Ukraine War Update NEWS: Overnight & Other News
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"Something is wrong when every entity along this line towards the consumer is making excessive profits, and the consumer gets screwed over at the end."
Hello Team!
Jonathan provides his daily Ukraine war update, focusing on news and events from the day before.
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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
- Ukraine reported record Russian losses for the previous day, with 1,030 personnel killed
- 14 tanks, 28 APCs, 1 artillery system, 3 vehicles and 5 pieces of special equipment also lost
- The high tank/APC losses and low artillery losses suggest Russia was on the offensive and Ukraine on the defensive
- Visual evidence from Oryx supports these high loss figures, with an average of 20+ Russian vehicles lost every 2 days recently
Military Aid and Support
- Ukrainian military has arrived in the UK to train on AS-90 self-propelled guns
- Norway proposed an unprecedented 5-year support package for Ukraine
- General Dynamics will produce Abrams tanks for Ukraine, but current production capacity is only 12 per month and it's unclear if Ukraine's order will be prioritised
Sanctions and Economic Impact
- The US is preparing to introduce a 200% tariff on Russian aluminium this week, effectively prohibiting its import
- Russian budget deficit was 2 trillion rubles in January due to a 35% drop in revenue and 59% increase in expenses compared to 2022
- Switzerland's defence companies are struggling to win contracts due to the country's neutrality stance, as potential buyers want the freedom to re-sell equipment if needed
Attacks and Offensives
- A drone exploded about 90 miles from Moscow, the deepest attack into Russian territory so far
- British intelligence believes Russia lacks the munitions and manoeuvre units for successful offensives, despite political pressure
- A Ukrainian official claimed current Russian attacks near Kreminna are "reconnaissance with combat" rather than a full offensive
Public Opinion
- 41% of US Republicans favour transferring Ukrainian territory to Russia to end the war, compared to only 16% of Democrats
- 81% of Democrats want prolonged US support for Ukraine vs 53% of Republicans
- 47% of Republicans think the US is providing too much aid to Ukraine compared to 10% of Democrats
Profiteering and Cost of Living
- BP reported record annual profits of £23 billion while scaling back climate goals
- Jonathan argues this profit has been extracted from struggling consumers facing a cost of living crisis driven by high energy prices
- He suggests a windfall tax on energy companies' excessive profits and criticises the unequal distribution of wealth in society
Wrap up
Jonathan asks viewers to like, subscribe and share the video, and thanks them for their support. He will provide a front line update later.
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