Why Russia is Struggling With Gaining Ground

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[@CovertCabal]

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[@mr.v3061]

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[@nitraM321]

Hello Fresh, please get lost

[@Hauggyful]

The same could be said about Ukraine's summer offensive which recaptured some 1 or 2% of their 20% of lost territory in over 2 months of bloody battles.This whole war is now clearly a bloody stalemate that nobody is winning. At this point I don't think it will be over soon.

[@TheRezro]

While it is too early to call Russia weak. They could be considered as "second best" only prior to 2022. Russia could not easily recover from looses they stained and they population is only equal to population of Mexico and definitively in worst shape. While combat ability of Chinese may be actually worst then Russians (who at least occasionally show some combat sills), purely with the numbers China would steamroll Russians. I would argue that even India may be more capable then Russia at this point. The question is how bad situation really is?

[@TheRezro]

@@Hauggyful You clearly do not know how war work. Too much HoI4 I see...

[@Zarastro54]

A lot of people are noting the superior crew survivability of western tanks, but they are also forgetting one another very important advantage they have over Soviet designs: the existence of actually good reverse gears. How many times have we seen Soviet tanks either struggling to back out of a minefield or artillery strike or waste time trying to turn around and show their vulnerable rear to the enemy and get an ATGM up their tailpipe for their trouble? Western armor is much easier able to extricate themselves from sticky situations and fire and maneuver more quickly. This helps with crew AND tank survivability.

[@AndrewVasirov]

Good luck going in reverse when you can't see what's behind you, though. And you're in a minefield. And Russians are hitting you with artillery, ATGMs, and/or drones.

[@Zarastro54]

@@AndrewVasirov If you got to a point going forward without hitting a mine, then reversing straight back is a lot safer than trying to turn around and risk widening the surface that you cover. We see the benefits from the footage of the column ambush where the Bradley’s quickly got away after picking up the crew of the knocked out vehicles.

[@lewan1905]

​@AndrewVasirov no tank would survive such a situation but those are rare. Most tanks are only engaged by one of those things and aren't in open fields, those are the situations where a good reverse gear will safe your life

[@malokegames]

Reversing is the best survival feature indeed, more importand than going forward 😂 comments on military stuff on internet is hilarious, we need these kids to replace the general with all their parroting out of context knoledge!

[@Macto5]

​​@@malokegamesNobody said reverse speed is MORE important than forward speed. And I'm going to take the word of actual experts who all say reverse speed is vitally important to survivability of armoured vehicles, and the snail paced reverse speed of Russian armour is a major weakness.

[@SRFriso94]

I once read someone saying about the initial push for Kyiv that the Russian army treated it like a military exercise. Everyone should just show up, do as their told, work down the checklist, and everyone is happy. There were no contingencies, like what if the VDV fails to take Hostomel Airport, what if the fields turned out to be a huge mudpit forcing all the vehicles along the roads where they were sitting ducks, what if the locals resisted in huge numbers, what if the logistics turned out to be a complete disaster... In short, there was no Plan B, which is completely unforgivable for a military operation.

[@LOL-zu1zr]

Skill issue

[@mt8956]

They really lost so much man power and equipment from the incompetence of their leadership. Russia will struggle this coming years because of that. That being said it seems some of them(soldiers) learned from their failures. They prepared the best they could the frontline to stop any offensive from Ukraine. Russia has shortages of weapons and they are out numbered 2 to 1. Sadly Ukraine needs at least a 3 to 1 advantage so they can stop any Russian advance & be able to push the Russians. This decade is an interesting one, so much has changed in the world in just 3 years.

[@deskejtx6211]

@@LOL-zu1zr its because the FSB planned the operation no the military

[@mastermariner490]

@@deskejtx6211The FSB provided only intelligence

[@lp9280]

They basically assume Ukrainians simply going to get scared, drop their guns and run away... ohh an locals will treat them as liberators - "Kick the door of rotting shacks and it is going to fall over by itself!" On 1-10 scale how wrong one can get it, this was 11! And I am not even joking, they sent OMON and SOBR (which is not even military) with batons and riot gear in first echelons expecting to deal with civilian uprising. In their trucks Ukraine found dress uniforms for parade and victory flags. That is how easy they thought it will be. And this is not even some sort of assumption or speculation - SOBR commander was one of the first high ranking commanders who surrendered to Ukraine and was captured, there is interview with him and he cooperated with Ukraine, the shows the trucks, found no weapons... this is 50 km away from Kyiv. So they sent unarmed policemen to storm the capital! Even on the face of it, days before the invasion I didn't believe they will invade, because plan did not make sense on the face value. they has ~220,000 troops to invade country with ~500,000 troops and 40 million people. Most basic military planning would require at least 1.5 million troops for invasion and another 2 million just to control the population (1 solder per 20 people). There was no way they taking anything with what they had and that was pretty much what has happened.

[@groovomata]

I note that while expensive western armoured vehicles are still vulnerable to mines and artillery, the crews of those are far more likely to survive than in Russian armoured vehicles.

[@tinydestroyer4672]

It really depends on the tank, the t-72 is not the best but the t-90ms appears to be quite survivable and they are being used more and more as we see the war progress

[@M4xFr4gg]

​@@tinydestroyer4672what should make a t-90M better in terms of mine survival? Isn't the hull basically the same as for a T-72?

[@tinydestroyer4672]

@@M4xFr4gg Heavy upgrades to crew survivability such as spall lining and ammo separation and various other things you can find online if you wish

[@T33K3SS3LCH3N]

@@tinydestroyer4672 it's "used more" because the numbers of other tanks dwindle. The number of available T-90M is likely pretty much unchanged to before the war. They produced about 50-60 while there are 34 confirmed losses (plus an unknown number of undocumented losses and additional maintainance due to wear). They still only make up a negligible percentage of the Russia tank force. And its only more survivable in that it has better passive armour protection and is less likely to suffer a catastrophic cookoff from regular munitions. It is still unergenomic, hard to escape from, and very vulnerable to mines.

[@WoollyWalrus]

​@@M4xFr4ggnot exactly the same hull, so the T-90 tank is designed to handle explosions from hidden mines better than the older T-72. The T-90's hull has a V-shaped design, which is sometimes referred to as a "mine-resistant" or "blast-resistant" hull. This shape helps to deflect the force of an explosion away from the tank. When a mine detonates beneath the tank, the V-shaped hull directs the blast energy outward and upward, reducing the impact on the crew compartment and the tank's critical components.. It can even find mines and has systems to stop them from causing harm, making it a much safer option when traveling through areas where there might be hidden explosives.

[@doxun7823]

The Western tanks and armored vehicles may be vulnerable to ATGM's and other tank killers just like their Russian counterparts, but they still have a huge advantage in crew suitability. Their operators can live to fight another day and learn from mistakes. That's why Ukrainians love them and want more.

[@davidcouper7445]

Modern optics and fire control technology also enable them to find the russians and accurately target them much quicker than older soviet tanks could.

[@TheLumberjack1987]

a crew which can learn from mistakes and accidents is also infintely more valuable than a green crew which replaced the previous roasted potatoes

[@CorePathway]

Tanks are so 1943. Against a well-equipped NATO force tanks won’t even get close it the front, much less engage in offensive actions. Every platform we have, from individual soldiers with Javelins and NLAWs, artillery systems, most tactical helicopters, jets and even C-130s, as well as drones, drones and more drones have anti-armor capabilities.

[@littlejimmy7402]

Russia is fielding T55s, doesn't take too much to hit ammo storage on that 1950's tank. I think a M72 could probably even kill it. Modern tanks have a very high first hit probability. A T55 must have a good crew, I'm not sure anyone alive has even ever driven one before.

[@chilbiyito]

The Soviet union made a mistake by prioritizing fire rate instead of crew safety

[@UpTheAnte1987]

I'd forgotten that 540 odd days ago one of their stated objectives was to demilitarise Ukraine! Ukraine is now one of the most heavily militarised countries in the world. They should have stated the objectives were to commit as many war crimes as possible before retreating in haste to set up defensive lines, lose 250,000 plus men, have an international arrest warrant issued against your leader, inadvertently initiate a military coup against your own regime and all whilst desperately trying to cover up a tanking economy. Then they would have achieved 100%.

[@siboniso4420]

Demilitarize meant attrition. Not all tactics in wars are American style wars. Air superiority is not the best way of winning a war when you have millions of shells lying around, you use the shells. It's cheaper and it actually makes sense. The US couldnt bomb Vietnam to oblivion but it had use atilery the war would have taken longer but they would definitely stopped the vc. Russia is not like America, they don't mind seeing their boys getting killed to protect the motherland. Remember America has not won a war since ww2. Remember, Russia wanted negotiations and Zelensky as well. Boris Johnson stopped Zelensky twice.

[@mrhead8175]

@@siboniso4420 bollocks, only war america ever won was grenada.

[@RK-cj4oc]

​@@siboniso4420" america has not won a war since ww2" South Korea still exists despite the north invading. Kuwait is a independent nation despite Iraq invading Sadam aint in control of Iraq no more.

[@Peizxcv]

@@RK-cj4oc North Korea still exists despite the US invading Kuwait is a independent nation after the US spent 2 trillions buying influence and the locals still hate American Sadam aint in control of Iraq no more; now it's ISIS

[@ajr993]

@@siboniso4420 Dude stop with the rationalizing bullshit. Demilitarize has failed by any definition. If by attrition you mean Ukraine is now 10 times stronger than it was compared to the beginning of the war, then ok Russia has attritted Ukraine. Russia also attritted Ukraine by letting Ukraine capture hundreds of pieces of Russian equipment during the blitzkrieg. Also Russia wanted to negotiate? Negotiate what? Have Ukraine surrender in order to be "DE nazified", or whatever nonsenical crap the Kremlin proselytizes? Or give up Donetsk and Luhansk? Whatever negotiations Putin had in mind, they were likely preposterous. I mean would it have been fair for Ukraine to demand Belgorod in order to guarantee its security from Russia? Russia was the aggressor, plain and simple. And no, the fact that some diplomat might have suggested back in the 80s that NATO wouldn't expand doesn't mean Russia was betrayed. Also how the hell does Boris freaking johnson have ANY say in those supposed negotiations that were blocked. That's one of the dumbest things i've ever heard. Boris Johnson has no authority at all over Zelensky. "Russia is not like America, they don't mind seeing their boys getting killed to protect the motherland. Remember America has not won a war since ww2. " This is just so wrong and stupid. Putin doesn't mind seeing their boys get killed, and the motherland isn't being protected at all. Putin is invading freaking Ukraine. This would be like America invading Mexico and then claiming that our soldiers are dying to protect our constitional freedoms. That's how stupid it would be. Also what about desert storm as just one example? It was an absolute ROFL STOMP of Saddam in Kuwait. You just have absolutely no clue what you're talking about.

[@tessjuel]

Russia is no longer the second biggest arms exporter in the world. They were until 2021 but were overtaken by France in 2022. Russian arms export have been constantly dropping for several years and this trend was speeded up by the invasion of Ukraine.

[@alioshax7797]

Actually, in term of value, russians exports were stable and even slighly growing until the war. It's just that France, among others, grew faster. And the war marked a net decrease for Russia.

[@felixprime8291]

Armenia were incredibly unimpressed by the quality of Russian military hardware in action during the 2020 Nagoran-Karabakh war

[@gbenay]

​@@felixprime8291I thought Armenia ask but Russia didn't give them any? 🤔

[@Tespri]

@@alioshax7797 terms of "value" is high because ruzzia keeps buying their own products in wartime. Their exports are 0.

[@rick7424]

​@@felixprime8291Yet they lost

[@freddekl1102]

Saying that russian military presented itself on the good side during the first few weeks of the invasion is some kind of total misunderstanding. Utterly failed to dominate the skies, daily (EDIT: monthly, I know I miswrote) casualties in the 1000s, infamous supply issues(60km convoy lmao). Don't even try to disagree, they abandoned 2 attack vectors

[@МихаилЧерников-п2т]

“Daily casualties in 1000s” lmao no. It wasn’t great but it was nowhere near as bad

[@johnmarcodugos8047]

And thats what ukraine are doing now, a failed counter offensive. Whats the use of new western equipment if your soldiers are slowly dying from failed counter offensive.

[@poppyrider5541]

You say that. But you have to acknowledge that they took an area nearly half the size of the UK in less than two weeks. That's not to be sneezed.

[@temmy9]

they literally destroyed most of the ukrainian air force in a week. But unlike Iraq and Afghani goat herders, Ukraine has very powerful SAMs

[@freddekl1102]

@@johnmarcodugos8047 Calling it a failing offensive might be a bit harsh, it's slow and underperforming (UA leaders and western intelligence said as much) but confirmed losses favoring UA, small-scale nature of attacks and continous push probably means that UA utterly failed at first and now does Kherson strategy of cautious pushing Ofc no one knows for sure but seems likely To the guy above, yeah I had a brainfart and confused it with monthly lol

[@mm650]

To your question about whether multi-million dollar tanks are worth it... You have to remember that the drone revolution isn't over. Unmanned Ground Vehicles will also be coming... and that's the eventual shape that the "tank" will evolve into. It will be a semi-autonomous unmanned field-piece. Lightly armored to withstand small arms, but nothing more... after all there are no crew to protect. Without most armor, and without a crew compartment, but with the same engine, same gun, and same all-terrain capabilities it will have a lower profile and a fantastic power to weight ratio making it much faster, much more maneuverable, and much lower weight and thus able to maneuver in boggy or other mud-conditions.

[@rolandxor179]

Those nightmarish robo dogs of Boston Dynamics could be scaled up.

[@michaelwaldmeier1601]

Gun might be more powerful, faster, more rounds per minute, and better fire control with more advanced computers running in synch with other units. Russia has risen to being the absolute 2nd best army in Ukraine. Its capabilities were vastly overstated possibly for political purposes.

[@ianeichenlaub5084]

Agreed but we'll see ground drones last. First the air vehicles will be developed more fully, then unmanned naval vessels, and then maybe ground vehicles. Ground vehicles are just too easily trapped and destroyed or captured. You'd have to counter their drone bulldozers long before drone tanks are viable. And then there's the problem of tanks really only being good at crossing plains.

[@crackajacka87]

The problem with your thesis is that that equipment will be expensive and take time to make so it's better to build for survivablity and restore damaged vehicles than risk losing it out right and it becoming a battle of attrition wheretoo many vehicles lost will sets your nation back to the stone age... Look at Russia rn and how much it's losing and how they'll struggle to get it all back and the costs involved.

[@foersterjunior]

Also, what's the alternative right now? not bring a tank? well, the enemy brought one. shitnuggets, what now?

[@bettycrocker6692]

The great benefit of modern tanks over decades-old tanks is that the crews will likely survive a strike that disables the modern tank, and the modern tank is also more likely to be reparable after such a strike.

[@BojanPeric-kq9et]

Not really. Disabled tank is in huge danger to get a large HE shell deliver on it's roof. Of course, when you are fighting against 3rd world country or guerilla, that is not a problem. Or at least, that WAS not a problem.

[@RogerValor]

@@BojanPeric-kq9etexcept of course, what he said is actually what happened in a lot of cases, confirming that the additional survivability is real, while you are arguing of a worst case scenario, where anyone no matter what could be killed.

[@krakhedd]

Those initial declarations - "still #2 or #3", some form of "desirable exports" - are some serious leaps of faith.

[@delfinenteddyson9865]

how so?

[@SuppliceVI]

@@delfinenteddyson9865 Well for starters you can't call yourself 2nd or 3rd most powerful if you're currently losing ground to what was at the time the 27th most powerful army. Plus I mean they can't even instill the slightest meager droplet of discipline in their soldiers.

[@krakhedd]

Building off Supplice - Plus, how can you even rate their exports at all when they had to delay a ton of contracts, they can't even make most of it any more due to sanctions, and countries have been cancelling orders after seeing how poorly some of their equipment performs?

[@chefchaudard3580]

Plus France was the second arms exporter on last year, for the first time.

[@clockworker]

@@TonyBustaroni Simply selling a lot doesn't mean that the stuff you sell is good. That would be like saying McDonald's food is great because they sell more than most other restaurants. What it shows, if the data is accurate, is that there is a market for Russian arms. And if you look at the buyers, you might get the impression that they buy Russian weapons not for their inherent quality but because they are a) affordable/cheap and b) quite some of them wouldn't get weapons from many other sources. Also, the question is what do they actually export, is it high-tech cutting edge stuff or rather basic mass production goods. As always with such statistics, one has to take a closer look.

[@TheOnlyAndreySotnikov]

HelloFresh requires a huge amount of recycling. Otherwise, you will produce a big pile of plastic and chemical trash. The stuff they use for in-box cooling is not recyclable. If you responsibly take care of all recycling, I am not certain it saves you any time. Ah, the last thing, once you register with them, they won't let you go. Deleting your account will require a ton of time, jumps over the hoops, shaman dancing with tambourine, begging of clerks, etc. I started this process 2 months ago. They still keep my account with all my personal data.

[@ChristopherFodor]

Lol who cares

[@farleysweatman4417]

So much Vatnik cope in the comments

[@conqueror_the_based]

I counted 6 NAFO bots coping, you included

[@gingernutpreacher]

​@@conqueror_the_basedhow is commenting on russian cope a cope in its self ?

[@conqueror_the_based]

@@gingernutpreachertheir comments can be considered to be a reply to a cope only if the whole video is a vatnik cope. Cry about, bozo 💀

[@LBlazer169]

​@@conqueror_the_basedVatnik cope x2

[@conqueror_the_based]

@@LBlazer169 yeah, NAFO bot cope x ♾️

[@alexandre2able]

We must consider that we didn't knew how a war between regular forces would be with the current tech, maybe we are now at a similar position from pre WW1 where defensive weapons are "stronger" then offensive.

[@feedyourmind6713]

Once again technology has led to the debunking of current tactics.

[@joshspeyer2522]

This video literally just rehashed the problems that we already knew...

[@dominushydra]

KREMBOTS ARE LOSING THE FN MINDS IN THE COMMENT SECTION😂😂😂

[@lukebruce5234]

While Ukrainians are getting massacred on the battlefield.

[@Scriabin_fan]

I remember when every news channel was predicting that Ukraine would fall in like 2 days. A year later, Ukraine still stands. I hope they can have their victory soon enough.

[@kensmith8152]

The short and skinny: they underestimated the Ukrainians

[@Lucian028]

9:38 I just love that lone Buhanka in the back

[@MrYarik04]

There was a meme at the start of SMOX, Buhanka-chan. Lots of NSFW manga of Буханочка-тян was made, look it up

[@Chuck_Hooks]

Crashing the ruble is a genius Russian innovation.

[@Chuck_Hooks]

​@igorpve Doing good if you think 5,000 rubles not buying a Prigozhin hot dog is good.

[@markowitzen]

numbers are misleading, the traditional soviet era method of just looking at the ruble is no longer sufficient to capture quality of life which in many cases is probably dramatically lower for all russians... they stopped publishing a lot of data but even what we can see shows people eating less, buying less stuff, working with shittier products in almost every category, and overall not really having a good time

[@renanvinicius6036]

​@@Chuck_Hooksguys, the Russians are dribbling the sanctions like Messi dribbled Bilbao players in the Copa del Rey final of 2015, you guys thought that they would collapse within a year, so taking into account this fact, they are doing well in the economic war or at least better than you who stu-pidly thought that it would destroy them.

[@Chuck_Hooks]

@renanvinicius6036 Vladimir Solovyov, Russian TV host, said the world is laughing at Russia and the crashed ruble. Try again.

[@FreedomFox1]

A lot of Americans are hurting too… this war is a disaster for all involved.

[@crandall777]

Where have you been?

[@krisviira8315]

Apparently I see alot of vatniks in the comments. Keep up the great work Corvert Cabal! I watch your every video from start to end :)

[@lord6617]

Everyone is talking about crew survivability, but operational availability and combat awareness is a huge bonus for western vehicles as well. Compared to Russian equipment, they have superior nightvision, detection, and communication equipment. Even if training and unit readiness were equivalent, the ability for Ukrainians to fight effectively at night or in adverse conditions gives them real combat advantages over the vehicles they are facing, and if those combats are occurring in the attacks on Russian fixed defenses then a 2:1 or 3:1 numerical advantage can be enough to carry the position, where otherwise 4:1 or greater numbers might have been required.

[@zubairqureshi4958]

The biggest problem of Russia is lack of any empowered Senior NCO corps, who are real backbones of any modern military. Russia is still a conscript based army and no conscript based army can have a bottom up structure with empowered NCOs and empowered junior level commissioned officers. Conscript based armies are essentially heavily top down in their structure. Even if NCOs are present , they are not given any real powers and everything has to be top down

[@tyr5119]

Murdering the only man that made any gains probably wont help their case

[@anchorread68]

that guy has mercenary troop across the globe, he is dangerous.

[@MovieGuy808]

@@anchorread68*was

[@ernestaguirre4300]

The myth of Russia having a large population to draw from continues to linger. A pre-war population of appox. 140 million (this included the occupied Ukrainian territories) is comparable to the population of Mexico. Factor in those Russians that fled conscription and unrelenting meat grinder tactics resulting in daily losses in personnel nearing 1000 men per day means that they're fast draining their resources, human and material.

[@KolyaUrtz]

3% of russians left Russia, 40% of Ukrainians left Ukraine. Russia isn't losing 1000 per day, they are losing 100 per day...which is about same as Ukrainian side...which for Russia is nothing. Also "losing" as in wounded or dead, not just dead. Russia could wage this war for literally 100 years if we only calculate the population.

[@Shaterrer]

Interesting video) Will there be another how-many-tanks-left video any time soon?

[@macmcleod1188]

Title should be: "Why Russia is struggling to hold land taken in the invasion."

[@nobbynobbs8182]

Title should be: "Why Russia is struggling to hold land taken in the unprovoked invasion." ;-)

[@peppipoohductionswakashunt3157]

Have Ukraine made it to the first defensive line, must have missed that.

[@ArmedSpaghet]

@@peppipoohductionswakashunt3157they breached it today

[@tickleboi6581]

@@ArmedSpaghet that wasnt first defensive line

[@macmcleod1188]

@peppipoohductionswakashunt3157 they breached the defensive line. There are expert interviews discussing a possible Russian rout now.

[@masonmead27]

Its kinda ironic to post this in the middle of the much hyped ukrainian offensive which is failing

[@krisfrederick5001]

After Ukraine wins the War, the Russians should be forced to clear the mine fields they have laid themselves. just as the German Kriegsmarine was forced to clear the seas of the mines they laid. Seems fair to me 🤷🏼‍♂

[@nicknick9081]

😂, that was a good one!! Make Ukraine Russia again!

[@octagonPerfectionist]

if the russian people were half as responsible or accountable as ukraine's other neighbor's they'd already be there helping to clear mines in liberated territory. plenty of foreign volunteers are already clearing minefields in a civilian volunteer capacity. you'd have to probably drag them kicking and screaming to get them to help out even a little.

[@Eddie_Munster]

sure, right after they arrest Putin, right?

[@renanvinicius6036]

Ukraine will not win the war, "the true second army on the world" is not capable of even penetrate the first main defensive line hahahaha

[@juzores1]

On what planet you live

[@JinKee]

Why doesn't both sides try using tunnel boring machines to dig under the ground like Beneath Hill 60 in ww1?

[@ianshaver8954]

It’s too easily detected.

[@adarret]

3:59 Wouldn’t be the first time (Tsushima, 1906)…

[@bobs4115]

Thanks for this perspective. Like most long-term dictators, Putin became increasingly isolated and detached from reality, leading to poor decisions. When you snuff out all political opposition and surround yourself with yes-men, you become infatuated with your own personal infallibility. Ukrainians love Russia, they will welcome us, our superior military will roll into Kiev within a week, Ukrainian military is nothing, Zelensky will flee the country -- and so the decision for war. Sorry Vladmir, you got your assumptions/facts wrong, and now Russia will feel the consequences for generations to come.

[@salis-salis]

Putin isolated?? Russia's economy is growing in spite of sanctions, the Russian oil-fixing the west tried didn't work. His new friends are the (unfortunate) leaders of tomorrow; China, India...

[@Macto5]

"The best thing about Hello Fresh is you can skip weeks" You're a natural salesman, Covert

[@deleonrikkie]

Hubris and Morale. Lying and keeping your own soldiers in the dark also impacts morale.

[@peppipoohductionswakashunt3157]

So does forcing soldiers to take drugs before going into battle. Just watched an interview with a captured Ukrainian soldier who spilt the beans

[@ArmedSpaghet]

@@peppipoohductionswakashunt3157because surely russians are known to not hire actors and make propaganda. They even have a word for it “Pravda”

[@theodoros9428]

Good analysis..

[@Glostahdude]

Geee…. It could be they’re all drunks and drink in their trenches and dugouts, they don’t get paid, they have little to no medical care, and hardly any food….. you wonder why nobody wants to fight

[@ГеоргийМурзич]

Wonder how ukraine can't beat those incompetent drunks... Are ukrainians even worse warriors?

[@luigimrlgaming9484]

Ivan: Nikolai, did you finish planting the mines? Nikolai: Da, no help from you cyka. Ivan: Well, this is great, they’ll be stuck for 6 months trying to get past it and we can just sit here and not do anything. Nikolai: I almost fucking died! Ivan: I’ll get the Vodka *leaves* Nikolai: Did he even listen to me? Vasily: He’s always like that.

[@МихаилЧерников-п2т]

Who is killing Ukrainians in droves then? Trees and bushes?

[@luigimrlgaming9484]

@@МихаилЧерников-п2т Landmines

[@galvinstanley3235]

There are other things like poor armor and helmets that can't stop rounds like 7.62 which is a standard sniper rifle round.

[@haji1740]

Thank you for your report. Slava Ukraini

[@Taco-man]

Yes saliva crustaceans

[@AndrewVasirov]

"Slava Ukraini" -🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖 You're one of those kids in the 30s who'd say Heil Hitler to the Frau at the shop after you paid for groceries.

[@blascantu7221]

Found the Putin cucks 😂😂😂

[@antonbatura8385]

​@@AndrewVasirovшо там Псков, Андрюха? Потушили? Мы ж можем повторить :)

[@SimonNZ6969]

I'm not sure Russia as a society can adapt the same way Ukraine can. They simply don't allow their officers and soldiers to question things, to publicly state when things aren't working. Because free thinking is dangerous to their leadership. Ukraine has to fight smarter than the Russians, and I think that's exactly what we're seeing.

[@tuub1281]

Ukraine doesn't like to be criticizedjust as much as the Russians. Plenty of fired generals, some even branded as traitors, to prove that.

[@peppipoohductionswakashunt3157]

Sounds like your describing American leadership and generals on msm that the public take as gospel instead of looking into it

[@LookHereMars]

I don't know if it has since been rectified, but small unit Initiative was a large lacking factor in the Russian Army early in the war. Orders had to come right from the top down before any actions could be taken stagnating units. In contrast Western squad and Infantry section commanders etc can act with a large degree of Independence from their main orders if it means seizing the Initiative. The Ukrainians previously trained in and adopted Western doctrine and tactics before Russia invaded and it has served them substantially well. Much can be owed to the doctrine of Independent small unit Initiative in the successes of the UAF, something the Ukrainians did not previously utilise under the Soviet model and something to my knowledge that the Russians still lack.

[@uberbeeg]

Everything the host said the intro about what Russia ' has ' , needs to be changed too ' had '. Russia military is obviously a paper Tiger that was more about prestige, status, and embezelment than war fighting. It's arms sales have also collapsed with only it's closest allies looking to re-equip with Russian equipment, which Russia no longer has the means to even provide.

[@dadaduduflub]

excellent video as always keep it up ma man

[@bc-guy852]

You do exceptionally fine work Sir! It's a pleasure to watch your well-researched videos.

[@oxyplik3542]

God bless Ukraine

[@ReversingTheSpell]

Shut up.

[@brettbenson7690]

A conscript army is decent for manning trenches, but offensive operations take a higher degree of training.

[@TheRussian_Main]

You opened my eyes Thank for letting me know ❤

[@deadrat7989]

how is the ukrainian offensive going?

[@SuperpowerBroadcasting]

Excellent video!

[@wolvwwc]

Russia is not struggling to gain ground. It's got the land it wants. it's dug in, fortified. Now it's annihilating the Ukrainian offensive with very little losses. They'll wait for Ukraine to get ravaged, burn their men and equipment then they'll start moving forward with less resistance. Shouldn't be that hard to understand.

[@Kevin-cm5kc]

Its interesting to see russia still being considered a top 3 military power. I thought theyd be quickly reassessed as a paper tiger. So its generally agreed that they just had terrible planning? I know its easy to say this as an armchair general but man that makes them sound really dumb. I get that Russia feel cornered by America/ NATO (understandably) so they were getting desperate but...'we assume they wont resist' isnt a plan. Didnt they at least learn that from the winter war with finland?

[@salsaproductions5859]

Putin was likely being told that the Ukrainians would welcome the Russians with open arms, that's how deluded he is

[@neiljohnson6815]

Well, it is the second most powerful army in Ukraine.

[@rhodium1096]

Russian paratroopers took the military airport of Kiev in 2 hours and USA needed 15 days to take the military airport of Bagdad!..Ukraine has Stinger, S-300, BUK...and despite that hundred of helicopters landed near Kiev and they were there for a month

[@jirivegner3711]

It is probably a combination of still having ludicrous amount of hardware in storage (even if of questionable quality), industrial base capable of building equipment of every category (wven if not in large enough numbers and with iffy high tech components, because of sanctions) and R&D to develop for it (even if with not stellar track record). There is not many countries with all of this abilities present domestically. From what I've read, planning and execution of the initial operation was ok-ish shock and awe attack, without any real contingancy plans in the case of a failure. The grand strategy level was especially atrocious, Russia pretty much sacrificed all influence in Europe for like a few months of delay in western heavy equipment support. In the gaming term, it was YOLO charge, without Putin knowing it was a YOLO charge.

[@markowitzen]

top 3 military power by the raw capability generated from the amount of stuff they have, not by their ability to use it... right now britain or germany alone would not have enough forces to conduct such a large-scale invasion but if several of the european nations cooperated in such an effort they might do better planning is hard and even slight inaccuracies can completely ruin a war, we obviously don't really have a clear picture but it's been rumored that putin dramatically overhauled his intelligence services after last year's memery it's probably not just the shitty decision making that they've demonstrated though, their entire system needs to be reworked to decrease politicking by leaders at all levels and improve the troops' general ability to do their jobs (which again is quite lacking at all levels rn)

[@az2e686]

You mean russia second army in Ukraine?

[@baronvonlimbourgh1716]

Now wagner left they are the second best army in ukraine again yes.

[@kortanioslastofhisname]

Giving Ukraine expensive Western tanks and IFVs has turned out to be worth it just in one of the most important ways: crew survivability. When a Leopard or Bradley gets knocked out by a tank mine and multiple drones you have a veteran crew able to return to the fight, when a T-[whatever] or BMP gets knocked out by a tank mine or a drone you get the turrets joining the Russian airforce for a second and conscrips/force mobilised being put into a "new" soviet museum piece.

[@krisfrederick5001]

Russia went from the second most powerful military in the World. To the second most powerful military in Ukraine, to the second most powerful military in Russia, to the second most powerful military on the Black Sea. Amazing. Slava Ukraini 💙💛

[@tyr5119]

I hate the russian bots in the comments and love to argue with them, but these kinds of Ukrainian bots are way worse lol. Not a single ounce of this comment is true

[@catbertz]

🤣🤣 I've heard the first part before, but carrying the joke further down is lmao. Putin's pride before the fall.

[@renanvinicius6036]

I'm watching your true "second army in the world" that went from taking Crimea in 3 days to successfully do a suicide operation with the most experienced, trained and well equipped forces to capture few km of the Russian security zone, not even broke the first main defensive line hahahahaha You guys can mock the Russians as much as you want, but they were not as stupid as you guys to make a trailer of a secret offensive operation and then play like no one should know about it hahahahaha

[@FreedomFox1]

You really think Ukraine is going to defeat Russia?

[@chadimirputin2282]

​@no1youknowzthe nafo waifu's don't like the truth, you'll be called a Putin propagandist for your troubles. 😂

[@therambler3713]

In the middle of Ukraine's failed counteroffensive, you've decided to make a video about why Russia is failing to gain ground. 😂

[@loonowolf2160]

Failing due to the massive presence of first lines of defence full of mines anti vehicle, if Ukraine sends it enough, minesweeper, it's obviously the counteroffensive goes full swing power and achieve what it needs. Yeah ok Ukraine counteroffensive going slowly bit that was same thing on d-day, allies took a month by amassing more stuff on the beach heads and push into occupiaded France, meanwhile ruSSia wouldn't be able to attack from the south too bc there a river drying that means mud, and they would lose a lot due to their own mines too

[@therambler3713]

@@loonowolf2160 Holy Copium......more weapons, more money, more WW2 references, more and more excuses. Meanwhile Ukraine has lost half its population to emigration and war. The economy is dead. All the Infustructure is destroyed. They are surviving on donations from the west. This is what winning looks like!. More more more!!. 😂

[@captaindak5119]

@@therambler3713 I'm sruprised how delusional the other dude and many of these comments are. If all Ukriane had to do was send more minesweepers (which they don't have), they wouldn't have switched from sending armoured columns to sending small groups of infantry after artillery barrages (which has been more effective, but still failing).

[@miloskaluznik48]

​@@therambler3713You sure as hell are happy to see Ukrainians die "Liberators" everyone

[@MmvV762]

Gaining ? how about hold instead ?

[@maxvolkov6127]

How about UA having better motivated troops, for instance? How about civilians supporting their troops and giving away occupants' locations?

[@hhkk6155]

@CovertCabal are you gonna make a video about RU-UA negotiations in the start of the war? They withdraw forces from around Kiev after the negotiations, some of western politicians confirmed it

[@chadimirputin2282]

That doesn't fit the narrative, plus he doesn't want to upset the nafo waifu fanboys.

[@nigelgarrett7970]

​@@chadimirputin2282 Largely because it is not true. Try listening to Major General Igor Konashenkov on the 30th of March 2022. The withdrawal from the north was so that the focus could be shifted to the east.

[@jameswu7850]

If Moscow can send a few hundreds of thousands of troops to Kyiv under the disguise of a military excercise, sure Kyiv can send troops anywhere they like under the disguise of a negotiation / grain deal / whatever toilet paper they signed with Moscow. Simple AF.

[@p24ify]

Rip russian pride

[@ajr993]

They're not just struggling, they're losing ground. They can't just mobilize more people either. Their modern equipment is gone and now they rely on 50+ year old shit

[@ardagus9917]

This is a war to the end for both sides! Ukraine has mobilized almost everyone, Russia mobilized a fraction of their population. Ukraine cannot win this war only postpone its inevitable defeat due to western help. In order to win the war Ukraine HAS to take Moscow and beyond because this is also a war for Russa's survival So good luck Ukraine!

[@calelliot3703]

You speaking of Ukraine or Russia?, Russia has kept basically all modern equipment home. Incase NATO gets involved.

[@МихаилЧерников-п2т]

Ah yes the 50 years old Kamov modernised helicopters

[@ajr993]

@@calelliot3703Why do people believe this nonsense? No, Russia is not keeping all its modern equipment home and sacrificing 200k (kia + wounded) soldiers in case NATO invades. If all NATO countries seriously invaded Russia, Russia would be easily crushed; except that would never happen because of nuclear weapons. Russia's border with Finland, for example, is extremely sparsely defended and guarded because they know they would never actually be invaded despite the fact that it would be the perfect place to invade--across a long, difficult to defend border. Ukraine literally just destroyed an S400 air defense system and a 100 million dollar radar installation, as well as the freaking Moskva, one of their most advanced ships. On top of that Ukraine has captured dozens of modernized T72 tanks. Russia has also launched hundreds of its Kinzal missiles into Ukraine, and we found out that the patriot is quite effective at shooting them down. These are all facts with video evidence. Russia is using every tool it has besides nukes to try and win this thing or prevent it from getting worse. Then we've also seen a bunch of KA-52 helicopters blown up.

[@ajr993]

@@МихаилЧерников-п2т They've lost 40 of those recently modernized ka-52 helicopters. Those helicopters are barely flying at all anymore compared to the beginning of the counter offensive. Russia simply doesn't have many left and can't afford to lose more. Plus Ukraine now has some new Swedish anti air systems that are perfect for shooting down such a helicopter from 10-20 miles away. The KA-52 with the modern missiles can launch missiles from about 10 miles away so its very dangerous for them at this time.

[@mjgasiecki]

Incompetent leadership and low morale destroys armies.

[@nicklindberg90]

And the corruption is eroding the armed forces from within

[@JessSimpson1313]

04:14 When Russia said they were going to "Demilitarize Ukraine" what they actually meant was they were going to "Demilitarize Russia, in Ukraine" /s

[@necronlord52]

War is not a chess game. Ukraine is fighting for its life, homeland and freedom, while russian troops have no motivation besides money. Losses of russian troops are catastrophic, and any other army would in this situation retreat to avoid further losses, but in russia there is no such term, as "unacceptable losses". Their political leadership is ready to sacrifice all citizens just to stay in charge. Here is their biggest strength and their biggest failure lies. They can't afford war of attrition, but they also can't retreat without loosing their power completely and causing major civil war inside russia as a result. Anyway, russia will fail eventually, but it can take years of fighting.

[@mrteacher1315]

Wonder how this will age?

[@zer0tzer0]

Leo Pard 2? You mean Leopard, as in the big cat with spots.

[@thejourney6712]

Did not age well at all 😂

[@culterwaleddy]

The Russians still haven't advanced and lost another boat.

[@hourbee5535]

The Russians prepared for a 3 day special operation!

[@HOLOD48551]

The western media told u 🤷

[@WorshipperOfKhone]

​@@HOLOD48551Putin told us. Not our fault

[@morgan97475]

The Russian military is struggling because of its culture. They do not emphasize initiative at the lowest levels. Their ability to coordinate amongst units is poor which then affects their ability to bring to bear all of their enablers (fire support, engineers, etc...). Moreover, the Russians apparently don't do effective logistics planning & execution. It wouldn't surprise me to learn that the Russians don't boresight their tanks & IFVs. It's almost like watching an Arab military fighting. Think the Iran-Iraq War.

[@cesaravegah3787]

Russia already burned his best units, if those were unable to quickly win the war I seriously doubt that the current forces would be able to get a win for them.

[@NorwegianNationalist1]

And what about Ukraine? Who do you think is dying in their current failed offensive?

[@cesaravegah3787]

@@NorwegianNationalist1 I dont engage on conversation with nazis or fascists

[@chadimirputin2282]

@@cesaravegah3787 yet you support Ukraine. 🤣

[@NorwegianNationalist1]

@@cesaravegah3787 What in the world does my comment have to do with nazism or fascism? I think you're confused

[@МихаилЧерников-п2т]

Name best units that have been burned

[@MRsolidcolor]

but Russia is gonna win this they say and then beat the USA if they join... RIGHT

[@CroGaming420]

The scary fact is that they still have the largest nuclear arsenal in the world, even if they lose the war and retreat they can`t be defeated entirely.

[@morganholsomback4851]

And most of it hasn’t been maintained in three decades….

[@emilsohn1671]

Yes and no. Time will eat the nuclear arsenal. They will never have the money to build a new one, and in a few decades, many of their warheads and missiles will start approaching a century of age. While the rest of the world still has to assume the worst on Russias arsenal, the russians would be fools to trust technology approaching a century which the majority of their warheads will. And worse, their missiles. What is the dud rate going to be?

[@CroGaming420]

@@morganholsomback4851How do you know that?

[@tickleboi6581]

​@@CroGaming420How would you rate their overall maintanance of small arms, trucks and Missile systems thus far?

[@CroGaming420]

@@tickleboi6581 I don't know I'm from Croatia, but I'm sure that their small arms dont need much maintenance, for other systems I have no idea

[@wolfswinkel8906]

Nice video. Now do another one: why Ukraine is struggling with retaking Crimea and Donbass

[@SFbayArea94121]

Exactly… f Ukraine… buncha peasants

[@Balrog2005]

Easy, Ukraine's military budget in 2014, when all this started: 6 billions of dollars... they had one of the best come back form the recent history. Of course with a lot of help. Then you can't pierce various lines of defense (that's Russia, the suposed second army in the world in a total defensive mode after 2 years of war... starting slowly a year ago) with not superiority in numbers, and aviation support.

[@Willy_Tepes]

Stealing millions of our tax money to supply Ukraine with weapons makes those 6 billions irrelevant. They have the full support of NATO and our corrupt politicians. @@Balrog2005

[@Snp2024]

No air support , shit ton of land mines , 30k artillery shells raining on them trenches made by Russians

[@Skio-h7m]

Ukraine saved Mosscow in ww2.... Ukraine gave away their nukes for peace.... Believe me... this wont happen again

[@chadbernard2641]

This video is to funny. The real question is has Russia wanted to go on the offensive? No they haven't. Why go on offensive when you have destroyed 3 full armies already. Spends some time watching Andrei Martyanov, maybe you can learn something.

[@schmantikor]

If they destroyed 3 full armies then why are they still fighting the one they started out against?

[@chadimirputin2282]

​@@schmantikorbecause Ukraine keeps mobilising, they are onto their 12-13 round of mobilisation, hence the videos of kidnappings all over the interwebs.

[@artnull13]

@@chadimirputin2282 Exactly comrade! Not only that but the Russian government is taking care of our soldiers very well. Do not believe the Ukranian propaganda about low morale. I have heard from my friends Bieber and Dolik fighting on the front lines for the last 18 months that their wives told them the Russian government is providing all wives of Russian soldiers help. His wife tells him they have a helper called Ibrahim Pepe, who does all the man things such as cleaning the pipes at home whilst they’re away. He tells me it’s one less thing for him to worry about. I just hope he can come back soon and see his 4 month old son. Slave 🇷🇺!

[@chadbernard2641]

@@schmantikor Ukraine 1st army was destroyed in first few weeks. Then they mobilised again that army was destroyed just before winter. Then they created the current NATO spring offensive, that army is almost destroyed as they are using their strategic reserves, which means they have no more forces left. Now they are planning another mobilisation of 300,000 men. Meanwhile Russia has 250,000 in reserve in the rear. Why would Russia attack it's kill to loss ratio is like 8:1. Ukraine has lost 45,000+ in 3 months of offensive it is death march for Ukraine.

[@Don_ECHOguy]

Ukraine using 500 dollar cardboard drones to take out 4 million dollar rusky tanks is one hell of a trade off, gotta love it! 👍😂

[@alioshax7797]

Laughing matter now, but it wasn't when Daesh jihadis used the same tactics against Kurds in US-made Abrahams. I'm not pro-russian or anything, but this smiley triggers me, war is rarely a laughing matter.

[@Don_ECHOguy]

@@alioshax7797 I only posted this as you see it to get back at the Pro Ruzzian Bot Tards out their who think aggression, dictatorship, and communistic traits are some thing to be overwhelmingly joyous about. I would NOT want to live in a society like that, but I guess they would.

[@TheOuskie]

your bias shows with a statement the greatest blunder in military history. I am unsubbing

[@ChucksSEADnDEAD]

Don't let the door hit you on the way out.

[@kealeradecal6091]

You can watch RT Russia today instead 😊

[@TheOuskie]

@@ChucksSEADnDEAD whatever you say Mr. Brain Dead

[@leedex]

Russian tanks with a reverse speed of 4 km/h. It’s only forward with the comrades 😂 Now the whole world can see, that they shouldn’t fear Mother Russia and Sweden and Finland dare to join NATO…

[@LucidFL]

Why is this video not about Ukraine? Nobody expects Russia to be on the offensive; the onerous is on Ukraine to reclaim its land. We endlessly heard about a Spring Offensive that never came.

[@rorychivers8769]

It's "onus", and no one is giving Ukraine a deadline to reclaim their territory, we are giving them a blank cheque of support for as long as it takes to drive the Russians back to Russia

[@LucidFL]

​@@rorychivers8769 You're shifting the discussion; I never said anything about a deadline. There was a clear expectation that Ukraine would reclaim sizeable chunks of land in a 2023 Spring offensive that never materialized. Also, the West has never given and never will give Ukraine a blank cheque. Specific weapons have been witheld while all weapons are given on the condition Ukraine will not use them in undisputed Russian territory.

[@rorychivers8769]

@@LucidFL Oh, so name one other country in the last 80 years we have just handed over billions of dollars of military aid to? You can't, you have to go back to the Soviet Union. And don't get me wrong, the results of the Kharkiv offensive were pleasantly surprising, but there are no expectations of easy success, it matters very little though, we aren't going to stop militarily supporting Ukraine until Russia is gone, whether it takes a year or ten years, there is zero chance we will ever allow Russia to break Ukraine, and even if they did, for them it would only mean that we would start killing them all ourselves in earnest, because damned if we are going to live next door to a terrorist state. The Poles are already sharpening their knives, Russia does not want to win in Ukraine or it will be the beginning of its worst nightmare, the entire population of Europe in unanimous alignment of opinion that Russia needs to disappear

[@juzores1]

This channel is turning into a propaganda machine.( I am not Russian or pro_putin)

[@tyr5119]

stop liking your own comments lol

[@bronson4574]

You are a propaganda machine then

[@paolomarchignoli5985]

You just hate facts as all the stupid pro putin bots.

[@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714]

Yea the guy who goes and makes first hand information is a propoganda machine, scoff.

[@andie_pants]

Found the kremlinbot.

[@sunyue5076]

Its rusiya's own style of blitzkrieg only this time they prepared fuel good for 3days only. Its underestimating the will of the enemy and massive corruption over the years within its old soviet era military

[@cherrypoptart2001]

The retreat from Kherson will be studied decades to come, its honestly impressive how quickly the russians moved all their troops and equipment across in less than 2 days without using that big bridge with only having to leave a handful of tanks and apcs behind.

[@OctaBech]

lol

[@Peter-ox7wh]

lmao 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ChucksSEADnDEAD]

Took two weeks. They used civilians as cover.

[@renanvinicius6036]

​@@ChucksSEADnDEAD like the Ukrainians hiding their military hardware in civilian infrastructure like malls? Hahaha

[@inkubatorius]

aaaaahahahahahahahaha

[@Xarx42]

I think the corruption and the inner conflicts are mentioned too briefly. First of all Russia is a kleptocracy. While it is hard to calculate any amount there are numerous stories from people stealing everything at the front line, income from dead soldiers, but also equipment, even fuel. Furthermore you have different groups inside the army, which compete for influence. Remember Bachmut: before the city fell, the Russian Airborne forces joined the fight to claim Wagners success for themselves. These conflicts solidify Putins position, but consequently also sabotage any success on the battlefield. Besides, with a rising fear of a civil war, any general who disagrees with Schoigu will be quickly exchanged, so yes-sayers are supported, while competent soldiers are loosing their positions.

[@guyogalgalo-ie3le]

I'd like to see America do even a mile in any country that can actually defend itself n gets help from other nations

[@derek8564]

you will

[@tyr5119]

like Germany in the 40s?

[@its_jjk]

The gulf war?

[@matejmikulec1073]

Like Iraq that had 4th largest military when US invaded ?

[@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714]

Desert Storm Hello?

[@twistymcfistysback]

One of the few honest channels. It looks like this is just a war of attrition now. Its what Bakhmut became, its just the direction is has to take. The drone tech changed surveillance along with tech like the Lancet 3 drone just killed all the military tactics. This is all new warfare that is changing very quickly and new tech and tactics are evolving daily. I just don't see a way Ukraine can win. Time is not on its side, the US leaders change too often to guarantee support and Ukraine just doesn't have the man power to sustain its losses. Russia's war machine is right on their boarder while Ukraine support trickles in and will never be enough.

[@oOZdemOo]

France is 2nd in terms of weapons sales now.

[@Jarod-te2bi]

0:30 1st those past videos have not aged well with Russias performance, 2nd form how the Russian equipment has fared it seems many nations will have routes of Russian tech capability.

[@captaindak5119]

Both Russian and western tanks have been destroyed in Ukraine. Remember the burning leopards from the first few weeks of the "counter-offensive?"

[@bigblue6917]

Not sure what Ukrainian War you've been watching but it was nothing like what you said. Russia thought they could just walk in and take over. Instead they have lost thousands of tanks and hundreds of thousands of men dead. Even Russia's 'elite' paratroopers had to retreat because their attack failed so miserably. Putin totally misread Ukraines fighting ability and the the much better standard of training of Ukrainian troops compared to the poor standard of Russian training. As such Russia's armed forces have paid a heavy price for this incompetence and corruption. Meanwhile Ukraine is on the verge of splitting the Russian forces in two which will probably result in thousands of Russian troops either surrendering or running away while at the same time Ukraine will be within striking distance of Crimea. I suggest you find something else to do because you are not very good at this.

[@jintarokensei3308]

The amount of scrap there... recycling companies gonna make a killing there. Get in early 😂

[@dannyobrian5957]

Nothing survives anti tank mines full stop

[@prenus1350]

I think this channel is the most objective about the Ukraine war and gives logical analysis good job

[@adamfrazer5150]

Corruption : we're green. The rest is our drip-feed.

[@beefsuprem0241]

They have a huge problem wirh corruption at all levels and no NCO core within their force structure. Everything is top down and not reacting to events on the ground. The western style of mission command is non existent. Thats why they put a HQ and helicopters right back where they were Hit days earlier and lost it all again.

[@xealit]

Russia was “struggling to gain ground” last winter, now it’s struggling to keep ground 😁👍

[@aimformyheadplease]

Are NATO munitions making a difference in ways that we might not see trumpeted on the news? As one example (yes, from a Ukrainian pilot trainee who along with wide and two kids goes to my church right now… my town has a very big NATO pilot training program just south of us), he said technicians from the USAF pulled out all the stops and got the HARM anti-radiation missiles (that could loiter as well until a radar is turned on and then engaged) working both with MiG-29s and SU-27s. They require an extra data pad separate from the main control panel, so not quite as slick as mounted on an F-16, but the main thing? Something that was thought might take years to get working if at all is already integrated, enough so to take out radar-guided A2/AD, arty, and surface-to-surface Russian weaponry of all sorts. Even though it wasn’t reported on the CBC, DW, CNN, FRANCE24, etc., just this morning after Mass we chatted and he was extremely relieved and elated as he described how the two Soviet-era aircraft that for now make up the backbone Ukraine’s fighter/bomber aircraft were made platforms for HARMs in record times, with further work being done to mate them with drones, so the drones first can linger until needing to leave with enough fuel, and further lingering until the missiles itself can lock on to any Russia equipment that uses radar for targeting, which is pretty much everything. I don’t know enough about these things but when I asked him how big an impact these HARM missiles have if Ukraine gets enough, and he answered with a sly grin “game changer”, and followed up that they now have an effective weapon to stop the indiscriminate criminal terror bombings of civilians. I first met him bumping into at 7-11, and what caught my eye (we’re used to seeing pilots from Taiwan as well as others outside NATO though the programme is called “NATO Flight Training”) after seeing Italian, Hungarian, Canadian, etc., flagged shoulder flashes he wore no shoulder flash at all (why I’m not mentioning my location) for the sake of secrecy. I hate to see innocents die, like drafted young Russian men right out of high school, it is a shame and with half my family having lived in a heavily propagandized authoritarian country I understand how truth can be easily turned in it’s head… but that being said! I’d rather see one million dead Russian draftees than even a single more dead Ukrainian child. If you’re a Russian drafted then kill all your commanding officers as a way to begin to redeem what a hapless Russian populace silently lets Putin do with very little protest. Maybe take out your squad leader, too… a nice fragmentation grenade rolled under a sleeping cot is most effective indeed. 🎉

[@CaptainBooch]

The Russian army inherited the Soviet stockpile. That's gone. They are no longer a military powerhouse. They had 1 card and they've played it.

[@Balnazzardi]

Indeed. And most of their new generation of weapons was just a bluff and/or they had very limited amount of them...For example Russia has pretty much emptied its precision strike missiles like Iskanders, their airforce is all but a joke, their navy has for the most parts just been forced to pull back and they are unable to rally massive amounts of people into the war anymore because whatever working stockpiles of weapons they had in storage from Soviet era are now already in use in Ukraine or have been already destroyed/stolen by Ukraine. Russia had one chance to win this war and it was in the first few days/weeks. They thought Ukraine's leadership would run away and Ukrainians would lose their will to fight. Thats what Putler and his criminal gang relied on and it was evident that most of the Russian troops had no idea that they were really going to invade Ukraine until they had either crossed the border or some of the leaders/officers knew only hours before. They were not prepared whatsoever for the kind of fight that they would end up having. Had Putin and his criminal gang been considering the possibility that perhaps not everything would go according to their dreams, the situation could be lot worse now for the Ukranians. But luckily Putin, just like Hitler or Napoleon before him seem to have fallen for the same mistakes of underestimating their opposition and overestimating their own chances. Granted in regards of Russian army the widespread corruption and lying also played its role. Anyhow I hope this would be reminder to all other would be dictators that might be plotting expansion by force (looking at you China and "Winnie the Pooh") that starting a war might not be such a good idea after all, because things could easily go wrong and then you would be trapped in situation that you cant get out of.

[@ommsterlitz1805]

0:24 France passed them last year as the second world arms exporter man.

[@Ganiscol]

'They had' - Russia doesn't 'have' anymore.

[@robertdole5391]

To be fair, both Russia and Ukraine are struggling to gain ground. Both armies have serious organizational issues with combined arms and both struggle in the attack. Current technologies (drones, shoulder launched anti-tank missiles, trenches, precision artillery, and persistent ISR all make any attack easy to detect and repel.

[@miloskaluznik48]

Hey remember how people went "noooooo Russia would never invade a slavic brother"? And how that changed to "hahahahahah look at us slaughtering them hahahahahah"

[@hans-joachimtenhoope1744]

Why can't they co-ordinate? Because they have the same problem as the Arabic states, they can't work as a team. Every officer is in it for themselves, how do *I* benefit from it, what makes *ME* look good and how can *I* shift the blame for messing up on everyone else but me?

[@Fran-ct4kb]

What’s Russian aims?

[@Darknessfall4ever]

read this book meat grinder the battles for the rzhev salient 1942-43 ... what russia doing is in this book