Happiness cannot be bought with monetary gain. Additionally, it will not be enough to buy an army or ensure victory in Ukraine even if it is spent there. Just ask President Vladimir Putin of Russia, who is of Russian descent. After donning civilian clothes and making a hasty retreat back to Russia in the face of a Ukrainian attack, Vladimir Putin, whose army had cruelly abandoned ammunition and equipment warehouses stationed in the Kharkiv Oblast, was forced to face the situation. The London-based National Security News came up with the phrase "arsenals of evil" to describe Russia's sudden and urgent dependence on Iran and North Korea to procure weapons and ammunition. Putin appears to be reduced to his last remaining options, and he is forced to turn on one of his arsenals of evil. This expression was created to describe Russia's sudden and urgent dependency on Iran and North Korea.
In a similar manner, in an American version of the "arsenal of evil," Putin has been obliged to rely on Wagner Group once more in order to assemble resources and deliver results in a fight the outcome of which will not be known. The mission has not been accomplished despite the efforts of generals and enlisted men. Putin will rely on crooks and thieves to undertake the work that his generals and soldiers are unable to complete in order for his plan to be successful.
According to information obtained from sources inside the intelligence community, the fact that North Korea has sold millions of artillery rounds and rockets to Russia should not come as a shock to anyone. Since the special military operation has already been going on for seven months, the country's reliance on artillery has exceeded its capacity to both replenish supply and continue the fight. Putin must turn to the "arsenals of evil" to meet the rising need for supplies after his own defense sector was crippled by corruption and economic sanctions.
It is impossible to overestimate the significance of how the High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) that was delivered by the United States has altered the path that the battle would take. Ranged, mobile, and able to accurately deliver munitions over Russian artillery units, it has destroyed Russia's mobility and offensive continuation. Russia's advantages have become its disadvantages due to the combined efforts of Ukrainian Special Operations and partisan troops, which operate behind Russian front lines to locate and destroy Russian munitions stores. The capacity of Ukraine to block Russia's crucial supply route is thwarting the Kremlin's insatiable hunger for artillery. This is a major setback for Russia. Both the lack of adequate security at the back of the area and the ineffectiveness of Russia's S-400 air defense systems have played a big role in Russia's downward spiral.
Artillery is the foundation upon which Vladimir Putin and his officers have built their might. After the conclusion of the Second World War, this is a lesson that they have not neglected, forgotten, or improved upon. It is fundamental to Moscow's military doctrine, and it places them in jeopardy as a result. It is necessary for Putin to have ammunition in his arsenal, and North Korea possesses it; nevertheless, the process of transporting those shells and missiles to the front lines is a another matter altogether. Because the supply routes are not secure, it is possible that the soldiers who are now on the front lines will be killed before the supplies can reach them.
Who would have thought that Kim Jong Un of North Korea would have to come in to save Putin's forces as they prepare for what may be Russia's ultimate fight? Who would have believed it? On the other hand, Kim is aware of the manpower issues that Putin is facing, and he is said to have offered to send more than one hundred thousand "volunteers" to fight in Ukraine. Tempting. According to the information provided by the Pentagon, the once-admired military of Vladimir Putin has sustained between 70 and 80,000 losses as a result of the war. This number is greater than 50. Kremlin's best option to date for meeting the deficit of manpower is the construction of the Russian 3rd Army Corps, which is made up of poorly-trained battalions of volunteers who are forcibly deploying individuals from the breakaway Russian-speaking parts of Ukraine, and an order that will raise the number of an additional 13,77,000 volunteer or recruits for the Russian Army on January 1st, 2023.
In point of fact, Putin is aware that dragging in a "third nation" into the "family feud" raises the possibility of a direct involvement by the United States and NATO, and this is especially true when the third country in question is North Korea. It is a generally accepted practice, which originated from the proxy wars that occurred during the Cold War, to provide a nation with ammunition, weapons, and intelligence, as well as training, without there being a conflict on the nation's border; additionally, the use of mercenaries is permitted in this scenario.
Join the Wagner Group, also known as Putin's "Dirty Dozen" or "Inglorious Bastards," if you'd rather not include Lee Marvin and Brad Pitt in your organization. Private Military Company Wagner, commonly known as the Wagner Group, is now searching Russian prisons known as gulags for potential recruits to serve as infantrymen in the conflict with Ukraine. Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of the company and its chief financial officer, can be seen in a video that was recently shared on social media making a pitch to Russian prisoners. He asserts that Russian prisoners have been involved in conflict ever since July 1st, when they were instrumental in securing the Vuhlehirska Thermal Power Plant. The video shows Prigozhin speaking directly to the Russian prisoners.
They were housed in the St. Petersburg penal colonies IK-7 Yablonevka and IK-6 Obukhovo, both of which provided a monetary reward of three thousand and one hundred fifty five dollars in addition to amnesty in exchange for six months of service. Prisoners were given the warning that the families of their loved ones would be rewarded 5 million rubles, which is equivalent to $79,113, in the event that any of the prisoners were slain. They were given the orders to "fight Nazis" and "defend the nation," both of which they were to do. The probability of survival was predicted to be twenty percent. And that's not looking too good for people who are already serving life sentences.
In the movie The Godfather, Michael Corleone is quoted as saying, "Just when I thought I was out… they pull me back in." This is a famous line from the movie. In a manner comparable to that of Corleone and this Russian prisoner, who, despite having endured the difficulties of captivity in Ukraine for a period of six months, is unable to evade the Wagner Group's control, money and freedom serve as powerful allures. Group of the Wagners If they do not take their time, there is a high probability that they will be killed by the impact of a bullet fired by Ukrainian forces or they will be shot in the back of the head.
There is also the part that Iran plays in this dispute. Putin traveled to Iran in July, when he had a meeting with the country's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei to discuss the purchase of Shahed-136 drones, which reportedly have issues with quality control. They have been dubbed the "arsenals of evil," and it would appear that they are stuffed with false statements.
Putin cannot overcome his failure as a battlefield leader to generate trust in his soldiers and turn it into willpower and momentum on the field, no matter how many weapons, munitions, and people he buys or obtains from bribed regimes. It is not anticipated that there will be a response that is effective to HIMARS, nor will there a response that is definitive to the Ukrainian onslaught. Putin's efforts in Ukraine have resulted in nothing but failures.
It is only a matter of time before the Russian army in Ukraine is either fully annihilated or unified into a single force. Putin and the so-called "special military operation" are both doomed to oblivion, regardless of whether or not those involved are aware of the reality. It's time for Putin to give the order for all of the windows in the Kremlin to be closed and locked.
The preceding is a summary of an article that originally appeared on News Sloth.
