Navigate Select ESC Close

Russia Frontline Advance. Putin's Messaging Woes as Lavrov's WW3 Warning Ignored

2026-06-28 News & Politics
109.9k
8.4k
1.8k
The Duran
The Duran
531.0k subscribers

Unlock all features

FREE: Get instant access to 10 AI summaries, chats, or transcripts per day.

Description

The Duran: Episode 2555 Ukraine's front lines are crumbling as Russian forces close in on Konstantinovka, Lyman, and Sumy while the collective West media refuses to report any of it. Alex Christoforou and Alexander Mercouris on The Duran break down how Putin is surrendering the information war to Zelensky by default, why the drone narrative is a smokescreen for catastrophic Ukrainian battlefield losses, and what Lavrov's chilling WWII comparison at the Russian Security Council really means. 00:00:00 Project Ukraine front line overview 00:00:33 Lyman situation and Ukrainian retreat 00:01:19 Kamatorsk and Slavansk the last big cities 00:02:23 Konstantinovka fighting assessment 00:05:31 Orel South and Sumy under pressure 00:06:26 Western media blackout on front lines 00:07:03 Drone attacks on Russia reality check 00:08:51 Crimea summer drone campaign explained 00:13:25 Putin messaging failures and Crimea air defense 00:16:32 Why Russia loses the information war 00:21:53 Iran vs Russia handling the info war 00:25:13 Putin and Trump diplomatic strategy 00:29:10 Putin loses clarity that existed with Biden 00:35:44 Lavrov on Anchorage and failed diplomacy 00:38:29 Kremlin hardens views on collective West preparing for conflict ***THE DURAN SHOP*** https://theduranshop.com ***REVERSE GEAR SHOP*** Athleisure with Style https://reversegear.shop/ ***THE DURAN COMMUNITY ON LOCALS*** https://theduran.locals.com Join Now Get 1 Month Free Trial ***OUR OFFICIAL CHANNELS*** ALEXANDER: https://www.youtube.com/AlexanderMercourisReal ALEX: https://www.youtube.com/alexchristoforou ***CRYPTO SUPPORT*** BITCOIN: 3JvdnoyWMb93hSRgk58ZstUxg11PW9mKSr ETHEREUM: 0xF39BdFb41f639B82E3D2Bf022828bC6394F533A3 LTC: MGFiMC18ZViF6DcCixMqAAP11TG4tF6Acj EMC2: EXX4KK9pZLx7uiLWnCXtp7iMKjtq6o5b6R ***DONATE*** CREDIT CARD: https://donorbox.org/the-duran SUBSCRIBE STAR: https://subscribestar.com/theduran PATREON: https://patreon.com/theduran ***VIDEO*** RUMBLE: https://rumble.com/c/theduran ODYSEE: https://odysee.com/@theduran BITCHUTE: https://www.bitchute.com/theduran/ ***AUDIO*** SPOTIFY: https://spoti.fi/3pMrfPD APPLE PODCASTS: https://apple.co/2H9Hk0a SOUNDCLOUD: https://bit.ly/354ASQ9 ***FREE SPEECH*** TELEGRAM: https://t.me/thedurancom X (Twitter): https://x.com/TheDuranReal?s=20 GAB: https://gab.ai/TheDuran MINDS: https://minds.com/theduran Amazing music contribution from Peter Brown. Follow Peter's music: https://soundcloud.com/peterboy100

Top Comments (10)

@elysianfields1671 2026-06-28

Whoever ever believed in diplomacy with USA is ready to buy a bridge I have to sell them.

301 42 replies
@coachandreas5214 2026-06-28

I am European (Swedish). The people here don’t have anything against the Russian people, I have always had good times with Russians, at college as well. Here in Sweden we are not interested in a war at all, not in Finland either. We don’t have any interest in fighting with our neighbor or next neighbor (Russia). Thats why I find it stupid that our leader gave 16 gripen planes to Ukraine, he’s an idiot. It is stupid. We, the hockey nations, as I call it, should help each other with free trade, get tourism back, comradeship and remove stupid sanctions. Win-win

178 66 replies
@ericanderson1846 2026-06-28

No one takes US / Israeli "diplomacy" seriously.

174 10 replies
@BullerP-n2e 2026-06-28

Yes, for a Westerner, it may seem strange that Russia does not exploit the various war crimes committed against them for propaganda purposes. Here, it is important to understand the differences between Russia and the West. Russia is built on values and intellectual traditions such as Stoicism, rationality, etc. Russia is interested in achieving the set goals, not in telling stories. In the West, the focus is more on spreading lies about President Putin's health, the ailing economy, etc. All of this while the EU is morally, economically, and militarily bankrupt.

159 39 replies
@dvgrinev 2026-06-28

Here is a popular joke for you, gentlemen, which addresses your point about "Russia loosing the information war": Two Russian tank crewmen are sitting in a Parisian café, drinking coffee with a croissant on the side. A column of Russian tanks is "parked" nearby. Army convoys are passing by. Then one tankman says to the other: — The only thing I regret is that we lost the information war.

149 38 replies
@peterfeatherbone6268 2026-06-28

Greetings from Australia

103 8 replies
@orthonews2176 2026-06-28

Hello from Australia, happy feast day of St Lazar ☦️🙏

103 7 replies
@TheDuran 2026-06-27

PLEASE LIKE. SUBSCRIBE AND COMMENT. JOIN THE DURAN ON SUBSTACK: https://theduran.substack.com/

83 38 replies
@alexwhiskey2002 2026-06-28

Thank you guys!

49
@Lothiriel0421 2026-06-28

Thanks for the video guys!

33

Unlock the Data Inside
Turn Videos into Knowledge

  • Get FREE 10/day: transcripts, summaries, chats
  • Chat with videos, export text & PDF
  • $1 free API credit for RAG, chatbots & research

Free forever plan • All features unlocked

App screenshot