Retired Major General James "Spider" Marks breaks down how Ukraine has been so successful in their counteroffensive against Russia. #CNN #News
Ret. Major General says Ukraine tricked Russians on battlefield
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Congratulations to Ukraine for this great success and wishing you more success
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@Raregoodds the professional, combat ready Russian army is down to about 15,000. what’s coming to help them are untrained old men and boys (the cream of Russian manhood :-000)))))
@Bnel then take a photo of the Russian Black Sea fleet whilst you can 😉
Keep it going in the South Ukraine! Do not give any let up! All the best of luck and respect from the UK.
@butragenjo 007 so what to nuclear war? You don’t think this isn’t going to effect you ?
@Beautiful progressive Western woman so what? reasonable people of all ethnicities just want a better life.
For all those who look at the map and say that the advances look small, keep in mind that Ukraine is a big country. It is the size of Texas. So, when they move into those areas at the speed of 30 miles a day, it looks tiny on the map.
Also, they are liberating the place village by village, small town by small town. Again, it looks small from above, but every town freed means no more torture chambers, no more mass graves, no more rapes or looting. The police are back, the cellphone coverage and the Internet is back, the electricity and water are back, etc. The people can get back living normal lives.
@endintiers Everyone in the world goes by km except Americans lol
I think you are understanding the size of Texas to be honest….
@ImpendingJoker a lot of countries in europe are small, i can drive across texas in a day easy
Congratulations Putin you will definitely have a place in military history for conducting what is probably the most notable military blunder of all time.
“Special Ed. Military Operashun ” by Vladdy Pootin
Yes, Putins reputation is gone for ever in history. But don’t forget that maidens will sing the Glory of Ukraine for centuries. A remarkable feat in history. Might end up better than the legendary winter war of the legendary Finns.
It even beats Gen. Custer telling his troops–“Wanna go for a horsey ride?”.
Hmm no that still belongs to Adolf when he decided to put what’s left of his army to the battle of the bulge even though the red army was at his doorstep.
Not when he drops the nukes.
The World is with you Ukraine – keep up the good fight
@Sharpton Puissant Almost everybody is with ukraine what are you talking about? 😂
@Sharpton Puissant Steady on Vlad, you might burst a vein.
This shows the strategic use of natural barriers such as the Dnipro River to limit/cut off russian supply routes as the general explained. Slava Ukraini!
It shows why SEAD and logistics so important. No SEAD means no air cover. Poor logistics means that everything had to go by train and trains are easy targets for artillery.
It shows that Ukraine is learning the best techniques that the free world has gained to beat Russians.
Mind you Russians have been a pain in the behind to the free world for over 100 years, so many decades and military geniuses have contributed to this knowledge. Fortunately for Ukraine Russia hasn’t really changed much through that century but the free world has. Learn and grow Ukraine, learn and grow.
Evidence is also that Russia knew it didn’t have the manpower to hold such a long frontline against Ukraine, especially as they are low on manpower. Oddly enough they decided that a tactical withdrawal to reduce the size of the line wasn’t necessary, so they ended up losing several hundred more military vehicles to Ukraine in a hasty retreat.
And despite reinforcing and prioritizing the southern line by Kherson, they’re still not matching up to Ukrainian numbers, NATO equipment, and most importantly, Ukrainian motivation.
The exact same map a month ago.
@BlueMarlin81 If adolf putler is micro managing this war, you wasting your time trying to figure out strategic reasoning.
@John Ridout Supposedly Dnieper, Don and Danube all come from the same Indo-European root.
@Easternsun It’s a fact that Putin is micro-managing the army in Ukraine
You have to admire Russia for giving away all those tanks to the Ukrainians so nice of them. Slava Ukraini!😉🇺🇦 💪
It is inspiring to watch the Ukrainian Armed Forces fighting so successfully for freedom and democracy in their homeland. The whole civilized world has to continue to provide Ukraine with the necessary tools to maintain this momentum and we know, Ukraine will not disappoint.
Ukraine may someday be a regional superpower like Germany, and a fine ally & NATO member.
@Z Johnson OK Schizo
@Sterets Jaaj War that the smaller Ukraine is winning, LMAO ya peasant
Go Ukraine 💪 victory will be yours 👌:)
@Max K poor ukraine supporter
@Иван Иванов Vladolf it’s you?
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All respect to the general, but he missed out on an important point, or rather, an important explanation of what it meant that the Russians were fooled into thinking the main push would be in the south – the Russians diverted troops and materiel from the north in order to stave off the Ukrainian offensive in the south, leaving the northerly front too thin to hold. THAT’S what the Ukranians took advantage of. And I’m willing to bet the Russians tried to re-shuffle, getting more troops and firepower up north to stop that advance, which with how bad the Russian command structure is, was a logistical mess which threw the southern defensive lines into disarray, which Ukraine also capitalized on. And that’s why the southern front started to break, too.
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@William H That may be, but I just feel his explanation was lacking in context. “They were surprised” is insufficient. “They were surprised because they were drawn out of position, then had to scramble to get back into position, which went poorly because they suck,” would have taken about 5 seconds to say.
That’s literally exactly what the Ret. General said.
Clearly the General is not very bright.
Glory of Ukraine and World Freedom 🌎 ✨️ 🙌 ❤️ 🇺🇦 🇦🇺
Steal some money 💴
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Deep condolences to all mother, father, children and family who lost their lives in this war. Slava Ukraine🇺🇦🇺🇦
Countless individuals lost their lives, suffered and experienced extreme difficulties all because of one man.
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@Lordani yes Biden has a lot to answer for
@Bradley Swenson how dare Biden not be as weak as Putin expected!
I suspect one day when this is all over, they will be teaching “The Ukrainian Counterattack” strategies and tactics at military academies around the world.
The Russian army will be reevaluated for sure
@Sceptical Walker It is already being as we speak. Poles finally realize than four divisions with old bmp-1 and t-72 is not enough as well as 50 planes. US struggles to produce ammunition and hypersonic missiles.
@Chett Mannley This is true 🙂
Still, it’s valuable experience in fighting a near-peer war, and not a small one either! Thousands of tanks have been lost and hundreds of aircraft… that’s a pretty serious conflict in this day and age! Will be interesting to see what we can learn from this when it’s all over, to be applied to other militaries 😊
All good things come to those with patience. Glory to Ukraine!
When people start to run in panic leaving shoes behind whether at a stadium or on the battlefield then all order is lost long after the running is over and the dead counted.
Indeed a virtue
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For decades the ‘military industrial complex’ to me had overwhelmingly negative connotations.
With the expected need for their products, from Ukraine to Taiwan to NATO, South East Asia and possibly even India, I see that capacity from a renewed angle and I hope these companies can churn out the needed materials at a quick pace
Its a nessessairy evil for when the wolves are at the door.
But with every group that powerful, oversight, checks and balances are necessary. But the government oversight is quite teethless there at this moment.
if your neigbour is a bear, you need a gun, it’s a sad reality, they also say: it’s not because you’re a vegetarian that the bull will not attack you.
Regulations regarding Lobbyism, corruption in other countries and monopolies are all concerns still waiting for appropriate handling/legislation.
When she asked that question and the general said perfect question 2:20 the way the other guy looked at her like Aw good job 😢
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I don’t think he meant it in a patronising way. I smiled too because of the enthusiasm of the major general for teaching. You shouldn’t assume the worst of intentions
that was adorable
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@Lando Tucker Newscaster lady knew better than the general
Go go go Ukraine 🇺🇦✌️💪🏻I am from Slovakia🇸🇰❤️🇺🇦
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Very strategic use of the terrain by Ukrainian Forces in Ukraine the Ukrainian forces are not only a formidable fighting force they are very smart and precise in thier maneuvers Glory to Ukraine 🇺🇦
They will make super fine allies and NATO partners someday. One hopes they may someday be a regional superpower like Germany. And, probably, the USA will be able to lease space for an air base there.
They would of fallen within a couple months if not for Western Aid
@SilverEcho And? Having equipment is all well and good but it means little without the will to fight, as we saw in Afghanistan
@SilverEcho boo hoo Boris.
Never in my life did I ever want Russia to be knocked to its knees. I’ve always hoped that the potential for good would be so strong in Russia that they would become full fledged members of the global community and it looked like it was going to happen… But Putin has lead them down the path to hell.
The Ukrainians are showing the Russians and the world what they are made out of. I am so deeply impressed with their strategy, discipline, fighting spirit, courage, bravery, self discipline, and excellent command structure. Their sense of purpose is noble and righteous. Breaks my heart for Ukrainian people to have to suffer so much for absolutely nothing and for Russia to be so degraded by an insane leader and a rotten government. Makes me sick for both countries, but I am 100% behind the Ukrainians. I support them completely and I pray for them not to sink to ever treating their Russian POWs without compassion. I’m really proud of them for resisting the urge for bestial revenge even though I totally understand the temptation.
I pray for the Ukrainian troops because I can only imagine how terrible it must be for them to find evidence of torture and murder of their own people, The destruction of homes and private property and civilian infrastructure. I know as a human being how I would feel if the people I loved were treated in such a dastardly and depraved manner. There’s a lot of truth to this saying From the Bible: “For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?“ So far everything I have heard is that the Ukrainians refused to relinquish their souls in the process of defeating the Russians. They are ferocious fighters, but not depraved. Just yesterday I saw an on the ground video of Ukrainian soldiers gathering Russian dead and bagging them so that they can be identified later. One of the Ukrainian soldiers could be heard retching in the background. What a horrible duty to have to perform, but I am so glad they are able to do this. I am also so glad that The Ukrainians are treating the captive Russians according to the Geneva convention. Crimes committed by the Russians must be tried in legal courts.
Mary you so etiquette described the current state and your living thoughts towards Ukrainian people is heart-warming. I know God us on the side of rightchness and I pray that victory will be soon before to prevent more suffering. As to the Russian people well that do have a voice and two feet to make their voices heard. There are more people then police and army personnel so it’s up to the Russian people to use their people power to kick these Russian elites and oligarchy out it has been done before back in their history.
Great comment. Could hardly agree more (even as an atheist hah 😊 I get the feeling you’re going for with the scripture you chose, it’s very appropriate !)
@Matt D Thank you for your kind compliment.
As an ex-infantryman, you can imagine I love this kind of stuff.
A good commander with motivated troops, though small can pull a miracle off.
Slava Ukraine