The Biden Administration, a mere week before the fiscal funding deadline, has decided in its infinite wisdom to release billions in already approved military and foreign aid to Ukraine.
As widely reported over ten days ago, of the fourteen new brigades Ukraine is forming, less then four have what is deemed the necessary equipment to properly equip them, especially in regards to heavier equipment like armored vehicles and artillery platforms and munitions.
Ukraine hadn't received enough military aid from the foreign partners to equip "even four out of 14" Ukrainian army brigades that the country "needs to be ready," President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with CNN on Sept. 15.
kyivindependent.com
Since then France has apparently promised to fully equip one brigade.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron have agreed that France will soon prepare and fully equip a Ukrainian brigade.
www.pravda.com.ua
Article on the experiences of the Ukrainian military during recent gains and setbacks.
One of the interesting anecdotes comes from a Ukrainian Mortar Crew which operates 82mm and 120mm mortars and thus... has had some issues to deal with regarding mortar shell supply due to the diverse sourcing of Ukrainian munitions.
One of the main takeaways is the creeping return of "Soviet" style bureaucracy now that the lines have stabilized across many parts of the front, despite the fighting growing no less intense.
Ukraine’s frontline mortar teams are exhausted, underequipped, and under constant threat of Russian attack, but they fight on.
cepa.org
Another article discussing Ukraine's reported manpower shortages despite there arguably being no shortage of actual recruits or manpower at the moment, but due to mobilization issues.
Reportedly a Russian Colonel, Oleksiy Kolomeytsev, in charge of Drone Operations was reportedly killed by a "Local Resistance Group" near Moscow with the assistance of Ukrainian Intelligence.