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This is the City Ukraine Cannot Afford to Lose.

Simon Whistler · June 17, 2026 · 30 min video · Europe & NATO

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Across nearly four and a half years of full-scale war, Ukraine's position on the battlefield has never looked as good as it does right now. Kiev has achieved a new level of drone domination in the skies, pounding Russian supply lines and dismantling what Moscow expected to be a massive summer offensive.

The occupied territory of Crimea has run out of fuel, and in some areas of the frontline Russian forces are so overexposed that they've had to retreat without a fight.

On Russian soil, Ukrainian long-range missiles are devastating Moscow's all ref ineries, destroying its most important factories, while commander after commander of the Russian military is assassinated by partisan forces deep behind enemy lines.

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Ukraine’s battlefield outlook is improving—but one city could still decide the war. Discover why Slovyansk is the fortress Ukraine cannot afford to lose, and how Russia’s next offensive may hinge on its fate. Megaprojects: https://www.youtube.com/@megaprojects9649 SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/@Sideprojects Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/@IntotheShadows Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/@TodayIFoundOut Brain Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/@brainblaze6526 Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/@decodingtheunknown2373 Places: https://www.youtube.com/@Places302 Celestium: https://www.youtube.com/@Celestium1234 HomeFronts: https://www.youtube.com/@homefronts

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