The US is preparing another major escalation of military aid to Ukraine as Reuters reports the next arms package will include rockets that have a range of 94 miles, almost double the range of the munitions Ukraine was provided for the HIMARS rocket systems.
US Prepares to Send Ukraine Longer-Range Rockets in Next Arms Package
Don’t Be So Quick to Listen To America’s Retired Generals on Ukraine: Americans have always loved military leaders, especially generals; the 1970 movie Patton, about the life of the United States’ greatest World War II commander, is still popular in America. When the current crop of active and retired generals speak today, it is unsurprising that most in our country reflexively accept what they say at face value. Especially as their assessments and advice relate to American vital national interests in the Russia-Ukraine War, however, such trust should be reassessed.
Don’t Be So Quick To Listen To America’s Retired Generals On Ukraine
He doesn’t think that we’re in a proxy war with Russia?!
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Since the start of the war in Ukraine, U.S. officials have watched with some anxiety as billions of American dollars flowed into the country, well aware of Kyiv’s history of political corruption and fearing that aid might be siphoned off for personal gain.
Ukraine Corruption Scandal Stokes Longstanding Aid Concerns in U.S.
Flash : daily Ukrainian terrorist shelling in Donbass
That may be a retaliation for the destruction in Dnieper city, on January 14, of a residential building that the Russian forces did not target, but anyway, the Ukrainian deliberate terrorist shelling of Donbass is almost daily for more than eight years.
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Four people wounded as Kiev forces shell commercial building in Donetsk
Donetsk, Jan 16 — DAN. Four civilians have been wounded in a Ukrainian artillery attack on Ilyich Avenue in the Kalininsky district of Donetsk on Monday.
The building ruined by shelling accommodated a pharmacy, a food shop, a lawyer’s office and a gym, the Donetsk People’s Republic Healthcare Ministry told the Donetsk News Agency.
Kiev forces fire 120 MLRS, “NATO” artillery rounds at DPR since Monday morning
Ukrainian armed formations have fired more than 120 rounds of ammunition at the Donetsk People’s Republic since the beginning of Monday causing civilian casualties and damage to infrastructure.
Iran’s security forces have identified and dismantled a cell responsible for financing the activities and supplying weapons to the so-called Mujahedin-e-Khalq Organization (MKO) terrorist group, besides laundering the proceeds of the group’s criminal activities.
Iran’s Intelligence Ministry says disbands cell responsible for financing MKO terrorists
As the UAE tries to join Russia in mediating between Ankara and Damascus, the US is looking to establish a middle ground between Turkiye and the SDF in hopes of preventing normalization with Syria
US on alert as UAE seeks to join Turkish-Syrian reconciliation talks
SUMMARY
U.S. munitions stockpiles are rapidly being depleted as the Ukraine war continues. Sufficient stockpiles of munitions are vital to the U.S. defense. Once the stockpiles are expended, the Department of Defense cannot simply buy more munitions—manufacturing takes years. Congress and the Department of Defense must ensure that the U.S. has sufficient stockpiles to meet the challenges of the modern era while working with manufacturers to make the industry as responsive as possible.
Rapidly Depleting Munitions Stockpiles Point to Necessary Changes in Policy
After months of feigned confidence and optimism from both the West and Ukraine’s senior military leadership, cracks are beginning to appear. During Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief General Valery Zaluzhny’s recent interview with the Economist, Ukraine’s desperate need for additional arms and the consequences for not receiving them was made very clear.
The Ukraine Arms Drain
H/T: THE NEW DARK AGE
Continuing its tactic of terrorist bombardments against the inhabitants of Donetsk, the Ukrainian army shelled the Kalinina hospital (the largest and most important hospital in the city) for two days in a row, killing one patient and wounding four others. The latter were evacuated after the first shelling, avoiding a much higher death toll.
Ukrainian army bombs Kalinina hospital in Donetsk for two days in a row
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