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| Russia's largest tank manufacturer may have run out of parts |
| 2022-03-23 |
| [Fortune] Sanctions imposed on Russia to cripple its economy may be starting to hurt its military capabilities. The country’s primary armored vehicle manufacturer appears to have run out of parts to make and repair tanks, according to a Facebook post by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Citing "available information," it reported state-owned company Uralvagonzavod, which builds tanks such as the T-72B3, has had to temporarily cease production in Nizhny Tagil. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #10 I'd say the Ukrainian foreign minister is a reliable source. Dmytro Kuleba, the Ukrainian foreign minister, told friends last week that the military had “two weeks” before it ran out of anti-aircraft and anti-tank missiles, a situation that is said to have only “partially improved” after countries sent extra weapons in the past days. |
| Posted by: Zorba Cheretch2169 2022-03-23 14:50 |
| #9 ^heh |
| Posted by: Xyz 2022-03-23 14:23 |
| #8 ...according to a Facebook post by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine... I bet they're every bit as credible as the CIA. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2022-03-23 12:44 |
| #7 'Parts is parts' Where will they go for tank mechs when they can't get the unit to the shop? |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2022-03-23 12:26 |
| #6 I question the reliability of the article. Hardly belongs in Fortune Mag Ukraine's spooks won't go on record, nor will Ukraine's deputies, legislators. Today's reporters wouldn't know a rifle cartridge from a dildo. SO, where are they going to go for information? |
| Posted by: badanov 2022-03-23 09:02 |
| #5 according to a Facebook post by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. I question the reliability of the article. Hardly belongs in Fortune Mag. |
| Posted by: Vespasian Ebboting9735 2022-03-23 08:38 |
| #4 ...well, at least we can be sure the contractors didn't divert the money for CRT indoctrination. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2022-03-23 08:37 |
| #3 3 million parts ordered and budgeted for. 1 million delivered with the rest of the money siphoned off from corruption. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2022-03-23 08:34 |
| #2 Depends on what happened to the parts they were supposed to have on hand. Sent to client states? Sold for cash? Scrapped for pocket money? Never ordered to save money? |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2022-03-23 06:22 |
| #1 Having some difficulty buying into the idea that Putin's Soviet Army does not have a self-contained internal War Industry and part suppliers? I am leaning more towards the idea of White House provided data that sells the idea that Bidens Sanctions are working. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2022-03-23 05:51 |