Update on the conflict in Ukraine for May 1, 2023:
– Russia has conducted multiple large-scale missile strikes across Ukraine including the targeting of potential staging activities ahead of Ukraine’s spring/summer offensive;
– Russian missile strikes are also exhausting Ukraine’s air defense capabilities at a rate difficult for its Western allies to replace;
– Errant Ukrainian S-300 missiles falling into populated areas and causing civilian casualties are now regularly blamed on Russia;
– Several of Ukraine’s remaining S-300 systems appeared to be moving into Kherson to provide potential air defenses ahead of the expected offensive but were discovered and destroyed by Russian Lancet kamikaze drones;
– There has a been an up-tick in fantastical propaganda across the West, reflecting the growing issues Ukraine’s war efforts face in reality;
Follow Alex and Alexander of The Duran for daily updates regarding Ukraine:
Alexander Mercouris: https://www.youtube.com/@AlexMercouris
Alex Christoforou: https://www.youtube.com/@AlexChristoforou
References:
NYT – Defenses Carved Into the Earth (December 2022):
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/12/14/world/europe/russian-trench-fortifications-in-ukraine.html
ABC – Ukrainian air defences shoot down 15 of 18 Russian missiles launched in dead of night (April 30, 2023):
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-01/russia-launches-missile-strike-on-ukraine-air-defence/102286894
The New Voice of Ukraine – Russia firing at Ukraine missiles made last fall or winter, Air Force says:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/russia-firing-ukraine-missiles-made-123900674.html
RFE/RL – Wagner Chief Threatens To Pull Out Of Bakhmut As Zelenskiy Calls For Modern Air Defenses (April 29, 2023:
https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-zelenskiy-air-defense/32384787.html
DW – Soviet-era anti-aircraft system that misfired on Poland (November 2022):
https://www.dw.com/en/soviet-era-anti-aircraft-system-that-misfired-on-poland/a-63792164
RFE/RL – ‘Night Of Russian Terror’: Deadly Missile Attacks Target Ukrainian Cities (April 28, 2023):
https://www.rferl.org/a/deadly-russian-missile-attacks-target-kyiv-uman/32383261.html
Al Jazeera – Reported Ukraine drone strike ignites major fuel blaze on Crimea (April 29, 2023):
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/29/russian-official-says-crimean-fuel-tank-blaze-likely-drone-attack
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