by Bernhard at Moon of Alabama
Back in March I had warned that Lies Do Not Win Wars. Here is another practical example.
After allegedly having ‘run out of missiles’ and, more importantly, patience, the leadership of the Russian Federation decided to de-electrify Ukrainian cities with a ‘barrage of missile strikes’.
But first came the propaganda blubber:
- 320 missiles in a day: Russia targets short-range ballistic missiles at Ukraine; what is the result? – WION – Mar 2, 2022
- Russia running short on guided missiles, firing indiscriminately – Ukraine – Jerusalem Post – March 17, 2022
- Russia Running Out of Precision Munitions in Ukraine War Pentagon Official – US News – Mar 24, 2022
- Russia running short of precision missiles, say western officials – Financial Times – Apr 29, 2022
- SCORCHED EARTH Now humiliated Putin is running out of MISSILES in desperate bid to defeat Ukraine, UK armed forces chief tells TalkTV – Sun – May 5, 2022
- Putin ‘running out of missiles’ amid claims quarter of Russian Army now lost – City A.M. – May 6, 2022
- Is Russia running out of missiles? US, Russia send mixed messages – Jerusalem Post – May 16, 2022
- Explainer: Is Russia Running Low on Missiles? – Moscow Times – May 17, 2022
- Has Russia Run Out of Precision-Guided Missiles? – SOFREP – May 23, 2022
- Russia ‘running out’ of precision weapons – UK Defense Journal – Jun 11, 2022
- Russia fires five-and-a-half ton Cold War-era missiles designed to destroy aircraft carriers at Ukrainian forces in the Donbas after running out of precision rockets, MoD says – Daily Mail – Jun 12, 2022
- Vladimir Putin running short of missiles as Russian forces turn to old weaponry stock – Mirror – Jul 8, 2022
- Putin left scratching head as Russia RUNS OUT of missiles to make ground attacks – Express – Jul 23, 2022
- Will Russia Run Out of Precision-Guided Munitions? – National Interest – Aug 11, 2022
- Russia Has Run Out of Long-Range Missiles to Terrorize Ukraine – !945 – Aug 20, 2022
- No more than 45% missiles that Russia had before the war remain Chief Directorate of Intelligence – Ukrainska Pravda – Aug 27, 2022
- Russia ‘running out of Iskander and Kalibr missiles’ – The New Voice of Ukraine / Yahoo – Aug 27, 2022
- Ukraine Situation Report: Kyiv Claims Russia Is Running Low On Missiles – The Drive – Aug 27, 2022
- Russian Federation will run out of shells, artillery and armoured vehicles by year end – Ukrainska Pravda – Aug 31, 2022
- Russia Might Run Out of Weapons, Ammunition By End of Year: Report – Newsweek – Aug 31, 2022
- Russia Is Running Out of Missiles. That’s Bad News for Ukraine – Defense Post – Sep 1, 2022
- Alexander Kovalenko: when Russia will critically run out of missiles – Odessa Journal – Sep 2, 2022
- Russia Resorting to Out of Date Missiles as Weapon Stocks Run Low: Ukraine – Newsweek – Sep 4, 2022
- Ukraine believes Russia has less than 50 hypersonic missiles left because it can’t get the chips needed to make more: report – Business Insider – Sep 6, 2022
- Out Of Missiles! Russia Is Left With ‘Limited Stock’ Of Hypersonic Weapons Due To Microchip Shortage – Ukraine – Eurasian Times – Sep 7, 2022