Death of Gonzalo Lira, Crumbling Ukrainian Air Defenses, Growing Russian Military Capabilities January 14, 2024 Unipro2013main News, Ukraine War, World News </p> <h2>Death of Gonzalo Lira, Crumbling Ukrainian Air Defenses, Growing Russian Military Capabilities</h2> <p> Update on the conflict in Ukraine for January 15, 2024…</p> <p>– US-Chilean citizen Gonzalo Lira is confirmed dead by the US State Department, having died in a Ukrainian prison with serious health issues neglected by his jailers. He was imprisoned for criticizing Kiev;</p> <p>– Russia continues using a strategy of attrition across the line of contact, particularly in places like Avdeevka where Ukrainian positions are steadily degraded;</p> <p>– Russian forces continue carrying out large-scale drone and missile strikes on targets across Ukraine;</p> <p>– Ukraine admits a growing crisis in terms of air defense capabilities with its Western sponsors unable to supply an adequate number of interceptors for launchers transferred to Ukraine;</p> <p>– Russia is continuing to expand production of existing drones and missiles while also developing new drones and missiles with greater capabilities, further stressing Ukraine’s already stretched combat capabilities;</p> <p>– Previous dismissal of Russian-Iranian defense cooperation has now led to a demonstrable strategic crisis for Ukraine and the collective West;</p> <p>– Ukrainian commanders are requesting what amounts to an entire army’s worth of equipment including an entire air force worth of replacement aircraft;</p> <p>Credit to : The New Atlas </p> <p> Please support our Sponsors here :
