Ukraine: The Cost in Dollars of Supporting Ukraine vs Letting Russia Win

 Elaine McCusker, Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, provides a cost comparison: 

~112 billion:  Cost to the US so far, to support Ukraine with weapons and other equipment (most of this money goes to US arms manufacturers

vs 

~808 billion: Projected additional US defense spending that will be needed over the next 5 years, if Russia wins the Ukraine war, including:

    - $88 billion for 270,000 more US service members

    - $31 billion to harden US facilities

    - $109 billion to increase US air combat capabilities

    - $28 billion for drone development

    - $173 billion in air defenses

    - $63 billion to enhance munitions production capability

    - $50 in shipbuilding

    - $185 in additional training and exercises

    - $33 billion in spare parts stockpiling

    - $10 expanding special operations forces

    - $36 billion expanding space and cyber systems

The full article is available in Foreign Affairs magazine here: The Price of Russian Victory: Why Letting Putin Win Would Cost More than Supporting Ukraine

Ukraine: IAEA vehicle hit by Russian FPV

IAEA Director General Raphael Grossi reported significant damage to the vehicle, and called the strike "unacceptable". There were no injuries. 

Ukraine: Eliminating Enemy Surveillance drones and Shaheds

Over four months in 2024, drones of the 3rd Assault Division aerial defense units brought down dozens of Russian Lancet, Orlan, Zala, Supercam, and other drones. 

Paths of Russian aerial attack assets on 28 Nov 2024. Yellow triangles indicated Shahed drones, other colors are missiles.