The Salvo War & Energy Campaign
Russia's salvo campaign leans heavily on swarms of this specific type of drone to saturate Ukraine's air defenses
What are Shaheds?
According to a 2025 Congressional Research Service brief, the average Ukrainian soldier is around this age
What is 40?
Ukraine has nearly exhausted its supplies of Soviet and Russian ammunition for this combat arm, making Ukraine almost entirely reliant on Western supplies
What is artillery?
Moscow has tried and mostly failed to plunge Ukraine into darkness by attacking this system every cold season
What is the energy sector?
Due to a lack of resources and experienced instructors, basic training for new recruits in overcrowded training centers has been limited to this duration
What is 30-45 days?
Ukraine heavily depends on this commercial system for its military communications
What is Starlink?
Ukraine relies heavily on these facilities for half of its energy, with the fourth and largest one in Europe controlled by Russia since 2022
What are nuclear power plants?
To address manpower needs in the face of popular resistance to conscription, Ukraine offered voluntary lucrative one-year contracts to men in this specific age group
What is the 18-24 age group?
While European support for Ukraine is growing, Europe cannot replace US capabilities in air defense and this specific type of assistance, which is pivotal for precision targeting
What is intelligence?
Between August and October 2025, Ukraine launched over 60 attacks into Russia with the goal of creating tangible shortages of this specific resource
What is fuel?
Ukraine’s mobilization efforts have been hampered by widespread corruption, particularly regarding the issuance of these falsified documents
What are medical certificates?
This is the only NATO system provided to Ukraine that is capable of defending against Russian ballistic missile attacks
What is Patriot?
To avoid a domino-like effect of power plants automatically going off-line due to sudden drops in supply and frequency, Ukraine utilizes this specific strategy
What are local blackouts?
Elite Ukrainian brigades benefit from funding and patronage from these groups
What are volunteer organizations?
While contracted aid can take up to three years, US aid delivered through this specific authority takes about 8 months to arrive from announcement to delivery
What is Presidential Drawdown Authority?