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):
https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-troops-in-kursk-russia-have-advantage-new-to-ukraine-2024-10

ARMS AND AMMUNITION
US DoD - Biden Administration Announces Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine (Nov. 1, 2024):
https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3954004/biden-administration-announces-additional-security-assistance-for-ukraine/
Kyiv Independent - Norway's PM announces new 500-million-euro aid package for Ukraine (Oct. 29, 2024):
https://kyivindependent.com/norways-pm-announces-new-500-million-euro-aid-package-for-ukraine/
Kyiv Independent - Norway to finance production of NATO-standard artillery shells in Ukraine (Aug. 2024):
https://kyivindependent.com/norway-to-finance-production-of-nato-standard-artillery-shells-in-ukraine/
Kyiv Independent (YouTube) - The factory working 24/7 to make shells for Ukraine (April 2024):
https://youtu.be/ITZfjXEOx7Y?si=XvH0wXbFo-MGY8VS

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-analysis-conflicts/army/conflicts-in-the-world/ukraine-russia-conflict/rheinmetall-announces-four-new-factories-in-ukraine-to-produce-lynx-ifvs-ammunition-and-air-defense-systems
Kyiv Independent - First Rheinmetall-Ukraine joint production and repair plant becomes operational (June 11, 2024):
https://kyivindependent.com/first-rheinmetall-ukraine-joint-production-plant-becomes-operational/
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-news/army-news-2024/breaking-news-germanys-rheinmetall-confirms-first-delivery-of-10-kf41-lynx-ifvs-to-ukraine-by-end-of-2024
CNN - Rheinmetall will build and repair tanks in Ukraine, says CEO (July 10, 2023):
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/07/10/business/rheinmetall-german-tank-factory-ukraine/index.html
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/news-watch/news/2024/07/2024-07-24-rheinmetall-supplies-equipment-for-ammunition-factory-in-ukraine
Reuters - Kremlin says Russia could target Rheinmetall plant in Ukraine (Oct. 29, 2024):
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/kremlin-says-russia-could-target-rheinmetall-plant-ukraine-2024-10-29/
RFE/RL - EU Shell-Production Capacity, Supplies To Ukraine Fall Far Short Of Promises (July 2024):
https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-weapons-shells-european-union-eu-war-russia-investigation/33025300.html
CSIS - The State of Russia's Defense Industry After Two Years of War and Sanctions (June 2024):

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