The Duran & Stanislav Krapivnik | Ukraine’s Last Defensive Line Is Gone; Kiev Turns on Itself | Nov. 4, 2026

Source: The Duran youtube, Stanislav Krapivnik youtube



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Stanislav Krapivnik with The Duran on Ukraine's last defensive line and Kiev turning on itself.

Timeline:
00:00:00 Introduction with Stanislav Krapivnik
00:01:02 Ukraine negotiations and a new phase of the conflict
00:02:26 Why Dobropillia fell so quickly
00:05:11 Four directions for the Russian advance
00:06:32 Dry autumn, mud season and isolated Ukrainian forces
00:09:09 Azov counteroffensive and photo op losses
00:11:13 Failed counterattack from Sloviansk
00:12:49 Zaporozhye encirclement and Dnieper crossings
00:14:52 Russian artillery dominance and salami slicing
00:15:39 ISW claims, the Kharkov pocket and Sumy
00:18:03 The Dobropillia flower and open fields
00:20:28 Ruhr comparison and the ISW narrative
00:22:47 Is Kiev the next target? Left bank Ukraine
00:24:47 Strikes on the Dnieper bridges and logistics collapse
00:29:03 Locomotives, Carpathian tunnels and Ukraine's diesel problem
00:30:35 Biletsky, Azov and the transitional houses scandal
00:40:41 An inside leak and a regime turning on itself
00:43:59 Budanov implicated and the power struggle in Kiev
00:45:39 Russian air dominance, Geran 5 and Patriot costs
00:54:33 Peace talks, Oreshnik and Russia's diesel supply

Alexander Mercouris | Russia Mega Strike Smashes Ukraine Energy; 5 Power Plants Hit; Detention Centre Scandal Exposed | Nov. 3, 2026

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Russia has just launched what may be its biggest mega strike of the entire conflict, hitting five major power plants and crippling Ukraine's energy grid as winter approaches. Alexander breaks down the Geran 5 drone now flying at 1,000 kilometers an hour, analyst Ben Aris's case that Russia now outproduces America and the conflict has reached its endgame, Azov's sudden disappearance from the Donbass after the Kiev detention scandal, and Vladimir Medinsky's hardline mission at the Abu Dhabi talks. With the Dnieper bridges next in line, is Ukraine's army in the east running out of time?

Timeline:
00:00:00 Intro and Midterms on Hold
00:00:27 Russia's Biggest Mega Strike So Far
00:06:02 Five Power Plants and Substations Hit
00:07:36 Zatoka Bridge Near Odessa Struck Again
00:09:54 Dnipro and Kryvyi Rih Plants Devastated
00:12:08 Russia Masters Combined Strike Coordination
00:15:38 Geran 5 Now Flies at 1,000 KM per Hour
00:20:57 Kinzhal and Oreshnik Return Expected
00:22:17 No Rasputitsa: Why the Front Is Quiet
00:24:58 Orikhiv, Omelnik and a Possible Counteroffensive
00:27:47 Lyman, Kharkov and the Battle for Liptsy
00:35:03 Ben Aris: Russia Outproduces America
00:43:07 Industrial Imbalance and the Endgame
00:45:24 Azov Vanishes From the Donbass
00:52:07 Kiev Detention Basement and Budanov Admission
01:01:13 Azov as a State Within the State
01:06:52 Emergency Ministry Hack Mystery
01:09:24 Medinsky to Lead Russia at Abu Dhabi Talks
01:15:22 Lavrov on Europe's Security Architecture
01:23:01 Tucker Carlson Iran Claims Cloud the Talks

Alexander Mercouris | Huge Russian Kiev Strike; Missile Smashes Key Bridge; EU Blinks; Putin Unyielding When Leaders Call | Oct. 27, 2026

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Alexander Mercouris says last night's Russian strike on Kiev used about 20 ballistic missiles and hit the South Bridge, a road and rail crossing he calls the main logistics link for Ukrainian forces east of the Dnieper. He says photos show a hole in the railway that is enough to close the bridge, and that Norway's prime minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Finland's president Alexander Stubb then called Vladimir Putin to ask for a slowdown, which the Kremlin readout shows he refused.

Alexander Mercouris | Russia Tells US No Concessions Restates Full Demands; Massively Hits Kiev; South Bridge Hit; Orekhov | Oct. 22, 2026

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Russia has made it clear there will be no concessions, with Sergei Ryabkov saying any deal must reflect the realities on the ground, Russia's constitution and a binding guarantee that Ukraine never joins NATO. Alexander explains why the Donbass for NATO trade is dead, why Moscow is playing for time before the Abu Dhabi talks, and what the strike on Kiev's South Bridge, the empty air defenses and the advances around Orekhov and Lyman reveal about where the conflict is heading. Is Washington even listening to what Putin told Witkoff?

Timeline:
00:00:00 Recap of the Putin Witkoff meeting
00:01:59 Ryabkov explains the St Petersburg talks
00:04:56 Changed realities and constitutional realities
00:09:40 No Donbass for NATO trade
00:15:44 Why talks are set for November 10
00:18:05 Does Witkoff grasp Putin's message
00:20:42 Trump's plan for Iran, APEC and peace by December
00:23:42 Lavrov on promises that bind no successor
00:29:02 The missing security guarantees document
00:35:52 Russia wants a binding neutrality treaty
00:39:20 Why Russia keeps negotiating
00:46:40 Telegraph admits time favors Russia
00:48:40 Why amateur diplomacy keeps failing
00:55:05 Massive Kiev strike hits the South Bridge
00:57:43 Poland admits it has no air defenses left
01:01:40 Surovikin and the cat and mouse strategy
01:06:46 The campaign against the Dnieper bridges
01:09:03 Kiev energy crisis and the substations
01:12:12 Zaporozhye, Orekhov and Lyman advances
01:18:16 Izium shelling, Iran strike and Abu Dhabi doubts

Alexander Mercouris | Russia AF Heaviest Odessa Bombing; Russia Storm Kiev After Donbas; Drones Cause Ukraine Budget Crash | Aug. 25, 2026

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Alexander Mercouris discusses: Russia AF Heaviest Odessa Bombing; Russia Storm Kiev After Donbas; Drones Cause Ukraine Budget Crash. 

Timeline:
00:00:00 Intro and apology for delayed publication
00:01:35 Ukraine's Independence Day and total dependence on the West
00:03:35 The abandoned 2022 Istanbul peace agreement
00:04:16 New details on Western pressure against the peace deal
00:07:22 Only Macron remains of the leaders who blocked peace
00:10:25 Prediction that Putin outlasts every Western leader
00:13:16 Fedorov sacked after demanding elections
00:19:37 Zelensky admits Ukraine has run out of money
00:21:49 How the drone offensive blew through its budget
00:27:49 Syrskyi's revolt and unpaid soldiers
00:29:47 Ukraine's budget deficit hits tens of billions
00:32:21 More Western billions pledged despite the waste
00:35:26 Russia's heaviest ever bombing of Odessa
00:39:17 Front line update in Zaporizhzhia and Orikhiv
00:40:52 Dobropillya falls as Russia advances
00:47:36 Ukraine's exotic ceasefire proposal for Donbas
00:54:11 Why claims of a Russian fuel crisis are false
01:00:21 Zelensky predicts Russia will push toward Kiev next
01:03:04 The US economic D Day threat against Iran and Russia's immunity

Kiev leaks phone call 'proving self-defense forces downed MH17', July 18, 2014

Source: RT.com



Barack Obama claims the U.S. has firm evidence that the plane was shot down by a missile, fired from an area controlled by anti-Kiev fighters. He also accuses Russia of supporting them. Gayane Chichakyan followed the president's speech in Washington DC. -RT.com

CrossTalk | Kiev's Violent Agony, February 20, 2013

Source: RT.com



Why has the situation in Kiev become so violent and dangerous? Does it have anything to do with the leaked Victoria Nuland conversation? Why should the west determine who governs in Ukraine? And, is Ukraine heading toward civil war? СrossTalking with Marcus Papadopoulos, Robert Oulds and Ariel Cohen. -RT.com