All metal, no manpower - Russian infantry shortages and mobilisation in Ukraine

[@alganhar1]

To put this into perspective Perun. My father was a British Soldier for 36 years, spent the first 6 years in the Infantry before Transferring to the Intelligence Corps. Started a Private left a Major, so did alright by himself. He once told me that every specialism in the Army is there for one purpose, and one purpose only, to ensure the Infantry can do its job. Whether directly or indirectly the entire Army Machine is there to ensure those boots can gain and hold ground. Even more, much of the air force is also there for precisely the same reason. To make sure the grunts on the ground can do their job. Without the Infantry 80% or more of your military is essentially worthless. Tanks cannot hold ground, not unsupported by infantry. Artillery can pound an enemy but cannot take or hold ground. Air power can again pound an enemy, but cannot take and hold ground. And so it goes on. Infantry in dads opinion was the most underappreciated part of the armed services, and absolutely the most vital for most Nations on Earth.

[@snail415]

In the US, it’s made clear that you’re nobody if not an infantryman. But I’d argue infantrymen know better, and appreciate the limits of their own ability to hold ground (without the supporting cast). The whole point is kind of moot. It’s an interdependent organization. The magic is made when there’s shared understanding. And Ukraine’s effort (be it uniformed or not) has it on full display.

[@alganhar1]

@@snail415 Oh absolutely, I was not trying to make the case that the various supporting arms are less important than the infantry, just that without the infantry they are of limited use in a war that revolves around taking and holding ground. You absolutely need those supporting arms in modern warfare, but you also need the grunts, because without those grunts no matter how well those supporting arms do, you are not taking and holding that ground.

[@sovereign126]

This was an eye opening take considering I have zero military experience. Thank you.

[@richardcory5024]

Your dad was no doubt correct. Under appreciation might be the most apposite term. When WW2 dawned, but before conscription was introduced, my teenage father used his own initiative and joined the RAF, in full knowledge that once conscription arrived it would be more than likely that he would be compelled to join the "footsloggers" as they were known, and who had suffered very high mortality rates in WW1. He won himself as position as a trainer in the RAF so managed to avoid the perils of combat in that theatre of war also. Needless to say he survived. Perhaps you could say it was the "survival of the smartest."

[@jakerolfe7689]

I was a reservist in an Army Engineering unit for a few years when I was younger and thinking back everything we did was for the infantry, or for those supporting the infantry. When we built field defences it was for the infantry, if we built a bridge it was for the infantry or those supporting the infantry. Who needs 20000L of drinking water? Infantry work is thirsty work so again infantry. If we were destroying a bridge it was so the enemy infantry couldn't use it. Clearing lanes through minefields was so the infantry could get through without getting their legs blown off. We always gave shit to the grunts but honestly our entire purpose was to help them do their job. Cheers to the dumb as shit but hard as fuck infantry.

[@keirangrant1607]

I served in a Marine infantry unit for 4 years, and logistics was a very important part. "Beans, bandaids, and bullets doc! Thats what keeps the Corps going". My S-3 or S-4 Gunny would always say. You cant win any battles if your men don't have the basics. And nothing destroyed morale quicker than knowing the convoy got blown up and we weren't going to get any mail for the week.

[@georgemorley1029]

Three key military deadlines - breakfast, lunch, dinner. All day, everyday, in peacetime or at war, that’s the goal.

[@marsillinkow]

If you have no communications at the frontlines, you won't know that your mail ain't coming, this is the Russian's 1000 IQ move

[@keirangrant1607]

@@marsillinkow Hahahaha, that makes sense.......I legit LOL'd at your comment

[@Truthinshredding1]

@@christinalaw3375 I think he's Australian.

[@MDCDiGiPiCs]

@@Truthinshredding1 Correct, he is Australian

[@pieter-bashoogsteen2283]

I have been thoroughly enjoying your video essays on the Ukrainian conflict, they are very informative. Keep up the good work!

[@renzmanzano4010]

@Russian Waifu (T-72 Tank Commander)🇷🇺 What are the misinformation and lies?

[@mombaassa]

@Russian Waifu (T-72 Tank Commander)🇷🇺 So, are you going to tell us, what exactly were the, "misinformation and lies"?

[@blankpage555]

@Russian Waifu (T-72 Tank Commander)🇷🇺 Comes to show you suppress others only because they are not Russians

[@fujiwaraemiko7318]

@Russian Waifu (T-72 Tank Commander)🇷🇺 again: So, are you going to tell us, what exactly were the, "misinformation and lies"? I am neutral, i am asking because i want to know what's going on on all sides. So, would you please tell us?

[@LocalBloodAngelEnjoyer]

@Russian Waifu (T-72 Tank Commander)🇷🇺 Do tell us the “misinformation and lies”?

[@TactWendigo]

I was USMC Infantry and a favorite thing my company commander said once was, "No matter how great the tech gets or how shiny the equipment is. If you have a well entrenched and motivated infantry force dug into a good position then all of that might as well not exist. Eventually another equally motivated and equally disciplined infantry force will have to go in and dig them out, with bullet and bayonet."

[@JohnnyWishbone85]

I never served, but I know from too many hours in Wargame: Red Dragon that infantry dug in on the fringes of an urban area is a fucking nightmare for anyone and anything that gets near them, and a nightmare to dig out. You have to beat the fuck out of them with every fire support asset you have, divert around that area, or both.

[@kemarisite]

It's axiomatic that infantry are like lice: small, easily hidden, individually squishy, but incredibly difficult to dig out without a lot of effort.

[@thevoxdeus]

A small side note here: In the United States Marine Corps, drill instructors are drawn from, and return to, combat units. Typically to advance from Sergeant to Staff Sergeant or from Staff Sergeant to Gunnery Sergeant, you must successfully complete an assignment either as a drill instructor or as a recruiter. Drill instructor is much more selective and it's considered a high prestige assignment. However, it is not a permanent assignment. Thus, drill instructors get sent into combat all the time, though typically by the time that happens, they are staff NCOs who do their damage with a radio and not a rifle. Other types of training, such as MOS schools, are typically staffed by a mixture of ordinary enlisted, plus a few officers, plus (depending on how technical the training is) a healthy mix of civilians. To really damage and disrupt the Marine corps training pipeline, you'd need to send not the trainers, but the people who teach the trainers how to train.

[@scantrontheimmortal]

While your Statement is accurate there are some caveats. To be a Drill Instructor you do not have to have previously served in a combat arms command nor return to one, have a combat MOS or have combat experience. While there are Drill Instructors that have all 3 the majority don't. Also one doesn't have to be Either a Drill Instructor or Recruiter to climb up the NCO or Staff NCO ranks after reenlisting. Combat Instructor, MOS Instructor, Posts to either the Marine Security Guard or Security Forces Commands are among other acceptable B Billets for advancing ones Marine Corps career. Hope this expands upon what was already mentioned.

[@xyxxanx9810]

Interesting, in Germany most NCOs in our training company were there permanently in administrative roles, or were shipped over to us for the last year or so of their contract. We also had some people directly returning from deployment, who worked for 6 to 9 months before returning to their original postings and a few junior NCOs and Officers as part of their training. All the privates in the company were directly grabbed from the last graduating batch of recruits.

[@HandFromCoffin]

Also his point is, image the situation where they start pulling those drills to man front line units.

[@ashcarrier6606]

From what I recall when I was in the Army, drill sergeants and recruiters had the highest rates of divorce. I remember one of my PLDC instructors talking about his time as a drill sergeant. One particularly tough day at work and he "brought his work home with him". He started ordering his two sons around as if they were basic training recruits. His wife had to totally shut his ass down!

[@isotaan]

I think the equivalent that Perun was searching for was sending the training commands themselves into combat. Mobilize them, starting with the base Commanding General and move all the way down to the phase 1 recruit. Even if you say screw the recruits and put just the training staff, the problem is that there's going to be a loss of institutional knowledge merely because those training commands will no longer be there to train their replacements for the next waves of recruits. There's only so much you can pick up from reading training manuals and watching videos. There's no substitute for a Senior Drill Instructor taking in a Kill Hat and showing him the ropes so that one day that Kill Hat becomes a Senior and starts the mentorship cycle all over again.

[@shvrberi]

It didn’t occur to me that the video about the Poland situation would be less popular. I was excited by the idea of learning about connected things that would matter later. I’m really glad to hear that you are going to do more like that.

[@MarcosElMalo2]

The Poland video might have a longer useful lifespan.

[@michaelsandy2869]

I watched the video on Poland twice, and the corruption video twice, and I almost never watch KZbin videos twice.

[@paulhaynes8045]

@@michaelsandy2869 I watch all Perun videos at least twice - some more often! There's so much detail and thought provoking stuff in them that it's impossible to take it all in in one viewing. I sometimes even find I rewatch an old one and get more out of it because I've watched a newer one since! These aren't 'normal' YT videos at all - he's effectively building a library of Ukraine related information and analysis - these videos will be used as a resource for years (decades) to come.

[@paulhaynes8045]

I found the Poland one very interesting, it gave me a whole new perspective on central European history, not just the Ukraine invasion. But I can see why some of Perun's new audience would not have watched it, as they would have been frustrated that it didn't deal directly with the day to day situation in Ukraine. Many of us have a wider interest in the situation and region, but I suspect a lot of viewers just want Perun to tell them that Russia is losing, and why!

[@michaelsandy2869]

@@paulhaynes8045 One particular fact he brought up, about the different rail gauges, I had encountered before but forgotten about. And so his video got me thinking about how one of the major obstacles for Ukraine-EU trade is being massively addressed right now, because of the war. And that SO undercut's Putin's war aims and long term goals.

[@herptek]

In Finland we have an annual portion of the conscripts trained in all the advanced AA systems. It is a way to produce trained reserves. The Russians don't apparently have working methods to distinguish friendly and unfriendly targets. In their war in Georgia in 2008 they actually shot down more of their own planes than the Georgian AA managed to down.

[@pikkuraami]

Yes, that's right. On the other hand, Finnish system is quite bit different from Russian. Actually, Finnish system is quite bit different from basically any army that uses conscription. We train our conscripts almost to same level as others train their professionals. Most motivated ones are even kept current with regular refresher trainings and most of other can be easily refreshed to their tasks in case conflict happens.

[@herptek]

@@pikkuraami No one wants to serve in Russia but every Finn wants to fight for Finland.

[@f4stpoke133]

Finland army? Haha

[@HandFromCoffin]

US also has all reservist trained in all the same jobs as active duty. But that costs a ton of $$.. RU doesn't have this.

[@herptek]

@@f4stpoke133 haha to to you.

[@Alex_Shishkin_1962]

As a Russian-born American, this channel is what I have recommended many times to my American friends searching for more, and better sourced, information on this war. Very well sourced. I haven't even realized, before watching this, that a lot of information I was only finding in the Russian and Ukrainian-speaking segments of the Internet, is actually available in English, as well. Keep up the good work, sir! And thanks.

[@gigacanno750]

As someone looking for non-biased reports, I'll take your word for it.

[@agenthex]

Yes, here on these popular KZbin channels and western media, you'll learn why the enemy is losing and thus why we the good guys will prevail. Of course when that's not reflected in reality, the reasons for why the baddies are losing keep changing. First was bad logistics, then bad morale, then no more ammo/equipment, and now too much equipment, and no infantry. It's basically industrial grade copium for the true believers.

[@Alex_Shishkin_1962]

@@agenthex The strawman of your own creation has been successfully destroyed. Congratulations! Now, would you care to comment on things actually said in this podcast?

[@agenthex]

@@Alex_Shishkin_1962 As mentioned maybe why they have too much equipment (you know, which require mass logistics to transport, esp ammo) when they're running out of everything (incl logistics) from videos past. Don't worry though, nobody actually thinks anyone watches these in order to rub any brain cells together.

[@Alex_Shishkin_1962]

@@agenthex As mentioned, you'd do better by commenting on things actually said in the podcast, instead of battling strawmen of your own creation. But that WOULD require some brain cells to rub together, so no surprise that you find it difficult.

[@Elendrian]

Just saying, everything about the way you are producing this content is absolutly perfect. Don't change your formula, and keep up the good work, it's greatly appreciated.

[@simoc24]

Agree

[@fredfred2363]

100% Don't mess with perfection. It's like a good curry- Don't change the recipe. Ever! Greetings from the UK 👍🏻🇬🇧

[@widescreennavel]

What a letter! I really look forward to these deep dives! Great balanced and honest reporting. What is up with the Ruzzian trolls? They can't even swear at us grammatically.

[@oldmech619]

5:30. Just as a note: The missile did not explode. The distance was too short. Very little damage to the tank.

[@captainmaim]

+1 hell yes. This American thinks the view from down under is damned informative.

[@hacep160]

Lovely, another 1h PowerPoint presentation. And that's with no sarcasm, I'm always looking forward to the next one. You're the only one that has ever made me love presentations. You always have very informative videos and I'm glad you decided to give this a shot, I also hope you'll continue the coverage after the war ends. You have so much to give and I'm really looking forward to your takes

[@user-rh8uo7si4z]

Agreed. Grateful af

[@Vinzmannn]

@Russian Waifu (T-72 Tank Commander)🇷🇺 Take your 3 rubles and scurry off now

[@hacep160]

@@Vinzmannn more like 3 USD worth 30 000 Rubels

[@XwendigoX]

@Russian Waifu (T-72 Tank Commander)🇷🇺 you still have 50 comments to go to meet your hourly quota comrade. Disappointing performance.

[@Vinzmannn]

@Commander Russian Waifu Maybe it can someday (when they recovered from losing this war) be as strong as the Ukrainian Economy?

[@Vyrlokar]

As a Spaniard, I'm loving your content on Ukraine. I really like how you address your limitations, how you're always explaining what your sources are, and how they could be wrong and/or partial. I will say that your "no BS" attitude is really refreshing, and that while you might have your biases (like when you talked about the MG17 flight) or blind spots, you are really trying hard to paint an as objective picture as possible. Keep up the good work, and take my (seldom given) thumbs up. EDIT: Don't let the comments stop you from keeping the good work. We need more people like you, bringing the harsh reality front and center

[@thor9563]

JUJITSU: The art of utilizing the momentum or the predisposition, of the foe to one's advantage. Just thinking outside the 'war strategy box' here. To preserve BOTH Russian and Ukrainian life, I would suggest the following non kinetic approach to subduing orks occupying Ukraine: Ukraine could weaponize Russia's most successful product: VODKA. Russian troops feel abandoned, traumatized, lied to, home sick in a hostile land where neither side has a quarrel. There is One thing they would die for: Russian vodka. Ukraine should use their superior logistical abilities to distribute a train load of Russian vodka to all occupiers as a measure of 'hospitality'. A smiling Babushka pulling a wagon full of Russia's Finest, could disable a battalion of poorly led, poorly equipped poorly fed Orks in a single Friday night. Could herd them into a drunk tank and take their equipment intact. In war: A SNOCKERED FOE...is a friend! So...Let's do a little arithmetic. The 'think tank experts' are approving spending 20-40 Billion of our dollars on war machines and munitions to bludgeon a bunch of demoralized slobs who don't want to be there. 150 thousand Orks X $8 a bottle of Russia's finest: $1.2 million. Hire a battalion of Babushkas (Amazon women??!) to deliver vodka to the occupiers @ $100 X 400: $40,000. Wagons and rail transport: $10,000. Total cost: $1.25 million. 150 thousand drunk Russians and their war machinery: PRICELESS! Slava Ukraine!

[@ManuelBasiri]

Respect from Sydney Australia. You are an intelligent and articulated person and I'm honoured to be your countryman. I have a suggestion for you which I hope you don't find inadequate. The people who conduct personal attacks on you have only one goal in their mind. To lower you to their abysmal level so they can have some sort of interaction or confrontation with you. This is as relevant as possible such people can hope to become in life. My friend, please don't respond to such worthless noises. You are flying way way above their domain and you should simply ignore their stupidity and let them stay where they belong. I know it is hard at times but being an emerging figure that you are, I think this is the type of muscle you'd need to grow and develop. I hope what I've said has not offended or inconvenienced you in any way.

[@johanmetreus1268]

Or just wait a day or two and the massive downvotes of such comments will make the algorithm hide them in the lower cesspool never to be seen again.

[@mikemccarthy1638]

To repeat - “Don’t punch down, punch up.” I had the privilege of attending a small, newly-opened HS where the coaching staffs/serious volunteers of all the teams were on the same page about scheduling & scouting - “Play better teams & learn from them.” We played larger schools w/ good win-loss records & players w/ skills we needed to learn. We had excellent scouting reports & game films. The confidence we gained & our appreciation for that, won games. In full agreement w/ Mr. Basiri, thank you for your amazing contribution to citizens’ understanding everywhere. Putin’s & the puppet govts’ abuse of conscription (war slavery) & the way they were used like bomb-sniffing dogs should be prosecuted as war crimes v. by anyone in the chain of command, including civilian leadership, who “suffered or permitted” the abuse.

[@r2020E]

A good solution would be to ask critics for evidence to support their claims. Only if they can provide some evidence (doesn't have to very much, just some) to support their claims are they worth discussing with. Otherwise, knowing the internet, they might quite likely start going ad hominem. I must say that this channel's comments section is pretty civilized as far as youtube comments sections go, probably due to the positive selection that occurs from finding people who are willing to actually sit down and watch a long informative video instead of short sensationalized content.

[@sir_vix]

@@r2020E I've tried this, but time and time again engaging just resulted in them escalating their hostility, all the while refusing to even acknowledge the concept of continuity or rationality from one comment to the next. As far as I can tell, the currently dominant strategy of trolls is to undermine the fundamental basis for conducting civil discussion and forming consensus. I'd really love to hear what percentage of these actors are state directed (whether officially or grey-zone). Unfortunately systematically ignoring bad-faith actors, and excluding them from discourse through active moderation seems the most viable counter at present, but this risks undermining the benefits of open discussion by leading to the return of gatekeeping, as per traditional media, only at a potentially unmanageable scale without the benefit of institutional systems to administrate the process.

[@ArchOfficial]

@@r2020E I've asked for probably a hundred or two sources by now and the success rate is under 1%. But it does prove that most people 'on the other side' have no clue and no basis for anything.

[@motherofcatsnz]

Not a soldier but am really finding your talks very informative. Very clearly laid out, clear language and really spot on with what the uninitiated need to know. Just excellent.

[@SoloRenegade]

I'm a combat vet who also studies military history, logistics, and more, and I love these presentations. He does a great job covering the nuances and aspects others miss or don't understand.

[@rogeri2468]

@@SoloRenegade More or less the same thing I was going to post, 👍

[@jimdale9143]

Logistics of the Ukraine War-Ukrainian perspective: I frequently see media reports of western governments announcing weapons for Ukraine and interviews of Ukrainian soldiers saying "they're not here, we needed them yesterday". Obvious factors in this are the time delay in pulling them from storage, checking them for condition, shipping them to Poland, training Ukrainians on them and finally handing them over for transport into Ukraine. In a recent UATV piece on KZbin a Ukrainian officer interviewed a retired American general who had been a NATO commander. He maintained the key issue was logistics. The Ukrainian transport system was ill prepared for the conflict, and while they are improving the shift of the fighting to the east is putting a huge strain on their ability to move materiel from the western border to the eastern side of a large country. The US military does extensive logistical planning and training and he maintained that as the Ukrainians get better it will significantly impact the tide of the war. It seems to me your analytical skills would be an excellent fit for this type of topic. Subtopics could include: 1) What is the relative contribution of the different elements to the problem. 2) How do the interlocking pieces of logistics fit together. 3) How could the Ukrainians improve. 4) What could the west do to help? I am a huge fan of your work and believe your analysis could shed a useful light on a relevant topic. Thank you for all the excellent work you do. Be well, I'm looking forward to your next upload.

[@johanmetreus1268]

The logistics problem for Ukraine has an aspect most NATO-planners never has to deal with: fuel shortages. Not just getting the fuel where it is needed, the lack of fuel to transport at all. That leave an already congested railroad system as alternative.

[@discover854]

I been seeing videos of Ukrainian soldiers driving minivan with ammunitions to parts of the front. That's the kind of thing you are talking about? How are they supplying the fighting men with the latest weapons if part of the time, the Russian control the sky?

[@johanmetreus1268]

@@discover854 partly that, though I feel the end distribution is just a symptom of the large scale logistics from the borders in the west to the war in the east is severely hampered. An efficient chain would be able to haul the bulk across the country, with minivans only doing the last stretch to the frontline, but from interviews with for instance medical volunteers it seems that minivan has to pick things up in the west and do the whole travel by itself, which isn't very efficient.

[@glennekblad3958]

Excellent points on the complexity of both moving logistics and also having troops who have been trained on the materials that are difficult to move to them. Col (Ret) Glenn Ekblad. Vietnam and Iraq Veteran, ets.

[@cruiser6260]

The way to get better logistics supply would be dig a tunnel. For now. Using unmarked SUV and non military vehicles so they're not blown up kinda works. How much better have they got in the past two weeks since the comment? Well they're steadily shortening the distance to transport the supplies and the number of guys who need them.. except body bags.

[@TurielD]

When things were going bad for the Reich, Panzer-Lehr Division was put into action: the armour training corps. They were very capable, some of the most experienced tankers with high quality equipment. But every tanker trained once Lehr took to the battlefield was that much less capable as the institutional knowledge was lost from the training institutions.

[@MarcosElMalo2]

One issue the Panzer-Lehr training division suffered was speed of deployment. You see, they were so used to operating the tanks at half speeds to train new crews that they themselves avoided driving the tanks at top speed. It became a real issue with exacting timetables, and pretty soon, when a general asked when the division was supposed to arrive, the standard answer was “Sooner or Lehr”. It’s a true story. Look it up if you don’t believe me. 😉

[@ahmadtheIED]

@@MarcosElMalo2 Panzer-Lehr was an elite division that was actually able to deploy relatively quickly, they began forming on 30 December 1943, and moved to the Nancy-Verdun area in January 1944 to complete the process. On 19 March 1944, Panzer Lehr division took part in the German occupation of Hungary codenamed Operation Margarethe, and the division absorbed the 901st Panzergrenadier-Lehr-Regiment while there. After this they were ready to go, and fought (several times) almost to destruction. You can see the real value of an elite unit by examining Lehr division's actions during Operation COBRA. By the end of the war, Panzer-Lehr bore little resemblance to the unit activated on Dec 1943. Also I looked up this Sooner or Lehr thing and it's a fiction/joke propagated by Allied forces after the end of the war.

[@specialnewb9821]

The classic example is US v Japanese pilots. Japan used up their elite pilots. The US shipped their elite pilots home to train others.

[@Sakkura1]

Might have been worth deploying late-war, since Germany had limited numbers of tanks and even more limited amounts of fuel. If you can't deploy more armored units and definitely can't supply them, there's no need to train them.

[@thecanadiankiwibirb4512]

@@ahmadtheIED he means they drove the tanks themselves at half speed (eg 20kph when they could go 40) Not that the division moved to deployment slowly, if I understand correctly.

[@VeggieRice]

Your work is the most comprehensive and cleanly laid out content available on the Ukranian conflict. Thanks for your thoroughness and persistent spirit, it's more appreciated than mere youtube comments can convey.

[@ThePoacherNo1]

58 minutes after publishing - 16K views. Things have changed for Perun the last couple of months 😁 Keep up the good work - I'm heading for the hammock and look forward to yet again be enlightened! Thank you Perun, you rock!

[@wom_Bat]

And in 4 hours 50.5k. He's definitely found an audience and a void that needed filling on KZbin.

[@user936]

69k now, nice.

[@kyle18934]

107k after 8 hrs

[@GARDENER42]

@@kyle18934 124k now & it was at 105k when I started watching. Not surprised really, as content of this quality isn't all that common (Far more Pewdipie than Putin's war).

[@kyle18934]

@@GARDENER42 I'm surprised he doesn't half 500k subscribers already. he is one of the best if not the best channels I know on this stuff

[@live_free_or_perish]

Good approach to make videos focusing on Russia and Ukraine separately. The deep dive is the way to go. Excellent work as always! PS: I watch a lot of this type of coverage and this is the first to discuss DLPR forces in detail. It answers a lot of questions I've had about the strength of Russian forces

[@BlightCosmos]

@Russian Waifu (T-72 Tank Commander)🇷🇺 interesting man Joined one day ago. Shouting "misinformation" towards other comments. Russian Supporter? Eh. Name literally Russian Waifu with Russian flag? Yea waifu man Russian bot? Unlikely.

[@elektrotehnik94]

@Russian Waifu (T-72 Tank Commander)🇷🇺 The way you view the world, it must be a rought place to exist in 🙃

[@BlightCosmos]

@Russian Waifu (T-72 Tank Commander)🇷🇺 id like to hear. Why support Russia? Are you paid? Unlikely, rubbls only work in rus and it doesnt have much value in the west Do you truly believe in Russia?

[@Visgirtas]

@Russian Waifu (T-72 Tank Commander)🇷🇺 looks like Russias internet research agent's are doing their work

[@MDCDiGiPiCs]

@Russian Waifu (T-72 Tank Commander)🇷🇺 wont be long, our good friend, Javelin will make you & your tank more useful.

[@atlanticantiquesltd7372]

It is obvious just by listening to your commentaries that you are well educated, astute, informed, methodical and balanced. Much of the negative feedback and flack that you receive is due to the fact that in this day and time that people have forgotten or much more likely disregarded that the truth is the truth and facts are facts regardless from where they come and truth and facts do not have an agenda. Keep producing your outstanding videos.

[@markfryer9880]

Thank you for such a nice comment about Perun. I am sure that he will find your comments to be very helpful in balancing out the less flattering ones.

[@wom_Bat]

Truth. I respect Perun and he seems to present a high level of integrity and honesty. He's always clear about his sources and lack of clear information. He gives us a great view into what is likely true given the best sources avalibe at the current time.

[@thomaskaplan4898]

I like Perun. But he is extremely biased towards the West but that is normal because he is a westerner.

[@wom_Bat]

@@thomaskaplan4898 idk about extremely biased but definitely i agree a westerner will have some inherit bias to the west the same way easterners are biased towards the east. We all have at least some bias what's nice is Perun trys to be up front and honest about it. Which makes ot easier to balance his videos with other sources.

[@hudhinton1880]

A number of critical responses may have been bots.

[@mikhailmikhailov8781]

As a halfukranian citizen of Russia I must say - another excellent video. You are doing an outstanding job covering this conflict both in terms of the research you are doing and how you analyze and organize the data and how explicit you are. I would say even better than Russian language antigovernment media does for that reason. Keep up the good work!

[@thor9563]

JUJITSU: The art of utilizing the momentum or the predisposition, of the foe to one's advantage. Just thinking outside the 'war strategy box' here. To preserve BOTH Russian and Ukrainian life, I would suggest: Ukraine could weaponize Russia's most successful product: VODKA. Russian troops feel abandoned, traumatized, lied to, home sick in a hostile land where neither side has a quarrel. There is One thing they would die for: Russian vodka. Ukraine should use their superior logistical abilities to distribute a train load of Russian vodka to all occupiers as a measure of 'hospitality'. A smiling Babushka pulling a wagon full of Russia's Finest, could disable a battalion of poorly led, poorly equipped poorly fed Orks in a single Friday night. Could herd them into a drunk tank and take their equipment intact. In war: A SNOCKERED FOE...is a friend! So...Let's do a little arithmetic. The 'think tank experts' are approving spending 20-40 Billion of our dollars on war machines and munitions to bludgeon a bunch of demoralized slobs who don't want to be there. 150 thousand Orks X $8 a bottle of Russia's finest: $1.2 million. Hire a battalion of Babushkas (Amazon women??!) to deliver vodka to the occupiers @ $100 X 400: $40,000. Wagons and rail transport: $10,000. Total cost: $1.25 million. 150 thousand drunk Russians and their war machinery: PRICELESS! Slava Ukraine!

[@hugghneugh4288]

@@thor9563 Is Mikhail Mikhailov a half-ork then? Though this is assuming since he's half Ukr and a Ru citizen the other half is Ru.

[@thor9563]

@@hugghneugh4288 It doesn't matter what's in your blood, but what's in your heart and mind. Are YOU an orc?

[@hugghneugh4288]

@@thor9563 Ahh, deflecting my question and an ad hominym argument. Great.

[@hugghneugh4288]

@@thor9563 And from your previous post, you definitely made it sound like it's what's in your blood.

[@andrewharrison8436]

As a Subsciber to Perun there are so many things to regret about finding this channel: That the Ukranian war is happening That this kind of analysis is so rare both in the level of detail and the credible sources That your details remind me that this is a meat grinder chewing up so many lives in Ukraine on both sides Keep up the good work - sadly the dark thoughts it gives are called realism. Over 70 years since World War 2 and this tragedy is reproducing so much of that evil.

[@sebastiandc1392]

What "evil"? War will always happen. Ever read about history? There are at least 5 wars going on in the globe and you seem to wake up yesterday. For the love you expressed for this channel, you seem naive.

[@thomascolbert2687]

@@sebastiandc1392 Speaking of naive, your comment is about as baseless as I have read in quite a while. You clearly have never experienced war or all the evil that invariably comes with it.

[@sebastiandc1392]

@@thomascolbert2687 Fss. You have no idea the place i grew up in. "baseless"? You must be one of those burning books. Read them. He said WWII and "that evil" haha. What "evil"? Vietnam? Bosnia? (i have friends there that can lecture you about "evil") going way back, British empire genocides?, french ones? Ottoman? Ghengis Khan? War is war, nasty, painful, and always we ought to avoid it, but is not up to oneself, there will always be a bully in the block that will think otherwise. Now if your IQ only allowed you to be a simple grunt, i would understand why you can not get the picture of my comment. Do display some sort of intellect if are due to replay to my comment, if not, shut up. Im sure you are by the 7th boost already....

[@dmitryhetman1509]

@@sebastiandc1392 War yes, war crimes I hope no.

[@andrewharrison8436]

@@sebastiandc1392 I didn't intend to imply that this was an isolated example of "evil" however it is one of the best documented in real time. In terms of graphic images of developments such as apartment blocks (i.e. people's homes) being destroyed it compares in my mind with images of damage in Lebanon. In terms of tragedy, is there a way of comparing events that doesn't just become statistics? I also wanted a counterpoint to the "love your content" comments, the content is excellent but the subject matter is tragic, complex reactions to that juxtaposition.

[@R.Specktre]

This is precisely what anyone with a military perspective sees about the conflict in the Ukraine... I've heard other people make video articles about the Ukraine conflict and frankly they are talking out of their asses. Good job!

[@MrTonypace]

Even the ones who are not terrible - have serious tunnel vision.

[@jonathanpork-sausage617]

Who would you cite specifically?

[@mr.fantastic7756]

@@jonathanpork-sausage617 any major news organizations so called "expert"

[@jonathanpork-sausage617]

@@mr.fantastic7756 Yes. The Western Media is appalling nowdays. But sadly I don't rate this channel.

[@airborneranger-ret]

Ditto

[@pjhgerlach]

As a Dutchman I also have strong feelings about this Igor Girkin. Maybe some day a well placed 155 mm Excalibur round could give those Dutch and Australian families some closure.

[@FriedrichHerschel]

I think most would be okay with it being "just 7.62 mm".

[@Nickelback8469]

@@FriedrichHerschel Any size would be acceptable

[@MarkGoding]

As an Aussie, can concur.

[@OlivierGabin]

My country had sent in Ukraine some Emperors that can do the job. Hope this will help !

[@murphy7801]

Flamethrower ?

[@gb0175]

I’m currently in the Donbas, your assessments are accurate and you have helped fill in a few gaps. Please keep it up. Thank you.

[@scotsmandwp]

Take care that side

[@adacskipper]

Stay safe buddy

[@Jer19Jr]

Stay safe, Slava Ukraine

[@rhellaroc1]

Filling up gaps between local population?

[@stacey_1111rh]

God speed bud. Stay safe

[@boxslave]

As a political science / International relations student from the late 90s the dorky part of me gets giddy every time I see you post a new video! Keep up the great work, and for what its worth I really enjoy both the content and format. I would be interested to see what other geo politics you may end up covering in depth in the future.

[@sharwama992]

I feel something like “How to build a competent army. “ would go a long way 😂

[@dertydan]

Us inflation video is going to be a painful one for some of us though

[@noneofyourbusiness4133]

“Sgt Never Skips Gym Day” had me in stitches

[@0xCAFEF00D]

He skips basic firearms safety training though.

[@msytdc1577]

@Russian Waifu (T-72 Tank Commander)🇷🇺 I've contacted the NSA, CIA, DoD, MI5, MI6, Mossad, ISI, I even reached out to the FSB and SVR, and no one, not a single agency could locate who asked.

[@RuffinItAB]

Wonder how those gains are doing on a diet of potatoes and carrots hiding in a foxhole

[@fujiwaraemiko7318]

@Russian Waifu (T-72 Tank Commander)🇷🇺 Richard OK OK OK right right right uh uh OK OK right right uuuhm uuhm right OK uh uh right OK uuhm Medhurst

[@Argosh]

@@msytdc1577 while the good sergeant got a chuckle, you made me actually laugh out loud. Thanks.

[@AnexoRialto]

A great example of what YT is good for, when the creator makes the effort and has actual knowledge to share.

[@yevgeny79]

Proof it is possible to have a non-toxic comment section on the internet AND get views without OMINOUS WORDS IN ALL CAPS in the title. Good job, friend.

[@GoCoyote]

It is sad to me that one can only find such analysis and journalism from dedicated people like you, and not from most media outlets. Context is everything for information, and you provide both in great quantity and quality.

[@snapicvs]

You nailed it here GoCoyote. The high quality of Perun’s content is a damming indictment of mainstream media’s willful negligence.

[@stockscareful6368]

This is future of media eventually. I think these kind of channels will be much more popular in future. Of course there will be people who are happy eating media fast foods, but still.

[@WhoopityDoo]

News stories about anything are only going to be 3-5 minutes at most, and there's no way you can fit this much information seen in this video into snippets like that. This isn't to say that there are opportunities for better coverage of the conflict, but you guys are complaining about something that isn't comparable.

[@meilinchan7314]

@@stockscareful6368 It's both exhilirating and dangerous. TBH MSM is still very much going to be bedrock. Anyone who wants to do the same stuff as Perun will have to touch base with mainstream media, if only to report what is being reported, or who is saying what.

[@halfalligator6518]

@@snapicvs bit dramatic don't you think? "Mainstream media" can mean a lot of different things to different people, some is fairly informative (but brief), some is blatant fear mongering and misinformation. Anyway... it's not surprising that the regular TV news doesn't put a 1 hour lecture on about military tactics and logistics. There are some shows and books around for people that are interested in that stuff. People like you or I might be interested in it, but we can't expect the news channels to do this level of teaching. From what I've seen they do often get military experts on for 10 minute explanations. It's brief... but it's supposed to be for the average joe. I'm not a "fan" of the mainstream media, but I don't think it's always negligent (depending what you're looking at I guess). They hardly ever go deep on many topics I find personally interesting. Their job is to try and tell the surface level story of what's happening (and in the process unfortunately make some profits by appealing to our base emotions). Maybe part of the problem is expecting the news outlets to educate us on everything... it's a problem because if that' what people think then they're going to get a bad education. The news is what it is... bite sized snippets. If you want to really learn something go and read a book honestly. KZbin lectures are a decent halfway point if you're lucky (like this video here), but independent media is certainly not immune from the same problems of mainstream media. There is a lot of bias and bad incentives on KZbin too. What KZbin can provide is TAILORED content for you so it's no wonder you find stuff that you prefer because you're choosing from millions of options (or the algorithm does). The TV news by nature has to be very generic. Most people would watch this video and be bored shitless. I think this very in vogue (and smug) anti-mainstream circle jerk is getting a bit full of itself honestly.

[@gpaull2]

It’s poetically ironic that those who claim to be “de-nazifying” are making the same mistakes that the nazis made.

[@Mbeluba]

Kinda similarly ironic to antifa using fashist scare tactics and marching through cities dressed in black uniforms.

[@isaiahkayode6526]

Ironic.

[@RamdomView]

Makes a demented sense. Surveys of Russian propaganda, citizenry and educational materials reveals that Russia's main definition for "NaZi" is simply "Opposes Russia"

[@pivomanslovensko]

And also murdering tens of thousands of ukrainians

[@warmetalpacifist]

@@isaiahkayode6526 Poetic, IMO

[@toyuyn]

Your channel is 100% quality, covering the unfamiliar topic of war, simple explanations for layman with factchecking, numbers, everything, and your logistic analysis is brilliant, you simply a (expectedly biased) commentator making quality content with common sense. Hope you do well, I wish you only the best. ;)

[@elektrotehnik94]

Do we have a less biased source?

[@mortuos557]

Vladimir isn't going to like you either, is he? xD

[@xianseah4847]

Every single photo and info is false, where is the white Z. Apparently the people in UK are braindead.

[@Frederiknshansen]

There is a difference between being biased in your analysis (bad) and having a political bias (acceptable). Perun just needs to be up front about it, which he has been from day one! Great channel.

[@lapinskym]

@@elektrotehnik94 p P

[@PitterPatter20]

Quick clarification at 10:00. There is a small but important difference between an Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) and an Armored Personnel Carrier (APC). APCs, also nicknamed "battle taxis", are just supposed to get infantry relatively close to the fighting and then drop off their troops. They kind of act like a truck with a gun and some armor, but you wouldn't put a truck onto the firing line. APCs have less armor than IFVs and less armament (typically just a machine gun). IFVs drop off their troops, but then continue to fight alongside the troops they just dropped off. Unlike APCs, IFVs are an important tactical component of a platoon, often providing the majority of the firepower of that platoon. They are often armed with some kind of cannon and often an Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM). So, tl;dr APCs are just transports, IFVs are combat support vehicles. In the Russian military the APCs are generally from the BTR series, and the IFVs are from the BMP series. So BTR, battle taxi; BMP, combat unit.

[@Grimmwoldds]

@@kalacaptain4818 I'm gonna insert the obligatory "OMFG IT'S A TANK!" and point at a random tracked vehicle.

[@calebharris292]

Gotta love that lazerpig video

[@boobah5643]

It's worth pointing out that the distinction between 'IFV" and 'APC' depends heavily on the environment; even your stock "Gavin" (thanks, Lazerpig!) with nothing more than pintle mount machineguns would sometimes be used to support its dismounted troops, and its not that uncommon for the threat environment to be hazardous enough that actual IFVs are more deathtrap than fire support. The trick, of course, is figuring out which situation is which without a lot of dead soldiers or blown up vehicles.

[@Seth9809]

A lot of the BTR-82s and BTR-80s are typically IFVs though.

[@Schmidty1]

Perun knows this if you watched any of his prior videos lol

[@brolaire4117]

Have been looking back through these videos and it’s insane the amount of issues you’ve noted here are now really affecting them, cannibalising training units really shoots to mind here with the 1-3 day refreshers their conscripts are getting before being sent to the front

[@NRSGuardian]

Comparing the current war in Ukraine with the invasion of Iraq in 2003 helps to put the manpower requirements in perspective, and just how undermanned Russia's forces are for the job they've been given. The coalition that invaded Iraq had over 500,000 personnel deployed, yet that number turned out to be not enough to properly secure and occupy the country. Russia seems to be trying to do something similar with about half the forces to a country that is 50% larger in area than Iraq and with a slightly larger population.

[@raymondyee2008]

And it is becoming more expensive by the day as the war drags on. Everything comes at a cost.

[@TheLocalLt]

The occupation force in Iraq was much smaller than that though, which is a big reason why it faced such difficulties, amongst many other reasons. Remember the Surge completely turned around Iraq; there is indeed no substitute for sheer manpower.

[@ITRIEDEL]

And an army that is way more equipped than even the republican guard. They really screwed the pooch

[@zezenkop412]

Yeah 140k aganist more than 600k soldiers is not something good

[@victorquesada7530]

Thank you for those brute numbers, I never thought of that perspective exactly. There’s been quite a few comparisons to America’s overseas endeavors, but those numbers really put into perspective how badly miscalculated the current situation is. We will never know exactly how close they got to knocking things over at the very beginning, but that is clearly why they have been floundering and will continue to do so.

[@SacredDaturaa]

Harrowing anecdote about the musicians being pulled out of conservatories to be fed directly into the meat grinder. It's easy to get lost in the grand sweep of the conflict from a bird's eye view but it's always good to keep in mind the staggering human cost of war.

[@MarkGoding]

Another bloody tragedy. Putin and his ilk are barbarians.. they'd trample over anything good or fine just to stay in power. It is my fondest wish he lives to go on trial for this.

[@murphy7801]

Maybe Russia wants to depopulate these border regions and then move in Russians.

[@murphy7801]

Sorry my comment is a bit depressing

[@jf7243]

Is that really happening? If true it tells more than a tale!

[@Overlord734]

@@jf7243 It is true. Men in LDPR are afraid to walk out of their homes or pick phone calls. A friend of mine who lived in LPR and who wasn;t neither a soldier nor pro-Russian, vanished a day before the invasion. Presumably he has been forcefully conscripted.

[@ryanjones3043]

This SOB is brilliant and hilarious! I’m really shocked that he’s only now becoming somewhat well known. Because he’s so incredibly easy and enjoyable to listen to!

[@TheSword2212]

He was a dominions 5 youtuber before this

[@ryanjones3043]

@@TheSword2212 yeah but look at those videos…. Like only 15k views And it’s a gaming channel This type of content seems like his calling!

[@shawnwhite860]

He effectively started his channel on March 5th, with a startup of 5k subscribers to an unrelated topic. He is up to 164k subscribers in barely 100 days. I don't run the algorithms, but I think that's pretty much maxing them out for any sort of serious content. His work speaks for itself.

[@ryanjones3043]

@@shawnwhite860 yessir!!!! He’s amazing As soon as I finish an episode I can’t wait for a new one to drop

[@TheSword2212]

@@ryanjones3043 yeah, because dominions 5 and probably whatever else he does is extremely niche. I only got these videos because i was subscribed to him before the war.

[@osric1730]

The Wehrmacht did this sugar hit too with the "Panzer Lehr" Division. It allowed them to pull an extremely competent, heavily armed, lavishly equipped and highly effective mother of all armored units together in 1943, which was fantastic until attrition turned it into just another under-strength, poorly equipped conscript filled panzer division, and the cadre of instructors and experienced trainers was gone forever. Any army that goes down the Panzer Lehr unit strategy is scraping the barrel and in trouble in the long term. The problem is we have no idea how long the Ukrainians can keep this up either. Morale is not a bottomless pit, Western supply has absolutely vast logistic challenges and lag times, public interest is fading and becoming increasingly preoccupied with domestic economic concerns, and Ukraine has shown negligible capacity for retaking territory that Russia is determined to hold. All these problems Russia is facing may well be accurate, but its far from clear that they add up to a Ukrainian victory.

[@LupusAries]

Agreed, same with the Lehrgeschwader in the Luftwaffe and especially the Luftwaffe's transport arm during the offensive into Benelux and France. A lot of the planes ferrying in the Paratroopers were flown either by the instructors from the training units or "Ergänzungsstaffeln/-Gruppen". Some even came from the Lufthansa's training establishment. It had long lasting effects on transport pilot training and it's quality. Edit: And Crete was the same, just worse.

[@michalandrejmolnar3715]

It will probably stay at a Stalemate or escalate into WW3

[@samuelskinner7704]

@@michalandrejmolnar3715 It isn't a stalemate- the bleeding is unsustainable. The Ukrainians have mobilized and the Russians haven't which gives you a good idea of who is going to run out of men first (it is the People's Republics who are conscripting 60 year olds. Ukraine will run out second). That said Ukraine could retreat to a shorter and easier to defend front (thus losing less manpower per day), but that requires judgement and sense. Ukraine's military strategy appears to be 'wait for WW3'. This is not a winning strategy.

[@kloic9334]

@@samuelskinner7704 Yeah, excuse them for wanting to hold their territory and not abandon it x)

[@samuelskinner7704]

@@kloic9334 Carl Philipp Gottfried von Clausewitz wrote a rather influential book about this topic. The center of decision is the ability of the enemy to wage war. It is not land or money or any transitory thing- it is the military and that which enables it to be fielded. The winner will be whoever manages to break the otherside; either destroying its moral, killing its command staff or destroying its ability to stay in the field. Trading Ukrainian conscripts for Russian artillery shells is thus a losing strategy. It would be a good strategy if the Ukrainians are waiting for something, but there isn't anything the passage of time makes more likely for Ukraine.

[@ismaelpediten3306]

My expectation modern warfare: Having cool armor and gun Reality: Gets conscripted and given the worst equipment

[@vksasdgaming9472]

Snarky statement about military: never forget your gear was made by lowest bidder.

[@msytdc1577]

Expectation of war: using your night vision to spot out the enemy and having your squad take 'em out with your tacticool carbines with laser designators. Reality: bored off your ass standing and sitting around wishing for better food, being spotted by a tiny commercial drone you never heard, and getting your limbs blown off by the artillery shells called in on your coordinates while never spotting an enemy soldier or firing a shot.

[@drttgb4955]

or getting a pen pusher job.

[@murphy7801]

I mean weapon made by the lowest bidder is more of a capitalist approach. Look something like Nazis or french or several other nations not following this model at various times in history has resulted in great equipment. I mean France generally speak almost refuses to use anything made by other countries unless it's a collaboration (with modern exception of the hk416). They seem have pretty good gear.

[@sciloj]

@@murphy7801 that would be a big mistake to attribute the quality of equipment directly to the mode of procurement. If your country has a terrible industrial culture, you can pour as much money as you want into ordering from the best, but it's still going to be crap. USSR was spending a massive fraction of GDP on arms and keeping people just above the poverty level. Did it help? No.

[@ursulbekbakiev2618]

"Good luck running hostage rescue with a tank" Wait wait wait, are you trying to criticise the Beslan tactics?!

[@LMB222]

*Rescue

[@ijnfrt]

As a Ukrainian I would like to say thank you for these videos, keep the good work up! P.S. Could you make a video on Germany's armor/weapon deliveries to Ukraine? People here believe that Germany has betrayed us and provides little to no help to us.

[@urbaraskpraetor3316]

I would imagine the feeling of betrayal comes from the $ billions germany pays to russia for gas. Also i feel ukranians compare support from europe at large, to support from poland, the baltics, uk, and America. Because 90 % of the foreign support ukraine receives comes from these countries. Also whilst the average german on the street supports Ukraine, the German government (along with the french) have been calling on Zelenskyy to cede territory to Russia and sue for peace.

[@hanfpeter2822]

@@urbaraskpraetor3316 i dont think i have ever seen either Scholz or Macron call for a peace that Ukraine does not agree to. At least Scholz stated multiple Times that the peace will be to ukraines liking.

[@unclejoeoakland]

@@urbaraskpraetor3316 I thought it was more to do with Germany withholding different systems over and over

[@thomasbaader6629]

As a German, I can assure that a lot of us are really ashamed of our government now. I didn't vote for Scholz and I think he's a disgrace.

[@ijnfrt]

@@thomasbaader6629 Es ist nicht deine Schuld. Man sagt Scholz wird bald Kiew besuchen, vielleicht sein Gespräch mit Zelenskyi kann die Situation irgendwie verbessern. My German is quite limited, I hope you got what I mean.

[@Vintageaudionagoya]

I feel like I should be paying tuition and getting graduate credits for these lectures. Thank you so much. Keep up the great work.

[@norbertblackrain2379]

Great discussion as usual! The mechanized Infantry without Infantry has been also an issue for many western armies since the introduction of IFVs. With regards to DPR and LPR i think Russia does not trust its own creations very much and will make sure that they will not be in a position to put some weight and reasonable combat power behind their own interests. It is all a very cynical game.

[@micindir4213]

Reason being: once a traitor , always a traitor

[@richardthomas598]

One thing Putin gets right is his disdain for traitors. He will use them, sure, but it is well-known he has nothing but contempt for them on a personal level. Take for example, what Putin said about Trump to basically everybody who wasn't Trump.

[@JamesC785]

My line of thought about LPR/DPR also, ethnic cleansing & replacement wouldn't be complete whilst they exist. After all, over 54% of those regions also voted for independence from russia in '91 Very cynical indeed.

[@hendrikdependrik1891]

Yep. He's just purifying the Russian nation by getting rid of all the annoying minorities that are a threat to Russia in the long term.

[@jiridrapal7512]

@@JamesC785 after wat LPr and DNR forces will dissolved and incorporated into russian army imho

[@piotrp5668]

One topic you missed is problem with morale. Many Russian don't understand why they are invaliding Ukraine and don't want to be there. They would fight better if somebody invaded Russia.

[@msytdc1577]

Considering as stated in the video many of the Russian contract signers are from poor ethnic Eastern regions of the country far from Ukraine, no, most likely they'd fuck off home.

[@ralphthethang3907]

And you got this information from whole? By all accounts the Russians are winning, jus5 look at the map!

[@live_free_or_perish]

Assessing morale is subjective and without a good metric it's probably not reliable. But yeah, I've heard some of the intercepted phone calls and it's clear a lot of them are desperate to get out of there.

[@theonlylauri]

Yes. During Napoleon's invasion and WW2 they showed extreme resilience, but Russo-Japanese War and WW1, not so much. War propaganda can for a while hide battlefield problems from homefront - and not mobilizing helps with that - but reality can't be denied forever. They're counting on Western unity cracking, and indeed there are some weak links in the chain, but even though I very much doubt Putin will go the way of Nicholas II, rising domestic discontent is a potential problem for him as well as us.

[@The_ZeroLine]

I would like to hear more on that topic, but he has always said he was going to stay from a lot of the non-measurable types of issues. Also, he was assessing numbers, their sources and what training and equipment they had/have. Morale isn’t really relevant into a video primarily looking at hard numbers and number projections based on the lack of a formal state of war and the formation of additional BTGs.

[@xyxxanx9810]

"Conscript Nuclear weapons Operator"; as someone that has ordered a platoon of recruits to turn right and having watched half of them fail, that prospect fills me with immeasurable dread.

[@allangibson2408]

Consider the same conscript has also been “doing” the maintenance on the missiles. The Russian missiles are probably more dangerous to Russia than anyone else.

[@xyxxanx9810]

@@allangibson2408 An inspection would probably find the warhead gone and any fuel or coolant refilled into bottles labeled "XXX".

[@talltroll7092]

@@xyxxanx9810 Warrior needs food... badly

[@richardarriaga6271]

@@xyxxanx9810 Not a terrible coolant. Worked for fighter aircraft. Too tasty to leave in a such a machine.

[@quano5409]

Aged like fine wine lol. Now they mobilized the conscripts after sending in the instructors.

[@Praktical_]

Exactly what I'm thinking 😅

[@FatGouf]

Untrained conscripts.. there are reports of conscripts getting of less than a week of training before sent off to Ukraine.

[@splewy]

Definitely an enlightening take. People forget how much politics can affect military success. Forcing a military into an operation that it is not configured for doesn’t end well. Trying to achieve objectives that are really more social/political with military force typically doesn’t go well either. The US military is a perfect example of this. Incredibly effective when performing the role it was configured for, but incredibly in effective when forced into these regime control/policing roles like Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan.

[@MarcosElMalo2]

COIN especially. COIN is a tough nut to crack in general, but especially for militaries that are non criminal/genocidal.

[@Edax_Royeaux]

Most military disasters were caused by politics. Prudent military decisions are often ignored in favor of other considerations. Even in WWI, Field Marshals like Petain had great difficult trying to keep France on the defensive when it didn't stand a chance trying to fight in no man's land.

[@kenoliver8913]

@@Edax_Royeaux It's more that most political disasters are caused by militaries. Prudent political decisions are often overriden by the urge for military "solutions". Glorifying the military rather than having it regarded as a useful tool like dentistry always leads to trouble in any country.

[@adamb8317]

The Army actually is pretty good at policing and occupying other countries. The marines are there to wreck stuff. The biggest issue in Afghanistan and arguably Iraq is that we didn't go in to nation build like we did in Italy and Germany and Japan. Afghanistan was to take out a specific terror group. Nation building typically takes 2-3 generations, not decades.

[@Edax_Royeaux]

@@kenoliver8913 I'm afraid your statement is vague. What do you mean caused by "militaries"? Militaries don't start wars, they take orders from the body politic. Generals of Armies do not have the independent authority to declare wars. If the body politic is moved by the urge for military solutions, the responsibility is still on the body politic for choosing that policy. Because ultimately it's not the military's fault the body politic chooses not to go with the prudent political decision. Military Juntas where the military controls the politics are quite rare. Yes a military junta caused a political diester in the Falklands War, but such an event was more of a historical oddity.

[@ironteacup2569]

keep this up. I love how you go in-depth on these things that most don't do. The econ and the local number stuff is really interesting

[@Telluwide]

People seem to forget the term "Potemkin Village" originated in Russia. It reflects in their armed forces, like the "Paratrooper" Regiment. Guys who don't miss leg day, yet folded faster than a bad hand of cards and/or are getting picked off by motivated Ukrainian citizens defending their motherland.

[@wom_Bat]

The Russian army should be known as the potemkin army.

[@killer3000ad]

And guys who got on a helicopter one day on the 24th of February 2022 and were told beforehand it was a routine training mission, then once in the air were told they were going into Ukraine.

[@heybabycometobutthead]

@@killer3000ad That stuff isn't true, they were just told to say that if captured.

[@chrismiles6010]

@@heybabycometobutthead Why isn't it true? Your statement makes no sense. If it was true, then some of them - in their interrogations - would have stated so. Try simple logic over "butthead".

[@Seth9809]

@@heybabycometobutthead That doesn't make any sense though.

[@billwilliamson1506]

The Russian military could absolutely change its structure and solve most of the issues they’ve had in Ukraine. Establishing high readiness units that are 90%+ staffed with attached logistics units would increase Russia’s apparent lack of ready BTGs. Their recent ops show that they would benefit greatly from this (Syria, Ukraine, Chechnya, etc). They seem to be acting like a rapid deployment force like America or Britain but with none of the structure besides BMPs and bullets.

[@NickanM]

@@thor9563 BWAHAHAHAAAAA. Crackpot spotted.

[@abbottshaull9831]

As far back as during the Soviet Era Infantry was general at 25 to 60% at strength levels. It always had Tank and Speciality troops were usual at 80% strength due to technical training. Artillery units were always light in the ammo bearer types too. Since they required the least training in the crew, they could be filled by reservist or newly recruited conscripts.

[@martinsmolik2449]

And Russian army still uses a lot of the soviet kit. The ammo is almost always transported in two-man crates. The logistics of Russian army need absolute fuckton of manpower, just for loading the crates. Stuff that western militaries do by forklifts or cranes/winches.

[@neurofiedyamato8763]

The Soviet army was designed for mass mobilization WW3 scenario hence the low peacetime unit strength level and bloated officer corp. The specialty troops and officers can't be trained quickly so they are always kept in active service while conscript fill in "easy" jobs.

[@oldmandoinghighkicksonlyin1368]

Soldiers don't grow on trees, but Russian troops are orcs sooo.....

[@090giver090]

@Rob Moreno They are using 80% of their combat capable forces. "900 thousand" number is including navy, airforce, and non combat branches like "internal troops" and Rosgvardiya (i.e. over-glorified riot police). Ground forces (the guys who do actual fighting) totalled at 280000 before the war.

[@penumbraenigmatica3252]

I watch EVERYTHING that you put out on this channel, brother. I have no military experience, but I really appreciate your deep dives into these niche areas of the conflict, and I also appreciate your use of the separatist footage and numbers too. I look forward to each new installment, sir...!! Peace and respect from British Columbia...

[@gracegood3661]

Well said

[@joezhangmd]

The joke about a unit made up entirely of drill sgts going to war had me laughing so hard I've about spat out the tea I was drinking and had to instantly like the video. To be fair though, I'm pretty sure they'd be able to survive a nuclear strike too. Probably the only thing that can stop them would be paperwork that need to be filed through the MPF in triplicate.

[@SVSky]

US Military at all levels get NBC training so, yeah even that might be futile.

[@ioannisanastasopoulos-n9r]

Thank you, and please continue your great work. The more people understand about this tragic situation for Ukraine and what it means for the rest of us, maybe it will create more discussions around the table in households. Knowledge is the key to everything and hopefully creates the wave to stop this war and genocide of Ukraine. Glory to Ukraine. And finally picking up that your an Aussie, just warms my heart! Thanks again.

[@thor9563]

JUJITSU: The art of utilizing the momentum or the predisposition, of the foe to one's advantage. Just thinking outside the 'war strategy box' here. To preserve BOTH Russian and Ukrainian life, I would suggest the following non kinetic approach to subduing many of the orks occupying Ukraine: Ukraine could weaponize Russia's most successful product: VODKA. Russian troops feel abandoned, traumatized, lied to, home sick in a hostile land where neither side has a quarrel. There is One thing they would die for: Russian vodka. Ukraine should use their superior logistical abilities to distribute a train load of Russian vodka to all occupiers as a measure of 'hospitality'. A smiling Babushka pulling a wagon full of Russia's Finest, could disable a battalion of poorly led, poorly equipped poorly fed Orks in a single Friday night. Could herd them into a drunk tank and take their equipment intact. In war: A SNOCKERED FOE...is a friend! So...Let's do a little arithmetic. The 'think tank experts' are approving spending 20-40 Billion of our dollars on war machines and munitions to bludgeon a bunch of demoralized slobs who don't want to be there. 150 thousand Orks X $8 a bottle of Russia's finest: $1.2 million. Hire a battalion of Babushkas (Amazon women??!) to deliver vodka to the occupiers @ $100 X 400: $40,000. Wagons and rail transport: $10,000. Total cost: $1.25 million. 150 thousand drunk Russians and their war machinery: PRICELESS! Slava Ukraine!

[@hanghaeja]

Great work. Separatists' forces contribution is rarely discussed in details, it's good that you paid attention to it. As for the question "why Moscow uses them as a cannon fodder" ... we have more and more evidence of a new kind of genocide. Original population of the occupied territories is used as expendable resource. Their losses are not important, since the occupied territories will be populated with migrants from all over the Russian Federation. As it happened already in Crimea.

[@Lusa_Iceheart]

The ironic horror is that both those regions were populated with russian-speakers in the first place b/c of genocides. The Soviet planed and executed starvation-based genocide called the Holodomor killed 6-7 million Ukrainians (some estimates as high as 8 million) from 1932 to 1933. Huge swaths of the country was depopulated and then Russian-natives moved in. "Population Management" policies like this were pretty damn common in the USSR, the Holodomor was probably the most egregiously horrifying of them tho. Keep in mind the Holocaust has an official death toll of just 6 million, many of them Ukrainians. Russification attempts were a longstanding practice of the Russians overall, Poland and Finland both were other attempted conversions. Crimea was actually forcibly depopulated completely of it's Cossack and Islamic Tartar natives towards the end of Imperial Russia, since the Black sea was so important the Czar flat out colonized the peninsula. The Donbass was emptied out by the Holodomor and "Population Management" polices of the Soviets. Between the decades of genocide from the Soviets and the brief interlude of Nazi occupation, vacant space opened up in Ukraine. The demographics of the eastern Donbass region and Crimea are the way they are BECAUSE of genocide.

[@murphy7801]

Pretty sure Russia will repopulate these areas with Russians once killed almost everyone there by forcing them into a war.

[@matthiasthulman4058]

@@Lusa_Iceheart that whole "planned shortage/starvation" thing sounds awfully familiar right about now. I wonder if we're going to read about a Western Holodomor in future history books

[@OSTemli]

Genocide bis when native Americans are almost wipe out from north America. Truth is not with you nato

[@yutahkotomi1195]

@@matthiasthulman4058 Good prices night be going up, sure, but it's _nothing_ compared to a full blown famine.

[@ozziebugga9725]

This is what the best of the internet is all about. I really appreciate your deep dives. Thanks, Perun. You reading the 'fan mail' at the end was a superb cap.

[@user_____M]

"Good luck trying to mount a rescue operation with a tank, good luck trying to clear a building with artillery.' And I took that personally. -orks

[@randomblacktemplar738]

"HAVEZ YOU TRIED PURPLEZ PAINT" -some orks kommandos

[@Flamechr]

@@randomblacktemplar738 hahaja would love it if the Russians started to paint their tanks red to get them to drive faster 😅

[@TSZatoichi]

Don't fall into the trap of treating your enemy as less than human, that path leads to gas chambers. A large number of the "orcs" you guys are always laughing about are D/LPR "conscripts" and are undeserving of your disdain.

[@user_____M]

@@Flamechr maybe that's why they use the Sovjet flag? 🤔

[@PhilippensTube]

Again, many thanks for the effort! This content beats reading newspapers or watching the news about the war. Your presentations are factual, honest, not sensationalist and above all: understandable (if you understand English that is). Your effort is greatly appreciated and valued! Please continue covering the niche topics. They're as interesting as the rest and offer invaluable insight in the greater scheme of things.

[@daniell1483]

This is perhaps the best channel for understanding the invasion. I found the first video after the invasion and have followed it almost religiously since. Unbiased, accurate analysis of elements of war that are not always very well understood by the layperson. Honestly, I can't praise the channel enough. The sense of humor is right on point as well. "Private Conscriptovitch"!

[@daniell1483]

@Rob Moreno You literally must have not watched the video all the way through. Yes, the infantry is vulnerable, which is why the video takes great pains to get the point across that Russia has been mishandling its infantry. Further, Russia is the one leveling towns and cities, not to mention committing war crimes. Ukraine is not responsible for war casualties when they are being invaded ffs, that lay exclusively on Russia for starting this unjust war.

[@scottdrobbins]

Knockout content, again. This kind of thoughtful, in depth analysis is desperately needed and sorely lacking from mainstream media sources preoccupied with hot takes and talking heads. From one working cog in the military industrial complex to another, Bravo Zulu.

[@nooneinparticular7911]

Interesting, as always. ISW has stated that there is some push-back from the "aggressive' forced mobilizations in Luhansk and Donetsk. I suspect Russia is not too concerned with the proxy casualties, easier to subdue the area once this is over. If they rebelled once, they could do so again, it may be that Russia feels that if the people of military age are already all dead, it would be easier in the long run.

[@boobah5643]

It wouldn't be the first time a proxy and its puppetmaster turned on each other.

[@poki580]

tho i've only seen vids of ukrainian conscripters handing out mobillisation orders to random passers

[@brooks-e8249]

Brilliant! Thank you! I have learned more about this entire conflict in 30 min than i have in 100 previous days. Excellent no BS video.

[@Amina0301]

Yet another excellent video essay, looking forward to watching this

[@noneofyourbusiness4133]

Says it’s excellent when you haven’t watched it yet 🤨🤨🤨🤨

[@Amina0301]

@@noneofyourbusiness4133 I know it because its Perun, you know it as well :troll:

[@noneofyourbusiness4133]

@@Amina0301 shhhhh! Don’t let them know!

[@Vinzmannn]

@Russian Waifu (T-72 Tank Commander)🇷🇺 Go away tankie

[@Amina0301]

@Russian Waifu (T-72 Tank Commander)🇷🇺 Oh yes, let me trust a channel that only reports on Western losses and failures and praises Russia, China Hungary and the like. No thank you for that channel recommendation, I don't exactly follow world politics, I'm only interested in military aspects which Perun covers

[@gavin479]

Your content is the only channel that I can happily watch an hour long power point presentation for. You’re onto a good thing here mate, keep it up! Love from a fellow Aussie

[@sovereign126]

Same bud, same.

[@jasonguest5820]

“Thus we can see that the mechanics of war not only mean increased power but also make the highest demands on the men concerned. The best men will have the best machinery and the best machinery will have the best men - for the two are inseparable.” ― Ernst Jünger, Copse 125: A Chronicle from the Trench Warfare of 1918

[@discover854]

Keep them coming. I treat these videos like an hour long podcast instead of the typical 10-15 minutes videos analyzing the current conflict.

[@bloodlinehunter]

These last few weeks I've been fervently following your uploads on the Ukranian conflict. Great insights, keep up the good work!

[@wile123456]

The soldier nicknames said with 100% seriousness is the best part of this channel

[@lunachu8691]

Private Conscriptavic was my favourite

[@wacojones8062]

Good Presentation. I did two years active in the US Army most teaching generator mechanics then transferred into the reserves to complete a 27-year career with annual training sometimes involving teaching active-duty recruits, most 19D Scouts how to kill tanks. The US in the 1970's had 10 reserve training divisions able on Mobilization to train 1 million Troops in one year to the quality level needed by expanding units ready for unit level training Squad, Platoon, Company and Battalion. Followed by deployment. We expected to do 3 cycles and then when combat veterans became available to be used as trainers to mobilize as a combat division by splitting the unit into two parts one stateside under a new title the other to train up and deploy. Russia with its very restrictive training and reserve system encoded in law could not match what we could do. What we are seeing now is the long-term effects dating back to the Czars.

[@murphy7801]

I agree russian milltary mind is inflexible excepted when pushed to change. Most advances in Russian doctrine happened when pushed by Nazis. After the post ww2 generation retired you see very little advancement in doctrine.

[@trevor9934]

SO sorry to learn that you are a cancer sufferer. I lost my wife to breast cancer that turned to stage 4 metastatic cancer, and I have some small sense of the things you and your loves are going through. I truly hope that you fight this for as long as possible and, as an ex- intel operator, I appreciate your approach to be as specific as possible about sources, what you know, vs what you suspect. Keep up the good work and ignore the trolls.

[@NickanM]

I am so sorry for your loss. I lost my mother to esophageal cancer in 2012 and my dad is fighting prostate cancer right now. It doesn't look good, he has a lot of metastases in his skeleton. I HATE cancer

[@The_ZeroLine]

Yes, a new Perrun video! Best notification possible. You’re the first to postulate an improper ratio of men to armor for their struggles and it makes *a lot of sense.* One note though: they’re not fighting NATO. Just Ukraine. So, you would think that they wouldn’t need full mobilization for this war.

[@ntm4]

The thing is, Ukraine has a population of 44 million (almost 1/3 of Russia), and they are doing full mobilization. So Russia would need to do at least partial mobilization to keep up. And really full mobilization to get the 3 to 1 advantage to fight a conflict where they are mostly attacking. This is mitigated currently by Ukraine not mobilizing before the war started so they are having trouble training and equipping their new forces, but that's just short-term.

[@barthoving2053]

You're missing the point that the problem is the units are designed to fight after a mobilisation so with extra influx of conscripts filling up the basic grunt jobs. No war, no mobilisation, no conscripts and suddenly you're 30% understaffed and that deficit is heavily focused on the infantry part. Prior to the invasion the infantry problem might have been fixed by a completely restructuring of their units and demoting a lot of specialists back to basic grunts. But it seems even in the Army High Command nobody was really planning for a full out invasion so nobody thought this necessary.

[@shorewall]

Russia never had enough men to fight NATO. Even China does not have enough men to fight NATO. Only nukes, and the West's desire for peace and prosperity, kept them "safe".

[@TSZatoichi]

At the very least Russia should have adjusted the makeup of their BTG's to reflect the number of infantry they have. It seems to me they would have fared much better in this war had they used fewer IFV's in the opening stages (less fuel needed and adequate infantry support for their armor.)

[@DrBluefox]

lets not forget the german army in world war 2 had only a handful of tanks divisions, with the majority of their army being infantry despite the popular image that they had shinny tigers everywhere.

[@rasiah2415]

Courtesy of Goebbels btw

[@dieselbuilder6588]

@Russian Waifu (T-72 Tank Commander)🇷🇺 I agree they are the best on the world, at dying for no cause that is.

[@friedrichschiller945]

@Russian Waifu (T-72 Tank Commander)🇷🇺 good joke 👍

[@glennandrews5103]

but it needs the fuel and competent operators to be moving unfortunately.

[@chamonix4658]

@Russian Waifu (T-72 Tank Commander)🇷🇺 at the turret launch Olympics

[@mikequinn8780]

One reason for the obsession of some parts of the internet with the Mosin Nagants is that they were imported and sold in the US in huge numbers and until recently sold dirt cheap (I remember seeing them regularly for $60 in the early 2000s). A lot of Americans have some level of first hand experience the the MN so it's more relatable and thus more commented upon.

[@H3LLS3NT4SS4SS1N]

Loves this AND ESPECIALLY the Poland video! I’m an American (and polish history is virtually unknown here), but I find the tragedy(s) of the polish state(s) to be heart wrenching and their resilience and multiple revivals to be extremely Inspirational! Keep it up petunia, my girlfirend looooves making fun of me for getting SO excited for your “ridiculous hour long military power point presentations” (her words not mine), but she’s learned about

[@cryoxd]

Interesting analysis as always. You mentioned that you haven't served in uniform but it seems to me like you are very well versed in military thought process (not many people, even in military will break capability down to FICs). Keep up the good work.

[@clstjam4321]

Nicely done Perun! The comment you shared on the Channel Update page was hilarious! When I see comments like that it tells me the video was extremely accurate while hitting very close to home for the commenter. I'm going to bitch that it was too small for my old eyes to read in one go and I had to read it twice...lol

[@SoloRenegade]

Feb 23, 2022: Russian military was too small, undermanned, under supported. June 2022: Russian military has lost much of its experienced troops and leaders, as well as supporting equipment, and many units have suffered as much as 90% casualties or more. If you thought replacing losses and getting adequate manpower was hard in Feb 2022, it's going to be infinitely harder in Jun 2022. You have far more backfilling to do now, and you have less men, experience, and equipment to backfill with than before. Russia gambled that NATO would do nothing, Ukraine's military would be a pushover, and that the Russian propaganda and nuclear threat would be enough to scare everyone into submission and all they'd have to do was roll into Ukraine in a tank "blitz" and 3 days later they'd have what they wanted. They weren't prepared for a fight or a response like what they got. They were betting they wouldn't need it, and that they'd "shock and awe" their way to victory before the ruse could be found out.

[@yhklimbgy2459]

Another issue with training fresh recruits, according to Conflict Intelligence Team founder Ruslan Leviev, now is that all the experienced officers are on the frontlines, and you have freshly graduated lieutenants back home. Given that RU is pulling its active reserves or people who retired long time ago, the average age of new soldiers is much higher now, and these guys do not tend to listen to some runny nosed kid trying to teach them. So now you have batches of untrained soldiers joining the fight, which makes the whole issue even worse

[@fluo9576]

I believe it, but everyone says Russian army is at a critical point eccetera eccetera but it keeps fighting and make small gains. I mean I know gaining territory can be very transitory and doesn’t mean you’re winning. But from what people says it looks like the Russians should collapse any minute. Can some one explain please (i’m not attacking, I really wanna understand)

[@SoloRenegade]

@@fluo9576 they are only making gains where they concentrate forces. and then a few days later they lose it again. Russia is holding on for now, by throwing everything they have at Ukraine. but eventually they will run out. I calculated that at current loss rates Russia won't be able to keep this up for even 1yr. 8-10months tops before they start running out of literally everything, stockpiles of weapons, tanks, aircraft, missiles, men, everything. The economic sanctions went into effect rather quick and had a rather immediate effect, but the true long term consequences of that for Russia wont be plainly visible to those who don't know what to look for, for some time yet. I could be wrong of course, but this is not looking good for Russia at all.

[@micindir4213]

@@fluo9576 Ukrainian news outlets say russians have 20:1 in artillery numbers. About the same with tanks and bmps. They said, Ukrainian mlrs grads, smerch etc. Are out of ammo for a month now (ability to destroy supply lines of russians are gone now). 152mm ammo is running low too, while 155 guns and ammo are still rarity. Basically they could've bring more metal and more meat throughout may, than we (or rather west) could and now we suffer consequences. Basically only advantage Ukrainianside has at this point is with light infantry. Also russian army is different to western armies, meaning they can tolarate 100% loss of manpower, when western armies can barely tolarate 6%

[@dh1380]

@@micindir4213 Errrrr... A 100% loss in manpower surely means you don't have a military any more?

[@largeknockers7194]

Just found your channel, it's hard to imagine being handed a WW2 rifle and then marching out knowing that you're cannon fodder

[@scotsmandwp]

Reminds me of the movie "Enemy at the gate". Total Canon fodder, this time they are the aggressor

[@thehypest6118]

Wonderfully presented as per, thoroughly enjoying your take on the topics at the peripheries and centre of the Ukraine War, I am surprised how well made these videos are given how recently you seem to have begun to make them, well done

[@ricardoospina5970]

Perun, I think you under estimated one issue with the Russian infantry was some of the infantry in BTG had to be used to protect the artillery anti aircraft units since those are on the battalion level. I have hear that BTG can be rendered ineffective if they lose a few squads of infantry. Great work as always.

[@leodhasw-s3739]

Absolutely loved the video on Poland, didn't have a clue about half the stuff they had supplied as the news just focuses on "the US is donating this, Germany is donating that, aren't western countries doing a fantastic job!" Keep them coming!!

[@Jonathan_Strange]

I really enjoyed this piece on the 'unpacking' of the Russian offensive. Well thought out, well put together, and quite extensive. I've also appreciated your unbiased assessments, and insight. Great work! Keep it up.

[@thor9563]

JUJITSU: The art of utilizing the momentum or the predisposition, of the foe to one's advantage. Just thinking outside the 'war strategy box' here. To preserve BOTH Russian and Ukrainian life, I would suggest: Ukraine could weaponize Russia's most successful product: VODKA. Russian troops feel abandoned, traumatized, lied to, home sick in a hostile land where neither side has a quarrel. There is One thing they would die for: Russian vodka. Ukraine should use their superior logistical abilities to distribute a train load of Russian vodka to all occupiers as a measure of 'hospitality'. A smiling Babushka pulling a wagon full of Russia's Finest, could disable a battalion of poorly led, poorly equipped poorly fed Orks in a single Friday night. Could herd them into a drunk tank and take their equipment intact. In war: A SNOCKERED FOE...is a friend! So...Let's do a little arithmetic. The 'think tank experts' are approving spending 20-40 Billion of our dollars on war machines and munitions to bludgeon a bunch of demoralized slobs who don't want to be there. 150 thousand Orks X $8 a bottle of Russia's finest: $1.2 million. Hire a battalion of Babushkas (Amazon women??!) to deliver vodka to the occupiers @ $100 X 400: $40,000. Wagons and rail transport: $10,000. Total cost: $1.25 million. 150 thousand drunk Russians and their war machinery: PRICELESS! Slava Ukraine!

[@hadesdarklord]

Excellent content. I especially appreciate your significant effort to back up your observations, and your understanding of what a "large grain of salt" you have to take any information coming out of this conflict with. In this episode, I really appreciate the hunting down of pro-russian / pro-separatist voices to bring your points home. Well done.

[@petesmith8000]

You know that when haters send you mail that its just a validation that your content is bang on.. Keep going Perun, Oz isn't Switzerland, you don't have to be Neutral - Just accurate.. Love the content..

[@nytigeryxp]

Hearing about the musicians conscripted honestly made me tear up. Thinking about how the cultural output of this whole region will be crippled and warped by a generation of young men traumatized by war, grieving parents and spouses, children growing up with fear and hunger.

[@zaros1781]

It is a proper losing strategy. If they manage to conquer the Donbass, they'll inherit a depopulated area of which the most significant cities and industries have been destroyed. Sending their own people into the meat grinder, with just picking people off the street, means losing people from all sorts of professions. Sending them without proper equipment and proper training, to also be used as cannon fodder by the Russians... those who survive will be heavily traumatised and deeply suspicious of their authorities and likely Russia as well. And being isolated internationally it is unlikely they'll ever be able to properly recover from this war.

[@arthurmoore9488]

@@zaros1781 Right, but if you watch the Finland or Poland videos this isn't anything new. It's a form of genocide. Then move Russians in to the area. They've been doing this type of thing for a century.

[@ElTigre12024]

@@zaros1781Yup. The Donbass will have nothing to offer the rest of Russia in economic value when its industrial areas like Mariupol have been reduced to rubble and much of the population has fled.

[@knoll9812]

@@ElTigre12024 They will have the gas beneath the ground, wheat growing regions and ports to export them from.

[@dasbubba841]

@@knoll9812 Gas that Russia lacks the ability and resources to exploit, farmlands with no farmers or seed, and ports that are abandoned rubble. The DRC has an abundance of natural resources, but constant corruption and banditry means that most of those resources aren't exploited.

[@blunda1501]

Loving listening to your analysis, have you considered formatting this additionally as a podcast? I would love to listen without having youtube running.

[@somethinglikethat2176]

The Germans noted problems with standard infantry fighting with tanks as opposed to properly trained armoured infantry troops. The standard infantry would tend to sit back and "let the tanks handle the problem", while the armoured infantry knew how vulnerable the tanks could be. Apparently one simple but key part of training armoured infantry was having them sit in the tank so they would get an idea for just how poor the visibility from a tank could be.

[@jochentram9301]

Modern panzergrenadiers use IFVs for that, but same difference, visibility-wise. And yes, that was why the panzergrenadiers were created in the first place.

[@nutyyyy]

Yes this has always been a problem with armoured/Mechanised forces in general. It takes a good deal of training to have an effective Mechanised Infantry unit vs an effective Light Infantry unit, especially when you have taken casualties.

[@michaeljohnston6811]

WE like it too that you cover topics not covered elsewhere. The fact of that and the quality of the presentations are why we flock here!

[@jamesrussell7760]

Once again, excellent analysis. Being an old ex-Marine, my own experience, coupled with the very few reliable KZbinr reports all dovetail very nicely with your analyses. I look forward to your analysis of the Ukrainian side.

[@igavinwood]

Brilliant work Perun. I'm glad that you went ahead and created a second channel. I still think you have the kudos to move into a career of documentary making on something like Nebula, only not with slide shows :) Keep up the great work and giving thoughtful commentary and research.

[@dylanschulz9118]

Thank you for the video! I find your topics to be well presented, reasoned and above all researched, more than pretty much anything else i have found. Keep up the good work, and don't let comments like that one at the end get you down!

[@tazldn6463]

Your analysis has been second to none. Not bad for "just a KZbinr". Keep up the good work!

[@BlightCosmos]

His day job is a historian Im not saying youre wrong, Im just pointing out Perun is a historian

[@sirkl4272]

@@BlightCosmos where does he say that? I've watched all his videos, and my best assumption was that he worked as some sort of defense analyst within Australia's Military Industrial Complex.

[@BlightCosmos]

@@sirkl4272 oh sorry I thought he was a historian because he said something along the lines of focusing on history and his very first video on the rus ukraine war he said he didnt like talking about his day job But I guess I was mistaken

[@live_free_or_perish]

He never actually told us about his day job. If I had to guess he is probably some kind of military analyst specializing in economics but I honestly don't know.

[@tonyjoka2346]

This guy can't be compared to history legends he's covarage is way too Ukraine biased

[@CMDPromptify]

Your video on Poland's contributions is exceptionally valuable. One major KZbin channel that does a lot of military content completely erased Poland's role in receiving refugees and committing their own military resources, instead taking the easy route and only celebrating the dollar amount that the US has sent and not assessing what those numbers actually mean to the scale of each country. Thanks again for the well-rounded reporting. Your fans notice your hard work!!!

[@qbek_san]

We've sent 1/3 of all our tanks we had to Ukraine already. The older ones, but it's still a big commitment that can't be ignored.

[@glitechnia9655]

Every Perun video is recommended for me but Poland was not. I have to go find it and watch it now!

[@mr.nonamanadus4463]

New to the channel. Definitely a video that historians will be referencing in the future. Well thought out and smoothly broken down. Would not be surprised if it is used in teaching institutions for students. Well done.

[@TheGRAclan]

Gotta love that I was binge watching this and started looking for a new video 3 minutes after this went live.

[@Dante-fk4yi]

Don’t be greedy

[@john_in_phoenix]

I will admit this comment is primarily to help with the KZbin algorithm, but I do actually have some relevant experience. During the mid 1980s through the first gulf war, I worked as a contractor for the SDC (strategic defense command) supporting things like the AMC (army materials command, yes the SDC is an army bunch) and Patriot project office. To me it is obvious what you do in real life, and I really want to congratulate you on the perspectives you have shared on logistics, force structures and the problems both sides face. The video on Poland was most welcome, and I congratulate you on the excellent research and presentation. I am rather biased, my wife of 24 years is Ukrainian, her family is from Kherson and I am very much concerned and personally worried about the conflict. Seriously, keep up the excellent work and analysis, you have filled out the details of why things that are obvious to myself exist and occurred. Ukraine has the ability to win this war, provided the west supplies the weapons and supplies, and Russia doesn't go to full mobilization. The motivation of even native Russian speakers in Ukraine is real, and provided they are properly supported should not be discounted as a factor. The Ukrainian population decided rather decisively in 2014 that they did not desire to be a puppet state of the Russian Federation. We should support them in their hour of need.

[@john_in_phoenix]

@@JB-pu8ik Doubtful, I worked at Redstone/Marshall.

[@john_in_phoenix]

@@JB-pu8ik I left Redstone in 94, to go work for Motorola. Hard to turn down a 50% pay raise and relocation expenses. Prior to Redstone I worked in Huntsville for SCI on the IBM PC starting in 81. Lots of people from the Apollo project were still around then. Huntsville was a great place to learn things and work on cutting edge stuff. I even had an experiment I participated in go up with Challenger.

[@casbot71]

Perun, thanks for reading _that_ letter out. A lot of us (well me, but I'm assuming) also watch these on smart phones, and the screens are just too small to appreciate the "artistry and wit" of that feedback.

[@vytautasvaicys8745]

I want to thank you for the work you do. One of the very few content makers on KZbin that i am actually waiting for. Thank you.

[@gpaull2]

Just like most bullies they puffed up their chest and tried to appear big and tough, but when someone actually fights back the truth of their weaknesses becomes evident.

[@JohnSmith-gd2fg]

Some bullies are psychopaths. They enjoy the challenge.

[@DianeMerriam]

I love that you're taking a specific slice of the conflict and covering it in-depth and tieing it all together. A lot of things make a lot more sense after watching your presentations.

[@impactguns2]

Great content! I was a Marine LVS operator, I drove big trucks. Most people can't imagine the amount resources required to keep a logistics battalion up to speed. During Iraqi freedom my unit received reservist, and augment drivers from other units. My battalion became the size of a regiment; and we still need more drivers.

[@MarcosElMalo2]

Imagine having 5 or 6 different makes/models of artillery (most shooting 155, thank god) out in the field, and having to service six different supply chains.

[@FelisImpurrator]

@@MarcosElMalo2 Come to think of it, wouldn't that be why the West wasn't exactly lining up to send Ukraine each country's special hardware, instead trading up for old wartime stuff the Ukrainians already know inside and out for the most part? I'd imagine sending them six different flavors of tank would just hamstring their own supply lines.

[@jgw9990]

@@FelisImpurrator Mmmh. Not necessarily. Britain has sent its tanks to Poland and the Poles have then sent their Ukrainian compatable tanks to Ukraine. Poland still has hundreds of such tanks, Germany could do the same thing. This applies to a lot of platforms, it also has the dual benefit of upgrading Eastern Nato equipment.

[@FelisImpurrator]

@@jgw9990 That's what I meant, though: Sending Ukraine tanks directly would require some serious logistical and training changes, but sending tanks to eastern NATO and having them ship over stuff that fits into existing supply lines and training solves the logistical stress, is my takeaway from this. It answered a question that's been floating around often as to why the West doesn't just send all its highest-tech hardware to roll over Russia, and that answer makes sense to me. Germany's in a very weird political quagmire though. I have no clue what's even going on there.

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