Workers of the Lvov armored plant were sent home at their own expense - Ukraine has no money to produce tanks
The state concern "Ukroboronprom" is forced to send the majority of the staff of the Lviv Armored Plant on unpaid leave due to a lack of government funds.
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This was reported by the press service of the Ukrainian state concern.
If you believe the report, the Ukrainian military does not receive modern Oplot tanks, Dozor-B armored vehicles and other new equipment due to underfunding of the enterprise.
“Today, the capabilities of Ukroboronprom are several times greater than the capabilities of the state budget. We fulfilled the state defense order 100%, that is, we gave the army everything that it ordered. But let's be honest: the state is capable of meeting only minimal needs, without investment in production and technology. For comparison, Russia’s defense budget is almost $50 billion, which is larger than the entire consolidated budget of Ukraine,” the concern noted.
At the same time, Ukroboronprom adds that they are doing everything possible to minimize the damage from a lack of budget funds. In particular, an important factor in the development of the defense industry is exports, the increase of which will help arm the Ukrainian army.
“Every tank sold for export is several tanks for our army at the expense of taxpayers in other countries. Export allows us to scale production, invest in new machines, train people, etc.,” the company believes.
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