Update on Russian military operations in Ukraine for September 21, 2022
– Referendums have been announced across Russian-held territory in Ukraine;
– If incorporated into the Russian Federation, Moscow could upgrade the special military operation significantly;
– The US Department of Defense, in a recent briefing, seems to acknowledge the limits of what aid it can provide Ukraine;
– Western analysts appear to agree that Ukraine’s offensives may have been a final gamble, exhausting their reserves and leaving them at the mercy of subsequent Russian escalations;
References:
US Department of Defense – Senior Defense Official and Senior Military Official Hold a Background Briefing SEPT. 19, 2022:
Credit to : The New Atlas