Crimea Proves Putin Cannot Defend Russia - Jason Jay Smart

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Over the past 72 hours, Russia ran out of runway. Ukraine’s pressure is tearing into the systems Putin needs to keep the war going, from occupied Crimea and deep refineries inside Russia to Moscow’s Victory Day security plans and Russia’s paid-security network in Mali.

In Crimea, Ukraine reached Sevastopol, Belbek, landing ships, a reconnaissance ship, a MiG-31, and the radar and maintenance network around the Black Sea Fleet. Farther inside Russia, Yaroslavl’s 300,000-barrel-per-day refinery, about 250 km (155 miles) northeast of Moscow, showed the same reality: distance no longer protects the Russian war machine.

Mali exposed the foreign side of Putin’s overstretched map. Kati was breached, General Sadio Camara was killed near the junta’s security core, Kidal became contested again, and Africa Corps reportedly took losses. Putin can still defend selected targets, but too many exposed targets now force impossible choices.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro: Russia Faces Total System Collapse
01:23 - Black Sea: Ukraine Destroys Russia’s Naval Power
03:47 - Africa Lost: Russia Ejected From African Continent
06:41 - Fuel Crisis: Ukraine Hits Deep Inside Russia
08:31 - Victory Cancelled: Putin Loses Control Over Moscow
10:16 - Economic Ruin: Russia Returns To Soviet Economy