Huge Israel Strike Hezbollah Shakes MidEast, War Fears Grow; Putin Meets Top Generals, Rus Breakthrough Pokrovsk (Alexander Mercouris)

Amid all the Middle East fighting there are reports that the Israeli military is warning their Government about overextending themselves. In Ukraine the Russians continue to destroy the Ukrainian Army in a war of attrition, while steadily advancing.  Ukraine's advance in Kursk has run out of steam. 

The arrest of the Telegram boss in France is an interesting development since the Russians were criticised for acting against him in the past. The social media platform is used by both Russians and Ukrainians. The other problem for Telegram is that it is used to share corrupt/illegal material because of the lack of any controls. 

Summary comment from You Tube:

@tornado-s-2012
00:00 Massive Israeli airstrike
01:59 Consequences of the airstrike
03:04 Possible causes of the airstrike
06:16 Possible targets of the strike
09:13 Internal disagreements in Israel
10:52 Conflict between Israel and Hezbollah
28:02 Telegram Restrictions in Russia
44:53 Prisoner exchange
47:35 Propaganda and reality
48:42 Western arms shipments
50:29 Red lines and missile strikes
57:32 Consequences of escalation
01:00:45 The real situation at the front
01:02:25 Capture of Novogrodovka
01:03:50 Weakening of the Ukrainian defense
01:06:49 Preparing for the environment
01:08:35 War of attrition
01:12:52 Putin's meeting with commanders
01:16:28 Fighting in the north
01:19:03 Losses of Ukraine
01:20:09 The situation at the front
01:22:05 Location of villages
01:24:40 The situation in the Kursk region
01:25:34 War of attrition
01:27:16 Conclusion

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, August 26, 2024.]