Comments by "Graeme Peters" (@graemepeters5717) on "Ukraine's Kharkiv Counteroffensive: How Putin's Political Handcuffs Opened the Door for Kyiv" video.

  1. Ukraine may have 'reclaimed' a larger percentage in Kharkiv, but only regained 1.6% of the territory under Russian control! At the start, major cities were surrounded to prevent reinforcements to Donbas. Allied forces were re-deployed - they were not 'forced back'! Kiev in particular was surrounded, fixing UA there. When Russia withdrew the 'holding' troops from Kiev, the UA reinforcements went to Odessa instead. 16 HIMARS (though at least 8 have been destroyed) make little real difference. Russia has over 12,000 MLRS launchers in stock, firing up to 40 rockets a time. The HIMARS fires 6! Ukraine didn't train their reinforcements, they were just sent after a quick showing of how to dig a trench and how to fire a gun! Ukraine has never managed to stop the operation of Antonovsky Bridge. Russia just keeps repairing any damage. Russia withdrew a number of troops for furlough. They were not replaced. Kiev took advantage of the reduced strength south of Kharkiv, having failed at Kherson. Allied Forces withdrew to shorten, and so strengthen, the frontline. Ukraine's 'advance' in the north was largely unopposed. Now the Russian and Chechen forces are returning and being joined by the 3rd Army. There is also news today of an additional 300,000 Russian troops. Russia's supply lines to the front are shorter than from Kiev! The 'additional 137,000' was the increase in 'contract' personnel for the Russian Forces, planned and agreed in 2018 - nothing to do with Ukraine. The recruitment starts in January - NOT deployment. Pure bullsh*t! The partial mobilisation is of existing reservists, so need little training before deployment. Russia has already provided the funding and expansions necessary to increase production of weaponry and ammunition, though still has massive stocks. The Russian population is supportive that the gloves are finally coming off! Wagner offered 8,000 prisoners the opportunity to exchange their sentences for combat in Ukraine. Yesterday, Shoigu released the total of Russian Army dead - nearly 6k. Ukraine has lost over 10 times that number (Ukraine military documents confirmed this)!
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