Smoke billows from the St. Petersburg Oil Refinery in northwest Russia after Ukrainian drone attacks, June 3, 2026
EA-Frontline VideoCast: “Ukraine Can Retake Crimea”
EA correspondent Cormac Smith joined LBC’s Ali Miraj on Saturday to analyze the significance of Ukraine’s attacks on Russian energy and military facilities, amid Vladimir Putin’s St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
Cormac discusses the operations as part of Ukraine’s strategy of deep strikes inside Russia for economic and psychological effects as well as the degradation of the Kremlin’s military forces.
In a total war, this is a positive statement by the Ukrainians not just to the Russians, but to the international community attending [the Forum].
He continues with an evaluation of the “existential” nature of the Russian invasion.
If Putin loses the war, not only does he lose his position. I think it’s quite likely he can lose his…with an uprising from his inner circle….
If Russia’s stops fighting, there will be no more war. If Ukraine stops fighting, there will be no more Ukraine.
