Why Russia doesn’t have enough equipment for a mobilisation, former army general explains

"I'm not sure they actually have the equipment to give the people should they go for a general mobilisation."
Could Putin call for a general mobilisation? A former senior British military advisor tells #TimesRadio Russia aren’t supplied enough for one.
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[@andreasarnoalthofsobottka2928]

Targeting the wagner HQ wasn't that kind of difficult. Some of them were posing in front of the building and in the back there was a sign with the adress visible. The Ukrainians could have send a parcel.

[@AdelaeR]

Haha too funny. But the postal service is very slow nowadays there and HIMARS only takes a minute ;)

[@andreasarnoalthofsobottka2928]

@@AdelaeR but a GPS - guided rocket costs about 100.000 quid while a 20 kg parcel May be around 20.

[@t2216]

@@andreasarnoalthofsobottka2928 Would like to see that driver who is willing to drive there :D

[@simokoistinen276]

@@AdelaeR "Well, I have the pepperoni, quattro stagioni and frutti di mare pizzas here. Who ordered HIMARS!?"

[@Rocket_scientist_88]

@@andreasarnoalthofsobottka2928 The building was reduced to rubble, I don’t see a cheap parcel of any kind being able to do that. Plus there would be no real control on when the parcel would be delivered. Ukraine is at war here, the sums of money spent are a drop in the bucket - they made the right decision using HIMARS to take out the ‘wagner group’ and their HQ building. Tremendous success, lots of bad guys liquidated, they lost a lot of experience and manpower. Some weapons destroyed too. These are old men, but they are savages. Good that so many are out of the picture now.

[@D.von.N]

Rightly pointed out: Afghanistan didn't want to win against religious extremism. Small minority in cities experienced a better life and they wanted to keep it, but the rural life got stuck in the 19th century and even before, they didn't want it and the government was corrupt so not all that was poured into its military system in support of self-reliance was actually used that way. And so the officials ran like rats when Taliban was coming closer. That is not the case for Ukraine. Zelensky stayed with his people all the way. And the Russians can mock him all they want, that doesn't change the simple reality they are going to lose this war and more.

[@deankruse2891]

Yeah, the Taliban always had influence over rural areas of Afghanistan. All the rural afghans saw was the Americans fighting the Taliban, and then paying out for damages and killed loved ones. They did not get the societal transformation that the young people in Kabul got

[@joesod]

Surely Putin must be under pressure now though, how long are the Russians going to stick with him. With a destroyed Russian economy and sanctions and future tarriffs on Russian energy exports surely they must be seeing the writing on the wall now. Trying to hold onto donbass and southern Ukraine coast will look more and more ridiculous considering the threats to Russia itself.

[@yaqob3275]

Who's going to lose this war

[@oreganoregan5947]

Not a fan of the Taliban at all. But in Afghanistan the invader was the Americans. The Taliban are Afghanis.

[@meatrealwishes]

Afghans believe they are God’s chosen people for the end times. They will build army in khorasan and fight the anti Christ. That’s why, they cant let go of extremism. They are in the waiting game. Funny thing is that the hadiths they use to justify those were from investigation report of the Persian army and not from Muhammad. They were warning the government that Abbassids were preparing their army in khorasan to invade Persia. The war did take place. Abbassids won. Not sure how mullahs were able to convert that piece of history into a moronic prophecy.

[@jeffking887]

I wonder how many Russian families have lost loved ones and don’t know it. Our son did some hush hush stuff. We learned about “no news is good news” and it’s a crushing way to live. To those who seems to think an authoritarian leader might be preferable, this is how our sons and daughters would be used.

[@didierbaltes5554]

Not so many as à lot of personnels are ... were chechens syriens wagner lors dpr.....and à lot of russians said came from Sibérie and small republics of federation

[@BlutoandCo]

Since ruSSia is using mobile crenatorium's, most will never know or have a body to bury. It's also how rySSia is hiding how many Ukrainian's have been murdered, no body, no mass grave, just disappeared!

[@mickser101]

I wonder how many of the 195,000 Ukrainian Soldiers dead or injured know that zelensky sent them to their deaths.

[@herrlich1461]

You should worry about the Ukrainian losses. Does Elenski tell their loved ones if their son did some hush hush stuff? Like in Butcha?

[@Rocket_scientist_88]

@@herrlich1461 👈🏼💀🤡

[@krakhedd]

L-O-M-F-L!!!! Poohtin really messed up!!

[@user1qaz2wsx3edc]

Put-in is busy making Zelensky the wimp'humble.

[@GearHedd]

New Zealand just decided to extend their training mission in the UK for Ukrainians and increase the number to 120 people. In the past 10 days or so Canada, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Sweden and the Netherlands also said they would be sending people to the UK... The UK then said the original mission of 10,000 Ukrainians would be expanded...

[@anat6360]

@@Memovox it is war. There are must be some casualties from both sides.

[@mark.r]

@@Memovox there nearly ready for the frontline

[@GearHedd]

@@Memovox They were sent back a few weeks ago. There was 600 people trained for infantry rolls. And then there was some people trained to be M270 MLRS crews... Then they were also training crews for the L119 105mm howitzer... And it was said they were being given like 30 to 40 L119 howitzers and the vehicles to tow them... It was said there was 1000 Ukrainians in that group overall... As far as what happened to them its hard to say but the video put out a week or so ago showed Ukrainians using L119 howitzers in the Kherson region... I havent seen any outside of that video/region tho... Were they all sent there? Including the 600 infantry and M270 MLRS units? No clue... If they were tho thats a lot of firepower being added to that area... 30 to 40 L119 howitzers and their 6 man crews backed up by 600 infantry and 2 or 3 M270 units can do some damage...

[@BlutoandCo]

@@Memovox Depend's which one's your on about? It wasn't just basic infantry being trained!

[@KirkFickert]

@@timmiller6868 Russian media claims they've shot down 4x the number of TB2's that have ever been produced. Meanwhile Russia keeps saying they mishandle ammo around nuclear power plants, black sea flagships, and airbases...

[@arthurmark2013]

Babe Ruth said, “It’s hard to beat a person that never gives up.”

[@fabb5]

Rusia controls the part of Ukarine that produces 83% of the National gross product....that is all what they want...they dont want kiev....for what ? 3 old shopping malls?

[@mrdato116]

@@fabb5 Russian bot spotted

[@fabb5]

@@mrdato116 hello Botski

[@jamegumb7298]

@@fabb5 They certainly tried though. Captured Russian troops said Kiev would be theirs in 3 days as told by command. It did not work out that way.

[@fabb5]

@@jamegumb7298 Kiev was not their goal....Mariupol was.....83% of the export is from Donbass Region...Kiev has 3 old shopping malls from soviet time😅

[@jeffcarroll1002]

So many good points and knowledge by all those posting. I just love to read these comments. I learn so much from all of you, and I appreciate it.

[@jasonalmendra3823]

Russia can't mobilize its entire fighting age population because wait for it. Unlike in WW2. They don't have Lend-Lease from Uncle Sam. Haha!

[@nataljamilani491]

Exactly!!!

[@jacqdanieles]

Bingo! And Ukraine does!

[@joebloggs8292]

Lol!!!!

[@vindobonaification]

Capitalism saved communism from defeat by the nazis.

[@doughill2616]

Ding Ding!!!!

[@Hans_Niemand]

Actually they've spent lots of rubles on equipment, if you consider retired generals and party officials yachts equipment.

[@puellamservumaddominum6180]

Don't forget prostitutes caviar and dacha.

[@iceteal3mon108]

Oof

[@marcinlabuda71]

Victory and independence for UKRAINE🏆🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦Greetings from Poland💓💙💛💙💛💙💛

[@sterben575]

Oh dear

[@peace-now]

You are not from Poland. Ukraine and Poland have a history.

[@Puleczech]

@@peace-now Unlike you in Russia, people in the west look into the future. That is the only way to overcome past and also something Russians are completely incapable of.

[@Lady.MD67]

@@peace-now Russians hole

[@williamjackson5942]

@@peace-now They have both been victims of Russia! So they do indeed have a history...

[@rudiruttger]

I hope the Russian army has the sense to either surrender or leave for home and get rid of their nuTsar

[@imaginemetoo]

@MEGHA MITTAL 🦠

[@lwaziedave7623]

@MEGHA MITTAL 😂😂😂😂🤡🤡clown

[@chrishooge3442]

His comments about willpower and morale are salient. It took 1 million casualties and a Bolshevik revolution for Russia to quit WWI...but that was before social media. These troops aren't writing letters. They are calling home.

[@TOFKAS01]

And russia lost that....And 105 years later, times are different. It will need far less losses today to maker the russians break. Todays russia is not the old empire and not the sovjet union.

[@HunterDeRiot]

@@TOFKAS01 I agree people of today are different when looking at war compared to over a century ago. When nukes were introduced we didn't know about the consequences when using them. Now that we know about the after effects, wars have become less common over the years. And now with the introduction of social media its so much easier for us to know things, however we don't know the consequences of this being used as a weapon. We may soon know in the near future.

[@Teddy-mb4ef]

Victory to Ukraine 🇺🇦

[@andrewmacdonald8076]

Good insight on the power and the will😎🥝🇳🇿

[@asan1050]

Thanks!

[@Lady.MD67]

Need more weapons to Ukraine 🇺🇦

[@timmiller6868]

Where is the money from ?? From your pocket ??

[@tjk3430]

@@timmiller6868 not Ukraine's pocket. They are in debt and at war and need the world's help.

[@timmiller6868]

@@tjk3430 which world ?? You know America and the west sending them weapon consider a loan right ?? It's not free , so basically America making money from Ukranian blood, wake up dude , no hero and angel here ,it's all about money and businesses

[@Lady.MD67]

Yes

[@Lady.MD67]

@@timmiller6868 Russians hole

[@phbrinsden]

One of the problems for Russia digging into old equipment reserves is that it has not been maintained as they never expected to be in a war lasting this long and their equipment probably has old oil seals, rusted pipes filled with gunk.

[@puellamservumaddominum6180]

@M W yeah right the Russians have been in pretty much the same place for 2 months now and are in retreat in kherson area.

[@himoffthequakeroatbox4320]

This Wagner group really aren't very good, are they? They ran into a US unit in Syria got a sound kicking.

[@daviddesert5491]

Ssh...today is the one year anniversary of usa being run out of Afghanistan.

[@GowthamNatarajanAI]

@@daviddesert5491 run out? LOL. US left as they had nothing to do.

[@fritzraake22]

That's what you get when you advertise your location on ruSSian TV. No intel needed 🙃

[@thinkerly1]

@@daviddesert5491 Ssh, you are an ork.

[@ArcticGrumpy]

@@daviddesert5491 And in 4 months will be the anniversary of Afghanistan causing the Soviet Unions collapse.

[@TOFKAS01]

"You dont get an army, but just 2 Million hungry men with guns" Germanys Chief of staff Helmut von Moltke said this to Emperor Wilhelm II. at the beginning of WW1 after a question about relocation of forces from the western front to the eastern front.... obviously some problems are alwys the same during the ages. It just would be more like "2 Million hungry men without guns, boots, uniforms and a clue" for Putin today.

[@aloha2104]

TOFKAS01 - Don't worry about Putin, worry about yourself, baboon!..

[@joythought]

Good point. It could be the death of him if he mobilises and it goes badly. Hard to stick a genie back in a bottle.

[@alessandrovilla6759]

Indeed, very good point. Let me add that russian military logistics have already been tested in this war: if were unable to support an army of less than 200K men though having all means and plans ready, there's not to expect the ability to support 4-5 times more now. So I like to cite Gen. J.J. Pershing "logistics wins wars". If russia mobilized, it would lack the ability to keep all those men fighting, would lack equipment for them (mostly because of poor maintenance and corruption), would not even have the means to move them all to the frontline. For Putin, calling a mobilization would be the most certain way to lose not only this war and his life, but to destroy the russian state from within.

[@aloha2104]

@4K 40FPS Today only the French Foreign Legion has discipline..

[@mahmudhassan9021]

Yes, Ukraine is winning, Right?

[@worldtoday9244]

Victory to Ukraine. John Quinn, Glasgow, UK.

[@imaginemetoo]

@MEGHA MITTAL 🦠

[@dimwitsixtytwelve]

@@Memovox your masters in Moscow don’t salute you

[@grahamstrouse1165]

@@Memovox At least you’re honest about that, tankie…

[@dimwitsixtytwelve]

@@Memovox funny money? Lol the ruble is worthless.

[@dimwitsixtytwelve]

@@Memovox one russian ruble = 0.016 US dollars. Your currency is worthless. But hey, enjoy being poor!

[@oveidasinclair982]

If there is any Wagner Group personnel in that mass surrender they should be turned over to the Azov Regiment for a more proper disposition, they'll know exactly what should be done with them. All love and support for Ukraine from Canada !

[@ingurlund9657]

Sounds like when the Russians captured all those Azov guys a couple of months ago they should have been given a proper disposition.

[@stevewhite3424]

So Ukraine is going to fight war crimes by committing war crimes.. Not a good plan. Russian propaganda is already telling Russian troops that if they surrender or desert that they will be treated inhumanely including claims that they will be sent to the United States so that their organs can be harvested for American citizens. So now you are proposing that Ukraine actually make part of that propaganda true so that Russians don't surrender and don't desert. Gosh you should be a general.

[@DavidOfWhitehills]

Do not let the disgusting actions of degenerates be your moral guide.

[@willdon.1279]

@@timmiller6868 So let Putin win? Because he doesn't want peace - he started the war

[@DS9TREK]

Two wrongs don't make a right

[@chuckkottke]

When I think of a general mobilization, I think of what effect that had on young people here in the US during the Vietnam war. One sure fire way to get young people mobilized to protest or overturn a government is to start to conscript them into the military for a highly unpopular war. A lottery ticket to Hades gets ppl riled up in a hurry. 💥. Edit: when you have nothing else to loose, and the truth is staring you in the face because you'll have to become part of the killing machine, suddenly actions to stop the war overcome one's fear of consequences, as it becomes and either or choice. It may not be immediately effective, but that headache is probably something Putin and his gang are avoiding.

[@Writeous0ne]

Problem with your statement is that Russian people have high approval rate for Putin and believe that they are in a war against the West. They believe that the West dislikes them and they are standing up to them.

[@villalba874]

Russia isn't the US, the Russian people will bend to the will of their leaders like they done so in the past.

[@mikehoward9912]

Very well said my good man I guess putin's not a complete idiot. He has been doing everything to galvanize the world against him. God and America love Ukrainians

[@alexv1190]

Lose*

[@bigblue6917]

We have already seen one man set fire to his local recruitment office. It help that they still keep paper records. And many of those who have left are young enough to serve. So, as they say, they are voting with their feet.

[@curiosity2314]

One of the better interviews I have seen on this channel.

[@williamwells1862]

The encirclement sounds very devastating, Hope it works out.

[@thetruthshallsetyoufree1700]

If Putin calls for general draft or conscription it will result in Putin’s downfall.

[@Writeous0ne]

they already conscript 140,000 soldiers a year, they've done it for nearly a century. Peoples opinions really worry me.

[@scipioafricanus5871]

Then it will be curtains for the Poote.

[@jeffreyhanc1711]

Russia has a history of calling for a general draft and then have an entire newly-armed populace show up to the government in order to overthrow it. I get the sense Putin knows this.

[@fitbunny7182]

@@Writeous0ne Dictator Putin said there are no conscripts in Ukraine. He always tells the truth so it must be true

[@Writeous0ne]

@@fitbunny7182 i think you are missing the point. Russia has historically trained soldiers every year for over a century. Russia has high support from the people so the idea that conscription would be bad for Russia or Putin when they already do it doesn't really make any sense. (objective onlooker)

[@renatob9909]

WE already have had the turning point in favour of Ukraine 🇺🇦

[@smurfhits5688]

Now the rest of the world need to keep supporting Ukraine and don't forget

[@cleanwillie1307]

You need to get out more.

[@renatob9909]

@@cleanwillie1307 and you need to getta f* more

[@erikk.137]

Not so sure...

[@70newlife]

@@smurfhits5688 3 billion in Asia and 1 billion in Africa are definitely not supporting Ukarine 😄

[@johnlowe8418]

In one word, Corruption, through all levels, leading to theft, topped off with falsifying of documents to give the perception of more, when in-reality there is less. Its the Russian way...

[@survivefinland358]

Yep. It’s so typical to Russians that here in Finland “doing it in a Russian way” is a single word verb: “Ryssiä”

[@rosemaryspiota9836]

Stop this nonsense. The West is RIDDLED with corruption.Stop making ups stories based on your hatred.

[@thepatriot1613]

2 Simple reason why Putin doesn’t have enough equipment to form an mobilization, because their equipment is being destroyed faster than they could equip or make, and the severity of the sanctions is also hurting Russia’s military.

[@PapaGringo1]

And for years, the oligarchs stole money meant for the military.

[@TmackSD184]

The west has 50 trillion dollar economy to support Ukraine

[@jelenaivanovic267]

You are fool

[@normanboyes4983]

How do you know: 1. Levels of stock of war materiel (and its state). 2. How much materiel has been expended or destroyed beyond repair.

[@normanboyes4983]

@storing_theplayer kennedy Only if you fall into the trap of making assumptions and do not have any insight into the rationale underpinning the decision to do so.

[@mikehunt6218]

That is so true, everybody overestimated the will of the Afghan people and then totally underestimated the will of the ukrainians....

[@drCox12]

I don't know where you got your news from. But the news I read have always been pessimistic about the "will" of the Afghan people: The civilians just tolerated NATO (basically waiting for NATO to leave Afghanistan at some point). And the Afghan security forces trained by NATO were known to be lazy, undisciplined and unreliable overall (they never felt any loyality to something like an Afghan nation but they just had to somehow pay their bills). And then there were also those who opted to resist the invaders (Taliban/insurgents/whatever-you-want-to-call-them). And that's the big misunderstanding about Afghanistan: It's mostly a rural and tribal society. Most of them don't care about a central government (not even federalism), public administration, a common military force, a standardized police force, higher education, universal laws, separation of powers, a constitution etc. They are mostly interested in what's going on within their tribe/clan and solid relationships with neighboring tribes/clans. Many of them don't even consider themselves as Afghans - they don't care about something like a national identity. It's a little bit like the American idea of libertarism (also a mostly rural phenomenon) but with a twist: While American libertarism is all about individual freedom, the Afghan "libertarism" is all about the independence of a collective tribe/clan. And the same mistake is made again by many Westerners regarding the "Taliban government" now. Those "Taliban" aren't a homogeneous group with a clear hirarchy. It's an alliance of convenience consisting of many different groups sharing roughly similar ideas. But Ukraine on the other side is a totally different story. Ukrainians are Europeans with a very strong tradition of nationalism. And although European history is full of changig borders and changig national identities, barely any European can imagine not to belong to a nation at all. A nation with a central government and a constitution and a police and a military and a public administrationa and a justice system. Even if many of these national institutions may be corrupt (truth be told, Ukraine was and still is a very corrupt nation) Europeans absolutely prefer the existence of corrupt institutions to the absence of national institutions. What IMHO froms the will of Ukrainians to fight against the Russian invaders is that a majority of Ukrainians wants got get rid of corruption (thus their eagernes to join the EU). And they do know that belonging to totalitarian Russia will cement corruption. On the other side there's a chance for a sovereign Ukraine to overcome the corruption.

[@larshader9265]

@@drCox12 Well said. If Ukraine wants entrance into the EU and NATO they will have to get a handle on corruption first.

[@hkonhelgesen]

Those fighting for their own existence, are far more motivated. Than those fighting against the existence of others.

[@SantomPh]

Afghanistan is a conservative country regardless of who runs it. It's just that the Taleban were more conservative than the typical Afghan and took away some very basic human rights like schools for girls. At its root however a non-Taleban ruled Afghanistan is only slightly more open than one ruled by the Taleban and beset by the same problems as its neighbors- endemic corruption, organized crime, nepotism and oligarchic rule -which stem from the Western attempts to introduce foreign concepts like democracy, social equality and openess, which only a small elite could benefit from but something utterly unwanted by the majority who are used to traditional rule. NATO attempts to raise an Afghan army only created weekend warriors who giggled when the RPG fell off the launcher as well as officials that used training funds to buy apartments in Dubai.

[@pabuffa]

The second that Russia formally mobilizes, NATO would have the perfect opportunity to further justify engagement. SLAVA UKRAINE.

[@T.R.75]

NATO will not under any circumstances actually end up engaging Russian forces, accept maybe if Russia used tactical nukes. if that happened engaging Russian forces wouldnt matter anyways because the nuclear boogeyman would be out and both sides would end humanity.

[@davidkottman3440]

@@SIX4HEMI NATO doesn't need to use nukes to defeat Russia, while Russia cannot use nukes against NATO without getting destroyed...

[@HR_8035_YEA]

At the very least there would be good reason to give Ukraine long range missiles that can strike deep into Russian territory. It would be full scale war at that point and there would be hundreds of legitimate military targets in Russia.

[@thinkerly1]

The Russian economy is already broken. Look, Russia's biggest oil and gas customer was Europe. They have now lost Europe.

[@TheBlueCream]

@@HR_8035_YEA yup.and WW3,millions dead

[@lynnmcquillan2338]

Thankyou 🙏

[@Zenon00007]

❤️Ukrainian 🇬🇪

[@keegan773]

An army of untrained conscripts is more of a hinderance than a help and would just be more Russian cannon fodder.

[@lenrichardson7349]

They have trained conscripts already but because it is not a 'war' they are not allowed to be used.

[@keegan773]

@@lenrichardson7349 then why did some die on the Moscow?

[@janeharrison835]

@@lenrichardson7349 True - but there are some severe questions over the quality of that training, a lot of the corruption based. I've heard a significant number of anecdotes regarding conscripts that got through their entire 12 months sharing rifles and without firing more than a dozen bullets as the quartermaster was flogging off the stores. Others where they did have shooting practice, but were forbidden to hit the target plates so the range officers could pocket the maintenance money. Lots of accounts where training exercises never happened but the resources allocated for it were still listed as used. Obviously you have to make some allowances with these anecdotes for the difficulty of source checking, but there are so many it's difficult to dismiss them all as fiction. Plus, of course, even the best trained 12 month conscript is only going to be suited for low end tasks - grunt work, driving and logistics. They aren't going to be able to replace experienced weapon or equipment crews with them.

[@kimweaver1252]

Ruzzian officers don't want full mobilization with conscription as they know that is when you see a serious uptick in "fragging" of officers. People with nothing to lose are very dangerous.

[@johnstreet819]

In Vietnam the average lifespan of a second lieutenant in country was 6 weeks. I doubt if the Russian officers would last 6 minutes.

[@victorhopper6774]

@@johnstreet819 bs

[@sylviahutchison5203]

Would any Russian officers send their family members to fight in Ukraine?

[@leliwaleliwa3829]

Beautiful!

[@jan-erikschmidt3447]

Well said.

[@bharatjobanputra2866]

It is high time for Russian to ask for freedom from Dictatorship 🙏

[@Moneli-Ru]

Russian citizens are too indifferent towards this "special operation" 😏

[@lamdao1242]

Russians don't want freedom. They want power and wealth.

[@bharatjobanputra2866]

@@lamdao1242 Poor Man, no one can help you 🙏

[@a.barker7792]

Hymars was the breath of fresh air that if given the right equipment they can drive the Russians out of Crimea even.

[@yaqob3275]

Where are they now, with Hymers, they supposed have recaptured Kherson,khakiv etc

[@maximilianpaech1944]

Cherson has to be freed 🇺🇦🇺🇸🌈

[@mis4nthr0p3]

@@yaqob3275 Kharkiv was never in orc hands. Delusional, like your daddy Putler

[@mrglide7078]

@@yaqob3275 Hymers? What's that then; a new shampoo?

[@70newlife]

It's been a week since this video. Are Russians out of Crimea? Oh ok. at least Kherson? No? how about Kharkiv?

[@michaeleager4635]

Changing course on a special military operation is one thing. Do you risk declaring a war if you think you might lose it?

[@hb1338]

Putin has made himself completely dependent on the military for his continued existence. If at any point he goes too far, it's game over, so he has to consider his options very carefully, especially as he doesn't know where the generals might draw the line.

[@leftwingnutssuckrocks1334]

Don't underestimate your enemy

[@RHINOTEJAS]

Russian weapons have “tanked”.

[@KimTiger777]

either that or "spaced" 🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣

[@slartybartfast1]

Glory to Ukraine.

[@Anonymous-vr6ph]

Hmmmmm. In the end he does order a partial mobilisation though…

[@yoyolam277]

Well explained….

[@theresajerger3335]

From your mouth to God’s ears. 🇺🇦

[@teresahall8762]

Are you Greek? We have that saying in Greece

[@lilymay7171]

@@teresahall8762 it’s a religious saying used by Jewish, Christians and Muslims alike all over the world.

[@teresahall8762]

@@lilymay7171 thank you! I didn't know it was so widespread

[@lilymay7171]

@@teresahall8762 you’re welcome, have a lovely day.

[@theresajerger3335]

@@teresahall8762 Sicilian. Close enough, right?

[@chloemaxwell2628]

Go Ukraine!

[@andrerothweiler9191]

He could send them in ''Ura" waves

[@user-vh1nc8uk8x]

haven’t we been running out of ammo for months? haven’t we already ran out of shells😂😂😂

[@5556665012008]

"running out" meant multiple months of shells anyway because most countries have years worth. When people say running out they mean that in 2023 Russia will run out if something doesn't change. Many Russians don't realise that most Russian tanks were built in Ukraine & their best equipment uses western electronics.

[@tomgrantham9992]

👍Great news. Good Job. Thank you Ukrainian soldiers. The World loves Ukraine

[@priyajoseph7108]

"When led by a dog, lions become dogs.When led by a lion, dogs become lions" The same Ukranian army surrendered without a fight in 2014. Now they have an exceptional leadership right from president Zelensky.When the Russians were nearing kiev, Zelensky released a video revealing his location, thus exposing himself to Russian attacks.This inspired people to fight back harder, winning the battle of kiev.

[@andersjjensen]

As a footnote it's probably worth pointing out that they've been expecting this... and trained accordingly. "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me".

[@martinbridge7967]

@@andersjjensen Whilst they expected another attempt at expansionism, Zelensky himself actually did not expect the attack this year and actually stated that as fact.

[@gaborjuracsik4847]

Let's also not forget that in 14 the Azov and other extremist militias did not shoot the deserters. As the Ukrainian government did not control the entire media then, and moderate parties were not banned then. The Ukrainians knew about the attack, they already said that, they just didn't want the civilians to flood the roads, thus hindering the military operations.

[@ramieskola7845]

There never was any 'battle of Kiev'. It was just a feint. Real operation was in the east.

[@__xYx__]

Zelensky is actor and incredibly incompetent politician. He is ignore war from start of presidential term and war came in my country. Hope he will be punished for he's treacherous stupidity.

[@agadurapparamachandra8291]

Very good.

[@alamalam554]

Yes !

[@TheKgv1]

Good level headed analysis there, 20 thousand Russians troops on the retreat, but already strategically cut off from their 'Moscow Warmonger' and his thieving band of merry invaders...what happens when they have their backs to the sea in a forgeign land with no bridges left to cross? Will Vladi himself then appear at the scene (on some wild steed of course), bare breasted & singing songs of praise for Czars gone by ...might work out well for him, might not, we will see....

[@swordarmstudios6052]

The bridge is damaged - not destroyed. I suspect Ukraine doesn't actually want them to be entirely cut off. They just want to stop supplies going in. If the Russians decide to retreat - Ukraine wants to make that easy for them. A victory in Kherson is very important, both symbolically, strategically, and because it would make it easier for diplomats to argue with western partners to provide more gear.

[@johnstreet819]

My question is if 20000Rrussians surrender what is Ukraine going to do with them? I suggest a deal to send Russian busses to take them back to the motherland. I doubt if any of them would suddenly return to the war.

[@Digmen1]

@@johnstreet819 Yes and then shell the buses! Best way would be to exchange them one for one with Ukranian military prisoners.

[@normanboyes4983]

Not sure there is any evidence (open source) of 20K Russian troops retreating - I assume you are talking the Kherson Oblast. There is ‘talk’ they are moving their HQ to the ‘rear’.

[@andyp5104]

@@johnstreet819 Trade some, put the rest to work (humanely of course). The POW count is heavily in favour of Russia at the moment, it may equalize the balance completely.

[@duanemcdaniel9642]

Unless you see their manifest list equipment list etc... take it with a grain of very bitter salt.

[@glz1]

YES

[@michaelengland7228]

Very good I hope he knows what he is saying as I can't bear for Ukraine to lose.

[@PETE4955]

Send in the super yachts: and and and Mr putin what do we do.

[@rickjohnson9558]

Whatever happened to the 100,000 North Korean troops supposedly on their way to help Ivan? No follow up on that.

[@yaqob3275]

What happened to Ukraine winning the war in summer?

[@GowthamNatarajanAI]

@@yaqob3275 What happened to russia winning in 3 days?

[@johnstreet819]

I can see 100K North Koreans, who each weigh less than 100 lbs. and don't speak a word of Russia being a huge asset to pootler.

[@garygraham8373]

vladimir putin and kim jong-un are very similar people, both have murdered their way to the top and both men are purely evil.

[@user1qaz2wsx3edc]

@@GowthamNatarajanAI Be' patient,it takes time and casualties to level all ukraine cities to the ground,unless we decide to use nukes like the US did in Japan.

[@GK-cb3vc]

Ah they ran out of basic equipment story again. Is it tuesday already?

[@jarosawknas8947]

So...after few moths of waiting till Russia declare mobilization, but nothing that happen the problem is...lack of equipment. And two weeks ago they didn't have an artillery ammunition and by the end of March they should run out of Kalibr missiles. They had run out of tanks twice already (If I remember you tube titles)I think, if they have problem with something is not enough power to repair all of these what they have already or at storage. However I'm also a little skeptic about this.

[@MLIOGJXNUYAT]

Title says "doesn't have enough equipment" but argument seemed to be entirely "doesn't have enough personnel".

[@janeharrison835]

That's exactly it - if you are interested, Perun has an excellent video about this called "All Metal, No Manpower" analysing that very problem on his channel. One of the most fascinating hours learning I have ever experienced :)

[@airhab]

It’s almost as if we’re being lied to!

[@janeharrison835]

@@airhab Well, no - they probably don't have enough serviceable modern kit either, or we wouldn't see so much old gear being deployed. We already know they don't have enough of some basic gear like night vision goggles too. It's just not the ONLY problem they have, or the biggest :)

[@stephan2wolf]

The momentum and the initiative will shift in favour of Ukrainians.

[@herrlich1461]

Still waiting for it, like for the big Cherson-offensive.

[@Stethacanthus]

@@herrlich1461 Russia seems to believe it's happening, considering how many forces they're moving there.

[@fritzraake22]

@@herrlich1461 be patient, no need to rush this, ruSSian command already retreating and logistics being cut day by day.

[@notubeatall]

Yes, Ukrainians are taking back town after town in Donbas and their long awaited Kherson offensive is also progressing every day now. And Russians are shelling themselves and Putin has brain cancer. It is over for Putin and it is another glorious win for the West and NATO.

[@eaman11]

This winter Russia won't get money from Europe and the sanctions will bite harder as this things drags on

[@edwardgilmour9013]

the recorded volume of the guest speaker is too low.

[@malk1275]

Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦 Shaman Battalion Love From Scotland

[@Herman6507]

With regards to the suggested mobilization: on purpose the invasion is called a special operation. This prevents Russia by law to mobilise. Russia can only mobilise when they declare war. This ex-general should have been aware of that.

[@jamegumb7298]

There is covert mobilisation, just not general all out one. Factories are running around the clock all leave and vacations cancelled by government order, increased manpower for the armed forces under the guise of increasing manpower but probably mobilisation and/or replacing casualties. The whole not a war thing is more to be able to send all conscripts. They cannot send them to a war and if there is just a special military operation they can be sent over.

[@HG-zm2dx]

Slava Ukraine. God Bless Ukraine and the Ukrainian people.

[@dixonpinfold2582]

It'd be great if the voices of the guest and the interviewer and guest were equally loud in all your videos. Usually the interviewers voice is far louder.

[@savagecub]

An Englishman named “Chip Chap” !……….that’s hysterical !

[@TOFKAS01]

Sounds typical british to me. Mr. Hyram Tiberius Chipchap. Born in Stratford upon Avon as the son of Mr. Archiabald Hyronimous Chipchap and Mrs. Amelia Hyacinte Franthrathon-Fartherstom

[@savagecub]

@@TOFKAS01 Do you have enormous crooked incisors as well ?

[@wmpmacm]

Recruiting and conscripting actual Russian's instead of from the hinterlands, prisoners, and mercenaries would get a lot of blow back if the attrition takes a greater toll on young Russian men.

[@BobBob-uv4vc]

What kind of blowback do you think Zelensky will get from dragging conscripts off the street kicking and screaming?

[@wmpmacm]

I do not think they will lack manpower for this. It is the Russian kids thrown into this mess who are trying to get out of the fight they were lied into.

[@user-3aa6234fh]

Who are actual Russians? 80% are Slavic soldiers but media keeps talking about Muslims and prisoners. Watch Zolkins channel. Are poor Slavic Russians not actual Russians?

[@cleverclogs2244]

When Ukraine gets control of the nuclear power station back, they should construct a POW camp right next to it!

[@joythought]

Putin would go into Stalin mode and target it for housing Russian deserters that he doesn't want back in Russia.

[@johnstreet819]

and cut power to Crimea

[@70newlife]

Did they get it back yet?

[@tonyfraser8580]

Go New Zealand.

[@kolakojbaryarma2103]

Good

[@maryclynch9356]

This man knows his stuff ! He gives us great insight into Modern Day Warfare !

[@richardmarsden5610]

Perhaps the real reason Russia doesn't mobilise is more to do with the fact that Russia has not publicly stated for regime change in Kyiv yet, declaring war upon Ukraine would put that as a primary goal.

[@bobpadok5331]

Your mind is under USA military industry umbrella...Russia has in Ukraine only reserve team of around 150k troops...best Russian soldiers are not even involved. Russia lost boy around 3k troops and wiped out half the Ukrainian army. War is decided and EleNsky sacrifice own soldiers for PR purpose to prolong highly profitable war..

[@richardmarsden5610]

@@bobpadok5331 100% agree with the second half of your post. My mind is relatively objective still however.

[@rogerdiogo6893]

Predicted over the internet, ions ago...

[@scipioafricanus6275]

GOOD.

[@kennethmarsh3194]

It's easy to sit in a chair but having reports visual of the field of battle gives a different perspective. Yes Europe should be shamed for not doing more but what has been sent advanced weapons systems has turned things around. Add Russian troops blowing up their own equipment sinking tanks in lakes and refusing to fight this is a silent asset to Ukraine. They hold the edge better weapons and better trained and that shows .. to our Ukraine Friends more weapons and humanitarian items on the way from the WEST 🇺🇸

[@timmiller6868]

Have you hear about peace ?? Not war peace and love ?? Sending weapon mean fight till the death from both side , you said you helping by making money out of it ?? You are disgusting.

[@gaoth88]

I support what my government is doing in supporting Ukraine with weapons, training and giving people who come here a job. But no country should be shamed for not participating. Sovereignty is an important concept and anyone (country or person) should choose their own destiny. That is, until you impose violence of many kinds upon your fellows.

[@kennethmarsh3194]

@@gaoth88 There were many nations that said we stand by Ukraine your country might be their having the back of all the Ukraine forces on the battlefield there is a short list of some that have not lived up to what they said...

[@seandelaney1700]

@@gaoth88 You act shameful by others standards you get shamed, this is exactly how it is supposed to work. If we collectively fall apart or rely on someone else to do our job we have failed as a nation and deserve approbation. Europe should be united, it's a little old sitting back and letting Uncle Sam foot the bill yet again. Likewise those that do "right" deserve to feel better about themselves. My take.

[@duncanstewart6381]

For some time the US has trained equipped and fielded and paid 300 000 Afghan secular Nationalist troops in the ANA and ANP. These funds are being used for UA to help in Ukraine 🇺🇦. European support is useful.

[@bck481]

Useful bit aragont for the size of the UK I would say what we have done since 2014 ah bit more than useful

[@fabb5]

Rusia has been out of equipment for 3 month now....how do they do it?

[@oliversparks1459]

Did he say Harp Missiles ?

[@downhilltwofour0082]

Merc's working against Somalis and Libyans is one thing, but working against the Ukrainian is a whole other thing.

[@stevewhite3424]

And why is that?

[@timonsolus]

@@stevewhite3424 : The Ukrainians have massive military support from other countries, and the Somalis and Libyans had no international support at all (except from terrorist groups of course).

[@downhilltwofour0082]

@@stevewhite3424 Better armed and better motivated than anything they have faced for decades.

[@mrc1500]

Putin threw the first punch. Zelensky and his people will throw the final one.

[@KimTiger777]

Reminds me about a quote I heard from a movie: Never start a fight, but ALWAYS finish it! Much wisdom in those few words about life.

[@user1qaz2wsx3edc]

Rag-time goat herders are still laughing..

[@Le_Dislike_Button]

actually Zelensky's people ✡threw the first punch with Victoria Nuland (Nudelman ✡) orchestrating a coup in 2014

[@jackbrown6788]

@Ye Nru If your ammo depots and army headquarters are being blown up, you haven't won yet.

[@mrc1500]

@Ye Nru LOL

[@davidl5365]

Plus Tiwain is main producer of micro chips the same as South Korea . I think that’s why USA is so interested. Only two country’s who produce the metals to make micro chips .

[@blaw3143]

Turn your guest's volume up for god's sake!!!!

[@cheebacheeo5876]

I remember months ago when everyone "knew" that russia was scraping their "barrel of ammunitions". Will see when this is actually true - hopefully soon. GLORY TO UKRAINE! 🥇💖🇺🇦🙏🙏🇺🇦💖🥇SLAVA UKRAINI!👏🇫🇮🇨🇭

[@andersjjensen]

Ammunition is the last thing Russia lacks. It's the ability to get it to where it needs to be, when it needs to be there, that seems to cause them great trouble. Basing their entire logistics puzzle around railway was a boneheaded mistake to say the least. That basically makes you a home-defender. And the Ukrainians have so far been able to capitalize on this greatly. The losses of several large depots have caused them a logistical nightmare. And railroad sabotage in the Donbas is not helping that one bit.

[@pulsatingsausageboy2076]

The equipment is something I’ve been talking about for awhile. The tanks and armored vehicles especially are being destroyed at a far faster rate than what the Russians can manufacture replacements. Eventually the Ukrainians will run them out and that will be a HUGE problem.

[@_Epsilon_]

_The tanks and armored vehicles especially are being destroyed at a far faster rate than what the Russians can manufacture replacements._ And you know this how? Russia has astronomical amount of equimpment and it is Ukraine that runs out of it and NATO cannot help Ukraine anymore delivering miserable numbers. Several months ago they promised that Russia would run out of cruise missiles, but Russia didn't slow down one bit, quite oppissite actually. NATO and US simply project. In 1999 they nearly ran out of Tomahawks after 10 weeks of bombing Yugoslavia and Clinton had to beg Eltsyn to pressure Yugoslavia to give up because US was running out of ammo. So they think that Russia also should run out of everything. Projecting your own weaknesses. Just a reminder: most of the combat operations in the Ukraine are not even conducted by Russian forces, but by LDNR forces supported by Russian C4ISR and firepower. But in terms of her real military potential, Russia has used less than 10% of her military and Putin was quite candid about this when he said “we have not even begun to act seriously“. What do you think this war will look like if Russia decides to really unleash her full military power, that is the 90% of forces which are currently not participating in the SMO?

[@alphawolf5294]

@M W you don't pound a city into submission with infantry.

[@williamwells1862]

So, just tell Putin to back off. Now.

[@normanboyes4983]

Interesting interview but it did not answer the question posed in the title, whatsoever. The guest spoke of the reluctance to mobilise and speculated they may not have the equipment to equip all of the mobilised - but other than absolutely no explanation for the speculation or his personal opinion.

[@radio9730]

The explanation is Russian equipment captured by Ukraine is getting older and in greater disrepair. Additionally, several weapons factories in Russia have shutdown due to the sanctions, including Uralvagonzavod Corporation and Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant, which make tanks. Western countries are having difficulty keeping up with weapons demand from Ukraine, even after increasing production capacity. So a reasonable conclusion is that Russia, with reduced production capacity, is at a significant disadvantage, particularly because of significant ongoing losses of equipment.

[@normanboyes4983]

@@radio9730 I understand what may or not be the case but I have no personal knowledge of what material stocks Russia possesses from underwear, muskets or cruise missiles. My point was it was titled ‘Explanation’ and there was no explanation, just a statement/question.

[@radio9730]

@@normanboyes4983 Not unusual for KZbin content. More commentary than journalism.

[@70newlife]

@@radio9730 it's the same with mainstream press or even press statements of State department of US or even UK MOD. All bullshitting and nothing else.

[@Villain1874]

Ukraine will win this war in the long term - Russia will definitely suffer long term consequences for their criminal and aggressive actions and all of it will be justified. Ukraine will eventually join NATO that’s inevitable now. Best wishes to Ukraine her Armed Forces and People 🇺🇦🇬🇧

[@fritzraake22]

@Raving Loony go on do what your user name tells you, dance and sing the Ukrainian anthem 💃

[@normanboyes4983]

Russia lost the war on 24 February 2022.

[@user1qaz2wsx3edc]

Welcome! To the new Russia in ukraine. Only rubles please.

[@larshader9265]

@@user1qaz2wsx3edc only dead Russians in Ukraine.

[@peters6591]

Modern weapons for the Ukrainian military will end this nightmare. Goodbye to President Putin.

[@user1qaz2wsx3edc]

Rag-time goat herders with sandals and AKs deafeated Nato and the US snd all their modern weapons BS.

[@rogerjoseph2532]

its wagner, not Vogner.

[@johnschlottman619]

The title doesn'taccurately reflect the content.

[@kenibnanak5554]

Air control is nice, but what Ukraine really needs are another 3,000 long range artillery pieces and about 5,000 more tanks. Otherwise it is just the infantry of Ukraine up against Russian artillery and interview which would be a meat grinder if Ukraine can;t throw back just as much artillery on a pound for pound basis.

[@dearmas9068]

Terrible take. You have no idea what they needs. Thus far they have been waging a successful war against a stronger opponent BECAUSE they don't amass large groups of targets that are easy to spot. Russia is struggling, and potentially losing specifically because they are just a big mass of flesh and metal with a target on their back. The reason HIMARS and JAVELINS have been so successful are because they operate with precision and speed. They fire and move. They're hard to target, and hard to locate. So no. They do not need thousands of tanks and artillery batteries. They need dozens of them with plenty of ammo and training.

[@frombrum]

how many tanks did the afghans have

[@70newlife]

They had that and were decimated now you want to send them more? For what? To be destroyed again!! Doing the same thing again and expecting a new result is definition of insanity.

[@frombrum]

@@70newlife Please provide your evidence of the destruction

[@Lady.MD67]

Go getem ukraine 🇺🇦 💙

[@imaginemetoo]

👍🏻💯🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

[@Luke-tb7fv]

I swear I've heard this before? Weren't they running out of food too?

[@AndrewLambert-wi8et]

GONE A YEAR NOW. HE WAS WRONG. IMAGINE WHAT GENERALS WE HAVE?

[@American-In-Mykolaiv]

When I listen to this cool and collected military strategist analyze the situation in the South of Ukraine, it is easy to understand and to predict the outcome of this confrontation. Ukraine is playing a strategic game against the brute opposition forces of the Russian command, and time is on the side of Ukraine - every day the supply to Russian troops becomes more depleted, and every day the pending surrender becomes more a reality. Russians will surrender in droves within days. The Russian command has deserted the soldiers and they know it. They will not fight - it is better to live in defeat as a POW than to go back to the "motherland" as Cargo 200.

[@timmiller6868]

Didn't I hear this since the first week of the war ?? Russia running out of weapon, running out if troops running out of money bla bla bla ,yet Russia take more and more Ukrainian soil 😁😁😁

[@AdelaeR]

@@timmiller6868 Taking is easy. I can go anywhere with a gun in my hand and claim stuff. The real challenge is keeping it.

[@madpuppy1000]

Curiously, recruitment centres in Russia are full of applicants. Maybe there is some sort of Bermuda Triangle effect between Moscow and the Donbas?

[@cultureabroad8983]

Yeah, before they say " within September we will oust Russian troops", now "we will wait till the Russians starve (they assume the won't too), ah and I want to see during winter..... In this channel when somebody predicts something (e.g. Russians are running out of ammo or something else) and they get it wrong, they predict another version to fit their narrative. I follow this channel, so i can get a good laugh, how this man can know if they're running out of weapons, when it is difficult to put an estimate to begin with, Russians have lots of Soviet weapons, and beside that, some major defence Russian companies have not been sanctions yet (by the EU or USA or some EU countries) for example the company that produces kalibr and so on.

[@r200ti]

The guy is a clueless clown. I just left something in toilet that knows more about Ukraine than he does.

[@herbtapp3031]

I recommend Putin mobilize and give knives to every able-bodied Russian; Putin wants a fight no one said it had to be a fair fight. GO Ukraine.

[@retfordshop506]

PUTIN NEEDS TO CHANGE HIS Z TO A D FOR DEFEATED🤣

[@jameskelley9913]

He is talking through his hat.