Russian Ops in Ukraine Update (August 27, 2022) – Latest US Military Aid Package “Biggest” Yet

Update on Russian military operations in Ukraine for August 27, 2022

US to send air defense systems, VAMPIRE laser-guided rockets, Puma UAS and parts for (not additional drones) ScanEagle drones… many of these systems will not reach Ukraine for months if not years.

While the Pentagon is trying to convince Moscow it is in this long-term, the meager package reveals the US isn’t capable of sustaining support for Ukraine in the long-term.

References:

National Interest – Does Ukraine Have Hope of Recapturing Russian-Held Kherson?”
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buz…

Ministry of Defence (UK) on Twitter – Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine – 27 August 2022:
https://twitter.com/DefenceHQ/status/…

US Department of Defense – Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Dr. Colin Kahl Holds a Press Briefing on Security Assistance in Support of Ukraine AUG. 24, 2022:
https://www.defense.gov/News/Transcri…

Business Insider – US is sending Ukraine VAMPIRE rocket launchers that can turn a regular pickup truck into a drone killer:
https://www.businessinsider.com/us-se…

Forbes – U.S. Is Sending Ukraine VAMPIRE Systems To Turn Pickups Into Missile Launchers:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/erictegl…

NYT – Putin Orders a Sharp Expansion of Russia’s Hard-Hit Armed Forces:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/25/wo…

TASS – Putin issues decree to increase army’s standard strength by 137,000 as of 2023:
https://tass.com/politics/1498157

The Jamestown Foundation – Moscow Resurrects Battalion Tactical Groups (BTGs) (2012):
https://jamestown.org/program/moscow-…

ARMOR (Spring 2017) – Defeating the Russian Battalion Tactical Group (page 11) (more information about Russian BTGs):
https://www.benning.army.mil/Armor/eA…