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THE UKRAINE WAR
MILITARY SUPPLIES Forces News: How is Ukraine getting Western weapons to the frontline? Original article: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_NiKLu4h5g Peter Burgess COMMENTARY Military logistics is vital for military success. The news stories that have been dribbling out of Ukraine and back into Europe and the UK and the USA have not been very complimentary about the helpfulness of the Western allies in supporting Ukraine ... but I think this might have been careful misinformation from those with real skin in the game. Hopefully there is a lot of military equipment 'in the pipeline' and on its way to Ukraine and the parts of the front line where it is needed. Ukraine has shown that modern military equipment and well trained soldiers are able to do pretty amazing things ... especially when it is well coordinated by a General Staff that know what they are doing. The army of the Russian Federation has massive numerical superiority, but has not demonstrated much strategic dominance up to now. Hopefully the Ukrainian military will gain the uppoer hand quite soon and be able to displace the Russians from every bit of Ukrainian territory including Crimea. This info anout military logistics is encouraging ... Peter Burgess | |||||||||
How is Ukraine getting Western weapons to the frontline?
Jul 8, 2022 Forces News 574K subscribers ... 76,726 views Western military equipment worth billions of dollars has been sent to Ukraine since the Russian invasion began in February, and Forces News has the breakdown on its journey. There's a huge, ongoing logistics operation to ensure tanks, artillery, Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS), ammunition and other stores end up in the correct hands. Retired Lieutenant Colonel Glen Grant, from Riga Business School, explains how much of it is taken by reception organisations and brought across the Polish border.
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