2022-05-08 - Recent Ukrainian moves off the coast of Odessa and Developments in the Donbass

Recent Ukrainian moves off the coast of Odessa, in the context of U.S. direct operational assistance to Ukrainian forces in this area.

Developments in the Donbass, with a broader explanation of the tactical picture.

Please note, in this video, when I twice said “electronic warfare”, I meant to say “signals interception.” I do not script or even much prepare for my videos, thus, sometimes I misspeak, in which case, I will publish a correction.

(As further clarification on the first part, Snake Island is about 15 miles off the Ukrainian coast, but, it is unlikely that Ukrainian artillery positions are exposed right on the beach on the mainland. The artillery is likely operating near or at its maximum operational range, against Russian positions on a very small island of only some tens of acres in size. In the video, I don’t guess at what targeting assistance the U.S. may have provided, but anything is “on the table”, up to and including laser-guided munitions, which the Ukraine never had in the past.)