Russian Missile & Drone Strikes Continue Across Ukraine

Update on Russian military operations in Ukraine for October 13, 2022 - UN General Assembly vote demonstrates continued support for Russia by India and China as well as many other nations across the developing and newly industrialized world; - Russia continues missile and drone strikes across Ukraine; - Ukraine’s plea for air defense systems is impractical and reflect desperation in Kiev; - West is attempting to mix and match air defense systems to create an ad hoc integrated network; - Many air defense components will take a year or longer to arrive in Ukraine; - Many air defense components will be damaged or destroyed before the imagined integrated network is complete; - A turning point is coming where the West will have to decide between escalating or abandoning its proxy war in Ukraine; References: US Department of Defense - Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark A. Milley Hold a Press Conference Follo