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For more than two decades, Ukraine has become the world’s poorest country in Europe from the third military power of the world with superior strength in industry and agriculture.
On November 15, an arsenal exploded in the arsenal of Balakrea, Kharkov, eastern Ukraine, causing 2 deaths and 5 injuries. The cause of the accident is unknown.
On November 6th, the new Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky criticized the production speed of Ukrainian military equipment during his working visit to Kharkov.
In the case of the Kharkov Maresev transport machinery factory, which has only produced one tank in a decade, and in the Soviet era, the plant produced 900 tanks per year.
Kharkov is an important military production center in Ukraine, and about 10% of defense companies are concentrated here. The Kharkov arsenal explosion and the Maresev transport machinery factory are just the tip of the iceberg of the Ukrainian military manufacturing decline.
Recessionary military manufacturing is also the epitome of the Ukrainian economy.
Recalling the past: the world’s third military power
The Christmas of 28 years ago, the Soviet Union officially disintegrated, and many of the Union Republics have already declared independence. After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, Russia inherited the plaque, and also created a new European power – Ukraine.
At the time, Ukraine had a population of 50 million, second only to Russia in Europe. Can be Cultivated land area and fertile, has been the main grain production area of the former Soviet Union, also known as the European granary.
Soviet Union Republic
What makes other European countries envious and frightened is that Ukraine has the second and third world military strength in Europe.
How strong was Ukraine’s military strength in the past?
After independence, Ukraine directly took over the 780,000 active military personnel of the former Soviet Union. The number of troops is second in Europe, second only to Russia.
Military equipment that was simultaneously taken over, including but not limited to 6,500 tanks, 7,150 armored vehicles, 1,500 aircraft, 350 warships, and nearly 4,000 tactical strategic nuclear weapons.
Ukrainian Army
Only on this set of homes, Ukraine ranks third in the world, and China at the time is not comparable.
At the time, China could not match, and there was the Ukrainian navy. The Black Sea Fleet, which was known as one of the four major fleets of the former Soviet Union, continued to be stationed in Ukraine with the special affiliation of the Russian-Ukrainian combined fleet. Russia pays Ukraine a parking fee of US$97 million per year.
The Ukrainian Navy also directly took over 164 submarines and various types of surface ships, including U01 “Zaporoshi”, U132 “Sevastopol”, U134 “Dnepropetrovsk”No. 159A type warning ship CKP-112.
Black Sea Fleet
Ukrainian military production capacity inherited from the former Soviet Union is even more exaggerated. In this division of heritage, Ukraine has fortunately inherited 35% of Soviet military production capacity by virtue of its geographical advantage.
Ukraine has inherited a full military manufacturing system from the former Soviet Union. Many world-renowned military companies are located in Ukraine, such as Nikolaev Shipyard, Southern Machinery Manufacturing Plant, Madsic Corporation, Antonov Aircraft Design Bureau, etc., and the remaining 3,600 are involved. Military production enterprises. The military line produced in Ukraine can independently produce all kinds of sophisticated military weapons including aircraft, submarines, nuclear bombs and aircraft carriers.
Modern warfare, it’s consumption, and it’s production capacity. These are undoubtedly the largest military capital of Ukraine.
Behind the well-known companies is the top military technology accumulated in the Soviet Union for 80 years. The “Antonov” series of transport aircraft developed by Madic, which is known as the “power tsar”, is one of the best transport aircraft in the world until today.
An-225 is the largest military transport aircraft today. The An-124 “Sky Big Mac” transporter is twice as heavy as the US C-17, but the price is only one-third. The SS-18 liquid fuel intercontinental missile, which is called “Satan” by the Western countries, is produced by the Southern Machinery Manufacturing Plant. It is the world’s largest missile with the highest weight and throwing weight. The throwing weight can reach 7.6 tons, twice that of the US MX intercontinental missile. More, the maximum range can reach 16,000 kilometers.
Ukraine GDP growth rate from 2008 to 2018
The loser starts with the best home. Ukraine’s third-generation nuclear weapons, second only to the United States and Russia, including 176 nuclear cruise missiles, 2572 tactical nuclear weapons, 1,200 intercontinental missile nuclear warheads and 170 nuclear bomb silos, all of which were demolished on their own – only in exchange for the US’s 330 million Dollar assistance.
On the surface, Ukraine’s nuclear warheads were destroyed, but in fact, all the original high-definition military manufacturing behind the nuclear bombs was completely destroyed.
Know that this is how many countries dream of, can’t get it!
In addition to nuclear bombs, there are aircraft carriers. The Nikolaev Shipyard, which was built in the Russian era, was the only aircraft carrier assembly plant in the Soviet era. Several aircraft carriers in the Soviet era, such as “Moscow”, “Leningrad”, “Kiev”, ” The Minsk, the Novorossiysk, the Gorshkov and the Kuznetsov were all built here.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the shipyard was owned by Ukraine. At that time, the “Varyag” aircraft carrier, which was completed two-thirds of the completion, was turned into a carrier of China’s Liaoning. After another aircraft, the “Ulyanovsk” aircraft carrier was finally built. Dismantle.
The Nikolaev Shipyard was dismantled together. In order to turn to civilian use, the 100-year-old meritorious shipyard was divided into four, becoming a final assembly plant, a machine factory, a fishing boat factory and Four parts of the forging plant. However, the Ukrainian people’s livelihood is dying, and the military-transfer people cannot continue the life of the shipyard.
On July 3, 2018, the Economic Court of the Nikolaev State of Ukraine ruled that the Nikolaev Shipyard was bankrupt.
Ukrainian designers are beaten on the street Source: Quick Info
The world’s top aircraft designer was struggling after retirement, and had to work on reselling foreign exchange. Because of exchange rate disputes, he was beaten by several young people.
The retired beatings are not in the doldrums. Ivanovich Raskatsov, a 57-year-old national treasure designer, died at the end of August this year. He led the T-84 “Fortress” main battle tank, BTR-4 and modified BTR-4MVU. The design of the armored car.
For the tank design of “the older and more expensive”, the 57-year-old is the “golden age” of the cause, and Ivanovic died young. Have to say that the Ukrainian national movement has declined.
Beautiful Dreams: Empty talk about democracy, ruin the country’s great future
So, how did Ukrainian military manufacturing step by step to today?
The biggest reason is to believe in the democratic dreams of the West. After independence, Ukraine, following Russia to engage in shock therapy, the economy has plummeted, and it has rapidly declined by more than 10% for several consecutive years.Less. After Putin took office, Russia stabilized its position and stopped, but Ukraine has been attracted by the British and American democratic pies and took the initiative to approach the West.
The Ukrainian economy is inextricably linked to Russia. Without Russia, the Ukrainian economy is hard to get out of the mud. The West has repeatedly betrayed, and Ukraine has finally lost its personal wealth.
Obviously, no Western country is willing to see the rise of Ukraine, one of the most developed republics of the former Soviet Union, and the military strength of Ukraine makes them fear. They first deceived Ukraine to disarm nuclear weapons and then used Ukraine to contain Russia.
Can Russian 岂 be provoked? Soon, Ukraine, Crimea declared independence and then joined Russia. Subsequently, the three provinces of Kharkiv, Lugansk and Donetsk in the east also announced independence, and large-scale conflicts broke out in Odessa in the southwest. A country is so good that it is torn apart.
Summary of major separatist forces in Ukraine in 2014
In fact, Ukraine does not have no chance. In February 2010, Victor Yanukovych came to power. He recognized the situation and took the initiative to get close to Russia. The Ukrainian economy recovered quickly, and even the Russian military also threw an olive branch at the Nikolaev Shipyard, preparing to build Russia’s first aircraft carrier.
Western countries are seeing tricks to be debunked, making it easier for the Ukrainian opposition to launch the “Orange Revolution” in 2014. The political situation in Ukraine was turbulent, the pro-US forces returned to power, and Yanukovych fled to Russia.
China and Ukraine per capita GDP comparison
Sincerely, openness brings progress, and closure is bound to fall behind. However, if you ignore the national conditions, let the foreign country flicker, and give up your own development path, you will eventually lose yourself and fall into the bottom of a weak country.
Ukraine has provided us with an excellent negative textbook.
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