This is the real question.
Who profits from War ?
Arms dealers.
Big Oil.
- Rosneft
Sales: $70.8 billion
Profit: $2 billion
Assets: $207.5 billion
Market Value: $77.7 billion3
Rosneft is Russia's biggest oil company. Its primary focus is on oil and gas production, exploration of hydrocarbons, offshore field development, refining, and sales of oil, gas, and refined products. The company accounts for nearly 6% of the world's oil production. According to its website, Rosneft produced 4.14 million barrels per
Source: https://www.investopedia.com/articles/markets/100515/5-biggest-russian-oil-companies.asp
The defense industry of Russia is a strategically important sector and a large employer in Russia.
It is also a significant player in the global arms market, with Russian Federation being the second largest conventional arms exporter after the United States, with $13.5 billion worth of exports in 2012.
Combined, the US and Russia account for 57% of all major weapons exports.
According to Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CAST), the most successful businesses in the sector are aerospace and air defense companies.
The centre's 2007 rating puts the air defense missile producer Almaz-Antey in the top position (revenue of $3.122 billion), followed by Sukhoi ($1.863 billion) and Irkut Corporation ($1.207 billion). These companies employ 81,857, over 30,000 and 11,585 people, respectively.
In 2008, the combined revenue of Russia's top 10 military-industrial companies grew by 26% from the previous year, amounting to almost $12 billion. The top company was again Almaz-Antey, which boosted its revenue to $4.3 billion. Russian Helicopters produced 122 aircraft in 2008, increasing its revenue from $724 million to $1.7 billion. Uralvagonzavod earned $640 million by making 175 T-90 tanks: 62 for the Russian military, 60 for India, and 53 for Algeria, according to CAST.
The six largest companies of the industry in 2009, based on revenue, were:
Almaz-Antey – air defense systems
United Aircraft Corporation – fixed-wing airplanes
Tactical Missiles Corporation – air- and naval-based missiles
Russian Helicopters – helicopters
Uralvagonzavod – main battle tanks
United Shipbuilding Corporation- submarines, corvettes, frigates, aircraft carriers.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_industry_of_Russia
Well, it sure won't be the people of Ukraine who profit. It won't be the people of Russia, either. Those families are just pawns in this game that's being played. People on both sides just want peace. But it's like no one is listening to them.
This is Vladimir Putin