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Western Arms Industry Building "Factories" in Ukraine to Make Money, Not Arms/Ammunition

2024-11-02 Entertainment
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Update on the conflict in Ukraine for November 3, 2024… - Western media continues growing admissions to Ukraine’s collapsing fighting capacity while producing more outlandish propaganda pieces to distract away from Ukraine’s fate; - Several large Western arms corporations are announcing plans to build arms factories in Ukraine including for armored vehicles, air defense missiles, and artillery shells; - The collective West’s arms industry has failed to expand production sufficiently even with existing factories and trained workforces, making the prospects of building facilities in Ukraine a non-starter; - Industry plans will secure billions of dollars for projects that likely will not see completion or serve any effective role in the conflict; - This large transfer of public wealth to corporations amid a failed war resembles the over $1 trillion the US spent on “reconstruction,” building up military forces, and a proxy government in Afghanistan over the course of two decades; Resources: SITREP Business Insider - Ukrainian troops fighting on Russian soil have an advantage they've never had in this war (Oct. 31, 2024): https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-troops-in-kursk-russia-have-advantage-new-to-ukraine-2024-10 ARMS AND AMMUNITION US DoD - Biden Administration Announces Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine (Nov. 1, 2024): https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3954004/biden-administration-announces-additional-security-assistance-for-ukraine/ Kyiv Independent - Norway's PM announces new 500-million-euro aid package for Ukraine (Oct. 29, 2024): https://kyivindependent.com/norways-pm-announces-new-500-million-euro-aid-package-for-ukraine/ Kyiv Independent - Norway to finance production of NATO-standard artillery shells in Ukraine (Aug. 2024): https://kyivindependent.com/norway-to-finance-production-of-nato-standard-artillery-shells-in-ukraine/ Kyiv Independent (YouTube) - The factory working 24/7 to make shells for Ukraine (April 2024): https://youtu.be/ITZfjXEOx7Y?si=XvH0wXbFo-MGY8VS Rheinmetall Facilities in Ukraine Army Recognition - Rheinmetall Announces Four New Factories in Ukraine to Produce Lynx IFVs, Ammunition and Air Defense Systems (Oct. 28, 2024): https://armyrecognition.com/focus-analysis-conflicts/army/conflicts-in-the-world/ukraine-russia-conflict/rheinmetall-announces-four-new-factories-in-ukraine-to-produce-lynx-ifvs-ammunition-and-air-defense-systems Kyiv Independent - First Rheinmetall-Ukraine joint production and repair plant becomes operational (June 11, 2024): https://kyivindependent.com/first-rheinmetall-ukraine-joint-production-plant-becomes-operational/ Army Recognition - Breaking News: Germany’s Rheinmetall Confirms First Delivery of 10 KF41 Lynx IFVs to Ukraine by End of 2024. (Oct. 26, 2024): https://armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/army-news-2024/breaking-news-germanys-rheinmetall-confirms-first-delivery-of-10-kf41-lynx-ifvs-to-ukraine-by-end-of-2024 CNN - Rheinmetall will build and repair tanks in Ukraine, says CEO (July 10, 2023): https://edition.cnn.com/2023/07/10/business/rheinmetall-german-tank-factory-ukraine/index.html Rheinmetall - Ammunition factory to be built in the Ukraine: Rheinmetall receives order to deliver a production line (July 2024): https://www.rheinmetall.com/en/media/news-watch/news/2024/07/2024-07-24-rheinmetall-supplies-equipment-for-ammunition-factory-in-ukraine Reuters - Kremlin says Russia could target Rheinmetall plant in Ukraine (Oct. 29, 2024): https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/kremlin-says-russia-could-target-rheinmetall-plant-ukraine-2024-10-29/ RFE/RL - EU Shell-Production Capacity, Supplies To Ukraine Fall Far Short Of Promises (July 2024): https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-weapons-shells-european-union-eu-war-russia-investigation/33025300.html CSIS - The State of Russia's Defense Industry After Two Years of War and Sanctions (June 2024): Where to Find My Work: Website: https://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/brianlovethailand Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianJBerletic Odysee (YouTube alternative): https://odysee.com/@LandDestroyer:8 Rumble (YouTube alternative): https://rumble.com/c/c-1459863 Weibo: https://weibo.com/u/7726044004 ไบรอัน แฟนคลับ (Facebook): https://facebook.com/BrianThaiFanclub/ Line Group: https://lin.ee/JIxTpKe Gab: https://gab.com/BrianBerletic VK (Facebook alternative): https://vk.com/brianberletic How to Support my Work (and thank you!): Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheNewAtlas Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/landdestroyer PromptPay: 0851547235

Top Comments (10)

@Otro-b3o 2024-11-02

Those Factories in Ukraine would be a monument to stupidity. They will last just a few minutes after the Russian Secret Services get their coordinates. And a visit by Mr. Iskander.

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@michaelgnit8476 2024-11-02

Why do people expect the US to tell the truth? I don't get it how many times do you need to be fooled?

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@Almir_SLOVENIJA 2024-11-02

Zelensky recently stated, he only got 10% of the promised military aid. That's because most of the other 90% doesn't exist.

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@tonidimitrova6078 2024-11-02

Bet these "factories" are insured at 10x their value

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@ralf2528 2024-11-02

rheinmetall intended, or maybe still does, to build a factory in ukraine that produces tanks at the cost of roughly 200 million euro. in case the russians find it and rock up with shovels and stones and deconstruct it, well, too bad, but no problem. rheinmetall has a deal with the german ministry of economics. the german taxpayer is very generous. rheinmetall will get the "lost" money for the factory, but it doesn`t stop there. they will also get the supposed lost profits up to roughly 1.6 billion euro. this whole ukrainian thing is a system to shuffle millions/billions of taxpayer`s money to corporations. stealing from the states has become the best business model in the west.

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@nashrust 2024-11-02

Strategic retreat is one of the reasons why the Russian losses are much smaller. That along with the massive advantage in artillery and air superiority. Just remember the Russians are taking out Ukraine's ability to make war for good, not territory.

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@winfredcoorengel7203 2024-11-02

To build large industrial complexes you need infrastructure and energy at large scale neither will be available besides skilled labor force it's just another way to siphon money from their taxpayers into their own pockets

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@gustavoruiz6611 2024-11-02

”If you build it, he will come” Mr. Iskander that is.

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@brianrusher3617 2024-11-02

Our government just gave 211 Stryker APC to Ukraine (almost enough for a full BCT) of which the US military has a total of 9 Stryker BCT (maybe 8 after this, who knows) and our great MSM reported value as $430 million when in fact it is probably closer to $1.5 billion. The truth is the public will probably never know the true value of the vast wealth our government borrowed (in our name) to give to Ukraine, but it does zero to make US citizens safer in an increasingly less safe world. Russia hadn't been our enemy for at least 3 decades but our government worked hard to "fix" that. WTH

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@andrewkrolikiewicz6522 2024-11-02

Javelin- max. of 20 % success rate achieved by trained marines on proving ground. In other words in comfort of not being killed while shooting.

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