Has Ukraine collapsed

[BeTheGoddess]

Invest in uranium mines. Plenty in Africa now willing to sell on the open market.

BRICS FTW

[Sky727]

A stunning and immersive portrayal of the men fighting on the front lines of the war in Ukraine, from the Oscar®-winning team behind “20 Days in Mariupol.” This journalism is made possible by viewers like you. Support your local PBS station here: https://www.pbs.org/donate​. “2000 Meters to Andriivka” documents the toll of the Russia-Ukraine war from a personal and devastating vantage point. Following his historic account of the civilian toll in Mariupol, Ukrainian filmmaker and Associated Press journalist Mstyslav Chernov turns his lens towards Ukrainian soldiers — who they are, where they came from, and the impossible decisions they face in the trenches as they fight for every inch of their land. The documentary follows a Ukrainian brigade battling through approximately one mile of a heavily fortified forest on their mission to liberate the Russian-occupied village of Andriivka amid a failing counteroffensive in 2023. Weaving together original footage, intensive Ukrainian Army bodycam video and powerful moments of reflection with haunting intimacy, the documentary reveals how the farther the soldiers advance through their destroyed homeland, the more they realize that, for them, this war may never end. “2000 Meters to Andriivka” is written, filmed and directed by filmmaker and Associated Press journalist Mstyslav Chernov. It is produced by Chernov, FRONTLINE’s senior documentary editor and producer Michelle Mizner and FRONTLINE’s editor-in-chief and executive producer Raney Aronson-Rath. It is edited by Michelle Mizner. The film is co-produced and includes additional cinematography by AP journalist Alex Babenko, and is composed by two-time Grammy Award®-winning composer and music-producer Sam Slater. Distributed domestically by PBS Distribution and internationally by Dogwoof, “2000 Meters to Andriivka” is a FRONTLINE FEATURES and The Associated Press production.

[Sky727]

At 4:17 a.m., satellite screens exploded with thermal signatures as over 170,000 Russian troops launched the largest concentrated assault in two years toward Pokrovsk. The Kremlin declared immediate victory. Russian state TV showed advancing columns and flag-raising ceremonies. Putin's generals promised "unstoppable momentum." Within hours, official channels claimed Ukraine's defenses were collapsing. But something extraordinary happened—everything Russia claimed was a complete lie. Ukrainian FPV drones, loitering munitions, and real-time satellite intelligence had transformed Pokrovsk into a precision kill zone. The first Russian wave hit a wall of drones at sunrise, suffering catastrophic losses within minutes. Where Russian media showed "advancing columns," drone footage revealed burned-out vehicles scattered like black scars. Where Russia claimed captured positions, international journalists geolocated videos 35 kilometers away from actual battle zones—the flag-raising stunt was filmed in a destroyed industrial area Russia had already lost. By midday, global analysts from Reuters, BBC, and AP compared timestamps and coordinates—nothing matched Kremlin claims. Ukraine had mapped every Russian route for months, creating kill grids where drones, artillery, and special forces struck simultaneously. Reinforcements were destroyed before reaching trenches. Vehicle convoys were obliterated before unloading troops. By evening, intelligence agencies reported staggering numbers: over 25,000 Russian soldiers lost in just 24 hours—worse than Bakhmut or Avdiivka. As night fell, Ukraine deployed AI-assisted drone swarms flying coordinated patterns, selecting targets autonomously. Russian troops reported drones appearing from rooftops, trenches, and collapsed buildings—a high-tech defense built to destroy manpower faster than Russia could replace it. By morning, the offensive had fractured completely. Units ran out of ammunition. Commanders lost contact with assault groups. International media verified rows of destroyed vehicles, hundreds of bodies in open fields, ambulance convoys flooding Donetsk hospitals, and soldiers surrendering on camera. The timing devastated Moscow—US envoys arrived in Kyiv just as Russia's propaganda collapsed under global scrutiny. Pokrovsk became the first large-scale battle where drones, not artillery, determined the outcome. NATO rewrote doctrine. China studied Ukraine's methods for Taiwan scenarios. European leaders accelerated aid packages. Russia's manpower crisis was exposed—they could mobilize recruits, but not trained, capable soldiers. Pokrovsk wasn't just a Ukrainian victory—it was a global wake-up call that changed modern warfare forever. If this deep-dive military breakdown opened your eyes, SUBSCRIBE NOW for reality-based war analysis you won't find anywhere else! LIKE if you want more verified battlefield reports. SHARE with military enthusiasts and geopolitical analysts. Comment your thoughts—Was Pokrovsk Russia's biggest mistake yet? Turn on notifications so you never miss the next game-changing operation!

[andy06shake]

Freedom to Ukraine and down with the Russian scum invaders. 

Pokrovsk still stands!

[Sky727]

[andy06shake]

Smashed them good and proper.

Well done Ukraine, cap doffed.

"No Surrender"  

[Creaky]

Not what I am hearing 



Russia has an unlimited supply of forces, Ukraine don’t, they can’t send reinforcements without limiting other areas

[andy06shake]

Russia has an unlimited supply of forces

Bulls@it.

How does Russia have unlimited anything aside from aggression?
 
Elucidate, please?

If Russia had an unlimited supply of forces, it would not be playing war reminiscent of WW1.

[FlyersFan]

Russia has an unlimited supply of forces,...

If they did have an unlimited supply of forces, and superior firepower, they would have won already.   They haven't won.  It's a stalemate, which is a massive embarrassment for Putin.

Zelenskyy and the corrupt Ukraine government suck.
But nutbag Putin and expansionist Russia suck soooooo much more!

[Kurokage]

Russia has an unlimited supply of forces, Ukraine don’t, they can’t send reinforcements without limiting other areas

Yeah, that's why their 10 day special operations turned into a nearly 4 year war