Western Escalation in Ukraine: Sending in Armor - But is it Too Little Too Late?

Update on Russian military operations in Ukraine for January 6, 2023: - After over a week, the Western media continues talking about Ukraine’s HIMARS strike on assembled Russian troops; - The focus on political optics inadvertently reveals the lack of strategic and tactical importance of this strike and highlights the lopsided nature of fighting against Ukraine; - Russia possesses many times more means and opportunities to carry out such strikes and does so nearly daily; - Western pundits are resorting to increasingly fantastical thinking to solve what they admit is Ukraine’s inability to defeat Russia; - France has agreed to send an unspecified number of its aging AMX-10 RC light tanks; - The light tanks are wheeled, have light armor, and will not be able to replace the main battle tanks Ukraine has lost over the last year of fighting; - The US is contemplating sending Bradley infantry fighting vehicles - even less capable than France’s AMX-10 RC; - Both Western systems will require special ammunition and maintenance provisions including shipping them to the Polish border each time they break down; - The Western systems including future transfers of even main battle tanks do not address the real deficiency Ukraine suffers from - lack of artillery and long-range weapons that Russia has in abundance; References: Politico - Ukraine grinds down Russian morale with deadliest strike in the war: Foreign Policy - Ukraine Needs Long-Range Firepower for Victory: France24 - Macron promises ’first Western tanks’ for Ukraine: French Ministry of Defence - Defence Key Figures 2021 Edition: clés de la Défense 2021 UK (pdf version anglaise).pdf Washington Post - U.S. edges closer to sending armored weaponry to Ukraine: The Duran - Turkey, Syria coming together. Bolton fumes, wants Turkey out of NATO: Al Jazeera - Turkey, Syria, Russia defence ministers hold talks in Moscow: 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