Posted on 05/13/2024 9:53:33 PM PDT by McGruff
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Ukraine as weapons from a new American aid package begin arriving at the front line.
His visit comes as the country struggles to hold back a major Russian incursion near its second biggest city of Kharkiv.
Ahead of Mr Blinken's arrival in Kyiv, a senior US official said the American-funded weapons now arriving at the front line included air defence interceptors, artillery and ATACMS long-range precision guided missiles.
"We have already started to flow in artillery [and] long-range ATACMS that can range any part of Ukraine, and also other air defence capabilities that are meant to meet the most pressing needs, particularly with an eye towards Russia's activities right now in Kharkiv," the official said.
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What Denys Davydov doink?
What I would like to see is a full audit of American aid to Ukraine to the penny. As an American citizen, I am entitled to know this and as Americans, we should demand this.
What you said is true. But even without that, Russia has 3 or 4 times the population, and greater industrial base. The only way Ukrainian forces stood a chance was to have very well trained and equipped forces that could beat the Russian forces in a running battle.
This was obvious from the beginning except for those who have an irrational hatred towards one side or the other and those who are looking to enrich themselves either politically or financially.
—> What I would like to see is a full audit of American aid to Ukraine to the penny
Agree.
Sadly, our pentagon itself can’t pass an audit… so there’s that.
Wonder how many American advisors are on the ground operating those weapon systems.
Ukraine needs more soldiers. Weapons and ammo are not the biggest problem.
They wasted 2023 on a counteroffensive that failed. They should have spent that time fortifying their front with land mines and building more drones because they do not have the manpower to defend everywhere against the Russians.
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