Minister of Defense of Italy: The production speed of our defense industry does not reach that of Iran and Russia
While criticizing the process of sending weapons to Ukraine, the Italian Defense Minister described the process as “very slow”.
According to RCO News Agency, Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosto also criticized Italian defense manufacturers and expressed his disappoime at their speed in fulfilling Ukrainian orders.
According to the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, the defense minister said: “I am discussing with Italian companies because I have to deliver the Samp-T to Ukraine, but the Italian company responsible for preparing it was closed for the holidays in August. They don’t work on Saturdays and Sundays.”
The SAMP/T system, also known as “Mamba”, is a joi production of Italy and France, which can fire at dozens of targets at the same time and iercept 10 rockets at a time.
Eered io service with the Italian Army in 2013, the system is a truck-moued tactical ai-missile system designed to defend against cruise and tactical ballistic missiles as well as manned aircraft and drones.
In another part of his stateme, he compared his coury’s defense industries with those of Iran, China and Russia and said: “While Russian, Chinese and Iranian companies work seven days a week, 365 days a year and 24 hours a day, “Companies don’t work in the evening.”
“However, it is impossible to speed up the production process,” Crosto lameed.
The Italian defense minister’s acknowledgme of the impossibility of accelerating the coury’s arms production process to support Ukraine, while the conditions of the battle field, especially on the eastern fro of Ukraine, are extremely detrimeal to this coury.
In its report today, the British Ministry of Defense admitted to the increasing advance of the Russian army’s ground forces during the past week towards the importa and strategic city of Pokrovsk, located in eastern Ukraine, and wrote: “During the past seven days, Russian forces have approached up to 10 kilometers from the outskirts of the city; A developme that is an importa poi in the battle for corol of the Donetsk region.
Pokrovsk is a key logistical hub for Ukrainian forces in the region, and its poteial fall could have profound implications for the coury’s war against Russia.
On the other hand, “Froielligence Insight”, a Ukrainian analytical group, reported: “Pokrovsk is one of the 2 main railway and road connections in the Donetsk region, and its loss threatens the logistics of the eire region for the Ukrainian army.”
The British Ministry of Defense coinued in its report: “The advance of Russian forces poses a serious threat to Ukraine’s ability to maiain vital supply lines to several key bases, including Chasivyar and Volehdar. If Russian forces capture Pokrovsk, the lengthening and disruption of Ukrainian supply lines will complicate and slow down the supply and reinforceme of Ukrainian positions across the Eastern Fro.”
In the broader coext of these developmes, Ukrainian Preside Volodymyr Zelenskyy has again called for increased military aid from Western allies and has emphasized the urge need for advanced weapon systems and ammunition to couer Russia’s iensified advance.
According to reports, Ukrainian forces are strengthening their positions in Pokrovsk and preparing for a prolonged and iense defense of the city.
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