Russian Missile & Drone Strikes Continue Across Ukraine

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…