Washington’s Downed Drone + Growing Admissions of Ukraine’s Military Deterioration

<h2>Update on Russian military operations in Ukraine for March 16, 2023:</h2> – Russian warplanes intercepted and apparently clipped the propeller of a US MQ-9 drone carrying out surveillance near Crimea; – The US has no means of recovering the drone, though Russia may have an opportunity to recover it; – While the drone operated in international airspace according to the US, it was collecting intelligence on behalf of Ukraine as part of ongoing hostilities, as a party of the conflict and thus threatening Russian national security; – Bakhmut continues to face encirclement; – The Western media has begun admitting to the grim deterioration of Ukraine’s forces under the weight of Russia’s strategy of attrition; – Ukraine has lost the majority of troops trained by NATO over the last 8-9 years; – Ongoing NATO training is rushed, incapable of meeting or exceeding Russia’s pool of trained manpower; – Ammunition and weapons are also admittedly running out; – Ukraine may or may not be diverting reserves for an upcoming spring offensive to instead fight in Bakhmut; – Any possible counteroffensive around Bakhmut might indicate just how badly deteriorated Ukraine’s forces have become;   Credit to : The New Atlas

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