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Update on Russian Military Operations in Ukraine for May 31, 2022

- Russian advances continue - roads out of Severodonetsk-Lysychansk cauldron under Russian artillery fire;
- Ukraine launches anemic “counter offensives” as political distractions from strategic catastrophe unfolding for them in the Donbas;
- Ukraine, Western media float notion of Ukrainian retreat in Donbas;
- Western media beginning to cover full scale of Ukraine’s continued defeat;
- Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS) may still be sent, just not with long-range missiles;
- US MLRS have steep logistical needs, large physical footprint that will make them cumbersome, easy to spot and destroy;
- Other “wonder weapons” are being cleared off the battlefield in a similar manner, including most recently Italian FH70 howitzers;
- Javelin and Stingers will take years to replace;
- Nothing short of a direct NATO intervention will reverse course for Ukraine;

References:

Reuters - Georgia started war with Russia: EU-backed report:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-georgia-russia-report-idUSTRE58T4MO20090930
Washington Post - Russia has killed civilians in Ukraine. Kyiv’s defense tactics add to the danger:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/03/28/ukraine-kyiv-russia-civilians/
Reuters - Ukraine says troops may retreat from eastern region as Russia advances:
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/stop-playing-with-russia-end-war-zelenskiy-tells-west-2022-05-27/
Washington Post - Ukrainian volunteer fighters in the east feel abandoned:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/05/26/ukraine-frontline-russia-military-severodonetsk/
Alex Christoforou (The Duran) - WaPo finally tells the truth. Boris wants EU+ with Elensky & Baltic States. Night Update:
https://youtu.be/Eu49wLO0tGE
The Dreizin Report - How about those HIMARS?:
https://rumble.com/v16looj-how-about-those-himars.html
Reuters - U.S. will not send Ukraine rocket systems that can reach Russia, says Biden:
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/us-will-not-send-ukraine-rocket-systems-that-can-reach-russia-says-biden-2022-05-30/
Global Security - FM 6-60 (MLRS organizational structure):
https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/army/fm/6-60/Ch2.htm
South Front - IN VIDEO: RUSSIAN ARTILLERY FIRE DESTROY ITALIAN FH70 HOWITZERS IN DONBASS:
https://southfront.org/in-video-russian-artillery-fire-destroy-italian-fh70-howitzers-in-donbass/
Newsweek - Russians Reportedly Wipe Out Howitzers Sent From U.S. to Ukraine in Latest Strikes:
https://www.newsweek.com/russians-reportedly-wipe-out-howitzers-sent-us-ukraine-latest-strikes-1707812
CSIS - Will the United States Run Out of Javelins Before Russia Runs Out of Tanks?:
https://www.csis.org/analysis/will-united-states-run-out-javelins-russia-runs-out-tanks
Defense News - US Army signs deal to backfill Stingers sent to Ukraine:
https://www.defensenews.com/land/2022/05/27/us-army-signs-deal-to-backfill-stingers-sent-to-ukraine/

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