Ukraine War Upd. EXTRA: Global Hegemony, Hiding Equipment, & WSJ Journalist
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"Give us weapons and we'll end it ASAP. It's a fact."
Hello Team!
Jonathan introduces this Ukraine War Update Extra video which will provide additional insights and understanding of the war in Ukraine.
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Experiences of Ukrainian soldiers on the frontline
- A video from Euro-Maidan Press features interviews with injured Ukrainian soldiers recovering in hospital
- They describe the lack of heavy weapons and equipment, and the constant shelling from Russian mortars
- One soldier from Bakhmut describes the terrible conditions, having to crawl among corpses, and the relentless attacks from Russian forces who seem to be under the influence of drugs
- The soldiers express their desire for the war to end and emphasize the need for more weapons to achieve this
Dehumanization of the enemy
- Jonathan reflects on the psychological necessity for soldiers to dehumanize the enemy in order to be able to kill them
- He distinguishes this from the dangerous propagandist dehumanization of entire populations
- In response to a viewer question, Jonathan explores the complex philosophical question of whether it is morally right for Ukrainians to celebrate the deaths of Russian invaders
- He notes the tension between the tragedy of individual deaths and the collective imperative to repel the aggressor to ensure survival
Russian loitering munitions
- Russian Lancet loitering munitions have destroyed several pieces of valuable Ukrainian equipment, including a 2S1 Grozdnika 122mm self-propelled howitzer and an S-300 surface-to-air missile system
- The effectiveness of these strikes is variable, with some debate over the extent of the damage caused in certain cases
- Nevertheless, the Lancets continue to pose a significant threat to Ukrainian forces
Ukrainian first-person view kamikaze drones
- Ukraine is increasingly using first-person view kamikaze drones, which are causing consternation among Russian forces
- These drones are cheaper, more precise, and more maneuverable than larger drones like the Switchblade
- Ukraine has pledged significant funds to develop its drone fleet and is reportedly stockpiling large numbers of these drones
- While anti-drone technologies are being developed, the speed, size, and potential for mass deployment of these drones make them difficult to counter effectively
Conquering Crimea: A historical perspective (Part 1)
- In a series of threads, Chris O provides a historical overview of the challenges of conquering Crimea
- Crimea's geography and limited access points have made it a natural fortress, historically difficult to invade
- The three main entry points to Crimea from the Ukrainian mainland are the Arabat Spit, the Chonhar Peninsula, and the Perekop Isthmus
- The Perekop Isthmus has been a site of fortifications and battles for millennia, with a wall and fortress anchoring its defenses
- In the 15th-16th centuries, the Crimean Khanate built up these fortifications to defend against the Golden Horde and to launch raids into Slavic lands, leading to conflict with the Cossacks
Ukraine's strategy of attrition
- A paper by Michael Kofman and Anya Fink analyzes Ukraine's strategy of attrition in the war
- They argue that attrition has been the primary approach at the tactical level, enabling operational maneuver
- Advanced Western weapons have augmented Ukraine's capabilities but have not allowed it to escape the grind of attritional combat
- The successful Kharkiv offensive was made possible by months of attrition elsewhere that forced Russia to redeploy troops, leaving the area vulnerable
- The Kherson offensive was more of a slog, with Ukraine unable to prevent an organized Russian withdrawal, but attrition had set the stage
- Ukraine still faces a daunting task against an entrenched Russian force with a higher density of troops
- Future Ukrainian gains are likely to be incremental and costly, favoring the defender, unless Russia significantly misspends its combat power
Wrap up
Jonathan thanks the listeners for tuning in to this extra update recorded on Saturday to be released on Sunday. He will return with more news and frontline updates in due course.
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