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How losing Crimea will instantly end Putin's regime & why Ukraine's waiting to blow up Kerch bridge The Sun and Jason J
@JasonJaySmart analyses why the tide of the war has fundamentally shifted, pushing Vladimir Putin's regime to its most precarious position yet.
As Ukraine successfully moves the front line into Russian territory and systematically cuts off Crimea, Russia is no longer fighting to win - it is fighting to survive.
Jason breaks down Ukraine's brilliant "stretch-and-strike" strategy, exposing Russia's critical vulnerabilities in air defence, the impending supply crisis in Crimea, and the catastrophic economic toll of targeted strikes on oil refineries and semiconductor facilities.
Could the loss of Crimea bring an immediate end to the Putin regime?
0:00 - Is This the End of the Putin Regime?
0:16 - Isolating Crimea: Cutting the Lifelines
0:55 - The Mass Exodus from the Crimean Peninsula
1:52 - Why Ukraine Hasn't Destroyed the Kerch Bridge Yet
2:52 - Stretching Russia’s Air Defence Thin
4:35 - Zelenskyy's Ultimatum to Belarus
5:15 - Russia's Economic Collapse & Raiding Pensions
7:05 - Moving the Front Line to Moscow
7:54 - Targeting Oil Refineries & Western Parts Sanctions
9:00 - Crippling Semiconductor & Chemical Facilities
11:12 - The Ultimate Goal: Disrupting the Kremlin's Grip on Power
As Ukraine successfully moves the front line into Russian territory and systematically cuts off Crimea, Russia is no longer fighting to win - it is fighting to survive.
Jason breaks down Ukraine's brilliant "stretch-and-strike" strategy, exposing Russia's critical vulnerabilities in air defence, the impending supply crisis in Crimea, and the catastrophic economic toll of targeted strikes on oil refineries and semiconductor facilities.
Could the loss of Crimea bring an immediate end to the Putin regime?
0:00 - Is This the End of the Putin Regime?
0:16 - Isolating Crimea: Cutting the Lifelines
0:55 - The Mass Exodus from the Crimean Peninsula
1:52 - Why Ukraine Hasn't Destroyed the Kerch Bridge Yet
2:52 - Stretching Russia’s Air Defence Thin
4:35 - Zelenskyy's Ultimatum to Belarus
5:15 - Russia's Economic Collapse & Raiding Pensions
7:05 - Moving the Front Line to Moscow
7:54 - Targeting Oil Refineries & Western Parts Sanctions
9:00 - Crippling Semiconductor & Chemical Facilities
11:12 - The Ultimate Goal: Disrupting the Kremlin's Grip on Power