This Map Shows How Russia’s Military Relies On Ukraine -- Washington Post
May 9, or Victory Day, is a hugely important day for Russia's military. It marks the anniversary of the Soviet announcement in May 1945 that Nazi Germany had surrendered, and it is now celebrated with an enormous military parade in Moscow. The parade is an impressive show of strength: About 11,000 soldiers and more than 150 military vehicles gathered in Red Square on Friday.
In light of recent events, however, it's worth remembering how much that military relies on outside factors -- for example, a large number of factories and other resources in Ukraine's troubled southern and eastern regions.
Kateryna Choursina and James M. Gomez of Bloomberg Businessweek recently pointed out that more than 50 factories in Ukraine's southern and eastern regions provide significant amounts of important hardware for Russia's military, and that the Russian government's $15 billion agreement with former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych (the agreement that eventually lead to his ousting) aimed to further intertwine the two country's defense industries.
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My Comment: There are duplicate and triplicate military facilities in Russia .... that do the same thing. Russia's industrial complex is just as big as Americas .... and they have the means and know-how to quickly replace it's Ukrainian production. The problem will be supplying Russian troops in Crimea .... food, water, energy .... it all comes from Ukraine .... and it is going to take a certain period of time to replace these sources.
I should also explain that the reason why Russia has this industrial presence in Ukraine is the same reason why they provided cheap natural gas (until now) .... they want a stable and solvent Ukraine where unrest and political instability is NOT the norm. Unfortunately .... for everyone .... that "model" of Russian - Ukraine cooperation is now dead.
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