Sponsored by Private Internet Access, Use the following link to access their promotional offer: www.piavpn.com/Perun Competing with the F1 timeslot is pretty daunting but here we are (apologies for the late release). Thank you so much for both your patience and support.

@raptorhunter5549

Ай бұрын

Tldr, just tell me are my defense stocks going up 😂😂😂

@i-love-comountains3850

Ай бұрын

First time in my nearly 32 years on Earth that I heard "penchant" pronounced correctly. Cheers, thanks for expanding my vocabulary!😊

@i-love-comountains3850

Ай бұрын

​@@raptorhunter5549 If they aren't, yet, just give it a few months. I'm about to buy a few shares myself😅 might as well get the bag, right? Lol

@MarcosElMalo2

Ай бұрын

@@i-love-comountains3850 You’re too late.

@captainmaim

Ай бұрын

Perun is the most valuable person to the Ukrainean war effort. You have personally kept Ukraine free. God Bless Australia and Thank God for Perun!

I think we're all thinking it... Shooooiiiguuu!!! 😂

@dpelpal

Ай бұрын

*GERRRASSSSIMOVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV!*

@_Twink

Ай бұрын

"Shoigu, Give me back my legions!"

@KRDecade2009

Ай бұрын

@@_Twink”in his attempt to emulate Augustus, he only ended up as Quinctilius Varus.”

@Nothing-1w3

Ай бұрын

GIVE ME MY TUMMY RUBS!

@DogeickBateman

Ай бұрын

SHAIGU GERASIMOV

Everyone should remember that "corruption" in those systems is a feature, not a bug. And being able to remove everyone in a leading position for corruption - because they all are - is one of those feature.

@ThePurplePassage

Ай бұрын

Yes I recall other videos pointing out the KGB considered it useful in the Soviet period because it gives easy kompromat on everyone and thus aids intimidating/controlling people. Also widespread corruption fits in well with the propaganda goal of compensating for the material shortcomings of Soviet society, since you could acknowledge there are problems in the SU and it wasn't as perfect as it purported to be, but you could then say other societies are the same - the promotion of cynicism makes people more tolerant of failings.

@maryginger4877

Ай бұрын

Kharkov Front - This disaster entirely down to corruption in Ukraine - quick distract, change the topic, lets talk about Russian Corruption

@wyskass861

Ай бұрын

It's a slick system. Everyone is technically a criminal, so it's pretty easy to arrest and disappear without having to come up with fake charges. Those who aren't corrupt are not part of the team so they never get to play or get anywhere. Same people who "invented" Russian Roulette.

@saint-miscreant

Ай бұрын

this. they don’t purge people because they discovered corruption (everyone who is someone is corrupt). it just became politically expedient to reveal that person’s corruption.

@thericepotato5847

Ай бұрын

Another KZreadr said it best. Being corrupt isn't a crime so much as being corrupt and angering the higher ups.

Perun, what I really admire in your presentations, aside from the content, is the balance between humour and the absolute seriousness this topic deserves. Some KZread channels treat this war as another form of entertainment (music and all), and you never do that. Thank you.

@UrbanCohort

Ай бұрын

It's a good example of using humor to enhance the topic, not distract from it.

@agaspversilia

Ай бұрын

I like him so much that i even started watching his gaming channel. He's really a smart, fun guy

@audiosurfarchive

Ай бұрын

We must find time to laugh, as always in war and tragedy, lest the darkness and the hole beneath swallow you alive -- Perun reminds me alot of some of the insanely dry gallows humor of stuff from WW2 to GWOT vets.

@laisphinto6372

9 күн бұрын

He also seems to Not overdo the whole russia Bad or russia dumb angle Like so many Others especially History Channels WHO threw their neutrality and Logic Out the window to Just Talk Propaganda Arguments

@Therealwanderingyooper

2 күн бұрын

I chuckle every time he reference 40k

I like the statement, "Shoigu may have failed Putin, but he never betrayed Putin." That's an excellent and probably accurate description of that move. Giving Shoigu a parallel move instead of purging him also preserves at least some of Putin's own image; "Of course I wasn't wrong in leaving Shoigu in place for so long! Look, I'm giving him another important job!" It also sends a message to Putin's people in Russia that sufficient loyalty will be rewarded. As for Beluosov, I see that as Putin possibly realizing that at this point, the Russian military needs more than generals; it needs a project manager. Someone who can look at a mess with different eyes, get it organized and direct resources, and generally make things happen. A historic American example is the Manhattan Project; it floundered under the direction of civilian college professors until Gen. Leslie Groves took charge, and accomplished more in his first month than the entire project had in its existence to that point. Not saying that Beluosov is Leslie Groves; he is inheriting a historic dumpster fire and "reduce the fuckups" is a relatively low bar for success, so his accomplishments are yet to be judged. We shall see.

@theo-dr2dz

Ай бұрын

OR Putin is afraid of a military coup and expressly appoints someone with no personal powerbase in the army and who is not a rallying flag for the generals. As long as the generals are competitors of each other, they are no threat to Putin. OR Beloesov's role is to be the Littlefinger of the Russian army: his task is to find the money to keep it going. To try and get cheaper stuff from the military industry. According to Konstantin of Inside Russia, the head of Rostech has already given a preemptive interview stating that profit margins are unsustainably low and prices can't get lower. And to try and squeeze money out of Russian society and direct it to the army. That would be an indication that money is getting scarce. Beloesov has a history of collecting "windfall taxes" from Russian industry.

@dpelpal

Ай бұрын

All I know is the rushn' army is a total and complete joke at this point. If they can't even take 15% of the second poorest country in Europe after 2 years and 450,000 smoked rushns', they're losing in slow motion.

@maryginger4877

Ай бұрын

Kharkov Front - This disaster entirely down to corruption in Ukraine - quick distract, change the topic, lets talk about Russian Corruption

@AquaticAbomination

Ай бұрын

The difference between cases of Groves and Beluosov is the overall culture around them. In Russia, the corruption is a built-in feature, where the tsar is at the top, siloviki around him - and everyone steals. The trick is, you never steal from above you, never from the higher ups. This is a oversimplification and there are many other cultural aspects, but my point is, the problems of the Russian military run much deeper than the military itself. You can try to fix an operation, but how do you fix the culture around you. That takes time and willingness of the whole generation.

@Kyle-sr6jm

Ай бұрын

He is also a head that can roll, without upsetting the military.

19:50 One of the patches on the helmet says: "Mom says I have to wear this" lol 😂

@jimtalbott9535

Ай бұрын

Damn right mom says that!

@nobeardthepirate8569

Ай бұрын

Since it’s entirely possible Mom had to buy it, he’d better wear it!

@Archangelm127

Ай бұрын

That's amazing.

@KatyaAbc575

Ай бұрын

Nice to see east Slavic people to have the same humor >.

@nvelsen1975

Ай бұрын

Ah that one's epic. Right up there with 'Steve the shrapnel magnet' and the guy firing missiles shouting 'Avada Kadavra'.

"Running around like an overly cashed-up airsofter" I feel attacked.

@kanalkucker14

Ай бұрын

Which part of your euipment is cashed up the most?

@diestormlie

Ай бұрын

You can make yourself feel better by sending me some cash. Then you won't be overly cashed up!

@jaysdood

Ай бұрын

That's the point of Airsoft, no? 😉

@florianbraun1492

Ай бұрын

@@jaysdood Personally I use it as an excuse to play soldier despite being an adult, the gear is low priority for me, at least the nonfunctional gear

@rustyshackleford3053

Ай бұрын

@@kanalkucker14 Three way tie between my helmet, my plate carrier w/plates and my pants.

The message seems to be that Shiogu personally has impunity, but he has NO coattails protecting ANY underlings. He's the ONLY safe underling.

@saint-miscreant

Ай бұрын

the difference is that Shoigu is also incompetent and corrupt, but he’s Putin’s personal friend

@MySpottyGirlfriend

Ай бұрын

Gerasimov is apparently on the list too

@sniperjared

Ай бұрын

yes its to politically isolate him so he cant do further damage but not go too far to cause some retaliation. he has a lot of ties to key industries in Russia

@taxesdeathandtrouble.1886

Ай бұрын

D. All of the above.

@bcluett1697

Ай бұрын

@@saint-miscreant They called Prigozhin Putin's personal friend. I wouldn't guess they removed Shoigu cause they thought he was incompetent..more like this guy is having conversations with people Prigozhin liked.

"I'd still pick my Airlines Carefully" Perun's sharp wit at work again I see! XD

@CoercedJab

28 күн бұрын

Is the joke because C!A will hijack them?

The 51st Highland Division fought in North Africa and then Italy. They were “rewarded “ by being sent to fight in the invasion of Normandy. By that point they were utterly fed up,and complained (understandably) that some of the divisions that had spent the last 4 years in England should have been used. If troops are overused they may become unenthusiastic and demotivated…

@alganhar1

Ай бұрын

Its a difficult line to manage. Commanders want to use their best units because they are more likely to get the job done as cheaply as possible, but that means those units are obviously subject to attrition. But you also need to rest and rebuild them regularly or they lose the qualities that make them so good in the first place. 51'st Highland was hardly the only British Division in the same situation

@madgavin7568

Ай бұрын

Which explains why the 51st Highland Division performed 'less than satisfactorily' in Normandy despite its prior distinguished service record.

@phaeronseherekh1754

Ай бұрын

Exactly, if I remember right there was a study of some variety revealing that completely green units will actually outperform very veteran units if the veteran units are fatigued.

@Perkelenaattori

Ай бұрын

They should've given the 51st Highland a few medals. A Victoria Cross is +15 recovery rate and the DSO is -10 supply use and +5% defence. I guess Churchill was lacking the political power.

@knoll9812

Ай бұрын

​@@phaeronseherekh1754i think there idea study showing green highly trained troops can defeat veterans. The logic is that after the first engagement the soldiers will not repeat sacrifice. They are still excellent but cannot be expecting take ridiculous losses to achieve goal.

45:30 The "Leningrad military district" thing is probably not a new weirdness, but just a result of the city of St Petersburg being located in the Leningrad Oblast. The city was renamed after the USSR fell, but the oblast around it was not.

@kanalkucker14

Ай бұрын

Why would you not rename the district?!

@rileyfaelan

Ай бұрын

@@kanalkucker14 I have no idea. Could have been a bureaucratic error; could have been deliberate politics.

@v0id_mg

Ай бұрын

@@rileyfaelan St. Petersburg and Moscow are separate regions from their oblasts. In St. Petersburg there was a referendum on renaming, but not in the oblast.

@panzerofthelake506

Ай бұрын

​​​@@v0id_mgI believe the region was called ingermanland before becoming Leningrad oblast

@teaser6089

Ай бұрын

@@kanalkucker14 Renaming shit like that costs a lot of money lol You can't even imagine how much paper work has to be redone haha

> Shoigu cost him the war, but got promoted sideways anyways to signal Putin rewarding his loyalty, because at least he didn't betray Putin like Pregozhin did > New defense minister is an economist nobody really likes That's first rule of dictatorship: pick subordinates who are loyal enough to not betray you, and not competent or popular enough to overthrow you even if you're wrong about their loyalties.

@cryptarisprotocol1872

Ай бұрын

That’s a rule of politics, not dictatorships.

@Tribuneoftheplebs

Ай бұрын

​@@Naum96 the common Ukrainian soldiers love him though so not the same

@MyName-lq7rv

Ай бұрын

@@TribuneoftheplebsSyrskyi was not very well liked especially at first due to the Bakhmut affair

@gagamba9198

Ай бұрын

_'... is an economist.'_ An observation and not a defence. Go through the list of European defence ministers. Almost none of them have a military background beyond conscript. Good luck finding a former general or admiral. Heck, good luck finding a retired colonel or major. Many are lawyers. Many defence ministers are lifelong party flunkies starting in a youth wing with law or econ degrees whose previous ministerial experience was Ministry of Families, Minister of Public Services and Procurement, and the like. Canada's present defence minister was a cop. Belgium's minister never had anything to do with the military and her very first ministerial position is defence. One of Sweden's recent defence ministers was a conscientious objector who was a conscript for 57 days, yet his first ministerial posting was defence. One of his predecessors was Chief Commissioner of Stockholm County Council - that's local government - before being promoted to Minister of Defence. Finland's current one was Minister of Justice before switching to defence. Same deal with Spain's. You think Ursula von der Leyen, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, and Christine Lambrecht, three of Germany's four most recent defence ministers were competent? If competence is judged by how effective they were at emasculating the military, they were a resounding success.

@ng.tr.s.p.1254

Ай бұрын

@@cryptarisprotocol1872 no

General Cosplaymonaut standing in the road directing traffic, he's literally reenacting a scene from the movie Patton. I don't know if it's worse if he knows he's doing it or not.

@laststand6420

Ай бұрын

A big part of being a good battlefield commander is motivating the troops... Showmanship is usually a big part of that. As to this particular general, I know nothing about him.

@dpelpal

Ай бұрын

​@@laststand6420 Russian army are the clowns of the world at this point😂

@laststand6420

Ай бұрын

@@dpelpal They certainly have not shown a great deal of competence in the art of modern war.

@Muljinn

Ай бұрын

@AlRoderick Glad I’m not the only one to twig to that similarity…

@brucelesourd3074

Ай бұрын

Not to question the cosplay-ness of the Russian general, but based on some quick googling, it seems Patton really did direct traffic a couple of times IRL, not just in the movie. Even if Patton did a bad job, having a General order people around directly on the front lines of a combat operation used to be effective in specific military scenarios. One of these that I am sure about is the beaches during the Normandy invasion. There were disagreements between commanders of the attack units and the people responsible for keeping the beach running smoothly, confusion due to landing in the wrong place, etc., that were resolved by General-level officers on the ground there. Historically, "lead from the front" has been a key factor in morale. But this may not apply any more in modern warfare, where communications and battlefield awareness are much better.

Very happy to see you give a shoutout to Vlad Vexler! You're both absolutely top tier people and I'm happy I can hear your thoughts on KZread.

@deborahferguson1163

Ай бұрын

Indeed!!!

@romany8125

Ай бұрын

Someone still takes Vexler seriously? wow...

@Tudor_Rusan

Ай бұрын

@@romany8125 What sins has he committed that no one should not take him seriously?

@romany8125

Ай бұрын

@@Tudor_Rusan Sorry. Didn't know that clowning around is a sin, cause that's what you idol had been doing.

@Tudor_Rusan

Ай бұрын

@@romany8125 It would help me understand you better if you gave me some concrete examples of clowning around.

I feel very much ashamed about the lack of courage on the western side. We expect the Ukrainians to carry the full weight of the war but we also restrict them, basically crippling them, because our fears that our own prospericy could be endangerd are so great. An American general described it this way: "We force the Ukrainians to fight with one arm bound behind their back"

@thespanishinquisition4078

Ай бұрын

As a spaniard who knows our history. I'm not really surprised to see it repeat like this, but I am ashamed so few notice it doing so. I just hope the west realizes the lunacy of appeasement before the conclussion repeats itself.

@What_do_I_Think

Ай бұрын

@@thespanishinquisition4078 Exactly. History repeats itself, the first time as tragedy the second time as farce. I think, we are already at farce level.

@legrandfromage6450

Ай бұрын

Nobody's stopping you from signing up and heading to the front.

@thespanishinquisition4078

Ай бұрын

@@legrandfromage6450 Yes they will, actually. There's a selection process and they have some pretty high standards. I sure can't get through it, most of the EU can't actually, since you need prior military experience to be a volunteer.

@johnathanpearson3203

Ай бұрын

Well soon the British government plans to make conscription mandatory for 18yr olds so hope is coming...

45:27 As a St. Petersburg resident i can actually explain this naming choice. We have a city of St. Petersburg yes, but surrounding territory is it's own federal district called Leningrad Oblast.

Exactly the topic I hoped to see this week. Thank you!

"The patron saint of failing upward." Hahahaha! Internet gold.

@dimas3829

2 күн бұрын

*reserved for Ursula

There ought to be some kind of award for best DIY educational content-- the Yale project on cognitive communication should do a special event honoring and analyzing this channel content to share how you do it!

@rositasultana3958

Ай бұрын

Heartily ❤ subscribed to this project!

@Fraser_Noble

Ай бұрын

You are all so lost in a world of Propaganda that you don't know anything. The US university system is a complete joke as is the US foreign policy a utter disaster.

@romany8125

Ай бұрын

I would stay away from anything associated with Ivy League. They've proven to be too toxic.

"While only sacrificing resources that Russian high command cares less about... like Russians" hahaha. It's these witty lieks that make Perun the best. Talking about war is either boring logistic details or grim description of the human toil. These humorous lines provide a temporary relief from both

@harmless6813

Ай бұрын

It's especially funny because it's true.

@JosephKano

Ай бұрын

Yeh it's like... Well he's not wrong.

@janchovanec8624

Ай бұрын

It's because the vast majority of KZreadrs are spoiled, immature children who do this for prestige, to be famous, to get clout. Not the best representors of society.

@sonneh86

Ай бұрын

If i had a penny for every time perun made me spit out my coffee

@clarencespangle6351

Ай бұрын

*Ukraine is still going to lose.* 😆😆🤣🤣

In WW2 the U.S. did not restrict Britain's use of weapons we provided to them and should NOT restrict Ukraine.

@Peacewar2020

Ай бұрын

🤦‍♂️

@joeelliott2157

Ай бұрын

Yes. Still, I like the Democrats a lot better than the Republicans. Biden has restricted the use of U. S. supplied weapons to Ukraine territory. I don't like that. But at least he does send Ukraine weapons and has always supported this. Up until last month, Republicans, because of Trump, were preventing any military aid being sent to Ukraine. So saying "We are not sending you any aid, but what aid we do send you can be used on targets inside Russian territory", is not helpful. So I will still continue to look to the leadership of President Biden for handling this situation.

@xeroprotagonist

Ай бұрын

I mean, that did eventually lead to Germany declaring war on the US. Are you sure you want to escalate into a direct war between Russia and the US too?

@jodyfulford8215

Ай бұрын

Great point.

@beanspud88

Ай бұрын

​@@Peacewar2020whats the face plant for.. he is correct.

I wish every member of Congress would watch this update. The restrictions on not being able to respond to fires across the boarder is so frustrating.

@yumazster

Ай бұрын

Seems the R contingent is rooting for Russia so they would not be swayed.

@mazanakaUA

Ай бұрын

I wish they (and the rest of the US politicians, who are supposedly "pro-Ukraine") wouldn't need arguments or explanations to see how insane it is-restricting the defender you are supposedly "aiding" more than the invaders with whom Europe and US still exchanges both goods and money, hidden by a fig leaf of shell companies or state intermediaries.

@NiiRubra

Ай бұрын

I'm sure they have enough people telling them that, and while I wholeheartedly agree that it doesn't make logical sense to play by the rules when only one side does so, it's important to note that the reason why those rules were put in place, was not just to be nice and fair or something like that, but to avoid escalation. We live in a world where nuclear weapons exist, and if you rattle the cage enough, an insane idiot like Putin may put those weapons to use, either against Ukraine or others in the international community. The reality of war in the modern era is that a war with involvement from countries across the globe can happen via proxies, and yet those countries try to keep their appearances of commitment lowkey, so as to avoid it into turning into an actual war across the globe, rather than a localized conflict.

@mazanakaUA

Ай бұрын

@@NiiRubra Appeasmeant *never* works. Nor can you win a war without fighting back. And lastly, despite all the noise around possible use of nuclear weapons nobody, not even fucking North Kopea is stupid enough to use them. Period.

@pascalausensi9592

Ай бұрын

​@@NiiRubra They don't actually have perfect information. For example, Mike Johnson was very critical of aiding the Ukrainians until he became Speaker of the House, and then suddenly he turned into a full throttled supporter of it. What happened was that, thanks his new position, Johnson started to receive very thorough intelligence briefings covering the situation on Ukraine, and he apparently changed his stance as soon as he realised how important US aid was for the war.

As of a few hours ago Sweden has allowed Swedish weapons against military targets in Russia. Let's see if Stockholm is still in the same place a week from now. My guess is it'll be business as usual and Putler will once again redraw his "red lines".

@MarcosElMalo2

Ай бұрын

I think after a few strikes inside Russia with European weapons, we’ll see tacit approval by the U.S. but not an announcement-at least not right away.

@Muljinn

Ай бұрын

Yeah, there comes a point when the neighbours start to ignore a barking dog…

@JenkemSuperfan

Ай бұрын

​@@MuljinnBiden won't change his policy, his cabinet doesn't listen to anyone.

@tristanridley1601

Ай бұрын

There are experts who know the difference. We wouldn't want to have a boy who cried wolf scenario. But... His ability to bluff should be zero if the public had any memory, and these 'red lines' are pure bluff.

@playedout148

Ай бұрын

US needs to sell weapons to Sweden which they sell to ukraine.

Favorite day of the week.

As usual, still kicking ass and taking names. Thank you for your efforts.Greetings from California.

When the Ukraine war kicked off years ago I would never have imagined it would last so long and be such a bloody mess. How nieve of me

@ParagonFury

Ай бұрын

I think we expected Russia had abandoned or moved passed it's mass attrition and disregard for Russian life style of warfare and onve they encountered the massive cost of fighting Western weapons and equipment they'd take some kind of token victory and quit. But they didn't, and now we're here having TDM Vs. Russia.

@YouTube_Enjoyerlol

Ай бұрын

@@ParagonFury NAFOids NPCs really still think that the military with air superiority, more ammo, more equipment and more manpower is losing the attrition war. There is no cure to such stupidity.

"we have enough ammo" literally no one ever in a war

@ethank5059

Ай бұрын

Especially a long war with a 900km front. Ammo, manpower and equipment limitations are one of the defining factors of this war and the only question is “how bad are they?”

@contentsdiffer5958

Ай бұрын

"We have enough ammo; get us some ice cream." -- US Navy.

Generals gathered in thier masses. Just like witches at black masses. Sorry, i couldnt resist.

@AttilatheNun-xv6kc

Ай бұрын

Generals perched there on their asses, Advancing units like molasses.

Any military officer in Russia who does not engage in corruption is viewed with extreme suspicion by his superiors and will never promote.

@JamesJeffersonRecords

Ай бұрын

- Someone who has never been in a military, let alone the Russian one.

@playedout148

Ай бұрын

Putin is corruption personified. He stole russia from the Russians. Richest person in the world.

@fearlesspotato3429

Ай бұрын

​@@JamesJeffersonRecords "I've never been in space therefore the sun doesn't exist"

@JamesJeffersonRecords

Ай бұрын

@@fearlesspotato3429 Pretending the inner workings of a military is as obvious as the sun in the sky really depicts the depths of your delusion.

@fearlesspotato3429

Ай бұрын

@@JamesJeffersonRecords Pretending nothing about the inner workings of a military that not only is made up by millions of men willing to share their experiences and actions to media, family, friends, spies, etc but also has significant real life maneuvers, Stories, and military performance is equally as delusional. Sure an army is not transparent, but pretending you cannot detect certain patters over decades, or detect command and action after years of military performance is just moronic.

Thanks Perun, keep doing it big!

You have my sword and have my bow and MY axe!!!! But don't use them in Mordor!!! We don't want a escalation from Sauron 🙄

Thank you. Although hideously painful, the focus on the incredible damage caused by American limits on weapon use was very important. This is no way to fight a war.

@21kiwi24

Ай бұрын

It would be if the US was at war with Russia. Which they are not. Why on earth would you want to back a nuclear power into a corner and galvanize them? Completely counterproductive and dangerous when dealing with a nuclear power.

@CoercedJab

28 күн бұрын

You pro war? Yikes

New personal record of watching 34 seconds after upload

@AirForceJuan747

Ай бұрын

Those are rookie numbers

Just to let you know you've become the most educational and hilarious PowerPoint man I've ever came across

Seriously, your VPN sponsorship announcement is more informative than the actual content of most other commentators… Appreciated!

Being an fellow Aussie I really admire your presentations, the balance between bare facts content, mixed with my type of humour dealing with serious topic deserves the praise. My adult daughter listens in and due to your weekly show and another by two us based brothers has developed a really good understanding on what and why various things are happening in Russia and Ukraine. Now all I need to do is rinse and repeat for China and Taiwan.

@MrGunwitch

Ай бұрын

If this is your source of info, you don’t have a good understanding at all. The opposite in fact.

Even in the red Army, the Title "guards" had little meaning when it came to combat performance. Back then as well, these units were at maximum a little bit better than regular formations and maybe had a little bit better equipment.

@madgavin7568

Ай бұрын

A Guards designation back then did mean the formation was technically an elite unit. Performance wise yes they did perform a bit bitter than regular formations but they also definitely had better equipment, certainly newer equipment was prioritized in Guards formations.

@robertsolomielke5134

Ай бұрын

@@madgavin7568 All true I think. Attrition made Guards units near average except in equipment, is my opinion. They achieved , but took heavy losses in nearly every battle I read. I suppose you could say the same for some ss units, when manpower is at 89% new guys, an equipment boost is all you really have thats above normal..

@steemlenn8797

Ай бұрын

I always thought guards where units slotted for defense, not offense. Like having mine layers but not mine clearers (for a very black white example)

@tizi087

Ай бұрын

@@madgavin7568 These formations never had the chance to become elite, their turn over rates were way to high. Just look at 5th guards tank army. It go badly mauled at Kursk in 1943, and in August of the same year once again had 80% losses. That unit is not elite. furthermore some formations got that title for... reasons which can laughable. For example 1st Guards tank brigade got that name because the infantry worked together with tanks and artillery.... which was standart oepration procedure for the German army. I dont know how things were in 44, but describing guards units as elite is certainly flawed.

@madgavin7568

Ай бұрын

@@tizi087 They were 'elite' in the sense that they were better equipped and generally more experienced than standard Red Army formations. That is why they were often used (alongside Shock Armies) to spearhead Red Army offensives.

Favorite type of episode. Thanks for the analysis.

Very interesting. Thanks, as always.

👍🏻👍🏻 7:21 “…about to be windowed” 47:07 “…overly cashed up air-softer”

Looking forward to this one! My Sunday is now complete. Thanks mate.

I love that Perun used "Douglas Haig" as a verb.

SHOIGU GERASIMOV

@iplaydodgeball

Ай бұрын

(Translate to English) *translates* SHOIGU GERASIMOV

Thanks for continuing to hold the line in the “ age old battle”. Loving your work.

Great job as always, keep up the great work!

40K commissar is exactly the thought I had when I saw that photo! And the last time I played 40K was in 1993 when I was at boarding school 😂

@kemarisite

Ай бұрын

Oh, dear Emperor, do we even want to know what edition of the rules that was?

@thebandofbastards4934

Ай бұрын

Russia is practically the 21 century version of the Imperium of Man.

Thanks, Perun!

Another great analysis. Thank you. I learn so much about topics that I can not otherwise get information.

Always appreciate the way you allow things to develop before reporting on it.

This may just be the most important episode you could have delivered for this moment. Thank you for all your work. Slava Ukraine

@akakiiakakievich1646

Ай бұрын

Stop this silly losung.

@dpelpal

Ай бұрын

@@akakiiakakievich1646 You have to be the most laughable rushn' bot I've ever seen😂

@davidlanders2853

Ай бұрын

@@akakiiakakievich1646 are you paid in potatoes or vodka?

@akakiiakakievich1646

Ай бұрын

@@dpelpal I see how would you laugh when your government pull you into 3rd world war and either you go on war or have rocket on your house.

@akakiiakakievich1646

Ай бұрын

@@davidlanders2853 no. I ask you the same question.

Keep up the good work Perun!

Thank you once again Perun, I found your channel in the first weeks of Russians full scale war against Ukraine and have loyally listened/watched every episode since. You and Silicon Curtain have been my regular dose of news and a common sense reports on the actions of Putinism in Ukraine and the world in general. As an aside I have learnt so much about management and economics from your weekly updates, made me much smarter in my day job

Oooh perfect timing for my educational fix

So happy that you mentionned Vlad Vexter! I love his videos, his views and opinions and taking that something surpringly deep as sh** philosophical standpoint. Nice reference.

Why are Russian generals like Linux users? They both try to avoid windows.

@frankbarnwell____

Ай бұрын

Apples fell all over Newton

I very much enjoyed the indepth analysis and information.

Great content, thanks for sharing 🎉

Arrgghh!! You always post these right before I head out the door. Now I will have to WAIT to listen. Which I will do eagerly late tonight. (I’m not good at waiting.)

The only KZreadr I listen to on 1x speed. Thank you sir.

Thanks for the update

All of Perun's content has amazing humor nuggets. The thing that made me go "wait, did i just hear that?" and then LOL, was to hear "Douglas Haig" used as a verb. Well done sir. Well done indeed.

“Using something Russians care less about, like Russians” lol😂 love your work Perun

45:30 Note that it's not just the military district. The oblast surrounding (but not containing) St. Petersburg is still called the Leningrad Oblast even though the city it surrounds was renamed after the dissolution of the USSR.

As always, bang up job! Thank you for taking the time to do these weekly, it's really impressive. I don't say this lightly: your analysis is second to none.

My favourite part of a Sunday afternoon, feet up coffee in hand. Thank you 🙏❤️

🇦🇺💙💛✌ 🇺🇦 Perun delivers every week, even if it does take me a couple of days to listen to it all. Thank you!

@squireson

Ай бұрын

One of the few youtube channels where it really pays to go back and re-watch old videos. Two years ago I knew that F-35s were stealth, F-15s weren't and there was something called a T-72 ... also it had a gun on. Now I feel a greater appreciation for what goes into having a capable military and why it is critical to our continued potential for peace and prosperity. Social media has no business providing this level of educational material and yet, here we are. The fact that he is funny is a bonus.

@CoercedJab

28 күн бұрын

Too bad it doesn’t actually educate people about what’s unfolding 😂 especially with your little ukraine emoji but not a single 🇷🇺 🤔 One could say you’ve been mind washed to be pro war against your fellow humans… because the 📺 said putin man bad…

Well done. I appreciate your detailed analysis.

Excellent work, as always.

If Putin were to fire Shoigu for corruption, what would that say about Putin, as Shoigu reports directly to him? To me it would imply either Putin was complicit, or asleep on the job.

@ak-od7mf

Ай бұрын

Shoigu was not fired, he got a promotion!

@tassiek2450

Ай бұрын

Putin was promised in the beginning of the war ,a special operation will do the trick.and himself didn't want the dissolution of the state of Ukraine. But after the general public outcry and the Prigozin incident ,coup ,Vladimir realised his head eventually will roll ,he waited for the elections and started purging some of his incompetent general,advisors etc.either he wins the war or will be the end of his natural life

@Merugaf

Ай бұрын

The Tsar can do no wrong, the Boyars are misleading the Tsar and filling their coffers with our money!

@rob-fb5xs

Ай бұрын

And?

@tassiek2450

Ай бұрын

Vladimir is not asleep on the job.but he is gullible.thats why the West runs rings around him.also he is a novice regarding military affairs.his inner circle are nobody's as well regarding military affairs.they botched everything,hence the Prigoshin coup.Vlad waited for the elections ,won due to non existent opposition and started the cleaning up of his house.was either that or his head was about to roll.

All this seems eminently logical, very well-informed research. Great work.

Very timely topic coverage

It's awesome that you watch Vlad Vexler as well. His perspectives on Russia and the political landscape are very insightful. Also the verb "Windowed" is such an Aussie way of saying defenestrated. Too many bloody syllables!

Shoigu has to be one of my favourite recurring antagonists of this war. He's just such an incompetent military leader that he sometimes seems more like a comic book henchman than an actual person.

@steemlenn8797

Ай бұрын

He is a comic book henchman. That is why he is on hte side on that comic book dictator.

@Blashmack

Ай бұрын

Literally shrugging his shoulders on live TV when asked about what will happen in the war.

@21kiwi24

Ай бұрын

​@@Blashmackto be fair he shrugged and said "what else are we to do" which translates poorly, but he was simply saying they must fight, there's no decision about whether they should or not. They must.

Nice to hear a shout-out to Vlad Vexler. Whether the Russian MIC looks more Soviet in some ways will depend on whether they can reconquer the more productive parts of the empire.

@qZbGmYjS4QusYqv5

Ай бұрын

Reconquer what? They demolish everything in the Eastern Ukraine. Russia is bombing the heck out of industrial and agricultural potential in Ukrainian controlled areas. In Russia controlled areas anything that could be ripped off has been stolen and sold off for scrap metal

@dpelpal

Ай бұрын

Zelensky was a comedian, and he's turned Russia into a bit of a joke lol

Very informative, thank you.

Thanks for making this huge video 😊

39:40 is it just me or is the left soldier saluting from that BMP giving the righht one the most bombastic sideeye ive ever seen

@090giver090

Ай бұрын

That the standard way one do "dress left!" in the Russian Army 😆

I think the traffic control thing might just be because it was an important scene in the movie Patton. No joke, it really looks like he was just trying to steal a bit of that cinematography.

Great video as always

I can sense Perun's great capacity as stand up comedian, there is great future in that field for him

48:00 - In fairness about the directing traffic thing, General Patton famously did that on several occasions.

@BoraHorzaGobuchul

Ай бұрын

Which was way back when, and he certainly wasn't cosplaying an earlier movie to look more manly

Who else actually lets the ads play, cos the content is worth it?

@CoercedJab

28 күн бұрын

🐑

Thx for the video!

Thank you for another excellent video!

Brilliant as usual

A Perun thread on MY BIRHDAY?! YAYYYYYYY

@commissarkordoshky219

Ай бұрын

Happy bday!

Good material and good presentation as always - just wanted to add that I specifically enjoy your Warhammer40k references :)

Well written. Addressing serious subjects with well played humor is a welcome balance. This is not AI.

Nice quote and shout out to Vlad.👍

Perfect timing, this gives me something to listen to on this drive

Thanks Perun! Great video as always. Armies sometimes set ambitious objectives for operations, which are not seriously expected to be achieved (especially if the real objective is a diversion to 'soak off' reserves from another main line of attack). Good to see your shout out for Vlad Vexler, another excellent channel which looks at other aspects of the current world crisis.

that biting sarcasm in the bit about general lapin is what I live for thanks perun

It's still called Leningrad oblast, only St Petersburg City was renamed back.

The area around St Petersburg is named Leningrad Oblast.

Perun thank you for all you do!! Your the real goat 🐐

Thanks Perun

Thx, As confused and the situation has been around Kharkhiv and the high stakes, there's been less reliableinfo than usual recently. Your opinion and analysis matters to a lot of people

Hold on my love, perun dropped another powerpoint presentation

Again an excellent presentation

☕🤔 good stuff perun