Is Russia losing this war? | Ben Hodges

"Probably within five to seven days, Russia is going to reach their culminating point. This is when the attacking force runs out of impetus, people, ammunition or the will to continue."
Ben Hodges, former US army commander, discusses Russia's military with Alexis Conran.
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Can we trust Putin's peace talks? kzbin.info/www/bejne/nXm0ZpZsqsZ4g9E

[@theodoresweger4948]

No !!!

[@helenmathisen3499]

NO! Putin is A LIAR!

[@brandstyle3639]

Never

[@brandstyle3639]

Nope

[@brandstyle3639]

Nah

[@rikulappi9664]

While Ukraine may or may not "win", Russia has already lost the war as a whole regardless of combat success.

[@opoxious1592]

This is exactly what makes this situation so dangerous. I think Putin is not the guy who wants to be embarrassed

[@Blashmack]

@@opoxious1592 Exactly because for him embarrassment is not just about feelings, it's about survival.

[@user-wk6bl2rr5l]

@@opoxious1592 Terrorist Putin may use nuclear weapons if things don't go his way,

[@MarshallJukov]

Whatever makes you sleep at nights

[@JohnSmith-ys3wc]

"If you find yourself on the side of the majority it is time to pause and reflect." -Mark Twain

[@michaelneuwirth3414]

Putin has invaded his neighbouring country like a drunkard invading a wedding party. After the initial shock, everything is now starting to fight back with chair legs, bazookas, fire extinguishers, submachine guns and ashtrays, because in Ukraine the Ukrainians far outnumber any army - even the Russian army! The attackers can still simply go home, the defenders cannot, therefore Putin has already lost this war, only the exact date when this will be realised has not yet been set. So why discuss this invasion from any other perspective than that of an incredible military debacle for Russia?

[@tekootianderson]

The honeymoon period is over. I hope she or he had a prenuptial 😅🤣

[@FarterBoom]

Another shot pls!🤯

[@HarrySinanian]

It's a national debacle... Russians can't deal with the fact they either deal with their nation or seek refugee status and that's not going to be easy to prove. My opinion is that Russians had 30 years to grasp democracy but still don't get it. If my nation was attacking a neighbour, I can't just become a tourist... I have to deal with my nation, not help yourself to the stability of others... wake up Russians, you have a task at hand and you better get on with it.

[@hlyeo98]

Russians sent missiles in. Not chair legs, fire extinguishers and ashtrays. 🤣🤣🤣

[@antonclark3420]

You forgot to mention the most formidable weapon at the Ukrainians disposal, lethal and direct like exorcet missiles, an army of babusha’s

[@thoso1973]

When Putin has to call in reinforcements from Eastern Russia, Siberia, Syrian fighters and African mercenaries, you know the Russian ground forces aren't up for waging warfare.

[@rree9550]

it's about money too. russian economy is smaller than that of texas. war is expensive. russian territory huge though. i'm about to witness another russian collapse in my lifetime.

[@chrisb9143]

@@rree9550 I want to thank Putin because I missed the first fall of the Soviet Union

[@rree9550]

@@chrisb9143 dim much?

[@theodorewinston3891]

@@chrisb9143 that is hilarious! 😂 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@JohnAdams-xc5yk]

The troops in Ukraine are not Russia's best, the top troops are on their way to Ukraine

[@patrikfranzen4535]

When you have to reach out to Syria for help you have to know you miscalculated.

[@moseszero3281]

I heard they are asking China for MREs - FOOD - their logistical problems make them a military laughing stock but they are needing MREs from China. That means they started a war and don't even have enough food STORED to feed their army. That is ORDERS of magnitude more pathetic than the logistical problems.

[@bepolite6961]

@@moseszero3281 Shows the contempt they held for the Ukrainian military, their logistic plan was for days, not weeks or months.

[@gobnagob9729]

@@moseszero3281 And if you thought russian MREs were bed...the chinese will drag the worst rotten stock out and toss it to the russians for a premium. I knew russia was corrupt and they are known for shoddy workmanship in general but this has been shocking.

[@anonymousone6075]

@@moseszero3281 you believe everything you hear in the daily mail?

[@jillybe1873]

🤣jeez yeah

[@cclarksonable]

Nothing reveals Putin's insecurity more than that bizarre rally

[@puraLusa]

It's copy paste cult leader propaganda.

[@awpetersen5909]

@@puraLusa Copypaste Trump rally!

[@nan7503]

Was he superimposed.?

[@bernieob9577]

Trump springs to mind

[@rree9550]

it's very trumpian. which one came first: the chicken or the egg. (reply: hundred years old books telling about these things... or even macchiavelli..)

[@thomassherer5962]

"Has Putin Lost It?" would be a more accurate headline. Russia has lost. Regardless of what happens from this point on.

[@JohnSmith-un9jm]

I wouldn't be so sure since nato is a paper tiger supported by useless sanctions

[@gattlinggun9881]

PUT!N MUST BE!NG REM0VE!!!

[@thomassherer5962]

@@JohnSmith-un9jm Hilarious.

[@thomassherer5962]

@@gattlinggun9881 While I agree, theoretically, will that be done by a 2nd Yeltsin or Gorby? Or by another KGB tough guy?

[@susandavey2361]

He's definitely lost it, he's bat sxxt crazy

[@elbyjames8005]

Everybody loses in war

[@nicolasloiseau8971]

Peace and justice to Ukraine

[@michaelfried3123]

I know one thing for sure now...the myth of the Russian military being so fearsome is just that, a myth! Mostly junk equipment given to conscripts who have lots of bullets and very little to eat being told what to do by generals who are dying at a rapid clip with "leadership" at the squad level that seems confused, slow to react, unprepared and now lacking motivation. Add to that the fact we've now seem plenty of evidence that Russia's military brass just literally leave their dead on the field of battle and scurry away like bugs! (America's military NEVER leaves its dead like that). Russia is swirling the sewer drain of history right now as I type....I say good riddance!

[@OldHeathen1963]

WW2 was a different generation.

[@user-ov7sx5ur6u]

@master mariner this is the best line ever. Agree. Those are sheep in bear 🐻 custom

[@orestmarkheva7325]

@@deanbr6ndo70 nukes

[@orestmarkheva7325]

@@OldHeathen1963 considering losses of USSR in WW2 nothing different. Russia just doesn't have enough forces to throw onto meatgrinder

[@user-ov7sx5ur6u]

@@deanbr6ndo70 don’t want to make puttin looks even worse then already. Russian troll.

[@atcordice]

Russia is not losing. RUSSIA HAVE LOST..

[@graceyphillips5282]

Amen !

[@michealhaze4246]

You don't mess with Ukraine baby!💯✌️🙏🌍

[@Kinnakeeter]

🇺🇦

[@Firebird-65]

Putin has lost his mind 🤯

[@renekauts8323]

Putin=mass murderer, psychopath , UROD...

[@1baddegg]

Victory to Ukraine

[@moseszero3281]

WHY are you talking about giving Russia a land bridge to Crimea? Crimea is PART of Ukraine and when Zelensky says he is not surrendering any of Ukraine do you REALLY think he is forgetting Crimea?

[@oisnowy5368]

Exactly. Russia should not just pay reparations, but it should give extra lands on top of the original so Ukraine has more of a buffer zone toward a belligerent neighbor.

[@jimrogers5774]

@@oisnowy5368 What ever Zelensky gives he may well get back in time, he has won! Once realaty gets back to the Russian people, and it will! It will be pointless to occupy a place when you are hated and that unrest WILL spread. Occupation never works!

[@FarterBoom]

Is crimea and Kreml same thing ?

[@FarterBoom]

@Rowena McGregor som called it Gremlin , witch is correct?

[@FarterBoom]

@Rowena McGregor ✌️thnx❤️

[@neiltomkins4713]

I feel that in the next couple of weeks something dramatic is going to happen. Don’t know what but there is an air of desperation about President Putin. Something needs to change to stop this needless loss of human life. Let’s all hope so.

[@chrisb9143]

Tactical nukes are a thing. That's the bad feeling you are having But first they'll use chemical weapons, and then biological weapons (welcome smallpox 2.0, deadlier, more infectious and with no vaccine), and finally nukes

[@SquirrelKnight50]

@@chrisb9143 They won't use Biological weapons. It would backfire massively.

[@a5cent]

@Pickin Dim This is true, but it's not that they are brown. It's that Yemen is economically irrelevant to the west. Ukraine is anything but irrelevant. They are Europe's bread basket and have a huge amount if natural resources

[@yruafredo2990]

@@chrisb9143 you are prime example of someone who takes all knowledge from msm

[@Dirk80241]

The general gives such informed assessment, based on years of experience. This is helpful!

[@markmewordz6860]

The British and Americans have much better experience these past decades, in oppressing an inferior enemy by way of annihilation a la 'shock and awe'. Just sayin.

[@Chicago48]

Even if Russia "wins", what will it have? A country that's bankrupt, a beggar nation, and Russia will have to clean up and rebuild UKR. It can't contain and control 40 million people. There will be sanctions still in place, what does Russia intend to do?

[@Chicago48]

There's going to be a tribunal and Putin is going to be indicated for war crimes.

[@rg-cc5kg]

I also hope it is true. If only he is right.

[@jokbok995]

@@Chicago48 that way will only Come if bush stands next to him and we Both know that will never happen

[@tobyihli9470]

I like this guest the most. There’s this guy, and one other that I enjoy above all others. He’s experienced, informed, and very intelligent. Top it off, he has a super cool sounding voice. Very clever, also, for example his explanation to what degree corruption degrades a military.

[@michaelneuwirth3414]

"Russia's problem is that it doesn't know where it starts and where it ends. Although it is the largest country in the world, it still feels a bit too small and it feels threatened by its tiny neighbours." Vaclav Havel, Czech writer and former president,1936-2011

[@bobpadok5331]

Ukraine is western fault.putin is not to blame. Václav Klaus former Czech president and prime minister. .... Putin savind hundreds thousands lives in Ukraine. Azarev former Ukrainian president.

[@nataliechusovitina4838]

Actually we know exactly when our country starts and where it’s ends. And we also explained many times what we think when our neighbours are trying to threaten us

[@gus892]

@@nataliechusovitina4838 If Russia takes Ukraine , Russia will become larger and therefore again feel threatened by Nato countries and History will repeat itself.

[@madman2028]

The only problem Russia has is with NATO, just do some research. The west and NATO agreed when the wall came down not to expand, they lied and the did expand.

[@imamaidin]

@@gus892 The problem if ukraine join NATO is MOSCOW is in NATO's missile range, it's about 5 minutes the NATO's missile will reach Moscow

[@sarahleach9997]

Thank you General.you calm my nerves with your accurate information

[@jimjohnston7688]

A very interesting discussion. I certainly enjoyed it.

[@phecube]

By using the word ‘Unity’ in his rally, you would know he’s ran out of options and explanations. He treats his own people like mindless ******.

[@GivePeaceAChance12]

And earlier talked about spitting out Russians like a fly and cleansing......

[@alexsilent5603]

Why "Unity" is a bad word? Your logic doesn't make any sense.

[@ef-everythingfree896]

@@alexsilent5603 they don't have a logic, they are ignorant. Don't have any idea how Russians actually feel about the ongoing conflict. Also, western media declaring Russia is losing, again giving zelensky chance for begging. If Ukraine is winning then why even anyone is bothering to ask Russia for ceasefire? Ukraine is playing both victim and oppressor card together.

[@romanbukins6527]

@@alexsilent5603 Because it's a "bottom of the barrel" rally point. You only bring up unity when you have no other ground left to stand on, moral or material. You can't win with facts so you try do it with emotions. It's pathetic. :/

[@alexsilent5603]

@@romanbukins6527 It's the worst example of double standards I ever seen... So when you guys talk about unity of Ukrainians or unity of NATO countries this is a good thing. But in Russia unity suddenly becomes a "bottom of the barrel" argument. This is absurd.

[@keithkuckler2551]

During the American reveloutionary war, the British held New York, Boston, Philadelphia and the main ports in the south. Yet they failed to pacify the countryside, and, similar to what happened to us in Viet Nam, if you do not control the countryside, you have lost. The Ukrainaians can fight it out in the countryside, bit by bit, tank by tank, they will defeat the Russians.

[@mariobianchi1909]

russians are losing this war but the problem is at this point they could raise the level of destruction against civilians with random bombing.

[@tcm81]

@@chaztupper5936 Also the Patriot is a truly terrible film.

[@keithkuckler2551]

@@mariobianchi1909 It will come down to how much suffering the Ukrainian people are willing to endure. If the Russians use battlefield nukes on them, they may be forced to give up. Will the West allow that? Big questions to answer in the coming weeks. And, if we let the Russians use whatever force to take the Ukraine, how will we stop them in the Baltic countries?

[@andrewowens4421]

Putin began losing the moment the war went over a week's time. It was around then that any economical or geo-political gain from the war evaporated. Even if Putin took Ukraine *today* he'd never be able to hold it since controlling a country costs a lot more than invading it. Putin can't end the war because it would make him look weak (though that's already been established as the Russia army is woefully underdeveloped and corrupt to the point of insanity) so he continues the fight, but eventually no amount of stubbornness will be able to prolong this war and Putin will have no choice but to pull out.

[@chrisb9143]

If I had to place a bet, Putin had his "fifth column" in place in Ukraine since 2014, but when Zelensky came into power, dissolved the Assembly, and indirectly led to the election of younger and more patriotic people in the Parliament and as mayor, etc., the whole plan fell apart. However, no one wanted to inform Putin about it, because they value their lives. This theory may have been confirmed by the imprisonment of the chief of the FSB

[@francoisgagnon1157]

This! Exactly!

[@Terra_Lopez]

Wow, great comment!

[@mickjames666]

Agree!

[@kunaalsharma1039]

Russia previously took Ukraine during early soviet days

[@mirekbns]

I saw a couple of the cuts scenes from Putin's rally at the stadium and in my eyes, he was looking pretty wobbly. His speech sounded like he was trying to convince himself rather than the crowd, that the invasion was going well. That political rock band sounded cheesy and the whole thing was on par with the latest Steven Seagal film. I have a feeling that a vast majority of Russians are wishing Putin into the corn field nowadays.

[@beesilva9085]

I was always intimidated by Russia but I am shocked by their inexperienced military. The only thing I’d be afraid is their nuclear Arsenal.

[@elizabethbrown8833]

Fear only God. He has all the Blueprints. God Bless you 🙏

[@dougwedel9484]

If the state of disrepair of Russia's military can indicate the state of maintenance of their nukes, we may not have a lot to worry about. We need to be vigilant but when their army gets bogged down with flat tires and their tanks run out of fuel, there is a good chance the nuclear ICBM's don't work either. Regardless, this would be a good time to help them clear out their nuclear weapons arsenal. There was a documentary of Russia's Soviet submarines, nearly 300 ships, all of them have been dismantled because they were too expensive to maintain and they had no use for them since the prospect of war with America or China was not likely. Russia hired German contractors to demolish these subs and they have the nuclear reactors and the fuel stored in their far north. They want to wait 70 years for the contamination to go down and then dismantle them further.

[@dogpaw775]

don't go tipping the invaders how to improve their war, keep something under your hat. SLAVA UKRAINI !

[@LiquidfirePUA]

Military reform won't happen that quickly

[@JohnSmith-un9jm]

Ukraine is a zionist puppet state!

[@gattlinggun9881]

ASSASS!N4TE PUT!N S00N AS P0SS!BLE!!!

[@henryknepp]

a defeated enemy should be able to carry away as much face as possible just as long as they carry away nothing else.

[@Nainara32]

I'd advocate a complete humbling of Russia's armed forces if it weakens Putin grip on power and diminishes Russia's resolve to embark on foreign military adventures for a few generations.

[@celtspeaksgoth7251]

No. Germany should have been trampled on after WW1 with principal cities razed to the ground. They were left off so simply regrouped.

[@bigredracingdog466]

1:15 The Russians don't have a superiority in personnel. The Ukrainian regular army is roughly 200,000 strong with a further 220,000 in the reserves and another 11,000,000 potentially available as militia, guerrillas or insurgents. It isn't a question of numbers of men and women, but how many weapons can we get into their hands.

[@moseszero3281]

Yea. People keep comparing the troop TOTALS when Russia has sent in less than 200k but that number is straining their resources so much that is trying to get foreign help. Russia has thousands of miles of borders with people it doesn't trust. Ukraine is free to dedicate EVERYTHING it has to fighting Russia. It's supply lines are short and it has home field advantage.

[@swirvinbirds1971]

People also forget the bulk of an invasion force is support troops and not combat units.

[@johnwein9125]

when you defend a country is easier then you make a war of agression...and dont forget only USA now send weapons from 800.000.000 Dollar to Ukraine..How longer the Ukrainian Forces and people defend his country all the more difficult is it for Russia to win this war.

[@glennhearn401]

@@moseszero3281 nato can invade russia from the back door now haha

[@jacklucking691]

Send them everything we can.....I say time for fighter jets !!!!!!

[@paulshearer9140]

I really enjoy General Hodges interviews, the guy is brilliant. I agree with the analysts who say Russia has already lost this war.

[@bobpadok5331]

Russia lost info war....Ukraine lost on the ground...only matter...eu lost economic war and USA lost power war...

[@mr-boo]

It may sound nice, but I don’t want to be hopeful yet. I’m not convinced yet that desperate Putin won’t resort to more “weapons testing” as a means of intimidating Ukraine and getting a deal that looks like a better result on paper. Those attempts would have to be managed extremely well to not escalate. And Putin forcing a “better” deal for him may very well sign him up for the same misery at the Donbas region, but then throughout a much larger Ukrainian region.

[@HelsinkiFINketeli_berlin_com]

First Putin lost his mind. Then his war. Then his money. Then his power. Then his life. (from the short version of his biography, 1 p., Moscow, 2022).

[@americanoligarchy8825]

He still has far too much support at home to call that unfortunately.

[@jt7725]

If the war is going to loss, just be more careful, it means nuclear war begins.

[@namenotavailable7365]

A superpower needing help from Syria & China? Lowest budget superpower I've ever seen.

[@spacer584]

Absolutely agree.

[@richardconnelly7141]

joe doesnt know where his mind is that should concern yo more

[@Then.72]

Was the military might of Russia training their soldiers to perform parades not warfare ?

[@dagnytaggart2027]

Obviously yes

[@rree9550]

they're just broken little boys

[@clancywiggam]

Their skill is bombing baby hospitals and old women's living rooms, not fighting actual armies.

[@stefansevcik1877]

@@clancywiggam True, that's why we see reports from Mariupol like this one from PL News: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gme4q4iDp6p4jq8

[@davidhill439]

The General talks so much sense, put him in charge of any action needed if we get to that situation . From an elder British citizen. Thank you ....

[@antonclark3420]

There are some bizarre elements to this war... 1. Some of those captured seem to genuinely think they were going on a military exercise. 2 Before the invasion even started, Putin was threatening to use nuclear, surely an act from a desperate leader? 3 I’ve driven from the Belarus border to Kiev, takes hours, not days... it’s taken Putins army over a week! 4 the invading army was ill equipped, unprepared. Who on earth organised the most disorganised logistical disaster? 5 for a leader to threaten 15 years jail for dissenting against the war is surely a man who is seriously worried about his position. 6 some say he’s accounted for the response from the west, but Putin has just turned the clock back 50 years in a week for Russia and the natives. Surely he’s cornered and has nowhere to go.

[@chetpomeroy1399]

Let's hope Putin doesn't end up using low-yield tactical nuclear/chemical/biological weapons on Ukraine population centers, especially if he ultimately discovers he can't "win" the war using conventional weapons! Even if his forces do prevail, he would have *45 million* mouths to feed and would need additional forces/logistics to maintain peace and order during the occupation. This would be an additional economic and logistical drain on his military forces.

[@rogerhearn5243]

He's only has nowhere to go if any of these (apart from number 5) have been verified as facts. They are mostly speculation and wishful thinking.

[@michaelthelen4840]

Ben Hodges is the only one who has a clear view! Ukraine will win, this is the end of Putler!!!

[@davidjma7226]

Logistics beat tactics every time on the battlefield.

[@WarrenCromartie2]

This is the first I've heard about possible dissent at the top brass in Russia. I hope that is the case.

[@tobysirus4996]

Wait till they want to rejoin the world stage and are told "No". Thats where they have lost already.

[@neo69121]

i have nothing against russia and russian people i believe once the putler is out and a new legitimate government is in we can start the healing process and reunite with russia again... theres no point why we should discard them completely just because their president is a maniac

[@robertbrennan2268]

Slava Ukraini

[@larrymoore8094]

I agree!!!

[@chessgeek10707]

Can't the radio station ensure quality control of communications for guests calling in?

[@wacojones8062]

Gulf war one the US had a 90 day stock of ammo, rations and fuel on hand or arranged for on the Fuel side in position for the forward move.. Well after that I was shooting 1943 50 caliber ammo as a Reservist. Same with Bangalore torpedoes. They cleared most of the ancient stockpile out through reserve annual training before they had something happen untoward in storage. I retired from service Dec 1998 so I have no current idea of on hand stocks. Excess to government contract needs ammo From Federal cartridge was in stock in most gun departments until the riots and then covid hit setting off a buying spree. I think the US stockpiles are in good shape.

[@SkypowerwithKarl]

Is Putin loosing? Nope, he’s totally lost it!

[@HarmonicaGuitar]

Ahahahahaah

[@mrc1500]

Quality has a quality all of its own.

[@selcovoilucian8253]

Uncle Stalin

[@saleban1]

Cell phones have improved a lot but it can not be said about Bluetooth technology especially the one connected vehicle.

[@nunyabiznez666]

Hooray for Elon Musk and SpaceX's StarLink surely helping a bit ❤

[@tombrunk1645]

They are losing and they will lose

[@rohei1681]

Please don't blame the Russian people. As you might have seen, these are mostly elderly people who have already lived in the USSR. They still have in their mind it's better to keep your mouth shut or if you must talk better not to talk against the government. They are just scared. That's all.

[@clancywiggam]

Well who else should we blame? Nobody else is carrying out Putin's orders.

[@beautrice1202]

I don't blame the Russian people. I see three groups: 1. mostly young urban people who see the war exactly as we see it 2. Elderly people who have already accepted their victim role 3. People who support the war - not the war we see, but the highly sugarcoated version they get from the state media. We will have to wait some time until Russian people ask questions: what is going on? why is there no official information? why does it take so long if it is only in Donezk and Luhansk? where are the pictures of smiling Ukrainians thanking their liberators? why are there so heavy sanctions when it is a freedom mission? At some point in the future "I didn't know" will turn into "I didn't want to know". Then we can talk about blame. In case somebody wants to see Russian's opinion I suggest the channel "1420" with a lot of interviews. "Inside Russia" is a Russian man who still dares to speak about politics, sanctions, economy and what all this does to the Russian people. On both channels the fear is clearly visible.

[@billdewahl7007]

@@clancywiggam NATO.

[@clancywiggam]

@@billdewahl7007 You are right, if Ukraine had been able to join NATO this would not be an issue.

[@billdewahl7007]

@@clancywiggam I actually think it more likely that the Russians would've gone in anyway and dared NATO to enact charter 5. The economic chains placed around every country is enough, but parking a knife at the artery of a country is full on subjugation.

[@glennmartin6492]

If only luxury yachts could be used as military weapons.

[@jasonpattinson2241]

If this is how Russia compete against little old Ukraine, then NATO would decimate them in no time.

[@elenagava4660]

LONG life ucraine brave beautiful people

[@MihailBFC]

In a few days Nato tanks will be in MOSCOW if we want lol, Russian army is so incapable, they relay mostly on air raids now

[@janejohnstone5795]

Most of the world hate Purtin...we will support Ukraine and will help built it up again...hope the tide will change..he will not win in the end...

[@nan7503]

Yes we will help Ukraine rebuild. All those shops that Putin is banning will be in Ukraine, so good shopping!

[@coolworx]

Most of the world hates the US for its hypocrisy, and the fact that they fostered a coup in Ukraine in 2014 that has led to this mess.

[@tobyihli9470]

Belarusian soldiers are divided. Many Belarusian soldiers have begun sabotaging supply trains, some whole battalions have deserted to fight the Russian army!

[@jimmypimps2734]

putin + ego + humiliation = bad things

[@paulbromley6687]

Russia has lost. They may get shity but that's just Putin being a baby about losing.

[@paulbromley6687]

@Pickin Dim I take it you think for yourself and believe you are right.

[@hybridforcesofthegdl3313]

"Muscovite aluminum stocks on the markets in Japan collapsed, worth nothing. Muscovite stocks crashed, with the country's main index dropping 45%. Muscovite Ruble plummets to (historic) record low. With 1 Ruble being worth .012 of a U.S. Dollar. Moscow Stock Exchange suspends trading amid Ukraine crisis to keep it from completely crashing. Investors have thrown Muscovite under an 18 wheel truck because a bus didn't have enough tires." Stay strong Ukraine ✊ это прорыв или подскок ?

[@rtqii]

@Pickin Dim I expect Mariupol to fall before it is relieved. I also expect it to be retaken in a matter of weeks. This solves the problem of the Azov Battalion.

[@ryanseet8314]

Funny thing is, this could be the beginning of Russia’s NATO membership......

[@pinetinav9083]

In 100 years

[@ryanseet8314]

You will be surprised. Yeltsin wanted in. The Soviet Union wanted in when NATO started. After this debacle, the wolves will be circling Russia....Russia doesn’t really have friends

[@pangajavalinaicker7601]

I like that statement 'Putin has a medieval mindset '

[@TurfSurf]

If Russia keeps losing generals like this, they will be out of generals soon!

[@joeswanson733]

i'm surprised someone of putins intelleigence has made such a rookie mistake. it takes years of stockpiling , training, readiness, and preparation in advance to pull any kind of major offensive. also when you go in you should expect stiff resistance essentially a dug in opponent. there is no walk in the park.

[@tonyyoung4590]

The key to military victory is planning and element of surprise and training!train train train and more training!

[@madamesaundere]

5-7 days until Russia comes to a stop. Good to know.

[@Dave-zb9dq]

If this is the case. Then Russian government will need to pay reparations to All citizens of Ukraine 🇺🇦 as well as the Ukrainian Government. 🤑💰🪙💶

[@pedrohartman5973]

Russia won't be able to afford any repatriations. It's economy will take years if not decades to recover from this. The only way Russia might leave is to demand the west reinstate economic ties (swift, etc) and unfreeze assets. But Russia is not in a position to demand anything.

[@miromes8774]

Sure it will, just as U.S. paid war reparations to Korea, Vietnam, Somalia, Iraq, Libya, Syria, Panama, Afghanistan, Cuba, Venezuela, etc... 😆😆😆😂😂😂

[@marijanmadunic3046]

From Croatia: As you speak, people in Mariupol are dying, just as veterans and civilians are dying in Vukovar during the 1991 Serbian aggression. Listen to gen. W. Clark, who asks NATO, If you accept Putin's threats and show fear, what is your response to his next attack, once he destroys Ukraine? What if he moves on? Who will stop him? NATO certainly will not.

[@joancrawford1146]

My grandma was Croatian. My heart aches for your country and the horrors that happened at the hands of Serbs as the world watched. She would spit when she said the word Serb. I wish I would have understood what was really going on when she talked about it!

[@marijanmadunic3046]

Croats are winners! God and Croats!

[@vytautasvaicys8745]

Great channel with great content. I expect your subs to explode On a side note - Слава Україні! Героев Слава! 🇺🇦

[@welshed]

Hey, it’s the guy from the Real Hussle. God bless the internet.

[@Roonasaur]

Apparently, Putin never learned the first rule of invading Russia: You don't invade Russia with tanks while the snow is melting and turns into mud that doesn't go away. lol

[@billdewahl7007]

Ah yes, let's assume a Russian leader doesn't know Russian history instead of asking the obvious question as to why he would make war during the rasputitsa... The west is truly doomed.

[@Roonasaur]

@@billdewahl7007 Ok, so why would he make war during the rasputitsa? Surely he knows that's a recipe for disaster, right? This is literally one of the most obvious things that I would have thought he knew. But hey, maybe you're telepathic and you know what he's thinking.

[@rree9550]

it's about money too. russian economy is smaller than that of texas. war is expensive. russian territory huge though. i'm about to witness another russian collapse in my lifetime.

[@MD-iw2vt]

They just like to be poor.

[@denizen9998]

Putin is behaving exactly like Stalin in this final years.

[@eifionjones559]

Stalin was clever , Putin is not

[@phillisparrott703]

What happens to the destroyed rubble?

[@bazelarobert144]

Becouse Russians didnt expect any resistance,they expected that they will be welcomed with flowers and hot coffee.

[@TheOwlsarewatching606]

ya think?

[@flowablesysadmin8068]

Instead they're only getting the thorns from the roses and "cocktails" .

[@stokedonearth5097]

🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

[@albertocontreras3312]

Peace and Liberty should never be Taken for granted , hence the importance of Beeing always in constant AND honest traning physically AND mentally spiritually , always praying for GOD's support . Salute Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges .

[@zofiakmicikiewicz2269]

We need to see the black sea fleet going to the bottom of the black sea next..

[@bristolfashion4421]

He won't countenance losing... he will resort to desperate measures, I believe!

[@michaelfried3123]

I see a 50/50 chance of chemicals or nukes, or an inner circle guard putting a bullet into Poostains head. Equal odds right now. I'm praying for the 2nd option of course, but I'm as ready as I can be personally for option 1 too.

[@jakel8627]

Nukes or chemical weapons might persuade China and India to condemn Russia, and then they will be truly isolated. Surely they'll have to.

[@flowablesysadmin8068]

Like a Walther PP to his head. Looking forward to that.

[@michaelfried3123]

@@flowablesysadmin8068 sad thing is, even if it happens we'll likely never know most of the details.

[@michaelfried3123]

@@jakel8627 I have zero faith in India or China to ever do the right thing....those cultures are horribly racist and class stratified...nor do either of those cultures even really seem to value life (guess that's what happens when there are a billion of ya in each huh).

[@stephenknutson6256]

The Ukrainians have captured Kherson airport and are in the process of retaking the city. Basically, that means that all the Russian troops west of Kherson towards Odessa are trapped. The landing craft ships the Russian navy can only deploy about 1000men. The successful use of anti tank missiles has already been demonstrated. Resupply convoys heading towards Kyiv are being intercepted. The large-scale destruction we are now seeing in Kyiv are now coming for the most part from cruise missles. The videos we see of Ukrainian soldiers show us middle-aged men, with N C Os directing those men inv what to do. The Ukrainians are being very smart in the videos that everyone sees, and are released to the public. We're seeing the after effects of battles, but we're not being shown how the battle came about. We can guess at the tactics, but that's about it.

[@josueribeiro07]

What a huge humiliation to Putin, if the Ukrainians retake Kherson. But where did you find this information?

[@davidk7262]

I very much hope this is correct. Do you have a source?

[@TheMastaRob]

That would be fantastic news, if true! Livemaps still has it under Russian control, but I heard yesterday that Ukraine were pushing on it. Let's hope...

[@chrisb9143]

Suggesting to use landing craft in a place where the enemy has been awaiting them for 3 weeks is an idea so terribly bad that we can now use Eisenhower's spinning in his grave to produce infinite energy

[@deankruse2891]

they counter attacked but i don't think they took the airport

[@georgedoolittle7574]

"Lost it" not losing.

[@philipcunio4089]

Condition of equipment! Some Russian equipment is rusted; tires are rotted and failed; equipment has broken down with no parts for repair. Equipment is abandoned by Russia for lack of repair, leaving it for scavenging by Ukraine.

[@derekbrown7892]

Well done Ukrainian people you are all heroes

[@johnhopkins6260]

He's already lost, as soon as he stepped knee deep in it.

[@dazronch5450]

The longer this goes on the worse it is for Putin

[@dellwright1407]

Unfortunately I doubt it... Russia could just withdraw and bomb Ukraine from Russia... I don't see Ukraine winning brave as they are in defending their homeland.

[@boudicca9807]

To those who are saying this hasn't aged well: my understanding of a culmination is a point when a campaign runs out of steam and can no longer mount effective offensives. It isn't synonymous with outright defeat although that will probably come. So the general wasn't wrong although he might have been a few weeks out on the time scale. I'm not even convinced of that.

[@DanielleKingdjdinosaur]

well i dont think he is winning.

[@markmewordz6860]

A paper tiger ... with nuclear teeth. Be careful here peeps

[@ninanina-mr4gf]

Four days ago, the US Congress promised anti-aircraft systems that will help protect from Russian fighter attacks, but they have not been delivered, as of March 19, 2022, nor do they even have a plan when they can arrive. How can we help? We can call and write our representatives. Ask one question: When?

[@PaulHigginbothamSr]

Shashenk maybe doesn't understand the horror in Mariupol. When he says Ukraine not paying a heavy price to keep fighting. Russia is loosing 1000 men per day. What we do not hear is what number of young Ukrainian non trained troops are dying at the daily rate.

[@frederickmagill9454]

The Chinese might now be looking closely at the treaties of Aigun and Peking, 1858 and 1860 respectively.

[@taterkaze9428]

There are two things that haunt Pootie's dreams, one of them is NATO airpower, the other is hsitory.

[@garygraham8373]

the ccp is looking closely at vladivostok and siberia, and at a lot of cheap oil. most of russia is soon a chinese province

[@chetpomeroy1399]

@@garygraham8373 It's interesting you've said that, as I've heard that Putin had to re-deploy large amounts of his troops from protecting Vladivostok and the area surrounding that city to the west for his war effort in Ukraine. Russia and China have a very long history of border skirmishes. Vladivostok and its environs appear to have become a tempting target for Chairman Xi's Chinese Red Army.

[@jacqdanieles]

@@garygraham8373 now that would make for an interesting plot twist.

[@brianmacadam4793]

Think of the culture shift in the USA at the end of the Vietnam way. I've met American draft dodgers that moved to Canada, resisting the draft was a SHOCK WAVE to the American society. Russia has their own shock in their Afghanistan experience. Could there be something in this ?

[@ixlnxs]

By tomorrow evening Russia will have lost more soldiers in 25 days in Ukraine than in 11 years in Afghanistan.

[@chetpomeroy1399]

This is particularly applicable, as dead Russian soldiers return home to their families; not to mention other related problems associated with this war nobody wants will fester and boil, ultimately blowing up in Putin's face.

[@rogerhearn5243]

@@ixlnxs But the Russians are not fighting sheep herders.

[@seangelarden8753]

They're using the russian strategy: I've got more cannon fodder than you

[@robertthweatt1900]

Except they don't anymore.

[@petercolledge2236]

Is it a surprise? When the top military leadership are all engaged in skimming materials for their own profit, we find the tyres blowing, the food packs vastly out of date, no logistical provision and really no strategic overview other than to batter the country into submission. If Ben Hodges is correct, the Ukrainians simply need to carry on with what they are doing so effectively to achieve a viable outcome. I do hope these experts are right.

[@remmos2816]

IMPORTANT QUESTION ; CAN THE BLOCKED FUNDS FROM THE RUSSIAN CENTRALBANK BE USED FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF UCRAINE AND COMPENSATION FOR THE VICTIMS ///

[@flowablesysadmin8068]

Theoretically everything is possible. But I'm nut sure if that's the best idea. As much as I like it on a first glance and for sake of fairness - depending on how the war ends, let's not repeat the mistakes that happened after WW1 (treaty of Versailles).

[@erdenproject246]

Military chiefs already know their crown jewel armour has been wrecked - so will not agree to endless humiliation and degrading, victory or not. Sure they will end this.

[@polarvortex3294]

This type of ending would only likely happen if the military chiefs see their own positions and wealth threatened by the unfolding catastrophe. So long as Putin pays them well and does not order a nuclear war, I think they will obey him and not seriously consider trying to bump him off.

[@patronaccommodations546]

Hope so 💙💛

[@polish22doves]

Bad phone, I wanted to hear all of this.

[@thomasborgsmidt9801]

Ben Hodges is perhaps the most experienced logistic general at the moment. The next movement will be the Ukrainian army will start stabbing the russian artillery in the back with mobile armoured formation? The main Russian force being tied to the cities they cannot enter. Attack short viciously and then withdraw to let the recovery vehicles and trucks harvesting the battlefield. In other words guerilla warfare with armoured battlegroups of BTN size.

[@billdewahl7007]

It won't be much longer until the Ukrainians are completely out of armor. They might actually fair better that way.

[@armandomercado2248]

Do not underestimate Putin's support at home.

[@BCync]

The people around him aren't idiots, the ones in the stadiums are

[@madamesaundere]

They can go the same way he does.

[@BCync]

@@madamesaundere till they stab his back

[@madamesaundere]

@@BCync No in english it can mean, they can leave the same way he will, hanging by his neck

[@BCync]

@@madamesaundere sorry I misread that as they go the same way he goes lol

[@guitartownguns]

He lost two weeks ago.

[@ahmedvawda1282]

So you are against the use of battle field munitions in cities? Since when?

[@olivierbeltrami]

Things are absolutely going to plan, even exceeding the plan. Proof is that they even had spare yellow cloth to send to the space station.

[@uniani01]

Good one 😀😀😀

[@rree9550]

good one indeed

[@MrDude826]

Putin's already wearing his arch villain turtleneck. Now all he's missing is hench men on snowmobiles and a mansion in the Swiss Alps.

[@jimstone5401]

Militarily no. What they needed to do. Yes.