for more, let's go to christopher more security expert at the university of portsmouth. christopher recent ukrainian military operations have targeted key russian assets. can you explain the significance of these targets and housing fit into keeps broader military strategy at the moment i would stress that ukrainian strategy is very much to hold the line, the strikes that are taking place all very much in support of that. so what ukraine has been able to do is in many ways truly remarkable. so we're saying it has the strikes against key russian installations, particularly fields, which is having the effects of effectively pushing back the russian air force. that's putting so much pressure on the front lines. i have the moments in addition to this with 2nd key, a tax on oil installations, which is bringing the fights to the russian economy. and we even have use of a drug and strikers must go today. critically as well, you can examine what's happening in crimea, the pressure that the ukrainians have been able to bring to bad using drones on the box. the fleet has been reall

i asked security expert, christopher morris from the university of portsmouth, but his type on the attacks by his blah and the as well. i think more than anything these latest wave of attacks really i'm the effectiveness of these radio defense system is proved. incredibly, that's of interest. that thing the vast majority of strikes coming from us, but a lot of cost is also a case that the pre emptive strikes carried out from the base of robust intelligence will have significantly degraded the planned attack by us by law. but here's the law says this is just the beginning, the no take, we recently released videos of its huge tunnel network. what threat does it pose to is when a lot of course the a lot of interesting things going on because the lot at the moment and i'll certainly be said to these lights, this way, roadside sauce, and pre phase one of which is likely to be a far larger, more sophisticated operation, they have also released some interesting footage over their extensive tunnel network within 11 on now with this, they're probably sending a number of messages festival by citing

christopher morris is a military and security expert at the university of portsmouth and you k. we asked if you crane has enough manpower and resources to keep going. of course, like i said, that's certainly not going to have the resources to maintain a long term presence inside of russia. not least because as time moves on, pressure is able to affectively mobilize its internal military resources, invitation load up hundreds of thousands of con scripts that have to fight back this incursion. what the ukrainians are doing at the movements however, is forcing russia to maneuver and effectively to panic. and as a result, it's on the who's it's in the open and it's able to inflict some fatty severe casualties on the new ring russian forces. while this war is not a one way street, russia continues to strike targets in eastern ukraine. at least 11 people have been wounded, had been killed in 44 wounded in an attack on a supermarket. official say, a russian missile struck the store, struck a store in the town of cost in $19.00 you've got thrown 13 kilometers from active combat lines in

christopher morris is a military and security expert at the university of portsmouth in the you, k, we asked if you crane has enough manpower and resources to keep this going. professionally. of course i like i say they best certainly not guys have the resources to maintain a long term presence inside of russia. not least because as time moves on, pressure is able to affectively mobilize, its internal military resources, imitates load up hundreds of thousands of conscripts that have to fight back this incursion. what the ukrainians are doing at the movements however, is forcing russia to maneuver and effectively to panic. and as a result is on the who is in the open and it's able to inflict some fatty survey casualties on the new ring. russian forces us and russia is also continuing its own attacks on ukrainian soil in eastern ukraine. at least 14 people have been killed and around 40 others wounded. the strike on a supermarket. official say, a russian missile struck the store in constituting difficult, around 13 kilometers from active combat lines in the region of don't yet printing h

he's a military and security expert at the university of portsmouth in england. mr. morrison is good to have you with us on this friday. so this is the before of this ukrainian incursion into russia. where do you see things going from here? that's a very interesting question. now the ukranian side is keeping his cards incredibly place that adjusted out this one. that like you can see you with the president bad, bad, even alluding to what is going on. so that long term planning the right area thought this moment isms us and i will stress that what they've been able to achieve so far is fairly incredible. so it kind of blows away in their backpacks, boardman coatings, and by way syndicate, what do you say? and what do you feel? it's incredible. what do you say is incredible? mr. moore's to i woke up discouraging, shut up my i myself and many other islands have said before the fight thing on the front lines in the south at the moment. it's not going very well for ukraine now they can kind of commit to this game, or they can change things. now what they've been able to do

i asked security expert, christopher mars from the university of portsmouth for his take on the attacks by his blog induced by i think more than anything these at the latest wave of the tides. really, how about the effectiveness of these radio defense system is proved. incredibly, that's of interest that seeing the vast majority of strikes coming from us. but a lot of cost is also the case that the pre emptive strikes carried down from the base of robust intelligence will have significantly degraded the planned attack by us by law. a lot of interesting things going on because the lot at the moment, you know, certainly they said these lights, his waiver, besides austin, p phase, one of which is likely to be a file larger and more sophisticated operation. they have also released some interesting footage over their extensive tunnel network within 11 on now with this they probably sending a number of messages festival by citing the you know, we have expensive networking storage and concealment and we can continue doing what we are currently doing for an extended period of time. there also k

on the latest developments now from christopher morris, he's the security expert at the university of portsmouth, as well as military. he says it's foiled a much larger attack with preemptive strikes, but his beloved denies. they had any impact and says it managed to hit is randy military targets. although israel cold that damage small scale. what's your tech? i think more than anything these latest wave of attacks really have a higher the effectiveness of these radio defense system is proved. incredibly, that's of interest. that thing the vast majority of strikes coming from us, but a lot of cost is also the case that the pre emptive strikes carried down from the base of robust intelligence will have significantly degraded the plan, the tack biased by law. but here's the law says this is just the beginning. the military clerk recently released videos of its huge tunnel network. what threat does it pose to me as well as um, of course the, a lot of interesting things going on with his blog at the moment. and also anybody said that these lights, his waiver of attacks, or simply phase one of which

contribution to the conflict, as stated by the senior lecturer law and military studies at the university of portsmouththe uk, the presence of f-16 fighters will serve as an absolute magnet for russian air defense and russian aviation. almost the only place in the country where f-16 could be deployed is the military airfield in starokonstantinov. it has already been hit several times by russian lancets. the concentration of such a powerful weapon in one place means that the enemy will seek to destroy it, for us, as city residents, this is a high risk, we are very worried, as risky as for men now just walk the streets of ukrainian cities or ride public transport, let him out, i said, let him out, let him go, common pictures cover everyone who turns up. hand, here are the military commissars in kiev lined up in a row so as not to let anyone through, and this is the opposite situation, a draft dodger rushed at them with a knife, but he was still neutralized, all those caught are placed in such territorial recruitment centers, they are not released anywhere, everyone is kept locked up, from which they go s

christopher morris is a military and security expert at the university of portsmouth in england. i asked him where he sees this ukrainian invasion going to a very interesting question. now the ukranian side is keeping his cards incredibly place that trust about this one. that like you can see with the president but family, even alluding to what is going on. so that long term planning the right area thought this moment ism science and i will stress that what they've been able to achieve so far is fairly incredible. so it kind of blows away in their bad passport, incursions and by the syndicate. what do you say and what do you feel? it's incredible. what do you say is incredible, mr. moore's to? oh, well discourage. i'm sure i might find myself and many other islands have said before the pricing on the front lines in the south at the moment. it's not going very well for you credit, and now they can try to commit to this game or they can change things. now what we've been able to do with their incursions, the cost is change things up. we're sure is now in the box words, it's on the

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by a senior lecturer expected to arrive in ukraine too rights and military studies at the university of portsmouthill serve as an absolute magnet for russian. and russian aviation they are hiding them and would like to place them at airfields outside of ukraine, although european partners in the same germany insist on the earliest possible combat use. f-16 combat aircraft must protect first total from russian drone missiles in the air. for ukraine, this is a political success, but not yet a relief in military terms. they do not protect. here is a russian iskander that hit the location of a military unit near kiev in borvary. and so the positions of the ukrainian armed forces are burning closer to the front line after strikes by russian fabs. the new york times writes about the catastrophic losses of the ukrainian army near toretsk. the defense days lost positions that they had held for years as a result of meaningless, unclear and insufficiently prompt orders from the command brigades, and also because of the actions of the general staff of the armed forces of ukraine. and the soldiers confirm tha

speak to peter leaders, the director of the center of defense risk on resilience with the university of portsmouth. joining us from portsmouth gotten that you. okay, welcome to alj, a 0. so in your opinion and your view, how significant has the use of drawing technology been for you creating this for it's been significant from the very 1st date. as soon as the russian invasion began very small off the shelf commercially available drones where use with the cameras to follow the con boys to i think by targeting tanks, trucks, other vehicles and also to then provide coordinates to, to tell it a and shoulder. and so it has its own soldiers with show that held at the time i saw it was on the ground. so from the beginning that we're used to. but what's happened recently is a shift from of the cheap off the shelf goings to purpose built, shelf, a purpose built drawings. they can be used to target, not totally within, within the borders of ukraine. but can note penetrate, pardon deeply into russia, hundreds and hundreds of kilometers. and the top targets there and called russia to have to change the focus

former british most mentor intelligence officer and a senior electra and will studies at portsmouth university of frank. it is it just the element of surprise that has left for us and forces struggling with your friends at von? all the other reasons. can i have to do god as the element of surprise is, is really important. we ought to remember that earlier we came to this operation where the russians to the planning account to attack, we're looking at probably a month or so before they'd be able to put together a force if they help having one body properly to counter time. there's another option too, and not face that russia is content maybe despite the upticks content to lay the ukrainians to around and not to around provide just the holding polls. it's unlikely that you kind of be able to push much further by orders of magnitude another. another 1020. so to kilometers, simply because of logistics and you're going to get to a situation i think what by this may become as much about the pregnancy as it is on the rest of the key thing though is upticks. it's the political aspect right now, that look

have ordered the evacuation of numerous communities and assume a region across the border from kursk. frank language, lectures and strategic studies at portsmouth university and was a british military intelligence officer. he gave us his assessment of the ukrainian strategy behind the incursion. i think this bit of quite a few people saying that one of the purposes of this and caution, so x or reinforced right. so make my call. it has been to drool troops from the south whether you crate these or under soviet pressure. i think it, this operation does have relationship with the south and then it said it's essentially a diversion from not. but i don't know, it would be foolish to the russians to draw a combat troops from not the area they've done sort of things in the past. of course, i think it's much more likely they will draw trips and that results already national guard units are moving in. they will, i think, apply considerable strength, a considerable force, not to dislodge this right now in order to contain this incursion, they don't need launch forces. they simply need forces in place and the beginning to get those that now to that was military expe

have ordered the evacuation of numerous communities and assume a region across the border from kursk. franklin, which lectures in strategic studies at portsmouth university and is a former british ministry and type intelligence office. and he gave us his assessment of the training and strategy behind incursion. i think there's been quite a few people say that one of the purposes of this and caution o x o reinforced right, something i might call it, has been to drool troops from the south. whether you claim these are under severe pressure. i think it, this operation does have relationship with the south and then it said it's essentially a diversion from not. but i don't know. it would be foolish to the russians to draw a combat troops from nasa area. they've done sort of things in the past. of course, i think it's much more likely they will drawer trips and that results already national guard units are moving in. they will, i think, apply considerable strength of considerable force not to dislodge this. right now notice to contain this incursion, they don't need launch forces. they simply need forces in place and the beginning to get those that now a mass

the front side, which lectures in strategic studies at portsmouth university, i asked him about ukraine's ability to produce enough missiles of its own to make a difference. now, good morning, but well there's an except that you cannot underestimate the ukrainians with respect to this kind of technology before the war. they were certainly within the top 10 wild space posts because of this expertise they had in building rockets, missiles, and such like so 2 things that 1st of all just by way of indicate or illustration. you know, the most favorite rocket pot from his own is, is on it made in ukraine, the net to me solid sold at the cruise. me solid on next support. let's not forget, it was not that took down sign the musk early on. they've been planning this now for 2 years. this actually, since, before i'm talking about the industrial policy behind this program and that clearly now producing results. for example, only last late last week, you may have heard of strikes on for a nation. now those are carried up by a hybrid drone mist file a bit like the rainy and russian guy on the show. he, we see here a lot about the trip and

portsmouth university. i asked him about ukraine's ability to produce enough me sounds of its own to make a difference. now. good morning, but well, let's make said that you cannot underestimate the ukrainians with respect to this kind of technology before the war. they were certainly within the top 10, well space pos because of this expertise they had in building rockets, miss styles, and such like so 2 things that 1st of all just by way of indicating or illustration . you know, most favorite rocket pot from his own is design. it made a new crane, the net tune me solid, sold at a cruise, me solid on next report. let's not forget, it was not that took down signed the musk early on. they've been planning this now for 2 years as excuse me, before i'm talking about the industrial policy behind this program. and that clearly now producing results. for example, only last late last week. you may have heard of strikes on foreigners. now those are carried up by a hybrid drone misfire. a bit like the rainy and russian guy on the show. he, we see here a lot about the trip in this talk this one by, by turbo jets.

many commonly in cave well front language as a form of a military intelligence office, i would not elect chosen strategic studies at portsmouth university in england. enjoys us from oxford. welcome back to the w front. what do you think is behind these ukrainian incursions? well, good morning, it does say now that we're looking at a major and caution of about 5 for gates. so up to $50000.00 people relevance of 5 per game. so not only that, but they are well equipped. while equipped with alexis, west of gail tillery rocket systems and so forth. so this is north, north, a sort of rated force. that's the 1st thing. so what's the purpose? well, it seems that the primary purpose, which is succeeding is to shift the narrative shift the story message that ukraine is capable still, despite the pressure of the south, off conducting effective off offensive operations. so it's not set the political level, the capable still of effective assaults on rush, no rush reports as the stabilizing. the fact we're talking about this in this way shows that that is succeeded, as far as it goes. okay, how does beyond that, how does it advance anyone's role game

number of f-16s expected to arrive in ukraine is too small to actually make a strategic contribution to the conflict, as stated by a senior lecturer in law and military studies at portsmouth universityhters will serve as an absolute magnet for russian air defense and russian aviation. almost the only place in the country where f-16 could be deployed is the military airfield in starokonstantinov. it has already been hit several times by russian lancets. the concentration of such powerful weapons in one place means that the enemy will strive. so that citizens from the point of view of physical psychological qualities could actively fight. only in this way, having mobilized everyone, ukraine will be able to continue fighting - says the head of military intelligence budanov in an interview with forbes. if we mobilize all people aged 18 and over, we will be able to wage war until 2033, if we lower the threshold to 16, then until 2044. moreover, personnel are now needed in a new direction in the kursk region. what is happening in the kursk region? the ukrainian telethon explains all this in order to improve negotiating positions. today, their war is gradually moving deeper into the russia

portsmouth. i would say one third of the students there are foreign students at portsmouth uni paying that £35,000. and do you know that these vice chancellor universitiesr because they're employed to run a money making business? i'm part of that business, by the way. sorry to keep going on are huge student blocks of flats which are literally in the billion pound industry market. these contracts are given to developers who build these units, and they're full of overseas students whose parents can afford to put them into a two bedroom, two bathroom apartment . as a student, it's apartment. as a student, it's a huge racket. now what? >> sorry . international students >> sorry. international students bnngin >> sorry. international students bring in billions to the economy. that's exactly net benefit. that's exactly what i'm saying. take them away. we have even less. >> no, no, no, that's exactly what i'm saying. and what's happening now? as you said, it's only a 0.3% drop on the numbers concerned. that's a big drop. and i know for a fact student lettings companies are now suffering because for the first time in about 20 years, they're not getting 100% capa

of a fight. i split commonly in cave. well, frank language as a former u k military intelligence officer, who nodded back to us in strategic studies at portsmouth university in england. he told me what he believes is behind the or crated and offensive. it does say now that we're looking at a major and cost, you know, it's about $5.00 gates. so 121-5000 people, the relevance of 5 per game. so not only that, but they are well equipped. while equipped with alexis, west of gail tillery rocket systems and so forth. so this is not a, not a sort of rated force, that's the 1st thing. so what's the purpose? well, it seems that the primary purpose, which is succeeding is to shift the narrative shift the story message that ukraine is capable still, despite the pressure the south, off conducting effective off offensive operations. so it's not the political level, the capable still of effective assaults on rush arrest reports as the stabilizing the fact we're talking about this, it this way shows that that is succeeded, as far as it goes. okay, how does beyond that, how does it advance anyone's role games will be it's from what you said. it sounds like you crazy say.

of the war. ukraine has not commented on the claims made by russia. if more now i want to bring in frank lead, which he is a senior lecturer in strategic studies at portsmouth university. he is also a former u. k. military intelligence officer. he joins me tonight from oxford in england. frank, it's good to see you again. ukraine tonight. very silas, is this a major attack? what russia is saying? it's spoken ab branch depends on the scale you're talking about. what's quite remarkable here is it looks very much like a mirror policy, russian concave offensive that will run that. but for me about 3 months ago now, which is actually still going on, we're looking at the same amount will reflect a larger amount of taxi taken in possibly the same sort of full scale of policy use by the cranes as the rest of the to use in the call care of offensive. so it does seem to be a major and cost and as we speak, ukrainian is have taken nearly, i think, 300 square kilometers. and that's still pushing us. the latest reports, the russians call that nature a major and caution. it looks like a brigade, russian says the 22nd mechanized brigade, which is quite story though. the last couple