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

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;

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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/ukrai…

ARMS AND AMMUNITION

US DoD – Biden Administration Announces Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine (Nov. 1, 2024):
https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases…

Kyiv Independent – Norway’s PM announces new 500-million-euro aid package for Ukraine (Oct. 29, 2024):
https://kyivindependent.com/norways-p…

Kyiv Independent – Norway to finance production of NATO-standard artillery shells in Ukraine (Aug. 2024):
https://kyivindependent.com/norway-to…

Kyiv Independent (YouTube) – The factory working 24/7 to make shells for Ukraine (April 2024):
   • The factory working 24/7 to make shel…  

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-ana…

Kyiv Independent – First Rheinmetall-Ukraine joint production and repair plant becomes operational (June 11, 2024):
https://kyivindependent.com/first-rhe…

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…

CNN – Rheinmetall will build and repair tanks in Ukraine, says CEO (July 10, 2023):
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/07/10/bu…

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/…

Reuters – Kremlin says Russia could target Rheinmetall plant in Ukraine (Oct. 29, 2024):
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/…

RFE/RL – EU Shell-Production Capacity, Supplies To Ukraine Fall Far Short Of Promises (July 2024):
https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-weapo…