Andrew

Yeah, Andrew, it is genuinely a lot like a movie. It's also a lot like a video game. That's pretty funny because I heard comparisons to one I've actually played before. It's called Ace Combat. So it was done with drones, unmanned drones, several hundred of them, I believe. I think they said it... Going off memory, I think it was about 118 drones or so.

Yeah, Andrew, it is genuinely a lot like a movie. It's also a lot like a video game. That's pretty funny because I heard comparisons to one I've actually played before. It's called Ace Combat. So it was done with drones, unmanned drones, several hundred of them, I believe. I think they said it... Going off memory, I think it was about 118 drones or so.

But what they did is they weren't flown in just from Ukraine. They were smuggled into Russia. And at least what they're publicly claiming they did is they were packaged in cargo containers that were designed to look like they were carrying prefabricated housing.

But what they did is they weren't flown in just from Ukraine. They were smuggled into Russia. And at least what they're publicly claiming they did is they were packaged in cargo containers that were designed to look like they were carrying prefabricated housing.

And the reason they did this is since it was prefabricated housing, they had a good excuse for why do these cargo containers have solar panels on top of them? Well, they weren't for the roofs of housing. They were to keep the drones charged.

And the reason they did this is since it was prefabricated housing, they had a good excuse for why do these cargo containers have solar panels on top of them? Well, they weren't for the roofs of housing. They were to keep the drones charged.

They actually were just using them to keep the drones powered up as long as they needed them, and then they could launch them whenever they were in place and ready. Reportedly, they were planning this operation for 18 months before they launched it. And so they got these containers into Russia. They got them outside of these different bases they want to attack.

They actually were just using them to keep the drones powered up as long as they needed them, and then they could launch them whenever they were in place and ready. Reportedly, they were planning this operation for 18 months before they launched it. And so they got these containers into Russia. They got them outside of these different bases they want to attack.

And to give you a sense of the scale here, one of the bases they attacked was just outside Murmansk, Russia. If you look that up on a map, it's in the Arctic Circle. It's in the far northwest of Russia, close to Finland. And on the other end of Russia, another place they hit was in Amur province. That's way out in far eastern Russia. It's close to China. It's close to Japan. They hit a base there.

And to give you a sense of the scale here, one of the bases they attacked was just outside Murmansk, Russia. If you look that up on a map, it's in the Arctic Circle. It's in the far northwest of Russia, close to Finland. And on the other end of Russia, another place they hit was in Amur province. That's way out in far eastern Russia. It's close to China. It's close to Japan. They hit a base there.

They also hit a base at Irkutsk. That is in central Siberia near Mongolia. And they hit two air bases closer to Moscow. So they really hit every single part of Russia with this attack. They claim they took out. several dozen of these heavy bombers that Russia has.

They also hit a base at Irkutsk. That is in central Siberia near Mongolia. And they hit two air bases closer to Moscow. So they really hit every single part of Russia with this attack. They claim they took out. several dozen of these heavy bombers that Russia has.

These bombers, they can be used for delivering nuclear weapons, but the reason they wanted to hit them was they're also used for delivering cruise missiles, other heavy ordnance. And so they took them out. They're claiming they took out about $7 billion worth of Russian airplanes, which is quite a few. And as we've learned with these drones, they can be made incredibly cheaply by comparison.

These bombers, they can be used for delivering nuclear weapons, but the reason they wanted to hit them was they're also used for delivering cruise missiles, other heavy ordnance. And so they took them out. They're claiming they took out about $7 billion worth of Russian airplanes, which is quite a few. And as we've learned with these drones, they can be made incredibly cheaply by comparison.

Well, it gets into the big picture, which is – we've heard people who have been saying the war is three months from ending for three years now. And I think this is mostly a signal that, hey, Ukraine can – still make things hurt a lot. They can cause a lot of embarrassment. There's a lot of ways this can damage them.

Well, it gets into the big picture, which is – we've heard people who have been saying the war is three months from ending for three years now. And I think this is mostly a signal that, hey, Ukraine can – still make things hurt a lot. They can cause a lot of embarrassment. There's a lot of ways this can damage them.

And so in a sense, you could say that's actually a play for peace in that you can show Ukraine is capable of hurting Russia a good amount. And I think a barrier to serious escalation that is helpful is Trump is so clearly in favor of getting a peace deal. With Biden, we had Biden saying Putin has to go. He's using this regime change rhetoric.

And so in a sense, you could say that's actually a play for peace in that you can show Ukraine is capable of hurting Russia a good amount. And I think a barrier to serious escalation that is helpful is Trump is so clearly in favor of getting a peace deal. With Biden, we had Biden saying Putin has to go. He's using this regime change rhetoric.

Trump clearly wants to negotiate he's clearly pressured Ukraine to make some concessions and it seems based on his anger that it's Russia that is less interested in peace than Ukraine which can make sense they have more reserves overall. But I think that's a helpful barrier to this escalating too far.

Trump clearly wants to negotiate he's clearly pressured Ukraine to make some concessions and it seems based on his anger that it's Russia that is less interested in peace than Ukraine which can make sense they have more reserves overall. But I think that's a helpful barrier to this escalating too far.