We sent billions of dollars to Ukraine and what are we getting in return? Ukraine is a small country with nothing to offer to the United States. Eastern Ukraine fell already and shall be annexed to Russia if Putin signs the treaty me and Trump are working on. We got nothing for the billions we sent. Nothing. Well we did get millions of refugees coming to the UsA which put more strain in our economy which is worst than nothing.
It has been intresting to watch Russia underperforming while Ukraine is overperforming. Russia not being able to defend its own territory has shown the world that Russia is weaker than anyone expected although Russian military got a warning already a year ago while being unable to respond during late Prigozin march towards Moscow.
Hmm, is 'Russian underperforming" really ? We only see that Putler is not doing everything in his power to expel the Ukrainians from Kursk. If he would do everything in his power to do so, we could see it in the Donbas region where the Russians continue to advance. Perhaps Putler is not in a hurry to expel the Ukrainians from the Kursk region and first wants to advance as far as possible into the Donbas. The Kursk region is of later concern to him. I guess. Napoleon and Hitler also bled dry on their long supply lines by Russia. Is Ukraine overperforming ? I agree with that. Ukrainian commanders are complaing in the Donbas region that the shelling of the Russians is 10 (Russian) to 1 . (Ukrainian). Apart from this lack of ammo, Ukraine can never continue to produce as much 'cannonfodder' as the Russians can.
Is 'Russia underperforming'reality ? We only can notice that Putler is not doing everything in his power to expel the Ukranians from Kurskoblast. If he would do everything in his power to do so, we could notice so in the Donbas/Prokrovsk region where the Russians are continueing to advance . Possibly Putler is not in a hurry to expel the Ukrainians from the Kursk region and first intends to advance as far as possible into the Donbas as the Ukrainians are not able stopping the Russian attacks. The Kursk region is of later concern to him I guess. Napoleon and Hitler Germany did bled dry on their long supply lines into Russia. Is Ukraine overperforming ? I agree with that . Ukrainian commanders in the Donetsk region apparently are complaining about the lack of ammo/shells ( : The Sun)Russians are shelling out the Ukrainians 10 : 1 . If it was indeed the intention of the Ukrainians to withdraw Russian troops from the Donbas, it has not succeeded so far and because the Ukrainians are deploying their strongest troops in Kursk, are they not creating self their own soft underbelly in the Donbas?
@kallejarvinen468 - exactly right. Russia has proven to the world that their military is inept, incompetent, and running out of things. They haven’t changed their military doctrine since the 1500s and it always results in heavy losses for them. World War II, for example, the USSR lost millions when they really didn’t have to, just stop using these human meat wave attacks. It’s so ancient and archaic. Ukraine has indeed been overperforming, or rather, performing as we expected because they have been trained by NATO, WHICH HAS 21st century military doctrine and it is evolving all the time. I am not at all surprised that Ukraine has invaded russian territory somsuccessfully. It is apparently more important to putin to try and gobble up more of Ukraine territory (which NATO will never allow them to keep, of course) instead of defending his own people. Honestly, the people of Kursk are now finding out how much better the invading Ukrainians are treating them than the retreating russian military (which evacuated themselves but left the civilians behind).
Jerome, why is there still a 10 to 1 artillery shell shortage for the Ukrainians? I thought that once the U.S. resumed sending military aid to Ukraine the rest of Europe would easily be able to provide whatever else was needed. Western European economies dwarf Russia’s, so, in light of the fact that Ukraine is fighting on behalf of ALL of free Europe why aren’t ALL Western European nations on a war footing and providing Ukraine with everything it needs that America isn’t currently providing?
You do realize Ukraine has been stockpiling shells and ammo for offensive operations later this fall? They haven't increased shelling the same rate as munitions have been shipped in. They are preparing for something bigger when ground freezes.
I've been very impressed with every previous video of yours that I've watched, and said as much in comments, but this time you left out four rather important details. One: you failed to mention that the ferry the Ukrainians sank was a "rail ferry" of utmost importance for re-supplying fuel for Russian equipment, and two, that it was the third and final rail car ferry of its type in the region, the Ukrainians having previously sank the first two, and since their two strikes on the Kerch Straight Bridge have made rail passage of heavy loads impossible, Russia is screwed on that front, except to bring fuel by way of the in-striking-distance land road from the mainland. Three: though you mentioned Ukrainian strikes on oil infrastructure, you didn't specifically mention the absolutely massive fire from drone strikes on the huge fuel storage depot that has been burning for over a week now, consuming more tanks daily, that the inept Russian fire brigades can't even get close enough to fight-- and even brought Russian Orthodox priests in to ask God for help! Really!-- and they don't have the ability to fight that type of fire even if they could get close. Four: you didn't mention the devastating strike on the Russian airbase that took out multiple fighter jets and other facilities at the base. Also, it's been shown in at least two milblogs (that I watch) that Ukraine DID decimate a Russian convoy heading to Kursk a few days ago, with some geolocated (Russian locals') footage of the aftermath to corroborate (I think that footage was included on The Enforcer milblog, and maybe on Jake Broe's milblog, or Artur Rehi's milblog, it was days ago, so I'm not sure whose blogs I saw it on-- but I do recommend you check out those three milblogs, as they don't tend to embellish their stories and generally shoot straight with the updates).
If Ukraine captures Kursk nuclear plant then they'll have a power bargaining tool. Russia captures Zaporishia nuclear in early stages of the war and they still occupy it, once in very difficult to get them out
Question for Jerome: Ukraine has demonstrated to the world that Putin's Russia is militarily a shadow of what it was believed to be, so what is stopping other countries under Putin's thumb not rising up and fighting for their freedom from this tyrant?
Putin enjoyed DROOLING over Kadyrovs teenage son playing army boy dress up. He was so excited he couldn't even wear his headphones correctly. He literally put them on upside down. I bet they sat and watched goofy TilcToks together.
Hi Jerome, do you think the Russians will begin to turn on Putin & attempt to remove him? At what point will they begin to realize what is really going on & revolt? Take care & be safe 🙏🏼 Best regards, Rick
@@LaughingStock_ makes sense... A majority of Russians have been living under Putin's rules & might be afraid to speak up... Perhaps they' will have to wait a generation or two before things change 🤷
Thanks Rick. Good question. It’s almost impossible to guess. In the Russian Afghan war the official losses were a fraction of their losses in Ukraine… but they were enough to motivate the mothers of Russia to foment unrest. Apart from Prigozhin’s mad tilt at Moscow and a few attacks on recruiting centres, we haven’t really seen a groundswell of opposition. The most outspoken Putin critics are the nationalist bloggers who want him to go even harder
Русский народ это современные крепостные рабы, они никогда не будут нападать на царя, когда кто-то из верхушку скажет путину хватить и начнёт бунтовать тогда, крепостные может встать и заговорить про неправильную управление над ним
@@jeromestarkey You would think that the Russians would begin to realize that this SMO has not been going well, considering the # of Putin's army that are given a 1 way ticket w/o retuning & the time it's taking to complete the mission (whatever that is) There does seem to be some rumbling inside of Russia so for now we can only wait 🤷 Regards, Rick
I guess I was the only one that knew... all these years, that 🇷🇺 was bluffing about being a powerful nation military talking. They have shown nothing but incompetent. In the other hand Ukraine have showed the world how brave and Nationalist they are. Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦 ♥ ❤
I feel like a lot important people did know. Russia tells insane lies about what it's capable of then the US military pretends to believe them to justify massive expenditures. Half the US arsenal is just toys to destroy the toys Russia pretends to have.
Not really. The reason Ukraine is slowly backing up in Eastern Ukraine is that as we now see, they moved major forces to take Russian land to their north.
A suggestion for those drones (if it's not already in the works) They call them "dogs of war." You should make them hospital bed size, with straps and bulletproof (ish) covers, to fetch the wounded without risking more lives.
For Russia to take all of the Donbask even at its fastest current pace, which is 3x faster than it has been, it will take over 7 and a half years! That's right, i said 7-1/2 years ! So think of that when you hear about Russias gains.
Thanks for the informations. My question is why U.S and it's allies are refusing to allow Ukraine to use their long range missiles? I don't think if they are serious in helping Ukraine because Russia can only agree to any peace deal or peace talks when they feel the full impact of the war.
I want to know if Ukraine was most powerful nuclear country in the world why did they give up there nuclear weapons if they new russia was defiantly going to attack ? And should never be a war in my eyes but putin will pay that’s garunteed! Good video 👊💪🏻🇮🇪
Thanks for watching. Glad you liked it. Ukraine didn't know Russia was going to attack when it gave up its weapons in 1991. The weapons were technically Soviet and returned to Russia as the capital of the dissolved USSR. And at the time, Ukraine was assured Russia would NOT invade, because it had territorial guarantees from Moscow, London and Washington (which sadly turned out to be meaningless)
@@jeromestarkey sure did some insight 💪🏻 and I see now they all had a pact and obviously Russia being Russia took the opportunity to see if nato would react smart but silly move in a way. Thanks for the reply much appreciated mate 🙏🏼
Cat and mouse,who will have to pull from where first to support the defence on the front lines in their own country, unfortunately Ukraine might have to pull first as they care more :(
Good question. Unclear. The arrival of professional reinforcements has helped at least one group of conscripts escape. Russia released footage of professional soldiers leading conscripts out of an encirclement
@@jeromestarkeyI imagine some of them will; I hope there is no fighting inside “the cauldron”, and that Ukraine is able to secure hundreds of conscripts for the exchange fund.
As more details of the invasion by Ukrainian emerge I have more questions. 1. Are any Patriot systems being used in Russia? 2. Can Ukraine stockpile enough artillery shells in the occupied territory inside of Russia to sustain a major battle? 3. If Ukraine were to invade Belarus and capture a nuclear weapon, would the Russians use a nuclear weapon to try and destroy it? Thank you
Hi, thus far: no evidence that I have seen of patriots being used in Russia, although there was unconfirmed reports that a patriot may have been used to down a Russian surveillance aircraft over the Sea of Azov some months ago. In Kursk, defence is proven "easier" than attack in this conflict. It wouldn't necessarily need to stockpile inside Kursk as the supply lines are relatively short. I think question 3 is so beyond the realms of possibility that I cannot speculate accurately. I do not think Ukraine wants to invade Belarus (they have categorically warned Belarus not to invade Ukraine, which is also highly unlikely).
Why not just keep the pressure up until Putin's regime either goes broke or runs home with it's tail between it's legs? Everyone knows Putin would have seen Ukraine as the beginning if he won that war. He would have seen ethnic speaking Russians everywhere that needed "protecting" Especially in countries rich in resources.
The only UK weapon that has limits is the storm shadow missile and the reason those restrictions are in place is because it is manufactured with technology from a number of countries and they all need to agree. My understanding is that Britain wants to let Ukraine use the weapons against targets inside Russia, while America seems to be erring
Not at the moment. Their advance has slowed down significantly. The Russians were caught by surprise but are now making better detences, so it would be a much harder task for Ukraine. But as ever in this conflict, hard to rule anything out completely.
Jerome- when are NATO countries like France expected to produce the quantities of artillery shells to supply Ukraine to meets its needs? I’m of course thinking of upcoming US presidential elections in Nov. and the risk of instability in Europe should Trump win, as he is not committed to carrying on the support of Ukraine or potentially other countries in Europe against Russian aggression.
Most of the allies are talking a big game, but there is a gap between rhetoric and reality atm. Russia is on a war footing. Nato countries are not. They are ramping up production while simultaneously trying to buy in ammunition from third parties (in part, because they need Soviet calibre shells for Ukraine's Soviet era guns)
Thanks Jerome. Absolutely astounding to me that NATO countries are still reacting as if they’re stuck in the old Cold War mentality while Putin has made it crystal clear in action that he is taking Russian aggression to a whole new level vs. Europe. NATO should take Putin and Trump’s words and actions to heart and move quickly as if they are alone facing Russia. That means spending much higher levels of their GDP on defense and ramping up a new defense strategy. Here in the U.S. , DJT has also spelled out a ‘new’ vision of American foreign policy: basically a return to the 1930’s policy of isolation (let Europe deal with European problems). NATO should react accordingly and quickly.
@@michaelhaigh9182No, he meant why did it take so long for Ukraine to attack russian soil directly? Can you read English? Your response was strange and incoherent.
@@JkDibine And possibly waiting for the opportunity and devising the means to create surprise - likely by a combination of deception and blinding Russia's surveillance
What danger is there that Ukraine will overextend itself in Kursk and the Russians will cut off their supply lines and make easy pickings of the stranded Ukrainian forces?
The supply lins to Kursk are short and the territory Ukraine has taken is largely homogenous, so on some ways it is not creating an overly extended frontline. The risk is it takes troops and strength, effort and attention from other areas on the front which could suffer
Are Ukrainian infiltrators targeting rail infrastructure deep within Russia as this seems to be their main means of translocation of military equipment, supplies and soldiers? I always see videos of fuel storage and airfields but not rail infrastructure.
There has been train derailing about twice a week on average, but it is uncertain if some of these are just because lack of maintenance, or sabotage. Or both. Some may even be accidents. Only thing we know for sure is that it is happening all the time.
Allies have promised 90. So they are a significant boost in terms of volume of air frames. the same allies are likely to have weapons (missiles) those planes can carry. As of now, we think they are being used to intercept missiles and drones.
Победы Украины очень сильно преувеличены. Все територии на которых мирные граждане подверглись в 2014 бомбежкам, войдут в состав России. Потому что нельзя запрещать людям разговаривать, на родном языке, нельзя заставлять людей отказываться от своих убеждений, нельзя заставлять людей восхвалять и салютовать тем кто по их идеологическим соображениям является преступником.
Russia overcommitted, they can either admit it's not capable of defending it's own territory and suffer logistically or break off it's attack to circle back. Directly engaging in a war of attrition where Russian forces are strongest doesn't make sense. You don't punch someone in the fist.
Putin enjoyed DROOLING over Kadyrovs teenage son playing army boy dress up. He was so excited he couldn't even wear his headphones correctly. I bet they sat and watched goofy TilcToks together.
Sklaviki Ukraina Population. The danger for Ukraine was an over-expansion of the front due to Russian invasions in the north (such as in Kharkiv). The Ukrainians have now taken that away from the Russians by invading almost unmanned territory, getting lost there, and losing material and personnel that they urgently needed to defend the rest of the front. If it wasn't Russian strategy, they couldn't have come up with a better idea. In the first few days, every strategist was surprised. Now it's suddenly supposed to be a masterstroke by the Ukrainians, followed by the Zelensky credo: More weapons, more money! More weapons, more money! More weapons, more money! Of course, to end the war... My headline is nonsense. It might help the comment to stay. Otherwise it will be thrown out by KI. What does that tell you? Are you in a propaganda chanel?
@@michaelmadsen3696They are just desperate… they can’t accept the fact that they are getting their butts whooped by Ukraine, so they make the false claim that somehow all of NATO is responsible, not just Ukraine. It’s their way of soothing the bruised ginormous russian ego…
The amount of aid Ukraine has received is incredibly small. The US Alone spends like 8x the global aid to Ukraine on it's military every year. If Russia is getting licked because NATO is giving Ukraine a teensy boost Russia needs to submit to NATO because NATO is worlds beyond them.
Ukraine abandons the eastern front so they can waste their best nato trained troops to take meaningless ground near kursk which they'll NEVER be able to hang onto or evacuate. They've only faught border guards and police, the actual Russia military will have them surrounded once their logistics are stretched to the limit. I think Z was forced to pull this PR to justify more $$.
We should be able to send troops to Ukraine, only Ukraine even to defend that land from invasion. Happy Independence Ukraine from the UK. Ukraine has a future, Russia does not. Ukraine should be able to use the weapons given to them where they like, since when is using a weapon based on the manufacturer of the weapons approval, rather than military objective. How far does this ridiculous concept go, what about the component parts manufacturers, I know the EU/US want to tread carefully and not escalate the war but WTF!? 😎☠✌
Shut up How many troops does the UK have. Exactly, shut up. Understand there's swarms of men that wouldn't fight for a woke POS place like the UK... The opposite, we'd fight for Russia.
The Ukrainian Kursk operation is failing to achieve any of its objectives, as they squander some of their best brigades in there without air support. All while Ukrainian front lines collapse elsewhere in Chasiv yar, Nu york and approaching the city of Pokrovsk.
