Washington’s Downed Drone + Growing Admissions of Ukraine’s Military Deterioration

Update on Russian military operations in Ukraine for March 16, 2023: - Russian warplanes intercepted and apparently clipped the propeller of a US MQ-9 drone carrying out surveillance near Crimea; - The US has no means of recovering the drone, though Russia may have an opportunity to recover it; - While the drone operated in international airspace according to the US, it was collecting intelligence on behalf of Ukraine as part of ongoing hostilities, as a party of the conflict and thus threatening Russian national security; - Bakhmut continues to face encirclement; - The Western media has begun admitting to the grim deterioration of Ukraine’s forces under the weight of Russia’s strategy of attrition; - Ukraine has lost the majority of troops trained by NATO over the last 8-9 years; - Ongoing NATO training is rushed, incapable of meeting or exceeding Russia’s pool of trained manpower; - Ammunition and weapons are also admittedly running out; - Ukraine may or may not be diverting reserves for an upcoming spring offensive to instead fight in Bakhmut; - Any possible counteroffensive around Bakhmut might indicate just how badly deteriorated Ukraine’s forces have become; References: The Duran - MQ-9 Reaper drone, military tries to de-escalate. Neocons want to escalate: Garland Nixon - WESTERN MEDIA SLOWLY ACKNOWLEDGES UKRAINE CATASTROPHE: US Department of Defense - Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army General Mark A. Milley Hold a Press Conference Following Ukraine Defense Contact Group Virtual Meeting (March 15, 2023): War on the Rocks - How to Think About Bakhmut and a Ukrainian Spring Offensive (March 14, 2023): Politico - Technology concerns imperil Gray Eagle drone transfer to Ukraine (2022): Politico - ‘Ukraine doesn’t have any time to waste’: U.S. races to prepare Kyiv for spring offensive (March 15, 2023): Washington Post - Ukraine short of skilled troops and munitions as losses, pessimism grow (March 13, 2023): 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