West Admits to Continued Russian Gains + Kiev’s Detachment from Geopolitical Reality

Update on the conflict in Ukraine for August 4, 2024…

– Western media admits to continued Russian advances along the line of contact together with growing arms, ammunition, and manpower shortages among Ukrainian forces;

– Western military assistance is now being drawn from monthly production which has failed to be sufficiently expanded and is incapable of meeting Ukraine’s requirements on the battlefield;

– The reality of Ukraine’s impending defeat has prompting increasingly desperate attempts to pressure nations like China into forcing Russia’s capitulation despite Russia’s successes on the battlefield;

– The US proxy war in Ukraine is just one of several conflicts the US is perpetuating in an attempt to reestablish primacy over the globe and prevent the rise of multipolarism;

References:

SITREP

CNN – Russia creeps toward key eastern Ukrainian supply city (July 30, 2024):
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/07/30/eu…

Guardian – Ukraine war briefing: Waves of Russian bombings and infantry assaults drive major gains in east (August 3, 2024):
https://www.theguardian.com/world/art…

Guardian – Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv’s forces strike Russian military airfield in Crimea (July 27, 2024):
https://www.theguardian.com/world/art…

ARMS AND AMMUNITION

Guardian – Ukraine war briefing: First F-16 fighter jets arrive – officials (August 1, 2024):
https://www.theguardian.com/world/art…

WSJ – U.S. to Arm Ukraine’s F-16 Jets With Advanced Weapons (July 30, 2024):
https://www.wsj.com/world/u-s-to-arm-…

US Department of Defense – Biden Administration Announces Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine (July 29, 2024):
https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases…

Washington Post – U.S. will boost Ukraine’s air defense by pausing exports to allies (June 20, 2024):
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation…

Jane’s – Stinger missile production to rise 50% by 2025, US Army says (January 2023):
https://www.janes.com/osint-insights/…

The War Zone – Ukraine’s FrankenSAM That Uses RIM-7 Sea Sparrow Missiles Breaks Cover (MAY 28, 2024):
https://www.twz.com/sea/ukraines-fran…

Washington Post – Basic training in Ukraine is barely covering the basics, commanders say (June 2, 2024):
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/…

GEOPOLITICS

Reuters – Ukraine’s Zelenskiy wants China to put more pressure on Russia (August 1, 2024):
https://www.reuters.com/world/zelensk…

VOA – Ukraine invites Chinese foreign minister to visit (July 30, 2024):
https://www.voanews.com/a/russia-puts…

Washington Post – Ukraine watches warily as prisoner swap proves Moscow and West can negotiate (August 2, 2024):
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/…