Western Missiles Help Ukrainian Fight Back: Latest War Update

[@TLDRnewsEU]

CORRECTION: At 2:30, we suggest that the Russian forces are going to take Bakhmut after Kramatorsk/Slovyansk. This is a mistake on our part: Russian forces are currently targeting Bakhmut, and will almost definitely try to take it before Kramatorsk/Slovyansk. Apologies, this was down to a miscommunication between writer and narrator. Hope you enjoyed the video nonetheless!

[@LahtariFIN]

Also, the Russians are probably buying hundreds of drones from Iran (as the text says) not hundreds of thousands (as the narration says)

[@reformisu2673]

IS IT POSSIBLE UA THOUGHT MH17 WAS RUSSIAN PLANE BECAUSE MH17 SHARE THE SAME COLORS WITH RUSSIAN FLAG & planes (WHITE, BLUE& RED)? SADLY 17 July 2022 IS 8 YEARS ANIVESSARIES OF MH17 TRAGEDY (17 July 2014). SHOULD MAS CHANGES COLOR FOR MH& ALL THEIR PLANES? Please enlighten. Genuine question to be answered first to find the real culprit rather than simply blaming someone else as a scapegoat. WHITE, BLUE& RED are also official colors for russian planes. To avoid further mistaken identity Malaysia has to redesign their planes colors. Sadly The only thing we learn from history is that we don't learn anything from history" - Warren Buffett.

[@estherkisob9919]

Thanks for your excellent analysis. Things are changing very fast and we don't actually know whether Russian will be able to survive the destructions of their bases and ammunition depots. We have to take wait and see attitude here before saying what they will capture first. How can any army function when their logistics are destroyed?

[@sqnhunter]

Its horrible when predictions go horribly wrong ...its war... things can change on a dime, in a minute. No need for excuses...you were right up until then, but hey... most of that has already happened, so its not really a prediction. I have been soldiering 32 years and fought in 14 different theatres...and I cant make head or foot of what anyone will do in this war, from day to day. Ukrainian forces are using Asymmetric tactics for just this reason...which is good tactics for this war.....and Russia hasn't a clue what it wants...has no real strategic targets and is just pushing like a brute where possible, and taking what it can, and this is where they are losing. These tactics can leave huge gaps that Ukraine can make great use of with their tactics. Dont try and analyze what cant be analyzed...just report on the go...people will appreciate that more than anything.

[@Arvy565]

and also the hundreds of thousands of drones being supplied to russia was mistake too

[@XMysticHerox]

One million soldiers is 2,5% of the population. It's not an unrealistic number. At the height of WW2 involved nations had between 5 and 30% of their population as soldiers. After months of war I'd expect those sort of numbers.

[@ragerancher]

I guess it's less about the ability to mobilise that many people and more about the ability to have that many people properly trained, equipped and organised into a proper command structure in that time. Ukraine didn't start the process of increasing their numbers the day of the invasion (as far as I'm aware). Ukraine could definitely mobilise that many people but it's a question of whether they are mobilised to a high standard or little more than militia with whatever weapons are lying around to basically be used as fodder and to fill in gaps whilst the professional army does the rest. That's ok if you plop them in an urban environment that they have to defend but quite different if you want to utilise them in a coordinated attack or any sort of manoeuvre warfare.

[@robmckrill3134]

It's actually higher, it's feasible for Ukraine to mobilise nearly 4 million. History doesn't limit to women taking up positions to release more men

[@tzvi7989]

Populations were also smaller back then so 5-30% could be equivalent tbf

[@danhudson4614]

Ukraine are and have been constantly training soldiers. Whether they have been holding back a huge force I have no clue.

[@ravdata]

Near the end of WWII, there were about 3M Ukrainian soldiers fighting for the Red Army.

[@asriellian]

I imagine that whatever the outcome of this war the world is going to see a LOT of Ukrainian 'advisors' attached to other nations militaries because of their rare experience of being in a full scale modern war

[@jordanpeterson8414]

Like the Taliban?

[@marilenaganea6578]

@@jordanpeterson8414 in what war the Taliban participated?

[@asriellian]

@@jordanpeterson8414 There's a fair amount of difference between Ukrainian soldiers and the Taliban

[@halilkunge9295]

@@jordanpeterson8414 the taliban only won on the political front, not on the battle field.

[@tonyhindi1741]

@@halilkunge9295 Ukrainians only winning the media war that’s about it

[@steveking2638]

It's not a million new soldiers, it's not new mobilisation. It's about million people ready to fight. That's not just soldiers on the front, that's technicians in back, support troops, Police, territorial defense forces, ... They are spread everywhere, not just ready to assault Kherson.

[@bingobongo9340]

so more conscripts with rifles in their back pushed into the artillery fire

[@texanplayer7651]

@@bingobongo9340 You're funny, it sounds like you are describing the russian army

[@bingobongo9340]

@@texanplayer7651 what level of delusion are you on?

[@ibnu9969]

@@texanplayer7651 funny because some reports say Russian troops has possession of one of the HIMARS sent to Ukraine. Either they will confirm or deny this we will see

[@syrus9748]

@@bingobongo9340 wow it's almost like former Soviet countries use Soviet tactics it's almost like both sides are doing this or somthing 🤡🤡🤡

[@LizardSpork]

*Russia runs out of shells due to ammo depots being blown up Putin: I have ordered a halt to our bombardment for humanitarian reasons...

[@cedriceric9730]

of course :)

[@j.p.ijsblok5304]

No, it would be like: "This was a planned a change in the special logistics operation"

[@hendrikdependrik1891]

...to move the ammo in nuclear power plants instead.

[@Mithril_Antimarr]

needs to be a shift toward targeting Russian artillery

[@manufer2]

Those ammo depots were voluntarily set on fire for... eeeh.... to train the firefighters.

[@Master-AGN]

According to a Ukrainian kernel, Russian doctrine states that ammunition storage should be 60 km from the front and kept in one place, So the transport trucks can make three deliveries a day. The HMRS can reach 70 km in.

[@walrus1074]

I think you meant Colonel not Kernel.

[@ravdata]

HIMARS current ammunition can reach 84 KM.

[@frenchimp]

@@walrus1074 Unless he meant a cherry kernel.

[@Master-AGN]

@@walrus1074 Deliver your complaint to the systems engineers of the voice recognition system. Dweeb

[@BosonCollider]

@@Master-AGN I'll deliver my complaint to the retarded way in which American English speakers pronounce the word, though I still get more annoyed by how Americans pronounce nuclear

[@yabutmaybenot.6433]

I like how you call shelling the city until nothing remains but rubble "soften it up"

[@chaosXP3RT]

Look at what Russia did to Grozny

[@yabutmaybenot.6433]

@Allergy Yes that's true, but it really under sells the level of destruction, even the video they showed was accurate and showed no building left standing.

[@MrFrage123]

It’s the correct wording regarding military language but yes it’s a crime. Hundreds die and the Russians destroy the very cities they want to „save“ from the Ukrainians. Like wtf

[@Ligma-Balls-69]

@@yabutmaybenot.6433 scorched earth policy!

[@yabutmaybenot.6433]

@@Ligma-Balls-69 For real, that describes it more accurately.

[@winj3r]

It's not just a matter of Russia of shrinking ammo shortages. They are also wearing out the barrels of their artillery guns. And refitting a barrel, or even making a new one, is significantly more costly and difficult than making new shells.

[@bertnl530]

I don't know how many shots their barrels can handle?

[@joshuabonilla3491]

Well keep in mind Russia makes all their own shit , is like when the US was in Vietnam supply shortages where never a issue because we made our own gear. Ukraine has a mix of everyone’s stuff and they can’t fix nato stuff so they have to send stuff to depots into Poland or around Poland to get them serviced. Not to mention Nato stuff seems to be more expensive as well to replace.

[@georgethompson1460]

@@joshuabonilla3491 But how much industry do they have to make precision artillery barrels quickly? Are they cannibilisng their old stockpiles for barrels, how well maintained are they? Do they have the logistics to move the barrels quickly?

[@tellyboy17]

The bad news is that Russia has basically unlimited ammo for a vast number of artillery pieces and Ukraine only gets piecemeal deliveries of hand fulls of himars.

[@skodalaskoda8754]

people dont understand that Russia is one of a few countries that can supply a modern army in combat.. Tech matters very little if you cannot arm or maintain weapons in the field.. Russian gear is built like an old john deere tractor, while the wests stuff is all bmw and mercedes benz.. looks good on the showroom floor but...

[@happyelephant5384]

As Ukrainian, I verify that your pronunciation of places has hugely improved. And thank you all for help and support❤️

[@ericbaysinger314]

Now if he could only pronounce 'presumably' correctly!

[@kiton1890]

I’m from Ukraine too)

[@pawelzybulskij3367]

I even didn't notice that they worked on their pronunciation. I only notice when they screw up pronunciation and make fun of them.

[@christiandauz3742]

This reminds me of Valkyrie Chronicles

[@babblingalong7689]

@@kiton1890 You're an amazing people. Keep strong!

[@ravenmoon5111]

I've been hearing numbers from 5-7 hundred thousand for some time. I feel these numbers are achievable for Ukraine. It's also important to know that the aid given by the US so far, about 8 billion worth, is not inclusive of the 40 billion in Lend-Lease that was already approved. The first shipments from that are set to arrive any time now. And if 8 Himars can do so much damage, imagine what they can do with 12 of those and a dozen or so M270 MLRS arriving from Briton and Norway about now. By August, there could be 50 or 100 such systems in Ukraine.

[@brianeleighton]

The $40 billion isn't the Lend/Lease program. That was earmarked separately by Congress as the direct military aid America is going to give Ukraine. Everything given to Ukraine under that $40 billion umbrella is just a gift to Ukraine from Uncle Sam. Then ON TOP of that aid, Congress passed Lend/Lease and Biden waited until May 9th to sign it. He did that as a big middle finger to Russia since that day is a huge holiday in Russia as it is the day the Germans surrendered to end WW2. Any equipment given to Ukraine under that program has to be either returned when the war is over or paid for. However, Lend/Lease gives the Ukrainians very favorable terms for repayment. Under regular US law, any military equipment provided to another nation not as direct aid has to be completely paid for within 5 years. Lend/Lease allows the US to set repayment terms for as far out as 99 years. In other words, Ukraine will have almost 100 years to pay back the US. The other thing Lend/Lease does is it allows the President to pull any equipment deemed necessary for Ukraine's defense directly from active American units for shipment to Ukraine. The American unit will pull a piece of equipment out of mothballed storage until they can get a new one from the factory. This way, Ukraine isn't waiting on our factories to get them equipment. For instance, the US is currently training members of the Ukrainian Air Force on F-15s, F-16s and F/A-18s. These are going to be provided under Lend/Lease as only a few aircraft will rapidly drain the $40 billion in aid.

[@ravenmoon5111]

@@brianeleighton Thanks for the clarification. This is actually better. The point is, that they haven't even begun to receive the value of the US aid to come

[@f35-chan]

Hmm... I thought there were only 4 HIMARS in Ukraine but I guess the other 4 already arrived

[@commandercritic9036]

That’s the West for you, slow to respond, but when it gets going… ooooh Boy! This is probably why Putin wanted a swift and decisive victory and why the Russians were attempting blitzkrieg tactics when the war began, to force Ukraine to surrender before the bulk of Western aid even had a chance to get sent, much less arrive. Plucky Ukraine however, played to its strengths and Russia’s weaknesses, and held out long enough that Putin was forced to abandon his original plan. Now Russia is trying desperately to achieve a semblance of a victory, again, before the bulk of Western aid arrives, because if Ukraine can be armed with Western Weapons, such as night vision goggles for ALL their infantry (or at least 50%), smart missile systems, modern planes and tanks, then Russia doesn’t stand a chance. For one, Russia has next to no night fighting capabilities, as barely any of their troops are equipped with night vision. If the Ukrainians could get their hands on night vision goggles and distribute them to a majority of its forces, then night raids for Ukraine would become their most effective form of combat against Russia. And since Russia has run through its stockpile of smart weapons, and is quickly running out of its more modern tanks (if they can really be called that at this point, giving the poor performance), Ukraine getting its hands on more modern weaponry would tip the scales in their favour. Will it be a gruelling, long and bitter war, yes, but so long as Ukraine maintains the Will to fight, I believe they have a chance at winning, even a minor victory, in which they force the Russians out of Donbas and Crimea, or even white peace, where there’s no exchange of territory, and things go back to pre war status.

[@jonathanryan9946]

Just for those who don't know. The M270 uses the same rockets the HIMARS does (but twice as many per truck). The catch is they have tracks instead of wheels (so slower (64.5 km/h or 39 mph vs HIMARs 85 km/h or 53 mph) but can go off road better). Basically it's kinda a good thing to have a mix of both. HIMARS means they can drive them down all the countries roads and redeploy them fast (or drive to a reloading station fast). While M270 can attack from more unexpected places (harder now for Russian drones to locate, as they literally gotta look everywhere now vs just the roads) and fire twice as much per reload, but will be slower getting to a reload location.

[@roblovestar9159]

I hate bullies. Especially murderous tyrant ones. Go Ukraine!

[@basedstreamingatcozy-dot-t7126]

Tsar Putin is standing up against the western bullies and the American Empire

[@tellercyde]

Why are you so hungry for sperm?

[@aa11ff]

So you hate usa england spain portugal germany all the colonist are from western

[@alexgo1034]

@@aa11ff It's another ...

[@ryanelliott71698]

Perun made good points about Russian artillery. Yeah, they may have more, but if they have to spend thousands of shells a day, that’s gonna easily wear down the barrels. Making them more inaccurate. So how long will Russia be able to keep it up till they out of ammo or they run out of guns by firing them too much and not being able to replace said barrel. I the destruction of these ammo depots becoming that much more important. No ammo depot, less ammo for Russian artillery to shoot with.

[@quintvanblitterswijk6162]

I think they rather continue shelling, instead of refitting. As long the shell doesnt get too inaccurate, i.e. killing own forces they will go on. They couln't care less if its a school or a military target.

[@HexAF8B9]

I am not sure about the Point you are trying to make. But is not either Scenario a good thing for Ukraine? On the one Hand the Weapons are to worn down to be used effectively anymore on the other Hand if there is no Ammo to shoot anymore I see no Disadvantage to Ukraine if they don't wear them down cause they can not shoot them. A bit badly worded by me. Let me retry. Scenario A. Russian Artillery is so worn down cause of the Mass Shelling that their Effectiveness takes a major hit. Less Accuracy, and possible Damage to the own Forces through misfire. Scenario B. Enough Ammo Depots have been destroyed so they can not keep up their Mass Shelling Strategy. This means less strain on the Weapons, but Weapons that don't have the Ammo to shoot are no Disadvantage to the Ukrainian Forces. I think Scenario A is the best Scenario Russia can hope for and Scenario B. is the best for the Ukrainian Forces. But now matter how you look at it, both are good for Ukraine in terms of "Benefit" towards the War Efforts. "Benefits" in "" cause technically correct I dislike calling this War and everything that is happening as something Good.

[@quintvanblitterswijk6162]

@@HexAF8B9 It is. But the chance of collateral damage increases. I doubt if they are even capable of maintaining or updating anything in the near future.

[@r3dpowel796]

Ill be honest I have been hearing counterattack in Kherson for like 2 months now.

[@quintvanblitterswijk6162]

@@r3dpowel796 Yes, just like taking Novorossyia and Odesa by the Russians.

[@bibby659]

Should also note that these "towns" Russia takes over, doesn't have any strategic or even defensive advantage. The reason I say that and call the towns "towns" its because 90-100% of whats left is nothing but rubble and ash.

[@Writeous0ne]

The advantage is cover. Same reason Ukraine set up defences in urban areas when theres plenty of fields around them for trenches. Also i dont really get what you're saying, they have to advance through the towns to get to.the cities 😅

[@basedstreamingatcozy-dot-t7126]

The advantage is that it’s less territory for Ukraine, and Russia can get to work annexing the land they capture

[@goranstojanov1160]

No real advantage yet ALL THE PRODUCTION,ALMOST ALL THE RESORCES ARE IN THE EAST!!!!! DOMBAS OR FAR EAST APRT OF THE COUNTRY WAS LITTERALY THE HEART OF UKRAINES INDUSTRY MINING AND METALURGY NOT TO SAY ESPECAILY ABUNDANCE OF COAL,SOME STEEL,SOME BRONZE IS ALMOST ALL LOCATED IN THE EAST OF THE COUNTRY

[@TmackSD184]

Just the oil under their feet

[@Winter5731]

Yea but Russia will turn all of Ukraine cities to ash if they can't get their way. If Russia can't have it then Ukraine can't have it either (I push my tongue out like a child with my fingers in my ears and laugh at you)

[@CoreyANeal2000]

If Ukraine has an even amount of Artillery with more range than than the Russians it would put them at an Advantage with the combination of drone laser targeting. Because you can target their Artillery with drone surveillance.

[@igavinwood]

Faster and more effective to take out the ammo dumps and command centers. One missile strike on an ammo dump turns artillery into a pipe on wheels, and without info on targets it's down to "spray and pray" tactics if it has ammo. All this costs the Russians a great deal to replace and further slows them down.

[@CoreyANeal2000]

@@igavinwood It's a combination of both using Artillery and surveillance and the data of their systems location.

[@youtubeoppressivecensorshi8047]

They could arm Ukraine everything they need to win and plus punish Russia for war atrocities with airstrikes and blockade of kalingrad . I think west is pathetic not standing up aganist Putin when he makes threats. Joe Biden and nato are willing hostages. Grow a spine. We got nukes too

[@bertnl530]

@@igavinwood It saves casualties and damage on your side. Even more important. And with some luck it causes casualties 9or even better, wounded soldiers) at the side of the Russians and thier allies.

[@lagrangewei]

their drone don't do laser targeting. they don't have access to reapers.

[@darksector1389]

I remember the good ol days when Russia was bragging how their S400 system can intercept American HIMARS. Thanks to Putin, America just sold 12 HIMARS to Poalnd and 5 to Estonia. Other baltic nations are putting orders for HIMARS too based on the effectiveness against Russian air defense system. Putin is the best US military salesman of the year 🤣

[@Dzoseff]

Well in last weeks Poland announced plan to buy 500 HIMARS. 500! US Army have about 480 of those... If that happened, I wouldn't want to live in Kaliningrad.

[@warmetalpacifist]

@@Dzoseff annexed kaliningrad sounds dreamy though

[@suportbghelp4938]

Same magic weapons like this Turkey drones?

[@saeed6811]

Not worthy to use s400 rockets per incoming rocket. Common sense. Not that it can't intercept.

[@Dzoseff]

@@warmetalpacifist no one wants to annex Kaliningrad. It will be pointless from polish or lithuanian perspective. But Kaliningrad is heavly armed and it's strategic pain in a*s for NATO so it needs to be neutralised in first hours of potential war. And looks like HIMARS are great tool to achive this.

[@kelvinnkat]

The article said Iran plans to supply Russia with *hundreds* of drones. Not hundreds of thousands.

[@jacob4920]

Yeah, hundreds of thousands is a bit high of a number, even for the United States. Iran would need to devote its' entire economy to supplying that many drones to Russia, and I don't think Iran loves Russia THAT much. lol

[@jaykellett2327]

Ukraine is building a 1 million drone army too.

[@pax6833]

Also iran already cancelled the idea

[@G.A.C_Preserve]

@@pax6833 probably due to the possibility of more sanctions

[@S0ulinth3machin3]

@@pax6833 the cost/benefit analysis doesn't work for Iran. Sell some drones, get even more sanctions on Iranian economy. Not worth the trouble.

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

Ukrainians also notably struck a divisional command HQ. Possibly knocking out their commanders and staff.

[@carlossaraiva8213]

A week without the death of a russian general just doesnt seem right.

[@jeckjeck3119]

@@carlossaraiva8213 A day without dead ru general is day wasted.

[@carlossaraiva8213]

@@jeckjeck3119 or at least a coronel.

[@E3ECO]

They still have commanders and staff?

[@Tdelliex]

@@E3ECO eventually putin's going to have to directly command the entire russian army lol.

[@getcake8680]

That's not possible because Russia took out 3000 of the 100 Ukrainian aircraft on day one of the special military operation

[@datoofgaming9370]

Ah yes, Russia spontaneously created 2,900 aircraft for Ukraine just to destroy

[@minimodecimomeridio4534]

Yeah, I heard that too. And I also heard that they could have actually conquered all of Ukraine in 2 days if they really wanted to. But they didn’t only because they wanted to give Ukraine a fair fight. Otherwise it wouldn’t be funny 😁

[@GolemRising]

Their incredible feint towards Kiev that totally cost the Russian army nothing at all and had no casualties is really paying off! The forced conscription in the Donbas will now be ended sometime in 2024, a whole two years before expected!

[@AwoudeX]

Russia's army is not very well suited for fast combined warfare like the US did in let's say Iraq. It is suited to just outgun and pulverize and do more damage than your opponent through massive shelling. This is why you saw the stumbling and failing in north Ukraine. This is why Russia regrouped. This is why they've resorted to shelling one position after another and slowly pushing instead of making big moves. They can do this for years if need be. There's no rush and Russia is mostly self sufficient, so sanctions won't make a difference. You can mock the Russians all you want, but right now they're doing what suits them and they're doing fine. I don't see them retreat out of Ukraine any time soon, though i could be mistaken. If however this happens, relations will become VERY sour towards all those virtue signalling countries that backed Ukraine with weaponry.

[@RealCherry8085]

Also The claim that they downed 1000 bayraktars.

[@anguswaterhouse9255]

Soon they will get even better missiles. The m270 is the HIMARS big brother with 2x the launch tubes and tracks to go off road allowing for better positioning

[@youtubeoppressivecensorshi8047]

They should get long range 180 miles missile . To punish Russia when they shoot missles at schools and hospitals

[@allangibson2408]

The M270 is also much slower. So take more time to relocate.

[@lmao4982]

More than anything, higher range HIMARS ammunition is what could really change the tides here

[@anguswaterhouse9255]

@alian Gibson Not by much, they’re faster than a tank on roads and can tear down before the missiles are halfway to their target

[@davidty2006]

@@allangibson2408 Hmmmm it is slower but has double the firepower and able to go offroad.

[@RoccosVideos]

The resilience, bravery, and unity of the people in Ukraine inspire the hearts of many. This inspiration is strength. 🇺🇦💙💛🇺🇦

[@AwoudeX]

it is exactly that Ukraine wasn't united that this war started. The ethnic Russians were sorely mistreated by the current installed regime. Yes regime, because the current president is installed by CIA (tape was leaked describing the plans to topple the pro-Russian previous president). In a campaign to further so called US interests, the country descended into conflict within its borders. Did you know that cutting off water to civilians is a warcrime? This is what happened to the Crimean population by the country you're praising here. The Azov brigade toting around with their nazi symbols is also something you can stand behind? How about the treatment of ethnic Russians, relegating them to 2nd class citizens in Ukraine? I'm not pro Russian, they should have tried other means to alter the situations instead of invading. The news however would make you believe that there were no crimes and no provocations and that Ukraine is perfectly innocent. My point: don't back either side. Let them duke it out and when the dust settles, let's make sure the reasons for the conflict are resolved properly so no future ones erupt. The backing of Ukraine also have a nasty side effect: it isolates Russia further and creates a new antagonist (this has been happening for decades since the fall of the Berlin wall and the fall of the Soviet Union) You cannot expect no fallout from this uncritical support of Ukraine, sending weapons most of all. There will be consequenses in the future.

[@vadimmanilenko]

@Tom Smith +10 rubles

[@snafu1635]

@Tom Smith weak bait, not even trying.

[@DrunkenDweorg]

@@milanlabus1582 He needs rubles to buy vodka. It's the only thing that gets him through his shitty russian existence.

[@louditalian1962]

@@vadimmanilenko Hasn’t lost its value so it worth something.

[@GMAH111]

I am surprised you are not more cautious in your optimism around Ukraine, mostly because I would save my breath for when it happens

[@Winter5731]

Lol 😆, so true. Ukraine got wishful thinking but they never have results to show they are winning. Russia takes more territory daily.

[@GMAH111]

@@Winter5731 Russia is still very slow in its taking of territory and everything has shown that they did (and maybe still do) want to try to take all of Ukraine in hopes of showing the world that the west "isnt in charge" anymore

[@A._is_for]

"Captured" is a very generous term when one makes a desolation

[@Ianmundo]

HIMARS have a range of at least 80km, not 50km as stated. You also said “Russia is planning on buying hundreds of thousands of drones from Iran” …come on guys, you don’t proofread your scripts? Also worth mentioning that M270/MARS MLRS from UK and Germany are also in theatre. M270 are older, tracked systems that use the same GPS-guided rockets and have twice the firepower of HIMARS.

[@buffuniballer]

I was thinking 50 miles as that's 80km give or take.

[@Fllippa00]

they probably confused miles with km. Theyre most likely british and britain uses both miles and km in practice.

[@DS9TREK]

@@Fllippa00 but mostly miles, unless you're the BBC. It uses km for some strange reason.

[@marcdc6809]

I also think people mix up miles and kilometers in the specs...

[@HolySoliDeoGloria]

You beat me to it with regard to "hundreds of thousands"!

[@EUMikkel]

Hundreds of thousand of drones? This seems like a bit of an overstatement, did you mean hundreds, to thousands of drones?

[@Frank-Thoresen]

The number I heard earlier is 100 drones. Let's see what Israel and USA will do to Iran

[@generalamsel437]

Ukraine needs a pro-active defense, they cannot afford to be passive, so launching offensives in specific regions with clear short term targets can very well occur.

[@r3dpowel796]

Ill be honest I have been hearing counterattack in Kherson for like 2 months now.

[@generalamsel437]

@@r3dpowel796 yeah. It's mostly been a back and forth with whatever is available. However it seems like Ukraine is now gonna dedicate more attention to an actual planned offensive. We shall see what the future holds.

[@overclocked5422]

Yeah you can't win a war on just defense. You need counter offensives too.

[@friendoftellus5741]

I very much agree !

[@Treblaine]

There has been offensive operations: the sinking of Moskva, the missile attacks on Maripol, the retaking of Snake Island. Retaking ground is difficult as it neutralises Russia's weakness which is their inept organisation they cannot coordinate offensive operations. Still, part of a good defence is the capacity to counterattack, Russian forces resemble French forces in 1940 with a moribund command structure, useless communications and Russian troops have even less will to fight. With good concentration of forces and promises of good treatment for surrendered troops there's potentially incredible breakthroughs.

[@ivanmp3e48]

A million men is not optimistic in the long run. During the spanish civil war 800k men fought in each side and the republic had disbanded the army at the start of the war. Asking for a million men is within reason for a country this large

[@alessandrovilla6759]

Beyond new rocket artillery systems and plans for further mobilization, there is another crucial factor, though not entirely new, playing a major role to bolster Ukraine's military capabilities. Which is the sharing of US and NATO Intel. This allows to keep continuous track of every russian unit (down to single pieces of equipment) in the area of operation. Even after equipment is moved under cover or concealed, still is known where it is. The rocket artillery is now taking advantage from such info to strike precisely the most important targets. Given that russians are now moving very slowly, firing coordinates remain valid for much longer. On the other side, Himars are changing positions continuously, russians can't get their coordinates from satellite imagery in time to strike, their problem is compounded by the almost complete lack of recon aviation and drones. It is correct russians need new drones, as the ones they used had radiocontrols easily jammed. What the russians still can do is shoot at stationary targets, that's why they target populated centers hoping to catch military targets in them (but contrary to their propaganda, they lack the intel about such military targets and mostly hit civilians).

[@chairde]

One word,”PARAGRAPHS “.

[@alessandrovilla6759]

@AJ Sorry but having you believe or not isn't worth disclosing classified info on a public channel, hope you can understand. Should you prove to be within NATO, with the appropriate security clearance and authorized to know, I could likely discuss this further but just with you.

[@Tiago-Martins]

Thanks for the excelent analysis.

[@ripvanwando]

@AJ You can wiki the US Space Operations Command and the Five Eyes (FVEY) alliance and you'll understand where he's coming from about NATO partners and how intel sharing works with arms provisions. Maybe throw in the wiki on precision guided munitions for good measure (sat guided jdam etc). Not sure why that dude tried to flex some 'need to know' shit with you. Probably a bored intel analyst lol.

[@Winter5731]

Then the big question is how are the Russians still gaining new territory every day when every news outlets keeps saying Ukraine is winning from the beginning of the effing war. First they spoke of the magical Javelins, then the ghost of Kiev, then the almighty asov batallion, then they said Putin is dying, then they say himars, yet still the only fact consistent news is that Russia is taking new territory every effing day. You soon stop hear them talking about himars as often, it's just a hype like the rest of the propaganda.

[@Thaidory]

I am a soldier on that Kherson frontline. HIMARS are awesome but we were able to blow up a couple of dozens of Russian ammo depos and a couple of command centers. So far this is enough to temprorarily slow down Russian advance before they switch to a greater amount of smaller ammo storages. To keep up with the Russian logistics adaptation we need like 50 HIMARS/m270 to stall the artillery resupply. Then again this not enough to start gaining ground.

[@evryatis9231]

how does it feel fighting so that the kids of western politicians can keep leeching off the money ukranians gas companies make? how does it feel fighting for america, which threw you and your people at that conflict and treat it as nothing less than a proxy conflict, sending more and more weapons to continue the bloodsheed while knowing far too well you guys cant win? how does it feel to be the perfect puppet for america? just wondering. Please make it out of this stupid conflict alive. It makes no sense for you to die for an american proxy war, even if it looks like a war to defend your homeland to you.

[@celestineoc1123]

When will you take Kherson if you are actually there ?

[@kerstas10]

One rocket of himars costs like 120.000$. Are you going to start shooting btr with those rockets? That would be stupid and very pricy for such low value object. There is a reason why even USA has less then 500 of them.

[@kevinkanter2537]

@@kerstas10 in 2020 the us had 500 himars & approximately 3 times that many M270 mlrs systems - also since the himars units were exported there were built about 130 more over last 2 years. As far as missile, while expensive a lot were produced - from general sources ---- As of 1 December 2021 50,000 GMLRS rockets have been produced, with yearly production now exceeding 9,000 rockets. this is not the max production of these rockets but i haven't found how many have already been shipped to Ukraine.

[@JH-ph4qb]

Russia's artillery problem is actually worse than just ammo. The barrels on artillery pieces is a disposable component, it can only take so many shots fired through it before it loses accuracy and eventually breaks, as a result you actually want to fire your guns as little as possible to preserve barrel life. What Russia is doing has to be burning through barrels at an incredible pace, and it wouldn't surprise me if those barrels were kept at the stockpiles as well so... the is a non-zero chance that good number of Russian guns are at or near their limit right now.

[@keeshans5768]

Yeah yeah I’m sure the country with the most vast amount of natural resources and who makes all their own weaponry can’t afford to have their barrels correct…. Do you people in the comments believe the shit you are actually saying?

[@basedstreamingatcozy-dot-t7126]

Which doesn’t matter since Ukraine basically has no artillery anymore. Same as their airforce, it got blown up already

[@kalez963]

@@basedstreamingatcozy-dot-t7126 But 1984 overlord elensky told me otherwise..

[@achair7265]

@@basedstreamingatcozy-dot-t7126 You've would've mentioned Ukraine's non existent tank fleet, but considering captured Russian tanks now flush it's ranks don't jinx yourself.

[@basedstreamingatcozy-dot-t7126]

@@achair7265 can you say that again, but in english this time?

[@tnickknight]

Not Ukraine winning, but the free world!

[@MadAboutSkin]

As a small content creator at 73,000 subs your content and growth is so inspiring and you guys are knocking it out of the park on all your TLDR channels..keep up the great work x

[@laqueenawilliams4762]

It’s not really good info tho. It’s pretty lack and lies

[@kwagar9810]

@@laqueenawilliams4762 Examples?

[@HDTomo]

@@laqueenawilliams4762 proof?

[@eeeertoo2597]

@@laqueenawilliams4762 Thanks for your opinion, please never give it again

[@steveclemons8191]

@@laqueenawilliams4762 all I really want is the truth. Even bad news and then facing the reality is better than false information. What sources should I turn to to in order to get the real truth?

[@AlwaysBastos]

Ukraine has a population of 44 million, so 1 million under arms is quite possible. The challenge would be training and equipping them. But they should develop Afghan style guerilla groups to operate in occupied territory; Russia does not have the numbers to hold what they have invaded. And remember the Afghans kicked out the British, Russians, French and Americans with IEDs and small arms.

[@basedstreamingatcozy-dot-t7126]

You’re really overestimating how much people care. The Taliban were religious fanatics, most Ukranians are apathetic.

[@Michaelw777.52]

I agree with you. The Russians may take it, but it's another to keep it. Guerilla style attacks and sabotage can be highly demoralizing. In fact, I can't see any type of successful end game here. Russia has destroyed so much infrastructure, it's hard to see what they're actually gaining but a lot of rubble. And anything they try to build or rebuild will be blown up. Russia might win the short game - sort of - but they're going to lose the long game.

[@blkted2945]

@Pawwel Mussial I guess you missed the Ukrainians fighting for their independent. For areas in the Pro-Russia Donbass, yes but the momentum in on Ukraine's side. It's one thing to take land and another to occupy (hell, the US learned that from Iraq and Afghanistan), you can't keep soldiers there forever and with Ukraine fighting for their land back, you must keep your guard up 24/7 will rep havoc on a soldier's psyche.

[@blkted2945]

@Pawwel Mussial lol, its still part of Ukraine.

[@blkted2945]

@Pawwel Mussial what are you talking about, the Donbass is part of Ukraine, period. The USSR dissolved and Putin wants that empire back. It wasn't great then and it is not great now. You can see this by how bad they are fighting and so unprofessional. This is a simple land grab to restore Russia USSR. Times have changed, that is why Russia supplied the Pro-separatist, why he built the bridge, and why he invaded Ukraine and it won't stop there. That is why Finland and Sweden decided to join NATO, not because they recognize Donbass as Russian, but because they know what Russia's intentions are. Sadly, Ukraine has suffer a huge loss and continues to fight for it's independence. Even if Russia wins, it will lose globally, only way it will works if the West is not a major players and that won't happen.

[@ruudhollenberg]

Like so many people I am tired of the news. I am a dutch man (farmer protests etc.) living in Estonia (have you met our neighbour?) I really appreciate the factual unbiased delivery of your new items. Somehow I feel less anxiety getting updated on Ukraine here. So thank you.

[@Winter5731]

But this is an extremely bias channel. Russia has guided artillery, guided rockets, guided mortars, etc but not all their squads have them. Just like how not all of Ukraine squads will ever get the himars systems. Russia already destroyed 2 himars, I saw the close of video footage and several more himars have been destroyed in Ukraine held territory. It shows that Russia will still destroy them no matter how much of them are sent to Ukraine. Also, Ukraine already had similar guided weapons even before the war but Russia destroyed them too.

[@samueltrusik3251]

Russia may be running out of missiles, but Ukraine sure isn`t.

[@thorH.]

Russia neither unfortunately. They have huge stockpiles from the Soviet Union. Destroying ammo logistical hubs is important not because the russians loose a few hundreds of rounds, but rather that they will now have longer and more complicated non rail supply lines,

[@mrcaboosevg6089]

@@thorH. 40 year old weapons that have been sat in a warehouse for as long tend not to work as intended. The downside of course is when Russia loses Ukraine will be littered with undetonated munitions

[@thelensimon7862]

Russia wont run out of ammo, though they could struggle to get them to the front.

[@MiloMombasa]

The other way around, sir.

[@WaukWarrior360]

@@thorH. Fortunately most of those missiles are past their shelf life and even if they still work, they're obsolete

[@td9250]

I love how your remind us how much stronger Russia is supposed tobe! If Russia losing this won't result in at least some fragmentation, I don't know what will.

[@FuncraftVideos]

why in the hell is it supposed to be stronger lol? fighting against a mobilized enemy with significant support from the collective West with a gdp 40 times that of Russia without mobilization

[@steellegion7054]

@@FuncraftVideos Remember when the "Special Military Operation" was supposed to last 3 days or at least play like 2014 from Putin's own mouth?

[@FuncraftVideos]

​@@steellegion7054 uhh please explain how one can remember that which never happened? the term didnt even exist in 2014 you dumdum it's good to have a term that acts like a bullshit detector haha

[@dynamicascension981]

@@FuncraftVideos Russia is stronger. but their problems and there incompetence seem to outweigh anything else

[@FuncraftVideos]

@@dynamicascension981 according to soyak tldr analysts and CNN? get a brain

[@SHGames97]

Absolutely chilled hearing Ukraine is possibly getting ready for a Kherson offensive, in full force... God DAYUM, SLAVA UKRAINI!!!

[@r3dpowel796]

Ill be honest I have been hearing counterattack in Kherson for like 2 months now.

[@Winter5731]

Yea but Russia will turn all of Ukraine cities to ash if they can't get their way. If Russia can't have it then Ukraine can't have it either (I push my tongue out like a child with my fingers in my ears and laugh at you)

[@SideKickStudios]

While the russians do indeed have a huge artillery advantage, you have to also account for the fact that their logistics is poor at best and we don't even know how decent the rear-line engineering and spares support is, but my money is on the fact that is probably similarly poor, which becomes an important factor as the days keep rolling on. This mostly because the artillery and tanks have barrels, and barrels of heavy ordinance have a limited operational life-time. With each shell shot, the barrels suffer fatigue, and after a few thousand rounds, the barrels get so fatigued they will become increasingly inaccurate. Without fast and effective support to fix the artillery, at 20+ thousand shells a day, very soon these artillery pieces and tanks will start becoming ineffective at hitting designated targets or straight up exploding in the field from fatigue derived malfunctions. I think the situation will start rapidly degrading for russian forces as time goes on.

[@dhararry7929]

The situation was rapidly degrading for russian forces since day five.

[@lawrencefrost9063]

I don't think they care about accuracy. It's scorched earth tactics, just blasting the whole fucking cities to oblivion. They don't need to be accurate for that.

[@inserisciunnome]

Uh, that actually might explain why Their artillery Is so widely ridiculed as beeing terribly inaccurate. What you are talking about might very well alredy have happened months ago and Is probably still happening now

[@bazzfromthebackground3696]

Long story short. Measure twice, cut once.

[@PurpleLightsaberAlex]

@@inserisciunnome Even computers and industrial machinery are not immune to wear and tear. Computers with poor cooling will have their circuits physically break due to cycles of thermal expansion and contraction (a good example is the Xbox 360 and its rushed manufacturing). Machines need to be oiled to reduce microscopic fracturing caused by friction and grinding. Some machine organs have to be regularly replaced. Their lifespans can be maintained and prolonged but will eventually become junk (or museum pieces) given enough use or abuse.

[@travelwell6049]

🙏🏽 prayers for a swift end. And that Russia’s interference in other countries’ civil unrest would come to an end. 🙏🏽

[@arniciaurelian6767]

Russia just will begin.

[@Nanobrker]

US is the top perpetrator in that not Russia.

[@supernoodles908]

@@Nanobrker guess what. They both awful for it. We're talking about Russia here. Don't try and deflect

[@rizkyadiyanto7922]

hopefully US and Europe's too. and china, and turkey.

[@Nanobrker]

@@supernoodles908 actually i was to the point..... but if you dont possess the brain power to introspect that and got this much triggered, then thats on you. When it comes to destabilization of democratic gov, starting ccoups, needless direct or proxy wars.... comparing US/allies and russia is laughable matter. They're not even in the same league.... nobody is, let lone russia.

[@RealCherry8085]

Russia claims it Destroyed 2 Himars, yeah just like they claimed that they downed 1000 bayraktar.

[@FarsightAE]

The funniest part of that is they made that claim before the himars had even arrived in Ukraine

[@TonkistLT]

@@FarsightAE Just like the bayraktar bought by Lithuanians

[@Omega0850]

Only two? I thought it would be 20 by now!

[@voila5239]

The bayraktar drones are shitty cheap drones made by watermelon sellers and even ukraine knows this because their economy also has their limits

[@buzdoukaroci9628]

The claim that they downed 1000 drones wasn't made by the defense ministry tho...it was made by some random ass crazy lady...

[@cyberkraut5139]

You are not reporting about the facts concerning weapon and ammunition production which is very limited in the West. This is the very problem at the moment.

[@r3dpowel796]

Ill be honest I have been hearing counterattack in Kherson for like 2 months now.

[@m33LLS]

I didn't

[@Seth9809]

As soon as I heard details about this, I knew that if any weapons would be a "gamechanger" it would be the new missile system the Ukrainians received.

[@johnserrano9689]

Can you imagine just how lethal the U.S and NATO are angry? Honestly, the true raw power isn't even hinted at yet. True Total War is legit earth shattering so we all pray to our Gods none of us ever live through such an event. However can you even imagine if NATO ever entered full on Total War?! From the deepest part of myself I say all of our Hearts are with you Ukraine and our Respect for you is unrivalled. Your Honor and Valor sets a new standard. May God be with all of you

[@jimmiller5600]

Russia is holding the 2,000km line of contact with very few infantry. I know Ukraine has limited mobility for its massive army, but I'd expect them to flow through gaps in the Russian lines where they could use mobile precision weapons to wreck havoc on the Russian BTGs.

[@brizzy991]

Jim i agree but the bridge first with an airstrike imagine the possibility of isolating russian forces after severing the resupply line to the south ,plus just to destroy the most prized possession of that murdering parasite putin would make me smile for months

[@basedstreamingatcozy-dot-t7126]

Yeah, you’d expect that because you don’t know anything about waging war, or what’s going on over there.

[@Digmen1]

A lot will also depend of whether NATo particlalry France and Germany hold their nerve and keep the sanctions on Russia, or will the lack of oil and gas make them give in and leave Ukraine to themselbes.

[@chibani-]

France is far more resilient on thoses topics as Germany need to maintain its heavy industries with cheap energy. Futhermore 70-80% of France energy comes of Nuclear powerplant. The big question will be house heating during the winter...

[@Ianmundo]

these weapons could have been trained on and supplied by the end of March, that it took until the beginning on July is a mark on shame on NATO and the West

[@karmpuscookie]

@William Monroe Like Trump or the GOP would've done any better.

[@E3ECO]

@William Monroe Good grief, have you read about the billions of dollars in assistance and equipment we've given Ukraine?

[@basedstreamingatcozy-dot-t7126]

Lol, the aid to Ukraine is a money laundering scheme.

[@Winter5731]

Yea but Russia will turn all of Ukraine cities to ash if they can't get their way. If Russia can't have it then Ukraine can't have it either (I push my tongue out like a child with my fingers in my ears and laugh at you)

[@S0ulinth3machin3]

@William Monroe the biggest opposition to giving Ukraine aid is from the extreme right wing of the GOP. The conspiracy theorist set.

[@Brexmachine00]

Ukraine Must get Donbas back, but Crimea should be independent with Crimean tatars only who are the native Crimeans. The reason many Russians live in Crimea is because they wanted their own Lebensraum

[@popnorbert8465]

And the native tatars have been moved to Siberia and the far east during Soviet times. That's also the main reason why the current population of Crimea is so mixed up.

[@YaPinGYouTu]

I’m Crimean Ukrainian, born and raised in Sevastopol. Crimean tatars are indeed native Crimeans but nativety (at least here) depends on how much back in history you track. But yeah, they were here before Ukrainians and Russians. Tho greeks were here even before crimean tatars for example. Also, they don’t have nearly enough people to populate the Crimea. They consist about 10% of the total Crimean population. However, I think it should be an autonomous republic inside Ukraine (as it was before it got annexed). And it needs to be “crimeantatarized” to revert what Soviet Union was doing and what Russia is doing now. They “russified” the peninsula and changed lots of original names for towns and villages to Russian. Well, they did the same to the big part of Ukraine too. But I cannot imagine Crimea as a fully independent state (even tho I would like it to be) and especially populated only or even at least mostly by crimean tatars. There is just not enough of them.

[@maritaschweizer1117]

If the bridges over Dneper are finally destoyed, Russia has no chance to defend Cherson. Without supply an army cannot survive long.

[@junasky8679]

I like the presentation of reports.keep it up man!😊

[@robmckrill3134]

As already reported usa is starting to train pilots to be able to fly f15/16 and reported training 100s for the Abraham's which, funny enough Poland has ordered 😀

[@MelbourneMeMe]

Imagine if the west just provided air support itself...

[@donaldclifford5763]

M1 Abrams?

[@Winter5731]

@@MelbourneMeMe Then that would be a direct war with Russia and that's a huge risk you already suppose to know that. Russia and USA/NATO has thousands of nuclear weapons, it's risky as F for both of them to go to war.

[@MelbourneMeMe]

@@Winter5731 nope, it's not. Who told you that shooting down Russian planes over Ukraine airspace would be "direct conflict" or lead to nuclear war? Because it's literally not in Russian nuclear doctrine to respond to casualties abroad with nuclear force. You've been lied to by western media who don't want to expend money/energy/resources defending Ukrainian people. "It will cause a war between the west and Russia" is just a BS excuse to not do anything.

[@Winter5731]

@@MelbourneMeMe Okay, even if you are right. Would you see me in a serious fight with heavily armed men and decide to risk your life to help me and we come from different countries and we are not friends. I say this to make a point. My point is that nobody owes Ukraine anything. You cannot view someone as selfish to want to preserve their own life by not wanting to go to war to help a stranger they are not very good friends with.

[@dimasskarabas]

Various news sources here report a column of russian troops and armored vehocles moving out from Mariupol to (reportedly) Zaporizhzhia Something you might want to take a look at

[@MrKakibuy]

Sounds like another one of those ghost columns that will inexplicably disappear without a trace

[@stixinst5791]

@@MrKakibuy ufff, I did not know entire russian COLLUMS deserted before

[@MrKakibuy]

@@stixinst5791 Like the one on the way to Kiev

[@stixinst5791]

@@MrKakibuy oh, but that one had to retreat taking 10-15% losses. I suppose you did not read the news on that day

[@scipioafricanus5871]

@@MrKakibuy The Steiner Relief Column.

[@XD-cr3du]

I think the combination of getting top notch intel from the west and the more modern weapon systems that are starting to appear on the battlefield right now will make things very difficult for Russia. We saw this before with the sinking of the Moskva, which most likely was also a result of western intel being delivered to the Ukrainians. If this mobilisation combined with training in the west and modern weapon systems will go as planned I think the Russians will need to rethink their strategy. Their slow method of reducing cities to rubble with artillery won´t work anymore since their ammo dumps will just get blown up. What I´m afraid about though is what Russia will do once Ukraine starts to gain back serious territory. My guess is Putin will not just hang back and accept this. I think at this point he will most likely declare war on Ukraine so he can also start full mobilisation in Russia. The amount of damage this would wreck on the whole world in terms of even higher energy prices/food prices will be catastrophic. I'm not very optimistic about the end of this conflict.

[@inserisciunnome]

I have my doubts on what Russia Will do if/when they start loosing badly and more evidently. They can't really declare war and draft the people because that Will break the whole narrative so badly i don't think they could salvage It, and if they do draft, the citizens might turn around in rebellion. We have alredy seen there are many dissenters and protestors Who's voices are violently put down in Russia, and the Kremlin seems quite afraid of what they might do if given military training and a weapon. Then again, they would be stuck between a rock and a hard Place no matter WHAT they do.

[@SebyMiner]

Does Russia have the the capability to sustain a general mobilization? Also this decision would be highly humiliating for Russia Either way this conflict will end badly for all of us no matter who "wins" Also I believe it is plausible putin would small nukes It would crumble the Ukrainianian moral for a while

[@scorpiontail2561]

Russia does have a large military,but you must remember it is spread far and wide in the vastness of its land mass. Also it borders alot of countries that probably don't really them.I would love to know the russian death toll,but that can't be found out as both sides in war lie about everything.

[@GrayFoxHound9]

That would ruin the last of russian image, making it into the complete joke of a countries for centuries ahead. And russian economy wouldn't be too suited to mobilization either. Not just because of job and production markets, but of shhtty administration making sure that the process would be a hell with people being drafted at random in most chaotic way (with plenty of draftees being wounded in the process couse that's the russian way), with numerical targets and corruption messing up with documents And with need to create infrastructure for larger army

[@GrayFoxHound9]

@@SebyMiner small nukes punch just a bit more than normal rockets And symbolically mean that russia is so scared that it uses defensive by doctrine nuclear weapons in an offensive war That would humiliate russia beyond bottom it already at

[@ignacnagy5474]

@6:41 "Russia has agreed to buy hundreds of thousands of drones from Iran". No. This is off by many orders of magnitude. As the TLDR referenced/displayed article itself states, we're talking hundreds, NOT hundreds of thousands. No country in the world has hundreds of thousands of military drones, let alone for sale.

[@francisdalapo5770]

May Ukraine be the victor between the two. It cannot be denied that they are oppressed. Therefore they should be vindicated. Thank you.

[@Welgeldiguniekalias]

A million seems very feasible, considering the fact that Ukraine has a very large population and is drafting pretty much the entire male population of fighting age.

[@maximilianodelrio]

The people themselves isn't the problem, its Ukraine's ability to properly train, equip, supply and field a million men

[@Winter5731]

Himars is a con. Russia will laugh last when all of Ukraine is swallowed up by Russia.

[@tylerclayton6081]

Himars range is 80 Km with their current ammunition. And up to 300km to 500km with longer range ammunition

[@slashslash501]

So we could be able to shoot them in kharkiv oblast from Kyiv?

[@ghazanfaryaq6776]

HIMARS should have been provided to Ukraine four months ago. However its never too late. The Orcs are starting to feel its effectiveness.

[@anitagorse9204]

U can't just give modern advanced weapons without training! Soldiers train years and years before they are able to use it to full extent. Ukrainians were used to Soviet types weapons, from tanks to planes. They sure have learned fast.

[@ghazanfaryaq6776]

@@anitagorse9204 Takes 7 weeks to train an artillery specialist on MRLS.

[@Winter5731]

Yea but Russia will turn all of Ukraine cities to ash if they can't get their way. If Russia can't have it then Ukraine can't have it either (I push my tongue out like a child with my fingers in my ears and laugh at you)

[@russell4370]

The Israeli military just destroyed the drone manufacturing in Syria that supplied Iran with drones, which Russian military thought of buying from Iran, now that's not possible.

[@lindaleong8917]

I love the this narrator's presentation. I've viewed multi videos that are narrated by this presenter. The speed of the presentation and detail allow me to listen to the video as I work. Keep up the good job! 😊

[@malk1275]

Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦 Shaman Battalion Love From Scotland

[@theobserver3753]

Don’t let bully dictators win.

[@wabisabi6875]

Full frontal assault would be a mistake for Ukraine. Guerilla and commando methods work best for smaller forces. With advanced weapon systems Ukraine can now neutralize Russian artillery while smaller Ukrainian ground units continue to demoralize Russian troops by constant harassment at the front and sabotage of supply lines. Slow and steady wins the race.

[@coala1980]

The problem is the Russian know this tactic well after two Chechen wars and Syria they are masters in this style warfare

[@sababugs1125]

@@coala1980 Ukraine is neither chechnya nor Syria

[@coala1980]

@@sababugs1125 yes they will lose just for that reason you have any idea how well prepared for this kind of conflict the chechens are or the millitants in Syria this is there bread and butter .I know two ex military who fought one in Afghanistan and one in Iraq is not fun.

[@kevinkanter2537]

@@coala1980 i've heard that the initial 10k strength of Kadyrov was degraded significantly - but that recruitment was continuing. I do not discount Kadyrov's abiities in war but i do wonder given the shifting loyalties and brutality keeping Chechnya inline if he is willing to weaken his own forces fighting for Russia, who i would suspect is not universally loved back home ... haven't heard of any large contingent of Syrian troops coming over to Ukraine - it seems that syria is still embroiled in their own civil war ... but Ukrainians are fighting on their own soil and i am sure that the years of small unit training will be utilized vs simply putting those trained troops as part of some mechanized steamroller - say as SOF infiltrators.....

[@coala1980]

@@kevinkanter2537 heard or saw one thing about both sides of the conflict there is a lot of propaganda.The Ukrainians are masters of it.I keep a eye on both sides in Russian and Ukrainian language for now i know that the ukranians are using himars on Antonevsky bridge and that the russians are preparing to attack Slavyansk,Kramatorks and Bahmut. Regarding Kadyrov there is very big presumption that the chechens deployed 10000 soldiers is much less just 3 brigades ...

[@1LSWilliam]

The Iranians are not so stupid as to give their drones to Russia without exacting huge concessions. This will not happen IMO.

[@chairde]

If an invader is not winning then he is losing.

[@davidty2006]

1 million combat troops is a strech. theres a good chance that 3/4 of them troops are backline personel leaving 250k combat troops. 250k is still some decent combat power and the others will be assigned to logistics, fields hostpitals or backline engineering units.

[@davidty2006]

@@ripvanwinkle1819 Not so much..... Were not at 86k a mile rates.

[@alfredunite7647]

GLORY TO UKRAINE 🇺🇦

[@Allofmynamestaken]

A million troops sounds like alot but it likely means at least 20-30% are involved in some way with logistics/administration/medical/support staff. Another 20-30% are likely part of reserve forces, border guards and territorial units meant to be held back in case of incursions from Belarus, Transnistria or the North East. I reckon then there might be 300k-500k combat ready troops, the majority of whom are prob already on the front lines. And in any case, during normal times only a small amount of in active combat before being rotated out. In a big offensive it'll be important to have large reserves that can exploit or stabilize any breakthroughs. Doubly so because a breakthrough operation is overly using Ukraine's best trained/experienced/equipped units. The motivated light infantry volunteers that Ukraine has an abundance of are likely being used to hold defensive positions or shore up enemy counter attacks...

[@r3dpowel796]

This is like the 10th counterattack in Kherson I have been hearing about?

[@thomasboyd5384]

Support Ukraine. Great Britain England London Art Bezukavenko Thomas. Awesome. Excellent channel.

[@cecilravarra4078]

Please continue helping Ukraine . Give all the support needed. GOD BLESS .....

[@againstviralmisinformation510]

No thank you

[@daviducockny]

This might be the beginning of the humiliation people were talking about. Russia has had plenty of opportunity to negotiate, now they won't have the upper hand, and Ukrainians will be more enthusiastic about the results, and thus less willing to give in.

[@basedstreamingatcozy-dot-t7126]

Wow, what a goldfish memory. Russia’s tried to negotiate for like a year now, but Ukraine wouldn’t listen.

[@Winter5731]

Lol, Keep talking about your himars. Russia won't allow that. Russia will genocide all of Ukraine before they lose this war. Mark my words. Russian victory is the only solution, the hard way or the easy way.

[@billrosenstein]

The ghost of Kiev single handedly destroyed all Russian tanks. Right now azov battalion has Moscow surrounded.

[@laszlokaestner5766]

Russia may have and continue to hold an absolute advantage in the numbers of artillery but that is not the whole story. You also have to look at the quality of what each side holds and this is starting to show a different picture. Let's start with a preposition: both sides have have discovered a camp of their enemy. It is 15 miles behind the front and consists of a farmstead with a couple of tanks and BMP/other vehicles dotted nearby in barns and such like with soldiers billeted in the main house. They call in their artillery to demolish it. The Russians using their dumb inaccurate artillery have to carpet the area to be sure of success so fire 500 shells at the farm. Ukraine using modern smart systems only need to fire a dozen shots at the farm to be pretty sure of destroying everything. Russia is hamstrung because they NEED to be firing 10 to 1 in order to achieve the same outcome and firing that much artillery puts a huge strain on the whole supply system and makes it vulnerable to enemy action.

[@Kobrag90]

NAd how bitter the population they currently are ruling over. They do not have the forces to adequetly police and further advance into Ukraine.

[@Winter5731]

But you wrong. Russia also has many guided artillery and quided rockets and guided missiles and guided mortars but just like Ukraine not all troops/squads have them, some have them and some don't. Just like how even if Ukraine gets 100 himars systems tomorrow morning not all Ukrainian squads will have them. War has always been that way. Use common sense and stop making your bias feelings get in the way of rational thinking. At least 2 destroyed captured himars systems have already literally been shown at close up and many more have already been destroyed within Ukraine held territory, this goes to show they are not magic weapons and Russia does have very accurate guided projectiles to destroy them too. Russia takes more new territory daily.

[@THE.Troublesome]

There’s a difference of winning and stalling.

[@gamer228r]

If you're a defender , stalling is indeed winning

[@markanderson3870]

I think it was hundreds of drones, not hundreds of thousands. That would be a really really really big deal.

[@ury0005]

TLDR two places ukraine is winning: tv and youtube

[@V01DIORE]

Not on Russian pure propaganda tv where you can’t even say it’s a war or even hold up a blank piece of paper because you get 20 years in prison for “treason”

[@ury0005]

@@V01DIORE russian tv is a complete failure as well, so you can count it as a victory

[@MrDubyadee1]

HIMARS and the M270 - a tracked 12 rocket (2 module) version have a range of 50 MILES (about 80 km) with the ammo the US has supplied. They said they aren't going to supply the rockets with 183 miles. So 50 MILES is why Ukraine can hit those ammo dumps. A range of 50km wouldn't be as helpful for this. Of course dumb rockets with shorter ranges are also available, but that's not what the buzz is about.

[@technoartfest8708]

You guys are unaware that ammo depots can spread in many places too? What would happen if instead of deploying all ammo iinstead of one place , deploy it in 50x different places? Ukraine don't have as many missiles to do such kind of operation , aside they need to find first the new hiding places and if russia move the places constantly. and lets say store it in TRUCKS containers.. and deploy thousands of them through all t he rear line , it means that Russia can signifincantly reduce the effectivity of HIMARS to close to zero ,by spreading ammo and hidding better their important places. HIMARS can't be used against soldiers to win a war , would need millions of them to target moving soldier sand still will miss more of their hits. aside Russian Tornado rocket artillery google for it ,do something similar to HIMARS and have 120km to 200km range. with satellite precision guidance.. So RUssia have their own HIMARS too ,lets not forget about that.. and have cruise missiles too ,that are even more powerful ,longer range and hit harder. and a strong airforce. Himars alone will not make Ukraine defeat Russia. you need a complete army with a lot of experience and fully armed with all kind of weapons for that. Only a NATO major scale invasion with everything they have ,including airforce and modern tanks ,could push back Russia back ,anything less will not work.

[@MrDubyadee1]

@@technoartfest8708 What you are describing is what the Ukrainians and western armies do. Western armies have loads more trucks, robust communications and decentralized decision making authority. The Russians depend on railheads and centralized dumps. They only have enough trucks to supply units within 90 miles of a railhead. It is very difficult for them to change this because they are so centralized and top down and because they’d need a lot more trucks and much better communications (to support decentralization). It would take several years and a major change of culture to pull this off. It would probably also require the development of a professional NCO corps as well.

[@DeepstateAnnex]

There's a limit to how many shells in the artillery piece can fire before having to be repaired I forget what that is but I know there's a limit and it 20000 shells a day the artillery pieces are going to reach that limit soon operators Starsky said so on one of our streams

[@davidty2006]

@William Monroe it can vary but average is around 2k if it's a fresh barrel.

[@S0ulinth3machin3]

it depends upon a combination of 1) number of rounds fired and 2) the velocity of those rounds. Higher velocity rounds cause more barrel wear. Generally, it's around 2,000 rounds before the barrel should be replaced.

[@anguselliott8986]

What is the point of destroying a town to take it? All you buy is the repair bill.

[@BuiltSimilarG]

Taking it is not only a morale victory but also destroying the enemy soldiers inside. War is full of destroying anyway

[@michpo1445]

Hundreds of thousands of drones from Iran? dang we dont even have that many here

[@adamorick2872]

Ukraine needs to use these mobile platforms need to target more then ammo depots. But for counter artillery on Russian artillery positions. Don't even have to destroy equipment, but make the Russian artillery afraid to fire

[@Winter5731]

Yea but Russia will turn all of Ukraine cities to ash if they can't get their way. If Russia can't have it then Ukraine can't have it either (I push my tongue out like a child with my fingers in my ears and laugh at you)

[@MrMuel1205]

Russia has suffered somewhere between 20,000 and 40,000 combat deaths and up to 100,000 total casualties. It started with a tiny 190,000 personnel. Sure, Russia probably has more artillery pieces than all of NATO combined. Hell, the Soviet Union probably manufactured enough munitions for a 1000 years of war, but that artillery is inaccurate, slow, and short-range. Blowing up apartment buildings with dumb shelling may be scary for the populace, but it's no match for what the HIMARS does, and its military usefulness is limited. In Luhansk sheer weight of artillery won for the time being. But once Ukraine has one million troops and dozens of HIMARS and hundreds of other NATO weapons, well, Russia is screwed. It hasn't done well so far, and things will not become easier for the invaders.

[@philardo]

We can only hope so! This is the first positive outlook on the war I've seen in a while! (Although being fair, most of the negative outlooks come from fanatic russians, who get their news from state owned propaganda) Still, I wouldn't be too excited. These troops are still being trained and for now, the invaders are still advancing. Who knows what else can still happen. This is definitely worrying, even with the logistics being on Ukraine's side

[@SirPoppss]

Russia has lost the advantage in artillery and their ability to 'duel.' Their systems have a shorter range than western tube systems-Katuysha & grads have no chance vs HIMARS placed out of their range.

[@valthok]

that's just blatant misinformation. belive it or not HIMARS can be countered by russian missiles so they can't just stand there and do whatever they want.

[@andybullen2992]

Theoretically. The problem is on order to use the HIMARS for counter battery work they need to respond quickly, before the enemy relocates. Which means having to have them closer to the front and ready to deploy, rather than safely to the rear. Risky when they are the Russians top target.

[@inserisciunnome]

@@andybullen2992 im guessing this Is why ukr Is mostly Just focusing on ammo dumps Instead of permanently removing the artillery from the playing field?

[@steellegion7054]

@@inserisciunnome Yes, neutralizing ammo depots and command center ruins the enemies' ability to coordinate, resupply, and fight back against your forces. The Artillery will just be dead weight if the HIMARS keep attacking and the Russian Infantry is a joke.

[@davidty2006]

HIMARS has just been blowing up their ammo for them so their guns can't even shoot. And artillery is nothing but a pillbox without ammo.

[@susantunno3047]

Russian fire power -- what an oxymoronic term---artillery fired into the ground is not power.

[@ajc-ff5cm]

Ukraine is fighting on its home turf, fighting defensively, and has the moral high ground. I don't think it is out of the realm of possibility that Ukraine could launch an offensive in the South. But, if the Russians are well entrenched, switching from defense to offense may not go as well as Ukraine hopes. That said, unless there is a negotiated settlement, Russia won't just get up and leave, they'll have to be forcibly dislodged.

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

Ukraine got Russia so worried, that they deployed defences on the Kerch bridges.

[@nameless7699]

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a war where is 700k-1 million personal vs 200k on top of 30% less territory than the start and still find a way to convince viewers your still winning. This screams the last months of Afghanistan😂

[@davidty2006]

Well if russia didn't retreat of kyiv they could of had nearly 50% but noooooooo they had to retreat from kyiv didn't they?

[@nameless7699]

@@davidty2006 yes they did, so instead of 50 y’all content with 30 that adds daily. This war a joke fam and the public expenses are the punchline

[@popnorbert8465]

@@nameless7699 Wasn't 15% of that 30% already occupied before the invasion? Gaining the rest in the first 2-3 weeks of combat (due to element of surprise and lack of preparation on Ukraine's side) and then gaining close to nothing in the months since then...that's not much to be proud of.

[@nameless7699]

Pop Norbert guess we will see who comes out on top in the end😂

[@billyma6]

is it that hard to pronounce Kherson correctly lmfao

[@kheem5446]

yes.

[@amethystgamer852]

What does it matter

[@samueltrusik3251]

When it is not your primary language, yes.

[@michaeltnk1135]

@@samueltrusik3251 It’s really not. If you find it hard then just say Herson, it’s way closer than Kerson

[@bruceh9780]

Well it's tricky, some people say Kherson, while others say Kherson when it's actually pronounced Kherson.

[@benjystrauss2524]

Problem solving is not at the heart of politics. Problem causing is what you mean to say.

[@kairyss4285]

Should be pointed out that the Iranian government is currently denying the claim made at 6:42.

[@justmr9553]

If you are going to talk about a main weapons system you need to get the basic details correct. Himars firing range is 80km, not 50km

[@yannis7621]

It depends on the type of missile used. Some are only accurate up to 50km and others up to 80km. Ukraine supposedly has both.

[@Seth9809]

Is that just as accurate though?

[@jaredstaniland9117]

probably an accidental miles/kilometres error... but massively incorrect given the HIMARS can shoot 300km accurately and Ukraine apparently will now be receiving the 300km variant..

[@HingerlAlois]

@@jaredstaniland9117 Do you have a source that Ukraine is going to receive ATACMS? I can’t find information that Ukraine is going to receive it.

[@justmr9553]

@@Seth9809 the CEP (circular area probable) is 5m at 80km. That means 50%+ of rockets land inside 5m of target

[@RenegadeElite101]

Ukraine likely has a million troops since they mobilized at the begginning of the war; however, there was always 2 questions. 1. How would they outfit them? 2. How will Highly motivated, but untrained, conscripts deal with the "trained" Russian Army. Thankfully in the last several months both those questions have been answered. Much of the aid given to Ukraine from the world has been rifles , helmets, night vision, and other infantry gear that can outfit large portions of the UA military. Meanwhile , where as before only Poland trained Ukraine troops, now the UA is being trained in Poland (in even greater numbers), The UK, Germany, The united States, and other places. With the UK alone touting that they train up to 10k Ukrainian Troops in less than a few months. Assuming that the other nations train half as many soldiers as the UK (which would be a boldly understating assumption) then that would mean the UA would have around 25k trained soldiers added to their military every 60 days which, while the Russians cannot deploy additional BTG's to Ukraine w/o sending in conscripts and admit that this is a war. So I definitely give the UA an advantage in the long run with it increasing as more time passes

[@lifessogood2995]

Ukraine has advantage in army 40 to 2 Russian

[@Youtubegoblin23]

There’s no evidence that they have mobilised a million troops. But even if they could these trips need training and officers or they are liabilities. My guess is Ukrainians mobilisation is failing with a lot of draft dodgers and a lack of will to go die

[@lagrangewei]

soldier are useless without officer to command and supply them. if food can't get to the soldier, the soldier will have to leave to find food, they are not variable in a game but living human being that need to sustain life. the reason ukraine lost servodonetsk so quickly is because some of the officer refused to fight anymore after losing 60% of their men. throwing men at them doesn't mean they will fight, if you lose 60% of the men under your control and the general just hand you another 1000 men, can you look them in the eye and say they are in good hands? it is officer that is the problem, not conscript, the officer are too demoralised.

[@lagrangewei]

the other thing is the myth that the ukrainian are actually fighting russian troop. we are seeing more and more Ukrainian Russian fighting on Russian side, and while Russia doesn't conscript troop, those Russian territory in Ukraine is actively conscripting, you have to remember we have this conflict today because Ukraine was unable to defeat the Donbass seperatist, these seperatist they could not defeat before Russian entry didn't just disappear after Russia enter the conflict, they were refitted and equiped by the Russian and are now even more of a problem for Ukraine than before the war. this is a proxy war, both side has proxies.

[@lifessogood2995]

@@lagrangewei hope they can take back those territory

[@ThebigJJ621]

Not to be a military nerd here, but I think the Russians are more likely to take over Bakhmut first then Kramatorsk and Slovyansk than if it were to take Kramatorsk and Slovyansk first then bakhmut.

[@paulluka2029]

Most sensible thing I have heard all day

[@ghazanfaryaq6776]

What if the HIMARS continue blowing up the Russian ammo depots, how will the Orcs advance?

[@davidty2006]

Kramatorsk and Slovyansk will take weeks if not a couple months to take. Including the recent artillery bombardments. Bakhmut is an easier target with it being smaller meaning it can be flattened quicker.

[@ghazanfaryaq6776]

@@davidty2006 What if the HIMARS keep blowing up Russian ammunition depots, how are the Orcs going to advance?

[@jernejrepas8907]

Props for improving the pronounciation of Ukrainian place names this time 👍 Keep up the good job reporting on the conflict.

[@cindybraun371]

Very good explaination! Suggest you get information from the young man in Alabama USA to see satelite strikes and burns of the artillery. Its amazing..

[@nostromo2244]

7:05 interesting that you omit the UK flag, as if the UK had not provided anything to Ukraine and the EU had done it all. Pro EU bias much?.....

[@angelic8632002]

Imagine being the person deciding doing business with Russia right now is a good idea, especially with military hardware... Bet the United States are loving this /sk

[@suportbghelp4938]

Imagine you buy arms based of BBC propaganda. :)

[@V01DIORE]

@@suportbghelp4938 Imagine buying into Russian wumao propaganda narratives or being a Russian wumao yourself.

[@idklol318]

We took back 400 hundred whole meters and 10 sheds! We only lost 1,200 people but the win outweighs the loss. - TLDR

[@rockrabbit253]

If the orcs lost 3000 people it's a win.

[@anneslot7013]

@@rockrabbit253 yes for hohlov (pig people) this is definitely a victory

[@syrus9748]

You should see how many it took during WW1 and WW2

[@gamer228r]

@@anneslot7013 i like how you used a russian pizdezh (language) and did us a favor of translating it in the brackets

[@louischarley6775]

Great video. Your mic is sounding a bit weird - like you're really far away down a tunnel. Thought you would want to know. Love the content though.

[@nataliashafranska6967]

Good job! Thank you.

[@berechianyanwu1154]

That Ukraine will eventually drive Russian soldiers out of Kherson is sure to happen because Ukranian soldiers are getting the appropriate weapons unlike in the beginning of the war. The Ukranian soldiers are also getting more courageous and braver.

[@Winter5731]

Their will be no Ukraine if Russia cannot have it. If Russia cannot have it then Ukraine will be turn into ashes, which part of that don't you understand.

[@berechianyanwu1154]

@@Winter5731 In desperate moves, the desperate makes a lot of mistakes against himself. It may not be different in Putin's Invasions.

[@Winter5731]

@@berechianyanwu1154 Its sometimes best to take down the enemy in a final kamikaze attack than to fail. So yes I agree with you.