- The Western media is now admitting to a wide variety of metrics indicating Ukraine's spiral downward amid the ongoing conflict with Russia; - Reports indicate not only manpower shortages but a problem with properly training conscripts for combat; - Ukraine continues to suffer from a wide variety of arms and ammunition shortages, with the West now finally admitting Western military industrial production has categorically failed to meet the demands of the conflict in Ukraine; - NATO's summit in Washington DC pledged to expand Western military industrial production but failed to lay out any of the key steps required to do so beyond political posturing; For daily updates on the conflict in Ukraine: The Duran (Telegram): https://t.me/thedurancom Scott of Kalibrated (Telegram): https://t.me/kalibrated Mark Sleboda (Telegram): https://t.me/TheRealPolitick References: DoD - Biden Administration Announces Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine (July 11, 2024): https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3835746/biden-administration-announces-additional-security-assistance-for-ukraine/ Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty - EU Shell-Production Capacity, Supplies To Ukraine Fall Far Short Of Promises (July 8, 2024): https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-weapons-shells-european-union-eu-war-russia-investigation/33025300.html Wall Street Journal - NATO Allies Confront ‘Serious Gap’ in Arms Production to Counter Russia (July 9, 2024): https://www.wsj.com/world/nato-allies-confront-serious-gap-in-arms-production-to-counter-russia-3b5b75f9 CSIS - The State of Russia's Defense Industry After Two Years of War and Sanctions (June 25, 2024): https://www.youtube.com/live/00tPLu0g_es?si=g_g_3_SmcIZ_29Wq WSJ - High-Tech American Weapons Work Against Russia—Until They Don’t (July 10, 2024 https://www.wsj.com/world/us-weapons-russia-ukraine-0eed240c Bloomberg - Ukraine’s F-16 Ambitions Snarled by Language Barrier, Runways and Parts (July 12, 2024): https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-12/ukraine-s-f-16-ambitions-snarled-by-language-barrier-runways-and-parts Washington Post - Basic training in Ukraine is barely covering the basics, commanders say (June 2, 2024): https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/06/02/ukraine-training-soldiers-mobilization-war/ Where to Find My Work: Website: https://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/brianlovethailand Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianJBerletic Odysee (YouTube alternative): https://odysee.com/@LandDestroyer:8 Rumble (YouTube alternative): https://rumble.com/c/c-1459863 Weibo: https://weibo.com/u/7726044004 ไบรอัน แฟนคลับ (Facebook): https://facebook.com/BrianThaiFanclub/ Line Group: https://lin.ee/JIxTpKe Gab: https://gab.com/BrianBerletic VK (Facebook alternative): https://vk.com/brianberletic How to Support my Work (and thank you!): Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheNewAtlas Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/landdestroyer PromptPay: 0851547235 Cryptocurrency Donations: Ethereum (ETH): 0xee6ed93c3adc474450011e9af22939a0b9b312c7 BitCoin (BTC): 1AfGnbmHxA6cy9YKUSxysXvpJPyecpBKrr Monero (XMR): 845TCXx3pchSBXuDL7FHG679gbWD2wkHS6MJxuq7jFVsVFj7T6xsry747uhhGZUdkaRXbbrMfo5c8RnGfzGZ13KxQUdHVLR