Rus Crosses Zherebets, Ukr Troops Routed; Ukr Donbass Defence Collapsing; Trump: Ukr EU's Problem (Alexander Mercouris)

The bottom line is that Ukraine is in a state of slow motion collapse. 

Summary comment from You Tube:

@tornado-s-2012
00:00 The situation on the battle fronts
04:51 Drones and communication systems
08:00 The situation in Krasnogorovka and Ugledar
15:51 The situation at the front
18:30 Battle for the roads in Readovka
20:53 The situation in the Pokrovsk area
24:23 Battle for the city of Toretsk
27:09 The situation at the front
34:48 The situation in Volchansk
40:05 Telephone conversation between Trump and Zelensky
45:43 Russia's attitude to Ukraine's accession to NATO
52:27 US attitude towards Ukraine
58:01 Production of shells and missiles
01:02:18 Production of Patriot interceptor missiles
01:11:50 Supply problems and the political situation in the United States
01:15:36 Europeans and interaction with Russia
01:17:15 Search for a mediator for negotiations with Russia
01:20:31 Russia's influence on Europe
01:23:10 Implications for Europe

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, July 23, 2024.]