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How Ukraine Built a War Fighting State
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- delichon 3mo ago> The solution was a market and "currency" for units to buy equipment and supplies. Brigade-level units purchase drones directly from the manufacturers using the "Brave" marketplace. The currency in the marketplace is points that units earn from video-confirmed kills of Russians. Drones flow to the most effective units, those units work closely with the manufacturers, and they can choose from a range of options depending on their current mission and Russian tactics. Get out of the way, Pentagon, and let the best field grunts do procurement. How does the US military industrial complex react to that idea?
- mnky9800n 3mo agoI’m sure if you call the pentagon “central planning” enough times people will decide they are communists and get rid of them.
- thisislife2 3mo ago> Drones flow to the most effective units I guess that can work if the major battles are concentrated only at a few point. But what happens when it is spread out along a huge frontline? You can't really prioritise for "effective" if you also need to prioritise for "necessity"?
- Someone 3mo agoI expect they would tell the units that they get more points for results in zone A than in zone B, and allow teams to move (or move their drone operations) towards zone A. They seem flexible enough to do that, tweaking the system fairly frequently. For example, see https://mod.gov.ua/en/news/updated-e-points-system-military-to-be-rewarded-for-sniper-operations-and-lower-tier-air-defense-missions https://mod.gov.ua/en/news/updated-e-points-system-military-....
- tim333 3mo agoI think they get basic gear as standard but can get extra kit for points for getting results.
- Cernunnos 3mo agoWe would need a test bed for the different drones, and a way to get the points system working. Are you volunteering Cuba to be our testbed?
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- rightbyte 3mo agoSeems like a way to purposly implement Goodhart's Law in a war bureaucracy. Like, the law is a warning but neoliberals might read it differently I guess...
- delichon 3mo agoYou're worried that they will over-fit on killing enemy invaders, at the expense of something more important? Like what?
- red-iron-pine 3mo ago> How does the US military industrial complex react to that idea? non-stop ads on the DC metro adverts visible off of 66 bribes to congressmen, generals, etc.
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- thisislife2 3mo agoYes, it is a proxy war between NATO and Russia. But have they really pumped 600 billion dollars? I thought it was around 100 to 150 billions, so far, which isn't that much for the west.
- Beijinger 3mo agoNope The European Union and its member states have provided a total of €215.2 billion in overall support to Ukraine and its people since the start of Russia's war of aggression "Since the start of Russia's war of aggression, they have provided €215.2 billion in support for Ukraine and its people.", as reported by the Consilium of the European Union. As of mid-2026, the United States Congress has made available $195 billion in total spending related to the war in Ukraine.
- Beijinger 3mo agoUkraine is rich! https://expatcircle.com/cms/travel-impressions-ukraine-kyiv-1-2-traveling-in-a-war-zone/ https://expatcircle.com/cms/travel-impressions-ukraine-kyiv-... Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers has approved the key parameters of this year's pension indexation, with payments set to rise by 12.1%
- bennettnate5 3mo agoThis was literally an extended sales pitch to get people to buy/invest in real estate in Kyiv. Of course they're going to portray it as vibrant and rich.
- Beijinger 3mo agoNope dude. The pictures were taken by me ;-)
- red-iron-pine 3mo agoholy shit the comments here are terrible shillbots out on both sides, and hard