Russian Missile & Drone Strikes Continue Across Ukraine | The New Atlas | Oct 13, 2022 (Video)
- Oct 14, 2022
- 2 min read
Summary:
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;
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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/Transcripts/Transcript/Article/3186611/secretary-of-defense-lloyd-j-austin-iii-and-chairman-of-the-joint-chiefs-of-sta/
Reuters – First German IRIS-T air defence system in Ukraine, three more to come – minister: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/first-german-iris-t-air-defence-system-ukraine-three-more-come-minister-2022-10-12/
Politico – France, UK pledge new air defense tools for Ukraine: https://www.politico.eu/article/france-emmanuel-macron-announces-new-delivery-of-air-defense-systems-to-ukraine/
Reuters – France could deliver up to 12 more Caesar howitzers to Ukraine, Le Monde reports: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/france-could-deliver-up-12-more-caesar-howitzers-ukraine-report-2022-10-01/
FT – Military briefing: Ukraine frets about a new Belarus front: https://www.ft.com/content/4b85b384-a9aa-4f16-be25-7d7ee4d6bb32
Washington Post – Ukraine wants more air defense. Here’s how it works.: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/10/13/ukraine-air-defense/
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