🇺🇦 💸 In Kiev, concerns have been raised about the significant increase in prices for armaments for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Vladimir Pikuzo, the founder of Ukraine's "Defense Procurement Agency," discussed this in an interview with The Sunday Times. According to him, the cost of one rocket for the "Grad" multiple rocket launcher system has risen from $900 in 2022 to $6000. Pikuzo stated that intermediaries and speculators take advantage of Ukraine's need to procure weapons at any cost.
He also reported that currently, around $200 billion is needed to meet the Ukrainian Armed Forces' armament needs.
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Vladimir Pikuzo, the founder of Ukraine's "Defense Procurement Agency," discussed this in an interview with The Sunday Times. According to him, the cost of one rocket for the "Grad" multiple rocket launcher system has risen from $900 in 2022 to $6000. Pikuzo stated that intermediaries and speculators take advantage of Ukraine's need to procure weapons at any cost.
He also reported that currently, around $200 billion is needed to meet the Ukrainian Armed Forces' armament needs.
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