topic together with the military analyst , the expert of the ukrainian institute of the future ivan stupakmr. ivan, is in touch with us . it came to shulgu that the russians occupied 70% of the territory of bakhmut. this is how he writes. despite this, the commander of the syrian ground forces regularly goes there. today we also see president zelensky, what a signal you see . here are these trips, and first of all, the city is holding on to show that the bridge the city is not surrounded, no matter what the russians say there. they are already counting how many days or hours are left for the complete capture of this city , and zelensky's visit shows that the guys are still there. it is clear. but what do you want? add we saw the plot of our correspondent, he said that the battle for bakhmut is the longest in the history of this war and it has been going on for more than seven months because it is literally going to every street. and do ukraine have the resources to take the city? what is the situation there ? what is the point of view of each city for us? it is very important , but now i w

we invite our guest to speak, this is ivan stupak, an employee of the security service of ukraine, 2004 consultant, a consultant to the committee of the verkhovna rada of ukraine on national security and defense, ivan, i congratulate you, first of all, about the hottest points on the front line, we are already talking about them today bakhmut and avdiivka mentioned what is happening there, what do you see, let's start with bakhmut, ah, well, what is going on, unfortunately, that is, the russians are moving, the russians, if you look at the mother, then they chose these two key points, well, for them, they are a priority, bahmut girl, they are even similar in terms of the situation, if you look at the north, south, east, ah, these cities are located , well, almost. but we see carefully about this, we say very carefully that, well, it worked out on the data of our military, what is the payment ? yes, it turns out, oh, at least in bahmut, which means that the russians can no longer move as actively as it was. a week ago, a month ago but also well, they are not retreating, that is, you know

we thank ivan stupak, a military expert , a former employee of the security service of ukraine, and wekeep you informed about the most important thing , just a moment to inform you about everything important that is happening in ukraine . yes, he announced such a transfer to ukraine in the near future. he said that the rest of the planes are being serviced and prepared for four hours . the planes are already in full working order . the transfer of aircraft was approved at the level of state authorities, he emphasized that these aircraft will replace the fa-50 from south korea in the polish army, the first of which are expected by the end of the year, well, actually it is interesting to ask our military experts about these airplanes because well, we see that serhiy cherevaty told us that ukraine first of all needs the latest aircraft, such as f-16 f15 , for example, instead, it is an advantage yuriiv team i apologize, but in the meantime, the advantage of mig-29 is that they are and on the ukrainian armament these are soviet planes and

let's talk more about all this with us, military expert of the ukrainian institute of the future, ivan stupak . i congratulate you and thank you for joining. well, the first thing i want to ask about is, what is the situation in the east now? new information, yes, that the russians switched from trying to surround the city to the tactics of squeezing out the armed forces of ukraine, but something else - this is already from the telegram channels south of bakhmut, as if the russians manage to reject it. what data do you have about what is happening there? yes, i will tell you really bakhmut - it is very heavy, it is the pain of the whole east of ukraine, the pain of the whole of ukraine now , no more, no, i will tell you yes, bakhmut fulfilled his function by 100-150, that is, 200%. this is really without exaggeration during this time. what is bakhmut holding up for almost eight months, the russians lost a large amount of equipment , people, effort, and most importantly, during this time, our military was able to prepare the second , third, and fourth summer defenses for bakhmut, already durin

in modern world politics and what role the east can play in the war with russia, our colleagues ivan stupakmilitary expert, learned of the ukrainian institute of the future, a consultant to the committee on national security and defense of the verkhovna rada of ukraine joins our broadcast, congratulations , the security bond 2023 military exercises have begun in in the ottoman gulf, they will last until march 19. it is planned to practice air reconnaissance, rescue operations, maneuvering, etc., and the ministry of defense of the people's republic of china reports that the exercises should deepen practical cooperation between the military and naval forces of the participating countries , as well as demonstrate the readiness and ability to jointly maintain security at sea. this is a game on nerves. i think yes, i think they are playing on it because the russian federation in relations with china has lost its subjectivity, it is now just an object and china uses the russian federation exclusively in its own interests. if it is necessary for china to conduct some training and show, for example

currently, this is ivan stupak, a former employee of the security service of ukraine, a person from youely analyze the situation at the front, taking into account what our defenders are signaling to us, online reports, ivan, we congratulate you, glory to ukraine, i congratulate you, a hero, glory to the council to be on duty with you, mr. ivan. look, in plain language. now we talked with the soldiers , in particular, the soldiers who are in extremely difficult areas of the front. bakhmut svatov and so on. is it a question of military tactics or is it a question of symbolism , they need any minimal victory and so on, why don't they do it with such huge losses, your question , you and i have seen this many times too they said that this is the only direction, the russians don’t have that. well, more or less something is coming out, there are forces , let’s say this area, the region is plus-minus minus clear for them, and that’s when they fought around bakhmut and they changed their tactics, they began to go around from the north to the south, and here they got caught, and everything works,

short , there is something to talk about, and we will definitely start with of ukrainian events, ivan stupak, a military expert, an employee of the security service of ukraine, 2004-2015. good health, mr. ivan . i am glad that you found time for us, mr. mykola. to ask people like you, that is, experts about the counteroffensive, today there was a big statement from the deputy minister of defense, and she asked, and i understand that the military is already on this topic, but i didn’t say anything , because every second person asks, what’s up what is going on, i want to ask you, since you have worked for many years in the sbu, and the reform of the sbu, as they say, is on hiatus , the new draft law got to the second reading in the first reading, it seems to have passed , but if so, it is for a loser like me, that is and what should happen, what do the europeans want from the sbu and the laws regarding the sbu, who say that if the ghosts are such correct laws, then we will take you to europe sooner , we will take you to the european union and nato, what do we need to know what, well, well, it

or they are doing such nonsense and indignation or they are directing it at ukrainians thank you ivan stupak , a military expert, an employee of the security service, the fourth - 15 years, thank you very much, ivan, it is always nice to be with you now we will transfer the matter to the united states, because we have partners there, we respect them very much, we love them oleksandr motyli, historian, political scientist, professor at rudger university of the united states, it is very nice to see you, oleksandr, and thank you for finding time on saturday instead of drinking a beer after the work week. you're sitting here talking about september, i'd be drinking beer in your city. how can i pass up the opportunity to be with september in march, yes, that too, that too, you understand it perfectly, so it's just such a pun, you can't give up, well, i am convinced that this is being discussed in the united states, maybe at the level of experts, maybe at the level of academics, but i am very interested in this , alexander, and the idea of ​​competition with china will allow the americans to help

with a military expert, an employee of the security service of ukraine from the age of 14 to 15, ivan stupakis often with us and he has something to ask me, and there are such things. good health, mr. ivan, i'm sorry that somehow i'm already in the program inside programs, excuse me, many experts today and yesterday , discussing the situation around bakhmut, eh , you are saying that the ukrainian military leadership is changing something, that here the action is that some ordinary troops are leaving and special operations forces are entering, on the occasion of that, i came the leader of these forces, and others, on the contrary, say that the ukrainians are already leaving for good, because there is nothing to do in that bakhmut, they have already killed as many as they planned, and more can and should not be killed. although i think that this should always be done. so, ivan, what is happening in bakhmut? is something really changing there, or is it really worth thinking about leaving bakhmut, because bakhmut seems to have fulfilled his , if not his, purpose in half a year, if not in half a

of the ukrainian institute of the future, a former employee of the security service of ukraine, ivan stupakespite constant russian attempts to capture the city of bakhmut in the donetsk region , which is still under the control of the armed forces of ukraine . now in the city and near it how ukrainian soldiers are repelling attempts to attack russian units in the video of the royce agency shot we work with lng lng is a machine tool an anti-tank grenade launcher can shoot both cumulative and high-explosive shells, that is, cumulative, it is against armored vehicles in a high-explosive mine, it is against the enemy's enemy force, that is, the task has changed. and now we have switched to 82 mm , we work mainly on manpower in the shelters of their trenches, dugouts and clusters well, the situation is quite difficult, but stable, so to speak, that is, gunpowder is constantly attacking , trying to attack our positions, we are defending our positions quite effectively, maybe for quite a long time during this time, our brigade i didn’t know any positions. well, it’s different from day to day. it h

something broke, there is no electricity, there is no coal, in short yes, this is the story okay, ivan stupak, military expert, staff of the assembly, we were talking today not about the war , about the security service. to ask about the war because this request of the ministry of defense somehow jumped out at me, and during a war, who should be listened to, the ministry of defense and the general staff - these are people who know exactly what they are saying and know - and this is what they say to put under themselves has some underpinning background, and it is not simple, there is something that can be neglected, and there is something that cannot be neglected at all, let's talk about china. we haven't talked for a long time, and yesterday we didn't talk the day before yesterday, and three days ago, and four , and so on. we wish you good health, mr. mykhailo, i hope you will see us, and we will see you. so, look, mr. mykhailo, i would like to ask you , let's start . today, it's snowing on my head . just now we spoke with mr. ivan, now with mr. mykhailo this is complete absurdity, there is s

ivan ivan stupak military an expert, a former employee of the security service of ukraine, analyzed theternationally and on the front line, well, now khrystyna yaskiv and i solemnly hand over the floor to our colleagues and present the updated information issue of iryna koval when you colleagues what exactly will they open in kyiv, but where our president has left, and also about the fire in russia, so wait in ukraine at 3:00 p.m. news time on the espresso tv channel in the studio of iryna koval, so congratulations to everyone, watch

ivan stupak, a military expert, a former employee of the security service of ukraine, we analyzed the difficult situation, both international and the situation on the front line , and now christian yansky and i solemnly pass the word to our colleagues yes, yes, and present the updated information release , iryna koval. thank you, colleagues. well, literally in a moment, we will find out which office will be opened in kyiv very soon, but where did our president go, and also about the fire in russia wait in ukraine at 15:00 news time on the espresso tv channel in the studio of iryna koval, so congratulations to all the viewers in kyiv, the office of the prosecutor of the international criminal court will be opened in gaza, they signed the relevant memorandum , the prosecutor general andriy kostyan put his signature on behalf of ukraine , he noted that this will allow the iss team to work more effectively in in ukraine, regarding the investigation of war crimes of russia, the office will be protected in all possible dimensions , including with appropriate protection of information , the

so, now we will involve the experts of ivan stupak, a military expert , a former employee of the security, on thursday, march 30, that is, today , the commission of the ministry of culture arrived at the kyiv-pechersk lavra to transfer to the state the buildings that were in the uoc mp, however, on one of the objects that has check by the commission however, one of the objects that should be checked by the commission was found guilty. well, accordingly, on the territory of the lavra , the priests of the uoc mp held a service, and when the commission arrived, the entrance to one of the buildings was blocked by believers, and so on. and so on. ivan, where does the story go? with the return of the kiev -pechersk lavra to the ukrainian people, so to speak, in accordance with all the decisions of the relevant ministries. oh, congratulations , where is the studio going? well, i really hope that this ppp with the moscow patriarchate will end ah, and in these days, all the priests will be in left without work, so let them go and wave incense to another place, somewhere there, somewhere on the str

senator from both parties and they were talking about the attack six months ago and our first guest, ivan stupak , a military expert at the ukrainian institute of the future, a consultant to the verkhovna rada committee on national security and defense i congratulate you. so, i don’t know. have you heard? well, let’s say in detail, yes, what was discussed before that, but in particular, we are talking about the fact that , after all, help is coming . they mentioned another package from the united states. but why is it still working? sorry for this . spoons, let's say long-range sources of weak missiles for 150 km impression yes, the range can be given to the ukrainian armies and yes, there are 290-97 km e so far, no well, i will tell you yes , until recently only two people in the form of the united states had objections regarding such a transfer, these are very respectable persons, this is the head of the central management report, mr. borovets and jack sulliva, yes, they had their own personal opinion, it seems to me that they adhere to them regarding the impracticality of transferring such ty