3000 Russian troops cut off in Kursk face 'mass surrender' as Ukraine hits bridges | Chip Chapman

"There will be a purge in the Russian military because this is something which shouldn't have happened."

Without reinforcement, 3000 of Putin's troops face being enveloped "on the wrong side" of the River Seym in Kursk, Maj. Gen. Chip Chapman tells Frontline on #timesradio

[Joe]

My goodess such good guest, very intelligent and informative I'll be sure to comeback for more👍

[matthewmolina]

I like Chip Chapman.
He is very thoughtful and comprehensive.

[catherineandpaulfuters]

Thank you for your coverage
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[skullsaintdead]

What a great conversation, how natural! Brilliant breakdown, thank you!

[rakanbahri]

Sir. Any and each government should be happy to have you as advisor. Your deep thinking must be respected. I enjoy listening to you.

[bearowen]

What's not being discussed enough is the real and potential impacts from the fact that in Kursk and Belgorad, rich agricultural bread basket regions of Russia, hundreds of thousands of hectares of ripening grain will now not be harvested, unless Ukrainian farmers cross the border to reap the harvest as spoils of war. The economic ripple effects of this situation beyond the loss of the fully invested but not yet harvested crops will be registered on the Russian economy in several billions of dollars in lost economic activity. The fleeing agricultural populations of Kursk and Belgorad can be none too happy with that!

If the Ukrainians manage to salvage the ripened fields and ship the largesse south to Odessa for sale and export, it will be an unexpected windfall for the beleaguered Ukrainian economy.

[hybridarmyoffreeworld]

Moscow horde´s war record :-
1856 defeated by Britain and France
1905 defeated by Japan
1917 defeated by Germany
1920 defeated by Poland, Finland, Estonia and all Baltic states
1939 defeated by Finland
1969 defeated by China
1989 defeated by Afghanistan
1989 defeated in the Cold War.
1996 defeated by Chechnya
2022 defeated by Ukraine
WW2 won USA/Britain, meanwhile Stalin's officers were shot or sent to the Gulags. Millions went to the Gulags, including Solzhenitsyn
Moscow's only victories come from invading smaller countries :-
a) Hungary 1956
b) Czechoslovakia 1968
c) Moldova 1992
d) Georgia 2008

[dteed]

"You can recover from a risk, in a way that you cannot recover from a gamble." Well put

[marisabenson]

Once again putin is not in Moscow. What a coward he is.

[ManinOdessa]

Maj. Gen. Chip Chapman is very high quality analyst. You can see why he progressed in the military. This guy speaks accurately and looks at the military situation.

Thank you for airing his opinions.

[scottschneider]

Ah Terrific, some REAL NEWS AND ANALYSIS from General Major Chapman - thank you General Major!

[jjw]

Dictator putin hoped to take Ukraine in 5 days. Over 900 days later and Russia has been invaded for the first time since WW2. Putler is a genius playing 5D chess 😂

[tomsawyer]

i would think the troops. would be relieved to surrender

[danmcclelland]

Wonderfully informative! I have a new important news source. Thank you!

[Notmehimorthem]

This is quality journalism. Well done! Quite a catch!

[ph]

*General Chapman is definitely a favorite military expert* that it's always a pleasure to listen to and learn from. Compared to e.g. Sean Bell—who by the way is wildly overrated, addicted to cheat sheets, offers little more than clichés and layman analyses, and with a track record of incorrect predictions (that apparently go unnoticed)—I choose the sharp and listenable General Chapman every day of the week.

[VorbildRoß]

It just seems to me that the medieval tactic of chevauchee may be relevant here. The strategic goal was not to control territory, but to send a message to the inhabitants: "Your King (or in this case, the Tsar) cannot protect you. You owe him no loyalty." You start to work loose the connective tissue of the enemy kingdom, the people's connection to the ruler. The fact that the Ukrainians are digging in suggests to me that things are going better than expected and they see a chance to give a good, hard yank rather than a wiggle.

[sunshinesue]

🗽🇺🇸 Stand proud, strong and ✝️Keep the faith 💙💛🌻🕊️🇺🇸🇺🇦🕊️ 🫂with much Love from Indiana, USA🙏

[johnwalsh]

yes logistics is king in warfare, its the life blood of your army, you cut off supply lines to miliary units, they can collapse due to surrenders esp. with low morale poorly motivated units.

[longandshort]

How about all Russians withdraw from the internationally recognised country of Ukraine as in 1991 and we have a demilitarised zone inside Russia and Belarus?