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;

Resources:

SITREP
Business Insider - Ukrainian troops fighting on Russian soil have an advantage they've never had in this war (Oct. 31, 2024):

ARMS AND AMMUNITION
US DoD - Biden Administration Announces Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine (Nov. 1, 2024):
Kyiv Independent - Norway's PM announces new 500-million-euro aid package for Ukraine (Oct. 29, 2024):
Kyiv Independent - Norway to finance production of NATO-standard artillery shells in Ukraine (Aug. 2024):
Kyiv Independent (YouTube) - The factory working 24/7 to make shells for Ukraine (April 2024):

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):
Kyiv Independent - First Rheinmetall-Ukraine joint production and repair plant becomes operational (June 11, 2024):
Army Recognition - Breaking News: Germany’s Rheinmetall Confirms First Delivery of 10 KF41 Lynx IFVs to Ukraine by End of 2024. (Oct. 26, 2024):
CNN - Rheinmetall will build and repair tanks in Ukraine, says CEO (July 10, 2023):
Rheinmetall - Ammunition factory to be built in the Ukraine: Rheinmetall receives order to deliver a production line (July 2024):
Reuters - Kremlin says Russia could target Rheinmetall plant in Ukraine (Oct. 29, 2024):
RFE/RL - EU Shell-Production Capacity, Supplies To Ukraine Fall Far Short Of Promises (July 2024):
CSIS - The State of Russia's Defense Industry After Two Years of War and Sanctions (June 2024):

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[efeocampo]

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.

[achillesheel]

Russia is not our enemy. From the UK with love!
❤

[peterkogl]

Good morning Brian. Have a pleasant day 😊 Thank you for your concern about the rest of humanity 😊😊😊

[archiewhatsit]

Thankyou Brian. You are my go to for the Truth. 🤠

[lyndacompton]

Thank you for the good truthful informative information

[yankalinda]

You have a great analysis, Brian, thanks for the work you've done.

[Almir_SLOVENIJA]

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

[tonidimitrova]

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

[achillesheel]

There is no glory to be had in dying for Western Interest conjured up by policymakers of Aspen and Rand Corporation.

[JL]

Always on point Brian, keep up the great work

[joseluisaguilaralonzo]

BRIAN BERLETIC 🎉 🎉🎉🎉 GREAT JOURNALIST AND 🎉🎉GOOD JOURNALISM.🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[PresterJohnignite]

“WAR is a racket. It always has been. It is possibly the oldest, easily the most profitable, surely the most vicious. It is the only one international in scope. It is the only one in which the profits are reckoned in dollars and the losses in lives. I spent thirty-three years and four months in active military service as a member of this country's most agile military force, the Marine Corps. I served in all commissioned ranks from Second Lieutenant to Major-General. And during that period, I spent most of my time being a high class muscle-man for Big Business, for Wall Street and for the Bankers. In short, I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism. To summarize: Three steps must be taken to smash the war racket. 1. We must take the profit out of war. 2. We must permit the youth of the land who would bear arms to decide whether or not there should be war. 3. We must limit our military forces to home defense purposes.”― Smedley D. Butler, War is a Racket: The Antiwar Classic by America's Most Decorated Soldier.

[christophmahler]

Ukraine.

The only production location that apparently doesn't require a power grid...

[nashrust]

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.

[js]

There are a lot of dangerous jobs out there, however I cannot imagine a job more dangerous than working in a weapons factory in Ukraine. Hope they have hazard pay and a good life insurance plan.

[Goldbar]

Good job Brian, thank you for the report.

[ralf]

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.

[longyou]

Thx for the update.hoping conflict would stop ASAP

[donaldmedlock]

Did that chick imply that Russia doesn't have their own satellites and have to ask China for images? I don't think that's accurate..

[winfredcoorengel]

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