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#Ukraine: The minefields and the drive to the sea. Brad Bowman, FDD

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🗓️ 1 August 2023

⏱️ 10 minutes

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#Ukraine: The minefields and the drive to the sea. Brad Bowman, FDD
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/world/europe/ukraine-counteroffensive-minefields.html

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Ukraine Conflict. The headlines from London are alarming at the same time.

0:37.0

Do not solve what right now is the counteroffensive. So I welcome Brad Bowman of the foundation

0:44.0

for the defensive democracies to help me understand a map that doesn't tell me what it's doing.

0:50.0

It just sits there waiting for me to figure it out.

0:53.0

It's a puzzle with people's lives in the balance.

0:57.0

For example, Russian missile strikes Zelensky's hometown in tit for tit attack.

1:02.0

Such as right now, Soviet emblem cut off Ukraine's motherland monument.

1:07.0

Such as right now, Wagner soldiers will pose as illegal migrants to enter EU countries.

1:13.0

All of these violent acts or threats are around the edge of the counteroffensive.

1:18.0

Brad, I'm very good evening to you.

1:20.0

The last time we conversed about this, my amateur reading of the map is what the counteroffensive is doing is driving right up the middle.

1:31.0

The route one offensive from the right bank of the Dineaper river to the sea of Azov.

1:41.0

In order to cut off the land bridge between Russia, Rostov and Don, which is the major town to the east of Ukraine,

1:50.0

connecting with Donetsk and Lohansk and then by rail to the Crimea to get to the sea of Azov and cut them off.

1:58.0

Is that still visible on the map?

2:01.0

Because there are reports of other breakthroughs or other offensives. Good evening to you.

2:06.0

Good evening to you, John, as well. It's a pleasure to join you.

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