Comments by "" (@tomk3732) on "Alexander Mercouris" channel.

  1. Russian in Kherson area counterattacked and pushed Ukrainians out. Confirmed by many sources. Total failure of Ukraine. Russia also established multiple secondary bridges so no cut off. Also only deck of the bridge is damaged - so not a big deal at all.
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  2. T-62M were re-activated for Vostok 2018 exercise to see how quickly they could be pulled out of storage. I suspect they did indeed arrive in Ukraine - they been previously given to Syrians - I suspect T-62M tank were given to battalions of freshly formed militia. I would not be to shocked to see up to 100 T-62Ms re-activated and given to militia forces. This does not mean Russians are running out of T-72s.
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  3. Kherson offensive --- huge UA defeat, at least one BTG totally destroyed! hundreds killed and wounded, dozen of vehicles destroyed.
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  4. Mr. Z mostly does PR moves. He is an actor - so he does what he knows - gets good PR. Putin is not an actor, he is military leader - so he picks strategic stuff, ignoring PR value. End result is constant Russian string of victories for past two months.
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  5. Ukraine needs around 45k new troops per month to just replace losses. There is no way they can do that.
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  6. LOL, after they got wasted by Russian air defenses I am skeptical in anyone paying good money for that junk.
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  7. I expect more of the same and maybe destruction of 7 UA brigades (at least) in Donbass. But I do not expect quick resolution. It is going to be slow going forward for Russia. But at least if Ukraine looses these troops we can call war for Russia.
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  8. And... how much of Ukraine growth it will erase? Well, none - they never actually had any gains in the last 30 years ;)
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  9.  Influencer der kein Mensch mehr ist [11]  There is still Sloviansk and Kremators line - maybe once that is eliminated things can go smooth for over 100km.
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  10. 4, count today.
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  11. It is now rather clear Ukraine cannot win the war. I wonder what will they do? They may continue attacking just to show one or two more villages at the NATO summit. However, it is clear to everyone they cannot break through. So what will US do now?
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  12. They have failed. In the past 3 weeks of the UA offensive we have UA gaining no land overall. I.e. Russia recaptured a lot of land and captured new land in Donbass. Also Russians will finally get Marinka in the next few days. The UA offensive failed spectacularly.
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  13. Pizza only. and DPR will do fine as a "third country".
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  14.  @damjanm3585  Multiple sources and there are pictures as well - just search for it yourself. Tanks can go over the bridge no problemo - the bridge is designed to withstand around 50t or so and tanks would cross single file. The whole bridge attacks has been total failure for Ukraine as it is very, very clear Russia was prepared for such event. Finally only the deck of the bridge is out - not a big deal to fix later on or even now.
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  15. Sevordonets is over 50% taken by now. The rest in less then or a week. At most. Soon at least 7 Ukrainian brigades will be destroyed. At that point we can call war for Russia.
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  16. We find out in few days for sure.
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  17. Sukhoi Stavok has 10 houses...
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  18. It is interesting that UA intentionally shot down that plane. Why? Distance suggests it was a patriot system moved up to the front... So strategic weapon. Why? Who was on that plane? Was it meant to damage Zieliński?
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  19.  @damjanm3585  Nah, no worries. The deck is only damaged - that is the concrete and re-bar construction you are talking about. The whole concrete construction you talk about is the deck. Bridge is made of supports and deck. Damaging the deck is not a big deal to fix. Damaging supports is a big deal. Pontoon bridges can be damaged by shelling as well but can simply be repaired and there is more then 1. I do not see any need for a retreat. None at all. Even besides bridges there is backup in the form of large ferries. Russians pushed Ukrainians from their little bridgehead so I do not see how after failed offensive Russians would suddenly "retreat". I mean they won. Are you suggesting that Ukraine will "win" sometime into the future? Maybe. But I find it super unlikely. Finally, Russians have air defenses there now - these expensive GPS guided missiles are worth while to intercept.
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  20. Actually it all has fallen now and its starting to match EU. LOL, how about Putin setting Russia back 100 years ;) LOL. Who makes up this crap?
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  21. Sukhoi Stavok has 10 houses... I think calling it a village is a bit of a stretch. Maybe defended by a weak platoon.
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  22. Finland has no claims officially to any land of Russia at the moment. They agreed to current borders at the end of WWII.
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  23.  @jugganaut33  Yep, so many captures I would not be shocked if most of these 70 were ex-Ukrainian.
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  24. Svitlodarsk - not only they captured it they CROSSED THE RIVER and went on to capture stuff on the other side. The river crossing is secured and taken from the "march" - i.e. almost no resistance. Confirmed by Polish news.
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  25. They are now taking ques form lord haw haw.
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  26. Sure, just no one in Russia actually confirms any changes taking place.
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  27. Canibalism...
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  28. Yes, I am wondering what do Russians keep these 20 BTGs near Ukraine. Kiev moved some forces to north of Kharkiv. Are they suspecting huge Russian attack aimed at encircling whole Kharkiv? Would 20 BTGs be enough? This would be rather spectacular move. Clearly something is up in the air.
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  29.  @aboner2551  No, month 3.5 Also their did not take such heavy losses initially. I.e. current UA losses are certainly less then 160k that cannot go back into the fight - which would imply total losses of WIA / KIA / Other as over 200k+
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  30. Liman Taken - latest news! Liman taken as per Ukraine!
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  31. Almost 300 now surrendered at AzovStal. We see what the total will be!
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  32. Huge movements by Russia today in Donbass - they moved more then 10km today (!!!)
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  33. If they admit to 200 per day in Donbass, than real number could be much higher, 300? 400??? How about whole front? If wounded is 3x and other is 1x this means Ukraine admits to loosing 1000 per day. In reality could be 2000 or more. These losses are more then catastrophic. It implies incoming collapse.
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  34. Ukraine is the next Afganistan, failed state.
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  35. Lol
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  36. Well, he is correct through about the ship - this is not a war at sea but on land. So sinking of the ship is more of an embarrassment for the Russians and overall weakening of their hand - but on sea - which the war is not. Picture is indeed quite rosy for Russia - they are in Ukraine, they are slowly advancing, their economy did not collapse. West has economic problems. Do point out to some major non rosy aspect that you think is of strategic value!
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  37. The A-50 thing is indeed a mystery. Fighter bomber account does claim its a friendly fire incident. However, what did happen to IL 22? If crew of IL22 speaks up we will know if indeed there was an incident or not. Or is it all fake news.
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  38. Poland is stupid enough to supply Ukraine with their 155mm ammo.
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  39. How can they loose what they don't have.
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  40. So much for people celebrating 100 😁
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  41. Missile was Tochka and most likely fired by DPR forces - could be a captured system. The missile supposedly had writing on it "for our children" or similar in Russian - could be retaliation for similar Ukrainian attacks on Donbass. Both of course are war crimes.
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  42. Ukraine does not know how to attack - they do so too much in traditional sense which in this war is a suicide. If they continue for another week or so they will loose tons of equipment and troops for not much of any gain.
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  43. Total POWs taken over whole war from Mariupol is over 4000. I suspect 1000s were killed.
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  44. Fins and Sweden said no nukes and no bases. They were very close to NATO since 1994. Nothing really major is really happening - its more of a political game.
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  45.  @gtengineer1967  So who cares they will be under article 5 - Russia does not care - they do care for their offensive capabilities - as long as they do not place nukes or bases on their land it is just unfriendly move and that is it. I doubt Finland, for example, would suddenly start staging provocations with Russia to get a response so they can claim article 5 consultations. Besides, article 5 is a very weak cover - pretty much no better then they have right now. So getting them into NATO will just increase US influence over them and set them as target for WWIII. This is why its a terrible idea for them to join - no benefit of any kind for them. Finally, US for sure will put a lot of pressure on Fins to get these nukes over there. If they are so foolish to join NATO I do not think they will resist the urge for long.
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  46.  @bhangrafan4480  Yes, we see - Russia calculated for this since 1994 - I wonder why they started to be close to NATO after fall of Soviet Union - certainly not b/c of security.
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  47.  @bhangrafan4480  Exactly - US presence there was not as "friends" but as sabotage groups. Remember countries only have interests, which are not permanent.
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  48. You do know Ukrainian military was 10x bigger then Finish military and is largest entirely in Europe and one of the best equipped entirely in Europe?
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  49.  @ailinofaolin8897  who out of POWs was important enough to kill. Strategic weapon was used. It is unlikely it was a mistake given the distance. It was not battlefield defense system.
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  50.  @siemorjj8081  yeah but there is political price to pay which may be far higher than 50m. We don't know what exact angle is here. Allies in WWII did not have issues killing their own POWs on submarines. But here we also have an actual agreement being broken.
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