0:15 [Music] okay [Music] Bika noas Sala is expected to fall swiftly though less familiar to the Western audience this town has played a pivotal role in the Ukrainian defense for 3 years acting as a barrier against Russian advances in southern dbas following a steady approach Russian forces have successfully encircled the town from three sides with a local airport captured over this past weekend the on residential zones has commenced
1:02 effectively cutting off supply lines for Ukrainian Defenders it is a bitter twist of fate for Ukraine that valika NOA Sela was once associated with hopeful narratives just a year and a half ago the location marked one of the three launch points for a major Ukrainian counter offensive in the summer of [Music] 2023 for utilizing Western battle tanks for the first time newly formed Ukrainian brigades Advanced Southward from viika novas Silka through the morali river capturing several Villages however progress stalled after approximately 10 km leading to the
1:48 counter offenses failure and the loss of all previously gained territory in the valley relik NOA Silka stands as a symbol of of the changing tides of this war alongside a remarkable history that is now under threat of iraia founded in the late 18th century by Greek settlers from Crimea and the nearby coastal regions the area retains remnants of its diverse Heritage even as late as the Soviet area around 30% of the population identified as Greek The Echoes of this Rich history are still present in place names and the earlier settlement by Crimean Tartas as reflected in the names
2:33 of the contested rivers morali shanka and casalot so my friends today's video is focused entirely on the current disaster facing the Ukrainian armed forces in the south of dbas I.E the encirclement of Thea Nova Sela so after I give you a brief overview followed by a quick analysis of the recent Russian advances over this past week that has led to the current deal I will go on to a more critical assessment from a Ukrainian journalist about what really caused this city to collapse but before we get into it I ask that you continue to help support this channel by joining the exclusive membership community and gain access to rare footages content and media that is either barred or purposefully hidden from the mainstream
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4:05 turned into a trap for Ukrainian forces The crucial Road connecting the provincial capitals of donet and zapara has fallen under Russian control limiting Escape Routes the remaining Ukrainian Defenders face the Grim choice of fleeing on foot through fields and using makeshift faeries across the Mori River leaving behind heavy artillery reports from Kremlin aligned military correspondence indicate that the Ukrainian withdrawal is chaotic and incurs heavy losses yet resistance [Music] persists efforts to provide Aid to the encircled Troops and establish a retreat
4:52 have seemingly faltered as evidenced by footage of a destroyed armored vehicle targeted by Russian drone forces the current situation mirrors the costly Retreats witnessed at abka last year and UGA in October where High command delays led to disastrous outcomes this has no doubt ignited frustration among ukrainians who feel that lessons have not been learned influential Frontline Observer Yuri basov has criticized the military leadership particularly targeting commanderin-chief Alexander Suki and the general overseeing donbas operations Alexander tanavi for perceived blunders regardless of accountability
5:37 Russian troops currently enjoy a clear advantage in both numbers and Equipment following the imminent fall of chasia and Thea NOA Sela they are likely to expand their territorial gains significantly with minimal geographical barriers north of Alika NOA Sela and Advance through the morali valley toward the border between theet and the Neo provinces is anticipated approximately 20 km away gaining full control over the D province is among the kremlin's primary objectives and it now seems Within Reach an important question remains whether Russian forces will push into nepro Province from Thea NOA Silka signaling even broader Ambitions for
6:22 territorial expansion so how did we arrive at this debacle for the Ukrainian Army in southern [Music] dbas well in mid January a group of Russian Armed Forces advancing on the Village from the southwest captured the Villages of net kuchno and rifa this deprived the Armed Forces of Ukraine of the opportunity to cross the wet y river which separates Bika noas Sela from the mainland from the north the district
7:08 Center has been cut off from the main forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for several weeks the Russian Armed Forces having repelled Ukrainian counterattacks came to the river near the village of noi Kamar it is not entirely clear what forces remained with the Armed Forces of Ukraine in valika noela itself but they will probably not be able to resist the Russian assault after several weeks of inaction units of the Russian armed forces were able to enter the Eastern outskirts of the district Center probably the small Garrison of Alon NOA Sela still has the opportunity to leave the village but the Ukrainian military risks suffering losses especially in equipment and heavy weapons even during the offensive of the
7:54 Armed Forces of Ukraine in this area in 2023 in the more favorable summer months in terms of weather tanks and other equipment sank while trying to weade the Mori y the capture of a leon noela will allow the Russian group VTO to advance on the donet saparia highway on a broad front displacing Ukrainian troops to the west of the outskirts of Kakui which has now been occupied by the center [Music] group and now let's get into the of today's video which is what the Ukrainian journalist Yuri basov has to say about the
8:39 disaster we will talk about the operational encirclement of our troops inika noasa he said about the fact that the Russian army on the kurov sector continues to squeeze knock our troops off the flanks and about the threat of enurement of acros the Russian enemy he says continues the offensive operation so what should we do I have recently met with a significant number of commanders of very different levels and high level and medium level and even with Junior commanders who work in this section of the front therefore it was possible for me to form such a sufficiently integral vision of what happened there from the words of many Ukrainian servicemen today he says we will try to
9:26 explain the complexity of the situation and the decision that Ukrainian servicemen expect from the high command in order to stabilize the situation and attempt to defeat the Russian strike group and prevent the Russian enemy from entering the Neo region so the greatest concern is caused by the valika or the great noela in fact the Russian enemy presses the flanks and controls them completely and to enter to get to theik no Silka it is now possibly only on foot at the highest point Accord to usint the narrowest place where the Russian enemy tries to close that is to surround our units is a m 2.2 km apart 2 km in fact separate the Russian enemy from closing
10:13 the Gap there at the entrance to valika novas Silka our soldiers keep a corridor of about 3.7 km with the presence of fpv Junes and with the presence of surveillance and reconnaissance drones this actually means that the Russians have complete fire control over this narrow Gap Russian drones are constantly over the heads of Ukrainian soldiers there it is impossible to deploy communication organize supplies or to organize a quick evacuation how can this be kept open I ask Mr basov asks what are all these military educations worth the military leadership that allows such a critical catastrophic situation for the Ukrainian troops and perhaps most not he asks why
11:00 is there no decision to depart Thea [Applause] ofela I want to say that the units of the 110th mechanized bade and the 110th territorial defense bade were put to defend the leonov Sela I would like to remind you that exactly 1 year ago the 110th mechan Brigade also fought such heavy very difficult hopeless battles in the defense of abka without receiving reinforcements and the same situation is repeated for over a year now there are no human replenishments no fire support
11:46 but the order to hold on so how can they hold on it is just absurd I wonder if any of the leaders commanders have ever at least once approached a front where the Russians were a mare two to 3 km away and experience the environment under such a dense surveillance of drones yet they send suus to perform tasks in such conditions I am just outrage and there are still no solutions to this defeat the perception that troops must fight to the last on any Frontier in any setting even if surrounded is pure Madness more than that it is Criminal Madness which undermines the combat capability of the troops leads to unnecessary losses leads as it was in
12:33 the Bal survey back in 2014 to the complete depletion of the physical moral and mental stability as well as the Personnel it undermines the combat capability and then leads to such consequences as occurred in the B where the troops had to withdraw and which led to the end of the war via the Minsk agreements unfortunately we see that there are no lessons drawn today there are false assessments of these events of 10 years ago and thus no conclusions have been drawn and instead of one the b surve in 2014 Suki is now creating several more this year I want to now speak about what
13:19 needs to be done now from the point of view of the commanders that I have talked to I have spoken to a lot of commanders and I think many of the military who saw me understand the dire situation I want to say to the servicemen that are in this direction that the Command Staff has a completely clear understanding of what needs to be done but unfortunately there is no courage and will to demand and achieve the necessary decisions because people are afraid and leaders worry about keeping their positions they are afraid to demand certain decisions and give orders that correspond to the situation Malika noasa obviously there is a need for withdrawal it is necessary to save those soldiers of the 110th mechanized bade and the 110th
14:06 territorial defense be who really need to be withdrawn in order to preserve their lives and the combat capability of these units well how can you continue to fight in such conditions why don't the cowards who sit in all the command positions hit the table with their fists and force Alinsky and siski to give the necessary order to withdraw yes you will lose positions most likely but friends you have to be realistic yes someone has to sacrifice either a general who loses his position in his career or his subordinates who lose their lives therefore I appeal to General Alexander tanavi General Andre natov commanders of the donet otu and UV
14:53 cesia with an appeal to take responsibility for the lives of our subordinates if siski and zalinski do not understand this then you must understand it and someone has to say I give the order and let them try to cancel it it's one of the most important things that Yuri basov criticized about the Ukrainian command and the regime is the absence of realism in the assessments of what is occurring on the front line and my friends this criticism is even more highlighted when we look at how the Ukrainian media is covering the disaster in valika
15:44 noela let's have a look at this article from RBC Ukraine first line reads the situation around Pika noela theet region remains Dynamic and complex there is a threat of operation surroundings you heard that right my friends a threat of an operational surrounding that's how they describe the situation currently on this map of Alika noela and here is a quote from the article the UV spokesman noted that there is no risk of complete encirclement in Via Noka but there is an operational risk at the same time the defense forces are making efforts to prevent the occupiers from blocking the approaches to the city which the enemy
16:31 is trying to take under control my friends look at the map there is no attempt to prevent the Russians from blocking the approaches to the city all of the approaches are already blocked this is delusion this is cop this is part of the reason why the ukrainians are sacrificing so many of their men to stay and fight in cities that any military commander with an inch of logic would know they should Retreat it goes on in quotations it's not really comfortable there there is also a river flowing and let's say it cuts the village a little therefore it is a little uncomfortable with maneuvering there nevertheless all these problems are known they were known before and actually options are being developed on
17:19 how to counteract this said trov a Ukrainian servicemen and here is another assessment from a Ukrainian serviceman an sbu employee Ian stac and he gives his opinion of why Russians continue to succeed in encircling towns and Village and listen to this Coupe in quotations there is a shortage of personnel our military says that there are not enough people especially on the flanks there are areas where we can hold back the Russians but on the outskirts and from the flanks we lack the Manpower with equipment things are more or less fine there are no major complaints and this allows the Russian troops to push through our defenses and
18:06 do what they usually like to do create pockets and en Circle us this has been their standard tactic for over the past year and unfortunately it works he explained we saw quite a large area marked in green on the Deep state map now it has almost returned under Russian control well we understand that there is nothing left in this location it's just scorched Earth mixed with concrete the bodies of our soldiers the bodies of Russians civilians and unexploded ordinance noted the military expert so gentlemen I hope you enjoyed today's video I made it a bit late because I was busy today looking after my new daughter and my wife who's recovering from a complicated pregnancy
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