Russia's major offensive, the loss of Starlink and training Ukrainian soldiers | Ukraine: The Latest

Day 352. Today, we discuss the missile strikes across Ukraine, the heaviest bombardment since the start of the war. We also hear from Dan Ridley, a former British soldier, about his efforts to train Ukrainian troops. Plus, Dom recounts what it was like to be a "fly on the wall" in Rome with Defence Secretary Ben Wallace as Zelensky visited London.
Contributors:
Dom Nicholls (Host). @DomNicholls on Twitter.
Gareth Corfield (Senior Technology Reporter). @GazTheJourno on Twitter.
With thanks to Daniel Ridley, founder of Trident Defence Initiative @TridentDefUKR on Twitter.
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[@stpancraschapel2136]

I don’t mean to sound patronising but what an extraordinarily articulate, together bloke Dan is. I wish more interviewees were like him!

[@veronicagallo2624]

*Lying comes easy to him.*

[@defuse56]

Being from a military background myself, I have to say I've become a huge fan of Dom. Not that I don't enjoy the whole crew, but the way Dom ended his remarks was simply brilliant!

[@Nounismisation]

Yeah, Dom is great. Great style to him.

[@projectrings7066]

Being not from a military background, I have also become a big fan of Dom. He manages to inject a consistent flow of poetic humor to serious conversations without sacrificing an ounce of professionalism or respect.

[@ahobbel5728]

Ln

[@finoxb944]

Dom in the hotseat, is an automatic like from me! 😁

[@OAlem]

So much information in under an hour is impressive once again.

[@ConradWalsh]

I just HAVE to say..... your guest Dan was an absolute revelation !! Articulate ( despite his slightly estuarine accent!), courageous, informed, quick, clever, compassionate, and very, VERY brave. I'm sure he makes for a terrific soldier........ but he'd make a FANTASTIC journalist. Kudos, Dan. And slava !! Well done mate.

[@pmcd6414]

Only a few journalists have the independence to report without bias. This channel would and could not allow such journalism.

[@ConradWalsh]

@@pmcd6414 I can only speculate what P McD denotes. KZbin wouldn't permit me to print it. Douchebag

[@tubthump]

@@pmcd6414 there seems to be no journalism going on at all on this channel.

[@ConradWalsh]

@@tubthump Sit!!

[@tubthump]

@@ConradWalsh sausages

[@chrishooge3442]

Always such good content. Keep up the great work and my hat's off to Dan for his work as well.

[@YouTubeAlex666]

Amazing interview with Dan the soldier: wow. What a guy. Very informative

[@myloarcher1373]

Dan is doing a great job, stay safe.

[@patrickevans6052]

Brilliant as usual. The best daily update.

[@leejurkowski]

Dom's podcast hits another one out of the park (a yank's baseball reference). I'm raising a glass of wine to Dom as he drinks a bit of history along with a little bit of pasta.

[@charles6005]

Dan is remarkable, firstly for what he has been doing for the Ukraine and secondly his articulate and professional reporting was some of the best I have heard. Please have him report as often as possible. And, God protect him and those working with him.

[@nicolaebulgaru]

As always excellent content, masterfully delivered.

[@u187146]

Would love to have seen Ben Wallace's face when he read he was investigating what fighter jets we could hand over to Ukraine....now where did we put those Harriers?

[@veronicaroy1766]

Sold them to the Americans😢

[@marymarlow3646]

Great podcast! It would be good to hear more from Dan down the line as the Russian offensive plays out.

[@jsvz9333]

Fascinating as always. Thanks for posting!

[@emigrator08]

I've never seen politics played as well as Zelinski does it.

[@Rod732]

Hes amazing

[@chrishooge3442]

He was struggling before the invasion but he has risen to the occasion and making headway against the endemic corruption too.

[@carolgebert7833]

Some men are born great....

[@kalliaslands9938]

Yep. He is a great war leader. But, I do hope that he steps down at the conclusions so that he can leave his reputation undamaged and can be a unifying figure for Ukrainians

[@tubthump]

@@kalliaslands9938 now that we know Zelenskyy had no intention of bringing peace to the Donbass through the Minsk Accords it is clear that his aim was always leading Ukraine to war. This means that he was lying to those Ukrainians who voted for him because of his election promise to make peace with Russia.

[@grevenstjube]

Huge fan from Denmark … my daily update … perfectly balanced between the contributions from who ever is there on a given day … job well done … and that means alot coming from me ! Keep it coming please… ❤

[@HungryGhost999]

Love the podcast ❤️🇺🇦

[@zionpsyfer]

Dom flying solo: 👍😀

[@ItsMe_Hello_People]

Thanks for interviewing Dan from Trident Defense. 🇺🇦

[@veronicaroy1766]

Excellent! (Switzerland)

[@philipdamask2279]

Good reporting of the facts about the missels path.

[@michaelchoun747]

Dom the best..

[@phillipneale5256]

I look forward to every pod,so informative every time.

[@user-eo4wq9ty3b]

Бесполезный твой неинтересный комментарий!.. Почитай тут комментарии, лайкни тут такие-же пустые комментарии об этом как у тебя, спроси их всех - зачем десять раз про это тут кому-то об это неинтересном как у тебя читать десять раз?!

[@TonyKindred-pd8kw]

I want more Dom!

[@davidcrandall4958]

This is Excellent coverage!

[@kenstreet1769]

Great new Network. its tough to wade through all the crap on the news these days. Thanksd for keeping it real

[@guyjamieson9330]

Excellent feedback!

[@capoeirastronaut]

Really inspiring how much difference 1 squaddie can make.

[@krazyswede11]

The Telegraph first and getting the narrative of the big

[@athenak4666]

Great job y'all 👍🏾 Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦🔱❤️

[@joshrodriguez2711]

Can I ask what slava ukraini means

[@scottyd3138]

Great podcast!

[@eddielindaa]

God bless u sir Brave man U Are inspiring U deserve knighthood

[@mhick3333]

Nice discussionm

[@michaelhorton9091]

"10 million Americans have applied to join Wagner" YEAH FREAKIN RIGHT LOLOLOL

[@kaboom1655]

This was a quite from Preghozin who also mentioned recruiting from American Prisons. It seems the Russians have a better sense of humour than some Telegraph commentators.

[@michaelhorton9091]

@@kaboom1655 I'd like to know how he thinks he can commute American prisoners' sentences without the cooperation of American authorities. What a bunch of jackasses.

[@matthewrussell8590]

This is precisely why the original BBC creators chose an estuary accent for its first broadcasters. Its not that I think he is massively articulate more that it sounds very clear.. Certainly better than the errss and uuummms we often hear

[@Anita-k]

President Zelenskyy is doing the exact right thing concerning the fighter jets, I'm not surprised at all, that he's slowly losing his patience after seeing his people in cities and villages getting struck by missiles/Shahed drones, bombed out of their homes, wounded, tortured, ŕàped and murdered. IF this'd be me in his shoes, all those useless tank-delay arguments would've driven me nuts in the meantime tbh. & He has NO TIME to lose at all, bc imo tanks and all the weapon systems needed to asap kick Russia out again already should've been given after Putin annexed Crimea in 2014 ... but instead, it took us almost a year to come to that conclusion collectively. It's totally impossible, to continue discussing every single weapon system in the same tempo as Germany and subsequently whole Europe did with the Leopard 2. Slava Ukraine!🇺🇦

[@1980Empirical]

Do we know Dan's surname or Twitter handle? Absolute hero.

[@a9s2w5]

There is no replacement for Starlink, there are almost 30,000 Starlink terminals operating in Ukraine for one. Two, there is no comparable service. It would take a couple of years to even manufacture hardware enough to take the place of those terminals, never mind the cost. But beyond that, it's the amount of satellites and the ease of use that Starlink's infrastructure provides.

[@DeeArr]

...but Musk wants $$$$

[@thehusketeers4319]

@@DeeArr Musk wants no part of Ukrainian war crimes

[@simonpaterson9648]

Those inmates with no training would be best to have the surrender hotline number in their pocket, and carry around, 50 white handkerchiefs.

[@sylviahutchison5203]

The prisoners are being used as cannon fodder. They are sent in to draw out the Ukrainian soldiers so Wagner target were the fire is coming from . The Kremlin saves money by not keeping them in prison and leaves more room for Russian people who do not agree with Kremlin and Putin.

[@Maxaldojo]

Great job in the hot seat, Dom! One of my favorite episodes, to date. Thanks to the entire Ukraine: The Latest Team! Slava Ukraini!

[@johntrinci9445]

121 missiles launched, 986 shot down, well done Ukraine!😘

[@dearmas9068]

Unlike Russians, Ukrainians actually know how to count.

[@lesterquintrell4844]

very doubtful with those numbers.

[@Corgiengineer]

Love this update. USA media is very bias, so I like the British new better. And if I hear more stuff about president trump, then I want to scream.

[@Vbluevital]

Your last sentence is a great reason to be bias. The US has sourced verified reporters and journalists and then there is the republicans with pushing non-stop lies.

[@unknownentity7964]

He's not 'president' trump, but I agree

[@APW554]

Agreed and the polish TVP ,both are great ,1420 is worth a look at as well.

[@thehusketeers4319]

@@unknownentity7964 All Presidents keep the title

[@Fredmayve]

Didn't catch the date this British soldier left Buchar. Would have thought the interviewer would have asked that to get some clarity on the Buchar timeline.

[@caliscocalisco5227]

Maybe part of the Wagner group will now be moving to Serbia & Kosovo. Judging by Serbia's behaviour I don't think they deserve to become part of the EU

[@terryfarfort2253]

Slava UKRAINE

[@raskolnikov7577]

Greetings from germany! Great Podcast !

[@user-eo4wq9ty3b]

Бесполезный твой неинтересный комментарий!.. Почитай тут комментарии, лайкни тут такие-же пустые комментарии об этом как у тебя, спроси их всех - зачем десять раз про это тут кому-то об это неинтересном как у тебя читать десять раз?!

[@raskolnikov7577]

@@user-eo4wq9ty3b Srry i dont speak Russian language

[@user-eo4wq9ty3b]

@@raskolnikov7577 Бесполезный твой неинтересный комментарий!.. Почитай тут комментарии, лайкни тут такие-же пустые комментарии об этом как у тебя, спроси их всех - зачем десять раз про это тут кому-то об это неинтересном как у тебя читать десять раз?!

[@ericclausen6772]

We need to give them Star link back

[@thehusketeers4319]

Ukraine was using it to deliver chemical weapons. Why would Musk want anything to do with that?

[@steve-real]

Elon Musk? Get me a bucket. I’m going to throw up.

[@suzyqualcast6269]

Use your bucket as a receiving disk.

[@niklaswikholm514]

Ukraina getting better, russia keeps getting worse

[@user-eo4wq9ty3b]

На западе долгие десятилетия поддерживали эту болезнь украины, в надежде что болезнь перекинется и на россию... Что-то пошло не так...

[@MsFerdinand93]

I am beginning to hate Musk.

[@Vbluevital]

Welcome

[@lesterquintrell4844]

so not grateful for what he has done???

[@judyjackson2260]

The cyber criminals should be hunted.

[@dearmas9068]

Agreed.

[@Cotictimmy]

The Starlink report did NOT explain what the Space-X exec means when she accuses Ukraine of "Weaponising" Starlink. What did she mean?

[@dearmas9068]

They would never release those details. Not ever.

[@Vbluevital]

Doesn't this refer to the obvious need to use geolocating for drones and middle strikes?

[@niburu1508]

Using it to drop chemicals from US drones. Videos available apparently.

[@DominicFlynn]

They've been using Starlink to kill civilians. Starlink want no part of that. Ukraine forces need to find another provider

[@branscombeR]

Passive navigation & target acquisition aids for Ukranian drones, missiles and smart munitions. Look at the images of a captured Ukrainian 'jetski' drone in Crimean waters ... note a flat Starlink receiver visible in the stern. R (Australia)

[@user-fh9mq3ux4n]

valkyrie Brünnhilde, who was traditionally presented as a very buxom lady. Her farewell scene lasts almost twenty minutes and leads directly to the finale of the whole Ring Cycle.

[@mikeoglen6848]

Please, remind me how the Ring Cycle ends?

[@OAlem]

@@mikeoglen6848 Opera for $800, Alex.

[@davetupling2678]

Is it a coincidence that Musk is looking at switching off Starlink at the same time as his Facebook buddy is making a big push into Ukraine.

[@markford1867]

He does not want to be on the losing side and there is a chance that Putin could legitimately destroy or disable his satellites.

[@Jazzisa311]

I get Zelensky though. Like, every time it's a struggle, when NATO can just give these weapons to Ukraine. It's not like we're ever gonna use them again! The F16 will cost us more to keep in storage than to give away, and they're all gonna be retired soon & replaced with F35. I'd be exhausted if I were Zelensky, having to play this game over & over again, when all the delay is costing his people's lives.

[@oleksiifrolov4074]

4:50 have some comments on it

[@goatmealcookies7421]

It seems so simple to me... russia attacked an innocent, sovereign country. Ukraine stands for what is moral and right. As long as they stay on the side of the angels, make sure they have everything they need.

[@niburu1508]

Corrupt angels?

[@goatmealcookies7421]

@@niburu1508 eh, nobody's perfect. Fact remains, russia came to them

[@tubthump]

@@goatmealcookies7421 if Ukraine joined NATO Russias navy would not be able to rely on the warm and deep water port at Sevastopol for access to the worlds oceans during the winter months. Is there a country in the world which would give up such a crucial asset without a fight?

[@tubthump]

@@niburu1508 corrupt angels that think banning communist and socialist political parties in 2015 was absolutely fine

[@djolivierastro]

What about the 15.000 Ukrainians killed by the Kiev govt in Donbass and Lugansk since 2014 ??

[@roberta4760]

So the missile flew over Moldova? How can they allow this. Give them missiles to target these ships ,with Neptune or harpoon missiles

[@roygbiv7025]

Isn't it rather silly to call yourself the Latest and NOT include the date of publication!

[@americafirst7676]

I had a thought what if Ukraine sold the land they own now in the Donbas that isn’t occupied yet to a Nato country all the way up and down Ukraine and north and southern borders a couple miles in as well ! Let some corridors not bought that Ukraine forces could still man and fight into territory occupied by Russia !!

[@jhill4071]

World Record Goes To Ukraine For The Most Russian General's.. 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

[@anabelpineda9976]

American soldier will never be part of Wagner they are they mine🤦🏼‍♀️

[@johntrinci9445]

Extremely one-sided, it needs interviews with Russian soldiers and people in the liberated areas of Ukraine, and Russian people more generally

[@patrickanslow108]

Yes, by all means. Oh, I forgot! Russia doesn't allow the world's free press open access to Russian soldiers and people in the occupied areas of Ukraine, and Russian people more generally.

[@user-eo4wq9ty3b]

​@@patrickanslow108 Давайте тогда договариваться!.. Вы извиняетесь и разблокируете всю российскую прессу которую заблокировали на территории свободных стран НАТО, и тогда мы вам тоже что ни будь разблокируем и разрешим... (на ютубе например и т. д.. Заодно, вы нам разрешите поснимать на украине - семьи и родственников пророссийских украинцев - которых исчезли, и расстреливали украинские националисты!.. Мы сделаем об этом репортаж, как в этом районы и области зачистки украинские националисты не допускали западную прессу!..

[@johntrinci9445]

@@patrickanslow108 the West doesn't its citizens access to Russian news sources

[@morho9422]

reading the comments i have an impression this was a gig.

[@gaoxiaen1]

Elon Musk did only one thing that made me respect him- provide Starlink. No more.

[@timbimjim514]

I'm sure Elon is absolutely devastated that he's lost your respect.

[@gaoxiaen1]

@@timbimjim514 However, he probably gained more respect from the CCP.

[@knockemoutjohnjustjohn2763]

Dear Brits. I very much hope that the war in Ukraine has served to wake up the governments of the U.S., the U.K. principly and NATO in general. Our militaries and the industries that are their life blood would quickly prove incapable of winning a prolonged conflict. Not enough infantry brigades, air wings, armoured units and ships, not to mention ammunition of all types, shells, rockets, missiles, bombs including the "smart" versions of same. We have to win the next war, not the last. Oh God, does anybody know where we could find a competant commander in chief? Both the U.S. and the U.K. could really use conservative government right now. It's about time for Thatcher and Reagan to come out of hiding. Please? From Iowa...............John

[@DeeArr]

Fool

[@Moonshinebaby1000]

Doesn’t anyone here realise that a Ukrainian victory means an angry Putin with his finger on the nuclear button? How about starting negotiations? Ahhh no.. we like to play with peoples lives, including your own.

[@ronmorrison1964]

Few Americans are un likely to want to fight for Russia or Vagner.

[@paulgallagher6544]

There could be an agenda to undermine Russia but most Europeans want Russia to be strong, free of corruption and dynamic. The Russian people have mineral wealth and deserve better, education, health, defence and housing. Russia just can't grow under the clown Putin. Even if they took over Ukraine and eastern European countries (they won't) all they could do is drag them down. For Russia the power of Europe shifting east and there being close and successful to Russia is their best hope of increasing security and wealth.

[@aracoixo3288]

☝

[@gmcanepa]

Ironically, "trust but verify" is actually a Russian saying

[@gregoryadair3223]

Ronald Reagan said it

[@fugelkusch3722]

All I hear is "Stalin". "Shutdown Stalin", "Augment Stalin". ....

[@imperatorvespasian3125]

shall we mention the Ukrainian tanks crews training in Germany that claimed asylum?

[@HungryGhost999]

Nonsense Comrade

[@kirstenpurdy1265]

Funny that they don't mention why starlink have done what they done? Chemical weapons used lol

[@HungryGhost999]

Chemical weapons haven’t been used in Ukraine yet.

[@kirstenpurdy1265]

@@HungryGhost999 yes they have there's video footage of it happening

[@sylviahutchison5203]

@@kirstenpurdy1265 BS

[@philipmarwood9327]

@@sylviahutchison5203 no, Ukraine has several U.S. sponsored chemical warfare labs. They're now dropping them over their own countrymen and Russians. Don't believe all the one-sided crap we're being fed about the sanctity of ukraine.

[@sylviahutchison5203]

@@philipmarwood9327 Philip NO CHEMICAL LABS IN UKRAINE and they would never drop chemicals on their own people or contaminate their land with them. Ukrainian people are not stupid. Putins propaganda and something he would do.

[@grog5564]

I lost all respect for Elon Musk. Pretty sad really.

[@mikeoglen6848]

Musk is an Idiot.

[@dearmas9068]

He hasn't turned it off yet, right? He basically he just issued a warning that he doesnt want his tech used as a weapon.

[@KEB129]

Me too! Such an arrogant and evil act. We saw also this side of Elon with the boys in the cave years ago. He wants attention all the time.

[@Skipro]

Didn’t Elon Musk say he would defeat Putin himself???

[@randydutton1]

Was Musk threatened by the FSB?

[@Vbluevital]

Musk would be FSB if he didn't have better gigs. He supports the US fascists trump, propagandists and the Republican far right clowns. company.

[@MrMielten]

Or he received lots of money from the Kremlin!? 🤪

[@sylviahutchison5203]

I always had great respect for Elon Musk. I hope he makes the right decision for the survival of the Ukrainian people.

[@cmw9876]

Gripens ! !

[@danchokonstantinov6735]

Does the Pentagon pay Elon Musk's Starlink commercial losses ? Did Russia 'blinded' Starlink by war lasers ?

[@britishrailgoesbacktosteam9531]

Ukraine shoots down 85 of 71 missiles!

[@Maja-Danmark]

tskmp?

[@AcuteTomato]

S-300 is a SAM [surface to air missile], old, and used for air defence, not attack. In fact, Ukraine uses s-300s for its air defence.

[@DominicFlynn]

WRONG. S300 system is versatile. It's very good at both air defence and ground attack. As Dan says, unstoppable

[@tubthump]

Ukraines possession of Soviet era S300s is the main reason Russian warplanes rarely fly over the country

[@suzyqualcast6269]

So why can't it, what stops it being used alt ¿?

[@dgranik4839]

The S-300s are not very adept at being used in a ground attack capacity. The can be used to target a City, not not a particular target within a City.

[@tubthump]

@@suzyqualcast6269 S300s are much more expensive and harder to acquire for Ukraine compared to the Russian drones and missiles they are being used to shoot down. If the war continues for long enough there will be a tipping point when Ukraine has no air defence systems.

[@fibber2u]

I bet the number of Americans who have applied to join Wagener is in the mulit thousands. Given the nature of America's right. I have no evidence of this other than viewing their activity over a long period on the internet.

[@jhill4071]

Re: Starlink America is the head cheer leader (U.S. $Billion) for. Ukraine. Elon Musk is an American and owns Twitter and Tesla. Starlink stays

[@davidcrandall4958]

Time for Musk To give up the controll he hasn't given up already!

[@icemanvamp7433]

Give up control of his own company??

[@grisall]

Elon Musk should be paid, If that isn't politically doable the US should give him tax credits instead of checks. Tax credits that he can carry forward as long as there is a balance

[@kulaengineering]

He is getting paid. Everyone who purchased Starlinks for Ukraine pays the bills. It’s not users fault that SpaceX underpriced the cost of the dish and provided services. As we have found out the dish cost is btwn $1.5k and $2k, and monthly service cost is many times more that it is advertised and shown by SpaceX.

[@kulaengineering]

Disconnecting Starlink for frontline troops bc of Elon Musk political views is outraging and disgusting.

[@thinker646]

@@kulaengineering personally from the dribs ive picked up over the last months, im working on a theory that pooteen sent one of his flying monkeys to whisper in musks ear, hence the shenanigans a few monthsago with the survey and him getting squirrely about it previously

[@DominicFlynn]

@@kulaengineering Starlink is dropping the Kiev regime because they've been using Starlink to deliver chemical weapons and to kill civilians. Of course Starlink doesn't want that kind of risk exposure

[@suzyqualcast6269]

@@kulaengineering thought he'd only recently made the system available TO 🇺🇦 FOR USE....

[@jaybrox1652]

Just repeating same old staff all over again to get clicks.

[@big1dog23]

Why is he admitting to having Brit soldiers inside Ukraine? Pretty stupid, imo.

[@Davey-Boyd]

He is no longer a serving UK soldier. He left the UK army a long time before moving to Ukraine.

[@big1dog23]

@@Davey-Boyd thanks, I missed that, lol. was getting a tad nervous.

[@Davey-Boyd]

@@big1dog23 Lol, no problem!

[@lesterquintrell4844]

We already know this, it isn't news.

[@franciscouderq1100]

We can’t spend billions helping the Ukrainians on one hand and Musk boy for his own selfish interests screwing up com in the other .

[@pmcd6414]

Drones use statlink. Reports of chemical cannisters dropped from drones. Videos posted by Ukraine of Russia soldier dying after suffering chemical effects.

[@DominicFlynn]

Yep. The Ukraine regime is using Starlink to deliver chemical weapons and to attack civilians. Starlink want to part of that. Time for the Ukraine to find another provider

[@sylviahutchison5203]

Ukraine do not have chemical weapons.

[@DominicFlynn]

@@sylviahutchison5203 wrong. There's video of Ukrainians preparing and using chemical weapons

[@sylviahutchison5203]

@@DominicFlynn I would need to see the video for myself to believe it as Ukraine do not use chemical weapons. Russia have a law unto themselves but Ukraine are restricted. SHOW THE VIDEO.

[@templar930]

Why does Space ex love Russia much? Money 💰

[@danchokonstantinov6735]

Random is a method of local criminals ! Why does RF guilty by default !

[@janechambers9980]

Musk's PutinLoot is being threatened! Oh No!

[@user-fh9mq3ux4n]

General Christopher G. Cavoli (SACEUR) is correct precision can beat mass , but Russia and China have both

[@Ecurrie84]

Obviously for money!

[@dearmas9068]

What precise weapon does Russia possess?

[@matthewrussell8590]

@@dearmas9068 plenty.......🤦

[@dearmas9068]

@@matthewrussell8590 lol... ok, Kremlin bot...

[@matthewrussell8590]

@@dearmas9068 they have some of the most advanced military tech in the world....

[@Harry-wb7uv]

What is up with the constant stuttering...

[@HungryGhost999]

Its your connection fool 😂

[@Balmorax]

The video is missing, guys.

[@sumiland6445]

There is no picture. It's a yellow/blue screen. The audio is all it is

[@Jimmy_Jones]

@@sumiland6445 I feel like there are way too many of this statement posted on each podcast. Makes me suspicious.

[@Rod732]

I told u already this is a podcast

[@Rod732]

@@Jimmy_Jones it's always him

[@Jimmy_Jones]

@@Rod732 So Russian troll. Got it

[@fresatx]

For months I've been hearing that Ukraine is going to win this hands down, Russia was on its last legs..etc, etc. This does not seem at all to be the case. Russia loses ALL its wars....at first. Ukraine is doing vastly most of the suffering here....can someone smart explain to me how that is "Winning"?? Please.

[@canadiangemstones7636]

Say the orcs take all of Ukraine. What then? How would they hold it?

[@fresatx]

@@canadiangemstones7636 When did the Russians EVER say they wanted to occupy all of Ukraine? WE said they did. They want the Russian speaking bits and they want a pro Moscow (or at least not oppositional one) Gov't in Kiev. There is every reason to think they will achieve both these goals. Ukraine as a country has been destroyed. A third of the country are refugees that aren't coming back. Infrastructure in ruins (lights are burning bright in Russia though) This has been a disaster for Ukraine.. Not Russia.

[@Cloudman572]

Lots of russian mothers think it's a disaster. I don't remember russian losing the first part of their war in Afghanistan.

[@j.osborne4914]

@@fresatx democracies overthrow dictators. Dictators don't overthrow democracies

[@fresatx]

@@j.osborne4914 Ukraine is a democracy? Ummmm that is certainly stretching it a bit sir. Again, how are they winning?

[@alexisgapedids1681]

Putin brutality...

[@veronicaroy1766]

What about the report that it really was the Americans who blew up the Nord stream pipelines in the Baltic. (See Politico)

[@HungryGhost999]

We’ll probably never know.

[@lesterquintrell4844]

@@HungryGhost999 probably not but it will have undercurrent affects on how some countries will think of the US even more than they do.

[@sylviahutchison5203]

@@HungryGhost999 USA have their own supply of oil so can survive without Russia. I believe that Russia blew up their own oil line.

[@philipmarwood9327]

It's now been confirmed that Biden authorised his navy to do this, to further alienate Europ e towards Russia and promote has and fuel sales to us.

[@bernarddavis1050]

That report by Seymour Hersh was what is called a limited hangout - aimed directly at Biden and his neocon handlers by powerful circles in the US military who see that the whole Ukraine gambit is failing badly, and want to bring it to an end, probably because it is draining resources and political energy away from their planned war against China. The pipeline blasts were a deliberate act of covert war against both Russia and Germany, authorised directly from the White House while bypassing the proper chain of command. Hersh's revelations, based on leaked information from the highest level, mean that Biden's days are numbered, as well as those of the puppet Zelenskyy.