Russia's artillery advantage against Ukraine has dropped to 1.5 rounds per Ukrainian shell, down from a previous ratio of five to one, officials told Sky News.
Also they produce something like 30 war planes a year and production seems to be falling. Combined with crashes from the planes being old, this is a total disaster for the Russians.
Absolutely, I just read that Russia has reduced the target production of jet engines by a third for next 2 years, due to “difficulties”.
I’m guessing those difficulties will only get worse, so even the reduced targets won’t be met.
Also they produce something like 30 war planes a year and production seems to be falling. Combined with crashes from the planes being old, this is a total disaster for the Russians.
https://en.defence-ua.com/industries/how_many_combat_aircraft_will_russia_manufacture_in_2024_and_will_it_offset_its_losses-11278.html
Absolutely, I just read that Russia has reduced the target production of jet engines by a third for next 2 years, due to “difficulties”.
I’m guessing those difficulties will only get worse, so even the reduced targets won’t be met.
Now India pivoting away from Russian defense manufacturers makes the advantage of scale even less. This is how Empires die.