Youtube hearted comments of Nicholas Conder (@nicholasconder4703).

Apparently the Mayor of Moscow stated that 600,000 soldiers had been wounded and passed through the hospital near Moscow. Following WW2 statistics, that means at least 200,000 dead Russians. Add in Wagner, missing, and people from Luhansk and Donetsk suggests we might be seeing over a million Russian casualties (MIA, WIA and KIA).
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Wonder when the FBI is going to pick her up. As a former member of the US Navy, she would have recognized what the documents were. That places her in the same category as Teixeria, as far as I am concerned.
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I saw a really good video just recently about Lend-Lease. The person being interviewed was talking about a T-34 that he saw being refurbished, and discovered that most of the steel, all the aluminum, many of the tools used to make it and a lot of the parts in this signature Soviet tank were made in the US! He also commented on the bulk of aviation fuel used by the Red Air Force was made in the US as well. And mentioned how troops that could have fought in Russia were siphoned off to face the Allies elsewhere during the war. He didn't add that almost all the trucks and radios used by the Red Army, as well as one-sixth of the Red Air Force, were all manufactured in the US. Nor did he mention the large numbers of British and American tanks that were used on the Eastern Front either. Plus all the food that was given to the USSR by the Allies. So no, the Soviet Union did NOT win WW2 alone.
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As a side note, both my parents served in WW2. My father was a navigator in the RAF, my mother was a radar operator.
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2:59 I think the elimination of the trade unions was more about the Nazis not liking organizations they could not control. But you are right, they created their own trade union (that they had complete control over) and crushed all the others.
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Just a quick question, Georgi. Do you think that Prigozhin might be using this "ammo shortage" as an excuse to pull his troops out and send them to Sudan? After all, Wagner does control some gold mines there, and the civil war might threaten his control over these "assets". I just find it is a bit of a coincidence that Prigozhin says he is going to pull out of Bakhmut just after the Sudanese civil war restarted.
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23:16. It even says this in the BBC Series "The World At War", that German industrialists were encouraged to eat the same food alongside their workers. If this is not egalitarianism, I don't know what is. Oh, and the whole concept that everyone "belonged", as long as you were considered German or Aryan and kowtowed to the Nazis. Sounds like a socialist/communist state to me.
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If what I have seen on another channel is correct, the score over the last couple of days is 1 Mi-8 shot down by Ukrainian sea drone, 1 Mi-8 hit but possibly able to make it back to base, and one shot down by "friendly fire". Not sure about a fourth helicopter.
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I guess the Russians didn't study geography, because a river like the Inhulets, with lots of oxbow lakes and bends in it, is usually fairly slow moving and has a wide flood plain. This wide flood plain means that any large increases in water flow end up covering a lot of area but not to great depth. Basic geography 101.
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Regarding your statement that the Greek Navy during the Greco-Persian period being like the Dutch Fleet in the 1600s, you took the words right out of my planned comment.
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Starobilsk is also very important because it on the last major railroad running from Belgorod to Luhanks. Controlling this city will mean that all Russian reinforcements and logistics in Luhansk will have to be based out of Voronezh, Rostov-on-Don or Volgograd. This will add strain to the rail system. Wonder if Russia will have a logistical breakdown.
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Georgyi, hate to rain on your parade, but based on what my sister told me from her experience in the air force, you won't be expecting to see those new pilots for another 2-3 years. And out of those 200 trainee pilots, it is likely that you will end up with only 60 fully trained F-16 pilots. Language will still be an issue, as many French-speaking pilots failed CF flight training because they were not fully conversant in English, despite being completely fluent when speaking, had complete comprehension and could write. That said, they will be a great asset once Ukraine gets around to fully rebuilding its air force.
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@vojislavdragic5090 I'm afraid that some people, left, right or centre, have such blinkered perspectives that you have to explain things in words of one syllable. And even then they won't get it.
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Georgi, very good analysis of what happened with the mobilized troops. Based on what you are saying, Russia has been committing the prisoners and mobilized troops as cannon fodder in frontal assaults, which explains the huge losses we have seen over the last month. I'm probably lowballing the figure to be around 650 KIA per day on average, according to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense. Doing a quick bit of math, that means that Russia has lost around 18,000 KIA + 36,000 WIA = 54,000 casualties in the last month out of the recent mobilization, about 1/3 of the 140K who have been deployed thus far. At this rate they will have expended the bulk of their mobilized troops on the front lines fairly soon, given that a large number of the mobiks have to replace logistics troops lost due to munitions warehouses blowing up, supply trucks getting destroyed, etc. I also notice that in recent data that Russia is losing a lot of artillery, MLRS and logistics vehicles, all of which is good news for Ukraine. Losing the artillery means that Russia will find it harder and harder to advance (as they rely primarily on artillery to facilitate their attacks). Taking out the fuel and cargo trucks keeps the Russian forces tied more and more to the railroads, and reducing their mobility and making resupply far more difficult. One other thing I have noticed is that Russian High Command appears to be getting desperate. They are throwing troops and equipment into the line and incurring horrendous losses. This isn't just because they have figured this is a winning strategy - it isn't. Something must be going on behind the scenes that is creating this desperation. It is possible that the Russian economy is on the verge of collapse, and they feel they have to win the war now or face political turmoil at home. Or they are running out of certain supplies and equipment, and their military will no longer be able to conduct any offensive operations in the near future. Perhaps they are running out of aircraft parts, chips for their missiles, workers threatening to quit, who knows. But it seems to me that something is going on in Russia that we are not currently aware of that is driving these poorly planned, equipment and personnel-wasting offensives.
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Jake, you might want to look at the short series that TimeGhost WW2 made about the Pope and the Vatican did in WW2. It was a real eye-opener, including the fact the Pope was helping in a plot to assassinate Hitler. It is a common misconception that the Papacy helped the Nazis, there was a lot more going on than people realize.
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Ukraine needs a couple of squadrons (24 or more) of aircraft so they can have some planes flying high cover while the remainder do ground support. Plus you need enough planes so the pilots can have some R&R between missions.
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I love how Hitler plays the victim. Considering he wanted war in Europe as early as 1936, then claims that he was forced into it, is a classic case of projection. Yes, Roosevelt did conduct provocative actions that were violations of neutrality. Roosevelt had an almost pathological hatred of the Germans, and wanted to do everything possible to stop Nazi Germany. But neither the US nor Britain really wanted the war. What they did was in response to the hostile actions of Hitler and Germany.
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I suspect the halt was ordered because of logistical issues, rather than presence of the Russians or the obstacle presented by the Oskil River.
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@TheImperatorKnight Probably because Beevor acknowledged (either openly or by inference - I haven't read the book) that it was the prompt and effective actions by the Wehrmacht that ultimately doomed Market-Garden. The Allies were just not able to move their units fast enough and in sufficient numbers to take advantage of their brief window of opportunity.
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Ukraine should win the war in the Kharkiv area because they are trained by NATO forces. Their officers and NCOs are given freedom of action, so they will be able to react to the moves the Russians make. Russia, on the other hand, lacks this capability. It would prove decisive.
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Ukraine is apparently making a counterattack at Avdivka.
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Jake, "Reporting from Ukraine" youtube indicates that the next phase of the Kherson Offensive has started.
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Considering that most English nursery rhymes deal with political events (Mary, Mary, quite contrary = Mary Queen of Scots; Little Jack Horner = passing of church deeds to Henry VIII, etc.), the interpretation that this rhyme deals with Richard Cromwell is probably correct.
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As you said, they haven't built more than 20 since 2014, which is a rate of 2.5 tanks per year. Apart from the issue of its cost, I too really wonder if it has some inherent mechanical issues that they have been concealing.
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You bring up a good point about us not knowing what the Russians are planning. Then again, one has to ask the question, do they even know what they are doing? They don't seem to have any sort of coherent plan. Right now they seem to be acting like the Germans in 1945, trying to use armies that don't exist and attacking with no hope of success. It is like they are flailing around trying to accomplish something, ANYTHING, and failing.
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TIK, you really should stop making mountains out of mountains!😁Attempted humor aside, take as long as you need to make a quality product. I like the amount of detail you go into. Hope you also end up covering the follow-up of the battle including Tobruk and race to Egypt.
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Very interesting video. I think one thing that is telling is that (if I understood you correctly) the architect who designed South Champlain Tower was suspended for several months for poor building design PRIOR TO his work on this building. And the building also collapsed (in that case it was due to a hurricane). Also, I concur that the rebar is much too clean, which calls into question either the concrete used or the pouring of said concrete. By the way, it is also good to hear you and Josh at Building Integrity are communicating. Between the two of you I think you have given very complete explanations as to what caused this tragedy. Keep up the good work.
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TIK, I just about fell out of my chair at work laughing when Hyperborean Aryan wrote, "It is proven that we carry Ancestral memories in the blood which are passed down to us through our genetic code." Obviously this guy has no knowledge of biology whatsoever. First, there is absolutely NO scientific evidence AT ALL that ancestral memories are passed down through the genetic code. NONE, ZIP, ZERO! That is pure poppycock. But it gets better, as this guy obviously doesn't know that the bulk of cells in the blood, the red blood cells, LACK A NUCLEUS! They don't contain the DNA through which we inherit characteristics anyway. They contain mitochondrial DNA, sure, but not the genetic material that determines who we are. Maybe he thinks it is carried by the platelets because he is a bit of a clot! Although they, too, lack a nucleus. Also, calling on the name of God when you deal in numerology, kabbalah and Vedic astrology is actually anti-God and anti-Christian. Unless you are worshipping Satan, that is. I also get the feeling this guy must have watched "Iron Sky" too many times.
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Actually, the Ukrainians pulled out before encirclement. It's an empty pocket.
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I love the excuse that Russia used in the UN for suspending the grain deal. Essentially Russia is pulling out of the grain deal because their warships could no longer protect the grain ships from attack. So, Russian warships were protecting the grain ships from attacks by Russian warships and Russian missiles? 🤔🙄😵‍💫
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You can likely add Nebraska to the list, but for different reasons. Elon's cutting of USAID has ended all the programs that supported farmers in the central US, leaving them holding the bag with regards to funding their farms and ranches. In addition, the immigration policies mean that migrant workers aren't showing up to work on the farms, on the ranches and in meat packing plants in Nebraska, so all these enterprises are in danger of collapse. One video that I saw on this suggest Nebraska is 2 quarters away from bankruptcy! Oops.
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It does not help Russia at all, in fact threatens their entire ability to remain in Crimea. Around 85% of the water used in Ukraine comes from the Dnipro River from the North Crimea Canal, which originates from just behind the Nova Khakovka Dam. Without this water, Russia will need to evacuate Crimea within 8 years.
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Of course one of the biggest questions is how seriously depleted all these BTGs are, and their morale. Also, can Ukraine somehow take advantage of the over-extended Russian lines in Sectors 1, 6 and 7.
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Funny thing is that this has been done by relatively few troops. Likely not even a battalion.
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The Ukrainians seem to be trying to tie the Russians down. They have indicated periodically they may be launching an offensive in mid-June to July. Russia is so focused on Donbass and committing all their forces there that they are weakening other sections of the line. They could be setting themselves up for a fall.
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