Ukraine War Upd. EXTRA: ATACMS Info, Putin's Many Failures, & Weird Kids' Parties
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"Putin's story in Ukraine is a story of failures and disasters, not even one strategic goal Russia has achieved."
Hello Team!
Jonathan provides an update on the weather situation in Ukraine, noting heavy snowfall and storms in Kiev, Odessa and occupied Crimea. This weather is expected to impact activity on the front lines in the coming days.
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Putin's Many Failures in Ukraine
A $10 thread outlines 13 ways in which Putin has failed to achieve his strategic goals in Ukraine since 2014, including:
- Failing to install a puppet government
- Failing to take the Donbas region
- Failing to prevent Ukraine receiving Western weapons
- Failing to capture major Ukrainian cities like Kyiv
- Failing to destroy Ukrainian identity (which has actually been strengthened)
Russia has been left weakened and isolated. Ukraine has resisted and achieved successes against Russia even when the odds were against them.
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Bizarre Russian Kids' Military Birthday Parties
An advertisement on Russian social media offers to host children's birthday parties with a military theme, where kids wear black bags resembling body bags. The program includes activities like navigating a minefield and bomb throwing. Jonathan finds this deeply saddening given the context of the war and the high Russian casualty rate.
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ATACMS Missile System Explained
Jonathan provides a very detailed overview of the ATACMS missile system and why it is important for Ukraine to have. Key points:
- ATACMS provides a unique quick response, precision strike capability for time-sensitive targets that other missile systems like GMLRS or Storm Shadow are less suited for
- Having ATACMS would allow Ukraine to better destroy key Russian assets and diversify their long-range strike options
- The US has around 3,800 ATACMS in inventory, with around 1,100 currently usable and more in production, so they can afford to give some to Ukraine
- 200 missiles for Ukraine would be very impactful while still leaving plenty for US needs
- Expired ATACMS could also potentially still be used by Ukraine
Wrap up
Jonathan thanks listeners for their support and signs off.
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