War in Ukraine: why is Russia’s army so weak?
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- čas přidán 18. 05. 2024
- As Russia celebrates Victory Day, our defence correspondent considers why the Russian army has performed so badly in Ukraine.
00:00 - The poor performance of Russia’s armed forces in Ukraine
00:40 - Why has the Russian army struggled in Ukraine?
02:00 - What’s behind Russia’s brutal warfare?
03:27 - Donbas: the next frontier
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Russian soldiers appear to be dying in Ukraine at a remarkably high rate: econ.st/3yh6PF2
Putin is failing in Ukraine but succeeding at oppressing Russia: econ.st/3ykJsum
Russia’s army is in a woeful state: econ.st/3yeWZ6C
How rotten is Russia’s army? econ.st/3MR6m0l
Mariupol’s outnumbered defenders refuse to give in: econ.st/3MP3H7y
Fighting has intensified in the Donbas region: econ.st/3Pc1CET
Rob Lee on why attrition will be a critical factor in the battle for Donbas: econ.st/3MQazS7
Russia’s brutal mercenaries probably won’t matter much in Ukraine: econ.st/382xNG2
Artillery is playing a vital role in Ukraine: econ.st/3saHSY8
Russian rockets are falling indiscriminately on Ukrainian cities: econ.st/3sew3jT
The woes of the Russian war machine are big and real. Are they also temporary? econ.st/3P09YPt
Michael Kofman, an expert on Russia’s armed forces, explains why the Kremlin will seek regime change in Ukraine: econ.st/387XCEv
The curious case of Russia’s missing air force: econ.st/3MUgFRC
Speaking of undisciplined, nothings changed. My late Polish mother-in-law, who lived on a farm during WW II, said that Germans could be brutal but were highly disciplined and methodical. In comparison, the Russian “soldiers” that came later were wild savages. Years later, she and her husband saw no future for their children under communism and moved to Canada. It was a very brave of them, especially since they had to sell everything they owned, they only spoke Polish, and the family had 5 children, including a 10-month-old who eventually became my wife.
Ya those ppl were crazy brave. Coming to a new country not speaking the language and probably in most cases knowing nobody.
@@zrinkanarancic2405 Says a Russian
@@zrinkanarancic2405 and you knew his mother in law..
@@zrinkanarancic2405 Nothing but a worthless Kremlin troll. Only a fool living under Putin's kleptocracy would pay the slightest attention to your puerile idiotic comment. It would appear your education ended at elementary school or less.
Welcome to Canada peace prosperity freedom democracy
A new study suggests that Russian tank turrets are spending more time in the air than the helicopters.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤭🤭🤭
This is complete nonsense
Russia completely controls the sky and can carry out precision strikes at will.
You sound like a complete baboon. .
There were rumors, that Guiness sends a team to measure the new world record for tank turret throwing.
@@endederfahnenstange4283 who won? Or is it an ongoing competition?
@@sueouzounis9439 it´s still unclear if either the BMP team, or the, newly acquired T-90 team is in the lead.
This aged poorly
as a former US Marine who rose to the exalted rank of E3 I can't imagine how much of a shitshow my Company would have been if it were solely composed of 6 officers and 100 junior enlisted.
Exactly.
Agree
As a former junior officer, I completely agree with you!
Question from a civilian: who would the six officers in a company be? The CO, XO, the 3(right?) platoon leaders and... who am I missing?
@@marka4891 some companies have 5 or 6 platoons, it’s not uncommon for armor or engineering companies to have 6 platoons.
Reminds me of Japanese in WW2 where the army and Navy hated each other. If the Navy witnessed a US air attack heading towards a Japanese army base, they would not warn them as “that was the army’s problem”.
I was shocked they didn’t do a bkitzkreig as the Germans did
when usa nuked japan
After 19 years since the beginning of the invasion of Iraq, has the West forgotten this war?
The Iraq war is said to have resulted in 1 million deaths the difference is russia have weapons of mass destruction
A message to the future generations never make russia feel threatened
the difference between "looking dangerous" and "being dangerous".Russia
describes military doctrine as defensive military doctrine. With regard
to nuclear weapons specifically, Russia reserves the right to use
nuclear weapons: in response to the use of nuclear and other types of
weapons of mass destruction against it or its allies,in case of
aggression against Russia with the use of conventional weapons when the
very existence of the state is threatened
Russia has the World's Largest Bomber
As of 2022, the Federation of American Scientists estimates that Russia possesses 5,977 nuclear weapons, while the United States has 5,428; Russia and the U.S. each have about 1,600 active deployed strategic nuclear warheads.
Russia has the most nuclear weapons of any country, at 6,257. Of these, 1,458 are active, meaning they are already deployed, 3,039 are available (can be deployed if needed) and 1,760 are retired (out of use and awaiting dismantlement
How do Russian nuclear weapons compare to the rest of the world?
Russia - 6,257
America 5,550
UK - 225
France - 290
China - 350
Israel - 90
Pakistan - 165
India - 156
North Korea - 40
When you tell the truth it's always gonna be controversial.
sar Bomba, (Russian: “King of Bombs”) , byname of RDS-220, also called Big Ivan, Soviet thermonuclear bomb that was detonated in a test over Novaya Zemlya island in the Arctic Ocean on October 30, 1961. The largest nuclear weapon ever set off, it produced the most powerful human-made explosion ever recorded.
Russia's Tsar bomba: World's most powerful nuclear weapon of mass destruction. The Tsar bomba exploded about 4 km above the ground and reportedly produced a mushroom cloud 60 km high
However, the Soviet Union developed three AN602 physics packages at 101.5 megatons (Mt) and these are more powerful than the Tsar Bomba, which was downscaled to 51 Mt before being used RDS-220 Vanya.
it was modified to yield 50 megatons, which was estimated to be about 3,800 times the strength of the U.S. bomb dropped on Hiroshima during World War II
The declassified study from the scientists at the Los Alamos laboratory, published in 1947 had first shed light on the question that how many nuclear bombs it would take to destroy the world. According to the study, it would take about ten to a hundred 'super nukes' to end humanity
America Takes Women's Right Back To The Dark Ages
@@knowledge3563 what exactly is the point you're making?
@@JuiceBoxDaD That would have take a massive logistical effort to supply the troops as they move formar and would have resulted in simething worse that we actually San from the Russians, who were stranded for days in a miles long convoy. I remember the Irakies in the Gulf war were decimated by the US as they were on miles long highway
Russia was actually invited to be part of NATO and chose instead to invade many countries, and they are not going to stop, unless they are stopped
corruption, incompetence, pathetic planning, appalling logistic, low morale, evil cause.
Full circle. Corruption is the root of all evil...
The lies go up to the top, and come back down to the bottom. There is no truth there, the nationalistic ideology and Putin's propaganda has made them so crazy they are ready to nuke themselves and blame it on the west.
Spot on
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You are writing about the Ukies helped by the criminal UK, US, "EU".
This didn't age well.
Yes it did, 37,000 dead Russians and Ukraine still controls 80% of the land
@@user-mc9sh1og4t that's western estimates the same western estimates that said Russia couldn't last a single month. They also said Putin died already and we dealing with his double apparently
Also worth noting is the lack of proper equipment across all areas (i.e. cheap quality tyres, radios etc, rations) due to years of high-level corruption where investments were siphoned off by those in charge.
What ever your Western propaganda is saying Russians are winning the war.
@@monaliza3334 I thought it was just a "Special Military Operation"?
Also worth noting is how easy every positive replying person here forgets W O M D, are you all really blind or just very selfish, me myself and I,
@@michaelmarsh5866 Russia has much, much more WOMD than Ukraine, so it's not an argument!
When I was a young officer many years ago, most everyone of my senior NCO'S were my dad's age and been on active duty longer than I had been alive at the time. It never occurred to me that I needed to tell them what to do. I simply shared my advice and technical knowledge, removed obstacles and barriers to their success, provided the best equipment and supplies, and then stayed out if their way for some autonomy. Couldn't imagine doing it so well without NCO's.
Really ? So how do orders work ? Your more like administrator then giving direct orders and planning out the mission so the NCOs do most of the work like plan out mission and leading during the mission
@@youtubeoppressivecensorshi8047 More like, COs say what they want to happen (they must have unwavering confidence in their men), NCOs tell them if it's possible (they must know the limitations and morale of their men).
I used to be in the RAF and it was a widely held perception that the SNCO corps was seen as the backbone of the service. They were the ones who directly showed leadership and imparted discipline to their subordinates, whilst at the same time being experienced and grizzled enough to know what was possible and how best to achieve it. I imagine that translates pretty much the same to the Army.
I think even NCO's without combat experience but of that mature age would be helpful to combat units. Young men in their late teens and early twenties can just still be kids in men's bodies.
@@youtubeoppressivecensorshi8047 At the platoon and company level you, as a junior officer, are more of an administrator. Orders flow down from the President and the Joint Chiefs on down to the lowest private. The higher ups see a strategic mission, at the lower level that mission becomes more tactical. Younger, lower ranked officers are responsible for leading and learning from seasoned NCOs who have usually seen it all and are responsible for training everyone, junior officer and privates. It looks complicated but it is really rather simple. Without that NCO way back in the day who took that young officer and taught him or her what their job was you wouldn't have that General Officer sitting at the Pentagon developing strategic plans and operations and instilled in that officer is a regard for and care for those NCOs and privates they served with many years ago. The russian army has none of that.
The number ONE key element in this conflict: Sooner or later EVERY front line soldier in every war asks themselves "For what reason am I exposing myself to death? Why?" And for the Ukrainians it is clear and obvious. Survival. For the Russian soldier there is NO answer, only the realization that Putin's ego drives are the actual contest. That is a very difficult conclusion to face.
That is nothing new. For centuries, defenders of their homeland will always have the higher morale than the invaders. One of the reasons why the mighty USA lost to a bunch of Vietnamese farmers.
@@poruatokin Americans morale was way, way higher than that of Russians currently though. It was more the morale at home that was low, civilians didn't want to finance an injust war. It's reversed in Ukraine, Russian civilians are in favor of the war, while the soldiers that actually have to die are, at least in large parts, not.
@@zagreus5773 By 1969 the morale of the Americans in Vietnam was in the basement. The war would go on 3 years. Check with the Russian home status in a year: It will be a cesspool.
For Russian Soldier its the History like Poltawa or the Security of the Russian Minorities or a Stand against the Nato expansion and more
An aware russian would realise that they have no choice either fight Ukraine and NATO now or be completely penned in and dominated later.
this video has not aged well
When you fight for your life, you will be as strong as a lion, when you want to punish someone who is smaller than you, even one punch will hurt your first. That is my own experience . The Russian army cannot fight wholeheartedly where as Ukrainian fight for their survival.
Please tell me that anything you saying can be proven
Russians are fighting for their own kind ie Russians in Ukraine. 1.2 million of whom have russian passports. in Donbass are and other Southern oblasts 70% of the people have close relatives living in Russia ( not immigrants but just the way russians are spread out . They have grandmothers, uncles, Aunts , Nieces sometimes even parents living in both countries. Donbass retires have been receiving pensions from Russia for years after Ukraine stopped sending pensions pist 2014 . even recently retired municipal workers were being paid pensions from Russia.
China has huge investments in southern ukraine Russia and China will together rebuild the civilian and business infrastructure of the place.
simple fact , Ukraine per capita GDP $3200( Pre military intervention, now expected to be halved) Russia $12000 and strengthening.
Also in key Luhansk, Donestk, Kherson, Marupol DPR and LDR troops 40-70 thousand are front and center. So your claim of those fighting are not fighting for their homes is wrong.
@@70newlife Crimea should be given back to Ukraine, and btw Ukraine is different from Russia, they are not the same ethic group. Stop spreading lies.
We all thought that Russia had the second best Army in the world it turns out they’ve got the second best army in Ukraine 👍🏻🇬🇧🇺🇦
I'm tickling myself, but I'm still not laughing. As the rest of western liberals and leftists are, you are brainwashed by news from MSBNC and CNN. You think that Russia will carpet bomb countries like the USA did in Vietnam? Russia is using a small fraction of its military force. It is purposefully advancing slowly to preserve the existing infrastructure in Ukraine, and most importantly, to save innocent Ukrainian lives.
And that is why the Ukrainian neo-Nazis are getting denazified. 500 to 1000 per day. The Russians have to take care of the Ukrainian war dead because the neo-Nazis can't.
Third best, u aren't giving farmers any credit.
@@BebbaDubbs I think that all of the Ukrainian babushkas (grandmothers) have also surpassed the Russians in terms of military prowess by now. It looks like we should call the Russians the fourth best army in Ukraine now. But give them some credit - they're still in the top five. 🇺🇦
@@kaiserwilhelmi7532 Yea right !
"Who needs logistics?"
~Putin, probably.
I like how well-spoken this man is -- sophisticated, clear, and uses understandable vocabulary.
Would love to see more of him!
And no proof of anything. USA want to hold the world responsible but have never been held Accountable. So these puppets just repeat what they hear
He is unincisive. Sophisticated? The academical backdrop of shelves of books is cheesy. I wonder if he got in to Cambridge on a diversity scholarship. Is that a copy of "Fifty Shades of Grey" I spot?
@@litote9 yeah at lying and fooling dumb people, no facts, no proof
@@litote9 Whatever else, he did miss - or at least understate - one aspect of the warcrimes violence.
Yes he talked about intimidation of the locals.
It goes beyond that. Putin is ordering *attrocities* as policy in very much the same way the Roman Empire did 2,000 years ago.
Its to intimidate not just the locals but the whole watching world.
It has been utterly counter-productive, in part it is why the West is so unified and Finland & Sweden are joing NATO (whatever the almost equally brutal Erdogan says).
I've heard the normal stay in the Russian army rarely exceeds 3 years due to poor morale, pay, bullying etc. It means there is little in the way of accumulated memory in the larger force outside the very top ranked officers, they have no way to teach or pass on any combat experience because it just doesn't exist, there are almost no 25 year veteran soldiers that carry on the memory of how to fight.
@@tiborzkarate1 The failure in Afghanistan was of a political, not military nature. The US military was not beaten on the field. Also like Viet Nam the local population for the most part failed to support their own independence.
Vietnam's general Giap was told that the US forces had never been defeated in the field. His reply was : that might be accurate, but it is also irrelevant.
@@BigTrain175afghanistan is more likely a draw battle for US and the same thing goes for vietnam
@@philipb2134 Not really since USA's goal was never to annex vietnam. In fact it ended up in peace treaty similar to South and north Korea. The northern vietnamese didn't respect the terms and invaded south later and then mass murdered everyone there. USA wasn't the bad guy there, they were trying to prevent genocide.
@@MTC008Not true, The terrorist in afghanistan had already lost all of their territory to USA's troops. So they just spend last 20-years hiding in caves and funding their terrorist operations via illicit substance selling. They didn't beat up USA with military force. In fact they only attacked the local government after USA left the region, the local government simply failed to defend itself even though it was given plenty time to prepare.
Sir,
You hit the proverbial nail on the head when you spoke of the Russian military lacking the layer of NCO's and that being an issue.
I am a US Marine and served 2004-2012. One thing our superiors drilled into us from day one was the importance of small unit leadership and that comes from NCO's, E-4, E-5. We were able and trusted to make our own decisions to achieve the mission. The battle is fluid and rapid so decisions have to be made fluidly and rapidly. You have adapt to the changing battlefield more decisively and rapidly than your enemy. That cannot be achieved through layers of command. But for this to even be effective you have to trust your NCOs. I personally wouldn't trust any of the Russians to make decisions.
What battle !!!!!! Against poor an hungry Afghans armed with spears?
The reason you succeeded was Russia did not supply your enemy with thousands of hand launch guided missiles. Next time things could be very different for US troops.
@Jim Jam how about you do a little research? NATO invasion of Iraq 1991 was made with then yet USSR blessing, while NATO invasion of Afghanistan was conducted in alliance with the exact Afghani forces the Russians were arming. Moreover, up until 2010 Russia was providing logistical and intelligence support for the NATO. Google all this trains with German and French tanks heading to Afghanistan via Russia.
@@zrinkanarancic2405 USA feed afghanistan with billions dollars, who fight againts them? Take a look at afghan now, watch who make them like that
Semper Fi bro...Adapt and improvise
The current Russian military inherited the worst flaws and weaknesses from the Soviet Union era military, which in turn inherited the worst flaws and weaknesses from the old Tsarist military.
In Tsarist Russia 120 years ago, enlisted men were forced to serve, with low pay, little respect or privilege, poor living conditions, bad food, inadequate supplies and commanded by officers chosen not on ability or competency, but by political and family connections. The same general conditions existed in the Soviet military, and it's probably still much the same today.
pfffft Russia is devastating the Ukraine and they havent even declared war yet. Russia could literally destroy half of europe in the blink of an eye WITHOUT their nukes. They have the most advanced weapon systems in the world which they havent even used yet... not to mention over 1 million troops.
The west will support Ukraine until EVERY last ukrainian man is dead... just think about that for a minute SMH
Yet the Russians control 120 000 km square in Ukraine. meanwhile The Ukrainian army is falling apart big time after the beating they took in Rubizhne and Popasna. It is so badly battered that thay have started using their territorial defense men for conscription. As a result protests are breaking out. First one, a week ago, was in Khust (Transcarpatia) where lives the Hungarian minority. Another one today in Lviv, mainly soldiers' wives protesting. Zelesnki is looking increasingly like the pied piper of Hamelin coaxing his people into carnage and destruction.
@@cluelessjoe5745 carnage and destruction the Russians have created and yet you seem to be rooting for them.
@@cluelessjoe5745 Russia lost in 3 months mkre than what US lost in 20 years in Afganistan and Iraq combined.
Russia is finished as a nation.
@@finding_aether But half as many young men as we lost to opioid (just this year) because instead of protecting our border, our military are sent to their deaths in pointless wars in the Middle east .
0:08 the text on the cross means three family members buried there, including women. Rest in Peace Chikmarev family, Margarita, Matvii, and Kaim.
The new (since 2014) Ukrainian military, is a Western styled military, having beentrained by Americans and others. One of the main reasons why they've been so successful against the top-down russian military.
That’s true
Ukraine are getting destroyed by a Russian army in 3-4th gear. Ukraine are used t just bombing women and children ,but now an army shows up,they hide or run like cowards
Well they are very succesful. lol Armed for 8 years by US and NATO and now they are losing war against only 200.000 strong Russian army + 50.000 DPR and LPR. Lol
Everybody wants to think Russians are weak,but that is not the case.
@@ralphkonstantine8858 The orcs are weak and pathetic, and thus will be the end of their military. All there is, are nukes.
Any country could Walz into russia and take the oilfields...
@@ralphkonstantine8858 Russia has very serious military deficiencies from top to bottom, and It shows. The only way they can really gain any territory Is to destroy an area down to rubble. From one Ralph to another, what Is the purpose of this War?
At least a handful of the very astute commenters to this video have observed how critical it is for a modern army to have NCOs, i.e., noncommissioned officers. When I went through the US Army's OCS over 50 years ago I learned the quote from Ike, i.e., GEN Dwight Eisenhower about just how critical NCOs were to the day-to-day functioning of the US Army. Ike said that sergeants run the Army -- an observation which may not be true in principle, but which is completely true in practice.
Correct. A flat hierarchy does not work on a battlefield.
Dictatorships are corrupt and nothing is based on a meritocracy, but nepotism. Russia=Saudi Arabia 🤡
It just stuns me to see the Russians fail at the most basic sort of joint operations--like, the French and British had basically perfected the creeping barrage by the end of WWI--the Russians are barely up to that level, it seems. It's like watching them learn all the lessons of the Second World War again.
@@HANKTHEDANKEST I think when a nation embraces corruption as a virtue, it produces a large quantity of Potemkin Village.
NCOs are keepers of the tribal wisdom. Not only do they train young privates how to be soldiers, they also teach young lieutenants the same thing.
Endemic corruption has long been Russia’s problem. For all that Putin may find this frustrating and/or be angered by it he should remember that a fish rots from the head.
and yet Ukraine is number one most corrupt nation in Europe LOL
@@geeetube1 Well TI begs to differ, but IF that were true then it would make Russia’s military performance even more pathetic. Thanks for pointing that out, vatnik.
Propaganda is big problem in USA it afect your understanding of world you living in
@@radnikradnikovic885 I’m not American and you sound clueless and desperate. None of these things make Russia any less corrupt or oppressive.
are u sure u know a thing bout russia?
The Russian army embraces the medieval belief that the more a soldier suffers WITHIN HIS OWN RANKS, the more fiercely he'll fight in the field. The resentment, low morale, and corruption are bound to result in dysfunction.
A weak Russian army has destroyed a army feed and trained by NATO ...
these Naive fools haven´t got a clue, how strong the Russian army actually is.
@@ICMFX Hahaha have. Russia is using tanks over 70 years old! Russia’s army can’t even defeat Ukraine, a country that didn’t even have a legitimate army four years ago. Russia’s tanks, armored vehicles, artillery, air defenses, etc., have all failed to perform to all the hype that Russian trolls have boasted about for so many years.
LOL, NATO has provided just a very small portion of its arsenal, and still Ukraine has held off Russian forces for almost two years. Russia’s shown the world that its military is a joke.
@@Thetequilashooter1 Это военная операция, россия использовала только 300 тысяч военнослужащих, в то время как Украина имеет более миллиона военнослужащих, которые обучены людьми НАТО и получили 760 миллиардов от американцев и людей НАТО
@@Thetequilashooter1 Rofl. Cant even defeat Ukraine?:D backed up by NATO not an easy task yet still managing with " tanks over 70 years old!"
Sending missiles into schools and hospitals and theatres where civilians are sheltered is not a random act by conscripts.
No, it is the Russians demonstrating their traditional barbarism.
Correct, as we also saw in Syria, the Russians have a strategy of depopulating regions and rendering them uninhabitable.
NO. It is NOT done by Russia, which lives next door and wants a neutral neighbor, not an enemy, but Ukraine is not willing to negotiate. The Ukies stage the atrocities then blame Russia, the West makes propaganda of the lies.
Proofs?
@@everlasting_shitpost 🤓
As an officer, the idea of not having NCOs' to assist in delivering a plan and providing Subject Matter Expertise.....horrifies me
As an NCO what terrified me was....... an officer with a map 😄
@@markreardon6663 as a reserve officer, the most catrastrophical scenario is an NCO who thinks he knows everything!
@@Jorn41 nobody pays any attention to a reserve officer.
@@markreardon6663 The reason navigation systems have been introduced :-) (Greetings from a retired captain)
The never ending battling between Non Com and Commissioned Officers. The USAF disbanded Warrant Officers to rid itself of that additional layer of management. They put a lot of emphasis on their professional line of NCOs
I'm no soldier but the series band of brothers had some really great scenes showing the importance of having multiple layers of leadership and men who make calls and change battle plans as long as the overall plan is achieved. Since it is based on true people I mention it because it provides interviews with the real men and the scene were the incompetent officer froze up and another nco took command and won the battle was a real event. I couldn't imagine being in a military that doesn't allow multiple of layers of leadership.
Stop living in movies.
@@missininaction3680 well said. At least someone is capable of thinking
@@missininaction3680 you do realize I stated they interviewed the actual men that fought in those battles? There's a big difference between a movie and being able to hear the real life version of events from the still living soldiers. You two are complete morons. I suggest you actually watch the interviews with the soldiers that fought in those battles before making yourselves look more foolish than you already do.
I think you were referring to the attack on foy. That “Nco” wasn’t one and was a Captain tasked with leading easy company. He was Relieved of command by major winters and replace with spiers.
Loved Band Of Brothers.
Im following alot of channels about the war, but this explaination , and the first commment i write, is probably the best One described. Well done.
Every country has its mafia but there is mafia that has its own country - Russia.
Largest Organized Crime Syndicate on the planet. And Merkel and Sarkozy knew it, and they still set Europe and Ukraine up for this.
What about America? Believe me is the Same
Fact
I dont realy know why people hate russian PEOPLE. I know the war is very bad but its only politicans not people.
@daniiel mlinarics Oh come on !!! Our congress is completely owned !!!! They send our marines to die in pointless wars in the Middle East while our southern border is overrun. What's the logic of that ??? Russian politicians have flaws, but at least they are patriotic.
Russian bots incoming to say that Russia is ‘the best trained army in the world’
Oh come on now the Victory Day Parade showed how well trained they are. They all kept their hand up saluting at the same time insync with one another....:P
They are not
The far right wingers are loyal to their daddy figures.
@@abovethelaw4417 😂 That’s all I’ve heard from Russian trolls for years. Russian trolls have boasted for years that its army is the best in the world. This war in Ukraine is serving Russia a big piece of humble pie.
@@abovethelaw4417 You know one man, you could easily get a command position in the Russian military. Your posting clearly demonstrates your above normal intellect and higher education. I bet you could easily get a Major General's post. Have you considered this? I know Putin has positions open, and he is looking for quality... You would be better than his existing generals by far and you would make them jealous because your command would be better than theirs. Am I not correct?
If Russia really is that ´weak´, then why are the Ukrainians unable to take back territory with NATO support? According to your analyses, The Ukrainian army should have been in Moscow by now (or at least the Crimean peninsula). But what we are witnessing, is a depleted Ukrainian army, not being able to brake through the Russian defensive belt in the Zaporizja region. Your hyped up Ukrainian counteroffensive failed, even though they were trained and equiped by NATO. And what about the Avdiivka situation? Seems like the Russians are still capable of conducting large scale Offensive operations.
Yea this video age well
0:30 First off Russia hasn't fought a true war in years, fighting rebels in so many countries is not the same. The west is in a similar position. Meanwhile Ukraine has been fighting this same war for 8 years, they know exactly how to fight this conflict, they know the terrain, their enemy, and themselves. Seriously training is a very inferior substitute for real experience.
Who where they fighting for 8 years? If small and poor ukraine can nock off russian jets and tanks why cant russia do so? Russian troops and government are so crapped from inside and out they lose the war so they think shelling civilians would work. Why? Because.
Riddle: What do you get when you combine a corrupt, brutal 18th century society with 20th century technology and pre-Napoleonic logistics?
Answer: A tragic daily reminder of criminal ineptitude.
"Who needs logistics?"
-Putin, probably
@@Mygg_Jeager He gambled with a lousy hand and infuriated soft-speakers with big sticks, so he needs a miracle, not merely logistics.
@@compassroses
That P.O.S. PUTIN uses NUKES
MOSCOW will be HISTORY
So much bravado. Come back when they grind out the war and wait out the West like the Taliban.
@@charleswu1541 I'll come back to celebrate when Rascia's inevitable collapse occurs and Xina's economic bubble bursts. Meantime, I'll continue to despise ignorant trolls.
I've watched documentaries about how poorly Russia has ignored there equipment's basic upkeep on there subs, battle ships, tanks and so on so it really doesn't surprise me with how well Ukraine is doing
"warships", not "battle ships". A battleship is a specific type of warship. There have been no active battleships in the world since 1992.
They have a lot of numbers, and Ukraine has had a tough fight on their hands. Their performance has been outstanding.
@@allanfifield8256 What’s your point other than your petty corrections?
@@intotheblue1145 Words have meanings.
Documentaries from Western media? Ukraine has no army. Those who fight the Russians are Generals from the West (USA, Europe) and paid mercenaries.
Brilliant analysis. Thanks.
When troops are indisciplined and without effective supervision they will always behave badly. It doesn’t matter if they are Russian French German or British and the fact yard not in their own country means that they feel they do not think that they will be made to be accountable for the actions they have taken. It’s a given in every war when bad leadership is absent.
Russians have been brutal for centuries. I did a report on Vladimir the Great in my Russian language class. His entire family butchered each other. This is the man who brought Christianity to Kievan Rus' (precursor to Ukraine and Russia based in Kyiv/Kiev).
By many accounts, being occupied by Germany was better than being "liberated" by the Soviet Union.
Yet they don’t compare with the inability of the people who fund their countries wars in the name of freedom using lies and propaganda to spend trillions of dollars and yet these same people are mistreated by the same government. And the beauty is the beauty is those rules and values are still not applicable to themselves
The Ukrainians are brilliant, they coordinated well together against Putin's barbaric army and exploited his troops' miscommunication. As a ROC/Taiwanese, deepest respect to the warriors of Ukraine.
Taiwan is part of China. Part of PRC in the future. It's written in your destiny.
Isn't it time to say, Republic of Taiwan?
@@fckamericanidiota PRC will fall. Sooner or later, communists.
Long live RoC and Ukraina
The Republic of China is the only valid Government of China.
In WWII, the Russian lost a lot of soldiers not only as a result of the German invasion, but the lack of a well organized and caring army. Soldiers are expendable in the Russian army. They fight as ordered, even if it means a certain death. Self initiative is not encouraged in Russian society. The mentality hasn't changed since the USSR colapsed. Russian society was and still is the elite ruling over the common peasant.
@Ri Do
Things are changing to a degree. Russian soldiers are increasingly refusing orders. There was even a Russian communication picked up of Russian units turning on 1 another with most of them killed.
And 1 solder running over there generals legs in a tank who latter died in a Moscow hospital.
In WW2 Russians won and took Berlin.
Meanwhile “initiative, organised and caring societies” of France, Poland, Netherlands etc fell to Germans within weeks!
Ri Do you are illinformed.
And in WW2 they had the NKVD to quell any dissent in the ranks.
@@omegaz3393 that general was pretty lame anyway
Thank You for your clear assessment.🙏🏽
They are so weak they retreated to the west of ukraine
I suppose brutality requires less training, which leaves more money to embezzel.
Quit talking about USA like that.
@@bryandimery6509 Cringe.
That’s pretty much it. Putin found out the hard way that half of the weapons he thought his people had bought were not even there, but many of his officers had really nice dachas and sports cars.
@@bryandimery6509 : You write like a dim witted 10 year old. You‘ve got the, “dimery,” nailed though 🤤
@@ashroskell My sentence, grammatically correct, your sentence-an ad hominem attack on a name. If I said that, as a person of norse heritage, youre used to attacking the defenseless, youd probably be offended.
Shhhhh, don't tell them! Let's just hope that the Russian people can end this by doing the deed that is needing to be done.
Like the North Koreans can do their deed? There are differences, it requires understanding of each situation.
The Russian people to a degree seem to desire subjugation, it’s as if they crave a strong leader to tell them what to do rather than thinking freely. You only have to look at their history, they overthrew the Tsar due to poverty and starvation and simply swapped him for Lenin/Stalin and again experienced then same with the added bonus of roaming death squads and they were contented with this because at least it was one of the people doing it.
The more you look at the country’s recent history, let’s say the last hundred years, the more you realise that they’ll take more or less anything so long as the leader is big and strong. The minute they show weakness, that’s when they decide to turn.
@@deanoliver1965 This is literally something from Mein Kampf.
@@Salabar_ it's historical Russians prefer nationalism and strong leadership
@@averyluther6636 The Tsarist Russia was the exact opposite of strong leadership. The government was barely there and often failed to collect taxes, let alone force the citizens into whatever. The nationalism part is even more laughable. Officers had to explain to a recruit that a neighbouring governance is a part of Russia and is therefore his ally during the WWI.
It's because the state WASN'T forcing its citizens to stand up against the abuse people failed to predict the evils the Reds will bring to them.
Much more important than discipline, the NCOs are the "layer" that actually instills *_competence_* into an army because they are the ones actually getting the _jobs_ done (if often by making the privates get the jobs done.)
Exactly; Russia's army is like trying to run a big company with just the CEO, upper management and frontline workers with nothing in between. Anyone knows that upper management relies heavily on middle/lower management (ie: shift supervisors/office managers/site managers/team leaders etc) in order to not only instil discipline in the workforce but also to successfully decipher and implement the objectives and plans of Upper management because they are hands-on and right there at the coalface. NCO's in the militaries of the west are those shift supervisors & office managers.
It’s hard to believe they don’t have NCOs; maybe something has been lost in translation?
@@Hakucho64 As far as I remember it, they do have NCOs - _in name._ But those are just raised from the ranks of the conscripts. For whatever reason, as the individual case may be. (So possibly not even the most competent privates get promoted but the most ideologically pure conformists.)
So this kind of "NCOs" are by and large not actual professionals who signed up for the long haul, received lots and lots of training etc. but just glorified grunts trying to get by. With varying degrees of success.
Thank you for a very concise assessment of the situation
Rest in peace, AN225, biggest plane in the world. I've never seen it but that death of the 225 is hearttouching for aviation fans🙏
WOW, People, innocent human beings are being killed by criminals in this war, and you are worried and concerned about the destruction of the Mriya, an INANIMATE OBJECT? That is so human and caring from you. I wonder where are your ethical and morale principles as a "Human Being", and if other aviation fans are or think like you........
I'm also worried about the humans. My school got people from Ukraine and I'm happy that they survived. I hope that every Ukrainian is safe.
@@jorgerobles628 na scree humans. planes are innocent unlike humans
@@jorgerobles628 that plane represents a lot more than an inanimate object. It's own name in English means Dream, tells you a clue. It was about the best Ukraine could offer in terms of talent to the world.
@@jorgerobles628 and when did you realize that people are getting ruthlessly killed on this planet? and what did you do until then?
I think you are missing a key point when you say Russia may call up civilians if the next few weeks go badly. The could, but it would take months to equip and train them for battle. At the current attrition rate, Russia does not have months. They will run out of men and machines before they can put these forces into the battle. Also, outfitting these troupes, especially with tanks, armored personal carriers, etc. will not be easy if it is possible at all. They are running out of these items and making more is almost impossible given the current sanctions. Russia's main tank production facility has already shut down. In short, they are bleeding men and machines far faster than they can replenish them.
Precisely. Even if the most modest estimate of Russian tank loss is correct, by the end of the year, there will be no more Russian tanks. Despite the propaganda of 12K tanks, satellite photos show that the vast majority of them are rusted hulks. The true number of effective tanks (most of them from the '70's) was somewhere between 2300-2400. Now at least 600 of them are destroyed, captured or abandoned. And that's in 2 1/2 months. Russia is doomed.
Given that Russia is not really in danger of invasion from the West, they could use the new conscripts for the border regions and use their more experienced military for the invasion.
That is, use the whole of their current military for Ukraine and have the conscripts hold their old posts.
Unless they drink their own Kool-Aid and actually believe that the West has been waiting to invade.
Well they DO have a lot of WWII T-34 tanks in storage! Wonder how FAR their turrets will FLY?
All this to pollute the world, less land rendering growing food impossible, ports closed to transport food. One maniac causes so much trouble, strikes fear into his closest advisors! So war and lies have achieved what??
@@khiem1939 actually that should be better in this regard... cause it doesnt have the explodium autoloader system in the turret.
but - it would require extra loader person in the tank... and Russians dont have those spare either.
How can an army function without NCO's?. It is incredible..!!
Your commentaries and opinions stem from excellent knowledge and tactfull analysis. Please keep putting your insights out there. Bravo! Jacques
Most analysts are saying how risky a national mobilization in Russia is for Putin. This may result in a major rebellion internally. Also if there is National Mobilization, it would take at least 6 months (if they do it right) to train all the new soldiers. Would they have enough equipment to properly equip a larger force. Also this mobilization period would give the West more time to better equip and train Ukraine in my opinion.
If they mobilized Nationally, they would switch some of the standing army from other places in Russia and replace them with newly mobilized troops. If you're just standing guard in East Asia or on the border with some of the other southern states countries, you aren't in combat. They could pull many units from the far east or other places and replace with conscripts to stand guard.
all the better, if reluctant conscripts have undergo at least 12 months of proper military training. Amercia love inside jobs ....
@@davidc2838 , dude, they just don’t have the manpower- that was part of a Putin’s motive in invading Ukraine the first place. Life expectancy in the Russia Federation is no better now than it was in the 1970s USSR, and suffers a falling fertility rate. There simply aren’t enough Russ to fulfill Putin’s chauvinistic fantasy of an expanded Russian Empire. Internally and externally, the growth rate of culturally Muslim ethnicities is surpassing that of the Russ. Mindful of Putin’s aims, the conquest of Ukraine is necessary just to maintain the demographics he favors. And we’ve seen how that is working out for him. This invasion was pivotal for Putin’s dream of building a resurgent Russian Empire. He has failed, and no amount of troop rotation can save his disaster of a plan. It’s just shuffling deck chairs on the Titanic now.
@@davidc2838 Then Japan would have an opportunity to regain the Karil Islands illegally annexed by Russia at the end of WW2. And perhaps to put Kaliningrad under siege.
@@bluecardholder 1. They legally got them and US actually even facilitated it as a reward to bring Japan to its knees and capitulate without conditions.
2. Any move of Japan will be their last. Russias army is very heavy on artillery and rockets - which are both Japan‘s greatest weaknesses from that corner.
So don’t be ridiculous. They won’t move a muscle, especially since Russia isn’t in the mood for joking around.
I think some of the failure comes from Russia’s continuing focus on its victory over Germany in World War II (Afghanistan was a disaster but no one has ever done well trying to control that land). Russians have been taught that the Germans were repelled by bravery, sacrifice and skill. But they ignore two things 1) the Germans faced the same problems as Napoleon, natural obstacles anyone would face, and 2) there is a huge difference in morale, supply lines and other things when you are defending your own territory, as opposed to invading someone else’s. Now, Russia was able to dominate Eastern Europe, but after the war those countries were devastated and in no position to resist. Things have changed.
All true. In addition, Germany had a few other things to worry about. You could say this without disparaging the Soviet victories at all. Imagine if the Nazis didn't need to spend time and resources building the Atlantic wall, if they didn't need men and armor occupying France, Belgium, Norway etc., if they didn't need to hold back an invasion force on their western side. The Russians would have been facing millions more men, thousands more tanks, and total German control of the air.
Also USSR was supported by Allies with weapons and materials ....
@@martinmarusinec6204 It's true. About 10% of their materiel went up the Murmansk route.
especially when your army isn't even told it's an invasion until you're marching in to attack. there was critical deception and corner cutting at every level
@@rob-fb5xs This is a myth.
I'd say it's a classic situation of underestimating your opponent and overestimating yourself I think the whole world underestimated Ukraine to be honest with you
Wow, the most objective analysis of the events to date. Keep them flowing!!
That's a joke, right?
Unlike the diminishing and older resources available to Russia those available to Ukraine are massively increasing. And not only increasing but those resources are far more capable as the weeks go by.
For example: Where Russia could lob artillery from 2 Kms away and take a few random hits in return from the Ukrainians with drones etc it now has state of the art British artillery radar that can trace incoming and lay counter fire resolutions from further away with larger howitzers. The war is changing and I can see gradual Russian losses in the East as Ukraine gains capability and training in that capability.
What we will then see is even more evidence of the brutality and war crimes of these allegedly 'innocent' conscripts.
True. Russia also have no NCO's. Only academy graduated officers leading battalions of rookies. No officers trained in the field of battle.
@@irieite9666 Plus too much Wodka
Oh yeah, because of cause the British artillery! I had no idea the British were also donating 155mm to Ukraine, but with their usual modest attitude, I'm not surprised the Brits feel they have to mention it.
@@fredmidtgaard5487 The guy was saying that amongst all their acquisitions, they've had counter artillery radar donated. Nobody is saying the British are bragging.
Your comment is very jarring; what's the issue? You seem to hate the British.
The Russians have artillery with a 40km range ?
Greetings from Ukraine 🇺🇦 Thanks for support 🤗
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Weak😂😂western media lies😅crimea gone donbas gone lughansk gone and more southern territory also taken denying ukraine any sea access😂all in a matter if months and crimea well not a shot fired.while america had to leave afghanistan with its translators hanging on the plane 😂😂😂super power my @$$
When Russia looses the war, they will say it was part of the plan of the special military exercise. When they failed to capture Kiev, they said that was the plan. Vladimir Chizhov, the Russian Ambassador to the EU said it wasn't Russian soldiers who killed innocent civilians.Words don't mean anything. He called it a conflict. There was no conflict until Russia invaded Ukraine.
No conflict like really?
When you go deep down in subject of this
It goes back to atleast 2014 and what actually happened
Russia entered ukraine because they were threatening ethnic russians
Actually wrong, the Donbas region has been in a civil war since 2014, also the Russians said that they weren't trying to capture Kiev, and they weren't trying to do a regime change they said their primary goal is, demilitarization, denazification, and to secure the donbas region but I would expect you not to know these things being that my guess is that you only consume western media
Also Russia is winning the war and winning severely have you not looked at a map of the regions Russia has already conquered? Pretty much the entire eastern flank is under Russian control or surrendering very soon, Ukraine is doing so well why do they need 40 billion dollars from America? Why do they need our generals training them to defeat Russia? Why do they need us to send weapons? Ask yourself these serious questions rather than just buying everything western propaganda sells you
No. They'll play the victim and blame everything on NATO and the United States. Anything that comes out of their mouths is a lie. Everything.
They also have never faced a well trained modern army since WW2. Their conflicts have been against rebel forces.
Chinese 1950 or 1960s
@@micumatrix skirmish not battle
do you mean americans?
@@micumatrix Never directly fought the Chinese
That’s sound more like zuSA and nato
Thanks for the very succinct explanation.
How has this aged?
NCO's are not commissioned, but are well trained in leadership, small unit tactics as well as to how utilize the assets associated with combined arms strategies.
Never ever give up go Ukrainian go I am with you
how you r contributing nothing..
@@vivien2088 Even posting and supporting them online is something... Something more than just a prayer. Especially when dealing with Putin's Internet propaganda machine.
@@vivien2088 nonsense
Long live Russia 🇷🇺
@@adibasu6446 Russia is evil.
*Thank you for talking about Russia's lack of a strong N.C.O. Corps!* *I've been talking about this with people and they just brush me off like I don't know what I'm talking about.* *As an E-7 in the United States Army for 8 years, I know the value and importance of having strong and capable N.C.O.'s.* *In my opinion, this is one of the reasons for the high rate of Russian generals and high ranking officers being k.i.a.*
Hey sean, dont care about dismissals ,your right about NCOs they are vital, the man must be able to keep men fighting with moral, and seize opportunities when they present themselves and have the authority to make the call right there without consulting higher-ups. So tell them to shut up cuz your right!
This is western propaganda. The actual figure from the Russians is that they suffered less than 3,000 soldiers who were killed in this conflict so far compared to Ukraine's 18,000 or more. We also have access to reliable information from other services. We do not need this propaganda, thank you.
I like to use this metaphor: If you had an architect build any building, it would crash down in no time. The architect knows how a building should be, he can calculate, and make important calls. But you need an experienced supervisor, who has seen common mistakes, who can lead on eye level with the workers. And nobody would even attempt doing it without a supervisor.
The Strength of the Russian Army is non existent. Their Commander in Chief his a LIAR!
haha US
well this didn’t age well.
If it's so weak, with all the help from the whole of Eu.
They would have been defeated by now....
Mandatory military service, institutional hazing of new soldiers, no professional NCO corps, no ethos of avoiding civilian casualties (just the opposite, it seems), lack of training and low professional standards, etc etc. They only seem capable of fighting against opponents that can't fight back at the same level (Chechnya, Georgia, Syria). First time they go up against a determined army equipped with modern weapons it turns into a complete fiasco.
Isn’t that how the US army works as well? What was the last engage of US Army against more or less adequate army ? Which army you compare the Russian army to - Germany? France? UK? Israel? How these armies are compared to an „equal enemy“? I think it’s way to early to justice the Russian army - nobody can tell at the moment how the war in Ukraine will end. Even the way less powerful villains in the world are causing a lot of damage right now for decades and either US or NATO can do anything about it. So may the Russian army be even weaker as seen (or rather reported) the faith of Ukraine won’t be any better, doesn’t matter how much stuff will be delivered to Ukraine from the West. The weakness of Russian army is mostly an argument for a tax payer to accept these immense costs for weaponry, delivered to a country, which nobody couldn’t distinguish from Russia even couple of months ago.
@@psworks6603 Not really relevant to the point: the Russian army has shown itself to be hugely incompetent.
As a Russian, I must say this this analysis is excellent. A few things were not mentioned though:
- Russian army is corrupted as everything is Russia. In my view, the army in Russia is even more corrupted then other institutions
- The tactical and strategic mistakes are not mistakes. It's the style. Yes, in 2022 Russian army uses more or less same methods as Stalin's army. They basically don't know how to do it differently.
Overall, this guy understands the topic very well. I would certainly recommend to listen to him.
Glad to see you have a brain & eyes wide open ,I'm in the UK have read a lot of history including Stalingrade, WW1,WW2 etc & is free to watch & see what ever I choose .
My view this entirely at Putins door & the Russian folk need to open their eyes & listen with their ears
"Alana Baskaev" is a totally russian name. Yep.
@@Laenthal Google the most popular name in Ossetia, idiot
@@Laenthal It is.
@@Laenthal
So... your counterargument is that his made-up internet name... looks made-up? He doesn't have to tell you his actual name, you goon. Go back to dying in Kharkiv.
Excellent report! Thank you
Imagine becoming one of the strongest armies to a weakened one
The true definition of madness,” Einstein reportedly said, “is repeating the same action, over and over, hoping for a different result.” Unfortunately, many proposals for ending the war on Ukraine ask the Ukrainians to repeat the same actions they have tried over and over with disastrous results. Those advocating for trying these approaches yet again bear a heavy burden of explaining why this time would be different.
Many outcomes that may sound plausible to those uninformed about Putin’s history quite rightly look disastrous to Ukrainians. For example, Putin has said he wants a neutral, “demilitarized” Ukraine. Russia had that beginning in 1994, when Ukraine surrendered the nuclear weapons it inherited from the Soviet Union in exchange for guarantees of its existing boundaries from Russia, the United States, and the United Kingdom.
Rather than allow this neutral, demilitarized Ukraine to live in peace within the longstanding boundaries Russia pledged to guarantee, Putin exploited Ukraine’s weakness to intervene in its politics and fix a presidential election for his deeply corrupt crony. When the Ukrainian people overthrew Putin’s puppet, Putin again took advantage of Ukraine’s weakness by seizing Crimea and a large part of Ukraine’s industrial heartland in the East.
At some point, outsiders may tell the Ukrainians that they should accept a ceasefire at any price, even if it leaves Russian forces in their country. Ukraine did this after Russian’s 2008 invasion, with the promise of peace talks.
Russia responded by stalling, shelling unoccupied parts of Ukraine, setting up two corrupt puppet regimes in its occupied territories - one of which shot down a Malaysian civilian airplane - and ultimately disavowing its agreement, to invade yet again.
Nor are these isolated intrusions. Throughout the region, Russia has repeatedly seized parts of its neighbors’ territory, agreed to a ceasefire, and then continued its occupation without serious negotiations. It has occupied two regions of Georgia and one in Moldova for decades. Ukrainians know these “frozen conflicts” mean an indefinite loss of sovereignty, the indefinite subjugation of Ukrainians to Russian misrule, and a constant source of instability draining the country’s human and financial resources.
Do not worry. DR Zelenski will get again nuclear weapons. He is a man of courage. He is not like Kim Ill Sung of N. Korea
And you wrong in all paragraphs.
@@NeoBeelzemon Go ahead... explain how...
The quote you mention was first said by Vaas Montenegro, later mirrored by Einstein
@@NeoBeelzemon you mean you are wrong? Sure
One point that has not been much considered.
How many men of fighting age has Putin left?
Between 1990 & 2001, Russia's death rate exceeded its birth rate, a demographic crisis. Now some of the few men that were born at that time are either fighting in Ukraine or have been killed or injured or captured and some, well quite a lot, at the outbreak of the invasion, not wishing to be called up have emigrated. There was a great rush at the outbreak of war amongst people of fighting age to leave Russia. There are still some left, all untrained and possibly under educated. But how many?
estimated 300k-400k highly educated russians have fled russia since feb 24
After 19 years since the beginning of the invasion of Iraq, has the West forgotten this war?
The Iraq war is said to have resulted in 1 million deaths the difference is russia have weapons of mass destruction
A message to the future generations never make russia feel threatened
the difference between "looking dangerous" and "being dangerous".Russia
describes military doctrine as defensive military doctrine. With regard
to nuclear weapons specifically, Russia reserves the right to use
nuclear weapons: in response to the use of nuclear and other types of
weapons of mass destruction against it or its allies,in case of
aggression against Russia with the use of conventional weapons when the
very existence of the state is threatened
Russia has the World's Largest Bomber
As of 2022, the Federation of American Scientists estimates that Russia possesses 5,977 nuclear weapons, while the United States has 5,428; Russia and the U.S. each have about 1,600 active deployed strategic nuclear warheads.
Russia has the most nuclear weapons of any country, at 6,257. Of these, 1,458 are active, meaning they are already deployed, 3,039 are available (can be deployed if needed) and 1,760 are retired (out of use and awaiting dismantlement
How do Russian nuclear weapons compare to the rest of the world?
Russia - 6,257
America 5,550
UK - 225
France - 290
China - 350
Israel - 90
Pakistan - 165
India - 156
North Korea - 40
When you tell the truth it's always gonna be controversial.
sar Bomba, (Russian: “King of Bombs”) , byname of RDS-220, also called Big Ivan, Soviet thermonuclear bomb that was detonated in a test over Novaya Zemlya island in the Arctic Ocean on October 30, 1961. The largest nuclear weapon ever set off, it produced the most powerful human-made explosion ever recorded.
Russia's Tsar bomba: World's most powerful nuclear weapon of mass destruction. The Tsar bomba exploded about 4 km above the ground and reportedly produced a mushroom cloud 60 km high
However, the Soviet Union developed three AN602 physics packages at 101.5 megatons (Mt) and these are more powerful than the Tsar Bomba, which was downscaled to 51 Mt before being used RDS-220 Vanya.
it was modified to yield 50 megatons, which was estimated to be about 3,800 times the strength of the U.S. bomb dropped on Hiroshima during World War II
The declassified study from the scientists at the Los Alamos laboratory, published in 1947 had first shed light on the question that how many nuclear bombs it would take to destroy the world. According to the study, it would take about ten to a hundred 'super nukes' to end humanity
America Takes Women's Right Back To The Dark Ages
Two. But one has Covid.
@@knowledge3563 I don't remember the exact quote. But it was during I believe the the Cuban Missle Crisis. John F Kennedy told Nikita Kruschev that the USA could destroy the world 14 times over Kruschev replied that the USSR could destroy the world only once.
@@germainprime4602 my friend russia have much bigger nukes and bigger bombs i not say this as a look at me i am so big i not care about it i posted what i new and it is all but now everyone want to try and show they bigger and better but what they for get is usa is backed by what nato 30 and russia just one and still noone fight fight from nato side and people trying to show power but see this all Your wallet’s gonna’ get a serious workout.. hehehe
Wow, great info. Cannot imagine any army without a huge NCO portion.
Problem with a national mobilisation is that Russia doesn't have enough equipment for one, and it would take a minimum of a year to train troops in combat, and a year wouldn't be enough.
Plus there’s probably no longer a cadre of competent veterans to train them.
US intelligence knew about Russian military failures and miscalculations as early as 2017 in Syria. There, elite Russian forces along with the oft-feared private military contractor “Wagner Group” surprised US intelligence by making frequent mistakes. Most telling was the consistent failure of ground troops to work closely with artillery, and vice versa. Likewise it was also noted that forward operators failed to accurately direct artillery and air support.
US intelligence agencies most certainly shared this with their Ukrainian counterparts and it shows, on the battlefield.
Well look at the the battle on the Lomba, they repeatedly did the same thing allowing the South Africans to fight to a stalemate despite disparity in strengths
But Putin won the proxy war in Syria against U.S
They 'made mistakes' but still won it, they worked with the SAA and took back most of the territory. and the territory they havn't taken back yet is just because they are illegally occupyed by foreign countries.. but the Russian's/SAA effectively won it as the US got blasted by Iranian missiles in Iraq.
@Pulse Star all the US forces were pulled out, a political decision, when they were there the Taliban was not able to mover forward cause US personnel on the ground beat them down
Wagner clashed with the US there too and got absolutely annihilated. 50-100 wagner dead, 200-300 overall amongst the RU side and not a single US casualty.
General corruptov and major criminalsky had their hands in this for sure
Always over-estimate your enemy than under-estimate them 👍
Well put
If you treat your troops as cannon fodder, you won't have many senior enlisted officers hanging around for a long time...
In terms of equipment. It is also obvious that it has not been maintained properly. It is my belief some of those generals have been putting their fingers in the till.
Only some of the generals?
I agree with the posit that poor discipline is an indirect threat to the local civilian population, but there is another side to that coin. There have been many examples of highly disciplined armies that are also a direct threat to enemy noncombatants due to political or ideological factors (which is prevalent in Russian military history, among many other examples throughout the ages).
There is one truth in war. That is in every war armies start out using the last war tactics with the current war weapons. Think charging machine guns for years in world war one, or the use of battleships in world war two. The new weapons used against old tactics results in unexpected and often fatal outcomes. Massed tanks have a slim chance as against lazer guided artillery, drones and hand held anti tank weapons. Once the NATO artillery arrives in the Ukraine this war will only have one outcome.
once the NATO artillery arrive at ukraine a russian nuke will arrive at the US
The Russian Army failed because the decades long development of an armaments system to defeat the massive Russian tank army is a resounding success. The individual allied soldier can take out all forms of Russian armor and aircraft. The field of battle has shifted, NATO wins. Ukraine is the battlefield for the demise of old style armies.
Failed?? Where have they failed?? they control 20% of Ukraine and 75% of their seaports.
Ukraine is ranked the SECOND most powerful army in europe and russia has only used old weapons.
You better pray they dont bring out all their advanced weapons.
@@geeetube1 They have failed.They were forced to retreat from the Kyiv region which was their main goal due to heavy losses.that so-called 20% is misleading as well.The map since rtheir new offense isn't changing because Russia lacks the ability to gain large swaths of land for multiple reasons.They ALREADY occupied Crimea since 2014 and have only gained ground in the Donbas region.Karkhiv is the second largest city in Ukraine and next to the Russian border and they have not been able to capture it and lost ground around it.They have no chance to take the most important port city of Odessa and will not even try to take the city do to lack of manpower and equipment needed to do so.The T-90M tank came out in 2019 and is getting destroyed like their brand new Gator helicopters and their newest jets the Su-37 that have also been shot down.The newest flagship they had after the Moskvo sinking was the Markarov which was commissioned in 2017 and hit twice and out of commission.russia's elite airborne units got destroyed in Hostomel and even had a full airplane of them destroyed in the air.Their top soldiers the Spetsnav have been ran out of Irpin.
Russia doesn't have the manpower or equipment to hold the Donbas at the are they are losing tanks and armored personal carriers.The Ukrainians are still getting artillery and guided munitions sent to them which makes it impossible for Russia to hold ground since they are currently unable to hold an offensive.Another 1,000 Stingers and 5,000 anti-tank weapons arrived and Russia can't replace lost tanks and armor which is the whole basis of their army.This ends with Russian withdrawing completely from Ukraine and that means Crimea when this is all over.All of this over Putin's ego and misunderstanding of world history
@@geeetube1 not true. They have lost about 1/4 of their military and have been using their best equipment as well as lesser units; SU57S, T80s, not the new tank 'cause they couldn't tow it that far, their best AA, hypersonic missile s, you name it. Russia saying they're only using old equipment has already been debunked. Besides, who in their right mind would do that? Then again, who in their right mind would invade a sovereign country for no valid reason? The Russian military has failed mostly due to gravely substandard logistics and planning.
@@geeetube1 😂🤣😂🤣🤣😅
Russia DID bring out their “advanced” weapons.
@@richlopez5896 well said!
watching the russian army fail so miserably when they are fighting right on their own doorstep makes the falklands war look like absolute military genius at its very best.
The Falklands war was well conducted from the British side who were opperating twelve thousand miles from home with a Navy that had almost been cut to a state where it was unable to do the job. Our current armed forces have been cut to such a state that they will never be usefull outside a NATO operation.
The British armed forces and their professionality are a role model for any military in the world. My grand-grandfather always said that from all the enemies he fought from 39- late 44 (pow after that) the „British Lads“ were the thoughest and most aggressive.
Oh yeah, captured 1/5 of the second biggest European country and continuing to make progress is "failing miserably". I bet you also think Ukraine will take Crimea back hahahaha
@@haviiithelegogunner907 out of curiosity where was your grandfather from? (I respect the british btw)
@@AK-xi5vy Russia is failing miserably as always, if it hadn't been for americans you would've been crushed by the nazis, hahaha
My grandfather saw about 200 Germans dive into freezing water to flee the reds when U.S. forces were on the other bank in WW2. He would have just as soon opened up on both of them. Both sides nearly did with only handfuls of Germans making it across the river. Times haven't changed, just the names and places. This is their modus operandi and has been for a century. They were brutal to the point of being a risk to the same side.
And that’s how they beat the Nazis, and let’s be grateful they did
Can you inmagine being a russian wife and an animal like that comming back from war
I know when I tried to invade my neighbors land and home I underestimated their resistance efforts.
Excellent up date on the grown situation for the Russia's army. Thank you!
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Given the sanctions, those weapons are being depleted at an alarming rate. Slava Ukraine
This! I swear people who don't understand the military power sanctions, don't understand that Russia imports its smart military tech. No tech, no smart weapons.
@Gavin Gas I guess you've been in a cave since late February 2022.
Yet they manufacture their own weapons and supply power to Europe
In the Marine Corps back in the 80's we understood the Soviet weakness at the nco level. Now their officer Corps is inept.
they got totally destroyed in afghanistan to the point russian corpses was piling high it was totally different they fought them head on and not sneak attack with ieds and such like when fighting nato.
Excellent concise and detailed
...and false.
Just because you possess the equipment, it doesn't mean that you know how to employ it.
Training is expensive. However, it is essential.
It also doesn't help that their equipment was over hyped in its capabilities.
@@paulbankard1525 It always has. The world is littered with burned out Russian tanks. For decades, they blamed foreign armies and the fact that they were operating with "monkey models", the export version.
Now, we see their top line versions suffering the same fate. Terrible equipment with horribly trained troops being destroyed piecemeal by a motivated, but still a ragtag army.
Early in Putin's war, I saw a video excerpt that really impressed me but, which probably went unnoticed by 99.9% of the viewers. It was of a Ukrainian Militia road block barring Ivan's way to Kyiv. One of the Ukrainian Militiamen was armed with a double barreled hunting shotgun. This told me that the Ukrainians were serious in their determination to resist Putin and it also told me that if the West had the time and the inclination to assist the Ukrainians - Ivan was going to have a hard time. The West has begun arming the Ukrainians and their bravery has afforded the time to receive the arms ad to get them in action. Blessed be Saint Javelin, Protector of the Ukraine!
Way to go. Cheering for a regime led by neonazis. A regime that ties people to poles in public, pulls down their pants, and paints their faces green. Nothing says freedom like pilloried citizens!
Lol I'm going to use that...."blessed be Saint Javelin..."
VIVA UCRANA!!!!
Can I see the video if you still have a link?
Ivan has become Yvonne. XD
That’s it tell them where they go wrong so they can prepare better for next time!
In Germany, we call the NCOs "Unteroffiziere" which means literally "under officers" or "lower officers".
This correspondent is new to me as I don't normally read the Economist. His explanation is clear, succinct, and worrisome - but at least we know.
NCO ( non commissioned officer) for the West is similar to the ancient "Centurion" of the Roman army. Leading a group of 100 men.
I guess "centurion" today is rather a captain´s rank.
Well we’ll see how well this ages.
terror doesn't work well on people that expect it. it strips the moral incentive of the user and it makes the morally upright Ukrainian's incredibly angry
And i am saying , you just can't do evil to people and expect those same people to love you.
I don't think mass mobilization would be in Russia's favor. If these guys are a mix of professional army and conscripts and are doing this bad, imagine if you bring in more conscripts to the battle. I think the big problem is morale, that putin will not be able to overcome. I highly doubt that those of fighting age really believe him about the fight against the nazis. The only reason people are silent and don't dare to question this war is because they are facing a potential 15 years of jail. If you are living somewhere inside Russia and have a normal and peaceful life with your family I highly doubt that you are willing to sacrifice it all in Ukraine, while at the other hand the Ukrainians are indeed fighting for their homes and families they don't care if they die, because it's a fight for survival. They choose they either die somewhere in Ukraine by a incoming shell, or die killing the enemies.
You don't seem to appreciate how alien is Russian mind to the Western one.
The home team is always an advantage. Soon they'll be using Russian tanks, unless we can get heavyy armor there.
@@Rig0r_M0rtis Rules of warfare don't care about how different your mind is
@@Rig0r_M0rtis - because Russians aren’t alien. I’ve watched hundreds of interviews with folks on the streets of Moscow and St Petersburg- the vast majority want no part of this war. The lead poster got it spot on.
Many Ukrainians either have lived under a totalitarian government or have been told about it by their parents. Many of them would rather be dead than go back to that kind of life. That, by itself, would be a reason for dogged determination of Ukrainians to defend Ukraine at all costs.
There is, however, another factor that doesn't seem to be PC enough for most news organizations to report. Or maybe they don't understand it well enough themselves. Even among Ukrainians who subscribe to most of the theology of Russian Orthodoxy, they have lived long enough alongside neighbors who are members of less authoritarian religious organizations to appreciate that Russian Orthodoxy isn't the only "Christian" worldview. To the extent that Ukrainians (even Russian Orthodox Ukrainians) understand the likely consequences of the Ukrainians falling under the "authority" of the theologically hard-line Russian Orthodox patriarch in Moscow, they REALLY don't want that either!
Well this aged terribly
Autocracy guarantees corruption, corruption guarantees ineffectiveness.