Ukraine War Update NEWS: Overnight & Other News
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"These are everyday, normal people. It's disgusting the kind of spin that is put on this by Russian propagandists and the propagandists who spread their insidious poison in the UN and elsewhere."
Hello Team!
Jonathan provides his usual introduction and mentions the caveats for the Ukrainian General Staff figures on Russian losses, which can be found in the video description.
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🪦 DISCLAIMER FOR GENERAL STAFF LOSSES DATA
- These are real people with real lives and real families who love them. Don’t let the numbers sap your humanity.
- These numbers probably aren’t accurate but they’re the best we have and we don’t need them to be accurate to be indicative of patterns of activity.
- All losses are estimates. Losses cannot be counted with accuracy because of the conditions on the ground.
- Both sides would see it to be of their advantage to minimize their own losses maximize the other side’s losses.
- Neither side releases their losses but we have enough transparency from the Ukrainian side to have confidence in they are indicative.
- Personnel losses are hard to count. If a soldier gets injured, heals up, and returns to the front line only to get injured again, is that one loss or two? Also, how to deal with losses from PMC’s or soldiers fighting with RF from occupied territories?
- Equipment losses are hard to count. If an AA complex involves several parts and one part gets disabled, is that a loss, or a fraction of a loss? If a tank gets disabled, repaired, back into the fight, then disabled again, is that one lost tank or two?
- All recorded losses are vulnerable to multiple reporting. We have already seen numerous cases of multiple drones in the air reporting the same loss from different angles as multiple engagements.
- Losses are not always reported on the same day they occurred. It is frequent that drone losses are reported at least 24 hours after other terrestrial equipment losses. Certain losses may not be reported for days or weeks for military intelligence reasons.
Russian Losses
- 820 Russian personnel lost, one of the highest figures of the whole counter-offensive
- 34 tanks lost, an "insane number" even if inflated by 30%
- 91 APVs, IFVs, MRAPs lost, an "obscene number"
- 18 artillery systems, 1 MLRS, 1 anti-aircraft system, 1 Su-25 aircraft, 19 drones, 20 vehicles/fuel tanks, 4 pieces of special equipment
- Most losses likely from the Tavria area, not including Avdiivka
Avdiivka Attacks
- Huge Russian attacks on Avdiivka yesterday from the north (Krasnohorivka) and around Vodyani
- Russians may have taken some strongholds/front-line trenches but at a high cost, attriting themselves
- Ukraine likely lost ground but made a tactical retreat before counter-attacking
- Footage emerging of several abandoned/destroyed Russian armoured vehicles and tanks
Equipment Losses
- Andrew Perpetua's mapping of losses shows significant Russian equipment losses including many IFVs, APCs, artillery, a recovery vehicle, surveillance/comms equipment
- Ukrainian losses much lower, mainly trucks and lower value equipment
- Bad day for Russia in terms of equipment loss despite some minor territorial gains
Kryvyi Rih Strike
- Russian Lancet drone took out a Ukrainian Su-25 close air support plane at Kryvyi Rih airbase
- Third aircraft lost there in a month
- Planes should not be left in the open unprotected when drone "catchers" are available that could mitigate the threat
- Theory that some planes hit may be non-functional decoys to attract drone strikes
Shelling of Kherson/Dnipropetrovsk
- Despite being quiet in terms of long-range strikes, Kherson and parts of Dnipropetrovsk are shelled almost every hour
- In Zaporizhzhia, there were 127 strikes on 25 settlements
- Marhanets and Nikopol on the Kakhovka Reservoir are routinely hammered
Storm Shadow/Scalp Missiles
- Not much news about Storm Shadow/Scalp missile strikes recently
- Questions whether Ukraine is running low on these missiles or the planes to fire them
- Lack of footage may be due to strikes being further from front lines with no spotting drones
Zelenskyy Comments
- Zelenskyy says Russia trying to counter-attack in Avdiivka without success
- Ukrainian forces advancing slowly, "step by step", but not as fast as expected
- Globally, time will play into Russia's hands if aid to Ukraine is interrupted
- Zelenskyy in Brussels to meet with NATO and attend Ramstein meeting
Hryhorivka Victims
- 53 civilians died, 5 still missing after Russian strike on Hryhorivka grocery store/cafe during a soldier's funeral
- Russian UN representative falsely claimed those killed were "accomplices" and "neo-Nazis"
- Photos show victims were ordinary people, young and old
- Jonathan condemns the "disgusting" propaganda spin from Russia
Muslim Ukrainian Soldier Criticizes Israel Support
- Muslim Ukrainian soldier criticized Ukrainian authorities for supporting Israel and labeling Hamas as terrorists
- Argues if Palestinians fighting to reclaim land are terrorists, Ukrainians doing the same are also terrorists
- Ukraine siding with Israel could cause some conflict for Muslim/Chechen soldiers fighting for Ukraine who may sympathize with Palestinians if not Hamas
- Important to differentiate between Hamas as a subset and Palestinians as a whole
Wrap Up
Jonathan thanks viewers for watching and encourages them to like, subscribe and share. He will now get on with making the second news video for the day.
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