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  Ukraine Is Suddenly Sending A Robot Army Against Russia | VisualPolitik EN

  🔐 Learn about finance with us in a simple, free, and straight-to-the-point way: https://www.visualfaktory.com/free-gift/ Ukraine is already using ground drones, known as UGVs, on the front line. During Operation Vivaldi on the Lyman front, heavy bombers dropped kamikaze ground robots more than 10 kilometers behind Russian lines, and old Soviet armored personnel carriers packed with explosives helped Ukraine break through the Russian defenses at Nove and Katerynivka. But combat is only a small part of the story. Robots like the MAUL evacuate wounded soldiers, others clear and lay mines, and according to Ukraine's Ministry of Defense, ground robots carried out 25,143 logistics and evacuation missions in August, more than three times as many as in January. In places like Kostiantynivka, they have become the main way to keep the troops supplied. In this video we look at what these robots are really doing on the front, whether Ukraine is using them at scale or they are mostly propaganda, and whether they could break the stalemate and ease Ukraine's shortage of soldiers. Join the VisualPolitik community and support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/VisualPolitik

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  Russian Soldiers Are Suddenly Surrendering En Masse In Lyman | VisualPolitik EN

  🔐 Learn about finance with us in a simple, free, and straight-to-the-point way: https://www.visualfaktory.com/free-gift/ In August 2023, Russian captain Maxim Kuzminov flew a Mi-8 helicopter across the border and defected to Ukraine. Six months later he was found shot dead in a garage in Villajoyosa, Spain. His case is only the most spectacular example of a much bigger problem: according to an estimate by Frontelligence Insight, around 70,000 Russian soldiers abandoned their posts in 2025, roughly 10% of the troops Russia has deployed in Ukraine. In this video we analyze the morale of Putin's army through the three pillars described by British general William Slim. Operation Vivaldi has pushed Russian troops near Lyman back to the Zherebets River and wrecked Moscow's plan to encircle the fortress belt in the Donbas. We also compare it with Ukraine, which according to the same estimate recorded almost 100,000 desertions in 2025, and explain why the two figures can't be read the same way. And we look at what could happen if the mobilization of 300,000 people that Emmanuel Macron is warning about goes ahead, and how the Kremlin is trying to stop the bleeding with executions, prison sentences and detention camps. Join the VisualPolitik community and support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/VisualPolitik

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