Russian military systems depended on critical components from Ukraine. The invasion disrupted that supplier relationship and left parts of Russian military industry unable to complete their work. Aircraft procurement is the immediate example, but the same dependency affects other systems. The industrial problem follows from a mismatch between a military operation and the supply network needed to sustain military production.
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How invading a critical supplier crippled Russian production
Russia's dependence on Ukrainian-made military components shows how war can turn an established supplier relationship into an industrial bottleneck.