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TexasTowelie

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Fri Jul 4, 2025, 07:55 PM Jul 4

Is Russia's Military Collapsing Under Pressure in Ukraine? - Jason Jay Smart [View all]



Russia’s military is unraveling under Ukraine’s new strategy, suffering catastrophic battlefield losses while capturing only strategically insignificant territory often ceded by Ukrainian forces. As this collapse accelerates, Russia’s economy is plunging into crisis—soaring inflation, ruble devaluation, and defense industry failures fueling political instability in Moscow.

Every day, new verified videos prove the Russian Army is cracking:
• Russian soldiers surrendering en masse, including in the Sumy region.
• Units openly mutinying against their commanders.
• Troops abandoning positions in a war they no longer believe they can win.

In this hard-hitting analysis, Jason Smart is joined by Chuck Pfarrer, former Assault Element Commander with Navy SEAL Team Six (Naval Special Warfare Development Group, DEVGRU) and acclaimed national security strategist. Together, they expose what the Kremlin wants hidden: how Ukraine’s military strategy—precision HIMARS strikes, drone attacks, and mobile counteroffensives—is systematically dismantling Russia’s conventional forces and blocking Moscow’s hopes for a drawn-out war of attrition.

As Russia’s economy collapses under runaway inflation, ruble devaluation, and defense production failures, Ukraine is escalating strikes on logistics hubs, fuel depots, and command centers—shattering Russian morale. Pfarrer and Smart break down these battlefield dynamics, showing how Ukraine is transforming the war’s tempo to outpace and cripple a decaying Russian military machine.
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