Putin's forces caught napping as Kursk incursion reveals gaps in Russian defences
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Russian forces weren't "napping" this was Putin's and Russia's ridiculously bold and unworried "we don't have to give a damn because Ukraine is restrained by the west and will never attack here"" strategy.
100%
But, the Akhmat did go out for lunch, and never returned.
It eposes the lie that Russia invaded because it feared NATO would attack Russia through Ukraine.
He could upscale his wardrobe though
@@JWRogersPSthe people who fought a war against the Moscow empire a few years ago?
I’m sure they were motivated. 😂
The area was left unprotected and easy to take, so why not? It's not like Russia will be stronger because of this. Brilliant.
It is an act of desperation by the Ukrainians. It will be a wasteful one In about a weeks time as it won't be in their hands anymore. All it accomplishes is to convince Russia it will need more of a buffer zone than it thought it would come negotiation time.
Conscripts. Against real soldiers. Having a laugh? That is the very worst thing Russia could ever do.
Russian army incompetence shouldn't be too surprising. The Wagner Group almost had a clear road to Moscow before stopping.
Yer the Wagner group only stopped cos they ran out of fuel ...right..?
It is a bit surprising. They fought very well in Kursk in WW2 when they had good leadership under Zhukov.
@@waynehewett4017 No. It stopped because the FSB arrested Prigozhins family and used them as leverage. The hotdog king was willing to sacrifice other peoples families but when his family was on the chopping block he went belly up faster then a fairground goldfish.
Do we think we've reached peek Putin yet? What other disaster has he got up his sleeve?
@@Cannon_Fodder_Russians Ya because clearly, Prigo boy left his familiy in the open after he started the coup. roflmaotrololoooo
❤Ukrainians ❤
Mark Galeotti is not the breaking news guy, he's the one to provide perspective. It's worth every minute to listen.
Agreed!
Mark Galeotti provides the "meat on the bones" information: a solid backstop between truth and rumor/propaganda.
agreed. really like his podcast
But at @7:15 his bias makes him sound NPC regarding Trump. Trump is renown for doing as he says.
@@HomeEngineer-wm5fgTrumpy done for now. He behind in all swing states, and Kami hasn't even started campaigning yet🥳
@@dpelpal You believe that? Gullible....
Edit: I just saw that your bio says you are Californian.....the failing state. 1/3rd of my neighbors here in Florida fled the progressive stupidity of California. The smart people left with their money.
I would argue Ukrainians can hold on for quite a while based on topography of the terrain. What matters is men, equipment and morale and that's gonna be what it is regardless on what side of the border you're on. It's not luke Ukrainians can just retreat from Kurk oblast and go somewhere else, they'd still have to hold the line on the border. In many ways it is better to defend in the enemy territory then in your own - if enemy wants to push you out they have to destroy infrastructure in their own territory instead in yours.
Putin will respond with brand new Red Lines🤣
World war three? Now russia the world's joke😂😂😂😂😂
@@dpelpal… and Putin is the true comedian…
@@copaloadofthis Zelensky was comedian! He turn my russia into big joke
Putin’s little green men 🤣
@@McGregor-r9p Now it is "putins little lost war" 🤭
Putin. In 5 days Ukraine has taken more territory then we have in 1 year.
Gerasimov. It's amazing how fast a army can advance when it's not looting toilets and washing machines.
I am Russian. Betweens the INFLATIONS, now loss of Kurks, many now understand russia is in a bad place. It goes from "bad" to "worsened"
@@dpelpal and will get worserer until they return to their swamps...
@@dpelpalты не русский, ты вырусь.
For how long can they maintain these gains
@marktsvetanov6038 looks like Ukraine is going to take their ancient colony-Russia. May have to rename it Ukassia!😊
Surprised and Pleased by Ukrainian Force's
Forces
The more I listen to Mark, the more I like what he has to say. Slava Ukraini!
I think the Ukrainians are hoping to draw Russian air power into a trap, or this shapes a push on Crimea…
I'm sure you do.
Although I prefer the fantasy of Tolkien to the fantasy this clown spouts. 😂
slava ukraina
@@lucianorosarelli-xr5lr You're fully covid boosted aren't you? 🤣
@@lucianorosarelli-xr5lr Heroyam Slava!
Mark Galeotti provides the "meat on the bones" information: a solid backstop between truth and rumor/propaganda.
That must be why he said we shouldn't worry about the Russian troop concentrations on the border with Ukraine during the Autumn-Winter of 2021. And by the way, Putin cannot make use of the conscripts that easy. Many of those are young men from the Western territories of the RF, and big cities there. Not that easy. Quite costly in political terms.
@@docbogus6128 Ukrainians are making use of the conscripts lol. Over 5,000 russian conscripts have surrendered to Ukrainians..... IN RUSSIA
What Ukraine is taking from Russian territory is bargaining power. Plain and simple, really.
It just wonder... What is Russia even doing in the Ukrainian oblast of Kursk?
@@larsrons7937 Precisely!
It's Called a Surprise Attack.... Happens in almost Every War In Human History!
What I find most fascinating is watching the Russian (Putin's) attempts to pat down what he's calling a nasty campfire when everyone else can see the forest burning down.
you may be in an echo chamber
@@benguenschewhy? He has an acutely accurate point there.
@@hedleythorne I am in Russia. This is huge in Russia. Many now know the war is futile. "Kyiv in three days" is now just mocked, worldwide
@@hedleythorne because he believes that everyone agrees on the truth of a situation that is currently concealed by the fog of war
@@benguensche So many are laughing at my Russia now. Do you kno what inflation is? come to russia u will find out quicklies
Galeotti is excellent
He has a depth of knowledge
Japan and Finland must take action and retake own territory.
So you want a new war with Finland and Japan
@@mrjerzheel does Russia actually think it can fight either at this point? Lol. They'd just surrender.
@@djx7134Russia couldn't even fight past the trees to get into Finland!
@@djx7134 So how would the rules based order nations like US/Europe justify Finland or Japan attempting to retake territory by force. They just condemned Russia for it
Japan and Russia never signed a peace treaty.
3 day operation
Ukraine just showed what a real "Special Military Operation" looks like.
Slava Ukraini! Heroiam Slava! 🗺❤ 🇺🇦
The Russians best be careful about what they wish for.
Russia have made the great mistake of taking the risk of leaving their own borders defenseless, though they should have only been using a fraction of their forces in Ukraine, because most of them need to be able to defend Russia's own soil and very long borders.
But Russia now face the problem that they cannot just recruit new "manpower" to fly their fighter jets or be used as tank or artillery crew without several month or a year of intensive training, and who are going to be training them when they are either dead, injured or at the front-line ?
Ukraine do not face the same kind of difficulties because they can use the vast majority of their forces to defend their own country and they are getting their specialized training abroad within the many countries of the NATO alliance.
thats why russia is losing. lol
Good argument..👍💯%
They turned Putin’s “Red Line” into a Maginot Line and Blitzkrieged through the countryside.
Pledges are not much better than hot air. Delivered equipment is all that matters.
There will be no statues of you Putin.
Now even the Iranians are laughing at Putin.
I guess they would, but they seem somewhat preoccupied.
The Ukrainians have been advancing rapidly towards a key supply railway for the Russian war effort and the Kursk nuclear powerplant, that is the key energy supplier for a region that produce 48% of the Russian iron ore, 13.5% of Russian Steel, 19% of Russian ferrous metals, almost 10% of Russian meat and 19% of Russian sugar.
The Ukrainians are now very close to the powerplant, and if they capture it, it will be highly difficult for Russia to retake it, considering that artillery strikes, missile and other air strikes against a nuclear powerplant on Russian soil will be out of the question.
I wouldn't put anything past Putin. I could definitely see him blowing up the powerplant, and then blaming it on Ukraine. We know he doesn't care what happens to his own people.
The Ukraine is not gonna tell the world what their “game plan” is. People around the world can speculate all they want, but they’re not telling anyone and they shouldn’t.
Kusk powerplant, maybe. But Moscow is literally only 7,5 hours drive from Kursk.
Wagner could have made it there last year with 5,000 troops, they chose not to.
Ukraine can make it there with their 20,000 current troops taking part in this attack.
Supply line's
Kursk is a major railway hub in the region,it actually supplies the front lines. That's the real motivation
Moscow is a city of nearly 13m people. Theres no chance to secure it with just 20k men.
@m: That may be the case for Kursk, though. So far, seems like more of a Thunder Run than hold operation. Still, even attacking Moscow without an intention to hold will have consequences for Putin (and Ukraine, if the people rally for Russia, which I doubt b/c of their apathy).
How many of the 13m are military and able to defende against 20k ground troops + air units?
This could encourage Russians to stand up themselves, this aspect seems to have been overlooked...
It's silly for us to speculate.
The best we can do is sit back and give our guys whatever they need.
The good thing about this incusion is that it draws in Russian equipment, troops and supplies into the open as they try to ge tot the front. We've already seen what this did on the convoy on 1st few days. Really an opportunity to inflict large losses.
Russian trolls in the comments are in a panic/denying mode :)
It is so funny to read their comments that the "incursion was stopped", while Russia continues to evacuate tens of thousands of people from Kursk region and announce "anti-terrorist" operation :)
Who really are the trolls, Matter of perspective is it not.------
@@EagleWolf2 With russia losing to Ukraine and Kamala now assured of winning, me think russia troll wasting time. _Kyiv in three days?_ Uh, now my russia is a joke lol
@@EagleWolf2 Google "Internet Research Agency" in Olgino :)
That will give an answer to the question what is a paid troll.
@@EagleWolf2 Found one.
@@dpelpal You must really hate your country, why not leave then lol
Where have all the Russky agents gone? No-one to mock
They're around, in panic mode, trying to claim the advance has stopped while failing to explain why tens of thousands of civilians are being evacuated. Amidst their panic they've even started to attack eachothers' comments.
The conscripts manning the defence line were virtually useless. They would be no use against the Ukrainian invasion except as cannon fodder but large numbers of conscript casualties would result in civil unrest in Russia.
More than 1000 captives so far. Mostly conscripts.
For over the last 2 year's ive believed that the NE direction......was the direction to go..
This kind of thinking is way out of the box. A small ish non nuclear state invading and occupying the territory of a nuclear superpower. It's so much out of the box it's in another box in a different room. I bet the russians shock is shocked
Wondering how tough the Russian bear's jaws against 2,000 lb JDAM?
Slava Ukraine!
I think there is a misunderstanding regarding the vulnerability of the Ukrainian forces now within russia. There is no difference if they retreat to the border.Their vulnerability will not decrease. The vulnerability depends mainly on the strength of the forces including air support and anti aircraft capability plus the defendability of the terrain, i.e. entrenchments and natural borders. The occupied territory will be difficult to hold mainly because putin will dedicate disproportional amounts of resources to fight this embarrassment.
And vulnerable to what? The incompetent Russians? Silly Russians!
You are Not the Soviet Union.
Putin allocating disproportionate resources is good for Ukraine
But where to get them from? Rob Peter to pay Paul?
@@thekurdishtapes8317 Essentially, yes. There are already russian sources complaining that units get withdrawn from other parts of the front to "you know where".
Time for Putin to issue his 'no step back' order.
why? its on a few brigades.
Stalin napped while German forces invaded in 1941--deja vu!
Thanks!
"Putin plays chess" is still my favorite troll comment ever. What's the name of this move, again? Is it as brilliant as the "Lose the Black Sea" Gambit? Or the "Leave 300 billion in foreign reserves" Manouver? Or maybe the "Lose Arms Sales to India" Stategem? Or the "Watch Refineries Go Offline" Tactic?
Putin plays Candyland.
There's also the "triple border with NATO" opening
Puking hears only what he wants to hear ....
Any one who dares to give puking bad news is highly likely to end up having very emotionally bad day and a permanent dirt nap ....
So people tell puking what he wants to hear ....
For some reason he still didn't look happy when receiving the good news from Gerasimov that everything is under control.
Superb reporting. 🇨🇦
I am praying for the both 2 country for peace to rain
Bold move by Ukraine!
Prigo told the truth about the lies for the invasion stay strong Ukraine 🇺🇦
Interesating
Were do they hide those reserves? Lying in Siberia?
Now that you say that, I think there are troll farms in Siberia. But more accurate would be "lying _from_ Siberia", I guess. ^^
@@harmless6813 And all the troll farmers are coming with troll tractors to defend the fatherland. That are reserves!!
@@elselienklein725 😱
@@elselienklein725 They won't find any tractors. Local farmers are joining the Ukrainian Tractor Brigade.
This has huge political value that will destabilise Putin in Russia. I don't think Ukraine will hold much of Kursk for long but they are taking enough Russian prisoners to get a lot of Ukrainians back in prisoner swaps. There's also a chance Ukraine could significantly disrupt Russian logistics if it damages train lines, gets fire control over highways etc, and this could significanlty reduce Russia's supplies to the Khrakiv front. I'd love to find that special ops have taken out some key train bridges as part of this.
I’m a bit surprised someone from U.S. intelligence didn’t go on social media and tell his friend about Ukraine’s real intentions.
A great title.
It’s not nice to be home whilst your land is invaded, is it?
Fortunately, the dumpster will not win. In addition, Ukraine will not be “forced” into anything.
it is for negotiation land for land, keep moving in ukraine where they can.
More like intoxicated at the wheel😂😂😂
Well, I know Putin likes to think he's the new Stalin, but he's taking a bit far now...
Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦🔱!!!
Heroyam Slava 🌻🔱!!!
Look who's back to collect Rupert's thirty pieces of silver !!!
Mark Galeotti is great at what he does, but as a side note: Not enough Ukraine War analysis-- or news in general, is delivered by experts wearing Thundercats T-shirts, and I feel news is weaker for it. Props to Galeotti for still having the Klingon Bird of Prey and the Romulan D'deridex class Warbird on his bookshelves over his right shoulder.
Showing the middle of the interview at the start is so annoying
Our government said Russia has no weapons no men
So Ukraine should be
easy
And Ukraine dose have the west troops in Ukraine
Ukranians showing Putin how to do a a special military operation
Asleep at the wheel, like Netanyahu.
It's unfortunate Russia has so many thousands of kms of unprotected border. A serious weakness.
New incursions around Belgorod and small border towns are being over run by heavy Armor and Infantry units... Tetkino up further north is taking heavy bombing and small arms fire too... Looks like several Border attacks are cropping up... Little resistance in the Kursk area gives me the impression that the Republic of Kursk has many in that area actually encourage their Liberation from Russia after not being well looked after by the Putin Regime... He hasn't well cared for the People he already had control of much less try for more control in Ukraine, they may want to be part of the European economy...
I'll say that Trump has lost a lot of support for President since Biden gave up on another term in office.. He is seen as a Criminal with Felonies, Indictments and more Criminal Charges yet to be brought to court... He don't really want to be our President to represent "We the People" but only to self serve his interests for the Immunity the Office Of the Presidency would offer him... (He's already up for sentencing for several Felonies!!!) His base is disintegrating since it was really a majority of Religious Zealots bent of a Racist White Nationalist agenda, more of a Cult Following of Pro Gun, Pro Exmilitary even Militia types of low educational Fractured Social background people that was misled by Trumps Lies and Boasts...
Russia has been turned into joke I think😂
@@dpelpal It is a Joke on Putin!!! ;-) The Russian People are growing weary of his constant Wars... They need Humanitarian advancements for Civilization, not a WAR MACHINE!!!
Drink Kool Aid much?
Absolute mind rot…..lay off it bro.
@@2thousand24 Why do Russians live so poorly compared to the rest of the world?🤭
Gaps? Morelike whole scale fissures with growing partisan movements.
I hear local farmers are joining the Ukrainian Tractor Brigade.
I was a young kid when I learned about how poorly Russian soldiers are trained. Some basic things are left out, like map reading or field tactics. The orders come from the top often from people who don't know the situation on the ground. What I learned decades ago is showing itself daily.
NATO could also hold some drills on the Russian border in places like Finland, Estonia and Poland (Kaliningrad border). Just have an exercise on how to get 300k NATO troops on the border and do whatever you would normally do if you were going to attack and then camp there for 3 months. Either Russia would need to draw troops from elsewhere to those areas or never again claim NATO is a threat to them.
Maek is back !
They broke through the second defence line .
Yes. On the first day, at two points, and by 10 km deep behind the lines. That was six days ago. Now they've windened the gap in the second def line to at least 30 km wider, and growing, have full control 10-15-20 km deep, + have forward units operating 50 km from the UA border. This is BIG.
And remember, if you don't have a plan, your enemy also doesn't know it! Maybe they just wanted to force Russia to play by their rules, instead of only defending.
We've been wary of a "Paper Tiger" all these decades. 🤨
Shame on us.
Anyone with nukes is not a paper tiger.
I'd say "paper" without "tiger".
Takes their eyes off other Ukrainian areas. Hold on to it long term and it’s a bargaining chip.
Why does everybody on Times radio have to wear these big headphones around their ears? it's like 1960s technology and they all look foolish
One logic you might apply to Putins response, is he will assume that he is safer to leave Ukraine dug in than risk seeing a major confrontation inside Russia. It is then up to Ukraine to evaluate if they can expand the land grab while still having the ability to mount a new offensive in the South. It seems to be a gamble on bluff. If Putin leaves the Ukrainians to increase their numbers it may be that Ukraine will take over the gas and power plants thus affecting a lot more Russians as well as Romania and Hungary, so exploring a wider political twist.
Do the Times correspondents in the studio no know they are on video? Maybe move the mic so we can see their faces?
The New Atlas
Here comes the other left hook!
Always good to hear Mark speak. He knows what he is talking about
The Ukranian attack war on Russia is terrible
Seems to be going according to plan ,Mr Putin !!😂😂😂😂
How about Belgorod
I disagree with Ukraine eventually just withdrawing. They will now defend on russian instead of Ukrainian territory. This way russians can raze russian settlements to the ground instead of Ukrainian ones. And the attrition of russian troops will continue, since Putin can not stop, even if he wanted, while Ukraine holds russian land.
Additionally, "freezing the 'conflict' at the contact line" is now out of the window for russia.
Prigozhin could have got to Moscow if Lukashenko hadn't talked him out of it. Ukraine could have done the same.
A plan is just something to vary from
Putin at the wheel at the wheel Putin at the wheel nar nar nar
The prime military knowhow of the USSR was Ukraine SSR.
No surprise here.
Am I the only person somewhat amused by an Indian providing translation from Ukrainian into English?
I was just wondering if Ukraine could use the Wagner groups maps to Moscow,
Why can't Russia use the conscripts in Ukraine? The Russia authority had claimed Donbass and Crimea as part of Russia
Russia has been conscription male inhabitants of occupied Ukrainian territory
The Russian contractor who was paid a £ billion to build border defences has sailed his yacht into Dover seeking asylum
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Slava Ukraini Slava.
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So where's them North Koreans 😂😂😂😂
"not so deep, I´am a nuclear superpower"😁
"Well, mr. poo-tin, we'll go as deep as we please, and there's more to come. Our next operation will be astronomical. It's codenamed "Op. Uranus."
Please note what he said ..Ukraine can't hold territory.. which means Putin has the last hurrah
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No, I don't want your poison apple, woman.
Gotta be honest if putin rolled up into the UK I'm not even fighting it I'm helping him fix the country first. Call him evil all you want that's not really your opinion.
Trump is going to jail. Just a question of when. Buy popcorn for September 18th.😂😂😂😂
where are they going? nowhere.
A comment on the state of the Russian military when 1000 men cause this much panic and paralysis.