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TexasTowelie

(126,233 posts)
Fri Feb 6, 2026, 12:47 AM 16 hrs ago

Russia Just Lost One of Their Most Important Assets (in a single night!) - Paul Warburg



Here are the key points from the video:

• Ukraine and SpaceX have blocked unauthorized Russian access to Starlink, preventing Russia from using Starlink-powered drones for military operations

• Starlink drones filled a critical tactical gap - they're harder to jam than radio/cellular drones but easier to deploy than fiber-optic drones, making them ideal for exploiting weaknesses in electronic warfare defenses

• Russia loses ability to exploit breakthrough opportunities - without Starlink access, Russia can no longer effectively maintain and exploit gaps in Ukrainian front lines, even when they manage to create them

• Asymmetric advantage for Ukraine - Ukraine retains authorized Starlink access for offensive operations behind Russian lines, while Russia loses this capability entirely

• Ukrainian drones can now focus on higher-value targets - resources previously dedicated to hunting Russian Starlink arrays can be redirected toward more strategic targets

• Long-range responsive strikes eliminated for Russia - Russia loses the ability to conduct real-time, operator-controlled drone strikes deep in Ukrainian territory, though pre-programmed strikes on static targets remain possible
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Russia Just Lost One of Their Most Important Assets (in a single night!) - Paul Warburg (Original Post) TexasTowelie 16 hrs ago OP
what i suspect: ret5hd 16 hrs ago #1
I was hoping you would say that the asset they lost was Trump. usonian 15 hrs ago #2
My apologies for getting your hopes up, TexasTowelie 15 hrs ago #3
Reminds me of a trash collector's motto. usonian 6 hrs ago #6
I don't trust this guy RedArkGuy 14 hrs ago #4
Warburg is an independent analyst which is why he has no credentials. TexasTowelie 13 hrs ago #5

ret5hd

(22,335 posts)
1. what i suspect:
Fri Feb 6, 2026, 12:56 AM
16 hrs ago

trump et al want this war to go on as long as possible. the more dead the better. you watch…as soon as one side gets a real advantage, pull that advantage away. when the other side gets a real advantage, pull THAT advantage away. keep everything going as long as possible.

here’s where my thinking comes from:
https://www.ms.now/news/epstein-emailed-with-silicon-valley-elites-about-racist-eugenicist-ideas

in the epstein files:

"...population control through climate change..."

climate change might be “a good way of dealing with overpopulation”

mass death, fascism and theories about the supposed difference in women’s and men’s cognitive skills.

EVERYTHING WE ARE FIGHTING ISNT A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION…ITS ON PURPOSE.

TexasTowelie

(126,233 posts)
3. My apologies for getting your hopes up,
Fri Feb 6, 2026, 02:01 AM
15 hrs ago

it kind of conflicts with my "Satisfaction Guaranteed" philosophy on life.

RedArkGuy

(879 posts)
4. I don't trust this guy
Fri Feb 6, 2026, 02:42 AM
14 hrs ago

He has no credentials. He makes predictions that seldom come true. He does not respond to questions or criticisms on his youtube pages.

TexasTowelie

(126,233 posts)
5. Warburg is an independent analyst which is why he has no credentials.
Fri Feb 6, 2026, 03:33 AM
13 hrs ago

He came onto the scene when his cousin joined a military group in Ukraine and was killed. Prior to his involvement on social media Warburg was a minister. So granted, Warburg does not have the credentials of a professional journalist or military adviser, but he is a "thinker" by nature trying to make sense about the war. I believe that reaffirms that he can contribute to the conversation.

I don't know why he doesn't engage with others on his social media accounts, other than he probably has people write, "I don't trust this guy," on his YouTube page and Warburg realizes it is futile to defend himself against the trolls on his YouTube account. Of course, there are most likely other reasons also since the more content he produces, the more he makes from those views. So from a financial perspective it more lucrative to put one's energy into producing videos rather than answer questions.

As far as Warburg making inaccurate predictions are concerned, he is one of many on YouTube who fit that description. If accurate prognostications were a requirement on YouTube, then about 25% of overall content would need to be removed from the site. You can either agree or disagree with Warburg's analysis, but I don't ever recall Warburg asking his viewers to "trust" him.

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