Ukraine has a space industry. Just this week a rocket went up which was Russian engines, on a Ukranian second stage, with a US payload. So while it would be ex

Ukraine has a space industry. Just this week a rocket went up which was Russian engines, on a Ukranian second stage, with a US payload. So while it would be expensive..history pretty much shows it would've been cheaper for Ukraine then what's currently happening, and they definitely have the knowledge and skills locally to do it.