Ukraine's Lyman Offensive - Operation Vivaldi, Secrecy & How Lies can move Battlelines

Sponsored by Private Internet Access: Go to https://PIAVPN.com/Perun to get 83% off from our sponsor Private Internet Access with 4 months free! AKA - How Ukraine appears to have tried to hide an offensive while Putin attempted to just invent one up. In 2026 Russia generally hold the initiative, but as operations like this demonstrate, that is not universal along the frontline. Patreon: Patreon: PerunAU Reading and Sourcing (partial): Lostarmour - Ukraine armour loss map https://lostarmour.info/map?mode=armour Relevant maps and glide bomb mapping per @clement_molin https://x.com/clement_molin https://x.com/clement_molin/status/20... https://x.com/clement_molin/status/20... https://ukranews.com/en/news/1174678-... Drapaty's piece https://kyivindependent.com/ukraines-... "Afghan Security Forces Becoming Competent, Capable, General Says" (2007) https://www.dvidshub.net/news/540515/... On the reported fake video from the 425th https://x.com/RALee85/status/19958953... Report (including on K-2 & Achilles being in support of Vivaldi) https://www.kyivpost.com/post/84222 video - Sviatohirsk https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/20... Reporting on Drapatyi: https://kyivindependent.com/we-asked-... https://kyivindependent.com/drapatyi-... https://english.nv.ua/nation/mykhailo... https://mod.gov.ua/en/about-us/mykhai... https://www.reuters.com/business/aero... Federov protests and press conferences and Syrskyi's removal https://www.reuters.com/business/aero... Example source for some of the "evidence" of Russia taking Sviatohirsk and the rebuttal https://t.me/milinfolive/178967 https://x.com/AndrewPerpetua/status/2... Reporting on Vivaldi https://united24media.com/war-in-ukra... https://militarnyi.com/en/news/operat... https://militarnyi.com/en/news/operat... UA Brigade CO removal case mentioned in this episode https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2025/1... https://militarnyi.com/en/news/comman... Included Atlantic Council article https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs... On "Lying too ourselves" (US piece from 2015) https://warontherocks.com/lying-to-ou... https://press.armywarcollege.edu/mono... Reporting on UGVs deployed by UAS https://www.newsweek.com/ukraine-laun... https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/20... Caveats & Comments: Nothing in this episode should be taken to represent an opinion or advice on any legal matter, including with regards to the potential application of domestic or international law to any of the events described or alluded to. All normal caveats and comments apply. In particular – I would like to note as always that this material has been created for entertainment purposes and is not intended to be a complete or comprehensive examination of the topic in question and should not be relied upon to inform financial or other similar decisions. Any content relating to the conduct, views, activities or any aspect of any person or character in this video is included for entertainment purposes and does not represent an assertion of fact on those matters or any matters in relation to that person or character. Care has been taken in compiling data, quotes, and other inputs from various sources but errors can occur. Quotes and included data should be considered illustrative, not definitive and their veracity should not be relied on. Timestamps: 00:00:00 — Intro 00:01:19 — What Am I Talking About? 00:03:39 — Changing the Guard 00:11:31 — Lyman & the Donbas 00:16:37 — Vivaldi 00:29:29 — Did False Reporting Play a Role? 00:35:13 — How Bad is the Issue? 00:42:28 — At the Top 00:58:28 — Execution & Implications 01:00:04 — Another Reminder for Those Watching 01:02:35 — Channel Update