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;
Credit to : The New Atlas
