“2.1mn sq m of the country’s 5mn sq m of modern warehouses have been destroyed, with 900,000 sq m alone hit in recent months, according to Ruslan Shostak… Earlier this month, ballistic missile strikes disabled Ukraine’s three major remaining steel plants in the industrial heartlands of the Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk regions… ‘As of today, [Ukraine] doesn’t have a steel industry any more,’ Oleksandr Vodoviz, head of the chief executive’s office at Metinvest… ‘They knew everything about the plant, they knew exactly where to hit,’ Vodoviz said. Ballistic missiles targeted the blast furnaces at the three plants, including two owned by Metinvest and an ArcelorMittal factory in Zelenskyy’s native city of Kryvyi Rih. Metinvest and ArcelorMittal said the factories — which together made up 90 per cent of the country’s steel output — were now idle… Russia’s blockade of the Black Sea is also costing Ukraine about 1.5 per cent of GDP, according to government estimates. Agriculture minister Taras Vysotskyi said alternative routes allowed Ukraine to export only 40 per cent of its normal agricultural volumes.” @fabrice_deprez ft.com/content/0ecc81ad-2119…

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How are the 90 days to victory going? This is mostly just reactions to Ukraine’s own escalations like attacking the Black Sea fleet
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did Zelenskiy think this was a good trade for Ukraine, losing 40% of the country's warehouse capacity in return for taking out only 5% of Russia's? there needs to be some accountability for the decision-making process in Bankova over the past 6 months.
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These two ruzzia steel plants would say goodbye very soon
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Unfortunate that Iulia Mendel is prancing around at the moment, apparently determined to wreck Ukrainian resolve and destroy Europe's commitment to its defence. She misses the fact that Ukraine is Europe's frontline. It would be suicidal for Europe to give up on Ukraine. There's
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And yes, when you type wildberry, Ukraine knew that Russia would retaliate. Russia had tried to spare these sites, but now it's a free pass.
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Now shut down power and heating to Ukraine. Tens of millions of refugees heading to Poland, Romania, Hungary and Germany will get some attention.
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It wont take decades for Ukraine to be up and running after the war. They have the whole west's backing
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Probably better to use km2. Once again USA destroying the metric system and causing waster time and understanding.
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National suicide in real time, solely to prevent a Russian victory.
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Ukraine economy will be significantly weakened and more will lay on EU strikers to finance. No other choice though
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40 days operation
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Εύχομαι να διαλυθεί όλη η Ουκρανία
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Long range sanctions or some shiit like that 🤷‍♂️
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FAFO Delux
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Would matter if Ukraine stood alone but compared to the entire EU economy tiss but a scratch
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Love this take
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