With Ukrainian troops fending off Russia's offensive near Pokrovsk

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[@BirdEgg123]

Daaamn, they achieved that much with only shovels and washing machines????

[@evanguillen6805]

They can’t even capture 1 province in Ukraine called “Donetsk” after 10 years of fighting for it and over 1 million men lost for it

[@Cruzeoc101]

​@evanguillen6805 well they control most of it while Ukraine has lost 3 million men plus the 7 million that left th3 country

[@EntryLevelLuxury]

@@Cruzeoc101 tf do you get 3 million from

[@dukeofwolves1139]

Surprised this meme is still alive when Russia is beginning to increasingly rely on Soviet-era tech. If you want real statistics instead of propaganda, check out Perun on youtube. He does good analysis videos on the war

[@Cruzeoc101]

@@EntryLevelLuxury same place they got a million men from, are you saying their information is propaganda?

[@peasinourthyme5722]

I am saddened and disgusted beyond words that this is necessary. It pains me so that this is what these men need to be doing now. The man smiling with sad eyes at 7.10, and then cracking a sardonic, tired joke, broke my heart... War is such a waste of human potential. Great journalism KI, as always.

[@antored_sick]

Bro thinks he is a philosopher 🤔🤐🤐🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔😒🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐🤪😜😝😝😛🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵😳😳🤯🤯🤯🤯😯😮😦😮😮😫😵‍💫😵😩😖🤮😪🤧🤥😇😈😈👿😈👿👿😈👿👹👹👹👺👺👺💩💩💩💩💩💩👽👽👽👽👻👻👻👻👻🙊🙉🙈🙉🙊🙊🙉🙉😹😹🌚🌝🌚🌝🦾🦾🦾🦿🦾

[@BarunKumar-v6t]

It's all happening because of one man's ego. That comedian won't agree for peace talks 👹

[@georgezuniga6298]

Sad times. Unnecessary loss

[@MT-eb9wl]

@@antored_sick hahahaha =)))

[@kudakwashemwalukanga]

yaah you are right but at times to right a wrong you end up very angry like what Russia did

[@Wolfvain-qs5su]

In 2 months time this will not be so important town, it'll be another place further west

[@Lennybird91]

Russia and invading Sovereign nations like Adolph... Some things never change.

[@Tictac-vn1vn]

100% 😂😂😂

[@flanker8724]

🙏

[@evanguillen6805]

They can’t even capture 1 province in Ukraine called “Donetsk” after 10 years of fighting for it and over 1 million men lost for it

[@oliveryt7168]

Will it get a different name?

[@robertludekus8986]

Thanks for showing the perspective of the frontline soldiers.

[@RodrigoSantos-mn1uj]

Mariupol - battle that can be decisive; Adviivka - Battle that can be decivise; Soledar - Battle that can be decisive... And we can do this list on and on and on...

[@fernandoi3389]

Kursk offensive - Battle that can be decisive

[@RodrigoSantos-mn1uj]

@@fernandoi3389 and again and again and again....

[@OndřejRolník]

@@RodrigoSantos-mn1uj Cumulatively, they are.

[@Raptor-N-L]

​@@fernandoi3389Do you know why it was so easy to invade there? It is cuz there is nothing of strategic value there. Indeed it was a battle won (for a small time) but it made the Ukrainian position in the war weaker.

[@chevyyyyyyy]

@@Raptor-N-L Who is the invader and what is the location in your comment?

[@Globalinsiderofficial]

That guy who says russia relys on quantity not quality feeds on the propaganda of their own telegram channels 😂😂😂

[@evanguillen6805]

They can’t even capture 1 province in Ukraine called “Donetsk” after 10 years of fighting for it and over 1 million men lost for it. Russia 🇷🇺 lost whole ago.

[@Adonnus100]

how many years since they tried to take donbas? 10 years so far? still not done? rusky troll

[@mattd6200]

Quantity over quality has been Russia's tactic since WWII.

[@Globalinsiderofficial]

@@mattd6200 in terms of armoured vehicles and tanks...not artillery,planes,warheads and marine vehicles

[@vladzoubenko9104]

​@@evanguillen6805bud for 8 years ukraine had double the numbers and equipment 😂😂

[@KenTails]

Thank you for the coverage, and please stay safe.

[@constantinvaldor3742]

You can't stay safe and have the footage.

[@harrypothead4575]

Kyiv independent ❌ Kyiv not so independent ✅

[@thamor4746]

It's just so wild to see World War 2 Era gun once again firing in war. It's insanity, honestly humans never learn to just live in peace.

[@JulieSmith-x8g]

No greedy men and big egos never learn

[@rudolphguarnacci197]

Not allowed to live in peace.

[@AustrianPainter14]

JulieSmith-x8g And yet it’s mostly vvomen voting for this and don’t have to serve.

[@weecious]

Just because it's a Soviet howitzer doesn't mean it's a WWII era howitzer 😂

[@rossicourvosi218]

We do exactly what every other animal on the planet does, fight. You think we're bad go watch some ant colonies go to war, at least humans might show mercy

[@ArndtBrauer_]

In a few months you guys will go back and say "Pokrovsk was never a strategic city".. Why do we even do this sharade?

[@davemccrillis1470]

Because almost everything that the west reports about Ukraine is propaganda to maintain support for a lost cause.

[@evulclown]

I mean it's mostly Russia claiming xyz are "super vital" places and journalists all over need that clickbait narrative to hinge on. Fact of the matter is though look where Pokrovsk is on a map of Ukraine and then zoom out and realise Russia needs to take all of Ukraine... Ukraine has 461 cities and size wise Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Pokrovsk are tiny with the latter being the biggest at only 30k population. Bakhmut was a propaganda goal for Wagnar in particular to gain mineral extraction rights as well as show they could 'outperform the army', strategically the city was of little use beyond being an urban centre, but because it was a propaganda goal it was then worth especially for Ukraine to bleed them there resulting in enormous lop sided Russian casualties. These large casualties got Wagnar so disheartened after they tried to coup Putin, obviously not a planned outcome but such situations arise when a fighting force is pushed to its limits for little value. Avdiivka was of more strategic value, being a 'stronghold' pre-invasion and acted as a solid defensive point in the line, but it wasn't exactly the Maginot Line in terms of how it was defensive wise. The reason Russian forces managed to advance after Avdiivka is more to do with pro-Russian members in the US Republican party delaying delivery of vital AA and artillery munitions for a long period (along with Israel demanding ammunition for their cleansing) which meant Russia knew it could use air power more and push harder as Ukraine was rationed on what it could use to hit back. The loss of life for even the bulge of land taken is still staggering but that's beside the point. Pokrovsk out of all 3 has *_actual strategic value_* as it's a crosspoint transport hub for the Donbas region logistics wise. But again that logistics is already re-routed as the city is within artillery range and while there are various 'strategic points' to take in the region or any region... None of them are "omg war is over", even if Russia manages to take all land within the Donbas oblast it's one tiny section of Ukraine.

[@ArndtBrauer_]

@@evulclown Honestly the entire war is such a joke, it's so small scale and painfully slow that you can ignore it for 6 months and barely anything will have changed. It's quite annoying how the news keeps acting like this has any actual importance, even if Ukraine or russia are fully defeated. Nothing much will change for the rest of the planet. They both are fairly irrelevant countries economically or scientifically.

[@updatedotexe]

how it the front line ivan?

[@cauchyschwarz3295]

The line "They rely on quantity while we rely on quality" seems like coping to me. The reality is that the Ukrainian troops rely on defense here. The attacker always requires more troops while the defender can last with much less. Otherwise we'd have to say that the Ukrainians relied on quantity in Kursk as well. Anyway, I understand why they feel the need to cope, losing positions and moving backwards repeatedly must be tough on moral

[@Globalinsiderofficial]

True....the only reason they haven't lost is that Ukraine is a big country hence a lot of land to trade for time

[@evanguillen6805]

They can’t even capture 1 province in Ukraine called “Donetsk” after 10 years of fighting for it and over 1 million men lost for it. Russia 🇷🇺 lost awhile ago, quit watching Sputnik and RT

[@cauchyschwarz3295]

@@evanguillen6805 You blindly believe the figures and statements of Ukraines PR apparently. Go for it, but to anyone actually observing it is clear that it is the Ukrainian forces that are suffering manpower shortages and that are lessening in their resistance. Cope if you will, I don't care either way

[@RockyJones_TM]

Ofcourse the Ukrainians are on the defensive it is their country is the one who got invaded which means the surprise element has the enemy further in their land, to be on the attack the Ukrainians have to go into Russia. The Orcs have more numbers too, bigger country, biggest country in the world and a lot more population means bigger military. That said Russia has some quality orcs and a lot of very poor quality, pretty much cannon fodder. Look at some interviews of Russian pows, they were not given rations and command left instantly leaving them in the dark. Most of the orcs are dogshit, trained for 2 weeks so the statement is truthful in my opinion.

[@dukeofwolves1139]

I mean, it's true, though. Russian T-90 tanks are becoming scarcer while soviet tanks and armored vehicles are still plentiful. It can also be argued that there is definitely a reliance in quantity when Russia uses men for blocking units to stop their own troops from retreating

[@EnglishTeacher-ez1bo]

The Ukrainian soldiers never cease to amaze me with their ingenuity and perseverance.

[@Gabriel-fr3sd]

Im pretty sure they have to fight..

[@mponyeramzy5858]

I wouldn't call them ingenious after failling to fend off an army which lost most of its Generals in the first 2 weeks of the operation

[@TheDudeMaaaan]

glup glup suck suck lil boy

[@danielrisk5731]

Yeah there is never a report of any Ukraine soldier dying in over 2 years now ! Only Russian soldiers ! They must be ninja like ! HMMMMMMM !! Or this is all propaganda !

[@sharmasudhir7243]

6 million dead Ukraine soilders CNN 25% gone with 50 countries behind it against Russia YOU SHOULD REMOVE TEACHER FROM UR ID DOESNT MAKE SENSE

[@BC-ns6px]

It is so weird that trench warfare is back like in WW1

[@Charles-pf7zy]

trench warfare happens when neither side can get a strong advantage over the other. It's as old as armies have existed. look it up

[@Markizas.Karabasas]

maybe it would be if this was 2022, been going on for 2 years now, get out under your rock retard

[@J-IFWBR]

@@Charles-pf7zy Roman late republic wars, would like to say hello to you.

[@setajucizbun7073]

Its only in areas russia isnt advancing. Mostly its 3 lines of combat contact, drones and artillery, reconnaissance groups, army. Even if russians take selydove atm they would be very vulnerable, thats why they took ukrainsk first.

Why is it weird? Both sides are using artillery and mortars..

[@defencebangladesh4068]

It’s Russian Territory now

[@ultimaratio7373]

A good report from the ground. However, IMO there's no such thing as a single decisive battle or gamechanger weapon that can change the outcome of the war. The resilience and determination of ukrainians to defend their freedom is the most important factor.

[@alterego157]

What freedom? They are literally Victoria Nuland's puppets, and no male is allowed to leave the country. Legitimate government overthrown, opposition parties and media banned. The US handpicks the people in government. Even the senile dude in the WH in his free time is hiring and firing prosecutors in Ukraine.

[@Arnisho]

Remember when people said that the loss of the Avdiivka stronghold was not of strategic importance?

[@AnarchistAvenger]

did the russians rush forward and take a lot of land after Avdiivka? NO THEN IT WANTST YOU DUMB FUCKING BOT!

[@tayler2396]

Big Kaboom in Tver. Slava Ukraini!

[@artyparty_av]

@@tayler2396thats… uh… not the subject of conversation. Avdiivka was a big loss and the West should have reacted to it with alarm, instead of insisting that it didnt matter and that Ukraine is winning by advacing backwards. Slow betrayal from the West - they need to do more to stop the Russians.

[@californianorma876]

no

[@accipitermagna7104]

At what cost are Russians advancing? They keep sending untrained men day after day, no ammo, no clean water. Russians have only artillery and they destroy everything, there is nothing left in DPR except Donetsk. But how is Donetsk okay if it was allegedly bombed for 9 years? Because it wasnt bombed for 9 years 😉 its all russian bullshit propaganda

[@koushik-eg8bg]

NATO trained Army🥴

[@frankiecalsone8536]

and numba 1 🏳‍🌈 + emma two moms

[@oliveryt7168]

​​@@frankiecalsone8536 ironically enough Ukrainians aren't even big fans of the whole LGBTQ+ circus..

[@yungenvy436]

​@frankiecalsone8536 and you're still afraid of us 😢

[@zegikniet9999]

@@frankiecalsone8536 and you cannot beat a tiny litle eastblock country x'"D How do you feel about that? Dumb, drunk, undereducated Ruzzians.

[@2020sII]

@@frankiecalsone8536 threaten nukes more bc ur scared lol your pfp is western btw 😢

[@Tbone1492]

Across sunflowers. Sounds like a poem 🌻

[@baha3alshamari152]

Sunflowers produce a chemical compound that kills other plants so only sunflowers can grow in the area because they are immune to it

[@dafish5306]

So many kremlin bots in here 😂

[@EdinProfa]

Anyone saying whatever even remotely different from Western media is immediately a Kremlin bot?

[@rajivshah6128]

Yep pea brain zombies have realised they have been fed lies and have shut up.

[@amurielmusic]

The classic comment for when proofs and reality strikes hard on those who decided to remain blinded by wishful thinking and rubbish called western propaganda. And that’s exactly why unfortunately Ukraine is a hopeless sinking ship. Don’t like it? Prove otherwise for the video we have watched showed reality if we ignore the voices that are there to try to get you out of reality.

[@pointgreece4331]

It is sad that both Russian and Ukranian soldiers hold the same icons. They believe that god and mother Mary will save their lives. Most of these guys won't see the final result of this brother on brother war.

[@zilla8783]

They are not brothers

[@evanguillen6805]

What are you talking about ? Brother on brother war? Don’t say stupid bs

[@hustlersgame8759]

​@@zilla8783 They are brothers for thousands of years. Who do you think their brother is ? The Anglos ? The jews ? Or the Blacks ? Lol Those Anglos are playing with the slav race and their brotherhood.

[@ndnghia2010]

There are many Ukrainian families which have Russian relatives living in Russia. My Ukrainian coworker mother is Russian. So to a certain level it is a brother against brother war. It is similar to what happened in Korea in 1950, and Vietname 1954 - 1975; when foreign powers pushed people from the same ethnic against each other.

[@gomazinho90]

@@zilla8783genetically they are brothers stop bs

[@rickyengels5486]

i wonder what will happen if we have internet in ww2

[@WorldlyBudget]

Same as today. Propaganda spinning on all sides 😂

[@oosnice7348]

If Kiev was independent..you wouldn’t be in this tragedy

[@DominikGentener]

Thank you for this report from the frontline. Great journalism like always.

[@Natehiggs28]

If u want real journalism on this war watch Patrick Lancaster

[@dirtyann]

@@Natehiggs28 not even, his reports are nice but he shows only a tiny bit of whats happening. Pick up some neutral sources who try to be as factual as possible like history legends and willyoem.

[@definitelyfrank9341]

But it's not a strategic city, right?

[@Urfeus]

How does it goes?

[@kjererrt7804]

bad

[@chitucmaria3493]

Armament pentru luptatorii ucrainieni , multe , ca de curaj nu duc lipsa 🇦🇩❤️🇺🇦

[@WorldlyBudget]

Ukraine main issue is lack of manpower. They need more soldiers.

[@user-hs3he3co7u]

Nu este steagul moldovenesc.

[@ashog1426]

So the Shovels are working then?

[@cogito3227]

Just to allow Baskiris get spare parts for the washing machines they stoled in Bucha

[@dmytro_palahniuk]

Thank you, Francis, for the indispensable reporting

[@Globalinsiderofficial]

Its funny how they don't mention how effective is the enemy's counter battery fire

[@Travnicek60]

If the idea of counter battery fire is to take the firing Howitzer out, it's pretty obvious that the Russian's counter battery fire has failed to do this so far. But the longer the war proceeds, the more likely their battery will suffer a hit sooner or later. For these poor guys, the actual question is whether they will already be hiding in their trenches when it happens. And it's not funny at all, if you have to live with this risk every single time you shoot.

[@Globalinsiderofficial]

@@Travnicek60 🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️that Frontline is huge...these guys are just lucky they haven't been hit and when an artillery crew is targeted ...they are more likely to survive since you can here an artillery shell coming to your position..and every loss of life is disheartening....what's funny is how people prefer selective information

[@evanguillen6805]

It’s not effective 😂😂

[@evanguillen6805]

They can’t even capture 1 province in Ukraine called “Donetsk” after 10 years of fighting for it and over 1 million men lost for it. Russia 🇷🇺 lost already. Cope

[@Globalinsiderofficial]

@@evanguillen6805 I don't think we follow the same war....the pages you follow feed you misinformation....most likely you follow too many pro Ukraine channels....and this is modern warfare with hyper surveillance progress is really slow... remember last year's counter offensive performed worse and clearly you have no military training nor knowledge its just the info and figures they feed you and you consume .....at this point confirmed Russian losses are 70k...so actually kia is around 80k since they actually don't hold back obituarys of their dead

[@juanfgonzalez2039]

I thought ukraine has a million soldiers and 300k in Reserves

[@dudeonyoutube]

AFU has an estimated 1 million KIA. 😥

[@piotr5338]

Ucraina had 1.3 milions .Now they have less then 300 .000 .The rest is laying on the soil and pull by animals . Ukraina do not pick up bodies because missing in action do not need paying insiurencese. 800.000 dead bodies multiple by 0.5 milion gives billions for families of victims .Just ask whose family has gotten money from insurance for dead on the front line .? Just a few belive bro ..

[@balazsszekely2132]

@@dudeonyoutubebrutal

[@Zerebox2015-2020]

@@dudeonyoutube Source: Russian MOD

[@Ramtin-Blue_rose]

It is not about can, the outcome of the battle of Pokrovsk is going to decide the fate of the war.

[@julixomogaming]

WE ARE WINNING, PLEASE HELP, GIVE US MORE MONEY.

[@TheMightyKingzuru]

"You name a child only once... Changing the name doesn't change how it works for us!" - that's some words of wisdom from the Ukrainian soldier. Not only did he answer the journalist's question, but he also gave free education and knocked some common sense into the journalist's head.

[@Zero95011]

Good. Hell awaits him he will swallow his words of "wisdom" at the gates of hell along with comrades.

[@Pasta_watcher]

Kiev.

[@gabor-zsoltbenedek9420]

In other news Russians are retreating forwards and Ukrainians advancing backwards.

[@azevedoamaro6348]

Força Ucrânia!

[@the_grand_tourer]

Amazing reporting - stay safe. The best channel reporting from Ukraine there is.

[@angmori172]

It's not lack of manpower, it's lack of equipment and trainers. Ukraine has a large manpower pool, but they don't have the equipment, supplies or trainers to be able to field all their available manpower quickly enough to gain an advantage.

[@cheesypeas4041]

😂😂😂 They never had an advantage to start with !

[@Сигизмунд-с2й]

Ukranian army is 1.5 million. Russian troops in Ukraine is 0.4 million.

[@markward3981]

On paper ....think about it

[@scottn1405]

You are a dumb ass. Ukraine doesnt have such an army. They are losing in part because of a lack of troops. Russia now has 600-800K in Ukraine and another 800K in Russia. All are pretty much reservists and well trained.

[@nameless7699]

Seeing all the intact towns and cities capped on the way to Pokrovsk it seems Ukraine no longer has the means to fight Bakhmut style battles. Seems this city has only a few weeks or months left before Russia moves onto the next

[@JemHadar422]

November

[@runajain5773]

​@@JemHadar422yeh i keeping those channel that had reporting how much both side gain or loss land and same time with geopolitics every day russia slowly gaining more land althought ukraine doing everythimg to stop them but they keep failing to stop them now they near pokrosky after few 1 or 2 month this city russia territory if ukraine have to proper uitlize the manpower and strategy and tactics to stop them pokrosky

[@paulhausser9492]

Cocainsky is losing.😂

[@MotoRide.]

Putin does drugs?

[@cheesypeas4041]

​@@MotoRide. Putin does an excellent SMO

[@MyDadIsBillGates]

how you know when someone is brainwashed: they believe such an obviously dumb piece of russian propaganda LMAO

[@339Chelsea]

@@MotoRide. Take your pills dude

[@evanguillen6805]

They can’t even capture 1 province in Ukraine called “Donetsk” after 10 years of fighting for it and over 1 million men lost for it. Russia 🇷🇺 lost awhile back

[@ClockworkOrange357]

Heroyam Slava !!!

[@hoosierdaddy2308]

I was in the Artillery in the US Army back in 1979 to 82. I fired bigger guns called the 8 inch which is huge and then the American Paladin 155 mm self propelled howitzer. I feel for these guys. Bravo Red leg ! Regards from the USA.

[@tthex6484]

They seem to know that eventually they will be defeated. They unfortunately won't be able to stop the Russian army. They need to negotiate soon.

[@palmsranger1090]

No more brother wars, stop the madness!

[@dradutdaniel5105]

One of the guys said hes at war since 2018 and he got used to it. Everyone said ear started in 2022, so it seems they were really killing the people of dombass

[@kjererrt7804]

of course they were and they do i t even now.

[@MarcoHernandez-nb5dc]

Never trust musk!

[@chevyyyyyyy]

As a dictatorial CIO, Musk, like all dictatorial CEOs, embraces the certainty of strongmen like Putin, Lukashenko, Erdogan, while deploring the uncertainty of democracies run by people and their representatives.

[@RonnieSutton-cz3lp]

God protect the brave men and women protecting their home lands. People in London pray for you.❤❤

[@cheesypeas4041]

And people laugh at their stupidity to.

[@Zerebox2015-2020]

@@cheesypeas4041 Yeah, the Russians, right?

[@danielcalvo4635]

​​@@Zerebox2015-2020not only the Russians sadly...in the west the governments laugh at how they fight Russia for the west benefits....you obviously don't understand what is at stake in Ukraine more than their freedom...freedom they already had actually...

[@AlexTorres-qv3hv]

Bakhmut..."this battle will decide the fate of this war"

[@NickMirro]

Wow excellent inside look. Amazing how soldiers in active combat rely on humor and light-heartedness to get them through. Loved the account of the soldier who started with earplugs and a single bullet, and now relies more on his beard comb. Just amazing! The entirety of the civil world is behind you guys!

[@kjererrt7804]

most likely dead meat now

[@NickMirro]

@kjererrt7804 wow how interesting 😴

[@GeorgePrice-vp6td]

What are this journalists say they've knocked down three Russian gun replacements hahaha really do you really think the Russians are that bad.

[@AxTROUSRxMISSLE]

Theres literal video evidence of Russians getting demolished. Hell the other day they lost 100+ people and about 20 vehicles within one assault. Stupid Vatnik bot.

[@erikbdixon]

Yes

[@kjererrt7804]

@@AxTROUSRxMISSLE link?

[@AxTROUSRxMISSLE]

@@kjererrt7804 I honestly cant see my reply so I have no idea what link it would be lol

[@PiusWangiraJuma92]

They rely on quantity as we rely on quality. Legendary.

[@antony6799]

Ukraine has had the larger number of troops than Russia since this war began, anyone can find the numbers at the start of the war and compare

[@johnkassel318]

@@antony6799Where are you getting this from ?

[@antony6799]

@@johnkassel318 Ukraine's own sources from the beginning of the war

[@johnkassel318]

@@antony6799 That is incorrect. They had aprox 200K active military members and 100K unofficial militants fighting DPR/LPR in 2022. Separatists had half a million, and the Russians upon invasion were 300K strong. These numbers are from the 2022 International Institute For Strategic Studies.

[@cdeb5898]

@@antony6799 and Ukraine would definitely not inflate these numbers to boost moral.. try different media sources big boy and you will learn some stuff.. xD

[@cheesypeas4041]

Why are ukraines defenses failing 😂😂😂 This reporters a comedian 🤣 😂 😆

[@evanguillen6805]

They can’t even capture 1 province in Ukraine called “Donetsk” after 10 years of fighting for it and over 1 million men lost for it. Russia 🇷🇺 already lost. Keep watching Sputnik

[@mannycomas]

Defensive line trenches built in 5 days 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@tomas6179]

@@evanguillen6805already lost? Are you living in your own personal fantasy? Even western media always reporting how badly Ukraine is doing. Your pathetic arguments about how long time it takes for Russia is irrelevant when Ukraines corrupt regime will eventually collapse.

[@namur-iq6ih]

Two recent pieces published in Ukrainian media take a look at the situation in eastern Ukraine and describe the reasons for the crumbling of Ukraine's defense lines. The usual government friendly Ukrainska Pravda talked with units at the front line: The Pokrovsk front didn’t just crumble overnight. Since 15 February 2024, when they withdrew from Avdeevka, Ukraine’s defense forces have been retreating towards Pokrovsk - sometimes faster, sometimes slower - almost every week. The first difficulties arose when the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade, which had been holding the line in the vicinity of Orlivka and Semenivka (not far from Avdeevka), was replaced by the 68th Separate Jaeger Brigade. The rotation of military units is one of the most vulnerable defense areas in general, and for the Ukrainian army in particular, and the Russians took advantage of that. Rotations are a complicate business. The unit that gets relieved is supposed to wait until the replacement unit has completely arrived. Only after explaining the positions and situation to the new troops are the old ones supposed to retreat. In reality that rarely happens as it is described in military manuals. The troops eager to get out do not take time to brief the incoming forces. Positions are emptied before the replacements have had time to settle in. Traffic snarls ensue as the number of vehicles in an area double before returning to a normal level. The enemy will of course use any such situation to make it more difficult for the rotating side. Botched rotations have caused several occasions where the lines were open and allowed Russian units to break in. They may be the main cause for the Russian break through from Avdeevka towards the key supply point in Pokrovsk. From those in the known: Vitalii, a crew member who operates a large attack drone, tells Ukrainska Pravda that he was deployed in the area in March, and that the Russian attacks started even before the 68th Brigade could take up its positions. "We met guys from the 68th who had only just taken up their positions and were forced to retreat immediately because of the FPV drone attacks. When a brigade leaves, they take all the electronic warfare equipment with them. This is typical on this front: they [the Russians] advance the most during rotations. The occupiers take advantage of those times." "The night we replaced the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade in Semenivka, the Russians attempted to carry out an assault operation. The meat-grinder attacks haven’t stopped since then," an Ukrainska Pravda source in the 68th Brigade confirms. Another big cause of losses is miscommunication between the various units that hold the lines. The results are breakthroughs and utter confusion about who holds positions and where: Another major turning point that marked the undoing of the Pokrovsk front was the Russians’ sudden breakthrough in Ocheretyne, a relatively large, urbanized town on the railway with industrial facilities, and therefore a particularly useful defense position. Russian liberation forces entered the town in mid-April. ... "Before the offensive, I received intelligence that the Russians were going to assault Ocheretyne, where we had no troops at the positions," the officer says. "I passed this information on to my commanders straight away, but the commander of the brigade stationed there [the 115th Separate Mechanized Brigade - ed.] responded: ‘We have forces there, they’re all there.’ Next morning the Russians started to walk into [Ocheretyne], moving through what were officially minefields - but in fact there were no mines there. After we surrendered Novobakhmutivka, Ocheretyne and Soloviovo, the front started to collapse at the rate we’re seeing now." "When the Russians captured Ocheretyne, there was no stable contact line as such," Vitalii the drone crew member adds. "No one knew where the front was. Soldiers in the villages of Sokil, Yevhenivka and Voskhod were walking around with guns in their hands, asking each other for passwords to figure out if they were dealing with one of us or the enemy." In general, Russian troops are superior in experienced manpower and have more ammunition to fight: "The first problem on the Pokrovsk front is personnel numbers, the second is their level of training, and the third is the skills of the unit command. And then we run into the defense-related issues - tactics, measures, and so on." This, a soldier from the 47th Brigade tells Ukrainska Pravda, is the order of priority of the reasons for the Russians’ super-fast advance. Brigades are kept in the fight even as they are staffed to as low as 40% of their nominal strength. Replacements, if they arrive at all, are unqualified for fighting: "The backbone of the brigades was lost during the battles near Avdeevka, and the replenishments that arrived later left a lot to be desired," says a source from the 68th, explaining the shortage of motivated people. "The mobilization failed. Let's be honest - each subsequent replenishment was less motivated and trained. So, they could not reliably hold the defense. In Semenivka we had about 90% experienced people in the unit and 10% newcomers. Now we have about the same ratio, but the other way round. And the average age of the newcomers can even be 55+, not 45+." On the positive side there were a number of well-prepared fortifications had been built near Pokrovsk. Unfortunately, they had been built by unexperienced forces in the wrong places and were thus unusable: Bunkers and connected trench lines were indeed built on the Pokrovsk front - but there’s a catch. Many of these fortifications are unsuitable for serious defense. They’re frequently located in the middle of fields, which makes them visible to the enemy and difficult for the defense forces’ personnel, ammunition and supplies to reach. "When [Ukrainian MP Mariana] Bezuhla posts photos of empty trenches and asks why nobody was defending them, I know exactly why. Because it’s stupid to sit in a hole in the middle of a bare field. Sooner or later an FPV drone will fly right into your face," Vitalii tells Ukrainska Pravda angrily. ... "On the Pokrovsk front, trenches and dugouts had been made right in the middle of fields, making logistics impossible. They dug anti-tank ditches that led directly from enemy positions to our rear positions, and it’s impossible to monitor them. These fortifications help the enemy advance more than they help us defend. A second report on the war in the Pokrovsk direction, this one by Kyiv Independent, comes to similar conclusions: Since the first break through of Ukrainian defense lines in April near the village of Ocheretyne, Russian forces have advanced over 20 kilometers towards Pokrovsk, with the key logistics hub once considered to be deep in the rear, now gradually coming in range of Russian artillery and suicide drones. Despite Kyiv’s attempts to draw away Russian forces from Pokrovsk with the surprise incursion into Kursk Oblast, Moscow made sure not to take its foot off the pedal, further intensifying its attacks over August. Thin defense lines and a lack of supplies make losses inevitable: The infantrymen’s stories testify to the starkly attritional nature of the fight: although Russia’s relentless infantry assaults come at a high cost, with enough time and enough fire covering the defending positions, the defenders are inevitably overwhelmed. “We can be fighting them off for a while, but eventually our ammunition runs out,” said Dmytro, 32. “And while they are getting resupplied constantly, we can't do the same, they cover all the routes, and because of that, we have to give up our positions.” Units do not only lack men, but the lack of personnel has morale effects on those few who are still in the fight: “In the last two months here, to be honest, we have had serious losses. Killed, injured, and taken prisoner,” said Olena Tarishchuk, a 39-year-old lieutenant responsible for monitoring the morale and mental state of the fire support company’s personnel. “We need rest, we need rotation, we basically need support. We don't have enough manpower to carry out our orders.” Inevitably, extreme manpower strains, on top of the reluctance of Ukraine’s higher command to rotate exhausted units off the front line, take their toll on the infantry’s morale.

[@ilovethisworld3059]

thank you! Very interesting and down to earth! ♥

[@heeh9017]

didnt read lol

[@ilovethisworld3059]

@@heeh9017 you are correct - I did not really read the title - lol still this video was so much better than what I usually expect from Ukraine news 🙂

[@kyttraus]

The casual way he 2:40 refers to sometimes wheels getting punctured by shrapnel - that means they've been under direct attack more than once

[@lebe220]

Bridges in Germany look like those in Ukraine -without war (yet)

[@kajanswat6206]

We are all human with the same blood and the same feelings it's not the winning it's the Lossing of humanity .

[@steernkieker]

Brilliance versus brutality...

[@khanaliqasim1757]

What Ukraine did in Donetsk and Odessa is nothing but brutal

[@vasilemarcoros443]

I hope that Boris Johnson is proud of himself.

[@live_free_or_perish]

Thanks!

[@kyivindependent]

Thank you for your support!

[@gimmy118]

What happened to zelensky victory plan??😮😅😊

[@evanguillen6805]

KARA DAG is strong 💪🇺🇦

[@fasillead3766]

🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️💪💪💪💪🧡🧡

[@always831]

p*ssy

[@johnweak6788]

They get Pokrovsk they get entire DPR

[@moosehead4497]

likely wont be long either

[@tayumrope8310]

Keep dreaming​@@moosehead4497

[@johnweak6788]

@@tayumrope8310 it's not dreaming, Ukraine not building defense lines there like they want to get rid of Donetsk region

[@cte4dota]

@@johnweak6788 They ''HAD'' defense lines many of them and they all fell. You cant build 1000 of them that fast and to be so well protected.

[@BBme]

@@tayumrope8310 what if really taken in 2 weeks? are u willing to bet?

[@BarunKumar-v6t]

Zelensky's Victory Plan: Don't agree for peace talks now. Loose more land and agree for peace talks 👹

[@AxTROUSRxMISSLE]

Lose* learn to spell

[@alexmaer3281]

The same fate of Bakhmut and Avdiivka

[@PocałujmniewdupęPocałujmniewdu]

USA do very good business with this war.

[@evanguillen6805]

And ? Ukraine 🇺🇦 already won since battle of Kyiv. Don’t be dum

[@evanguillen6805]

@@PocałujmniewdupęPocałujmniewduI Ukraine 🇺🇦 is strong 💪 and I Tana’s from USA 🇺🇸

[@jordyvermeulen2121]

strange since ure upload russia took many miles of ukraine

[@kukukaka968]

every time ukranians loose a city they claim the next one is the most important strategic city once that falls the next one is!!!

[@brad6894]

shut up.

[@Globalinsiderofficial]

What happened to the 880k-1.2m strong army against the 190k russians at the start of the war

[@ecossearthur]

"Slava Ukraini!"

[@TauchTobi]

🇨🇭🤝🇺🇦❤

[@Italianwop]

🇮🇹

[@Globalinsiderofficial]

I remember how your country was a neutral state till you sanctioned Russian oligarchs....a lot of potential investment vaporated

[@petterye2714]

Russia out of Ukraina!!

[@sawfishv6565]

😂

[@cte4dota]

west out of ukraina to west where they belong!!

[@Globalinsiderofficial]

It's funny that where they are fighting has a 50% Russian population and the oblast was gifted to them by the Russians to strengthen ties in the Soviet union

[@cogito3227]

​@@GlobalinsiderofficialThere were only 800.000 ethnic Russians in Donbas versus 4.5 millions of Ukrainians. Speaking Russian it is quite different from being a Russian as you can see Irish people speak English but have fought succeffuly and drove back the English invaders.

[@Zerebox2015-2020]

@@Globalinsiderofficial Cool, what about the bordering oblasts on the Russian side that have significant Ukranian ancestry? 🤔

[@manojkumar-jt3fw]

ukr must declare ceasefire to avoid further losses of men & territory. Declare ceasefire

[@doomoo5365]

A ceasefire with Putin it's just a trick you can't trust Putin

[@salimhasan1433]

The outcome of the war has been predicated by the rational people right after 2008 NATO Bucharest summit, only the irrationals will think to defeat Russia in their border, sad for Ukraine, delighted to see the countdown of NATO has begun.

[@timfify]

Is there a pine tree air freasher? That's got to be a joke.

[@evanguillen6805]

What?

[@timfify]

@@evanguillen6805 at the beginning od video while in the truck driving to post from the rearview mirror

[@ColleenC-n5v]

Stay safe. God bless!💙🌻💛💙🌻💛💙

[@TauchTobi]

Ukraine must win. Anything but that is unacceptable.

[@brandonlance3601]

History doesn't care which outcome is unacceptable. The fact that Russia is out smarting, economically out maneuvering, out fighting and out producing a 33 member alliance should show you that only the WILL to win... matters. Sticking our head in the sand won't foster an intelligent strategy in the west.

[@DreadedEgg]

"Anything" works better than "everything" here because "anything" excludes all other options in a negative context. "Everything" refers to a total set, so negating it creates confusion and makes the sentence less clear.

[@sergentx]

So should Ukraine completely destroy their population just for the idea of Ukraine? Ukraine is the people, not some lines on the ground.

[@grzyb11]

@@sergentxukraine is a country with it’s own government and freedom, not another russian region

[@ПетрухинДимон]

За сутки потери ВСУ составили более 370 военнослужащих и 18 единиц бронетехники, в том числе два танка, четыре боевые машины пехоты и 12 боевых бронированных машин, а также 6 артиллерийских орудий

[@BBme]

so many civilians are forced into frontlines with barely 35 days in training. these missiles launchers have better lives. Interview is useless, who will dare to say bad things?

[@allydea]

Maybe some would say bad things. Would KI show it though?

[@LoveBagpipes]

Let Ukraine Vote!!!! Azovs out, Zelensky out!!!

[@doomoo5365]

Putin out, nobody wants this war but him

[@alexanderseferinkyn4568]

@@doomoo5365 Surely, the ones pumping weapons to the losing side, prolonging its inevitable defeat, don't want this war.

[@Cruzeoc101]

​@@doomoo5365 russia had a vote, they voted for putin and protection

[@JJORIS4199]

It’s a wild thing to think every artillery squad can be just a target in the battle like they disabled a d30 they can get targeted and when it’s over life goes on for the rest of us on earth

[@JeanJPelletier]

God bless you all , luck doesn’t exist for only God look after you

[@shehuarc2964]

This entire documentary is like a scripted movie. The interviewer wouldn’t have the courage to be calm if the frontline is indeed close to Russian troops.

[@JemHadar422]

This reporter is so gullible 😅

[@RudolphoAqui]

Thank you soldier’s of Ukraine for defending our sovereignty and peoples

[@Nizmo718]

😂😂😂

[@johnsch1988]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@krt5524]

@@Nizmo718 Slava Ukraine. Ru

[@LiamCochrane-ph2kx]

you are not ukrainian so be quiet

[@aaaaaa2206]

The AFU shelled the people of Donetsk for 8 years from 2014-2022. Does that count as defending your sovereignty and peoples as well?

[@ImpartiallySpeaking]

How is Ukraine able to maintain its economy in wartimes? How does the nation keep operating with so much disruption?

[@mattsmith-ri3lp]

They don't have an economy. America is keeping them on life support

[@ilovethisworld3059]

The wages for the officials and bureaucrat are being paid with US money since over a year. Don't know about the soldiers...

[@khanaliqasim1757]

American aid

[@owolabibalqees7899]

Western

[@ImpartiallySpeaking]

@@owolabibalqees7899 western what

[@moosehead4497]

Selydove is already critical

[@johnnybgood5836]

Er..... this US NATO war was lost months ago.....another Afghanistan Libya Syria debacle. .

[@sharkusvelarde]

So Putin should definitely surrender you say

[@Cruzeoc101]

​@sharkusvelarde zelenskyy should definitely surrender but the US won't let him

[@Zerebox2015-2020]

Oh shit really? A NATO war? Pretty weird since I haven't been called up to fight even though I'm a soldier in a NATO country.

[@NicolettaRamagini-qt3gv]

Infatti non è della NATO, perché non conta un piffero. Ma è stata voluta dagli americani. Però sempre lontano dalle loro chiappe👹​@@Zerebox2015-2020

[@MCSonixx]

🌹🌹🌹🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🌹🌹🌹

[@stonefish1318]

💛🔱💙 Slava Ukraini! Heroyam Slava! ❤️☠️🖤

[@pnvidusa]

Dole nacisti!

[@dukeofwolves1139]

Surprised Kyiv independent allows Kremlin bots to comment here

[@ilovethisworld3059]

I am surprised too...😀 - this report is actually not bad. Apparently me being a Kremlin bot, I am impressed by the relative truthfulness of it. That is the only reason I bother to write comments. On other sites I only shake my head and get out as fast as I can 🤣

[@chukwuemekaananaba8080]

Go home don't fight US AND NATO PROXY WAR

[@enowbawack5800]

Ignorance at its peak!

[@garnertempest4069]

You are African, enjoy Wagner.

[@lukejo7651]

My fore fathers did not want this

[@foday492]

It's useless fighting a war you've already lost, save lives. Peace 🕊️

[@stefanschleps8758]

Tell Putin he has lost. He doesn't care how many men he sends to their deaths. Russia lost the war in the first week. And now Russia is about to collapse. Russia has lost this war.

[@sonwukong7077]

They have not lost. Also, In exchange for what? What do they get in return?

[@foday492]

@@sonwukong7077 Then run to Ukraine now, your support is more needed on the battlefield than on social media. If you really think there is something to fight for

[@sonwukong7077]

@@foday492 You did not answer my question.

[@dukeofwolves1139]

Ok bot. A war fighting for your homeland is not useless. Not that you would know what that feels like, though, huh?

[@rolandosuarez2718]

That’s what they said about Bakhmut…………………………………

[@IrenESorius]

Slava Ukraine 🇸🇪💞🇺🇦

[@MrBrianYoutube]

Слава России и Швеции из Швеции! 🇷🇺 🇸🇪

[@evaburnz]

@@MrBrianKZbin Coward

[@eckhardt76]

@@MrBrianKZbin Забавно, что вы так говорите, ведь Швеция собирается вступить в НАТО, товарищ.

[@toti550]

why?

[@MrBrianYoutube]

@@eckhardt76 Что вы имеете в виду? Я из Швеции а против НАТО как многие люди здесь, только что наше правительство почему-то очень любит Украину. А телевидение и новости постоянно говорят гадости о Путине и России.

[@LucasY]

It's over

[@miguelniyigena]

peace,peace nothing good comes from war

[@pierrevallet6188]

Ukraine is just losing the war

[@oliveryt7168]

The headless chicken is still dancing..

[@OddBirgerAasjord-d3w]

Slava Ukrane Nation!!