West Admits Ukraine’s Growing Manpower Crisis + the Evolution of Russia’s FAB-3000 Bomb

Update on the conflict in Ukraine for June 30, 2024…

– Western media admits Ukraine’s forces are stretched, forcing Kiev to move troops engaged in one desperate battle to another to prevent lines from collapsing;

– Ukraine’s mobilization is faced by large numbers of Ukrainian men fleeing the country;

– Ukraine is now resorting to recruiting from prisons;

– Western arms supplies are admittedly not enough to reach all sections of the Ukrainian front;

– Moves to secure more Patriot systems do not solve the problem of too few interceptor missiles being produced annually;

– Additional Patriot missile launchers may allow Ukraine to temporarily disrupt Russian glide bomb operations, but only until Russia eliminates Patriots near the line of contact as it did earlier this year;

– Initial claims that Russia’s FAB-3000 bomb was impractical have been proven false by a series of strikes using the munition;

– Russian glide bombs have been steadily improved and built in greater numbers since their appearance in the conflict and will continue to be advanced in quantities, range, and capabilities;

References:

BBC – ‘There was no preparation’: One marine’s story of defending Kharkiv (June 29, 2024):
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cje…

Guardian – ‘I am not made for war’: the men fleeing Ukraine to evade conscription (June 29, 2024):
https://www.theguardian.com/world/art…

Kyiv Indepedent – Inside Ukraine’s prison recruitment efforts to bolster front-line troops (June 12, 2024):
https://kyivindependent.com/inside-uk…

AP – US is expected to send Ukraine $150 million more in munitions to fight off Russia’s attacks (June 25, 2024):
https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-mi…

FT – US in talks to send Israel’s Patriot systems to Ukraine (June 2024):
https://www.ft.com/content/1c938d86-a…

CNN – Biden administration moves toward allowing American military contractors to deploy to Ukraine (June 25, 2024):
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/06/25/po…

BI – Ukraine destroyed columns of waiting Russian troops as soon as it was allowed to strike across the border, commander says (June 24, 2024):
https://www.businessinsider.com/ukrai…

BBC – Zelensky sacks top general accused of incompetence (June 25, 2024):
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c72…

Forbes – Don’t Fear Russia’s 3.3-Ton Glide-Bomb. It’s Massive Overkill When A 1.1-Ton Glide-Bomb Will Kill You Just Fine (May 26, 2024):
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe…

Forbes – Russia’s 3.3-Ton Glide Bombs Scatter Shrapnel Farther Than Half A Mile. But The Bombs Are Scarier Than They Are Effective (June 22, 2024):
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe…

Warzone – Is This Our First Look At Russia’s New Monster Glide Bomb Striking Ukraine? (June 20, 2024):
https://www.twz.com/air/is-this-our-f…