Artur Rehi - Will Defeat of Russia’s Poorly Trained and Equipped Forces in 2023 Bring End to the War

Russia is paying a huge price in terms of blood and resource for every  metre of Ukrainian territory it tries to seize. The encircled city of  Bakhmut is emblematic of Russia’s lack of strategy and purpose as it  throws away hundreds of lives for every metre captured in a horrific  focal point of the war that has become a meat grinder. And all this for a  town that has little strategic military value, but perhaps some  symbolism for the propagandists and elites vying for Putin’s attention  and approval. Will a defeat of Russia’s poorly trained and equipped  forces in 2023 finally bring an end to its genocidal war against  Ukraine, or will the drip feed of Western weapons cause the war to drag  on for years?   

Today I’m speaking with Artur Rehi, influential YouTuber, and Estonian  reserve soldier. He completed conscription in 2018 in the Kuperjanov  Infantry battalion as company communications officer. He looks at the  war with insight, empathy, and humour. He also explores his family’s  traumatic history as victims of Soviet repression and imperialism.