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20-06-2023, 01:03 PM
Justin Scheck and Lara Jakes
Tue, 20 June 2023 at 1:28 am SGT
Ukraine has paid contractors hundreds of millions of dollars for weapons that have not been delivered, and some of the much-publicized arms donated by its allies have been so decrepit that they were deemed fit only to be cannibalized for spare parts.
Ukrainian government documents show that as of the end of last year, the country had paid arms suppliers more than US$800 million since the Russian invasion
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Two people involved in Ukraine’s arms purchasing said that some of the missing weapons had eventually been delivered, and that in other cases, brokers had refunded the money. But as of early this spring, hundreds of millions of dollars had been paid — including to state-owned companies — for arms never materialized
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Since Russia invaded last year, Western allies have sent Ukraine tens of billions of dollars worth of weapons. As of last week, the United States alone had committed about US$40 billion worth of military aid (and more in financial and humanitarian assistance), and European allies have also contributed tens of billions.
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Many of the transfers from Western allies have involved modern weapons such as U.S. air defense systems that have proved highly effective against Russian drones and missiles. But in other cases, allies have provided stockpiled equipment that, at best, needed extensive overhauls.
As much as 30% of Ukraine’s arsenal is under repair at any given time — a high rate
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Ukrainian officials have mostly refrained from complaining about broken equipment, so as not to embarrass their benefactors.
Much more at: https://sg.yahoo.com/news/rush-arm-ukrai...02443.html
Tue, 20 June 2023 at 1:28 am SGT
Ukraine has paid contractors hundreds of millions of dollars for weapons that have not been delivered, and some of the much-publicized arms donated by its allies have been so decrepit that they were deemed fit only to be cannibalized for spare parts.
Ukrainian government documents show that as of the end of last year, the country had paid arms suppliers more than US$800 million since the Russian invasion
......
Two people involved in Ukraine’s arms purchasing said that some of the missing weapons had eventually been delivered, and that in other cases, brokers had refunded the money. But as of early this spring, hundreds of millions of dollars had been paid — including to state-owned companies — for arms never materialized
......
Since Russia invaded last year, Western allies have sent Ukraine tens of billions of dollars worth of weapons. As of last week, the United States alone had committed about US$40 billion worth of military aid (and more in financial and humanitarian assistance), and European allies have also contributed tens of billions.
......
Many of the transfers from Western allies have involved modern weapons such as U.S. air defense systems that have proved highly effective against Russian drones and missiles. But in other cases, allies have provided stockpiled equipment that, at best, needed extensive overhauls.
As much as 30% of Ukraine’s arsenal is under repair at any given time — a high rate
......
Ukrainian officials have mostly refrained from complaining about broken equipment, so as not to embarrass their benefactors.
Much more at: https://sg.yahoo.com/news/rush-arm-ukrai...02443.html
