for solving issues related to the transfer of equipment from the east of ukraine to volyn and three accomplices are passing there, and the higher anti-corruption court chose preventive measures for both hale and his accomplices, he is accused of receiving a bribe in the amount of 500 thousand dollars. well, it seems to me that somewhere around how much he has is being asked as bail, an alternative bail instead of a pre-trial detention center, that is such corruption at such a high level, although they are talking about what the sbu says that the scheme was revealed with the help of the minister of energy of ukraine herman glushchenka, what's up it sounds a little strange, frankly, that he has a deputy and his boss reveals this bribery scheme. and somehow it seems that

herman galushchenko did not even know who oleksandr hailo was and betrayed sap and nabu, what would you say from the practice of your work in the government and about the management of the ministry, could it be that the minister does not know what he is doing his deputies, especially since this is the situation when the minister told sap and nab that... we need to deal with this deputy, because there is a corruption component. well, it certainly is only that the minister did not know what his deputy was doing, the prime minister did not have information about what his subordinate was doing in a separate department. moreover, if we talk about five or six managers running the state, as the president himself emphasizes, then 5-6 managers cannot fail to know what their representatives do , because i do not believe that any the minister for... can recruit his own team and bear

personal responsibility for it, this is a scandal, we have such scandals, unfortunately, everyone god's day is enough, and it hurts a lot here at the front, because when people give their most valuable lives, they hope that those who are in the rear, who declare themselves to be part of there diplomatic, economic, cultural and many other fronts, are really engaged in the only . victory of ukraine in this war, but judging by the trunks of cash, new real estate, apartment buildings, cars, far from everyone is engaged in this, the most unfortunate thing is that only a few, and this i mean among the authorities, among ordinary people, we are grateful, because the ukrainians still sincerely donate, despite the fact that the economic situation is worsening and the opportunities for such and such volunteers are becoming less and less, so i would...

still want the president to bring his team to their senses, because as i understand it, that he plans to go to the elections, and the elections still have to be delayed somehow, and the questions in the elections will be very painful, what exactly happened before the war, during the war and who did what, unfortunately, these are the members of his team, but how about mr. volodymyr , do the military react to what is happening now in power? in particular regarding these trunks of cash, bribers, corrupt people, because, well, almost every two or three days, such stories are repeated and they gain publicity thanks to sapa nabu, well, look , we are in shock, that is, we are in shock, first of all, from what we hear on tv constantly, that the armed forces are provided with everything, that there are shells, drones, people, cars, well, everyone has a supply. this

is not true, still 90, in some cases 50%, but no less has to be bought either with own funds, or it is a volunteer, or the help of some business structures, or benefactors or volunteer funds, the state provides everything quite modestly, and i would like to make the same public appeal to colleagues from the drone army, when you supply drones to the troops, please check what quality they are and whether... they really meet the current needs, because when even well-known drone drones that are highly qualified have to resolder every government drone, well i think it's a bad result of work and spent taxpayers' money, and the stories when people steal during war, when other people die for this country, and here in the military has one answer, but unfortunately it is not suitable for television. and this

is punishable by the current legislation. thank you, mr. volodymyr, for the conversation. this is a former politician, diplomat and former minister of infrastructure. romelyan, and now a serviceman of the armed forces of ukraine. friends, we continue to work live on the espresso tv channel, as well as on our youtube and facebook platforms. for those who are currently watching us live on these platforms, please don't forget to support like this video and also vote in our survey, take part in our survey. today we ask you about whether the course operation of the armed forces of ukraine will be a disaster for russia, as volodymyr zelenskyi says, yes, no, if yes, then yes, respectively, vote yes, no, no, if you have your own opinion, a separate opinion, write it please in the comments under this video, if you watch us on tv, pick up your smartphone or phone and vote on the numbers 0,800-211-381, if you think that the kurdish

operation of the zsu, will be a disaster for russia, no 0800 211 382. mykhailo is our next contact samus, a military expert. deputy director of the army, conversion and disarmament research center, director new geopolitics research network, mr. mykhailo, i congratulate you, thank you for joining our broadcast, i congratulate you, i am glad to see you, well, first of all , let's start from the kursk topic with the offensive of the armed forces of ukraine on the enemy territory, as the head of the armed forces of ukraine oleksandr syrskyi says, in the last day in the kurdish direction, the ukrainian army advanced to the depths. from one to 3 km , 44 km of territory is taken under control, that is i will emphasize once again in a day, sirskyi reported this to zelenskyi, let's listen to what the head of the armed forces of ukraine said: today 74

points are under our control, battles are taking place along the entire front line, the situation, despite the high intensity of hostilities, is under control. mr. mykhailo, can the military operation in kursk oblast develop into a full-fledged front in a full-scale war of ukraine against russia or russia against ukraine? well, in principle, this operation has already grown, that is, it is a military operation, it is not a raid or actions of the drg, forces special operations and so on, this is a military operation, and a military operation, as a rule , has its goals, strategic goals, or... operational goals, which then have an impact on strategic goals. we don't know what those goals are, but if we assume that this operation is only part of a higher level operation, that is, a design, and this design may include the actions of the armed forces of ukraine, or the defense forces of ukraine, not only in the kurdish

direction , but also in other directions, then we can assume that it can really grow, but this operation can grow and after it, or in parallel , other operations can be included, which can really become a military disaster for russia. of course, it is still too early to talk about what kind of operations there might be, in which directions, because now only the initial stage of the actual kurdish operation is underway, and it is very successful, but there will be difficult periods in the future, where it is very important to withstand the pressure that will obviously be to build up on the russian side, although... they are not yet effectively building up their reserves, because they are trying not to withdraw the main forces from the donbass, especially from the pokrovsky direction, because we heard putin say that on the contrary they are increasing the pace, they have increased the pace of the offensive in the pokrovsky direction by one and a half times, this means that he has set

the task of any - that his generals continue the offensive in donbas regardless of what is happening in the kurdish direction. in my opinion, this is good news because it is a wrong decision from a military point of view. point of view, from a military point of view, they had to to stop now, in principle, a not very, let’s say this, promising offensive on donbass, because , well, few people believe that russia can occupy the entire donbass by the end of the 24th year, although putin hysterically seeks this from the generals, the generals seem to be his generals the russians seem to promise this, but it is unrealistic, that is, if they acted correctly, they would have to stop the operation in donbas, suspend it... throw several divisions into the kurt region and hit the flanks of the ukrainian group, which is now deepening and spreads but to make it clear, such operations, which the armed forces of ukraine are currently carrying out, depend on the security of the guard, the defense of the flanks, that is , those groups that go deeper must

be provided by the same groups that are advancing, on the flanks , ensure security from enemy breakthroughs, so until russia sends only. in the kursk region, they will not be able to stop the ukrainian offensive, because with akhmats, some kind of collective salt shakers, which they are now scraping on all fronts, because putin put two'. two tasks that are necessary anything can be done by generals who are mutually exclusive: to continue the offensive in donbass and to neutralize the threat in the kurt region, it is impossible if we do not stop the offensive in donbass, now let's see how the russians will act, i think they will make the wrong decisions and drive the situation really into a situation close to a disaster. and why, why, mr. mykhailo, did the russians fall into this trap, that is, this... misunderstanding of the situation or the arrogance of putin, that he and his military leaders,

that they did not count on the fact that the ukrainians will go on the offensive in kurshchyna, the reasons for this, why they missed this moment, and if this situation is like this in kurshchyna, then it may repeat itself in voronizka oblast and bryansk oblast, that is, they are not ready. to the fact that the war is coming home to them, where it came from, right? well, they absolutely did not count on this development of events, they just mentally did not allow, or did not allow, probably already allow, mentally did not allow, that the ukrainians could violate this holy, holy the border, the holy border of the empire, like the ukrainians, and they know that our partners are very against the escalation of the conflict, they are our... partners generally forbade a projectile to fly there, here a military group actually

crosses the border and conducts, well, absolutely an operation, which the russians could not even think about, and i will emphasize here, i am sure that the military intelligence of russia reported to the high command, the top military-political leadership, that the formation of groups that have the characteristics of offensive groups is noted, i sure it was reported because russia has... urn intelligence. there are a bunch of drones that constantly conducted reconnaissance there, they struck the aviation, they struck with drones, the drg was active there , the special operations forces were active there, that is, in principle, they had 100% of the information , and they reported this information, but the political leadership simply, i think, arrogantly snorted at this information and said that it was impossible, that is, ukrainians cannot cross the border with russia, because they... first of all , the americans will now shout at them and to turn back, especially how can they

even dream, just dare to cross the border with russia, it is simply impossible, and that is why they fell into this trap of underestimating the enemy again, they fell into this trap in february 22, when they suffered a huge defeat , which in principle meant a defeat in the principle of this operation, and what is happening now is precisely putin's attempt to... that the ukrainians will not dare to behave like that, and this has played this evil joke on them, when they do not know what to do now, because they really do not have enough forces here to stop this operation, which is calculated and implemented simply at the highest level. people's deputy of ukraine, sbu colonel roman kostenko, who

is currently in the combat zone in the northeast on espresso, will highly appreciate the military-political and moral-psychological effect of the kurdish operation of the armed forces of ukraine. let's hear what said colonel kostenko. this operation, i will tell you, but even talking with the fighters, they are now on the rise, we see how even in the information field, trust in the force has risen. of defense and in general to our army, and the fact that our partners, they are also watching in the majority, maybe someone there, you are right, somehow evaluates in his own way, but this operation has already had a great effect, once again it is important, of course, to prove it to the logical end, the very important thing has, shall we say, the effect, it is the end of the operation that was conceived, not let the enemy in, because we are in a threatening direction, on the right, on the left, we must hold the flanks. unequivocally to prevent the enemy from breaking through there, or for him to close the ring there, all this must be done by the military, but

from my point of view, this operation already has a strategic effect and helps us in all directions, not only here in kurshchyna. mr. mykhailo, what could russia's actions be other than overturning troops and approaching the line on the flanks. where they stand, or where the ukrainian troops are wedged in, that is, what can putin and his military leadership in the current situation, beginning. massive shelling of ukrainian cities, use other areas of the potential front, there, for example, the north, northeast, up there in the sumy region, from the voronetsk bran region, open another front, what can the russian army do now, what can it do?

putin's toolkit is small, that is, everyone saw the state he is in, he is really in shock. state, he does not know what commands to give, because gerasimov, the chief of the general staff, simply failed this situation, he simply once again, simply demonstrated that he cannot really adequately assess the situation and reported to putin that everything is fine, everything is under control, and even the last of his reports, in the first days of the beginning of the kurdish operation, he reported , what happened... only 1,000 ukrainian servicemen, 700 were killed, there are remnants who run through the forests and so on, so the reports are very similar, as was reported to putin in february-march 22, before the disaster, when they began to run away from kyiv, chernihiv, sumy regions, that is, the toolkit is small, but you are now

showing that dyumin and zolotov are there, they are the closest people to putin, and there was information that, as it were... putin instructed dyumin and zolotov to coordinate precisely the counterintelligence operation, it is me, this is what i will say, mr. mykhailo, to our viewers, two former bodyguards of putin, yes, yes, zolotov was still guarding the mayor of leningrad, i forgot who putin still carried suitcases with, sobchak, yes, that is, sobchak still hired young zolotov as personal guards , then they got to know each other, and when putin became president in 1990, he summoned zolotov and he became his personal, or rather the head of his security, and young dyumin is such a big boy, the son of a lieutenant general of the soviet military medical service, then he graduated from a military school and also got into the protection of putin, and since 1999, and they

continued their way, let's say, in a close circle, that is, he... different information is coming, now it seems that they already deny that dyumin and zolotov were entrusted to coordinate this contrarian operation, but in fact, now putin does not know what to do, that is, gerasimov has been given the command to continue the offensive in donbas, perhaps dyumin zolotov will be assigned to coordinate the counterinsurgency operation in the kurt region, but what to do next, if there are not enough reserves, he cannot withdraw even one division from donbas to somehow neutralize for. due to the advancement of ukrainian forces in the kurt region, to start operations in the bryansk region, i think that first the ukrainian troops can start their operations there in order to protect the flanks of our troops, which are advancing in the kurt region, i.e. bilhorod and bryansk regions, these are such flank areas where the ukrainian army can carry out its actions, i think that they will not give this initiative to the russians.

as for massive missile strikes, well , some new resources, except maybe... the transfer of ballistic missiles by iran was not found in russia, that is, the sanctions are still in effect, so russia did not stop the discharge of its missiles, but it did not increase radically, that is, they can accumulate a certain number of missiles, they can strike even at kyiv, that's what they are doing constantly, but i don't think that this will be any news for the air defense of ukraine, because we also have f-16s that can effectively fight cruise missiles, so even in order to... use patriots more concentratedly and anti-ballistic missiles, now there are more opportunities, so even if they hit kyiv, even if they hit civilian infrastructure, in principle they cannot somehow surprise the armed forces of ukraine, surprise the ukrainians, we are already used to that in the kremlin are inadequate blood some terrorists are bloodthirsty, so

you can expect them every day, but when they beat ahmadis, there were none. no kurdish operations, they just took and hit the children's hospital, that's why some super surprises, i don't think they can do it, that's why putin has such a look, he understands that in fact now his regime is being tested, the stability of this vertical , the stability of the regime's demonstration of strength in general, because if the russian elites feel slack, they will feel that these old men who are sitting there, they they are losing... er, control over the situation in general, they may rebel, because not everyone in the russian elite is ready to die together with putin, because in this elite, each of them owns 10 billion dollars on a conditional basis, he somehow... would like more and live, it is possible to agree with the west and somehow lift sanctions and so on, so the situation is very, very dangerous for putin. mr. mykhailo, against

this background, the ministry of defense of belarus and the head of the ministry hryenin announced that they are moving troops to the border with ukraine, formally they blame ukraine that ukrainian drones crossed the air, well, the border and... entered the airspace of the republic of belarus, although the monitoring group of the belorussian hayun says that on august 9, which is referred to in the message of the ministry of defense of belarus, that in fact no shots or rockets were fired there were no drones on the territory of the republic of belarus, planes did not take off, helicopters did not take off either, and the spokesman of the state border service of ukraine, andriy demchenko, on espresso. said that the ukrainian border guards are not yet record the transfer or build-up of the forces of the belarusian army near the border of ukraine. let's listen to what demchenko said. of course, i

cannot rule out that in order to create even such a picture as was spread by the ministry of defense of belarus, they still move some of their units, perhaps in small numbers, but all this happens in the depths. the territory of belarus, because near our border, there in maximum proximity, we do not record the movement of equipment or personnel from any units of the army of belarus. mr. mykhailo, why does lukashenka create this picture that it is ukraine that threatens the security of belarus, although the opposite is true now. and it has been recorded since february 24, 2022, why is lukashenka brandishing weapons, does he want to support putin in this way, who

actually fell into the trap of the armed forces of ukraine in kurshchy, kursk oblast? well, it's very interesting, in fact, you remember, a few weeks ago lukashenko, on the contrary, withdrew troops from the border of ukraine, he solemnly announced this, and... when the kurdish operation, a lot of russian warlords, so -called bloggers, in principle there, it seems, were also members of the state duma, they accused lukashenko of betraying russia, demonstratively took him away in a collusion, they said there that it was an agreement between lukashenko and zelensky, lukashenko is taking its troops from the border with ukraine, ukraine takes advantage of this, gathers precisely those troops that were near the border of belarus, gathers in... a shock fist and hits the kursk region, of course, this is completely delusional, but the accusation lukashenko spoke, and in this way lukashenko can address the information

space of russia, demonstrating that look, nothing like that, i am returning my troops to the border with ukraine and i am ready for battle, of course, he is not ready for any battle, i would in his place, he generally sat quietly, because these maneuvers of his just need to be understood that he has... well, there are 10-15 thousand soldiers who he can send to a real combat contingent of some kind, which have never in the history of the armed forces of belarus not took part in any peacekeeping operation, not even in any military conflict, that is , it can be a very difficult situation for lukashenko, when he can provoke ukraine, and there, you know, and minsk is 700 km away, that is, here... in fact, clearly, that is, clearly in a place, still more calmly, now he was somewhere there, the potato season is coming and so on, somewhere he would be engaged in gardening, i

think he is doing this, that is, this plot has passed, and now they will sit quietly, because do not let god, somewhere they will catch on ukraine, it can end in the real collapse of lukashenka, he knows that, that's why he knows how much he can press, how much he shouldn't press, because pro... blocking any real military can end very, very badly for lukashenka's regime. thank you, mr. mykhailo, for the conversation, it was military expert mykhailo samus. friends, we continue to work live on the tv channel, as well as on our youtube and facebook platforms, and you can like this video, subscribe to our pages, and also participate in our poll. today it sounds like this: will the course operation of the armed forces of ukraine happen? a disaster for russia? yes, no, everything is quite simple on youtube, if you have a personal opinion, please write it in the comments below this video. if you're watching us on tv,

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i don't think it will be an immediate disaster for putin's regime, but at least these changes are very significant. well, let's start with the fact that this operation in general, first of all, it was prepared, obviously, for more than one day, and, uh, quite carefully, and we still don't know the strategic design of it, but the truth is also that it, well, what is it called, not from a good... life was designed and implemented by the ukrainian side. the fact is that the russians are pressing, they have been pressing for quite a long time, stubbornly, persistently, regardless of losses, and we are losing population centers, we are getting exhausted in this struggle, so it is obvious that some asymmetric actions were needed,

a transfer, so to speak, of the emphasis of the actions to a new territory, and this finding of the general staff of the armed forces is obvious that as in the current moment looks quite successful, as it changes, so to speak, the dynamics, makes adjustments to the plans of the enemy, and in this sense it can become a point of reference in which ukraine can take the initiative on the battlefield, i am not a military person. therefore, i will limit myself to commenting specifically on the military side, with this wording, may take the initiative, but it means for the political situation in russia and, as you rightly noted, for the fate of the putin regime, such a small, allegedly change, it is very significant,

and perhaps... even fateful, because as only putin starts to lose, as soon as putin shows weakness, that he is not in control and that he is forced to defend, so to speak, to react, he does not know what to do, we have seen this footage, he looks quite confused, he immediately loses authority , and he loses that legitimacy, so to speak... which to date, it has been formed both in russian society and in the russian ruling class. this operation, a military operation, mr. maksym, is taking place against the background of talks about the upcoming peace summit, about the second peace summit, the global peace summit, and in fact, the majority of commentators in the western press say that this is what

zelensky is trying to do. .. to prepare the basis for future negotiations with russia, because russia speaks to ukraine in the language of ultimatums, and putin literally a month and a half ago expressed his, his vision of under what conditions it is possible to talk about peace or a truce, you give us four oblasts and the republic of the autonomous republic of crimea, and then we sit down at the table to negotiate something. we talk about the withdrawal of the armed forces of ukraine from there, then we talk about peace, against the background of what is happening in kursk, the heads of foreign affairs of italy and switzerland, antonio tajani and ignazio cassis , signed a joint declaration calling for a second global peace summit with the involvement of all parties, including including russia. we call for provision.