Russia Continues Grinding Away Ukrainian Military & Electrical Power (Update for November 21, 2022
Mon 11:15 am +00:00, 21 Nov 2022– Russian makes incremental gains in the Donbass region;
– Ukraine’s power grid continues to degrade under Russian missile and drone strikes;
– Ukraine continues denying responsibility for missile strike in Poland;
– US claims NASAMS air defense systems performed at 100% effectiveness, provide no numbers or proof of this claim;
– There are not enough NASAMS arriving in Ukraine over the next several years to protect Ukraine from further Russian missile and drone salvos;
– Ukraine has more or less abandoned Kherson city;
– US DoD admits Ukraine cannot achieve its main objective of expelling Russia;
– Failure to achieve Ukraine’s objective while continuing to fight and lose men and equipment equates to demilitarization;
References:
Al Jazeera – Ukraine to begin voluntary evacuation from Kherson: Deputy PM: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/1…
Breaking Defense – Zelensky advisor: ‘Important’ to wait for results of Poland missile explosion investigation: https://breakingdefense.com/2022/11/z…
Guardian – In eastern Poland, Putin’s war has turned former enemies into friends: https://www.theguardian.com/world/202…
ABC News – Ukrainian officials refute US estimates on number of killed, injured soldiers: https://abcnews.go.com/International/…
BBC – Ukraine war: 10 million without power after Russian strikes: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe…
US Department of Defense – Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Army General Mark A. Milley, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Hold a Press Briefing Following Ukrainian Defense Contact Group Meeting Nov. 16, 2022: https://www.defense.gov/News/Transcri…
Human Rights Watch – Off Target: The Conduct of the War and Civilian Casualties in Iraq: II. CONDUCT OF THE AIR WAR: https://www.hrw.org/reports/2003/usa1…
Houston Business Journal – KBR completes power substation project in Iraq: https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/s…
Bloomberg – Transcript: Vladimir Putin’s Televised Address on Ukraine (February 24, 2022): https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3LtmulODrI
