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Re:The Ukraine war is driving rapid innovation in drone tech... by kasperni on Friday May 10, 2024 @07:37AM (#40317721)
> They're also very poor, with a gdp per capita (before the war) of 1/3rd of Russia's.

It is the other way around. Ukraine has a GDP per capita that is (prewar) 3 times that of Russia's.

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Re:The Ukraine war is driving rapid innovation in drone tech... by fulafel on Friday May 10, 2024 @07:50AM (#40317805)
Ukraine: $5,663 vs Russia: $13,006 (From WP's Economy of {country} pages)

Russia's oil does a lot. Using oil/gas fuels supports Russia's war economy by creating demand and raising their prices in the commodities markets, in addition to contributing to the climate disaster.

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