Ukrainians Are Fuming After German Head of Defense Giant Rheinmetall Said Kiev’s Drones Are ‘Made With Lego’ and Assembled by ‘Housewives’

Are the Ukrainian drone capabilities all that Zelensky says they are?

As the eyes of the world are focused on the military conflict in Iran, the Kiev regime is constantly in search of ways to remain relevant.

One way is to offer to share their expertise in anti-drone defense.

Kiev regime leader Volodymyr Zelensky is on a trip to Gulf nations signing agreements to that effect.

But not everyone is impressed by the Ukrainian capabilities, as is the case with the head of German defense giant Rheinmetall, who made harsh comments about Ukrainian drone technology and the role of women in the war effort.

The comments generated a backlash among internet users and Kiev officials.

Associated Press reported:

“Rheinmetall AG’s Chairman and CEO Armin Papperger likened Ukraine’s development of cutting-edge drone expertise as like playing ‘with Lego’ and said the drones are being built by ‘Ukrainian housewives’.

‘They have 3D printers in the kitchen, and they produce parts for drones’, Papperger said in comments to The Atlantic magazine published Friday. ‘This is not innovation’.”

Zelensky described Papperger’s remarks as ‘strange’.

“’If every Ukrainian housewife can really produce drones, then every Ukrainian housewife could also be the CEO of Rheinmetall’, he told reporters via voicemail on WhatsApp. ‘I congratulate our defense-industrial complex on being at such a high level’.”

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