War tech, front-line moves, and a pipeline mystery—this episode hits all three in one hard-hitting brief. Robert Johnson and Linda Miller cut through the noise with clear, sourced discussion for viewers who want facts, not fluff.
🔎 Front lines: Donbass fights, Pokrovsk sector scale, force ratios.
🚨 Manpower: brigade depletion, reserve rotations, deserters vs. volunteers.
🛰️ Drones: FPV losses, cartel-linked operators, Colombia helicopter incident.
🚀 Missiles: Ukraine’s “Flamingo,” IDEX look-alike, off-the-shelf assembly.
🧨 Nord Stream: Andromeda yacht as decoy, explosive yield mismatch.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro: straight talk on security & politics
0:29 Ukraine overview: Donbass battles and tech trends
1:03 Russian MoD claims new settlements captured
1:30 Pokrovsk sector scale and force concentration
2:13 Reported battalion ratios, Polish estimates cited
2:18 Ukrainian brigade depletion and 70% threshold
2:46 Independence Day counterattacks, political timing noted
3:21 Units named: 1st Corps, 92nd, 79th, National Guard
4:03 82nd, 92nd, 47th withdrawn for replenishment
5:07 Losses during concentration: artillery and aviation
6:16 Personnel dynamics: desertion reports and mobilization
7:06 Russian roster fix enabling unit replacements
7:37 Women in service ~70,000; role challenges
8:54 Rear areas targeted: comms and HQs at risk
9:27 Cartel-linked drone training allegations surface
9:53 Colombia police helicopter downed by drone
10:11 “Flamingo” missile reveal before high-level talks
10:43 Melanion look-alike shown at IDEX 2025
11:24 Off-the-shelf parts, third-country assembly model
12:17 Range caps vs. Flamingo claimed 3,000 km
13:02 MTCR implications and proliferation concerns
14:09 Arrowhead vs. Shaheed/Jirin lineage parallels
15:07 Nord Stream sabotage: location and scope
16:41 80-meter dives and feasibility questions
17:30 Seismic yields vs. yacht charge amounts
18:13 Different vessel suspected; submarine mentioned
19:15 Wrap-up: conflict, tech, subterfuge intertwined
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