Putin fails to make 'major breakthrough' after Avdiivka push |
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- Опубліковано 19 бер 2024
- Russian forces have failed to size on their success at Avdiivka and are unlikely to make significant gains if Western support continues, says George Barros, Head of the Russia team @UnderstandingWarOrg
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There is not thing better than a calm, hype-free, fact-focused discussion, during which interviewer does not create a narrative, but, instead poses interesting & highly-relevant questions, then provides a true 'expert' on the main topic sufficient time to intelligently & thoroughly answer those questions & any follow-up queries! Thank you to to Front Line! Regardless of who has conducted the interview, virtually every video I have watched over the last 2+ years has been extremely informative & thought-provoking!👍👍
I second that. Definitely some of the best content here on UA-cam. Times Radio, please keep it up.
@@JustAnotherNorthman times radio and their "experts" all sing the same tune.
try Scott Ritter (ex ?US marine major and UN weapons inspector so you can feed your brain some honesty rather than it being spoon fed nato propaganda.
ua-cam.com/video/AVYq-E3hy3Y/v-deo.html
By refusing to present insight regarding the Ukrainian defensive layout, while at the same time making unsubstantiated claims about Russia's losses or perspectives, this gentleman disproves the mission of ISW itself: that it is a non-partisan research-based institution that aims to study and illustrate to the grand public the latest developments in global military operations. This think-tank should more accurately be named "the institute for the propaganda of war".
@@FlorinAlexPoparighto, mate.
@@FlorinAlexPopawell duhh...these guys all work for the same people they are funded by the US state departement
Ukraine has seriously damaged 13 out of the 37 oil refineries in Russia so far.
really? give me a link to this information you spew on the internet?
@dannythomson5239 this is true. We have seen video evidence and this expert also states the same.
@@dannythomson5239 This is common knowledge bud, do you need a source saying water is wet?
@dannythomson5239 yep, nearly 20% of all their refining capability. Russia has already stopped exporting of refined fuels and now the refineries are burning hard lol
@@dannythomson5239 Do you not follow the news? We see new refineries flaming every other day.
Great discussion spot on without BS. Hard to find this kind of fact filled reporting, this media has a lot of channels showing illustrative video with doubtful honest narrative. It felt good to get some honesty from a scholastic instead of an agenda.
Really?
@@stephencalcutt8396 Yes.
The only people I know who don't like this kind of dry, factual reporting are trolls.
@@stephencalcutt8396I can't really see how a pro-Russian could find this article bias. It doesn't say Ukraine is winning. Unless you are a troll, or didn't even watch it. Or both.
Ukraine is losing
@@piotaape6171 Is Ukraine really losing, or do you just want Ukraine to lose?
Excellent talk. Thank you.
God 💪 Bless 👊 Ukraine 🇺🇦
never
Only America is blessed
@@jama7538stupid bot , Judas of the modern society !
slava Ukraini 🇺🇦🇺🇦
@@messigoals13and Haiti
this guy needs to be the face of the ukrain war he is keeping it real with no hype for any side
Congratulations to Bilhorod formally known as Belgorod on becoming Ukraines newest Oblast.🇺🇦 ⚪🔵⚪
fake news.
@@stephenlyon1358 Ivan 🏳️🌈 Keep crying and go sign a military contract.
@@stephenlyon1358 😂😂😂 you’re going down so is your Gas Station of a country!
@@Dark_Bandon im not from Russia, I just think telling people that Ukraine occupies Belgrond is fake news because its false.
@@Matt1975ism you should show some respect to the Russian people bro. Who do you think you are to look dowm your nose at people?
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Great article.. excellently articulated
The fact Ukraine has not taken delivery of much aid these past three months yet Russia's full 24/7 war economy is still only able to move slowly is astounding. The resistance of Ukraine is beyond belief. It cannot however last forever without scaling of European assistance and hopefully more American aid packages. This is borrowed time, but what it should demonstrate is that if the West shifts its weight enough to lean on the scales harder than it has before Russia can definitely lose this war. For now it is still up to the West, although the clock is ticking.
Ukraine will now get 1,5 mill artillery shells....as a start....
Russia is truthfully incompetent and it will cost them.
Yes the Ukrainians are really a force to recon with. Just think what they could achieve if they got the military aid to do the job.
they loose 1 million men that is why....
@@maoushiki8506katsapchik trolls are becoming lower grade by the day. . Just like the douches in the vatnik army
It's just that naturally advances are repulsed at a high cost. The Russian army is not really going anywhere except into the dirt of Ukraine. Meanwhile improvements in ammunition and supplies and time to further delays in Russian advances allows for improved defenses which favors Ukraine.
The war could easily last another 5 years before Russia is forced to retreat from Ukrainian lands. Which spells the end for Russia's continued advance into Eastern Europe which is just a Putin fever dream.
This post is a fever dream
Russia won't advance into Europe unless provoked...why would they
Excelent channel and interviews. Top notch journalism
Very informative and clear analysis. I hope a lot of people view this video.
To the statements about Russian red lines and nuclear use, I would add that it is not surprising that Russian nuclear threats have always turned out to be empty, and will probably continue to be, because there is no credible scenario in which Russian nuclear use actually improves their situation in any way. Breaking the nuclear taboo is something that countries that Russia relies heavily on (China, India) very much do not want - China believes it it already conventionally ascendant, and does not wish everything to be destroyed in nuclear war. And as for NATO, Russian nuclear use would result in either massive NATO conventional response (which is the exact opposite of what Russia wants), or nuclear war that results in the annihilation of Russia (not a good outcome for them either).
Stop BS to say it is only Russia which would be affected with a Nuclear war.
@@FN-hg2elnobody is saying that. What we're saying is Russia gains nothing by using nukes, it would only guarantee their annihilation, whereas not using nukes stops China and India abandoning Russia, thereby preventing American involvement directly.
Geopolitics is complicated.
The Black Sea fleet is vulnerable to attack by NATO, if tactical nukes were used. It would be a legitimate response that avoided actual attacks on Russian land.
Airfields, refineries, airfields, refineries, airfields, keep it up Ukraine
Railway tracks too ,Putin is building a new one
In the 18th century Putin strategy of colonisation was very common
However, we live in the 21st century
Some countries are not yet in the 21st century@@nigelmorley5414
Excellent interview, thank you.
It reminds me that Evika Silina, the Prime Minister of Latvia said: "We live next to a neighbor who, one could say, is like an alcoholic or a drug addict, whose actions we cannot predict"
So yes a buffering zone will be really necessary in russia...
❤❤great work Ukraine 🇺🇦 keep it going there 💪 ❤❤😊
It was not Ukraine it was isis
Thanks 👏👏👏
Fair statements to paint the big picture!
An informative interview with an excellent guest who provides a clear update on the current situation. Regular updates from George would be well received.
Absolutely great interview!!
RIGHT AMEN SLAVA UKRAINI!!!!!
Is that the new spin on the failed defence of avdiivka?
Ukraine needs more air defense including F-16 to protect lives!
All of the western allied countries need to lift their game bigtime. The current situation is outrageous.
It is worth pointing out no refineries no gas, no gas no logistics.
excellent interview, thank you
Ah good. No Armageddon! I can sleep tonight. Seriously, ISW is the go-to place for facts and rational thinking. 👍👍👍
Great guest... good interview.
So Russia has created ‘Putin Youth’ units, they have no shame.
Okay. So, you finally agreed that Avdiivka is strategic.😂😂😂😂
It is so typical of Western Europe to say "oh we didn't see that coming" and "we must never let it happen like this again". We should listen to our Baltic friends, they, if any, know what Ukraine and the rest of Europe need to do to secure our future. Right now, Ukraine is paying the highest price for its survival and for our safety, now we must all give everything we can to help them. It is our damned duty. Do your duty and earn your rights.
We simply have to stop seeing the world as we wish it to be and start seeing it for what it is.
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Did he WANT to make a major push at a steep price just ro accommodate our expectations?
It is better than paying a steep price for minimal gains like they are doing
Surely this interviewer is not a journalist?
Why?
What do you define "journalist"?
George Barros is the only commentator worth listening to.
The patriot is a surface to air missile defence system...therefore that would require a target in the air
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Yes like all the Russian fighter jets falling out of the sky.
Tge Russians grounded their air force
Patriot systems can launch different types off misiles.
@@MathyBoonenyes all of them are surface to air missiles, PAC 2 is optimised to shoot down aircraft, PAC 3 is optimised to shoot down balistic missiles
18:04 This is everything that's actually being done by the Democratic Party. This is silly
I always like to get an insight into George's alternative universe. He is great for Times Radio.
Is Ukraine striking Russian railroad tracks? I read that the bulk of Russian war materiel is shipped by rail, and rail lines are fixed locations, so should be easy targets. That would stall whole Russian army, right?
Whatever Ukrainians might be doing is not going to be made public knowledge. The kremlin doesn't like to admit anything in their country is being reached by Ukrainians. What operations are on the ground is best kept in the Fog of War.
Yes, the trouble is railways are generally easily and quickly repaired.
@@peterclarke3020 Yeah, the only significant damage would be bridges or tunnels, and those are kind of hard to seriously damage remotely. There were some notable strikes last year, though.
They are incredibly easy to repair and work around damage
@@Lowezarstrikes to rail infrastructure requires precision and large payloads. Structures tend to be very robust, during WW2 the critical Bielefeld viaduct proved beyond the capabilities of the US airforce and RAF to hit with conventional bombs and the RAF had to use gigantic earthquake bombs that had sufficient power so that a near miss would be sufficient to destroy the structure and make repair difficult.
Ukraine is screaming for help 🙏🏻💛💙 Please!!!
Slava Ukraini!
Please have him back. Monthly if you can.
Wow old media at its worst
Wow, lame krembot 👏👏👏
Another expert!
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So. Join the army. Or go to prison. Or leave the country? Hmmmm. Some Choice
I enjoyed the talk and Mr. Barros had some very interesting comments. However, as this is not an audio podcast, the interviewer needs to address the camera and not be stuck in his notes. Just saying.
Why doesn’t England give them more money 😂
That will mess with The US ego
It’s a win win
Europe has already given more than twice the amount of aid that the US has given to Ukraine. How much more should we carry the US?
We give Ukraine lost of money and training and weapons and information. We've just given Ukraine 10,000 of the finest FPV drones on the planet.
@@knightsnight5929 lol are you serious check your numbers again I have the United States giving 75 Billion so far 🤙
@@Dark_Bandon that is pennies compared to the US 🤙
@@jimmylandress2284 The UK has trained and kitted out over 60,000 Ukrainians. We've done a lot more but are not going to advertise it to the Russo-Nazis for obvious reasons.
These people think breakthroughs happen right away
"Ukraine are trying...."
What ARE England?
ARE England a country? Many countries??
(This comment was written around July 24, 2023.) On or near July 13, when I was in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, and on a day before the media reported the counter offense was on a "pause" I set forth the reasons why the counter offense won't be as successful as anticipated: (1) Russian military much stronger than what the media, the news commentators, the U.S. military and others make it sound; (2) the delay in providing Ukraine with military assistance it needed sooner and more of it; (3) failing to provide cluster bombs in a timely manner, and as such. only after the counter offense had started; (4) not enough Ukrainian brigades and the ones they have are inexperienced; (5) delays caused massive Russian defenses to be built with layers of defenses, including tank traps, barbed wire, mine fields; more barbed wire, dragon teeth, fortress like bunkers with machine guns and artillery behind that, (6) absence of enough long range missiles to hit Russian targets far behind the lines (obviously the Kerch Bridge cannot be taken out by Ukraine); (7) the delivery of mine field clearing equipment (8) no air cover with F-16 fighters. Is there or isn't there mine field clearing equipment? If there is such equipment it is impossible to accept anything less than the sabotaging of the counter offense by the West by not providing it to Ukraine before the counter offense started. (Little did I know that some Republicans, the Speaker of the House, Michael Johnson, and Donald Trump would sabotage the $62 Billion Ukrainian Aid Package that the Secs of Defense and State asked for and which the Senate would pass.) How could the chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff, former news media military commentators, the secretary of defense, who was a top military general before he was sworn in as defense secretary, and the president of the United States have failed by not making sure Ukraine had the mine clearing equipment if it needed it? This is a scandal to me. As far as I know, we've had one scandal, i.e. the soldier who posted secret information on social media. There will be more scandals if some of this is not addressed: long range missiles delays, ramping up of ammunition factories, providing enough tanks, Bradley's and other vehicle, (mine sweeping clearing equipment); greater training bases for Ukrainians. The longer this war goes on, the more difficult it will be for civilians, not to mention for the soldiers. One common statement I heard from mid-level Ukrainian officials and other Ukrainians, is "[t]he West thought the war would be over in three days once the Russians tried to occupy Kyiv." The Ukrainians have fought successfully since March 24, 2022. I think today, it will have been 17 months (currently nearly 25 months) since the illegal war started. The Ukrainians have proven to the West that they deserve far more support than we are currently giving them. Why is it that the Americans and other countries are not putting their backbone into it when from what I see, the average Ukrainian soldier is putting in 150% into it? I see soldiers wheeled around from their waist up, and others walking on prosthesis legs. I don't hear complaints. I see a proud mother with her son cut in half parading her son near Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square) In Kyiv. When I was 10 miles from Bakhmut or 8 mlies from Klishchiivka for a few hours during the rotation of brigades I felt adrenaline like I never felt before. I saluted and waved my hat to tank crews roaring by. (In the future is there going to be a shortage of gasoline and tires. I see heavy use of vehicles and tire tread wear near one of the major fronts.) Give them the weapons so they can have a fighting chance. The civilians are still in it. They carry on in these near to the front towns. We must push the Russians back and we must not let them have one more inch. The babies, the young 7, 8, and 9 year olds, the teenagers who wait on tables, and the mothers who carry on with their babies and children in Kramatorsk, while soldiers come and go, must be reminded and must be assured that the Russians will be pushed back so that their way of life can return to a more normal one. Having wrote all of this in July of 2023, I would never that believe that the United States would prevent badly needed military and other aid to Ukraine.
Thanks for this great comment. I am starting to think this war is designed to chew up and break any Ukrainian people that can fight back or argue against the political direction Ukraine takes such as absorbtion into Poland and Romania . The eastern parts going to Russia
Corps is pronounced 'core' not 'corpse'.
The Belgorod fight could have long lasting impact of they take out the rail system and any factories and depos in and around the city, this would greatly impact their supply lines to the front
The length of that intro was unreal.
Looks like the interviewer is interviewing a hole in the ground?!😅
Send them in to help and get this over with France
Victorious Zelenskyy 31 March 2024 SOON!
He is a coked up dictator
This expert… what a hoot!!!
Putin itself became wasted like in GTA 🎉
Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦🫡🇺🇦🫡🇺🇸
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enemies of Russia be defeated!
@@jama7538 Russia is the only enemy , everyone else gets along.
I like to see an interview where no one is trying to scaremonger people
I think that's "failed to seize on their success," not "size" lol
What do you make of the Russian casualties?
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Doo doo 3:49
Putin! All he's doing is barking orders and hidden in his panic room 😆
You have been brainwashed. Go enlist already.
Could western volunteer fighter pilots enlist in Ukraine airforce (ofcause with a dual ukrainian citizenship) flying the very aircrafts they have been trained on, donated to Ukraine?
It has happened before and I reckon it's going to happen again.
Nice to listen to an intellectual dude.
18.36 describes the West. Is this role play in year 9 or am I getting old?
What a load if Western; standard; rollocks... try Ritter or Macgregor for facts.
One of them is just a clown, the other one is both a clown and a convicted sex offender. No thanks.
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I still can't stop laughing when I found out what putin means in Spanish. putin troop.😂😂😂
Is there a chance that France may send troops to Ukraine?
f they do that will spark nuclear war after they are killed retreat or are captured...nato is out of its depth here...wake-up people
Poor VP...he managed to back a looser in an 8 race program..😢
What's a looser?
@@marisabenson1222 Someone that's kind of loose and needs tightening
A comparison could be made for how you prioritized your choices as well. You did look after your interests first. Slava Ukraini.
Hey Chad don’t become a Boris ! You are not immune to ORC propaganda
Civil war
Slava ukraini 🇺🇦😀😃
This guy is sitting in AC room talking
This will not age well..
Putin fails to conquer the world... yessss!
He is winning 😂 why are british so desperate
I think it's disgusting this war. Who cares what flag you wave or what country you live in, stop the killing geeez. not worth it at all.
Tell Putin.
tell all.@@markanderson3870
Tell boris Johnson
Why is Putins forces in Ukraine@@messigoals13?
The Ukrainians care. If they are forced to "live" in ruzzia, the ruzzian genocide against Ukraine will continue until the nation is exterminated, or at least its culture is gone.
"Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!" (Patrick Henry, US patriot, March 23, 1775)
The reason why the USA is the greatest republic in the history of the world is that my ancestors and others like them agreed with Patrick Henry, and felt that freedom was "worth it."
I thought ISW presented the capture of Robotyne as a significant gain by the Ukr side during last year's Spring counteroffensive (that actually happened in the Summer). They seem to contradict themselves now, saying Robotyne is not actually relevant. I wonder why.
Why do you keep putting trailers? Do you think your audience is so fickle that you think you need to hook them in this way? It’s insulting to your viewers! Or are you just copying other channels doing this?
Western colonialist Vagabonds are losing.
Orlovka has fallen to the Russians. This same group of people never predicted that Advidka the most fortified town in Donestky would be taken by the Russian shovels...the West and its war commentators have failed to understand the basics of an attritional war. Its mot about speed and manouvre amd raising of flags ..its a marathon and that's why the Russians have the initiative. Its not about now and tomorrow...its about the goals and objectives.
Fun fact, no one in Russia knows what the goals and objectives really are and how to measure the success. Even Putin is unable to clearly tell that for 2 years now
@@424dsfdsfdsfs The real goal was maintaining and expanding Russia's influence, basically an economic war. Russia gave up economic ties , diplomatic relations and future perspective to take some land for more gas and oil. Propagandists and Putin himself have to keep talking about nazis, satanists and biolabs so Russians don't find out it's all about money and not protecting ethnic Russians in Donbas.The day Ukraine started fighting back , Russia already lost , they just can't stop and admit it so they double down no matter the cost.
Lol I only see one side crying and forcing it's civilians to go and fight.
All over Russia soon and then the west will deliver weapons on a scale never seen before. 19:30
And that's russia , many russia men have left the country, they want nopart of putin war
You are so wrong
fix your studio mike audio/sonic quaility and learn to match it to the interviewed person, one problem you have is reflections from the screen behind you and the tinny cheap unequalised quality of your studio mike many have commented on the poor technical quality of your "broadcasts"
One thing I was thinking is if all the countries that ""Russia " thinks they own stood up an began to own themselves.
You didn't lie to us, do you? What happened to ""UKRAINE IS WINNING!!""
Mike Johnson is Putin's greatest ally.
I like it Russia only takes villages and ukraine takes towns... if only it was true.
Aside from the Kurahove line? This video is pure nonsense.
There are more sources
there certainly are thankfully because this channel is just US propaganda@@MathyBoonen
Putin just can't get a break. Slava Ukraini! 🇨🇦🇺🇦
Reported yesterday 15 Ukrainian brigades about 65,000 troops flooded into the outer part of Avdeyevka conducting a massive counter attack, unsuccessfully to date.
Ukraine can't hold indefinitely in open lands without much in the way of prepared defensives.
Once these brigades are badly depleted I don't think there's much left! The end is closer than Baros suggests.
Who reported that? Ukraine is on the defensive west of Avdiivka and its the Russians charging at Ukrainian positions.
@@stefansekulic7903 your part comedian.....yes they certainly are on the defensive after 36 hours of determined attempts to break into Avdeyevka proper. Russian MOD reported on the mass attack, surprised me that they had 65,000 hardened troops waiting to pounce.
You have a link? I heard Ukrainians are going to go to Moscow and hope they can make a break as they realise the ammunition is not coming and they need a miracle.
@@buddyrojek9417 There already on the Vladivostok bridge heading to China!
They have plenty of ammo its the NATO way of saturated fire that goes through three times the normal use! Ukraine has used saturation fire to overcome disparity in manpower.
There going through hundreds of billions in ammo because their not paying for it.
@@ivankurtz1909 this is not a joke.
Because Ukraine let them take it to sway American congressional support.
I support Ukraine but that was so transparent.
Ukraine started taking heavy losses in Avdiivka. Stop conspiracy theorizing.
It wasn't that Ukrainian Forces were trying to please the US Republicans. It was time for Ukrainians to get out of Avdivka because they were out of ordinance, had no air cover and had lost too many troops. Ukraine held Avdivka to destroy as much of the Russian military equipment and personnel as they could. Leaving Avdivka was always going to happen. Without supplies of ammo and ordinance, it happened sooner and more Ukrainians paid with their lives. 🥺💔
@SueUTube Have you actually been following developments in the war? How did Ukraine persuade the Russians to drop hundreds of glide bombs, 500 kg, 1000kg, 1500 kg onto the town so nothing remained but rubble?
Congress had majorities of support for Ukraine, House of Representatives needed no persuading about that, but as was revealed publicly Trump told the Speaker of the House not to put the bill forward for voting. Nothing to do with Ukraine "transparently" conceding ground, everything to do with Russian interference.
The Speaker's election campaign was partly paid for by Russians, when it was pointed out the Speaker returned the money.
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Dibble hasnt got a clue
Well, basically Ukraine is losing ...
Still standing.what losing about that.
its not a feckin football match fella....get out of russia while u can