Lots of rumors swirling - on the road leading out of Lisichansk one out of every 3 Ukrainians trying to flee were wounded and one out of every 6 killed.
Then on the Duran a few minutes ago Alex said that he had heard they captured 6,000.
I find both of those hard to believe; but one thing is clear. With each new massive defeat they are losing so many troops that they are bound to be much less effective.
Earlier today I started a thread featuring an article written by a very candid retired Marine Colonel (2019) who is now the CEO of the company that trains/equips Ukrainian soldiers.
Three things really stood out: (1) He was absolutely shocked by the amount of casualties; (2) They were only allowed 5 days for training (most had never shot a gun) and with one medical group on the second day half were already missing...had to take care of casualties; and (3) Ukraine is doomed.
The Russia MOD on a daily basis is pointing out all the Ukrainian brigades, etc. that have lost half or more of their personnel and are devising plans to hide that fact.
Bottom line: There is nobody left to fight.
It’s changing into a rout. The hardest hard core died or were captured in Mariupol. All that’s left are dragooned conscripts who were teachers and plumbers a month ago. They just want to live. Each town will fall more rapidly, back to the Dnepr River.
Jacob Dreisen was on Viva and Barnes a day or two back. Link at the bottom. His insights were head and shoulders above anybody else’s.
For example, he cites based on USSR and then Ukrainian census data that the % of Ukrainians (especially in the south and east) who self-identify as Russian or Ukrainian shifted dramatically from the USSR days to the Ukraine era. IOW, when it benefits one to declare he’s Russian, he will. When that changes, say, for getting a govt job, folks “convert” to Ukrainian nationality. Just one example of Dreizin’s many brilliant insights.
Now they will shift back to identifying as Russian. They just want peace and stability. The Nuland/State Dept Maidan Coup/Revolution was pure poison, setting the stage for this calamity.
Cannot recommend this video too highly. Jacob Dreizin is BRILLIANT.
Sidebar with The Dreizen Report - Politics, Geopolitics AND MORE! Viva & Barnes LIVE!
> June 20, 2022
[By 10X, this is THE BEST analysis of the Russo-Ukraine conflict I’ve heard or read anywhere. Jacob Dreizen is just brilliant and he drops one gold nugget of insight after another. Don’t miss this one, worth every minute.]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-ZY1sE6OyY&ab_channel=VivaFrei