West Admits Ukraine is Losing, Little Can Be Done to Change this Fact

Update on the conflict in Ukraine for November 13, 2023…

– Ukraine is losing its conflict with Russia according to a growing list of metrics reported on by the Western media;

– This includes the net loss of territory despite a 5 month offensive;

– Ukraine and its Western backers are losing in terms of military industrial production;

– Ukraine is also losing in qualitative terms, admittedly being outfought in the air, through electronic warfare, and counter-battery operations;

– The collective West has no plan even being discussed that can reverse any of these factors;

References:

Newsweek – Ukraine Map Shows Avdiivka Almost Fully Encircled by Russia’s 40K Troops (November 10, 2023):
https://www.newsweek.com/ukraine-map-…

France24 – The Dnipro River, a key front line between Russian and Ukrainian troops (November 10, 2023):
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news…

RAND Corporation – Extending Russia, Competing from Advantageous Ground (2019):
https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_re…

The Telegraph – Ukraine’s army is running out of men to recruit, and time to win (August 2023):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023…

Mediazona – Russian casualties in Ukraine. Mediazona count, updated (November 3, 2023):
https://en.zona.media/article/2022/05…

Business Insider – Ukraine official says it can’t properly use its Western kit because it has so few soldiers left, report says (October 31, 2023):
https://www.businessinsider.com/ukrai…

The Washington Post – Ukraine short of skilled troops and munitions as losses, pessimism grow (March 2023):
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/…

New York TImes – Who’s Gaining Ground in Ukraine? This Year, No One (September 2023):
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2…

Reuters – Ukrainian refugees: how will the economy recover with a diminished population? (July 2023):
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/…

NBC News – U.S., European officials broach topic of peace negotiations with Ukraine, sources say (Nov 4, 2023):
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/us…

Mark Sleboda on Substack – Kiev Regime General Zaluzhny Tells the Economist What He Needs to Win – “Wunderwaffe” Future Miracle Weapons and his own equivalent Russian Army, the Future of War, more… (November 4, 2023):
https://marksleboda.substack.com/p/ki…

Simplicius The Thinker on Substack – Zaluzhny Pens Oped for The Economist: “How to Win the War” – Analysis (November 4, 2023):
https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/z…