Ukraine Fog of War: What's Really Happening?

[@Taskandpurpose]

Thanks for watching spare parts army! My intention with this video is to counter balance some of the sources and information that I've provided in previous episodes so I can give a better more complete view of the battlefield. I've noticed that a lot of the Russian victories have been completely ignored and that doesn't do us any favors no matter what side you might be on. Follow me on Instagram for live updates: instagram.com/cappyarmy/

[@jsvalina3503]

Been waiting for this...Keep up the good work Cappy. Your analysis is probably the best easily available.

[@michelgasquet1]

Thank you, man

[@lucasworden1017]

Jesus cappy its like 1:30, hit the rack

[@ahmedaihammuththalib5729]

I remember seeing a map from a person that was in Kharkiv at the time when he was on a show, that was apparently released by the Russian ministry, maybe you could contact him? Coach RedPill is the channel name

[@TamagoHead]

FOW is formative Foe. I get turned on by Russians lies & whispy lingerie because I can see through both.😁

[@BrandonHerrera]

It’s both cool and creepy to get a Military History lesson about something that happened 2 days ago…

[@neetocracy]

putin did nothing wrong

[@the_bw_trekkie]

fucking right?!

[@pilot778spartan3]

I would agree.

[@gregoryramsey7166]

Welcome to New War 2022. Streamed in near real-time on all your social media channels.

[@anthonybozue6421]

Oh shit, it's the ak guy I love your videos. I'm just waiting for the Sabaton album about the conflict.

[@lethalfang]

To me, it's not all that particularly alarming that Russian forces are slowly gaining more territories and the defenders have retreated when the cost of defending territories exceeds the cost of retreating. This is an asymmetric war where Russia has far more heavy weapons than Ukraine. Ukraine's strategy is not to defend every inch of territory to the last man, but to do two things instead, 1) prolong the resistance for as long as possible, and 2) inflict as much loss to the enemy as possible provided that they retain fighting resistance. So the question is not if Russia is winning more battles or gaining territories. The question is whether Russia is inching closer to their strategic aim, and whether they're close or farther away from the outcome they want with every passing day.

[@pull4782]

Thanks for this comment, helped me conceptualize the war much better.

[@FieryCheeze]

An excellent question to ask and I agree with your analysis.

[@fazole]

Russia is not going full bore. That ambush we saw could have been retaliated against with a mass artillery barrage; even napalm. Russia could lay waste to every city and town, cut off their power and water, but I don't see that happening. Even shelled buildings are left standing.

[@GundamReviver]

It basically comes down to: can Ukrain do enough damage to demotivate the Russians from taking the prise. And we know the answer to this by looking at history. Had the west not done sanctions, yes. With sanctions: maybe. But not if putin can settle/take ukrain in a few months instead of longer. If it takes ukrain and stomps resistance, the west has no one to help anymore, and thus will prefer profits over ideals again, as usual.

[@X.Y.Z.07]

@@fazole well Russia restrain themselves from the start..

[@stormiewutzke4190]

Acting like the Russian army is completely incompetent really undercuts the fight that the people of Ukraine have. Thanks for putting some perspective to things.

[@adox8574]

Thats true and I think it also undercuts a lot of the effort the west put into training them. My cousin was in Ukraine for a year training them. And it's amazing to see the Ukrainians use bravery to capitalize on that training.

[@volodymyrsaruta4385]

@@adox8574 Thank you to your cousin!

[@Ted-Stryker]

The people of Ukraine have no will for this fight defending a propped up western stooge comedian. Most know it was a western coup. The fighting is being done by western SF and fanatics. You're not getting a whole perspective from this guy don't get all excited thinking you're informed now.

[@stefthorman8548]

@@Ted-Stryker and where do you get your info? Russian?

[@bogdana.m.2416]

@@stefthorman8548 The correct questions @Ted: "are you working for FSB (Putin's company)?! Or you're an FSB bot (evil IQ

[@viguete71]

"It's easy to say democracy is terrible when you have the freedom to say it" wise words

[@Nasrudith]

@@aniksamiurrahman6365 The US isn't the one expanding NATO. Their formerly subjugated states are the ones which are expanding it. The fact that Russia cannot even conceive of the people of those nations as having any capacity for agency, choice, or desires is itself damning.

[@jos1515]

@@aniksamiurrahman6365 Ever thought these countries WANT to join NATO because of Putin? NATO will not stop them as they have the freedom to do so. We are very well aware of the Invasion of Iraq was done on false pretences. Unfortunately for you the US is currently still the main player in the global hegemony. For many of us, we know we lost the moral high ground a long time ago but this grandstanding of ideology is done by the political elite. I just cringed at Trudeau's speech yesterday at the European summit. Don't think countries in the Middle East are not blameless either. We're all in the mess together and we all need to go above our biases and look farther out.

[@magnaviator]

I don't think he really watched or understood what Professor Mearsheimer said. In Realpolitik, all great powers act the same, they look out and act on their security interests and it has zero to do with whether it is a democracy or monarchy or whatever.

[@Shinkajo]

@@aniksamiurrahman6365 just stop with this tired false equivalency...

[@pq6251]

@@Shinkajo Just shut up and let the truth spread

[@jebremocampo9194]

I like this analysis. Because there isn't any pandering to either side. Gives you an objective view. You get what you see

[@RUTHLESSambition5]

It's IMPOSSIBLE to get the real info. American propaganda is on overdrive

[@Mixima101]

Yeah, although I'm supportive of Ukraine I want to read more about Russian progress. It doesn't add up that all the news is Ukranian victories but Russia is still taking and holding territory. I can take hearing about the Ukranian losses as well as I can celebrate their victories.

[@lulo4593]

He wasn't objective

[@spartan_a1176]

@@RUTHLESSambition5 110% agree

[@zamoraaz7392]

Well he did pander to Ukraine and it’s clear what side he’s on but it’s still a good analysis compared to most since he’s more honest about it and it’s clear when he’s stating his thoughts vs giving objective analysis

[@intruderinsideyourhome]

Ordinary russian dude is here. I love your vids coz you give just an clear analysis without any political shit. Your channel is pure gold. I couldnot even imagine back in 2020 when i started watching your videos that one day you would analyze my country invaded into another. It was a big surprise for all of us. I hope this shit will end as fast as it started.

[@jewishmafiosiandganglord6930]

bro can you confirm from Russian news whether its true or not that 4 generals have been killed. Gerasimov in particular? I only see Ukrainian info, I want to know if Russia has confirmed or denied Gerasimov's death. Hope this war ends quickly

[@theriverschool822]

I was wrong, they did take RT down. I just watched it the other day, now it says "not available in your country" - maybe with an isp changer. That's awful. I hate the Russian propaganda, but I want that information to see what their mindset is.

[@Chubzero1]

@@theriverschool822 try a VPN

[@lotrlmao1648]

@@theriverschool822 Yep I had the same idea to see different perspective. But so much for the "freedom of speech". I lived in Malaysia a neutral nation and not even Europe but I cant watch RT. That is just ridiculous

[@intruderinsideyourhome]

@@jewishmafiosiandganglord6930 i don't watch russian tv, i read fox and couple of independent sources. I don't know about killed military personnel much

[@xaiano794]

It's always super hard staying impartial and sticking to facts. Keep up the good work.

[@Chironex_Fleckeri]

But at the same time, Russia must lose this war. Putin won't win. The Ukrainians will never let themselves be ruled by Putin.

[@fazole]

People doing that are being labeled as "traitors" by the talking heads. A traitor the country they have despised and thrown only derision upon...

[@fazole]

@@Chironex_Fleckeri That's what puppets are for.

[@donaldkasper8346]

The Russian army after 3 weeks cannot conquer "separatist" Donbass, their allies because, uh, oh right, the Ukrainians had 8 years to mine it.

[@haroldgodwinson832]

@@Chironex_Fleckeri Grow up. Putin doesn't want to rule Ukrainians for the very reason you mention. He wants Ukraine to agree not to become a member of NATO. He's been telling the world that for the past 10 years. And he wants Ukraine to stop killing ethnic Russians in the breakaway areas in the East. So far 14,000 have been killed since 2014. Stop getting your information from the corporate MSM.

[@MW-nb7yy]

I’m old enough to remember when we were told the the Iraqi’s would greet us as liberators, and we would find WMD’s. I think trying to balance the view of how the things are actually going is important.

[@optimus439]

Iraqi’s never fought us this hard, the Ukrainian are a fantastic fighting force

[@TheAdriyaman]

@@optimus439 They fought hard too but they had to fight a stronger enemy

[@optimus439]

@Kedar Money doesn't make the fighter or the fight the NVA beat us with just 35 million a year from china

[@NickJaime]

Then you should remember some did celebrate us but others didn't. Some wanted the US to come in and liberate them.

[@xyzaero]

@@NickJaime Many celebrate the Russian troops in Ukraine because they feel liberated by Russia.

[@huds5005]

Enlisted in 1990 prior to Irag invasion of Kuwait, 25 years later retired, to be honest never once did I think this was a pro Russian take on things, just good situational awareness. Keep up the good work and Semper Fi

[@swirvinbirds1971]

You do have to wonder though when he tried to compare troop moral in the US military to what Russian soldiers are going through in Ukraine which was honestly insulting to US forces and complete nonsense....

[@Xamze]

@@swirvinbirds1971 it’s actually insulting for the Russians to be compared with a trans army

[@chuckintexas]

Thank you for America's freedom, from an OLD Air Force personnel Officer.

[@chuckintexas]

@@swirvinbirds1971 - Except he was there ... , so - . Can't really argue tho, as the two situations SEEM way different. Also can't say as the closest _I_ ever got was a U.S. station at an Air Force Personnel office, so- YOUR experience may be FAR more relevant than mine . Seemed more to me that he was using a bit of humor to re-cast the whole "Russian-troop Morale" thing in a truer light, using a bit of humor to make his point and break up the narrative a bit. That's how I took it, anyway. Just thot I'd share and say hi. ALL the BEST from Texas - -C.

[@swirvinbirds1971]

@@Xamze gtfo... Let the adults talk here.

[@AdurianJ]

The Swedish Defence University has a podcast that talked about the Russian battalion battle-groups. These are heavy on tanks and support weapons and have a large amount of firepower. The problem is that they lack sufficient infantry to screen them which is why the Ukrainian infantry can get close and set up ambushes so easily.

[@matteosorrentino2362]

It really depends on the parent unit of the BTG as they are built around a maneuver battalion of the parent unit and a company of the opposing arm, so a tank brigade or division will form BTG with very little infantry in comparison to tanks but a motorized brigade BTG will have less tanks and more infantry and at this point I really don’t know what type of BTG are more commonly deployed over ukraine. However i have read reports that some of these units are entirely lacking their signal platoons which would explain why the Ukrainians are finding written orders with locations and timetables to complete movement and advances on russian officers they capture, of course take this information with a grain of salt as it’s quite difficult to confirm. Artillery seems lacking in a concentrated way too, a few BTGs do not have their full complement of guns and they are quite spread out between units having only one or two pieces

[@jamesgoldring1052]

Cope

[@I_Cunt_Spell]

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[@cee20.5]

Ska kolla upp den, tack!

[@donaldkasper8346]

Ambushes are easy. The fields are mud, so they are stuck on the roads. The fields are cleared, the easements on all the roads are not. They are 20 ft or so of forest. On every road. This is real bad for ambushes.

[@josephfranzen5626]

From one grunt to another I truly appreciate the effort, empirical data and quality you put into these videos Cappy. Keep it up man

[@misterdark-pl3jo]

"It appears it will take from russian forces another week to encircle the capital" - well, this didn't age well...

[@mrcheapskate750]

i havent watched the news, how long did it take?

[@WinterKitsune9915]

@@mrcheapskate750 they fell back it was not capture

[@BIGDADDUI]

@@mrcheapskate750 They retreated to focus on donbas

[@johnathanhughes9881]

Not that most of us are sorry that prediction was wrong!

[@misterdark-pl3jo]

@@johnathanhughes9881 most of us? Who is "Us"?

[@blacklight4720]

My respect towards Commander Cappy and Channel "Task&Purpose" grew immensely. We live in really sad times, where people rather hear what they want to hear than hearing or even looking for truth. I'm originally born in Ukraine and immigrated to Israel, the town I was born at is captured by Russians 13 days ago, I've lost contact with my relatives on the 5th of march (Russians likely destroyed the antenna on outskirts of the town. I see youtubers spamming how Ukraine kicking Russian asses, and anyone who says otherwise is "Russian bot". "Task & Purpose" thanks for sharing the info.

[@zeriel9148]

Honestly it's nothing new. It's just how people are. If you go back and look at WW2 it's the same thing, it's just that we won so in retrospect it seems "warranted". But the sides that lost were surely surprised to realize that, and we would have been too if we'd lost. I think what we're all experiencing, especially in last few years, is disillusionment. We really thought humanity as a whole had progressed, that we were more "sophisticated" now, but the reaction to Covid and now this has made it clear that we are just the same as the people who came before us. Humanity has not advanced whatsoever, and "never again" was a farce.

[@NLDlover]

Here's the thing, nobody is denying that Russia is making advances on the ground. What's being pointed out is that the Ukrainians are making them bleed for every inch of land, which is exactly what they need to be doing in an asymmetric, attritional war. Nobody expected the Ukrainians to totally halt the advance and push the Russians back completely. The Ukrainians don't need to "win" they just need to not lose. Russia cannot achieve its overall goals in Ukraine. I know that because I know how to do math. Even if Putin somehow managed to conquer the whole country (highly unlikely at this point) what next? Occupation? LoL He would need at bare minimum 500,000 people just to hold and administer the territory and that's a conservative estimate, it's likely a lot more. Where are they coming from? How's he going to pay them? Kit them out? Supply them? The economy is in a state of collapse. Stalin could throw more bodies at the problem because at least Stalin was being supplied by the Western allies. Putin is basically overseeing what will become a massive North Korea. Completely cut off from the global economy. But even if he somehow managed to do that, now he has to deal with an insurgency that is being armed by the G7, which will make the Iraqi insurgency look like a tea party. They already waving standards for new recruits, using Chechen and Syrian mercenaries, begging China for aid, and putting senior members of the FSB on house arrest. These are not the actions of a regime that is confident in its ultimate success. You don't need a granular level understanding of logistics or 'doctrine' or whatever to understand the big picture here. Again, it's just math.

[@blacklight4720]

@@zeriel9148 Excellent explanation.

[@blacklight4720]

@Tin Watchman Ye, I hope so too. With that being said, I wish we could hear more actual news rather than filtered with propaganda.

[@TocTeplv]

@@NLDlover If you knew, maybe you would advise Ukraine not to piss off Russia? Oh I know.. You'r one of those who fights russia till the last ukrainian.

[@210Artemka]

I, as a Russian, think that we never should sacrifice the freedom of speech for any reason. Censorship and disinformation has got us all in this situation. If we had more independent media back in 2000-2010 we had a totally different country now.

[@vixoaduo7288]

there is something we ALL have to fight and is this Russofobia that i can feel in every western media , I am not russian but i do love your country and culture , and the people of course , it is important that we all stand together to remind us that the citizens are paying the price for the mistakes the politicians are making . Expecially in Europe how come that the people do not understand the value of being united and not divided ? Nationalism is the major threat and Ukraine is not without sin ,like all the former soviet countries they all push on nationalism too much ( Hungary is a clear example ) . we all share the same little planet to live on , no nations are better than others and no people are better than others , we have to find what unite us and not what divide us .

[@cuckertarlson3329]

Most Americans have much respect for the Russian people. Me included. But yeah in media they definitely try to brainwash Americans into things. Some things they do works but the respect Americans have for the Russian people will never fade. Nobody wants what all the world leaders are doing right now.

[@mlb3135]

@@vixoaduo7288 I agree. It is so tiring to hear how this disgusting Western media keeps berating Russia. If regular people in the West really knew what is going on - and they soon will - they would eradicate this media and those who control it... This sort of thing has happened many times in history, particularly in the past 250 years...

[@cuckertarlson3329]

@@mlb3135 yes the propaganda and the lies have to stop. Western media has propaganda that would make even adolf hitler blush. America as a whole democrat and republic should unite and put a stop to it. Hell if we all would just boycott them they would go out of business. People have the power here but we are failing to use it.

[@Ben-99]

The internet is the best thing in some ways because you can see both sides of most stories. Like you said censorship is bad no matter if it horrifies you when you see what other people think, it's good to see both sides of any story. I don't really see us as nations anymore just residents of the Earth, so all this needless bloodshed is just stupid.

[@burt2800]

I can't overstate how much my respect for Cappy has grown since he started making htese videos. I always liked T&P for being goofy and not taking themselves seriously but they have stepped up to becoming a true beacon of light amid all this propaganda. Thank you Cappy for championing the values of truth and level-headedness!

[@lord_voldemort44]

level-headedness? Bro he literally advocates for sending them weapons to kill Russian troops

[@jaxastro3072]

@@lord_voldemort44 Good, every one that falls puts more strain on Putin via the Russian people. Get rid of an entire generation of Russian men again and the Russian people will stop tolerating Putin very quickly. Slava Ukraine!

[@pcuimac]

He still is making anti-Russian propaganda. Putin is not reestablishing the "Sovjet Union". That's bonkers. He may like to recreate Zarist Russia, but only with Ukraine and Belarus. All NATO states are tabu, because of the NATO alliance threat. He knows his limits.

[@lotekchapra]

@@pcuimac that's my take. I'm a commie politically, but you're right. Putin has the tsarist royal crest on his palace. He's not rebuilding the soviet union. He's a Tsar, hands down.

[@tomc.5704]

@@pcuimac Right, but the argument is that Putin WANTS to take those states too. Reestablishing the Soviet Union is a bit of a stretch -- but if he could, he would. He'd take all of Europe if he could.

[@marcgrenier9431]

This seems to be a thoughtful and objective presentation by a man who has experienced war. He comes off as honest to me, and I appreciated his sense of humour, despite the seriousness of the subject material. This kind of 360 degree perspective is necessary in order to get a truer picture of what is happening over there.

[@bobvog7123]

Yes, my perspective is that many people want to identify one side or the other as the "Good guys", whereas I think there may be no good guys in this war.

[@heinzarniaung2915]

@@bobvog7123 no good guys? I mean what Abt the country that's getting invaded? Surely they have the most rights to the label.

[@zachmcniff]

He’s a legit good dude. I went to high school with him. He was always a great person. Funny, smart, friendly to everyone. Never bullied or anything like that. All around good guy.

[@marcgrenier9431]

@@zachmcniff I get that from him. Thank you for your perspective.

[@Aftershock416]

3 weeks later and literally every single fucking thing he said was wrong.

[@Blank-41]

Keep this up, I been waiting for every new update from you. I like the unique perspective you have. Great work brother.

[@harpermanz1872]

Yeah this is the best I have seen so far.

[@jsvalina3503]

I second that!!!

[@ellymkwawa5511]

I always look forward to your post about the “goings-on” in Ukraine. Your videos not only offer an informative aspect of the situation on the ground but also a wider perspective of the status of both sides’ military progress or lack thereof. Keep up the good work.

[@52Brickz-278]

@@Bb-pw1zi support to ukraine 🇺🇦

[@georgesagan]

I support the Soldiers on both sides. This war between is Gay...I dare you to censor my comment.

[@rohesilmnelohe]

@@Bb-pw1zi and russia will be filled with women without sons and husbands... mail order brides might become a thing again :)

[@martysomoco]

The horrific bombing of civilian targets - refugees fleeing, automobiles, buses, hospitals, schools, apartment buildings, and homes in rural villages, by the Russian military, constitutes unconscionable war crimes. No number of obviously contrived pro-russian posts for this video will obscure the murderous actions of the Russian military directed by Vladimir Putin.

[@martysomoco]

@@Bb-pw1zi The horrific bombing of civilian targets - refugees fleeing, automobiles, buses, hospitals, schools, apartment buildings, and homes in rural villages, by the Russian military, constitutes unconscionable war crimes. No number of obviously contrived pro-russian posts for this video will obscure the murderous actions of the Russian military directed by Vladimir Putin.

[@Doesitmatter113]

Conscripts. Up until 1973, we sent thousands of draftees to fight in wars. McNamara even convinced the military to lower the MEPS for enlistees calling them "McNamarra's Morons". People who should never have been drafted for war. America seems to forget that, but the wall in DC tells a different story.

[@RootzRockBand]

US military commanders finally realized that a conscript army is always a soup sand which in battle. You get piss poor morale, endangered professional soldiers, fragging, AWOL. The best military is one that is built with informed consent.

[@Doesitmatter113]

Either conscript or poor in Vietnam. America's civil war was the same. Northern drafts had legislation where you could "buy" your way out of the draft with the equivalency then of one years pay. Who had at least one years pay saved up? Not me, not even now. College in the 60s for some poor black man in America where he had to fight to crap in the same toilet in Mississippi? Not a chance. Not for some Chicano in East LA, or hill billy from West Virginia. Probably the same in Russia during Afghanistan.

[@evanderboynton3057]

It’s training time. Conscripts don’t get much training compared to volunteer professionals that sign up for long enlistments

[@nemo4807]

@@LordSluggo No alot didn't want to talk about ww2 because it was pretty brutal for most. There were also thousands of allied soldiers who engaged in war crimes. All sides did. Read up the crimes committed against German/ Italian women by allied troops. It wasn't always battle of saints vs demons. I'm not defending any side- just stating the facts. War often brings out the worst in men/ women. Not many people want to confront the inner monster afterwards. The rest didn't want to talk about it because they didn't want to relive the horror of having been almost k1lled or having their friends dying. Many just wanted to forget all the horror of war. It had almost nothing to do with the fact that many were drafted... I've had family from the Korean war who served in the navy. He participated in shelling the coast. He didn't realize until later how many women and children he killed... they never told him that our military was intentionally targeting villages where women and children were. It was miles away when it happened so he had no clue. The civilians never had a chance. The only time he talked about was when he was drunk... he died of alcoholism. He was bright and volunteered for the Navy. It messed up his whole life after that. Some can handle it- many can't and struggle with PTSD for the rest of their lives. It's as if the experience tore out a part of their soul. The Ww2 generation tried to deal with their PTSD by trying to forget their war experiences. The real cost of war is paid in generations and not in dollars.

[@evanderboynton3057]

@Tin Watchman I’m not talking about anything. Another poster was blaming low IQ. I think lack of training is to blame. And Afghanistan was won; they just sat on their hands and watched the Taliban come back. It was a political decision as was Vietnam. The troops were never beaten in the field. TheTet Counteroffensive was a strategic victory in the press but a tactical mauling . So I think conscripts can do well given enough training; they did just fine in WWII.

[@WildernessMedic]

I went to Ukraine to join the Foreign Legion. Shit was sketchy and felt like a lot of thing weren't being told truthfully. I met with a military organizer from the Ukrainian embassy and he was extremely desperate for ground fighter from other nations. He didn't seem to want someone to provide medical aid or help get supplies in. He seemed very pissed a lot of us were not ok with signing an indefinite contract and that we were heading home. So many rumors and a lot of bullshit being spread around about helping them out. I kind of felt like it was intentional.

[@ahab9712]

Well their nation is being invaded what do you expect. Of course they will prefer troops over medical aid when they are fighting a numerically superior enemy.

[@alphaclam]

What's insane are all these unqualified people who showed up to a war without any intention of picking up a gun and fighting. I don't understand how anyone figured they would get to pick and choose whatever job they wanted. "I'm going to Ukraine to be a medic! I'm going to drive trucks!" It's ridiculous. Of course they're making people sign contracts...why would they waste their time and money on foreigners who might otherwise cut and run at any time!? Get real!

[@OAlexisSamaO]

right now the west media if filled with ukraine propaganda, dont believe anything, this is a proxy war between USA and Russia, try to research what has been hapening this last 8 years in ukraine the reasons behind this war, and make your own opinión , don't let the media choose for you. most russian info is blocked in the west so it can be hard but try to search for info from russian sources and ukraine sources, is sad but the truth is that most of what putin has said is true, and most of what USA says is fake but dont take my word, check for yourself

[@possumGFX]

@Bando 247 Paul Joseph Watson is someone who always knows everything about anything and it is always "contrary" and "the real truth" which puts him on the list of people who just bullshit you for clicks.

[@alphaclam]

@@OAlexisSamaO What is your logic exactly?? Russia doesn't let it's own people choose their own media even more than the West. They have banned opposition media and public access to major Internet sites like Facebook. So if your standard for who is trustworthy is who has the most access to the most information, Russia is least trustworthy. Lol!! :)

[@andrewmgoss]

It’s a tough pill to swallow but it’s better to know what is really going on over there. You are doing an absolutely stellar job reporting dude

[@romanianturk2101]

I'm so fucking sick of the people who unironically think Ukraine is always scoring victories left and right. Like I mean, come on! It's obvious. I don't think losing kherson in a 1 week is victory like 💀💀

[@dirckthedork-knight1201]

@@romanianturk2101 Don't forget Zelenskyy's constant trash-talk towards the West for their innactivity these past days This is not behavior a leader of a "winning" nation ingages in at all

[@TheReferrer72]

@@romanianturk2101 What? Everyone knows that Russia can easily reduce Ukraine to rubble. But on the other hand Russia won't survive as Russia if it tries to occupy Ukraine.

[@Yuri-dy2bq]

the guy got closer then the FOXnews and CNN, but still, pretty far from what is going on.

[@NLDlover]

@@romanianturk2101 You seem confused about what the goal actually is for the Ukrainians. It is absolutely not to "win" on the battlefield outright but to grind Russia down in a war of attrition. US Intel has been spot on so far and if what they're saying about Russian casualties is even close to true then its really bad news for Russia. Putin cannot achieve his goals. He cannot hope to conquer, occupy and subdue Ukraine. The Ukrainians don't need to "win" they just need to not lose.

[@irishwristwatch2487]

Can I just say Cappy - the channel was good for analysis and breakdowns before - but mate, youve really stepped up to the plate with this information game. Great video, exactly what we need. Balanced, no-bullshit news

[@royweyant4382]

Yeah! What he said! Keep up the Good (and balanced!) work!

[@gebys4559]

Definitely. Before that it was just breakdown of different weapons and there usefulness. Right now this is the best purely military breakdown with an overall geopolitical ones probably being Good Times Bad Times and Caspian Report.

[@slslbbn4096]

Cappy is right unfortunately. The way our media dehumanizes the Chinese is similar to how Goebbels and the Na zis used to dehuma ize the Je wish people

[@markzuckerberg4466]

what the news is supposed to be informative and unbiased

[@edwardwatt9420]

@@markzuckerberg4466 Unbiased like the assumption that NATO / New World Order, that has the ultimate goal of eliminating most if not all mankind are the good guys . And that Ukraine is guided by good morals. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5XdiGhmm9aKfKc

[@TK-mj9rd]

Thank you for putting these up. You are my only source for some balanced coverage of the war. I was also puzzled about the liveuamap showing (mainly) Ukrainian victories but seeing Russian advances, I appreciate the confirmation on where the sources are coming from that makes sense now. Please keep up the videos!

[@lll9107]

"You are my only source" Wow, that's really really not smart. Not something to brag about having only 1 source for all of your information on a topic. Secondly, if you retort "I said balanced" then you are equally wrong there. He is not balanced on this issue, just like every other human on the planet. He has even said so himself in last episode on Putin's war(see my bias there?). He is pro-Ukraine and no matter how hard he tries, that bias will always leak in. It's not him being evil, it is simply how humans work.

[@lawsonj39]

@@lll9107 Fair critique, though any commentator who claims to be unbiased is full of it.

[@oreodepup]

To be fair I don’t fault liveuamap for being biased. They don’t want to compile all the information about Ukraine’s troops onto one neat little map for the Russians. In the first day of the war they actually did have Ukrainian positions but I assume they were either asked or decided to stop showing them to support Ukraine

[@futbesnake5438]

Dumb... dumb comment

[@blodknut5595]

@@futbesnake5438 not as dumb as a comment that fails to provide a critique yet simply as ascribes the original post as “dumb”! That is both dumb and lazy.

[@stupifyingstupedity2112]

That "freedom of speech against the common enemy" is important but essentially comes down to *focus* . There's a difference when information is manipulated to deceive and when it is filtered to captivate.

[@magnemoe1]

Back in the 80's or 90's it was an amnesty in Finland there you could hand in illegal weapons without questions. One guy told the police that they had to come to his farm. His father captured an Russian tank during WW 2 and kept it :) War never changes

[@neurocidesakiwi]

That was retarded. Everyone should be able to defend themselves.

[@jasper8291]

@@neurocidesakiwi When you talk about defense weapons there is quite a big difference between a tank and an automatic rifle

[@thomasspotzl4240]

@@jasper8291 There's a lot more digging with a tank.

[@jasper8291]

@@thomasspotzl4240 Exactly 🤣

[@randomdude8202]

Every bodyhas a right to defend themselves? Russia says it is defending itself. Do you see the error in that logic now?

[@wesselpoldervaart4658]

Thank you so much for making this video and trying your best to look from both perspectives. Yesterday I saw a group of Latvian army veterans with full gear at the airport ready to go to Ukraine they were practicing common Ukrainian phrases. Seeing them ready for war really made my gut churn more than any of the videos of dead bodies i've seen. Suddenly it was just really close.

[@Military_Archive]

Most of captured around Kherson are from the first days. It's about 25 miles(40 km) from Crimea. They had an advantage close to border and lots of aviation.

[@AF-gd7fh]

Also, it's been heavily reported by MSM. Idk why he thinks we don't know. They've captured Kherson or theyre about to capture Mariupol. It's been on the news non stop.

[@GearHedd]

The airport at Kherson was attacked today by the Ukrainians after Russia took control of it... Russia lost multiple Helicopters sittng on the ground... The fuel depot was also destroyed... Oleg Mistaev, Russian general and commander of the 150th Motorized Rifle Division was also killed... The 4th Russian general in Ukraine who is now dead... In only 3 weeks... Before the war Russia had an economy the size of Texas... But it now resembles the Titanic... And with it they must fund an army, air force, navy. sub fleet, nuclear force and space program as well... While trying to replace the destroyed gear in Ukraine... Good luck... Math says its impossible... No chance what so ever... But its Russia so lets believe in the myth... They can recover... They are going to win... Good luck... Math says NOT...

[@TheTpointer]

@@GearHedd Russia under Putin is a ship I like to see sinking. The people of russia deserve a leader with more compassion.

[@radonsider9692]

@@GearHedd and the things you said have near to zero proof

[@DakuHonoo]

@@TheTpointer People of Russia also deserve sovereignty, not being exploited by the western financial system and not having their resources stolen but guess who's the only one doing something about it?

[@TheNolimitcity]

This channel is the best coverage of the war. I just ignore the propaganda outlets and come here for updates anymore.

[@arashkamangir331]

I really appreciate this guy trying to weed through all the propaganda. Most people who are the victims of propaganda have no idea that is what they are seeing. Seems like this guy learned a lot from the propaganda of the 2003 Iraq war and how it can make you believe something that is not actually true

[@doogus8728]

In my opinion the 2003 Iraq war was more justified than the invasion of Ukraine tho. Cuz there was a pretty bad dictator ruling the country.

[@user-ts2ny8jg9d]

@@doogus8728 that's not a justification

[@Kayzef2003]

@@doogus8728 Really? The one million Iraqis USA killed are sending their gratitude from the cemetery. The fact that USA had lie to in order to find justification to invade Iraq says everything you need to know.

[@patriotenfield3276]

@@doogus8728 that's was a real doofus decision made by a globalist rino. Exxon mobil and other MIC industries wanted to cash out on a war torn country.

[@Davitofrito]

@@doogus8728 it was all about weapons of mass destruction. Remember this was a little less than two years after 9/11 and the idea Saddam had nukes and ties to terrorists like the at the time, elusive Osama bin laden, was too much to risk. I was a high school freshman watching tanks cross into iraq. Our supply convoys got ambushed and unexpectedly hard resistance in Basra made everyone think Baghdad was gonna be Stalingrad. The fedeyeen captured American personel from a convoy that took a wrong turn. 04 to 07 was just IEDs and people wondering why the war wasn't over yet. Rumsfeld literally said we go to war with army we have not the one we want. Recruiters would pull all kinds of strings, even count some push ups as a gym class credit for teens who otherwise would've been super seniors. But yeah dictators needing toppling being an end and of itself didn't start until Libya.

[@Gueleric]

FINALLY a channel that shows both sides of the war. I've been really bothered by the fact that we've only been fed one side of the story. It's hard to believe Ukraine's only had victories when they're losing territory. Thank you for this content, it's exactly what I was looking for!

[@alphanomad511]

According to Twitter and reddit ukraine has killed 500000 Russians and have suffered 0 casualties and they have pushed all the way to Moscow. 😆

[@coke8077]

Fr man people acting like Ukraine is going to win this war when in reality they’re desperate for help.

[@husarianhus5021]

Who told you Ukraine only has victories when youtube is full of videos of destroyed cities and millions of refugees.

[@brilobox2]

Of course they haven’t had only victories. Its a stalemate at best. The fact that you want as much validation as possible that Russia can run a competent military operation speaks volumes, and even without le epic prop footage from the Russian side its not hard to see that this whole situation is a giant cluster and not going to plan at all.

[@m1a1abrams3]

the channel “speak the truth” does a good job at going over the war, def better than mainstream media. they still talk about afghan and the lesser known stuff around the world

[@cplhobs6045]

I think the end of the video about freedoms being given up is something a lot of people are not talking about and it needs to be talked about more. Thank you for another great video.

[@coderentity2079]

Compare the reporting on iraq and ukraine. See, you never had untampered freedom. From hindside (and when you can compare) it's easier to assess.

[@Bobuubi]

I'm actually in Ukraine in close proximity to source of informations from Military. As much as I respect your research i would advise you to leark Russian and Ukrainian or hire translator for actualy valid informations from both sides.

[@arijfroo]

Thank you for this. You're literally the only source I know of that is striving to give unbiased information. I love hearing about Russian losses, but I know the reality is much more complex -- and you're here to explain it.

[@profpuffofficial2]

Also check out Caspian report

[@Infinitebrandon]

Hua. It takes a hero to talk about heroes.

[@Smacy]

If you stay off Twitter and Reddit, and stick to historically accurate, unbiased news sources like NPR, you’ll get a broader picture of the war. But Twitter is important because Ukraine is winning the information war, which is very significant! But shouldn’t be the only source of info.

[@Infinitebrandon]

@@Smacy bs. Reuters and AP are the military's go to sources. They're right more of the time than most big media

[@linusa2996]

@@Infinitebrandon NPR isn't "big media" and they are often the farm team that ABC,CBS, NBC, CNN and Fox get their reporters from. During Desert Storm, NPR had more reporters in more countries in the conflict zone (Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Turkey,Syria, Jordan and Israel) than any of the majors.

[@AZDeathMetal]

New to your channel, but I think what you’re doing is really important. If we live in this bubble where we think only Ukraine is scoring victories on the battlefield, we might think to ourselves, “Eh, they got this situation under control. We can look away now.” Important video! Keep doing what you do.

[@jeremiahdillard9201]

absolutely!!!

[@coldwaterjimmy7044]

Matt, I concur. Seems like all I ever hear about is how many tanks, etc. the Russians lost. Sometimes a "balanced news report" is not pretty nor what we want to hear. Hey, don't confuse me with the truth seems to be a common mantra.

[@Weyktor]

the ppl who are telling you that Ukraine is doing well are the same people who told you that Afghanistan was going well... for 20 years!

[@shorewall]

I think part of it is that most people know we cannot and should not get involved militarily, so we want to believe that David can defeat Goliath on his own. Because if Ukraine loses, it will be because the West abandoned them to their fate, with the rational goal of avoiding nuclear war.

[@coldwaterjimmy7044]

@@shorewall kind of a Catch-22 ... Good point but how will this end?

[@darson100]

Great video, please keep them coming. Trying to get a somewhat clear picture of what's going on at the moment is bloody difficult, but hearing the analysis of both sides from someone with a military background is really helpful. This is something journalists simply cannot or will not do.

[@EPorter792]

Tremendous video. You could watch cable news for 24 hours straight and not get this much information on the war

[@julianoverman631]

I just want to say, I've been watching everything on this war since it started. Today i watched yours and it completely opened my eyes to all the misinformation. Nobody else mentions anything about the russians side, you did. You also backed everything up with as much proof as you could on situations. Anyways, absolutely incredible video. Please make more. People need people like you to shed light on what is really going on. Thank you

[@anenemystand5582]

No they do. The problem is confirming things said by the Russian side is hard because they keep shooting journalists.

[@arnoldsherrill2585]

Seriously appreciate all the work you're doing putting all of this together., the information you are putting together is a better consensus of what is actually happening than anyting mainstream media is currently putting out about this situation.

[@zeppkfw]

Yeah he's always been very objective and logical with his research and presentation.

[@zeppkfw]

@@armija So is Ukraine's. If you check the news it's all Ukranian victories. I mean that's only logical because why would you report your losses?

[@badfoody]

"It is easy to say democracy is terrible and no one should have the right to join NATO. When you have freedom yourself" - Cappy My man. Excellent rebuttal. Nuance and context is lost on so many people

[@jaeger1447]

Except that there is no nuance, and there ESPECIALLY is no context. Mearsheimer didn't say either of those things, and there's no nuance whatsoever in what Task & Purpose said. As a GWOT Baby, he's just reinforcing the company line. He doesn't even mention Mearsheimer's name; I'm reminded of the early days of the Snowden revelations - wherein the mainstream media would show videos of Snowden, but never let you hear him talk. Disingenuous.

[@MyKharli]

At the same time everyone has been saying for years if you keep kicking the russian bear your going to get bit . This war has been forecasted for years if Nato kept on goading , you can do `the free country` bit all you like but a bit of common sense would have saved the entire situation which in most likely hood is spurned on by oil and military interests who don't give a shit about Ukrainians just use them.

[@merrickx]

@@MyKharli The "free/sovereign country" bit is just dumb in the first place - there was a color revolution in 2014 and a Western puppet installed thereafter. It doesn't even take a Pearl Harbor these days... just some typical propaganda, and even the Q-boomer types get right back onboard the state department's tit.

[@SueMyChin]

@@jaeger1447 Mearsheimer at no point takes into consideration what the people of Ukraine want. He says use them as a buffer zone, presumably he means a Belarusian style puppet state where east and west ideology clash and nobody can be happy. It's total shit. He blames NATO and the west when really all NATO and the west are guilty of is treating the populations better, giving them a voice, free speech and the choice of representation. This is therefore more desirable and near inevitable without totalitarian intervention. Which is what Russia is doing in Ukraine. The Kremlin can't have a free western democracy on their boarders because they know once that ideology seeps into the Russian conscience, it's only a matter of time before he's facing protests like they had last summer in Belarus.

[@AB8511]

@@SueMyChin Fully agree. I am personally much inclined to support restraint in american foreign policy, but what really bothers me, is the old fashioned imperial undertone in this debate - big countries will make a deal and small one should get used to it. And I am not naive, I fully understand that there is no equality in power capabilities between states and strong one can sometimes just force the weaker one. But at least on the side of US should be asked the basic question what does the Ukraine want? I live in the neighbouring state - in the Slovakia and when we entered to EU and NATO in 2004 there was no real other alternative to it. Improvement in our living standards and economic developments were guaranteed by NATO security umbrella and cooperation with other European states in EU framework. Russia can not even provide any other competitive offer - no big investments in the region, no jobs, no technological transfer. From the standpoint of Ukraine this is very easy decision...

[@MrMediator24]

As someone who works in Russia in near government company I am in no way surprised that there is little to no coordination between regiments, let alone different branches. Our management and control structures are very vertical and you can barely get any answers from higher up

[@andreaallsopp7043]

....but that silo way of operating is just the same in the UK public sector, sadly.

[@LamLawIndy]

Question: Is this done on purpose to "silo" information or just a byproduct of training, system design?

[@deviousN]

@@LamLawIndy done on purpose. Russian administration is highly centralized, with very little room for autonomy on a low level. It's also a byproduct from Soviet Style management, where today's Russian Oligarchs used to be more familiar with this system when they were Soviet Bureaucrats.

[@TheLukio]

I really like the highlighting of the "fog of war" and trying to puzzle together the overall picture as witnessed from both sides. I feel that a lot of people do not understand the importance of things like logistics, safe MSRs and large scale warfare. It's a lot to comprehend and has so many facettes to it - especially in times of modern multi-domain warfare.

[@samb5096]

Am I crazy but shouldn’t we always assume every side has received casualties. Why would anyone not think that Ukrainians are suffering casualties?

[@johanliebert8375]

One sided reporting that's why

[@Jagrofes]

The Ukrainians reported a couple days ago they have lost about 2000 soldiers.

[@Dbales34]

I guess the point is.. the bulk of the media coverage is focused on Russian losses and blunders.. while little emphasis is placed on ground they've covered and the Ukrainian defeats along the way. Rooting for Ukraine 100%.. but it's important we face the facts

[@samb5096]

I guess it just blows my mind that people can hear any side of a/the story they only believe 65% of it and assume 25 % in the complete opposite of whatever is being reported.

[@autonaut279]

people... are ... not okay, my friend. we're broken.

[@edwardmerriam6970]

As someone who has worked in the Lost Media community... trust me when I say that going to the sketchy corners on the internet is necessary to get what you want. The internet is full of mysterious wonders, 90% of it hidden away because people don't know how to find that information. EDIT: Thanks for the likes. Fun fact: a lot of lost media often ends up being found on Chinese or Russian websites due to lax copyright laws in those countries. The internet is a wonderful place!

[@Birdylockso]

"because people don't know how to find that information." I think it's because people are too lazy to think independently. Like water, they flow on the path with the least resistance.

[@nkl7345]

@@Birdylockso humans are, we save energy cognitively for the most part unless we actively go against our nature

[@GundamReviver]

-mumbles something about 4chan-

[@hebrewhooligan5462]

So are you saying his videos are sketchy??? Lol

[@Birdylockso]

@@nkl7345 good point. That's how we, as humans, easy fall preys to scams and political manipulations. Oh, well...

[@markjohnson1835]

Thanks for calling out the Mearshimer video. I really appreciate your attempts at balance - It isn't easy listening to the cold shower of Russian advances, but we need to hear the truth about their victories as well as Ukraine's. Regarding the business of "why" Putin acts the way he does, I recommend people review: Vladamir Kara-Murza, Bill Browder, Yevgenia Albats, Masha Gessen, Julia Iofe, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, etc -- all of these are people who grew up or worked in Russia under Putin. Browder's TED talk about his attorney Magnitsky and Putin's corruption is especially compelling.

[@motojl]

How true. My old platoon Sargent once said, " a bitching soldier is a happy soldier". It was a fair assessment of a man's mental health by a very simple man. This is from a former infantryman.

[@stephenwood6663]

Honestly, it makes a lot of sense. If a man is experiencing issues but *isn't* bitching, it's probably because he thinks doing so would be wasting his breath.

[@6ixpool520]

I absolutely tune in to each of your episodes covering the conflict in Ukraine! Well researched and impartial reporting and analysis is so hard to come by nowadays!

[@dbay_]

Back when I was a conscript in russian army (6th separate tank brigade 1gta) in 2016 we were badly understaffed with drivers. For example in big military exercises in 2016 almost all our professional serviceman went there and only conscripts that went were drivers. Also every professional serviceman wanted to go to Syria back in 2016 but most demand was for drivers. My thoughts are: probably conscripts, that people are talking about were drivers for the most part (if nothing changed in army which i highly doubt). And of courses not owning the night in 2022 is ridiculous. In 2016 i saw night vision optic once and that was old soviet thing. At least all our tanks t72b3 were equipped with thermal optics.

[@dbay_]

@Nachtmahr22 I think perception of war (globally) has changed. I was young but remember 2nd Chechen war and people were terrified of war. Nowadays people seemed don't care about casualties for both sides as much. I find myself and others talking about sanctions, future economic collapse more than an actual war.

[@Aaron25thinfantry]

I always assumed Russia was well equipped with NODs and/or other night vision and moved fairly well at night. As a US Army Infantryman we spent alot of time doing live night exercises and practicing with night movements. That was a huge part of our combat and I always assumed Russia would be similar. That was almost 20 years ago in early 2000s after 9/11. Thanks for the insight, I'm always interested in actual truth.

[@theoldleafybeard]

@@Aaron25thinfantry I don't know if it's wise to talk about practice routines and habits publicly, given the situation.

[@HunterHughes10]

@@theoldleafybeard think 20 years is long enough to be bad intel bro. He’s not sharing anything you can’t get off a History channel doc

[@jameshill4900]

Great information. What do you think Russian support is for the war... majority, strong, minority? Do the people around you trust the Russian media and distrust the "Western" media? Do they think Russian media is misleading/propaganda about the war? Your responses seem very honest which is why I am curious about your opinion.

[@AlvaroGribel]

Looks like this analysis didn’t get old well…

[@LunaticTheCat]

Aged like shit lol

[@ItachiUchiha-lr3yr]

Why didn't it age well?

[@AlvaroGribel]

@@ItachiUchiha-lr3yr because Russia failed in taking Kiev

[@ItachiUchiha-lr3yr]

@@AlvaroGribel That's the point though, unless you go there you aren't gonna know what's going on. The Media just makes up whatever they want.

[@APersonOnYouTubeX]

@@AlvaroGribel and they’re trying to regroup Let’s not pretend that the Russians didn’t pose threat

[@ramashtovba2355]

Huge respect for this man and his honest reporting!

[@kartikeyatiwari2502]

He was one of the Americans who invaded Iraq on the orders of the war criminal Bush... not something to be proud of

[@jameslyon1372]

@@kartikeyatiwari2502 the only thing he can't be proud of is why he was sent. The people in power send the soldiers. They don't send themselves. You must not understand what it means to be a soldier.

[@EstebanMataVargas]

@Tin Watchman I think he´s kind of doing both.

[@kartikeyatiwari2502]

@@jameslyon1372 doesn't matter. He engaged in American terrorism and was a part of a group which destabilized the Middle East and killed thousands of innocent people. Reverse the situation, if a russian soldier who went to ukraine made videos about how america is Hitler for invading Iraq would you support him? Classic hypocrisy. This guy is nothing but a criminal, has blood of thousands on his hands

[@goobdoober2537]

@@kartikeyatiwari2502 The US didn’t use the excuse of ethnic minority abuse as an excuse to invade Iraq, while Putin did

[@richardmardis2492]

By the end of WW1, Germany was shocked that they lost- “how did we lose, when we won every battle?!” Inferring that the German public, was being told only what they wanted to hear- you’ll find this in every country, and in every war. (Yeah- long day makes in-articulation)

[@joeywheelerii9136]

Well they didn't win every battle.

[@yesno-qi7lo]

@@joeywheelerii9136 german civilians didn't know that

[@nkl7345]

Just need to terrorize the civilians and destroy their infrastructure to really drill in that they lost lol

[@rashmiranjansamantaray2219]

And it was not US or any Western countries, it was the Russians who defeated them.

[@the_corvid97]

@@rashmiranjansamantaray2219 Wrong war, in WW1 the Russian Empire lost in 1917. Contrast with WW2 where the Soviets were responsible for roughly 80% of german losses.

[@CocoDave37]

Man, a long 8 days and I was thinking... You decided to volunteer and flew to Ukraine to join the fight. My other thought was you are doing such an awesome job presenting what is really going on "they" shut you down on YT. Really happy to see you're still here creating unbias informative content and filling in the gaps that network news just can't provide. Thank you :)

[@theknifedude1881]

This is NOT what I wanted to hear but need to hear. Thank you for the real info. We may be cheerleaders for Ukraine but have to be aware of what is actually happening on the ground.

[@michaelhall7546]

You're really stepping it up with the Ukraine analysis. Always liked the gun stuff with the goofy humor but your intelligent break downs are top shelf

[@nkl7345]

Hope this channel blows up for providing some more grounded coverage with working OSINT

[@R1138]

I’m really relying on these videos, Cappy. You’re doing a great job, please keep it up!

[@achilleasfloudas1972]

This is probably the most accurate and balanced analysis I have seen, keep up the good work.

[@futbesnake5438]

😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@walnutwindows]

So your elevator doesn’t make it to the top.

[@hahdakdahkdhalsla]

@@ASS_ault he is balance. Just because you disagree, doesn't mean he is balance

[@Defender78]

13:48 omg don't give the Russian forces any tips on how to handle an ambush :/

[@srutzky]

@@ASS_ault What, specifically, is unbalanced about this info? It's not obvious to me, so I'm curious.

[@S3BAST1AN696]

It would be fantastic, nearly 2 weeks later, to see what else is going on like in this video.

[@andrewjordan6112]

Seriously the best military analysis of this war anywhere. It’s wild to watch the rapid evolution/deployment of the propaganda machine in real time. Thanks Cappy. Keep it up!

[@scottyd3138]

Well Russian propaganda is incredibly powerful and been running for a long time. They even influence big time in the US

[@jewishmafiosiandganglord6930]

thats the thing, the propaganda machine isn't one organization or one government, its a network of average common people spreading these rumours for free, fuelled by modern tech companies. This is why the Ukrainian propaganda is much more pervasive than Russian, it is not the Ukrainian government spreading their propaganda, it is average common people from all over the world, helped by tech companies like twitter, which are doing it. After this war, I sincerely think that any country which truly gives a damn about its national security and/or its war potential, these countries should ban twitter.

[@agentc7020]

@@scottyd3138 That's bs, if that was true then we'd see the Russian victories.

[@starcraft2-bdh863]

Usa's propaganda is 100x more powerful.

[@scottyd3138]

@@agentc7020 yeah then why are they playing tucker carlson in Russia and Conspiracy theorists defending an invasion? If ya can't see the obvious, I can't help you haha

[@theracinggym624]

Admittedly, I wasn't originally sure about this channel when I first found it (about a month or two prior to the UA invasion by RU), but I have been continuously impressed by your unbiased approach to unravelling information as well as explaining the WHY so much as the WHAT of a situation. It's one thing to provide targeted facts and allow people to make their own assumptions, but the method that you provide context and background to information is incredibly useful. In a previous video you dispelled the knee-jerk "RU can't do anything!" shouts about the convoy W/NW of Kyiv and gave valid and understandable (w/anecdotal reference) information as to why a convoy of such scope/size might be 'stalled' and it was a great eye opener. For people who are curious to look past the high-level/mass-media information given on these topics, you feel like an honest, experienced, and well researched source of valid information. Thank you for your efforts and the lengths that you go to in order to gather information and present it in an as-unbiased-as-you-can-be format. It is greatly appreciated, and you have completely earned my support for your channel and your work. Thank you again

[@CalmBeforeTheStorm76]

Good job, Cappy. You don't have to justify your position. We know you're merely trying to do what the MSM could care less about. Appreciate the effort.

[@mrpolskija]

Owww, just today found this channel. Loved the BMP-video, but I guess this one didn't age that well haha. :D

[@edwardkennedy6443]

I don’t know what kind of information they give you in the West, but here in Ukraine we are perfectly aware of our situation. No matter how much resistance we put up, their army is still huge and the bombardment of our cities is only intensifying. But this does not change the fact that our army is successfully defending in key areas and has already captured equipment, including air defense and electronic warfare worth millions. Still Putin will not back down without at least some major victory that will allow him to show his people that thousands of their children did not die in vain, so the worst is yet to come. I also want to say that despite the arrows on the maps and the videos from propaganda resources about the distribution of food to the civilian population (some of which are filmed in Russia itself), Ukrainians will continue to resist.

[@mikepagani6996]

You stand strong you absolute warriors in the west we are feed a narrative but we have many independent news outlets that get straight to the point you just have to hunt them out but to be fair it’s like that on both sides it’s called war propaganda for a reason

[@ifv2089]

_I wonder why we don't have Russians breaking opsec every chance they get_ Could it be they are professional or have nothing to prove 🤔

[@edwardkennedy6443]

@@mikepagani6996 Yep, there is nothing new in propaganda. If you heard what the russian media said during the war in Iraq, you would believe that the American army had no chance at all. How true this turned out to be is not worth saying.

[@edwardkennedy6443]

@@darko5813 we are fighting for our country not because of the West. We don't want to be part of an empire built from the lies, lawlessness, and ambitions of one aged dictator.

[@ifv2089]

@@BocaoZ he throwing Blokes from UK and US on the Media bodies heap rather than where they could be best utilised also.. seems they will make better headlines as kia to trigger foreign intervention than as volunteers. Word has gotten out not to go

[@watertriton]

I’ve seen a lot of parallel propaganda between the US wars in this one it’s pretty crazy seeing it put out so plainly. When you’re on the other side and realize exactly what it is and that it is used equally by every country.

[@nkl7345]

Hopefully the current generation(s) can see through any propaganda in the future better where politicians are more likely to tell is as it but alas, lowest common denominator

[@KiopysPlace]

@@nkl7345 NAW lol, sadly the current generation are a bunch of "woke" idoits being spoon-fed everything by the media and the government. I hate when i talk bad about fellow americans but it's whats going on currently.

[@LENZ5369]

@@KiopysPlace Well you just used "woke" unironically...so best not to throw stones, pal.

[@KiopysPlace]

@@LENZ5369 aye, it's just the term these people are calling themselves nowadays, just getting caught up in society now

[@ichtozavuzovsky8370]

As Ukrainian we take what we can get, living under Putin is not an option.

[@Dftba_hitch]

I've been watching your videos for a while and been amused but this recent series on the war in Ukraine has been a real step up in quality. Not being afraid of being sincere and drawing on your personal experience of war and propaganda meanwhile trying to present a balanced set of information and interesting commentary. Keep up the good work!

[@Theophan123]

Well this is a military channel and the recent war in Ukraine provides a perfect opportunity for him to make an honest analysis in the midst of all the fearmongering and virtue-signalling propaganda. I think the problem is the Western media's nearly 24/7 coverage of Russian invasion of Ukraine bombarding audiences around the world with information overload and anxiety. You don't see those media outlets cover the U.S. war in Afghanistan day by day, in comparison

[@user-jz1sr2uo6k]

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[@chuckintexas]

@@Theophan123 - "fearmongering and virtue-signalling propaganda" - What a PERFECT way to cast all we're getting from "Approved Sources" !! - THANKS ! I'm "borrowing" that for my own _;=)) !_ ALL the BEST !! - -C.

[@pinakibasu5564]

I absolutely love the way you talk without taking any side or impose any biased views on this grim and serious topic of war and invasion. so... expecting another update sort of video on the same topic as almost 10 days you posted the last one. good work and keep it up 👍

[@sintenal4078]

I’m am beyond sick of people telling me what they think I need to think, do or believe in. Thank you for actually showing us that there are two sides to every conflict. One would think this would be common knowledge. Yet, as with sense, if it were common… Everyone would have it. Keep up the good work, brother.

[@jameswyre6480]

Great job, as a lifelong amateur historian and having majored mostly in Russian History I find your content very useful and instructive. I really appreciate the logistics and equipment perspectives especially because my wargaming and reading have been mostly pre Cold War.

[@stevenslater4395]

A lifelong amateur historian is going to take advice from a KZbinr who’s googling buzzwords. Half the stuff this guy said is completely false. Some of y’all need to pay the fûck attention.

[@somethingmoredecent]

@@stevenslater4395 Care to flesh that out and explain? Give examples and cite counter-sources. Not attacking you, just trying to have an intellectual and honest rapport with you

[@martysomoco]

The horrific bombing of civilian targets - refugees fleeing, automobiles, buses, hospitals, schools, apartment buildings, and homes in rural villages, by the Russian military, constitutes unconscionable war crimes. No number of obviously contrived pro-russian posts for this video will obscure the murderous actions of the Russian military directed by Vladimir Putin.

[@martysomoco]

@@stevenslater4395 The horrific bombing of civilian targets - refugees fleeing, automobiles, buses, hospitals, schools, apartment buildings, and homes in rural villages, by the Russian military, constitutes unconscionable war crimes. No number of obviously contrived pro-russian posts for this video will obscure the murderous actions of the Russian military directed by Vladimir Putin.

[@vinnieg6161]

@@stevenslater4395 You're obviously not a historian or even an amateur historian since most of us understand history is a matter of perspective,

[@tomr4434]

Chris, thank you so much for taking your time and putting these videos together.. These videos are a great insight into the war from an unbiased perspective. Obviously I want Ukraine to come out on top and I love seeing the positive news on social and the news.. (My family is from Ukraine so I’m a little biased) but it’s good to show all sides and see the truth. So again thank you.

[@Kaiwann1]

Thank you for your last part of the speech about freedom of speech, it's so essential for it to thrive even under the current circumstance.

[@antonleimbach648]

I grew up across the street from a Hungarian family. This was early 80’s and they had escaped from the Soviet Union a few years before. Their Grandpa had lost an eye at Stalingrad and he always said to us “NEVER underestimate the Russians”. He was there when they broke through the German lines and encircled the 6th army in the winter of 1942.

[@ilya0885]

Yea, but you all completely forgot that weren't only russians. At that time it was USSR and there were many nationalities as well as Ukrainians... So make conclusions...

[@astralwerks4]

That only applied to a country fighting for its life. The Ukrainians are the motivated force this time.

[@alexiz.7569]

We should pay respect to USSR fallen soldiers of ww2 without them Hitler would have succeeded. The world owes Russia great respect for the masses of soldiers lost defending Europe. No one can beat the US with their genocidal nukes on Japan.

[@alexiz.7569]

@@astralwerks4 The Ukraine army was built from NAZI militant groups like Azof and Aidar as well as Chechen nationalist mercenaries from Denmark.

[@Jruth68]

@@alexiz.7569 Russian bots like yourself have been fed so much propaganda shit that you are starting to smell like it. The bulk of the current Ukraine army was built and trained after Russian aggression of the annexation of Crimea when Putin lost his puppet government. You can go ahead and be proud or what your Fuhrer has done to Russia. Russia will now be worse off then they were in the 80's.

[@KennethGonzalez]

Thanks for doing the digging and producing great reports! Huge respect for your efforts and the quality of the analysis.

[@iago9711]

Thanks so much for making these. This is some of the best information on the war that exists. Please keep them coming.

[@kostasnikonor3770]

Best analysis unit now on whole KZbin. Thanks

[@krycho15]

I should start that I am Polish. I want to thank you for debunking that theory about NATO somehow seizing more land. It is voluntary and citizens of Poland and Baltic States have joined it without compulsion. We were simply afraid of Russia. It was our tyrant for many years; a tyrant that had nothing to offer economically speaking. The only thing that they have left is brute force. I am so sorry for the people of Ukraine right now. Probably if their government wasn’t as corrupted as it was in the 90s and 00s they could have already been a part of NATO now.

[@geoeconomics5629]

You are clueless

[@I_Art_Laughing]

Without compulsion...just propaganda....and economic pressure.

[@deaftonormies5117]

The difference between Poland and Ukraine is that the US didn't have to launch 2 coups to draw Poland into an alliance with the West, nor does the US have to prop up an authoritarian government like the one in Ukraine. The Polish people largely agree with allying with Western Europe and the Polish people are free. I understand the desire of Poland to check Russian expansion, but it feels like Poland may end up sucked into a war that would be bad for everyone, especially Poland. Also, the nationalists fighting Russia worship Bandera. If the Ukrainian state survives with them in power, Poles living in Ukraine may not fair well.

[@JagdWehrwolf]

@@deaftonormies5117 Wherever you are go and find nearest Ukrainian and ask them how it is for the nazis installed by US to run their country and force them to join NATO. Just make sure you got plenty of funds for dentist and/or plastic surgeon beforehand.

[@deaftonormies5117]

@@JagdWehrwolf My girlfriend is Ukrainian and she hopes Russia is victorious soon so that civilian deaths will stop. She also wants every Westerner involved in the conflict to leave or die but I try to restrain her hatred.

[@jeffbaade3521]

Thanks Chris for that very well reasoned analysis of the war in Ukraine. I also have wondered why the MSM is only reporting UAF victories and never mentions Russian army advances. I appreciate the craft you tell the truth about all aspects of this conflict. I think you have the best analysis on KZbin for sure and maybe period on any media outlet. Keep up the good reporting. I appreciate and love your content.

[@stevenslater4395]

He’s isn’t an analyst, he’s a veteran with a youtube channel, and half the stuff said in this video is objectively false. Id love if he would have a convo with someone who actually knows whats going on.

[@CarrickLightstar]

It’s very refreshing to see someone with a balanced opinion on this whole mess. I’ve been downvoted on Reddit and called a Russian bot for suggesting that a bias might exist with such ferocity it made my head spin. Thank you for this video.

[@TroySpace]

Yup, whenever you point out the obvious (and even referencing things like Modern Warfare Institute), no you're a Russian bot. Certain YT channels have become armchair analysts and only fuel this, injecting whatever politics they may have into it. Sadly most people think the defence of Ukraine is a tower defence game with no real people trapped in cities.

[@fav843]

@@TroySpace It's difficult because there are so many Russian bots and propagandists that saying the truth, even when it is an uncomfortable one, is going to get attacked. The internet has its own fog.

[@laingadaing]

Reddit is a septic tank.

[@sgill4833]

I got banned from reddit several years ago. OG Russian bot 2016.

[@2theAJ]

Well to be honest his predictions on Kyiv were way off lol

[@richardzippler3330]

You doing a great job keep lifting the fog of war. Expect more reports in the future. No pressure.

[@thevoxofreason8468]

Thank you for this. It's so hard to find unbiased factual information on the conflict. This is exactly what I was looking for.

[@vyros.3234]

Most things will biased because its hard to support Russia on this(because in reality this war is unjustified). But even biased sources still have good information as long as its not complete propaganda(like Ukraine TV because of lies and propaganda to boost morale or Russian TV since it is mainly lies and propaganda to make their war seem just. Good day

[@teresabenson3385]

Thank you! I've been very frustrated by the lack of balanced news coverage. Appreciate your work!

[@DWandtheenablers]

Balanced? Like, you miss pro putin (not here) media? Putin the poisoner?

[@georgep9447]

It's interesting he estimates Russia needs 3 weeks to take Kiev, cause there is a former US general doing the rounds saying Russia can probably only keep this going for another 10 days (from today). Here's hoping they're both right.

[@nedyalkotodorov4535]

that general is wrong Russia will not lose this if they have to leave afther 10 days be ready to see heavy air force and city that is flatern with the ground

[@andreivaldez2929]

They've been saying Kyiv would fall in a few days since last week. I don't think these estimates really mean much considering you're basically trying to predict the score in a team sport: so many variables to consider and every person isn't always going to be predictable.

[@ajw5138]

@@nedyalkotodorov4535 I bet you said the same thing 10 days ago

[@ZbjetisGod]

Kiev in 3 weeks is incredibly optimistic for the Russians if the citizens decide OT fight building to building. The Russians will likely need to level large parts of the buildings

[@TheMaratrix]

Looks like the Russians are avoiding the the civilian blood bath at all cost, if they wanted it, ir would of been a different war altogether, they are not trying to make Kiev another Belgrade or Bagdad.

[@sketch-R]

I can't help but love the perspective your giving. We're in the age of information and that last part about freedom of speech and the funnel of information and media is very and will be extremely important to weather we can have ability to protest any further escalation in this conflict as it's already been apparent even before the invasion started.

[@prachurgupta9719]

I wanted to add that the reason the world sees Ukraine as "winning" and Russia as incompetent is not because there are no losses on the Ukrainian side, or that the Russians are not making progress, but that the Russians are not making quick enough progress and their unexpected miscalculations. The fact that this war is even lasting as long as it is is a win in my view.

[@Mr.Sozzled]

Russia is attacking the largest European country, of course there isn't going to be instant progress. This isn't Iraq, this is a legitimate country and military

[@31terikennedy]

Were you aware that Russia had total control of the Crimea? I wasn't.

[@joeywheelerii9136]

So if Ukraine surrenders next week it's win just cause they lasted longer than you expected? Being conquered isn't a win.

[@AdsaAdad]

@@31terikennedy since 2014

[@prachurgupta9719]

​@@joeywheelerii9136 First of all, Ukraine won't surrender, that would be dumb. Secondly, russia may be able to hold parts of ukraine, but will never be able to take control of the whole country. So if a part of ukraine is left after this conflict, which probably will happen, that would be a win. Just waking up and seeing ukraine fight for another day is a win when fighting the 2nd largest army in the world.

[@Thermopylae2007]

Thanks for offering what appears to offer the most honest and balanced assessment of the situation on the ground. While I can appreciate people getting passionate about such a conflict, the overtly biased and propagandistic nature of so much of the coverage is highly troublesome and doesn't help those trying to clearly understand what's happening.

[@Smacy]

That’s what journalists are for. Him pointing out 5 or 6 instances from either side besting the other doesn’t give anyone a better idea about what’s going on. Journalists on the ground documenting the humanitarian crisis-those are the ones we have to trust. People who’ve made careers out of analyzing conflicts and who have a record of accurate reporting. I think it’s very clear to anyone who gets their news from somewhere besides Twitter that Russia is dominating in their relentless bombardment of civilian infrastructure of which there seems to be no end in sight. Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦

[@Shrouded_reaper]

You would think the same standards should have been applied for the last few decades in regards to the way the media conducts themselves when covering the wars that America starts....

[@Smacy]

@@Shrouded_reaper Find a source or particular journalist you trust to give you the facts. I don’t watch only Fox News and then complain that “everyone in the news” loves Trump. Everyone here is sleeping on NPR. They constantly have people reporting from conflicts all over the world. They ask important people difficult questions, and they also give a voice to the human victims that are so often overlooked by those who only care about the politics. Edit to add: yes sometimes real journalism can be boring which is why I think people don’t listen to genuine sources because they’re not as entertaining as they are thought-provoking.

[@roberttyrrell2250]

Whats is happening? The U.S installed a puppet ruler. The U.S has been pumping drugs Fentanyl Meth( they call "bang") into Russia. Joe wants to put U.S( NATO) warheads just 200 mls from Moscow in Ukraine. Theres what? Now 30 bio labs the U.S state dept has admit the U.S is funding. Just 900mls from Russia. Putins saying Nyet. He's exposing the corruption of Obama Biden admin, & elitists global economic forum. Google war in Donbass. The treatment of ppl there & Donekst by Zielinski. Violating the 2018 ceasefire w U.S rockets for past 8 mos. Who Zielinski really is. Washed up commedian/ actor w No EDU in politics economics trade foriegn affairs ect. A Puppet.

[@raylopez99]

Against that narrative, I'd like to point out it all depends on, just like in the Vietnam war and Robert McNamara, "kill ratios". Consider the following facts: in the Afghan war of 1979-1989, the Soviets had about 15k killed and roughly twice that many wounded (for the exact figures, from the internet: "The Soviet Union, ending a long silence about the exact number of its casualties in the war in Afghanistan, said today that 13,310 soldiers had been killed, 35,478 wounded and 311 are missing,") Now if Ukraine has taken out 5k-10k Russians in the last few weeks, that's about half as many as were taken out in 10 years in the Afghan war, which is generally understood to be a Soviet defeat. As for Vietnam, it was roughly a 30:1 kill ratio, and 90% of the Vietcong (Sough Vietnam rebels) died, so it was a "Pyrrhic victory" for the USA. All in all I'd say Ukraine is winning at the moment, in the same way Finland won in WWII vs the Russians. What is needed now is a negotiated settlement like NATO stays out of UKR forever if Russia retreats. A fair bargain.

[@TroyCunningham]

Thanks for posting. For me your analysis is the most important and realistic in this conflict. I wish only that there was more of it!

[@dvderek]

Interesting watching this as Russian troops have mostly withdrawn from the surroundings of Kyiv. Russian casualties really piling up too. Excellent rebuttal to Mearsheimer at the end love it bro.

[@swopejp]

Your analysis of the conflict is the best out there! No one else is giving the kind of clear-eyed, informed analysis of the military situation that you are. Keep 'em coming!

[@Frankey2310]

15:55 Fun fact: even though commenters in the West call that city Kharkiv - its Ukrainian name, - the residents of "Kharkiv" would call it exclusively Kharkov - its Russian name, - as it's a Russian-speaking region. Same goes for Kyiv vs Kiev. This is an aspect of the war that's lost to the outsiders: Ukrainians speak perfect Russian. This fact alone makes all those vertical videos of destruction and death hit so much harder you wouldn't believe it! Add to that how similar Russian and Ukrainian cities look. And I can't even imagine what it must feel like for the troops in the occupying force. This is the problem of morale that's brought up so often. Imagine if, instead of Iraq, you were deployed to Canada, and it would be Canadian troops that you were tasked to kill, and Canadian cities to capture. After a short while, being thirsty or tired wouldn't be your primary complaint anymore.

[@tetyanazholobaylo9897]

I agree with you to an extent. Eastern Ukrainians and Southern Ukrainians speak and understand russian BUT majority of western ukrainians do not speak russian, so regions such as Lviv, Ivano Frankivsk etc. They are not taught russian in school (they are only taught English and German as a second language) and the adults do not speak russian even if some of them have been taught russian during USSR. Therefore we would say Kharkiv and Kyiv (which is why news reporters that are stationed in Lviv say it the ukrainian way) and we would be offended if someone just assumed that we know how to speak Russian. Hope that helps!

[@BaalAdvocate]

I just think it's funny that people started calling Kiev Kyiv about three weeks ago, and are all bothered by a war in a country most of them couldn't find on a map a month ago or had never heard of.

[@gilmanouellettejr.1925]

@@BaalAdvocate same reason firefighters care little about your house when its not on fire. You thought you said something smart, but you didn't.

[@truenokill]

@@BaalAdvocate the US most certainly have had Ukraine on our minds for years now , watching Kremlin lead skirmishes and poison democratic leaders. Also that Kremlin was able to illegally install Russian assets in American government only to have them turn around and ILLEGALLY deny ukraine promised arms for proof of nonexistent conspiracies. Only the one third following Kremlin Russian asset in white house for four years do NOT know of Ukraine and they are still stupid enough to cheer for Kremlin.

[@truenokill]

We DO know what this is like with our history of civil war AND the civil war boiled over here in the US. Not to the degree of home invasion and tanks but certainly fascism is a civil war in US (that Kremlin helped fuel by installing his asset).

[@stephenwheeler76]

Thank you for supplying this information, I'm old enough to know that we have been feed only one side of the war. Understanding the events on the ground helps you make better decision, it's hard to understand why some people and leaders find that a difficult concept (they may think we are unable to process the information). But it is what it is, again thank you for letting some of us see the other half of the information. I have never commented on this kind of subject in my life.

[@gregvandendries3825]

Love this analysis, best I’ve seen so far. But PLEASE! Make it weekly!!

[@samuelomuhsin7623]

Excellent analysis, that’s just perfect, well-balanced, and you show well constructive knowledge of military operations. Thank you very much for being frank and brave 👍

[@hifinsword]

@King Spoken like a true Russian BOT!

[@jackmemphis777]

@King big facts

[@michaelforansich8090]

@King Is Canada going to invade again?😄

[@generalilbis]

Thank you for doing these videos, Chris! As a history nerd whose interest leans toward warfare and its impact on society, seeing an unbiased look at the war going on in Ukraine makes me glad that efforts are being made to provide a multi-faceted view of things that isn't ignoring what Russian forces have done right or achieved successfully when looking at how the war is progressing. I want Ukraine to win, of course, but the Russian perspective needs to be shown to understand why they're fighting and how, so a balanced path can be crafted moving forward to defuse future conflicts.

[@abc-eq9so]

You should see the media here in Sweden. It reminds me of my old communist country where I came from. It's sickening.

[@stevenslater4395]

You have access to the exact same information and hopefully you don’t promote war when you find random pictures online you cant even justify.

[@ShantanuSuchil]

@@abc-eq9so People only think that countries like Russia and North Korea are capeable of propoganda. Whereas the truth is rather; every country does propoganda.

[@abc-eq9so]

@@ShantanuSuchil Yup, I agree. For 8 years no one told anything in the west about the bombardment of Donjetsk and Lugansk from Ukrainian side. I had people there who I know and got first hand information. Not a single article in western media.

[@wannabecarguy]

I'm so happy we are sending all our money and weapons to a losing game.

[@subjekt5577]

Cappy's now doing a low-key interview as an intelligence analyst in the form of a KZbin channel.

[@ReptilianAnusWizzard]

And he is doing a better job then anybody else

[@joeblow1732]

I appreciate your non-biased, intelligent and logical view of the matter.... Facts....👍

[@brandonm6052]

I'm a professional farm manager and a big thing we are concerned about in the grain markets is that we are on top of planting season which would also mean for Ukraine. They are a large % ag exporter. I sure as heck wouldn't be out trying to plant if I could get hit by a stolen javelin.

[@jimfarmer7811]

People don't understand the world food supply risk. In addition to the war, fertilizer is becoming unaffordable. At some point in the near future the impoverished in the world will be dying because there is not enough food to go around.

[@brandonm6052]

@@jimfarmer7811 my nitrogen costs went from $0.21/lb to $0.71/lb and my dry fertilizers much of which are from these areas at least doubled. The only thing holding us above water is the fact that farmers are price takers and we don't dictate what we want for our product and the markets are currently favorable to counteract the increases.

[@ロース-z7m]

It's all planned by Putin: He wants to destabilise Europe, and the poor countries by even increasing inflation (oil, gas, coal, bread, electricity power), induce, spread Russian fake news, and urge countries to spend more (to induce a financial dept crisis), create civil unrest and migration waves. Get Ukraine and then the rest of Europe to reestablish Soviet Union. We will see how good the plan will work. At the moment his title is: Putin the Great, the unifier of Europe and United States; even the Chinese are pissed 🤣

[@brandonm6052]

@@ロース-z7m I say we go back like 20 years and play Red Alert 2 on the computer and see how this plays out haha.

[@AdSd100]

Great video man. Even though I root for Ukraine but I’m already sick of all the one sided coverage and McCartyism by everyone.

[@hwong1776]

I had a Ukrainian friend tell me "you know we are winning when you hear about our heroic victories getting closer and closer to kiev"

[@3dee106]

Oh boy 😬

[@blacksunapocalypse]

It ain't about holding ground, it's about making the bastards pay for every inch they take.

[@samvodopianov9399]

I've heard this from friends too.

[@Lil_fang866]

Lol

[@diodotos]

i doubt your story is even true

[@dennisbeardall2949]

Love your take on the situation! Keep the facts coming.!

[@philkipnis740]

Chris, excellent excellent presentation. This was the most Innovative and interesting presentation on the war I've heard so far. And I appreciate the fact that you're looking at it objectively with a dispassionate view to what's happening both in the Ukrainian in the Russian side. Uncertainty as you point out to draw conclusions at this time today's Victory is tomorrow's Retreat. We know that; the question becomes what are the long-term likelihood of success or failure. Which I think that's what you've been so successful in pointing out and illustrating. Thank you very much for what I see as probably the best presentation so far on the conflict.

[@MultiNike79]

Americans can't be completely impartial. I see some fake claims (not blaming the author) and stupid propaganda (about the seizure of the Baltic states, the author thinks like an imperialist, but this does not correspond to the Russian line of behavior). It is good that the author is trying to analyze not only one-sided sources. The bad thing is that he does not respect human rights and the possibility of peaceful coexistence. The fact is that Ukraine is an extremely criminal state built on lies. From the outside it may sound unreasonable, but there are so many horrifying photos and videos that a good person would throw up.

[@captainsewerrat]

Thank you. People were going "Bah bah bah!" when I said I am interested in seeing more from the Russian side. Not because I root for them but because it helps give a more accurate view of the situation and potentially make predictions of how things will go in the next few weeks.

[@M4XXXXXXXX]

@@kostantinsilko5865 bro could u be a little less of a bot xx

[@rylandavis2976]

Ukraine can't really win a long conventional war against Russia. But they can prove to Russians that they will drag this out and make it as painful as possible and then run an insurgency that makes occupation impossible. Force Russia to make concessions in a negotiated peace. Which in the end doesn't really leave Russia any further ahead then they started. Plus they will have a damaged military plus damaged economy from sanctions plus force the swedes and fins to join NATO plus the fiasco the Russian military operation was where it wildly underperformed Western analysts predictions. Which means that even if Russia gets a "tactical" victory in Ukraine it will significantly damage Russia strategically for the foreseeable future

[@TheBucketSkill]

@@rylandavis2976 Yep... they are deep in shit. One has to ask, will Ukraine as a prize be worth the economic damage and essentially permanent damage to any western foreign relations? I can't imagine we normalize relations, not until Putin has resigned/dead/gone.

[@alexlaw1892]

@@TheBucketSkill Economic damage? The West shot itself in the head with it's childish sanctions. What is really scary is the sanctions Russia put on the West Good chance we see the end of the Petro dollar if Russia starts selling it's resources for Gold.

[@FINNSTIGAT0R]

The problem is that Russians lie about everything, so "their side" cannot be trusted, like, at all. The western media may have a bias and report one sidedly, but Russians straight up lie about every-fu**ing-thing. If there would be independent Russian outlets, like they did in the first Chechen war, then it would be great to have that info, otherwise you have to just assume it's all pre-approved by the Kremlin, or done by it's pre laid rules.

[@IvarDaigon]

In the fog of war you can tell a lot about how the enemy is doing by what they are not doing. 1. The towns of Chernehiv, Sumy and Kharkiv protect the North Eastern routes to Kyiv from Russia. The fact that the Russians have not captured these towns and are instead rushing past them to Brovary outside the capital Kyiv (while leaving their rear undefended) suggests that they do not have the manpower or supplies to both take those towns and to encircle Kyiv so they have chosen to focus on Kyiv. 2. Likewise with the Russian advance from the North West of Kyiv (where the massive convoy is), they are establishing a forward base near Hostomel (antonov airport) but they aren't rapidly sweeping down to the south to cut off the supply lines into Kyiv from the south. This strongly suggests that the Russians do not currently have the manpower or supplies to actually do that and are instead waiting for Southern troops to move North. 3. In both Chernihiv and the area around Chernobyl there have been several reports of Ukranian forces shooting down Russian Jets and helicopters. This is well behind enemy lines and so the fact that the Russians have not managed to stop these attacks strongly suggests that they do not have the Special forces troops available to go into the forests and weed out the Ukrainian infantry with MANPADs that are likely hiding there. 4. The southern troops are not moving North to reach the capital as fast as the northern battle groups are. Again this strongly suggests that the Russians are not able to free up enough resources in the south to make a direct push for the Capital. This is likely due to the fact that their advance to Odessa has been blocked at Mykolaiv and they still haven't captured Mariupol. At this stage I don't believe Kyiv can be taken in a matter of weeks because after 3 weeks of this war, all the Russians have managed to take is one town with less than 300,000 people. I think it will be much more likely that the Russians will run of supplies before they can even encircle Kyiv and that is why they are shipping captured Javelins and NLAWs to the Donbass region because if they have to retreat they will do so back into Donbass and Crimea.

[@danielkol477]

UA army has lost potential for counterattacks larger than tactical level, worst case scenario for RU is they keep everything they seized so far. Kiev battles are tough due to terrain and South doesn't have enough troops to exploit all possibilities. RU ops in Chernigov and Kharkov were conducted very poorly but that does not change overall picture. Best thing UA can manage is sit in big towns.

[@harrybalanovsky2169]

Roads to Kiev is opened to evac as much civilians as possible, so that fighting could go easier. Right now russians and rebel republics concentrate on retaking lands of those republics on the east. In there the largest ukrainian military groups are still operating, even tho' encirculed, and firing ballistic rockets (with cartriges) at cities in those republics. That is a biggest problem right now. If you could watch recent events from Donetsk, you've been terrified of THAT amount of blood on streets.

[@eldictator1]

More likely they’re moving to outer defended towns in the outskirts of Kyiv so they can place rickets and artillery and just pummel the area

[@VHS_NEON]

@@harrybalanovsky2169 Welk hopefully the Ukrainians are giving them hell. Come with a sword, die by the sword.

[@jorgenoname6062]

And the arm chair general propaganda Continues

[@john.v.hawley]

Chris: As a former US Army infantryman, I would appreciate hearing your assessment of the Russian army's level of training for its soldiers, and the quality of it's logistical system. I can't imagine the US Army sending conscripts into battle without letting them know what is going on, yet I heard many captured Russians soldiers say this happened. I also never heard of US tanks running out of gas and being abandoned to the extent it is apparently happening to the Russians now. Don't the Russians have supply officers and NCOs that take care of those things? According to the Oryx website, the Ukranians have more tanks today than when the war started, because of recovering abandoned Russian equipment. Lastly, I'd like your take on Russian NCOs. It appears the Russian army lacks a vigorous NCO corps, which may explain why so many senior officers are being targeted by Ukranian snipers. Thanks for all your great content. JVH

[@DustyLightning]

Nevermind about running out of gas for the tanks, isn't there a form of asset denial they're neglecting for them? I'm no expert, just an interested civvie, but I'd think that something as powerful as a tank ought to be destroyed, or at least wrecked before being abandoned if it has to be left behind, to keep the enemy from being able to use it against you.

[@greenarmyplastic3073]

@@DustyLightning absolutely right. The US military teaches if any sensitive equipment is abandoned you must destroy it or render it inoperable. We are just seeing the massive incompetence of the Russian military at this point.

[@chrisdrzymala4432]

@@DustyLightning Exactly, in the battles of Iraq (such as 73 Easting) the US Abrams that were damaged and unable to be exfiltrated were scuttled to prevent enemies from studying them and understanding their weaknesses and possibly using them against their enemies. Although I'm sure the Russians aren't stupid, perhaps they haven't the explosives or equipment to scuttle them.

[@sinus13]

@@chrisdrzymala4432 The Americans did this so that Iraq could not find Abrams' weaknesses. But Ukrainians have the same tanks in their army. Russia and Ukraine are fighting the same tanks that existed in Soviet times, and many of them were built in Kharkiv. That is why Ukrainians are repairing and start using abandoned or slightly damaged Russian tanks so quickly