Summer Operations | Despair And Cemeteries Are Growing, Offensive Stalled. Military Summary 2023.8.28
By Military Summary
This video describes the military situation in Ukraine on the 28th of August 2023
Here’s what others had to say:
@psevenson
The Duran mentioned that there was a meeting about ten days ago where Nato officers very clearly told the Ukrainians to stop wasting resources at Bakhmut or Urozhaine. Ukraine were told to focus the resources at one point only, and they chose Robotyne because that’s where they are closest to the first defence line. This is also the reason why we see much reduced activity from Ukraine at Bakhmut and Urozhaine. They simply don’t have resources to be everywhere.
@alfie1884
There is no similarity between the situation in Robotyne and the battle over Popasna. Robotyne is a little village with a population of 500 and of no strategic significance. Popasna is a city of 22,000 people and was the gateway to Bakhmut. Ukraine needed to capture Robotyne to get closer to the Russian first line of Defence and they have spent three months doing that with horrendous losses in men and equipment. Unlike the Ukrainians in Bakhmut, when their positions are compromised the Russians withdraw rather than send more forces in futile attacks. This is what they have done in Robotyne. A Salient is now forming with the Ukrainians in a fire pocket exposed in open fields with no cover. Robotyne is a killing field for the Ukrainians and they haven’t even reached the Russian first line of Defence.
@paulomodara4536
Dear Dima,
Thank you for your analysis.
The problem with it is that the Russians in the case of Popasna had superiority in artillery.
Ukraine stationing troops in that cauldron would be under continuous artillery fire from the Russians.
@darkool9662
Awesome job Dima, as always. A big thank you for not showing soldiers being killed. It’s a tragedy for both sides, and even worse for Ukraine.
I am 100% for Russia, but I don’t hate Ukraine. It’s hard not to hate AmeriKKKa and its gangster pals, though. I appreciate your updates and speculations and ideas. Never miss a show. Thank you again!
@ronnyb9416
DIMA can be funny at times. When he draws the yellow arrows for Ukrainian potential advances….he is VERY optimistic. Yellow lines and arrows going in every direction. Yet in reality, these yellow lines seem to be stopped regularly with Russian artillery and stubborn Russian resistance. The Ukrainians seem to suffer World War One losses at every turn, and these yellow arrow offensives only inch forward.
@TimBrianTufuga
Remember a flower blooms for a while, then wilts and dies. When the Cauldron boils the flower wilts and folds in itself. However, the Russians may be more keen for the Ukrainians to move further into the Bear’s Lair where the Bear awaits to entrap his prey!
@peterazlac1739
There is no comparison between the two situations. At Bakhmut the Russians were advancing with sufficient forces to achieve their objective, especially artillery and air power. At Robyntine the Ukraine forces are advancing into a major fire trap with insufficient resserves, air power, or artillery and losing large numbers of troops and equipment to achieve minimal gains since they are still fighting in the grey or crumple zone and exposing themselves to Russian air power, artillery, drones, and mines. If they have takenRobotyne it is not a victory but a tactical move by Russia to draw more Ukraine forces into the trap and expose more of their armor on the few roads they can use to support their infantry, exactly at Bakmut where they lose multiple brigades for no purpose.
@falatoronto
The problem for Ukraine is that NATO talked them into playing basketball against the Russians, but then gave Ukraine a tennis ball to play with. Despite a brave and capable military, Ukraine has never received the equipment in quantities needed to sustain its operations. Even worse, NATO is now starting to blame Ukraine for this shortfall, which means they may abandon them, possibly within a year.
@SuperLuky64
Ukrainian drones at Enerodhar and Kamjanka were shot down by Russian forces with oppressor system, they did not hit the target.
@nofuxgoon
Recently Zelensky is talking about ‘freezing’ the battlefield (lol) to shore up more indirect weapons. He said “We can keep fighting for a long time if we don’t lose more soldiers.” NATO demands Ukrainian blood for Moloch.
@bindiboo1077
Some people talk like Robotyne was some mighty fortress and now that it is conquered the path is clear. It was a little village that took 3 months to capture, it does not bode well for thoughts of charging unopposed to the Black Sea.
@zharkoo
Zelensky passed a law that forbids any territory negotiations with Russia, and today he said a political solution about Crimea may be possible. If he was a woman you know she is about to have her period…
@antyspi4466
If Russia really plans to conduct an offensive with new forces, then the time to strike is now. Ukraine has no trained reserves left to react, Selensky spoke in an interview about reverting to a defensive posture to conserve manpower. That means Moscow would have to use the time before new Ukrainian reserves can be conscripted and trained up.
@ngatatan2597
The flower of Robotyne has the danger of being plucked by Russians creating a cauldron with a pincer attack from the western and eastern flanks… Any Ukrainian assets remaining in the centre of the flower could be completely obliterated.
@SuperLuky64
The series of arrows continues, with hypotheses of attack, but inexorably they all fail, and the men available are halved every week, don’t think that in the other battle points, there are entire battalions, Ukraine has sent them all towards Robotyne , and the only gate, which according to them deserves to be attacked with all the strength available, convinced that they will be able to reach the Sea of Azov, and conquer the Crimea, but only Zelensky is convinced. His men are forced to believe it, and die for this ideal.
