UWU EXTRA: Zelenskyy's Speech, Mig Santa, The War This Year, & Wagner Bodies
"Each of us is a fighter. Each of us is a front. Each of us is the basis of the defence. We fight as one team, the whole country, all our regions."
01/01/2023
Hello Team!
Jonathan introduces this as an ATP Geopolitics Ukraine War Update extra video providing additional nuggets and tidbits for greater understanding of the conflict.
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Variables Shaping the War in 2023
Jonathan discusses five key variables outlined by retired Australian general Mick Ryan that will likely shape the war in Ukraine in 2023:
- Effective conservation of ammunition and the West's capacity to increase defence production
- The ability of Ukraine and Russia to mobilize, train, and deploy troops
- The willingness of the West to provide more sophisticated offensive capabilities to Ukraine
- China's willingness to remain neutral in the war
- The strategic leadership of Zelensky, Putin and Biden and their ability to sustain the will of their people
MiG Fighter Pilot in Santa Costume
A video is shown of a Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter pilot wearing a Santa hat and beard while conducting a SEAD (Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses) strike using US-integrated AGM-88 HARM missiles and R-73 short-range air-to-air missiles.
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Dead Wagner Mercenaries
Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner mercenary group, is shown visiting a basement full of dead Wagner fighters. He coldly remarks that their "contract is over" and "they can go home". Jonathan notes the inhumanity of referring to the dead as just "personnel" or "capital expenditure".
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Russians Singing Ukrainian Folk Song
A video from Moscow shows predominantly young Russians singing and dancing to a Ukrainian folk song with the lyrics "Ukraine is not dead yet". While some viewed this negatively, commenters pointed out the Russians were actually cheering that Ukraine still holds and could be arrested for this risky display of support.
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Zelenskyy's New Year's Speech
Jonathan reads excerpts of President Zelenskyy's powerfully crafted New Year's address to Ukrainians. The speech is full of evocative language and focuses on themes of incredible Ukrainian resistance, unity across all segments of society and regions, and hope for the return of their people and lands in 2023. Key quotes: "Each of us is a fighter. Each of us is a front. Each of us is the basis of the defence. We fight as one team, the whole country, all our regions." "We are all one family, one Ukraine." "Is there anything that can scare us? No. Is there anyone who can stop us? No. Because we are all together."
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Wrap up
Jonathan thanks listeners for their support and encourages them to like, subscribe and share the video. He notes that ways to support the channel are in the video description. He signs off wishing everyone to take care and stay safe until the next update.
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