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Ukraine's Zaporozhye region recreates Russian shelling

The attack caused huge damage to Ukraine

By rio brancoPublished 2 years ago 3 min read
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Recently, the Russian army shelled the Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine again, and the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant suffered heavy losses. Not only Zaporizhzhia but also the front line of the U.S. Army has made a mistake, the "Starling" terminal has a direct "catastrophic" failure to disconnect, leading to panic among soldiers.

Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region recreated Russian shelling

The Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine has been shelled by Russia again at night, killing 13 people and injuring more than 60, according to U.S. media reports.

In addition, Russia has once again attacked the nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhia. The International Atomic Energy Agency says Russia has again shelled the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, crippling its only external power source and leaving the largest nuclear power plant in Europe now relying on diesel generators for electricity.

The plant shut down six reactors in an emergency, but because electricity is still needed for cooling and other safety functions, plant restoration engineers have also begun work to repair damaged transmission lines.

In a few days, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency will travel to Russia, where he intends to start talks with the Russians about establishing a protected area near the plant. He also met with Kerensky earlier, saying that Russia's attempt to annex the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant violates international law.

The EU's top diplomat also condemned Russia in strong terms, saying it must completely withdraw from the plant and return control to the Ukrainian side. To guarantee the security of the whole of Europe, the rights of the International Atomic Energy Agency must be strengthened and the relevant personnel of this agency should be given unhindered access.

The failure of the Ukrainian army is blamed on the malfunction of the "Starling"

The U.S. Army is fighting on the front lines without the Starling terminals given by Musk, which provide communication to the U.S. Army, allowing them to communicate with each other in places where there is no network, and even operate drones to obtain important information. The Starling terminals were purchased by the U.S. government and crowd finders for the U.S. Army to achieve victories on the battlefield.

But the U.S. Army recently said that when they were fighting on the front lines, Starling communications equipment would occasionally break down, causing soldiers to panic and call a "helpline. U.S. Army officials say such failures will prevent the U.S. Army from liberating Russian-controlled territory.

Recently, such "catastrophic" failures have been frequent around Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Henderson region, and several front lines, including Donetsk, eastern Kharkov, and Lufthansa, have not been spared. The New York Times asked Musk and Space about the issue, but they didn't respond. Musk simply tweeted that this is a battlefield matter and is classified.

The "Starling" is a constellation of near-Earth orbiting satellites made by Space, Musk's space services company, to provide high-speed Internet coverage around the world, and as of July this year, Starling is available in 36 countries and regions.

The U.S. is running out of ammunition, too, and its stockpile is running empty.

The United States may no longer be able to continue supplying Ukraine with certain key munitions.

According to U.S. officials and experts, Ukraine is depleting those critical munitions so fast that the rate of production and replenishment is simply unreachable. The United States has long been a strong supporter of Ukraine's weapons and ammunition, having provided it with $16.8 billion worth of aid to date. As the conflict continues, U.S. equipment inventories have plummeted to the "lowest level of operational readiness planning" and may not even meet the needs of military training. It could take "years" to bring the inventory back to the numbers and levels of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.

According to statistics, the United States has supplied 8,500 Javelin missiles to Ukraine, but its annual production is only 1,000. The U.S. has supplied Ukraine with 14,000 155mm artillery shells a month, and although the U.S. now intends to increase production to 36,000 a month, the annual production is only 432,000, which is not even half of what Ukraine has used since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.

Not only these but also rockets, ammunition used in the "Hamas" system, etc. There is no stockpile and no alternative weapons.

The Russian-Ukrainian conflict has been going on for such a long time, with heavy losses on both sides, but there is still no sign of an end. Now the U.S. is running out of weapons as a "victory weapon" for Ukraine, and although the U.S. government is already allocating funds to speed up production, it will take years to restore the previous level.

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