Ukraine War Update EXTRA: Rybar Admits Russian Losses, Boats, Caesar, & Nuclear Rants
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"To me, a slightly radioactive Ukraine is less important than the lives of my soldiers."
Rybar channel creator admits high Russian losses
- Rybar channel creator admitted on live TV that Russian airborne VDV forces lost 40-50% of personnel by September 2022
- Of the old, tested formations with designated equipment, "not that many are remaining"
- Confirms what Ukrainians and analysts like Jonathan have been saying about high Russian losses, contradicting Russian propaganda claims of 1:8 loss ratio
Ukraine destroys Russian boats; France sends Caesar cannons
- Ukrainian troops destroyed 5 Russian boats with sabotage/recon groups near Dnipro River mouth islands
- France announced they are sending 12 new Caesar cannons to Ukraine, increasing production capacity
UK not sending fighter jets but training Ukrainian soldiers
- UK government ruled out sending fighter jets to Ukraine, saying they are too sophisticated and take months to learn to fly
- However, UK has trained 10,000 Ukrainian soldiers and intends to train 40,000 more this year
Jonathan rants about underfunding of UK military and NHS
- Triggered by reports of UK military no longer being "first rate", Jonathan rants about chronic underfunding of UK armed forces
- Compares to huge underfunding of NHS and education which he has first-hand experience with
- UK would need to spend £40 billion more per year to match EU average healthcare spending per capita
- Increasing military spending requires tough choices of raising taxes or cutting other areas
Estimates of Russian tank numbers for Ukraine
- Ukraine's Foreign Minister said they will receive 120-140 Western tanks in the first wave
- Ukrainians want 300 tanks in total, could be achieved by including repaired T-72s from Eastern European countries
RUSI report on Russian public opinion
- RUSI think tank obtained polling data from inside Kremlin
- Russian population divided into 5 groups based on support for war and government
- Since mobilization, war more widely discussed and broader pessimism about personal prospects and economic impact
- Greatest concern is nuclear war; government exploits this to bolster domestic support
- "Hurrah patriots" criticize war failures but not Putin himself yet
Russian TV propagandists argue about nuclear war and losses
- Clip shows Russian TV pundits arguing about use of nuclear weapons and losses in Ukraine
- One angry lawmaker advocates striking Ukraine with nuclear weapons, claiming Russian losses would be far higher otherwise
- Says a "slightly radioactive Ukraine" is less important than Russian soldiers' lives
- Others push back, saying it would mean Russia's "final and irreversible defeat"
- Highlights how far some Russians have dehumanized Ukrainians to advocate for such extreme measures
- Jonathan troubled by the casual discussion of nuclear strikes and disregard for consequences
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Rybar channel creator admitting high Russian losses
Ukraine destroying Russian boats
France sending Caesar cannons to Ukraine
UK not sending fighter jets to Ukraine
UK training Ukrainian soldiers
Underfunding of UK military and NHS
Estimates of Russian tank numbers for Ukraine
RUSI report on Russian public opinion
Russian TV propagandists discussing nuclear war and losses in Ukraine
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