{"id":366133,"date":"2026-07-31T13:00:04","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T12:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/russia-ukraine-war-the-numbers-putin-doesnt-want-you-to-see\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T13:00:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T12:00:04","slug":"russia-ukraine-war-the-numbers-putin-doesnt-want-you-to-see","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/russia-ukraine-war-the-numbers-putin-doesnt-want-you-to-see\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia Ukraine war: the numbers Putin doesn\u2019t want you to see"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/v1NJuLVSqq0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Russia Ukraine war: the numbers Putin doesn\u2019t want you to see\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v1NJuLVSqq0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Four years into Russia&#8217;s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the war has lasted longer than both world wars combined for Russia \u2013 and now the balance of power is shifting.<\/p>\n<p>On the frontline, Russian advances have all but stalled. Drone warfare has transformed the battlefield, with Ukraine now striking deep inside Russia \u2013 hitting oil refineries, military infrastructure, and even targets near Moscow itself. The result has been fuel shortages across dozens of Russian regions, rising prices, and a war that ordinary Russians can no longer ignore.<\/p>\n<p>FourSight speaks to military experts, a Russian journalist, a US senator, and our own correspondent reporting from the frontline in Kramatorsk, to answer the question dividing analysts: is Vladimir Putin actually losing this war \u2013 and if so, what happens next?<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to: Professor Phillips O&#8217;Brien, Dr Hanna Shelest, Paraic O&#8217;Brien, Yevgenia Albats, Senator Chris Coons and Professor Mark Galeotti.<\/p>\n<p>00:00 \u2013 Introduction: a fight longer than WW1<br \/>\n00:18 \u2013 The state of play on the frontline<br \/>\n02:37 \u2013 On the frontline with Paraic O&#8217;Brien<br \/>\n04:50 \u2013 Ukraine&#8217;s drone revolution<br \/>\n06:02 \u2013 Casualties: the real cost for both sides<br \/>\n06:41 \u2013 Taking the war into Russia<br \/>\n09:40 \u2013 How Ukraine built its drone advantage<br \/>\n11:27 \u2013 Russia&#8217;s response: softening or stalling?<br \/>\n12:05 \u2013 Ukraine&#8217;s air defence crisis: Russia&#8217;s &quot;last advantage&quot;<br \/>\n13:19 \u2013 Putin\u2019s dilemma &#8211; the mobilisation question<br \/>\n13:58 \u2013 Inside the Kremlin: cracks among the elite<br \/>\n14:58 \u2013 Ukraine&#8217;s own political turmoil<br \/>\n15:25 \u2013 Conclusion: what next with Professor Mark Galeotti<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Reporter: Kiran Moodley<br \/>\nProducer: Harriet Tatham<br \/>\nEditor: Matthew Lucas<br \/>\nMotion Graphics: Ian Watkins<br \/>\nSeries Producer: Kieron Bryan<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four years into Russia&#8217;s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the war has lasted longer than both world wars combined for Russia \u2013 and now the balance of power is shifting. 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