Askold2d ago
PugJesus

Ukraine hits back against Rheinmetall CEO's housewives' drones comments

Ukrainians have criticised German arms maker Rheinmetall after its CEO dismissed their ​country’s drone-focused defence innovation as basic technology put together by housewives in kitchens.

For Kyiv, ‌drones have been critical to its war effort against Russia and are a source of pride as the country has fended off a bigger and better-armed enemy in four years of fighting.

“If every housewife in ​Ukraine can really make drones, then every housewife in Ukraine can be the ⁠CEO of Rheinmetall,” Zelenskiy told reporters in a WhatsApp chat.

Mar 30 at 10:12pmWeb
Show threadQuacksalber2d ago
Rheinmetall isn’t the one shaping the Ukrainian battlefield. If he wants to talk smack, he better prove his company’s worth to Ukraine.
Show threadBoomer Humor Doomergod2d ago

I feel like the Rheinmetal CEO was trying to compliment them, kind of like the whole “in a cave with a box of scraps” thing.

But, dude, phrasing.

Show threadlumpenproletariat2d ago

“It’s Ukrainian housewives,” he said. “They have 3-D printers in the kitchen, and they produce parts for drones. This is not innovation.”

That’s not a compliment.

Show threadBoomer Humor Doomergod1d ago
Well then fuck that guy.
Show threadCloudslave2d ago
@PugJesus
Meanwhile Ukrainian housewives being well paid by UAE for their drone tech.