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"Don't underplay the significance of just manpower for the Russians. That's how they succeed in taking land for the entirety of this war. It's just throwing more people...It doesn't matter how well equipped they are."
Hello Team
🎦 00:00-00:23⏩ Jonathan welcomes viewers to another daily Ukraine War Frontline Update, noting the rarity of consecutive daily updates and expressing interest in the day's developments. He encourages viewers unfamiliar with his map's legend to pause and review it.
Frontline Observations: Static Lines and Breakthrough Potential
🎦 00:24-05:48⏩ Jonathan highlights the static frontlines in the Kursk and Kharkiv regions, marking a shift towards positional warfare. He emphasizes the vastness of the frontline, using a zoomed-in example to illustrate the difficulty of maintaining troop presence along its entire length. Jonathan argues that both sides, particularly the Russians, are "brittle," lacking sufficient troops and equipment to secure the entire frontline. This, he posits, makes breakthroughs relatively achievable if one side concentrates forces in a specific area. He acknowledges the challenges posed by minefields and fortifications but stresses the potential for even minor breakthroughs given the circumstances. Jonathan notes reports of Russian equipment and troop losses and suggests that both sides might be closer to capitulation than perceived, despite Ukraine's ongoing training efforts and Russia's troop mobilization.
Russian Troop Shortages and North Korean Deployment
🎦 05:48-06:15⏩ Jonathan discusses claims from David D (taken with a grain of salt) regarding the potential disbandment of Russian units due to equipment and troop shortages, referencing a picture showing numerous units around Robotyne. He highlights the arrival of 10,000 North Korean troops in Kursk, underscoring Russia's need for manpower.
Ukrainian Counter-Attacks and Diminished Russian Artillery
🎦 06:16-09:12⏩ - Jonathan addresses David D's assertion of Ukrainian counterattacks pushing back Russian forces in four areas (two in the north, two in the east), citing a lack of artillery and troop depth as contributing factors to the Russian side's struggles. He notes that these areas include Turetsk, where Ukrainian counteroffensives have reportedly been successful.
He cites a Ukrainian source claiming a reduced Russian artillery advantage, from 7-to-1 down to 2-to-1, indicating potential resource constraints for Russia. However, he acknowledges the Russian tactic of substituting artillery with guided glide bombs.
🎦 09:12-10:13⏩ - Jonathan shares Andrew Perpetua's analysis of the Turetsk counteroffensive.
He notes Perpetua's observation that both Ukrainian and Russian sources are reluctant to discuss the counteroffensive, as its success challenges the narrative of Russia's overwhelming military power.
Jonathan highlights the shift in Perpetua's tone, from pessimism to cautious optimism regarding Ukraine's prospects, aligning with Jonathan's own view that a Russian victory is unlikely.
🎦 12:35-12:35⏩ - Russian forces are reportedly testing drone swarm technology near Chesivyar, possibly to counter Ukrainian electronic warfare systems. - Three types of Iranian-made Shahed drones are being used: Iranian-made, Russian-made with imported Iranian components, and fully Russian-made, indicating an increase in Russia's domestic drone production. - The Russian military is allegedly coercing conscripts into contract service through enlistment bonuses, suggesting recruitment challenges.
🎦 12:35-16:46⏩ - Jonathan reports minor Russian advances south of Stepova Novotslivka, creating a large pocket and raising concerns about a potential encirclement, especially with Russian pressure on the Oskil River near Pishchane.
He notes no changes in the Serebryansky Forest, Siversk, or the northern Bakhmut area.
He expresses concern about unverified claims from Rybar Maps of significant Russian advances south of Chasiv Yar, contradicting Andrew Perpetua's mapping.
He highlights Ukrainian gains in Turetsk, attributing their prominence in reports to a need for positive news. Geolocated footage and sources like Grayscale confirm these gains.
He compares maps from different sources, noting discrepancies in the depicted control of Turetsk. Surat Maps shows greater Russian control, while Perpetua's map places the Ukrainian frontline further east. No Reports aligns more with Perpetua's assessment.
He concludes that Surat Maps remains an outlier in its portrayal of Russian control, often taking Russian claims at face value.
Southern Front Update: Vuhledar, Selydove, and Velika Novosilka
🎦 16:46-23:35⏩ - Jonathan points out significant Russian gains in Selydove, where he believes Russian control is imminent.
He notes Russian advances near Hryhorivka, north of Kurakhove, with both Perpetua and Suriyak Maps aligning on this development, indicating sustained pressure rather than a sudden breakthrough.
He observes Russian gains into Novoselidivka, west of Hryhorivka, intensifying pressure on a supposedly well-defended Ukrainian pocket of resistance.
He revisits Selydove, providing details from Suriyak Maps about Russian advances through the Dachas forest lines, the bread factory, and the eastern part of the town, estimating Russian control at 35%.
He shifts focus to Vuhledar, where Russians are consistently pushing west and northwest towards Bohoiavlenka, a strategically located town.
He suggests that if Russians capture Bohoiavlenka, they could potentially seize a larger portion of the area, emphasizing the importance of troop numbers in such advances.
He acknowledges the potential for Ukrainian operational withdrawals under pressure, making it easier for Russians to gain ground.
Finally, he addresses the Velika Novosilka sector and the situation around Lvovodine. He disagrees with Tim White's assessment of poorly built defenses, arguing that the main defensive lines are located further back, approximately 30 kilometers from the contact line. He reiterates his point about the relative ease with which Russians can break through the initial, less fortified lines, drawing a comparison to the situation in the Prokrosk area. He concludes by noting relatively minor Russian gains in the Lvovodine area.
Manpower's Significance and the North Korean Threat
🎦 23:35-25:31⏩ - Jonathan reiterates his belief in the brittleness of both sides, emphasizing that the addition of even 100,000 troops to either side could significantly alter the war's trajectory.
He expresses concern over the arrival of 12,000 North Korean troops in Kursk, emphasizing that such an influx of manpower could be decisive for Russia's efforts to reclaim territory.
He stresses the importance of manpower in Russia's strategy, emphasizing that their success relies on overwhelming force rather than superior equipment.
He highlights the potential threat posed by North Korea's militarized society and urges allied nations to take this development seriously.
He commends the EU's condemnation of North Korea's involvement but stresses the need for concrete action to back up those words.
🎦 25:31-27:19⏩ - Jonathan expresses uncertainty about the North Koreans' specific activities, contrasting this with US spokesperson John Kirby's earlier statement.
He provides an update on the NAFO fundraising campaign, celebrating the near-$30,000 raised and expressing gratitude for the community's support. He thanks recent contributors by name.
- He concludes by reiterating his gratitude and signs off.
🤖❓ AI Debrief (post task) - anything the AI didn't understand
Can you please clarify what "terracom" refers to in this context from the transcript? "On the eastern axis the russian troops reached naharna street and began to storm the buildings of the 11th micro district on a southern axis russian troops took the cemetery hangars and the hospital area about 35 percent of the town has been taken under russian control but anyway that's seledove that i'd already been to but yeah uh no individual maps from surat maps about um the area north of uh karakavu and karakivka and we had the vuhledar area where the russians just seem to be consistently moving to the west and northwest towards this uh town of bohoiavlenka which seems to be kind of quite an important place as in it's kind of stuck in the middle of all of these fields but you know if they take that then it might allow them to take a much larger chunk in general in fact you just think this whole area here is going to be open season for the Russians, but it just depends how many troops they have to be able to throw at the Ukrainians here. But then if the Ukrainians have very few people, you know, these aren't all manned. When you look at maps like this, you can be forgiven for thinking, oh, the Ukrainians just must be littering all over the place. This is Ukrainian-run land and therefore controlled controlled land and therefore they're in every single tree line but you know this is a huge amount of of land and if the ukrainians are under a lot of pressure and they're going to be operationally withdrawing they're going to be moving back while the russians are pressing forward and it's just going to be very easy to take large amounts of land and this is possibly why people are calling for say 500,000 people to be mobilized and whatnot in order to make sure that the Russians can't take further land in the way that they are but then you know the Russians need just as many people to take that van to. Anyway, yeah, so Vlhodar area, the Russians are making gains there. And then finally, we come down to the Velikonovo-Silka sector. And this is the Lvovodina area I was talking about the other day. I'm pretty sure that Lvovodina is in there somewhere. There it is. sure that Levadny's in there somewhere there it is where I was saying that this there was a bit of a I think a mischaracterization where when I was speaking to Tim White if you remember he was saying oh the the defences here were really poor and it's a bit of a shocker they should have been much better built but I think that will I personally disagree with that because the defenses aren't going to be built on the contact line the defenses are all the way back here so like 30 kilometers back and they're the main defenses the russians are easily going to be able to push through um anywhere along the front line really on the contact line as it is at the moment uh with relative ease because they are just going to be sort of smaller trenches built in in tree lines and in in fields that aren't at all comparable to the the much larger huge zigzags of of concrete bunkered trenches that exist much further back it's the same up in in the prokrosk area where where you know you've had oops i've gone way too far there where you've had you know quite consistent advances by the russians and then suddenly it's kind of stopped here why is it stopped there because that's actually where the ukrainian major defenses are uh running pretty much along that line there and yeah that's it's as if those get breached quickly and easily that's when you say those defences are bad but I think in areas like this it's not surprising that the Russians are going to break through if they put their mind to it they've got enough resources it's just going to happen. So yeah, anyway, some relatively minor gains for the Russians in that Lvovodina area in the Velikon-Ovosilka sector. Anyway, that's enough from me, mainly just waffling on about how I think both sides are just pretty brittle. I don't know, let me know what you think am i am i uh misreading the situation um it's just you know if you hit of course if you add another hundred thousand to either side then actually i think you could easily tip the balance and this is what's so worrying about the north koreans if you're suddenly able to grab 10,000 soldiers like that, it's like 10,000, 12,000 soldiers, suddenly throw them into a relatively small area. That's exactly what the Russians are going to need to try and take back more of Kursk. If they didn't have those 12,000 soldiers come into Kursk, then the Ukrainians would have a much better chance of holding on to that area. Don't underplay the significance of just manpower for the Russians. That's how they succeed in taking land for the entirety of this war. It's just throwing more people, it doesn't matter how well equipped they are. It's just throwing more people. It doesn't matter how well equipped they are. And, you know, the North Koreans are used to being, they are a militarized nation. So, you know, this is definitely a challenge for the Ukrainians. And I think it needs to be taken really seriously by allied nations. It's really good. I think the EU has come out today uh and been very strong in their sort of condemnation but of course you know words only go so far words need to be supported by action so it's gonna be uh it's gonna be interesting how the allies how the us uh the eu uk etc etc react to the north koreans being um fielded and and involved in the war properly. It's also going to be interesting to see what happens in, say, the UN as well. But anyway, that's enough from me. You guys take care. Thanks so much for supporting. And actually, of course, I'm going to talk. Just make sure. Oh, yeah, yeah, talking about the North Koreans here. So, yeah, I said that there was news that they were in Kursk. going to talk uh just make sure oh yeah yeah talking about the north koreans here so yeah this is i said that the news that they're in kursk north korean troops have arrived in kursk per the ukrainian military intelligence they estimate 12 000 in total and now in russia and of course we heard john kirby yesterday for the us saying that he still didn't know what they were doing well i've got a pretty good guess um but there you go uh okay for just to remind you that there is the nafo campaign we are so close to thirty thousand dollars it's an insanely um awesome total that you guys have reached in a relatively short period of time and it's just amazing this is the community is awesome thank you to so many of you who have who have chipped in um just to give you a sense of who some of those recent ones were mitchell uh john alexander harg jim frank shultons max bivy marion uh keys colin mckinney jane ian julian rostam monkey olo nilsson anton achin uh dave morley ricac john mark jenny mokienko louise foley of course brian patala and michelle furl tanya rendenko brett golding linda and rosalind miller and all the and richard bennett of course and all the others that that I've previously said. So thank you for all those people who have added to that total. It's really awesome, heartwarming to see you guys pull together. So thank you. Anyway, the link to that will be in the description below. Thanks for your support. Take care, everybody, and I'll speak to you soon. you
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