night board, but we also use it during the day, and it is also effective, no less effective than at night, that is, well, it is a very big advantage in the air thanks to the bomber itself, it is a vampire, it is, well, an enemy, they call it a babayagoy, but well, for us, it vampire, and drop a tm-62 tank mine. this is what will be hung on the uav, they say that this ammunition is no longer home-made, it comes from a factory, it is more reliable than home-made, well , home-made, that is, it depends on the sappers who produce them, it is very powerful, it works both from large and from a small height.

behind the remote control is afraid with the call sign gerhard, carefully directing the joysticks, he leads the drone to the target, one short before the approach, the pilots count the departures, and you count the departure? well, maybe they counted at once, now they don’t, now we make a lot of them... although, i don’t know, you won’t remember how many in 24 hours we can do there, more than 20 for sure, return the drone and land it at night - it is not an easy matter, you need to act as carefully as possible, then the whole process goes in a circle, replacing the batteries, etc. and again in the air, even one such flight can give a significant result on the ground, with today's efficiency in interceptions and... and how many five for 300

there where for 3-0 they also planned to storm me and it didn't work out they stormed our position, they retreated there is a gap, we turn back it's as difficult as you can't always say that the enemy is stupid or stupid. "it's, well, it's always difficult, there are a lot of them, they act professionally, but, well, we manage to hold them back, a national guard brigade was transferred from another direction to the border zone of the kharkiv region, they received part of the front line at the junction ".

something else, a clear line of defense was formed, entrenched positions, it was clear, we fully saw how the enemy was moving, what was happening to him and here today the line, the strip, in principle itself, it is so, one might say, soft, such software, because there are no entrenched positions of the enemy, he can move forward somewhere, he can move back, and our task is to catch them as much as possible on these logistical movements and constantly push them back to us abroad, let’s all fly away, these dead assault group of russian military, they are constantly trying to advance deep into ukrainian territory, their positions are still in the entire forest belt, they are trying as hard as possible to go more stealthily, hiding behind...

natural barriers - these are bushes, ravines, forests, groups of infantry, there from the detachment to the platoon, somewhere where there are the most to accumulate this shelter, and from there to start assault operations, in donbas they climb with everything they have. in the headquarters, there is constant movement, coordination with neighboring units, discussion of future tasks, etc.

and is looking for where it would be better for him to apply the main blow, well, he's just still climbing, groping, and when he finds it, then... we'll see, well, in the direction where our brigade is standing, in my opinion, the situation is more or less stabilized. the charter brigade was transferred to kharkiv oblast to reinforce other ukrainian units already after the start of active fighting. and the protection of this direction from the first days of the war was the first combat task for harty. we drive along those roads where we drove before, we drive through familiar ones. kami, familiar terrain, so you simply understand how it happened, that fate again, in a few, two years, it returns you to the place in which you performed the same work a certain period of time ago. but in the time

that has passed since the first kharkiv campaign , new threats have appeared: russian aerial bombs, planning a massive drone attack, and the fact that battles with invasion forces are taking place right near the border with russia. all heavy weapons are behind them, on their, on their side of the border, and from there they strike and inflict fire damage, and we cannot respond to them with all types of weapons, because on some of ours we can do it, and some of us are not allowed to, i roughly understand the directions from where it flies to me, these directions. i give to the senior boss, they already have the means that already specifically determine where this goal is located. the russians have the ability, for example, to hit targets 70 km from the border with bombs from russian planes that never

leave russian airspace. in ukraine, you cannot use, for example , the american patriot on these planes, because they are over russia, so the glider bombs are dropped, they fly by. 60 km hit a target in kharkiv or elsewhere and people die, because ukraine cannot effectively defend against this tactic due to the lack of opportunity to fire western weapons at russia. still, there was a precedent. on may 13 , 2023, over the bryansk region of russia , the patriot complex shot down five russian planes, planes that dropped aerial bombs on the ukrainian border and helicopters that provided cover from air defense. according to bild , after that. received a warning from washington and berlin that the supply of anti-aircraft missiles will stop if the incident is repeated. this is because states are concerned about escalation, whether vertical or horizontal. in other words, russia will respond to

ukraine's use of a patriot missile that shoots down a russian plane, or ukraine's use of airstrikes to destroy targets in russia, and russia will respond by striking something that was not previously a target, or by striking... a target outside of ukraine , for example, in poland or romania by nato forces or means. i think they worry about it, but i don't think it is it is possible that the russians will respond vertically, they will not expand the conflict to another country, they will not use nuclear weapons. however, vladimir putin publicly demonstrates that russia has a different mindset and threatens ukraine's western partners with serious consequences.

the near rear is logistics, headquarters, accumulation of personnel, air defense systems, artillery and many other things. to achieve these goals , accurate and long-range weapons are necessary, but the absolute majority of them are in the ukrainian defense forces of western production and donor countries are in no hurry to grant kyiv the right to strike at legitimate targets on the territory of the russian federation. there are two concepts that prevent nato and primarily the united states from making this decision. the first is what they call escalation. especially uncontrolled escalation. in the minds of the americans, uncontrolled escalation is the mandatory use of nuclear weapons. the second problem that exists is the direct involvement of nato in the fighting, which, in principle , ultimately leads to uncontrolled escalation. our task is to explain nato.

first, the assessment is not entirely true . second, the escalation is controlled. for three years from 2020 to 2023, vadym prystayko was the ordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador of ukraine to great britain, it was this country that first publicly granted kyiv the right to strike legal targets on the territory of the russian federation with british weapons. this was announced by the minister of foreign affairs. of this country david cameron. the uk has been much more advanced in this process from the start and is ready to act. do you remember that one of those countries which directly warned us, having intelligence and other abilities and capabilities for this, was great britain. i remember that we came with boris johnson as prime minister, i accompanied him on february 8, that is, literally two weeks before the war began. and the conversation was, among other things , about missiles, about the ability to strike where we need to. we didn't think then about... impressions on russian territory, but the fact that britain was there from the very beginning, obviously they have a reserve, you know, flexibility, they were

the first with us then, they gave the first missiles, the first tanks, they always understand that this leads to the next step of escalation, to the escalation of the escalation to the next level. this gun is located in the immediate vicinity of the ukrainian-russian border, but neither it nor other larger-caliber means that the armed forces received from the west. can fire at legitimate targets on the territory of russia, and this is exclusively due to a political ban. this american m101 cannon is definitely not modern, it is written in the 53rd. much older now? yes, maybe my grandfather or great-grandfather had such a gun. there were more older, there on the 47th, in my opinion, some or even older. but the age of the gun is not limited. 105-millimeter projectiles

fly a little further than 11 km at most, and this caliber is very helpful, especially for infantry. but what's the difference, the main thing is that the kats were there and we shot at them, whether it was russia or ukraine. in principle, i do not see the difference. everything that is within the range of our cannon, we hit. well, we you... can't take heavy equipment to knock down or scare someone like that, and that's fine, we're on combat duty now, there's such a rest here no, here at any moment he can finish firing and carry out his combat mission, i have more than 170 shots, which are the intervals in a day, it happened that from four in the morning to 9:80 shells, such a number of shells fired is a memory. about the battles, including near avdiivka, it was from there that the unit was transferred to the border. the fighters of this calculation have been fighting

for more than one and a half years, but with the existing ban on strikes on the military facilities of the orf, the full potential of weapons in defensive battles near the border cannot be realized. well, not much us felt, we dug there, then there, and so much we have not worked here yet, and somehow we did not get into trouble, as they say, while we still have more or less, well, a little. yes, the cabs are flying and all this is buzzing, of course it is clear what is going on there. permission is necessary for the use of any western weapons, but in this context the position of the us is important, if only because the main part of weapons, equipment and ammunition comes from washington. in addition, the position of the white house may affect other states, while long-range strike capabilities are the main ones ukrainians, these are drones again. they allow us to... inflict maximum damage in that part of the front, where the enemy in principle does not expect it, we fly into the rear, we

fly into narrow places in the enemy's defenses and can inflict very painful and deadly blows. we are dambili belgorod for ourselves, once it was not mainstream, when after the kharkiv counteroffensive we launched drones there with special gifts. it is clear that the technology was not there then. effective as they are developed today, i know there are many ukrainian manufacturers who make beautiful complexes and battlefields, and well , a deep dive into the territory of the enemy, but we would like to receive from western partners real system, expensive things that can be more effective in our current conditions. the stupidity of this policy has long been known to military experts, i think it is

now clear to people without expertise in the field of war, because now you can see how it hurts. kharkiv is 30 km from russia. people understand that many people are dying in kharkiv because of this bad policy. i i think they understand that because of this policy , russia has achieved more success on the ground, especially in the northeast. and this is one of the reasons, and perhaps the main reason. that the administration is now under increasing pressure to change this policy. in recent weeks, several statements appeared at once about... that it is necessary to allow ukraine to use foreign weapons on the territory of russia. such a step was supported by nato secretary general jens stoltenberg. sweden has already allowed ukraine to do this, it has handed over to kyiv a small number of long-range archer submachine guns. as for the states, some representatives of the authorities there are also in favor. for example, speaker

of the house of representatives mike johnson, as well as secretary of state anthony blinken. he visited kyiv not so long ago. position was written by the new york times. a lot of people in congress , not just republicans, criticized the administration even publicly for this really stupid policy. it seems that anthony blinken may not have performed well during his visit to kyiv last week, but he came back with the important understanding that this policy is ridiculous and needs to be changed. so, there is an ongoing debate within the administration. i think there's a... there's a significant chance, maybe even higher than 50%, that this policy will change because the whole world sees how stupid it is, i'm not sure, but i think the probability that in the next few weeks the situation will change, is more than 50%. at least 10 countries have already allowed their weapons to be used on the territory of russia,

great britain, canada, finland, poland, sweden, the czech republic, the baltic states, etc. land, as reported by the american publication politico, us president joe biden is also secretly agreed to the use of american weapons for strikes on the territory of russia, but only near the kharkiv region, it is not known what range or types of weapons are in question. ukraine has confirmed the lifting of some restrictions. why is this decision urgent for ukraine? according to the video of the ukrainian military, it can be seen that one of the main means of counter-battery combat and the destruction of important targets in... in the near rear, such as the reb station, uav operators and the like, in recent months have become jemelera missiles from the haimars complex. near kharkiv the armed forces cannot use them, despite the fact that there are enough targets for this type of ammunition. and here the question arises whether there will not be a limitation on the range of use of western weapons already after the permit

takes effect. suppose the administration says: you can use any weapon we gave you only 100 km deep into russia. i think it is possible. i don't think it's a good idea, but they might go for it. even, let's expand a little to 200 km deep into russia. this may solve the problem. which concern kharkiv and the offensive in the northeast, but still i hope that there will be a final break with this stupid policy. it is bad for the united states. in terms of deaths, civilian deaths and losses, as well as damage to the infrastructure of ukraine. often it is not measured in kilometers, but in specific goals that are sufficient to risk making a decision. in particular, we, we sometimes do not think about the fact that, unlike russia , it is extremely important for the west that there are, for example, no civilian casualties, well, it's just that

the red line is real, not what the russians draw there every time and then redraw, because support for us is support. our armed forces, the support within those countries, their governments, which help us, it depends on how high the moral bar is, the moral bar of ukraine is extremely high, we are fighting for our independence, for our survival, and we are doing everything possible so that no the civilian was not injured, even when we have to hit the npc with you, when we have to hit the railway station, some node, when we need to hit the port and so on and so on and so on, this is important, and so i'm sure that the conversation is exactly no no no no kilometers. but about such general things. before that, all the political decisions of the west, which increased the potential of the ukrainian army to repel the russian invasion, were delayed for a long time. this was the case with tanks, long-range weapons, or with f-16s, which still do not participate in hostilities. as vadym prystayko says, convincing partners to help is a difficult process.

there will be other countries in great britain, there may be others thoughts for example, when the fiscal year ends, when the election cycle ends. when a new literal cycle begins, and then our task with you as uri to ukraine, as diplomats, is to explain that look, you have so much, let's say, you need to start production, you haven't started yet, or just start, so we proceed from what you can convey, we understand that you are worried about what you will defend yourself with if russia, and that is right, it is your responsibility of your state, and we have so much of that left units, i don't know, capacity and so on, we can stretch them for a long time, until you run out of our close partners' electoral cycle. and another government may come in, we must realize that, or you can squeeze it all out and give it to us now, and then we will strike a decisive blow and be able to improve our situation and your situation and enable you to give us more. that is, it is a complex, you know, related to everything rhetoric that is being conducted, that is strung on the picture that we have here, sufferers cities, people suffer, the hopes

of other partners are dashed, this whole complex mechanism, a complex picture, and in the end leads to decisions that are not needed. i wouldn't be surprised if people in the white house are trying to figure out how this will affect the presidential election, but the timidity that characterizes the policy of this administration in trying to... stop russian aggression in ukraine, that timidity was evident even before the big invasion. how many times has the administration said no to sending a certain weapon and then reversed its position. so that's it corresponds to a scheme that two years ago had nothing to do with our upcoming presidential election. today it is possible, but again, this pattern existed long before that. the ban on the ukrainian military to fire at... targets on the territory of russia helps the invading forces and leaves a new round of aggression, expansion of the front line unpunished. the limited capabilities of the armed forces, together with the indecision of the western

partners, may lead to an even greater stretching of the front line in the north of ukraine. and every day of delay with the decision increases it the price that ukraine has to pay, being on the defensive. these were the realities of donbas, my name is roman pagulych. see you today in the verdict program with serhii rudenko. allied landings in normandy. the former partners in the anti-hitler coalition now demonstrate unity in the fight against putinism. what did presidents zelenskyi and biden agree on on french soil. mirages in the ukrainian sky. macronco. promised to replenish the air fleet of the armed forces with french- made multipurpose fighters. are there restrictions on the use of western weapons by ukraine? the nuclear

club of the kremlin. putin said the west was wrong to believe that russia would never use nuclear weapons. why the kremlin dictator is again grasping for his last argument in the confrontation. with sunset glory to ukraine. this is the verdict program. my name is serhiy rudenko. i congratulate everyone and wish everyone good health. for the next two hours, we will talk about ukraine, the world, the war, and our victory. in the first part of our program, we will talk about the external political results of this week. in we will be visited by a diplomat, an extraordinary ambassador. valery chaly of ukraine. the second part of our program will feature journalists larisa voloshina and maryna danyliuk yarmaleeva. traditional friday journalist club on

espresso. let's talk about sociology, about zelensky sociology, about listening to the people, and sociology, and about democracy and sociology. however, before starting our big evening and our big conversations, i suggest you look at how the national assembly greeted president zelensky's speech with loud applause today in france, during a speech about new threats in modern europe, zelenskyi switched to french, the deputies of the assembly gave a standing ovation, well, obviously not only to president zelenskyi, but also to the courage of the ukrainian people. let's see how it all happened. france, i am very grateful.

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anniversary of the normandy landings, and during the speech at the ceremony, the president of the united states of america, joe biden, drew parallels between d-day, that is, the day of the landings and or the beginning military operation, landing of allies in normandy and the war in ukraine. let's listen to what the president of the united states of america said. ukraine was captured by the tyrant. ukrainians struggle with extraordinary. they suffer heavy losses, but still do not retreat. the united states, nato and a coalition of more than 50 countries are firmly on the side of ukraine. we will not go. because if we do that, ukraine will be conquered, and it won't end there. ukraine's neighbors will be under threat, all of europe will be under

threat. make no mistake. watch out for the world observe what is happening in ukraine. will we allow this illegal aggression to flow with impunity, we cannot allow it, to surrender to robbers, to bow down to dictators, this is simply unthinkable. mr. valery, this speech lacked one more thesis that russia must be defeated, just like fascist germany at one time, why world leaders, drawing analogies between. er, the past and the present still do not twist this thesis, well, the answer is simple, because the fascists did not have time to make nuclear weapons after fau, and in principle, i also the question arises, these parallels, which are given, seem to be logical, because it is clear that what is being said here is that fascist, in fact, like nazism in germany, is also fascist now.

the regime in its manifestations in russia, but despite the fact that the allies were great, this is when the final stage of the defeat of fascism began, that is, not only the nazis, but in general the victory in the second world war, it was still a long war, but it was already such a step as has already been taken, and i will remind you that indeed hundreds of thousands of allies... and americans died, and this was operation neptune, overload, and all this was very difficult, but they went for it, and now what a parallel, well , i like the parallel in the victory, what a victory, we did it together, by the way, the ukrainians were involved also to this victory over nazism, but at the same time there is no real

understanding, so what... parallels, if ukraine is alone, the point here was precisely that all allies united, that is, i was missing a phrase, not that there about russia, and i was missing the phrase we will not only be together to stand with ukraine, and we are now, we are now involved in this matter, that is, now the day has come when we cannot simply watch as the ukrainian people, bleeding, fight... for our european security, we do not we can watch, be on the sidelines, when the ukrainian people are there now, while we are here celebrating, fighting, we have to enter this war and win, well, this should have happened, but it did not happen, but the anti-putin coalition also did not immediately enter war and it has been 5 years since the beginning of the second world war to this day.