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Yet it cannot produce the heavy weapons and equipment at scale without peace.
The big factories would be targeted and wiped out before they could do anything substantial, so for this war Ukraine will have to remain dependent on western vehicles and aid, maybe joint ventures in other countries are the way forward for now.
Yet have no doubt that Ukraine has and is developing its industry in multiple ways, and at the end of this tragic war, it will be in a place of leadership and a centre of innovation for number of new and dominant industries that shape the future. Given the money and the resources it could and would do even more.
The future of Ukraine’s defence is already being planned. Many programs have been singled out for the future.
Deals with western nations for joint production, with Turkey for their fifth gen fighter, all slowly come together in a wider plan.
And when it’s done Ukraine will be an able to recover as a hub for military and civil industries of the 21st century.
But for now it must fight and it must win. And it still needs our help - help we must continue to provide if democracy and freedom are to survive this century.

Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦!