Ukraine Goes on the Offensive

Peter Zeihan 3 min

Cutting off Starlink allows outnumbered Ukrainian forces to isolate and wipe out small Russian groups. For the moment, Ukrainian forces are pushing forward in a way critics said was never possible again.

Chapters

  1. 0:00

    Starlink disruption enables Ukrainian offensive

    The video discusses how cutting off Starlink communications allowed Ukrainian forces to isolate and defeat Russian troops despite being outnumbered.

  2. 1:03

    Ukrainian tactical advantage through isolation

    Isolating small Russian groups allows Ukrainian forces to wipe them out even without numerical superiority.

Key points

  • 0:00

    Starlink connections to Russian forces in the front region were cut off.

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    Russian forces were completely dependent upon Starlink for communication among themselves.

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    Normal radio communication does not work near the front due to electronic warfare.

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    Ukrainian forces have become the best in the world at electronic warfare.

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    Ukrainians captured about 50 square miles over the last several days.

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    Ukrainians attack locations with far less than a three to one troop advantage.

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    Isolating Russian forces allows Ukrainian forces to completely wipe them out.

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    Russian tactics changed to sneak in small groups and pepper the area.

  • 2:13

    Ukrainian forces are pushing forward in a way critics said was never possible again.

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