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The 8-22-24 edition of The View from the Front podcast.
- 2024/08/22
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Hi everyone! Thank you for being here. Each week, I cover our military, defense news, and foreign policy in a calm and rational manner, with an over-arching goal to unify our country.Besides covering the news in a calm manner, I end each show with some words of encouragement.Also, huge shout out to those of you whose paid subscriptions make it possible for me to devote time and resources to researching and compiling the news each week. If you’d like to support the show:You can subscribe with Substack: https://stanrmitchell.substack.com/subscribe You can also now sign up at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/stanrmitchell Or send a tip through Venmo (@authorstanrmitchell): https://account.venmo.com/u/authorstanrmitchellAnd there’s even a PayPal link you can use: https://paypal.me/StanRMitchell.Finally, I’m still trying to grow the show. Please rate and leave comments on SPOTIFY, APPLE, or wherever you listen. You can listen here, or you can find the podcast on your favorite channel below by searching for The View from the Front:Timestamps:Timestamp: 4:24. The latest on the Ukrainian advance into Russia, including the destruction of three permanent Russian bridges, as well as a pontoon bridge.Timestamp: 12:07. Just how big of a secret was this invasion into Russia? Well, the troops thought it was a joke…Timestamp: 14:31. Part of the reason for the incursion has become more public. Timestamp: 16:19. This push north is making Ukraine’s aerial drone attacks more effective against the Russians. They’re even hitting Moscow now. And you know the pressure has to be ramping up on Putin.Timestamp: 24:12. Kremlin response to Kursk incursion shows how Putin freezes in a crisisTimestamp: 27:39. With new front opened up, Russia supplying Ukraine with lots of captured tanks.Timestamp: 30:32. In a big shift, Russia now bombing its own territory.Timestamp: 32:12. Could retired NATO pilots fly F-16s for Ukraine?Timestamp: 40:46. Who blew up the Nord Stream Pipeline? We may finally have the answer. Timestamp: 45:24. Russian oil depot fire continues for more than three days, costing Russia more than $200 million in losses.Timestamp: 48:44. Incredible footage of Ukraine training drone pilots.Timestamp: 52:07. Russia closes in on eastern city despite Ukraine’s successes elsewhere.Timestamp: 55:42. Iran signals that it's promised strike on Israel may not be imminentTimestamp: 57:23. A year in, DOD racks up wins for foreign military salesTimestamp: 1:00:06. Russia, China Vying for Influence in Southern Hemisphere With U.S.Timestamp: 1:03:55. Chinese and Philippine vessels collided near a disputed reef in the South China Sea, undermining what had been a brief and fragile truce.Timestamp: 1:06:49. Motivation and encouragement.Selected source notes for podcast and transcript above.Ukraine news:A short story about bridges inside Russia, and Ukraine continues its advance northward.3 days ago: Two bridges down, one to go. Ukraine2 days ago. Yikes. Looks like the Russian pontoon bridge has been sunk, too!!! 😱😱 (That's now all three permanent bridges, as well as this interim temporary one...)Also, it’s kind of crazy that Russia couldn’t have defended this third— and last — bridge. They had to know Ukraine was coming, and yet they still couldn’t station air defenses to stop it.)Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary: Austin Has Discussed Ukraine's Actions in Russia With Ukrainian CounterpartFrom the story:Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gave a description of the objectives of the Ukrainian counteroffensive into Kursk on Saturday. "There have already been several reports by Commander-in-Chief [Ukrainian Col. Gen. Oleksandr] Syrskyi about the frontline situation and our operation in the Kursk region" of Russia, Zelenskyy said in his daily report to the Ukrainian people. "We see that the occupier is suffering losses, and this is helpful — very helpful — for our defense. It is about destroying the logistics of the Russian army and draining their reserves." Ukrainian forces must inflict maximum damage on all Russian positions, he said. The Ukrainian forces are tenaciously defending the Donbas region even as they advance in Kursk. "We are eliminating the Russian military presence in the area of our operations there and replenishing 'the exchange fund' for our state," he said. The "exchange fund' is replenishing units with personnel, ammunition and supplies. …Zelenskyy said Ukraine will fortify the area in Kursk and use it as a buffer zone to prevent Russian forces from firing into Ukraine. In his Aug. 18 report, he said Ukrainian forces have achieved "good and much-needed results" in destroying Russian equipment. "All this is more than just defense for Ukraine. It is now our primary task in defensive operations overall to destroy as much Russian war potential as possible and conduct maximum counteroffensive actions," he said. "This includes creating a buffer zone on the aggressor's territory: our ...