Russia Is Destroying Itself to Destroy Ukraine
Simon Whistler · February 24, 2026 · 16 min video · Russia-Ukraine War
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What this episode covers
Four years into a "three-day" operation, Putin's invasion has achieved the opposite of every goal it was launched for: more NATO on Russia's border, nearly two million casualties, and a demographic freefall at home.
Chapters
- The Invasion That Failed Within DaysIn the free preview
- A Stalemate of Staggering Human CostInsiders
- Diplomatic Failure and Strategic BackfireInsiders
From the transcript
A special military operation.
That was the way that Russian President Vladimir Putin described the campaign he launched exactly four years ago today on February 24, 2022, and if you didn't know any better, you might think he was describing some time he would strike on a weapons depot, or an extraction of Russian nationals from a conflict zone, something that would barely make the news.
He wasn't, and look, if you clicked on this video, then you already know that the three-day nature of this operation was just a little bit optimistic.
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