Is Ukraine Using an "Elastic Defense?" Or Just Losing the War?

Is Ukraine Using an "Elastic Defense?" Or Just Losing the War?
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Update on the conflict in Ukraine for June 23, 2024...

- Western narratives continue to suggest Ukraine is buying time for additional arms and ammunition to arrive at the front;

- However, Western military production is unable to supply sufficient arms and ammunition to turn the tide in the fighting;

- Articles discussing an "elastic defense" admit the lopsided nature of fighting in Russia's favor;

- Other signs of flagging Western aid is the desperate decision to delay Patriot missile orders to redirect missiles to Ukraine;

- The US only produces 550 interceptors a year while Russia launches over 4,000 missiles at targets across Ukraine over the same period;

- "Factories" Western arms manufacturers claim they are building in Ukraine are mis-advertised, and instead small repair shops with negligible strategic value;

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References:

Washington Post - Wounded Ukrainian soldiers reveal steep toll of Kherson offensive (September 2022):
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/...
AP - Ukraine employs a flexible defense while waiting for new Western ammo to get to the front (June 17, 2024):
https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-ru...
FT - US to redirect Patriot air defence orders to Ukraine (June 20, 2024):
https://www.ft.com/content/89fe9d6b-3...
Defense News - How Patriot proved itself in Ukraine and secured a fresh future (April 2024):
https://www.defensenews.com/land/2024....
Reuters - Ukraine says Russia has launched over 8,000 missiles, 4,630 drones during war (February 2024):
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/...
Kyiv Independent - Destruction of Kerch Bridge won't be as effective anymore, military says (June 17, 2024):
https://kyivindependent.com/destructi...
RAND Corporation - It Isn't All Bad News for Ukraine (July 11, 2024):
https://www.rand.org/pubs/commentary/...
RAND Corporation - Extending Russia Competing from Advantageous Ground (2019):
https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_re...
Ukrainska Pravda - Where are the Fortifications (in Ukrainian) (May 13, 2024):
https://www.pravda.com.ua/rus/columns...
The Kyiv Indepdent - First Rheinmetall-Ukraine joint production and repair plant becomes operational (June 11, 2024):
https://kyivindependent.com/first-rhe....
BILD - BILD in the Secret Tank Factory, Repair Hall is Russia’s Strategic Target (June 16, 2024):
https://www.bild.de/politik/ausland-u...
Kyiv Independent - Rheinmetall aims to start production of armored vehicles in Ukraine in 2024 (December 2023):
https://kyivindependent.com/rheinmeta...
Breaking Defense - Northrop planning to build munitions inside Ukraine (June 18, 2024):
https://breakingdefense.com/2024/06/n...

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