Russian Missile & Drone Strikes Continue Across Ukraine

October 13, 2022 (The New Atlas) - An update on Russian military operations in Ukraine for October 13, 2022.

• UN General Assembly vote demonstrates continued support for Russia by India and China as well as many other nations across the developing and newly industrialized world; 
• Russia continues missile and drone strikes across Ukraine; 
• Ukraine’s plea for air defense systems is impractical and reflect desperation in Kiev; 
• West is attempting to mix and match air defense systems to create an ad hoc integrated network; 
• Many air defense components will take a year or longer to arrive in Ukraine; 
• Many air defense components will be damaged or destroyed before the imagined integrated network is complete; 
• A turning point is coming where the West will have to decide between escalating or abandoning its proxy war in Ukraine; 

References: 

US Department of Defense – Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark A. Milley Hold a Press Conference Following the Ukraine Defense Contact Group Meeting Oct. 12, 2022 Brussels, Belgium: 

https://www.defense.gov/News/Transcripts/Transcript/Article/3186611/secretary-of-defense-lloyd-j-austin-iii-and-chairman-of-the-joint-chiefs-of-sta/

Reuters – First German IRIS-T air defence system in Ukraine, three more to come – minister: 

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/first-german-iris-t-air-defence-system-ukraine-three-more-come-minister-2022-10-12/
Politico – France, UK pledge new air defense tools for Ukraine: 

https://www.politico.eu/article/france-emmanuel-macron-announces-new-delivery-of-air-defense-systems-to-ukraine/

Reuters – France could deliver up to 12 more Caesar howitzers to Ukraine, Le Monde reports: 

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/france-could-deliver-up-12-more-caesar-howitzers-ukraine-report-2022-10-01/
FT – Military briefing: Ukraine frets about a new Belarus front:

https://www.ft.com/content/4b85b384-a9aa-4f16-be25-7d7ee4d6bb32

Washington Post – Ukraine wants more air defense. Here’s how it works.:  https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/10/13/ukraine-air-defense/