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For most of the war only about 30-40% of the arms we sent actually made it to the war effort. The rest appears to have been sold off to the black market. That d

For most of the war only about 30-40% of the arms we sent actually made it to the war effort. The rest appears to have been sold off to the black market. That doesn't seem fine to me. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ukraine-military-aid-weapons-front-lines/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ukraine-military-aid-weapons-fr... >Back in April, he estimated that just "30-40%" of the supplies coming across the border reached its final destination. But he says the situation has significantly improved since then and a much larger quantity now gets where it's supposed to go.

vorpalhex 4y ago
Both your statement and your quote are misleading. That estimate is from Jonas Ohman, a CEO of a Lithuanian charity, and it's estimate from back in April. That is not a figure with any authority. Also, > Ohman relies largely on unofficial channels to deliver his supplies
- remarkEon 4y ago
  > Ohman relies largely on unofficial channels to deliver his supplies And this statement is supposed to mean what? That actual deliveries are higher than 30-40%? It's just a guess at this point for how many weapons actually reach Ukrainians who are actually fighting.
  - vorpalhex 4y ago
    If you deliver supplies via the black market, then yes you are going to lose more supplies to the black market.