[freeandfreezing]

When somebody who can build their own weapons and ammo fights someone who can’t, they tend to win the war in the long run.

You do know that Ukraine has more military manufacturing technology than Russia, right? As a part of the Soviet Union Ukraine was where most of the high tech armaments were built.

[Little Ray]

I might be wrong. It says that in 2012 Ukraine was the 4th largest arms exporter. In 2019, it was the 12th.
On the other hand, their arms industry is controlled by the government which, IMHO, bodes poorly for it.
They make no fighter, strike aircraft, or SAMs. It doesn’t seem to make ATGMs or light anti-tank weapons. It doesn’t seem to make artillery or ammo.