The majority of Ukrainians cannot remain indifferent to what is happening on the fronts. Everyone is interested in how good or bad the situation is on the front line, whether the Ukrainian army is actually approaching victory, how successfully it strikes the enemy, what actions the Russians are taking in response. Information available on the website of the official department — the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and the latest news of the General Staff of the Armed Forces allows users to know more and better understand events.
At the same time, there is an understanding that the media cannot contain “the whole truth” about the war. It is convenient to learn about some important facts and adequate forecasts by listening to the opinions of experts — military analysts and bloggers. Who should be trusted? We will present a selection of popular experts who highlight the most important things about the course of the Russian-Ukrainian war, and not only give assurances that everything will be fine.
Oleg Zhdanov
Soviet and Ukrainian military serviceman, reserve colonel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Ukrainian military expert, video blogger. He graduated from the Khmelnytskyi Higher Artillery Command School.
Journalistic activity: since 2016, he often writes articles in the Ukrainian, Russian, Belarusian and Iraqi press. He often appears on television. He opened his own YouTube channel, on which he releases videos with the analysis of military operations, where he has 954 thousand subscribers.
Svitan Roman
A reserve colonel, a Ukrainian military man who was captured by the Russian Federation in 2014. He was a fighter pilot instructor. He is one of the heroes of the film “Heroes of Ukrainian Donbass”. He worked as an adviser to Serhii Taruta, the head of the Donetsk State Administration.
After the start of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation into Ukraine, he acts as one of the leading military experts in the mass media and on Ukrainian TV. Discusses the most relevant topics in military summaries.
Vitaly Portnikov
One of the best journalists and political analysts in Ukraine. He is well versed in Ukrainian politics. Explains what is happening right now.
He has two YouTube channels: Vitaly Portnikov in Ukrainian and Portnikov, a Telegram channel and a Facebook page. His articles and videos on political and historical topics can also be found in other media. The man talks about valuable, worldview things so that listeners manage to adequately understand reality.
Latinina Yulia
Russian writer, political commentator and economic analyst. As a journalist, he likes to please the audience with sharp, sometimes scandalous political comments. He comments extremely harshly and scathingly on the actions of the Russian authorities.
He regularly speaks on “Echo of Moscow”, writes in “Kommersant” and “Daily Journal”. Has a YouTube channel: Yulia Latynina with 771 thousand subscribers.
Serhii Kryvonos
General of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, former deputy secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine. In 2014, he personally commanded the defense of the Kramatorsk airfield, successfully repelling an enemy attack.
On YouTube on “Telekanal Pryamoi”, “News Factory”, etc. in his interviews, he always provides truthful information about affairs at the front.
Yuriy Butusov
Ukrainian journalist. Editor-in-Chief of the social and political news Internet portal Censor.net.
The man writes a huge number of articles and author’s materials about the domestic political situation in the country and the war in Donbas – starting from news and reports from the front, stories of individual soldiers and their fate, ending with scandals surrounding shortages in arsenals and the lack of necessary equipment for the troops. The author of a series of essays on the events of the Revolution of Dignity.
In addition to the Obozrevatele blog, Yuri maintains a Facebook page, has a Twitter account, and the Butusov Plus YouTube channel.
Arestovych Oleksiy
Ukrainian blogger, actor, political and military commentator, Internet media columnist, organizer of psychological seminars and trainings. He worked as an adviser to the head of the President’s Office. More than once he found himself at the epicenter of scandals due to his controversial statements, including on the topic of Donbas. Back in 2008, he predicted the annexation of Crimea and the Russian Federation’s attack on Ukraine.
In his publications, he analyzed various events at the front. He explained in detail the nuances of clashes and fierce battles between the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the “L/DPR” terrorists. Analyzed the movement of Russian troops. He pointed to the mistakes of the command of the Russian army. He reported on the successes of the Ukrainian army, at the same time, however, rightly criticized the mistakes made by the soldiers of the Armed Forces.
Gathers a large audience on the “Alexey Arestovych” YouTube channel.
Feigin Mark
Russian political and public figure, former lawyer, blogger. He is one of the founders of the project called “Putin’s List”. Its main goal is to collect the names of criminals in the power of the Russian Federation, against whom the West needs to impose strict sanctions.
Maintains a Facebook page, has a Twitter account. There is also a channel on YouTube (FEIGIN LIVE), where Mark publishes a series of author’s programs. In addition to the blog on OBOZREVATEL, his materials are regularly published in the “Echo of Moscow” publication.
Andriy Tsaplienko
Ukrainian journalist, writer, one of the most famous military correspondents of our country, presenter and screenwriter. The author of several journalistic works and
novels The most famous of the latter is “The Wall”.
Covers events related to the war since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He talks about the Ukrainian army and the realities of the events in the East, appearing on the air of TSN.
Mykola Beleskov
Ukrainian military and political expert. He is a sought-after commentator on Ukraine-related military issues in the world media.
Chief consultant of the Department of Military and Military-Economic Policy of the National Institute for Strategic Studies. Senior analyst of the “Return Alive” Foundation. He is a guest of many YouTube channels, where he talks about the 2023 military campaign:
the situation at the front;
the role of PMC “Wagner” in the conflict;
tasks for the Ukrainian army for 2023.
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