In the chaos of the Ukrainian information war, we've seen all sorts of outlandish (and some credible) claims surface regarding the war and its progress.
For weeks, the most requested topic from my Patrons and coming in by email to look at some of those claims, ranging from the wacky to the reasonable, and to cast a critical eye on the way the war has been covered in its first four months.
At their request, I'm going to have a look at some of the various claims that have come up, and put forward comments on some of the most pervasive ones (especially those that were nominated multiple times). Because I'm trying to cover a lot of ground, don't expect the same level of deep-dive detail as normal, but hopefully we can have some fun with it.
Sources & Notes:
Reporting on the age of Russian volunteers on short term contracts:
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Coverage by Colonel Markus Reisner of the Austrian Armed Forces including observations regarding stress and equipment of Ukrainian TDF in the Donbass
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WHO confirmation on biolab Pathogen destruction order
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Russian leadership changes and firings (these are just a sample):
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 -- Mythbusting the Russia-Ukraine War
00:00:35 -- What Am I Covering
00:02:34 -- Sponsor Segment - GROUND NEWS
00:03:55 -- The Crazy & Conspiracies
00:04:06 -- The Crazy & Conspiracies: The Biolabs
00:05:43 -- The Crazy & Conspiracies: The Biolabs - The "evidence"
00:08:19 -- The Crazy & Conspiracies: The Biolabs - The Genius plan
00:10:23 -- The Crazy & Conspiracies: Nato Special Forces in Ukraine
00:12:09 -- Economics: German Aid
00:14:30 -- Economics: all of the Ukrainian economy is in the Donbass
00:18:10 -- Battlefield matters
00:18:16 -- Battlefield matters: "Cannon fodder" and casualties
00:21:40 -- Battlefield matters: Aces and super heroes
00:23:48 -- Battlefield matters: Media Coverage
00:23:58 -- Battlefield matters: "Game changers"
00:27:19 -- Battlefield matters: Every day is change?
00:28:52 -- All according to plan?
00:29:29 -- All according to plan - Russian war aims
00:30:32 -- All according to plan - Assessing the goal
00:31:54 -- All according to plan - Kyiv was a feint?
00:33:44 -- All according to plan - The Donbass is a feint?
00:34:35 -- All according to plan - The war is a feint?
00:39:33 -- All according to plan - A Bad Plan
00:42:05 -- All according to plan - Is the war going according to plan
00:47:13 -- All according to plan - Just look at the map
00:50:40 -- All according to plan - The Narrative
00:54:12 -- What Am I Saying?
00:56:55 -- Expectations
00:59:16 -- Conclusion
01:00:41 -- Channel update
Caveats and corrections:
At one point I refer to German aid 'per capita' rather than 'as a share of GDP'
I also refer to US WW2 dead figures without clarifying that the cited figure is 'combat' deaths.
