Bakhmut Crisis, Russian Vuhledar Disaster - Russian Invasion of Ukraine

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Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on Modern Warfare continues with the aftermath of the first phase of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine in 2022 ( • How Ukraine Won the Fi... ). Previously we talked about the build-up to the new stage of the Russo-Ukrainian War, how Putin's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine continued, and covered events between February 24th and April 7th, as we saw how Ukraine managed to win the first phase of the war. This set up the second phase of the war - battle of Donbas. In the previous video we covered the events of April of 2022 ( • Battle of Donbas Begin... ) including the sinking of the rocket cruiser Moskva - • How did the Sinking of... , and how the conflict turned into the war of attrition in May ( • War of Attrition - Rus... ) and continued with Russia's best month in June ( • Russia's Best Month - ... ). In the video dedicated to July - the 5th month of the war, we talked about the arrival of the HIMARS systems which strengthened Ukrainian positions and changed the war ( • How HIMARS Changed the... ), while this video will focus on the events of August, as we will see how Russian logistics and manpower problems were worsened by the HIMARS strikes, the risk and intrigue around the Zaporizhia (Enerhodar) Nuclear Powerplant and the long expected beginning of the Ukrainian counter-offensive in Kherson ( • Kherson Counter-Offens... ). Previously we discussed the Kherson counteroffensive in the first 2 weeks of September and showed how the Ukrainian counteroffensive in Kharkiv Oblast - Balakliya-Izium counter-offensive succeeded, pushing the Russians across Oskil and Lyman ( • Ukrainian Kharkiv Coun... ) In the second half of September, Ukraine liberated even more territory in Kherson ( • Ukraine Continues Atta... ), while this video will talk about the events of the beginning of October, including the attack on the Crimean - Kerch bridge ( • Attack on the Crimean ... ). In the second half of October, positional and attritional warfare continued to dominate, still Ukraine managed to attack the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol and the Grain Deal was almost cancelled ( • Ukrainian Attack on Cr... ), while in the beginning of November, Ukraine finally liberated Kherson ( • How Ukraine Liberated ... ). In the second half of November, winter took over, making the military operation more difficult ( • Winter Takes Over - Ru... ), while in the first half of December, the stalemate continued ( • December Stalemate - R... ). In the second half of December and first half of January, Russia advanced around Bakhmut, taking Soledar ( • Russian Advance Around... ), while in the second half of January, Russian regained initiative counterattacking on the Kreminna axis and gaining ground around Bakhmut, while the West announced that Ukraine will finally receive Leopard 2, Challenger 2 and Abrams tanks alongside more armoured vehicles ( • Russia Regains Initiat... ). Next we will talk about the possible Russian attack vectors and deduce what is the Russian plan for winter and spring of 2023 ( • What is the Russian At... ). In the first half of February, Russia continued advancing around Bakhmut, but its Vuhledar attack ended in a disaster.
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[@antoniokokic7488]

I like your content a lot, and I understand your need to finance your channel through ads, I don't have a problem with that. I do have a problem with the specific method you're using- promoting Masterworks and taking their money is essentially giving financial advice while making a cut out of it, which puts you in the same category as financial experts, or people pretending to be one. There is no risk-free investing, and if it's too good to be true, it usually is. KZbinr Plain Bagel did a good video on your sponsor, and although they're not explicitly scamming people (as of yet), they have plenty of red flags. I warmly recommend you watch his analysis if you haven't already. You're risking your reputation for a product you likely don't grasp completely. It's not a shame to admit one doesn't understanding something - but to actively sell it to others without regard for consequences is what a snake oil salesman would do.

[@TammoKorsai]

That Masterworks thing sounds sketchy. I feel like there's a hidden catch somewhere and it's not something an average KZbin viewer can just walk into successfully.

[@danando2]

@@TammoKorsai essentially, you buy a share in a painting, sculpture etc, and when it is sold you receive a point or a percentage of the sale tbh, you need to be rich to make this successful as 0.0001% of a million pound is £1 even 0.001% is £10, so its kinda sketchy in that sense

[@brunoethier896]

Despite your videos being extremely informative and detailed, I'm going to point out the Masterworks sponsorship scam; they basically hire youtubers to promote what amounts to stock in their own company, but without any legal protections and while cherry-picking their returns (they sell only what increased in price and only count returns on those investments, not those that didn't increase).

[@westrim]

...So, what's the scam? It's pretty upfront that you're buying stock in artwork with the bet that their value will rise. Why on earth would they sell artwork that hasn't risen in value? What stock exchange has significant legal protections for retail investors? The only fishy part for me is the assertion their ads sometimes make that there's a 'waiting list'.

[@user-ze7tl2dw4i]

@westrim I wonder who you work for lol

[@siegfriedfurtwanglerknappe6188]

@@westrim 1. They're not showing accurate gains and losses NAV. 2. There are hidden costs. 3. They don't need to sell at a loss, but they can be transparent about it. Additionally, tax loss harvesting is an important investment strategy just fyi.

[@Backwoods0G]

If you choose to base your future off a youtube ad on a free video, you deserve to be reality-checked with a scam now and then lol

[@jamesm3471]

Guys! Guys! Let’s agree to disagree on Masterworks, (they suck) forget this whole thing, and all go buy tiny plots of land in Scotland! You can put Lord in front of your name on dating sites. The land might not exist, but the cheap paper certificate does, and you only have to pay $12 for shipping & handling!

[@anarchopupgirl]

At this point I'd rather a RAID sponsor than repeated investment scams

[@Sam_Guevenne]

It actually isn't a scam art and alcohol have been the go to investment for people with wealth for a very long time.

[@StinkPickle4000]

They not a total scam; check out the "Plain bagel" Video on it. That said I will be avoiding Masterworks, they seem scammy to me...

[@CharlieBam]

@daniel1lindblad alcohol is underrated as barter. Micro investing in art sounds silly to me, especially off a youtube ad. I'd want to see their fee structure and how to actually sell and redeem. Art is much less liquid than alcohol (forgive the pun)

[@iraklimgeladze5223]

@@Sam_Guevenne Art does not create value and alcohol decrease productivity. By investing you are not just making money also, promoting where you want our future to go

[@badluck5647]

While not a scam like crypto and NFTs, Masterworks ads don't address how speculative and risky art assets can be.

[@jordanvangundy975]

It’s never a good sign when someone says your offensive has PROBABLY begun.

[@johnzuijdveld9585]

🤣 Probably right!🤣

[@jordanvangundy975]

@@MattSpoon07 you’re just upset about deez

[@geleopagot]

highly likely

[@4Fixerdave]

Well... it's just the military pundits coming around. You have to give them a break, it's kind of hard to shift opinions as quickly as needed to keep up with Russian military incompetence. If you look at the front and what's going on, they're still attacking all over the place, still looking for weakness, still being generally rebuffed and, well, it's over. The Ukrainians don't seem to be running out of reserves nearly fast enough and what's left of the Russian reserves can't be risked unless the Ukrainian lines collapse... but they didn't, and they aren't likely to anytime soon. And no, slow withdrawals are not a collapse. Thus, these pundits are faced with the fact that the entire winter offensive period, admittedly somewhat short by historical standards (mild winter), has been lost through Russian incompetence. The Russians even failed at attritional warfare. It's over. The Ukrainians easily survived the Russian winter offensive with only losing a few positions. Can that really be true? Probably. So, now we wait for the summer offensives to begin. Will the Ukrainians succeed at manoeuvre warfare *again?* Probably. Will the Ukrainians succeed in strategic supply strangulation forcing Russian withdrawals *again?* Probably. Will the Russians try attritional warfare *again?* Probably.

[@jakerolfe7689]

"Is it in yet?"

[@LikeTheBuffalo]

It was breezed over fairly quickly, but Excalibur artillery rounds are no joke. It is a GPS guided 155mm HE round that can find its target designated with a 10-digit grid reference - that means that it will strike a target with an accuracy of +/- 1 meter. Standard expected drift for dummy HE rounds in flight is +/- 250 meters. The high-speed video they showed us of it in action put the round _through the passenger window of a target pick-up truck_ before detonating.

[@ComissarYarrick]

If there is anything to learn from this this war, artilery it's still the queen of battlefield. And now with drone observers, guided shells, and wide adoption od SPG's, it;s more mobile, accurate and deadly than ever before.

[@LazyLifeIFreak]

@@ComissarYarrick *Laughs in stealth bomber*

[@ComissarYarrick]

@@LazyLifeIFreak Very few militaries have stealth boombers. Literaly every single one major military have mortars and cannons.

[@stanleytolle416]

The negative of Excalibur being the $150k + cost. What makes sense is the $5k fuse called a precision guiding kit, PGK, that can screw into a standard artillery fuse mount. This gives a standard artillery round the accuracy of the Excalibur without the high cost. This kit makes a standard artillery shell between 10 to 20 times more effective. The fuse can also be set for air burst, contact or peniitration. One other trate being the fuse will deactivate the shell if it goes off target so the shell can be used for close Infantry support. The US does have large stocks of these artillery fuses but is reluctant to send fuses from it's stockpile and is sending only current production. I would suggest witting to legislators an sharing on media the stupidity of this policy. Our current stocks should be sent now and rebuilt later. Ukraine needs effective weapons now.

[@LazyLifeIFreak]

@@ComissarYarrick Yet mortars and cannons are vulnerable to air strikes, don't need a stealth bomber to knock out artillery. Combined arms is the only option of modern day combat, artillery, tanks, air power and infantry. Sum total rather than sum of its parts.

[@Youcanatme]

Honestly a Masterworks sponsorship is just a sellout no-one should get it without massive research on the art market. It’s not “easy”.

[@williamyoung9401]

It's a shame, really. Kings and Generals has great videos. Their historical works are amazing. Their other channel, Wizards and Warriors is great too. Their sponsors are terrible, though. =/

[@drakehashimoto685]

@@williamyoung9401 Yea, a few are horrible, others are actually pretty good ngl.

[@rockysmith6105]

If terrible sponsors make this stuff possible, it'll only ever truly be terrible if we find ourselves fooled into the ponzieske tycoon. K&G have already lost a sponsorship in an effort to appease us- how much more can we ask really? Not without fore-planning and assuring sufficient communal financing beforehand can we ask for the abolishing of any further sponsorships of K&G. It's not for lack of agreement on the sponsorship quality that I ramble on, but it's the desired end- K&G have duties to uphold, duties they are made able to fulfill on account of these sponsors. I just bid you be understanding of that enough to tailor your words about it. Showing understanding paves the way for effective action.

[@killer3000ad]

Another development in Russian tactics is that they have long since abandoned their much vaunted battalion tactical group formation and have created a new one called the 'assault detachment' which is a battalion sized element consisting of three assault companies, an artillery unit and a command unit. Instead of armor spearheading the assault, they are to act as fire support with infantry platoons and small assault teams moving ahead after artillery strikes. These change in tactics appear to be aimed at preserving Russian armor strength.

[@joselitostotomas8114]

It seems to have been created for assaulting fortified positions. nothing new here, since the marines has been shifting to a similar infantry setup. The problem with it is that it relies on good leader ship at the junior officer and NCO level to be effective. All it does it wastes infantry strength, since the Russians do not have that type of leadership.

[@LazyLifeIFreak]

Preserving *whats left*

[@brandonmcheyenehoward1077]

After the rout of Kharkiv Oblast where Russian Moral was gone and spread across the whole region, I think by compartmentalising the troops they are trying to prevent another rout through low moral. We are already seeing endless Mobiks platoons complaining on video. This is all good news for Ukraine. Their invaders are like the blind leading the blind. Everyday we see a new platoon, welly’s and guns, nice outfits driving their armoured vehicles into yesterdays failed advance that they likely knew nothing of

[@joemammon6149]

it's more like going back to Soviet style with large scale formations. Russia isn't just fighting Ukraine. it's fighting Ukraine with help from NATO including intel from its satellite coverage of the front line. Ukraine gets info from US on where to hit the Russians.

[@andriilink5666]

That's not really "development in tactics"; they simply lack battleworthy armor, and so are trying to preserve the remaining by any cost.

[@blankspace998]

Great video as always but there is one thing. I used to write this comment at the beginning of the series, and I believe, someone from the channel reacted to it but change has not been made. P66 the name of the road in the Svatove-Kreminna area is written in Cyrillic. The "P" is actually Cyrillic "R" from the word "Регіональна" - Regional. So it is called Regional 66, thus it should be pronounced as "R66". And you can arguably call it a "Highway", but not "T" roads as you did in the video, as "T" stands for "Territorial", and territorial roads are the lower level of the roads in Ukraine. Basically, the order goes like this: E-highways - European roads (stretching all across Europe) M-highways - International highways (from the word Міжнародна - International) H-highways - National highways (from the word Національна - National. Usually connects regional centres) R-roads - local roads between different cities within regions or between non-central cities of different regions (meaning explained above) T-roads - territorial roads, that connect small towns and villages. Not highways by any means. Thanks once more, I hope this will be fixed in future videos.

[@markkukucka8254]

So, shouldn't H-highways in fact be called N-highways for the same reason

[@blankspace998]

@@markkukucka8254 Yes, that would be correct. Somehow I missed that part writing my comment.

[@sergiytokio7295]

Russian propaganda does not make people idiots, it is designed exclusively for idiots.

[@Commanderstevo]

Thank you very much! This will help my map reading considerably

[@FatedGamer]

I'm really not a fan of people taking masterwork sponsors. I get why channels need sponsors but ones that are 'financial investments' like these are more often harmful to the fans who want to support or buy into your sponsorships. From what I've heard ya masterworks can be great but there is a lot of basically hidden fees and a skewing of their numbers as art that raises in value sells quickly where as stuff not making a return just never gets sold meaning that it doesn't impact the numbers they are saying people make. Subjective sponsorships are fine or ones of just products (unless the product is known bad such as komikoto knives) but financial ones are a lot more sketch when people promote them.

[@kennj321]

I'm completely skeptical of investing in artwork like that as a way to make returns. Its really a vanity investment that has historically attracted the ultra rich. If institutional money becomes significant the art market will lose its cachet.

[@FatedGamer]

@@kennj321 Well it is also just that art does not sell very often. Its a very subjective sell so unless someone wants to own that specific artwork its not going to sell for any real value. So any tracking of value or charts are completely fabricated unless the company is getting an offer for that exact artwork. Like the graphs they show are completely nonsense. Also from what I've seen they setup a company for each piece of art and you are effectively getting a share in that company NOT the artwork itself. So there is a fee associated with taking care of the art and the costs the company itself takes. So its all just messy and the chance for profit is low with extremely subjective changes in price.

[@FatedGamer]

@@hughgrection7246 Agreed. The thing I hate most is channels that do a lot of research should at least just do a video search for videos about the group they are showing off to see how good it actually is. I'm not a fan of people promoting what they actually believe in and I highly doubt the people who run this channel are actually invested in art.

[@kingseb2252]

@@FatedGamer well i think it's just to get youtube money that's why youtube has ads it's how youtubers make money and that's why i try and watch youtube ads unless they are really long because i wanna support youtubers and their content and that can be like my way of doing that

[@FatedGamer]

@kingseb2252 I agree but this isn't just an ad it's a brand deal. If I see an advert from KZbin at the start I know the youtuber doesn't inherently support that ad. The issue us sponsorships in the video to me is more intimate. The youtuber had a choice to not take that advertiser on. But they did anyways which makes them at least partially responsible in a moral sense if their viewers are harmed by that company. KZbin ads and sponsors are two very different things.

[@ciscof4041]

I love during an interview with the Russian foreign minister, that he calls it an invasion from Ukraine! Even the crowd starting laughing ,and he has this dead serious face like "did i just say a joke?"

[@AHersheyHere]

How long until he realizes he is a contestant in Russia’s hottest game show “Who wants to jump from a highrise window?”

[@sirxarounthefrenchy7773]

@@AHersheyHere The defenestrations of Moscow

[@bangscutter]

When you tell a lie long enough, you begin to believe your own lies.

[@neitel17]

I think he did said a joke...it was hilarious if you asked me when he said it.

[@oskat8981]

@@bangscutter No you don't, he just disappointed he can't convince the masses, people who believes lies is because they always been told this lie and has nothing to compare with, unfortunately for Russian elites the world is more open then in the past so doesn't work as well like during hitler rule, perhaps in some rural places it works

[@wespeakforthetrees]

I like your presentation style. Thank you and please keep up the good work.

[@natpat6394]

Thank you for the update!!!

[@hb-ol9oc]

Fantastic video, great summary of the ground operations in acurrent war, actually on the current invasion.

[@Smoothe932]

Thank you for the news headlines updates towards the end of the video. I follow the war pretty close, but your updates list a few things that I have missed. It gives me something else to look at. Thank you sir!

[@zephyrast3036]

Thanks so much for covering this.

[@huseyincobanoglu531]

Thank you Kings and Generals Team.

[@rangiroa100]

I love your map, and your color layout, and your detail analysis.

[@Joe-ri3nf]

Great video! A future video on the the battle of Bakhmut will be awesome.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Down the line

[@alkar19]

​@@georgesibley7152 ok and? As a Ukrainian, these videos are important. They document the history of the war and keep people informed who otherwise wouldn't be. There is nothing wrong with these video

[@kainhall]

@@alkar19 yes... but I can't help but think OP wants to hear about death and destruction

[@eddardstark6554]

Why the “major” news media outlets don’t reach out to your channel to work in tandem with you on delivering this information to the public is beyond me. Kings and Generals, thank you for your hard work, dedication, passion, research, editing, and artwork. This channel has gone above and beyond in reporting the news of this war. Thank you.

[@losttranslation8766]

Hard to spin your own narrative when you have another party keeping you in check. Msm don't like that stuff, they want a monopoly on info and what's being said.

[@eddardstark6554]

@@losttranslation8766 I know. It’s why more and more people are being turned off to it because of its political driven agenda. It’s annoying, fake, and insincere to the viewers. One day they’ll stop making money and rethink their approach. I just don’t understand why there isn’t a major news company with integrity that simply share the truth.

[@MrThhg]

@@eddardstark6554 Ground News?

[@MrThhg]

@@JonathanTaylorThomass who isn't 🤣🤣

[@LichsuhoathinhDrabattle]

*Great video, looking forward to your next videos❣❣*

[@peergynt6515]

13:52 diving into that supply chain to find who the manufacturers are and how to block them sounds like an exciting job.

[@rockysmith6105]

I detect sarcasm, but honestly such job experience would make you an exceptional asset in any logistical role henceforth. You'd become invaluable, and it doesn't sound awful really.

[@peergynt6515]

@@rockysmith6105 Oh no, I meant it. Definitely a job where one would learn a lot.

[@deron2203]

Thanks for providing more videos on this war

[@matt33182]

You know as a kid when I like realized I loved history it got me like wow so much world shattering history has happened and I probably won't see things like this ever. Now its almost something insane every few months but this just has me captivated.

[@durango.j-onez]

Thanks K & G!

[@Jameswebbtelescope7484]

The music at the ending hit hard like always

[@doc5568]

Excellent production and videos! You guys should cover Ukraine twice a month. Lots of views for this topic.

[@guydreamr]

They do. Video updates on Ukraine come out about once every two weeks.

[@jeffgoble9206]

Has anyone noticed that the losses on both sides correlates well with the 3:1 rule of thumb for attackers vs. defenders?

[@adriangaffney9113]

P

[@elijahtellinger1558]

true, if it stays that way (pretty much a feisty war of attrition) until the western pledges arrive that's a win for Ukraine

[@leonkincoln-dp8vs]

I guest war doesn't change

[@LunarvanaStrike49]

I'd be suspect of those numbers. I don't think any of us really know wtf is going on casualties, but what is clear is that Bachkmut is being swallowed up by Wagner group

[@gunterthekaiser6190]

Depending on the area like Bakhmut, some estimates go as high as a 5:1.

[@kalpanakhadka8355]

Detailed info. Thank you

[@jfraz6246]

Man. Masterworks? You guys really need to look into what you’re pitching as the ads

[@user-ze7tl2dw4i]

Yeah fear mongering ad too

[@friendlyfungi]

Thanks for doing these videos!

[@takudzwamacmillannyagano6291]

Always looking forward to these. Are you gonna do the battle for kherson?

[@KingsandGenerals]

Ya

[@drakehashimoto685]

@@KingsandGenerals Hey K&G, as always great video, but have you seen the latest news surrounding your Masterworks Sponsorship? I don't want to sound blunt or sly, but you shouldn't use this sponsorship. As someone mentioned above, "Despite your videos being extremely informative and detailed, I'm going to point out the Masterworks sponsorship scam; they basically hire youtubers to promote what amounts to stock in their own company, but without any legal protections and while cherry-picking their returns (they sell only what increased in price and only count returns on those investments, not those that didn't increase)."

[@lifeuncovered6188]

@@KingsandGenerals nice

[@shawncarroll5255]

​​@@KingsandGenerals am going to become a contributor because of your Ukraine series. I used to be involved as the ops manager for the National wargaming convention in the United States called origins, back in days of widespread military board games. After the fall of the Soviet Union I thought these games are only going to collect dust on my shelves. Now they suddenly have a new element of relevance. While I can identify about 95% of the systems you reference, every once in a while you come up with a new one for me like the MLRS munitions made by Pakistan. I don't know if it would make sense, and you might do something with some of the other KZbinrs like the Chieftain or Forgotten Weapons, but videos both for people with no military background, and even updates for some of the esoteric crap that's getting cycled into the conflict, might make a nice supplemental increase in views. Then again videos covering weapons of the Ukraine / Russia conflict may already have reached saturation. Haven't looked for them because as I said I recognize 19 out of 20 items you post. Keep up the awesome work, and now I have to look up that MLRS munition from Pakistan and its production capabilities. Bad channel, you made me work at something. :) OK, BM21 reload missiles. I had absolutely no idea anybody except the Russians and maybe the Chinese still made munitions for them. I mean the system dates back to the end of the US involvement in Vietnam. And Russia is looking at older artillery pieces from the great patriotic war, so I shouldn't be surprised. I just didn't realize Ukraine would be getting those munitions from Pakistan. But I guess if North Korea can supply the Soviets - oops I meant Russians - artillery shells, Pakistan can supply munitions for an obsolete Soviet volley fire missile systems for Ukraine..

[@timbrwolf1121]

When the Swiss start arming your enemy. You should really start to wonder if you might be the bad guys.

[@SD-mi2vc]

Thats what i said

[@goldmann9473]

There is no good and bad just global players doing chess with us…also Switzerland isnt giving weapons dudes .. they are smarter than NATO

[@markusskram4181]

Another amazing video❤️

[@Daniel_McDonald]

What an informative update on the ongoing conflict in Ukraine! It's pretty nerve-wracking to think about the strategic moves being made by both sides, especially given the potential consequences if either side were to fail in their offensive. It's also fascinating to learn about the worldwide developments that are affecting everyone's lives, like the energy crisis and the volatile stock market. Thanks for sharing this video, I know I'll be keeping a close eye on the updates as the situation develops.

[@HaRDc0r3z]

dude, you do amazing work. thank you.

[@ChaosXeronix]

thanks for your work.

[@dhruv6636]

mad knowledge, mind blowing, can binge watch your channel rather than netflix, insaneee

[@mikemodugno5879]

Thank you. Praying for the whole situation.

[@Praejectus107]

Can you make a video on the war in Donbass? Like pre-invasion 2022?

[@KingsandGenerals]

Down the line

[@orktv4673]

@@KingsandGenerals Yes, please! I feel like for many people this felt like an irrelevant incident, but now it has turned out to be the prelude to the most important geopolitical development since 9/11.

[@thefisherking78]

@@KingsandGenerals awesome

[@RubyDoobieScoo]

@@orktv4673 the prelude was Russian warships being barred from using the port Sevastapol, Russia doesn't care about foreign Russians.

[@paulgibbon5991]

Given how the botski brigade keeps squawking about the fourteen thousand fictional people killed by Ukraine, it would be nice to make sure the true history of the "little green men" is better known.

[@elijahtellinger1558]

great update

[@thatguyoverthere2288]

Thank you for continuing the coverage and explanations of this conflict and the struggle of the Ukrainian people protecting their country. Seems the news doesn't cover the war as much these days and its lost the "new car smell" affect.

[@thomasdowe5274]

Thanks and much appreciation for Kings and Generals!!! As a retired US Army officer, I always enjoy your 'Battles' and brilliant historical commentary! Now, you are the *News* of the 'moment' about the Ukraine/Russia conflict and should be *Shared* by all your Subscribers to inform them of the subject of war-and-genocide!

[@bratwurststattsucuk4517]

An American Ex Military talking about genocide😂

[@thomasdowe5274]

Hi, and thanks for the reply. I talked about War-and-Genocide which are consubstantial...you cannot have one without the other. I'm a patriot and became a soldier to protect my nation from *Genocide* in *War.* It is Self-survival as well as being in the military. My personal patriotism is alive and well in defending the Constitution and Rule-of-Law that recognizes that *All Men/Women are Created Equal and Free!* That's worth keeping alive and free from war and genocide. However, that means that the present US government 'Wars' are not in defense but offense and consequently produce *Genocide* as their 'Medal of Dishonor'. Leftist/Fascist sellers of war and genocide...thy Name is 'Democrat' that Mob selling war-and-genocide View 'KZbin' site 'Tales of the American Empire' and believe...

[@thepro44]

@@bratwurststattsucuk4517 this was exactly my reaction

[@bratwurststattsucuk4517]

@Henry Hudson look at the iraq war

[@gunterthekaiser6190]

​@@bratwurststattsucuk4517 Not a genocide. A shit show, but not a genocide by international law.

[@shawnespinoza9300]

Thanks again for another excellent video!

[@paulshearer9140]

Great video thank you.

[@litmusing]

Great work

[@BH17Kim]

Yet another objective and great video. thank you!

[@Spectre11B]

This is a good history channel. I'm not sure that making predictions is a good idea. You have a successful formula, you risk objectivity when you speculate.

[@savvas_1367]

Great video 🙂

[@SB-qm5wg]

I enjoy your videos. TY 👍

[@historiesweiss4785]

Haven’t seen a losses ratio that bad since afghan invasion and winter war

[@jerryberryyy_]

at the start of the video you said the north "luhansk" front was in vuhledar which is actually in donetsk just to take into consideration

[@peretzmarket83]

Excellent video!

[@piepie3295]

more of these!

[@anselmdanker9519]

Great analysis on the current situation. Thanks, Slava Ukraine.

[@maxan29]

Great, love this channel, living in Kharkiv whole life and was so interested to watch your 2 first vids from the series(Feb-Apr) + September counteroffensive and liberation of 98% of Kharkiv region. Just a small correction: P-07 highway (actually in Eng it is correctly to say "R-07" as it goes for Regional highway) was renamed to H-26 ("N-26") back in ≈2017, just FYI:) All in all, I wish you guys all the best and peace (for UA KZbinrs seeing this comment not only peace but victory!) @KingsandGenerals 🤝

[@udin_top1239]

Yeaaah finally another video about russia-ukraine war from KAG. I've been waiting this🙌

[@jaypaige7550]

Great video , very informative !!

[@MrOliver1444]

The rumour of KF51 Panther from Germany is huge. Germany hasn't decided last I checked that they will even produce this tank. It would be the most modern tank in the world.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Tank factory in Ukraine makes so much sense. It has a long and storied history of weapon making, good engineers, motivated population and lower salaries than in the EU.

[@MrOliver1444]

@@KingsandGenerals That may be so but to outsource crucial equipment as we have seen with semiconductors would be a tactical mistake also closer to Russia. Germany would need to find more innovative methods to produce cheaper. For example, many Asylum seekers could work to earn money.

[@MrOliver1444]

@@apis_aculei would be a mistake to build it so closer to Russia.

[@drewschumann1]

This I think is in response to Korea building tanks in Poland. German arms makers have been politically embarrassed by the strings attached to their products and Korea is moving to exploit this

[@anna-flora999]

​​@@MrOliver1444 why? It shortens supply lines to the front. And Ukraine has shown that its very good at keeping the lines

[@ZecaPinto1]

Portugal will send three leopárd tanks 1 with an engine failure 1 that has a faulty traction system 1 that has a malfunction in the cannon

[@jolnubraz5887]

Excellent report. New subscriber here.

[@ramal5708]

When movements are limited, artillery fires are intense, the situation of the battle is hampered by bad weather and the defenders are well dug in, it will always turns into a meat grinder or I should say Death Factory, look at WWI stalemates, Battle of Hurtgen Forest in WWII and possibly few other similar kind of battle.

[@psi_blade200]

Finally Steiner counter offensive

[@TammoKorsai]

At least Steiner was honest about not being able to launch a counter-offensive.

[@jollybee5220]

Well, if only the failure could find Berlin, then the counter offensive could start

[@geradkavanagh8240]

Simplest way to get aircraft to Ukraine is offer to replace the units old Eastern bloc countries hold with updated fighters, even ones that are almost considered outdated. ( Everything military is outdated 10 years before its produced now anyway) Countries like Poland and Romania get updates of Western aircraft while passing the Soviet made gear to Ukrainian pilots who would be familiar with the systems without retraining. Has to be a lot of those Soviet made units and spare parts floating around. Mightn't be the best but at least give them a fighting chance.

[@thinking6307]

Great COMMENTS on this upload.

[@robwo]

Bravo 👏 for producing noteworthy and in-depth information on events in and around Ukraine.

[@garvinanders2355]

We could easily supply over a 100 more Bradleys and double the amount of Abrams. They need more and I really hope we will provide it to them.

[@arkadiuszkowalski6227]

geopolitic is a bitch, sadly

[@RaptorJesus]

Starting it out moderately is better, I'd argue. They're new to the equipment. No matter how much training you go through, combat is always going to be the final test. Giving them a smaller number allows for them to figure it out in the field, with their mistakes not being nearly as crippling. That'd let them build up a core of experienced Ukrainian crewmen to work as trainers. That means no language barriers, as well as being able to convey how Ukraine *actually* uses them, rather than simply whatever American/British/German/French doctrine is. Meaning that if this round isn't able to end the war, the next larger one most certainly will. Caution in this regard is a good thing.

[@MrThhg]

logistics and training

[@markhylis9561]

The drone is pronounced "Shaheed"

[@michimatsch5862]

Perun and Kings and General? Better make a lot of tea.

[@youngdn.s.r1021]

Show battle of Nu York in Ukraine, my uncle's wife's cousin was there, his go pro footage was crazy, the whistle of artillery shells is horrific I can only imagine being at front seeing what he saw there

[@piggybaggy242]

This is insane! How many countries help!

[@johnzuijdveld9585]

Just shows that this is not just a little battle going on in the background somewhere, this is important for all democracies around the free world and even some that aren't full democracies. The challenges coming from authoritarian regimes has been brewing for the last 20 yrs. and now they feel ready! Slava Ukraine! 💙💛

[@themeerofkats8908]

@@johnzuijdveld9585 Not about democracy but about capital and hegemony.

[@myroslavmail]

@@themeerofkats8908 capital and hegemony under democracy is a better choice then capital and hegemony under authoritarism

[@dengai2932]

​@@myroslavmail But can we even consider democracy in foreign politics?. The USA is a borderline dictorship in foreign politics. That is it is the same as Russia relative to other countries. I know that they still provided to world better then Russia in the end though.

[@KingsandGenerals]

It is a democracy in foreign politics. Don't like Biden's approach? Elect someone with a different approach in the next elections.

[@ValensBellator]

At this point it’s hard to see this “massive offensive” as anything other than a complete faceplant. If this is the best they have they’re in trouble.

[@MusicIsLegal]

They will get Bakhmut at an enormous price... Ukraine has started to withdraw however in the spring Ukraine will launch a massive counter offensive on the south, if they manage to get inside Crimea and/or even take Crimea this war is over and Putin will be liquidated.

[@ValensBellator]

@@thalentekhuluse2829 That’s a sign of Kremlin weakness, not strength. He already “annexed” all of these territories to allow for the use of all equipment and conscripts without an official war declaration.

[@stevenwallacebaker9169]

Theres no Russian offensive,Russia has never said is was going to launch an offensive,thats simply Western media and Ukrainian "intel"ie made up nonsense.Russia does everything to its own agenda but so far its been slow and methodical,letting Ukraine throw its men at them to dispose of.As the saying goes "when your enemy is making a mistake best let them get on with it"

[@MusicIsLegal]

@@Hallointhehouse They have a lot of men still in reserve + new battalions are still being formed and trained. Yes Ukraine also has a lot of losses but Russia has 4x the amount of losses that Ukraine suffers since they are mainly defending which means currently Ukraine losses are at around 40k. Dont forget the new western equipment that Ukraine will also recieve which is technology more advanced and better than what the Russians are using as well which increases survivalbility on Ukrainian side and increases fatalities on Russian side + Ukrainians are using WAYYYYY better military tactics.

[@vasvas8914]

@thalente khuluse doesn't stop it from waging a war for more than a year

[@Magnificozas]

It would be intresting video about war tactics its self

[@bobomurodovelmurod]

Preparation for war is one of the most effective means of maintaining peace. is that so

[@Frankya92]

So long story short, not much has happened. Once again, nice job on the content. Hopefully this pointless conflict ends soon

[@Commanderstevo]

there is a huuuuge amount of history here going back to the 1600's perhaps even beyond. This is everything for Ukraine, a chance to trully be free of the russian yoke. Their national anthem sums it up pretty good.

[@EvanMan]

​@@Commanderstevo thank you man, the only one supportive comment I found here.

[@MrWWIIBuff]

I know you didn't get to it in this one due to when it happened, but Wagner Group Boss Prigozhin has stated that if supplies do not increase to Wagner Group, they will be forced to withdraw from around Bakhmut. He went on to say that Russian Forces would not be able to hold the line around the city if they left.

[@dmytroskrypnyk6452]

such a great and informative video. Ty from Ukraine.🔰🔰🔰

[@ii-vadersfist-ii501st3]

As bad as this situation is, lets not forget a quarter of a million people have now died from this power struggle ..

[@gamerxgamez8988]

War war wars war will never end

[@hrnytinoker4146]

You know you're doing something wrong when even the Swiss are considering supplying your opponents with weapons.

[@kiton1890]

Thank you for the video

[@primetime3422]

Man that was fast in giving jets

[@SuperMagnum2011]

Excellent report 🇬🇧

[@andrejeanschubert1995]

I hope I sooner or later will learn to understand how channels like this year could evolve. 3 Mill. subscriber!?

[@KingsandGenerals]

Hard work

[@ashapuhin72]

Quality content and tenacity to produce and not give up..

[@andrejeanschubert1995]

@@KingsandGenerals 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@KingsandGenerals]

Ok, I confess. The channel has 3 million subscribers because every MI6 agent is forced to subscribe to it.

[@supersardonic1179]

@@KingsandGenerals MI6 intern here, would you like to order another million in exchange for more of those delicious muffins you guys make?

[@Strafprozessordnung]

Great video, very predatory ad-read though.

[@mokomemmanuel5962]

You are my best historian ever

[@Newbmann]

Imagine for a second the american military got BTFO'D in some small iraqi town while Blackwater mercs were makeing slow gradual progress in surounding Basra. Imagine the shiz show that would cause.

[@mitchell1489]

Imagine Americans getting beaten up near Bagdad, retreating from there, losing USS Ronald Reagan on the way and Iraqis leading a successful operation which liberated half of the country. US reputation would be lower than grass and half of the world would make fun of them maybe for at least a century

[@demomanchaos]

Imagine the US losing so many tanks/APCs/etc they have to start pulling Patton tanks out of service as well as WW2 era howitzers.

[@mitchell1489]

@@demomanchaos and then fighting Iraqis with M1 Garand, whilst wearing football shoes

[@drewschumann1]

​@@SuckDeezNutz187 AKA doing what every military has done since the beginning of time. AAKA, finally doing the smart thing

[@BlackWolf9988]

​@@mitchell1489ukraine had 8 years to prepare and was/is being supported and trained NATO. Meanwhile the US lost twice against a far less advanced enemy with barely any support from the outside in afghanistan and vietnam.

[@leonardoariewibowo1325]

its been a long 3 day war

[@tomz5704]

In Russia time passes different

[@guydreamr]

One more lane oughta fix it.

[@bluecheese20401]

I'd like some analysis of what the tank deliveries look like. You mention panther deliveries in discussion...Rheinmetall say that could take 24 months. Many other armour deliveries aren't gonna be there for months it seems.

[@hermelnderhans]

Best Channel

[@whocares7633]

Does anyone know where authors are from? Devin, Turgut and Leif? Thanks for the video!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Do you also want addresses?

[@vaelyon]

14:05 Well sorry to disappointed you, but the swiss parlement is not even close to lift the ban on export military weapon. It's still a difficult subject for everyone there.

[@joythought]

But they sell to NATO countries and those countries sell onto Ukraine.

[@andriilink5666]

Why? Are you really afraid Kremlin would dare to attack Switzerland in retaliation for selling weaponry to Ukraine?

[@user-xp5yu3tt2g]

Switzerland always remains neutral in all conflicts. A perfect example for all the other countries how they should interfere in the affairs of others. My full respect and administration to Switzerland.

[@paulgibbon5991]

@@user-xp5yu3tt2g They're planning to release 250m to Russia. Like always, they are vultures providing a tax haven to the absolute worst of humankind, and warrant nothing but contempt.

[@todo9633]

They are though? The majority of citizens support lifting the ban on other countries re-exporting their weapons, and I know the Swiss consider themselves a direct democracy to some degree, so the choice should be obvious no?

[@johnpannebaker5757]

You know it's getting serious when Switzerland are looking to get in on the action.

[@kaneable7310]

Always great videos

[@barneeey]

Ah I was expecting Ottoman Empire video today.

[@cacurazi]

It's incredible to see how brave Ukrainians are not only to defend their homeland against a much bigger enemy, but also to witness their phenomenal fighting spirit as to not give up on the idea that one day Ukraine could join the European Union. The old soviet empire is long gone. It's passé; it's a finished business. Ukraine has understood that long time ago, but it was too weak to do something about it. The awakening moment was the the Revolution of Dignity also known as the Maidan Revolution or the Ukrainian Revolution, which took place in February 2014 in the center of Kyiv. Since that particular moment in time, her awaken spirit has not given up on fighting and will keep fighting until she will get rid of her old skin so she can enter a whole new world. Fresh and ready to go! A perspective from an awaken Moldovan.

[@williamlembke7828]

I remember first seeing the news in 2014. I remember a year later when it was 'over' a news company did a special report & went to the border towns & met up with a squad of soldiers who protected the borders. They'd be shot at randomly sometimes & they'd volley back. A Ukrainian Elder loved in a building that had been shelled. She lost her husband in it so she took a new apartment. She said she wouldn't leave like everyone else because she would not dare change her life just because of the Russians. She said that she could hear gunfire every night. I don't see why no one saw this coming. Then again this all is very surreal.

[@legionarulsquad6676]

Ucraina o sa piardă. Și roagă-te sa se întâmple cât mai repede. Poate asa nu o sa trăim prin praf radioactiv. Pana la urma sunt rusi care se bat cu rusi. Toți o apa și.un pământ. Iar voi în Moldova luați.va gândul de aderat la UE. Nu o sa se întâmple niciodată.

[@Vicentecarmonagonza]

Spain pledge 10 Leopard II but you did not mentioned it

[@brokenbridge6316]

I wonder what the next video will entail

[@ATLBraves1992]

It’s better to have a defense in depth here. You can replace cities, you can’t replace good soldiers/equipment. That’s why defensive lines exist to strain an attacking force then hit their logistics with HIMARS long range artillery. At least in Bakmut based on the lines I’ve seen.

[@arturobermudez6277]

Please a video of the mexican American war

[@Thelomes1]

​@justme hello the Spanish lost???

[@heinaye3594]

​@justme hello fake news!

[@tomz5704]

So the Mexican American war made the Spanish lose?

[@Numba003]

Thank you guys for another update on the war. Without this channel, I don't think I would know much about what's going on over there. As always, hopefully we won't have to see many more of these. God be with you out there everybody. ✝️ :)