Putin weaponises propaganda while Russia ‘struggles’ with equipment losses | Operator Starsky

“Members of the Ukrainian army have told of witnessing cases of captured, injured Russian soldiers along the front line being sent back to the front having suffered already debilitating injuries.”

Russia continues to struggle with climbing troop and equipment losses while Putin continues to weaponise propaganda on the world stage, @StarskyUA tells Kate Gerbeau on Frontline

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  7. Australia. Thanks Kate for having Operator Starsky on- he is so respected out here, especially by those of us who follow each day- the struggle of the Ukrainian people.

  18. Times Radio: Let's relentlessly repeat meanwhile old factless anti-Russian propaganda…but let's decorate our comment section this time with even more pro-Ukro-bots and anti-Russian-trolls – AKA: Ukrainian situation has become – as clearly predicted by the other side – even more dire than ever before but we're out of ideas how to nice-wash it to that ever so smaller circle of sheep still listening to us…🙄…
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  19. There was never a Russian offensive towards Kiev. They never had the troops for that.
    When the Russians first crossed the border near Kiev, Putin stated they wanted a buffer zone to deter the cross-border raids.
    The Russians now have that buffer and have stopped. Ukraine of course portrays this as a victory ("We stopped the offensive").

  22. ALL, and I mean ALL US political candidates of EVERY office, from the city / county / state and federal level, say one thing on the campaign trail, ( to get votes), and then changes their tune to one extent or another if they are elected. Trump / Vance will be no different. ALSO a sitting president HAS to work with the Congress ! A president can make NO law on his own.

  24. Some very simple rules for identifying propaganda sites:
    i. How many followers do they have? The smaller the answer the more suspicious you should be;
    ii. Is the content aligned with the video title. If the video is a wildly off title, like “Ukraine surrenders”, and the content is something different, this is clickbait;
    iii. If the commentary is a computer generated voice, be suspicious;
    iv. If the commentary is overdubbed with dramatic music, be suspicious;
    v. If the comments are filled with pro-Russian messages, be suspicious;
    vi. If the channel is not followed by other content makers that you trust, be suspicious.

  25. PUTIN is a certified "ASSASSIN" and a Pathologic LIAR. How can there possibly be Admins. on t his Planet that actually 'Trust Him". Everyone we know is aware that a "Pact With Putin" is a Pact With Satan.

  27. 8:25: Trump/Vance abandoning Ukraine? Folks, with all due respect, you don't understand American politics. I assume the reason is that you glean your understanding from CNN International news. That is a lazy mistake! CNN is not a trustworthy, unbiased news outlet. Do your due diligence and find more reputable and trustworthy sources for your news regarding American political issues. As to the Trump/Vance ticket, yes, blackmail is in order. Yes, Trump will quietly impose threats to Putin that we will never hear the details of. Yes, Trump/Vance will insist INSIST that Europe shoulder the majority role of financing support for Ukraine. A mere 2% of GDP of these countries is just not going to 'cut it'. The Russian threat is real! The US will ramp up the production of advanced, sophisticated weapons systems and Europe (NATO) will pay for them to be sent to Ukraine. Ukraine will purge Russian troops from Ukraine (to include Crimea) and Russia will end up paying for the rebuilding of Ukraine with 50% of their oil revenues being diverted to Ukraine. China will observe the use of US weapons and conclude that confronting the US would be suicidal.

  33. You are the only one still believing this propaganda😂😂😂
    Anyone with a brain sees right through this b*llshit😂
    Russia currently produces 350 tanks and armored vehicles every month. Add that around 70% of damaged vehicles gets repaired and back on duty.
    Thats normal for war.
    If it would be true what your claiming then Ukraine must be in alot worse state,because they are loosing everywhere on the battlefield.
    The line of defence is gone and theres no more strong defence lines.thats why they currently looses 2-3 villages everyday.
    They couldnt even stop the kharkiv direction even when russia only uses two brigades there.
    It comes a time when there is no point pretending anymore, and that time has come 😂😂😂😂

  34. Whenever I hear Russian and equipment struggles I am kind of suspicious. They have suffered major losses but they have more tanks, which can be returned to service, than are even remotely close to having been destroyed. An old tank can still operate as a tank killer.
    I hope its true but tbh I dont think Russia intends to expand much further. They would like Odessa but they blew that. NATO is telegraphing cross the Dnipro and we will jump in. Now its time to decide does Ukraine have the troops to take that territory back

  36. What the allies worry about more than the lives of Ukrainians is what happens to the Russian nuclear arsenal should Putin be deposed & warlords fight amongst themselves for the spoils, especially the nuclear warheads.

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