'There will be a purge in the Russian military' after failure to stop Kursk incursion | Chip Chapman

[@Volf1916]

Window insurance is going up in Moscow already.

[@tomtrick7051]

🤣🤣🤣

[@pauldreze3414]

pourquoi? Ils sont en manque de balcons?

[@JimmyTheGreek2000]

Window or Widow ? A widow is a woman who has lost her spouse by death and has not married again¨.

[@bilgyno1]

If it's about responsibility for failure, maybe Putin should go...

[@dpelpal]

Many in my Russia say the reason that Russia lost the war is Shoygoo.....😮

[@la7dfa]

Blaming a commander who cant get enough rifles, troops or ammo is a bit pointless. All the effort is in the assaults further south, and its is ordered by Putin.

[@guynorth3277]

Maybe ?

[@AcidGubba]

Out the window?

[@cswanson4476]

@@dpelpalDoesn’t Shoigu have a boss?

[@dpelpal]

Wow nearly all the Russian bots are gone😂😂😂😂 KZbin got banned in Russia😂😂😂😂

[@geoffgill5334]

🫣

[@dpelpal]

​@@geoffgill5334 Bots very mad😂😂😂😂

[@KarlRuka]

15 Rubles per post no longer goes as far as it once did. Plus, new openings as trench diggers or Z-contractors-er meat pays much better. Well.....assuming they actually get paid......

[@stevo091]

The Bots was from India and African countries

[@dpelpal]

@@stevo091 No they weren't they were from Russia that's why they're all gone😅

[@jim2376]

Putin looks through Stalin's playbook. "Ah, here's the chapter I'm looking for, 'How to Purge'."

[@sawtooth808]

He obviously missed the part about keeping the military happy.

[@gregash7683]

I agree with Chapman, there is a possible tipping point approaching in the weeks or months ahead when a meltdown becomes a cascading breakdown in military and civilian infrastructure and logistics. The lack of resistance against Ukrainian forces in Kursk may be precursor of upcoming events. With the removal of vehicle bridges, it is only matter of time before transmission towers, gas pipelines, and rail bridges/links are destroyed and Belgorod drifts out of Moscow's orbit. For residents of these regions (Kursk and Belgorod) the current artificial border between these oblasts and Ukraine will be open as it was in soviet days. Putin's assumption of national pride for the Russian motherland is dead.

[@dpelpal]

I am Russian many here in Russia know that we cannot win this war

[@SurfinScientist]

Don't forget Bryansk.

[@zibbitybibbitybop]

This tracks with what Konstantin from Inside Russia has said before. He's a power plant engineer by trade, and he's predicted the collapse of the Russian power grid due to sanctions and drone strikes for quite a while now. This might be the first major domino.

[@gregash7683]

@@zibbitybibbitybop Smart guy, Konstantin. I've subscribed and supported him for years. His has insights that others completely miss, because his knows the culture, keeps contact with insiders, and thinks outside of the box. Much of Russia's resources are not new. The rely on soviet left-overs and bandage their problems instead of making proper repairs and replacements. The power grid is a prime example. Before nations states emerged from the old Soviet Union, their power grid crossed new boundaries and non-essential maintenance was ignored. Currently, the Baltics are cutting their ties to the soviet grid and reconnecting to the European power grid. It is an issue of voltage reliability and hertz stability.

[@faithrada]

​@@dpelpal Nor should they.

[@monacophotographyevents2384]

Similar to Stalin when he purged his commanders and generals. Russia has always been more concerned about blind obedience from it's military than competence. In that respect, Russia has succeeded in building a military that is totally incompetent. Centuries ago there was Vlad the Impaler in Wallachia, and now Russia has Vlad the Failure.

[@twoninetwosevenone]

You saying the impaler was incompetent ???

[@monacophotographyevents2384]

@@twoninetwosevenone No, I'm saying Putin and his ridiculous military is an incompetent failure, hence the name 'Vlad the failure'

[@neiltitmus9744]

Fancy having an army and putting all your worst commanders in charge

[@erichbreckoff3405]

Dictators are famous for that. Happens if loalty and selling positions to highest bid is a big factor

[@Hamish-f4b]

Putin doesn't want the competent ones. They will complain about corruption, they are a coup danger, and they aren't usually loyal ONLY to Dear Leader.

[@TB-zf7we]

@@erichbreckoff3405 Dictators famously don't trust competence.

[@karsten11553]

@@TB-zf7we Exactly, competent people are a threat to their power.

[@Ulysses.S.Grant.For.The.Union.]

@@erichbreckoff3405 I agree with you 100%. Dictators keep yes men around who cannot tell the truth. It’s often their downfall.

[@bokhans]

Risky to be a top official and a failure in a dictatorship. 💀 RIP

[@dpelpal]

I am Russian I remember Putin screaming "Kyiv in three DAYS!"

[@davidmckendry7684]

Take note MAGA heads!

[@divumque]

@@dpelpalso you still have access to YT

[@monacophotographyevents2384]

@@dpelpal It's been a long, long, three days for Vlad the failure.

[@dpelpal]

@@divumque I use vpn

[@andrewbrock4636]

"There was never a Russian Kursk. kursk was always a part of East Ukrainia"

[@dpelpal]

I am Russian, and many in Russia agree with you

[@Madav1318]

How long can u hold it.

[@controlfreak1963]

To the past, or to the future. To an age when thought is free. From the Age of Big Brother, from the Age of the Thought Police, from a dead man... greetings!

[@guynorth3277]

If you think of it the river running North and South would have been a natural barrier, much like it is today, so people of old would have been an extension of the folks just West of them {Ukraine}.

[@KingKhan-123]

Just like Texas was part of Mexico.

[@chris-vn6sw]

Window or Tea 🤔🤣

[@MARK6297]

😂😂😂

[@guynorth3277]

@@MARK6297 ; Options.

[@hypsyzygy506]

Decisions, decisions...

[@sawtooth808]

Tea with Castor bean powder that looks like Sweetener (would you like some Anthrax to go with your Polonium)

[@iggysfriend4431]

You forgot the other option, shooting yourself in the back of the head multiple times.

[@menablubb442]

I wonder if some of the top generals start to think about purging the Dictator, before the Dictator purges them.

[@divumque]

If I agree about purging the dictator it is bad. If I don't agree about purging the dictator it is bad. Really , YT, make up your mind.

[@cswanson4476]

The problem is that they also think about purging each other.

[@DannyEastVillage]

they probably started two and a half years ago.

[@xornxenophon3652]

"Let´s purge the military, what could possibly go wrong?" Josef Stalin, 1936, possibly

[@admiralackbar4767]

Capable military leaders are not growing on trees. I mean noone will miss Shoigu, but Gerassimov for all his faults is an experienced general. I doubt Putin can replace him with someone equally capable and loyal to him.

[@dpelpal]

I am Russian, and many in my Russia blame Russia losing the war on Shoygoo🤨

[@scottlowson7344]

Experienced in what exactly?

[@realredfox]

Gerassimov is also just a loyal idiot... there's this joke that Ukrainians pray every day for his health.

[@erichbreckoff3405]

​@@scottlowson7344 bribes

[@guynorth3277]

@@scottlowson7344 ; Experienced in experiences - should that make sense, a general has got to relate to a vast amount of different situations and personalities.

[@tonystone1016]

Putin like Trump is always looking for a fall guy. It's never their fault. Go 🇺🇦!

[@Melrose51653]

When you are incompetent and can't be honest about it this happens

[@dpelpal]

I am Russian what is NAFO. Who is this "Jake Broe" man

[@dpelpal]

​@@Random_Dude42 I am Russian, he is correct

[@christiand5781]

@@dpelpal NAFO is a non official organisation of citizens who are scandalised by the ruSSian attack of an indenpedent and sovereign country. Jake Broe is a free citizen who is also fed up with the ruSSian's criminals assaults

[@dpelpal]

​@@Random_Dude42 He is correct

[@dpelpal]

​@@Random_Dude42 Don't be mad because you wrong😂

[@marcusparkus682]

I would advise Lapin to avoid going near any windows, and not drink any tea.

[@alexanderrobins7497]

He should avoid getting on some airplane too.

[@Muzzle801]

Good job he's not British. We simply can't resist a nice cup of tea and a plutonium biscuit.

[@sawtooth808]

I would also advise Lapin to prepare his own meals, (or have food tasters) and have people start his vehicles for him (or have a remote control car starter) and live in one story house

[@Robotron5000Deluxe]

Gerassimov and Shoigu better stay away from windows.

[@karsten11553]

They seem to be loyal to putin, though, in spite of all their other faults. Putin's assassins are usually sent after people who are deemed disloyal to the tsar, not the incompetents. My guess is that they will more likely be retired to some inconsequential administrative positions with no real influence or power.

[@sheckyfeinstein]

Or multi-level hotels.

[@PtolemyJones]

So is Putin irrationally purging good generals, or rationally purging bad generals?

[@Steve-gx9ot]

Goofs

[@Steve-gx9ot]

It is a r8ver. Just swim at night

[@Steve-gx9ot]

Just swim the river at night

[@fly12hu655]

@@Steve-gx9ot ?

[@jefferyshute6641]

Kremlin political intrigues are comparable to a bulldog fight under a rug. An outsider only hears the growling, and when he sees the bones fly out from beneath it is obvious who won. ~ Winston Churchill We've already seen Putin playing musical chairs with his council somewhat. I'm not sure putting the FSB in charge of the combat troops in Kursk makes sense, but then, why should it? You'd expect Putin to pull more resources from Donbas to fight in Kursk, but so far it doesn't appear he's doing so. Perhaps he's caught in the "sunk cost fallacy," and expects his investment in the east is too important to give up on, relative to protecting Russian territory in the Kursk oblast. Another consideration is that the quality of Russian logistic capabilities is very low. Moving troops, trucks, big guns, etc., from Donbas to Kursk is a daunting task. It's hundreds of kilometers over less than optimum roads.

[@erichbreckoff3405]

Railway in ruzzia is rumored to have not enoug spareparts for maintance ... Logistical hard to move a lot quick if you are öimited in the number of trains you can run outside shedule.

[@rajeshkanungo6627]

Troops in transit ...

[@cswanson4476]

The “sunk cost fallacy” explanation is certainly plausible-it is a common error people make. But I wonder whether it explains this particular puzzle. Could it be that the Kremlin believes the incursion into Kursk serves its purposes somehow, perhaps with recruitment? Could it be that shifting forces to defend Kursk is now beyond Russian capacity, i.e., your second consideration?

[@divumque]

He moved some troops and equipment from Chasiv Yar. They left, not sure about arriving.

[@rajeshkanungo6627]

@@cswanson4476 Russia is famous for trading territory for time. Time for training, making mistakes, letting the enemy make mistakes by overstretching themselves, gathering overwhelming numbers, etc. we think in terms of months, at most. Russia is thinking in terms of years. The question is, can we create a system whereby Ukraine gathers strength every day and Russia loses it every day.

[@clarkjeschke3344]

James Hanson always does a great job with his interviews. 👍

[@chirpywiggins5796]

Purge😂, who's that gonna leave him with? His Aunt and the Bell boy? He's finished

[@foilhat1138]

He just assigned his niece as deputy Minister of Defense, and placed his bodyguard, who has no military experience, in charge of the Kursk defense.

[@weirdo1060]

@@foilhat1138Putin is more concerned with loyalty than actual competence.

[@cswanson4476]

@@weirdo1060He has to be. The number one priority is personal power. Everything else is secondary, at most. He has done everything he can to ensure there are no repercussions to failure-accountability simply does not exist for Putin. Therefore, competence is irrelevant. There is only survival.

[@runechristensen1581]

Slava Ukrajini ♥️🇺🇦💪😊👍🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦♥️👍😊💪🇺🇦🇺🇦

[@dpelpal]

I am Russian you stop saying this🤮 You people are so POLITIC LOVING😢

[@memeconnect4489]

@@dpelpal your people are more brainwashed than the muslims

[@neiltitmus9744]

Not being funny but what was the objective of this three day operation and how bad do you have to be to still be doing it on day 600

[@dpelpal]

Putin: _Kyiv in THREE DAYS_ 😂

[@jdocean1]

It’s over 900 days now.

[@Frithonor]

This is like the USA invading Mexico, being blocked for three years, then seeing Mexico invade and occupy part of Texas without response. 😂😂😂

[@turtrubshaw]

Wow he knows what he is talking about. Very refreshing.

[@grahamhireme9283]

turtrubshaw How do you know he knows what he’s talking about? Provide independent data, and no, quotes from the Sun don’t count

[@user-ly2mt1bg5e]

KURSK IS UKRAINE

[@DamonRunyon-pu2du]

Ahhhhh Yes The Old Soviet Shift the Blame Game.

[@foilhat1138]

Yep, the Boyars are corrupt not the Czar.

[@ashroskell]

John Le Carre fans all recognised the name, “Lapin,” from the Carla series with George Smiley, and probably thought it oddly ironic.

[@peterslinger3795]

Putin blaming everybody else again. Never his fault. What an egoist

[@tommcallister7647]

Putin and Trump are cut from the same cloth.

[@robertkauffman8137]

How can you purge a military that has been purged over and over again?

[@SafiaGray]

Inquiring minds want to know!! And their army has no Non-coms. 100,000s of casualties later, it’s madness

[@garymacmillan]

Purge away, excellent way to start a military coup.

[@oscarmora4602]

Informative

[@JesusUCSB]

Slava Ukraini!

[@dpelpal]

I am Russian please stop saying this

[@sumiland6445]

​@@dpelpalaw, poor you. How does "glory to Ukraine" bother your Russian ethnocentricity?

[@FatFrankie42]

🌻🇺🇦Героям слава!!🇺🇦🌻

[@dpelpal]

​@@FatFrankie42STOP🤨

[@eccentricgamer4111]

@@dpelpal Slava Ukraini!

[@HowardPeterson-ze8wp]

Watch out for open windows

[@sheckyfeinstein]

Purge the head of the snake first.

[@FatFrankie42]

🇺🇦🌻Слава Україні!!🌻🇺🇦 🌻🇺🇦Героям слава!!🇺🇦🌻 ✊️💞🇺🇲 ~ North Carolina, USA

[@dpelpal]

I am Russian, u North Carolinanan very bad people🤨

[@raydunn2582]

'Defenestration" is only a word until it happens to you.

The window or the stairs

[@twoninetwosevenone]

Interesting fact ... the event that invented that word had two of the three victims survive !!!

[@johnfrancisco1851]

Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦 ❤

[@lindaweber5599]

Great reporting. Thank you.

[@saturdayplayer2492]

Window diving season almost here again.

[@stroopwafel4577]

Chip is a smart chap!

[@Zoop-x7b]

Putins currently having a state of emergency in his rear southern oblast!…..😂ouch

[@jackkelly4668]

Dude your profile picture is an opticL illusion

[@Zoop-x7b]

@@jackkelly4668 theres no such thing as an optical illusion!… it just looks like one!…

[@jackkelly4668]

@@Zoop-x7b I can see side of your face and also front same time haha

[@Zoop-x7b]

@@jackkelly4668 yep Im an optical illusion!

[@guynorth3277]

@@jackkelly4668 ; When I read that it shifted on me.

[@canadaphil6068]

Priggy the Hot Dog Man would have been a shoe-in.... If Dobby had not "demoted" him following his Moscow Road Trip! ".... SHOIGU" !!!!... "GERASIMOV" !!!!! 😂

[@cobbler40]

The main qualification of a Russian general is loyalty. Putin knows the military could oust him hence the FSB getting military appointments. However they carry the can for failure.

[@louisebean9428]

Putin rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic. He is going down 😂😂😂

[@eastwest1362]

Run, rabbit, run (but take Putin with you, please

[@TScm07]

Haha ... all the Pinocchios in the Kremlin now have an internal competition.... Who is the best liar ...

[@tonupharry]

Lapin means rabbit in french YT wont let me say what Putin means

[@hypsyzygy506]

Cheesy chips, or something?

[@w.reidripley1968]

Well, "Rasputin" means _debauched._ Off the rails, like.

[@roxannecarpenter6668]

Just stay away from windows POSION and PLANES!!!

[@kmg474]

It's fascinating to see how long it takes Putin to realise he's toast. When will the penny drop?

[@AnotherPointOfView944]

Interviewer: please stop using the word "sense" when you mean "thoughts" or "opinions".

[@X35C]

Wasn't he in charge of route in lower Ukraine? And then he was put in charge pf the Kurch area. Who did that? That is the person that needs be done with. Oops! It's Poo10 isn't it?

[@jackcat3745]

Does the general even study Why in the battle of Singapore, Japan lost 1000 soldiers and took 100,000 British POWs. And why in the battle of Hong Kong, Japan lost 700 soldiers and took 10,000 British POWs.

[@user-ue2tv5rd9e]

What does Gen. Chapman think about the potential isolation for military purposes of Belgorod as a result of the Kursk incursion? That would be a big deal, wouldn't it?

[@michaelfisher7170]

When you're assassinated after telegraphing your punch against an entire class of people. "Victim's face presents as "Surprised Pikachu."

[@bonefishboards]

It's kind of like all the stock market bears who have been predicting a 70% downturn over the last three years. Eventually it might happen. And only then they will pound their chest and say, "I told you so!"

[@phbrinsden]

When dictators purge their generals it’s a sign that things are NOT going well. It also increases the risk of the generals getting fed up with the dictator and “removing” him.

[@Nickname-ef9tv]

In all fairness, Ukraine might not be riding on the moment of surprise by now but only at general Russian incompetence.

[@TucsonBillD]

Maybe the wrong person is being purged…

[@shelonnik274]

It appears so far that the general is a bad Kassandra. Putin didn’t take the bait and instead Russians are doing pretty well in the Pokrovsk direction - which is far more strategically important. If it goes as so far it goes, one may say that Ukrainians failed in luring Putin to the Kursk region and instead cheated themselves.

[@Frithonor]

You think Ukraine will stop in Kursk? 😂😂😂

[@cliveadams7629]

He must be running out of potential replacements as his purges continue. Eventually there will be no one but himself to blame, and he won't like that.

[@scottyoung1489]

Vlad the Mad’s 5 day SMO going slow & very bad, so sad, so sad, so sad.

[@graemeharris9779]

Stalin found that purging his army had great negative effects in the army days of the German invasion during WWII.

[@allanfifield8256]

Very level headed analyst.

[@nnsnumbersandnotesunlimite7368]

La pine nous a fait bien rire !

[@shelladdition]

another one? they gonna have a jr year millitary school student in charge at this rate

[@sawtooth808]

Or family members of “The Dear Leader” (word around the campfire is Vova’s niece is now a deputy MOD leader…did I mention that she has no military training or experience whatsoever ? )

[@user-hz2un5ri7u]

How’s Putin doing? Aw puddin’ , is he got a target on his head?Those drones are stronk, seig meow! Mien blah blah blah. Duck!… I did say “duck”

[@stephenwilliams1824]

That is what Stalin did in the purges of senior officers.

[@bertloreto9507]

Pootin : Oops, Poops happen!

[@sundog60]

What if Putin doesn't care about losing a sliver of territory and doubles down on the Donbass while Ukraine's best units are in Kursk? We keep expecting Putin to care for his people like a democratically elected westerner.

[@jonathanvilario5402]

The thing is Putin is already pushing into Donbass at max capacity, they can't double it because there are no troops left to double. It's a lose-lose situation, he either continues doing the same thing, or withdraws to try and retake Kursk.

[@Sevenmountainisevil]

It's more about the people rising up against him, Russia has a history on this

[@timfuscaldo3024]

I believe that is the case, he prefers that land over the land he is losing. Great question.

[@davidgantenbein9362]

If he doesn’t stop Ukraine‘s advances, it will not stay a sliver and even endanger his Kharkiv offensive. So he has to react strong enough to stop Ukraine from just advancing at a currently way faster pace than any of the Russian offensives do. As Putin doesn’t have a second army in his bunker, he will have to decide where he does allocate scarce resources. So bottom line: If Putin decides to ignore Ukraine’s offensive, he will simply lose all of Russia. Doubling down on the Donbass is impossible as he doesn’t have a second army hidden away somewhere.

[@mrjerzheel]

@@Sevenmountainisevil Russia is a huge country people are not going to rise up just because of Kursk, they would perhaps if there is some type of economic collapse but that could take a long time

[@Birch37]

Kharkiv wasn't a Russian loss. It was a sensible withdrawal. The winter was approaching, there is one bridge and they were surrounded. They would have been cut off during winter, especially if the bridge was compromised. Ukraine didn't force any retreat or withdrawal. It was a sensible decision. Media narrative and biases over and over.

[@Damremont18]

How does changing the personnel get at the root of the problem? Everyone is corrupt. Any change is same for same. Additionally, the caution against changing horses in mid stream is clearly not a Russian proverb and if it does exist, it’s neglected common sense.

[@vic5015]

Will the intelligence services be purged too? They *also* failed in *spectacular* fashion.

[@frankedgar6694]

Stalin did a purge then paid for it during WWII or The Great Patriotic War. Second, a coach can only with with good players. A good coach can take mediocre players and make them better but…is the Russian military capable of supplying even mediocre solders?

[@jean-marcbelanger615]

Putin is the only one to blame but he needs culprits to save face and make people forget that he is a shame and a dishonor for great Russia through his incompetence!!!

[@LIONTAMER3D]

If by "purge" he means "defenestration", then yes, there WILL be.

[@mikefitzgerald41]

Putin will put his judo sparring partner into the role of defense minister- I’m not even kidding

[@valtertrader1167]

A bunch of B.S.

[@frankmcgowan3371]

Putin is following comrade Stalin’s playbook.

[@ElementaryKnowledge3000]

LOL, did he just purge a fly when hitting the desk?

[@BobAbc0815]

If the Russians agree with Putins View that Ukraine is not a real Country, then Kursk Oblast is not realy invaded by a foreign Country and therefore they dont need to realy fight against it.😂

[@Lepocoloco]

It’s a civil war in Russia. Volunteers like Girkin Shooter helped the Kursk people republic fight their regime. Has nothing to do with Ukraine.

[@xxnoxx-xp5bl]

Given that Russia has intentionally done very to retake Kursk, the idea of a purge for failing to retake it is unlikely.

[@slick83boby]

Purge? Again?😂

[@divumque]

Reply erased gracefully by yt.

[@CatalystD9]

#Peremoha .. 🔥🔥🔥

[@TheRussianAngle]

B.S. AS USUAL.

[@David-fj5lz]

The new Russian do-it-yourself army

[@damianmousley2098]

The echo chamber needs to be replaced with a new echo chamber…..

[@jayrollo6029]

You don't even talk to the Rus, but always have their ear, makes for no sense

[@ronagoodwell2709]

Anyone in the Russian officer corps who might have been even somewhat effective at the tactical level was purged long ago. In that, Vladimir Putin is like Donald Trump, both feel the need to surround themselves with loyal fools. It's interesting that both characters are taking their inevitable downward plunge at about the same time. Who hits the ground first?

[@user-zn5gb2nw9b]

Times Radio purged my previous comment. Wow.

[@David-fj5lz]

All now far game fir Ukrainians

[@tomk3732]

LOL!

[@coolhandlukedubble99]

Ukraine's Rabbit

[@notHere132]

Stalin moment

[@maxthemagition]

There is one hope and that is the Russians themselves, welcomes and supports the Ukrainians in Russia and with a bit of luck, free Russia from the grip of the present dictatorship. It would be wonderful to see a new Russia aligned with the West and Europe. A new World order with a new Russia a friend of the West....Just imagine.! It happened in Ukraine.....so why not Russia?

[@maxthemagition]

t very nearly happened when Russia was led by Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev....

[@Zomby_Woof]

The people of Russia will always turn to a corrupt dictator at the first opportunity. Its who they are.

[@joelturley4847]

Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

[@dpelpal]

I am Russian u stop saying it🤨

[@divumque]

@@dpelpal Slava Ukraini!

[@dpelpal]

@@divumque STOP🐻💪

[@jollyjosh67]

YE

[@garycannon1247]

Krynky V2

[@tommac5411]

Buy a microphone please.

[@divumque]

YT has done a lot of purging here.

[@CalRapz]

No there won’t be