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If you’re ever injured in an accident, you can check out Morgan & Morgan. Their fee is free unless they win. For more information go to https://www.forthepeople.com/free-case-evaluation/get-a-lawyer/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=influencer&utm_campaign=TaskPurpose&s=86%3A2313 On May 27th of 2023, Taliban soldiers attacked an Iranian military border checkpoint using their captured U.S. military weapons and vehicles that were left behind during the Afghanistan withdrawal. Some internet meme lords claimed the CIA was playing tactical 4D chess purposely leaving behind $7 billion dollars worth of military equipment to arm the Taliban against their larger adversary Iran. But the attack is actually part of a much larger pattern of escalation between the two countries over an ongoing major water dispute. Written by: Chris Cappy & Patrick Griffin Edited by: Michael Michaelides Since the Afghanistan portion of the river is on the upstream side, the Taliban now control the flow of the river into Iran. Over 90 percent of Iran’s 87 million people faced drought conditions in 2023 which is why this conflict is so important to their survival. At this point a lot of people watching this who aren’t fans of the Taliban or Iran might be relating to the words of Henry Kissinger who once said “It's a pity they both can't lose." The fact is there has been a long history of conflict between the Taliban and Iran. So Could this new battle lead to an Iranian invasion of Afghanistan? It’s not that hard to imagine because we’ll see this isn’t even the first time these two have been on the brink of all out war. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join #EXPLORE #GEOPOLITICS #MILITARY Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email capelluto@taskandpurpose.com for inquires.

Go to https://sponsr.is/cs_taskpurpose_0723 and use code TASKPURPOSE to save 25% off today. Thanks to Curiosity Stream for sponsoring today’s video. Because From China’s perspective controlling the Xinjiang region is absolutely necessary to guarantee their position as a global superpower. Without an iron clad control over Xinjiang it would mean China’s multi billion dollar belt and road investment projects that connect to the rest of the world and their national security would fail. They would lose control of oil pipelines and natural resources that would jeopardize their security. The Xinjiang region is too strategically important for them to allow an independence movement there to get off the ground which is what they claim they are facing from the Ugyhur population. Written by: Chris Cappy & Thomas Priddle Edited by: Michael Michaelides Xinjiang is a buffer zone to eight countries on China’s border some of which have stability issues. And many people don’t know but the region is home to China’s sensitive nuclear weapons testing sites. Which there has been satellite evidence that they are getting ready to resume testing soon new Lop Nur. This is a dried up salt lake in Xinjiang where China has conducted 40 nuclear tests since they first started in 1964. They’ve built five underground nuclear tests at Lop Nur. From China’s point of view expanding their borders to the west to its natural geographic boundaries of the mountain range is vital to their security no matter who lives there, extremists or not. From their perspective it’s like a version of the United States Manifest destiny when the US expanded to California in the mid 1800s. This is likely why China thought the west would be sympathetic to their operations in Xijang because according to them it resembled the US war on terror and US expansion west. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. how to take action: https://uhrp.org/take-action/ sources: https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2021/06/china-un-human-rights-experts-alarmed-organ-harvesting-allegations https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2022-04-10/ty-article-magazine/.premium/research-china-harvested-organs-from-living-people-doctors-helped-with-executions/00000180-5bb8-df19-a7f3-dbfc53720000 https://www.google.com/url?q=https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/The-age-of-Great-China/Satellite-photos-show-China-s-new-nuclear-test-site-in-Xinjiang&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1688587925341831&usg=AOvVaw1vjkBEvJWEhHgjPnlNvJ2- https://digitalcommons.du.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1365&context=djilp #CHINA #EXPLORE #geopolitics Email capelluto@taskandpurpose.com for inquires.

On the night of June 23rd at 21:00 Prigozhin posted video footage of a Wagner camp that he claimed was deliberately struck by Russian forces killing dozens of his men. This might have been a false flag operation. A fake attack designed to justify the armed rebellion that would follow. Then Prigozhin released a series of statements on telegram that were aimed at every regular Russian soldier, he requested they join him in what he called his “ march of justice” against the incompetent Russian military leadership in the ministry of defense that had misled President Putin and lied to him to get him into the Ukraine war. Written by: Chris Cappy Edited by: Savvy Studios On June 24th at 4:44 in the morning he took between 8,500 and 4,000 of his most loyal mercenaries and up to 350 pieces of heavy equipment to take over the South Military district command in Rostov. Prigozhin claimed he had 25,000 mercenaries with him but that was likely an eggeration based on visual estimates of his forces. He had with him nine main battle tanks, some T-90, four Tigr vehicles, a Grad MLRS system, and a howitzer, a Pantsir S-1 air defense systems, and infantry fighting vehicles. If his plan was going to work Prigozhin needed to leverage his social media influence to convince regular Russian troops to revolt and join his small group of soldiers. He didn’t have enough manpower on his own. The reason he didn't call this action a coup is two fold. First because it would be harder for Russian soldiers to swallow. They would be less sympathetic to join a coup which is seen as treason. But to revolt against the terrible Russian military leadership…. that they might stomach. Second, Not calling it a coup also gave him wiggle room to cut a deal if his plan failed he could say it was just simply a protest. Let's look at what signals did Prigozhin have in front of him at the moment that might indicate he could convince regular Russian soldiers to join him? We know many Russian soldiers haven't been paid and haven’t gotten leave to go home in months. Instead of the $2,560 they are owed each month Russian soldiers say they have been paid several times less than that each paycheck. Some regular soldiers and conscripts have complained about not being paid in two months straight. There are two things you cannot mess with when it comes to soldiers, you cannot screw with their paycheck and you can’t screw with their chow. Prigozhin also claimed Russian casualties are many times higher than reported by their ministry of Defense. If soldiers feel their lives are being wasted away they might be at a tipping point to revolt. #PUTIN #RUSSIA #prigozhin One of the main sources used in research for this video: https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-june-25-2023 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email capelluto@taskandpurpose.com for inquires.

Raytheon Laser systems protect people and assets from dangerous drones. 8 have been delivered to US forces already and have been proven in the field. These systems are rugged and integrate directly into existing air defenses. For more information about this incredible anti-drone technology, visit: https://bit.ly/44mGAtU This is why for the past 3 years the U.S. Department of Defense has spent roughly $1 billion dollars a year in research and development for what is known within the defense industry as "directed energy" weapons. In 2018 the (DOD) actually officially identified Directed Energy weapons as one of 11 technologies that are absolutely critical to enabling the 2018 National Defense Strategy. This technology has been in development for decades but it's only been in the last few years that the military has really doubled down on investing the necessary funds into its development after it started to show real practical combat use for the first time. Written by: Chris Cappy Edited by: Michael Michaelides The reason for this is a 2017 test where a 5 kilowatt laser was able to defeat a number of small rotary and fixed-wing UAVs for the first time. Everytime you hear about a new sword to be afraid of like hypersonic missiles a new shield is developed sometimes soon after, and Directed Energy Weapons could be the solution that is fast enough, like speed of light fast enough, to shoot down hypersonic missiles. According to a new Government accountability office report these high energy lasers can blast a range of threats right out of the sky including enemy drones, mortars, artillery shells and even cruise missiles. All for mere pennies on the dollar. China, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Russia, India,and Pakistan are also all trying to develop military-grade directed-energy weapons. Iran and Turkey claim to already have them in active service. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email capelluto@taskandpurpose.com for inquires. #DRONE #WAR #TECHNOLOGY

Thank you Ridge Wallet for sponsoring today’s video. Check them out here: https://ridge.com/taskandpurpose and use code ""TASKANDPURPOSE"" to get 10% off China’s mighty dragon J-20 stealth fighter jet aims to outmatch the American F-35 and F-22 fighters, it wants to dominate the skies over the South China Sea and ensure air superiority in the event of a war with the United States. but is it really all that great or is it just a cheap Aliexpress knock off version? To be fair, Xi Jinping's air force is getting a large part of the beefed up modernization budget and it appears to be paying off in some ways. Experts estimate China to have at least 200 J-20s in service today. So this isn’t one of those adversarial weapons that we hear will exist one day in the far distance like Russia’s T-14 armata tank, nope this thing is actually here already. And these are exactly the kind of interceptor jets that are deployed in incidents like In August 2022, when their air forces responded to Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan by breaking records with 446 aircraft incursion into Taiwan airspace in a single month. But are any of the J-20’s capabilities unique or did China tactically acquire all of them? Tactically acquire is a lower enlisted way of saying steal it. Although this time its not just the United States claiming the jet was stolen Russia is also crying foul. We’ll also speculate on whether or not American radar systems detect this new Chinese stealth fighter, And how is the J-20 optimized for anti-access area denial - which is China’s main strategy and tactic for dominating in the South China Sea. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email capelluto@taskandpurpose.com for inquires.

Get Your Own Mini GOAT Replica Today! https://bit.ly/43fk7yv The American F-15 EX is a new super interceptor fighter jet that is designed to patrol some of the world's most disputed air space in the south China Sea and Eastern Europe. In fact NATO scrambled jets 570 times more than once per day in 2022 to respond to Russian aircraft. And Japan is forced to scramble F-15’s every time China violates their airspace. The number of Chinese airspace incursions has jumped up from 96 in 2010 to 675 in 2019. But critics have been quick to point out the F-15 is ancient. It was originally manufactured in 1976 and is headed into retirement. Many are questioning the logic of investing millions of dollars into upgrading the F-15 into the EX. Because it seems like a step backwards in this modern fancy era of stealth technology. But the truth is it’s not that simple. The new F-15 will have some weapons and flight capabilities that modern stealth aircraft lack. Fire an aim 9 sidewider at the like button and lets get started. Written by: Chris Cappy & Justin Taylor Edited by: Michael Michaelides In producing the F-15EX we admittedly took the long scenic route. So the way it happened was during the early 2000s the F22 was supposed to replace the aging F15 but it’s program’s budget was slashed by 75%. This led to only 195 aircraft purchased which is a third of what the US air force originally wanted. In 2009 The F-22 production lines were completely shut down and are impossible to restart. This forced the air force to keep the old F15 past its expiration date in order to maintain a fleet size large enough to respond to air space violations in Europe and the pacific at the same time. So in order to solve for the lack of F-22s the United States Air Force decided to order 104 of the new upgraded F-15EX multirole fighter, marking the first order of F-15s in over 20 years. Earlier this year, the United States Air Force announced that after two years of extensive testing and study, their latest upgrades to the F-15 platform dubbed the EX had actually ‘smashed a new record’ in terms of capabilities and expectations. What this means is that it is able to perform as both a fighter and bomber except at a much lower cost than the F35. Now according to Boeing the new plans will extend the service life of the aircraft well into the 2030s, which would make it the longest serving fighter aircraft in American history. Unsurprisingly like all decisions involving the military industrial complex it was met with a bunch of support and criticism from political leaders and internet forums trolls. But To be fair you can understand where they are coming from. The sticker price on a new F-15EX will run you about $80 million, while the most recent batches of F-35As cost only slightly less at $78 million, leading many to rightfully question why the government has decided to spend more money on an old aircraft originally built in 1976 with zero stealth capabilities. I think a lot of it comes down to its interceptor and escort abilities. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email capelluto@taskandpurpose.com for inquires. #FIGHTERJET #AIRFORCE #AMERICA

If you’re ever injured in an accident, you can check out Morgan & Morgan. Their fee is free unless they win. For more information go to https://www.wordontheblock.biz/r/2313/86/?s=FOR_THE_PEOPLE Australia is preparing for war in order to avoid it. Their historic new increase in defense spending and China’s dependence on them for iron ore make them an important ally. Australia’s defense funding for 2024 will be $35 billion USD, just over 2% of their GDP, and up from $20 billion in 2021. They’ve signed a new trilateral security agreement with the United States and United Kingdom that will give the Australian Navy a new weapon that only 6 other nations in the entire world have. Major upgrades are being made to their northern army, air and naval bases. But all of this was done at a major cost. China has boycotted $4 billions of dollars worth of Australian products in an attempt to coerce them into bending to their will. Written by: Chris Cappy & Thomas Priddle Edited by: Savvy Studios located in the Indo-Pacific region they have become more strategically important in light of the US China security competition. Both great powers require resources from Australia. This means the democratic nation of Australia will play a crucial role if we’re headed into some kind of second cold war here. The Australian defense forces down under will grow by 30 percent once the new plan is implemented, the country’s permanent military ranks will increase from 59,000 to nearly 80,000. But will it be too little too late? Let's look at the revolutionary new weapon systems that Australia is choosing to invest in, why the nation is so geopolitical important and whether or not China’s attempts to coerce Australia have been successful. Australia, a nation of relatively small population of 25 million people while being the world's 6th largest country by size. Australia has an abundance of natural resources most important of which is their crude iron ore mines. One of the reasons for their geopolitical importance is they have the world's largest iron ore reserves estimated to be 51 billion metric tons or 30 percent of the world's entire supply. This should give us a hint as to why China needed Australia so badly for the past two decades. Iron ore is essential to make steel which is necessary to build a strong industrial base. China needed this iron ore to build infrastructure projects, roads, highways, defense products and their entire belt and road project. Beijing imports 60% of their iron ore from Australia, and is heavily dependent on the commodity. Why can’t China mine their own iron ore supply domestically? China would need to develop hundreds of new mines, which would require an enormous amount of water and energy and expertise that their mining industry just doesn't have right now. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email capelluto@taskandpurpose.com for inquires. #EXPLORE #AUSTRALIA #GEOPOLITICS

Thank you Ridge Wallet for sponsoring today’s video. Check out https://ridge.com/taskandpurpose for up to 40% off through June 15th. India and China have clashed in deadly brawls on their disputed border multiple times recently. An estimated 60,000 Chinese soldiers are positioned on India’s border, with main battle tanks, fighter jets and artillery facing off against 200,000 Indian forces on the other side. This is the border between the world’s two most populous nations both armed with plenty of nuclear weapons, so the consequences of this conflict extend far beyond Southeast Asia. It might as well be happening on the border with my neighbor Carl. editor note show population numbers over map animation. But what exactly are these two giants fighting over in this inhospitable 4,000 meter high altitude freezing region that is so strategically important? Written by: Chris Cappy & Brian Sproule Edited by: Michael Michaelides Why are they fighting with sticks and stones when they have perfectly good rifles right next to them? and how can we hope to avoid all-out conflict between India and China? Hit the like button and let's get started. (Jayadeva Ranade) A former Indian National Security Advisory, believes he knows the truth about why China has recently become more aggressive in the region. It’s because Xi Jingping needs to protect his new China Pakistan economic corridor. This is Xi Jinping's most expensive belt and road project over the past decade at $65 billion dollars. When you hear about “belt and road” all the other projects are a total sideshow compared to this. Because the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor. CPEC will add a new 10,000 km shorter route for oil transport from the middle east to enter western China. This will eliminate China’s single greatest strategic vulnerability to the US navy blockading and cutting off their energy supply. There’s only one problem: it's located just a few kilometers from India’s disputed border with Pakistan. And to make matters worse, it’s located inside Pakistan Occupied Kashmir so the roads and railways pass directly through territory that has been claimed by India as their own. It would be like if my neighbor Carl started expanding his driveway into the weird place between our yards where we’re not sure who owns it but we agreed neither of us would start construction there. Cut that out Carl. According to India this project is being built in illegally occupied territory. So India has tens of thousands of soldiers located a few kilometers away from this strategically important trade route for China. In September 2020, India’s Chief of Defence Staff (General Bipin Rawat) acknowledged this very problem stating “Chinese economic cooperation with Pakistan, in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, along with continued military, economic and diplomatic support mandate high levels of preparation by us.” One of my favorite proverbs from India is “where the needle goes the thread follows” I think CPEC has accelerated tensions on the border. Because in response to Chinese build up in 2021 India shifted 50,000 additional troops to their border with China to reinforce the region. They did this by taking 20,000 troops and 6 army divisions off their western border with rival Pakistan to prioritize defense against China instead. This represents a 40% increase in force strength from 2020. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email capelluto@taskandpurpose.com for inquires. #EXPLORE #INDIA #GEOPOLITICS

Get Your Own non firing tiny 1:3rd scale model Mini GOAT Replica Today! https://bit.ly/43d8g3R In July 2016, Chinese UN Peacekeeping soldiers found themselves in the middle of an all-out war in the South Sudanese capital of Juba. This is the first time Chinese troops were tested in combat in 4 decades so there’s a lot we can learn about the PLAs capabilities from this battle. After the fiasco the individual Chinese soldiers and commanders of the United Nations peacekeeping mission were criticized for failing to protect the citizens and millions of dollars worth of humanitarian resources. A Washington based Non profit analysis of the battle found Chinese soldiers had abandoned their posts and refused orders to return fire, but is this actually the case or is the fog of war more complicated than that? Written by: Chris Cappy & Diego Aceituno Edited by: Savvy Studios What does the battle of Juba tell us about the way the People's Liberation Army fights? How have these little known events from 2016 changed the Chinese military and foreign policy today? And what strategic interests does China have in South Sudan that brought them there in the first place? China has been a member of the UN security Council since 1971 but initially refused to contribute forces or budget to UN peacekeeping. Then in the 1990’s China began sending non combatant personnel to support United NAtions operations including engineers and agricultural advisors. But there was a major change to this policy in 2015. China’s new president, Xi Jing Ping, decided to send a combat infantry to support UN peace keeping. This proactive approach was a major change to Chinese long standing policy of non interference in foreign affairs. This change of heart was partly driven by China’s growing energy needs. South Sudan is the first international location of China’s state owned national petroleum corporation. They have a 40% stake in a joint venture that operates South Sudan's major oil fields. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email capelluto@taskandpurpose.com for inquires.

Get Your Own Model Mini GOAT Replica Today! https://bit.ly/3OkZ3C7 Is the US government really calling for legislation to invade Mexico and destroy the cartels? On March 7, 2023, 2 American tourists were by the cartel while visiting Mexico. In response Senator Lindsay Graham announced his plan to introduce a bill that would lay the groundwork for authorizing the use of U.S. Military Force against Mexican cartels. A major step as the pentagon typically just advises and assists with anti-narcotics operations. But this new bill would bestow upon the Mexican cartels the unique honor of becoming one of only 65 foreign terror organizations in the world. Written by: Chris Cappy & Brian Sproule Video Edited by: Michael Michaelides This FTO designation would have many consequences, among them it would authorize the use of US military Targeted drone strikes with AGM-114 Hellfire missiles, nighttime American special forces surgical raids on cartel leaders as they sleep, satellite intelligence assets refocused on the southern border. Supporters say this will give the US government more powerful lethal tools to destroy the cartel. Critics claim it could ruin a relationship with an important strategic ally. Declarations like this are controversial and have understandably alarmed the Mexican government. It’s called into question the correct role of the US military in counter narcotics. From Mexico’s perspective it’s easy to see how they might not see much of a distinction between a targeted missile strike on a drug lab and a full blown invasion. In 2019 an attack by cartel members had 9 US citizens lives ended and 5 others injured in Mexico inside an area just south of Arizona where rival cartels are still at war. These cartel groups are fighting to secure smuggling routes close to the U.S. border and this activity leads to mistaken identity, cross fire, and sometimes targeted attacks against innocent Americans. US Texas Army National Guard soldiers on the border with Mexico have been shot by machine guns and taunted by heavily armed cartel members across the Rio Grande. This has promoted the US embassy to issue safety warnings advising Americans against traveling to certain dangerous regions in Mexico. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email capelluto@taskandpurpose.com for inquires.

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Thank you Ridge Wallet for sponsoring today’s video. Check out ridge.com/taskandpurpose for up to 40% off through June 15th. The Arctic region is quietly becoming the location of intense new competition between the great powers of US, China and Russia that could lead to direct conflict. This is because declining sea ice each year is opening up two new shorter shipping routes and revealing trillions of dollars worth of resources from oil to rare earth metals necessary for high tech weapon production. These new maritime trade routes will cut roughly 9,000 kilometers off a one-way trip between Europe and Asia instead of having to go through the Suez Canal. That’s 40% shorter. “Are we there yet?” “Yes Xi Jingping we already got there yesterday” On Top of that, According to a U.S Geological Survey, there are 90 billion barrels of untapped oil and 44 billion barrels of liquid natural gas in the Arctic. That accounts for 22% a fourth of the total undiscovered fossil fuel resources in the entire world. Looks like the arctic region is begging for a little freedom. Now here’s the situation. Every single major military is competing for this big fat juicy opportunity wanting to just sink their teeth into the far north like some kinda ravenous polar bear. The US Department of Defense has been accused of sleeping on this issue and been slow to react since they haven’t invested in arctic warfare capabilities since the Soviet Union dissolved and they thought that was at least one thing they didn’t have to worry about anymore. Now NATO is now in a position where they are playing catch up against Russia and China in the arctic. The First move the DoD made to remedy this was to establish the Arctic Strategy and Global Resilience Office in 2022 to command this new initiative. Then they based the US Air Force’s most advanced aircraft wings in Alaska which increased forces at Air Force Base by 50%. This means there are now two full squadrons of 54 F-35s and 48 F-22′s, making Alaska the only place in the world now with over 100 fifth-generation aircraft on location making Santa Claus look like he’s flying slow. Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join #EXPLORE #NATO #GEOPOLITICS Email capelluto@taskandpurpose.com for inquires.

If you’re ever injured in an accident, you can check out Morgan & Morgan. Their fee is free unless they win. For more information go to https://www.wordontheblock.biz/r/2313/86/?s=FOR_THE_PEOPLE The outcome of the upcoming Ukrainian counter offensive has a chance to once again influence the conditions in the negotiation room. It was Prussian General Carl Von Clausewitz who said “War is politics by other means” a famous quip that relates directly to peace negotiations because we’ll see how the war conditions on the ground end up shaping the conditions of the politics in the negotiation room. Ultimately it will be up to Ukraine if they want to choose to negotiate and on what terms they are willing to accept. Today we’ll try to understand how combat has influenced the peace talks so far, China’s attempts to negotiate a peace, and recent changes to international peace treaties. Video Edited by: Michael Michaelides Written by: Chris Cappy and Patrick Griffin Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email capelluto@taskandpurpose.com for inquires.

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Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Last year in 2022 Ukraine launched a major successful counter offensive that retook thousands of kilometers of land in the Kharkiv and Kherson region. Now In 2023 analysts are suspecting yet another offensive may be on the horizon for Ukrainian forces once western tanks and equipment have been delivered. Thousands of new Ukrainian army recruits are training in newly created units that are specifically tailored for offensive operations; their forces have grown from 260,000 at the start of the war to a million today. Written by: Chris Cappy & George Burden Edited by: Maksym Dimarov According to the new york times, Ukraines military command has been holding back their most elite soldiers and saving them from the worst of the fighting in Bakhmut so they could throw them into this offensive campaign instead as a kind of ace in the hole. Ukraine is now combat tested and battle hardened after a year of sharpening their skills. But recently leaked us intelligence reports paint a difficult picture of the challenges ahead. According to western estimates approximately 100,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed or wounded. The CSIS estimates Russian soldiers have suffered 250,000 casualties since the start of the war. One of the ways Russia is trying to mitigate these 101 newbie problems is by releasing official cartoon training videos that show troops the correct way to build trenches and defensive positions. It’s an odd cartoon style that reminds me of the old WW2 training videos mixed with the fallout 3 video game aesthetic. Wait a second I'm pretty sure deadpool would be on the Ukrainian side. On the other side, Reuters reported how 40,000 new Ukrainian soldiers were specially trained as part of a storm assault unit with each new trooper taking four months to train from civilian to grunt. This is because offensive operations are exponentially more difficult than defensive warfare. It’s easier to teach a cat to go on a walk than it is to teach thousands of soldiers how to coordinate, communicate and maneuver under fire. There are 8 new storm brigades that will be used in the coming offensive, each of which have benefited from an extensive social media and recruitment campaign in Ukraine that has taken place since February that focused on the idea of getting revenge against Russia. Personally if you ask me that's a better recruitment angle than Russia’s advertisement which calls their own citizens out for not being men for working as security guards. Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email capelluto@taskandpurpose.com for inquires.

India historical geopolitical partnership with Russia is now being tested. Today India is the world’s largest buyer of Russian military hardware accounting for 20% of Moscow’s orders. India has become the 3rd largest buyer of Russian oil at $24 billion dollars annually. But the reality of why India feels they need to work with Russia is far more complicated than you might imagine and it all has to do with their attempts to build an economy and military powerful enough to counter what they believe is their biggest threat. Their neighbor China. Video Edited by: Michael Michaelides Written by: Chris Cappy & Thomas Priddle In order to understand India’s complicated relationship with Russia we need to recognize that this is nothing new. India has maintained political, economic and strategic ties with Moscow ever since the Cold War, something that Washington has been upset about. In fact the US is preparing a military aid package for India worth $500 million dollars. If this deal went through it would make India one of the largest recipients of US military aid, behind only Israel and Egypt. This is designed of course to curb India’s long historical reliance on Russian and soviet military equipment. Because even though India has close ties with Russia they are also considered a strong ally of the United States. And this is key to understanding India’s strategy. Of course Moscow is obviously upset about India’s close relationship with the United States. Apparently It’s considered controlling to tell your friends who they can and cannot be friends with. Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email capelluto@taskandpurpose.com for inquires.

Go to https://buyraycon.com/taskandpurpose for 15% off your order! Brought to you by Raycon. Leaked Russian documents called the Moldova strategy confirm Putin's plans to destabilize Moldova and bring them back into their sphere of influence by 2030. Moldova is a small land locked nation between Romania and Ukraine that is seen as being torn between Russian and Western influence. The U.S. Government has generally considered Moldova together with Georgia and Ukraine as three countries that are seeking greater integration with the West while at the same time coping with separatist territories and separatist conflicts that have been fostered by Russia. Written by: Chris Cappy & Justin Taylor Edited by: Savvy Studios So what do these documents reveal about Russia’s overall strategy and their own perspective on how events are unfolding in the region? On March 14th Moldovan Prime Minister Dorin Recean took one look at the Moldova Strategy leaked documents and said “The Russians have tried for a very long time to make sure Moldova does not have sovereignty over its foreign policy,” Meanwhile Putin accused Ukraine of staging a false flag Russian invasion of Moldova in order to give Ukraine the green light to invade. Last time I checked Ukraine is not the one invading a neighboring country. This is where Transnistria comes into the picture. It’s a small pro-russian territory in Eastern Moldova located along the Black Sea bordering Ukraine, that also happens to identify as an independent country, but one else recognizes this. I’d like to identify as an independent Nation of Cappynistira, there now I dont have to pay taxes. Just last week Moscow-backed Transnistrian authorities claimed they arrested two terrorists who had planned to assassinate Vadim Krasnoselsky the president of Transnistria, blaming Ukraine for the plot. But it gets more complicated than that. In early February of this year, Russia rescinded an official decree from 2012 that guaranteed Moldova’s sovereignty, essentially saying that they no longer respect the Moldovan government’s right to independence or territorial integrity, and this comes shortly after Ukrainian president Zelensky’s warning that Russia was seeking to force out Moldova’s pro-Western leadership. Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email capelluto@taskandpurpose.com for inquires. #EXPLORE #EUROPE #GEOPOLITICS

If you’re ever injured in an accident, you can check out Morgan & Morgan. Their fee is free unless they win. For more information go to https://www.wordontheblock.biz/r/2313/86/?s=FOR_THE_PEOPLE Poland is making huge strides towards accomplishing their goal of becoming the largest land force in Europe by signing a framework agreement to produce nearly 1,400 Borsuk Infantry Fight Vehicles. The development of this new armored vehicle tracks a unique time in Poland's history where they have rapidly upscaled their defense manufacturing capability and shows how their nation is capable of creating their own homegrown advanced defense equipment. Poland’s President recently signed into law a bill that increases defense spending to 3% or possibly even up to 4% of GDP going forward. It will more than double the number of troops serving in the Polish Armed Forces, up to 300,000 and those new soldiers will need wheels to ride in. That's where the Borsuk comes into play. Edited By: Michael Michaelides Written by Chris Cappy & Josh Simpson Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. #POLAND #WAR #EXPLORE Email capelluto@taskandpurpose.com for inquires.

The AGS-17 auto grenade launcher combined with drones are now mini artillery by the Russian Armed Forces and Ukrainian military. It's also known as Playma; Russian for flame, is a 30mm automatic grenade launcher which is often seen in the thick of the fighting in Ukraine. Despite being over 50 years old, this weapon remains a force to be reckoned with and is still used extensively by militaries around the world. In this video, we will explore the history, development, and specifications of the AGS-17 before turning our attention to the innovative tactics employed by Ukrainian and Russian forces using this weapon. Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email capelluto@taskandpurpose.com for inquires.

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Is Bakhmut surrounded or is it the location of a Ukrainian Army Counter Attack? Written by Chris Cappy Edited by: Maksym Dimarov sources and full script available here: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy #UKRAINE #BAKHMUT #war Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email capelluto@taskandpurpose.com for inquires.

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