Russia has wound up its defense industry to backfill its constant equipment losses and regular strikes across Ukraine.

Entire swathes of the Kremlin's military have emerged—so far—from more than three and a half years of full-scale war with its neighbor unscathed, but Russia's defense industry has still worked hard to pump out more hardware and weapons. Russia's allies, particularly North Korea and Iran, have helped restock Moscow's shelves.

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