What is the weapon that Ukraine needs most now? The answer is tank .
Ukraine is currently carrying out a large-scale counterattack, with a huge tank gap. Just this counterattack Khlsong , Ukraine lost more than 80% of its armored power. In the absence of tanks and the Russian army had the advantage of river terrain to defend, the Ukrainian army finally stopped.
During this period, Ukraine can be said to be asking grandpa to sue her grandma in NATO , hoping that the West can provide more tanks to help them overcome difficulties. However, as an important propulsion force of the army, Western countries are very fond of things like tanks, and it is absolutely impossible to give Ukraine a head. In the end, Germany couldn't stand it anymore and told Polish that it was willing to trade old for new ones with its own Leopard-2 tank , so that Poland could support the tanks it used to use to Ukraine. Therefore, Poland agreed to provide Ukraine with 200 of its latest modified PT-91 Twardy main battle tanks. This tank is an upgraded version of the Soviet T-72 tank . The upgraded tank is equipped with a new fire control system and a new reactive armor . And it is coated with a new coating that can absorb radiation exposure and be protected from laser radiation, reducing the possibility that the tank is locked by radar . The Ukrainians must be very happy after getting such a powerful tank, right? However, the reality is that Ukraine has only received fifteen tanks.
According to the Polish side's plan, the tank will be supplied in multiple batches. There were 37 first batch of tanks, of which 12 were directly on the front line. The plan was that all tanks would eventually be handed over to Ukraine.
However, the fact is that except for 17 of the first tanks with records, the other tanks have been lost and mysteriously disappeared.
Twelve of the PT-91 tanks currently recorded have been destroyed, and the other five have been seriously injured. Poland said that the tanks had been given to Ukraine and sent military observers to Ukraine to find these tanks, but they could not even find the iron sheet of the tank. Russia said that it had not seen the 18th tank on the battlefield, and Ukraine's performance was even more outrageous. Faced with the statements from both Russia and Poland, they directly made a fuss and said that they had not received these tanks at all.
After learning about this, Germany seized the Leopard-2 tank that was originally to be sent to Poland on the grounds that Poland did not properly support the tank to Ukraine.
Of course, in this matter, Benhu felt that Germany should have misunderstood Poland. This batch of tanks was probably given by Poland, but it was sold by Ukraine. After all, Ukrainians are very skilled in doing this kind of thing. Even many military experts say that Ukraine currently has the ability and channels to sell heavy equipment such as tanks.
From a certain perspective, Ukraine does not produce weapons, they are just weapons porters. In the country of Ukraine, reselling weapons can be said to be a very common thing. An organization called the "Democratic Initiative Foundation" in the UK has previously conducted a survey on Ukraine's views on corruption in Ukraine. The results show that corruption has been considered part of social traditions in Ukraine. 42% of people agree with corruption, and the British "House 1 Guardian " rated Ukraine as "the most corrupt country in Europe".
During this Russian-Ukraine conflict, Ukraine's behavior of buying arms was simply crazy. Some French media pointed out that Ukrainian officers and soldiers sold two Caesar self-propelled howitzers worth 7 million euros supported by France to Russia for US$120,000. Ukraine explained later that the two sets of howitzers were seized by the Russians.
Of course, this kind of in-person selling speed is too slow. Ukrainians have better weapons sales channels, that is, the dark web.
Currently on the dark web, you can find the original imported US "Jaberlin" anti-tank missile system of 30,000 US dollars each, 100% new, unopened, supports inspection, and shipped in Ukraine.
If you want to purchase an armored vehicle in good condition, you only need 100,000 rubles . An original Land Rover armored Jeep , priced at 5,400 euros, and it is rich in stock.
NLAW anti-tank missile system is less than US$10,000, and it is directly delivered to your home with free shipping.
These products are not only of high quality, but also because the seller, that is, Ukraine, does not have any cost, so the price is also very favorable and will be sold out instantly once it is put on the shelves.
This kind of thing did not happen after the outbreak of the Ukrainian war recently. This was already happening in Ukraine as early as the Donbas Civil War. A soldier only had a handful of AK-47 in his hand, and had nothing else. He even bought this handful of AK-47 with his own money.
A American mercenary after the battle in Ukraine once said that after he arrived in Ukraine, the local government did not issue any weapons and equipment. He sarcastically said to Ukraine: They may have hoped that I could guard a military base with bare hands.
On the surface, the West has been transfusions to the Ukrainian army. But in the end, few of these weapons entered the hands of the soldiers. More of them were sold by Ukrainian officials who were tightly eaten in the rear. Maybe in a while, you can see it on the weapons black market or on the dark web.
This matter has become an unwritten consensus in Ukraine. Whoever has the ability can resell arms. As for how much you make, it depends on your personal ability! From the fact that 42% of Ukraine's civilians agree with corruption, we can see the country's attitude towards reselling arms.
As of the outbreak of the Ukrainian civil war, the number of main battle tanks of the Ukrainian army was only more than 2,100, 2,189 armored vehicles, more than 21,400 artillery, 326 fighter jets, and 206 helicopters. Almost all of the naval warships disappeared; more than 60% of these reselling arms were simply led by government officials, and even in order to resell arms, they also specially opened companies to carry out related businesses.
"Prime d'Ukraine" once commented on its country like this: Europe's poorest country has the largest number of billionaires in the world! As for how these rich people came from, we can see the miserable situation of the Ukrainian army lacking weapons now.
