The Pennsylvania plant is one of the few facilities in the country that manufactures 155 mm howitzer shells.
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00:00Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited a Pennsylvania ammunition factory on Sunday
00:07as part of a countrywide trip aimed at rallying support for Kyiv.
00:12Howitzer shells are one of the most critically needed munitions for Ukraine to fend off Russian
00:17ground forces.
00:19Production has ramped up over the past year, with Washington sending more than three million
00:23shells.
00:24I am very honored to be here with my team and started, as I said to colleagues, started
00:31my visit to America from your city, from your plant, from Pennsylvania, and just some number,
00:43you said that 400 people work here, but I wanted very much to come here and to thank
00:47you.
00:48400 people saved millions of Ukrainians.
00:53Zelenskyy's visit kicks off a busy week in the U.S.
00:57He is expected to speak at the U.N. General Assembly annual gathering on Tuesday and Wednesday
01:03and meet with U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday.