Berletic: Washington's Downed Drone + Growing Admissions of Ukraine's Military Deterioration Archived Message Posted by sashimi on March 17, 2023, 9:13 am Update on Russian military operations in Ukraine for March 16, 2023: * 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; References below Youtube video description as per. Message Thread: Berletic: Washington's Downed Drone + Growing Admissions of Ukraine's Military Deterioration - sashimi March 17, 2023, 9:13 am Col. Douglas Macgregor's sources told him that Gen. Zaluzhny told the US of 257k dead soldiers. - sashimi March 17, 2023, 10:53 am I remember 257K when Macgregor mentioned it .. - Tomski March 17, 2023, 1:40 pm Re: I remember 257K when Macgregor mentioned it .. - Dovetail Joint March 17, 2023, 3:19 pm Re: I remember 257K when Macgregor mentioned it .. - Tomski March 17, 2023, 4:04 pm Re: I remember 257K when Macgregor mentioned it .. - Dovetail Joint March 17, 2023, 7:13 pm   Searching