Five Russian nationals (and two emigres) have been charged with arms smuggling into Russia, including about 375 pounds (thousands of rounds) of what appears to be .338 lapua and 6.5mm Creedmoor sniper ammunition. Now granted, these are two of the best long range rounds out there, but it's also worth noting that Creedmoor and Lapua ballistics are actually fairly comparable to that of the 30.06, a round which Russia has had access to for 80 years. It's also worth noting that the Lapua was developed in the 1980s, and the Creedmoor in 2007. There is really no rocket science to effective long range rounds, so it's telling that Russia desires to import this.
I don't know exactly what is going on here, but reports like this, as well as those suggesting that Russia was starting to use 40 year old artillery ammunition (have they never heard of "FIFO" in the Russian Army, use the old stuff first?), suggests that Russia has been dealing with some serious issues that are only now coming up.
Wouldn't like to be a Russian soldier in Ukraine, to put it mildly, with this kind of record.
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