I don't understand how this will alleviate the fronts like near Avdiivka. One quick search of that front and you'll see the russians are pushing harder now.
@@xTROLLINGx they captured a lot of POW's and got a morale boost. Beyond that... It is hard to argue that this was worth losing more territory in the east.
@@dgart7434 To an extent, morale is a factor for Ukraine's allies as well. Ukraine's successful Kharkiv operation in 2022 was followed by stronger Western support.
@@dgart7434 You don't understand why Putin wanted to invade those territories in Eastern Ukraine. Because he wanted both Azov and Black sea to belong to Russia. In Crimea he, his oligarchs and cronies got villas and businesses there and they needed to short drive from Moscow to Crimea. Not to mention the industrial regions in that part of Ukraine. Putin doesn't care about Kursk...
Yeah that makes some sense. This seems like an act of desperation and you get no real sense of whats really going on from western MSN sources. That much is certain. The fact they haven't been talking about it as much shows they must be losing badly.
@@silverwolf6866 unlikely since this is probably temporary since Ukraine doesn't aim to held on to that territory mostly likely just to divert Russian resources out of Ukraine. Reminding that Ukraine could strike at Russia at any time will force Russia to commit more forces on defense in the future rather than allocating all its troops on Ukraine like it did before. in the future we will see a Russia that have thinner front line. even if Ukraine retreated out of Kursk Russia will likely still commit more resources in defense as they would likely won't let his happen again. giving Ukraine advantage on Ukrainian soil as they will fight fewer opponents in the future.
@@iceteazen This makes zero sense both sides need to divert forces to any battle. As as result of Ukraine diverting forces to this attack Russia is pushing the main front lines at a much more rapid pace now. They are pushing towards their capital while Ukrainians are going for random useless villages.
@@Yeahbrogo Afghanistan was literally barely hanging twice in the last decades (when invaded by Russia and then by USA) and still managed to win. And you tell me Ukraine will loose? Why?
Russian if fighting nato this why the west economy are all going to collapse fighting the second best army is to expensive to the point USA will no longer be dominate world economy we no longer have billions to send without facing a complete run away inflation
💯👍. Russians were told that their army were protecting their borders from NATO, but the Ukrainian army showed them that it wasn't true. That their army invaded Ukraine and not defending Russian borders...
Seems like they don't have much concentrated power. Russia could storm Ukraine overnight, but then they'd be stuck with unusable land they can't even maintain control over, and oftentimes it's much, much more difficult to keep land than it is to take it. Especially when that land created the United Nations and is a NATO partner
Maybe this is what The Ukraine is thinking. Not sure. When you look at The American Civil War, the one big lesson about war that I see is that strategy matters more than tactics. Grant and Sherman really thought strategically. Sherman's march was about stripping the Confederacy of supplies. Grant saw that the Union needed to pin down Lee. Grant and Sherman are thought of by many as lesser tactically, not something I claim, but strategically they were excellent. Please note that logistics are not something I think as secondary either.
Да да, бросая другие пункты без защиты))). Самый глупый шаг. Россию нацистам не победить. Ум нашего президента впереди всех на 100 шагов. Россия на месте всех поставит! Правда с нами, в правде сила!
@@Vumen_dotayou cannot actually believe Ukraine are Nazis? No one in their right mind would think this. Ukraine has the world supporting it. Russia does not. Russia has lost over half a million siders, my h more than Ukraine.
Huge moral boost not only for Ukrainian citizens but also for the soldiers. Looking at the videos, the joy in their faces! How good this must feel compared to being stuck in bunkers being constantly bombarded and not having enough resources to respond adequately. Journalists talk about thinning the lines as if soldiers were robots…this is the next closest thing to being given some vacation time!
@@edwardl.990 my point was not about moral winning the war, though most analysts seem to think it’s an important component. My point was questioning simplistic comments about the problems of “thinning the lines.” There are problems, there are also positive considerations. This is just one of them.
his economy is stronger than before and europe and the US are crumbling...the guy can keep this forever up, while we european citizens have had enough of seeing out tax money being siphoned to some clown and his oligarch crownies!
True...Sun tzu art of war are applied, but how long they can hold their disposition.. almost depleted of all resources and manpower...are they cooking more menu?..
You mean Ukrainian bot farms? Paid for by United States taxpayers.. This whole comments section is full of them. There's no possible way Ukraine wins and that's obvious to everyone
It was actually well-executed breakthrough. This was a really good coordination between Ukraine and it"s allies. First time that Russian territories were seized since WW2. We really live in some crazy times...
@@FlyingGuy This is not WW2 and Russia doesn"t t have the population that the Former Soviet Union had. Neither does it have the US Land-lease like in WW2.
@@eternalskeptic Well yeah, it's American Education they say men can get pregnant and Ukraine is winning with the shortage of drones. Don't you know US Military is behind on Drones? This is why The Pentagon is afraid of China's balloons...🇺🇦🤡🥴
Actually it goes ... Russia has 2nd best army in the world (Jan 2022) Russia has 2nd best army in Ukraine (2022-24) Russia has 2nd best army in Russia (Wagner rebellion) Russia has 2nd best army in Kursk
@@asithalk The nations are adjacent. It is joke: Russia try to seize Ukraine, but now Ukraine is seizing Russia whilst Russia is still inside the east part of Ukraine. So the joke is that they might be swapping territories: Russian people move into Ukraine, but then Ukrainian people move into Russia. Seems like a good deal for Ukraine, considering that Russia is larger. (yes, only a small part of Russia has been invaded, but, you know, jokes tend to exaggerate things)
2022: Russia is a second strongest army in the world 2023: Russia is a second strongest army in Ukraine 2024: Russian is second strongest army in Russia.
FYI: Russia is the #1 military superpower in the world. Russia with only a peace time force of 600,000 troops is beating the entire American Empire in Ukraine
That’s a funny cope. I think the Nazis thought the sane thing as they rolled over lightly defended American positions in Ardennes. Unfortunately for NATO, they’ve failed to reach any strategic objectives while wasting the last of their good troops and equipment. They opened another front for nothing. Meanwhile the other Ukrainian positions in Donbas are collapsing without the reserves that got wasted in Kursk area. Hitler would be chuckling and shaking his head, “you didn’t learn anything from my mistake did you my little sausage”😂😂😂😂
Ukraine has it seems decided that they can adapt better than Russia to a doubling of the front line length. The incursion is small. But if it can be done here it can be done at other points. Russia has left this region undefended by capable combat units. Now Russia cannot get away with that. Hundreds of miles of border require reinforcement.
While Ukraine is diverting it's resources to make this incursion, Russia has plenty of fighters and equipment in reserve which can and will be deployed separately to retake this territory. Whether they will begin using those forces to prevent future incursions remains to be seen.
@@dalecash2236IF Russia actually had a lot of fighters, they wouldn’t have needed a month to take troops from one end of the battle to the other. They would have had troops on standby and would have met the Ukraine troops that same day.
@@dalecash2236 If they have so much reserve what are they waiting for to take Kyev and conclude the special op? After all russian citizens are waiting in anticipation to the time that the whole of Ukraine becomes a tourist spot for them.
When will the people of Russia fight back against their regime and realize this could all be avoided. But yes evacuate your homes and learn to hate your so called enemy forever and live in poverty
This almost never happened... Since the foundation of Russia, its people never, never knew what democracy was. But one day it happened... When Russia lost a war, in particular World War I. This led to the collapse of the Russian Empire. Russia went from one type of tyranny - the Russian Empire - to another - the Soviet Union, and then to the final tyranny that we know today as the Russian Federation.
@@putinhuylo5404 Yes, the people of Russia don't understand Democracy and how to make it work. Reminds me of the oil rich Arab Sheiks buying Rolls Royces and abandoning them when they ran out of gas.
Hilarious we have people in UK getting 3 years in jail for making a social media post against invaders killing their children and Russian people are the one who should stand up against their government. 😂
They won't, because more people support him than you realise. I've talked to a whole bunch of Russians online, some Belarussians even, and lots of them support him. I spoke to a Belarus woman who calls Lukashenko a dictator and she's afraid to say anything against him, but praises Putin
It’s too early to tell whether this offensive will have strategic significance in the war, but here are a few potential effects: 1. Russia must now more seriously defend its border with Ukraine. Before, there was an asymmetry where Ukraine had to fortify their side but Russia didn’t. 2. Ukraine’s morale has been boosted. 3. Ukraine have shown that the West’s fear of escalation was partly unfounded, and now the restrictions on Western weapons has been further eroded. 4. Ukraine has exploited Russia’s inability to adapt to dynamic warfare, particularly in places that had no military logistical support previously. This was also displayed during Prighozin’s march on Moscow, where there was no response from Russia’s military. 5. Russia will eventually need to divert resources from other combat areas. 6. Russia will be forced to retake the Kursk territory occupied by Ukraine. This may cause Russia to continue attacking longer than the natural culmination of their Summer advances in the East. Attacking causes more attrition than defending in this war. This may cause further strain on Russia’s military.
@@RusselBrout From a military point of view it was not a good decision, attack requires better trained troops , ukraine is already devoid of manpower and now it acquires more than 300 sq kms of area which have to be protected , a proper military mechanised brigade covers apporx 15 to 30 km of area this means approximately 10 full size brigades at minimum are required to only defend , that is 30 k men at minimus so including attack force etc if ukraine attacked with 50 k men of all arms , they have seriously wasted there capablilites just for a moral victory, which will diminish in some days...
@@yoyomodiji I think it is a good decision up to now. The suprise created quite a divertion and boosted morale. But they should pull out now. The element of suprise is over. Instead Ukraine army is setting up camp in Russia. This will effectively expand the front line which is bad news for the weaker side, and that is Ukraine.
Fun fact: Kursk, Briansk and Belgorod region was a territory of Ukraine before Russia annexed it 100 years ago (a lot of people still speak Ukrainian there) . Putin likes to talk about restoring historical justice. Here you go
@@walentystankiewicz8486 Russia appeared on map 1721. Before that, on any map(prove me wrong) areas around Muscowi were called just that, Muscowi. Area around Kiev was called Rus. By time of Catherine the...Fat, Great? Muscovites were still calling themselves Muscovites. Tell your Tsar that by power of old maps, which are his obsession, not make-believe maps this time, Zelensky is his superior
We all watched when Putin's russia thought that they could take kyiv within 3-4 days😂😂. We all watched when ukraine thought that the counter offensive could push the russians out. But what we've seen is complete opposite, now militarily the truth is ukraine goals was to divert attention and relieve some pressure from the east fronts, what if russia exerts more pressure there instead and force ukraine to re-think. These are very complicated times for both russia and ukraine generals. Remember if you take a high risk gamble you could either have it your way or end up with a demise of your own creation, time will only tell as it does always.
@@Trumpulator Far better to have that conversation with the politician who told him to go there than with him. It works out far better, and gets our point across much faster!
I feel that there's a whole slew of variables that are missing that we currently do not know about. Particularly, enlistment rates of draftees, rotations of troops on and off the line, as well as the ability for experienced units to retain key knowledge in the heat of battles to lessen the likeliness of a rout or being overwhelmed.
Actually, Ukraine's defensive border hasn't changed in size, it's Russia's that's expanded. Russia was allocating a disproportionate amount of resources to the front line, while largely ignoring the defense of its borders. The necessary change of that posture is going to spread Russian resources thinner, taking pressure off the front line and hopefully creating opportunities for Ukraine - perhaps in Crimea?
@kevinlee890726 i have nothing to do with this war,but as a geopolitical enthusiast if russia was humiliated they wont shy away from using nuclear weapon as a last resort,i know that is coward way to win,but they will do it,they want to win this war
This is either a move that will gain Ukraine huge advantage in future negotiations or will result in a huge loss of Ukraine’ resources, what a risky move but worth a try
I think this might backfire hard. Russians who opposed the war until this point can now be convinced that their core homeland is under threat by Ukraine. Russian propaganda could turn this into "The defence of the motherland" or something, instead of "We need to denazify Ukraine", which was a much poorer excuse to invade. The bombing of Hamburg during WW2, Operation Gomorrha, had similiar effects for the Hamburg population. Hamburg, a very left leaning city, even back then (in which a huge number of people where just workers and were not really convinced by Nazi ideology), had a huge increase of volunteers for the Wehrmacht after said Operation. Why? Because they felt the impact of the war and decided that they need to act. The same effect might apply with that offensive done by Ukraine.
Hey Z-trolls! How is Ukraine able to simply walk into Mordor? I thought they were short on soldiers! I thought they were forcing the elderly and pregnant ladies into the front lines! I thought RuZZia was saving their own best troops for later! LOL …
You forgot to mention belgorad civilians were being shelled before russia started that offensive there. I know you cant fit every little detail in a short summery report but connecting only some of the dots changes the picture I guess
Most of you who underestimate Ukraine's efficacy, should know that they have been for 2 years fighting a huge army and constantly learning and developing modern warfare tactics. They can lecture other countries on how it's done. Let alone the fact that there is a constant supply from USA and UK. Which by the way are in need of feedback from this modern warfare without taking an economic blow like Ukraine is.
In 1944, during World War II, Hitler tried the same thing in the Ardennes. When you are under pressure, you try to attack and thus separate the enemy troops.
Then you get to meet Paton. In this case the baltics. hopefully. The world is sick of this war. Everywhere !! The people don't want it but the politicians luv it. Power and money. we need niether as its the root of all evil.
@@yoyomodijiAs an Indian in America, it was 1000 troops alonhg with a mechanized brigade which crossdd the border. Its not much, considering there are 300,000 ukraine soldiers on frontline.
Not even another "Battle of the Bulge", at least in that one the Germans had a goal (Antwerp). No military historian can find a real parallel for what this is....."
@@trevorsutherland5263It's "taking some lands, and the other taking more lands from the aggressors." It can be called as "the battle of land occupation."
The WSJ for this particular issue is at least seven days behind the action on the ground. Your reporters hace some serious catching up tp do. This is by far below average reporting by the WSJ! 🔥 AIR JAGRAF/X ✈️
The reason it was a surprise is that Ukraine barely has enough troops to prevent the Russian offensive in the eastern provinces. This was an insane move to sacrifice men for some territory in Russia for the inevitable negotiations with Russia. Putin has told Zelensky that any peace talks are off the table now, so he must watch the AFU to fight and collapse or surrender in the next few months. If Zelensky had taken the peace deal offered by Putin over 2 years ago, he would have saved the lives of over 400k Ukrainian soldiers and the destruction of most major cities in Ukraine. He chose war instead.
As Ukraine invades Russia, Kyiv’s troops are in trouble on the eastern front: on.wsj.com/4doL4EZ
I don't understand how this will alleviate the fronts like near Avdiivka. One quick search of that front and you'll see the russians are pushing harder now.
@@xTROLLINGx they captured a lot of POW's and got a morale boost. Beyond that... It is hard to argue that this was worth losing more territory in the east.
@@dgart7434 To an extent, morale is a factor for Ukraine's allies as well. Ukraine's successful Kharkiv operation in 2022 was followed by stronger Western support.
@@dgart7434 You don't understand why Putin wanted to invade those territories in Eastern Ukraine. Because he wanted both Azov and Black sea to belong to Russia. In Crimea he, his oligarchs and cronies got villas and businesses there and they needed to short drive from Moscow to Crimea. Not to mention the industrial regions in that part of Ukraine. Putin doesn't care about Kursk...
Yeah that makes some sense. This seems like an act of desperation and you get no real sense of whats really going on from western MSN sources. That much is certain. The fact they haven't been talking about it as much shows they must be losing badly.
History books 50 years from now are going to be spicy
It's an a amazing time to be alive. ✌️ ☮️ 🕊
it will be the same story as Hitler and Napoleon where people still didn't learn their lesson.
@@silverwolf6866 maybe
@@silverwolf6866 unlikely since this is probably temporary since Ukraine doesn't aim to held on to that territory mostly likely just to divert Russian resources out of Ukraine. Reminding that Ukraine could strike at Russia at any time will force Russia to commit more forces on defense in the future rather than allocating all its troops on Ukraine like it did before. in the future we will see a Russia that have thinner front line. even if Ukraine retreated out of Kursk Russia will likely still commit more resources in defense as they would likely won't let his happen again. giving Ukraine advantage on Ukrainian soil as they will fight fewer opponents in the future.
@@iceteazen This makes zero sense both sides need to divert forces to any battle. As as result of Ukraine diverting forces to this attack Russia is pushing the main front lines at a much more rapid pace now. They are pushing towards their capital while Ukrainians are going for random useless villages.
Never underestimate the will of a man defending his homeland.
Or billions of dollars of funding.
@@TchristxAnd fighter jets gifted
@@optimusprime4443 Ukraine will lose as soon as funding stops. They are barely hanging on and are running out of able men to fight
You talking Russia ? You do know why Russia went in ?
@@Yeahbrogo Afghanistan was literally barely hanging twice in the last decades (when invaded by Russia and then by USA) and still managed to win.
And you tell me Ukraine will loose? Why?
Seems Russia has the 2nd best army in..... Russia
3rd the North Koreans held belgrod
You don’t need to be a complete Ukraine glazer there still barley struggling to mantain the front lines
Russian if fighting nato this why the west economy are all going to collapse fighting the second best army is to expensive to the point USA will no longer be dominate world economy we no longer have billions to send without facing a complete run away inflation
@@jamespark6416 More copium for my friend, try the cherry flavour.
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Showing the russians they have to defend all over their border, and not just concentrate their power in the conquered territory
💯👍. Russians were told that their army were protecting their borders from NATO, but the Ukrainian army showed them that it wasn't true. That their army invaded Ukraine and not defending Russian borders...
Seems like they don't have much concentrated power. Russia could storm Ukraine overnight, but then they'd be stuck with unusable land they can't even maintain control over, and oftentimes it's much, much more difficult to keep land than it is to take it. Especially when that land created the United Nations and is a NATO partner
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The score is 72-0 with 1 min to play.
Putin is allowing this, lol..
It is as simple as William Tecumseh Sherman. Never attack an enemy in an entrenched position, flank him and destroy his means of supply.
Yes. Been reading about Sherman lately. Both he and Grant have not received enough credit for ensuring Lincoln's re-election and winning the war.
Maybe this is what The Ukraine is thinking. Not sure.
When you look at The American Civil War, the one big lesson about war that I see is that strategy matters more than tactics. Grant and Sherman really thought strategically. Sherman's march was about stripping the Confederacy of supplies. Grant saw that the Union needed to pin down Lee. Grant and Sherman are thought of by many as lesser tactically, not something I claim, but strategically they were excellent.
Please note that logistics are not something I think as secondary either.
Да да, бросая другие пункты без защиты))). Самый глупый шаг. Россию нацистам не победить. Ум нашего президента впереди всех на 100 шагов. Россия на месте всех поставит! Правда с нами, в правде сила!
@@Vumen_dotayou cannot actually believe Ukraine are Nazis? No one in their right mind would think this. Ukraine has the world supporting it. Russia does not. Russia has lost over half a million siders, my h more than Ukraine.
That's exactly what Russia is doing to Ukrainian forces in Russia.
Russia go home and fix your failing country..
You mean Ukraine go home and fix it's failing country Russia is booming!
Russia is much stronger now than before and also has new alliances. You must be watching cnn.
He must watch MSNBC
Somebody been watching cnn.
@@jackman435 Russian Liar, oh wait, they're the same thing.
Huge moral boost not only for Ukrainian citizens but also for the soldiers. Looking at the videos, the joy in their faces! How good this must feel compared to being stuck in bunkers being constantly bombarded and not having enough resources to respond adequately. Journalists talk about thinning the lines as if soldiers were robots…this is the next closest thing to being given some vacation time!
A vacation to go and die for the PR effort? That is crazy.
Moral doesn’t win wars
@@ftboomer1 Nooo what is crazy that Nazi Russia invaded Ukraine, it is not crazy to fight for your family's safety
@@edwardl.990 my point was not about moral winning the war, though most analysts seem to think it’s an important component. My point was questioning simplistic comments about the problems of “thinning the lines.” There are problems, there are also positive considerations. This is just one of them.
@@ftboomer1 You don't understand the strategy, it's not just a stupid move...
Russia: *invades Ukraine*
Ukraine: *pulls a Uno reverse card* no, u.
while the pro russian ukraine people caused this Ukraine incursion by Russia they want to be back with russia the news never reports this
I just love how terribly this whole thing has gone for Putin.
his economy is stronger than before and europe and the US are crumbling...the guy can keep this forever up, while we european citizens have had enough of seeing out tax money being siphoned to some clown and his oligarch crownies!
@@meatballmoney941Ukraine is protecting Europe from Russian invasion.
@@meatballmoney941 yeah right how much tax do you pay in the meanwhile?
@@meatballmoney941make no mistake Putins counter attack may be deadly. Everything that goes up, comes down. It scares me for the Ukraine.
@@meatballmoney941 lol
It all began with somebody in Ukraine ordered a copy of Art of War from Temu.
lol
haha
True...Sun tzu art of war are applied, but how long they can hold their disposition.. almost depleted of all resources and manpower...are they cooking more menu?..
@@oscarchin423 The west will send them more fire and hot dogs. Them boys are battle harden, don't worry about them.
ยูเครนสู้ๆ ยูเครนทหารแท้ ทหารยูเครนกล้าหาญ
The problem isnt getting across the russian border, its staying there.
... and get back alive. Just ask Napoleon et al.
This looks more like a desperate final move than a well thought strategy
Russian troll farms are working overtime 😂
You mean Ukrainian bot farms? Paid for by United States taxpayers.. This whole comments section is full of them. There's no possible way Ukraine wins and that's obvious to everyone
The FSB is paying them hundreds of rubles per day for their time, and in a year or so they will maybe be able to afford a pack of cigarettes! 🤣😂
Russian Troll Farms = Republicans. Republicans are allied with Russia against the western democracies.
bro fr every single comment instantly had a vatnik
They need to rename this to The Great Russian Cope War.
Thanks for your perspective!
Ukrainians are inspiring
So is US tax payers money
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Ukranias are just canon fodders. .. get inspired!
@@MrGercela64 what does that make the 500,000 dead Russians then?
@@MrGercela64 your statement makes zero sense in terms of “canon fodder”. please do tell
It was actually well-executed breakthrough. This was a really good coordination between Ukraine and it"s allies. First time that Russian territories were seized since WW2. We really live in some crazy times...
Ukraine didn't inform anyone. They learned to not tell anyone.
There was no breakthrough. The border was undefended.
It was a fool's errand for PR purposes and it has backfired. 5000+ dead Ukrainian soldiers. 100's of destroyed military hardware. Very very foolish.
How did that work out for the last guys that tried it?
@@FlyingGuy This is not WW2 and Russia doesn"t t have the population that the Former Soviet Union had. Neither does it have the US Land-lease like in WW2.
How long is Putin's 2 week special military operation going to last?
When Ukraine agrees to Neutrality and cedes Novorossiya the war will end. If it take 50 years, it takes 50 years.
Depends on Ukraine. When they agree to Neutrality and cede Novorossiya it's over.
@@LeftWingNationalist If you ever get robbed just give up everything you got and it'll be over
@@finn808 maybe dont provoke Russia.
HOW MANY COUNTRIES AND HOW MANY BILLIONS OTAN AND EEUU SUPPORT UKRANIA 😂😂😂😂
The answer is Putin's absolute incompetence.
@@PatriceONeal777 The FSB sure didn't teach you English very well! 🤣😂
@@eternalskeptic Well yeah, it's American Education they say men can get pregnant and Ukraine is winning with the shortage of drones. Don't you know US Military is behind on Drones? This is why The Pentagon is afraid of China's balloons...🇺🇦🤡🥴
@@eternalskeptic haha everybody is fsb here LOL
@@eternalskeptic Well American Media is saying Ukraine is winning 🐑🇺🇦
@@PatriceONeal777 Source?
Now Russia has the second best army in Russia 🇸🇪💕🇺🇦
Actually it goes ...
Russia has 2nd best army in the world (Jan 2022)
Russia has 2nd best army in Ukraine (2022-24)
Russia has 2nd best army in Russia (Wagner rebellion)
Russia has 2nd best army in Kursk
Which country had the best army with all victorious wars in the last 50 years?
@@walentystankiewicz8486definitely not Russia 😂
@WSINHreally?
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Ukraine: lets exchange countries
Improve your knowledge about simple geography!🫵🤡🤡🤡🤣🤣🤣
@@asithalkYikes
@@asithalk maybe he typo counties? 🤡
@@asithalk
Pretty sure it was a joke.
If you don't think it's funny, fine.
@@asithalk The nations are adjacent. It is joke: Russia try to seize Ukraine, but now Ukraine is seizing Russia whilst Russia is still inside the east part of Ukraine. So the joke is that they might be swapping territories: Russian people move into Ukraine, but then Ukrainian people move into Russia. Seems like a good deal for Ukraine, considering that Russia is larger.
(yes, only a small part of Russia has been invaded, but, you know, jokes tend to exaggerate things)
its a tactical retracement of land
#Putin was warned to leave Ukraine alone-
Ukraine is amazing! 💙
Ukraine is not going to exist by this time next year. Get your head out of your backside.
So you seriously believe the lying news?? If they tell me the sky is blue, I'd go look.. Maybe go look..
🙏🙏ДЯКУЄМО ЗА ПІДТРИМКУ. 🥰🥰
@@NothernNate ahhh, Ukrainian bot farm grads? 😂
@@Stacietookmyname naw just a human who cares about Ukraine. 🤘
Peace and nothing more!
Russian Army solidifies its position as 2nd best...
2nd best army in Ukraine, and now 2nd best army in Russia! .
Russia stop your bullying. Aggression of other countries like Ukraine without valid reasons is totally unacceptable in the modern world. From India.
Do a little research before you post something ridiculous like that that, Russia had every right to attack Ukraine.
@@Yeahbrogo Rubbish! Absolutely no provocation
@lukejordan8964 no they didn't.
@@YeahbrogoAh yes, the tired old “dO yOuR rEsEaRcH” line from trolls who clearly haven’t done any of their own.
@@Yeahbrogo Get off vodka, Ivan
2022: Russia is a second strongest army in the world
2023: Russia is a second strongest army in Ukraine
2024: Russian is second strongest army in Russia.
FYI: Russia is the #1 military superpower in the world. Russia with only a peace time force of 600,000 troops is beating the entire American Empire in Ukraine
That’s a funny cope. I think the Nazis thought the sane thing as they rolled over lightly defended American positions in Ardennes. Unfortunately for NATO, they’ve failed to reach any strategic objectives while wasting the last of their good troops and equipment. They opened another front for nothing. Meanwhile the other Ukrainian positions in Donbas are collapsing without the reserves that got wasted in Kursk area. Hitler would be chuckling and shaking his head, “you didn’t learn anything from my mistake did you my little sausage”😂😂😂😂
2024: Russia wins war against knot zees, AGAIN!!
@@tomaskinoshta7589
Haha losers 😂
@@tomaskinoshta7589 you're objectively wrong and probably a bot
Putin needs to leave Ukraine
everyone who knows a little bit about history supports Russia
Ukraine has it seems decided that they can adapt better than Russia to a doubling of the front line length. The incursion is small. But if it can be done here it can be done at other points. Russia has left this region undefended by capable combat units. Now Russia cannot get away with that. Hundreds of miles of border require reinforcement.
While Ukraine is diverting it's resources to make this incursion, Russia has plenty of fighters and equipment in reserve which can and will be deployed separately to retake this territory. Whether they will begin using those forces to prevent future incursions remains to be seen.
@@dalecash2236Russia is far from having plenty of fighters at losing a thousand a day in the field..
@@dalecash2236IF Russia actually had a lot of fighters, they wouldn’t have needed a month to take troops from one end of the battle to the other. They would have had troops on standby and would have met the Ukraine troops that same day.
@@lakeliving2013Both side never lost a thousand troops in a day....
@@dalecash2236 If they have so much reserve what are they waiting for to take Kyev and conclude the special op? After all russian citizens are waiting in anticipation to the time that the whole of Ukraine becomes a tourist spot for them.
When will the people of Russia fight back against their regime and realize this could all be avoided. But yes evacuate your homes and learn to hate your so called enemy forever and live in poverty
This almost never happened... Since the foundation of Russia, its people never, never knew what democracy was. But one day it happened... When Russia lost a war, in particular World War I. This led to the collapse of the Russian Empire. Russia went from one type of tyranny - the Russian Empire - to another - the Soviet Union, and then to the final tyranny that we know today as the Russian Federation.
@@putinhuylo5404 Yes, the people of Russia don't understand Democracy and how to make it work.
Reminds me of the oil rich Arab Sheiks buying Rolls Royces and abandoning them when they ran out of gas.
Когда люди в Европе и сша поймут вообще что происходит и перестанут быть идиотами, даже в странах 3 мира уже поняли всё, они оказывается тупее их
Hilarious we have people in UK getting 3 years in jail for making a social media post against invaders killing their children and Russian people are the one who should stand up against their government. 😂
They won't, because more people support him than you realise. I've talked to a whole bunch of Russians online, some Belarussians even, and lots of them support him. I spoke to a Belarus woman who calls Lukashenko a dictator and she's afraid to say anything against him, but praises Putin
My game when Czechoslovakia rejected Sudetenland on HOI4:
Ukraine: "You wanna keep our lands? Okay, we'll keep these." 🤣
Uh, small detail, Dear Journal: in 1941 Ukraine did not invade Russia. Sorry 'bout 'dat. It was Germany, remember?
Seniors in that region are having deja vu with German tanks rolling in for the first time sunce 1943. 😅
Dear Vladimir,
Up yours.
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"Attack your enemies where they are not." - Some old Chinese dude.
It’s too early to tell whether this offensive will have strategic significance in the war, but here are a few potential effects:
1. Russia must now more seriously defend its border with Ukraine. Before, there was an asymmetry where Ukraine had to fortify their side but Russia didn’t.
2. Ukraine’s morale has been boosted.
3. Ukraine have shown that the West’s fear of escalation was partly unfounded, and now the restrictions on Western weapons has been further eroded.
4. Ukraine has exploited Russia’s inability to adapt to dynamic warfare, particularly in places that had no military logistical support previously. This was also displayed during Prighozin’s march on Moscow, where there was no response from Russia’s military.
5. Russia will eventually need to divert resources from other combat areas.
6. Russia will be forced to retake the Kursk territory occupied by Ukraine. This may cause Russia to continue attacking longer than the natural culmination of their Summer advances in the East. Attacking causes more attrition than defending in this war. This may cause further strain on Russia’s military.
" ...Moses supposes his tooses were roses, and Moses supposes his tooses were not.."
Make it make sense.
@@RusselBrout From a military point of view it was not a good decision, attack requires better trained troops , ukraine is already devoid of manpower and now it acquires more than 300 sq kms of area which have to be protected , a proper military mechanised brigade covers apporx 15 to 30 km of area this means approximately 10 full size brigades at minimum are required to only defend , that is 30 k men at minimus so including attack force etc if ukraine attacked with 50 k men of all arms , they have seriously wasted there capablilites just for a moral victory, which will diminish in some days...
@@yoyomodiji I think it is a good decision up to now. The suprise created quite a divertion and boosted morale. But they should pull out now. The element of suprise is over. Instead Ukraine army is setting up camp in Russia. This will effectively expand the front line which is bad news for the weaker side, and that is Ukraine.
Yes but the most important and unavoidable point is that Ukraine doesnt have the manpower in numbers to best russia.
That made me laugh thanks dude for the chuckle 😂@@danechristmas6570
Praying for all .
Fun fact: Kursk, Briansk and Belgorod region was a territory of Ukraine before Russia annexed it 100 years ago (a lot of people still speak Ukrainian there) . Putin likes to talk about restoring historical justice. Here you go
Ukraine appeared on the map in 1991.
@@walentystankiewicz8486 Heard about UPR mr not so bright huh?
@@walentystankiewicz8486 Wrong.
Украины не существовало исторически. Её создал ленин
@@walentystankiewicz8486 Russia appeared on map 1721. Before that, on any map(prove me wrong) areas around Muscowi were called just that, Muscowi. Area around Kiev was called Rus. By time of Catherine the...Fat, Great? Muscovites were still calling themselves Muscovites.
Tell your Tsar that by power of old maps, which are his obsession, not make-believe maps this time, Zelensky is his superior
We all watched when Putin's russia thought that they could take kyiv within 3-4 days😂😂. We all watched when ukraine thought that the counter offensive could push the russians out. But what we've seen is complete opposite, now militarily the truth is ukraine goals was to divert attention and relieve some pressure from the east fronts, what if russia exerts more pressure there instead and force ukraine to re-think. These are very complicated times for both russia and ukraine generals. Remember if you take a high risk gamble you could either have it your way or end up with a demise of your own creation, time will only tell as it does always.
That was never said. You are repeating NATO lies.
Take a couple or 10 cities away and move the border!
Peace right now
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Ukraine you got this girl
Warmed my heart seeing Russia’s flag thrown to the ground in disrespect. Such an ugly flag anyway
Лишь только тот кто бой за жизнь изведал, жизнь и свободу заслужил - Гете.
I actually talked to a Russian soldier he said starving no water .I told him to surrender. The citizens got along beforehand.
How did you talk to one? Sounds interesting
Citizens usually get along before any war. It is the evil politicians who waste our blood.
I talked to one via means of artillery, steel rain, fragments of metal shards.
@@Trumpulator Far better to have that conversation with the politician who told him to go there than with him. It works out far better, and gets our point across much faster!
@@DraggonCanoe I hope you know that this guy just lied. He is a bot with a stolen account. Spamming nonsense.
I feel that there's a whole slew of variables that are missing that we currently do not know about. Particularly, enlistment rates of draftees, rotations of troops on and off the line, as well as the ability for experienced units to retain key knowledge in the heat of battles to lessen the likeliness of a rout or being overwhelmed.
The Ukrainian populace is being FORCED to fight against a numerically superior army.
" Their land, their blood"
Actually, Ukraine's defensive border hasn't changed in size, it's Russia's that's expanded.
Russia was allocating a disproportionate amount of resources to the front line, while largely ignoring the defense of its borders.
The necessary change of that posture is going to spread Russian resources thinner, taking pressure off the front line
and hopefully creating opportunities for Ukraine - perhaps in Crimea?
100% essentially there's only 2 supply lines to Crimea the bridge and the rail coming through that area
Al we are saying is give peace a chance
Looks like the Kremlin has finally figured out its narative for this, the trolls and vatniks are back 😂
The same trolls that said Joe Biden is a demented old bat two years ago and they were gonna replace them those same trolls.
You think Ukraine can defeat the entirety of Russia? 😂
@randallhughes5687 by win I think he means pushing Russia out of Ukraine.
You think men can get pregnant too 😂?
@kevinlee890726 i have nothing to do with this war,but as a geopolitical enthusiast if russia was humiliated they wont shy away from using nuclear weapon as a last resort,i know that is coward way to win,but they will do it,they want to win this war
In 2014...Victoria Nuland, CIA, and $5 Billion put the comedian in power, and caused all this war...
This is either a move that will gain Ukraine huge advantage in future negotiations or will result in a huge loss of Ukraine’ resources, what a risky move but worth a try
I pray that most of the citizens if both nations can get out of this war unharmed, but being how horrific war is, it's not likely.
I think this might backfire hard.
Russians who opposed the war until this point can now be convinced that their core homeland is under threat by Ukraine.
Russian propaganda could turn this into "The defence of the motherland" or something, instead of "We need to denazify Ukraine", which was a much poorer excuse to invade.
The bombing of Hamburg during WW2, Operation Gomorrha, had similiar effects for the Hamburg population.
Hamburg, a very left leaning city, even back then (in which a huge number of people where just workers and were not really convinced by Nazi ideology), had a huge increase of volunteers for the Wehrmacht after said Operation. Why? Because they felt the impact of the war and decided that they need to act.
The same effect might apply with that offensive done by Ukraine.
This wouldn't make a difference in the war, unless Ukraine can occupy and hold Russian territory a thousand times larger than what it holds now.
Hey Z-trolls! How is Ukraine able to simply walk into Mordor? I thought they were short on soldiers! I thought they were forcing the elderly and pregnant ladies into the front lines! I thought RuZZia was saving their own best troops for later! LOL …
How's it like to be a nafo dog?
How are you missing 25 percent of your country still?
What is the exchange rate now? Is that computer you’re on one of the ones stolen from Ukraine 🇺🇦?
@@sidgarrett7247 ukie tears taste so good.
@@boulabiarbetter than being Putins Mistress, Ivan….
Viva Ukraine
God is in ukrain they are good people
Russians came to Ukraine, God be with them
How do you know
Lurn more history
@@marinvelchev7519 learn how to spell 😂
Defense is best attack, and Attack is best defense.
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@@Random_Dude42 What happened on that visit?....oh now everything makes sense...
@@Random_Dude42 look into it more dude. It might change your mind. Blood is on her hands, evidence is there. You don’t need to defend.
@@Random_Dude42 first comment was enough. You just refuse counter factuals. That’s your issue. I’m not here to change your mind. Not worth my time.
@@Random_Dude42 she orchestrated it.
You forgot to mention belgorad civilians were being shelled before russia started that offensive there. I know you cant fit every little detail in a short summery report but connecting only some of the dots changes the picture I guess
This is just a raid. What's the big deal? They'll eventually have to withdraw.
5:31 I have a feeling they anticipated and planned for that possibility!
Most of you who underestimate Ukraine's efficacy, should know that they have been for 2 years fighting a huge army and constantly learning and developing modern warfare tactics. They can lecture other countries on how it's done. Let alone the fact that there is a constant supply from USA and UK. Which by the way are in need of feedback from this modern warfare without taking an economic blow like Ukraine is.
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Russia really messed up 😂😂
They can't talk about it, but i am sure it is because they have Palantir software. Software defined battlefields are a game changer for modern warfare
I bet they blame Iran for this too!
Something like this is impossible to comprehend just 3 years ago. Russia can not deal with a brigade size invasion. That is crazy.
Just skip the rest and go to 4:57.
Was Doolittle's raid on Tokyo worth it?
2022: Russia invades Ukraine
2024: Ukraine invades Russia
Prediction for 2026: Zelensky marries Putin and unites the two kingdoms in gay matrimony
😂😂😂😂
And we US taxpayers paid billions... smfh...
😂😂😂😂 stranger things have happened.
But Gaylensky is married unlike the Gay Tsar
And they eventually united the west and the east. Cuz Russia is so close with China, and the west cann't turn away from proud people. 🤣
And people think this is a good thing?? Hello the idea is peace. WTH is going on?!
In 1944, during World War II, Hitler tried the same thing in the Ardennes. When you are under pressure, you try to attack and thus separate the enemy troops.
Then you get to meet Paton. In this case the baltics. hopefully. The world is sick of this war. Everywhere !! The people don't want it but the politicians luv it. Power and money. we need niether as its the root of all evil.
Ukrainian army knows how to surprise💙💛
I see American vehicles and weapons...
@@Anton-tf9iw You mean obsolete donated North Koreans and Iranians weapons used by Nazi Russians?
'CHARGE ! " #VOLGA !!!!
Putin watching this video and talking notes
Nope, Russia didn't pay the bill for internet.
@@ratnadeepsaha7675 Bengali, this attack actually is in favour of Russians Ukraine diverted lot of there resources just for a moral victory ..
hahaahhaa
@@yoyomodijiAs an Indian in America, it was 1000 troops alonhg with a mechanized brigade which crossdd the border. Its not much, considering there are 300,000 ukraine soldiers on frontline.
*along*, not alonhg.
Clearly British tac
Russia might as well urge Ukraine to conduct military exercise first then go for special military operations.
Perhaps Putin is now considering for Russia to join NATO.
Crazy world...
Let's all relax!
Could this be the next Incheon landing of the Korean War?
No.
Not even another "Battle of the Bulge", at least in that one the Germans had a goal (Antwerp). No military historian can find a real parallel for what this is....."
@@trevorsutherland5263 moral boost
Hardly
@@trevorsutherland5263It's "taking some lands, and the other taking more lands from the aggressors." It can be called as "the battle of land occupation."
Conveniently leaving out the whole nuclear weapons part.
When russia losses land russias losing the war when Ukraine’s loosing land they are winning the war.
Ok, and now mirror-mirror, show me, how many ukranian soldiers surrendered of their own free will?
How Ukraine has pulled off a suicide mission with completely no motive.
Area of Russia: 17,098,242 Km²
Area occupied by Ukraine: 1000 Km² (according to the Ukrainians)
No one is saying that Ukraine will conquer Russia.
The WSJ for this particular issue is at least seven days behind the action on the ground. Your reporters hace some serious catching up tp do. This is by far below average reporting by the WSJ! 🔥 AIR JAGRAF/X ✈️
Why ukrain losses inside cursk are not covered here 🤷
The reason it was a surprise is that Ukraine barely has enough troops to prevent the Russian offensive in the eastern provinces. This was an insane move to sacrifice men for some territory in Russia for the inevitable negotiations with Russia. Putin has told Zelensky that any peace talks are off the table now, so he must watch the AFU to fight and collapse or surrender in the next few months. If Zelensky had taken the peace deal offered by Putin over 2 years ago, he would have saved the lives of over 400k Ukrainian soldiers and the destruction of most major cities in Ukraine. He chose war instead.
What about holding it?
Or how Ukraine lost 1000 men & millions of dollars of U S. equipment.
Russia has lost an entire generation.
@@Enoughdata Ukraine lost 600,000+ men. Why do you think zelensky instituted forced conscription? Wake up sonny.
Yes that’s war same as Russia
What nobody is talking about... they must have a new asset to protect them from flying threats. (for the most part)
Please use metric units.
The first few days of this war, Russia charged across Ukraine with minimal opposition.