Russian Missile & Drone Strikes Continue Across Ukraine
Thu 9:51 pm +00:00, 13 Oct 2022The New Atlas
Update on Russian military operations in Ukraine for October 13, 2022
– UN General Assembly vote demonstrates continued support for Russia by India and China as well as many other nations across the developing and newly industrialized world;
– Russia continues missile and drone strikes across Ukraine; – Ukraine’s plea for air defense systems is impractical and reflect desperation in Kiev;
– West is attempting to mix and match air defense systems to create an ad hoc integrated network;
– Many air defense components will take a year or longer to arrive in Ukraine;
– Many air defense components will be damaged or destroyed before the imagined integrated network is complete;
– A turning point is coming where the West will have to decide between escalating or abandoning its proxy war in Ukraine;
References:
US Department of Defense – Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark A. Milley Hold a Press Conference Following the Ukraine Defense Contact Group Meeting Oct. 12, 2022 Brussels, Belgium: https://www.defense.gov/News/Transcri…
Reuters – First German IRIS-T air defence system in Ukraine, three more to come – minister: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/…
Politico – France, UK pledge new air defense tools for Ukraine: https://www.politico.eu/article/franc…
Reuters – France could deliver up to 12 more Caesar howitzers to Ukraine, Le Monde reports: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/…
FT – Military briefing: Ukraine frets about a new Belarus front: https://www.ft.com/content/4b85b384-a…
Washington Post – Ukraine wants more air defense. Here’s how it works.: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation…
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