Throughout the war, Russia has struggled to muster enough personnel, ammunition and weapons to overcome the fierce Ukrainian resistance – forcing Putin to turn to mass conscription, mercenary groups and imports. Did.
Meanwhile, Ukraine managed to fend off the Russian juggernaut and even gain the lead. But some experts believe the war is at an inflection point, with each side clamoring for resources and gaining decisive advantage as winter turns into spring.
Against this backdrop, the influx of Chinese arms would be “a game-changer”, Mick Ryan, a strategist and retired Australian Army major general, told AFP.
“This is a war of industrial systems. At the moment Russia is ahead of the West. If China comes along, whatever advantage Ukraine has because of the West’s industrial potential disappears immediately.”
Chinese “ammunition will make life very difficult for the Ukrainians, whether it is artillery ammunition, whether it is precision ammunition or long-range strike weapons that are operating out of Russia”.