Putin’s Lies and Frozen Trenches: Deciphering the Ukraine War’s Reality on YouTube
War. It ain’t pretty. It ain’t glorious. It’s blood, mud, and broken promises. These YouTube videos offer a glimpse into the brutal reality of the Ukraine war – from Putin’s desperate attempts to mask his catastrophic miscalculations to the frozen battlefields where Ukrainian soldiers and even North Korean mercenaries are fighting and dying. This isn’t some geopolitical chess match. These are real lives being shattered. This is a fight for survival.
Key Takeaways from the Frontlines
Putin’s Potemkin War: The Kremlin’s propaganda machine is working overtime. Putin’s annual address tries to paint a rosy picture, but the cracks are showing. The economic strain, the mounting casualties – you can’t hide the truth forever. Just like in Iraq and Afghanistan, the lies eventually catch up.
Frozen Hell in Kursk: The fighting in Kursk is savage. Ukrainian forces are leveraging smart tactics and devastating firepower, but the Russians and North Koreans are throwing bodies at the problem. Hospitals are overflowing with casualties. This isn’t a war of conquest; it’s a meat grinder.
Georgia on the Edge: The ripple effects of this war are spreading. Georgia, caught between Russia and the West, is wrestling with its future. Do they appease Putin or stand defiant? The protests in Tbilisi show the deep divisions and fear gripping the nation.
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Drones: The New Battlefield: Ukraine is becoming a proving ground for drone warfare. From the air to the sea, and now increasingly on the ground, drones are changing the game. These videos highlight the evolving role of technology in modern warfare.
Whispers from the Trenches: What’s Next in Ukraine?
We’ve seen this before. The longer this drags on, the uglier it gets. The videos paint a picture of a war that’s far from over. The winter conditions will make fighting even more brutal, and the human cost will continue to rise. Putin’s miscalculations have created a quagmire, and there’s no easy way out. We’re likely to see more desperate offensives, more casualties, and more suffering.
The Fight Continues
These videos are a window into a war that’s reshaping the world. It’s a stark reminder of the cost of conflict and the resilience of the human spirit. Scroll down, watch the highlights, and understand the reality of this war – because ignorance is a luxury we can no longer afford.
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Putin struggles to hide ‘wild miscalculations’ of Ukraine war in annual addressTimes Radio300,731 views | 8,191 | December 20 2024 08:00:12 (1,127 comments)[ Read more … ]
“Putin has to pretend that everything is going well and he made the right choice in the first place, even though it’s blatantly obvious to the rest of the world that he miscalculated wildly.”
Putin’s annual address to media and the Russian people did little to address Russia’s economic trouble and casualties in Ukraine, Chatham House’s Keir Giles tells Kate Gerbeau on Frontline.
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Today, there is interesting news from the Kursk direction.
Here, Russians and North Koreans launched a massive front-wide assault in the western Kursk salient, combining their forces in trying to overwhelm Ukrainian defenses, and advance toward Malaya Loknya. However, the offensive quickly unraveled, as Ukrainian forces leveraged superior tactics, along with precise and devastating firepower, to crush the attackers and decisively repel the combined advance.
After observing that earlier North Korean meat wave assaults enabled small groups of survivors to infiltrate the forest belts northwest of Kruglenkoe, Russian commanders sought to capitalize on this limited success. Believing these survivors could regroup into more functional assault units for a renewed push toward the tactically significant village of Malaya Loknya, the Russians decided to intensify their offensive. They aimed to exploit the chaos and stretch Ukrainian defenses thin by launching a massive front-wide assault throughout the western Kursk salient.
To achieve this, the Russians opened four axes of advance. North Korean forces were tasked with pushing through the forest northwest of Kruglenkoe and advancing along the tree lines southwest of the village, utilizing their numerical advantage in hopes of overwhelming Ukrainian positions. Meanwhile, Russian units concentrated their efforts on the villages of Novoivanovka and Darino, critical points for controlling the surrounding terrain and linking their operations. Together, these coordinated thrusts aimed to encircle Ukrainian forces, disrupt their defensive lines, and secure a breakthrough toward Malaya Loknya, slicing off a massive portion of the Ukrainian Kursk salient in the process.
This operation had a clear objective: to overwhelm Ukrainian defenders by launching simultaneous attacks from multiple directions, forcing them to stretch their resources and manpower thin. However, the terrain posed significant challenges. At Darino, Russian forces were forced to cross a river, complicating movement and coordination. At Novoivanovka, they had to cross open roads which were heavily mined during the night by Ukrainian drones. With its mix of snow and rain, winter weather added another layer of complexity. Poor visibility partially limited Ukrainian drone operations, reducing the precision of their surveillance and artillery strikes. Yet the same was true for the Russians, as these conditions hindered them and the North Koreans even more, slowing their advances, increasing disorganization, and leaving them vulnerable to well-timed Ukrainian counterattacks.
Unfortunately for the Russians, their forces turned out to be even less successful than the North Koreans. Near Darino, the Russians attempted to exploit local roads and support their infantry with lightly armored vehicles, which were quickly targeted and stopped by the Ukrainians as soon as the weather cleared. Russian soldiers dispersed into the local tree lines to seek cover but were spotted by the drone operators and destroyed with artillery and FPV strikes.
The Russian assault on Novoivanovka was even more heavily supported, with tanks and armored personnel carriers advancing rapidly while attempting to use local tree belts as cover. However, their assumption that the Ukrainian defenders were worn down from weeks of relentless fighting could not be further from the truth. Nearly all the vehicles were obliterated by mines, laid by Ukrainian sappers, who meticulously restored these obstacles with drones after every Russian wave. This shows the outstanding performance of Ukrainian engineers in maintaining and renewing defensive measures, allowing defenses not to be worn out by constant attacks.
Near Kruglenkoe, the North Koreans established a limited presence in the forest but were under constant Ukrainian drone surveillance. So, as they gathered together for an attack on the village, they were immediately targeted by Ukrainian artillery armed with conventional and cluster rounds. Once the shells dispersed the initial concentration of North Korean soldiers, some of them ran back to the tree lines for cover. Ukrainians then deployed FPV drones, to hunt the remaining forces down, effectively nullifying their contingent.
Overall, the combined Russian and North Korean front-wide assault collapsed under the weight of their extreme losses. Russian sources published footage from hospitals in Kursk, where over a hundred wounded North Korean soldiers had been evacuated to for treatment. Once again, Ukrainian resilience and tactical superiority proved decisive, as Ukrainians deployed concentrated firepower and landmines on key points of the Russian and North Korean advance, while conducting a well-coordinated defense to neutralize the attackers, forcing them to retreat.
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Putin or the EU? Georgia’s big fight | If You’re ListeningABC News In-depth40,589 views | 1,813 | December 20 2024 21:00:05 (0 comments)[ Read more … ]
The people of Georgia are in the streets of Tbilisi, protesting the ruling party’s recent election win.
At the heart of the fight is whether the country should appease Vladimir Putin, or oppose him.
For years Georgia was moving closer to the European Union, but the war in Ukraine changed everything.
Now, billionaire oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili and his Georgia Dream party are betting on a relationship with Putin, hoping to save the country from a fate similar to Ukraine’s.
On this episode of If You’re Listening, the story of a democracy at the crossroads of the West and the East, fighting over whether to be afraid of Vladimir Putin or not.
Matt Bevan takes a look.
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Putin struggles to hide ‘wild miscalculations’ of Ukraine warTimes Radio47,585 views | 2,672 | December 20 2024 17:00:45 (225 comments)[ Read more … ]
“Putin has to pretend that everything is going well and he made the right choice in the first place, even though it’s blatantly obvious to the rest of the world that he miscalculated wildly.”
Putin’s annual address to media and the Russian people did little to address Russia’s economic trouble and casualties in Ukraine, Chatham House’s Keir Giles tells Kate Gerbeau on Frontline.
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How Ukraine tries to change the battlefield with ground drones | DW NewsDW News55,176 views | 702 | December 20 2024 16:08:41 (159 comments)[ Read more … ]
As Russia’s war against Ukraine approaches its third anniversary, Kyiv has to innovate for its defence. It’s emerging as a testing ground for high-tech, cutting-edge drone warfare. Aerial and sea drones have already destroyed much of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet. But on land, drones are still in their infancy.
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The UK has openly backed sending troops to support Ukraine against Russia, with British Defence Secretary John Healey suggesting the deployment of military instructors to enhance existing training programs for Ukrainian forces. Watch for more details.
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