War reporting in the internet age

I came across Ukraine/Russia analysis on a YouTube channel by an Estonian soldier, that is highly entertaining and interesting. I’ve got no idea how accurate his information is and he is definitely cheering for the Ukrainians, but that said, I found his videos offering a lot of information that is days ahead of what the US Defense Dept. is reporting.

For instance, today a WaPo reporter tweeted out information from a Defense Dept. briefing and this was one bit of information:

Continued morale issues among Russian soldiers seen, senior defense official says.

In addition to food and fuel shortages, the Pentagon now observes frostbite as an issue.

— Dan Lamothe (@DanLamothe) March 22, 2022

This Estonian soldier reported that frostbite was likely in a March 10th video:

Here’s another video from a few days ago: