Update on Russian military operations in Ukraine for October 13, 2022
- UN General Assembly vote demonstrates continued support for Russia by India and China as well as many other nations across the developing and newly industrialized world;
- Russia continues missile and drone strikes across Ukraine; - Ukraine’s plea for air defense systems is impractical and reflect desperation in Kiev;
- West is attempting to mix and match air defense systems to create an ad hoc integrated network;
- Many air defense components will take a year or longer to arrive in Ukraine;
- Many air defense components will be damaged or destroyed before the imagined integrated network is complete;
- A turning point is coming where the West will have to decide between escalating or abandoning its proxy war in Ukraine;
Nobody knows what may or may not be "impractical".
Time will tell.
As for "desperation", Kiev's situation has been more or less desperate since Day One, and yet they persevere despite everything.
The Russian conscript army seems in worse shape.
Time will tell who is more determined.
As of today, it looks like Ukrainians are more determined to be free than average Russians are to rule over them.