Ukraine war: What did you miss in 2023?

There is still a lot of incoming and it’s getting close we need to get this instrument out of Russia’s hands the instrument of Terror Ukraine started 2023 with an air of optimism they’ already managed to move Russia out of a large area of carke that had generated confidence that they would be able to sweep the Russians out and therefore they prepare for the spring offensive meant to be starting in

The spring of this year Western weapons piled into support including Western tanks but all that equipment also needed military training Logistics and some support despite a year of intense War fighting the lines on the map representing the front line haven’t moved significantly in over a year but

Beyond the headlines what else might you have missed in the Ukraine conflict this past year Russia’s planning to build a tunnel from Mainland Russia over to Crimea under the Kurt Straits CRI CRI has always been really important to Russia why is it important to Russia because of sevastopol provides Russia

With its only warm water Port which of course is vital for global trade but one of the challenges for Russia has been keeping Crimea resupplied it’s tried using the kch road bridge which has built by Putin after seizing Crimea but of course that’s been attacked several

Times this past year the other way of supporting it was by using the Russian Navy again that has been targeted by the ukrainians very effectively and forcing the Russian Navy into the CF asov that’s why we understand a Chinese company has been brought in looking to build a

Tunnel underneath the Kurt Straits that will be phenomenally expensive it’s about the same distance as the channel tunnel will take some time to complete but just reflects the importance that Putin places on retaining Crimea ad divka has become the new bmot this year Russia has been focused on the

Dbass now if you remember the vicious battle for bmot which lost Russia about 30,000 lives U many of those were convicts liberated from prison to do this actual operation now Ukraine has been making efforts to in circle back moot to liberate it back and abiva is one of the

Key Stepping Stones which Ukraine holds at the height of the battle for bamu uh Russia was suffering about 700 casualties a day but in the last 6 to8 weeks the Russian have been mounting over a thousand casualties a day trying to seize back abiva and that just reflects the real importance the vital

Importance that President Putin places on seizing the whole of the donbass As a matter of priority this has been the year of drone Warfare in Ukraine quantity sometimes has a quality all of its own and drones are often able to Deluge defenses and that’s what Ukraine’s used very effectively this

Past year a good example is that the Russian Navy should dominate the Black Sea what Ukraine’s done very effectively is use drones to Target Russian ships and indeed Russian submarines military procurement often takes years whereas actually on drones literally overnight the ukrainians are changing the capability they’re watching how the

Drones are operating seeing if Russians are jamming them in any way they’re sitting down with a laptop computer in the evening reprogramming them and the very next day they’re not testing them they’re putting them straight back into battle that asymmetric advantages that’s been provided will be absolutely crucial

And is undoubtedly going to influence the way the West procures weapons in the future Russia hasn’t achieved all its objectives this year either start by welcoming Finland as uh the newest member of our alliance Russia claims it invaded Ukraine to stop NATO expansion yet as a direct result of Russia’s Invasion

Finland has joined NATO and NATO will continue to expand another objective was Putin wanted to make Russia Great again yet the Russian economy has suffered dramatically throughout the War President Putin has also been indicted by the international criminal court as a criminal which stops him traveling as a

Direct result of allegations that Russia has been abducting children finally as well the Russian military has been decimated throughout this war reports suggest that over 2,000 Russian main battle tanks and over 300,000 Russian casualties have been suffered so so far that leaves the Russian military licking

Its wounds it will be at least a decade before it’s able to mount meaningful military operations again president zinski started the year full of optimism but as the year draws to a close he will be reflecting on a year of missed opportunities and some very difficult choices that lie ahead

Now if you look at it objectively his spring offensive has failed despite the fact that the West piled a lot of support in and the question now is if it didn’t work then when will it work is this war actually winnable and by that we mean is it possible to liberate the

Donbass and push Russian forces out of Crimea the harsh reality though is if the West doesn’t believe the war is winnable how will it progress will it provide the financial and Military Support required extreme Republicans are playing chicken with our national security Congress has already stalled the approval of funding for next year

And likewise the European Union has yet to agree ree a financial envelope for Ukraine as well some very difficult decisions for president zalinski after a very difficult year in the war with Russia

Despite huge western military and financial support, Ukraine’s 2023 spring offensive failed to live up to expectations. The frontline has barely moved in over a year. But what else has happened this year?

President Zelenskyy will “be reflecting on a year of missed opportunities”, says Sky’s military analyst Sean Bell.

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40 comments

  1. Can we see a comparison of how Sean thought the summer counteroffensive would go with what actually happened.
    Same goes for all the western wonder weapons like the Challengers and Leopards.

  3. Look at what he said during the "counter offensive" and what actually happened.
    The guy is a fantasist and barefaced liar ie a propagandist.

  8. Ukraine is just another NeoCon disaster like Syria Libya Iraq and Afghanistan. The NeoCons/ Victoria Nuland should never ever of backed the coup against the then ELECTED government of Ukraine 9 bloody years ago that started this nightmare off

  9. Noooo way I thought they will never show Sean Bell again after the hundreds of lies he told me over the past months Mr Expert where is the square fire? That was my favourite line from Mr SB before he finished with the comedy

  10. ហែង ឈប់ប៉ះពាល់ សន្លឹកឆ្នោតរបស់ពួកអញ យកផ្កាយរណបមកអោយពួកអញ គ្រប់គ្រងនៅតាមច្បាប់ កអោយអញមើលងាយ ម៉ោង អញដេក 24 ម៉ោង ហែងប្រើ សម្លេង ផ្កាយរណប មករំខានស្មារតី របស់អញដេក មិនបាន មកអោយអញ សរសេរ ហែកកេរ្តិ៍អំពើ ថោកទាប របស់ពួកមិចកើត អាចាញ់
    បើកចេញ នៅថោកទាប និយាយដដែល ៗអញ្ចឹង ពួកអាឆ្កែអត់ប្រយោជន៍ បើហែងគ្រាន់បើបង្កើតផ្កាយរណបខ្លួនឯងទៅ យករបស់អញទៅ ល្មើសច្បាប់ធ្វើស្អី អញអោយពួកហែងរកសន្តិភាពមកអោយ ពួកអញ មិន ជេរ ប្រមាថហើយ អោយនិយាយកុំអញទេ ពួកអាឆ្កែអត់ប្រយោជន៍ អោយសន្លឹកឆ្នោតអញវិញពួកអាគ្មាប្រយោជន៍ ចេញពីរ រដ្ឋាភិបាលប្រទេសអញ ( វាថាវាសភា American តាមចាប់ពួកវា យក កម្មវិធី ផ្កាយរណប មកដាក់អោយច្បាប់ គ្រប់គ្រង សន្តិភាព មានជាង 50 % នៃ សង្គ្រាម កុំអោយវាប្រហុឺនអញ្ចឹង កាលណាប្រើតាមច្បាប់ គ្មានអ្នកណាប្រហុឺន ជាមួយ អន្តរជាតិទៀតទេ )

  11. យូរៗ វារកអី និយាយមិនបាន វាមក
    បញ្ហាខ្ញុំ ចាក់ ប្រេង ឥន្ធនៈ
    ប៉ុន្មាន ៗ តាមវាចង់រំខាន វារំខាន ខ្ញុំមិនបានវាទីជេរ ប្រជាជន ក្បែរខាងខ្ញុំ
    នយោបាយ ពួកអាឆ្កែអត់ប្រយោជន៍ មេដឹកនាំ ពិភពលោក វាអ្នកនិយាយតំណាង
    ( កុំអោយខ្ញុំខឹង profile ផ្ទាល់ខ្លួន ពួកគាត់ ប្រើជាអ្វីអោយសោះ ខ្ញុំ ជេរ
    មែនទែន កុំអោយថាខ្ញុំ មិនបានរាយការណ៍ទៅគាយ់មុនអោយសោះ )

  13. 😂😂😂😂I do not trust the families of the Jewish prisoners
    Thus, Netanyahu escapes from them after he and all the false members of the war created a complete barrier of bulletproof glass, and the Jewish people were deceived with false and impossible promises.😂😂😂

  18. How come we dont see this retired RAF fogey giving his expert opinion about how Israel is precision striking at Hamas yet managing to kill 23,000 Palestinian People..?

  19. "What we missed in 2023"…? The truth…!!! Another year gone by without the US admitting they pre-planned this filthy proxy war in Ukraine intent on utilizing another nation's people as their personal proxy for the sake of US hegemony like cowards…!!!

  22. As Russia is the invader, the US would have supported it financially and militarily. but the US is not interested to support Russia as Russia doesn’t massacre toddlers, Russia doesn’t destroy infant incubators, Russia doesn’t expel Ukrainians, Russia doesn’t commit genocide So the western support goes to the typical invader- Israel

  24. 🇺🇦 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 The sheer amount of approving and cheering comments by ordinary Russians in response to videos depicting the atrocities against civilians and prisoners of war in Ukraine were just as shocking to Ukrainians as the war itself. We had somehow grown accustomed to the war, but the realization of who we have been living alongside all this time without even knowing it is still horrifying.
    Those savages referred to themselves as our brotherly people. One can only imagine what they might do to those they consider their enemies given the opportunity.

    Negotiating with Russia is akin to negotiating with Ebola. Allowing Russia to remain undefeated is like undertreating a deadly infection – it will only return stronger. This is why any peace agreement that doesn't ensure a clear victory for Ukraine is merely a temporary ceasefire.

  25. If NATO not will be strong and not take under control Ukraine then Zelenskyi under control outers russian influence just established in Ukraine dictatorship like north Korea, what want Yanukovich. Now violation of human rights in Ukraine government beat common people and don't recognise for common citizen human rights like in North Korea close border from plan of putin. Zelenskyi need support NATO and EU for accept right desicion for human rights and denocracy.

  28. The Ukrainian counteroffensive hasn’t achieved its desired objectives, while Russian forces have embedded themselves, gaining ground on the eastern flank. Amidst this reality, Ukraine is looking into the abyss of a long conflict. Russia fighting to take back pieces of combat-ravaged terrain and gaining footholds to improve its positions, so that new large-scale attacks can be launched. And several U.S. intelligence reports indicate that the decline in Western support — especially economic, but also diplomatic will lead to the collapse of Ukraine’s defensive capacity.

  29. UK still bankrolling Zelensky's failed war. Russia says the missile that hit its docked ship was supplied by Britain

  31. @2:48 This guy is full of it. He quotes Stalin "quantity has a quality all its own". And then applies it to Ukraine's drones??
    Um. We all know who has more quantity of everything. Russia has more troops, more tanks, more old ammunition that the West can't get anywhere and Russia and Ukraine still fire. Quantity DOES have a quality all its own. And quantity is on the Russian side.

  32. The west is betraying Ukraine… demanding progress but they did not provide planes so Ukrainian fighters can have air superiority.

  33. Russia is a global superpower alongside the US and China, it has huge military industrial capacity to win this war, unlike Ukraine, who have to rely on American weapons and money, that's not sustainable in the long run.

  36. Russia has already lost the war. Its image as a super power has been totally shattered. NATO is about to significantly grow, with the inclusion of the very powerful Sweden and Finland. Russian power in the Baltic in the event of war is seriously threatened. The NATO border facing Russia is now a stranglehold along Russia's western border. Putins future is fragile at best, and the Russian economy will be increasingly weakened in 2024 and 2025.

  37. The Russian communist school system was the worst school system one can imagine. It produced a lot of people with worst character: people without any humanistic values, people which do not hesitate to kill for materialistic aims. It means: it produced millions of criminals.

  38. lot of western leaders, including NATO chief Stoltenberg saying that Russia has already lost.top military commanders in Ukraine strongly disagree.

  40. Here's the summery: Ukraine Lost. Russia may have a lost a few ships but the territory is well under control of Russia(2, they have 70 more). In 1 year Ukraine gained 60 miles of 280,000 miles of land taken by russia(280k is bigger than the UK land size). It took russia 2months to take that in 2022. nothing changed and allies of ukraine/generals in ukraine are looking for reconciliation with russia under Putin terms – in secret. Dont believe the hype – nothing will happen from here on out. this war is over.

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