Inside Ukraine's efforts to hold the front lines at Pokrovsk | DW News 

So very true. Same as Marioupol, Lyssychank, Severodonest, Bakhmut, Avdiika, and many others.

Yes thank you bot. very informative

@@marcoletop9960 thank you bot. have a nice day.

@@marcoletop9960 Yeah. . .but all of them fell and the strategic situation hasn't changed at all. The grinding attritional fight goes on. They were important, but hardly strategic game changers. I'm basing that statement solely on the fact that the strategic situation hasn't changed. Happy for new information that rebuts that. (Please read the definition of "strategic" first)

@@scoobydoobers23 Kursk is strategic, as Ukrainians can subvert Russian air power, and anti air. Moscow will be sacked. General Winter has defected this year.

Not sure why can't Ukraine emulate it... they too, can fly shovels if you equip them with cannibalized microchips from old washers and dryers

from the second strongest military in the world to the shovels wielding peasants.Such a downfall :)

​@@RZakelis Ukraine was never the strongest military in the world, not even in Ukraine when they were getting owned by plumbers and farmers from the Donbass.

so funny . u hit me hard , my fren .

@@RZakelisagainst Ukrainians and their junk western weapons the low budget shovels do a pretty significant damage 😂

lol

😂😂😂. They may have to get the Chinese to mass produce flags

hahahahah!

@@ianjohnson1328 No. That will get those Chinese companies sanctioned!

😂😂this is really the Joke of the year

Musor, No day off today?

Actually, they said they were down to WW2 equipment. They are now also relying on N Korean artillery ammunition. They will never run out of cannon fodder but that cannon fodder loss is starting to eat into working-age people, which is clear because they have no one to defend Kursk. At the end of the day, this is a good thing for NATO, it now has more countries on Russia's border and the West now realizes that oil is of strategic importance so the move to renewables is paramount. Which is great for the cutting of CO2 and bad for Russian coffers

About Russia running out of that I have no idea. But the western media of mass desinformation is running out of bots that is true.

@@Kokoda144 I keep reading that BS non-sense for more than 2 years and nothing as changed in favor of the zelensky's boys.

@@hernanreipp3321 clearly Russia doesn't have the man power to defend Kursk and push. Lash ditch effort before Winter. Hope you have enough troops to send into the mincer to get what is left of the town you want. At the end of the day, what is left of Ukraine will be part of NATO, right on Moscow's door step 😈 You probably should try to get to the caucuses if you can. I doubt it

😂😂😂😂😂 the city is already lost to Putin.

That city will fall to russia we already saw this on other cities

Its strategically unimportant, anyway 🤷🏽‍♀️

Come on. Kiev was lost in March 2022.

Russia hasnt enetered the city yet. Its oretty big. Plenty of dead Russians between now and then. It ajout the same size as Bakhmut and a lot of Russian men had to trade their life for that city

You missed out the bit "during war time". Why was that do you think?

@@nigelgarrett7970 That did not answer the original question.

@@MrTomjanowskino democracy has elections in time of war especially if your country won’t exist after it. You just need common sense to figure that out why act like Russia even has legitimate elections like putin hasn’t won every single time

@@MrTomjanowski Totally changes the question though doesn't it.

The Douchy Wheely experts know better!

I believe it will, sadly. Zelensky's gamble in Kursk will sacrifice more territory in the East

😂😂😂😂😂

​@@SolidAvenger1290bartmut 2 years 60 thousand death,500 tanks destroyed ..for what? ..I remember that it was extremely important for Russia...for what?

​@@yomismo6969you will be a good fit for WSJ....they need who can lie

defense line near pokorovosk was constructed since 2014 and next possible defense line is river. big river.

Thought that by cutting off aid for 6 months the city might fall? Yes, they definitely said that. Good to know we have such accurate experts.

strong defense line near pokorovosk was constructed since 2014 and next possible defense line is river. big river. but kursk in 3 days. or in 5 days.

@@JG-xi4tuyeah nice try abdivvka was a fortress and they had 8 years to stockpile weapons that America gave them😂 maybe don’t use all your munitions on cilviians in the Donbas and you’d have more to spare on Russians

@@JG-xi4tuthat’s… not what happened

And Mariupol.. And Bakmut...

@@tradewiththelogic9884 Russia is retreating forward in Kursk :)

😂😂😂

3 years not 3 weeks, and look at the cost to both sides

@RZakelis, as a matter of fact, they are

Wow, still hurling those old repeated comments. 😌

and still can't win against four times smaller country.Not powerful enough those shovels :)

Shovels are Shovels..

@@RZakelisstill trying to cope I see Poor you I almost feel sorry 😂 Almost!

@@RZakelis ask Sweden what that shovel do

@sawfishv6565 No one cares about feelings of pathetic Vatnik :)

@@arcadyskoit yes, Ukraine was taken in three days.Everything according to a plan :)

strong defense line near pokorovosk was constructed since 2014 and next possible defense line is river.

@RZakelis, Lindsay Graham probably said that...he is on video telling Zelensky how proud he is of him...and how many in Washington thought Ukraine will fold in a week...but ok, carry on pedaling your own lie 😉

@@MusehanaH Xi Jinping and Kim Jung Un are very proud of Putin :)

@@RZakelis you're still crying? 😩

Why is one city being threatened mean that capturing 1,000 square km of Russian territory was a waste?

@@scoobydoobers23 boy .. you need to think a bit more..... 1000 sqr km of farm land.... is not a equal to a hub city...

​@@scoobydoobers23and the collapse of whole western defense lines 😂

​@@scoobydoobers23Kersk is turning into a graveyard for Ukrainian troops. Total PR. It's been the biggest military disaster since Operation Market Garden only this time around no US troops will come to the rescue.

​@@scoobydoobers23 it also means 1000 sq km more of territory they have to defend and stretch their supply lines and manpower more. Being deep into the Russian territory also means less protected by anti air and electronic warfare installations. Meaning, they are more prone to drones and airstrikes. Not a fun place to be.

They don't...not militarily anyway. They hoped Russia could be intimidated

​@MusehanaH well everytime Europeans forget that Russia doesn't end in Moscow

*shovel

yep sadly true

Musor, No day off today?

Ukraine is winning and Putin is dying

They have to baby the Western audience.

dont think Russia is keeping Pokvorsk for the long run buddy read history

@@chadbrad8100 🤣

@@chadbrad8100 Neither is Ukraine keeping Kursk

Absolutely right!

​@@chadbrad8100which history? Last time ukrainians were pacified for 60+ years

Western media always lies, don't forget poor westerner taxpayers are paying for this with the cost of living crisis

At this rate Russia will run out orks.

I lived in Albania, during communist regime we used to hear the same lies against West. Now days in West we are fed lies agai St Russia. The media serves the Establishment.

They are in the race to the west, Ukraine still winning

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Ukrs gave up Pokrovsk front for a few selfies in Kursk

Like as ruined many other countries

Wow you give the US a lot of credit if you think they are able to spur entire popular revolutions.

I was one who witnessed year 2014 in Lugansk (its the Donbas area). Lived in basement with parents for almost 6 months , while our own army were shelling my city own citizens own land. Before 2014 it was a normal county , but when the U.S. made revolution and installed their puppet government , things quickly went downhill . in spring 2014 , many regions of eastern ukr didn't accept the new government in Kiev. Poroshenko new US approved ukr president said, that Donetsk , Lugansk , Kharkov are controlled by terrorists and declared anti terrorist military operation. Personally for me war started in 2 of June of 2014 , was a warm summer day , i was in park trying to skate with my friends. First time i heard echoes of explosions , Kiev send Jet airplane to bring down our Lugansk city administration . I heard far explosions. People started talking military airplane bombed us! Had to describe , but will never forget this rush of adrenalin. My parents didn't want to go anywhere. I stayed with them. 6 month in basement with them and 12 other people from our apartment building , no water no electricity , food and water from humanitarian aid . every other day was coming truck with water and food. Ukr artillery were purposefully targeting this water trucks. Deamons! But the worst was not knowing what is going to happen. We hoped that Russia would come and put peace keeping forces. , but they didn't , many of us felt betrayed. Russia negotiated Minsk peace treaty agreement. Than came Zelenski he promised to implement Minsk agreement but in year 2022 said he said he is withdrawing from Minsk peace treaty . Even i don't live in Lugansk , i left in 2016 started living in st Petersburg . 10 years passed since summer 2014 , The bad memories are far now. But i still wish for the U.S. to burn like they burned my country provoked civil war , made kamikaze of ukr. Im Cristian and i should not wish bad to other . but at same time I hope if God will bring retribution to the U.S. for everything they done to my land. Im sorry , for wierd message i wrote. U don't have to agree or feel sorry. Its weird sometimes when i start writing memories it makes me feel better. Excuse me for weird message.

Europe you mean?

"I thought they are better than turtletanks". Thats what germans and ukrainians also thought🤣🤣🤣

They are in Moscow museum

The turtle has beaten the leopard fair and square😂

NATO think they won. they think they made Russia weak. sending ukrs in meat grinder

Coke makes you do things

It was a cheap bait

Joe Biden was the strategist 😂

Yes Joe Biden plan

joe biden master strategist in kursk incursion 😂😂😂 if you want to confuse your enemy, you must confuse yourself first -not Sun Tzu, its Tzu Biden

So a 2022. 19 jan created account. Show me more you're bot, lol

negotiate with the guy that broke the security promises when Ukraine gave Russia all its nukes. Thats suicide. Putin cannot be trusted

NATO think they won. they think they made Russia weak. sending ukrs in meat grinder

the same as Kursk :)

@@RZakelis and how mighty incursion going? Capture power plant already?

@@user-ho7me9dd5y just the fact that Ukrainians can invade Russia without any serious consequences and serious resistance, that alone is unprecedented.

as Kursk in 3 days

@@RZakelis Moscow in 3 days? :o

yes i caught that little gem too.

🤣🤣

It was a genius way to raise funds and win Western hearts and minds

@@michaelotieno6524 you mean to win the western media hearts and minds 🤣🤣🤣

кого побеждает ? Великую Ядерную Державу , которая даже мобилизацию не объявила ? 🤣🤣🤣😂

@@srachkov-kuzma announce it then, a powerful nuclear power shouldn't have a problem doing that, just like it didn't have a problem occupying Afghanistan forever.

​@@Kokoda144Нет , ты предлагаешь лгать , а Великая Держава не может опуститься до твоего уровня ,чтобы лгать на весь мир ! Поэтому операция в Афганистане была проведена на основании договора с властью Афганистана о сотрудничестве и Держава вышла победителем из этой борьбы , а как выходят побеждённые - смотри бегство американцев из Афганистана 😂🤣

I thought Kiev has fallen in March 2022.

@@zhangyiping100 Who told you that? That UrkSheep Propagandist? If you believed that, then you got bamboozled lol

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@@mark12358 Who lost? By what metric? Honestly curious how you are judging "lost".

It's as unlikely as Finland and Sweden switching from neutrality to NATO isn't it.

​@@scoobydoobers23Ukraine could never wins since it was in civil war, a balkhanized country in cessetion. Most of these flags rised in conquered cities arent from Russia, but from ukreinians sparatists.

​@@scoobydoobers23COPE😂

I swear bro

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@@krt5524I see you are a pro Russian person

A right no one wants to exercise, as many deceased Russian soldiers have found out

@@somtochukwuobidegwu5426 I am an anti NATO/BlackRock/IMF/EU, U.S.,federal reserve,U.K., bank of london "bully" person.

А ведь это верная мысль и главное из -под сапога дяди сэма , а там и независимость и развитие Страны , при хорошей дружбе с Россией конечно же

At this rate Russia will run out orks.

Leave the EU however NATO is key to the defense of Germany!

@@chrismitchell4622 hmm you can't as you are still de facto occupied by the US

No it should not and ruZians have no say in this non-issue.

2.5 years, 600000 Russian casualties and still not even 20% of Ukraine under Russian control

The truth is not in him, at all.

He’s a word machine-gun

😂😂

The US and Europe aren't the ones suffering directly so they will probably never admit the mistake. They will just blame Ukraine for corruption and incompetence for losing the war. The real question is, "At what point will Ukraine admit it was an awful mistake to be used as a proxy to serve someone else's interests?"

you meant to say a village.Kharkiv,Lviv,Odesa, Kiev are cities, but not Pokrovsk :)

​@@RZakelisYeah, Donetsk, Lugansk, Mariupol, Melitopol, Sevastopol are all cities as well😀

@@JohnDoe-iq9bz from 2022 when war begun just Mariupol was taken.All other your named cities has nothing to do with Russian military forces.There were men with unmarked uniforms, so called ''green little men'' :)

Literally speaking NATO think they won. they think they made Russia weak. sending ukrs in meat grinder

@RZakelis, whatever floats your boat, buddy

Now it's Odessa and Novorossia to get. So, no more sea access to UA. That's for a lasting peace.

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@@SAapproves They are, they separate them from their parents and spread them out around Russia. That's a war crime known as genocide.

In siege warfare, less soldiers can hold out a larger force. In order to take the objective, you need 4 to 1 or a 5 to 1 advantage. Unfortunately, that's what Russia has at the moment.

Well then Ukraine has the obvious advantage with their 100:1 casualty ratio.

@@springbloom5940 Ukraine can't win this period !

@@williamalfonso1373 No. No, you absolutely do not. People really need to stop repeating this myth/talking point. That is a *WWII* small unit infantry *guideline* for assaulting prepared positions, ie pillboxes and bunkers; and has more to do with angles and continuity of fire, than it does numbers or firepower. Thats it. Thats all there is to it. And its been proven irrelevant over and over and over and over again, with improved tactics and higher capacity individual weapons; for example a 30 rd magazine fed assault rifle fires 3x times longer and reloads 30% faster than a clip fed battle rifle, so you only need 1/3 of the numbers to maintain the same continuity of fire.

@@springbloom5940 you play too much CoD. Keep on dreaming, UA is LOST.

THEY HAVE DESTROYED A VERY BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY.

NATO think they won. they think they made Russia weak. sending ukrs in meat grinder

How to stop it..

@@dondudat409 accept truth

Nope! They get paid to lie

No friends? xD

Countries do not have 'friends' and most barely have allies. Countries have interests they pursue through force and diplomacy. Some guy in a shed likened international politics to a large poker game where everyone is cheating. Seems like a good metaphor to me ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Who needs friends!

US and their little bro UK are what they are and no one is friend or ally

Why does Germany need friends when they’re a obedient and willing dog for America?

Winning, how?

No he is military strategist

@@gbhatia9809 Uh. . . NATO is now a couple dozen kilometers of St. Petersburg, I'm pretty sure Russia doesn't perceive bordering NATO as an actual threat.

You live in a fantasy world. NATO counties have had boarders with Russia for years.

Ryt

Yeah, budget is one thing, corruption is another thing. High budget with high corruption is nothing.

@@andresausecha9553 Yes, yes. The unstoppable Russian Army spent 30 months to drive like 50km into Ukraine. Now all of Ukraine will fall immediately.

@@scoobydoobers23 have you seen the map lately? Wtf you talking about they got only 50km? 🤣

His head look like a grape thats wearing a helmet lol