Comments by "Pantherparatrooper" (@506thparatrooper) on "Operator Starsky - ATACMS Approved by US- Are Days of Putin's Pride Project Kerch Bridge Numbered?" video.

  1. "Foreseeable from the war’s early days, Kyiv would run out of people to serve in its army. With a much smaller population than its Russian adversary and a conscription age for men of 27 (now lowered to 25), Ukraine benefited initially from a surge in patriotism that brought in new recruits. As this effect wore off and high casualty rates set in, manpower shortages quickly became a limiting factor on Kyiv’s war effort and its capacity to absorb and productively deploy U.S. aid as it arrived." Foreign Policy Jennifer Kavanaugh 21 NOV 2024
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  2. Had Joe Biden been serious about Ukraine winning this war he would have ramped up the American defense industrial manufacturing capabilities. He did not for almost three years now. As a result, Ukraine has slowly lost this war. This rapid draining of critical American stockpiles prevents adequate numbers of munitions and weapons and dangerously threatens America's war fighting capabilities with war with China rapidly approaching. "Before the war in Ukraine, the US produced approximately 15,000 155 mm artillery shells each month. With new factories and production lines opening, the US is now producing 40,000 shells a month. But it will still take more than a year for the Pentagon to hit its goal of 100,000 shells each month. The process of ramping up production is on schedule, but the process will take years, requiring new facilities, expanded factories and Congress willing to allocate the money." CNN 17 SEP 2024
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