Massive missile strikes & behind Russian disinformation | Ukraine: The Latest | Podcast

Day 378.
Today, we discuss Russia’s massive overnight missile strike on Ukraine and analyse the dramatic developments this week in Georgia. Plus, we interview Kataryna Stepanenko, a Russia analyst the Institute for the Study of War. We speak about Russia’s mobilisation effort, information warfare and understand the numerous pro-Russia telegram groups.
Contributors:
David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter.
James Kilner (Foreign Correspondent). @jkjourno on Twitter.
Read more from James here: thebulletin.news/
With thanks to Kateryna Stepanenko, @KatStepanenko on Twitter
Kateryna Stepanenko is a Russia Analyst at the Institute for the Study of War understandingwar.org/ ,
Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest
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[@nemisis4u]

QUESTION why do all of the exrussian states do not wise to be part of russia againe ANSWER because thay wish to be free

[@Dungshoveleux]

Because the US manipulates them.

[@jokoolone]

Excellent interview with Kataryna, thanks.

[@breeve12]

1943 Germany and 2023 Russia looking like Wilson came back to Tom Hanks after all mad love ❤

[@scottparkes7744]

If Russia had unlimited missiles they would send 100 missiles every night…. They are running out of these

[@trumpforever6706]

An unlimited supply of missiles? Excuse me, but then these missiles would have to be infinite, with a total mass greater than that of the entire planet Earth. Think before writing bullshit?

[@Interglacial_optimist]

Or Russia has a lot of family members all over Ukraine and wants the missiles and the destruction to stop and Putin wants it to stop but Joe Biden says we're going to keep fighting till ever Ukrainian is dead

[@nemisis4u]

@@Interglacial_optimist why do the ex russian states want to go with europe eu WHY WHY WHY????

[@shallowdarkness5626]

Yeah, they have running out since April 2022, it seems that the "running out of missiles" narrative couldn't run out on western pathetic propaganda

[@casard5235]

Great interview with Kataryna. Her knowledge is expansive which helps mine out. I am really appreciative for the daily interviews,of course along with the regulars, that are bringing a broader understanding of specific and global dynamics, fluidity, changes Good job👍

[@monsieurgrigny]

Great coverage as always.

[@krazyswede11]

Hahaha hahaha 🤡🌍🌈🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@christopherknight921]

It's pretty one-sided coverage though.

[@krazyswede11]

@@navamsinna8492 yes indeed

[@markamiller1970]

I really appreciate the in-depth analysis. Too often the major Networks/Cabal news barely cover this war at all. If they do it is just one quick segment and then it is back to the regularly scheduled program.

[@JonniePolyester]

Exactly! Rolling news agenda is all well and good but anyone who really wants to work out what is actually going on it’s virtually useless.

[@tinawilson4120]

Give Ukraine jets

[@Interglacial_optimist]

Should they come with pilots?

[@undexvedichi3167]

jets for go to hell with satan-fascist-nato, aaaaahahaaa

[@brettclarke8892]

Strangely no one mentioned ukrainian misinformation.

[@trioguitar]

They're too busy worrying about attacks on civilians and other assorted war crimes to be involved in misinformation.

[@16252]

Strange that the focus is on the propaganda of the aggressor, which tries to justify an invasion, endless acts of killing, looting, forced deportation...

[@Burdenist]

Guess they're not the ones attacking a nabouring country for no reason? 🤷‍♂️

[@scottparkes7744]

Not that strange really as everyone wants Ukraine to kick Russian out of their country The UN vote was 147 to 5 that Russian cease its illegal invasion No one wants to be on the wrong side of history…. Oh sorry the dictators are sticking with Russia So not really strange at all No one in the world wants to be associated with mass murders……

[@andy_s_8982]

Get Operator Starsky on the show guys

[@annnicholson6066]

YES... bring him on... he'll tell it as it is...

[@Interglacial_optimist]

And don't forget Angelina Jolie with Charlie's Angels and alita battle angel

[@christopherknight921]

This commentator is clearly on team Ukraine.

[@trioguitar]

So??

[@christopherknight921]

@@trioguitar He is biased and only giving 1 side of the story.

[@trioguitar]

@@christopherknight921 That's because there is only one side of the story worth knowing about. Russia has illegally invaded a sovereign nation and is brutalising the civilian population. That IS the story!

[@HungryGhost999]

The free world is fighting evil so get over it

[@16252]

He clearly doesn't think the invasion of Ukraine was militarily smart, or ethically sound.

[@leoflores2874]

I thought Russians are prohibited from criticizing the military. But in this interview my takeaway was this is the current state of affairs. What changed in the breath and tone after the law was passed?

[@nellymac6004]

Love this pod cast!

[@whitleygraham5726]

I would love to see more video reports! 😊

[@Interglacial_optimist]

But that means I have to leave their hotel room

[@nevashgabber8683]

the "kinjal" is flying at a speed of 4 km per second. in a protective cloud of plasma.

[@rickywright1264]

So does your T72 turret after being hit by a Javelin 🤣🤣🤣 Cheap troll Ivan, sorry, 'Nevash'. Yobt tvoyu maht.

[@josefserf1926]

Quite disturbing to see so many virtually welcoming nuclear annihilation.

[@misterborak751]

Named one.

[@paulgibbon5991]

Rolling over to nuclear blackmail is also escalation. It tells Putin that nukes let him do anything with impunity.

[@tord008]

What kind of people sends Hypersonic missiles on civilians? Staggering just thinking about it!

[@myhoose90]

People like the ones shelling donetsk since 2014

[@rickywright1264]

​@@myhoose90 f*ck off Vladimir, yobt tvoyu maht liar.

[@rickywright1264]

​@Paul Noga let's all laugh at Ivan 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@brombo00]

To be really staggered, read about the British bombing of Dresden.

[@IMSiegfried]

@@myhoose90 Maybe Putin shouldn't have installed Russians in donetsk to foment civil war then.

[@amandadonaghey7540]

👍

[@timothykatende8484]

Don has abused the Russians as he often does.. but Zelensky made a case of why Bakhmut has to be defended and why it is of strategic importance to them contrary to western narrative

[@RyanBrown-nx8dw]

The Russians are gonna hook a car battery up to ol zelenskys nuts preety soon

[@wiliamdrew9424]

Oh well

[@wacojones8062]

We see Russian Trolls on Quora to some extent.

[@myhoose90]

Stop crying

[@NikkiOwen]

Engineers who understand such things are saying the pipeline was most likely caused by a pressure issue by the russian maintenance crew. The blowout was located in the bends where pressure would be greatest whilst pushing the 'pig' through. The gas needs to be flowing for it to travel but it hadn't been. The scene showed that it blew outwards not an explosion detonated from outside.

[@Dungshoveleux]

In your dreams. Seymour Hersch has a track record of telling the truth. I'd trust his article over your youtube comment.

[@FrancisHegarty]

Any engineers who claim the pipeline was blown from the inside are not engineers. Nearly everybody accepts it was damaged from the outside.

[@yuzhonglu]

@@Dungshoveleux Seymour Hersch has a track record of being a crackpot.

[@oldernu1250]

There is appropriate irony in the damage caused by a Russian pig.

[@edmartin6245]

Most likely ukrAINE or the USA sabataged the pipe line!! FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS THE US STATE DEPT HAS TRIED TO STOP THE EU COUNTRIES FROM BUYING GAS FROM RUSSIA!! THE USA HAS SANCTION WHOLE TOWNS THAT NORDSTREAM 1 AND 2 GO THRU!! STOPPING RUSSIAN GAS SALE HAS BEEN A 20 YEAR PROJECT OF VICTORIA NEWLAND(UNDER SEC OF STATE) SHE IS AN OLD LINE COMMIE HATER!! SHE AND CLINTION ENGINEERED THE MYDON REVOLUTION THAT STARTED THE UKRAINE RUSSIAN WARS BACK IN 2003!! SHE IS STILL THERE AT STATE DEPT.

[@bcrawford6115]

Note: The sound quality needs to be adjusted for your women reporters. Kataryna's section had very sharp Ss's, so it was hard to listen to, but I listened anyway because her content was outstanding. Just saying. Otherwise, the content is great keep up the good work.

[@dasgunt2549]

Ukrainian officials reported that Russian occupation authorities are preparing for a spring 2023 mobilization wave in occupied areas of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts that may include male teenagers born in 2006.

[@tyeoutcalt2783]

Give us the facts that’s all the viewer asks good or bad we want the facts, I feel this network is true always

[@samsungtap4183]

This site is wonderful for opinions, biased opinionion, and very short on facts and they lie by omission all the time !

[@phillipneale5256]

Once again excellent reporting,shame its ruined by so many youtube adverts,it really is a shame.

[@errolkim1334]

Grifters gotta grift

[@Interglacial_optimist]

The commercials were more informative

[@Jimmy_Jones]

KZbin ReVanced

[@RyanBrown-nx8dw]

Go russia 🇷🇺

[@bezdownunder5481]

Us makes ngo to register as do a lot of western countries. Why is it not cool for Georgia to do same.

[@mike4480]

Great stream,informative work…Slava Ukraine…..💙💛💙

[@Interglacial_optimist]

Here's your potato chip

[@Dungshoveleux]

Don't hog the copium pipe, pass it around.

[@Interglacial_optimist]

@Navam Sinna people really don't like to kill other people... Especially because they live on the other side of a line or river

[@peterfrankiewicz9379]

Thanks.

[@1PorscheCaymanS]

Disagreeing with Dominic a bit on Bakhmut. The description of that effort as "stupid" is correct from a western perspective as it is wasteful in lives for minimal gains. However, from a Russian perspective many of those lives are almost untrained Wagner prison scrapings and those losses do not hurt Russia's military manpower in any meaningful way. The Bakhmut attacks ARE causing Ukrainian casualties which are useful to Russia in a war of attrition...which is what this war is. Russia can make this sort of trade and win with it eventually. The advent of summer and the outcome of associated maneuver warfare that the Ukrainians are preparing for (as Dominic describes) will provide a better picture of Ukraine's chances to actually win this thing.

[@myhoose90]

And those poorly equipped, badly trained conscripts fighting with shovels are still winning though arent they

[@misterborak751]

No, they are not! How are they winning? By failing to take strategically non relevant town 10 months now?

[@bezdownunder5481]

Funny how we are pro the ability for governments to interfere in Georgia without telling gerogians... what can go wrong...

[@Muppetgivers]

Just for the record, anyone know how many war crimes the US and UK made during the IRAQ war?

[@krazyswede11]

So the protesters seditious

[@richardbarber4444]

does Ukraine lack capability to knock out missile factory?

[@draganjagodic4056]

So LGBGTG "rights" are main issue? Fine! So where is the battalion comprised of LGBGTGs fighting putler? Or is putler, after all, not that wrong?

[@1PorscheCaymanS]

I completely agree. This Telegraph focus on this "aspect" of Georgian politics reeks of pandering to Britain's (and the US's) ongoing cultural mess.

[@draganjagodic4056]

@@1PorscheCaymanS Thanks for commenting. Indeed, such "political correctness" does only damage under these circumstances. Best regards.

[@susanpotter9720]

Russia has just took the pedal of the metal where Georgia's concerned it will not allow it to move westward sadly the EU slipped up and should have accepted Georgia warts an all...or it will be simply become a Russian vassal state again ...

[@robertsteele474]

Georgia's only choice is a US vassal or an EU vassal?

[@APW554]

@@robertsteele474 Free world please…. Russia belongs in the history books.

[@robertsteele474]

@@APW554 A vassal of a "free world" is still a slave.😲🤣🤣🤣

[@paulgibbon5991]

@@robertsteele474 Russians really don't seem to comprehend that countries can have relations that aren't based on medieval ideas of creating vassals.

[@silviabarbosa5804]

ZOV 🇷🇺🤙🇷🇺🤙🇷🇺

[@dimsum947]

Britain said Ruzzia ran out of missiles and rockets a year ago. What happened?

[@hhKJgf1M8a0rzt8hP]

putin said it is a 3 day operation, a year ago. What happened?

[@solvospero]

@@evolassunglasses4673 aw look another troll talking about the coup... Maybe Ukrainians were fed up with being poisoned by Poots. and Why would they want to join up with the European economy.... the better bet was to join up with an economy that is 15% of the size on its best day... but oh no...the US backed coup!

[@robertsteele474]

@@hhKJgf1M8a0rzt8hP Nope, that was the US that said that.

[@undexvedichi3167]

sushi1808 don't eat puffer fish anymore!!! Aaaahahahaaa!!!!

[@paulgibbon5991]

Russian missile and artillery fire is 30% of what it was one year ago. Hardcope.

[@Interglacial_optimist]

In fact they launched so many missiles and so few people died I'm beginning to believe they're actually hitting their targets which our infrastructure and stuff like that

[@Walker82313]

No video????

[@quietlyme5177]

Institute of War is the Kagans , isn't it? Warmongers!?

[@brombo00]

Almost one year ago we were told by this channel that Russia was running out of missiles and then, last week, that they were so down one weapons that they were fighting with shovels...and now we have this.

[@paulgibbon5991]

Missile and artillery fire is down to 30% of what it was one year ago. Cope and seethe.

[@ja1756]

Mmmm😊

[@amirtawfik7495]

👎 echo chamber

[@DinnerwareArtspace]

P

[@concretejungle9608]

The ‘expert’ on Georgia is misleading, lacking understanding of the events and verbal ability to communicate in a comprehensive manner . Maybe next time let speak on that an English-speaking Georgian w a real in-depth understanding of what’s happening in Georgia and without a speech defect

[@Interglacial_optimist]

This guy loves to talk about things that it will never happen in great detail down to the nuts-and-bolts of all the things that will never happen

[@nemisis4u]

georgia dont seem to be happy about rejoining russia also moldovia latvia estoina poland etc etc WHY NOT????

[@xx7101]

Putin troll report to the felching station immediately

[@Interglacial_optimist]

@@nemisis4u too complex for me I think almost every part of Europe wants to own their own country and fight the people on the other side of the mountain

[@nemisis4u]

@@Interglacial_optimist but all of them do not want to return to russia WHY NOT

[@robertsteele474]

@@nemisis4u The politicians get bigger bribes from the West?

[@williammorris584]

“Russia is doing it [missiles] because it’s all they CAN do”. This is small comfort to the Ukrainians, since they can do nothing of the same kind in response; what Russia can do of this type of assault is 100% more than they. That’s a silly and insensitive dismissal.

[@MaramaoMaramao]

Bravo I agree, it is criminal that the West is limiting the weapons Ukrainians can have, so no jets, not long range missiles, the tanks haven't yet arrived! So the bandit Russians can kill and destroy from their territory and in the West a lot talking and promises...disgusting!

[@lorax8172]

It's a lot better than them being competent regarding combined arms. So it's not silly, as their airstrikes do very little in the grand strategy and hurt far less people than what would happen if they actually gained territory.

[@ivankarcha4935]

Ok comrade, how did this airstrike helped the Russian military to achieve any goal?

[@oleksii8182]

1. We shoot these missiles down (mostly) and they cannot be used to engage actual military targets. 2. Recent strikes deep within Russia's territory indicate that a retaliation is clearly possible. 3. Anything that buys time for the counteroffensive is good.

[@richardbarber4444]

@@oleksii8182 But hypersonic missiles are too fast for current defence systems.

[@Balmorax]

Guys, there's no video.

[@tinawilson4120]

No there is no video it is Ukraine the latest

[@nemisis4u]

hi man me again your right ,i dont think thay are reading your observation like i say what the hell

[@FrancisHegarty]

There's no video because their's nothing to see, nothing to hear either. Find some better news.

[@xx7101]

Nitwit

[@xx7101]

@@FrancisHegarty cackling hen lays a barb as flaccid as the 2x impeached defeated disgraced slob's neck vulva

[@icemanvamp7433]

I thought Russia ran out of missiles

[@paulgibbon5991]

Russian missile and artillery fire is 30% of what it was one year ago. Hardcope.

[@icemanvamp7433]

@@paulgibbon5991 20,000 shells a day from Russia compared to 6,000 from Ukraine. No cope over here buddy

[@paulgibbon5991]

@@icemanvamp7433 Compared to how many last year? And how many of those are hitting something useful? Continue the cope.

[@icemanvamp7433]

@@paulgibbon5991 yeah they're just hitting those useless ukraine soldiers at three times the rate🤣🤣🤣

[@Interglacial_optimist]

Exercising attacks in training that's at the same time bock mood is being ripped to pieces

[@nemisis4u]

georgia dont seem to be happy about rejoining russia also moldovia latvia estoina poland etc etc WHY NOT????

[@Burdenist]

Number one promoter of the channel over here! Great job botnik. 👌 Also STFU.

[@Interglacial_optimist]

It's really easy to take out multiple Bridges with one aircraft when nobody on the ground has any defense weapons. Shooting an AK-47 at a stealth bomber. . I just can't believe Germany went along with blowing up their own pipeline

[@nemisis4u]

georgia dont seem to be happy about rejoining russia also moldovia latvia estoina poland etc etc WHY NOT????

[@philipmain5701]

There is no intelligence that supports your statement. However there is one company that is in Russia that would benefit from the Nord Stream's destruction.

[@HungryGhost999]

Stupid comment comrade

[@rufinogarcia7724]

James was too difficult to understand in his accent

[@painterQjensen]

More miss information? No thx, go away

[@peterduncan-smith463]

This woman is to american......internet generation

[@16252]

Too American means she's not pro-Russian, I suppose.

[@Interglacial_optimist]

Everybody tries to go through transformations their entire existence Dom seems to think that's unusual... Which kind of explains why Dom can't change his reporting to become fact-based instead of opinions and wishful thinking

[@xx7101]

What explains your grammar and syntax errors?

[@nemisis4u]

georgia dont seem to be happy about rejoining russia also moldovia latvia estoina poland etc etc WHY NOT????

[@Interglacial_optimist]

@@xx7101 I use the microphone and just speak and Bach boot comes out different every time

[@robertsteele474]

@@xx7101 Your comment is not a valid rebuttal.

[@HungryGhost999]

@@Interglacial_optimist it shows

[@fredfravygrubber3146]

Everyone are experts when it comes to Ukraine War Realists made exaggerated assessments of Russia’s military power and belittled Ukraine’s chances in discourse that at times was orientalist in nature. The second way that expert views shaped policymaker action was by stoking fears of a repeat of the rout of the Afghan army following the US withdrawal of Afghanistan. Then third was that Western experts believed Russian claims they had reformed their army since it had performed so badly during the 2008 invasion of Georgia. They also counted the number of pieces of Russian military equipment and simplistically assumed they would overwhelm the smaller Ukrainian army. This is ALL Western BS its Talk, Talk, Talk and not enough Do, Do, Help!... Because as shown by Ukraine, the answer is simple... NATO must stop messing about making false promises and get material to Ukraine and that will save all from the Russian mental attitude to continue attacking its neighbours ???.

[@forsalestuff1036]

Compare civilian deaths in Iraq to Ukraine. Just for fun. And then discuss why.

[@16252]

Comment on Iraq comes a few years too late.

[@paulgibbon5991]

"Whataboutism" is a Soviet-pioneered propaganda technique, whereas cricitisms are not answered directly, but distracted from by pointing out something that somebody else did. Whether the counter-accusation is actually relevant or stands up to criticism is not important, the intent is only to divert the attention of the audience.

[@stanvanhoucke100]

ukrainian propaganda.

[@Interglacial_optimist]

Precision weapons used in in the Gulf wars was against Arabs in Russian tanks with no competency for battle at all... American troops have not fought against an actual army since WWII. 30 years of drone launched assassinations does not a invasionary force make.

[@nemisis4u]

georgia dont seem to be happy about rejoining russia also moldovia latvia estoina poland etc etc WHY NOT????

[@BasilAbdef]

So much for Russia running out of munitions. Hope the Ukrainians like gulags, because that's where many of them will wind up at this rate. That or just a hole in the ground.

[@16252]

People who like gulags and Stalinism only exist on social media, where they feel safe.

[@paulgibbon5991]

Russian missile and artillery fire is 30% of what it was one year ago. Hardcope.

[@Interglacial_optimist]

Do the street lights are back on so they can go find a puddle to drink out of since they don't have any water.

[@nemisis4u]

georgia dont seem to be happy about rejoining russia also moldovia latvia estoina poland etc etc WHY NOT????

[@paulgibbon5991]

Look at the Russian, bragging about harming civilians. Says a lot about what your country really is, for all that they try to ape the role of an empire.

[@Interglacial_optimist]

And then Ukraine will launch this big metal fist powered by some kind of Tesla coil that was designed by iron Man from the Twilight series with possibly some of the hunger games and good Lord

[@nemisis4u]

georgia dont seem to be happy about rejoining russia also moldovia latvia estoina poland etc etc WHY NOT????

[@trumpforever6706]

@@nemisis4u And what does this have to do with his joke?

[@Interglacial_optimist]

Going nowhere on the battlefield except they just took Bach mood and that's the gateway to the rest of Ukraine at least that's what selenski says but don't listen to him because your your spokes model has all the opinions that we need to know about

[@nemisis4u]

bach mood sounds like a classical cd by richard clayderman

[@AliBaba-fu8oy]

Wish you'd learn to spell

[@Interglacial_optimist]

@@AliBaba-fu8oy wish you'd learn to think

[@ivankarcha4935]

With all Russian might, it took them 6 months to take a small city. Near Donetsk and Lugansk, where they have all their supply chains set up for years. And after Bakhmut they will move a few km forward to the next even bigger cities. And will start destroying them. How does it give them any strategic advantage, comrade?

[@ivankarcha4935]

"Victoria pyrrhica" how many more victories like that Russia can afford, and btw they are still not controlling city

[@Glory_2_Russia]

Glory to Wagner, Glory to the Russian Federation 🇷🇺

[@matasha8038]

No Glory in War crimes and illegal invasions. Russia will never be glorious whatever happens. Slava Ukraini!

[@chiciu]

U have no honor, no humanity and definitely no glory.

[@Chris-bb2cb]

They hit a bus stop! And Killed three innocent people in Kherson! Oo such a brave all mighty russia.

[@trumpforever6706]

@@Chris-bb2cb And all this happens because Kyiv has never wanted to grant a referendum on the independence of the Russian-speaking Donbass with the possible presence of international observers. And then they say that Ukraine is a democratic state. Guess how many civilians have been killed by Ukrainian bombing in Donbass since 2014 just to force those people to give up their independence.

[@Interglacial_optimist]

@@trumpforever6706 good point. I hated Trump but if he runs I'm voting for him

[@Interglacial_optimist]

But what about the Polish version of the app in the German version of the app? If Poland and Germany are participating in the slaughter of people with their weapons then shouldn't they expect some retaliation?

[@nemisis4u]

georgia dont seem to be happy about rejoining russia also moldovia latvia estoina poland etc etc WHY NOT????

[@ivataiwan2068]

GLORY to Russia 🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺

[@Interglacial_optimist]

Dom says Russians are content to take casualties because that makes him feel morally Superior. And of course it isn't working. Tom thinks his audience are mentally handicapped. Actually I'm embarrassed for him.

[@nemisis4u]

georgia dont seem to be happy about rejoining russia also moldovia latvia estoina poland etc etc WHY NOT????

[@AGAPE12L]

ZELENSKI NACIST

[@ZecVitaly]

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