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PDB Situation Report | January 11th, 2025: Ukrainian Counter-Offensive & South Korea's Political Crisis
11 Jan 2025
In this episode of The PDB Situation Report: We begin with a surprising counter-offensive by Ukrainian forces in Russia's Kursk region, targeting critical supply lines and catching Moscow off guard. George Barros of the Institute for the Study of War joins us to break it all down. Then, we turn to the escalating political crisis in South Korea, where the nation’s impeached President has been barricaded in the presidential residence, defying arrest attempts amid allegations of insurrection following a brief declaration of martial law. Retired U.S. Army Colonel John Mills shares his insights into the unfolding situation. To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President’s Daily Brief by visiting PDBPremium.com. Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The President's Daily Brief. YouTube: youtube.com/@presidentsdailybrief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Willkommen bei der PDB Situation Report. Ich bin Mike Baker, eure Augen und Ohren auf der Weltstage. All right, let's get briefed. Wir fangen heute mit einem überraschenden Kontroffensiv von ukrainischen Kräften in Russlands Kursk-Region an, die KEY-Supply-Linien targetieren und Moskau abwarten. George Barros von der Institute for the Study of War, well, he joins us to break it all down.
Later in the show, we turn to the escalating political crisis in South Korea, where the nation's impeached president has been barricaded in the presidential residence, defying arrest attempts amid allegations of insurrection following his brief declaration of martial law. If you're confused, well, you're not the only one. But joining us to provide insight into that situation will be retired U.S.
Army Colonel John Mills. But first, our Situation Report Spotlight. This past weekend, Ukrainian armed forces launched a surprise counteroffensive in Russia's Kursk region, advancing up to 1.7 miles beyond the Russian front line on the first day.
Utilizing British-made Challenger II tanks and electronic jamming equipment, Ukrainian troops targeted key supply lines and military installations, disrupting Russian defenses. The operation resulted in significant Russian and North Korean casualties. Remember the North Korean troops? With reports indicating that approximately 3,800 North Korean soldiers have been killed or wounded to date.
And for those of you keeping count at home, that would be about a third of those that are believed to have been sent by Kim Jong-un to help Putin with his Ukrainian efforts. This development comes after months of reports suggesting that Ukraine was losing ground in Kursk, making this counteroffensive a significant reversal, of course, in momentum.
Die ukrainische Militärleiterin hat die Operation als einen wichtigen Schritt in der Erweiterung der Kontrolle über überstürzte Bereiche und der Druck auf Moskau's Aspekte nahe der Grenze beschrieben.
Still, we don't know if this represents a serious effort to push deeper into Russia or if it's some type of desperate gamble from Ukraine, which many observers believe is frankly on its heels right now. For more on this, we're joined by a good friend of the show, George Barros. He's the Russia team lead at the Institute for the Study of War. George, it's great to see you again.
Thank you very much for coming back on The Situation Report. Hey Mike, danke dir so sehr, dass du wieder da bist. Frohes Neues Jahr. Und dir auch. Hier ist ein sauberer, glücklicher und erfolgreicher 2025. Lass uns hier am Top starten, mit diesem Konteroffensiv, diesem Offensiv, was auch immer wir es nennen wollen. Was machst du mit dieser Bewegung des ukrainischen Militärs? Absolut.
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