You mean to tell me Ukraine is actually fighting off the second largest army in the world with even less money and equipment? That's simply incredible!
You mean to tell me Ukraine is actually fighting off the second largest army in the world with even less money and equipment? That's simply incredible!
It'd be enlightening to know what fraction, on average, of (physical) aid actually arrives in-country (Ukraine.) 1/10? 1/100? "Troll" perhaps, but the proper view should be skeptic. Even in peace time, with a legitimate business, goods are not shipped at zero cost. It's the "fees" I'm curious about: import duties, taxes and so on. Once we enter the unofficial, off-the-books-world, those are usually called "bribes." Like it or not, every stage of the pipeline gets his cut. This would be especially true for money, electronic or physical cash currency. Even if a load of food, clothing, equipment etc. lands in Ukraine, it is essentially distributed to the next-lower-level distributor. Most of these will sell what they can on the black market for cash. The guys at the front line may get the occasional rifle and ammo or perhaps an anti-tank or AA gear if they're lucky, but most of the equipment never reaches the front. It's now in the hands of a rival group elsewhere, or even terrorists in a different part of the world. Meanwhile, the foreign bank accounts of "our" government employees swell. Business as usual.
You can see literally thousands of artillery shells impacting Russians daily (warheads on foreheads).
Your accusation is like a sinking man selling his life jacket for a pound of gold. Possible? Sure, but not likely. The Ukrainians won't have a nice view of that because those weapons are being used to stop Russia from taking over their country.
Gun crime has increased in Russia 30% over pre war. More weapons in Russia make it to the black market.
Russians and their backers have been repeating this lie since the war and aid started in an attempt to get it shut down. Hasn't worked.
Russian tanks literally went into combat with the explosive filler on their armor stolen and half of their fuel sold by their supply officers.
You mean to tell me Ukraine is actually fighting off the second largest army in the world with even less money and equipment? That's simply incredible!
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That's your allegation based on a simple statement of fact? Sad.
Troll
No links
Take a hike.
You want a link? I can help.
https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxCtfgwKRqIeAbU4CxbJt5sM682ele9kl4
Those are "facts"? OK...it is a fact that it's just an echo chamber. Apparently the thumbs down button doesn't work either. LOL
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It'd be enlightening to know what fraction, on average, of (physical) aid actually arrives in-country (Ukraine.) 1/10? 1/100? "Troll" perhaps, but the proper view should be skeptic. Even in peace time, with a legitimate business, goods are not shipped at zero cost. It's the "fees" I'm curious about: import duties, taxes and so on. Once we enter the unofficial, off-the-books-world, those are usually called "bribes." Like it or not, every stage of the pipeline gets his cut. This would be especially true for money, electronic or physical cash currency. Even if a load of food, clothing, equipment etc. lands in Ukraine, it is essentially distributed to the next-lower-level distributor. Most of these will sell what they can on the black market for cash. The guys at the front line may get the occasional rifle and ammo or perhaps an anti-tank or AA gear if they're lucky, but most of the equipment never reaches the front. It's now in the hands of a rival group elsewhere, or even terrorists in a different part of the world. Meanwhile, the foreign bank accounts of "our" government employees swell. Business as usual.
90-95% of the equipment is making it.
You can see literally thousands of artillery shells impacting Russians daily (warheads on foreheads).
Your accusation is like a sinking man selling his life jacket for a pound of gold. Possible? Sure, but not likely. The Ukrainians won't have a nice view of that because those weapons are being used to stop Russia from taking over their country.
Gun crime has increased in Russia 30% over pre war. More weapons in Russia make it to the black market.
Russians and their backers have been repeating this lie since the war and aid started in an attempt to get it shut down. Hasn't worked.
Russian tanks literally went into combat with the explosive filler on their armor stolen and half of their fuel sold by their supply officers.