Russia Strikes Odessa 24/7 Reaches Kramatorsk; Zelensky Panics Sacks Syrsky; EU Short Of Winter Gas (Alexander Mercouris)

This is what happens when you play games with energy in Europe, through war and Net Zero policies - you face a winter that can potentially kill many thousands of people. 

Time Stamps:

00:00:00 Intro: recap of Fedorov vs Syrsky power struggle
00:02:25 Zelensky sacks Syrsky and appoints General Drapatyi
00:05:16 Why the sackings suggest the war is going badly
00:06:02 Ukraine's drone offensive on the Novorossiya highway fades
00:06:46 Refinery strikes stall as Russia repairs and defends
00:12:15 Drone attacks shift to Wildberries warehouses
00:20:12 Questioning Ukraine's claimed battlefield successes
00:22:17 Kursk offensive branded a disaster, not a victory
00:29:42 Analysis of General Drapatyi's real track record
00:36:05 Russia's relentless around the clock strikes on Odessa
00:44:37 Russian advances near Orekhov and Kramatorsk
00:47:39 Russians closing in on Slavyansk and Kramatorsk
00:56:24 Middle East war and US strategy problems
01:01:36 Talk of possible US ground troops against Iran
01:04:10 Europe's natural gas reserves dangerously low
01:05:07 Financial Times warns of Iran war level gas prices
01:07:44 Germany and Europe falling short of winter storage targets

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, July 24, 2026.]