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The World has never seen a bigger disgrace than Germany -- or bigger Cowards -- Pray Trump doesn't get elected and put your worthless freeloading Country in its place.
I like the German military descriptor "Cauldron" (Kessel) that you've used because it really creates the right image in your mind as to what is happening. And when you're surrounded by the opposing forces it feels like you're in a hot cauldron, Lol.
Me too, but the problem is they are also getting successes in other parts of the front. The only way Russia is going to quit is if it can sustain the industrial effort required to cover its material loses (since in terms of men, they have almost an endless supply of cannon fodder, unfortunatelly).
@@mendez704 I am not so sure of the "endless supply of cannon fodder". The loss of conscripts will hurt Putin politically, and I believe Russia is already short of skilled labor. If he has to start taking more of those guys.... he will be in a death spiral.
@@brianhammer5107”victory” has a few more perspectives than holding PARTS of another country’s provinces. Russia is going broke and increasingly isolated from the civilized world.
@@haraldhardrade7539 That happens when your neighbor sabotages then invades you. As is the same with most of Russia's neighbors. Putler is on one for sure.
The planning includes rotating troops to keep the momentum (not a new idea, unless you are on the ruzzian side) and a new drone strategy has supposedly allowed the Ukrainians to blind russian recon drones/observation allowing the UA troops to surprise the defenders.
@@enpakeksi765 . I can't. There aren't any. Same with the other side. I try to put it together like a puzzle. Zelenskyy and Podolyak both made statements clearly indicating (to me anyway) that the objective was to get territory that would be used during negotiations. The only territory worth anything in a negotiation would be the PP.
The World has never seen a bigger disgrace than Germany -- or bigger Cowards -- Pray Trump doesn't get elected and put your worthless freeloading Country in its place.
I have to say, of all the people on youtube that are making videos covering this conflict, i find your videos the most accurate least likely to include personal bias. I always look forward to your work. Thank you for what you do. Hopefully we will have some peace soon, but that seems highly unlikely.
i thought this was a win for Ukraine until i saw a Ukrainian angry about it. he explained to me what im not hearing on the mainstream media, why this is a joke. Ukraine did not send their best to fight Russia's best at the front in Donbass because the Ukrainian high command believes it would be a waste. if your best cannot fight and win or at least stabilize the front then the war is lost. its already lost since Zelensky is talking about a just peace. Ukraine sent their best against Russia's worst, their border guards, police, territory defense, old men, and still could not continue the blitz. Ukraine blew up 2 bridges which is bad news. they do not intend to keep going north, they intend to go west at the border. the most valuable thing that was captured was grocery stores, no military value at all. He got loud at this part. we are losing our best against their worst. we are not destroying Russia special forces, or even regulars but old men. losing our best young men and material for their old men. if i know this so does Putin. he is probably laughing his ass off in the kremlin about this, he might have been hoping for us to do something stupid like this in the first place. who ever came up with this plan is stupid just like the failed counter offensive without air superiority.
That actually what surprises me too. When I was in Novosibirsk 15 years ago, they have seen China as a threat to conquer russian territory. So I guess some conscripts are now guarding that border.
Everyone knows the politics of using conscripts in Russia. There are Russia's "bread and butter boys". Don';t piss their mothers off. Lastly, You can be SURE employing conscripts is akin to using a band-aid where stitches are needed. Russia will ALWAYS make the wrong choice first.
With this comment you just show that you are clueless AF about Russia and it's politics etc. But this is what happens when your main source of info is McDonald's :)
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Is this orc copium? Or hopium. Wait until you get hit with the surprise that Ukrainehas in store. Kursk is a diversion. @@doublehelix7880
mothers of sailors of kursk submarine kicked up a fuss, they were dismissed by putain. yeah it would be bad but russia also twist the truthto their advantage and might justify their loss with this "situation". Furthermore ukranians arent russians and look after their pows
That is exactly what you mentioned roughly a week ago. That would drastically shorten the frontline and make the section facing the river easier to defend. Very good news. Hope Ukraine can achieve it.
Dragging around prisoners for photo shoots is what Russia would do. I doubt Ukraine has the resources to waste on an operation like this, or would risk using the precious trade material.
Cauldron Battles (i.e., Kesselschlact) in Russia?! Who'd have guessed, cuz THAT never happened to the Russian Army before ...., [cough, cough "Barbarossa" cough, cough] ....
I’ve been following the war since the start of the full scale invasion but only recently found your channel. Really enjoy the reports and don’t miss any of them now. Hope to see the channel grow a lot more, it’d be well deserved.
I'm fairly certain if Ukraine has a 2nd axis of attack in the area it will be towards Rylsk. The entire area behind Rylsk is a high Ground. none of us know where this is going, but Ukraine has some interesting options.
i thought this was a win for Ukraine until i saw a Ukrainian angry about it. he explained to me what im not hearing on the mainstream media, why this is a joke. Ukraine did not send their best to fight Russia's best at the front in Donbass because the Ukrainian high command believes it would be a waste. if your best cannot fight and win or at least stabilize the front then the war is lost. its already lost since Zelensky is talking about a just peace. Ukraine sent their best against Russia's worst, their border guards, police, territory defense, old men, and still could not continue the blitz. Ukraine blew up 2 bridges which is bad news. they do not intend to keep going north, they intend to go west at the border. the most valuable thing that was captured was grocery stores, no military value at all. He got loud at this part. we are losing our best against their worst. we are not destroying Russia special forces, or even regulars but old men. losing our best young men and material for their old men. if i know this so does Putin. he is probably laughing his ass off in the kremlin about this, he might have been hoping for us to do something stupid like this in the first place. who ever came up with this plan is stupid just like the failed counter offensive without air superiority.
@@kipkipper-lg9vluse nukes close to their own capital, brilliant! Having more numbers for the meat grinder only worked in old wars, incase you haven’t noticed lol one Ukrainian solder is worth 50 russian conscripts skill wise 😂
Congratulations. You called the cauldron-capture as a meaningful way to both shorten & strengthen border protection, on day 2 of the border crossing. It appears that AFU watches you.
If I didn’t have food for a couple of hours I might check my neighbor’s house. Stealing food to eat is not a crime or only a minor crime in my view. If you were going to sell it or destroy it, that’s a crime. You have a right to try to survive.
Thank for your precious work. Trying to find out the truth from web sources of both sides, in the middle of a war, is not only a tough task, it's an utopia! 👍
i thought this was a win for Ukraine until i saw a Ukrainian angry about it. he explained to me what im not hearing on the mainstream media, why this is a joke. Ukraine did not send their best to fight Russia's best at the front in Donbass because the Ukrainian high command believes it would be a waste. if your best cannot fight and win or at least stabilize the front then the war is lost. its already lost since Zelensky is talking about a just peace. Ukraine sent their best against Russia's worst, their border guards, police, territory defense, old men, and still could not continue the blitz. Ukraine blew up 2 bridges which is bad news. they do not intend to keep going north, they intend to go west at the border. the most valuable thing that was captured was grocery stores, no military value at all. He got loud at this part. we are losing our best against their worst. we are not destroying Russia special forces, or even regulars but old men. losing our best young men and material for their old men. if i know this so does Putin. he is probably laughing his ass off in the kremlin about this, he might have been hoping for us to do something stupid like this in the first place. who ever came up with this plan is stupid just like the failed counter offensive without air superiority.
I do not watch your videos anymore in the evening, because mostly there is a lot of bad news for Ukraine and can not sleep that night , i tell how i am feeling it 😢 thanks for your reporting Torsten
i thought this was a win for Ukraine until i saw a Ukrainian angry about it. he explained to me what im not hearing on the mainstream media, why this is a joke. Ukraine did not send their best to fight Russia's best at the front in Donbass because the Ukrainian high command believes it would be a waste. if your best cannot fight and win or at least stabilize the front then the war is lost. its already lost since Zelensky is talking about a just peace. Ukraine sent their best against Russia's worst, their border guards, police, territory defense, old men, and still could not continue the blitz. Ukraine blew up 2 bridges which is bad news. they do not intend to keep going north, they intend to go west at the border. the most valuable thing that was captured was grocery stores, no military value at all. He got loud at this part. we are losing our best against their worst. we are not destroying Russia special forces, or even regulars but old men. losing our best young men and material for their old men. if i know this so does Putin. he is probably laughing his ass off in the kremlin about this, he might have been hoping for us to do something stupid like this in the first place. who ever came up with this plan is stupid just like the failed counter offensive without air superiority.
Workers paid to build fortification like the soldiers? Some are thinking that once the contract has been signed, the contract of fortification building becomes a contract to participate in a meat assault.
I have been wondering when these bridges would start to get hit to create this cauldron, been measuring these areas for like a week now, but I'm guessing like many others I've avoided discussing it until Ukraine springs into action. Ukraine expressed some irritation during last year's summer offensive that pro-Ukrainian online theories were often getting so widespread that they were blowing operations that otherwise could have flown under the radar longer. There's another thing I have.. let's call it a tinfoil hunch about, from current events, but I don't want to say anything just in case it happens to be the case. It's possibly something that could do a lot of damage to Russia and probably something the Ukrainians are hoping people won't start widespread theories about until the Russians figure it out themselves. So there's no point in discussing it yet, really. :)
I really appreciate your channel. A lot of war observation channels are very strongly pro-Ukrainian so it's hard to tell if they're objective/honest. Best wishes on the 100k (you definitely deserve more)
I really appreciate your in depth videos and all the work you put into them. You might want to consider replacing the word If you *enjoyed* this video with if you *appreciated* this video. A much better fit in English for describing how much so many of us value and appreciate your work, while we may not enjoy or be entetained by this serious topic that often includes difficult reporting, such as casualties and even atrocities like the beheading. Thanks again. :)
“Russia is being forced to use conscripts to defend Kursk, that’s what gave them problems in Afghanistan” I think the problem with Afghanistan was that Russian conscripts were used in Afghanistan, and not Kursk. Literally, the entire point of the conscripts & legal framework is defending Russian territory For the same reason using the National Guard in Afghanistan & Iraq is leading to Soviet like consequences in the US. #DefendTheGuard
This cauldron move is somewhat similar to your earlier predictions Torsten. It will straighten the front line and provide a natural barrier that should also help reduce security / manpower needs in this area.
I think Ukraine missed a golden opportunity to really make this a "cauldron" battle by not crossing the border simultaneously at Tetkino (Tyotkino) and/or points further north and east of the city to press the Russians in the cauldron from the west. While the territory south of the Seym river might eventually fall into Ukrainian hands, they really should be pushing from all 3 sides to bring the battle to a quicker conclusion.
Many elements with respect to this offensive/operation are to say the least nebulous and incongruous! Weakening frontlines that are buckling under the pressure of Russian assaults/advances is an unusual tactic! The Ukrainians were scheduled to receive increased material assistance from allies by now, ammo & equipment, however there does not appear to be a substantive difference in their ability to utilise aforementioned in such a way that they are even containing Russians along an ever shifting/shrinking FEBA!?! Be well and stay safe
I mean... this is factually not true. Russia is a big place with a large population, and the number of people dedicated to the war effort is still smaller than people who skipped town when the war started. They can sustain the current level of losses for a decade before they 'run out of people' to send. The Ukrainian war is less deadly to the Russian population than covid was, if that gives any sense of scale. That being said, the demographic collapse has been in motion for a long time, and 'peak russia' happened a long time ago. Every few years Russia invades a neighbor with a younger population to inject into their own failing demographics to kick the can down the road. Those people then become depressed (because they are part of russia), stop having kids, and russia has to find the next population to induct. They can slowly die off, keep capturing young people, or bring the inevitable on faster in the attempt to capture young people. It seems that russia is dead set on options #2 and #3.
Western military statements say the same thing as the Russians themselves. They're getting over a thousand volunteers every day. They're offering a very high salary and support for the war is very high. This constant talk of conscripts is nonsense. There may have been conscripted soldiers in this area as conscripts are used as border security. Regular soldiers are there now and growing in numbers every day.
i thought this was a win for Ukraine until i saw a Ukrainian angry about it. he explained to me what im not hearing on the mainstream media, why this is a joke. Ukraine did not send their best to fight Russia's best at the front in Donbass because the Ukrainian high command believes it would be a waste. if your best cannot fight and win or at least stabilize the front then the war is lost. its already lost since Zelensky is talking about a just peace. Ukraine sent their best against Russia's worst, their border guards, police, territory defense, old men, and still could not continue the blitz. Ukraine blew up 2 bridges which is bad news. they do not intend to keep going north, they intend to go west at the border. the most valuable thing that was captured was grocery stores, no military value at all. He got loud at this part. we are losing our best against their worst. we are not destroying Russia special forces, or even regulars but old men. losing our best young men and material for their old men. if i know this so does Putin. he is probably laughing his ass off in the kremlin about this, he might have been hoping for us to do something stupid like this in the first place. who ever came up with this plan is stupid just like the failed counter offensive without air superiority.
Those trench diggers will more than likely end up as soldiers. The contracts they sign will have exceptions allowing their transfer to fighting status.
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The World has never seen a bigger disgrace than Germany -- or bigger Cowards -- Pray Trump doesn't get elected and put your worthless freeloading Country in its place.
Tortsen is the coward that stated the Kursk offensive was a joke -- your the joke Tortsen, just like Germany.
I like this map from
Davis Batashvili
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Appreciating your tireless work.
@@valkoharja Shame Germany has been a freeloader since 1989 and continues to be a joke to Ukraine not allowing Taurus.
God bless all the Ukrainians who lost their lives to defend their country 😢❤
There are also a lot of Ukrainians who fled their country to EU countries like, Poland, Germany and the Netherlands.
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Na_zis.
With the Russian Army having troubles with river crossing, I believe your assessment of the Ukraine goal to shorten their borders to be correct.
They haven't got much bridging equipment left either...
Vin pontonierii si in jumatate de ora este gata podul de pontoane.
In overnight news, Ukraine stated their goal to be cutting rail provisioning to Donbass.
@@sirsmeal3192Ukraine is gonna turn out to be better at info warfare than Russia
@@Sunscreen1973maybe if they keep trying to cross with enough conscripts they’ll eventually create a dam of bodies they can use as a bridge
I like the German military descriptor "Cauldron" (Kessel) that you've used because it really creates the right image in your mind as to what is happening. And when you're surrounded by the opposing forces it feels like you're in a hot cauldron, Lol.
It feels like you are about to be cooked on the fire
@@PedroFerreira-ze5yp Yeah, and you can't get out either.
Encirclement of enemy forces using pincer movements, and trapping them in a Cauldron was standard German tactics going back to Frederick The Great.
It's also a well established term in English (and Welsh ('pair')), etc, for the same thing - be it military or cooking.
@@drychaf The English word Kettle is a derivative of the German word Kessel too.
At some point I hope all these defeats get Russia to quit.
Me too!
Me too, but the problem is they are also getting successes in other parts of the front. The only way Russia is going to quit is if it can sustain the industrial effort required to cover its material loses (since in terms of men, they have almost an endless supply of cannon fodder, unfortunatelly).
@@mendez704 I am not so sure of the "endless supply of cannon fodder". The loss of conscripts will hurt Putin politically, and I believe Russia is already short of skilled labor. If he has to start taking more of those guys.... he will be in a death spiral.
These animals have a special talent for suffering. They will only quit when everything is completely lost.
So the war is lost, cus that ain't happening
Your channel is now on my required daily search for trusted information.
Hi Torsten your videos are very informative and balanced. Great stuff and keep it coming!👍🇬🇧🇺🇦🇩🇪
Is Torsten German or Austrian?
@@mrboics good point! I never thought about that. If I've offended about I apologise 👍
Excellent reporting as usual. Thank you
#Putin was warned to leave Ukraine alone.
Ukraine is epic! 💙
and now Russia has five huge provinces of Ukraine part of their country - on balance, Russia is "winning" ...
@@brianhammer5107”victory” has a few more perspectives than holding PARTS of another country’s provinces. Russia is going broke and increasingly isolated from the civilized world.
Ukrine is epic failure
@@haraldhardrade7539 That happens when your neighbor sabotages then invades you. As is the same with most of Russia's neighbors. Putler is on one for sure.
@@NothernNate you put like on your own comment, pathetic
My magnificent Ukrs! I wish you continued success. The spirit of the ancient cossacks runs deep inside your souls! Good luck!!
Looks like a incredibly well planned operation!
Makes me very curious about what's next.
The planning includes rotating troops to keep the momentum (not a new idea, unless you are on the ruzzian side) and a new drone strategy has supposedly allowed the Ukrainians to blind russian recon drones/observation allowing the UA troops to surprise the defenders.
Not really. The objective was to get the power plant. That's failed. It's a waste of men and equipment to keep this failed operation going.
@@markbryant4641 Name a *reputable Ukrainian source* that statets the Kursk NPP was the goal.
@@enpakeksi765 . I can't. There aren't any. Same with the other side. I try to put it together like a puzzle.
Zelenskyy and Podolyak both made statements clearly indicating (to me anyway) that the objective was to get territory that would be used during negotiations.
The only territory worth anything in a negotiation would be the PP.
BRILLIANT GERMAN ANALYSIS, BRILLIANT!
The World has never seen a bigger disgrace than Germany -- or bigger Cowards -- Pray Trump doesn't get elected and put your worthless freeloading Country in its place.
Er spricht aber Englisch, oder?
@@haeuptlingaberja4927 SO WHAT? THE MIND IS GERMAN, IS IT NOT?
@@Neapoleone-Buonaparte
Keine Ahnung, but I am pretty sure that Kant would disagree.
@@haeuptlingaberja4927 good. Kant was something of an idiot and an inspiration for Communists and their Christian friends
I have to say, of all the people on youtube that are making videos covering this conflict, i find your videos the most accurate least likely to include personal bias. I always look forward to your work. Thank you for what you do. Hopefully we will have some peace soon, but that seems highly unlikely.
Zelenskyy certainly has some balls making this move. No one could be sure of the response from Russia and the US
Uncharted waters
i thought this was a win for Ukraine until i saw a Ukrainian angry about it. he explained to me what im not hearing on the mainstream media, why this is a joke. Ukraine did not send their best to fight Russia's best at the front in Donbass because the Ukrainian high command believes it would be a waste. if your best cannot fight and win or at least stabilize the front then the war is lost. its already lost since Zelensky is talking about a just peace. Ukraine sent their best against Russia's worst, their border guards, police, territory defense, old men, and still could not continue the blitz. Ukraine blew up 2 bridges which is bad news. they do not intend to keep going north, they intend to go west at the border. the most valuable thing that was captured was grocery stores, no military value at all. He got loud at this part. we are losing our best against their worst. we are not destroying Russia special forces, or even regulars but old men. losing our best young men and material for their old men. if i know this so does Putin. he is probably laughing his ass off in the kremlin about this, he might have been hoping for us to do something stupid like this in the first place. who ever came up with this plan is stupid just like the failed counter offensive without air superiority.
The US? The US has nothing to do with this.
Awesome coverage mate. Glory to the defenders of Ukraine!
Maybe Russia shouldn’t have left their border undefended. Imagine if China, Finland, and Kazakhstan decided to invade.
Russia wouldn’t be able to do anything to stop it because their entire military is in Ukraine.
tell china it is its chance to regain old territories 😅 from russia
@@milo-qh7cv, I’m mad at Biden for not telling Xi. I want him to tell Xi that if he invades Russia, the US won’t do anything.
That actually what surprises me too. When I was in Novosibirsk 15 years ago, they have seen China as a threat to conquer russian territory. So I guess some conscripts are now guarding that border.
@@milo-qh7cv Who the hell wants to rejoin the CCP China 160 years later?
Always appreciate your cautious and even-handed assessment of the publicly available information. Good stuff.
Shoigu says his air force can supply any troops cut off from lines,....or was that Goering?
The 6th Army...I mean Russian border troops will fight through and breach the pocket 😂
Wasn't it the same Shoigu that said that every thing was under control and going to plans but now Russia is being invaded 😊
Everyone knows the politics of using conscripts in Russia. There are Russia's "bread and butter boys". Don';t piss their mothers off.
Lastly, You can be SURE employing conscripts is akin to using a band-aid where stitches are needed. Russia will ALWAYS make the wrong choice first.
With this comment you just show that you are clueless AF about Russia and it's politics etc. But this is what happens when your main source of info is McDonald's :)
Is this orc copium?
Or hopium.
Wait until you get hit with the surprise that Ukrainehas in store.
Kursk is a diversion.
@@doublehelix7880
Fill us in smart ass.
mothers of sailors of kursk submarine kicked up a fuss, they were dismissed by putain. yeah it would be bad but russia also twist the truthto their advantage and might justify their loss with this "situation". Furthermore ukranians arent russians and look after their pows
@@juki6377 I liken the general Russian population to a vast field of cows. Nothing upsets them, they just keep chewing the grass.
That is exactly what you mentioned roughly a week ago. That would drastically shorten the frontline and make the section facing the river easier to defend.
Very good news. Hope Ukraine can achieve it.
love the honesty and integrity of your analysis
Dragging around prisoners for photo shoots is what Russia would do. I doubt Ukraine has the resources to waste on an operation like this, or would risk using the precious trade material.
Nonsense, Ukraine is a master at propaganda
Agreed - good point
@evilleader1991 with an enemy like this, they don't need to.
@@pietbiertappertje4529 wdym? ukraine has done a lot of stuff for propaganda, saying otherwise is just being dumb.
@@evilleader1991as if Russia don't use propaganda 😊
Excellent reporting as always.
Thanks for being sober in your reporting
Thanks for the update. Your videos are always helpful.
Black seabed fleet where art thou
Cauldron Battles (i.e., Kesselschlact) in Russia?!
Who'd have guessed, cuz THAT never happened to the Russian Army before ...., [cough, cough "Barbarossa" cough, cough] ....
Thanks, Torsten.
Дякую💪🇺🇦🇩🇪❤️
Thanks
*_THANKS!_*
Im happy this chanel grows
I’ve been following the war since the start of the full scale invasion but only recently found your channel. Really enjoy the reports and don’t miss any of them now. Hope to see the channel grow a lot more, it’d be well deserved.
I'm fairly certain if Ukraine has a 2nd axis of attack in the area it will be towards Rylsk. The entire area behind Rylsk is a high Ground.
none of us know where this is going, but Ukraine has some interesting options.
I hear Google having a tough time keeping map directions up to date. Their "alternate routes" algo has also exploded.... 😂😂😂😂
Ahhh yes. I always look forwaed to updates from you and Preston Stewart. I aopreciate pertinent and unbiased info.
Thank you for the report! Russian cauldrons? Ukraine must be cooking! ;)
i thought this was a win for Ukraine until i saw a Ukrainian angry about it. he explained to me what im not hearing on the mainstream media, why this is a joke. Ukraine did not send their best to fight Russia's best at the front in Donbass because the Ukrainian high command believes it would be a waste. if your best cannot fight and win or at least stabilize the front then the war is lost. its already lost since Zelensky is talking about a just peace. Ukraine sent their best against Russia's worst, their border guards, police, territory defense, old men, and still could not continue the blitz. Ukraine blew up 2 bridges which is bad news. they do not intend to keep going north, they intend to go west at the border. the most valuable thing that was captured was grocery stores, no military value at all. He got loud at this part. we are losing our best against their worst. we are not destroying Russia special forces, or even regulars but old men. losing our best young men and material for their old men. if i know this so does Putin. he is probably laughing his ass off in the kremlin about this, he might have been hoping for us to do something stupid like this in the first place. who ever came up with this plan is stupid just like the failed counter offensive without air superiority.
I always look forward to these concise and balanced updates.
thanks for the update ~ hope the Ukrainians secure the territory behind the river to create a border buffer.
15:30 - All I have is respect for you. “Relatable” is the word (I can certainly relate). Honesty and integrity… Excellent work. Thank you.
Ooh mister POOTIN how is your Special military fiasco going ha ha ha 🤣
How's it going in bakhmut lol
That special military operation was going great until Russia got invaded by the same neighbor that they are invaded 😊
Thanks for the report Torsten.
russia will run out of young healthy men before Putin calls it quits.
Ukraine has smaller pop, they will run out long before Russia, and even if they got to the gates of Moscow they would just use nukes
@@kipkipper-lg9vluse nukes close to their own capital, brilliant! Having more numbers for the meat grinder only worked in old wars, incase you haven’t noticed lol one Ukrainian solder is worth 50 russian conscripts skill wise 😂
@@pboissieDon't let PR stunts make you totally delusional.
@@kipkipper-lg9vltypical 5 year old logic, Kremlin will collapse long before ukraine runs out of men
@@shawnr100 ok comrade, dasvidaniya
Slava 💙💛 !!!
Thanks Torsten, for all the effort you went through on making this excellent situation report.
Thanks Torsten 👍👍👍🌻🌻🌻🕶️
Well done. Keep digging. Thanks. Mike
Great report, as always. Thank you.
Thanks again! You're always a balanced and rational observer.
Congratulations. You called the cauldron-capture as a meaningful way to both shorten & strengthen border protection, on day 2 of the border crossing. It appears that AFU watches you.
If I didn’t have food for a couple of hours I might check my neighbor’s house. Stealing food to eat is not a crime or only a minor crime in my view. If you were going to sell it or destroy it, that’s a crime. You have a right to try to survive.
Great analysis fir very fluid situation, much appreciated 👍
Looting ...Survival ......It Is War ......Desperate People Do Desperate Things........Your Reports Are Good !!
Thank you Torsten for you latest update!
Thank you for your unbiased coverage!
Thanks for your reporting!
Thanks for another great report:)
Ďakujeme.
TY
Thank for your precious work. Trying to find out the truth from web sources of both sides, in the middle of a war, is not only a tough task, it's an utopia! 👍
“Ridicule coping.” absolutely perfect Torsten! Thank you for your accurate reporting. 🇺🇸🫶🇺🇦
Thanks for the update.
Slava Ukraini.
Thank you as always for your analysis.
Great update as always!
10 on a 10 scale! Torsten, do not let the boogeymen trouble you. They play at boogeying. You bring the Truth. You are 10 on a 10 scale!!!
i thought this was a win for Ukraine until i saw a Ukrainian angry about it. he explained to me what im not hearing on the mainstream media, why this is a joke. Ukraine did not send their best to fight Russia's best at the front in Donbass because the Ukrainian high command believes it would be a waste. if your best cannot fight and win or at least stabilize the front then the war is lost. its already lost since Zelensky is talking about a just peace. Ukraine sent their best against Russia's worst, their border guards, police, territory defense, old men, and still could not continue the blitz. Ukraine blew up 2 bridges which is bad news. they do not intend to keep going north, they intend to go west at the border. the most valuable thing that was captured was grocery stores, no military value at all. He got loud at this part. we are losing our best against their worst. we are not destroying Russia special forces, or even regulars but old men. losing our best young men and material for their old men. if i know this so does Putin. he is probably laughing his ass off in the kremlin about this, he might have been hoping for us to do something stupid like this in the first place. who ever came up with this plan is stupid just like the failed counter offensive without air superiority.
Baghdad Thunder Run v 2.0 Kursk Edition.
I do not watch your videos anymore in the evening, because mostly there is a lot of bad news for Ukraine and can not sleep that night , i tell how i am feeling it 😢 thanks for your reporting Torsten
Great explanation of the situation.
Thanks Much!
Thanks. Very interesting report.
I am so glad I'm not Putler right now.
But he is more glad that he isn't you.
i thought this was a win for Ukraine until i saw a Ukrainian angry about it. he explained to me what im not hearing on the mainstream media, why this is a joke. Ukraine did not send their best to fight Russia's best at the front in Donbass because the Ukrainian high command believes it would be a waste. if your best cannot fight and win or at least stabilize the front then the war is lost. its already lost since Zelensky is talking about a just peace. Ukraine sent their best against Russia's worst, their border guards, police, territory defense, old men, and still could not continue the blitz. Ukraine blew up 2 bridges which is bad news. they do not intend to keep going north, they intend to go west at the border. the most valuable thing that was captured was grocery stores, no military value at all. He got loud at this part. we are losing our best against their worst. we are not destroying Russia special forces, or even regulars but old men. losing our best young men and material for their old men. if i know this so does Putin. he is probably laughing his ass off in the kremlin about this, he might have been hoping for us to do something stupid like this in the first place. who ever came up with this plan is stupid just like the failed counter offensive without air superiority.
@@allydea you care for Putler but Putler couldn’t care less about you
@@el_gabron Sorry, I don't know any Putlers.
@@allydea strange how you keep being a shill for one then
Amazing to watch , god bless Ua :)
Workers paid to build fortification like the soldiers? Some are thinking that once the contract has been signed, the contract of fortification building becomes a contract to participate in a meat assault.
Yea, for real. Don’t be fooled kids.
Thank you.
I have been wondering when these bridges would start to get hit to create this cauldron, been measuring these areas for like a week now, but I'm guessing like many others I've avoided discussing it until Ukraine springs into action.
Ukraine expressed some irritation during last year's summer offensive that pro-Ukrainian online theories were often getting so widespread that they were blowing operations that otherwise could have flown under the radar longer.
There's another thing I have.. let's call it a tinfoil hunch about, from current events, but I don't want to say anything just in case it happens to be the case.
It's possibly something that could do a lot of damage to Russia and probably something the Ukrainians are hoping people won't start widespread theories about until the Russians figure it out themselves. So there's no point in discussing it yet, really. :)
I really appreciate your channel. A lot of war observation channels are very strongly pro-Ukrainian so it's hard to tell if they're objective/honest. Best wishes on the 100k (you definitely deserve more)
Excellent reporting mein Herr
Good update!
Thanks Torsten.❤
I really appreciate your in depth videos and all the work you put into them. You might want to consider replacing the word If you *enjoyed* this video with if you *appreciated* this video. A much better fit in English for describing how much so many of us value and appreciate your work, while we may not enjoy or be entetained by this serious topic that often includes difficult reporting, such as casualties and even atrocities like the beheading. Thanks again. :)
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You can assume those who choose the money to dig trenches wont be allowed to leave the job or forced into the battelfield.
Thanks.
Thank you for very informative video, as usual !
“Russia is being forced to use conscripts to defend Kursk, that’s what gave them problems in Afghanistan”
I think the problem with Afghanistan was that Russian conscripts were used in Afghanistan, and not Kursk. Literally, the entire point of the conscripts & legal framework is defending Russian territory
For the same reason using the National Guard in Afghanistan & Iraq is leading to Soviet like consequences in the US. #DefendTheGuard
This cauldron move is somewhat similar to your earlier predictions Torsten. It will straighten the front line and provide a natural barrier that should also help reduce security / manpower needs in this area.
I think Ukraine missed a golden opportunity to really make this a "cauldron" battle by not crossing the border simultaneously at Tetkino (Tyotkino) and/or points further north and east of the city to press the Russians in the cauldron from the west. While the territory south of the Seym river might eventually fall into Ukrainian hands, they really should be pushing from all 3 sides to bring the battle to a quicker conclusion.
The machine operators are dumb if they think they will not be forced to fight.
A cauldron is a bowl, this is more like a huge pimple.
Thanks for the good sitrep
Thanks for your report ❤
Thanks Torsten
Many elements with respect to this offensive/operation are to say the least nebulous and incongruous!
Weakening frontlines that are buckling under the pressure of Russian assaults/advances is an unusual tactic!
The Ukrainians were scheduled to receive increased material assistance from allies by now, ammo & equipment,
however there does not appear to be a substantive difference in their ability to utilise aforementioned in such a way
that they are even containing Russians along an ever shifting/shrinking FEBA!?! Be well and stay safe
Many thanks and vielen dank and takk fyrir.
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Russia has lost too many soldiers in the Ukraine WAR. There is hardly anybody left to send
I mean... this is factually not true. Russia is a big place with a large population, and the number of people dedicated to the war effort is still smaller than people who skipped town when the war started. They can sustain the current level of losses for a decade before they 'run out of people' to send. The Ukrainian war is less deadly to the Russian population than covid was, if that gives any sense of scale.
That being said, the demographic collapse has been in motion for a long time, and 'peak russia' happened a long time ago. Every few years Russia invades a neighbor with a younger population to inject into their own failing demographics to kick the can down the road. Those people then become depressed (because they are part of russia), stop having kids, and russia has to find the next population to induct. They can slowly die off, keep capturing young people, or bring the inevitable on faster in the attempt to capture young people. It seems that russia is dead set on options #2 and #3.
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Western military statements say the same thing as the Russians themselves. They're getting over a thousand volunteers every day. They're offering a very high salary and support for the war is very high.
This constant talk of conscripts is nonsense.
There may have been conscripted soldiers in this area as conscripts are used as border security. Regular soldiers are there now and growing in numbers every day.
i thought this was a win for Ukraine until i saw a Ukrainian angry about it. he explained to me what im not hearing on the mainstream media, why this is a joke. Ukraine did not send their best to fight Russia's best at the front in Donbass because the Ukrainian high command believes it would be a waste. if your best cannot fight and win or at least stabilize the front then the war is lost. its already lost since Zelensky is talking about a just peace. Ukraine sent their best against Russia's worst, their border guards, police, territory defense, old men, and still could not continue the blitz. Ukraine blew up 2 bridges which is bad news. they do not intend to keep going north, they intend to go west at the border. the most valuable thing that was captured was grocery stores, no military value at all. He got loud at this part. we are losing our best against their worst. we are not destroying Russia special forces, or even regulars but old men. losing our best young men and material for their old men. if i know this so does Putin. he is probably laughing his ass off in the kremlin about this, he might have been hoping for us to do something stupid like this in the first place. who ever came up with this plan is stupid just like the failed counter offensive without air superiority.
Those trench diggers will more than likely end up as soldiers.
The contracts they sign will have exceptions allowing their transfer to fighting status.
Great job
They are creating cauldron for themselves.
looks like Ukraine is trying to secure their supply lines.
V-knee-zap-neigh-uh it means “suddenly” 😂