The Russian military has not gained any significant ground in almost 14 months. The only small gains, around Bakhmut, were made by Wagner PMC at a cost of at least 60,000 KIA & WIA. Your military is corrupt and incompetent, your economy is starting to fall apart and Russia will be in poverty for years to come because of this senseless war. The real truth is that your leadership totally miss-read the room with their assessment of Ukrainian fighting ability and of our western resolve. Respect to the good Russian people who speak out against this war, the rest of you are just delusional sheep. Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦💪🏻🇦🇺
@FishandHunt
Жыл бұрын
@@magikclown Bahahaha, good cope buddy 😂 Day 543 of Putin’s disastrous ten-day 'Special Military Operation' against civilians, civilian buildings, churches and grain.
@festekj
Жыл бұрын
350k Ukrainian troops killed, while 50k Russians dead. The winner will win by attrition
@FishandHunt
Жыл бұрын
@@magikclown P.S your username suits you, the clown 🤡 part.
@natureblank1401
Жыл бұрын
@@FishandHuntGet the cockroaches out of your head. You know perfectly he's right 😅
@-BuddyGuy
Жыл бұрын
@@magikclownBakhmut destroyed Wagner as a fighting force. They were the only force in Ukraine that could make advances on the Russian side.
@krisfrederick5001
Жыл бұрын
Russia's best trained troops failed the initial invasion of Ukraine. And Putin thinks sending in barely trained conscripts, that don't want to fight against the hardened professional Ukrainians, fighting for their homeland will work? Russia didn't even get to the hard part of this War. Occupation. Slava Ukraini 💙💛
@midomen100
Жыл бұрын
Thats russian war strategy for you. When quality fails quantity comes in and quantity is a big Challenge on its own especially against such brainwashed people Like the russians who dont regard the lifes of their own or Others.
@theflokis2786
Жыл бұрын
Really? Why Ukraine haven’t won the war yet then? It’s funny to hear all this brainwashed people.
@cooldudecs
Жыл бұрын
Yea . America won Afghanistan in like three months but politically 20 years isn’t going to fly here in America. We won’t invade any one else for awhile. It would have to be na too Al security based
@petertwiss4215
Жыл бұрын
@@cooldudecs Russia also lost in Afghanistan and it led to the colapse of the Soviet Union
@zorantomic6009
Жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@zoomeraygun1
Жыл бұрын
Dear Russia - Your biggest problem is not the West - Its Putin and you know it 🙏🙏
@Agm1995gamer
Жыл бұрын
the president is just a media puppet. you can't be gullible enough to think a single man's stupidity will lead to the downfall of a whole country.
@jamesn0va
Жыл бұрын
There entire political class is the problem. Putin is bad but there no better in the pipeline
@HungryGhost999
Жыл бұрын
Agreed. It’s Putin the kleptocrat and his minions.
@MaksimGorokhov
Жыл бұрын
I admit that the West is not our problem, but it is neither Putin. I don't understand what is going on in the minds of Russians I suspect the biggest problem is self-hatred and feeling helpless. We can not improve living in Russia -- let's make it worse for everyone around...
@Pifagorass
Жыл бұрын
Das Putler
@bigblue6917
Жыл бұрын
For some time now Russia has had a problem with declining population. Losing hundreds of men in combat and people leaving Russia, many of whom will not return, has just accelerated that problem.
@boink800
Жыл бұрын
It's 2023, not 1944 when Russia had a huge population of young people. Now the younger generation in Russia is getting destroyed by this war.
@michaelmullins3396
Жыл бұрын
PUTIN WAS ABLE TO GET RID OF THE UNDESIRABLES WITHOUT LIFTING A FINGER ,AND NEVER WANTS THEM BACK.
@commissaryarrick9670
Жыл бұрын
They lost 20 million in ww2 . They never completely recovered from that and now this war is eliminating any sort of population recovery they had since then . Of course ukraines population is also being decimated
@ghostlightx9005
Жыл бұрын
Let them rot in it.
@aaron4387
Жыл бұрын
@@commissaryarrick9670 not to mention the millions of their own population that were sent to Gulags.
@sebastianwrites
Жыл бұрын
I don't think it is understandable politically for F16's to be delayed, when the people of Ukraine are losing their children to Putin's missiles!
@sharonlavery7656
Жыл бұрын
💯% It's time for the west to step up the munitions supply Do people not realise if Ukraine doesn't win this war the next thing we will have to do is mobilise and get ready to fight Russia/China in ww3 Russia will not stop unless the free world stops them .... Russia is a terrorist regime
Жыл бұрын
All the world's F16s are worthless if you don't know how to pilot them and if you cannot do the 17 hours of maintenance for every hour spent in the air. Getting the pilots up to date and the maintenance infrastructure set up takes time, unfortunately.
@BatkoNashBandera774
Жыл бұрын
Since Ukrainians speak a non-Germanic language, it is most advantageous for the West to trickle support and in piece-meal fashion to ensure maximum casualties on both sides. Neither Biden nor Macron nor the Chancellor have any real power nor desire to give full backing to the heroes giving their lives to defend home and freedom.
@ellenfaulkner7616
Жыл бұрын
@Ukrainian pilots have been training on the planes for months. Keep up. Sweden is sending the planes to Ukraine
@afriedrich1452
Жыл бұрын
@@ellenfaulkner7616 It takes more than a few months to be competent. Sending pilots that are ill trained will stop all further western support when they are shot down.
@ginojaco
Жыл бұрын
@ListenToTimesRadio Very good analysis, objective, no speculation, let's see more of Gen. Mayall please.
@magikclown
Жыл бұрын
The Ukrainian counteroffensive has failed, there's no way they'll get to the Sea of Asov before winter. They've managed to retake 60 square kilometres so far and expended 40% of all the armour donated from the West, in the process. It's a war of attrition and the Ukrainians are going to run out of blood before F16s are going to make any difference. The war is lost, we're just waiting for the Ukrainians to realize it.
@rocketruss3405
Жыл бұрын
The Russian army is fearsome, when they are fighting unarmed civilians. Other than that, not so much. Putin and crowd also seen to forget how much help and material the Soviet Union received from the Allies in WW2. They believed their own propaganda an forgot that they are Russia, and not the Soviet Union with backing from the west.
@alexanderrobins7497
Жыл бұрын
Plus the Soviet Union had significantly more non-Slavic non-russians to use as cannon fodder than the russia of today.
@piotrd.4850
Жыл бұрын
So how come Ukrainians are not at Moscow? :)
@fishbowl925
11 ай бұрын
They don’t want Moscow they just want Russians to stay in Russia.
@TimothyCollins
Жыл бұрын
When this mobilization is used it's a problem... Point blank, this means fully trained and ready military people were already sent to the front lines. And recruiting what amounts to cannon fodder is unlikely to change things. The thing is, it was never a thing where Ukraine just had more people than Russia - it was the fact that Russia had less capable people at the top than Ukraine. And adding a million more foot soldiers will not change that problem at the top.
@eddapultstab2078
Жыл бұрын
Especially when they can't properly equip them. Who knows how many Russians froze to death or incapacitated last winter but there are numerous accounts. The soldiers have to often buy their own uniforms and equipment as well and with the ruble crashing that's going to be another serious problem for conscripts and their families. Putin is digging a deeper hole.
@richardalexander5758
Жыл бұрын
Putin's cannon fodder is only motivated by fear, which can't match Ukraine's will to survive as a free nation.
@ellenfaulkner7616
Жыл бұрын
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@ellenfaulkner7616
Жыл бұрын
How many have not enough food. I remember watching a video of the difference of food in kits for the USA and Russia. Huge difference
@dpelpal
Жыл бұрын
@@ellenfaulkner7616 Russians don't have enough food or clean water in _russia._ 😅
@tellyboy17
Жыл бұрын
If you were born as a male in Russia in 1922 you had a 25% of still being alive in 1945. I doubt the 2003 millennials have much better odds.
@derekslaven3454
Жыл бұрын
This conflict is not just about Ukraine but about all the other small countries who border Russia.... The idea by Putin he could invade Ukraine and no one would become involved was a gamble that if he succeeded then he could do the same again one by one to other independent countries... History has no place in the future but history should be the learning from mistakes not to repeat them.......Around the world people just want to live in peace and have the best standard of living they can achieve...no one person should be allowed to destroy everyone's life based on their ideology and yet the world never learns from mistakes in history.... there are no winners in war ...only loss of life that is thrown away needlessly.....
@buimiguel7281
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely right. The West must help Ukraine with all its means in order to preserve its value of freedom n respect of territorial integrity and because security in Europe is in play. Ukrainian people re fighting for the West with their blood to insure the prosperity and peace in Europe.
@DownUnderDigitals
Жыл бұрын
Sad Vlad no friends.
@andylewis248
Жыл бұрын
Obviously you aren’t Larry Fink.😂
@geralddutcher3662
Жыл бұрын
Could Putin's visions of wealth, power, and land dominance be an historical repeat of Hitler's "Little Man Syndrome"? Both feeling the need to impress their countrymen while killing and causing great numbers into poverty as a result!? Not to mention the vastness of inhumane and horrific war crimes committed against totally innocent civilians under the guise of opposing aggression!?!?
@Brian-om2hh
Жыл бұрын
Putin was hoping it would go the same way invading Crimea did in 2014, when the World stood by and did nothing......
@frederikzinn6568
Жыл бұрын
Thank you to all nations supporting Ukraine and the international order of law and human rights! Especially the US, Germany and the UK! As well as the small countries like the Baltics who do not do as much in absolute numbers, but give all they can and do even more as % of GDP than the rest! Also, thanks to the people who have Ukraine in their heart, but live in countries that do not have a government supporting Ukraine! 🇺🇲🇩🇪🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇳🇺🇦💪
@HungryGhost999
Жыл бұрын
We stand united with ALL our allies. Putin must be defeated 🇬🇧🇺🇦🫡
@EVEROSFP1
Жыл бұрын
I love Ukrainian people's bravery. Greetings from Greece!
@frederikzinn6568
Жыл бұрын
@@EVEROSFP1Yes, inspiring country! 💙💛
@rambleon2838
Жыл бұрын
Indeed, don't forget the huge contributions of the Netherlands, Denmark, Poland and Japan as well.
@c.s.christopher5801
Жыл бұрын
Denmark and Netherlands just gave fighter jets. Deserve mention too.
@sumiland6445
Жыл бұрын
💛💙💜💙💛 100% support for Ukrainians defending themselves and their country!!,🇺🇦 🌏 🇺🇸
@michaelpilot1000
Жыл бұрын
Send flowers and money to bury their dead sons. Who is going to support their injured Veterans and family after this ends? Sure wont be the defence contractors or Joe Biden after they all get rich.
@patelpratik6803
Жыл бұрын
Ohh is that so?? Ok Glory to big brave russia 🪆🇷🇺
@JohnCSmith-lp1qr
Жыл бұрын
Thats what you think is happening 😂
@artfartzy
Жыл бұрын
@@JohnCSmith-lp1qr What do you think is happening?
@JohnCSmith-lp1qr
Жыл бұрын
@@artfartzy Money laundering. Ukraine is a Huge money laundering Operation its Obvious tuh 🙄
@TonyM540
Жыл бұрын
From Molotov cocktails to F16s……..got to admire Ukrainian resolve. Slava Ukraine .
@ijbtheterrible
Жыл бұрын
It is the people willing to fight for their lives. When Orcs attack, they are no more human than Tolken's were.
@henkholdingastate
Жыл бұрын
Putin needs more and more canon further it has no end ......al young peopledead (Putin: who cares)
@Realist369
Жыл бұрын
Ukraine is now building the worlds biggest cemetery! I wonder why 🤭🤭🤭
@ibbyeddy3537
Жыл бұрын
Westerners talking in their own bubbles. These people are idiots but the rest of the world give them too much latitude. SMFH!
@zsoltimrecze4238
Жыл бұрын
NATIONALIST Ukraine will loose ! Good bless RUSSIA ❤❤
@barriewilliams4526
Жыл бұрын
If sending in your best troops does not work, send in poorly trained, & poorly equipped civilians🙃
@torehaaland6921
Жыл бұрын
That's the Russian model. Not the Ukrainian.
@kms50549
Жыл бұрын
Going back to what they do best. They tried nato style overwhelming combined arms tactics but had too much of a top down high level command structure and not enough lower level independent tactical control to make it work. Now they go back to classic Russian tactics of just bleeding yourself and the enemy until the enemy runs out of blood as they either can not or are unwilling to suffer to the levels Russians are. Russia will simply fight until Ukraine doesn’t have enough men left to keep fighting. 200-300 he’ll even 500,000 dead Russians is a price Putin is more than willing to pay for establishing his legacy of restoring Russia to its former “glory”.
@andrewalderman9489
Жыл бұрын
With what weapons ? They are scraping the barrel as is.
@157-40_T
Жыл бұрын
There has been a significant brain-drain of Russian scientists who have opposed the war. And if a skilled professional in his 20s/30s is conscripted by Russian Army, those valuable resources may be lost on the battlefield. You cannot empty the coffers of skilled and well educated professions. It only adds to the problems within the economy & industries. There are long term consequences of such.
@Fastbikkel
Жыл бұрын
Putin knows, but he is only concerned about his own position.
@157-40_T
Жыл бұрын
@@Fastbikkel he has his billions
@Fastbikkel
Жыл бұрын
@@157-40_T "he has his billions" So? I was talking about his position, not his finances.
@157-40_T
Жыл бұрын
@@Fastbikkel he does not give a damn about anyone. He is set. That is the point.
@157-40_T
Жыл бұрын
@@Fastbikkel he does not give a damn about anyone. He is set. That is the point.
@boink800
Жыл бұрын
It's going to be yet another funny show with Russians running away from Russia like last year.
@dpelpal
Жыл бұрын
_Tbilisi in three dayyyyyyyys!_ 😂
@lfarrell6375
Жыл бұрын
Cant run away anymore. Borders closed after the last mass mobilisation escape by the educated.
@boink800
Жыл бұрын
@@kult381 Will the Russian government close their borders as well, so nobody runs away? Ha ha 😂 🤣 😆 😄 😅 😀
@WorldCitizen0000
Жыл бұрын
Some countries are getting fed up with so many orcs around. Georgia is one of them.
@vaskodimoski5690
Жыл бұрын
You don't mention the millions of Ukrainians that have already run away do you 😂🎉
@Sharky1101
Жыл бұрын
If all the airplanes around Moscow have to stay grounded as a result of one tiny Ukrainian drone flying above the city then I’d say the Ukrainians already have massive success. The travel economy involves big money in Russia so any delay will have a big impact on that.
@alexanderrobins7497
Жыл бұрын
I think the delay is also a good excuse for russian airliners to take some time and decide how to land plans without proper break pads. lol
@flipwood4897
Жыл бұрын
Russian plane maintenance is trying to figure out how to keep them from having a hard landing, and also staying in the air. It turns out that sending trained personnel to flee or die is not a net positive.
@pepsee0
Жыл бұрын
Indeed, Putin took a calculated risk, anticipating a response similar to our reaction in 2014. However, to his surprise, things unfolded differently this time. He spent weeks amassing his military forces along the Ukrainian border, yet our side remained inactive. I found myself frustrated because deploying a combined force of 80,000 troops from the US, Europe, and Ukraine to defend the border could have coerced him to retract his forces. This action could have potentially saved thousands of lives for both Russia and Ukraine and averted any nuclear threat. The absence of decisive action raises suspicions; it seems Biden was aware of Putin's impending invasion. All of this is truly disheartening. The conflict should have been simplified from the outset: Putin taking Kyiv and Ukraine targeting Moscow - a more direct engagement. The current state of affairs is far from appropriate.
@michaelmorey7203
Жыл бұрын
A very interesting and informative man with a great intellectual mind this is what makes our country great.
@Andygb78
Жыл бұрын
A winner of the class system. Great.
@scottsbaitsandtackle
Жыл бұрын
I think they should have gotten Apaches or even the old Cobras. I think they could have learned those faster than the F16 and it would have helped them a lot. They should have gotten helicopters from the get go!
@torehaaland6921
Жыл бұрын
Opters are not replacement for fighters. They have a different function. Also, fighter pilots doesn't fly copters. What Ukraine could and should already have, are those helicopters pluss F16, maybe even some A10 as well.
@leedavis6000
Жыл бұрын
Love the times coverage on the war. Brilliant Thankyou for keeping me up to date.
@suecharnock9369
Жыл бұрын
interesting that even one of the Russian propagandists went and expressed horror at the level of losses. They went onto social media and looked at how many 'condolence' messages thee were for soldiers and conscripts. They stated over 250.000 - which is about what Ukraine keeps putting out!!
@numalesoybea1348
Жыл бұрын
That's from NAFO online space where they posted a short clip with the context left out. She was actually referring to Ukrainian losses.
@NicholasWolfwood-md7vm
Жыл бұрын
Yeah these liars just never stop
@artnull13
Жыл бұрын
@@NicholasWolfwood-md7vmyou can trust your komrade VDV General Colonel Mikhail Teplinsky though when he said they’d taken much more than 50% losses 😂 When are you volunteering buddy given it’s all going to plan 😂
@Myportie
Жыл бұрын
It's not that the Russians are better at defense. It's that defending is easier for anyone.
@dw1208
Жыл бұрын
Retired western F16 pilots could speed up the use of F16s by voluntarily offering their services to Ukraine.🇺🇦✊
@Joe-og6br
Жыл бұрын
You need to be fully accepting there is a good chance of death. This is extremely intense. And if their retired they'd need time to train again. It's not a cakewalk 😮
@khiem1939
Жыл бұрын
During the Korean War Russian and Chinese pilots flew the North Korean's MIG-15s, during the Vietnam War Russian, North Korean, Chinese, and even Cuban pilots flew North Vietnamese MIGs, so what's wrong with Western pilots flying F-15s?
@tonupharry
Жыл бұрын
Biden is scared of Putins rhetoric , we need leaders more like zelensky that will stand strong
@TonyM540
Жыл бұрын
I guess Russia will put a high reward for anyone to shoot down an F16s. It will happen and Russia will optimise the propaganda.@@khiem1939
@kcw0809
Жыл бұрын
As Trainers. Not as Fighters. We can't have Western Pilots shooting down Russians, and even worse getting Captured. Russia tells it's people it's fighting the West. Captured NATO Country Pilots would add legitimacy to this Narrative.
@voggunn
Жыл бұрын
F16 is a good idea in the long term but require to much looking after, the Gripen C would be a much better option requiring a lot less in terms of ground crew support. If the Gripen was mated with the meteor missile this would have an impact, also much better in not being wedded to an airfield. They could be given these as Sweden transitioned to the Gripen E.
@randar1969
Жыл бұрын
Yeah sure maintanance, but they are much better then sovjet era fighterjets. And can shoot like 200+ different NAVO amminution. Where NATO has stockpiles... The Gripen is beter but lacks the amounts and ammunition available. For example for the F16 we have thousands and thousands of air to sea missiles. Something that could become a major headache for the few Russian ships in the black sea and sea of azov. Especially if Ukraine returns the damage on soft targets like Russia has done. An oil tanker has no defence against F16 equipped with torpedoes... Even if Russia can send defending ships that's a ship that is no longer sending rockets into odessa harbors.And cost of insurance and guarding cost money that Russia can ill afford to spent.
@suecharnock9369
Жыл бұрын
my view as well. I think the Gripen would be a must better fit for Ukraine - but I think they went with the F-16 first because there is just so many about. I am not any sort of airman, but I bet any money the Gripen is a better aircraft all round actually, but American money talks!
@marshabonforte6963
Жыл бұрын
There’s nothing stopping Sweden from giving Gripen to Ukraine.
@teardrop-in-a-fishbowl
Жыл бұрын
"... less ground crew support."? How so? Does the Gripen supports itself, refuel and repair too? I wonder, are you a airman, serving on the Gripen/Air force? Greetings from a former airman
@xavariusquest4603
Жыл бұрын
There are many many thousands of F16s in the US alone. Many thousands in NATO. THAT MEANS A MASSIVE PARTS INVENTORY. There're a total of 300 Gripen C ever produced. That's why.
@seanoneill139
Жыл бұрын
General didn’t say the Russians were good at combined arms he said they were inept . You should listen to his replies before moving on and commenting g
@ehochmuephi8219
Жыл бұрын
... he clearly mispoke ...
@nicolasrose3064
Жыл бұрын
There is no way that US/NATO/Ukraine General Staff are going to "telegraph" Fighter Pilot training schedules, ground crew preparations, and commencement of operations dates, seriously, some so called "experts" talk about this conflict like it's being fought by both sides making appointments to fit in with each-other's preparation schedules.
@JaapFeitsma-qi8ct
Жыл бұрын
And Scholz is the Chamberlain of our time.
@gregash7683
Жыл бұрын
The western media regularly says Ukraine is not prepared to use F-16s in current combat. That said, the 'special military operation' is the first major war using contract fighters and mercenaries since the Korean War when Soviet pilots flew DPRK marked MIG-15s as Kim Il Sung pilots. No doubt, there are many 'retired' US and EU pilots and maintenance workers with F-16 experience, who will fly for Ukraine if the pay and assignments were right. Encrypted communications blocks Russian surveillance, pseudo-Ukrainian 'chatter' causing Russian confusion, Ukrainian drones generating false F-16 radar signatures and lock-on signals, and a total absence of NATO identification on the Ukrainian marked equipment could conceal 'those, behind the controls'. This option provides an early first strike capability for Ukraine - destroying Russian air assets (mostly helicopters), attacking tactical positions deep behind the front lines, and triggering a few sonic booms and strafing missions over the front lines. In 1991, the power of 'shock and awe' during the Iraq War was confirmed. Limited and early air incursions, by contractors, into Russian occupied lands would cause chaos in the Russian ranks while Ukrainian pilots and crews expand their learning of F-16 processes on the Polish side of the border and then, quietly transition into combat roles. From recent reports, including ISW and British Intelligence, Russian troop morale is 'fragile' and very vulnerable to psychological warfare. We know that the Russian Air Force is restrained in its activities. Putin's personal fear of air force disloyalty prompted the grounding of air assets, exacerbating poor training, pilot morale, and under-maintained aircraft.
@truenorth4173
Жыл бұрын
Russian thought Ukrainian will give them a hug when they march in Ukraine, with this new mobilisation I didn’t know that Russian needed that hug badly!
@junegoddarddevon8306
Жыл бұрын
They were kidding poor Russian soldiers
@cigarsid7445
Жыл бұрын
Russia has put in place what looks like a highly effective mobilization system. It has a database of millions of men and automatic revoke of passports, drivers licenses and other limitations. Legal hurdles have been cleared. So they are ready to execute a massive mobilization at a flick of a switch. However they lack training facilities, instructors, equipment, supplies and logistics to support the mobilization, and turn the mobilized men in to any kind of effective fighting force. So this mobilization will have a huge impact on Russian economy and very little impact on the battlefield. And then there is the ever present corruption and incompetence that will propably make even my worst assumptions blush.
@armandogavare2853
Жыл бұрын
don't need to put training facilities in Ukraine , just put them in Romania and Poland
@xjessukx
Жыл бұрын
Russia is losing armour every day while Ukraine gains more and more modern equipment every day
@donjuan6646
Жыл бұрын
Dont be fooled here . Russia can throw out more equipment and manpower than Ukraine.If Russia true goal was to invade Ukraine they would have used the full force of their military which would include aircraft and full mobilization of their military power .They are going to just inject more troops and equipment when needed to prolong this as they know the next American president will stop the funding to Ukraine and the blame will be the united states made Ukraine lose by lack of funding and provideing munitions . An agreement will be made within a year or 2 and Russia will keep there 3 or 4 enclaves in Ukraine .
@dpelpal
Жыл бұрын
Russian army is nothing more than the world's joke at this point😆
@karsten11553
Жыл бұрын
@@dpelpal The Russian army is most certainly not the fearsome force we all - including Putin - believed it to be up until 2022. But it is still dangerous, and it is important not to underestimate it. I usually think of it as a huge gang of heavily armed clowns: Highly defeatable but not to be trifled with.
@opensizhe
Жыл бұрын
Russian influence has been the progressive militarisation of Ukraine (seriously, pre-2014, let alone 2022, they had next to nothing which Russia found 'threatening' - Ukrainian national identity is a lot stronger too'
@montano6533
Жыл бұрын
and will ukraine also get their people. In the end, they won't have anyone to drive those armored cars😂😂🇷🇺🇷🇸🇧🇾💪
@sangmoon2464
Жыл бұрын
The importance of the F-16 is more of its electronic suite, assuming they get the relatively modern version
@ClemensKatzer
Жыл бұрын
Yes. From what I understand, the 3 key aspects are: - range of radar / reach of weapon (right now Russian jets have the advantage because they spot and can shoot Ukraine's jets before they spot the Russians). So yes, that's the electronic suite you mentioned. - compatibility with all kind of western weapon systems - "plenty of more where they came from"
@agustinenzoa4447
Жыл бұрын
How about we form an International Freedom Squadron like the Flying Tigers in WW2. Pilots with experience on the F16 flying well paid combat professional missions. I'm sure there are many who are interested to volunteer and join.
@piotrd.4850
Жыл бұрын
That's the only sane option but Poland or Romania had to agree to such squadron flying missions from their own territory. Also, Ukraine probably wouldn't accept help totally outside their operational control.
@danieljames2015
Жыл бұрын
The Russians assembled 100k Conscripts and 900 various MBTs in the North East weeks ago. Their counter/counter offensive completely failed. It is like the Black Knight scene in Monty Python, the Holy Grail. But not funny.
@APW554
Жыл бұрын
Don’t feel sorry for Russian troops ,they can surrender instead of saying it’s just a flesh wound when they are getting demolished.
@TechTyrial
Жыл бұрын
Defence is easier than offense.
@loriclem6889
Жыл бұрын
Most people understand that. OK
@des_smith7658
Жыл бұрын
Know a fence
@diabolictom
Жыл бұрын
Former USAF F16 ground crew. Me and all my former fellow Aircraft Maintenance airmen have received multiple lucrative offers for jobs in Ukraine in the mail regularly for the last 3 months.
@daydays12
Жыл бұрын
Are you going to take up the offers? I am sure you will be warmly welcomed , and you will be such a help to the brave Ukrainians fighting for democracy and freedom.
@stephenminchin4870
Жыл бұрын
How many of you have taken Ukraine up on this tempting offer?
@APW554
Жыл бұрын
Are you going? You would be doing a massive service to the freedom of Ukraine…
@простадівчина
Жыл бұрын
Sounds like you're staying home?
@abdullahiolownunow1235
Жыл бұрын
400 Ukrainian troops killed and Ukrainian stronghold captured by Russia at Krasny Liman
@gregorysurovoi3968
Жыл бұрын
Coincidence ? I don't think so
@dannysarco6743
Жыл бұрын
Great interview! I’m particularly continually impressed by the quality of the questions from this young journalist . His questions are clearly well researched and relevant. I wish we had more young journalists like him in the states.
@georgeflitzer7160
Жыл бұрын
We dragged our feet in getting F16’s to Ukraine! So sad
@Anonymuis88
Жыл бұрын
It’s a Special Military Mobilisation 😂
@luciaformica804
Жыл бұрын
Sono d'accordo con te carissimo il problema è proprio Putin ma questi Russi si sono svegliati o stanno ancora dormendo🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔💛💙💛💙💛💙💛💙💛💙💛💙💛💙💯💯💯💯💯💯💯❤
@ignskeletons
Жыл бұрын
Mobilization doesn't just affect the number of people conscripted, it also leads to as many as a million or more citizens leaving in efforts to avoid being drafted, many of which will never re-enter Russia or it's economy. You lose over a million taxpayers who are also relied upon to pay the pensions for Russia's rapidly aging population. They are in a corner now.
@piotrd.4850
Жыл бұрын
Only when they work and pay taxes....
@williamwells1862
Жыл бұрын
300,000 at least Kaput. The drones are getting to these dumbbells in Moscow.
@SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands
Жыл бұрын
The F16s will be in the Ukraine sooner than everybody expects, There are already unsuual militairy activities here in the Netherlands, looks like extra training.
@pucheco69
Жыл бұрын
Ground crew can make available immediately by hiring contractors and probably some pilots who are retired from an air force that flew these airplanes
@highwayred480
Жыл бұрын
Ukraine should use insurgent tactics as much as possible because Russia has a history of using numbers upon numbers of human fodder and eventually overwhelming their enemies, but strategists im sure have looked into their tactics that are most effective, Slava Ukraine 😢
@monsieurgrigny
Жыл бұрын
Excellent. Mayall superb.
@UsefulAlien
Жыл бұрын
It reminds me of the Fall of the Roman Empire...
@ananamu2248
Жыл бұрын
I wonder if some fighter pilots could volunteer or legally and temporarily become Ukrainian to help the war ?
@markanderson3870
Жыл бұрын
There is still a lot of Russian psychology that is fatalistic. LIke, tell them to do something and they'll do it. Send them to die, sure, whatever. They'll do it. Extreme fatalism.
@Andygb78
Жыл бұрын
You should never mess with the middle class.
@greglee7708
Жыл бұрын
New wave of mobilisation means previous one is mostly dead
@jhkock6212
Жыл бұрын
Please add the name and a shirt bio about the interviewees in the description. Good work and good interviewing. Well done.
@btfilther
Жыл бұрын
russia is doing really great in defense, contrary to the well established formula they are losing 3-5 times more men and equipment than the attackers.
@junegoddarddevon8306
Жыл бұрын
What are they defending. Not russia
@ellenfaulkner7616
Жыл бұрын
That’s why millions left during the first mobilization. When he is using prisoners who promised reduced sentences are cannon fodder.
@knockshinnoch1950
Жыл бұрын
There are so many similarities between the War in Ukraine and the Spanish Civil War where the democracies never quite gave the legitimate left wing government forces enough military aid to swing the war decisively in their favour. We can see the same happening here. Firstly the West expected Ukraine to collapse when Putin invaded and were caught on the hop with no plans to help when Ukraine replied with stiff opposition to the invasion. The west expected the usual round of diplomatic condemnations and token sanctions and then return to "business as usual". Ukraine shredded that plan and the west are having to make more of a real effort to halt Russia. The west remain terrified of Putin. This war looks likely to drag on for years and will result in a stalemate similar to the Korean Peninsula and Cyprus where there is no formal end to hostilities and the hostilities had calcified.
@Joe-og6br
Жыл бұрын
I am guessing you've only paid attention about Ukraine since the war started. Ukraine was recieving NATO training long before the invasion. It was getting equipment. Sure it wasn't a lot but they had Javelins, NLAWs, armoured vehicles. When it was clear Russia was going to invade Ukraine got a quick uptick in this support. Which turned out to be vital.
@Ibrahim-rx6pm
Жыл бұрын
We used to sell Russia grain. Since the Chinese don't want our corn how about we grow that instead? While we're at it we can stop using corn for ethanol, without subsidies that are welfare for Monsanto (they don't need it) it's not economically viable. Hay yields more alcohol per acre, doesn't pollute, doesn't require fertilizer, pesticides, additional water, plowing or the gas and labor to do those. Is Iowa being the first caucus good enough reason to abandon common sense and make people go hungry? I'd like to see Putin stop US from shipping grain.
@aaronheaton5903
Жыл бұрын
Attacking a prepared enemy is many times harder than defending against one. Russia is also a country that defends itself well, but has never really been known for attacking well until Berlin in 1945 against an overwhelmed Natzi army of young boys.
@williamtyndale1402
Жыл бұрын
For balance also interview Scott Ritter or Douglas McGregor
@cliodyncycwatch924
Жыл бұрын
For balance invade Russia and destroy infrastructure
@mikegrant8031
Жыл бұрын
The F16 is kind of a red herring. The current air frames Ukraine has are unable to make much difference because of SAM fire everywhere, the F16 wont change this. The biggest change has been achieving parity in artillery. If we want them to break through quickly give them glide MOAB's, that will clear mines and troops all in one pass.
@khiem1939
Жыл бұрын
F-16 can destroy Russian aircraft from over the HORIZON, a feat that Russia is incapable of doing, therefore the Ukraine will NOT have to worry about Russian SAMs from those distances!
@timtrewyn453
Жыл бұрын
F16 was a Wild Weasel in the Iraq War, and it has continued to be upgraded for that. Suppressing Russian air defenses will be a part of the F-16s role as soon as it gets to Ukraine. Once a regional window has been opened in the air defense, UAF MIGs, SUs. larger drones and other F-16s can do CAS. These attacks will be better at night to evade MANPADs.
@mikegrant8031
Жыл бұрын
@khiem1939 I think you confused about what over the horizon is. The F16 radar beams need los to target other aircraft. Operating in the U.S military they have handoff capability
@Clarence_Top_G
Жыл бұрын
Biden too weak and scared to give them MOAB's
@robwhiteley6625
Жыл бұрын
You're 100% right. Nobody is going to get air superiority over the Ukraine battlefield, because of the SAM threats all the way around. F-16's can easily be shot down if they stray into Russian AD umbrella. F-16's will be useful when Ukraine gets those capabilities, but they will be used over Ukrainian airspace to provide air cover for Ukrainian troops, especially against Russian attack helicopters and low-level airstrikes. They will also be used as platforms for long-range interdiction strikes, using SCALP / Storm Shadow / JASSM, or medium range glide weapons (think SDBs), which are fairly cheap / plentiful. Those strikes will be conducted from within the protective umbrella of Ukrainian AD, not forward of the battle line where the aircraft will be at serious risk. F-16s are not typically Wild Weasels, only a few squadrons in the USAF have that capability (the F-16 CJ). Ukrainians are not currently trained in SEAD tactics, that's a whole other level of specialization that few air forces even bother with. Close Air Support (CAS) is another specialty that few Air Forces do well, and in Western doctrine CAS requires other aviation assets like tanker aircraft, which the ukrainians don't have. F-16s also do not have a very long-range or powerful radar, as it's not a dedicated air superiority aircraft. F-16s would typically rely on AWACS for long-range detection of other aircraft. Block-C AMRAAMs are decent missiles, with a range of about 50-60 miles, but they do not outrange S-300 / S-400. I doubt seriously that our government will hand over AMRAAM-D, since we don't even have those in our inventories yet. Bottom line: We all need to temper our expectations about what F-16s can do.
@adamtan3638
Жыл бұрын
So many persons have fled to avoid mobilisation. Convicts may fill the void but they are useless without any military training. Surrender and withdraw seem the best way out.
@mirianlima2672
Жыл бұрын
Слава Україні Боже Україну храни ❤
@csmiller5221
Жыл бұрын
What about the aircraft maintenance crews that need training, too? I doubt that aircraft maintenance is as simple as sharpening your kitchen knives.
@chaosXP3RT
Жыл бұрын
This is the same thing as "Mom, can I $30?" "I just gave you $30 last week, what did you do with it?!" Why does Russia need to keep mobilizing????
@Oddfellowspodcast
Жыл бұрын
Did he really say Ford Fiesta? Please don't say Ford with Ferrari!
@johnbell1859
Жыл бұрын
It’s all bad news for the Russians. love it. 🤣. ✌🏻🇬🇧🇺🇦🇺🇸✌🏻
@craigsavarese8631
Жыл бұрын
How about a modern iteration of the Flying Tigers?
@BertFlanders
Жыл бұрын
Flying an F16 is not the difficulty. Using it as a weapon however requires thorough training. And of course the plane is useless without bombs, missiles etc ....
@stephensipe5405
Жыл бұрын
I have 2 points which challenging statements made in this interview. 1: US and UK Military Advisors trained up a Ukrainian NCO Corp from 2018 to 2022 January. This is why small Unit Operations with less resources have defeated Russians lacking overwhelming artillery support. Junior Officers have benefited from this up to Company Level. Nevertheless, Offensive Operations with planning, war gaming, and Staff coordinations start at the Battalion Level Officer Corp. This was NOT trained by US and UK Advisors. It is a current problem in Ukrainian Military Command. 2: The Allied success in WW2 was as much challenged by infighting as it was strengthened by coordinated efforts. The interviewee needs to read War Of The Generals.
@patrickabas1112
Жыл бұрын
The speaker is a champion in pointing out the negative sides of every decision. Maybe start the day with some positive porridge?
@buildersandinteriorexperts
Жыл бұрын
Since Waterloo when War became a Business Britain and the US have created almost all major conflicts including 1914 and 1939 in that.
@zsoltimrecze4238
Жыл бұрын
Good bless RUSSIA ❤❤❤
@jamesmaness6308
Жыл бұрын
SLAVA UKRAINE 🇺🇦 ♥️
@breadbasket2512
Жыл бұрын
A10 Warthogs are great airplanes for support of ground troops. The US has hundreds available in Europe and USA . BUT THE MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX IN THE US CANNOT MAKE ANY MONEY FROM USING THE A10. This is an example of corruption in the American armed forces.
@zedeyejoe
Жыл бұрын
A10s would need air cover. So fighters needed first.
@breadbasket2512
Жыл бұрын
Wrong wrong. The Russians barely have an airforce . Their pilots are poorly trained, and run away from action. The A10 is a perfect plane for Ukraine, and will destroy the Russians from above. They are available in huge numbers, and relatively easier to fly than the F16....BUT THERE IS NO MONEY IN THEM!
@stephenminchin4870
Жыл бұрын
The primary purpose of the Western arms industry isn't effectiveness but profitability.
@zedeyejoe
Жыл бұрын
@@stephenminchin4870 Well I can say that is nonsense (and yes I have sold UK weapons around the world). Of course its about profitability, thats why Western businesses are in business. But the best way to sell weapons is because they work. 'Combat proven' is a good selling point, as is 'Enhanced leathality'. But the West is now seeing uses for old weapons systems. Now Ukraine is not just looking to shoot down Russian aircraft at long ranges (well it is but thats another story) but to shoot down low flying drones at a range of a couple of km. Whole new markets will be opening up. And new weapons that have never been used before, have been tried and found to work, extremely well.
@johnnicol64
Жыл бұрын
Nonsense, utter drivel
@breadbasket2512
Жыл бұрын
Ukraine needs the A-10 jet fighters. Simple to operate and maintain. Can land in fields or roads. And the American military is trying to get read of them.
@pr248
Жыл бұрын
The A10 is old, slow and very vulnerable to enemy aircraft. They are only really useful once you have air supremacy. The F16 is very effective at providing close air support to ground troops.
@natureblank1401
Жыл бұрын
Any reports on Ukraine's 29th mobilization? I heard they've started to mobilize babushkas.
@SimonPaterson-b5c
Жыл бұрын
I have a fantastic solution. All of these brave Ruskey KZitem heroes. This is your big break and chance to get involved?? To the Front.
@opensizhe
Жыл бұрын
There was a general mobilisation at the start as Ukraine acknowledged they needed numbers to maintain national sovereignty. Putin however claimed in his 'Special Military Operation' that no such mobilisation would be required. Putin's claimed aims have shrunk while his requirements have increased.
@KangaJack-ns9gd
Жыл бұрын
One has already received a medal for gallantry. For taking out 8 IVAN, with her special baking arsenic operation.
@ginojaco
Жыл бұрын
You need to try harder if you want to be successful at trolling, that was very poor. 👍
@FishandHunt
Жыл бұрын
Russia's new mobilisation beginning September the 25th draws nearer and nearer. Are you ready to join your meat wave comrades and die in the muddy autumn trenches of Ukraine Vatnik?
@edwardsianski725
Жыл бұрын
Putin can stop this catastrophic 'special military operation'. May Our Lady of Zarvanytsia, Andrey Sheptytsky, Blessed Nicholas Charnetsky, Blessed Vasyl Velychkovsky and all Ukrainian saints, First Testament Prophets (Elijah, Ezekiel, Joel, Jeremiah, Isaiah, Amos etc), Jewish holy men and women, St Michael, Raphael and Gabriel, all the angels, St Benedict, St Maximilian Kolbe, St Mary MacKillop, St Clare of Assisi, St Maximilian Kolbe, St Joseph, St John Paul II and St George ask the Almighty to help Ukraine. May it be freed from Russian oppression. May all who have died RIP and may relatives and friends be comforted. May those who are injured receive the best support for recovery.
@donnacollins1356
Жыл бұрын
This is a very odd way to prevent crimes Nobody in Russia wants to be in prison during this War 😂🤣😁💙💛
@TheBezaleel
Жыл бұрын
Glory to Ukraine !!!
@imaginationdevice
Жыл бұрын
Russians are very good at holding defences lines... XD lol.... good one
@bobmnz6914
Жыл бұрын
Making a assumption here: But a fighter pilot must react instinctively to survive that takes KNOWING the aircraft. So, the pilot doesn't have to think, just do. Possibly why all armed forces folk need training. Taking time to work out what to do. Isn't a luxury you can take once the fighting starts.
@KeepingitRiowithGringoSuave
Жыл бұрын
What is not discussed is how drone attacks on Moscow and the rest of Russia might impact their invading forces in Ukraine by diverting Russian military resources back to Russia. Russia is already the biggest country in the world so if they cannot defend even Moscow against drones, imagine their vulnerabilities across their entire empire. Russia has expanded to the level of their incompetence and seems to be doomed (along with their neighbors) to repeating their addiction to expanding and collapsing. Perhaps a country (China?) can just buy Siberia from them at some point just like when Russia sold Alaska in a fire sale. Frankly, China already owns Russia, so I guess that is a moot point.
@piotrd.4850
Жыл бұрын
To people complaining about F-16 delivery: *Ward Carroll had terrific piece "Is NATO Slow-Rolling Ukraine's F-16 Delivery?"* - citing Polish example. 2003 - contract signed and training and selection started. 2006-2008 Delivery. 2012 - first 4 planes on Red Flag excercise. Even today, readiness of Polish F-16 is abbysmal ( slightly over 50% ), squadrons are still specialized, flight hours are low ( 140h per annum per AIFRAME not pilot!) and never during decade of missions in Iraq and Afghanistan Polish F-16 had operated in coallition controlled airspace and in support of own troops. NOT ONCE. Harm and Harpoon hasn't been integrated to relatively modern bl.52s Advanced to this day. Just recently only 8 (eight) ukrainian pilots passed LANGUAGE qualifications for training on F-16 and crashed two training L-39s.... and Ukrainian war is going to demand most difficult missions: SEAD and CAS. So if you think that Soviet mentality of Ukrainians + 1 year of training on F-16. bl. 20 MLU will accomplish anything....yeah, it might offer SOME help to Air Defence and maybe warn of Ka-52s but that's all.
@nsevv
Жыл бұрын
Mobilization will be a huge embarrassment for russia.
@NotEvents
Жыл бұрын
I don't know who it was that was being interviewed, but he speaks very well !
@GuyBraget
Жыл бұрын
I've watched plenty interviews on the Ukraine war. Many commentators would be best out golfing. This dude knows of what he speaks and more importantly......can speak it !
@gilbertbarr7580
Жыл бұрын
What happened to the first conscription?.? Where are they now.?.?
@operator9858
Жыл бұрын
They have been training and sitting in reserve this whole time....
@bobs_toys
Жыл бұрын
@@operator9858lol. 😂
@markwaters3050
Жыл бұрын
There must be a type of fighter aircraft in the "West" that required less "familiarisation" in order for the Ukrainian's to operate. Why have they not been trained in "Warthog" machines? I mean to say that these are far more useful in terms of tank busting infantry support than the glamorous F-16!
@extremebrah
Жыл бұрын
Remember..."No russians"
@studuerson2548
Жыл бұрын
ref: aerial combat. You need to know the cockpit blindfolded. That takes time, and Russian v US ac designs are significantly different. The aerial training itself is not that different.
@UberTankred
Жыл бұрын
Ahahhahahahahahahahahaha... sure, most certainly! 🤣 Putin is sooo worried!
@josephphoenix1376
Жыл бұрын
SLAVA UKRAINE 🇺🇦
@weplay4ukraine
Жыл бұрын
I really appreciate the attitude of us western democracies to never lie and always follow the rules. But why does NATO not just sent planes with western pilots and just DONT TELL? Just say: „It’s quickly trained Ukrainians in these aircrafts!‘ come on! The Ukrainians lose human lifes every day!!
@nonegiven9579
Жыл бұрын
The Russians want a strong and assertive leader and they've got one. At what cost?
@henryopatrick3648
Жыл бұрын
Perhaps you also e-mail youre politicians to support Ukraine
@TheMalcolmPowder
Жыл бұрын
There are mercenary F16 pilots available and willing, and forget about aerial dog-fights, that is not how modern warfare works.
@bo45
Жыл бұрын
Let's be real. What Ukraine needs most. Is for the ridiculous restrictions on using weapons donated to them on Russian soil. That's the stupidest thing I have ever heard.
@apsmith1635
Жыл бұрын
didn't putin say last time that it was the last mobilization ? Where are all the young men that russia used as cannon fooder ?
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