Ukraine War Update NEWS: Pt 1 - Overnight & Other News
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“And the information space is a part of this war. And if we don’t step up in this part of this war because of freedom of speech or because we can’t strategically try and direct or strategically amplify certain voices, it’s not lying. It’s like, this is true, but freaking hell, people don’t know about it.”
## Ukraine War Update NEWS: Pt 1 - Overnight & Other News
Hello Team
🎦 00:00-00:09⏩
Jonathan welcomes viewers to another ATP Geopolitics update on the Ukraine War. He kicks off the 26th March 2024 morning briefing with an overview of the Ukrainian General Staff's report on Russian losses from the previous day.
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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 According to Ukrainian General Staff
🎦 00:09-01:24⏩
- Russian personnel losses: 770 (lower than the usual 1,000, potentially indicating a decrease in frontline activity).
- Equipment losses: 6 tanks, 24 armoured personnel vehicles, 27 artillery systems, 1 MLRS, 1 anti-aircraft system, 44 vehicles and fuel tanks, and 4 pieces of special equipment.
Oryx Loss Statistics Analysis (24th & 25th March)
🎦 01:24-03:06⏩
- 24th March:
- A 4:1 or 5:1 loss ratio (Russian to Ukrainian) favoring Ukraine, based on visually confirmed data.
- Ukrainian losses included an M777 Howitzer, a Polish-supplied "KRAB" self-propelled gun, and a tank.
- Russian losses involved a Strela-10 short-range air defence system, engineering vehicles, excavators, howitzers, artillery, tanks, BMPs, and civilian equipment.
- 25th March:
- A less favourable loss ratio for Ukraine, approximately 2.5:1 (Russian to Ukrainian).
- Ukrainian losses comprised a Strela-10 system, surveillance and comms equipment (including a P-18 Malachite radar), tanks, an M113 armoured personnel carrier, and a Humvee.
- Jonathan emphasizes the impact of losing the P-18 radar.
- Russian losses consist of a Su-34 fighter jet (damaged after hitting power lines), surveillance and comms equipment, numerous tanks, and a large quantity of infantry fighting vehicles (BMP-2s, BMP-3s, BTRs) and APCs.
Analysis of Ukrainian Incursions North of the Border
🎦 05:14-07:48⏩
- Jonathan discusses the ongoing pro-Ukrainian incursions into Russia, noting criticism from analysts like Oryx's Yakov Yanofsky who deem it a "wasteful use of limited resources."
- Over two weeks, Ukrainians have reportedly lost 13 pieces of equipment (10 destroyed, 3 abandoned), while Russians have lost 5 (2 destroyed, 3 damaged).
- The effectiveness of these raids is debated, with some arguing for their PR value and others criticizing their high cost in equipment and manpower.
Alleged Patriot System Strike in Kyiv
🎦 07:48-08:42⏩
- Jonathan examines footage from Zhlyani, near Kyiv's airport, where Russia claimed to have destroyed a Patriot system.
- Open-source intelligence expert Tim White argues the footage, filmed shortly after the alleged attack, shows no trace of a Patriot system, suggesting the Russian claim is false.
GLSDB Strike on Russian Drone Operating Position in Kherson
🎦 08:42-09:39⏩
- Jonathan highlights footage purportedly showing a GLSDB (Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb) strike on a Russian drone operating position in Kherson.
- He notes the significance of the GLSDB, a joint Boeing and Saab system that converts bombs into long-range missiles, and its potential in countering the Russian drone threat.
The Resilience of Russia's War Machine and Ukraine's Attrition Concerns
🎦 09:39-11:05⏩
- Jonathan discusses an article from the Kyiv Independent examining the surprising resilience of Russia's war machine, despite heavy losses.
- He uses an analogy of two vats (representing Russia and Ukraine) with differing sizes and rates of liquid (resources) depletion to illustrate the concept of attrition warfare.
- The key question is which side's resources will last longer.
- Jonathan expresses his intention to delve deeper into this analysis in a separate "Extra" video.
Shahid Drone Attacks and Ukrainian Air Defence
🎦 11:06-14:25⏩
- Overnight, Russia launched 12 Shahed drones into Ukraine, all of which were shot down, demonstrating the effectiveness of Ukrainian air defenses.
- Jonathan highlights a system described by US Air Force General James Hecker, where Ukrainians created a network of mobile phones mounted on poles with microphones to detect and track Shahed drones.
- This data is relayed to mobile anti-aircraft artillery (AAA) units, enabling them to engage and destroy the drones cost-effectively.
- This approach is more affordable than using expensive surface-to-air missiles like Patriots.
- Jonathan expresses fascination with this innovative and resourceful solution.
Impacts of Strikes on Kharkiv and Odessa
🎦 14:25-16:13⏩
- Despite Ukrainian air defenses, Kharkiv and Odesa remain targets of Russian strikes.
- Kharkiv experienced multiple Shahed drone attacks, leaving 200,000 people without electricity.
- Odesa also suffered two hits, with reports of widespread power outages and severe economic consequences.
- Jonathan highlights the devastating human and economic impacts of these attacks, particularly on Ukraine's second and third-largest cities.
Analysis of Recent Russian Missile Strikes
🎦 16:13-17:40⏩
- Analysis of the recent wave of Russian missile attacks, including the use of newly manufactured cruise missiles and the concerning deployment of ballistic missiles.
- Evidence suggests Russia is now firing these missiles at a rate matching their production, indicating a shift in tactics and a potential escalation of the conflict.
Russian Zircon Hypersonic Missile Attack on Kyiv
🎦 17:40-19:31⏩
- Russia launched two 3M22 Zircon hypersonic missiles at Kyiv, traveling at 11,600 km/h and reaching the city center in just three minutes.
- These missiles, launched from occupied Crimea, left very little time for air raid sirens or civilian response, highlighting their strategic threat.
- Jonathan condemns this act as a blatant act of terrorism.
- There are reports, however, that both missiles were successfully intercepted, potentially by Patriot systems.
- Jonathan emphasizes the significance of this interception, given the Zircon's status as a new and highly advanced weapon.
Ukrainian Resilience and Dmitry Kuleba's Plea for Air Defence Systems
🎦 19:31-23:40⏩
- Jonathan praises the resilience of the Ukrainian people, highlighting a video of a coffee shop owner in Kyiv remaining positive despite the destruction around her.
- He contrasts this with the stark reality of the damage inflicted on the city and the ongoing threat faced by Ukrainians.
- Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba's impassioned plea for more Patriot missile systems is highlighted.
- Jonathan emphasizes Kuleba's desperation and the dire need for increased air defense capabilities to protect Ukrainian lives and infrastructure.
- The effectiveness of the Patriot system in intercepting the Zircon missiles is emphasized.
Kuleba's Frustration with Germany over Taurus Missiles
🎦 23:40-24:51⏩
- Kuleba also expresses frustration with Germany's reluctance to provide Taurus missiles.
- Jonathan sympathizes with Kuleba's frustration, highlighting the existential crisis Ukraine faces and their desperate need for any and all military aid they can receive.
- He urges viewers to watch the BBC documentary "Enemy of the Woods," filmed on the front lines near Kupiansk, to comprehend the brutality of the war and the heavy losses Ukrainian soldiers endure.
Ukrainian Strikes on Russian Assets in Crimea
🎦 26:55-29:48⏩
- Ukrainian strikes have inflicted significant damage on Russian assets in Crimea.
- A Russian Telegram channel reported severe damage to a Black Sea Fleet ship repair yard in Sevastopol.
- Ukrainian forces also targeted an oil depot in Crimea, destroying three fuel tanks.
- Jonathan points out the potential for even limited strikes on interconnected infrastructure to cripple the entire system.
- There are also claims that Ukraine hit several Russian ships with Neptune R360 anti-ship missiles, though the extent of the damage is unclear.
- Jonathan notes the stolen Ukrainian ship reappropriated by Russia during the 2014 annexation of Crimea.
Russian Disinformation and the Information War
🎦 34:09-43:40⏩
- Jonathan segues into a discussion on Russian propaganda and the information war.
- He argues that Russia is winning this war due to their willingness to engage in a "dirty battle" that the West is either unprepared for or unwilling to fight.
- He expresses concern about the lack of a counter-narrative from the West, which allows Russian disinformation to flourish.
- Jonathan questions the West's passive approach to the information war, advocating for a more proactive strategy to combat Russian propaganda.
- He criticizes Elon Musk's stance on free speech, arguing that while Musk advocates for free speech, he simultaneously amplifies pro-Russian voices and downplays Ukrainian news.
- Jonathan uses the example of a bridge collapse in Baltimore, USA, to illustrate how quickly Russian troll farms exploit such events to spread disinformation and undermine support for Ukraine.
- He draws parallels with strategic economic planning, arguing that just as successful capitalist economies often involve government intervention, the information space also requires strategic guidance to counter Russian narratives effectively.
- Jonathan emphasizes the need for the West to actively combat Russian disinformation and amplify the truth about the situation in Ukraine.
- He stresses the importance of educating the public and preventing Russian propaganda from swaying public opinion and influencing electoral outcomes.
- Jonathan cites an example from a viewer in India who noted the prevalence of overt Russian propaganda there. He emphasizes the need to combat this influence.
- He criticizes the "both-sideism" often present in Western media coverage of the war, arguing that it creates a false equivalency between Russian aggression and Ukrainian self-defense.
- Jonathan calls for a more robust response to Russian disinformation, likening it to a public service announcement campaign that educates the public about the dangers of Russian propaganda and the realities of the war in Ukraine.
Wrap Up
🎦 43:40-46:14⏩
- Jonathan concludes the video with a final comment on a Russian plane forced to make an emergency landing due to the deteriorating state of the country's aviation industry, further highlighting the consequences of the ongoing war.
- He signs off with a reminder for his audience to "take care."
🤖❓ AI Debrief (post task) - anything the AI didn't understand
What is the context of Evan Gershkovich being mentioned? (Timestamp: 21:31)
Who is Mike Johnson, and what is his relevance to the discussion about aid to Ukraine? (Timestamp: 22:41)
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