Ukraine War Update NEWS: Military Aid & Geopolitics News
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"Things are not looking good in a number of these places around the world... Things are going south."
Hello Team!
Jonathan welcomes viewers to the second part of his Ukraine War News Update for October 30, 2023.
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Possible destruction of S-400 air defense complex in Crimea
- Ukrainian Strategic Command reported successfully hitting a strategic object of the air defence system in temporarily occupied Crimea
- According to Osint Yuri, on October 25th the armed forces destroyed an S-400 strategic air defence system near temporarily occupied Luhansk
- Russian sources say 17 soldiers were wounded and 5 pieces of equipment damaged in a rocket attack on an anti-aircraft missile regiment deployment point
- Osint Yuri believes the strike was planned over 3 days using decoy drones in a "wild weasel" operation to pinpoint Russian air defenses
- If true, this is the 2nd time ATACMS has defeated the S-400 in a head-to-head matchup
Military Aid
- Ukraine and US engineers have adapted Soviet-era radar and launchers to fire Sea Sparrow RIM-7 and Sidewinder AIM-9 missiles, known as "Franken Sams"
- RIM-7 has a 19 km range, originally designed as an anti-missile missile fired from ships
- AIM-9 Sidewinder is an air-to-air missile with a 1-35 km range, the AIM-9X variant can be ground-launched from NASAMS
- 170 Wagner PMC fighters have joined Kadyrov's elite Akhmat Chechen special forces after Prigozhin's death
- Norway is providing modern hospital equipment and assistance treating Ukrainian soldiers, as well as support for energy infrastructure protection and humanitarian demining
Economic impact of Ukraine war on US defense industry
- Ukraine war orders are boosting revenues for major US defense contractors like Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics, etc.
- President Biden's latest $106B funding request includes money to "backfill" production of weapons like Patriot missiles and artillery shells sent to Ukraine
- Defense executives caution that skilled labor shortages and supply chain issues are still hampering their ability to fill orders
- However, the war is providing a significant economic stimulus to areas where defense manufacturers are located, creating jobs and boosting local economies
Geopolitical developments
- China removed Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu from the speaker list at the Beijing Xiangshan Forum, its biggest annual military diplomacy event
- Tensions are rising between Israel and Russia after anti-Semitic incidents in Dagestan, where a Jewish community center was burned and Jews were banned from public places
- Igor Shusko believes Russian intelligence likely organized clashes between Black Hebrew Israelites and pro-Palestinian protesters in Chicago to sow division, a common Russian tactic
- Mark Kirtland warns that the geopolitical situation is deteriorating in the Middle East, Caucasus and Central Asia - "things are going south"
Wrap up
Jonathan thanks viewers for watching and reminds them to like, subscribe and share the video. He notes the complex geopolitical situation globally and the concerning developments in many regions.
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