Looking at Ukroboronprom’s 137 enterprises, Gusev writes: “Some will go for privatization, because they produce non-military products, and some will cease to exist.” Of the 137, only 28 –or 20% — make money, he writes on his Ekonomichna Pravda blog. In a major mismatch, Ukroboronprom meets only 36% of the armaments needs of Ukraine’s military and 70% of the conglomerate’s revenue comes from exports. One candidate company for closing – or a major turnaround — produces components for Soviet submarines. Ukraine’s only submarine, the Foxtrot class Zaporizhia, was seized by the Russian Navy in Sebastopol in 2014.
Looking at Ukroboronprom’s 137 enterprises, Gusev writes: “
