(….continued from Part 1…) On the domestic plan, and since its leadership has (finally) realised it cannot depend on Western ‘allies’ for more than financial aid (and half-hearted promisses for military aid of temporary nature), Ukraine is working-up (or ‘re-activating’) its arms industry. Back during the Soviet times, this was a major economic factor, driving the development of guided weapons and tanks in particular.
Thanks Don. My only gripe is with the initial 2 paragraphs. Kyiv has not realised anything. Back in June 2023 Zelenskyy fired the chief of Ukroboronprom for essentially failing to do anything useful. Rumours of plans for join ventures and building factories abroad, have also been flying around since last year. How far that has gone, I do not know.
There is nothing ingenious or innovative about munition production. There's simply being competent or incompetent. Also, I don't know what you consider a major weapons producer but Ukraine will not be an important international arms exporter for decades, if ever.
"Ukraine is going to establish not only vast technological superiority vis-a-vis the Russian Federation, but position itself as a major factor on the international markets, too."
You must be smoking something much stronger than tobacco with your morning coffee.
Don, mentioned guy (https://twitter.com/VozimDrony/status/1769611282729017406) managed himself drones supply to UA for more than 2 years, directly to the front units all secured by crowdfunding and donations (thousands of drones)
You mentioned quite a few times that Russians are at their current pace running out of several weapon systems buy the end of 2025. So the European produced ammo is actually coming in time to extinct the then endangered species of Soviet stored equipment?
I had been wondering when barrel wear would really kick in for the Russian artillery. I was hoping for it to be sooner than you suggest, but at least you're suggesting that when they're gone, they're gone - annual production of about three week's combat losses does not bode well in a long war.
I'm curious why you refer to the double-tap strikes as "Israeli-style". They have been used extensively by Russia in the Syrian Civil War, and it appears the first recorded use of double-tap strike has been by American drones in the War on Terror.
Thanks Don. My only gripe is with the initial 2 paragraphs. Kyiv has not realised anything. Back in June 2023 Zelenskyy fired the chief of Ukroboronprom for essentially failing to do anything useful. Rumours of plans for join ventures and building factories abroad, have also been flying around since last year. How far that has gone, I do not know.
There is nothing ingenious or innovative about munition production. There's simply being competent or incompetent. Also, I don't know what you consider a major weapons producer but Ukraine will not be an important international arms exporter for decades, if ever.
Correct URL for Reuters article: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraines-capital-kyiv-is-under-russian-missile-attack-mayor-says-2024-03-21/
"Ukraine is going to establish not only vast technological superiority vis-a-vis the Russian Federation, but position itself as a major factor on the international markets, too."
You must be smoking something much stronger than tobacco with your morning coffee.
Don, mentioned guy (https://twitter.com/VozimDrony/status/1769611282729017406) managed himself drones supply to UA for more than 2 years, directly to the front units all secured by crowdfunding and donations (thousands of drones)
In case anyone wants to aparticipate https://www.weaponstoukraine.com/kampane/drony-pro-dobrovolniky-na-ukrajine
or you can join this initiative https://www.dronynemesis.cz/en (originally aimed fo 10k drones, but there is no limit)
And we also bought 15 Victors to manage not only Shaheds a year ago (https://www.weaponstoukraine.com/kampane/zavreme-ukrajinske-nebe)
Thank You Tom and Don for all Your commitment.
Very good report Don Thanks
Thank you Don.
You mentioned quite a few times that Russians are at their current pace running out of several weapon systems buy the end of 2025. So the European produced ammo is actually coming in time to extinct the then endangered species of Soviet stored equipment?
Very informative, thanks Don.
I had been wondering when barrel wear would really kick in for the Russian artillery. I was hoping for it to be sooner than you suggest, but at least you're suggesting that when they're gone, they're gone - annual production of about three week's combat losses does not bode well in a long war.
Thank you very much.
I'm curious why you refer to the double-tap strikes as "Israeli-style". They have been used extensively by Russia in the Syrian Civil War, and it appears the first recorded use of double-tap strike has been by American drones in the War on Terror.