Alexander Mercouris | Zelensky Leaves Kiev After Russian Strike Warnings; Oreshnik Capabilities; Konstantinovka Collapsing | May 29, 2026

Source: Alexander Mercouris youtube



Description:
Russian forces are closing in on Konstantinovka as Ukrainian resistance in southern Donbass collapses, while new insider intelligence shared with Alexander Mercouris on The Duran reveals the full Oreshnik missile family including bunker busting variants more capable than any weapon the United States has fielded.

As Zelensky slips out of Kiev ahead of a looming Russian strike campaign, Europe's foreign policy establishment led by figures like Kaja Kallas continues to block all negotiation with Moscow, doubling down on military buildups they cannot deliver while the front lines deteriorate by the day. Is Europe sleepwalking toward a direct confrontation with Russia at the very moment Ukraine is running out of time? 

Timeline:
00:00:00 Introduction and channel reminders
00:00:43 Western embassies remain in Kiev despite Russian warnings
00:01:53 Zelensky leaves Kiev amid strike threat signals
00:02:28 Sweden and Gripen jets for Ukraine
00:05:12 Drone activity and the pace of Russian planning
00:06:35 Insider source on the Oreshnik weapons system
00:08:04 Oreshnik origins: the siege of Azovstal
00:09:26 Oreshnik variants: kinetic, penetrating, thermobaric, nuclear
00:14:25 Development speed and legacy RSD-10 technology
00:16:57 Battle of Konstantinovka: situation overview
00:18:55 Southern Konstantinovka collapses under Russian advance
00:21:28 Ukrainian drone operators withdrawn, final days signal
00:26:16 Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk advances, Orikhiv bombing
00:30:41 Ukrainian drone campaign on the Mariupol to Crimea highway
00:38:02 The collapsing stalemate narrative and western panic ahead
00:39:54 Europe frozen out of Russia negotiations: a timeline
00:46:55 Kallas blocks talks, demands Russian capitulation
00:50:25 Gordon Hahn analysis: Europe's war faction
00:58:11 Romanian drone incident and European escalation rhetoric
01:02:27 Baltic and Scandinavian drone incursions: Finland's Stubb speaks
01:05:53 Explosive devices on Russian tankers and western complicity
01:10:34 UK surveillance aircraft over Black Sea, Britain Poland treaty
01:14:20 What happens when the front collapses: European troop deployments
01:17:29 US Iran nuclear deal deadlocked
01:18:41 Cuba: Russian oil tanker and invasion talk
01:24:25 Veterans Intelligence Professionals warn against Cuba attack
01:25:50 Closing remarks and channel links
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