This is the City Ukraine Cannot Afford to Lose.
Simon Whistler · June 17, 2026 · 30 min video · Europe & NATO
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Across nearly four and a half years of full-scale war, Ukraine's position on
The battlefield
Has never looked as good as it does right now.
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Ukraine’s battlefield outlook is improving—but one city could still decide the war. Discover why Slovyansk is the fortress Ukraine cannot afford to lose, and how Russia’s next offensive may hinge on its fate. Megaprojects: https://www.youtube.com/@megaprojects9649 SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/@Sideprojects Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/@IntotheShadows Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/@TodayIFoundOut Brain Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/@brainblaze6526 Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/@decodingtheunknown2373 Places: https://www.youtube.com/@Places302 Celestium: https://www.youtube.com/@Celestium1234 HomeFronts: https://www.youtube.com/@homefronts
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