The Ukraine Arms Drain: Now and in the Future

Update on Russian military operations in Ukraine for December 12, 2022.

– Russia continues its war of attrition – focusing on exhausting and overwhelming critical Ukrainian defenses around Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine/western Russia;

– Despite claims that Russian missile stockpiles are depleted, Russia continues carrying out regular, large-scale missile barrages against Ukrainian infrastructure;

– Latest US assistance package for Ukraine continues the trend of dwindling, inadequate support for Ukraine;

– US government procurement numbers over the course of the next 2-5 years indicates that at no time in the near future will the US be capable of producing let alone supplying Ukraine with the number of weapons and ammunition it requires;

– While Russian production data is not available, the fact that Russia’s stockpiles and military were configured for large-scale protracted and intense combat suggests its military industrial output is likewise configured for such demands;

– The Western media is now admitting that Ukraine can neither win, nor is there any moral imperative to ensure that it does…

References:

BBC – Ukraine war: Odesa and Melitopol under attack:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe…

New York Times – Russian Cruise Missiles Were Made Just Months Ago Despite Sanctions:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/05/us…

US Department of Defense – $275 Million in Additional Assistance for Ukraine Dec. 9, 2022:
https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases…

Breaking Defense – House, Senate defense authorizers agree to multi-year munitions buys:
https://breakingdefense.com/2022/12/h…

Breaking Defense – Lockheed making moves to increase HIMARS production to 96 per year:
https://breakingdefense.com/2022/10/l…

Defense News – Army plans ‘dramatic’ ammo production boost as Ukraine drains stocks:
https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/…

Newsweek – Lessons From the U.S. Civil War Show Why Ukraine Can’t Win | Opinion:
https://www.newsweek.com/lessons-us-c…

Newsweek – Tulsi Gabbard, Rand Paul Placed on List of Russian Propagandists by Ukraine:
https://www.newsweek.com/tulsi-gabbar…