Update on Russian military operations in Ukraine for April 9, 2023:

- US arms shipments have drastically dwindled, the majority of weapons pledged require contracts that will take weeks, months, even years to fulfill;

- The NYT admits arms shipments may not be adequate for the upcoming Ukrainian offensive expected to begin within 2-3 weeks;

- Leaked NATO plans regarding Ukraine may have been fabricated by NATO and leaked through authentic means to reinforce other ongoing deceptions;

- 2013 US government-funded polls regarding Crimea and Ukraine indicate that the nation was divided, many favored Russia or had affinity for Russia and the Russian language was at least as widely spoken nationwide as Ukrainian;

References:

US Department of Defense - Biden Administration Announces Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine (April 4, 2023):
https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3350958/biden-administration-announces-additional-security-assistance-for-ukraine/
Newsweek - What Are c-UAS Laser Guided Rocket Systems? Kyiv Gets Experimental Weaponry (April 6, 2023):
https://www.newsweek.com/ukraine-us-c-uas-laser-guided-rocket-systems-1793015
Washington Post - US is providing Ukraine with $2.6 billion in military aid (April 4, 2023):
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/04/04/ukraine-russia-war-security-aid-billions/aa7a7d4c-d2cc-11ed-ac8b-cd7da05168e9_story.html
NYT - New Weapons Aren’t Enough: The Challenges of Ukraine’s Coming Assault (April 3, 2023):
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/03/world/europe/ukraine-war-counteroffensive.html
NYT - Ukraine War Plans Leak Prompts Pentagon Investigation (April 6, 2023):
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/06/us/politics/ukraine-war-plan-russia.html
Politico - Ukraine gives Russia two options: Leave Crimea peacefully or be ready for battle (April 6, 2023):
https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-russia-crimea-war-peace-volodymyr-zelenskyy/
USAID, International Republican Institute (IRI) - Public Opinion Survey Residents of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea May 16 – 30, 2013:
https://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/pnaec705.pdf
USAID, IRI - Public Opinion Survey Residents of Ukraine August 27-September 9, 2013:
https://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PNAEC703.pdf

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