Russian Ops in Ukraine: West Changes Tune as Russian Gains Continue

Update on Russian military operations in Ukraine

– Ukrainian defenses begin collapsing across Donbas;
– Salient around Popasnya continues to expand in all directions;
– Russian forces take Lyman and continue advance toward Sloviansk;
– Western media begins shifting to panic over Ukraine’s prospects;
– West moving toward sending multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS);
– Western MLRS give no advantage to Ukraine over Russia;
– MLRS were in Ukraine’s arsenal in late February but have since been reduced;
– Russian MLRS are equal or better than Western systems and also more numerous;
– Pentagon admits Russian making progress despite most Western weapons arriving on the front line.

References:

The Situation on the Ground: The Dreizin Report – 2022-05-25 – The Snowball Effect:
https://youtu.be/MyGOaov3phs

The Dreizin Report – 2022-05-26 – Breaking the Line:
https://youtu.be/acRn0yql83U

Ukraine Live Map (pro-Ukrainian/NATO):
https://liveuamap.com/

Building Armies Out of Thin Air: War on the Rocks – The Battlefields of the Donbass and Beyond:
https://warontherocks.com/2022/05/the…

DW – US begins training Syrian fighters in Jordan to tackle “Islamic State”:
https://www.dw.com/en/us-begins-train…

US Department of Defense – DOD Leaders Say Training Ukrainian Forces Is Paying Dividends:
https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Sto…

Marine Times – Here’s what the Corps’ new School of Infantry training looks like (2021):
https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news…

The War According to the Pentagon:

US Department of Defense – Senior Defense Official Holds a Background Briefing MAY 26, 2022:
https://www.defense.gov/News/Transcri…

US Department of Defense – Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby Holds a Press Briefing MAY 27, 2022:
https://www.defense.gov/News/Transcri…

US Army – Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS/HIMARS) Crewmember:
https://www.goarmy.com/careers-and-jo…

US Department of Defense – Senior Defense Official Holds a Background Briefing MAY 26, 2022:
https://www.defense.gov/News/Transcri…