New Ukrainian Weapons Hit Russia Where It Hurts || Peter Zeihan

[@Blue_Dingo]

One report I just saw said the Waxed Cardboard Drones that are being sent to Ukraine by Australia, are almost impossible to detect. The Ukrainians are cutting a hole in the bottom and installing a Go Pro for recon missions. Drone goes out, does the fly over, but instead of broadcasting the data from the Go Pro back, and making the Drone a target, they just fly back home. Data gets downloaded then. These Drones have a 475km range, and because they are wax covered, all weather. Might be a great way to get railroad intelligence. Slava Ukraini

[@zackleahy9241]

We've been sending them for like 3 years

[@hoilst265]

THE WORLD TREMBLES BEFORE OUR ANGRY SKY PIZZA BOX TECHNOLOGY.

[@imdawolfman2698]

Slavi Ausies, blogadaia! ​@@zackleahy9241

[@zibbitybibbitybop]

Low tech is still sometimes the best tech.

[@davidcooper8892]

@@zackleahy9241we?

[@IdesOfKnicks]

“In my country there is problem…and the problem is transport.”

[@OBDPVCR]

😆😆😆😆😆

[@CarlCalle]

Hahaha😂

[@jamesherald3243]

Winner

[@verynice5574]

It take very very long because Russia is big.

[@JoanneVanNess-w4w]

Ukraine is far outnumbered and outgunned by Russia. NATO has been giving Ukraine just enough to keep the war going. NATO could have and should have ended this war a long time ago by giving more and better weapons and not tying Ukraine’s hands about where to use them. The PROC and NK are providing weapons to Russia with no constraints about how to use them.

[@Holammer]

Funny thing is how this Toropets depot was meant to supply Russia in a war against NATO. If some drone debris did this, how on earth could it survive a proper missile attack.

[@peka2478]

you dont really believe Russia's standard excuse of "nono, we definitely shot down the missile, but the debris...", do you?

[@LEV1ATHYN]

The Russians would rather lie to themselves and others than face reality, which is EXACTLY why they're in this mess.

[@Jimmy-ye3wg]

It only stored conventional ammunition, for NATO tactical nuclear weapons are reserved.

[@apemancommeth8087]

Drones are a big upset for most modern militaries! If Ukraine can do this to Russia you better believe it can happen to every other military!

[@JohnnyMotel99]

@@Jimmy-ye3wg It was you I saw last week making a depot inspection then.

[@BoomVang]

The WWII us bombers channel is covering how German rail network was disabled. For instance fighters would make 70 small cuts of the rail and later relentlessly strafe repair crews. Germans were quoted as saying rail damage was the biggest problem of the war.

[@michaelwaldmeier1601]

and rail stations underwent almost total destruction such as Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof as it was a crossroads location.

[@williamzk9083]

There are problems with that channel. It uses WW2 sources rather than post WW2 analysis. Certainly once the Normandy landings happened and Allied fighters were based on the continents the vastly outnumbered Luftwaffe was hard pressed.

[@protorhinocerator142]

If the Ukrainians can attack the Russian power grid, that's a shot at the second ring of power according to Clausewitz. This is a very potent attack. It's the same attack Russia has been using against Ukraine and Europe by denying them oil/gas (Europe) and then later attacking Ukrainian infrastructure. Europe was able to manage it with an unusually mild winter, and then finding other energy sources since. Ukraine was able to weather it with tons of supplies from the West. But Russia will not be able to cope if Ukraine goes after critical infrastructure and services like electricity, water, food.

[@john_in_phoenix]

It was a big problem, yes. But the Germans seemed to repair them pretty quickly. I wouldn't take anything on KZbin too seriously, unless multiple sources agree.

[@SeruraRenge11]

@@williamzk9083 That's why you're supposed to cross-reference primary sources, because primary sources are important, but they can also be biased and self-serving ESPECIALLY in wartime. I know here in Finland, there's a reason the media acted liked things were sustainable forever during the Winter War because the Soviets just lost so many men in that winter, but we sued for peace as soon as winter ended, because by the time spring came we had already lost 10% of our population and our climate advantage in the terrain. But the truth was known if you checked multiple sources from other countries.

[@shawnbooth3696]

Love this quote “things go very blammy’

[@TheVeritas2100]

the entire REPORT is "blammy" LOL! - if Zeihan had a REAL Info ( not some local Ukie sending some "FakeNews" ) it may have some value, otherwise just MORE anti-Russian PROPAGANDA ! - plus Zeihan has actually identified the REAL PROBLEM UKRaine has also , they also have "electrified' rail ( just like Russia ... and most Eastern EU ) - and the Russkis have been DESTROYING the UKR electric grid daily and brutally ( BTW Russian electric grid has never been even touched ... ) - in the meantime UKRaine is getting their 'ass kicked' on the LONG FRONT between UKRaine and the Donbas , Luhanks, Mariopol, Donetsk , etc. - BUT you will not hear that from Zeihan, since it is NOT in the faxes he gets from the WH/NATO ... LOL!

[@apollointhedark5758]

When Russia takes all of Ukraine. Peter and his banking, wall st buddies will cry like little girls.

[@shanesimpson3455]

The main advantage the Ukrainians seem to have is the ability to shift and adapt tactic's quicker than the Russians.

[@michaelwaldmeier1601]

and deal with both higher quality and more numbers (quantity) without making it public. Look at how many people at the beginning thought that Ukraine would fall. I decided that after the 2nd week, this was going to be a slugfest until Ukraine could buy/loan/build whatever equipment was available/buildable.

[@jebes909090]

the ukrainian army is being ground down while the russian one keeps gettting stronger

[@Minerals333]

@@jebes909090if they keep getting stronger, why are they increasingly unable to actually do anything?

[@jebes909090]

@@Minerals333 they literally take more cities each and every day.

[@kitsuneneko2567]

​@jebes909090 if so, little ones that don't matter.

[@stevepolychronoplous4581]

Word of the day…”Blammy”

[@crosslink1493]

That caught my attention right away, too. I wonder if that's a Russian or Ukrainian term? 😄

[@HypnotizeCampPosse]

4:16 "the Ukrainians have found a way". No "the Ukrainians" didnt. America is using the backdoors built into every intel and amd chip and their decentralized internet technology in security cameras and cellphones to track gps locations and view videos inside russia. This can be done with and electronic devices anywhere in the world including everyone reading this comment. You cannot stop this from happening because its built into the hardware, and this is also why they were pushing 5g so hard.

[@nicholasmaude6906]

The Toropets ammunition dump had over 30,000 tons of ordinance stored when it blew after the Ukrainian drone-missile strike.

[@michaelmoorrees3585]

When the "debris", after the Russian's "successfully intercepted" those missiles, landed on top of the exposed ammo, not stashed in their intended hardened bunkers, and it lit up like the best fireworks show EVER ! ... or maybe, our translations have been wrong, all this time. Maybe "debris" means a successfully strike, in Russian !?

[@KRYPTOS_K5]

The stormshadow now has another name "the new native made missile drone". Funny...

[@aamcgarr]

Big whoop

[@edwardgiovannelli5191]

@@KRYPTOS_K5 That is incorrect, There are no similarities between the StormShadow and the Ukrainian munition beyond the presence of wings.

[@lazygardens]

@@michaelmoorrees3585 Was the ammo outside the bunkers because the bunkers were full? Or was it outside because they were short on manpower to haul it into the bunkers?

[@whafrog]

If you turn the camera around, there's a line of squirrels in the branches taking notes, deer conversing and debating quietly, and a bear who listens to about half, shrugs, and wanders off...

[@davidreeves8266]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@dougsmith5690]

secret squirrels of course

[@bruceradz]

The Rabbits must be standing guard....

[@JinKee]

You fucked with squirrels, Morty!

[@Vulpine407]

After seeing the mountain goat in one of the earlier videos, I can totally see this.

[@ZFPAkula]

The new nickname for this Ukrainian drone is "Debris".

[@jakeaurod]

"Debris Downer"? waah-waah

[@bohdanburban5069]

@@jakeaurod Dobri ...

[@edwardgiovannelli5191]

@@Jadru Debris seems to do a *whole lot* of damage to russian infrastructure, according to russian officials, anyway.

[@CoffeeAndPaul]

​@@Jadru, because whenever something in Russia goes Hamster Huey & The Gooey Kablooey the Russians will state (a) Ukrainian drones were in the area, (b) Russian air defense was working, (c) they shot all the drones down, & (d) the explosions everyone are running away from are just Ukrainian drone debris. Or it's the fireworks from the spontaneous celebration put on by the locals in appreciation for their mighty Russian Armed Forces.

[@grisza77]

Nah, they've just misread 'Deborah'

[@VikiSil]

Краснодар, Торо́пец, Тихоре́цк. The latter means The Quiet Place, which I find especially ironic. The missile drone is called Паляниця.

[@peterflohr7827]

The Quiet Place... hahahaha....

[@AirB-101]

“(...) victory is about justice. A just victory is one whose outcome satisfies all - those who respect international law, those who live in Ukraine, those who lost their loved ones and relatives. For them the price is high. For them there will never be an excuse for what Putin and his Army have done”. V. Zelenskyy, Sep 22nd 2024 Interview.

[@AirB-101]

@@chrimbus71 Well thank you for your comment! But I must ask you; at which point in my comment have I given you the impression that I was going to be interested in going down the rabbit hole of ru propaganda, "discussing" with a paid-for lying trollarsky?

[@chrimbus71]

@@AirB-101 standard denial from a war propagandist. Just a uk citizen who wants peace, whilst you psychos back govts in the west and east that want war. No one wins this thing, wake up!!!

[@tim_peaky]

The underdog is biting back! 🎉 never give up!

[@hristiankostoff1519]

What are you talking about, Ukraine lost entire generation of young man in this conflict... and you are having fun on that...

[@pedex252]

Meanwhile Ukraine is losing in Kursk and retreating along the entire line of contact.

[@zealman79]

"Things are very blammy" Quite the technical terminology there lol

[@JAv-ti8uq]

I lol’d pretty hard at this one.

[@davebrewer7170]

New CIA term

[@stevedavenport1202]

Peter is a word Smith 😂

[@brandonhultgren5776]

Other, more common terms would get this video demonetized by KZbin.

[@steveanderson9290]

Slang for Kablammo, Juan Brown's favorite term. We're seeing the evolution of the English language playing out before our very eyes! 🤣

[@noacktexas]

Thanks for everything you do Peter!

[@michaelk7194]

He is never right

[@cuspsoftheoverworld]

Osint accounts showed ‘before’ satellite pics of how much ammo was stacked outside the Toropets bunkers. Some comment that the bunker doors were probably left open too Initial guesses were it would only be the older section that was blown up but the ‘after’ pics showed half the new section was blown up too

[@bdcochran01]

You are one of the few who understand what I knew, the Russians do not use forklifts and pallets. There are two reasons why this is important. 1. The number of people in the logistics line supporting one soldier in the field. In WW2, it took 7 people in the supply chain to support one US soldier in the field. A woman civilian discovered the pallet system and it improved things. By the time of the Vietnam War, it took 12 people in the supply chain to support one soldier in the field. 2. The Russian Army relies upon the rail system. It was set up to discourage and deal with internal dissent, not to protect supplies from invaders. The manufacturing was moved east of the Urals in WW2 and so long as Russians advanced later in the war, there was no concern with protecting stockpiles. The UA had limited sophisticated tools. The focus on fuel supplies was number one because modern armies required fuel. Napoleon may have said an army marched on its stomach - but that was before commercial oil drilling, railroads, and troops ate hardtack. The next stage is quite clear. When the UA makes a counter offensive, it concentrates the firepower on first, railroad bridges, which cannot be repaired in three days. You deny energy and supplies to the front line.

[@forbaldo1]

China Exports of fork-lift trucks, other works trucks with lifts to Russia was US$753.87 Million during 2023, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database .

[@Pilvenuga]

@@forbaldo1 there's a difference between using pallets and using pallets. and the difference is not in using pallets, its in the ability to force move supplies in pallets as close to front lines as possible before you redistribute them. Because that requires deticated crewed units, equipment and other abilities that a nation/force has. Its a "win more" attribute in logistics. Why it matters, is because the force that is able to pull it off consistently is clearly on the winning side, logistically speaking. In the Russia-Ukraine war, both sides optimize their logistics to the best of their abilities (duh) and that ends up in the situation we see today: Ukraine is able to decentralize and still maintain cohesion while Russia has not yet done so. Whether that is because they (russians) are unable to allow for decentralized operation due to inherent corruption or simply a lack of overall cohesion of the empire of the Federation is irrelevant to the logistics question here.

[@ClearlyCards]

👍👍👍

[@grampsinsl5232]

Rail has always been the Russians' Achilles' heel. This was known 40+ years ago when everybody in charge was obsessing over Fulda Gap scenarios, USSR vs NATO, and those of us in the analysis community who pointed out that Russia couldn't even get its troops and tanks and fuel and ammo to the border with NATO because of different train rail gauges in Russia and its neighbors were shouted down and ridiculed. It's nice to see that people are finally realizing the truth in what we were saying, that their logistics limitations put severe restrictions on what they can realistically do with their massive armed forces.

[@WTorrie4]

Great post! Reminds me of the quote. Amateurs think about tactics. Professionals think logisitics.

[@tk80mufa5]

It seems to me you either are a bit dishonest about your past as an analyst , or the guys at the Agency / Department were rightfully m..king you. That's why East Germany was basically one big military base for the Soviets. The entire country. Look at the map. Fulda Gap. East Germany had stationed tanks , tanks , tanks & trucks , trucks , trucks right at the border. Ready to go at any minute. However since their network in West Germany knew all about the NATO " defense " / contingency plan , they didn't bother. Nuclear mining the Fulda Gap , and radiating it's on FRG territory in case of an inv...on , was even for the Soviets , an ins..e enough deterrent apparantly.

[@StevenZagaris]

russia, the first nuclear power to ever be invaded. Congratulations.

[@eddietat95]

Arguably (but very arguably), Pakistan invaded and occupied a very small district of India for a month or so in 1999. Both had nuclear weapons by then. The short war was a sh*tshow, both sides fought poorly.

[@yefgench]

@@eddietat95 first nuclear state to be invaded by non-nuclear state

[@h.a.9880]

Damn, that's hilarious. I also like to point out that the largest city occupied by a hostile force during this war was Rostov-on-Don, which was taken over by a bald hotdog vendor from St. Petersburg and his gang of thugs.

[@paulmoore7064]

Have you looked to our border lately?

[@StevenZagaris]

@@paulmoore7064 Mexico is the new China in terms of economic growth, manufacturing and in a post globalization world. Our southern border about to be wide open anyways. And everything occurring there now is because we are allowing it to.

[@konzack]

Really good analysis. Than you!

[@wombleofwimbledon5442]

Good morning, man. Thanks for the continuing work.

[@ethanbox2010]

"Blammy"... I learned a new adjective today

[@billdavis2788]

It's how you change from surprise (blimey) to oh sh!t ( blammy).

[@LEV1ATHYN]

Ukraine continues to amaze me with their fierce resistance and innovation. What a shame it would be if US politics curtailed the good work they're doing. Happy to see them give Putler his Waterloo moment of history.

[@brokenaura23]

Fear not, the Dems will pull this election off. There’s a sweet smell of another Trump defeat in the air.

[@brokenaura23]

@@mountainman066Continued assistance for Ukraine IS in the interest of the US, friend 😊

[@DissectGibberish]

@@mountainman066 We certainly wouldn't want to help Russia, now would we?

[@mountainman066]

@@DissectGibberish nah, that’s so true 👍

[@LEV1ATHYN]

@@mountainman066 The US-led global order with the US at the forefront of geopolitics and the US dollar as the world's reserve currency, no one has benefitted more from that than the United States. The US should always act in its own self-interest, as should any other country, but bleeding Russia's military and putting the fear of God into Xi is DEFINITELY in the US's self-interest. If you think transferring old weapons to Ukraine and replacing them with state of the art modern domestically produced weaponry is not good for Americans you may want to consider how much say Russia has over your media diet.

[@DanniChan_Worldwide]

Things are very "blammy". I spit out my coffee! 😂😂

[@johningham1880]

I think Ukrainian intelligence on the Russian rail system was always pretty good. The Kerch bridge strike was as damaging as it was due to the train full of fuel on it catching fire, if I recall.

[@dalehill6127]

IIRC the Ukrainian intelligence service also recently hacked into the russian rail network and later announced they'd retrieved a very valuable trove of information from the hacked servers. My guess is that whether or not they knew there was an ammo train present, they definitely knew there had been recent deliveries from kimland.😊

[@edwardgiovannelli5191]

@@dalehill6127 its also entirely possible that Boris in Toropets village called his nephew in Lviv with some football schedules...

[@ElMeanYo22]

Their intelligence comes from NATO and the US

[@DriveCarToBar]

@@dalehill6127 That was one of the major wins in Ukraine's Kursk incursion. They gained almost complete, unfettered access to Russia's rail service and scheduling. They knew instantly where every Russian train was going and what it was carrying. The other major benefit was grabbing control of the gas pipeline and pumping complex in Sudzha. That facility is the only remaining active pipeline running from Russia directly to Europe (the other goes through Turkey, then to Europe) and it is now under Ukrainian control which makes it very likely that Ukraine would exert a little pressure on NATO countries to gain some favors. i.e. "Hey Austria, it gets pretty cold in your country during winter. Would hate to see your heating costs skyrocket and people freeze. Maybe if some of your allies gave us unrestricted use of the weapons they're sending, it could help make sure the gas stays on." edit - and if I had watched a little further into the video, Peter said exactly what I posted. Lol oops, my bad.

[@simonhibbs887]

The drone is called Palianytsia and is a medium sized turbojet powered ground launched cruise missile. It's not a rocket. Conceivably they might use rocket assist for launch, but I doubt it. The only reason for calling it a drone is if it's piloted, or has manually adjustable terminal guidance, which cruise missiles like the Tomahawk traditionally don't have although who knows, maybe they do now. It looks like it has a fairly large wing for a cruise missile, which implies a less powerful engine and lower top speed than the Tomahawk or Storm Shadow, but basically a cheaper, smaller ground launched variant on those systems. By cheaper, reportedly about $1m each, but while that's super expensive for a drone it's super cheap for a cruise missile. The Turbofan will be the big ticket item, and the limiting factor on production. Wonder what they're using, and where they're getting them from.

[@justmejustme4444]

In some of the photos Ukraine released of the drone, there was snow onthe ground. Hopefully they have been producing these all summer long. I recall that UK and Latvia were taking the lead on drone assistance.

[@simonhibbs887]

@@justmejustme4444 That makes sense. They reportedly used about 100 in these attacks, possibly 100 on an individual target, although that's not clear. If they have hundreds right now, they must have been churning them out for a while, so testing in the winter is reasonable.

[@williamzk9083]

They've shown Palianytsia takeoff from a 3 wheel reusable fixed trolley. Takeoff run looks like 30m.

[@jintsuubest9331]

There is no difference between long range jet powered drone and cruise missile. The obly practical difference is the classification.

[@billdavis2590]

Logistics are so cool.

[@MrGunlover12]

They decide who wins and who looses in war.

[@j.k.d.126]

Zelenski's Statement at the start of the Special Operation... "I Do not need a Ride I need Bullets" Should have been a tip-off to Putin

[@hoilst265]

You gotta admit that's one of the most badass lines in history.

[@surelyyoujokemeinfailure7531]

And now they have fully switched roles .. Zelenskyy is the leader whereas Putin is the comedian.

[@randyross5630]

​@@hoilst265that Quote, and Ukraine's Following Actions, just made it that much harder to invade another Country for the Centuries to Come, because that line is making the History Books, and other leaders when faced with the same will know just how to Act, Specially if the Russian Federation Collapses over this, which could happen, many times throughout history the Aggressor have Collapsed due to the Pressures of War, sometimes it takes a generation, but we can look back and see just where that trend started. Best Russia could possibly achieve is a Pyrrhic Victory, and that's not a G Thing as Martha Stewart would say after her Prison Bid, before Prison it was a Good Thing, but now Martha's on that G Shit!

[@ladlem3]

@@hoilst265 he never said that. the media made that up

[@sukhmaidickoff]

@@ladlem3 Of course he said that. It is common knowledge for educated people. It was reported by the Ukrainian Embassy in the UK. Why would they lie about that?

[@OliverCowlishaw]

Zeihan is still lost in the wilderness. I hope he finds his way back to civilisation soon.

[@scottlette]

Bigfoot says he is happy, he “has found his place” in the wilderness.

[@EnterpriseKnight]

He's gonna meet with Primitive Tech eventually.

[@apemancommeth8087]

This guy seems to be all over the world, he’s constantly on the move! 🚴🧗🏊‍♂️🏎️🛺🛫🚁⛴️

[@Quicks1lvr]

​@@apemancommeth8087that's what happens when you are an asset to 3 letter agencies

[@bobwoods1302]

Slava Ukraine.

[@davidsnyder3094]

Thank you, Peter for that update. I wish we had more teachers in our schools like you in my high school. We had Mr. Myers. He was kinda like you really animated and passionate like you.

Palyanytsа (Паляница) - this is the name of flattened round bread made of wheat flour in Ukraine During the Russian invasion of Ukraine and due to the need to identify sabotage and reconnaissance groups, the practice of checking whether a person’s native language is Ukrainian by requiring them to pronounce the word “palyanytsia” became widespread.

[@john_in_phoenix]

This is the first that I have heard about a train unloading. That does make sense.

[@terrymichaels306]

I believe that new missile drone is pronounced for us English speakers - pah lya nit si ah

[@oleksandrbespalov9713]

I usually try to not correct mispronounsiation of Ukrainian words by English speakers (because I know we have a hell lot of sounds which are disaster to you) but in this case I think this would be relevant, so... You shouldn't separate t and s to different syllables because they make a single sound (letter Ц in Cyrillic). It's short, a bit whistly and it doesn't sound like t or s themselves. It's more like clicking sound made by tip of your tongue :)

[@todorkolev7565]

@@oleksandrbespalov9713 why is it so difficult for Russians to pronounce? I am a light Russian speaker myself and I don't see any missing facilities... Unless Ukrainian does something different with these letters?

[@oleksandrbespalov9713]

@@todorkolev7565 the problem for russians is not with any of those sounds individually, but in how they're sound together. They have Ц (ts) and Я (ya or ia) in their language, but those sounds never meet together. And in Ukrainian it's a common thing, used in many words. Russians have tsa instead, and they pronounce it when read Ukrainian words with tsia. And it sounds funny and you definitely hear that it's a russian person who's speaking :)

[@terryword7646]

​@@oleksandrbespalov9713I always wondered how to speak the backwards r and l

[@DriveCarToBar]

@@oleksandrbespalov9713 Thank you for the honest explanation.

[@TuningintotheOne4BLN]

Great vid. Ukraine keeps adapting & upping their logistical & strategic targeting ability to disrupt Russian supply chain. Seems pretty critical. Thanx Peter & team. Cheers, Milan

[@tages_matuna]

Thanks for the tip Peter 👍

[@StinkinFilthy-ks6ds]

I like your take on matters. …happy to subscribe.

[@edwardneilsen2139]

Latest reports are that the train got away. But the stuff it unloaded was still sitting around.

[@Craig-xw9jq]

I just don't get the trepidation of our governments to fully support Ukraine - whereas Russia is able to utilise relationships with China, Iran and Nth Korea with impunity.

[@jlvandat69]

The problem is that the general public likely has 20-30% of the inside info.....the administration has expert military advisors and high-quality Intelligence being used to form policy. The Ukrainians are succeeding beyond belief, given their numbers and military-industrial infrastructure.....and that says a lot.

[@blablup1214]

The big fear is, that Russia could colapse. Even if they don't start a nuclear war This means you have multiply "ownerless" atomic bombs in a highly corrupt system that could end up anywhere....

[@MrkBO8]

The question is what would Ukraine be able to do to any of Russia'a allies compared to what Russia could do to Ukraines allies.

[@dragonhero14]

You have to remember, it's sadly about optics. The last thing the US wants to do is push Russia hard and fast. Putin is the type of person that is willing to commit all manner of acts and ware crimes to save face for himself. Random bombings in Europe, including things like dirty bombs wouldn't be off the table if he felt too closed in. The goal is to get mainly Russia people and staff around Putin to largely give up on the endeavor. Putin can only do what he's doing because many people in the government still have some faith and trust in him. You shake that and it's only a matter of time before he's forced to give up. The Optics part is that Putin frequently uses US involvement to stir and rally the Russia people. So if it mainly looks like Ukraine doing this, it make it harder for him to use that tactic.

[@peka2478]

@@MrkBO8 Russia cannot do jack to Ukraine's allies, unless it wants nuclear war; And while China or North Korea dont have NATO's arsenal of nukes, they still do have a handful or two, which also open the possibility of retaliatory nuclear strikes... long story short, neither side can do anything to the other side's allies.

[@wesleyhempoli5548]

"Sometimes the best defense is a good offense!!!" Slava ukraini!! Glory to the heroes!! Слава Україні!! Героям слава!!

[@lembergnative7731]

Thank you for your support!

[@shirleyhaugaard9643]

Russian government could have built road networks with all their fossil fuel money if there wasn’t so much corruption and so many snouts in the trough!

[@КРИПТА-х3з]

I'm sorry, but I haven't heard any more nonsense yet. Russia uses railways as it is the fastest and cheapest way to deliver goods across such a large country. In addition, the repair of the railway track in the event of an accident is faster than the repair of the roadway. Don't you have Google Maps? There are a sufficient number of roads in Russia, but rail transport is simply faster and more convenient for cargo delivery. You don't have to constantly repair and refuel trucks. In addition, Russia, having launched 10,000 missiles, could not destroy the energy structure of Ukraine, how many missiles does Ukraine need to destroy the energy structure of Russia? And what range should these missiles be, given the size of Russia? The energy structure of Russia, as well as Ukraine, was built and developed in the USSR, there is a very large margin of safety. All your words are simple propaganda and guesses, but considering that you are not familiar with the reality in Russia, they are very far from the truth.

[@williamzk9083]

The problem with road traffic in Russia is also seen in Canada. During the thaw the base under the road becomes soft and mushy and the road collapses. Russian roads are full of undulations. Permafrost can melt due to the road heating the soil etc. Roads would need massive steel concrete base, it can't just be compacted earth with 4cm of gravel dressed with 1.5cm of asphalt.

[@PraneshSacher]

@@КРИПТА-х3з I don't think you ever have been in Russia, their rail tracks are a 100 years old, there is no straight line from A to B, they travel in constant curves at a speed of 30 to 40 km an hour. I have traveled the trans Siberian Express. Moscow to Irkuts (lake Balka) is a 5 days then they have to change the small track to big a one at the border to Mongolia .... Irkuts to Ulaan Bator is 24 hours and then another day to Beijing. There is hardly any road network in Siberia, many villages don't have a concrete road .... when it rains it's a mud slide and in winter you can't remove the snow with machines, because of not having a straight road under the snow. You want to look at a Google Map in Russia ? Google can't operate there on the ground, it will show you the satellite image information.

[@mmorris2830]

​​@@КРИПТА-х3зwhat kind of accidents are you having that require you to repair a road after them? Have you ever SEEN a train accident? You don't "repair" a rail line after a train accident, you replace the entire rail line where the accident happens.😂 Clownshow bot

[@uqs57bju]

​@@КРИПТА-х3з "The energy structure of Russia, as well as Ukraine, was built and developed in the USSR, there is a very large margin of safety." Tell that one to Chernobyl. You are missing the entire point of how something on paper can be very different from how things actually are. The USSR is a prime example of what corruption can do. It's clear that you got your history from Russia, because no one would ever spout such nonsense if they weren't. You genuinely don't know how the energy grid works. If the energy grid was back from that era. Russia would be experiencing constant brownouts.

[@carmenmccauley585]

Thanx for starting my morning off with a blam.

[@jimthain8777]

An army succeeds or fails based on the availability of supply. Disrupt their ability to supply their army and for all intents and purposes the war stops. A gun without ammo is useless. a missile without fuel is useless. So IF they can disrupt logistics that's a massive issue.

[@brokenaura23]

You don’t say? Captain Obvious 🫡

[@Chr1s-fm6bi]

😂 not quite that simple

[@nltalbottgmail]

Correct. It's all about logistics.

[@brokenaura23]

@@Chr1s-fm6bi Who the hell is stating it’s a simple task? 😂

[@Chr1s-fm6bi]

@@brokenaura23 Considering most of your posts are to try and be “first” there’s little value trying to make a point you would understand anyways but here’s what OP missed….if a military’s success depends on their ability to resupply, the war would have ended nearly 3 years ago when Russians forgot fuel and food in their 40 mile convoy. Russia has always has terrible logistics. Stop sniffing glue.

[@davesbfan]

Fascinating stuff sir but all I asked was how to get out of these woods, I've been lost for days

[@sgpsimonb]

While I listen intently to every word, I also look for bears in the background even though I can't wave them off from sunny Thailand...

[@jeffbentley4829]

Well if so I hope he's got a camera man, as the old joke in America here goes I don't have to outrun the bear I only have to outrun you

[@heyman5525]

Funny, I've thought the same thing.

[@imdawolfman2698]

He has Bigfoot special forces as perimeter guards.

[@jeffbentley4829]

@@imdawolfman2698 lol

[@rickjensen2833]

I like the simplicity and discernment of this channel. Subscribed.

[@RusselBrout]

The Russian advance on Pokrovsk has been stalled for a few weeks not a few days.

[@Mugdorna]

I disagree. 10-14 days ago they were still moving forward. Maybe only a 100 metres, but still technically 'forward'

[@robertrubin522]

Thanks!

[@andrewcrowder4958]

“Why am I dressed like a Star Trek villain in the middle of the woods?”

[@lisapoulin1853]

Great reporting. Thanks.

[@RobinSmith20]

Either Ukraine has built an analogue of the Taurus cruise missile with MEPHISTO-type warhead technology or Russian construction is sorely lacking when it comes to building hardened bunkers. For a subsonic drone weighing less than a ton to be defeating Russian bunkers is a damning indictment of baked-in corruption and nepotism.

[@peterflohr7827]

Could it be the bunkers collapsed due to the ammo stored outdoors cooking off?

[@RobinSmith20]

@@peterflohr7827 I doubt it, according to the satellite photos, the area where ammunition was stored outside was some distance away from the bunkers. Some of the bunkers are nothing more than craters so there was definitely an internal detonation. Russia said that over 100 drones where used (which I doubt) but it’s possible that multiple drones targeted the same bunker and just smashed their way through.

[@linuxforpunks]

Most likely the doors were open while they were receiving the shipment. Plus I suppose thermobaric weapons. It becomes like that paradox with tanks - an ammo bunker that is hard enough is too difficult to get the ammo in and out of

[@RobinSmith20]

@@linuxforpunks The rail cars were only present at the depot in Krasnodar. Satellite photos of some of the bunkers in Toropets clearly show holes in the roof of the structure so they were penetrated but may have been empty so no detonation.

[@rubinthomas8586]

"Very Blammy". I didn't know I needed that phrase, but thanks Brother 👍

[@cas54926]

Dude, you pronounced the name of the missle better than the russian's can lol

[@mbak7801]

When the Kerch bridge was hit it was at a point where a fuel train just happened to be. That was back in October 2022. Rumours now that sailors from the Russian surface fleet are being sent to Ukraine to take part in meat wave assaults. Very interesting and terminal if confirmed.

[@VisibilityFoggy]

The word is that personnel from the laid-up carrier Kuznetsov were redeployed to the front in a mobile artillery unit of some sort. If nothing else, it confirms Kuznetsov will probably never sail again, and Russia is abandoning carrier ops since they're about to waste the guys with the institutional knowledge of how to run one.

[@playtime6909]

Well the Russian navy is rather free these days

[@jnorth3341]

@@VisibilityFoggy They won't be loosing much, the Soviets never really figured out how to run a carrier, hell, their navy couldn't do actually underway replenishment.

[@kevinfelton689]

I read that they're pressing drone pilots, radio operators, and mechanics for their "self deletion" assaults. You gotta be really short of manpower to do that shit.

[@brokenaura23]

⁠@@VisibilityFoggyfor some of us it was a forgone conclusion that the carrier admiral kuznetsov was never to ‘set sail’ again.

[@ColleenC-n5v]

I so appreciate you and the well-rounded synthesis of informational wisdom you impart. It’s a beautiful platform that you bring us with you on your hikes throughout Colorado and the World…..You are the ultimate global citizen. How do you manage to balance family life with such a rich, state-of-the-art intellect that seems so generously imbued with heartfelt spirituality and right-side-of-history ethics? May God continue to bless and keep you safe - wherever you happen to be in this beautiful, dark-lit world of ours. Peace always, dear Sir! 💙🌻💙🌻💙🌻💙🌻💙🌻💙🌻💙🌻💙🌻💙🌻💙🌻💙🌻💙

[@immortaljanus]

Me: "Please use technical terms." Peter: "Blamy..."

[@russellcroghan8956]

Great update, thank you 👏

[@JoseGomez-cz1vc]

Good stuff! Thanks Peter

[@beware1952]

you are best short and sweet.get smarter and review forgotten thoughts.love your show.just watched one and subcribed.

[@Steve-O_27]

To imagine that a country the size of Ruzzia can't move their stuff in and out of warehouses quickly and easily because they don't palletize and do it all by hand is one of the most moronic things I've ever heard.

[@forbaldo1]

I can see you believe that. I have a bridge in Brooklyn that I would like to sell to you . China Exports of fork-lift trucks, other works trucks with lifts to Russia was US$753.87 Million during 2023, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database .

[@sportsfisher9677]

​@@forbaldo1 bingo 👉

[@Milfontes74]

Exactly. I don't really know if Zeihan is a propagandist or a comedian. All this thing is hilarious, if it was not so serious...

[@Native_love]

​@@forbaldo1 That's probably just an exaggeration. Russia uses forklifts just like everyone else. But he is right about Russia's reliance on the railroads.

[@SpaceCafeCanada]

Sir Zeihan keeps learning interesting, I could watch hours of this Channel & never learn the same thing twice...

[@JohnCorrUK]

Brilliant success for 🇺🇦- might need to brief Putin fan boys on USA media

[@justinparks5280]

Justin parks in Dallas!! Love your channel!!

[@ForestFreeman-xk1mw]

Yes they have found a way to track the trains, it’s called the US military industrial satellite complex.

[@pudd66]

Really though? America wouldn't want to cause any "escalation" or something.

[@AA-tb4ff]

@@pudd66 just think how bad russia would lose a conventional war against the good old US of A

[@chm97chm97]

@@pudd66 🤣🤣🤣

[@LoganChristianson]

"US military industrial satellite complex" I do believe you've just strung a random assortment of words together. Those words unfortunately don't mean anything when written out like that.

[@nspro931]

@@LoganChristianson I don't know if he's right, but I know exactly what he meant.

[@ivan7453]

Can you imagine if you were the person whom had to break this news to Pootie?

[@KimGameDev]

I think I now understand why the door guards at kremlin is always looking like they got something stuffed up in their nose, the way they look upwards, possible very drunk too 😂😂

[@chillydawgg4354]

That's why they lie & Putln lives in a bubble

[@JohnWellings-k8d]

Good report Peter, thanks

[@snarky_user]

That's amazing intel, considering the Russians themselves don't know when their trains are running.

[@Remguy2468]

I really appreciate your perception about these recent developments 😊 Slava Ukraine 😊

[@leonidb8205]

Does Russia have any means at all to protect itself from this new drone? The Russian mil bloggers are saying there is nothing they can do short or long term. But I would expect they are just panicking now.

[@hagestad]

Those were not drones. So no they can't protect from those. Those long range missiles use Synthetic Aperture terrain maps to closely follow ground. You can't jam them since they don't really need to use GPS, its hard to track them since they fly very low and fast. Also they are not used by Ukrainian but US,UK special operators. Since Ukraine is not in NATO they are not allowed near those guidance systems. Otherwise you could just handle them over to RU - that is how many spies there are in UA.

[@govinda102000]

I think Ukraine has made a missile more than a drone that was used. Flies fast/big payload.

[@foxt9151]

there is always just a propability of intercepting a target in active defense, not a certainty.

[@Rob_F8F]

Read somewhere else that the depots are defended, but got overwhelmed. 90 get shot down but 10 get through. That was the principle the USSR was going to depend on to attack US aircraft carriers. Now Russia is seeing the principle proven.

[@Peteruspl]

It's not a drone. Probably best bet would be sth like Israeli Iron Dome. Pretty short range, deals well with low altitude attacks. But even if they had the tech, it would have to be installed at every facility. Iron Dome is supposed to protect cities in tiny Israel, not vast Russia with hundreds of military facilities sprawled around it.

[@dennisclapp7527]

Thanks Peter

[@thehunzz]

Two thirds of their trains are electric...boogie ooggie woogie

[@DissectGibberish]

Which is why electric substations in Russia are doubtlessly on list of important targets for the Ukrainian drones now.

[@KimGameDev]

Are we talking pure electric or diesel electric? If they are of the former one then those trains would be ridiculously easy to take out.

[@morstyrannis1951]

@@KimGameDevmany photos of ruSSian trains show them running on electrical cables hanging from overhead gantry. Not just in towns, but way out in the middle of nowhere.

[@Spielkind104]

i know it has nothing to do with the military situation but i think that rails are great and the us should also invest more into them

[@quantumeseboy]

Paul-yan-it-sa!

[@tallshort1849]

Putin-in-shit-ya?

[@ОлегНестеров-ы8ж]

Pa lya ni tsya Паляниця 😂 It's difficult to pronounce for those who don't speak Ukrainian When the war broke out there was a joke in Ukraine making a stranger to say this word if you had doubts whether a guy was russian.

[@chetfriday7636]

Thanks for explaining this in concise terms.

[@markdeckard7651]

"3 days", ladies and gentlemen.

[@anarcho-boulangistllamaent2023]

I honestly dont understand the point of these comments anymore. They made sense in mid/late 2022 when Ukraine was regaining territory and the momentum was on their side but now we havent seen significant movement along the frontlines in almost 2 years. The damage to Ukraine´s economy has been immense and the demographic damage is irreversible (especially considering the low birthrates + high rates of emigration already before the war). Ukrainian men between the ages of 18 and 60 are not allowed to leave the country. But hey, at least we can repeat for the 478th time that Russia wasnt able to take Kiev in 3 days.

[@zealman79]

"Special Military operatzi" or something like that...angry little vlad

[@louiss.w1944]

@@anarcho-boulangistllamaent2023can we rub it in when year 3 comes? I think pointing out such an upset of the world’s second strongest military is essential *plus repeating and reminding everyone seems to get the supporters of Russia…… irritated

[@Микки-ю3ы]

​@@louiss.w1944it's strange that Ukraine spends huge amounts of money from the budget of Western countries on the military-industrial complex, there are plenty of NATO mercenaries (there are more and more of their corpses), the equipment is ONLY Western. but for some reason little Western children remember the 3 days that none of the Russian generals mentioned, with euphoria

[@louiss.w1944]

@@Микки-ю3ы the thing is it was also supporters saying it would be over far quicker and we run it in their faces. Russia is struggling against nato equipment from the 90s 😅

[@Rakibrown111]

I’m amazed by your lifestyle, always in nature

[@imdawolfman2698]

It's not so blamy out there

[@unojayc]

That's why Russia lost the Crimean War in the 19th Century, no rail.

[@linuxforpunks]

ha yes - ironically the British and French had better rail access to Crimea than Russia did, if you count they could cover more of the journey that way

[@OZZY1974]

Dear Peter, would you pls do a video on where you get your information from?

[@williamgrand9724]

Ukrainians should rename these drones to "debris"

[@drewwillis3380]

I love this guy’s voice

[@nnsnumbersandnotesunlimite7368]

Slowly finding out why Putler was so afraid not to have Ukraine on his side !!!

[@brchnk]

So pecise

[@D-Brunetti]

I’m in Colorado too. Ukrainian family here.

[@janicepalesch9221]

This is very good news. Just imagine how much Russia could have improved herself and improved life for all of her people if Putin had not brought to fruition his delusions of grandeur and his obsession with reviving the old Soviet Union. Such a pity he squandered his nation's future. He will not be remembered well.

[@chillydawgg4354]

They've been sitting around the Kremlln for hundreds of years thinking up ways to drag the world down the their level instead of improving their own country

[@3putt548]

I stepped in some Blammy once. There actually is quite a bit in Colorado!

[@andrezdaz5696]

YESSSS. Slava Ukraini!!

[@HumblePeon2]

No.

[@motoxray]

@@HumblePeon2 Unfortunately for you, Mr. Fermented Potato juice, it's still "Yes"...

[@JohnWellings-k8d]

Another good video Peter 😊

[@curioussand1339]

With drone debris being so fatal, maybe the Russians should consider not shooting down the drones?

[@gherkamum]

🇺🇦❤🇺🇦❤🇺🇦❤🇺🇦❤🇺🇦

[@mrfarenheit9159]

"Ukrainians can track the Russian rail network"...really? "The Ukrainians"? Ha ha..bit nieve aren't we.

[@NigelDeForrest-Pearce-cv6ek]

Fascinating Developments!!!!

[@IloveDoubleD]

Ukrainians track Russian rail? NATO/U.S. is suppling vast amounts of Intel to them, quite sure.

[@surelyyoujokemeinfailure7531]

Putin was warned, by everyone in NATO, not to invade Ukraine. We told him it would be a costly failure. He chose not to listen. As the saying goes - life is rough, but it's rougher when you're stupid.

[@areuaware6842]

True, Ukraine is blind and is fed intel from the US/NATO

[@chillydawgg4354]

Both can be true

[@TraderRobin]

I love Ukraine's approach, where they are making it far more expensive for Putin to STAY IN this war, than it would be to just LET IT GO!

[@darrendeen9501]

Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦🇺🇸🇦🇺🫡

[@campfireeverything]

Awesome update. And I'm not even a bot.

[@bigboy7927]

Ukraine surprisedly doing good despite the Americans and NATO tying one hand behind their back.

[@x-raycat4790]

Please post more often on Ukraine War, thanks

[@gregstephens2339]

They brought the V-1 back!

[@luisfranciscolozanosantoro8687]

Thanks. Very interesting analisis. 👍🏻

[@philterzian9162]

Wonder if Putin ever gets up in the morning and asks himself: Why oh why did I invade Ukraine?

[@manish-kn2zx]

Russian people should protest to stop the war

[@chrimbus71]

From an american? Encouraging the war like Peter

[@Quicks1lvr]

Lol meanwhile Americans (Democrats and neocons) want war

[@zorgalop]

Russian support for the war is high

[@jeffstewart3170]

@@zorgalop Yeah, they literally think they are fighting Nazi's again, like in WWII and rescuing native Russians. How seriously dense they must be to continually believe Putin's propaganda and lies. Meanwhile, Putin is really strategically just illegally taking over the territory he wants for more control and power in the world.

[@ChristopherMHeaps]

@@chrimbus71Encouraging freedom; you wouldn't understand.

[@rentboy15]

Phew, LOVE the ambience 😍🧛