Ukraine War Update EXTRA: Orban, Zelenskyy, International Aid, & HIMARS
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"The basis of all our quote increasing victories on the fronts and directions of the special military operation is the deepest crisis of strategic planning simply put the troops are fighting by inertia, not having the slightest idea of the ultimate strategic goals of the current military campaign, and only guessing about the vague plans of the command."
Hello Team!
Jonathan introduces the video as a Ukraine War Update Extra providing contextual information to give a greater understanding of the conflict.
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Russia reinforces fortifications in Kursk Oblast
- Russia is laying out anti-tank obstacles along the Russia-Ukraine border in Kursk Oblast
- UK MOD intelligence update suggests Russia is promoting defensive preparations within Russian territory to burnish patriotic feeling
- Jonathan believes it's a false narrative to whip up feelings against Ukraine and mobilize troops in the area
Igor Strelkov's damning assessment of Russian command
- Igor Strelkov, a key figure in the 2014 annexation of Crimea, has written a damning assessment of the Russian command structure after fighting on the frontlines
- He found the command disorganized with him fighting "illegally" as his name wasn't on official lists
- Strelkov says Russian troops are apathetic with no idea what they are fighting for or what success looks like
- He believes the basis of Russia's "victories" is a crisis of strategic planning with troops fighting by inertia
- Strelkov condemns the expensive but "useless" defensive fortifications being built calling them "grandiose senseless gestures"
American M1089A1P2 recovery vehicle in Ukraine
Jonathan shows footage of an American M1089A1P2 recovery vehicle picking up destroyed equipment in Ukraine, likening it to the Jawas from Star Wars. He speculates the scrap metal will be smelted down or parts recovered for use in other vehicles.
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Germany no longer wants to buy Swiss ammunition
Germany no longer considers Switzerland a reliable armaments supplier after they blocked the transfer of ammunition for Gepard anti-aircraft tanks to Ukraine. This dispute could have consequences beyond just the Gepard.
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US has hobbled HIMARS to not fire long-range munitions
- The US has hobbled the HIMARS provided to Ukraine so they cannot fire long-range munitions into Russia
- Jonathan believes this is to give the US "political cover" so they can't be blamed for attacks inside Russia which could escalate the conflict
- He speculates Ukraine will find ways to undo these restrictions and develop their own long-range capabilities with likely secret help from the US
International military, humanitarian and financial aid to Ukraine
- The US has provided by far the most military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine according to data from the Kiel Institute
- EU institutions have provided the most financial aid
- Notable contributions have come from the UK, Germany, Canada and Poland relative to their GDP
- France, as a G7 nation, has provided relatively little in comparison
Hungary blocking €18 billion EU aid package to Ukraine
- Hungary under Viktor Orban is blocking €18 billion of EU aid to Ukraine
- This is causing problems for other areas of EU decision making
- The EU is considering withholding €7.5 billion of cohesion funds and €5.8 billion in Covid recovery grants from Hungary in response
- The EU is looking for alternative solutions to get around the Hungarian veto
Zelenskyy visits the frontline near Slovyansk
- On Ukraine's Armed Forces Day, President Zelenskyy visited the frontline near Slovyansk
- This follows recent trips to newly liberated Izyum and Kherson
- Russian war correspondents questioned how Zelenskyy could get so close to the frontlines without being attacked, seeing it as a failure on their part
- The optics of Zelenskyy, in his now famous green military outfit, portrays him as "one of the troops" showing true leadership in contrast to Putin
Wrap up
Jonathan thanks his subscribers and channel members for their support, giving a special shout-out to new member Cynthia Chanot. He also promotes his fiction books "Survival of the Fittest: Metamorphosis" and "Survival of the Fittest: Adaptation" available in paperback and e-book formats.
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