Retired general makes prediction about Putin's plan in Ukraine
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- Опубліковано 1 тра 2022
- Retired Maj. General James "Spider" Marks outlines Russian President Vladimir Putin's plan to partition Ukraine and predicts that Ukrainian forces will not be able to stop him. #CNN #News
Keep in my mind that this is the same guy that predicted that: a) Putin would never launch a full scale invasion of Ukraine or march on Kiyiv, and would focus on the Donbas instead b) the Belarussians would team up with the Russians c) Putin would succeed very quickly d) Dvornikov would make a big difference e) the Ukrainians might not be able to hold out for more than a few weeks. Moreover, he completely ignores the sanctions and their effect on Russia, as well Ukraine get more and more arms with every day. He is probably the last person I would listen to, especially when pretty much most other experts contradict him, as they do.
He needs to stay retired.
I would like to hear him explain how they are going to get troops right next to Kyiv again when they were already ran out of that area. Doesn’t seem to match the increase in Western support and decrease of aggressor’s manpower
he was right when said Putin would never launch a full scale invasion, Number of Russian Troops weren't enough for that... all sane retired generals said same thing, there is no way Russia with it's 200k force can able to invade all Ukraine... Putin acted against to common sense and he paid a big price for it...
This general seems shockingly out of touch with mainstream thought regarding how the war is going.
I wonder if he was paid by Kremlin to deliver this forecast.
The same general that said kyiv will be taken in 3 days, there is a big difference in what russia wish and what it can accomplished.
Yup, I'm not impressed either. This man still lives in an other era.
Lot of people thought Kyiv would fall in three days. Here he is speculating about Russian strategy. But who outside of Putin and his senior advisers knows what that is? If the strategy is what General Marks suggests then the next question is can the Russians execute that strategy? If the time frame is years I doubt it. Afghanistan in the 1980s is the example. But what do I know!
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he could be on the take for russia tbh
On 22 Feb he tweeted that there wouldn't be a shot fired. He's got to be a Russian asset.
2:56 *Lack of the rules of land warfare*
I can't believe an American said that!! Hypocrisy at its best!! The killing of millions of innocent civilians in Korea, Vietnam, Yugoslavia, Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, including with the use of prohibited weapons - is this not a "lack of the rules of warfare"? I no longer mention to the Americans the Second World War - Dresden, Hamburg were wiped off the face of the Earth with millions of civilians. As for the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the Americans, I am generally silent.
Americans: *Yes, we can*
If you look at the territories the Germans and Japanese occupied I'd say they got off easy.
the world is controlled by the west and thats a good thing, we built the modern world all it's tech and the global financial order, china or russia leading the world would be ruinous ?
@@artland4790 *post is historically true*
History is written by the victors. At this time in history, Americans feel, and not without reason, that they are winners and have the right to dictate to others. So there is no point to object to me if it sounds proud: *Yes, we can* (but, others can't, not allowed).
As for hypocrisy and double standards, this also comes from the morality of the victors: *My world is my rules*
This prediction did not aged well!
This General is frankly, clueless. Russia has already lost 25% of its military assets in Ukraine within 3 months, on what basis does he think Russia has the capacity to take half of Ukraine, he's ridiculous.
25% of the assigned assets, not all their assets.
What percentage of Ukrainian assets are left?
@@Sassssky 100%+ ukraine is constantly being resupplied by the west. They now have weapons they didnt even have prior to the start of this war
@@MrKirknel Nope!! Their verified losses are way higher.
They can only field so much offensive power and ⅔ has attacked Ukraine.
It's much easier to hold positions than to gain them, and Russians can quite easily defend themselves with heavy artillery now that they're dug in. Their resupply lines are also much better now that they have established a long term presence in the eastern regions.
For these reasons it is imperative for the west to hand out OFFENSIVE weapons like heavy artillery to Ukrainians, now that Ukraine survived the initial shock of the Russian offensive.
Javelins etc. are great for defense, but for offense much heavier firepower is needed. Jets, artillery, helicopters, IFVs, tanks, missile systems, rocket projectors etc.
Without offensive heavy weaponry that becomes extremely hard, because the more we wait, the more dug in the Russians are, and the harder it will be to kick them out, no matter how incompetent they might be.
Wasn’t he the same guy who said that Ukraine was going to fall in 76 hours ?
Yep. He’s a loser who is still trying to convince everyone his original predictions weren’t total garbage, which obviously they were! 🤣🤣🤣
That's not an argument, and his assessment is accurate. Many have speculated this as being Putin's goal, years before this even happened
that's true.
Lmao
@@uncannyvalley2350 literally no one speculated that this is what they want to achieve, not even the Russians 😂
He clearly doesn't understand the situation on the ground.
This prediction did not aged well!
Like all of the others he made.
I am glad he is a retired guy.
I would have loved for the reporter to question the General about his poor analysis of Ukraine falling at the beginning of the war and why should we trust his analysis now.
On the one hand the invasion as it was executed was insane and probably relied on Ukrainian division and lots of pro-russian militias springing up, few people predicted how this would play out, on the other hand the russian advance in the Donbass is slow and while the current situation isn't great there are a lot of heavy equipment heading for Ukraine right now. If Russia is having this much trouble now they're not going to like being shelled by 155mm howitzers. I think the general's assumption that the russians reach the river is a less than 50-50 chance as it stands now.
Hard to predict if Ukrainian leadership would stay or flee like in Afghanistan.
They also told us Ukraine will fall in one week.
you should trust it because it's realistic, and not like fake news that you are watching all day long. Ukraine cannot hold a super-army like the Russian army even if the USA spends all the money of your family's pensions in weapons to send to Urkaine, for the simple reason that Russia has nukes, and Ukraine doesn't, and obviously Biden will never start a nuclear war against Russia even if Russia nukes Ukraine, because Biden doesn't want to die in a nuclear war, for nothing, because Russia is not attacking the USA or even a NATO country.
Certain key factors were very difficult to predict based on the available evidence. The Ukrainians fought much harder than anyone would have believed possible based on the flaccid response they showed in Crimea in 2014. They fought very hard for people who seemed to believe that Putin wasn’t serious about invading. NATO advisors who have worked with the Ukrainians since 2014 might have offered some insight into what was happening inside the Ukrainian military. However, I think literally everybody except Ukrainians was taken by surprise by the resolve of the Ukrainians.
We all knew during the Cold War that man-for-man the Soviets did not have the same quality of troops as the Western forces. Many of us understood that Russia was trying to professionalize its forces to make them more approximately Western. Few understood how little progress they had made. The issues they are having with things like truck tires would have been hard to predict without fairly specific knowledge. The impact that retraining the Ukrainian Air Force would have might have been foreseen, but I doubt any professional in the West would have claimed in public the results we have seen prior to actually witnessing them.
So we could look at the hardware, but no one had a handle on the intangibles. The morale gap between the Russians and Ukrainians turned out to be far greater than anyone reasonably could have predicted. The inability of the Russians to execute at the operational level, which was supposed to be the Soviet specialty, far surpassed any reasonable expectation. We knew they would struggle with certain things. No one could see how far the rot had set in-not even the Russians.
These two ships weren‘t destroyed by the Ukraine.
These ships were reassigned to join the Moskwa for a special underwater military operation on the bottom of the Black Sea.
This makes me laugh out loud every time. It's like the old spokesperson back then in Baghdad who kept saying that everything was going fine and no allied forces were attacking Iraq.
They were reclassified as submarines.
@@blechtic "Gloriously went on submarine mission to verify depth of Black Sea. As planned."
@Sly Tester Any Sight Of Saddam's WMD?
@@jasminebali8068 is irrelevant. As always.
Yup, he's literally gotten everything wrong so far, so lets ask him some more.
At least this way we know what is exceedingly unlikely to happen.
I appreciate the honesty in this general's assessment. It feels Iike western media is allowing their emotions for ukraine's success to intertwine with their reporting. So we are getting a one sided view and anything that differs from that we seem to reject. Ukraine 🇺🇦 is up against a Goliath and this conflict will go on for years or as long as ukraine decides to fight. I agree they should not allow Russia to divide up their land. It is up to them to win this.
i think he's trying to salavage all his old predictions about ukraine falling, rather than walking it back and taking ownership of the fact he's been way off. hopefully they aren't paying this guy for his opinions
He bought into the PR about Russia's military and can't let go of it.
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his over dire predictions serve the purpose of stimulating additional aid to Ukraine. at the end of the month, Ukraine will have more trained (and motivated) combat troops than Russia. i think thats when we will be seeing epic military defeats on the scale of Raate road, Tannenberg, and Tsushima.
The old man is swinging off his rockers, other experts are predicting a total collapse of Russian forces with in 2 months.
It is far easier for a window cleaner, to acknowledge that they were talking nonsense, about military affairs, than a military specialist. Nobody expects a window cleaner to know what they are talking about, when it comes to military affairs.
As someone with absolutely no military experience, but a decent amount of logic, I absolutely disagree with this General.
Well then you have no real reason to believe it’s incorrect to put it simple. The territory is not hard to resupply and defend as it close to Russian border. Its much easier to defend than attack which means Ukraine will have to commit extremely large force to go on offensive in region which partly supports Russians. Sadly there is no way to regain territory quickly only option is very long and dirty war.
@@Mrdinomist One big advantage Ukraine has, aside from more fighters and now better tech. Ukraine has twice as much time available, being able to fight at night as well as day. Apparently, somebody high up sold off all or most of Russia's night-vision gear.
This idiot talks like Puttler himself has military experience. Like a sort of genius.
@@Mrdinomist That "region which partly supports Russia" mostly doesn't support Russia at all. Even out there Zelenskyy won the elections. To speak Russian as a mother tongue and to be less fluent in Ukrainian doesn't keep one from identifying as Ukrainian. Just like most Swiss speak German rather than Swiss (Romansh) but still don't want to be German. Zelenskyy himself is a Russian-speaking Ukrainian.
kid, in life things are not the way you would like them to be. In life, things are the way they are.
As a ukrainian who sees it all from the inside, this guy should definitely stay retired
At West Point this guy won the General George A Custard Award!
His pessimistic prediction for the eastern part of Ukraine is exactly what was wrongly predicted for the entirety of Ukraine in the early days of the war.
We were all told Ukraine would fall quickly and that the only way Russia could be defeated was through a multiyear insurgency, "like in Afghanistan".
That original (and wrong) pessimism kept the West from giving Ukraine the heavy weapons it needs to defeat Russia until only recently, after Ukraine already proved itself by destroying and expelling *all* Russian forces from the Kyiv area using very limited resources.
We are now starting to arm Ukraine to completely defeat and completely expel Russia, which it will do, regardless of this general's obsolete pessimism.
that prediction would have been realized without NATO and USA involvement.
Exactly these are the same guys who said that Russia would take Ukraine in weeks.
What makes his outcome more plausible is that the effect of surprise is gone. Fatigue sets in when this starts to drag out, and that´s were russia gets the upper hand.
This general is working on putin
Totally
I beg to disagree with the General: He is under the impression they are dealing with a competent Russian armed forces.
Like you'd know! Sitting back watching it on CNN! Come on man!
On 22 Feb he tweeted: "This could be an invasion without a shot being fired."
He's either a pro-Russian or a moron.
He is under the impression of an incompetent Russian armed force with a vast reserve of military left.
Numbers. Competence can always lose to numbers.
Russian numbers could win, but it’s unlikely. If the reports of deserters are correct, Russia won’t be able to maintain numbers.
Looks to me like the Russians haven't made any progress at all, and now the ukrainians are attacking a little ways into Russia. I think all the help we're giving Ukraine, along with Russia having lost a significant portion of their forces, is turning the tide of battle. But what the hell do I know?
Thank you General (RT) for this invo.
General, you’re wrong!
Taking land in Ukraine and keeping land in Ukraine are 2 very different things, and Ukraine has all the Heart! Slava 🇺🇦! ❤💙❤💙❤
Concerted, coordinated, targeted attacks by all nations on the Russian border and air support by all NATO nations will overwhelm the Russian army and cause Putin to withdraw many of his troops from Ukraine. Besides, an attack on Russia proper will demoralize the Russian people and might push the oligarchs and military generals to stage a coup and oust Putin, thus shortening the war. As it stands now, allowing a bully like Putin to succeed in Ukraine will encourage him to pick off other nations one by one. Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Georgia, Romania and others will find themselves compromised. And that is especially so for Poland which will become the largest "western" border nation if Putin annexes Ukraine. After all, Putin won't rest if any NATO nation hugs its borders. Will NATO allow an egotistical megalomaniac harboring pretensions of resurrecting the territorial claims of the old Soviet Union to succeed by holding back?
Just a thought.
SLAVA RUSSIA 🙏🏾🇷🇺🖤
@@africa1st737 still cheering on Invasion, mass murder of men women and children, mass gangrape and torture, I see. "Yes... you should be so proud of Russia".
if Russian economy can afford you need money to continue this war, with sanctions I don't see it happening I see Ukraine could completely defeat the invasion
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Retired Maj. General James "Spider" Marks is a defeatist... its good for the US Army that he retired
Doesn't change the reality that he accurately described
@@uncannyvalley2350 What reality? Remember him saying it would be over in a week.
@@uncannyvalley2350 How can you assess the accuracy of the future?
@@mcr2356 I remember Americans saying the same thing about Iraq, and Afghanistan
@@pickle_soup160 how do you English speak
This is a crazy analogy, people need peace not a prolonged bombardment
You heard him "go after targets in Russia"!
There is a reason that Generals are retired. He was a two star, so he went as high as he could. There is a reason he did not make 3 or 4 star General.
What star General are you? It’s CNN so they are pushing war like always. It doesn’t matter what they say it’s what they want and that’s ratings.
this general's predictions belong more on russian state tv, since this is what they are saying on there.
Others said the same thing before this even happened, so he's right, this was the goal all along
So many Russian soldiers dead and how many Ukranian soldiers dead? Russia will keep this going for years if they have to. Only way it ends if the west puts boots on the ground and drive Russian army out and then its all over. The west has to stop being cheer leaders for the Ukranians and do something to stop the senseless killing of innocent people.
@@uncannyvalley2350 its Putin's dream but not reality
It's pretty obvious why this general was "retired".
@@Donbros ignorance is a cruel burden
Provision of about 20,000 SwitchBlade 600s with a 90% strike rate would effectively end this war. It could mean 18,000 invading Russian vehicles and artillery pieces destroyed. Simple As that. Multiply the SwitchBlade production line by a factor of 10. Fully automate the production line !!! They could also modify the SwitchBlade 300 to carry a higher explosive charge, by changing the aerodynamics ( e.g. longer wing span etc... ) There's lots of improvements they can make in that design. The flat nose could be improved upon, as it introduces unnecessary drag. They could also do a SwitchBlade 300LH with Longer range and or Heavier explosive charge module. The SwitchBlade among other tools, is one of the most cost effective defensive solutions to the ground battle field theatre of operations.
Retired general loses all credibility.
How long did this commentator say it would take for Russia to take Kyiv, oh yes, he predicted 3 days! Thank God he is retired from active service, imagine surving under him.
Show me anyone that predicted anything accurately
I begin to wonder if gen. “Spider” Marks is possibly a putin supporter. And how did he get the nickname -Spider? is it because he can’t be trusted?
kiev was not their plan,it was a diversion to keep ukrainians from reinforcing donbass
@@richardconnelly7141 Ah yes, they sent their best paratroopers to their deaths as a diversion. Keep inhaling the copium buddy.
@@richardconnelly7141 Ha ha ha ha.
If that was the case, then:
1) The Russians lost a huge amount of their armed forces and equipment (neither of which is readily replaceable by Russia)
2) The attack in the Donbas hasn't exactly been a resounding success to date by the Russians
3) Ukranian reinforcements are flowing to the Donbas
4) Russia's only 'success' is alienating the vast majority of the world against it
5) Even so-called 'allies' and 'friends' of Russia, such as China, now are distancing themselves more and more from Russia
6) Russia will face and will have to pay massive reparations to Ukraine, and to make sure they are paid the foreign assets Russia started the war with will be held until they are paid or they will be sold off to pay towards the reparations, with or without the agreement of Russia
I am surprised to see this prediction because, judging by the experience of the past weeks, I see no evidence of Russia making significant advances and it’s absolutely doubtful that they will even keep what they gain. I think quite the contrary. NATO has said that the sanctions will remain until Russian troops move out. Ukraine‘s right for recovering it’s former territorial shape has already been confirmed by the allies numerous times.
I agree,,,,,, Russia will never completely control that about of territory in Ukraine.
Cuba survived despite the sanctions. Ukraine also is slowly losing land. I still hope they'll make it though, just you'll have to stay realistic
agree this assesment is nonsense
@@kugul1683 Wouldn't have survived if USA didn't want it to. Putting pressure on a country and destroying one are 2 completely different things.
Its called "New Russia". Plenty of maps on the internet showing what the Russians want.
Funny to hear a retired general discussing about a large chunk of Ukraine goes to Russia while Mariopol is still resisting against a large Russian invaders. Maybe it is time to interview a retired Ukrainian generals of their plan to regain back their territories.
When he reminded me Pelosi is #3 in my country I threw up in my mouth.
RIP to the innocent women, men and children
@SAMO-RAY Russian bot trying to make this a joke
@@jonathanjollimore4794 Just report it every time it appears.
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Ukraine President Zelensky has a huge Nazi problem - it's a fact, not 'Russian propaganda'
he cites an atlantic council article from 2019 that admits this
No woman fought in the war like usual
Not sure I would want that first GENERAL on MY side if I were invaded 😢.
He gives up before the fight even happens .
Not sure of his past success or failure with that attitude.
So are we giving up on sanctions weakening the Russian war machine ?
Sanctions have never ever worked. Why would they start working now? The only thing making a difference is the west supplying weapons.
It's called facts, rather than feelings
@@uncannyvalley2350 Where is he getting his facts from though ? Russia have achieved literally zero of their objectives.
@@mcr2356 their*
@@uncannyvalley2350 Cherrs, corrected. Didn't really address my point.
what kind of loser is that general? - he must be the kind of guy who predicted that ukraine will disappear in 3 days.
How embarrassing, he is proven wrong in 24 hours.
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin lost the war in the opening weeks because his own military was too afraid to tell him the truth about Ukrainian Independence 🚜🇺🇦 Keep talking about it, bring it up with the people you meet throughout your day, and don't give up the good fight! We, the united free citizens of the world are a beacon of liberty, and a bastion of democracy, and we, with the world alongside, have a responsibility to protect. The responsibility to protect (R2P) is an international norm that seeks to ensure that the international community never again fails to halt the mass atrocity crimes of genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity. 🇺🇦🗣️
No he didn't. He made Ukraine think he was coming for Keiv and they locked down the city and pulled resources from the south and east and it showed in mariapol. Who takes a major city with 30k rookie troops?? Now the south and east and DEFENSELESS. They are trapped in cities that are being leveled
@@RUTHLESSambition5 you getting paid in rubles is pretty funny because it drops faster than a Moscow prostitute
@@RUTHLESSambition5 your Chinese 4PLA allies are jumping off of buildings because they see how pointless the fight is
@@RUTHLESSambition5 you should have focused on learning how to write instead of pretending you sell drugs
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That’s really sad to see this guest talking about the “inevitable” split of Ukraine. Why should it happen and be accepted? Why don’t the civilized world support Ukraine stronger and faster with at least sending more heavy weapons to defend its people?
Every village taken by Russians means only more deaths, tortures and terror.
Donbass has more Russians than Ukrainians. There were discriminations against Russians and they don't want to be with Ukrainians. There will be split. Infact if the split had happened 8 years ago, this whole situation could have been avoided
Slow down buddy. Ukraine is not the only country going through this. It's sad to see people all of a sudden grow a heart when the victims are from the west.
it is sad to accept reality, kid, you are right...and it will be much sadder when you see it with your own eyes on TV... The civilized world doesn't want to die in a nuclear strike by Russia....
He's just wrong he's assessing the Russians like US or UK Armies & they simply aren't up to that standard. I know Russian morale is very low they don't believe in this War & they want to go home. Sadly the Atrocities committed by Putin's Military are a symptom of the Soldier's not wanting to be in Ukraine that added to the fact that the Command structure has broken down is why these Scumbags feel free to be committing Atrocities whenever & wherever the opportunity presents itself. Ukraine will start their counterattacks sooner rather than later & we'll see the Russians driven back out of the short term gains in the East. Slava Ukraine.🙏 🇺🇦🇬🇧💣
I am sure the children of parents who die in the war will appreciate your bravery and military acumen!
As a former Soviet analyst who has correctly predicted Russia's performance so far in this war, I am going to stick my neck out and go on record totally disagreeing with this general. I think Russia's military is so depleted that they are no longer able to conduct significant offensives that will capture new ground on the level that he predicts. In fact, I think that in the long run Russia will be lucky to hold on to what they already have.
Most of Russia's best units were already committed to this battle and have lost combat readiness. They are running out of steam.
its been a month now. any change in your prediction? 🤔
@@dudedokduk3697 Not at all. Russia has been completelty driven out of the North and their progress in the Donetsk and Luhansk has been almost nothing since May 1. I don't see any indications that Russia can conduct SIGNIFICANT offensives in Ukraine's East. They may make minor gains, but they will not end up with the eastern half of Ukraine as this general predicted.
What are your thughts on the matter?
@@georgehollingsworth2428now it’s been 5 months, it would seem although there is lots more to come, that you have made some accurate predictions
@@georgehollingsworth2428 You get to keep your head this time lol. Good read
A year after your post , and it’s clear you were right! All Putin did by doubling down is cost himself many more soldiers!
Was he off his medication? He's suffering from something severe
Need to isolate Russia completely economically, complete embargo! Any Russian advancement is unacceptable.
dog barking at uncle fraer )))
That's going to be virtually impossible. EU need Russia
China and many other strategic countries will continue to support Russia
Don't think America or NATO is innocent in all this....
America, and NATO did in fact promise Russia not to expand NATO.... Which it most definitely did.... And is trying it again......
This is a Carnegie professor explaining it, from 11 years ago.(4 minute video)
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You are all being lied to. and we are not as good of a good guy as you are being told.
America and NATO, are the real reason for this war.
Stop being sheeple, and definitely stop drinking that Kool-Aid your guzzling down.
Since this is Ameryica, and NATO's fault, should the world isolate our economies now????
Israel on the other hand...
And Saudi Arabia....
Not to mention the 73% of the world's dictators armed by the US
@@lordgarion514 true...which convinces me further that this crisis is the preamble to WW3 and it's not going to end anytime soon
It is seldom I disagree with Generals, but this General has been repeatedly wrong.
So let's look at facts that might tell us that he is wrong.
1. The reason for Russia having a constant but slow progress is use of a overwhelming artellery. This unbalance is slowly being altered to a situation where Ukrainian artellery can bite back. This will lead to a stalemate within 10 to. 14 dayes. By shooting on close to max distance less trained artellery soldiers can build up their comperence without taking huge risks but still they can stopp Russian attacks. After 20 days they have learnt the skills to regroupe fast and can take the first artellery duels after that they will be usefull as Artellery units. They will not be professional soldiers because they can not defend themself but with protection of other units they can go closer to the enemy.
2. Drones will soon arive in the numbers needed to make it hard for Russia to move armor.
3. More competent G2A missiles are coming this will force the Russian airforce to use long range high tech weapons something that seems to be in short supply.
4. Drones will give Ukrainian sabotage groups very dagnerus. They can get into areas 20 to 60 km from their targets destroying strategic targets.
5. Brimstone missiles will make it hard for Russia to consentrate tanks for attacks.
6. By constantly destroying suply transports ukranian small units can starve the enemy.
7. The Ukranian airforse has nearly the same streangth as in the start of the war, if they can get cheap Jas 39C fighters they will gett fighters with low RCS that might have a chanse to go deap into Russian airspace to destroy comunication infrastructure.
8. An increase in Ukrainian tank numbers combined with artellery and drones will make it possible to go on the offencive.
In other words Russia will have a huge problem on their hands within 3 to 4 weeks.
Not to forget it looks like ukraine soldier have a way better moral compared to russians.
Russia has nukes.....
@@anthonylewis9030 and they would use it long ago if they were willing too. For example they could use it instead of withdrawing forces from Kyiv area to make government give up. But they didn't. So stop bragging about it.
@@FLKRM Russia has nukes......
@@anthonylewis9030 Ukraine have nuclear power plants and tactical missiles with 120-150 km range. Nuclear waste + ballistic missiles equals....
He’s wrong. He’s describing wars that have already happened and projecting them onto this one. Dead wrong.
Wow just remember there's thousands of people in our country starving homeless
Save Ukraine.💛💙
That's what RUSSIA is doing , liberating the UKRAINE people 🙏🏾🇷🇺🖤🚀
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This would have been an "interesting" perspective on March 2nd.
But on May 2nd it seems remarkable out of touch with what the Russians have actually been able to achieve compared to what Ukraine has been able to achieve.
They're trying to save face.
They don't want their viewers shocked when the war is over and Ukraine is a much, much smaller country.
Ukraine is finished
@@adarshuuu FAR from it.
Ukraine will emerge triumphant.
Moscow will go back to being unimproved forest; as it was when Kyiv was already a thriving city, with multiple Madieval cathedrals, in the 12th century.
Putin, like #traitortrump, is a wannabe.
*Medieval
I despise autocorrupt.
It might be very accurate may 9th when russia finally declares war and mobilized all 800,000 reservists.
I bet Ukraine are glad they dont have General Defeat in charge of their military.
I wouldn't bet on it! Ukraine has surprised us all for the most part!
This man seriously underestimates Ukrainians. I don't agree with him at all and neither have I heard any other analyst agree with him.
But it does depend on the west continuing to arm Ukraine long term.
He gives a shit on whether YOU agree with him or not. Who are YOU ? Certainly one who only agrees with analysts that seem confirm YOUR view.
This general has gotten everything wrong..nothing like doubling down on your predictions
@@renatovonschumacher3511 did you forget to take your valium or something? You come across like a right arsehole with your CAPS as if I'm incapable of reading. Relax ye fkin WEIRDO. 🙄
People like you think there’s unlimited Ukrainian soldiers 😂
That's just it. Arming Ukraine is expensive and more importantly, high-tech weapons such as the Javelin have only been bought in relatively small
numbers over the years and will be hard to replace in a hurry. What if North Korea launched an invasion of South Korea this summer and the US
under treaty obligation, had to send troops to defend that nation. What would Joe Biden say if stories of US troops getting killed because we ran out
of Javilans, were running on CNN MSNBC, and FOX?
The west can't keep up with the current level of support for Ukraine without diminishing its ability to defend itself. And it's not just Russia that
is a potential threat. True, China would be more of an air/sea threat to the west if things went off in the South China Sea. But North Korea
would be a big armored threat, and any war on the Korean peninsula would risk a Chinese intervention of armored forces.
Condolences to all the bravest Ukraine warriors defending Ukraine
you mean congratulations boris
Just like that pilot Ukraine had to admit they made up🤣🤣🤣🤣 How embarrassing that u have to make up fighter pilots.. They don't stand a chance
@SAMO-RAY Russian bot trying to make this a joke
@@RUTHLESSambition5 you keep listening to that Russian propaganda... That shows us exactly who you are and why no one should take you seriously. So... Thanks.
SLAVA RUSSIA 🇷🇺 brave Russian Freedom Fighters 🙏🏾🇷🇺
Great insight.
.
A cnn presenter saying "I'm not justifying war" is like a drug dealer saying they don't accept cash.
"No desire to leave and no desire to rebuild it" is the euphemism for a military disaster
Putin has actually said, in essence, if I can't have Ukraine, I will BREAK IT. Like any preschooler would say 🤔
and it's irrelevant, since the West has frozen Russian assets and will use those to help rebuild Ukraine.
@@SenorJuan2023 Not enough by a tenth.
@@caliph20 EU will also help. and The West will force Russia to pay. Too bad, so sad.
@@caliph20 Part of the final terms will be for Russia to pay up or face military action INSIDE RUSSIA.
I really, really can't see Russia rolling over Ukraine. Russia is being forced to consider conscription. While Ukraine is slowly getting all those volunteers trained *and* integrating more and more modern weapons.
Russia always conscripts twice a year.
Right? He's talking as if Russia has unlimited troops to keep pouring in... and they don't. without mobilization, they've got all they can spare in Ukraine as it is. And if they do mobilize, it will take months to get them in the field and they will be equipped with garbage. Sanctions have shut down weapons manufacturing, a munitions plant burned down this morning, etc. Meanwhile, Ukraine is already mobilizing, constantly adding more troops, and is constantly getting more weapons that are much better than Russia's.
the Ukrainians are strong too id be pushing back
It hurts my heart when he said my home country would be divided and half given to Russia . . .
Everything will be reversed and Russia will be run out for the whole of Ukraine 🇺🇦. This will be Victory to Ukraine 🇺🇦
Lol. Of course
Sure like the ghost of Kiev lol
China is already helping putin financially
@@theshield1613 China also has its missiles pointed at Russia after Putin shot his mouth off over Nukes!
@@163petenot just russia especially the west!!
Arrest Putin and put him out of his misery.
Psychiatric treatment is the only thing that would be humane
@@FarmerDrew Putin is a dangerous psychopath who needs to be locked up
He went in for surgery today, for abdominal cancer. His FSB chief, who is the one that told him that Ukraine would welcome the soldiers in has taken over duties while Putin is out of commission.
No one arrested Obama ! Leave Putin alone 🙏🏾
I agree Dr. Kay and how are we going to do that?
These recent confrontations between US and Russia are becoming more pronounced Syria, Belarus,Venezuela… At this rate there will be a direct conflict which won’t end well for the human race.
His armchair analysis shows the misguided, ungrounded confidence that marks the generals’ corps.
He’s suggesting that Russian forces will retake areas wherein they’ve been decisively defeated, using forces that no longer exist, at a time when the Russian Chief of Defense was wounded and removed from the fight.
Russian advances are measured in hundreds of square meters per day…and it’s probably a wash when compared to Ukrainian counterattacks. They don’t have enough combat power to accomplish anything like he suggested.
Thermobaric
White Phosphorus
Tactical nukes
would suggest otherwise
@@tomaspita7244 here’s a haiku that better follows the rule:
When Russia uses
Nukes, NATO clicks its fingers.
Goodnight, Russia. Boom.
And you are a general and not an armchair analyst???
@@tomaspita7244 You do realize that big explosions aren't magical right? Against a mobile enemy, even tactical nuclear weapons aren't excessively effective.
Russia has not been defeated or invaded anywhere on this war. A part of their troops moved to another area when they found big resistance in the north, after doing a great job destroying all the infrastructures there; such movements are totally normal in any war. In 2 months they have conquered an important and strategic part of Ukrainian territory.. and the most important, Russia has nukes.....
The fact is Russians are suffering an unprecedented and unsustainable loss of leadership, troops, and vehicles.
If they were to continue to the end of the summer at this rate they would lose 1800 tanks, 10000 vehicles, 33 generals, and seventy thousand soldiers. With another seventy thousand soldiers wounded and not militarily capable.
They also are beginning to lose extremely valuable internal assets
And the assumption that Russia is going to be able to declare Victory and go home while keeping the gains is really odd
Are those numbers of losses from now to the end of summer? or from the begging? I think from now.
yes, but unfortunately for you and for Ukraine, Russia has nukes, and Ukraine doesn't....
@@jorllx if Russia uses nukes they lose Murmansk.
@@jorllx So your logic is that everyone should bow to nuclear threats? That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard. By that logic, everyone should always give Putin (or the US, or any other nuclear power) whatever they want. No thanks.
@@XLoaferY In life, things are not the way you would like them to be. In life, things are the way they are. Your dreams about Ukraine are just dreams...you will wake up soon...
How come this General didn’t predict what has happened in the Afganistan disesterous evacuation and the status of war before calamity and shame on pentagon big money spent for 20 yrs ?
The only good suggestion that Gen. Marks made, is that the Ukrainians should bring the fight to the Russians.
The West owes Ukraine a huge debt of gratitude for reminding us at what cost freedom comes. And the Generals vision of a divided Ukraine is precisely what will happen if NATO slows its response down or continues to fight by rules of engagement that make no sense. What Ukraine has achieved to date is beyond remarkable, given the lack of an airforce, navy or long range missiles. Putins goal was a rapid decapitation of Ukraines government in Kyiv. He failed and the losses to his military in terms of manpower, morale and materiel have been huge. The rapes and execution of civilians have enraged Ukraines and multiplied their desire to defend their country. Whatever advantage he held by launching his strikes first, he has lost. In the meantime, the West has started to supply Ukraine with the kit required to degrade Putins army in the south east. The 2014 annexation of Crimea lulled Putin into a false sense of security. But that annexation took place during a political vacuum that followed the Euromaidan protests that toppled the pro-Russian president, Yanukovych who fled to Moscow. This is a unified and determined Ukraine. Slava Ukraini!
It's not as if the west hasn't settled for such an arraignment before. Ask the Germans or South Koreans. Even the west is not made of money or
infinite resources and the west has to maintain arms supplies for other potential threats such as China, North Korea, and Iran which haven't just gone
away. If Joe Biden can keep sending billions of dollars of arms and military aid to Ukraine, let him come to Congress and request even more to
replenish our stocks.
@@nealwhite5602 a hit of crack
@@nealwhite5602 I'm sure you work for Putin cheaper.
@@Angelorademon hey I just want pay what I owe to the one party so called democracy ......
@@Angelorademon I think its called an autocracy but some how its supposed to stand for freedom
This needs to end up in front of the international court of justice and it needs to be assessed if Russia now has to return unlawfully obtained land and as compensation needs to provide funds to completely rebuild all that was destroyed by them or even additional land to the Ukraine and its citizens as compensation for all the trauma, distress and damages caused to say it nicely. Either way that bill is going to be huge. On top of that the international court and international criminal court of justice need to start assessing the damages for the aftermath of this conflict, the impact on third countries, in particular those affected by food poverty as a result. And yes going forward this needs to happen for all conflicts and wars attempted by greedy leaders of the world.
Sure; but ya gotta win the war first.
Germany had to commit reparations and forfeit territory. It’d be only correct if they have to as well. That’s also the reason why the war has to be won.
@@Politik-mit-Kopf oh yes, and that went well. Heard of world war 2?
world court takes decades to resolve anything. this earth will be eaten by climate disruptions before Russia ever agrees to pay and longer if they even try to pay.
the russians will just refuse to recognise or take part in any international trial. if any member of a tribunal tries to enter russia and arrest any high ranking officials, they will probably just be killed.
The General is definitely wrong with his assessment.
It is good that this "expert" is retired and can't harm real military.
I guess the General is Wrong.
This general seems quite off ANYTHING I have ever listened. Good luck to US having such a smart general.
What he said was absurd, he's either incompetent or a Russian asset.
There's a reason he retired with only two stars.
He also predicted, when the invasion began, that Ukraine would fall in three days.
Russian asset indeed.
He’s retired there’s been plenty of other US generals who have given much more optimistic assessments
Exactly, this is a first! None of the other military and economic strategists I've listened to so far no way made such pessimistic predictions. Even IF they get to the river lines a good portion of Russian personnel will be depleted to sustain the occupation of that much territory.
I thought Ukraine was winning?
Hope Russia is pushed to its knee like in the 90s and break into smaller countries from east to west. It’s time to help the Siberians and Chechens fight back for independence.
A depressing prediction there and one that many _experts_ would disagree with. Not enough said about the issue that such a result would make Ukraine a landlocked country with no direct access to the Black Sea etc. There is too much at stake for this to be allowed to happen; not least the damage to the future of the world in general caused by a success for Russian military aggression in Europe in the 21st century.
Not that many in the comments are willing to admit it.
The blind arrogance and naivete of the left is depressing, as if the right wasn't bad enough, now we have prideful liberals gambling people's lives for the sake of their own egos
Nah man it cannot be allowed to happen at all in my view.
@@Monitoring358 So you are agreeing with me.
Not to mention the damage to the world's food supply ... The Black sea is crucial for Ukrainian grain to reach the world's markets.
@@Twirlyhead Absolutely
I think this guy is very wrong and doesn't really know whats going on .
This guy was the one who said russia would take Kiev in 3 days and then spent the next 2 weeks saying it will happen tomorrow.
Fox news analysis is much better and accurate
Non sequitur
Experts are not prophets, their views are not dependent on whether they called last weeks lotto numbers. You all seriously need to put on your big boy pants and stop being so motivated by your own egos and emotions
Think this guy needs to retire once more ;)
The pace Putin invading Ukraine is so slow. I think its a matter of time for Ukraine soldiers to learn how to fly and reclaim Ukraine.
Russia military already losing the war by losing that many general in Ukraine
No one is going to win in a war, there’s going to be major causalities on both sides.
While Maj. Gen (ret) Marks may have some impressive credentials, he's seemingly not very well versed in the Eastern European history (and I don't mean history over the last 100 years, but the last 1'000+ years).
Ukraine is acutely aware that the _'left bank'_ [of the Dnieper River] is Putin's [revised] goal (or a sizable portion of it) - along with a land corridor along the Black Sea coast to _Transnistria_ (Moldova) which is why the defence of *Mykolaiv* and *Odessa* is of far greater importance than Kyiv presently. (If the land bridge is secured and a cease-fire negotiated with Ukraine, Moldova will be next on Putin's _'hit list'_ as he tries to remain a thorn in the side of the EU and NATO - Moldova with a far smaller military than Ukraine will be easy prey.)
Russian's may pay dearly and heavily for their arrogance in thinking they can achieve either goal, in any case. Russian troops are increasingly becoming more and more demoralised as they either abandon their posts or refuse orders to attack. They're not only being sniped at by Ukraine and _foreign-legionnaires_ with small arms, but also by highly effective Javelin/NLAW/Stugna-P anti-tank missiles and miniature drones dropping RKG-3 anti-tank grenades [literally] on their heads from above. Many of them are returning home with raw first-hand accounts of the very real "war" being waged, not some phoney minor "special military operation."
No matter how propagandised this "special military operation" is in Russia to garner broad popular public support, this conflict, if it continues is likely going to lead to the downfall of _Czar Vladimir Vladimirovich 'Putin the Small'_ à la circa 1917. Demoralised Russian troops will become so collectively pissed off by their leadership, they'll say to themselves, _«Блять! Хватит значит хватит!»_ (Blyat! Khvatit znachit khvatit! - "Blyat! Enough is enough!") and turn on their leaders... military and political. It wouldn't surprise me if Russian troops participating the the May Day Parade on May 9th attempt to assassinate Putin while he gloats from his observation platform on top of Lenin's tomb reviewing his _'gloriously pissed-off and thoroughly humiliated'_ "Russian world" military.
_A warring nation Ukraine is not, though a nation of warriors she has been forced to become._
🟦 Слава Україні! (Slava Ukraini!) - Glory to Ukraine!
🟨 Героям слава! (Heroiam slava!) - Glory to the heroes!
Excellent comment. The history of revolutions in Russia shows that the first crack to appear in an absolutist regime usually comes from the military. Afghanistan is described as the mistake that brought down the USSR and though I dont know the history of that revolution in detail, I do know that Yeltsin relied on support from bitter ex-Afghanistan military officers in order to overthrow the Duma.
But im curious, since you discuss the history of another revolution, if you can clarify something for me.
I heard that in the film "Battleship Potemkin", the argument about rotten meat is supposed to be symbolic. I have seen the film so I understand the plot. According to this explanation, the real causes of the '05 revolution was that the navy had been humiliated, sent sailing around the world until the ships and crew were in pitiful condition (like rotting meat) and then sunk in the Russo-Japan war. The leaders of the Potemkin uprising were actually rebelling against military defeat and poor leadership, rather than rotten meat.
Is this historically accurate?
Salva Ukraine ! I hope Ukraine become second Afghanistan for ruski ! Also I think their should be term limits on leaders the world over to prevent horrors like these ! Power gets to people,s heads ! BRICS were created by cheap money and tech from the United States and the west ! Now those same monsters are coming back to haunt some weak groups a,
The best motivated Ukrainian troops are being slowly mashed in Donbas. In central Ukraine there will be mediocre resistance by reservist forses that can't and won't fight. Rusiia forces are less in quantity than UA but well equipped and trained. And don't forget severe shortage of fuel in Ukraine.
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@@shesathome Never underestimate a people's desire to defend their homeland.
This people really knows what is going on on the ground? The trains with military aid have been Destroyed, the rail infrastructure from Europe have severe damages. How can the supplies go to the front line 700 km away 🤔🤔.
Odessa will fall in a couple of weeks? What is this guy dreaming of?
Just because you’ve stolen something, doesn’t mean you get to keep it!
Unfortunately history says otherwise
General underestimates Ukrainians. They are nothing like Afghanistans in their nationalism, determination and training. The west's support makes it a completely different scenario. Lots of unexpected events yet to turn the tide dramatically in Ukrainians favor.
The Afghan people didn't have a sense of national unity. They were more incline for tribalism foremost.
you're right as Afghans are always fractured and fighting amongst themselves based on tribal lines whereas Ukraine has been mostly united against the invasion.
White kids pretending to know about Afghanistan, so cute 😍
Or their education and sophistication. Even an untrained conscript has sufficient general knowledge to become proficient as a user of modern munitions. Afghans had numbers asymmetric warfare ( before it was called that) and an intimate knowledge of the very rugged countryside. Plus a lot of western support. This is very very different.
@@uncannyvalley2350 uncanny valley bring race into the mix, So cute 😍
I liked the General's realistic opinion. You had to listen,,, but he did leave a sliver of a door opening for a Ukraine ejection of Putin's army.
Rule number one in the Art of War , never underestimate your enemies................
I am glad he's retired he has lost his guts. Russia must and can be routed and ,loose ground, total expulsion and take the Russian War machine apart bit by bit .I do feel America has lost its ability to finish anything it start's .sadly.
Not with President Biden -Biden has the WILL and FIGHT as do ALL DECENT, BRAVE PEOPLE AND COUNTRIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD
General Marks has seen lots of American allies fold as soon as direct American support was withdrawn. Those experiences clearly left an impression on him.
I don't share his pessimism, but I understand it.
Seen through the prism of Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, one might expect the Ukrainian resistance to evaporate at any moment for reasons unknown.
But this isn't mile one of Ukrainians' march to freedom. I don't think they're gonna stop now, with an end so close and in sight.
I am not a general, but one thing seems to be missing from his analysis. Russia is topped out in terms of troops. It won't commit conscripts and so it only has a limited supply of new contract or volunteer troops to send in. By contrast, Ukraine is fully mobilized and outnumbers Russia. When those new recruits are fully trained and armed, it should be possible for Ukraine to expel the invaders.
correct but with the wrong conclusion - Ukraine has been already fully mobilized and still can not win neither they can do anything - contrarian Russia uses some 20% of its capabilities and still can easily outnumber Ukraine if necessary...+100% air superiority
quick google search told me russia has a total of 900,000 troops compared to Ukraine's 210,000. But I didn't do a deep search. Also you gotta keep in mind that we don't do troop combat anymore, we use bombs first to decimate the enemy then send in the troops for cleanup. That protects your own while eliminating the enemy.
Ukraine is not ill equipped and have anti tank and chopper missiles, but eventually Russian endless, senseless and unrestrained bombardment will win.
@@orthodoxserb6596 they arent nearly full mobilized. they have roughly 15% , the rest in high alert
@@orthodoxserb6596, they don't have air supremecy though. Which is a huge surprise. Looks like they haven't been ponying up on the maintainance. Word has it that more and more old kit is being sent in.
I am sure the children of parents who die in the war will appreciate your bravery and military acumen!
The full area he draws is huge and far greater than the Russians have taken so far, and equates to what they might have wanted from the start. This seems implausible
No,sir general!!! Russian losses to achieve such an advance aren't sustainable to any kind of defense of those gains. Russian extended logistics lines would be EXTREMELY vulnerable and defended by an inexperienced cadre of mostly conscripts and a few mercenaries, like the Wagner group. And if there is one dynamic indicator in the war with Ukraine it is that Russians suck at logistics AND close combat with a determined enemy.
I think the General is too pessimistic. The progress of the Orc army is too sporadic and slow to push that far west into central Ukraine. Odessa will in deed be a huge battle however, but I believe the UDF can stop the Orcs from going much further than they already have.
Wayyyy too pessimistic. Heavy artillery is rolling in. Russia still taking HUGE losses every day. By the end of May, the battle of the Donbas will be over and Russia retreating again.
The orcs?.... Sir are you an adult?
And who do you think you are? He just dont want to be call the russian troll because the reality is the ukraine is having heavy loss in the east..
@@Sassssky That's what we are calling Russian soldiers. Orcs. Brainless war soldiers.....
@@Sassssky This is far from the first reference to the Russian army as the Orcs, and has come to be common slang for them since their illegal invasion began, as Putin's cartoonishly evil orders for ever more horrific attacks on civilians and breaches of international law and the rules of engagement soundly deserve.
A disrespectful term for an army, and leader, acting in contravention of international law and norms, and deserving of ZERO respect.
Ukrainian : listen to this general,
"Go after tragets in Russia."
At 3:01 we're shown before and after pictures of the Steel Plant at Mariupol. Just how hard would it have been to orient the two pictures the same way? That's just poor presentation. One would expect better from a national news organization.
fascinating I would say terrifying
This "General" has Russia retaking the norther territory they already retreated from, AND eventually taking Odessa even though they still aren't gaining much in the East. Russia should hire him immediately to boost the troop morale, they need it.
5 bucks says he goes home tonight, dresses in his old General Uniform, and re-watches this segment 5 to 6 times on his VCR.
100 from my bet
Russia will control everything east of the river and south, along the Black Sea coast to Transnistria.
Poland will take the rest.
Ukraine will no longer be a country.
😂😂😂
I think just yesterday I've seen another military expert explaining, that the new resources, money and weaponry Ukraine is getting provides such firepower, that they will absolutely be able to hold against the Russian army, and even eventually be able to push back...
Frankly, at this point, it looks like everybody is literally just guessing.
The one thing that I have to give this general is: Ukraine is holding their ground valuantly, but it's very rare that they manage to regain ground they have already lost... This means that over a long periode of time, the Russians might actually be able to push further into the land, just a lot slower than they wanted.
I really hope this assesment is wrong. Ukraine deserves her land and peace, not a prolonged war where they just can't use half of their country.
Bring them as many weapons as possible and PUSH BACK!
Ukraine not retaking ground?.. the red on the maps from a month ago and today seems to disagree.
Ukraine's objective is not to retake the Donbas right now. They want Russia to extert itself before they begin a large counter-offensive. As long as the Ukrainians merely have to play defense, they have a massive 3:1 advantage over Russia.
They can't really push back now, since the russians want to come to them, they will fight them while retreating so as to cause more casualties. They counterattack in the places where russians are exhausted. This is kind of what they have been doing so far.
"but it's very rare that they manage to regain ground they have already lost"
Is that a serious statement? People have the shortest attention spans I swear. You don't recall the 40-mile convoy just outside of Kiev??? You think those soldiers just got so tired of winning that they went home? The whole Northeast of the country was under siege and now it's free..... and it wasn't due to a lack of effort by the Russians.
Rules of war. Their are no rules in war you either win or you lose
Why?? When they have worked for 8 years now with help it will get WORSE?? Why does it HAVE TO go on for years??? The reporting drives me crazy - we BELIEVE IN UKRAINE!! Ukrainians deserve to live in their OWN COuntry!! WHY are uou allowing this to occur??? Why isn’t a European consortium directly expressing disdain to Putin???
Two patrol ships were not destroyed: they experienced accidental detonations of transferred ordinance from an oppositional source, while on special military operations conversion to sub-surface functionality.
Incorrect. The patrol ships clearly had an accidental fire on board. Russia will say they intend to get revenge for the Ukra.. er.. accident.
I believe it was destroyed
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This General is so defeatist. Many people think Russia will be defeated, at least pushed back to the pre-invasion lines.
Even if he is right there will be a perpetual state of war with guerilla tactics.
Belgorod needs to be devastated and ukes need set up a strong point in the north. Which draws out the Russians. If the wars going to go on a long time Russians need to continually see a travesty.
@@user-xg2pd3ek9u You do understand that Russians only waiting for any significant attack on their territory as an excuse to announce a mobilisation and a full on war on Ukraine? Everybody seem to ignore that there is still no war declared between Russia and Ukraine. Ukraine has a martial law. Russia is implementing what they officially call a Special Military Operation. Initially that's 180K Russian vs 200K Ukrainian army. That plan has stalled, Russians failed to overthrow Kiev's government but succeeded at the south capturing mainland connection to Crimea peninsula. Russia clearly can't win in Ukraine without tripling their troops. But to announce a mobilisation and avoid admitting their SMO plan was a mistake they need an excuse - Ukraine's attack on Belgorod for example.
Let's hope so. I'd go over there and straighten things out, but I'm 72.
@@AB-ys4yn I agree, that make sense, good point. I think the only way to unseat the Russians in Ukraine is something along the lines of what I said. Static fronts are never good, its my understanding you want to make your enemy jump around trying to put out fires, hit them where the become weakened and make them have to overthink.. I don't have a 100% clear picture of what's going on there tactically. I have a feeling the Russians wouldn't be able to coordinate an offensive and provide aid to its citizens. Full mobilization might be how to truly defeat the Russians. Just saying, I cant really see from here. Theres the Nukes, and the keeping NATO out aspect..
Vegas odds of Putler declaring victory are 100%. You put a dollar down on it and guess what? - You win your dollar back. Another sure bet - Ukrainians will kick his ass too!
Listening to around 8:00 point, it is frightening that this man commenting on neuclear weapons being used or not, says "nuclear weapons not being used in anger since August 1945, and that was the second attack, the one on Nagasaki". He doesn't even recognize by saying so, that it was the USA who used those atomic bombs. It's stated in such a way, that it deleted the aggressor, the USA in this case, out of the story and instead it could be anyone else. That is scaring in my humble view. Let's be clear on one thing, it was the USA who threw two atomic bombs, not anyone else. Period.
The other important point here is of course if russia are willing to do something similar. Or north korea, china, iran, france, uk or india or whoever has them today. I think some are more willing than others, to use them first.
The third interesting point is of course if russia at some state in time falls apart, and what happens to it's many nuclear weapons. That is scaring too.
Other than that, it would seem as right now, there are two different views on what will happen: one being russia will win over a large part of ukraine over time, and the other stating that russia will be smashed in ukraine and possibly the western front of their home territory.
The interesting thing here is also if russia will fall apart if some of it's suppressed "memberstates" are revolting. There could be a chance for at least some of them, if the war goes on for aa long period of time, and sanctions against russia continues. There is a price to pay for all countries, and private companies. And remember china are just lurking what happens and they are ready to go to war, as it's their wet dream. Just see what they have prepared with many many small local communities of only chinese all over the west, electronics and so on. Inside china are the han chinese it would seem, that wants to dominate all other ethnical groups, through a terror regime of violence, isolation, extreme surveillance and denying rights. They can revolt as well.
Let's just in a childish naive way hope for general peace, and that russia will go home, stay home and revert from any more war, poisonings and what not, as well as no other aggressors elsewhere. That is naive, I know, more so as russia have repeatedly shown through history, that they are willing to launch war again and again.
Btw. I think that as the world is today, there has to be someone who holds any superpower in check, or we risk a one world government. Not wished for.
The General has the Russians taking Kharkiv and every bit of territory east of the Dneipr River...then taking Mykoliev and Odessa and linking with Transnistria....In every instance except in the Donbas, where the Russian's are gaining a kilometer or two every day (with huge losses), the front line has not been moving, or maybe the Ukrainians are taking back territory. Also, large amounts of heavy weapons and improved drone capabilities are finally arriving in the Ukraine in the West, while it's doubtful that Russia will be making too many more smart weapons without components imported from the West. Like 90% of other Western experts, I think General Marks is off by a considerable margin in his predictions.
Its Ukraine taking huge losses to the artillery
@@mrjerzheel Maybe so...i never mentioned artillery, and there aren't any verified Ukranian artillery loss numbers that I know of. It's tanks/AFVs and men that Russia is losing in notable quantities. Nevertheless, the American and European heavy artillery is just reaching the front lines now, so the Ukranians can expect a steady stream of new weapons reaching the front, along with sophisticated smart munitions that the West has plenty of, and that the Russians are going to have trouble manufacturing moving forward due these munitions having a western high technology component which will be shut off by sanctions.
The Ukrainians like to give them a little bit of territory, because then they are completely exposed and can be wiped out.
....yes, and most have known this for several weeks. CNN needs to get their viewers up to speed or their gonna lose all credibility.
the general must have been seeing the videos and listening/reading the intercepted calls made by Russian soldiers that I have, they are f'd