Update on the conflict in Ukraine for November 13, 2023…

- Ukraine is losing its conflict with Russia according to a growing list of metrics reported on by the Western media;

- This includes the net loss of territory despite a 5 month offensive;

- Ukraine and its Western backers are losing in terms of military industrial production;

- Ukraine is also losing in qualitative terms, admittedly being outfought in the air, through electronic warfare, and counter-battery operations;

- The collective West has no plan even being discussed that can reverse any of these factors;

References:

Newsweek - Ukraine Map Shows Avdiivka Almost Fully Encircled by Russia's 40K Troops (November 10, 2023):
https://www.newsweek.com/ukraine-map-avdiivka-russia-troops-counteroffensive-1842601
France24 - The Dnipro River, a key front line between Russian and Ukrainian troops (November 10, 2023):
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231110-the-dnipro-river-a-rampart-winding-through-ukraine-war
RAND Corporation - Extending Russia, Competing from Advantageous Ground (2019):
https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR3063.html
The Telegraph - Ukraine’s army is running out of men to recruit, and time to win (August 2023):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/08/22/ukraines-army-is-running-out-of-men-to-recruit/
Mediazona - Russian casualties in Ukraine. Mediazona count, updated (November 3, 2023):
https://en.zona.media/article/2022/05/20/casualties_eng
Business Insider - Ukraine official says it can't properly use its Western kit because it has so few soldiers left, report says (October 31, 2023):
https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-cant-use-western-weapons-due-to-soldier-shortage-report-2023-10
The Washington Post - Ukraine short of skilled troops and munitions as losses, pessimism grow (March 2023):
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/03/13/ukraine-casualties-pessimism-ammunition-shortage/
New York TImes - Who’s Gaining Ground in Ukraine? This Year, No One (September 2023):
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/09/28/world/europe/russia-ukraine-war-map-front-line.html
Reuters - Ukrainian refugees: how will the economy recover with a diminished population? (July 2023):
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/however-war-ends-ukraines-diminished-population-will-hit-economy-years-2023-07-07/
NBC News - U.S., European officials broach topic of peace negotiations with Ukraine, sources say (Nov 4, 2023):
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/us-european-officials-broach-topic-peace-negotiations-ukraine-sources-rcna123628
Mark Sleboda on Substack - Kiev Regime General Zaluzhny Tells the Economist What He Needs to Win - "Wunderwaffe" Future Miracle Weapons and his own equivalent Russian Army, the Future of War, more… (November 4, 2023):
https://marksleboda.substack.com/p/kiev-regime-general-zaluzhny-tells#details
Simplicius The Thinker on Substack - Zaluzhny Pens Oped for The Economist: "How to Win the War" - Analysis (November 4, 2023):
https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/zaluzhny-pens-oped-for-the-economist?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=reader2

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