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[–] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 27 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

I'm probably just slow but I hadn't thought about this before. I wonder if Ukraine could actually become an exporter of weapons in the future given current investment in local industry out of necessity, battle testing and rapid innovation.

[–] Redredme@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Ukraine had lots of military industry after the fall of the Soviet union. From ships to missiles to helicopters to big ass planes.

It's just that they pissed most of it away.

[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] MrSpArkle@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 weeks ago

Corruption. The common trope is that vultures feasted on the corpse of the Soviet Union.

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