Update on Russian military operations in Ukraine for July 17, 2022
– Russian forces continue operations against Bakhmut-Siversk defense line;
– Russian forces have reportedly destroyed another HIMARS;
– The Pentagon has been deliberately vague regarding HIMARS performance in briefings;
– Striking behind Russian lines may be possible for Ukraine, but not in the quantities Russia is capable of regarding strikes behind Ukrainian lines;
– Claims that Russia is deliberately striking civilian targets is transparent war propaganda;
References:
US Department of Defense – Senior Military Official Holds a Background Briefing JULY 15, 2022: https://www.defense.gov/News/Transcri…
NYT – Strikes on Civilians Deep in Ukraine Show Russia’s Lethal Reach: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/14/wo…
Washington Post – Russia has killed civilians in Ukraine. Kyiv’s defense tactics add to the danger.: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/…
Defense Politics Asia (Ukraine map): https://defensepoliticsasia.com/ukraine/ Live UA Map (pro-Ukrainian): https://liveuamap.com/
Attempts to “debunk” Russia’s Ministry of Defense’s claim that it recently found and struck a US-made Ukrainian HIMARS center on “analysis” of the ministry’s accompanying video. While attempts are made to suggest the HIMARS is “just a truck,” it clearly is a HIMARS.
Why are people attempting to claim otherwise, just as they did when Russia found and destroyed the first M777 howitzers?
References:
GIMP (opensource image editing software): https://www.gimp.org/
Reuters – Russia says it destroyed two U.S. HIMARS in east Ukraine, Kyiv rejects claim (first 2 HIMARS struck): https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/…
Newsweek – Russia Boasts of Destroying Western Weapons in ‘Precision’ Missile Strikes (third HIMARS struck): https://www.newsweek.com/russia-destr…
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