Later in the day, three civilians were killed, including a 13-year-old boy, in a glide bomb attack on the key city of Kramatorsk in the Ukrainian-controlled part of Donetsk province in the country’s east. Armin Papperger, CEO of Rheinmetall, a concern best known for churning out tanks, played down the element of innovation in Ukraine’s drone industry, dismissing it as akin to “housewives with 3-D printers in the kitchen” and likened its weapons production to “playing with Legos.” Since the beginning of the war, Ukraine has banned the export of weapons to other countries, which periodically sparks backlash within Ukraine, as the government cannot fully contract the production capacity of the domestic defense manufacturers.
Author: Katya Soldak, Forbes Staff, Katya Soldak, Forbes Staff https://www.forbes.com/sites/katyasoldak/
Published at: 2026-03-31 21:44:40
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