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by Justsignedup 471 days ago
Just a note. Ukranian manufacturing has really stepped up. They are making 80% of the ammunition now.

They also have a well trained army still alive while the Russians have only conscripts with weeks of training.

Russia manufacturing is diminishing daily.

I'm not sure Russia will have any bullets left by the end of the year. And north Korean reinforcements were such a bust, they were all slaughtered.

The main worry is if the US starts buying Russian oil, but that won't be an issue if Russia can't move anything.
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FirmwareBurner 471 days ago
>Russia manufacturing is diminishing daily. I'm not sure Russia will have any bullets left by the end of the year.

You have this information from where?

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hulitu 471 days ago
> You have this information from where?

From the "free press". This mantra continues since 3 years.

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mesofile 471 days ago
I agree the Ukrainian defense industrial base is working miracles given the situation, but my comment was specifically about major assets that not only they but the EU as a whole are not prepared to replace at this time or in the near term. Big-ticket items, not drones, cannon shells or bullets. In some cases there is a similar capability in or perhaps available to Europe but not (yet) the capacity for mass manufacture. In other cases there is nothing else even close. It's just a very very bad situation. I am currently pinning my hopes on Trump getting a lot of pushback from the US defense industry, but this seems like a slim chance as they probably expect they'll be making a lot of money in the next several years regardless of where their products are shipped.
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Steven420 471 days ago
That is complete nonsense. The idea that one of the poorist countries in Europe has greater capacity for manufacturing ammunition than Russia is just silly
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lawn 471 days ago
Why is it so difficult to believe that a country that has received tons of western aid has managed to increase it's capacity, while Russia has been living with large sanctions hasn't been able to keep up?

Russia is depending on ammunition from North Korea to stay competitive...

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