Vladimir Putin (Reuters)

EA-Frontline VideoCast: Ukraine Prepares for Russia’s Winter Assault

EA’s Cormac Smith joined The Sun for a 25-minute assessment of the state of Vladimir Putin’s 55-month full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

He suggests that Putin is a “cornered rat”, given stalled frontlines and Ukraine’s counter-attacks. But a cornered rat is still dangerous — Cormac points to Russian airstrikes on Ukraine, hybrid warfare across Europe, and disinformation campaigns.

  • 0:00: Introduction
  • 1:00: Ukraine’s strike on the Perm oil refinery 1,500 km inside Russia
  • 1:30: Halving Russia’s oil capacity and causing economic vulnerabilities
  • 2:32: Western handcuffs on Ukraine’s long-range drones and missiles
  • 3:51: Operation Vivaldi: Ukraine’s offensive liberating territory in the northeast
  • 5:18: Rejecting the Kremlin’s terms by defending Ukraine’s Fortress Belt
  • 6:55: Russia’s massive loss rates
  • 7:45: Daytime missile strikes and the mental toll on Ukrainian civilians
  • 9:17: Hybrid attacks in Europe: could Putin target Poland, the Baltics, or the UK?
  • 12:45: Strategic communications: countering Russian disinformation narratives
  • 18:51: Patriot air defense, domestic missile production, and the outlook for the winter
  • 23:12: Why protecting the rules-based order is essential for Western freedom