Big War Machine grinding to a halt?
Russian shipyards stop ship production due to lack of funds, foreign parts - GUR
Some Russian shipyards are unable to construct warships or conduct maintenance on vessels due to financial hardships and lack of foreign components, the Ukrainian Intelligence Directorate (GUR) claimed on Saturday.
© (photo credit: Russian Defence Ministry/Handout via REUTERS)A warship of the Russian Black Sea fleet leaves a port during naval drills in Sevastopol, Crimea, in this still image taken from video released February 12, 2022.
A Vladivostok shipyard was allegedly unable to meet 25 billion rubles worth of government orders to build two tankers, two missile boasts, and to maintain and repair other vessels, GUR claimed.
A supposed internal Russian Defense Ministry report obtained by GUR said that a lack of foreign components was preventing the construction of warships parts and naval warfare systems, such as steering columns, navigations systems, radio stations, and charges for naval artillery shells.
GUR previously asserted on March 25 that the general Russian defense industry was unable to meet its
production contracts for munitions and vehicles due to rising costs and the inability to obtain electronics and components normally purchased from countries now sanctioning Russia.
"It is obvious that the Russian military-industrial complex remains dependent on imported high technologies," wrote GUR on Saturday. "Without the supply of which Russia is unable to continue production of modern weapons."