Ukraine’s race to build its own arms industry
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Kyiv is converting US missiles for new uses and prioritising joint ventures with western companies
  • DPRK_Chopra [comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
    12·
    9 months ago

    Some western governments are wary of signing off on such deals, fearing that their citizens might be killed in a Russian strike on a facility.

    Of course that’s going to happen before you even finish pouring the foundation.

    But he does envisage Ukraine producing and receiving munition to the extent it could become the equivalent of the “arsenal of the whole free world”.

    They’ve been receiving plenty of munition, that’s for sure.

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.mlOP
      112·
      9 months ago

      making weapons in Ukraine has been a ridiculous piece of copium given that Russia is able to hit anywhere within Ukraine with impunity. Not to mention that Russia doesn’t even need to find all the factories, they can just keep dismantling the energy grid. Can’t produce weapons when you have no power.