West Admits Ukraine is Out of Air Defenses and Losing Ground, With No Way to Reverse it

Update on the conflict in Ukraine for July 7, 2024…

- Ukraine has suffered serious losses regarding what is left of the military aviation in a series of missile strikes on Ukrainian air bases;

- Ukrainian air defenses are severely depleted, preventing Ukraine from intercepting missiles, drones, and Russian military aviation both deep behind the line of contact and along it;

- The US and its allies are admittedly out of Patriot missiles and systems to send Ukraine, forcing the collective West to resort to increasingly desperate measures to replace damaged or destroyed air defense systems;

- A recent arms transfer to Ukraine includes antiquated “HAWK” air defense systems which the US has not used for decades, along with the allocation of money to buy additional Patriot and NASAMS interceptors when they are finally manufactured;

- In addition to a worsening missile and drone war, Ukraine is also losing territory along the line of contact, with the Western media clearly laying out Russia’s strategy of attrition, placing pressure long the LOC forcing Ukraine to shift scarce reserves from one area to another, allowing Russian forces to make gains where Ukrainian lines are weakest;

- Articles spanning from the beginning of Russia’s opening of the Kharkov front to Russian gains in Chasov Yar illustrate exactly how this strategy is working for Russian forces;

- Ukraine has been officially barred from joining NATO at the moment, citing rampant corruption. An example of such corruption is the “people’s satellite” story which the Western media itself eagerly promoted, where money was raised to access civilian satellite networks supposedly to acquire target information for long-range weapons. Unfortunately, the Western media already explained in depth how these long-range strikes are done using US-NATO intel acquired from much more accurate military satellites, begging the question of what the money was really spent on;

References:

The Telegraph - Ukraine’s new F-16 fighter jets will be destroyed as soon as they arrive (July 4, 2024):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/07/04/ukraine-f16-fighter-jets-airbases-missile-drone-attacks/
UK Government - UK condemns Russia’s bombardment of Ukrainian cities and energy infrastructure: UK statement to the OSCE (April 2024):
https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/uk-condemns-russias-bombardment-of-ukrainian-cities-and-energy-infrastructure-uk-statement-to-the-osce
NYT - Europe Seeks to Solve the ‘Patriot Puzzle’ in Ukraine (July 4, 2024):
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/04/us/politics/ukraine-nato-patriot-air-defense.html
DoD - Biden Administration Announces Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine (July 3, 2024):
https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3827072/biden-administration-announces-additional-security-assistance-for-ukraine/
DoD - Biden Administration Announces Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine (June 7, 2024):
https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3799832/biden-administration-announces-additional-security-assistance-for-ukraine/
Voice of America - US sending Ukraine badly needed air defense missiles (July 3, 2024):
https://www.voanews.com/a/us-sending-ukraine-badly-needed-air-defense-missiles/7684294.html
Army Recognition - Germany delivers third Patriot air defense system to Ukraine amid rising Russian missile attacks (July 5, 2024):
https://armyrecognition.com/focus-analysis-conflicts/army/conflicts-in-the-world/russia-ukraine-war-2022/germany-delivers-third-patriot-air-defense-system-to-ukraine-amid-rising-russian-missile-attacks
Reuters - Zelenskiy: Ukraine wants to double air defence capabilities through the summer (July 6, 2024):
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-receives-third-patriot-air-defence-system-germany-envoy-says-2024-07-05/
The Guardian - Ukraine war briefing: Ukrainian army confirms retreat from part of key town of Chasiv Yar (July 5, 2024):
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/05/ukraine-war-briefing-ukrainian-army-confirms-retreat-from-part-of-key-town-of-chasiv-yar
NYT - Facing Russian Advance, a Top Ukrainian General Paints a Bleak Picture (May 14, 2024):
https://www.nytimes.com/article/russia-ukraine-kharkiv.html
Telegraph - Ukraine to be told it is too corrupt to join Nato (July 2, 2024):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/07/02/ukraine-to-be-told-it-is-too-corrupt-to-join-nato/
New Voice of Ukraine - Anti-corruption group reveals fake companies in Kharkiv fortification contracts (May 2024):
https://english.nv.ua/nation/anti-corruption-activist-exposes-suspicious-wood-supply-contracts-for-fortifications-in-kharkiv-obla-50418691.html
Washington Post - Ukraine says defense officials stole $40 million meant for ammunition (January 2024):
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/01/28/ukraine-defense-corruption-artillery-shells/
Politico - Ukraine’s ‘people’s satellite’ wreaks havoc on Russian targets (July 1, 2024):
https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-satellite-russian-targets-crowdfunded-intelligence-hur/
Washington Post - Ukraine’s rocket campaign reliant on U.S. precision targeting, officials say (February 2023):
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/02/09/ukraine-himars-rocket-artillery-russia/
NYT - Ukraine Asks U.S. to Provide More Intelligence on Targets in Russia (May 17, 2024):
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/17/us/politics/ukraine-intelligence-russia-targets.html

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