Posted on 07/20/2023 6:27:12 AM PDT by SpeedyInTexas
This list only includes destroyed vehicles and equipment of which photo or videographic evidence is available. Therefore, the amount of equipment destroyed is significantly higher than recorded here. Small arms, ATGMs, MANPADS, loitering munitions, drones used as unmanned bait, civilian vehicles, trailers and derelict equipment are not included in this list. All possible effort has gone into avoiding duplicate entries and discerning the status of equipment between captured or abandoned. Many of the entries listed as 'abandoned' will likely end up captured or destroyed. Similarly, some of the captured equipment might be destroyed if it can't be recovered. When the origin of a piece of equipment can't be established, it is not included in the list. The Soviet flag is used when the equipment in question was produced prior to 1991. This list is constantly updated as additional footage becomes available.
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“Putin expedition did no one a favor, except the Chinese”
It definitely strengthened China greatly, relative to Russia. The Chinese Yuan strengthened more than 40% against the ruble this year. Business to business transactions in Russia conducted in yuan have surged to almost half of total volume, from only a percent or two before the invasion. People joke that the Chinese Ambassador is now the second most powerful man in Moscow.
The West however, has been awakened to a significant degree to security concerns, and is spending more on Defense, and taking the Chinese threat more seriously as well. So that has not benefitted China. Investors are fleeing from China.
https://www.safeguardglobal.com/resources/blog/top-10-manufacturing-countries-in-the-world
It’s basically China, and the 9 dwarfs. Realistically we are 60% ish of China.
So the answer was 1, thanks.
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