Increasing weapons production is no doubt one of Russia’s biggest priorities but will be especially tough with a ruined economy, lack of access to vital overseas components and perhaps even shortages of trained workers.
That's a Ukrainian publication and so it's going to be somewhat biased, isn't it? I would treat that source with a serious amount of caution.
As @Ananda keeps saying the Russian economy may not be as ruined as western media claim. It could also be supplied with the necessary technology by others such as Iran, North Korea and even the PRC. For example there is no way of independently checking what crosses the PRC - Russian border or the North Korean - Russian Border. The PRC, Iran, and North Korea are masters at acquiring banned / sensitive western technology. Russia is reportedly supplying Iran with 24 Su-35 fighters and it is wanting to acquire Iranian SRBM. It has also provided Iran with other defence equipment. Russian Su-35s Could Soon Be Delivered To Iran, Pilots Trained Last Spring So don't easily discount the Russian ability to rearm.
Agreed @ngatimozart Chinese forums, blogs and online media talk on China semiconductors supply to Russia. The way I take it, officially no supply to Russia, however it is not closed the gray area. Russian buyers can theoritically drive to China and procured the semiconductor from Chinese large distributors.
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There is obviously some difficulty finding a source that can be considered without bias the effectiveness of Russia's wartime production
Russia's economy hasn't collapsed as quickly as some would have wished but I think the relentless pressure of sanctions and falling oil prices are starting to bite. Falling oil and gas prices will have already pretty much destroyed Russia's trade surplus which is how Putin is financing this war. Without that surplus the Russian economy will just go further and further into debt.
It's reputed to be one of the best air defence systems available and treated with an immense amount of caution. The S-300 is deadly enough and the Russians are introducing the S-500 into service. In what context do you mean import ban? If it was into for example the EU, every component of it is banned because it's Russian. End of story.On the topic of exports amids an all out war:
India to start receiving third S-400 air defence missile squadron from Russia from January-February next year | India News - Times of India
India News: Notwithstanding its ongoing conflict with Ukraine, Russia will start supplying the third squadron of the S-400 air defence missile system to India fro
Maybe members with more tech knowledge can share some info on how complex S-400 is and whether or not parts of it would be subject to import ban.
I am not talking about the Russian economy. It's the reliability of the sources that are what I am pointing out. Don't try to dissemble.
Yes I understand that but the point is that oth Ukrainian and Russian sources are immediately suspect because they are the combatants in this war and both have ample reasons to lie, spread false info, and other propaganda activities; as well as their OPSEC concerns too.
My wording might have been off. To further clarify, it would be interesting to know which if any components used in production of S-* series are sourced abroad but that Russia might have a hard time obtaining due to sanctions.
S-400, like many other Soviet/Russian AD systems, is built in a decentralized architecture. This means that while it is technically capable of cooperative defense, it is built to be independent as a system.On the topic of exports amids an all out war:
India to start receiving third S-400 air defence missile squadron from Russia from January-February next year | India News - Times of India
India News: Notwithstanding its ongoing conflict with Ukraine, Russia will start supplying the third squadron of the S-400 air defence missile system to India fro
Maybe members with more tech knowledge can share some info on how complex S-400 is and whether or not parts of it would be subject to import ban.
This is a link to a tweet with details in English.
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If this was a peace time Army, and it was attacked in barracks these numbers would fit. Example the Beruit barracks bombing that killed about 300. A peacekeeping force in a perceived low risk area.
Unless a full btln was in one location, with support assets. Russia has caused similar numbers of casualties hitting Ukrainian forces in garrison. It took a while for Ukraine to learn the lesson and disperse forces. It's entirely possible that a mobilized Russian reservist officer positioned an entire btln in one large structure, far from the front line, thinking himself safe. It's really hard to be certain of anything, but the numbers are not small. Even if we're looking at 63 KIA and 4:1 WIAs, that's over 300 casualties total. I suspect 300 casualties is the bottom figure, and 700 the upper with reality somewhere in between.