Daily Updates on Russian Invasion of Ukraine

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  One Year After Alaska, Putin’s Big Bet Has Failed 15.08.2026 18min

  Why the Spirit of Anchorage Failed for PutinRussia, Ukraine, and the Collapse of the Anchorage SummitPutin’s War After Anchorage: Pressure, Missiles, and No DealEurope Rearms as Russia’s Ukraine Strategy StallsI assess the failed Anchorage Summit one year later, Russia’s demands over Donetsk, Ukraine’s air-defense shortages, Turkish arms supplies, Polish rearmament, European diplomacy, Russian military logistics, and the debate over the US dollar’s reserve-currency role.00:00 Anchorage Summit: One Year Later03:11 Civilian Strikes and Turkey’s Arms Role05:57 Recruitment Pressures and Olympic Restrictions09:30 Europe’s Role in Russia-Ukraine Negotiations12:59 The US Dollar Reserve Currency Debate16:00 Pressure on Putin and the Road Ahead#UkraineWar #RussiaUkraineWar #AnchorageSummit #Putin #Trump #EuropeanSecurityFacts over noise. Context over headlines. Truth over talking points. Principle over partisanship.Here is the fundraisers video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMTs6amkGUg and Here is the direct link to the Ukraine Support Bridge: https://ukrainesupportbridge.com/***** To support me as as I provide Ukraine war context: *****Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ProfessorGerdesExplainsBuy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/professorgerdesPaypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/professorgerdesYouTube Channel Membership: https://www.youtube.com/@Professor-Gerdes/membership🇺🇸 Contact the White House to express your support for Ukrainehttps://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ *****IF YOU WISH TO PROVIDE DIRECT AID TO UKRAINE: *****🇺🇦 I have partnered with Greg Terry for all donations to Ukraine. He has raised and delivered more than a quarter of a million dollars of aid to date. To directly support this effort of delivering necessary provisions to the front lines, click on these links (and then watch him give your donations to soldiers on the front lines on his channel): https://www.youtube.com/@GregTerryExperienceAmazon Shopping List USA/North America (Shop and send to UKRAINE AID c/o Bethel Life's Gift Registry Address)https://a.co/iodWsUKAmazon Shopping List for EU/UKhttps://www.amazon.de/hz/wishlist/ls/...Direct Link for Financial Giving via our 501(c)(3) Tax-Deductible in the USAhttps://www.gregterry.org/donate.htmlLink for Greg's 501(c)(3) EIN Informationhttps://www.gregterry.org/donate.html🇺🇸 Alternatively, you may choose to donate to Samaritan’s Purse:https://www.samaritanspurse.org/our-ministry/ukraine-response/?utm_source=FY22UkraineResponseVanityURL&utm_medium=direct&utm_campaign=m_YUKR-22L3&utm_content=Ukraine-Response-Redirect%20%20 🇺🇦 If you wish to support the Ukrainian Army, give directly to United 24. Follow this link: https://u24.gov.ua/***BUY SOMETHING TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE ***🇺🇦 If you purchase from Saint Javelin with my link below, a cut of the proceeds will go directly to humanitarian aid for soldiers (bandages, tourniquets, etc.). I don't get the revenue. It goes to buy medical supplies from UnitewithUkraine.com. Use this link: https://www.saintjavelin.com/en-us?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Gerdes 🇺🇸 This is the absolute CHEAPEST THING YOU CAN DO to support Ukraine (This is NOT MY SITE) https://amzn.to/4aPtwQr - Just support the war effort somehow.🇺🇦 I wrote a book about Ukraine's president Zelenskyy which I have updated for the first 4-5 months of the war in Ukraine: It is free if you have Amazon Kindle Unlimited or $9.99 otherwise: https://amzn.to/3Q2wnyE 🇺🇦 If you cannot give or buy, you can like, share, and pray for the people of Ukraine.🇺🇸 Please leave comments and tell me how I can help you gain more perspective. You can contact me @Dr_Gerdes on Twitter or email professorgerdesyt@gmail.com#UKRAINE #UKRAINERUSSIAWAR #UKRAINEWAR
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  Putin Is Losing the Russian Public 15.08.2026 13min

  Russia’s Propaganda Meets Reality: Drones, Drafts and War FatigueWhy Russians Are Turning Against a War They Once IgnoredPutin’s Reality Gap: Russian Voices Compare Him to Nicholas IIRussian Mobilization and Black Sea Strikes Expose War’s Domestic CostI examine Russian war fatigue, Ukrainian drone strikes on Black Sea infrastructure, new digital draft summons, Margarita Simonyan’s propaganda narrative, and Russian comparisons of Putin to Tsar Nicholas II as the costs of the war reach deeper inside Russia.00:00 Simonyan, RT and the Fahrenheit 451 Narrative03:08 Russia’s Winter Threats and Ukraine’s Response05:02 Black Sea Strikes Bring the War Home06:44 Digital Draft Summons and Mobilization Pressure08:24 Putin, Propaganda and the Nicholas II Comparison11:51 Russian Social Media Amid Wartime Damage12:40 Ukraine Support and Closing Remarks#RussiaUkraineWar #Putin #RussianPropaganda #RussianMobilization #UkraineWar #BlackSeaFacts over noise. Context over headlines. Truth over talking points. Principle over partisanship.***** To support me as as I provide Ukraine war context: *****Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ProfessorGerdesExplainsBuy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/professorgerdesPaypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/professorgerdesYouTube Channel Membership: https://www.youtube.com/@Professor-Gerdes/membership🇺🇸 Contact the White House to express your support for Ukrainehttps://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ *****IF YOU WISH TO PROVIDE DIRECT AID TO UKRAINE: *****🇺🇦 I have partnered with Greg Terry for all donations to Ukraine. He has raised and delivered more than a quarter of a million dollars of aid to date. To directly support this effort of delivering necessary provisions to the front lines, click on these links (and then watch him give your donations to soldiers on the front lines on his channel): https://www.youtube.com/@GregTerryExperienceAmazon Shopping List USA/North America (Shop and send to UKRAINE AID c/o Bethel Life's Gift Registry Address)https://a.co/iodWsUKAmazon Shopping List for EU/UKhttps://www.amazon.de/hz/wishlist/ls/...Direct Link for Financial Giving via our 501(c)(3) Tax-Deductible in the USAhttps://www.gregterry.org/donate.htmlLink for Greg's 501(c)(3) EIN Informationhttps://www.gregterry.org/donate.html🇺🇸 Alternatively, you may choose to donate to Samaritan’s Purse:https://www.samaritanspurse.org/our-ministry/ukraine-response/?utm_source=FY22UkraineResponseVanityURL&utm_medium=direct&utm_campaign=m_YUKR-22L3&utm_content=Ukraine-Response-Redirect%20%20 🇺🇦 If you wish to support the Ukrainian Army, give directly to United 24. Follow this link: https://u24.gov.ua/***BUY SOMETHING TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE ***🇺🇦 If you purchase from Saint Javelin with my link below, a cut of the proceeds will go directly to humanitarian aid for soldiers (bandages, tourniquets, etc.). I don't get the revenue. It goes to buy medical supplies from UnitewithUkraine.com. Use this link: https://www.saintjavelin.com/en-us?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Gerdes 🇺🇸 This is the absolute CHEAPEST THING YOU CAN DO to support Ukraine (This is NOT MY SITE) https://amzn.to/4aPtwQr - Just support the war effort somehow.🇺🇦 I wrote a book about Ukraine's president Zelenskyy which I have updated for the first 4-5 months of the war in Ukraine: It is free if you have Amazon Kindle Unlimited or $9.99 otherwise: https://amzn.to/3Q2wnyE 🇺🇦 If you cannot give or buy, you can like, share, and pray for the people of Ukraine.🇺🇸 Please leave comments and tell me how I can help you gain more perspective. You can contact me @Dr_Gerdes on Twitter or email professorgerdesyt@gmail.com#UKRAINE #UKRAINERUSSIAWAR #UKRAINEWAR
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  Russia had a Bad (OR VERY BAD) Night 15.08.2026 16min

  Ukraine launched one of the largest overnight strike packages we have seen in some time, with roughly 480 drones reported heading into Russia and occupied Ukraine. But the biggest story may be the Flamingo cruise-missile strike on the Progress Rocket and Space Center in Samara, Russia’s sole facility for serial assembly of Soyuz-2 launch vehicles and a facility connected to Moscow’s attempt to develop its own satellite capability after Russian forces lost unauthorized access to Starlink. Ukraine also targeted Savasleyka Air Base, home to MiG-31K aircraft capable of launching Kinzhal missiles. In this update, I break down what was hit, why these targets matter, what we know about the damage, the extraordinary Russian effort to intercept the Flamingos, and what the attacks tell us about Ukraine’s expanding deep-strike strategy.Chapters:0:00 Russia Had a Very Bad Night0:35 Flamingos Hit Russia’s Rocket Center1:43 Why Russia Needs Its Own Starlink2:58 Five Flamingos vs. Russia’s Air Defenses4:19 Zelensky Confirms the Deep Strikes5:42 Ukraine Targets the Kinzhal Launch Base6:52 Stop the Missile Before It Launches7:33 Russia Is Netting Its Ships8:27 Russia’s Overnight Attack on Ukraine9:07 Battlefield Losses and 480 Ukrainian Drones10:48 Russia’s “Road of Life” Becomes a Kill Zone11:22 Ukraine Reports 352 km² Liberated12:16 A Very Ukrainian Battlefield Moment13:12 Russia’s Growing Authoritarianism14:45 Supporting Ukrainians Directly16:21 What Japan’s 1945 Choice Says About Russia#Ukraine #Russia #UkraineWar #FlamingoMissile #Starlink #PutinFacts over noise. Context over headlines. Truth over talking points. Principle over partisanship.Here is the fundraisers video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMTs6amkGUg and Here is the direct link to the Ukraine Support Bridge: https://ukrainesupportbridge.com/***** To support me as as I provide Ukraine war context: *****Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ProfessorGerdesExplainsBuy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/professorgerdesPaypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/professorgerdesYouTube Channel Membership: https://www.youtube.com/@Professor-Gerdes/membership🇺🇸 Contact the White House to express your support for Ukrainehttps://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ *****IF YOU WISH TO PROVIDE DIRECT AID TO UKRAINE: *****🇺🇦 I have partnered with Greg Terry for all donations to Ukraine. He has raised and delivered more than a quarter of a million dollars of aid to date. To directly support this effort of delivering necessary provisions to the front lines, click on these links (and then watch him give your donations to soldiers on the front lines on his channel): https://www.youtube.com/@GregTerryExperienceAmazon Shopping List USA/North America (Shop and send to UKRAINE AID c/o Bethel Life's Gift Registry Address)https://a.co/iodWsUKAmazon Shopping List for EU/UKhttps://www.amazon.de/hz/wishlist/ls/...Direct Link for Financial Giving via our 501(c)(3) Tax-Deductible in the USAhttps://www.gregterry.org/donate.htmlLink for Greg's 501(c)(3) EIN Informationhttps://www.gregterry.org/donate.html🇺🇸 Alternatively, you may choose to donate to Samaritan’s Purse:https://www.samaritanspurse.org/our-ministry/ukraine-response/?utm_source=FY22UkraineResponseVanityURL&utm_medium=direct&utm_campaign=m_YUKR-22L3&utm_content=Ukraine-Response-Redirect%20%20 🇺🇦 If you wish to support the Ukrainian Army, give directly to United 24. Follow this link: https://u24.gov.ua/***BUY SOMETHING TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE ***🇺🇦 If you purchase from Saint Javelin with my link below, a cut of the proceeds will go directly to humanitarian aid for soldiers (bandages, tourniquets, etc.). I don't get the revenue. It goes to buy medical supplies from UnitewithUkraine.com. Use this link: https://www.saintjavelin.com/en-us?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Gerdes 🇺🇸 This is the absolute CHEAPEST THING YOU CAN DO to support Ukraine (This is NOT MY SITE) https://amzn.to/4aPtwQr - Just su
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  Wow: Putin Is Building a Gulag Economy 14.08.2026 17min

  Russia may have just crossed a line that matters far more than another bad economic statistic. One of Russia’s best-known exiled economists says Putin is moving the country toward a harsh command economy—and the evidence is showing up in two places at once. The remaining anti-war political opposition is being pushed off the ballot, while Russia’s federal prison system is preparing to connect inmates directly with business and industrial production. That is the connection we need to understand tonight. Because authoritarian politics and economic control are not two separate Putin stories anymore. They are becoming one system. And if Igor Lipsits is right, Russia is moving toward something that looks less like a modern market economy and increasingly like a Gulag economy.0:00 Russia May Have Crossed a Line0:54 The Economist Putin Turned Into an Enemy2:13 “Russia Is Going Down the Path of North Korea”2:30 Why Removing Yabloko Matters3:21 Russia’s Command-Economy Turning Point4:21 Everything Is Now “For the War”4:58 The Return of Prison Labor6:11 Why Putin Couldn’t Risk an Anti-War Vote7:51 What Russia’s FSIN Actually Does8:38 Prisoners Become an Economic Labor Pool9:58 Putin’s Authoritarian System Takes Shape13:35 Putin Is All In13:46 The Economic Trap Putin Is Creating15:05 How You Can Help Ukraine#Putin #Russia #RussianEconomy #Ukraine #UkraineWar #PrisonLabor #Gulag #CommandEconomy #Yabloko #FSIN #RussianPolitics #PutinRussia #WarEconomy #RussiaUkraine #ProfessorGerdesFacts over noise. Context over headlines. Truth over talking points. Principle over partisanship.Here is the fundraisers video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMTs6amkGUg and Here is the direct link to the Ukraine Support Bridge: https://ukrainesupportbridge.com/***** To support me as as I provide Ukraine war context: *****Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ProfessorGerdesExplainsBuy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/professorgerdesPaypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/professorgerdesYouTube Channel Membership: https://www.youtube.com/@Professor-Gerdes/membership🇺🇸 Contact the White House to express your support for Ukrainehttps://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ *****IF YOU WISH TO PROVIDE DIRECT AID TO UKRAINE: *****🇺🇦 I have partnered with Greg Terry for all donations to Ukraine. He has raised and delivered more than a quarter of a million dollars of aid to date. To directly support this effort of delivering necessary provisions to the front lines, click on these links (and then watch him give your donations to soldiers on the front lines on his channel): https://www.youtube.com/@GregTerryExperienceAmazon Shopping List USA/North America (Shop and send to UKRAINE AID c/o Bethel Life's Gift Registry Address)https://a.co/iodWsUKAmazon Shopping List for EU/UKhttps://www.amazon.de/hz/wishlist/ls/...Direct Link for Financial Giving via our 501(c)(3) Tax-Deductible in the USAhttps://www.gregterry.org/donate.htmlLink for Greg's 501(c)(3) EIN Informationhttps://www.gregterry.org/donate.html🇺🇸 Alternatively, you may choose to donate to Samaritan’s Purse:https://www.samaritanspurse.org/our-ministry/ukraine-response/?utm_source=FY22UkraineResponseVanityURL&utm_medium=direct&utm_campaign=m_YUKR-22L3&utm_content=Ukraine-Response-Redirect%20%20 🇺🇦 If you wish to support the Ukrainian Army, give directly to United 24. Follow this link: https://u24.gov.ua/***BUY SOMETHING TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE ***🇺🇦 If you purchase from Saint Javelin with my link below, a cut of the proceeds will go directly to humanitarian aid for soldiers (bandages, tourniquets, etc.). I don't get the revenue. It goes to buy medical supplies from UnitewithUkraine.com. Use this link: https://www.saintjavelin.com/en-us?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Gerdes 🇺🇸 This is the absolute CHEAPEST THING YOU CAN DO to support Ukraine (This is NOT MY SITE) https://amzn.to/4aPtwQr - Just support the war effort somehow.🇺🇦 I wrote a book about Ukraine's pre
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  Russia Just Revealed the Next Phase of the War 14.08.2026 22min

  Russia is sending an increasingly clear message about where the war goes from here.Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says Moscow will not stop at the current line of contact and says Russia intends to use “much harsher” methods against the support sustaining Ukraine’s military. Meanwhile, Russia has rejected proposals to halt certain strikes and is openly signaling continued pressure against Ukraine.The timing matters. UN monitors verified 437 Ukrainian civilians killed in July—the deadliest month since May 2022—while Russia launched 429 missiles, more than twice June’s total.Ukraine is responding by rapidly developing new defenses, including jet-powered interceptor drones capable of speeds above 600 km/h.In this video, I break down Lavrov’s statements, Russia’s escalating strike campaign, Ukraine’s response, pressure on Europe and NATO, Russian hybrid operations, and the larger question: what would actually have to happen before Moscow became serious about negotiating?Facts over noise. Context over headlines. Truth over talking points. Principle over partisanship.CHAPTERS0:00 Russia Signals There Will Be No Ceasefire0:55 Ukraine’s Deadliest Month Since May 20221:30 Ukraine Tests Jet-Powered Interceptor Drones2:26 Fedorov Protests and Operations in Occupied Ukraine3:44 Major Gaps in Russia’s Shadow-Fleet Sanctions4:36 Poland Debates Sending More Patriot Missiles5:29 Russian Influence Operations Inside Poland6:42 Belarus Trains Teenagers for War7:45 Lavrov: Russia Will Not Stop9:15 “Much Harsher” Methods Are Coming10:14 What Putin May Be Trying to Accomplish10:54 Russia Rejects Another Halt to Strikes12:00 Russia Moves Against Its Pro-Peace Opposition13:33 Russia’s Playbook—and China May Be Copying It14:47 How Political Extremes Feed the Strategy16:14 Tucker Carlson, Putin and the Populist Right19:39 Why Russia Is Using Unusual Camouflage20:38 What Would Make Russia Actually Negotiate?21:07 Ukraine Support Update#Ukraine #Russia #UkraineWar #RussiaUkraineWar #Lavrov #Zelenskyy #Putin #UkraineUpdate #NATO #ProfessorGerdesHere is the fundraisers video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMTs6amkGUg and Here is the direct link to the Ukraine Support Bridge: https://ukrainesupportbridge.com/***** To support me as as I provide Ukraine war context: *****Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ProfessorGerdesExplainsBuy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/professorgerdesPaypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/professorgerdesYouTube Channel Membership: https://www.youtube.com/@Professor-Gerdes/membership🇺🇸 Contact the White House to express your support for Ukrainehttps://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ *****IF YOU WISH TO PROVIDE DIRECT AID TO UKRAINE: *****🇺🇦 I have partnered with Greg Terry for all donations to Ukraine. He has raised and delivered more than a quarter of a million dollars of aid to date. To directly support this effort of delivering necessary provisions to the front lines, click on these links (and then watch him give your donations to soldiers on the front lines on his channel): https://www.youtube.com/@GregTerryExperienceAmazon Shopping List USA/North America (Shop and send to UKRAINE AID c/o Bethel Life's Gift Registry Address)https://a.co/iodWsUKAmazon Shopping List for EU/UKhttps://www.amazon.de/hz/wishlist/ls/...Direct Link for Financial Giving via our 501(c)(3) Tax-Deductible in the USAhttps://www.gregterry.org/donate.htmlLink for Greg's 501(c)(3) EIN Informationhttps://www.gregterry.org/donate.html🇺🇸 Alternatively, you may choose to donate to Samaritan’s Purse:https://www.samaritanspurse.org/our-ministry/ukraine-response/?utm_source=FY22UkraineResponseVanityURL&utm_medium=direct&utm_campaign=m_YUKR-22L3&utm_content=Ukraine-Response-Redirect%20%20 🇺🇦 If you wish to support the Ukrainian Army, give directly to United 24. Follow this link: https://u24.gov.ua/***BUY SOMETHING TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE ***🇺🇦 If you purchase from Saint Javelin with my link below, a cut of the proceeds wil
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  Ukraine at 1%: Zelensky’s Patriot Interceptor Warning 13.08.2026 23min

  Zelensky Says Ukraine Needs Patriot Missiles to Survive WinterPutin’s Pressure Campaign: Ukraine, Japan, NATO and the Black SeaWhat Ukraine’s Drone Success Against US Armor Means for NATORussia’s Escalation Signals From Ukraine to Japan’s Kuril IslandsI examine Zelensky’s warning that Ukraine has only 1% of needed Patriot interceptors, Russia’s Black Sea and Kuril Islands pressure, Russian intelligence activity in Europe, and what Ukrainian drone tactics revealed during US Army exercises in Germany.00:00 Ukraine’s Patriot Interceptor Shortage03:02 Black Sea Ceasefire Proposal and Russian Attacks05:26 Russia, Shipping Threats and the Kuril Islands11:26 Occupation, Propaganda and Pressure on Europe14:03 Ukraine Aid, Poland and Starlink Risks17:07 North Korea’s Overseas Workers and Iran Blockade Claims19:04 Moral Clarity, Community Updates and Fundraisers22:16 Closing Reflections#UkraineWar #Zelensky #PatriotMissiles #Russia #NATO #BlackSeaFacts over noise. Context over headlines. Truth over talking points. Principle over partisanship.Ukraine war update, Zelensky Patriot interceptors, PAC-3 missiles Ukraine, Ukraine air defense, Russia NATO threat, Black Sea ceasefire proposal, Russian shadow fleet, Kuril Islands dispute, Japan Russia relations, Russian intelligence Europe, Ukraine drone warfare, US Army Germany exercises, NATO drone tactics, Poland Starlink Ukraine, Ukraine aid Kiel InstituteHere is the fundraisers video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMTs6amkGUg and Here is the direct link to the Ukraine Support Bridge: https://ukrainesupportbridge.com/***** To support me as as I provide Ukraine war context: *****Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ProfessorGerdesExplainsBuy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/professorgerdesPaypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/professorgerdesYouTube Channel Membership: https://www.youtube.com/@Professor-Gerdes/membership🇺🇸 Contact the White House to express your support for Ukrainehttps://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ *****IF YOU WISH TO PROVIDE DIRECT AID TO UKRAINE: *****🇺🇦 I have partnered with Greg Terry for all donations to Ukraine. He has raised and delivered more than a quarter of a million dollars of aid to date. To directly support this effort of delivering necessary provisions to the front lines, click on these links (and then watch him give your donations to soldiers on the front lines on his channel): https://www.youtube.com/@GregTerryExperienceAmazon Shopping List USA/North America (Shop and send to UKRAINE AID c/o Bethel Life's Gift Registry Address)https://a.co/iodWsUKAmazon Shopping List for EU/UKhttps://www.amazon.de/hz/wishlist/ls/...Direct Link for Financial Giving via our 501(c)(3) Tax-Deductible in the USAhttps://www.gregterry.org/donate.htmlLink for Greg's 501(c)(3) EIN Informationhttps://www.gregterry.org/donate.html🇺🇸 Alternatively, you may choose to donate to Samaritan’s Purse:https://www.samaritanspurse.org/our-ministry/ukraine-response/?utm_source=FY22UkraineResponseVanityURL&utm_medium=direct&utm_campaign=m_YUKR-22L3&utm_content=Ukraine-Response-Redirect%20%20 🇺🇦 If you wish to support the Ukrainian Army, give directly to United 24. Follow this link: https://u24.gov.ua/***BUY SOMETHING TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE ***🇺🇦 If you purchase from Saint Javelin with my link below, a cut of the proceeds will go directly to humanitarian aid for soldiers (bandages, tourniquets, etc.). I don't get the revenue. It goes to buy medical supplies from UnitewithUkraine.com. Use this link: https://www.saintjavelin.com/en-us?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Gerdes 🇺🇸 This is the absolute CHEAPEST THING YOU CAN DO to support Ukraine (This is NOT MY SITE) https://amzn.to/4aPtwQr - Just support the war effort somehow.🇺🇦 I wrote a book about Ukraine's president Zelenskyy which I have updated for the first 4-5 months of the war in Ukraine: It is free if you have Amazon Kindle Unlimited or $9.99 otherwise: https://amzn.to/3Q2wnyE
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  REAL UPLOAD: Russians NO LONGER Want the War 13.08.2026 17min

  In this video, I look at something potentially important happening inside Russia: not simply battlefield losses, but a change in the way Russians themselves are talking about the war.Residents of Novorossiysk describe an unprecedented night of attacks and fear. One Russian woman openly asks what the point of the war is and says people are reaching the breaking point. Nobel Peace Prize winner Dmitry Muratov says the constituency that strongly favors continuing the war has shrunk dramatically and that many Russians now simply want a ceasefire. Then Russian military commentator Maxim Kalashnikov goes much further—questioning Russia’s strikes on Ukrainian civilian targets, calling the “special military operation” a war, describing it as a fiasco, and warning that Russia itself could face a severe systemic crisis.And then there is Dmitry Medvedev, insisting that Russians who oppose the war simply have “problems with their brains.” The contrast is striking. The Kremlin is still selling the old message while more Russians—including some traditionally patriotic voices—are beginning to ask a very different question: what exactly has this war accomplished?0:00 Russia’s tone is changing0:25 Novorossiysk brings the war home2:47 Russians begin questioning the war4:41 Muratov: Russians increasingly want a ceasefire6:16 Russian military commentator turns on the strategy9:12 Why Russia’s war has reached a dead end11:25 Medvedev attacks young Russians who oppose the war13:40 What this shift inside Russia means14:01 Three ways to directly help Ukrainians17:07 One final Black Sea messageFacts over noise. Context over headlines. Truth over talking points. Principle over partisanship.#Ukraine #Russia #UkraineWar #Novorossiysk #RussiaUkraineWar #BlackSeaFleet #PutinHere is the fundraisers video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMTs6amkGUg and Here is the direct link to the Ukraine Support Bridge: https://ukrainesupportbridge.com/***** To support me as as I provide Ukraine war context: *****Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ProfessorGerdesExplainsBuy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/professorgerdesPaypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/professorgerdesYouTube Channel Membership: https://www.youtube.com/@Professor-Gerdes/membership🇺🇸 Contact the White House to express your support for Ukrainehttps://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ *****IF YOU WISH TO PROVIDE DIRECT AID TO UKRAINE: *****🇺🇦 I have partnered with Greg Terry for all donations to Ukraine. He has raised and delivered more than a quarter of a million dollars of aid to date. To directly support this effort of delivering necessary provisions to the front lines, click on these links (and then watch him give your donations to soldiers on the front lines on his channel): https://www.youtube.com/@GregTerryExperienceAmazon Shopping List USA/North America (Shop and send to UKRAINE AID c/o Bethel Life's Gift Registry Address)https://a.co/iodWsUKAmazon Shopping List for EU/UKhttps://www.amazon.de/hz/wishlist/ls/...Direct Link for Financial Giving via our 501(c)(3) Tax-Deductible in the USAhttps://www.gregterry.org/donate.htmlLink for Greg's 501(c)(3) EIN Informationhttps://www.gregterry.org/donate.html🇺🇸 Alternatively, you may choose to donate to Samaritan’s Purse:https://www.samaritanspurse.org/our-ministry/ukraine-response/?utm_source=FY22UkraineResponseVanityURL&utm_medium=direct&utm_campaign=m_YUKR-22L3&utm_content=Ukraine-Response-Redirect%20%20 🇺🇦 If you wish to support the Ukrainian Army, give directly to United 24. Follow this link: https://u24.gov.ua/***BUY SOMETHING TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE ***🇺🇦 If you purchase from Saint Javelin with my link below, a cut of the proceeds will go directly to humanitarian aid for soldiers (bandages, tourniquets, etc.). I don't get the revenue. It goes to buy medical supplies from UnitewithUkraine.com. Use this link: https://www.saintjavelin.com/en-us?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Gerdes 🇺🇸 This
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  Russians Wanted the War—Until Ukraine Brought It Home 13.08.2026 18min

  In this video, I look at something potentially important happening inside Russia: not simply battlefield losses, but a change in the way Russians themselves are talking about the war.Residents of Novorossiysk describe an unprecedented night of attacks and fear. One Russian woman openly asks what the point of the war is and says people are reaching the breaking point. Nobel Peace Prize winner Dmitry Muratov says the constituency that strongly favors continuing the war has shrunk dramatically and that many Russians now simply want a ceasefire. Then Russian military commentator Maxim Kalashnikov goes much further—questioning Russia’s strikes on Ukrainian civilian targets, calling the “special military operation” a war, describing it as a fiasco, and warning that Russia itself could face a severe systemic crisis.And then there is Dmitry Medvedev, insisting that Russians who oppose the war simply have “problems with their brains.” The contrast is striking. The Kremlin is still selling the old message while more Russians—including some traditionally patriotic voices—are beginning to ask a very different question: what exactly has this war accomplished?0:00 Russia’s tone is changing0:25 Novorossiysk brings the war home2:47 Russians begin questioning the war4:41 Muratov: Russians increasingly want a ceasefire6:16 Russian military commentator turns on the strategy9:12 Why Russia’s war has reached a dead end11:25 Medvedev attacks young Russians who oppose the war13:40 What this shift inside Russia means14:01 Three ways to directly help Ukrainians17:07 One final Black Sea messageFacts over noise. Context over headlines. Truth over talking points. Principle over partisanship.#Ukraine #Russia #UkraineWar #Novorossiysk #RussiaUkraineWar #BlackSeaFleet #PutinHere is the fundraisers video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMTs6amkGUg and Here is the direct link to the Ukraine Support Bridge: https://ukrainesupportbridge.com/***** To support me as as I provide Ukraine war context: *****Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ProfessorGerdesExplainsBuy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/professorgerdesPaypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/professorgerdesYouTube Channel Membership: https://www.youtube.com/@Professor-Gerdes/membership🇺🇸 Contact the White House to express your support for Ukrainehttps://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ *****IF YOU WISH TO PROVIDE DIRECT AID TO UKRAINE: *****🇺🇦 I have partnered with Greg Terry for all donations to Ukraine. He has raised and delivered more than a quarter of a million dollars of aid to date. To directly support this effort of delivering necessary provisions to the front lines, click on these links (and then watch him give your donations to soldiers on the front lines on his channel): https://www.youtube.com/@GregTerryExperienceAmazon Shopping List USA/North America (Shop and send to UKRAINE AID c/o Bethel Life's Gift Registry Address)https://a.co/iodWsUKAmazon Shopping List for EU/UKhttps://www.amazon.de/hz/wishlist/ls/...Direct Link for Financial Giving via our 501(c)(3) Tax-Deductible in the USAhttps://www.gregterry.org/donate.htmlLink for Greg's 501(c)(3) EIN Informationhttps://www.gregterry.org/donate.html🇺🇸 Alternatively, you may choose to donate to Samaritan’s Purse:https://www.samaritanspurse.org/our-ministry/ukraine-response/?utm_source=FY22UkraineResponseVanityURL&utm_medium=direct&utm_campaign=m_YUKR-22L3&utm_content=Ukraine-Response-Redirect%20%20 🇺🇦 If you wish to support the Ukrainian Army, give directly to United 24. Follow this link: https://u24.gov.ua/***BUY SOMETHING TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE ***🇺🇦 If you purchase from Saint Javelin with my link below, a cut of the proceeds will go directly to humanitarian aid for soldiers (bandages, tourniquets, etc.). I don't get the revenue. It goes to buy medical supplies from UnitewithUkraine.com. Use this link: https://www.saintjavelin.com/en-us?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Gerdes 🇺🇸 This
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  We Built a Direct Bridge to Ukraine—Now We Need Your Help 13.08.2026 13min

  For nearly four years, Greg Terry and I have worked together to help Ukrainians affected by Russia’s full-scale invasion. What began with a simple effort to get medical supplies into Ukraine grew into support for humanitarian needs, armored ambulances and vehicles, reconnaissance drones, and Ukrainian defenders.Now we are launching something new: Ukraine Support Bridge.The idea is simple. Ukraine Support Bridge does not collect your donations. It provides one trusted place where you can see verified needs, follow the progress, and give directly to the organizations and people responsible for each project. The money does not pass through Greg or me. Each donation link takes you directly to the appropriate destination.Our first three projects represent three different groups profoundly affected by this war.The first is Sava, a deaf Ukrainian boy whose mother serves in the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Sava needs cochlear implant surgery that could allow him to hear. The goal is $31,000, with donations going directly through our Ukrainian and American charitable partners.The second is M, a Ukrainian teenager who fled Ukraine at the beginning of the full-scale invasion. She earned a full-tuition refugee scholarship to attend college in the United States, but that scholarship does not cover room and board. Her remaining need is approximately $12,000 for this year. Because her U.S. immigration paperwork remains in process, we are protecting her identity publicly. I know M and her adopted family personally, and I am personally vouching for this fundraiser.The third is Project Constantine, which is helping equip Ukrainian frontline brigades with vehicles, communications equipment, power systems, optics, night vision, and other critical equipment. Donations through Ukraine Support Bridge go directly to Project Constantine.These needs can look enormous when we see the total. But they become much more achievable when thousands of us participate. As Greg points out in this video, even a $219,000 combined need represents 8,760 people giving $25.You do not have to support every project. Look at the stories. Look at the needs. Decide which one speaks to you.Help a Ukrainian child hear.Help a young Ukrainian refugee continue her education.Help Ukrainian soldiers defending their country.That is what Ukraine Support Bridge is designed to do: see the need, track the progress, and connect your generosity directly with verified support for Ukraine.Ukraine Support Bridge:https://ukrainesupportbridge.com/Facts over noise. Context over headlines. Truth over talking points. Principle over partisanship.0:00 Why Greg and I are doing this1:05 Three groups affected by the war1:57 Introducing Ukraine Support Bridge2:24 How direct giving works3:10 Sava needs surgery to hear5:14 M’s story: From Ukrainian refugee to college8:22 How to support M directly9:14 Supporting Ukraine’s frontline defenders10:14 A message from Ukrainian soldiers12:03 Three projects—and how you can help13:11 Why these goals are achievableUkraine, Ukraine Support Bridge, Professor Gerdes, Greg Terry, help Ukraine, donate to Ukraine, Ukraine fundraiser, Ukrainian refugees, Ukrainian children, Project Constantine, Ukrainian Armed Forces, Ukraine humanitarian aid, cochlear implant fundraiser, Ukrainian student scholarship, support Ukraine, direct aid Ukraine, Ukraine charity, Ukraine war, Ukrainian military aid, humanitarian assistance Ukraine
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  Putin Threatened to Seize Ships—Then Ukraine Hit 4 Russian Warships 12.08.2026 21min

  Putin’s Maritime Threat Meets Ukraine’s Novorossiysk StrikeUkraine Hits Russian Warships at Novorossiysk: Strategic AnalysisRussia’s Shadow Fleet Threats and Ukraine’s Black Sea ResponseNovorossiysk, Russian Drones, and the Lessons of Ukraine’s WarI examine Ukraine’s reported strike on Russian warships at Novorossiysk, Putin’s threats over the shadow fleet, Black Sea oil infrastructure, Romanian drone incidents, North Korean involvement, and what Ukraine’s drone success in Germany reveals about modern warfare.00:00 Putin’s Ship-Seizure Threat and the Novorossiysk Strike03:08 Reported Damage to Russian Warships and Port Infrastructure07:01 US Envoys, Ukraine’s Resistance, and Internal Security09:44 North Korea, Romania, and Europe’s Drone Challenge12:08 Ukraine’s Drone Lessons for the United States14:57 US Political Developments and Foreign Policy Stakes18:58 Audience Questions and Closing Reflections#UkraineWar #RussiaUkraineWar #Novorossiysk #BlackSea #Putin #RussianNavyFacts over noise. Context over headlines. Truth over talking points. Principle over partisanship.***** To support me as as I provide Ukraine war context: *****Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ProfessorGerdesExplainsBuy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/professorgerdesPaypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/professorgerdesYouTube Channel Membership: https://www.youtube.com/@Professor-Gerdes/membership🇺🇸 Contact the White House to express your support for Ukrainehttps://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ *****IF YOU WISH TO PROVIDE DIRECT AID TO UKRAINE: *****🇺🇦 I have partnered with Greg Terry for all donations to Ukraine. He has raised and delivered more than a quarter of a million dollars of aid to date. To directly support this effort of delivering necessary provisions to the front lines, click on these links (and then watch him give your donations to soldiers on the front lines on his channel): https://www.youtube.com/@GregTerryExperienceAmazon Shopping List USA/North America (Shop and send to UKRAINE AID c/o Bethel Life's Gift Registry Address)https://a.co/iodWsUKAmazon Shopping List for EU/UKhttps://www.amazon.de/hz/wishlist/ls/...Direct Link for Financial Giving via our 501(c)(3) Tax-Deductible in the USAhttps://www.gregterry.org/donate.htmlLink for Greg's 501(c)(3) EIN Informationhttps://www.gregterry.org/donate.html🇺🇸 Alternatively, you may choose to donate to Samaritan’s Purse:https://www.samaritanspurse.org/our-ministry/ukraine-response/?utm_source=FY22UkraineResponseVanityURL&utm_medium=direct&utm_campaign=m_YUKR-22L3&utm_content=Ukraine-Response-Redirect%20%20 🇺🇦 If you wish to support the Ukrainian Army, give directly to United 24. Follow this link: https://u24.gov.ua/***BUY SOMETHING TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE ***🇺🇦 If you purchase from Saint Javelin with my link below, a cut of the proceeds will go directly to humanitarian aid for soldiers (bandages, tourniquets, etc.). I don't get the revenue. It goes to buy medical supplies from UnitewithUkraine.com. Use this link: https://www.saintjavelin.com/en-us?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Gerdes 🇺🇸 This is the absolute CHEAPEST THING YOU CAN DO to support Ukraine (This is NOT MY SITE) https://amzn.to/4aPtwQr - Just support the war effort somehow.🇺🇦 I wrote a book about Ukraine's president Zelenskyy which I have updated for the first 4-5 months of the war in Ukraine: It is free if you have Amazon Kindle Unlimited or $9.99 otherwise: https://amzn.to/3Q2wnyE 🇺🇦 If you cannot give or buy, you can like, share, and pray for the people of Ukraine.🇺🇸 Please leave comments and tell me how I can help you gain more perspective. You can contact me @Dr_Gerdes on Twitter or email professorgerdesyt@gmail.com#UKRAINE #UKRAINERUSSIAWAR #UKRAINEWAR
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  Ukraine Thinks It Found a Way to Stop Russia’s Advance 12.08.2026 12min

  Why Ukraine’s Fedorov Protests Matter for the War’s Front LineUkraine’s Defense Reform Crisis and the Fight to Halt Russia’s AdvanceCan Ukraine Make Every Russian Advance Too Costly to Sustain?Fedorov’s Removal, Front-Line Logistics, and Ukraine’s War StrategyI examine Ukraine’s effort to slow Russia’s advance through corps reform, drone-enabled logistics, recruitment, attrition strategy, and deep strikes on Russian oil refineries. I also assess the protests following Mikhail Fedorov’s dismissal and what front-line supply failures reveal about Ukraine’s military challenges.00:00 Ukraine’s Strategy to Slow Russia02:36 Front-Line Rotation and Supply Failures06:23 Technology, Logistics, and Military Reform08:00 Attrition Strategy in Donetsk10:01 Political Fallout From Fedorov’s Dismissal12:11 What Ukraine Must Fix Moving Forward#UkraineWar #RussiaUkraineWar #UkraineStrategy #MilitaryStrategy #Donetsk #DronesFacts over noise. Context over headlines. Truth over talking points. Principle over partisanship.***** To support me as as I provide Ukraine war context: *****Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ProfessorGerdesExplainsBuy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/professorgerdesPaypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/professorgerdesYouTube Channel Membership: https://www.youtube.com/@Professor-Gerdes/membership🇺🇸 Contact the White House to express your support for Ukrainehttps://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ *****IF YOU WISH TO PROVIDE DIRECT AID TO UKRAINE: *****🇺🇦 I have partnered with Greg Terry for all donations to Ukraine. He has raised and delivered more than a quarter of a million dollars of aid to date. To directly support this effort of delivering necessary provisions to the front lines, click on these links (and then watch him give your donations to soldiers on the front lines on his channel): https://www.youtube.com/@GregTerryExperienceAmazon Shopping List USA/North America (Shop and send to UKRAINE AID c/o Bethel Life's Gift Registry Address)https://a.co/iodWsUKAmazon Shopping List for EU/UKhttps://www.amazon.de/hz/wishlist/ls/...Direct Link for Financial Giving via our 501(c)(3) Tax-Deductible in the USAhttps://www.gregterry.org/donate.htmlLink for Greg's 501(c)(3) EIN Informationhttps://www.gregterry.org/donate.html🇺🇸 Alternatively, you may choose to donate to Samaritan’s Purse:https://www.samaritanspurse.org/our-ministry/ukraine-response/?utm_source=FY22UkraineResponseVanityURL&utm_medium=direct&utm_campaign=m_YUKR-22L3&utm_content=Ukraine-Response-Redirect%20%20 🇺🇦 If you wish to support the Ukrainian Army, give directly to United 24. Follow this link: https://u24.gov.ua/***BUY SOMETHING TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE ***🇺🇦 If you purchase from Saint Javelin with my link below, a cut of the proceeds will go directly to humanitarian aid for soldiers (bandages, tourniquets, etc.). I don't get the revenue. It goes to buy medical supplies from UnitewithUkraine.com. Use this link: https://www.saintjavelin.com/en-us?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Gerdes 🇺🇸 This is the absolute CHEAPEST THING YOU CAN DO to support Ukraine (This is NOT MY SITE) https://amzn.to/4aPtwQr - Just support the war effort somehow.🇺🇦 I wrote a book about Ukraine's president Zelenskyy which I have updated for the first 4-5 months of the war in Ukraine: It is free if you have Amazon Kindle Unlimited or $9.99 otherwise: https://amzn.to/3Q2wnyE 🇺🇦 If you cannot give or buy, you can like, share, and pray for the people of Ukraine.🇺🇸 Please leave comments and tell me how I can help you gain more perspective. You can contact me @Dr_Gerdes on Twitter or email professorgerdesyt@gmail.com#UKRAINE #UKRAINERUSSIAWAR #UKRAINEWAR
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  MASSIVE Attack Hits Russia’s Last Black Sea Bastion 12.08.2026 18min

  Russia moved much of its Black Sea Fleet away from Crimea because Novorossiysk was supposed to be the safer refuge. Overnight, Ukraine demonstrated that the refuge itself is vulnerable. Ukrainian forces launched a large combined attack involving jet-powered drones, Neptune missiles, and unmanned naval systems against Novorossiysk, with confirmed hits reported on air-defense positions, piers, and port infrastructure. Russia’s defenses were heavily active, fires broke out around the port, and two major grain terminals suspended operations after sustaining damage. The strategic question is bigger than what burned overnight: if Russia’s fleet is increasingly confined to its bases and Ukraine can now reach the infrastructure surrounding its principal Black Sea stronghold, how safe is the fleet really? I also examine Russia’s overnight strikes across Ukraine, increasingly sophisticated drone countermeasures, the latest battlefield numbers, and what the fighting tells us about the direction of the war.00:00 Russia Thought Novorossiysk Was Safe02:21 Russia’s Last Black Sea Refuge04:20 Major Port Infrastructure Hit06:09 Ukraine’s Jet-Powered Strike Weapon09:26 Russia Strikes Back Across Ukraine12:13 The Drone War Is Getting Harder14:39 Battlefield Update and Other StoriesFacts over noise. Context over headlines. Truth over talking points. Principle over partisanship.#Ukraine #Russia #UkraineWar #BlackSea #Novorossiysk #BlackSeaFleet***** To support me as as I provide Ukraine war context: *****Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ProfessorGerdesExplainsBuy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/professorgerdesPaypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/professorgerdesYouTube Channel Membership: https://www.youtube.com/@Professor-Gerdes/membership🇺🇸 Contact the White House to express your support for Ukrainehttps://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ *****IF YOU WISH TO PROVIDE DIRECT AID TO UKRAINE: *****🇺🇦 I have partnered with Greg Terry for all donations to Ukraine. He has raised and delivered more than a quarter of a million dollars of aid to date. To directly support this effort of delivering necessary provisions to the front lines, click on these links (and then watch him give your donations to soldiers on the front lines on his channel): https://www.youtube.com/@GregTerryExperienceAmazon Shopping List USA/North America (Shop and send to UKRAINE AID c/o Bethel Life's Gift Registry Address)https://a.co/iodWsUKAmazon Shopping List for EU/UKhttps://www.amazon.de/hz/wishlist/ls/...Direct Link for Financial Giving via our 501(c)(3) Tax-Deductible in the USAhttps://www.gregterry.org/donate.htmlLink for Greg's 501(c)(3) EIN Informationhttps://www.gregterry.org/donate.html🇺🇸 Alternatively, you may choose to donate to Samaritan’s Purse:https://www.samaritanspurse.org/our-ministry/ukraine-response/?utm_source=FY22UkraineResponseVanityURL&utm_medium=direct&utm_campaign=m_YUKR-22L3&utm_content=Ukraine-Response-Redirect%20%20 🇺🇦 If you wish to support the Ukrainian Army, give directly to United 24. Follow this link: https://u24.gov.ua/***BUY SOMETHING TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE ***🇺🇦 If you purchase from Saint Javelin with my link below, a cut of the proceeds will go directly to humanitarian aid for soldiers (bandages, tourniquets, etc.). I don't get the revenue. It goes to buy medical supplies from UnitewithUkraine.com. Use this link: https://www.saintjavelin.com/en-us?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Gerdes 🇺🇸 This is the absolute CHEAPEST THING YOU CAN DO to support Ukraine (This is NOT MY SITE) https://amzn.to/4aPtwQr - Just support the war effort somehow.🇺🇦 I wrote a book about Ukraine's president Zelenskyy which I have updated for the first 4-5 months of the war in Ukraine: It is free if you have Amazon Kindle Unlimited or $9.99 otherwise: https://amzn.to/3Q2wnyE 🇺🇦 If you cannot give or buy, you can like, share, and pray for the people of Ukraine.🇺🇸 Please leave comments and tell me how I
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  Zelensky Says He Has Putin’s Secret Mobilization Plan 11.08.2026 26min

  Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukrainian intelligence has obtained internal Russian documents confirming that the Kremlin is preparing another major mobilization immediately after Russia’s September parliamentary elections. According to Zelensky, Putin plans to mobilize several hundred thousand additional Russians before the end of 2026—and potentially a similar number next year—on top of Russia’s ongoing contract recruitment.This comes as Russia expands missile and drone production, prepares faster turbojet-powered Geran drones, and receives additional military support from North Korea. Meanwhile, Ukraine and its European allies are struggling to secure enough Patriot interceptors before another winter of Russian missile attacks. Putin appears to be preparing more soldiers, more missiles, and greater pressure—not peace.0:00 Zelensky reveals Putin’s alleged mobilization plan2:15 Ukraine’s growing Patriot interceptor shortage2:46 Russia dramatically expands missile production5:09 Russia converts S-400 missiles for ground attacks5:51 Zaluzhnyi explains the weapons adaptation race7:21 Ukraine confronts its own manpower crisis8:18 Russia’s illegal Starlink registration scheme8:58 Europe struggles to find more Patriot missiles9:37 Why rhetoric alone will not bring Putin to the table10:37 Political and military changes across Europe11:45 Russia twists the Olympic controversy12:52 North Korean missiles and troops enter Russia14:12 Russia eliminates its remaining anti-war opposition15:00 Assad sentenced and Russia’s shadow-fleet disaster16:18 Trump, Ukraine, and the Patriot debate17:52 Iran challenges American resolve20:16 Extraordinary security measures protecting Trump21:45 The far left’s argument against arming Ukraine24:46 Patreon recognition and viewer commentsFacts over noise. Context over headlines. Truth over talking points. Principle over partisanship.#Ukraine #Russia #Zelensky***** To support me as as I provide Ukraine war context: *****Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ProfessorGerdesExplainsBuy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/professorgerdesPaypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/professorgerdesYouTube Channel Membership: https://www.youtube.com/@Professor-Gerdes/membership🇺🇸 Contact the White House to express your support for Ukrainehttps://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ *****IF YOU WISH TO PROVIDE DIRECT AID TO UKRAINE: *****🇺🇦 I have partnered with Greg Terry for all donations to Ukraine. He has raised and delivered more than a quarter of a million dollars of aid to date. To directly support this effort of delivering necessary provisions to the front lines, click on these links (and then watch him give your donations to soldiers on the front lines on his channel): https://www.youtube.com/@GregTerryExperienceAmazon Shopping List USA/North America (Shop and send to UKRAINE AID c/o Bethel Life's Gift Registry Address)https://a.co/iodWsUKAmazon Shopping List for EU/UKhttps://www.amazon.de/hz/wishlist/ls/...Direct Link for Financial Giving via our 501(c)(3) Tax-Deductible in the USAhttps://www.gregterry.org/donate.htmlLink for Greg's 501(c)(3) EIN Informationhttps://www.gregterry.org/donate.html🇺🇸 Alternatively, you may choose to donate to Samaritan’s Purse:https://www.samaritanspurse.org/our-ministry/ukraine-response/?utm_source=FY22UkraineResponseVanityURL&utm_medium=direct&utm_campaign=m_YUKR-22L3&utm_content=Ukraine-Response-Redirect%20%20 🇺🇦 If you wish to support the Ukrainian Army, give directly to United 24. Follow this link: https://u24.gov.ua/***BUY SOMETHING TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE ***🇺🇦 If you purchase from Saint Javelin with my link below, a cut of the proceeds will go directly to humanitarian aid for soldiers (bandages, tourniquets, etc.). I don't get the revenue. It goes to buy medical supplies from UnitewithUkraine.com. Use this link: https://www.saintjavelin.com/en-us?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Gerdes 🇺🇸 This is the absolute CHEAPEST THING YOU C
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  Putin Just Erased Russia’s Anti-War Opposition 11.08.2026 19min

  Putin’s system has moved against its opponents both inside and outside Russia.Russia’s Supreme Court removed Yabloko—the country’s only registered anti-war party—from September’s parliamentary election only five days after it was approved and assigned a place on the ballot. Yabloko had suddenly become a rallying point connecting anti-war Russians inside the country with opposition leaders living in exile.Putin has also signed what Human Rights Watch describes as a “civic death” law targeting Russian critics abroad. The legislation can restrict property rights, freeze assets, block bank access, revoke driving privileges, deny passports and consular services, and make it nearly impossible for targeted Russians to conduct legal business inside their own country.Together, these developments reveal something larger: Putin is attempting to erase organized opposition wherever it exists—inside Russia, outside Russia, and even from the ballot box.Facts over noise. Context over headlines. Truth over talking points. Principle over partisanship.00:00 Putin is afraid of opposition00:35 Russia removes its only anti-war party01:31 The accusations against Yabloko03:05 Yabloko responds04:29 Russia’s illusion of competitive elections05:25 Why Yabloko suddenly became dangerous06:59 Russia’s opposition reacts08:14 Did Putin personally make the decision?11:00 Putin’s new “civic death” law12:19 Fourteen restrictions against Russians abroad13:58 How transnational repression works15:34 Putin claims he has never been afraid16:18 Putin’s extraordinary personal security17:30 Results of the channel font experiment18:59 Russia bans the only anti-war choice***** To support me as as I provide Ukraine war context: *****Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ProfessorGerdesExplainsBuy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/professorgerdesPaypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/professorgerdesYouTube Channel Membership: https://www.youtube.com/@Professor-Gerdes/membership🇺🇸 Contact the White House to express your support for Ukrainehttps://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ *****IF YOU WISH TO PROVIDE DIRECT AID TO UKRAINE: *****🇺🇦 I have partnered with Greg Terry for all donations to Ukraine. He has raised and delivered more than a quarter of a million dollars of aid to date. To directly support this effort of delivering necessary provisions to the front lines, click on these links (and then watch him give your donations to soldiers on the front lines on his channel): https://www.youtube.com/@GregTerryExperienceAmazon Shopping List USA/North America (Shop and send to UKRAINE AID c/o Bethel Life's Gift Registry Address)https://a.co/iodWsUKAmazon Shopping List for EU/UKhttps://www.amazon.de/hz/wishlist/ls/...Direct Link for Financial Giving via our 501(c)(3) Tax-Deductible in the USAhttps://www.gregterry.org/donate.htmlLink for Greg's 501(c)(3) EIN Informationhttps://www.gregterry.org/donate.html🇺🇸 Alternatively, you may choose to donate to Samaritan’s Purse:https://www.samaritanspurse.org/our-ministry/ukraine-response/?utm_source=FY22UkraineResponseVanityURL&utm_medium=direct&utm_campaign=m_YUKR-22L3&utm_content=Ukraine-Response-Redirect%20%20 🇺🇦 If you wish to support the Ukrainian Army, give directly to United 24. Follow this link: https://u24.gov.ua/***BUY SOMETHING TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE ***🇺🇦 If you purchase from Saint Javelin with my link below, a cut of the proceeds will go directly to humanitarian aid for soldiers (bandages, tourniquets, etc.). I don't get the revenue. It goes to buy medical supplies from UnitewithUkraine.com. Use this link: https://www.saintjavelin.com/en-us?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Gerdes 🇺🇸 This is the absolute CHEAPEST THING YOU CAN DO to support Ukraine (This is NOT MY SITE) https://amzn.to/4aPtwQr - Just support the war effort somehow.🇺🇦 I wrote a book about Ukraine's president Zelenskyy which I have updated for the first 4-5 months of the war in Ukraine: It is free if yo
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  Ukraine Hit Wildberries Again—And a Refinery 1,500 km Inside Russia 11.08.2026 18min

  Ukraine did not merely strike another Wildberries warehouse overnight. It also reached an oil refinery approximately 1,000 miles inside Russia. These attacks appear disconnected, but together they reveal Ukraine’s broader strategy: hit Russia’s logistics, energy infrastructure, military supply chain, and ultimately the banks financing it.Ukrainian drones struck another enormous Wildberries distribution center—this one capable of holding more than 90 million goods and processing 1.8 million items per day. Ukraine also struck the Orsk oil refinery, approximately 1,500 kilometers from the Ukrainian border. Meanwhile, Russia launched ballistic missiles, Zircons, guided bombs, and more than 120 drones against Ukraine, striking Zaporizhia and damaging hospital grounds in Kyiv.0:00 Ukraine’s overnight strikes begin0:45 Why Wildberries matters to Russia3:13 Another massive Wildberries hub hit4:04 Refinery struck 1,000 miles inside Russia5:49 Ukraine says it could strike seven times more7:22 Russia attacks Kyiv and Zaporizhia9:10 Russia’s increasingly dangerous weapons10:35 Ukrainian children caught in Russia’s war11:04 Battlefield losses and combat activity12:20 HIMARS and frontline drone warfare15:04 Russia reshapes schools in occupied Ukraine16:20 A readability change for viewers17:50 Stalin’s campaign against the Polish minorityFacts over noise. Context over headlines. Truth over talking points. Principle over partisanship.#Ukraine #Russia #UkraineWar***** To support me as as I provide Ukraine war context: *****Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ProfessorGerdesExplainsBuy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/professorgerdesPaypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/professorgerdesYouTube Channel Membership: https://www.youtube.com/@Professor-Gerdes/membership🇺🇸 Contact the White House to express your support for Ukrainehttps://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ *****IF YOU WISH TO PROVIDE DIRECT AID TO UKRAINE: *****🇺🇦 I have partnered with Greg Terry for all donations to Ukraine. He has raised and delivered more than a quarter of a million dollars of aid to date. To directly support this effort of delivering necessary provisions to the front lines, click on these links (and then watch him give your donations to soldiers on the front lines on his channel): https://www.youtube.com/@GregTerryExperienceAmazon Shopping List USA/North America (Shop and send to UKRAINE AID c/o Bethel Life's Gift Registry Address)https://a.co/iodWsUKAmazon Shopping List for EU/UKhttps://www.amazon.de/hz/wishlist/ls/...Direct Link for Financial Giving via our 501(c)(3) Tax-Deductible in the USAhttps://www.gregterry.org/donate.htmlLink for Greg's 501(c)(3) EIN Informationhttps://www.gregterry.org/donate.html🇺🇸 Alternatively, you may choose to donate to Samaritan’s Purse:https://www.samaritanspurse.org/our-ministry/ukraine-response/?utm_source=FY22UkraineResponseVanityURL&utm_medium=direct&utm_campaign=m_YUKR-22L3&utm_content=Ukraine-Response-Redirect%20%20 🇺🇦 If you wish to support the Ukrainian Army, give directly to United 24. Follow this link: https://u24.gov.ua/***BUY SOMETHING TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE ***🇺🇦 If you purchase from Saint Javelin with my link below, a cut of the proceeds will go directly to humanitarian aid for soldiers (bandages, tourniquets, etc.). I don't get the revenue. It goes to buy medical supplies from UnitewithUkraine.com. Use this link: https://www.saintjavelin.com/en-us?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Gerdes 🇺🇸 This is the absolute CHEAPEST THING YOU CAN DO to support Ukraine (This is NOT MY SITE) https://amzn.to/4aPtwQr - Just support the war effort somehow.🇺🇦 I wrote a book about Ukraine's president Zelenskyy which I have updated for the first 4-5 months of the war in Ukraine: It is free if you have Amazon Kindle Unlimited or $9.99 otherwise: https://amzn.to/3Q2wnyE 🇺🇦 If you cannot give or buy, you can like, share, and pray for the people of Ukraine.🇺🇸 Please leave com
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  Russia Is Building Toward 200 Missiles at Once—Ukraine Has One Way to Stop It 10.08.2026 19min

  Russia is not preparing to slow down. Ukrainian intelligence says Moscow is producing key missile types at 110–120 percent of its monthly targets and launched a record 198 ballistic and hypersonic missiles in July. Robert “Madyar” Brovdi, commander of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces, warns that Russia can currently launch approximately 77 ballistic and cruise missiles simultaneously and intends to build toward 200. His proposed answer is systematic strikes against the factories, components and infrastructure producing those weapons. This briefing also examines Ukraine’s continuing confidence in victory, Russia’s accelerating Rassvet satellite network, Moscow’s preparations for a possible mobilization without formally announcing one, Chinese components communicating from British military boats, Ukraine’s criticism of UNICEF’s false equivalence, depleted American weapons inventories, Pentagon demands for faster production and concerns that Ukraine could manufacture improved Patriot systems faster and more cheaply than existing American production lines.Chapters0:00 Russia Is Preparing for Greater Conflict0:20 Russian Missile Production Surges1:05 From 77 to 200 Missiles at Once1:53 Ukraine’s Only Way to Stop the Buildup2:25 Blinding Russia’s Air Defenses2:59 Ukrainians Still Expect Victory3:37 Ukraine’s Most-Trusted Leaders4:22 British Military Cameras Communicate With China5:10 UNICEF Accused of False Equivalence6:43 German Journalist Sparks Russian Outrage7:22 Russia Accelerates Its Starlink Alternative9:57 Russian Milblogger Says Victory Was Squandered10:16 Moscow Rejects Freezing the War10:59 Mobilization Without Calling It Mobilization12:52 Adam Kadyrov’s Rapid Promotion13:20 Pentagon Orders Faster Weapons Production13:35 Iran War Depletes American Stockpiles14:35 Why Ukraine Should Manufacture Patriots15:30 Defense Contractors Fear Ukrainian Competition16:44 Trump Backs Away From More Iran Strikes17:40 “Boom Boom Boom” Becomes a Campaign Slogan18:04 Shout-Out and Font Poll19:01 ClosingFacts over noise. Context over headlines. Truth over talking points. Principle over partisanship.***** To support me as as I provide Ukraine war context: *****Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ProfessorGerdesExplainsBuy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/professorgerdesPaypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/professorgerdesYouTube Channel Membership: https://www.youtube.com/@Professor-Gerdes/membership🇺🇸 Contact the White House to express your support for Ukrainehttps://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ *****IF YOU WISH TO PROVIDE DIRECT AID TO UKRAINE: *****🇺🇦 I have partnered with Greg Terry for all donations to Ukraine. He has raised and delivered more than a quarter of a million dollars of aid to date. To directly support this effort of delivering necessary provisions to the front lines, click on these links (and then watch him give your donations to soldiers on the front lines on his channel): https://www.youtube.com/@GregTerryExperienceAmazon Shopping List USA/North America (Shop and send to UKRAINE AID c/o Bethel Life's Gift Registry Address)https://a.co/iodWsUKAmazon Shopping List for EU/UKhttps://www.amazon.de/hz/wishlist/ls/...Direct Link for Financial Giving via our 501(c)(3) Tax-Deductible in the USAhttps://www.gregterry.org/donate.htmlLink for Greg's 501(c)(3) EIN Informationhttps://www.gregterry.org/donate.html🇺🇸 Alternatively, you may choose to donate to Samaritan’s Purse:https://www.samaritanspurse.org/our-ministry/ukraine-response/?utm_source=FY22UkraineResponseVanityURL&utm_medium=direct&utm_campaign=m_YUKR-22L3&utm_content=Ukraine-Response-Redirect%20%20 🇺🇦 If you wish to support the Ukrainian Army, give directly to United 24. Follow this link: https://u24.gov.ua/***BUY SOMETHING TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE ***🇺🇦 If you purchase from Saint Javelin with my link below, a cut of the proceeds will go directly to humanitarian aid for soldiers (bandages, tourniquets, etc.). I don't get the revenue. I
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  Ukraine Hit Wildberries—Now Russia’s Second-Largest Bank Has a Problem 10.08.2026 15min

  Ukraine’s strikes on Wildberries are doing far more than burning warehouses and disrupting Russian deliveries. The damage may now be spreading into VTB—Russia’s second-largest bank and a major financier of Putin’s wartime economy.Wildberries gave VTB potential access to approximately 80 million customers. But before that partnership could generate substantial profits, Ukrainian strikes began systematically destroying the concentrated logistics network at the heart of Wildberries’ business model.In this video, I explain why Wildberries will not necessarily collapse Russian retail, why VTB is the more important story, and how relatively inexpensive Ukrainian drones can create cascading financial consequences throughout Russia’s economy.Facts over noise. Context over headlines. Truth over talking points. Principle over partisanship.CHAPTERS0:00 The Hidden Wildberries Story1:24 Why Wildberries Resembles Early Amazon3:10 The Value of 80 Million Customers4:00 Russian Retail Will Not Collapse5:17 The Wildberries–VTB Connection6:51 How the Damage Reaches VTB8:52 VTB and Putin’s Wartime Economy9:55 The Asymmetric Impact of Ukraine’s Strikes10:41 Which Russian Business Is Next?11:19 Russia’s 2027 Budget Problem12:24 The Potential Cost of Mobilization13:02 Why the Economic Pressure Is Working13:38 Sources and Shout-Outs14:28 Death by a Thousand Cuts14:49 Questions for ViewersHere is the article I discussed: https://frontelligence.substack.com/p/from-retail-giant-to-financial-liability***** To support me as as I provide Ukraine war context: *****Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ProfessorGerdesExplainsBuy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/professorgerdesPaypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/professorgerdesYouTube Channel Membership: https://www.youtube.com/@Professor-Gerdes/membership🇺🇸 Contact the White House to express your support for Ukrainehttps://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ *****IF YOU WISH TO PROVIDE DIRECT AID TO UKRAINE: *****🇺🇦 I have partnered with Greg Terry for all donations to Ukraine. He has raised and delivered more than a quarter of a million dollars of aid to date. To directly support this effort of delivering necessary provisions to the front lines, click on these links (and then watch him give your donations to soldiers on the front lines on his channel): https://www.youtube.com/@GregTerryExperienceAmazon Shopping List USA/North America (Shop and send to UKRAINE AID c/o Bethel Life's Gift Registry Address)https://a.co/iodWsUKAmazon Shopping List for EU/UKhttps://www.amazon.de/hz/wishlist/ls/...Direct Link for Financial Giving via our 501(c)(3) Tax-Deductible in the USAhttps://www.gregterry.org/donate.htmlLink for Greg's 501(c)(3) EIN Informationhttps://www.gregterry.org/donate.html🇺🇸 Alternatively, you may choose to donate to Samaritan’s Purse:https://www.samaritanspurse.org/our-ministry/ukraine-response/?utm_source=FY22UkraineResponseVanityURL&utm_medium=direct&utm_campaign=m_YUKR-22L3&utm_content=Ukraine-Response-Redirect%20%20 🇺🇦 If you wish to support the Ukrainian Army, give directly to United 24. Follow this link: https://u24.gov.ua/***BUY SOMETHING TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE ***🇺🇦 If you purchase from Saint Javelin with my link below, a cut of the proceeds will go directly to humanitarian aid for soldiers (bandages, tourniquets, etc.). I don't get the revenue. It goes to buy medical supplies from UnitewithUkraine.com. Use this link: https://www.saintjavelin.com/en-us?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Gerdes 🇺🇸 This is the absolute CHEAPEST THING YOU CAN DO to support Ukraine (This is NOT MY SITE) https://amzn.to/4aPtwQr - Just support the war effort somehow.🇺🇦 I wrote a book about Ukraine's president Zelenskyy which I have updated for the first 4-5 months of the war in Ukraine: It is free if you have Amazon Kindle Unlimited or $9.99 otherwise: https://amzn.to/3Q2wnyE 🇺🇦 If you cannot give or buy, you can like, share, and pray for the people of U
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  Ukraine’s Massive Overnight Strike Hits Russia’s Oil Heartland 10.08.2026 15min

  Ukraine launched a massive overnight drone attack across Russia and Russian-occupied Ukraine. Moscow claimed its air defenses destroyed 456 Ukrainian drones—even though an open-source strike map estimated approximately 380 were launched. Whatever the real interception rate, Ukrainian drones still reached critical targets deep inside Russia.Ukraine confirmed that its forces struck the TANECO oil refinery in Nizhnekamsk, Tatarstan. Video showed a substantial fire at the facility. Russian authorities reported 13 people killed and 75 injured across Nizhnekamsk, although the precise locations and causes of those casualties remain unclear.Additional reported targets included a petrochemical complex deep inside Tyumen Oblast, an S-400 launcher and Orion UAV control antenna in occupied Crimea, Russian rear logistics and a vessel near Novorossiysk.Russia simultaneously attacked Ukraine with 126 drones, three Banderol loitering munitions and one Kh-59/69 missile. Thirty-one drones reportedly reached 22 locations, damaging gas stations, industrial facilities, homes and other infrastructure. Russian guided bombs also injured 14 people in Sumy.This video separates what was verified, what was officially claimed and what remains uncertain—and examines what this enormous overnight exchange reveals about the changing mathematics of drone warfare.Facts over noise. Context over headlines. Truth over talking points. Principle over partisanship.0:00 Russia Says It Shot Down 120%0:25 380 Drones—But Russia Claims 4561:49 TANECO Refinery Hit in Tatarstan3:05 Civilian Casualties Reported4:25 Deep Tyumen Strike Reported5:09 S-400 and Orion Antenna Targeted6:15 Vessel Fire and Earlier Strike Damage7:09 Russia’s Overnight Attack on Ukraine9:09 The Banderol Loitering Munition9:46 Skynex Intercepts Russian Weapons10:10 Battlefield Update11:50 Russian Rocket Systems Destroyed12:38 Rear Logistics and Drone-on-Drone Warfare13:15 Shout-Out and Viewer Feedback14:30 Brovdi’s Formula for Ukrainian Victory15:05 Conclusion#Ukraine #RussiaUkraineWar #DroneWarfare #Tatarstan #UkraineWar***** To support me as as I provide Ukraine war context: *****Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ProfessorGerdesExplainsBuy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/professorgerdesPaypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/professorgerdesYouTube Channel Membership: https://www.youtube.com/@Professor-Gerdes/membership🇺🇸 Contact the White House to express your support for Ukrainehttps://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ *****IF YOU WISH TO PROVIDE DIRECT AID TO UKRAINE: *****🇺🇦 I have partnered with Greg Terry for all donations to Ukraine. He has raised and delivered more than a quarter of a million dollars of aid to date. To directly support this effort of delivering necessary provisions to the front lines, click on these links (and then watch him give your donations to soldiers on the front lines on his channel): https://www.youtube.com/@GregTerryExperienceAmazon Shopping List USA/North America (Shop and send to UKRAINE AID c/o Bethel Life's Gift Registry Address)https://a.co/iodWsUKAmazon Shopping List for EU/UKhttps://www.amazon.de/hz/wishlist/ls/...Direct Link for Financial Giving via our 501(c)(3) Tax-Deductible in the USAhttps://www.gregterry.org/donate.htmlLink for Greg's 501(c)(3) EIN Informationhttps://www.gregterry.org/donate.html🇺🇸 Alternatively, you may choose to donate to Samaritan’s Purse:https://www.samaritanspurse.org/our-ministry/ukraine-response/?utm_source=FY22UkraineResponseVanityURL&utm_medium=direct&utm_campaign=m_YUKR-22L3&utm_content=Ukraine-Response-Redirect%20%20 🇺🇦 If you wish to support the Ukrainian Army, give directly to United 24. Follow this link: https://u24.gov.ua/***BUY SOMETHING TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE ***🇺🇦 If you purchase from Saint Javelin with my link below, a cut of the proceeds will go directly to humanitarian aid for soldiers (bandages, tourniquets, etc.). I don't get the revenue. It goes to buy medical supplies from Unite
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  Ukraine’s Ballistic Missile Shield May Arrive Sooner Than Expected 09.08.2026 22min

  Ukraine’s FP7X Timeline, ATACMS From Turkey, and Europe’s Air DefenseFirepoint’s FP7X: Separating Ukraine Air Defense Facts From HypeUkraine’s New Interceptor and the Strategic Cost of Appeasing RussiaFP7X, North Korea, Georgia: Ukraine War Strategy UpdateI examine Firepoint’s FP7X ballistic interceptor timeline, Ukraine’s reported ATACMS purchase from Turkey, the Bulgaria drone incident, European air defense constraints, North Korean support for Russia, and why Russia’s occupation of Georgia still matters for deterrence and Ukraine war strategy.00:00 FP7X Production Claims and the Freya Program03:13 What Firepoint Actually Says About Deployment07:23 Turkey’s Reported ATACMS Transfer10:50 Bulgaria Drone Incident and Black Sea Security13:09 Regional Defense Pacts and Europe’s Air Defense Constraints15:23 North Korea’s Role in Russia’s War18:25 Georgia, Occupation, and the Failure of Appeasement20:35 US Munitions, Sanctions, and Reading Russian Media Frames#UkraineWar #RussiaUkraineWar #AirDefense #BallisticMissileDefense #FP7X #FirepointFacts over noise. Context over headlines. Truth over talking points. Principle over partisanship.***** To support me as as I provide Ukraine war context: *****Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ProfessorGerdesExplainsBuy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/professorgerdesPaypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/professorgerdesYouTube Channel Membership: https://www.youtube.com/@Professor-Gerdes/membership🇺🇸 Contact the White House to express your support for Ukrainehttps://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ *****IF YOU WISH TO PROVIDE DIRECT AID TO UKRAINE: *****🇺🇦 I have partnered with Greg Terry for all donations to Ukraine. He has raised and delivered more than a quarter of a million dollars of aid to date. To directly support this effort of delivering necessary provisions to the front lines, click on these links (and then watch him give your donations to soldiers on the front lines on his channel): https://www.youtube.com/@GregTerryExperienceAmazon Shopping List USA/North America (Shop and send to UKRAINE AID c/o Bethel Life's Gift Registry Address)https://a.co/iodWsUKAmazon Shopping List for EU/UKhttps://www.amazon.de/hz/wishlist/ls/...Direct Link for Financial Giving via our 501(c)(3) Tax-Deductible in the USAhttps://www.gregterry.org/donate.htmlLink for Greg's 501(c)(3) EIN Informationhttps://www.gregterry.org/donate.html🇺🇸 Alternatively, you may choose to donate to Samaritan’s Purse:https://www.samaritanspurse.org/our-ministry/ukraine-response/?utm_source=FY22UkraineResponseVanityURL&utm_medium=direct&utm_campaign=m_YUKR-22L3&utm_content=Ukraine-Response-Redirect%20%20 🇺🇦 If you wish to support the Ukrainian Army, give directly to United 24. Follow this link: https://u24.gov.ua/***BUY SOMETHING TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE ***🇺🇦 If you purchase from Saint Javelin with my link below, a cut of the proceeds will go directly to humanitarian aid for soldiers (bandages, tourniquets, etc.). I don't get the revenue. It goes to buy medical supplies from UnitewithUkraine.com. Use this link: https://www.saintjavelin.com/en-us?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Gerdes 🇺🇸 This is the absolute CHEAPEST THING YOU CAN DO to support Ukraine (This is NOT MY SITE) https://amzn.to/4aPtwQr - Just support the war effort somehow.🇺🇦 I wrote a book about Ukraine's president Zelenskyy which I have updated for the first 4-5 months of the war in Ukraine: It is free if you have Amazon Kindle Unlimited or $9.99 otherwise: https://amzn.to/3Q2wnyE 🇺🇦 If you cannot give or buy, you can like, share, and pray for the people of Ukraine.🇺🇸 Please leave comments and tell me how I can help you gain more perspective. You can contact me @Dr_Gerdes on Twitter or email professorgerdesyt@gmail.com#UKRAINE #UKRAINERUSSIAWAR #UKRAINEWAR
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  Ukraine’s Strikes Just Triggered a Cascading Crisis in Russia 09.08.2026 17min

  Russia’s Economic Pressure Builds: Fuel, Banks, Ports and WildberriesHow Ukrainian Drone Strikes Are Disrupting Russia’s War EconomyRussia’s Fuel Shortages and Banking Risks: The Cascading EffectWildberries, Refineries and Russia’s Worsening Economic StrainI examine how Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries, ports, ferries, and Wildberries logistics hubs may compound fuel shortages, export disruption, banking stress, and war-economy pressure. This analysis tracks Novorossiysk shipping, Crimea supply routes, Russian debt, retail logistics, and the strategic effects of Ukraine’s drone campaign.00:00 The Cascading-Effect Framework02:12 Black Sea Exports and Crimea Logistics05:12 Fuel Prices and Gas Station Closures06:41 Wildberries and Retail Supply Disruption09:00 Energy Revenues and Fuel Shortages11:43 Agriculture, Mobilization and Social Strain14:00 Banking Risks and Defaults15:38 Strategic Implications of the Drone Campaign17:01 Conclusion: Pressure Beyond Individual Targets#RussiaEconomy #UkraineWar #RussianOil #DroneStrikes #BlackSea #WildberriesFacts over noise. Context over headlines. Truth over talking points. Principle over partisanship.***** To support me as as I provide Ukraine war context: *****Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ProfessorGerdesExplainsBuy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/professorgerdesPaypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/professorgerdesYouTube Channel Membership: https://www.youtube.com/@Professor-Gerdes/membership🇺🇸 Contact the White House to express your support for Ukrainehttps://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ *****IF YOU WISH TO PROVIDE DIRECT AID TO UKRAINE: *****🇺🇦 I have partnered with Greg Terry for all donations to Ukraine. He has raised and delivered more than a quarter of a million dollars of aid to date. To directly support this effort of delivering necessary provisions to the front lines, click on these links (and then watch him give your donations to soldiers on the front lines on his channel): https://www.youtube.com/@GregTerryExperienceAmazon Shopping List USA/North America (Shop and send to UKRAINE AID c/o Bethel Life's Gift Registry Address)https://a.co/iodWsUKAmazon Shopping List for EU/UKhttps://www.amazon.de/hz/wishlist/ls/...Direct Link for Financial Giving via our 501(c)(3) Tax-Deductible in the USAhttps://www.gregterry.org/donate.htmlLink for Greg's 501(c)(3) EIN Informationhttps://www.gregterry.org/donate.html🇺🇸 Alternatively, you may choose to donate to Samaritan’s Purse:https://www.samaritanspurse.org/our-ministry/ukraine-response/?utm_source=FY22UkraineResponseVanityURL&utm_medium=direct&utm_campaign=m_YUKR-22L3&utm_content=Ukraine-Response-Redirect%20%20 🇺🇦 If you wish to support the Ukrainian Army, give directly to United 24. Follow this link: https://u24.gov.ua/***BUY SOMETHING TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE ***🇺🇦 If you purchase from Saint Javelin with my link below, a cut of the proceeds will go directly to humanitarian aid for soldiers (bandages, tourniquets, etc.). I don't get the revenue. It goes to buy medical supplies from UnitewithUkraine.com. Use this link: https://www.saintjavelin.com/en-us?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Gerdes 🇺🇸 This is the absolute CHEAPEST THING YOU CAN DO to support Ukraine (This is NOT MY SITE) https://amzn.to/4aPtwQr - Just support the war effort somehow.🇺🇦 I wrote a book about Ukraine's president Zelenskyy which I have updated for the first 4-5 months of the war in Ukraine: It is free if you have Amazon Kindle Unlimited or $9.99 otherwise: https://amzn.to/3Q2wnyE 🇺🇦 If you cannot give or buy, you can like, share, and pray for the people of Ukraine.🇺🇸 Please leave comments and tell me how I can help you gain more perspective. You can contact me @Dr_Gerdes on Twitter or email professorgerdesyt@gmail.com#UKRAINE #UKRAINERUSSIAWAR #UKRAINEWAR