Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code WARFRONTS at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: http://incogni.com/WARFRONTS Stay ahead of global conflicts with WarFronts Weekly. Get sharp, no-nonsense military analysis straight to your inbox. Subscribe: https://fronts.co/warfronts-weekly Get full conflict briefings, and members-only analysis at fronts.co https://fronts.co Join the community and discuss current flashpoints in real time: https://www.reddit.com/r/frontsco This video is #sponsored by Incogni. Love the content? Explore Simon's other YouTube channels: 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 PoliticalFronts: http://www.youtube.com/@politicalfronts Simon on social: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/ 00:00 Introduction 02:26 Phase Zero 06:10 False Flag 15:45 Why? References https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-september-30-2025/ https://x.com/TheStudyofWar/status/1975547125275529522 https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20251008-russia-s-false-flag-claims-spark-fears-of-pre-war-posturing https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/12/russia-accuses-ukraine-of-preparing-false-flag-attack-to-derail-friday-s-putin-trump-summit-in-alaska https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-59998988 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/19/business/russia-has-been-laying-groundwork-online-for-a-false-flag-operation-misinformation-researchers-say.html https://www.newsweek.com/russia-may-be-in-phase-0-of-preparation-for-nato-war-10840927 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/international/moscow-accuses-uk-of-planning-false-flag-attack-to-frame-russia-escalate-european-tensions/videoshow/124350495.cms https://understandingwar.org/map/russian-phase-zero-operations-in-europe-date-range-september-9-2025-to-october-11-2025/ https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-october-13-2025/ https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-october-6-2025/ https://acleddata.com/media-citation/russia-accuses-uk-sabotage-plans-us-nato-lake-newsweek https://www.thetimes.com/world/europe/article/mark-rutte-nato-russia-planes-t233k6j5d