Konstantinovka Falls Final Donbas Battle Begins; Putin Says Kharkov Sumy Are Russian; Drone War Fail (Alexander Mercouris)

Putin should next declare that Odessa is also Russian. The actual next step should be for the Russians to call for Ukraine's unconditional surrender, as they take control of Kiev. 

Time Stamps:

00:00:00 Introduction and July 4th anniversary
00:02:05 Ukraine conflict overview begins
00:03:03 Putin briefed by Gerasimov on Konstantinovka
00:10:55 Debating how long the Konstantinovka battle took
00:16:26 Slavyansk and Kramatorsk named as next targets
00:19:59 Putin says Kharkov and Sumy are Russian land
00:23:59 Kharkov could fall after Sumy
00:26:24 Russian advances in northeastern Kharkov region
00:28:41 Ukrainian opinion poll on peace talks
00:31:22 Zelensky negotiation decree history
00:35:48 Western media downplays Konstantinovka fall
00:40:10 Reuters coverage and the Putin exit bet
00:43:47 List of captured Donbas cities
00:46:30 NATO summit in Ankara begins
00:47:48 Ukraine launches large drone and missile strike
00:52:13 Analysis of declining drone strike effectiveness
00:56:11 Russian countermeasures against FPV drones
00:59:29 Europe military spending and reindustrialization claims
01:06:39 Absence of European rearmament economic studies
01:19:48 Reuters China military training story debunked

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, July 6, 2026.]