Pentagon’s “End-of-Year“ Wishlist for Ukraine’s Military Falls Far Short

Update on Russian military operations in and around Ukraine for December 23, 2022: - US prepares a billion USD aid package for Ukraine; - Package includes Patriot missile battery; - Western media notes Ukraine’s use of Patriot missiles will compound existing missile shortage; - Package falls short in terms of artillery ammunition; - Pentagon contracts for additional ammunition for Ukraine’s Soviet-era weapon systems falls far short of meeting Ukraine’s weekly requirements let alone what it will require over the next month or year; - Pentagon provides a “fact sheet“ listing all support the US has provided since Russia’s special military operation began in late February; - Many systems on the Pentagon’s end-of-year list cannot be replaced nor production ramped up for years to come; - Russia’s military appears prepared for long-term, intense, large-scale combat, it’s forces arrayed for such fighting, its stockpiles large enough to supply it, hinting at the possibility Russia’s military industrial output is also prepared to sustain it. References: US Department of Defence - $ Billion in Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine Dec. 21, 2022: US DoD - Fact Sheet on (total) U.S. Security Assistance to Ukraine (as of December 21, 2022): The New Atlas - US to Send Patriot Missiles to Ukraine, CNN Says…: Guardian - Providing US Patriot missiles could transform Ukraine’s defences. But it’s a move with risks: Alexander Mercouris - Russia Bakhmut Advances, Zelensky US Trip Achieves Nothing, Putin Announces Massive Rearmament: Camden News - Lockheed Martin accelerates production of PAC-3 MSE: TIME - What Can a Patriot Missile System Do for Ukraine?: Raytheon Missiles & Defense - Excalibur Projectile: Where to Find My Work: Website: Telegram: Twitter: Odysee (YouTube alternative): @LandDestroyer:8 Rumble (YouTube alternative): Weibo: ไบรอัน แฟนคลับ (Facebook): Line Group: Gab: VK (Facebook alternative): How to Support my Work (and thank you!): Buy Me A Coffee: Patreon: PromptPay: 0851547235 Cryptocurrency Donations: Ethereum (ETH): 0xee6ed93c3adc474450011e9af22939a0b9b312c7 BitCoin (BTC): 1AfGnbmHxA6cy9YKUSxysXvpJPyecpBKrr Monero (XMR): 845TCXx3pchSBXuDL7FHG679gbWD2wkHS6MJxuq7jFVsVFj7T6xsry747uhhGZUdkaRXbbrMfo5c8RnGfzGZ13KxQUdHVLR