Russia bombards Ukraine as both sides face shortages

RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS - In Brief 08 Jul 2023 by Alex Teddy
On July 8 Ukraine said 8 or more people were killed when Russia struck a housing area in Donetsk with rockets. Russia maintains it only targets military sites. However, Russia's equipment is faulty, and it could simply be missing its target a lot. Ukraine's counter-offensive is in the south of the country and around Bakhmut. Russia has paratroopers in Bakhmut. These are the cream of the Russian Army. Usually Russia would not waste such a spearhead force in defending something, especially a city of minimal value. That the paratroopers are deployed here suggest that there is a shortage of troops. On July 6 Ukraine said 10 people were killed when Russia hit Lviv—the main city in the west. For months Lviv has been fairly safe and life has gone on almost as it did before the war.  Ukraine acknowledges its counter-offensive is going slowly. Kyiv said the problem is a shortage of ammunition and that it has not been given the latest weapons. Ukraine does not have air superiority because the West is still not supplying F 16s. Western analysts say that despite this, Ukraine could suddenly break through. It has still not committed most of its troops. On July 7 Biden said that the US will provide cluster bombs. These are contentious because some of the bomblets do not explode and remain a hazard on the ground for years afterwards. 120 countries including the United Kingdom banned them. Russia has used them extensively in Ukraine. The US has little choice but to provide cluster bombs or see Ukraine go short of ammunition. Ukraine is firing faster than arms can be produced. There is growing pressure on South Korea to provide ammunition to Ukraine. That is because the South Koreans h...

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