"IT WAS ALL A LIE": Putin Finally Revealed True Purpose of His War.

Overview

The video argues that prominent supporters of Russia’s war cannot clearly explain what would count as victory or when the fighting might end. It focuses on two interviews, contrasting abstract arguments about national destiny with the practical concerns of servicemen and their families.

Yevgeny Poddubny on the War’s Objectives

In an interview with Vyacheslav Manucharov, military correspondent Yevgeny Poddubny said some of the hardest fighting in the Donbas could still lie ahead, given Ukrainian fortifications around Slovyansk, Kramatorsk, and Druzhkivka.

Asked whether capturing the four regions claimed by Moscow would end the operation, Poddubny said he did not know and suggested Russia first needed to define victory. The video notes that capturing those areas would not necessarily resolve Russia’s other stated territorial aims.

A Philosophical Definition of Victory

Poddubny described the war as an opportunity for Russia to reconsider its national identity, establish its place in the world, and prevent a repeat of the Soviet Union’s 1991 collapse. The narrator criticizes this as an unclear and difficult-to-measure objective, comparing it with past wars in Afghanistan and Vietnam to argue that military power does not automatically achieve political goals.

Poddubny also portrayed Ukrainian society as shaped by anti-Russian propaganda. He suggested that restricting Ukrainian television broadcasts in Russian-controlled areas could help people think independently. The video challenges this reasoning, pointing to destruction and displacement in cities such as Vuhledar and Bakhmut and arguing that the views of a few residents cannot represent the populations that fled.

Mobilized Russians and Their Families

Poddubny called Russia’s military an army of volunteers while acknowledging that men mobilized in 2022 had not been demobilized. The narrator highlights the tension between describing service as voluntary and leaving mobilized people with no clear end date.

In a separate interview, presenter and war supporter Anastasia Kashevarova discussed problems reported within the military, including abuse, extortion, missing servicemen, and inadequate hospital care. The mother of a mobilized soldier described appealing to government agencies for information and asked when her son would return. Kashevarova gave no clear timetable, saying he would not return before the military operation ended—an outcome Poddubny had acknowledged was not clearly defined.

Public Frustration

The video says the mother’s story prompted responses from other women on VK describing prolonged separation, deaths, missing relatives, and difficulty obtaining answers. It cautions that these comments do not represent all Russians, but presents them as evidence of a gap between supporters’ lofty explanations for the war and families’ immediate concerns.

The video’s central conclusion is that continued sacrifice is difficult to justify when even prominent pro-war voices cannot say what achievement would bring the operation to an end.

Presenters and Contributors

The video features The Russian Dude (narrator and presenter), Yevgeny Poddubny, Vyacheslav Manucharov, Anastasia Kashevarova, Vadim Avva, and the mother of a mobilized soldier.