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☆ Zelenskyy advisor says slow Western weapon deliveries put Ukraine 6 to 9 months behind in its fight back against Russia
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Ukrainian official said his country is up to nine months behind in its pushback against Russia. Mykhailo Podolyak told Channel 24 that Western approvals delayed weapons by three to four months. AdvertisementAdvertisementA top advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the country's military efforts against Russia are six to nine months behind schedule because of delays in Western weapons deliveries in the fall of 2022. "If Ukraine had received weapons faster, we could have defended ourselves better and launched a counterattack," Mykhailo Podolyak told Ukrainian Channel 24 news outlet, per the Kyiv Post . Weapon deliveries to Ukraine were delayed by three to four months due to the logistics and approvals of Western nations, Podolyak said, which "seriously" hampered its defense capability.

Persons: Mykhailo Podolyak, —, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Podolyak, Kyrylo Budanov, Ukrainska, Christoph Trebesch Organizations: Russia, Service, Ukrainian Channel, Kiel Institute, CNN, EU, Kiel Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Kyiv, Kherson, Ukraine's

☆ Western-made armor isn't working in Ukraine because it wasn't designed for a conflict of this intensity, Ukrainian analyst says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Western armor isn't cutting it in Ukraine, a military analyst told The Wall Street Journal. Taras Chmut said Western-made tanks are not designed for an "all-out" war of this intensity. Western allies should instead ramp up deliveries of simpler and cheaper systems, he said. AdvertisementAdvertisementWestern-made armor is failing in Ukraine because it was not designed to sustain a conflict of this intensity, a military analyst told The Wall Street Journal. According to a July report compiled by the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Ukraine's allies have only delivered about half of the heavy weapons that have been promised.

Persons: Taras Chmut, —, Chmut, Christian Freuding, Zelenskyy, Christoph Trebesch, Rustem Umerov, Sergej Sumlenny Organizations: Wall Street Journal, Service, Foundation, Kiel Institute, Resilience Initiative Center Locations: Ukraine

☆ Only around half of heavy weapons committed to Ukraine have been delivered, experts say: 'The gap between promised and delivered military aid is wide'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukraine's allies have only sent it around half the heavy weapons promised, experts said. Ukraine's counteroffensive has moved slowly, and the country is requesting additional weaponry. "In general, only slightly more than half of the heavy weapons committed have been delivered. Christoph Trebesch, the head of the team creating the tracker, said "the gap between promised and delivered military aid is wide." Experts told Insider's Chris Panella last month that NATO allies' hesitation in giving it more weapons is likely hindering Ukraine's counteroffensive efforts.

Persons: —, Christoph Trebesch, Bradley IFVs, Valerii, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Insider's Chris Panella Organizations: Service, Kiel Institute, Russian, Shadow, Russia, CNN, NATO Locations: Germany, Kiel, Ukraine, United States, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Poland, Slovakia, Russia

Allies have been supplying Kyiv with weapons and military equipment since Russia invaded its neighbour on Feb. 24, depleting their own inventories along the way. HISTORIC INDUSTRYEastern Europe's arms industry dates back to the 19th Century, when Czech Emil Skoda began manufacturing weapons for the Austro-Hungarian Empire. They said Ukraine had acquired weapons and equipment via donations from governments and direct commercial contracts between Kyiv and the manufacturers. "At the same time it's an opportunity for them to build up their military production industry." Czech arms exports this year will be the highest since 1989, he said, with many companies in the sector adding jobs and capacity.

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