How Russian casualty figures prove Ukraine was right to disregard US advice on Bakhmut
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- Опубликовано: 18 сен 2024
- "As long as we're not going to be encircled, we're going to stay here and fight and we're going to destroy as many of these Russian forces now."
Russian casualty figures in Bakhmut prove that Ukraine was right to ignore US advice to retreat from Bakhmut, says General Jack Keane.
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"Never interrupt the enemy while he's making a mistake."
Lubetester, You gave me the Giggles, thank you. keep up the sarcasm.😁😂😉🙃😎
Love that😂. Who said it?
Nor tell them what they are doing wrong.
@@richal4596 Napoleon Bonaparte.
Well said!
Russia is making slow progress in the areas surrounding Bakhmut, it seems, but at a terrible cost. It reminded me of what Plutarch ascribed to Pyrrhus when he said, _If we win another such battle against the Romans, we will be completely lost_
It's Rope-the-Dope.
@@boink800 Pyrrhic victory dude, and it's 'rope a dope'.
@@mariaktos804 and that face is Russian
The "terrible cost" only exists in Jack Sullivan's mind and Kirby the Spokesdroid's mouth.
@@mariaktos804 bakmut was not about keeping bakmut it was about keeping Russia focused on bakmut and taking out as many as possible before counter offensive you are acting like bakmut is all of Ukraine lol
I can't believe a society can tolerate this level of casualties, and still be okay with it. How can they not know? The apathy is astonishing.
That is what you get after decades of a ruthless dictatorship, a sheep like population.
Oh they know. They just can't do anything about it. Putins war machine rages on,while Russian mothers cry for their dead sons.
Some YT videos address this. Basically, the Russians, particularly those in the cities, have traded their political power for economic comfort, a tradeoff in other totalitarian regimes. Also, it‘s mostly the cities Putin needs to draw support from, so he’s using men from anywhere but.
Putin's been careful to draw troops from rural areas, ones that are even less able to get reliable info about the war than the west. If you look at the ethnicity of the Russian casualties, it speaks volumes about what Putin thinks of everyone not ethnically Russian.
In large groups, humans will behave similarly given the same origins and conditions. So, you can ask yourself how you might be that apathetic (or afraid, or ignorant, or in cognitive dissonance, or in a bit of all such states).
I lost a childhood friend in Bakhmut… he was an incredible person funny kind and always very calm, we went to dance class together when I was a teen. He had a wife and two sons, the younger one he never got to meet, he was only 2 months old when Misha died…I know so many people who have lost relatives or friends there. I cried so much for 3 month straight at the beginning,
I feel more numb now and I hate it. In the beginning it was so important for the world to see what is happening nothing was censored, because there was and still is a feeling of “you need to see their story, you at least need to know what happened and not close your eyes” I’ve seen some horrible things. Things that have changed me forever, the worst was seeing small children, and burned bodies of woman in bucha, just writing this makes my eyes tear up because I can’t ever erase it from my mind.
I’m far away in US, been living here for many years now. Nothing more I want now is for Ukraine to win and stop putin and russians. I want to go there so badly but can’t allow myself because I have a small baby.
Please if you are reading this! Talk to people! Share the truth!
I speak Ukrainian English and russian and it’s so easy to spot all the lies russian bought media is spreading. There is so many tho, they buy off media outlets abroad and insert propaganda everywhere!
Please share the truth it’s the least we can do.
Your message is so touching and like all others who read it, I am so sorry for your pain, and the pain of all who have suffered through the evil of Putin and the Russian bear. I pray God’s mercy and grace for Ukraine, for those fighting, and for those praying for the safe return of those they love.
Sorry for your loss.
I will always know & speak the truth, i will always cry but I want so much for Ukraine to win, its more important than ever now, I'm here in Australia & we are with you during this difficult time❤
Always praying for Ukraine. It’s heartbreaking to see all the sufferings caused by evil Putin!!
Sorry about your friend
Half of Russian casualties happened in Bakhmut over approx 3 months. That is an achievement.
@@mariaktos804 how much is the Kremlin paying you guys?
2,000 Orc tanks destroyed
LOL. You actually BELIEVE these figures. If true Wagner would have been wiped out. There's only about 5-6000 of them in Bahkmut still pushing westwards.
@Carl Wheatley naw bro, Russia and doing to well. Thought it would only taken them 3 days to conquer all of Ukraine...
@@CarlWheatley-wi2cl Yes, wagner is doing ok, in fact its president is saying they were almost eliminated but he must be lying because you know better than him!
Bakhmut woodchipper has worked perfectly. And now Ukraine is reporting that they have *RETAKEN* parts of Bakhmut😆 *"Kyiv in threee dayyys!* didn't work out so well lol
And now russia wants to mobilize again lol. Can someone pass the popcorn? 😂
Moscow by November!
Orc trolls think Bakhmut has been a stunning success 😂👌
Heres hoping for an Orc disaster, like chinese troops in the Kremlin , the trolls would probably still declare a great victory.
People are dying, regardless
@@tonupharry Only fools say Ukraine is winning or will win. Not a cat in hells chance. Russia can strike anywhere and at anytime as Ukraine cries daily for more aid.-Give up now!
Ukrainian soldiers have proved themselves to be worthy. They have earned it. Awesome men! Fighting for their country and freedom. Nothing is more noble than that.
Most of Ukraine's best troops are dead ,160,000 of em..NATO has destroyed an entire generation of young men..MSM lies!!!
Yeah they are. Once they finish this job, I'd like them to come here and remove some of our fascist politicians.
@@ryanreedgibson let it go junior, damn 🙄
I do think that Ukrainians would allow themselves to be under Russia whatever happens! God bless Ukraine.
"Awesome men!" and women.
Never stop your enemy when they are in the middle of making a mistake.
The Ukrainians bravery and stoic abilities are stunning. Of course they are fighting for their land. Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦
in Bahmut ukraine is kaputt!!You,re putting a happy face on a dead rat!🤣
I knew they were making right decision watching their videos it was obvious they were taking out loads of Russians
Fighting a proxy war and destroying there country so other people could profit from it .Yes bravery at its finest
Times Radio is false propaganda; lies on top of Lies!
@@alien3303Let me guess. You must be an Ant-American with such a comment. And perhaps if you were Ukrainian maybe you feel differently figuring for your home and way of wife. I have a friend from Odesa and she is I’ll will gladly tell best Russia has done to her city.
Bravo Ukraine for knowing the truth of Russian "strategy" and meeting it head on. For an American general to be surprised about Russian disregard for human life is somewhat disappointing and worrisome. That's arguably the foremost character trait of Russia society and especially war strategy and has been for centuries.
That is a way of saying - conspicuous cruelty and disregard for life - I can't believe that he boiled his baby in oil and ate her. Of course he knows and believes it.
Russsia isn't a western culture....Ukraine is. That's why you see such cruelty on the russian side--even to their own soldiers. Whereas Ukraine has stuck to the highest moral standards throughout the entire war.
What humanity in war talk about Syria and Afghan and gulf war
It’s his public comments, did you expect him to say yeah we thought they would purposefully throw their people into the slaughter?
I feel like American war planners assume their adversary is nearly equally capable of making effective decisions. They prefer to err on the side of caution. This also makes them more risk-averse.
As a former member of the British armed forces i will say that morale is a very strong factor when in a fight and the Ukrainian military have that it bucket loads unlike the Orcs.
Are you sure? Clearly you don’t have Telegram and see the videos of Ukraine soldiers.
@@vanfja I'm sure there ar many Ukrainian troops thoroughly sick of the war; as well as Russians who are high in morale. Mostly those who swallow the propaganda or aren't actually fighting. It beggars belief how anyone can have high morale when being treated by their own brass the way these Russians repeatedly report being treated. Their own videos pleading to Putin for food, ammo and so on can't all be faked. Russians are tough but stubborn and will take a lot but when they reach that point... Putin will topple.
Nah ur a liar
Britain is being invaded daily, your troops are useless.
@@vanfja Are you sure some videos can change the facts?
Ukranians fight for their country. Orcs fight for money or to avoid punishment.
Does any of these ‘experts’ actually know what they are talking about? One says ‘ Russia in turmoil’ next ‘Ukraine running out of ammo and on last legs’ . I think they just tell us what they wish was true.
one year on has proved these videos are tosh, and they are still putting them out now
You have to pay attention and learn which sites are highly partisan or sensational and which have more accurate information.
As an American citizen, i wish we would all reflect on how lucky we truly are compared to all other nations and STOP looking, literally looking for things to complain and/or be upset about...... 🙌🏾 🇺🇸 🫶🏾
Well said. I may have missed it, but the General forgot to say to say the Ukrainians are defending us in the West, not just their own land. Slava Ukraini!
I partly agree but the largest difference between authocratic regimes and democratic ones is the ability to critize and innovate our systems.
The US is a third-word country. The lucky factor is just for having money, but that doesn't remove the fact that they are a third-world country.
Your are correct. I agree!
I'm in Canada and we take it for granted that North America is geographicly virtually impossible to invade.
In just over a year, Ukraine has gone from a country many people may have not have even heard about to a worldwide beacon of heroism and determination to fight for their freedom.
Slava Ukraini! 💙
Heroyam slava! 💛
Surely the 15 million Ukrainian citizens who have fled the country feel the same way.
@@dijanapopovic4201yes.
@@natalyabelobaba9228it's not necessary, nice try though. Keep trolling, you'll get better at it.
Ukraine was internationally super famous for having beautiful prostitutes - probably the biggest money maker 😁
@@kowalski-turniton6704yes in Italy Ukraine is well known for wifes for sale. And prostitutes.
God Bless Ukraine!
God doesn’t bless Nazis
Gods speed Russia to a victory
Find it interesting that the slaughtered Ukraine troops in Bukmut suddenly become Russian troops. They showed a Ukraine raid on Russian trenches but the reality was a Russian raid on Ukraine trenches were the Ukraines were killed. Get your propaganda right. More like 7 Ukraines killed for every 1 Russian. Unfortunately to many Ukraines are being killed for that thief Zelenskey.
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@@JoestudlySpeed is one thing the Russian campaign has definitely been lacking.
I don't know why the disregard for the lives of their own is described as stunning. Russia has NEVER valued the lives of its citizens or soldiers no matter what government was in charge. This has been proven all throughout history, time and time again.
Oh. Those evil russians!!! Not like us. We are morally superior. We do care about killing and not being killed. Proved it in the Crusades, in First WW, in Second WW, in Viet Nam, in "our european" african colonies, in the conquest of America, in the genocide of native population, in Libia Afghanistan Siria Irak... Either you think that war is a football game counting which side killed more human beings or you need to open the history books and read a few chapters, son🥱🥱🥱
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Umm no it’s the other way around. They pull out of indefensible poorly supplied positions because they don’t want to risk personnel lives.
@@seregag1678 so you obviously know zero about history. Stalingrad. Afghanistan, Ukraine.
Where did you get this nonsense from.. The pentagon ?
Slava Ukraini!🌻🌻🌻🌻
Stay Strong! 💪
From Finland. 🇫🇮
Likewise from the USA 🇺🇸.
Italy stands by Ukraine
@@mariaktos804 what Russia is running out of is time . Tick tock tick tock
Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦❤️ to victory and beyond
glory and victory to russia... only russia can stop the western hypocrisy and American hegemony.
Sieg Heils from Finland are absolutely not unexpected.
Much Respect and Love to Warriors Defending us from the enemy. We are so Grateful❤
Are you in Ukraine?
No. I feel that all countries Warriors are defending/working for democracy . Ya know.. Standing on the Wall for all of us. Risking their lives.❤☹
@@Browz1 You need to think beyond your own country's border. I'm from Myanmar but we're indirectly fighting Russia's authoritian regime. Ukarinians are fighitng Russia directly and we're greatful.
@@aungyethu6560 I am grateful for Warriors of Democracy.. I reread what I wrote.. Sorry if misrepresented.. I am well aware of many participants.
@@lorysutherland5464 Oh no, I appreciate your comment. I was replying to Toby who you asked if you are in Ukarine. I was just pointing out that the Ukrainian people are not only fighting to protect their own freedom, but also to uphold the ideals of freedom and democracy for the world.
I've got alot of respect for the Ukraine people now and forever. Keep it up, Your ancestors will be so proud of you all 😊
Very well said!
As long as their descendants in 20yrs or so time don't urinate on them as so many have done to our old heroes and their hopes for their home and their 'values' now completely rewritten by the likes of Blair & Co.
Yeah wonderful people, if you like Nazis that is.....ruclips.net/video/3ELO6zk5Gyc/видео.html
No they will have no country whatsoever because the fought and died for the great Satan.
Do you respect other dictatorships like
North Korea too ?
you can’t win if you hate what’s in front of you.
you win if you love what’s behind you.
That's not really the case for a Wagner soldier! Those behind you will shoot you if you return and those in front of you will treat you kindly if you surrender.
Or in other words, not who/what you fight against, but who/what you fight FOR
A nice sentiment, but hardly realistic.
Lets hope the support for Ukraine never wanes as they are fighting now so we don't have to later. Thanks Times Radio.
Exactly ❤️🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦💪
Waste of money supporting Ukraine. They should surrender
They told us that same ridiculous sentiment after 9/11 about the Arabs…..Such BS.
@@SaintPatrick1970 And how is the situation comparable?
@@SaintPatrick1970 - What they said about invading Afghanistan to weaken Al Queda was true. However, the US became overambitious. Then the criminals of the GOP dragged us into Iraq. That includes their outrageously corrupt voter base, cheering on a war of lies, even begging for it, which only killed their own children and husbands and wives. That was a horror show for the world, especially the civilians. The GOP base has NEVER apologized for their enthusiasm for cheering on costly lies. It continues today, despite the loss of lives in the Iraq War of Lies. Now the GOP base rewards Fox for lying to them about the 2020 election. Some in the GOP even talk of civil war. The GOP base just loves stirring up trouble and misery based on lies and deceit, but it ends up costing them more than anyone.
Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦 ♥️ 🇵🇭 Philippines. Victory of Ukraine is victory of freedom and democracy in the world.
I love the Philippines 🇵🇭 I'm from 🇺🇦
😂Philippines is a joke like ukraine
General Keane presents an excellent analysis on the Bakhmut campaign. His crucial insights are brilliant. Thank you, General.
@Edaward Exactly, Its time leaders put humanity first before any other thing I don't know why the disregard for the lives of their own is described as stunning. Russia has never valued the lives of its citizens or soldiers no matter what government was in charge. This has been proven all throughout history, time and time again.Hope all is well with you ?
Don't forget the Russian nazis killed anywhere from 25,000 to 100,000 CIVILIANS in the city of Mariupol alone! That's not even counting the countless civilians killed all throughout Ukraine. The Russians must be brought to justice.
And kidnapped thousands of children
And displaced thousands more civilians from Ukraine soil to Russia, willingly or by force.
Hahahaha you muppets will believe anything.
Also An American talking about complete disregard for life
Fair comment , anyone know what the Ukrainian nazis are up to?
American soldiers have killed more civilians in Iraq, and a high percentage of Mariupol residents are ethnic Russians, so you want to put them on trial too? If you wanted to punish Putin and his associates, I would agree, but since you are spreading hatred against an entire ethnic group, you are just another racist pig.
Given the manpower differential against Russia, Ukraine should engage in battles where they can prevail with at least 7:1 casualty rate advantage. This sounds like a well-prepared defensive action.
Yeah, pretty much, in that way it would be catastrophica enough for ruzzkies to make them go away. The ruzzky plan was to have ideally 1:1, so the mobilization potential works for them; at 6 or 7:1, they are getting devastated in terms of population and natality is not great there...
@@militantcapitalist4606 If Ronald Reagan were around today, russia wouldn't have even dared to invade Ukraine.
Sure.
Make sure to let them know that beforehand the ratio of KIA before they engage...
You realize that in a conventional war more than 70% casualties are caused by artillery right? Who's got more artillery I wonder... Who's got air superiority.?
There is really no better blind that someone who doesn't want to see..
7:1 is the estimated Russian to Ukrainian losses in Bakhmut since last August. That's a fair trade.
@@sequoiasemperviren3163 I know exactly what you mean but it is worth adding that even if it were 1000:1 it would not be a truly "fair" trade.
The town of Bakhmut has become strategically valuable to Ukraine, because the Russian’s fixation on taking the city has reduced the pressure they could have been applying elsewhere. By keeping Russia in play in Bakhmut, Ukraine has been able to build reserve strength and apply proper training and equipment for a vast force of fresh and as yet, uncommitted troops. In contrast, Russian forces are going into combat green, under-equipped, and terrified. They face grim, battle-hardened resistance from highly motivated fighters who are killing seven Russians and wounding more than twenty for every soldier they themselves lose. The tables will soon turn.
Yep. Zelensky’s strategy to deplete Russian forces at Bakhmut so they are weaker during the *rest* of the war is quite reasonable. And what will Russia do when the Western tanks move one?
Yeah right, it's a Hollywood movie.
@@alexanderbarkman7832 I’m sorry but I’m not sure what you mean.
@@DrSkippy1
I mean that you have a childish/murican understanding of war in general and especially this war.
We'll see.
Bakhmut was never about Ukraine keeping control indefinitely. It's not that important a toen
It was about playing Russian stubbornness and ego to inflict maximum damage
Not that important but with one of the biggest salt mines in Ukraine? 🤣
@@jamesgreen1116 yeh. Not that important. Neither Ukraine's nor Russia's victory depends on Bakhmut. It's just Russia pride and ego and inability to take it that was important to Ukraine. Keep the orcs there and wipe out as many as possible. And it worked. 100k Russians soldiers out of action for that one small town lol
@@jamesgreen1116 : Salt hasn't been expensive for a long time, during war time it isn't a strategic resource.
wagner and russia are so desperate for any minor win, they will take a Pyrrhic victory, even if it destroys them in the long run. I am glad to see Ukraine is willing to help them with that.
Is one side or the other having strategic issues due to lack of salt? 😏
God bless Ukraine and give their soldiers strength to keep defending their country & people
@@keithtomey5046well said freind
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#AMEN 👆 ✝️ 👆
Freedom Fighter - I disagree. The US started this conflict back in 2014 and is using Ukraine as it's proxy against Russia. I feel sorry for the Ukrainians as they are just pawns of the Americans.
Not just defense. I want them to go on offense and run the orcs out.
Nothing short of Remarkable ☝️☝️🇺🇦🇺🇦👏👏🇺🇦🇺🇦💙💛
hi hi hi
Slava Ukraine... from Canada!
Slava Russia from Canada
More slava Russia from Canada.
It wasn't too good for those 2 who went to play toy soldiers and paid the price very recently was it? 😅
@@jamesgreen1116 I guess a coward like you wouldn't understand people like those two moral, brave, young men. They live on a higher plane.🇨🇦
Glory to Ukraine 💪🏼🇺🇦
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Glory to Iran , North Korea and Ukrainia ! ! !
My heart goes out to those brave men ❤
Indeed. Russian soldiers are very brave.
@@ReeseL4D think again.
@@Joe.888 Think what again?
@@Joe.888 I think Russian solders are very brave .... again
@@ReeseL4D haha ok kid
🇺🇲🇺🇦 There's the difference between Autocracy and Democracy, the former shouldn't expect loyalty and the later receives not only loyalty but the conviction of the people that they are right in not giving up! So they stand by their leaders and fight for their families and their homeland. 🙏☮🙏 Slava Ukraine 💙💛
in a way though it´s not only about Autocracy and Democracy. A big portion of the Russian simply is loyal since they are not informed right.. Also many people in Democracy are not really tested. I wonder what would happen if my home country Sweden got attacked.. I know many people would directly try to leave the country and would not want to fight for it. Also Germany back in the day had a very high loyalty. ( meaning during ww2 )
have you been keeping up to date on some of the laws passed recently with the Ukrainian parliament? When you make statements like this, you need to do some research. It always helps. I also advise you to read carefully the Restrict Act making its way through US law makers. It does away with the freedom of information act and will allow prosecution of individuals without due process or even the knowledge of what they have done wrong. Truth is all governments are guilty of what you are accusing RF of doing!
Russian commanders call the Mobics "single use.".
What have Mobiks and Russia females got in common?
They're both discarded after use.
Dont have to worry about unpaid salary if you send them on one way missions. Putin playing 5d chess.
@@Cannon_Fodder_Russians 😂
@@foilhat1138 : That may well be true, especially considering the reports that pay hasn't been received.
@@absalomdraconis
They will claim they are MIA, not KIA.
Now family doesn't have to receive any money, their orc sons deserted.
What are families gonna do? Sue? There is literally no justice system in Mordor.
It's weird watching a nation that we used to think were so militarily powerful. Turning out to be so inept. Yet it's fortunate
Powerful and inept are NOT mutually exclusive attributes! That is why the US has been trying to act very carefully - many including myself claim too carefully - when it comes to risking escalation. It is easy to complain about those giving too credit to an adversary, but if you don't bear the responsibility for decisions, it is much easier to be reckless.
It’s weird how you believed everything they’re telling instead of using your brain to realize it’s a Propaganda. 😂
@bruzote He was referring to Richard, not you. And why he said that is Ukranian forces are mostly gone. Only nato forces are left.
@@Mattie_Icehis claim of Nato being there is major cope. Its very hard for the Russians to accept they are being beaten by "khokols" and so since the start they claimed all the Ukrainians were dead and they were fighting the Polish. The fact is the Ukrainians are better trained, better led, better motivated, better informed and now thankfully better equipped. Russians have no business there other than as fertiliser.
@@Mattie_Ice - Well, then, don't I seem to be quite the *******. (It's time for some chamomile tea and singing Soft Kitty, Warm Kitty. Dang!
The resolve and raw courage of the Ukrainian armed forces has been absolutely eye opening.
My heart and love goes out to the unfortunate souls whom have given everything for their country.
Heroyam Slava.
The desertion rate in the ukraine army is so high they are drafting 17 year old's while the draft age in ukraine is 16.ukraine families are sending their sons to europe where they can live as refugees and avoid the ukraine draft.
@@Dallas-us6xmsource?
@@Dallas-us6xm not to mention dragging ppl off the streets
Sounds gay.
@@Dallas-us6xm go peddle your propaganda elsewhere...
Heroyam Slava
Russia should be eliminated from the UN.
Glory to Ukrainian Heroes!
Ukraine will win!
Слава Україні! Героям Слава!
I'm not sure about _removing_ them from the UN, but the USSR's security council seat should be transfered to someone else. I think it was Kazakhstan that was the last member of the USSR? They would be a sensible choice.
God Bless Ukraine. Glory to Ukraine.
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.
God bless all the dictatorships !
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FREEDOM ON UKRAINE 🇺🇦
I am a very long term study of WW II and military action in general. SO, I have two main comments to make here: (1) General Jack Keane's comment about being 'amazed' at how the Russian were throwing people at the front like fodder. But he either has never studied military history world wide of even WW II, but this is exactly how the Russians have operated ALWAYS! In addition in having no regard for human lives, they have also always committed atrocities, so this is not new for them either. The fact that individual solders have performed a lot of these atrocities tells you that the Russian (the general populace) code of ethics in general is VERY low, and has always been so. In most wars they have been in, all the way back to AT LEAST WW I, they have committed similar atrocities. To give the readers here an example of feeding people as fodder, the Russians (Soviets) had 100,000 soldiers killed in the attack on Berlin in April 1945, which was just 30 days! The entire US loss in WW II for the duration of the entire Pacific war (3 2/3 years) cost the US 100,000, and a lot of that was the result of MacArthur's ego.
(2) The General stated that in Jan 2023 the US suggested to the Ukrainians to pull out, but this CLEARLY is a complete lack of understand bu the 'advisors' as to what war is really about. If anything these US advisors were considering ONLY the tactical issue, and nothing of the purpose of the war, and the Ukrainians resisting. So, the supposed advisors should all be fired because they have no real sense of what is going on. The Ukrainians are fighting for their existence, for their 'homeland'. If they just pulled out and let the Russians in, this would just happen again at some other place. Standing tight and fighting with resolve is definitely the right position to take. We (the US) should have given them a lot more support (weapons as well as other materiale) right from the beginning.
As another history buff, I also didn't think we were doing enough as soon as it became clear that Ukraine was capable of putting up a fight. And these advisors are indeed useless, and nobody should be surprised by Russia's disregard for human life. Bakhmut is also a major crossroads, and that gives it at least a little bit of strategic and operational importance by default in terrain where mechanized movement off-road is difficult-to-impossible due to mud for a significant portion of the year.
Ukraine may also have correctly read the infighting that would develop among ruzzian factions, Prigozhin and Wagner versus the regular army and Shoigu.
Ukraine understands the Russians like no none else
@@r5u26d3
It's hard not to.
After being abused by them for over 300 years.
Don't forget Gazprom now has its own private army that is at loggerheads with the VDV and Wagner and so is starved of ammunition and food.
I don't think even the Ukrainians predicted that would happen.
When you strong look weak and when weak look strong” Sun tzu. Yea keep believing Russian disinformation to fool you western morons
My heart hurts every time I watch videos of this war. So many dead young men. Putin must face war crimes as soon as Ukraine wins
The international community should expend the charges against Poo-tin, including war crimes and crimes against humanity, against his own people.
How about the millions that were killed over the last 20 years also when the usa and their puppet countries like the uk were destroying many places and killing many many innocent men woman children and babies? Shall we start with those war criminals first?
how about simply a shallow grave with no marker?
Few dictators retire peacefully.
Wasn't there an international warrant put out for Putin's arrest for war crimes or something like that? I doubt much will come of it, but the symbolism holds some value.
🇺🇸🇺🇦🇺🇸 Ukrainian troops have admirable determination.
Slava Russia 🇷🇺
@@jasonpip5417Russia is losing
@@goldiekoi935 your delusional, i guess you believe russia blew their own nord stream 2 aswell 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
you mean NATO theres hardly any ukranians left
@@seydesigns7395 maybe you can explain how Russia is winning?? This will be funny 🍿🫢
Such a Horrific Waste of Human Lives! I feel very Sad for both sides of this War especially for the Families 🕊
In the case of Bakhmut, I think it is worth remember a quote from one of Churchill's famous speeches from 1940: "Wars are not won by evacuation".
Eh, sometimes they are. In this case, if the Russians evacuated their forces from Bakhmut several months ago they would be in a much stronger position than they are now.
You can tell the Russians are evacuating by the gross stains in their pants! :D
There is a context. Dunkirk was well known to Churchill.
Churchill was an a hole ,who listens to his bs nowadays
If Russia insists on fighting attritional battles, Ukraine has to say yes at some location. Bakhmut is just valuable enough for Russia that they keep at it -- it is a crossroads where the roadways could help supply future attacks northwards. It is good ground to defend for Ukraine -- with hills to the west, they can grind down attacking Russian forces with mortars and artillery before they can get near Ukrainian trench line. Moving the defensive line back 10 or 20 or 30 miles does not help Ukraine, but only makes the situation more complicated to manage.
Russia is attempting to repeat Stalingrad tactics of throwing men at the enemy in the 21st Century. The battle was marked by fierce close-quarters combat and direct assaults on civilians in air raids, with the battle epitomizing urban warfare. The Battle of Stalingrad (Soviet Counteroffensive Nov 1942 - 80 years ago) was the deadliest battle to take place during the Second World War. The Soviets quickly encircled an entire German army, over five months of fierce fighting. An estimated 750,000 Soviets died (1,100,000 casualties, and approximately 40,000 civilians died) defending the city, delivering an enormous blow to the seemingly unstoppable German war machine, a psychological turning point of World War II. Modern weapons systems are now far more effective at destroying/killing/injuring especially if applied to at least 7:1 casualty rate fighting that the Ukraines are undertaking and if 97% of the Russian army is now committed to Ukraine, it doesn't look good for Russia who are already on the backfoot and in defensive mode. Best advice ever - Mutiny and don't sacrifice yourself on foreign soil - All Russians go home to their families now.
Russia won't lose 750k to 1 million as its people will realise they took decades to recover of the 1940s actions.
Well, Winter destroyed the german army, the lack of supplies destroyed the german army, the bad planning of 3 simultaneous assaults destroyed the german army, the soviets were just there to pick up the pieces... in fact the miracle of the soviet production was so good that 1/3 of all equipment they used during the war was american!!
@@stevenellis2043 Russia only lost 35k-45k
And yet Russia ended up in Berlin regardless didn’t they? You can’t defeat Russia in a land war. Read the memo, it’s been passed down throughout history.
@@danghoangluong2942you should read more about that time in history before you comment. You are showing your ignorance.
The good old human wave tactic gained 120 m according to official statement yesterday. 😂👍
It's 2023, not 1944.
And all for the low, low price of just two gazillion casualties.
n Bahmut ukraine is kaputt!!You,re putting a happy face on a dead rat!🤣
The Russian government and military actually don't care how many die. Their citizens are serfs, a work force, waste people. That's why they have to keep stealing other nations. Life is so terrible in Russia men drink themselves into early graves. Charming people charming government.
...and the irony? The Russians can't even accomplish what their forebears accomplished in The Great Patriotic War. Poootin's not only wrecked their army, but their country too.
- Make Russia Great Again!
🤣👎
God bless Ukraine 🇺🇦 🙏
"Russia will always be a gruesome, brutal people" - Mao
@@davidjones-wt2qq he was still right
Even if he was an ashhole
Takes one to know one, I suppose.
Said the man who caused 50 million of his own people to die with the "great leap".
It takes one to know one. Mao was right.
Mao loved insulting people, he was ignorant and selfish, and he caused millions of Chinese deaths. He copied Russian ideas, very ineptly
Luv and support to Ukraine from USA, modern day Sparta!!!!
Ukraine is on the right side of history! good will always prevail over evil....PUCK FUTIN!
Keep dreaming
Amazing armies that Ukraine has. You are surely admired.💪💪
For Putin these lives mean less than nothing, he won't have to feed and house them in jail's, totally expendable.
and dont have to pay them or reletives they suposedly died in Russia ,for Putin life is the cheapest part of the conflict ,go go Ukraine .
Totally expendable whether they came from jail or not. This has been the Russian way of warfare always. They don't care how many lost to achieve their goal, which in this case is solely to keep Putin in power, and people willing to throw lives away for it; rather than rise against it. Even when more and more troops realize that Russia is doing this to them, are armed... still accept their fate, and don't rise against dictator. Maybe they could end up in jail, but better than dead, and there's an awful lot of them. Wonder how many 100s of 1000s will go dutifully to death before rising against real threat, their own country, and taking it back. I guess they can't even see how evil it's become. They send those videos from their trenches wishing to die, wondering why no one helps them... why not do something for yourself. Rise up against dictator. You have huge population.
How about Zelensky? Instead of coming to Minsk Agreements and have Donbass as a federal lend in Ukraine, he continued civil war that turned into war between Russia and Ukraine. Does he care about Ukrainians. He had to pull out soldiers from Bakhmut many months ago and save their life, but due to his ambitions many thousands of them died there.
@@natalyabelobaba9228 : He has to defend Ukraine to prevent Russia from invading even further, and Bakhmut is an easy place to defend. Far more Russians have died there than Ukrainians.
@@natalyabelobaba9228 Until Ukraine has recaptured Crimea, this war won't end. He doesn't have ambitions, he didn't invade. What don't you understand about this? 🇨🇦
I have so much respect for these brave and intelligent Ukrainians. Proud to support them from America. I wish them the best in their coming counteroffensive.
You should hurry over to join it….
@Kevin Retulado naw Russia is wiping the floor with NATO, they don’t need my help…
But Ukraine can’t seem to keep Fortress Bakhmut from Convits with shovels so maybe you need to help them?
Yeah their counter offensive to sweep maruipol and tokamak with the leopards and bradlys…. What a complete disaster. Thousands dead. For nothing. Nothing but a highly publicized BS cheap way to get the dying Ukraine in the headlines again
“Bakah-moot” lol 0:54
it's their accent
@@NovahHayes She’s British. I’m British. She’s just affected, that’s not an accent issue.
General Keane is a great American, and I appreciate any commentary I hear from him.
Bakhmut eternal epic sunflower fertilizer location for the best ruzzian Vatnik Units …and Ruzzia won’t recover for years from the disastrous losses suffered in Bakhmut
And their currency is now collapsing...."Kyiv in three days" didn't work out so well for lil putin 😂
Heres hoping Ruzzia never recovers.
Are you people for real -Russians are sunbathing in Crimea and Ukraine cannot even defend it's super fortress Bakmut.
@@wilbur948ie Let‘s see for how long. ruzzian Vatnik. How is your „3 days special military operation“ going after 433 days?
How many ukrainians have died defending bakhumt? They dont give the number out for a reason.
Well said Jack. Great to hear you on Times Radio.
@Mark Raphael Exactly, Its time leaders put humanity first before any other thing I don't know why the disregard for the lives of their own is described as stunning. Russia has never valued the lives of its citizens or soldiers no matter what government was in charge. This has been proven all throughout history, time and time again.Hope all is well with you ?
Thank you for your support from ukrainians ❤
We (USA) love and respect Ukraine.
Russia... go home.
@@TheBandit7613 I see , you love dead Ukrainians!. Only USA wants Ukrainians to keep fighting before last Ukrainian soldier!
@@fv5855 Heroyam slava.
Thank you Canada!! 🇺🇦❤️
Slava Russiya from Canada
During the Blitz British people did the same. The more thrown against them to more determined everyone became.
Reminds me of a statement made in the First World War , when the then PM of Great Britain, said of General Haigs apparent disregard of troop casualties , “ Does Haig think that if we have 2 soldiers left , and Germany has 1 , That we have won the war ,? !!
Wellington - "They came at us in the same old way and we killed them in the same old way".
I am no military genius, but If i spent 9 months trying to take a location I’d just cut my losses. It’s not like Russia has an infinite workforce and killing them off in job lots isn’t going to help.
In Bahmut ukraine is kaputt!!You,re putting a happy face on a dead rat!🤣
@@wilbur948ieyou actually give idiots a bad name, totally different situations.
@@wilbur948ie ruZZki botki alert
@@mariaktos804 What have Mobiks and Russia females got in common?
They're both discarded after use.
@@Cannon_Fodder_Russians In Bahmut ukraine is kaputt!!You,re putting a happy face on a dead rat!🤣
Ukraine soldiers knows the terrain better. It's their home ground.
Russian troops slaughtered: "The more, the merrier.........................."
" Z "ombie Cannon Fodder !
Human beings dying should not be a cause for merriment. A sense of triumph, yes, but not merriment.
Keep safe Dear Bravehearts
💙💛
SLAVA UKRAINI 🇺🇦✌🏻
HEROYAM SLAVA 🔱🇺🇦
Slava Ukraini!🌻🌻🌻🌻
Stay Strong! 💪💪💪💪Much Respect and Love to Warriors Defending us from the enemy. We are so Grateful❤
I am not nor never have been in the military, but all of us can certainly thank General Jack Keane and his American military people and the UK and NATO and all of the countries weighing in on supporting the Ukrainians either with military, humanitarian or doing whatever they can to help the Ukrainians live another day. Nevertheless, this thought comes to mind over and over again when I hear an interview with someone with a military background like General Keane, for example. I am totally dismayed---even angered at how incompetent and disrespectful for their own soldiers the Russian commanders and higher ups have been in this war. Young men by the thousands have lost their lives because they were poorly trained and this is criminal. Furthermore, unbelievably ill-equipped conscripts have been sent to attack across open ground at times with horrendous casualties. What I am saying is that it must be more than disgusting for General Keane and his colleagues to see how the Russian army really has to be said to be a disgrace to the military itself. General Keane must cringe every time he sees Russian soldiers in action and doing things that cost them their lives. We live 2,000 kilometers from Kiev, so the coming offensive is in every conversation, but I cannot help being angry at President Putin for causing so much bloodshed to the Ukrainians as well as for his reckless abandon of Russian soldiers who were neglected and sent into battle unprepared. It is inexcusable for a military to be so inept.
I have served and I am not thanking anyone. NATO should have went in and put a stop to this in 2014.
@@j.dragon651This is a fine example as to why you shouldn't be the one making decisions. Such action would damage any credibility of NATO'S claims of being a defensive alliance, and play into the hands of Putin's narratives reguarding western expansion. It would've completely changed the Geopolitical reality that NATO enjoys today which is widespread support for NATO'S endeavors to support Ukraine.
@@greywolf7422 If I made the decisions this war would be over.
Yeah lets thank people that want to decimate Russia and drag everyone into Global War ...stunning and brave.
grory to Ukraine
"Bakh-A-mut" ? I have never seen the letter A in the spelling of Bakhmut which is a city in Ukraine. Maybe this female presenter can explain how her version of english works.
Ukraines: The heroes of the century.
Russians: The orcs of the century.
Orcs is a epic nickname for the enemy
@@procopiusaugustus6231true, but I'm starting to think we're offending actual Orcs. These "things" are way worse than Orcs.
Look at me everyone I call the Russians Orcs to dehumanise them, what a simp
@@FleeceNRun Run Russia is losing so clearly the tanks and munitions are succeeding as well as calling the orcs out. 😂
@@davidjones-wt2qq You're right, they aren't orcs, they are human beings, the worst species to walk this earth.
It is beyond sad knowing every dead soldiers last thought must have been, ....WHY?!
“Let justice roll on like a river and righteousness like an ever flowing stream.”
Sadly, Zelenskyy will flee to Miami with containers of cash, but Russia is sure to find him there.
@@SterileNeutrino 😂😂😂😂😂😂
ruSSia is a failure
Zelensky has more courage in his big toe that what some people think. Roll on the end of the Zorcs invasion. 🇺🇦🥳🇺🇦S❤️U🇺🇦🥳🇺🇦
@@SterileNeutrino lol what are you on about? Zelenskyy even turned down the initial offers from the US to get him out of Ukraine when the war first started and responded with "what I need is ammunition." Why would he suddenly pull a 180 like that now? How absurd.
@@SterileNeutrino
he Ukraianians are the best army in the world right now. Victory to Ukraine ❤💙💛☮""
Gen Keane is one of the more insightful and knowledgeable commentators. I enjoy listening to his comments.
This is propaganda at its finest. Thank you for your service.
Glory to Ukraine! Slava Ukraini! 🌻🌻🌻🌻
Glory to Ukraine !!!
Really?😂
glory to Ukraine
"Standing up to the Russians" ... when few would dare.
Perfectly put.
Slava Ukraini ❤ Love from India 🇮🇳🇺🇦
@@mariaktos804au contraire! The dead rats are those who fed on dead or dying Orcs, contaminated with anthrax.
@@mariaktos804 - Russia claimed they would take Ukraine in days. They failed. They claimed it would take Ukraine in weeks. They failed. They claimed they would take Bakhmut in days. Failed. Weeks. Failed. Months. Failed. The only thing kaput in Bakhmut is Russian credibility. They could take the whole town and it won't matter. Russian leadership has more than proven their corruption and incompetence.
U are a traitor
😂😂😂😂 what about cheap gasoline in India. Is It given by Gods😅😅😅?
@@serega1302 it's cheap because western countries imposed a price cap on russian oil and also decreased shipments of russian gas and oil. India used that to have discount for themselves.
I'm waiting for this host to learn how to pronounce Bakhmut properly and I'm starting to think she never will 🤦♂️
Slava Ukraine.
Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦
Heroyam Slava ✊🇺🇦🙏🇨🇦🔱
Salo Uronili!🌻🌻🌻🌻
Death Strong! 💪
From USA!
Amazing effort. Glory to Ukraine 🇺🇦
"Kyiv in 3 days" Putin said, yet the war has been going on over a year.
I stand with Ukraine, sending my support from the UK
The more orcs 6 feet down the better world!
Six pieds sous-terre. Invaded and annexed Chechnya, invaded and annex parts of Georgia, invaded and annex Crimea, invaded Ukraine and "annexed" the Donbass...this has to stop.
They don't even bury their orcs..
@Russia Bro Z (You know, like Dragonball Z lol) racists won in Crimea. That's why they came back for more territory.
@Russia Bro Z (You know, like Dragonball Z lol) "little brother", my a$$. Ruzzians have labeled the entire country "nazis" & "Satanists". That's just an excuse to invade & land grab.
The fake referendum in Crimea was a land grab. Just like the fake referenda last year.
@@larryc1616rats and wild dogs are well fed. But come summer heat, those bodies are going to become a serious problem.
The Ukrainian people exemplify bravery, fortitude, courage and patriotism. Glory to Ukraine.
Yes you should provide words of support to a country your country basically forced to fight a superior enemy on your behalf. Ukraine is a lot like Lybia now ruined beyond repair.
@@seregag1678 @seregag1678 I take issue with two of your assertions. First off "my" country did not ask Russia to invade Ukraine. Ukraine is fighting for Ukraine not for my country. Secondly. "ruined beyond repair". Have you not seen film and photographs of the widespread devastation of WWII?
With the help of freedom loving countries throughout the world, Ukraine will prevail. Slava Ukraini!
@@kevinwells4888 OK let’s put your logic to the test. How is freedom loving Lybia doing right now? In case you don’t know I’ll tell you … it’s on its own, people are starving, there is no security and no one cares. They killed Kadafi and forgot about it. Now the country will never be the same and believe me before it was amazing and beautiful. I’m 100% sure it will be the same with Ukraine. Once they are no longer needed they will be left to their own demise. Ukraine is being told what to do. It’s purely dependent on Western money. How can you not see this.
Glad he agrees that by keeping these Russians in one space they can keep pounding them at with a loss rate of around 5 to every one Ukrainian that is a better number than possibly 2-1 when fighting out in the open...
Let us all hope this war can end soon...
A bot wrote to me a month ago and said Ukraine had no more soldiers at all and only children, old men, and women remained. I’m shocked how masculine those women look in uniform.
No one was there when Ukrainian and US officials decided their strategies. We only heard via news press releases after their meetings. Seems to me if the US publicly says one thing, knowing the Russians will hear it, then that was beneficial to the Ukranians.
I think the Russians have been crushed by US intelligence and Ukranian resilience.
That is what I am happy about the Biden Administration. They understand what allowed us to win 2 world wars. Silence, hidden meetings, hidden plans, and strategic noise making as part of inteligence operations. Dont let the enemy know what you are really thinking
Remember that if Russia had invincible war snails who traveled at normal snail speed but took the territory they entered, the Russian advance would be three times what it is to date.
And the speed of Russian advance has been far slower since March of 2022, if Russia had gotten the snails in April 2022 they would have taken 10 times the land.
Sadly for Russia, their offensives just fall far short of a snail's pace.
Remember RF are deliberately going slowly and waiting for UkroCannonFodder to come into range..
You see, RF prioritise keeping their men alive.
Snail Power!!!
@@docprune9922 yeah, you keep telling yourself that. When the war is over and the dead are counted you will see how much Russia cared about the lives of soldiers.
And Putin says that Russia has lost nothing.
He's kinda right. Russian Slaves and Serfs are WORTHLESS.
IKR 😂😂😂
💩Tin has not even started claims putin 😂😂
@@longtermvaluewin Putin won't touch a NATO country. He knows that'd be the end. If Poo-tin wants NATO directly involved, he knows what to do. We're waiting. Literally 24/7.
@@longtermvaluewin : No planes against London or Dublin because he _already_ knew he would lose against NATO.
Yesterday Prigozhin gave figures on losses in Bakhmut. He admitted that Wagrner Group lost 20K killed, while estimating the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at 70K killed and 100 wounded.
If we keep in mind that the mobilization potential of Ukraine is three times less than Russia's, then the relative losses of Ukraine turned out to be 10 times greater.
Therefore, one should not be surprised - Ukraine today does not have the ability to attack. They do not have the required number of soldiers.
It's a war crime against their own soldiers the way they literally throw them out as human sacrifices. A complete disregard for the lives of Russian soldiers without a second thought even though it's at the expense of minimal to no gain.
I suppose it’s also no coincidence Lenin called fanatical Bolsheviks ‘useful idiots’. Too many Russians have, down through history, thrown their lives away in zeal for the wrong causes, and been summarily treated like disposable garbage for it by their beloved leaders if they did survive.
What are we supposed to do about it?
Russia is being slowly bled out
As a Ukranian soldier said a few months ago while he was fighting in Vuledar "We have a lot on common in with the high ranking Russian officers as we both dont give a dam about the lives of ordinary Russian soldiers".
If Afghanis stood up for their country the way Ukrainians did, we'd welcome them as much as we do Ukrainians
Did the Afghans not already take on and collapse the entire Soviet Union, which also included the Ukrainians at the time? with us in the west supplying the Afghans while chanting Slava Afghan! and making Rambo Movies...
Yeah a country of 40M and 350k troops with heavy armor and an air force gave up to 75k Taliban armed with ak's and sandals without firing 1 shot. 🙄
Both the Afghans and the Ukrainians have zero tolerance for foreign invaders.
We were the invaders. The group we backed was comprised of an alliance of anti Taliban warlords who only controlled 1/10th the country prior to the invasion.
The problem is that most Afghans are illiterate, anti modern, Islamic fundamentalists. What they have is what they wanted.
Problem is culture and history. Ukrainians wanted to be a country and gained independence from USSR in 1990s based on their own interests. Afghans are a warring group of tribes and do not want to be a country with a central government.
What has condoms, Mobiks and Russia females got in common?
They're all single use items.
Absolutely correct. Good on Ukraine. Good strategists. Well done. God bless.
I keep hearing the word stalemate. But what I see is Ukraine wisely preparing the battlefield for their next battle. They know exactly what they are doing in Bakmut. Wagner is done. There is no artillery ammo. The 122mm howitzers (Russian) have been withdraws due to no ammo. Bakmut (and environs) has consumed all Russian resources, hundreds of tanks, masses of airborne troops and Naval Infantry. Do not listen to either UAF MOD or RAF MOD claims. Listen to the Russian bloggers, intercepted phone calls and look at the videos of piles of Russian dead vehicles, tanks and stacks of coffins and massive graveyards. UAF rotates troops while the Russian Army in Bakmut is a one way ticket.
Correct !
I suspect Putin is conserving resources. I think Ukraine needs to achieve rapid success in three months. If not, the war is never going to end without compromise.
@@bruzote : Massive territorial reclamations would be nice, but most important I think is to knock out as much Russian backlines-equipment like artillery and air defense as possible. Failing to retake large swaths of territory would be painful and sub-optimal, but crippling the Russian backline would be priceless.
@@bruzote He's replacing the 122mm artillery with T-54/55 tanks because they have a 100mm cannon that can fire Iranian 100mm artillery rounds
@@linusa2996 - Hmm. Too bad the US destroyed Iraq and can't play them against Iraq anymore. Yes, it would have been cruel if the US could do that again, but no crueler than the state in which it left Iraq. Now Iran is doing a lot of whatever they want with nobody to counter-balance them. I must say, for as much as I loathe the Iranian theocracy, I think their leaders have been more restrained than I expected from people who are murderously zealous about their religion (all of their hypocrisy aside, of course). I think, like China, the Iranians are chillingly disciplined at "playing the long game".