The Ukraine Arms Drain: Now and in the Future

Update on Russian military operations in Ukraine for December 12, 2022. - Russia continues its war of attrition - focusing on exhausting and overwhelming critical Ukrainian defenses around Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine/western Russia; - Despite claims that Russian missile stockpiles are depleted, Russia continues carrying out regular, large-scale missile barrages against Ukrainian infrastructure; - Latest US assistance package for Ukraine continues the trend of dwindling, inadequate support for Ukraine; - US government procurement numbers over the course of the next 2-5 years indicates that at no time in the near future will the US be capable of producing let alone supplying Ukraine with the number of weapons and ammunition it requires; - While Russian production data is not available, the fact that Russia’s stockpiles and military were configured for large-scale protracted and intense combat suggests its military industrial output is likewise configured for such demands; - The Western media is now admitting that Ukraine can neither win, nor is there any moral imperative to ensure that it does... References: BBC - Ukraine war: Odesa and Melitopol under attack: New York Times - Russian Cruise Missiles Were Made Just Months Ago Despite Sanctions: US Department of Defense - $275 Million in Additional Assistance for Ukraine Dec. 9, 2022: Breaking Defense - House, Senate defense authorizers agree to multi-year munitions buys: Breaking Defense - Lockheed making moves to increase HIMARS production to 96 per year: Defense News - Army plans ‘dramatic’ ammo production boost as Ukraine drains stocks: Newsweek - Lessons From the U.S. Civil War Show Why Ukraine Can’t Win | Opinion: Newsweek - Tulsi Gabbard, Rand Paul Placed on List of Russian Propagandists by Ukraine: 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