Ken Harbaugh just got back from Kramatorsk, a city laying tank traps in its own streets and stringing nets over its roads. You won't believe the amazing stories he has to tell. He's like a one-man tear-jerker, recounting emotional and harrowing tales of Ukrainian bravery and compassion. It's why they're winning this war.
Drones, and how cheaply Ukraine's produced them, have changed everything. Drones now account for well over ninety percent of the casualties. The other result? Some hybrid of 19th- and 21st-century warfare. There is a death zone twenty miles deep where leaving your trench is the most dangerous thing you can do. Yes, trench, we are back to trench warfare. Using futuristic weaponry.
But here was the punchline: Russia's now losing soldiers at a faster pace than during WWII. Read that again.
Meanwhile, Olga Lautman discussed the Russian propaganda efforts, including a network splicing real footage of real celebrities under a fake CNN logo--new videos aimed at two Democratic candidates that appeared overnight. Cliff pushed both of them on the same question: what is anyone watching this supposed to do?
