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US-based SpaceX’ Starship program and its implications on geopolitics… - SpaceX continues developing its Starship program after its 2nd integrated flight test (IFT2) on September 18, 2023; - Starship, when operational, will be the first fully reusable launch system able to recover and reuse both the 1st stage booster like SpaceX’ current Falcon family of rockets, but also the 2nd stage; - Starship is also the largest, most powerful launch system on Earth at the moment; - Reusability drives costs down and enables nations with access to such systems to establish orbital infrastructure quicker, cheaper, and on larger scales; - SpaceX’ Falcon 9 rockets have already allowed SpaceX to create the Starlink constellation of satellites providing lower-latency satellite communication with greater coverage than any other current or even planned networks; - In the event of conflict in space where nations begin targeting navigational, surveillance, and communication satellites, the nation with the ability to launch new satellites into space quicker and cheaper will have a clear advantage; - Resources in the Earth’s solar system vastly dwarf resources found on Earth and can support a multiplanetary civilization on a scale of size and abundance hitherto unimaginable, reusability is the key to tapping this potential; References: NSF - After upgrades, Starship achieves numerous successes during second test flight (November 17, 2023): https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2023/11/ift-2-launch/ Our World in Data - Cost of space launches to low Earth orbit: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/cost-space-launches-low-earth-orbit Follow Spaceflight: NASASpaceflight on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NASASpaceflight Dongfang Hour on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DongfangHour Everyday Astronaut on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EverydayAstronaut Where to Find My Work: Website: https://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/brianlovethailand Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianJBerletic Odysee (YouTube alternative): https://odysee.com/@LandDestroyer:8 Rumble (YouTube alternative): https://rumble.com/c/c-1459863 Weibo: https://weibo.com/u/7726044004 ไบรอัน แฟนคลับ (Facebook): https://facebook.com/BrianThaiFanclub/ Line Group: https://lin.ee/JIxTpKe Gab: https://gab.com/BrianBerletic VK (Facebook alternative): https://vk.com/brianberletic How to Support my Work (and thank you!): Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheNewAtlas Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/landdestroyer PromptPay: 0851547235 Cryptocurrency Donations: Ethereum (ETH): 0xee6ed93c3adc474450011e9af22939a0b9b312c7 BitCoin (BTC): 1AfGnbmHxA6cy9YKUSxysXvpJPyecpBKrr Monero (XMR): 845TCXx3pchSBXuDL7FHG679gbWD2wkHS6MJxuq7jFVsVFj7T6xsry747uhhGZUdkaRXbbrMfo5c8RnGfzGZ13KxQUdHVLR

Update on the conflict in Ukraine for November 13, 2023… - Ukraine is losing its conflict with Russia according to a growing list of metrics reported on by the Western media; - This includes the net loss of territory despite a 5 month offensive; - Ukraine and its Western backers are losing in terms of military industrial production; - Ukraine is also losing in qualitative terms, admittedly being outfought in the air, through electronic warfare, and counter-battery operations; - The collective West has no plan even being discussed that can reverse any of these factors; References: Newsweek - Ukraine Map Shows Avdiivka Almost Fully Encircled by Russia's 40K Troops (November 10, 2023): https://www.newsweek.com/ukraine-map-avdiivka-russia-troops-counteroffensive-1842601 France24 - The Dnipro River, a key front line between Russian and Ukrainian troops (November 10, 2023): https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231110-the-dnipro-river-a-rampart-winding-through-ukraine-war RAND Corporation - Extending Russia, Competing from Advantageous Ground (2019): https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR3063.html The Telegraph - Ukraine’s army is running out of men to recruit, and time to win (August 2023): https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/08/22/ukraines-army-is-running-out-of-men-to-recruit/ Mediazona - Russian casualties in Ukraine. Mediazona count, updated (November 3, 2023): https://en.zona.media/article/2022/05/20/casualties_eng Business Insider - Ukraine official says it can't properly use its Western kit because it has so few soldiers left, report says (October 31, 2023): https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-cant-use-western-weapons-due-to-soldier-shortage-report-2023-10 The Washington Post - Ukraine short of skilled troops and munitions as losses, pessimism grow (March 2023): https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/03/13/ukraine-casualties-pessimism-ammunition-shortage/ New York TImes - Who’s Gaining Ground in Ukraine? This Year, No One (September 2023): https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/09/28/world/europe/russia-ukraine-war-map-front-line.html Reuters - Ukrainian refugees: how will the economy recover with a diminished population? (July 2023): https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/however-war-ends-ukraines-diminished-population-will-hit-economy-years-2023-07-07/ NBC News - U.S., European officials broach topic of peace negotiations with Ukraine, sources say (Nov 4, 2023): https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/us-european-officials-broach-topic-peace-negotiations-ukraine-sources-rcna123628 Mark Sleboda on Substack - Kiev Regime General Zaluzhny Tells the Economist What He Needs to Win - "Wunderwaffe" Future Miracle Weapons and his own equivalent Russian Army, the Future of War, more… (November 4, 2023): https://marksleboda.substack.com/p/kiev-regime-general-zaluzhny-tells#details Simplicius The Thinker on Substack - Zaluzhny Pens Oped for The Economist: "How to Win the War" - Analysis (November 4, 2023): https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/zaluzhny-pens-oped-for-the-economist?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=reader2 Where to Find My Work: Website: https://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/brianlovethailand Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianJBerletic Odysee (YouTube alternative): https://odysee.com/@LandDestroyer:8 Rumble (YouTube alternative): https://rumble.com/c/c-1459863 Weibo: https://weibo.com/u/7726044004 ไบรอัน แฟนคลับ (Facebook): https://facebook.com/BrianThaiFanclub/ Line Group: https://lin.ee/JIxTpKe Gab: https://gab.com/BrianBerletic VK (Facebook alternative): https://vk.com/brianberletic How to Support my Work (and thank you!): Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheNewAtlas Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/landdestroyer PromptPay: 0851547235 Cryptocurrency Donations: Ethereum (ETH): 0xee6ed93c3adc474450011e9af22939a0b9b312c7 BitCoin (BTC): 1AfGnbmHxA6cy9YKUSxysXvpJPyecpBKrr Monero (XMR): 845TCXx3pchSBXuDL7FHG679gbWD2wkHS6MJxuq7jFVsVFj7T6xsry747uhhGZUdkaRXbbrMfo5c8RnGfzGZ13KxQUdHVLR

Update on the conflict in Ukraine + Middle East for October 17, 2023 - Russia continues overturning what negligible gains Ukraine made during its over 4 month-long offensive in Zaporozhye; - Russian operations in Avdeevka continue, however no major “offensive” has been announced by Russian military or political leaders; - Attempts by Russia to exploit possible opportunities along the line of contact are measured, with limitations identified by Russian commanders in stark contrast to Ukraine’s stand-and-fight approach; - In the Middle East, fighting continues between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon as Israeli military operations continue to target Gaza; - Israel has taken action to compel Palestinians to evacuate from northern parts of Gaza in what is likely an attempt to seize the territory and prevent a future return by Palestinians to the area; - Israel’s continued violation of international law and belligerence toward its neighbors is an unsustainable policy that undermines its own self-preservation, like most US proxies; - Russia and China are in a better position now than ever to advance the two-state solution and are creating a region in which this solution can actually materialize; References: Politico - Putin hammers Ukraine with West distracted by Middle East crisis (October 16, 2023): https://www.politico.eu/article/leaders-distracted-war-hamas-israel-crisis-russia-putin-attacks-ukraine-kherson/ VOA - Russian Military Operations Slacken Near Strategic Town of Avdiivka (OOctober 16, 2023): https://www.voanews.com/a/russia-returns-several-ukrainian-children-in-qatar-brokered-deal-/7312473.html TASS - Russian forces continuing to implement master plan during special op — Shoigu (October 16, 2023): https://tass.com/politics/1691503 CNN - Russia’s jamming of US-provided rocket systems complicates Ukraine’s war effort (May 2023): https://edition.cnn.com/2023/05/05/politics/russia-jamming-himars-rockets-ukraine/index.html Defense News - Lockheed wins $4.8B guided rockets contract (April 2023): https://www.defensenews.com/digital-show-dailies/aaaa/2023/04/27/lockheed-wins-48b-guided-rockets-contract/ Times of Israel - Hezbollah shoots at IDF posts, fires missile at tank in fresh Lebanon border clashes (October 16, 2023): https://www.timesofisrael.com/hezbollah-shoots-at-idf-posts-fires-missile-at-tank-in-fresh-lebanon-border-clashes/ The Telegraph - Israeli tanks with Ukraine-style ‘anti-drone cages’ line up on Gaza border (October 16, 2023): https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/10/16/israel-tanks-installed-cope-cages-drone-bomb-defence/ Haaretz - Hezbollah Anti-tank Fire Causing Most IDF Casualties in Lebanon (August 2006): https://www.haaretz.com/2006-08-06/ty-article/hezbollah-anti-tank-fire-causing-most-idf-casualties-in-lebanon/0000017f-dbc4-d856-a37f-ffc41fc50000 NYT - A Disciplined Hezbollah Surprises Israel With Its Training, Tactics and Weapons (August 2006): https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/07/world/middleeast/07hezbollah.html RAND Corporation - Extending Russia (2019): https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR3063.html CSIS - The First Battle of the Next War: Wargaming a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan (2023): https://www.csis.org/analysis/first-battle-next-war-wargaming-chinese-invasion-taiwan Brookings Institution - Which Path to Persia? (2009): https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/06_iran_strategy.pdf Where to Find My Work: Website: https://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/brianlovethailand Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianJBerletic Odysee (YouTube alternative): https://odysee.com/@LandDestroyer:8 Rumble (YouTube alternative): https://rumble.com/c/c-1459863 Weibo: https://weibo.com/u/7726044004 ไบรอัน แฟนคลับ (Facebook): https://facebook.com/BrianThaiFanclub/ Line Group: https://lin.ee/JIxTpKe Gab: https://gab.com/BrianBerletic VK (Facebook alternative): https://vk.com/brianberletic How to Support my Work (and thank you!): Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheNewAtlas Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/landdestroyer PromptPay: 0851547235 Cryptocurrency Donations: Ethereum (ETH): 0xee6ed93c3adc474450011e9af22939a0b9b312c7 BitCoin (BTC): 1AfGnbmHxA6cy9YKUSxysXvpJPyecpBKrr Monero (XMR): 845TCXx3pchSBXuDL7FHG679gbWD2wkHS6MJxuq7jFVsVFj7T6xsry747uhhGZUdkaRXbbrMfo5c8RnGfzGZ13KxQUdHVLR

Update on the conflict in Ukraine + Israeli-Palestinian conflict for October 14, 2023 - Ukraine’s offensive has culminated, in many areas is being overturned by Russian counter-offensives; - Western military assistance continues to dwindle for Ukraine and is now being divided between both Ukraine and Israel; - Israel’s military and political leadership have openly announced a deliberate intention to cut off civilians from food and fuel while bombarding them with military aviation and other long-range weapons; - Israel is contemplating a ground operation into Gaza; - The Middle East has been pivoting slowly away from US primacy, toward a Russian-Chinese led multipolar order; - Hamas raids and Israel’s disproportionate response pose a danger to this process - forcing the region to be drawn into an armed conflict at risk of escalating; - Hamas’ background and actions over the last 2 decades have served US foreign policy objectives, including supporting regime change attempts in Syria and to perpetuate, not end Israeli occupation and military aggression; - Russia/China seek a two-state solution, in accordance with the UN, and seeks to reshape the region in a way that will make the two-state solution possible; Reference: Ukraine Defense News - Germany to send Ukraine $1B in air defense tech, plus more tanks (October 11, 2023): https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2023/10/11/germany-to-send-ukraine-1b-in-air-defense-tech-plus-more-tanks/ US DoD - Biden Administration Announces Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine (October 11, 2023): https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3553644/biden-administration-announces-additional-security-assistance-for-ukraine/ TIME - Biden and Congress Craft $2 Billion Aid Package as Israel Vows to ‘Crush’ Hamas (October 11, 2023): https://time.com/6322820/israel-aid-biden-congress-hamas/ Bloomberg - US Gives First Iron Dome Interceptors to Israel (October 13, 2023): https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-12/pentagon-owned-stocks-in-israel-transfered-to-defense-forces Israeli Ops EI - Gaza’s beauty and struggle from above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2mMjs8nMMs BBC - Hamas attack: 12 Thais killed and 11 kidnapped in Israel (October 11, 2023): https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-67052021 Guardian - ‘Emphasis is on damage, not accuracy’: ground offensive into Gaza seems imminent (October 10, 2023): https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/10/right-now-it-is-one-day-at-a-time-life-on-israels-frontline-with-gaza BBC - Israel's military says it fully controls communities on Gaza border (October 10, 2023): https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67050127 Business Insider - For people in Gaza, life is about to get even worse, with Israel's siege about to 'starve the population,' NGO says (October 11, 2023): https://www.businessinsider.com/gaza-strip-life-get-worse-israel-cut-food-fuel-power-2023-10 Russia and China Politico - Putin blames US for Israel-Hamas conflict (October 10, 2023): https://www.politico.eu/article/vladimir-putin-russia-blames-us-over-isreal-hamas-conflict/ GT - US' biased stance risks undermining efforts to defuse Israel-Gaza tension (October 11, 2023): https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202310/1299692.shtml Hamas: Background, Current Role NYT - U.S. Groups Helped Nurture Arab Uprisings (April 2011): https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/15/world/15aid.html WSJ - How Israel Helped to Spawn Hamas (January 2009): https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB123275572295011847 Haaretz - Why Did Netanyahu Want to Strengthen Hamas? (October 11, 2023): https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-10-11/ty-article/.premium/netanyahu-needed-a-strong-hamas/0000018b-1e9f-d47b-a7fb-bfdfd8f30000 The New Yorker - The Redirection (by Seymour Hersh, 2007): https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2007/03/05/the-redirection Reuters - Hamas ditches Assad, backs Syrian revolt (February 2012): https://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-palestinians-idUSTRE81N1CC20120224 WaPo - U.S., Qatar agree to stop Iran from tapping $6 billion fund after Hamas attack (October 12, 2023): https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/10/12/iran-oil-fund-us-israel/ Govinfo - HAMAS' BENEFACTORS: A NETWORK OF TERROR (2014): https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-113hhrg89738/html/CHRG-113hhrg89738.htm AJ - Israel to create a unity government and war cabinet to oversee the fight against Hamas (October 13, 2023): https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/13/israel-unity-government Where to Find My Work: Website: https://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/brianlovethailand Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianJBerletic Odysee (YouTube alternative): https://odysee.com/@LandDestroyer:8 Rumble (YouTube alternative): https://rumble.com/c/c-1459863 How to Support my Work (and thank you!): Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheNewAtlas Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/landdestroyer PromptPay: 0851547235

LIVE update on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for October 11, 2023 - Gaza is being flattened by Israeli airstrikes following several days of Hamas raids into Israeli-held territory; - war crimes are being committed on both sides; - attempts by the Western politicians to implicate Iran while the US moves military assets into the region for a possible escalation beyond Israel and Palestine; - it is important to separate emotions from facts because short-term “revenge” almost always complicates long-term strategic victory; Follow Angelo Giuliano here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8oKpKMe2jGynKCu-l_vOGg Twitter: https://twitter.com/Angelo4justice3?s=09 (@Angelo4justice3) Support Angelo via BuyMeACoffee: buymeacoffee.com/angelogiuliano (https://t.co/SP0lenUbcN) References: SITREP Reuters - Israel prepares ground offensive; Biden pledges support after Hamas attacks (October 10, 2023): https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-prepares-ground-offensive-biden-pledges-support-after-hamas-attacks-2023-10-10/ Israeli Violations of International Law UNOHCHR - Five years after UNSC Resolution 2334, international accountability to end the Israeli occupation is more important than ever (2021): https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2021/12/five-years-after-unsc-resolution-2334-international-accountability-end#:~:text=Resolution%202334%2C%20adopted%20by%20the,â%C2%80%C2%9Cimmediately%20and%20completely%20cease.%22 Hamas Backing US Proxy War Against Syria Reuters - Hamas ditches Assad, backs Syrian revolt (February 2012): https://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-palestinians-idUSTRE81N1CC20120224 BBC - Gaza fighters head to Syria as refugees flow in (December 2013): https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-25362202 FT - Egypt cut ties to Assad regime and calls for support of rebels (2013): https://www.ft.com/content/8088e7f6-d685-11e2-9214-00144feab7de AJ - Egypt’s Sisi expresses support for Syria’s military (2016): https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/11/23/egypts-sisi-expresses-support-for-syrias-military Arab Spring: Feigned Surprise by Western Intelligence Community LA Times - U.S. intelligence official acknowledges missed Arab Spring signs (July 2012): https://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/world-now/story/2012-07-19/u-s-intelligence-official-acknowledges-missed-arab-spring-signs NYT - U.S. Groups Helped Nurture Arab Uprisings (April 2011): https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/15/world/15aid.html Inaugural AYM SUmmit and Egypt’s Shabab April 6 Movement (2011 - Archived): https://web.archive.org/web/20110410231924/http://www.movements.org/blog/entry/first-aym-summit/ AYM Summit 2008 (Archived): https://web.archive.org/web/20111107205508/http://allyoumov.3cdn.net/f734ac45131b2bbcdb_w6m6idptn.pdf US State Department - Secretary Clinton Addresses Youth Movement Summit (video 2009): https://youtu.be/OcBG7B6sgOk?si=bMkAGgtBCeT3IIUn Where to Find My Work: Website: https://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/brianlovethailand Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianJBerletic Odysee (YouTube alternative): https://odysee.com/@LandDestroyer:8 Rumble (YouTube alternative): https://rumble.com/c/c-1459863 Weibo: https://weibo.com/u/7726044004 ไบรอัน แฟนคลับ (Facebook): https://facebook.com/BrianThaiFanclub/ Line Group: https://lin.ee/JIxTpKe Gab: https://gab.com/BrianBerletic VK (Facebook alternative): https://vk.com/brianberletic How to Support my Work (and thank you!): Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheNewAtlas Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/landdestroyer PromptPay: 0851547235 Cryptocurrency Donations: Ethereum (ETH): 0xee6ed93c3adc474450011e9af22939a0b9b312c7 BitCoin (BTC): 1AfGnbmHxA6cy9YKUSxysXvpJPyecpBKrr Monero (XMR): 845TCXx3pchSBXuDL7FHG679gbWD2wkHS6MJxuq7jFVsVFj7T6xsry747uhhGZUdkaRXbbrMfo5c8RnGfzGZ13KxQUdHVLR

Update on Israeli-Palestinian Conflict for October 9, 2023 - As US proxy war in Ukraine continues to tip in Russia's favor, armed conflict has broken out between Palestinian-based Hamas militants and Israeli forces; - Israeli-Palestinian tensions stem from the Israeli government's decades-long occupation of Palestinian territory in violation of international law and laid out specifically in UN resolutions; - Both Hamas and Israeli forces are currently targeting both military targets and civilians; -Israel has for decades served the purpose of a foothold for first British then American hegemony in the Middle East; - Hamas has a problematic background that complicates Palestine's ability to resolve hostilities between it and Israel; - Hamas has previously served as a proxy along with Israel in the US proxy war against Syria; - Israel is requesting additional military aid from a depleted United States, limiting its ability to escalate vs. Hamas and within the wider region; References: CNN - Israel formally declares war against Hamas as it battles to push militants off its soil (October 8, 2023): https://edition.cnn.com/2023/10/08/middleeast/israel-gaza-attack-hostages-response-intl-hnk/index.html Reuters - U.S. redirecting Israel-stored munitions to Ukraine - New York Times (January 2023): https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/us-sent-israel-stored-munitions-ukraine-new-york-times-2023-01-18/ Defense News - Israel orders tens of thousands of 155mm artillery shells from Elbit (August 2023): https://www.defensenews.com/industry/2023/08/04/israel-orders-tens-of-thousands-of-155mm-artillery-shells-from-elbit/ Elbit Systems - Artillery Ammunition Portfolio: https://elbitsystems.com/product/artillery-ammunition-portfolio/ NYT - U.S. Speeds Up Bomb Delivery for the Israelis (2006): https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/22/world/middleeast/22military.html Background UN Human Rights, Office of the High Commissioner - Five years after UNSC Resolution 2334, international accountability to end the Israeli occupation is more important than ever (December 2021): https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2021/12/five-years-after-unsc-resolution-2334-international-accountability-end#:~:text=Resolution%202334%2C%20adopted%20by%20the,“immediately%20and%20completely%20cease.%22 Reuters - Hamas ditches Assad, backs Syrian revolt (2012): https://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-palestinians-idUSTRE81N1CC20120224 BBC - Gaza fighters head to Syria as refugees flow in (2013): https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-25362202 Reuters - Hamas to restore Syria ties after 10 years of dispute, sources say (2022): https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/hamas-restore-syria-ties-after-10-years-dispute-sources-say-2022-06-21/ FT - Egypt cut ties to Assad regime and calls for support of rebels (2013): https://www.ft.com/content/8088e7f6-d685-11e2-9214-00144feab7de Al Jazeera - Egypt’s Sisi expresses support for Syria’s military (2016): https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/11/23/egypts-sisi-expresses-support-for-syrias-military Reuters - Russia calls on Israel and Palestinians to cease fire (October 7, 2023): https://www.reuters.com/world/russia-calls-israel-palestinians-cease-fire-2023-10-07/ Bloomberg - China Reiterates Two-State Solution Needed for Israel, Palestine (October 8, 2023): https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-08/china-reiterates-two-state-solution-needed-for-israel-palestine Where to Find My Work: Website: https://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/brianlovethailand Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianJBerletic Odysee (YouTube alternative): https://odysee.com/@LandDestroyer:8 Rumble (YouTube alternative): https://rumble.com/c/c-1459863 Weibo: https://weibo.com/u/7726044004 ไบรอัน แฟนคลับ (Facebook): https://facebook.com/BrianThaiFanclub/ Line Group: https://lin.ee/JIxTpKe Gab: https://gab.com/BrianBerletic VK (Facebook alternative): https://vk.com/brianberletic How to Support my Work (and thank you!): Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheNewAtlas Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/landdestroyer PromptPay: 0851547235 Cryptocurrency Donations: Ethereum (ETH): 0xee6ed93c3adc474450011e9af22939a0b9b312c7 BitCoin (BTC): 1AfGnbmHxA6cy9YKUSxysXvpJPyecpBKrr Monero (XMR): 845TCXx3pchSBXuDL7FHG679gbWD2wkHS6MJxuq7jFVsVFj7T6xsry747uhhGZUdkaRXbbrMfo5c8RnGfzGZ13KxQUdHVLR

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Update for the conflict in Ukraine for October 2, 2023 - Ukraine’s offensive is now at the 4 month mark, exhausting its potential and failing to achieve any of its objectives; - The Western media admits that Russia has actually gained more territory this year including during the Ukrainian offensive despite being on the defensive; - Russia continues degrading a variety of Ukrainian military capabilities the West cannot sufficiently replace while maintaining pressure along the line of contact; - Both the Russian economy and its military industrial base are admittedly growing while Ukraine and its Western sponsors exhaust their stockpiles, lacking the ability to renew them; - The West continues talking about building military industrial projects within Ukrainian territory, with the UK recently claiming they may send British troops to “train” Ukrainians in Ukraine; - This appears to be the foundation for creating a “buffer zone” within western Ukraine, similar to the US-Turkish occupation in Syria, meant to freeze the conflict; References: Failing Offensive New York TImes - Who’s Gaining Ground in Ukraine? This Year, No One (September 28, 2023): https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/09/28/world/europe/russia-ukraine-war-map-front-line.html RT - Russian general in charge of Ukraine operation speaks out (October 2022): https://www.rt.com/russia/564934-general-surovikin-ukraine-operation/ The Times - Ukraine counteroffensive: ‘I’m ready to die . . . 90% of the guys here will die too’ (September 5, 2023): https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ukraine-counteroffensive-i-m-ready-to-die-90-of-the-guys-here-will-die-too-76jvs3kwj Mediazona - Russian casualties in Ukraine (September 22, 2023): https://en.zona.media/article/2022/05/20/casualties_eng NYT - Russia Overcomes Sanctions to Expand Missile Production, Officials Say (September 13, 2023): https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/13/us/politics/russia-sanctions-missile-production.html Novaya Gazeta - The barren barrels (November 2022): https://novayagazeta.eu/articles/2022/11/02/the-barren-barrels-en NYT - Defenses Carved Into the Earth (December 2022): https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/12/14/world/europe/russian-trench-fortifications-in-ukraine.html War on the Rocks - A Chat with Britain’s Top Officer, Adm. Radakin (September 18, 2023): https://warontherocks.com/2023/09/a-chat-with-britains-top-officer-adm-radakin/ Alexander Mercouris - NYT Ukr No Gains, Budanov: Continuing on Foot; German MSM: Rus Army Stronger; France Out of Niger (September 29, 2023): https://youtu.be/q6hbriZynaQ?si=4XzGRPdp4IJzl-nD Foreign Policy - Ukraine’s Longest Day (April 2023): https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/04/18/ukraine-russia-war-counteroffensive-attack-bakhmut-himars/ Buffer Zone NYT - Western Leaders Urge Arms Manufacturing in Ukraine (September 28, 2023): https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/28/world/europe/ukraine-arms-manufacturing-nato.html The Guardian - British troops could deploy to Ukraine for first time to train soldiers, says Grant Shapps (September 30, 2023): https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/30/british-troops-could-deploy-to-ukraine-to-train-soldiers-says-grant-shapps Where to Find My Work: Website: https://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/brianlovethailand Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianJBerletic Odysee (YouTube alternative): https://odysee.com/@LandDestroyer:8 Rumble (YouTube alternative): https://rumble.com/c/c-1459863 Weibo: https://weibo.com/u/7726044004 ไบรอัน แฟนคลับ (Facebook): https://facebook.com/BrianThaiFanclub/ Line Group: https://lin.ee/JIxTpKe Gab: https://gab.com/BrianBerletic VK (Facebook alternative): https://vk.com/brianberletic How to Support my Work (and thank you!): Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheNewAtlas Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/landdestroyer PromptPay: 0851547235 Cryptocurrency Donations: Ethereum (ETH): 0xee6ed93c3adc474450011e9af22939a0b9b312c7 BitCoin (BTC): 1AfGnbmHxA6cy9YKUSxysXvpJPyecpBKrr Monero (XMR): 845TCXx3pchSBXuDL7FHG679gbWD2wkHS6MJxuq7jFVsVFj7T6xsry747uhhGZUdkaRXbbrMfo5c8RnGfzGZ13KxQUdHVLR

Update on the conflict in Ukraine for September 25, 2023 - ATACMS will not arrive in numbers large enough for strategic impact; - Ukrainian intelligence chief admits to Ukraine's multiplying failures and obstacles including a lack of infantry and artillery to support them on the battlefield; - US-made M1 Abrams main battle tanks must be held back from the front line or they will be destroyed alongside German Leopard 2 and British Challenger 2 tanks according to Ukrainian intel chief; - Canada's parliament accidentally invited and honored a World War 2 veteran who fought for German Axis forces; - The incident highlights Ukraine's past and present problems stemming from its relationship with Germany during World War 2; References: ATACMS Washington Post - U.S. will send Ukraine long-range missiles, after delay (September 22, 2023): https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/09/22/atacms-ukraine-cluster-munitions/ The Drive - Decision To Give ATACMS To Ukraine Is About To Become Easier (September 19, 2023): https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/one-argument-against-giving-atacms-to-ukraine-is-about-to-erode Lockheed Martin - Lockheed Martin To Deliver PrSM To The US Army For Early Fielding (September 2022): https://news.lockheedmartin.com/2022-09-27-lockheed-martin-to-deliver-prsm-to-the-us-army-for-early-fielding#:~:text=Releases,-Newsroom&text=DALLAS%2C%20Sept.,Precision%20Strike%20Missiles%20(PrSM) CNN - Russia’s jamming of US-provided rocket systems complicates Ukraine’s war effort (May 2023): https://edition.cnn.com/2023/05/05/politics/russia-jamming-himars-rockets-ukraine/index.html Ukrainian Military Intelligence The Drive, The Warzone - Exclusive Interview With Ukraine’s Spy Boss From His DC Hotel Room (September 22, 2023): https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/exclusive-interview-with-ukraines-spy-boss-from-his-dc-hotel-room Mediazona - Russian casualties in Ukraine (September 22, 2023): https://en.zona.media/article/2022/05/20/casualties_eng NYT - Russia Overcomes Sanctions to Expand Missile Production, Officials Say (September 13, 2023): https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/13/us/politics/russia-sanctions-missile-production.html Canadian Government, Jewish Ukrainian President Gives WW2 N*az* Standing Ovation CBC News - CBC News Special: President Zelensky Address to Parliament (September 23, 2023): https://www.youtube.com/live/7m_QRRxG1Mk?si=3ZSaC2mBCvivW38q&t=4200 Washington Post - Canadian House speaker apologizes after honoring veteran of Nazi unit (September 24, 2023): https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/09/24/canadian-speaker-apologizes-ukrainian-nazi/ Wikipedia - World War II: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II Where to Find My Work: Website: https://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/brianlovethailand Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianJBerletic Odysee (YouTube alternative): https://odysee.com/@LandDestroyer:8 Rumble (YouTube alternative): https://rumble.com/c/c-1459863 Weibo: https://weibo.com/u/7726044004 ไบรอัน แฟนคลับ (Facebook): https://facebook.com/BrianThaiFanclub/ Line Group: https://lin.ee/JIxTpKe Gab: https://gab.com/BrianBerletic VK (Facebook alternative): https://vk.com/brianberletic How to Support my Work (and thank you!): Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheNewAtlas Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/landdestroyer PromptPay: 0851547235 Cryptocurrency Donations: Ethereum (ETH): 0xee6ed93c3adc474450011e9af22939a0b9b312c7 BitCoin (BTC): 1AfGnbmHxA6cy9YKUSxysXvpJPyecpBKrr Monero (XMR): 845TCXx3pchSBXuDL7FHG679gbWD2wkHS6MJxuq7jFVsVFj7T6xsry747uhhGZUdkaRXbbrMfo5c8RnGfzGZ13KxQUdHVLR

Top 5 Russian Weapon Systems: And How They Impact Modern Warfare 1. Pantsir S1 @00:58 2. Lancet Drone @09:25 3. T-90M Main Battle Tank @13:18 4. KA-52 Attack Helicopter @17:12 5. Russian Artillery @18:46 References: Sputnik International - US Marine Veteran Highlights Top-Notch Russian Arms in Ukraine Conflict: https://sputnikglobe.com/20230919/us-marine-veteran-highlights-top-notch-russian-arms-in-ukraine-conflict-1113494776.html The Drive, The Warzone - Ukraine Situation Report: Russian SAMs Can’t Stop This Storm Shadow: https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/ukraine-situation-report-russian-sams-cant-stop-this-storm-shadow Army Recognition - Russian Pantsir air defense system with hypersonic missile destroys 4 French SCALP missiles: https://www.armyrecognition.com/defense_news_august_2023_global_security_army_industry/russian_pantsir_air_defense_system_with_hypersonic_missile_destroys_4_french_scalp_missiles.html CNN - Russia’s jamming of US-provided rocket systems complicates Ukraine’s war effort: https://edition.cnn.com/2023/05/05/politics/russia-jamming-himars-rockets-ukraine/index.html CSIS Missile Defense Project - Russian Air and Missile Defense: https://missilethreat.csis.org/system/russian-air-defense/ CSIS - Our Donors: https://www.csis.org/about/financial-information/donors The Drive, The Warzone - Ukraine’s Armor Appears To Have A Russian Attack Helicopter Problem: https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/ukraines-armor-appears-to-have-a-russian-attack-helicopter-problem RUSI - Russia’s Artillery War in Ukraine: Challenges and Innovations: https://rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/russias-artillery-war-ukraine-challenges-and-innovations RUSI - Funding: https://rusi.org/about/our-work/funding Where to Find My Work: Website: https://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/brianlovethailand Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianJBerletic Odysee (YouTube alternative): https://odysee.com/@LandDestroyer:8 Rumble (YouTube alternative): https://rumble.com/c/c-1459863 Weibo: https://weibo.com/u/7726044004 ไบรอัน แฟนคลับ (Facebook): https://facebook.com/BrianThaiFanclub/ Line Group: https://lin.ee/JIxTpKe Gab: https://gab.com/BrianBerletic VK (Facebook alternative): https://vk.com/brianberletic How to Support my Work (and thank you!): Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheNewAtlas Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/landdestroyer PromptPay: 0851547235 Cryptocurrency Donations: Ethereum (ETH): 0xee6ed93c3adc474450011e9af22939a0b9b312c7 BitCoin (BTC): 1AfGnbmHxA6cy9YKUSxysXvpJPyecpBKrr Monero (XMR): 845TCXx3pchSBXuDL7FHG679gbWD2wkHS6MJxuq7jFVsVFj7T6xsry747uhhGZUdkaRXbbrMfo5c8RnGfzGZ13KxQUdHVLR

Update on the conflict in Ukraine for September 18, 2023 - Ukrainian offensive operations remain stagnant along the line of contact with Russian counterattacks overturning what superficial progress they do make; - The Western media citing US and other NATO member state officials admits Ukrainian forces lacked the proper training to conduct a successful offensive; - As Western sources begin admitting to Ukraine's catastrophic losses in men and materiel, they also admit Russian losses are near all time lows; - The collective West also acknowledges that the amount of ammunition and weapons Ukraine requires is beyond the West’s ability to provide both in the short and intermediate future; - In order to provide such levels of material support, the West would need to significantly mobilize its population, industry, and military, a prospect that isn’t even being seriously considered let alone planned; References: BBC - War in Ukraine: Is the counter-offensive making progress? (September 18, 2023): https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66796358 Mediazona - Russian casualties in Ukraine (Updated September 8, 2023): https://en.zona.media/article/2022/05/20/casualties_eng Guardian - West must focus on preparing Ukraine’s troops – or we will all pay the price (July 23, 2023): https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/23/west-must-focus-on-preparing-ukraines-troops-or-we-will-all-pay-the-price Wall Street Journal - The Secret of Ukraine’s Military Success: Years of NATO Training (April 2022): https://www.wsj.com/articles/ukraine-military-success-years-of-nato-training-11649861339 FT - The hard lessons from Ukraine’s summer offensive (September 15, 2023): https://www.ft.com/content/e83bd6fe-43b8-4adf-9bea-07609bc223d0 NYT - Russia Overcomes Sanctions to Expand Missile Production, Officials Say (September 13, 2023): https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/13/us/politics/russia-sanctions-missile-production.html n.html Where to Find My Work: Website: https://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/brianlovethailand Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianJBerletic Odysee (YouTube alternative): https://odysee.com/@LandDestroyer:8 Rumble (YouTube alternative): https://rumble.com/c/c-1459863 Weibo: https://weibo.com/u/7726044004 ไบรอัน แฟนคลับ (Facebook): https://facebook.com/BrianThaiFanclub/ Line Group: https://lin.ee/JIxTpKe Gab: https://gab.com/BrianBerletic VK (Facebook alternative): https://vk.com/brianberletic How to Support my Work (and thank you!): Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheNewAtlas Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/landdestroyer PromptPay: 0851547235 Cryptocurrency Donations: Ethereum (ETH): 0xee6ed93c3adc474450011e9af22939a0b9b312c7 BitCoin (BTC): 1AfGnbmHxA6cy9YKUSxysXvpJPyecpBKrr Monero (XMR): 845TCXx3pchSBXuDL7FHG679gbWD2wkHS6MJxuq7jFVsVFj7T6xsry747uhhGZUdkaRXbbrMfo5c8RnGfzGZ13KxQUdHVLR

US Expands Military Footprint in Asia, But China is Expanding Faster - US seeks to adopt new doctrine to improve survivability of its air bases in the Pacific amid war with China; - The doctrinal shift will take years and likely won’t be complete until after China irreversibly surpasses the US economically and militarily; - The US is also building “civilian” infrastructure close to the Chinese island province of Taiwan, further escalating tensions between the US and China but also involving the Philippines deeper as a US proxy; - The Philippines had been a US colony until 1946 and Washington has sought to reassert itself over Filipino sovereignty ever since, compelling Manila to make decisions that suit Washington at Manila’s expense; - China is the Philippines’ largest trade partner, thus Manila siding with Washington against China will cost the Philippines opportunities the US cannot offer in terms of economics and development; - A US attempt to develop drone swarms to mitigate China’s advantage in manpower and materiel ignores the fact that China’s growing advantage would also allow it to easily produce larger drone swarms of its own; References: New Eastern Outlook - Washington’s Expanding Military Footprint on China’s Doorsteps: https://journal-neo.su/2023/09/05/washingtons-expanding-military-footprint-on-chinas-doorsteps/ Sputnik International - US Seeks to Divide Indo-Pacific, Use New Alliances as 'Proxies Against China': https://sputnikglobe.com/20230911/us-seeks-to-divide-indo-pacific-use-new-alliances-as-proxies-against-china-1113272705.html Defense One - Air Force expanding number of bases in Pacific over next decade: https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2023/08/air-force-expanding-number-bases-pacific-over-next-decade/389834/ US Air Force - Air Force Doctrine Note 1-21, Agile Combat Employment (ACE) (August 2022): https://www.doctrine.af.mil/Portals/61/documents/AFDN_1-21/AFDN%201-21%20ACE.pdf Reuters - Exclusive: U.S military in talks to develop port in Philippines facing Taiwan (August 31, 2023): https://www.reuters.com/world/us-military-talks-develop-port-philippines-facing-taiwan-2023-08-30/ US State Department, Office of the Historian - The Philippine-American War, 1899–1902: https://history.state.gov/milestones/1899-1913/war CSIS, China Power - How Much Trade Transits the South China Sea?: https://chinapower.csis.org/much-trade-transits-south-china-sea/ VOA - US, Vietnam Highlight Elevated Relationship (September 10, 2023): https://www.voanews.com/a/biden-opens-vietnam-visit-by-saying-two-countries-are-critical-partners-at-critical-time-/7261879.html Global Times - Vietnam's first city metro, built by China, carries 14,917 passengers per day (January 2022): https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202201/1245916.shtml SCB - Vietnam launches freight train routes to Europe: https://www.scb.co.th/en/personal-banking/stories/business-maker/vietnam-europe-freight-train-route.html?hash_primary=A22D05E0961E6E5553C8BFF5141C3C9FC53534AA Defense One - ‘Hellscape’: DOD launches massive drone swarm program to counter China: https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2023/08/hellscape-dod-launches-massive-drone-swarm-program-counter-china/389797/ Where to Find My Work: Website: https://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/brianlovethailand Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianJBerletic Odysee (YouTube alternative): https://odysee.com/@LandDestroyer:8 Rumble (YouTube alternative): https://rumble.com/c/c-1459863 Weibo: https://weibo.com/u/7726044004 ไบรอัน แฟนคลับ (Facebook): https://facebook.com/BrianThaiFanclub/ Line Group: https://lin.ee/JIxTpKe Gab: https://gab.com/BrianBerletic VK (Facebook alternative): https://vk.com/brianberletic How to Support my Work (and thank you!): Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheNewAtlas Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/landdestroyer PromptPay: 0851547235 Cryptocurrency Donations: Ethereum (ETH): 0xee6ed93c3adc474450011e9af22939a0b9b312c7 BitCoin (BTC): 1AfGnbmHxA6cy9YKUSxysXvpJPyecpBKrr Monero (XMR): 845TCXx3pchSBXuDL7FHG679gbWD2wkHS6MJxuq7jFVsVFj7T6xsry747uhhGZUdkaRXbbrMfo5c8RnGfzGZ13KxQUdHVLR

Update on the conflict in Ukraine for September 11, 2023 - Fighting continues around the village of Robotyne despite Western claims that Ukraine has pushed on south and southeast of it; - Russian forces continue pressing along the line of contact across the Donbass region; - The US is considering sending ATACMS to Ukraine. The long-range weapon system does not represent a capability Russia does not already have in greater quantities nor a threat Russia is not prepared to defend against; - Western analysts are beginning to understand the missteps made during Ukraine’s offensive, however, they still insist expanding Western military industrial output quick enough to aid Ukraine in the current conflict is possible (it is not); References: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace - Michael Kofman: https://carnegieendowment.org/experts/2362 War on the Rocks - Perseverance and Adaptation: Ukraine’s Counteroffensive at Three Months (September 4, 2023): https://warontherocks.com/2023/09/perseverance-and-adaptation-ukraines-counteroffensive-at-three-months/ War on the Rocks - US Supplying Ukraine ATACMS Major Escalation; Oil Price Grows, West Gives Up on Rus Oil Price Cap (podcast - September 8, 2023): https://warontherocks.com/2023/09/ukrainian-progress-a-breach-or-a-breakthrough-of-russian-lines/ ATACMS ABC News - US likely to send long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine for the first time: Officials (September 9, 2023): https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/us-send-long-range-atacms-missiles-ukraine-time/story?id=103031722 Business Insider - Russia adapted to the game-changing HIMARS, but Ukraine's new Storm Shadow missiles could put the fear back into its commanders, warfare experts say (May 2023): https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-adapted-himars-ukraine-storm-shadow-missiles-bring-fear-back-2023-5 CNN - Russia’s jamming of US-provided rocket systems complicates Ukraine’s war effort (May 2023): https://edition.cnn.com/2023/05/05/politics/russia-jamming-himars-rockets-ukraine/index.html CSIS - Russia Isn’t Going to Run Out of Missiles (June 2023): https://www.csis.org/analysis/russia-isnt-going-run-out-missiles CSIS - US and Allied/Partner Government (funding): https://www.csis.org/about/financial-information/donors/us-and-alliedpartner-government CSIS - Corporations (funding): https://www.csis.org/about/financial-information/donors/corporations US Department of Defense - Fact Sheet on US Security Assistance to Ukraine (September 7, 2023): https://media.defense.gov/2023/Sep/07/2003296114/-1/-1/0/UKRAINE-FACT-SHEET.PDF CSIS - Missile Threat, ATACMS: https://missilethreat.csis.org/missile/atacms/ Alexander Mercouris - US Supplying Ukraine ATACMS Major Escalation; Oil Price Grows, West Gives Up on Rus Oil Price Cap (September 10, 2023): https://youtu.be/9Gzm2s3HXlg?si=fpwQ6X_rNiveGN5d Where to Find My Work: Website: https://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/brianlovethailand Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianJBerletic Odysee (YouTube alternative): https://odysee.com/@LandDestroyer:8 Rumble (YouTube alternative): https://rumble.com/c/c-1459863 Weibo: https://weibo.com/u/7726044004 ไบรอัน แฟนคลับ (Facebook): https://facebook.com/BrianThaiFanclub/ Line Group: https://lin.ee/JIxTpKe Gab: https://gab.com/BrianBerletic VK (Facebook alternative): https://vk.com/brianberletic How to Support my Work (and thank you!): Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheNewAtlas Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/landdestroyer PromptPay: 0851547235 Cryptocurrency Donations: Ethereum (ETH): 0xee6ed93c3adc474450011e9af22939a0b9b312c7 BitCoin (BTC): 1AfGnbmHxA6cy9YKUSxysXvpJPyecpBKrr Monero (XMR): 845TCXx3pchSBXuDL7FHG679gbWD2wkHS6MJxuq7jFVsVFj7T6xsry747uhhGZUdkaRXbbrMfo5c8RnGfzGZ13KxQUdHVLR

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Update on the conflict in Ukraine for August 31, 2023: - The Western media is trying to spin Ukrainian gains within the security or “gray zone” ahead of Russia’s first of several defense lines as a “turning point” in the offensive; - Ukraine’s offensive potential has been exhausted with the West struggling to find arms and ammunition to replace Ukrainian losses; - The West is even struggling to pull together large numbers of antiquated and inappropriate equipment like the post-WW2 Leopard 1 tank; - Meanwhile Ukraine continues conducting drone strikes in Russia, achieving questionable PR value and little else; - A recent Ukrainian drone strike on an airport hosting Il-76 strategic airlift aircraft damaged 2. To put that in context, Russia operates over 100 of these aircraft and has production capacity to build up to 12 annually; - Ukraine’s sponsors are unable to sustain the conflict “for as long as it takes,” and only for as long as they have arms and ammunition to supply Ukraine in sufficient quantities; References: Forbes - Two Ukrainian Air Assault Brigades Are Flanking Russia’s Next Strongpoint On The Road To Melitopol (August 29, 2023): https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/08/29/two-ukrainian-air-assault-brigades-are-flanking-russias-next-strongpoint-on-the-road-to-melitopol/?sh=71ada6bc1d1c Forbes - As Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Gains Momentum, Russia Is Deploying Some Of Its Last Good Reserves (August 27, 2023): https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/08/27/as-ukraines-counteroffensive-gains-momentum-russia-is-deploying-some-of-its-last-good-reserves/?sh=e96a1f372bf8 Reuters - Ukrainian drones attack Russian air base near Estonia (August 30, 2023): https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukrainian-drones-attack-russian-air-base-near-estonia-2023-08-30/ Ukrainska Pravda - Drone attack on Pskov: first satellite images of airfield (August 31, 2023): https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/08/31/7417802/ US Agency for Global Media - Radio Svoboda: https://www.usagm.gov/tag/radio-svoboda/ Air Data News - 50 years after first flight, Il-76 is still being produced in Russia (2021): https://www.airdatanews.com/50-years-after-first-flight-il-76-is-still-being-produced-in-russia/ US State Department - New Package of Additional U.S. Military Assistance for Ukraine (August 29, 2023): https://www.state.gov/new-package-of-additional-u-s-military-assistance-for-ukraine/ US Defense Department - Biden Administration Announces Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine (August 29, 2023): https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3509116/biden-administration-announces-additional-security-assistance-for-ukraine/ The Drive - Ukraine’s Mi-24 Hinds Now Armed With U.S. 70mm Hydra Rockets (August 1, 2023): https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/ukraines-mi-24-hinds-now-armed-with-u-s-70mm-hydra-rockets Forbes - To Free Up Another Hundred Leopard 1 Tanks For Ukraine, German Diplomats Are Getting Creative (August 29, 2023): https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/08/29/to-free-up-another-hundred-leopard-1-tanks-for-ukraine-german-diplomats-are-getting-creative/?sh=7d5f3f9852e0 Where to Find My Work: Website: https://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/brianlovethailand Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianJBerletic Odysee (YouTube alternative): https://odysee.com/@LandDestroyer:8 Rumble (YouTube alternative): https://rumble.com/c/c-1459863 Weibo: https://weibo.com/u/7726044004 ไบรอัน แฟนคลับ (Facebook): https://facebook.com/BrianThaiFanclub/ Line Group: https://lin.ee/JIxTpKe Gab: https://gab.com/BrianBerletic VK (Facebook alternative): https://vk.com/brianberletic How to Support my Work (and thank you!): Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheNewAtlas Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/landdestroyer PromptPay: 0851547235 Cryptocurrency Donations: Ethereum (ETH): 0xee6ed93c3adc474450011e9af22939a0b9b312c7 BitCoin (BTC): 1AfGnbmHxA6cy9YKUSxysXvpJPyecpBKrr Monero (XMR): 845TCXx3pchSBXuDL7FHG679gbWD2wkHS6MJxuq7jFVsVFj7T6xsry747uhhGZUdkaRXbbrMfo5c8RnGfzGZ13KxQUdHVLR

Update on Ukraine conflict for August 27, 2023 - Ukraine’s offensive nears 3 months of fighting and has yet to breach Russia’s first of several defensive lines; - Russia not only continues frustrating Ukraine’s offensive, it is launching its own offensive in the northeast that is gaining momentum; - Amid the failing offensive, Ukraine and its Western sponsors trade blame and argue over the best course forward; - Talk continues to be made regarding “wonder weapons” like F-16 and JAS 39 Gripen fighter jets despite the implausible nature of using either effectively in battle; - A juncture is approaching where the West will have to decide whether to allow Ukraine to begin irreversibly collapsing or intervene more directly; References: Wall Street Journal - Ukraine Chalks Up Small Advance in Southern Push (August 22, 2023): https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/ukraine-chalks-up-small-advance-in-southern-push-8735d44c Wall Street - U.S., Ukraine Clash Over Counteroffensive Strategy (August 25, 2023): https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/u-s-ukraine-clash-over-counteroffensive-strategy-cb5e4324 Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty - Russia Reinforcing Troops Ahead Of Renewed Offensive In 'Tense' East, Ukrainian General Says (August 25, 2023): https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-air-drone-strikes-eastern-front/32564271.html Guardian - Ukrainian pilot ‘Juice’ among three killed in jet collision, says Volodymyr Zelenskiy (August 27, 2023): https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/27/ukrainian-pilot-juice-among-three-killed-in-jet-collision-says-volodymyr-zelenskiy Forbes - Ukraine Is Getting F-16s. Now It Needs Cruise Missiles. (August 21, 2023): https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/08/21/ukraine-is-getting-f-16s-now-it-needs-cruise-missiles/?sh=37b7acda1515 Forbes - 3,600 American Cruise Missiles Versus The Chinese Fleet: How One U.S. Munition Could Decide Taiwan’s Fate (January 9, 2023): https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/01/09/3600-american-cruise-missiles-versus-the-chinese-fleet-how-one-us-munition-could-decide-taiwans-fate/?sh=3028b3ee7da7 Lockheed Martin - JASSM https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/products/jassm.html Reuters - Ukraine's Zelenskiy asks Sweden for Gripen jets in first visit since Russian invasion (August 19, 2023): https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraines-zelenskiy-visits-sweden-meet-pm-royal-family-2023-08-19/ SAAB - Thailand receives first batch of Gripen fighters (2011): https://www.saab.com/newsroom/press-releases/2011/thailand-receives-first-batch-of-gripen-fighters The National Interest - Talk of NATO Membership for Ukraine is a Dangerous Distraction (July 2023): https://nationalinterest.org/feature/talk-nato-membership-ukraine-dangerous-distraction-206628 Where to Find My Work: Website: https://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/brianlovethailand Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianJBerletic Odysee (YouTube alternative): https://odysee.com/@LandDestroyer:8 Rumble (YouTube alternative): https://rumble.com/c/c-1459863 Weibo: https://weibo.com/u/7726044004 ไบรอัน แฟนคลับ (Facebook): https://facebook.com/BrianThaiFanclub/ Line Group: https://lin.ee/JIxTpKe Gab: https://gab.com/BrianBerletic VK (Facebook alternative): https://vk.com/brianberletic How to Support my Work (and thank you!): Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheNewAtlas Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/landdestroyer PromptPay: 0851547235 Cryptocurrency Donations: Ethereum (ETH): 0xee6ed93c3adc474450011e9af22939a0b9b312c7 BitCoin (BTC): 1AfGnbmHxA6cy9YKUSxysXvpJPyecpBKrr Monero (XMR): 845TCXx3pchSBXuDL7FHG679gbWD2wkHS6MJxuq7jFVsVFj7T6xsry747uhhGZUdkaRXbbrMfo5c8RnGfzGZ13KxQUdHVLR

Update on the conflict in Ukraine for August 21, 2023: - As Ukraine’s offensive struggles in its 3rd month to cross the Russian security zone and reach the first of several defensive lines, Russian forces around Kupiansk have begun reversing Ukraine’s territorial gains made in last year’s Ukrainian offensive; - The Western media citing Western political and military leaders as well as previously optimistic Western analysts now admit how implausible Ukraine’s offensive plans actually were as blame begins to be traded; - Despite a growing grip on reality, there is still talk about “wonder weapons” changing the tide of the fighting including continued talk about the delivery of US-made F-16 warplanes which face all the difficulties that NATO main battle tanks faced, preventing Ukraine from using them effectively on the battlefield; - Russia will most likely continue its methodical advance across the battlefield after Ukraine’s offensive fully exhausts itself rather than launching its own “big-arrow” offensive; References: Ukrayinska Pravda (via Yahoo! News) - Ukraine's offensive success in south is successful, Russia's in Kharkiv Oblast is not – UK intelligence (August 19, 2023): https://news.yahoo.com/ukraines-offensive-success-south-successful-065722883.html FT - US grows doubtful Ukraine counteroffensive can quickly succeed (August 20, 2023): https://www.ft.com/content/4d40482a-f8c4-42b8-af60-2374f93070ca Washington Post - U.S. intelligence says Ukraine will fail to meet offensive’s key goal (August 17, 2023): https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/08/17/ukraine-counteroffensive-melitopol/ NY Times - Fighting Intensifies in Northeast as Russia Presses on Kupiansk (August 17, 2023): https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/08/17/world/russia-ukraine-news Washington Post - Wounded Ukrainian soldiers reveal steep toll of Kherson offensive (November 2022): https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/09/07/ukraine-kherson-offensive-casualties-ammunition/ NYT - Defenses Carved Into the Earth (December 2022): https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/12/14/world/europe/russian-trench-fortifications-in-ukraine.html Washington Post - Ukraine running out of options to retake significant territory (August 20, 2023): https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/08/20/ukraine-counteroffensive-analysis-war-russia/ DW - Ukraine updates: F-16 training has begun, Kyiv says (August 20, 2023): https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-updates-august-20/live-66580082 CNBC - Can expensive, American-made weapons like F-16s turn the tide in Ukraine’s war against Russia? (August 19, 2023): https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/19/can-expensive-american-made-weapons-like-f-16s-turn-the-tide-in-ukraines-war-against-russia.html Newsweek - Russia Blames Ukraine for Drone Attack on Military Airfield (August 19, 2023): https://www.newsweek.com/russia-ukraine-drone-airfield-attack-novgorod-chernihiv-1821062 Politico - Russian missile strike kills 7 in Ukraine, including child (August 19, 2023): https://www.politico.eu/article/chenihiv-russia-shelling-in-ukraine-kills-six-including-child/ Ukrainska Pravda - Russian propagandists confirm they targeted drone manufacturers in Chernihiv (August 19, 2023): https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/08/19/7416255/ Where to Find My Work: Website: https://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/brianlovethailand Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianJBerletic Odysee (YouTube alternative): https://odysee.com/@LandDestroyer:8 Rumble (YouTube alternative): https://rumble.com/c/c-1459863 Weibo: https://weibo.com/u/7726044004 ไบรอัน แฟนคลับ (Facebook): https://facebook.com/BrianThaiFanclub/ Line Group: https://lin.ee/JIxTpKe Gab: https://gab.com/BrianBerletic VK (Facebook alternative): https://vk.com/brianberletic How to Support my Work (and thank you!): Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheNewAtlas Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/landdestroyer PromptPay: 0851547235 Cryptocurrency Donations: Ethereum (ETH): 0xee6ed93c3adc474450011e9af22939a0b9b312c7 BitCoin (BTC): 1AfGnbmHxA6cy9YKUSxysXvpJPyecpBKrr Monero (XMR): 845TCXx3pchSBXuDL7FHG679gbWD2wkHS6MJxuq7jFVsVFj7T6xsry747uhhGZUdkaRXbbrMfo5c8RnGfzGZ13KxQUdHVLR

- The US is creating military assistance packages for Taiwan similar to those it creates for Ukraine ahead of a Ukraine-style proxy conflict Washington seeks to create with Beijing; - The US is also passing legislation serving as a stepping stone toward pushing its Taiwan proxies toward declaring "independence" and triggering a conflict with the rest of China; - Meanwhile, Russian and Chinese warships approach "US shores," however upon closer examination, these incidents are happening near the Aleutian Islands closer to Russian than to the continental US; References: NEO - US Arms Package to Taiwan Heralds “Ukraine Part 2”: https://journal-neo.org/2023/08/01/us-arms-package-to-taiwan-heralds-ukraine-part-2/ Reuters - US announces Taiwan weapons package worth up to $345 million: https://www.reuters.com/world/us-announces-taiwan-weapons-package-worth-up-345-million-2023-07-28/ CNN - Russian fighter jet forces down US drone over Black Sea: https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/14/politics/us-drone-russian-jet-black-sea/index.html Air & Space Forces Magazine - Russian Fighter Damages a Second MQ-9 Over Syria. So What Should the US Do Now?: https://www.airandspaceforces.com/russian-fighter-damages-mq-9-syria/ AJ - Saudi Arabia may run out of interceptor missiles in ‘months’: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/1/9/saudi-arabia-may-run-out-of-interceptor-missiles-in-months-ft US Congress - H.R.1176 - Taiwan International Solidarity Act: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1176 & US State Department - U.S. Relations with Taiwan: https://www.state.gov/u-s-relations-with-taiwan/ UN Digital Library - UN Resolution 2758: Restoration of the lawful rights of the People's Republic of China in the United Nations (1972): https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/192054?ln=en Wilson Center Digital Archive - Shanghai Communique (1972): https://digitalarchive.wilsoncenter.org/document/joint-communique-between-united-states-and-china National Democratic Institute - Taiwan: https://www.ndi.org/asia/taiwan Taiwan Foundation for Democracy - About: https://www.tfd.org.tw/en/about/director World Democracy Movement - Eighth Assembly Report (funding listed on page 47): https://www.movedemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Assembly_Report_Eighth.pdf Forbes - U.S. Mum After Confronting 11 Chinese And Russian Ships Off Alaska: https://www.forbes.com/sites/craighooper/2023/08/09/us-gives-no-details-after-confronting-11-chineserussian-ships-off-alaska/?sh=2a421c3f74bf Guardian - US warships sail through Taiwan Strait for first time since Pelosi visit: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/28/us-warships-sail-through-taiwan-strait-for-first-time-since-pelosi-visit-report Where to Find My Work: Website: https://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/brianlovethailand Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianJBerletic Odysee (YouTube alternative): https://odysee.com/@LandDestroyer:8 Rumble (YouTube alternative): https://rumble.com/c/c-1459863 Weibo: https://weibo.com/u/7726044004 ไบรอัน แฟนคลับ (Facebook): https://facebook.com/BrianThaiFanclub/ Line Group: https://lin.ee/JIxTpKe Gab: https://gab.com/BrianBerletic VK (Facebook alternative): https://vk.com/brianberletic How to Support my Work (and thank you!): Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheNewAtlas Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/landdestroyer PromptPay: 0851547235 Cryptocurrency Donations: Ethereum (ETH): 0xee6ed93c3adc474450011e9af22939a0b9b312c7 BitCoin (BTC): 1AfGnbmHxA6cy9YKUSxysXvpJPyecpBKrr Monero (XMR): 845TCXx3pchSBXuDL7FHG679gbWD2wkHS6MJxuq7jFVsVFj7T6xsry747uhhGZUdkaRXbbrMfo5c8RnGfzGZ13KxQUdHVLR

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Update on the conflict in Ukraine for August 9, 2023: - Western analysts and media sources are beginning to admit the poor progress, heavy losses, and fundamental flaws of the Ukrainian offensive and beyond that, the unsustainable nature of the proxy war in the first place; - Ukraine is shifting away from attempts to storm Russian lines and attempting instead to conduct attritional warfare, however, it lacks the material resources to do so which necessitated “storming” tactics in the first place; - As Ukraine’s offensive falters on the battlefield, Kiev and its Western sponsors have been focusing on aerial and naval drone strikes to create the illusion Ukraine maintains the initiative; - Quantities of artillery, armor, and trained manpower determine the duration of Ukraine’s offensive. The disposition of both Ukrainian and Russian forces including the reserves of both sides will determine if a breakthrough will occur; - Russian military industrial capacity and the material resources it produces for the ongoing military operation ensures that no matter where Ukraine’s offensive ends on the battlefield, it will leave Ukrainian forces exhausted, depleted, and unable to sustain their fighting capacity; - Industrial capability between the collective West and both Russia and China is and will remain into the foreseeable future leaning in favor of Russia and China; - The West gambled and lost on “small wars” as it enters an end game for geopolitical unipolarity against Russia and China and the reality that modern warfare against peer and near-peer competitors requires industrial capacity the West doesn’t have and cannot obtain; References: NYT - ‘It’s Not a Sprint,’ Ukraine’s Marines Insist. ‘It’s a Marathon.’ (August 7, 2023): https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/07/world/europe/ukraine-marines-counteroffensive.html US Army Maneuver Center of Excellence - Defeating the Russian Battalion Tactical Group (2017): https://www.moore.army.mil/armor/earmor/content/issues/2017/spring/2Fiore17.pdf Vox - What went wrong in Ukraine’s counteroffensive (August 8, 2023): https://www.vox.com/23819064/ukraine-war-counteroffensive-russia-mines-tanks New York Times - U.S. intelligence suggests that Putin’s advisers misinformed him on Ukraine. (March 2022): https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/30/world/europe/putin-advisers-ukraine.html CNN - Western allies receive increasingly ‘sobering’ updates on Ukraine’s counteroffensive: ‘This is the most difficult time of the war’ (August 8, 2023): https://edition.cnn.com/2023/08/08/politics/ukraine-counteroffensive-us-briefings/index.html Syrian War Headlines The New Yorker - The Redirection (by Seymour Hersh, 2007): https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2007/03/05/the-redirection Guardian - U.S. launches secret drone campaign to hunt Islamic State leaders in Syria (2015): https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/07/russia-airstrikes-syria-not-targetting-isis Washington Post - Russia’s military is unlikely to turn the tide in Syria’s war (2015): https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/russias-military-is-unlikely-to-turn-the-tide-in-syrias-war/2015/10/03/1b9fff04-686a-11e5-bdb6-6861f4521205_story.html NYT - Obama Sees Russia Failing in Syria Effort (2015): https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/03/world/middleeast/syria-russia-airstrikes.html VOX - Why Putin is doomed to fail in Syria (2015): https://www.vox.com/2015/10/1/9431773/putin-russia-syria-doomed Arming & Training the “Syrian Rebels” NYT - Arms Airlift to Syria Rebels Expands, With Aid From C.I.A. (2013): https://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/25/world/middleeast/arms-airlift-to-syrian-rebels-expands-with-cia-aid.html Brookings Institution - An Army to Defeat Assad: How to Turn Syria’s Opposition Into a Real Fighting Force (2014): https://www.brookings.edu/articles/an-army-to-defeat-assad-how-to-turn-syrias-opposition-into-a-real-fighting-force/ DW - The demise of the Free Syrian Army (2018): https://www.dw.com/en/free-syrian-army-turns-to-turkey-for-support-in-war-against-assad/a-42462658 Industrial Output as the Determining Factor RUSI - The Return of Industrial Warfare (June 2022): https://rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/return-industrial-warfare Where to Find My Work: Website: https://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/brianlovethailand Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianJBerletic Odysee (YouTube alternative): https://odysee.com/@LandDestroyer:8 Rumble (YouTube alternative): https://rumble.com/c/c-1459863 Weibo: https://weibo.com/u/7726044004 ไบรอัน แฟนคลับ (Facebook): https://facebook.com/BrianThaiFanclub/ Line Group: https://lin.ee/JIxTpKe Gab: https://gab.com/BrianBerletic VK (Facebook alternative): https://vk.com/brianberletic How to Support my Work (and thank you!): Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheNewAtlas Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/landdestroyer PromptPay: 0851547235

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Update on the conflict in Ukraine for July 31, 2023 - Ukraine's "big push" over the past week has resulted in minimum gains and massive losses; - Ukraine's "big push" followed weeks of exercising an alleged "artillery advantage" used to soften Russian defenses; - Western analysts used the same flawed process to assess Ukraine's artillery capabilities they used to assess the supposed likelihood NATO armor would cut through Russian defenses; - The US rushing M1 Abrams main battle tanks to Ukraine by fall will make no difference on the battlefield, they are too few in number and no more capable than the German Leopard 2 tanks Ukraine has used in a so-far failed offensive; - Russian defenses are layered specifically to absorb Ukrainian advances and preserve Russian manpower and equipment as they move back to successive lines of defenses; - Ukraine's attempt to gain territory amid a war of attrition is only accelerating its own defeat; - A German army report blaming Ukrainian soldiers for the poor outcomes of the offensive is an unfair attempt to shift blame away from NATO; References: New York Times - Main Thrust of Ukraine’s Offensive May Be Underway, U.S. Officials Say (July 26): https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/26/world/europe/ukraine-counteroffensive.html NYT - Ukraine Pushes South, but Faces Obstacles in Counteroffensive (July 27, 2023): https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/07/27/world/russia-ukraine-news Newsweek - Ukraine War Maps Detail Counteroffensive As Kyiv Ups Fighting on Two Fronts (July 29, 2023): https://www.newsweek.com/ukraine-russia-counteroffensive-maps-fronts-1816175 NYT - After Suffering Heavy Losses, Ukrainians Paused to Rethink Strategy (July 15, 2023): https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/15/us/politics/ukraine-leopards-bradleys-counteroffensive.html Forbes - Ukraine Is Winning The Artillery War—By Destroying Four Russian Howitzers for Every Howitzer It Loses (July 11, 2023): https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/07/11/ukraine-is-winning-the-artillery-war-by-destroying-four-russian-howitzers-for-every-howitzer-it-loses/?sh=668e7ff0fcc0 NYT - Ukraine Pushes South, but Faces Obstacles in Counteroffensive (July 27, 2023): https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/07/27/world/russia-ukraine-news NYT - Defenses Carved Into the Earth (December 2022): https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/12/14/world/europe/russian-trench-fortifications-in-ukraine.html Politico - U.S. expects to begin delivering Abrams tanks to Ukraine in September (July 27, 2023): https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/27/u-s-expects-to-begin-delivering-abrams-tanks-to-ukraine-in-september-00108635 Defense One - Saudi Losses in Yemen War Exposed by US Tank Deal (2016): https://www.defenseone.com/business/2016/08/us-tank-deal-exposes-saudi-losses-yemen-war/130623 The Telegraph - Ukraine: The Latest - leaked German report on counter-offensive 'extremely unhelpful' (July 26, 2023): https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/07/26/ukraine-counteroffensive-russia-germany-report-leak/ Where to Find My Work: Website: https://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/brianlovethailand Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianJBerletic Odysee (YouTube alternative): https://odysee.com/@LandDestroyer:8 Rumble (YouTube alternative): https://rumble.com/c/c-1459863 Weibo: https://weibo.com/u/7726044004 ไบรอัน แฟนคลับ (Facebook): https://facebook.com/BrianThaiFanclub/ Line Group: https://lin.ee/JIxTpKe Gab: https://gab.com/BrianBerletic VK (Facebook alternative): https://vk.com/brianberletic How to Support my Work (and thank you!): Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheNewAtlas Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/landdestroyer PromptPay: 0851547235 Cryptocurrency Donations: Ethereum (ETH): 0xee6ed93c3adc474450011e9af22939a0b9b312c7 BitCoin (BTC): 1AfGnbmHxA6cy9YKUSxysXvpJPyecpBKrr Monero (XMR): 845TCXx3pchSBXuDL7FHG679gbWD2wkHS6MJxuq7jFVsVFj7T6xsry747uhhGZUdkaRXbbrMfo5c8RnGfzGZ13KxQUdHVLR

Update on the conflict in Ukraine for July 26, 2023: -Ukraine’s offensive nears the 2 month mark, having failed to breakthrough the security zone along the line of contact and reach the first of several layers of Russian defenses; -Ukrainian losses are significant, Russia’s Ministry of Defense estimated up to 26,000 casualties as of July 12, 2023, many more have died since; -Comments from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky indicate significant losses throughout the conflict and an inability to properly prepare for the current offensive; -Ukraine has begun using bombings, drone strikes, and other forms of terrorism deep within Russian territory to compensate for a lack of progress along the line of contact; -US security assistance packages for Ukraine reflect dwindling capacity to sustain combat in a high-intensity war of attrition; -Allegations of Chinese support for Russian combat operations by supplying Russian troops with equipment and drones deliberately ignore the fact that Chinese products are making it into the hands of both Russian and Ukrainian soldiers on the free market; -The Western media framing China as incapable of brokering peace because non-lethal products it makes are on the battlefield in Ukraine ignores Western nations positioning themselves to likewise broker peace (such as France) despite transferring weapons and ammunition to Ukrainian forces; -With Ukraine’s offensive stalled, it is likely Ukraine’s Western sponsors will be preparing for their next move, be it an intervention of one kind or another, or shifting from Ukraine to the war it is attempting to provoke with China in the Pacific; References: CNN - Ukrainian defense minister says attacks on Crimea will continue, predicts NATO entry early next year (July 25, 2023): https://edition.cnn.com/2023/07/24/europe/ukraine-defense-minister-oleksii-reznikov-intl/index.html Newsweek - Ukraine Details 'Key Battles' in Counteroffensive (July 24, 2023): https://www.newsweek.com/ukraine-details-key-battles-counteroffensive-bakhmut-zaporizhzhia-melitopol-maliar-1814813 US Department of Defense - Biden Administration Announces Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine (July 19, 2023): https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3463890/biden-administration-announces-additional-security-assistance-for-ukraine/ Reuters - US to give Ukraine new $400 million military aid package (July 22, 2023): https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/us-give-ukraine-new-400-million-military-aid-package-2023-07-21/ Politico - China secretly sends enough gear to Russia to equip an army (July 24, 2023): https://www.politico.eu/article/china-firms-russia-body-armor-bullet-proof-drones-thermal-optics-army-equipment-shanghai-h-win/ CNN - Exclusive: Chinese-made drone, retrofitted and weaponized, downed in eastern Ukraine (March 16, 2023): https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/16/europe/china-made-drone-downed-eastern-ukraine-hnk-intl/index.html The Drive - Our Best Look At Ukraine’s Shadowy ‘Alibaba Drone’ Used For Long-Range Strikes (March 2, 2023): https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/our-best-look-at-ukraines-shadowy-alibaba-drone-used-for-long-range-strikes BBC - Ukraine rapidly expanding its 'Army of Drones' for front line (April 2023): https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-65389215 Where to Find My Work: Website: https://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/brianlovethailand Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianJBerletic Odysee (YouTube alternative): https://odysee.com/@LandDestroyer:8 Rumble (YouTube alternative): https://rumble.com/c/c-1459863 Weibo: https://weibo.com/u/7726044004 ไบรอัน แฟนคลับ (Facebook): https://facebook.com/BrianThaiFanclub/ Line Group: https://lin.ee/JIxTpKe Gab: https://gab.com/BrianBerletic VK (Facebook alternative): https://vk.com/brianberletic How to Support my Work (and thank you!): Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheNewAtlas Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/landdestroyer PromptPay: 0851547235 Cryptocurrency Donations: Ethereum (ETH): 0xee6ed93c3adc474450011e9af22939a0b9b312c7 BitCoin (BTC): 1AfGnbmHxA6cy9YKUSxysXvpJPyecpBKrr Monero (XMR): 845TCXx3pchSBXuDL7FHG679gbWD2wkHS6MJxuq7jFVsVFj7T6xsry747uhhGZUdkaRXbbrMfo5c8RnGfzGZ13KxQUdHVLR