Hmmm. What did the USA do for WWII, when we didn’t have enough weapons? Oh, that’s right -— we manufactured them! Does Ukraine not have any industrialization? No factories or natural resources?
They did, do you think the war and 13 months of missile attacks and the destruction of their infrastructure, and the desperate call-up of the population to fight the world’s second most powerful military from next door might have hindered some of that?
—-> Does Ukraine not have any industrialization? No factories or natural resources?
Brides
Graft
Money laundering
Job creation for US politician’s children
Smuggling
Food
It did, all the above. But a large fixed industrial facility is an easy target for cruise missiles.
The Ukrainians have, in some cases, moved critical manufacturing equipment and personnel elsewhere in Eastern Europe and set up shop there. And Euro aid has paid for manufacturing facilities already in Eastern Europe, left over from Soviet days to be reconditioned and brought back into service. That all is going to be an interesting story when it comes out.
That is all in behalf of ex-Soviet type artillery ammo. Most Ukrainian artillery is still the same as what the Russians are using.
But that’s only a partial fix. The incredible rate of usage is still way above such measures.
We don't have that capability at the present time nor does any NATO country in Europe. And, most of Ukraine's industrial base was in the area annexed by Russia.