by Bernhard at Moon of Alabama
The main stream media have no problem with contradicting their own reporting:
- U.S. Lacks a Clear Picture of Ukraine’s War Strategy, Officials Say – Jun 8, 2022 – New York Times
Intelligence agencies know far more about Russia’s military, even as the United States ships billions of dollars in weapons to the Ukrainians. - Commando Network Coordinates Flow of Weapons in Ukraine, Officials Say – Jun 25, 2022 – New York Times
A secretive operation involving U.S. Special Operations forces hints at the scale of the effort to assist Ukraine’s still outgunned military.
> [S]ome C.I.A. personnel have continued to operate in the country secretly, mostly in the capital, Kyiv, directing much of the vast amounts of intelligence the United States is sharing with Ukrainian forces, according to current and former officials.At the same time, a few dozen commandos from other NATO countries, including Britain, France, Canada and Lithuania, also have been working inside Ukraine. <
- Russia running out of precision munitions in Ukraine war- Pentagon official – Mar 25, 2022 – Yahoo/Reuters
- Is Russia running out of missiles? US, Russia send mixed messages – May 16, 2022 – Jerusalem Post
- Russia ‘running out’ of precision weapons – Jun 11, 2022 – UK Defense Journal
- Russia Unleashes a Missile Barrage, While Inching Ahead in Eastern Ukraine – Jun 25, 2022 – New York Times
There are only a few ‘western’ sources who have a grip on reality:
- The Return of Industrial Warfare – Jun 17, 2022 – RUSI
> The expenditure of cruise missiles and theatre ballistic missiles is just as massive. The Russians have fired between 1,100 and 2,100 missiles.
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The initial stockpile in February 2022 is unknown, but considering expenditures and the requirement to hold substantial stockpiles back in case of war with NATO, it is unlikely that the Russians are worried. In fact, they seem to have enough to expend operational-level cruise missiles on tactical targets. The assumption that there are 4,000 cruise and ballistic missiles in the Russian inventory is not unreasonable. This production will probably increase despite Western sanctions. In April, ODK Saturn, which makes Kalibr missile motors, announced an additional 500 job openings. <