Putin weaponises propaganda while Russia 'struggles' with equipment losses | Operator Starsky

[@madeleinesuzette]

Great to see Starsky 👍And Kate is Times Radios best interviewer!! 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇦🇺🇦🇺🦘🦘🦘💪

[@forestturnings5732]

Isn't she classy!

[@GStreet-o9z]

Always good to hear information about Ukraine from Operator Starsky. Thank you for the frank discussion.

[@marie-v2j]

A great interview, thank you Operator Starsky!!!👍🏻💪🇺🇦🇬🇧

[@cherienafo7676]

Australia. Thanks Kate for having Operator Starsky on- he is so respected out here, especially by those of us who follow each day- the struggle of the Ukrainian people.

[@pasqualverhagen2637]

Really good interview, inspiring, informative and respectful language. Thanks!

[@catherineandpaulfuters2523]

Great to see operator Starsky. Thank you for your coverage 🇪🇺🇺🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦🇬🇧

[@AnAnMaBa]

I would like to express my sincere appreciation for the excellent choice of your current guest. The captivating personality and profound insights that Operator Starsky presented in your interview left a lasting impression on me. Your ability to invite such inspiring personalities demonstrates your keen sense for relevant and enriching content. Thank you for the insightful program.

[@bobouzala]

I’ve never seen him before, but he reminds me of Yngwie Malmsteen. 🇺🇦

[@chrisbowen7648]

​@@bobouzalahis youtube postings ate very interesting and informative

[@bobouzala]

@@chrisbowen7648 🙏🏻🇺🇦🔱

[@luminyam6145]

Great interview, thank you.

[@darelvanderhoof6176]

Nice to see you Operator!

[@vasik9719]

Masterful interview for both! Thanks for sharing!

[@paulmasterson386]

A commentator who was speaking against supporting Ukraine was loudly booed at the RNC today. He had to stop speaking until the booing reduced.

[@davidradtke160]

JD Vance got boed?

[@QuietRefl4378]

​@@davidradtke160 He won't be elected so...

[@alanwatterson2850]

What do you expect from idiots?

[@tofu_golem]

Wow, really? I'm genuinely surprised. Most conservatives that I talk to are extremely anti-Ukraine and pro-Russia.

[@ypey1]

Maga against putin!

[@lumax3009]

Starsky is Top 🤘👍🙏💪

[@chris33470]

Love this guy. Been following for years!!!!

[@jools2323]

"They often change their opions when some of their brilliant ideas stop wrorking" 😂😂😂😂

[@brianmurray1395]

RUSSIA is just playing with this nato circus.

[@Zenon00007]

❤Ukrainians ❤

[@captainhadd0ck]

Putler: "Everything is going according to plan!"

[@Andreas-gh6is]

You could argue the same for "Operator Starsky". He isn't a reliable source, mostly reporting Ukraine successes and downplaying Ukrainian struggles and losses. I mean, that has a value, of course, it's just not the truth. And things aren't going according to plan for Ukraine. Not Plan A, not B and not C... The worst issue is that Ukraine can't find enough soldiers. Which says all sorts of things about what's going on in the Ukrainian civilian population right now. They don't believe they can win. Otherwise more people would be willing to risk their lives to protect their families or they would think they have a good chance of returning alive from the front lines. But as things are, they don't trust Ukraine to make it. They don't want to be tortured and killed by the Orcs. They know Ukraine has no defense at all against the glide bombs. They know Russians are using CS gas, while Ukraine has both hands tied behind their backs. They know that Russia will round up all the soldiers when the government either falls or surrenders. They know that the active soldiers aren't allowed to leave service even after their terms of enlistment end, they are hardly allowed to rest if not wounded. In the media, of course they only show wounded soldiers that want to return to the front lines as soon as possible. Apparently they have no soldiers that are traumatized or tired of it all? I would have liked Ukraine to win. Putin is the devil. But the Ukrainians seem to have lost their will to fight, for the most part, and there's plenty of disinformation from that side as well.

[@VajrahahaShunyata]

Brother Starsky in the house!!!👍 🙏🇺🇦💞🇺🇦🙏🖖

[@joelturley4847]

Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

[@wendolynmutunhu2866]

Героям слава!

[@paulkelly178]

What a top bloke thanks bro

[@kenfryer2090]

Very sensible intelligent person

[@deborahsmyth1277]

My 2 favourite people who to me makes sense ❤

[@tomomalley-df3bq]

Thank you for the information.Great interview, keep up the good reporting

[@rolyat20]

💙💛💪👍

[@stevinharper3551]

Glad he's on here

[@drywallsurgeon]

Nice job both of you ❤

[@vonries]

Thanks

[@SuS-sx8uh]

💙💛

[@erpthompsonqueen9130]

Thank you. Watching from Alaska. 🤔

[@chrisbea49]

Can we please get an option to subscribe to Kate Gerbeau only rather than all of TR.

[@CatalystD9]

Starsky ..🤩

[@josephphoenix1376]

SLAVA UKRAINE 🇺🇦

[@gerasmus]

Слава Россиа 🇷🇺❤️🇷🇺❤️🇷🇺

[@eugeniowells8261]

¡Gracias!

[@spacecase8888]

Putin's "equipment" is having problems. A little flaccid, perhaps?

[@hybridarmyoffreeworld]

"Благодаря невероятно успешной внешней политике путина у нас всегда будут полные холодильники! " - заявил директор Ростовского морга 🇷🇺 ...

[@ahklys1321]

And modern washing machines

[@LindaJoyce-r2z]

😂😂

[@brianquigley1940]

👍 👍 👍 👍 👍

[@Bob-nd2mr]

Operator Starsky is one of many Independent Content Makers like Jake Broe, Jonathan Fink on Silicon Curtain and Konstantin on Inside Russia and others like Anna of Ukraine and now Kate Gerbeau is also counted as 1 of this "Band of Brothers" We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he to-day that sheds his blood with me shall be my brother And gentlemen in England now a-bed Shall think themselves accurs'd they were not here, Shakespeare Henry V Act IV ...before Agincourt

[@mickser101]

Lol, all lying propaganda merchants

[@LisaNH934]

🇺🇦💙🇺🇦💙🇺🇦

[@goldienorman9402]

​@@mickser101 you wish.. You're either a troll or just extremely ignorant Get lost

[@andrewballard2783]

While I like Starsky, he's not indepedent. He's part of their press core and one of his main jobs is covering the war crimes in order to get support to fight against Russia. This doesn't mean you shouldn't believe what he says just that it is a factor when evaluating information.

[@andrewballard2783]

@@LisaNH934 Oh my bad, guess he doesn't live in Ukraine as well?

[@pedtrog6443]

This war has taken a toll on him. He is much more sombre now.

[@Travis_22]

'3 Days....'

[@alexanderlazarev3570]

Number...

[@dark1021]

Oh look another drone. “3 days” was said by us general Mike Milley on twitter. Not any Russian official.

[@alexanderlazarev3570]

@@TroubleEspresso either days or casualties...

[@Valhura77]

"We don't use propaganda" he managed to get it out with a straight face, comedy gold

[@falvegas511]

Good presentation, important Info.

[@williamlilleston1595]

ALL, and I mean ALL US political candidates of EVERY office, from the city / county / state and federal level, say one thing on the campaign trail, ( to get votes), and then changes their tune to one extent or another if they are elected. Trump / Vance will be no different. ALSO a sitting president HAS to work with the Congress ! A president can make NO law on his own.

[@Mr-Science-Stevens]

One big mouth politician then another history is full of them.

[@shannobailey2917]

the only resolution is for Russia to accept its mistakes!

[@irenagrant-koch7159]

It seems unlikely that a proud US patriot like Trump would humiliate himself and the US by not abiding by the Budapest agreement which was a promise by the US and the UK to defend Ukraine against any threat if it gave up its nuclear arsenal. Ukraine did give it up, proving it had no ambitions towards invading any other country. US is therefore honour bound to stand by its word if it wants to remain to be regarded as an honourable nation. UK, has stood by its word, as well as not placing any restrictions on how Ukraine should defend itself. UK stands out among nations as the most honourable one. It would be a pity if any US president would cause the US to be seen as a nation whose word and written agreements cannot be trusted in the future, and relegate it to the same standard as Ruzzia.

[@trioguitar]

Well....

[@capusvacans]

Trump? A patriot? The only country he respects is Trumplandia, anything else is just a tool for him to use.

[@birgitlucci9419]

They don't even remember . . . and if you remind them they tell you: well it wasn't a treaty, was not ratified And even when there is a treaty like with Iran the nuclear control agreement, the following president cancels it just because he hates his predecessor 😢 But now we are in a different situation Joe Biden stepped down from his candidacy and democrats are standing up again😅 What a diffence a day makes . . .

[@Alpha-1984-]

Starsky 👍

[@JuanSanchez-ik7wx]

Video resolution for starsky is very low......240p. Ah, I see the problem. The camera keeping switching on the microphone to focus. Autofocus keep trying to zoom in on the microphone.

[@123fishpond]

Why do you even mention that? We want to hear his opinions

[@JuanSanchez-ik7wx]

@@123fishpond OK then send a complaint to youtube that you don't want videos, just audio.

[@ThorBear101]

Starsky is a general. And Kate is a very smart and sexy woman, if I may say so.

[@paulhealy1]

Some very simple rules for identifying propaganda sites: i. How many followers do they have? The smaller the answer the more suspicious you should be; ii. Is the content aligned with the video title. If the video is a wildly off title, like “Ukraine surrenders”, and the content is something different, this is clickbait; iii. If the commentary is a computer generated voice, be suspicious; iv. If the commentary is overdubbed with dramatic music, be suspicious; v. If the comments are filled with pro-Russian messages, be suspicious; vi. If the channel is not followed by other content makers that you trust, be suspicious.

[@SamtheIrishexan]

Whenever I hear Russian and equipment struggles I am kind of suspicious. They have suffered major losses but they have more tanks, which can be returned to service, than are even remotely close to having been destroyed. An old tank can still operate as a tank killer. I hope its true but tbh I dont think Russia intends to expand much further. They would like Odessa but they blew that. NATO is telegraphing cross the Dnipro and we will jump in. Now its time to decide does Ukraine have the troops to take that territory back

[@bombheadgames9565]

Outside Russia he's not weaponising propaganda very well is he. What a Muppet.

[@n990]

Wait, 'Trumps Presidency is sealed'? Who are you?

[@ghostlightx9005]

Ukraine should fire wherever they like and then just deny it. If russia complains, accuse them of staging a friendly fire incident to cause trouble. It's what russia would do, after all.

[@AndysGamingThoughts]

Im waiting to hear from Hutch.. come on, Dom from the Telegraph would have dropped that in.

[@MartinLundström-l4v]

AirToAir MultiW Needed.

[@frankrenda2519]

yes Russia is running out of equipment were have I heard this before

[@w.loczykij5354]

Every single week for the last two years.

[@jeffreyd508]

Actually we heard more that Ukraine was out of money and weapons

[@roostersideburns3440]

im shocked how they just assumed trump will become president

[@AJ-Lohinska]

Interesting interview. This really is a matter of national security, not only for the UK, but for other democratic states. We in the UK have new bills and legislation, although from what I can see it mainly concerns how these forms of foreign interferences and disinformation propaganda may affect our voting systems; come election times. What we really need is to address legislation to protect our societies, ergo the way we, the general public, are affected in between our elections. It's all relevant. And that is because we do use our opinions and freedom of speech to guide government towards meeting public demand, to a certain extent. Basically, russia is coercing us covertly into willingly disregarding just how divided we become; widening the gap to lean towards what -if- is effectively russia-friendly... russia uses our very democracy against us... We make ourselves a weaker nation by making too many allowances for alternative opinions that truly are not in our own best interests. More legislation ought to be passed, that can then be set out in layman's terms, and televised on the most highly viewed channels, so that everyone knows in simple terms, how not to allow themselves to be covertly manipulated. Political abuse by another country's government, against ours, can manifest in more ways than the obvious. It's not repression if it is helping to prevent something that can easily harm us in the long run... Worse still, if we bring it on ourselves. If we are weakened, we put ourselves in harm's way. We're not just susceptible once every four years at election time! National TV channels in the UK never seem to raise this sort of beneficial public awareness... 🇬🇧🤝🇺🇦

[@QueenetBowie]

“We don’t use propaganda” I’m all for Ukraine in this war but that statement is absurd. No war in history has happened where propaganda wasn’t used by both sides. I get his annoyance with the context in which the question was asked, and I’ll give him a pass since English isn’t his first language but that’s a silly thing to say

[@jacobtodd1622]

When it comes to russian propaganda -- it's all lies. It's used to shape public opinion. Russia has bot farms that flood twitter, KZbin comment sections, and other online gatherings. They are anti-NATO, anti-EU, anti-America, and anti-Ukraine. Ukraine does not have bot farms where one person has several identities. Russians online create profiles that show they are Americans or Europeans to fool others. There was one who claimed to be a Democrat who is now supporting Trump because of Ukraine. Some the words he used during conversation made it suspicious he was a bot. Comrade is not common English term you use for your friends/neighbors. Just stuff like that.

[@χσχσ-ν3χ]

​@@jacobtodd1622cope

[@mwtrolle]

@@χσχσ-ν3χ bot

[@goldienorman9402]

It's working against the liers😂

[@bgregg55]

What the allies worry about more than the lives of Ukrainians is what happens to the Russian nuclear arsenal should Putin be deposed & warlords fight amongst themselves for the spoils, especially the nuclear warheads.

[@PaxBritannia]

"we don't use propaganda" "Oh of course not" Brilliant journalism there

[@Allenmayesallenmayes]

ironic aint it?

[@Paraiso001]

It is a fair point. The propaganda element is relative though. I would not dismiss an entire interview on one thing I did not agree with.

[@ears9506]

I haven't heard anything about the Russian nuclear weapons being moved into Belarus

[@capusvacans]

And why would they mention this? And if they had, you'd probably just go: "but I didn't hear anything about X".

[@TheRealBillBob]

Russia just took to more village, while struggling with nothing but shovels. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@QuietRefl4378]

Likely in Russia

[@Bob-nd2mr]

get out now ! FFS what part of MEAT GRINDER ...do u not understand ...?????......U R THE MEAT !!!

[@stephenpodeschi6052]

Everyone spreads propaganda ..........

[@eiguch]

Low talker

[@ElectroOverlord]

We dont use propaganda.....you just lost ALL credibility lol

[@MrBearcatjew]

This whole channel is propaganda

[@generalputnam2990]

Ешь картошку, товарищ

[@JamesKelleyJr]

MORE SPAM OF OLD STORIES FROM 7 TO 10 DAYS AGO

[@marioformosa4259]

This is the eleventh time that Russia lacked equipment.. You only get it from Times Radio which apparently re-supplies Russia with equipment

[@mwtrolle]

they can lag equipment without having run out of it! Stay away russian troll!

[@Wagner.WithShovels]

Have you been smoking Russia best selling bath salts "Babushka's secrets" because Russians are using Chinese Golf carts and Battle Mopeds with cope cages. I even saw one riding an electric scooter. He wasn't able to escape the drone.

[@hankreuters9191]

There's a sort of sick desperation in their eyes and in their voice is there not?

[@lloydpayne5651]

What a lot of Bs said on both side ,

[@hankreuters9191]

Just here reminding myself that people actually believe this. 2+2=5

[@oleopathic]

"We don't use propaganda..." Stop lying, bro. I support Ukr -- all sides use propoganda. Be honest..

[@giannisGIANNIS-i8t]

YOU TALKING ABOUT PROPAGANDA.. HOW CAN YOU LOOK YOUR SELF IN THE MIRROR?

[@jeremymanson1781]

Hello troll botty bot bot bot 🤡

[@jeremymanson1781]

@@silaslong-js8ps such a clever answer gosh 🤔

[@jeremymanson1781]

@@silaslong-js8ps this is going nowhere

[@SDPITER]

Co-founder of the Propaganda Study Institute??? 😂 looks like a legit source of information

[@MrCokk777]

Russia mempunyai senjata andalan rudal balistik hipersonik presisi jarak jauh yang berhulu ledak nuklir

[@jeremymanson1781]

So what?

[@jeremymanson1781]

So what?

[@lazynow1]

Big Head is back...why...???

[@hansrijke8477]

Not a word true and i dont understand if it goes that well what you all are talking about ?

[@marioformosa4259]

And now Krynky has fallen. With hundreds missing. Let's hope they fled and are OK. Where is Biden?

[@mwtrolle]

russian bot, no one really expected Ukriane to stay in Krynky as long as they did. You make it sound like a big win for russia. Krynky had simply served its purpose, and it was getting less worth it to stay there.

[@rbb9753]

With his wife. Trump?

[@Birch37]

What should 'raise eyebrows in Ukraine' is kids and families sending Tik Tok videos at resorts, beaches, nightclubs, holidays and restaurants. If Ukraine fully mobilised two years ago they would have 4+ million military personnel today.

[@mwtrolle]

It's not that easy! You need equipment for them or they will be little help, you need trainers or they will be useless cannon fodder as we see most of the newer russian soldiers are. They didn't have the ability to train that many new recruits, at least not at the same time as they needed to use their officers and veteran soldiers to fight the war! Had they mobilized 3,5-4 million more military personnel 2 years ago, they would have had to pay them salaries, it's possible that Western nations would have supported them economically to do so, but it would have taken money from other support that most likely are more important! Also, that would have resulted in fewer workers in the war industry, and also less tax money from the workforce!

[@Wagner.WithShovels]

Maybe in the United Federation of Fascists but in Ukraine kids don't join the army. Meanwhile Russians are making TikToks in Crimea *Correction was making TikToks in Crimea but Russia dropped a S300 on the beach and now Russians avoid that place.

[@capusvacans]

Uhm, and they would magically also end up having the rifles, bullets, uniforms, artillery, etc etc, right? I'm also going to ignore that a 4 million strong army just popping up would create other military issues, such as an overcrowding on the battlefield. Here is a tip, if there is an issue that many many many smart ppl who actually have skin in the game have been thinking about for years, and you think you found the solution and your solution is about a simple as boiling potatoes, your idea is almost certainly either nonsensical, impractical or plain bad.

[@grahamhireme9283]

A man facing the inevitable

[@generalputnam2990]

Putin? Yes, indeed.

[@w.loczykij5354]

Starsky. Mini Budanov. 🐽😂

[@gerasmus]

Starsky, the grifter.

[@livingtribunal4110]

The Golden Oldie Russian Equipment-Loss narrative. 🤣

[@mwtrolle]

what exactly is it you don't think russia is losing equipment related?

[@livingtribunal4110]

@@mwtrolle What is it _exactly_ you don´t think that The Ukraine is getting _decimated?_

[@Wagner.WithShovels]

Have you been smoking Russia best selling bath salts "Babushka's secrets" because Russians are using Chinese Golf carts and Battle Mopeds with cope cages. I even saw one riding an electric scooter. He wasn't able to escape the drone.

[@jeremymanson1781]

​@@livingtribunal4110 boring troll nonsense

[@livingtribunal4110]

@@jeremymanson1781 You mean truth and facts? Yes, I'll take it thanks. Off you trot...

[@IsmaelAlvarez-kq3md]

So you've invited a British propaganda expert? That's the historical trajectory of Britain, isn't it?

[@MattMatusiak]

Please explain the 500,000+ dead military aged Ukrainian men.

[@spikeprotein5924]

I think it’s so cute how people believe this absolute tosh.

[@danielolavi9708]

❤❤❤❤❤ From Africa 🌍 to Russia 🇷🇺 😂😂. From generation to generation ❤❤❤❤❤. Learning to cope with the new world order is not an easy thing for imperialist and hypocrisy ideology nations. After making Ukraine 🇺🇦 a battlefield, Taiwan 🇹🇼 is next if they fall in their hand. We feel sorry for Israel 🇮🇱 leaders of what is next if they don't free Palestinian people. ❤❤❤❤BRICS and ❤❤❤🇲🇱 Mali, Niger 🇳🇪 and Brukinafaso 😂

[@trioguitar]

we should all be working hard to bring down the biggest imperialist on earth

[@wlhjr77]

Reported to youtube for promoting terrorism

[@wlhjr77]

​@@trioguitarwho? russia??

[@trioguitar]

@@wlhjr77 A good question and an equally good answer.

[@wlhjr77]

@@danielolavi9708 reported for promoting terrorism

[@mrvgranfield]

SOME BALANCE PLEASE propaganda works both ways

[@Kavala76]

There was never a Russian offensive towards Kiev. They never had the troops for that. When the Russians first crossed the border near Kiev, Putin stated they wanted a buffer zone to deter the cross-border raids. The Russians now have that buffer and have stopped. Ukraine of course portrays this as a victory ("We stopped the offensive").

[@s0ycapitan]

FFS we have had this same story for 2 1/2 years now. Russia has oodles of everything.

[@markusschafer4895]

They don't, they had a lot and still have, but it's not endless.

[@s0ycapitan]

@@markusschafer4895 They've cleverly used the old stuff from Soviet times but modernised them. T-72s with IR sights and fire control is as good as the western tanks sent to Ukraine. Meanwhile they have massively ramped up production of modern stuff. They only need more than NATO.

[@Burt-rx8um]

Yeah but they still can't take the Donbass over 850 days.

[@alexanderlazarev3570]

​@@Burt-rx8umBut do they need it? Does it so urgent and to whom? Maybe to you, do you personally need it.

[@Paraiso001]

​@@s0ycapitanLet us know how that works out.

[@Infopirates]

😂😂😂😂😂 Oh, really? 🤓 Ok, if you say so😁😁😁😁

[@mickser101]

Starsky is one of the worst propaganda merchants on YT. Throw in Jake Broe and Denys Davydov. He tells lie after lie and is never called out

[@generalputnam2990]

Ешь картошку, товарищ

[@wlhjr77]

He's a good guy, you on the other hand...

[@mickser101]

@@wlhjr77 no he's not. He tells outrageous lies on a daily basis. No wonder you like him

[@earthwizz]

Your lies are getting ever more desperate. Have you actually bothered to look at what's happening on the ground?

[@alexanderlazarev3570]

Oh,gosh again this Ghost of Kiev...

[@mwtrolle]

oh, again a russian bot spreading more BS!

[@Wagner.WithShovels]

Talking of ghosts. Never forget Wagner love birds Bieber and Dolik. Married in jail. Honeymooned in Soleder Died in Bakhmut. Haunting a car park in Belgorod.

[@alexanderlazarev3570]

@@Wagner.WithShovels There are a lot of skeletons in every cupboard. You can continue counting.

[@haypapa]

ppl are not "victims of propaganda"... you underestimate ppls intelligence too much. because people have a opinion unfavorable to you doesnt make ppl fooled "by propaganda". its insulting.

[@percyshaddock8673]

😮 if he becomes president - don't think so 😮🤔

[@Valhura77]

This guy is terrible at lying.

[@goldienorman9402]

You are useless in your troll job