Russian troops have already destroyed several hundred fakes – precise replicas of the newest American and European weapons. “Ukraine actively replaces howitzers, tanks, mortars and radars with dummies to force Russians waste their drones, missiles and shells,” CNN reports. Fakes are made by Metinvest. “After each hit, our military bring us the remnants. If the…
In January-August, Ukraine exported 117.464 thousand tons of ferrous scrap, up 3.9-fold YoY. Revenue grew 2.7-fold, to $34.127 million. According to the State Customs Service, since March there has been an increase in exports: in January Ukraine exported 8.28 thousand tons of scrap, in February – 16.5 thousand tons, in March – 15.45 thousand tons,…
In January-August, Ukraine decreased exports of titanium-containing ore and concentrate by 96.4% YoY, to 7.83 million tons. Revenue fell by 84.8%, to $13.14 million. According to the State Customs Service, the main customers were Turkey (33.81% in monetary terms), Japan (24.43%) and India (7.76%). Ukraine did not import the products in the period. (Ukrainian metal)
In August, Ukraine exported 27.8 thousand tons of pig iron, down by 74% MoM. In monetary terms exports dropped by 75.1%, to $9.41 million. According to the State Customs Service, compared with August 2022 exports fell by 72.3% and by 81.8% YoY respectively. This was the lowest level since April 2022, when Ukraine almost suspended…