Russia Just Launched Its Largest Air Attack Yet — But…

Hook: Russia just launched the largest aerial barrage of the entire war — nearly 1,500 drones and missiles in roughly a 24-hour period. But despite the scale, despite the destruction, and despite Russia clearly trying to overwhelm Ukraine’s defenses, something important stood out afterward: Ukraine was still standing. Tonight we break down the strike patterns, the interception rates, what Russia may have been trying to accomplish, and why the results may not have matched Moscow’s expectations. 00:00 Largest Air Attack of War 00:43 Ukraine Strikes Inside Russia 02:12 Russia Focuses on Kyiv 03:01 “Retaliatory” Strike Claims 04:03 Ballistic Missiles Hit Kyiv 04:31 Record Drone Barrage Explained 05:29 Highest Total of War 05:47 Ukraine’s 94% Interception Rate 06:21 Ceasefire or Stockpiling? 07:10 Drone Factory Destroyed 07:46 Apartment Building Destroyed 08:15 Civilian Death Toll Rises 08:53 Ballistic Missile Problem 09:13 Drone Interceptors Fight Back 09:34 What Ukraine Shot Down 10:06 More Strikes May Be Coming 10:23 Russia Failed to Break Ukraine 11:14 Funeral Interrupted by Drones 11:57 Kremlin Demands Donbas 12:17 Battlefield and Loss Updates 13:24 Pipe Ammo Depot Hit 13:56 Ukrainian Telesurgery Innovation 14:17 Ukrainian National Anthem 15:25 AI Pigeon Defense System Facts over noise. Context over headlines. Truth over talking points. #Ukraine #Russia #Kyiv #Putin #Zelensky #NATO #Trump #DroneWar #MissileStrike #AirDefense #UkraineWar #RussiaUkraineWar ***** To support me as as I provide Ukraine war context: ***** Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ProfessorGerdesExplains Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/professorgerdes Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/professorgerdes YouTube Channel Membership: https://www.youtube.com/@Professor-Gerdes/membership 🇺🇸 Contact the White House to express your support for Ukraine https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ *****IF YOU WISH TO PROVIDE DIRECT AID TO UKRAINE: ***** 🇺🇦 I have partnered with Greg Terry for all donations to Ukraine. He has raised and delivered more than a quarter of a million dollars of aid to date. To directly support this effort of delivering necessary provisions to the front lines, click on these links (and then watch him give your donations to soldiers on the front lines on his channel): https://www.youtube.com/@GregTerryExperience Amazon Shopping List USA/North America (Shop and send to UKRAINE AID c/o Bethel Life's Gift Registry Address) https://a.co/iodWsUK Amazon Shopping List for EU/UK https://www.amazon.de/hz/wishlist/ls/... Direct Link for Financial Giving via our 501(c)(3) Tax-Deductible in the USA https://www.gregterry.org/donate.html Link for Greg's 501(c)(3) EIN Information https://www.gregterry.org/donate.html 🇺🇸 Alternatively, you may choose to donate to Samaritan’s Purse: https://www.samaritanspurse.org/our-ministry/ukraine-response/?utm_source=FY22UkraineResponseVanityURL&utm_medium=direct&utm_campaign=m_YUKR-22L3&utm_content=Ukraine-Response-Redirect%20%20 🇺🇦 If you wish to support the Ukrainian Army, give directly to United 24. Follow this link: https://u24.gov.ua/ ***BUY SOMETHING TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE *** 🇺🇦 If you purchase from Saint Javelin with my link below, a cut of the proceeds will go directly to humanitarian aid for soldiers (bandages, tourniquets, etc.). I don't get the revenue. It goes to buy medical supplies from UnitewithUkraine.com. Use this link: https://www.saintjavelin.com/en-us?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Gerdes 🇺🇸 This is the absolute CHEAPEST THING YOU CAN DO to support Ukraine (This is NOT MY SITE) https://amzn.to/4aPtwQr - Just support the war effort somehow. 🇺🇦 I wrote a book about Ukraine's president Zelenskyy which I have updated for the first 4-5 months of the war in Ukraine: It is free if you have Amazon Kindle Unlimited or $9.99 otherwise: https://amzn.to/3Q2wnyE 🇺🇦 If you cannot give or buy, you can like, share, and pray for the people of Ukraine. 🇺🇸 Please leave comments and tell me how I can help you gain more perspective. You can contact me @Dr_Gerdes on Twitter or email [email protected] #UKRAINE #UKRAINERUSSIAWAR #UKRAINEWAR