Why this big target is crucial to Putin’s plans

CNN's Brian Todd and military analyst retired Col. Cedric Leighton explain why the city of Mariupol is such a crucial target for Russian President Vladimir Putin. #CNN #News

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  1. *Everyone who reads this, we don’t know each other and probably never will but I wish you all the best in life and all the luck in the world* ……

  2. It feels like we have been hearing that Mariupol is about to fall in the next few hours for the last few weeks.. Russia claims victory by admitting it couldn’t take the Steel plant, only in Russia would that be a victory lol.😁

    1. The latest project, 2085 Asian territories extend as far as western Europe. World law is compiled by Asians, led by Russia India China..

  3. Never Tell People How to Do Things. Tell Them What to Do, and They Will Surprise You with Their Ingenuity.
    George S. Patton

    1. Yes, General Patton was one of America’s🇺🇸greatest, my father was under his command for Operation Torch, WII, I am British🇬🇧but my father was attached to the 1st Army.

  4. Ukrainians are true badasses and their courage and determination to survive this long shows the orcs from Russia had no idea what they were getting themselves into.

    1. The latest project, 2085 Asian territories extend as far as western Europe. World law is compiled by Asians, led by Russia India China..

  5. Pain and suffering to Putin and his military 10 Fold. Peace and healing to strong Ukraine 💯 Fold.

    1. @Thomas Armsworthy Jr you only think about your self? Then why do you watch this stuff? Just for entertainment?

    1. The latest project, 2085 Asian territories extend as far as western Europe. World law is compiled by Asians, led by Russia India China..

  6. Mariupol reminds us of Stalingrad in WW2 – but now the Russians are the nazis. In the end the nazis were defeated and it became the turning point in WW2. Pray to God that it turns out the same way for the courageous Ukraine soldiers and civilian….

    1. The German 6th army was encircled in Stalingrad. Over 270,000 Wehrmacht troops were surrounded by the Red Army. They never got out. In the case of Mariupol, the Ukrainians are the ones trapped in a classic Soviet encirclement in the steel complex. So it’s hard to see how the Russians would be the Germans in this case.

    2. @Harald Schmidt das von ihm verwendete Beispiel ist nicht anwendbar. Die Deutschen wurden in Stalingrad eingekreist, was dazu führte, dass die gesamte deutsche 6. Armee abgeschnitten wurde. Wie genau ist Russland die Nazis in Mariupol?. Sie sind nicht umzingelt.

  7. As an entrepreneur I hate seeing the destruction caused by this war. The human cost alone is tragic and heartbreaking, seeing the devastation of infrastructure and knowing the costs involved and how much time it took to build all of that, how much time it took to break ground, to complete it, to operate it all, and realizing how many people were employed there, how many families lived off that infrastructure, and all it took was 50 some days of a completely pointless invasion to destroy it all.

    The Russians have a saying “not good for us, but neither good for them”. I think this is exactly the case with this war, Russian’s are gonna be far worse as a result of this conflict, but knowing Ukraine will suffer makes all of this destruction worth it for them.

    1. The latest project, 2085 Asian territories extend as far as western Europe. World law is compiled by Asians, led by Russia India China..

    2. Who said that people would learn from their mistakes, rubbish, how many wars do Europeans need to learn from their own mistakes, I guess not , may be they might learn from a third war

  8. Azov managed to destroy 4 Russian military vehicles yesterday. The underground of the steel plant was built to withstand a nuclear strike. It reaches down 6 stories. Azov knows the layout of the steel plant intimately. The Russians do not. The Russians set foot in there and they will die by the hundreds. Between snipers and bobby traps, Russia may eventually take the plant, but it will take time (which they don’t have), and the cost in terms of both equipment and personnel will be enormous.

  9. “In no capacity should we ever trust anything that they [MSM] say.” – Brandon Schadt, Business Lead for J&J

    “The media is not your friend.” – Chris Cuomo

  10. God bless to Ukraine 💙💛
    Keeping on fighting until free nation 💙💛
    Wish your nation will join EU soon💙💛
    Forever love and stand by you brave heros Ukraine💙💛
    🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦Slava Ukraini🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

  11. Just the other day during a Rare filmed meeting between Putin and his Generals (Micromanaging) Putin was saying how we do not want to send in our soldiers into the vast tunnels of Mariupol’s Steel plant and endanger their lives. YES I See how much Putin values his soldiers. He sends them into Ukraine in ready made coffins.

    1. Russia was recruiting soldiers from Ethiopia! Their civil war must be over, maybe , I don’t know.
      When Russian officials were confronted on this they denied it, and said the people lined up for registration were just “well wishers” expressing their good wishes for Putin in Ukraine.

  12. A Tribute to Ukraine 

    The Fight

    Where were you 
    when the walls came crumbling down.
    Fearing for our lives
    In our home towns.

    Where children once played 
    Laughter was everywhere
    We now find graves 
    Seems like only…we care.

    But now,
    We’re standing side by side 
    Defending arm in arm
    Praying for our lives.

    And now,
    We’re standing toe to toe
    Fighting hand to hand
    Dying for our nation’s soul.

    Instrumental 🎶 

    If we lose.
    If this was our last fight.
    I promise you
    We didn’t run and hide.

    Only one way to live
    Head high and full of pride
    What we would give
    Our blood and tears we cried.

    But now,
    We’re standing side by side 
    Defending arm in arm
    Praying for our lives.

    And now,
    We’re standing toe to toe
    Fighting hand to hand
    Dying for our nation’s soul.

    Instrumental 🎶 

    A burst of lightning 
    coming from the morning sky
    confuses all 
    We will not run and hide.

    But now,
    We’re standing side by side 
    Defending arm in arm
    Praying for our lives.

    And now,
    We’re standing toe to toe
    Fighting hand to hand
    Dying for our nation’s…..

    And then,
    There’s one thing that remains.
    Fight until the death 
    Fight for our Ukraine. 

    But now, 
    Our prayers were not met
    By those who stood by
    By those who would forget. .

    By Humble Driver

    1. @Mehidi Hasan thank you for reading humble poem 🙏
      If you’d like to hear lyrics in song I uploaded it to my Humble Driver YouTube channel.

  13. I keep reading about humanitarian corridors that the Russians say they will open and they promise not to shell the civilians. Those promises are worthless as the Russians shell them anyway, despicable and cruel!!! ❤️❤️❤️🇺🇦

  14. One reason why the battle for stalingrad lasted so long was that both sides could reinforce, resupply and counterattack.
    The Ukrainian defenders are trapped, short of food, water, ammunition, medical supplies and probably have a lot of civilians down there as well.

  15. If —we could see any type of progress, that would be lovely. All week long, the story of the steel plant and Mariupol, Ukraine has been so gut wrenching. It’s not easy for them to hold out. I keep hoping for something good to happen. Instead, Russian troops are surrounding the area. If President Vladimir Putin could stop a second and …be less driven …about his ego or whether he will survive this war intact or not, then peace talks could happen. We see his stubbornness and it’s hopeless at times. 🙏Praying for peace for …both sides, today. 💛🇺🇦💙🇺🇸

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