Russia Continues Grinding Away Ukrainian Military & Electrical Power (Update for November 21, 2022)

Russia Continues Grinding Away Ukrainian Military & Electrical Power (Update for November 21, 2022)

The New Atlas
Nov 20, 2022

Update on Russian military operations in Ukraine for November 21, 2022

- Russian makes incremental gains in the Donbass region;
- Ukraine’s power grid continues to degrade under Russian missile and drone strikes;
- Ukraine continues denying responsibility for missile strike in Poland;
- US claims NASAMS air defense systems performed at 100% effectiveness, provide no numbers or proof of this claim;
- There are not enough NASAMS arriving in Ukraine over the next several years to protect Ukraine from further Russian missile and drone salvos;
- Ukraine has more or less abandoned Kherson city;
- US DoD admits Ukraine cannot achieve its main objective of expelling Russia;
- Failure to achieve Ukraine’s objective while continuing to fight and lose men and equipment equates to demilitarization;

References:

Al Jazeera - Ukraine to begin voluntary evacuation from Kherson: Deputy PM:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/1...
Breaking Defense - Zelensky advisor: ‘Important’ to wait for results of Poland missile explosion investigation:
https://breakingdefense.com/2022/11/z...
Guardian - In eastern Poland, Putin’s war has turned former enemies into friends:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/202...
ABC News - Ukrainian officials refute US estimates on number of killed, injured soldiers:
https://abcnews.go.com/International/...
BBC - Ukraine war: 10 million without power after Russian strikes:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe...
US Department of Defense - Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Army General Mark A. Milley, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Hold a Press Briefing Following Ukrainian Defense Contact Group Meeting Nov. 16, 2022:
https://www.defense.gov/News/Transcri...
Human Rights Watch - Off Target: The Conduct of the War and Civilian Casualties in Iraq: II. CONDUCT OF THE AIR WAR:
https://www.hrw.org/reports/2003/usa1...
Houston Business Journal - KBR completes power substation project in Iraq:
https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/s...
Bloomberg - Transcript: Vladimir Putin’s Televised Address on Ukraine (February 24, 2022):
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...

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