Bakhmut Holds - Chinese Plan - Russian Invasion of Ukraine DOCUMENTARY

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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 t... ). 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. We covered the events of April of 2022 ( • Battle of Donbas ... ) including the sinking of the rocket cruiser Moskva - • How did the Sinki... , and how the conflict turned into the war of attrition in May ( • War of Attrition ... ) and continued with Russia's best month in June ( • Russia's Best Mon... ). 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 Change... ), 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-O... ). 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... ) In the second half of September, Ukraine liberated even more territory in Kherson ( • Ukraine Continues... ), while this video will talk about the events of the beginning of October, including the attack on the Crimean - Kerch bridge ( • Attack on the Cri... ). 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 ... ), while in the beginning of November, Ukraine finally liberated Kherson ( • How Ukraine Liber... ). In the second half of November, winter took over, making the military operation more difficult ( • Winter Takes Over... ), while in the first half of December, the stalemate continued ( • December Stalemat... ). In the second half of December and first half of January, Russia advanced around Bakhmut, taking Soledar ( • Russian Advance A... ), 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 In... ). 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 Russi... ). In the first half of February, Russia continued advancing around Bakhmut, but its Vuhledar attack ended in a disaster ( • Bakhmut Crisis, R... ), while in the second half the battles around Bakhmut continued and it continued to hold
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[Kings and Generals]

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[benh1641]

Hello, would you be able to recommend a company like Aura for UK residents?

[Trident]

In Canada, mass surveillance and gossip prevents some Ukrainians from finding jobs including other Canadians. The war isn't over for some of them.

[Alex Smith]

Congrats on 3 million subs!

[black etruscan]

I hope ur doing okay whoever's you are thnx for our daily info

[John Wolf2]

They should have taken care of Transdneistria MONTHS ago, why have they waited so long?

[Iordan Vassilev]

"They are now bombing us with something new" is such a funny quote that I can't even understand why

[Setoki]

I find it funny in the way, how Russia apparently still underestimates Ukraines capabilities

[C Z]

@Derrick Jenkins nope, its probably the Vilkha-M. They have around 100 platforms for it, more then western himars.

[Сергей]

@Setoki What opportunities in Ukraine are you talking about? Ukraine still stands only at the expense of NATO.

[clubhi]

@Derrick Jenkins No, If NATO sent their best weapons Russians wouldn't have time to freeze in their trenches

[Corey Vaughn-Patterson]

The logistical incompetence being displayed here will grace military textbooks for decades to come. It is truly an inspiring historical contribution by the Russian forces.

[SpiritWolve]

Truly one of the greatest "teach by example" of what not to do.

[Pouty Keiki]

Russia always had logistical issues around several ages...

[John conner]

The U.S. didn't lose the war in Afghanistan. It just left as it didn't benefit them being there and more strategic placements were needed. No one kicked the U.S out nor did they lose a major battle. Leaving/withdrawing and the government put in place collapsing is not the same as them losing.

[History Hustle]

Incredible report. Normally I watch this to study battles from long ago, but this is happening as we speak. Very well explained and put together guys!

[Dillon Schroeder]

Thank you for all the work you guys put into these videos, it's such high quality and provides such clear information of the on-going invasion.

[Benjamin Phelps]

i havent heard a single thing about the transnistria deployments anywhere, im glad you are helping me keep up on events like that

[Turnil]

You might want to check your news sources. It was on the Dutch NOS news for example.

[Mark Wiebe]

@Turnil yeah it was all over the news.

[Benjamin Phelps]

@Turnil i get all my news just from my job at the local news station, i will say we cover scant national news and even fewer international. This is basically all the updates on ukraine. At least in depth, i get. but i can tell you about local arrests, soy bean prices ect.

[Halcón Sierreño]

Ditto

[mvmhunterkiller]

There's a few independent reporters on YT who have spoken about this, unfortunately a lot of the valid independent reporters are lost in the mix of fake or misleading news reporters

[Gilver]

Every update on this situation is beyond appreciated

[mischa1880]

These are not updates. These just KZbinrs making money. 😂 They have no idea what is happening on the frontlines.

[theslayer5000]

@mischa1880 and what proof do you have to back that up?

[panLibero]

Amazing quality material, I am super impressed, but as a Polish I would like to point out one thing - the polish military aid to Ukraine is not represented the way it could be (for the past few videos). Let me give you example, I am sure you would agree that quantity of >300 T72 tanks (yes, more than three hundred) is significant aid and it would be worth specifically mentioning it? Thanks

[Raymond Rogers]

I think he mentioned those in a prior video. These are perhaps new developmemts. I dint think anyone doubts the commitment Poland has made. Hopefully we see the next update with Polamd leading the way with the Migs.

[Daniel Hardwick]

Poland status in EU should be rising- they have lead and predicted with extraordinary effectiveness

[Night Knight]

bonjuro! Let us not pretend that the aid to ukraine is in sole benefit for ukraine. The poles know how the dominos fall. At the same time, your people are very strong to stand up so vocally against the russian menace. Shame that despite your people's extra large gonades y'all stay terrified of the gays. Anyway, tanks for the tanks.

[ChariotRider]

The work done on your historical videos translates well onto these contemporary updates and overviews. Great job!

[Oshidashi]

You are missing the Netherlands in your list of key allies of Ukraine. They started ahead of most other nations with concrete security cooperation with Ukraine against Russia, as the Dutch government some time after MH17 had declared Russia an enemy. For the rest as always a great production!

[Daniel Hardwick]

True - the Dutch and Poles have been stars lighting the way

[Vlad Cirus]

It probably depends on the quantity of materials sent.

[Deniz]

I will never forget the news of APC being ready to deliever from the Netherlands with amazing quote along - "We are not like Germans!"

[TheColombianSpartan]

@Deniz wait they said that? legends

[Carol Visone]

Great videos, very informative. I'm learning so much more than I ever thought I would about military strategy and vehicles. Thanks!

[Kevin Bonilla]

These are such awesome videos. So informational. I get excited every time I see one because the mainstream news fails horribly to cover the war. Thank you, Kings and Generals!

[Gareth Thompson]

Depending on how many tanks Ukraine has left from 2022, Ukraine may not need all of the western tanks to arrive before starting its offensive. It may be sufficient to know that the tanks are on the way to replace their losses in their upcoming offensive. Although, even if this is the case, it would still be better if more of the tanks arrived sooner.

[Demeter ruined my life]

"Ivan, we are told that the fall of Bakhmut is already seen at the horizon. Then, what is a horizon?" "Sergey, a horizon is an imaginary line which moves away each time you approach it."

[Giggles Clown]

​@ascended damn, its like theyve been throwing bodies at it since august 😂

[Daniel Caponi]

@ascended 2nd best military can’t take a small city for 7 months 😂😂

[28 Years Later]

@ascended *cemeteries. But this is the least of your blunders.

[Gringo Starr]

​@Daniel Caponi How long was germany fighting for stalingrad while their allyes were sending stuff over seas?

[Lprc 444]

thank you very much for the excellent quality content! I am wondering how do you get so precise information, for example units locations, numbers and equipment used?

[BeyondWrittenWords]

Very good summary! I wish this channel would make every week a report about Russians assault war against Ukraine

[Jonathon Lyles (himskey)]

Love the effort that you put into all ur videos ❤

[Nathan Corbett]

Why can’t day time TV be like this! Keep up the good work lads

[Twotrack Jack]

Sensationalism sells to low information viewers? 🤷

[clownavenger]

Most people would fall asleep. These are stats for nerds.

[Bo Soerjadi]

It's economically driven. News tv stations cannot afford to have reporting and analysis teams specialised in just one subject/theme, e.g. warfare, on their payrolls. After all, they provide news for free to the viewers. Tv news teams are typically known for knowing only a little about a lot and rarely much about anything, thus only able to report and analyse superficially and generically. Some newspapers and magazines are able and willing to provide more depth, even on more than one subject. Subscriptions to those cost substantially more. Which explains why the poor generally are less well informed than the wealthy. The poor increasingly have to work a lot harder to find things out and spend more time doing so, only to get properly informed. So huzzah for KZbin and its small group of serious and high quality content creators.

[Nathan Wilson]

Thank you guys for another news update on the situation. As always, I hope the suffering ends soon. God be with you out there everybody. ✝️

[Sileff]

Great overview of the war. Always looking forward to seeing another!

[Mikyle Meyer]

Always excited for these videos because something always majorly changes after Kings and Generals posts about Ukraine.

[Hunter Vickers]

The preparation and sources used in this video is extremely impressive and very informative. Thanks 👌

[Nosy Voldemort]

really good quality presentation of the war in Ukraine. I wish I found this channel sooner.

[Maul]

Does anyone else think the long wait time for the tanks is a trick to catch the Russians of guard with a swift tank heavy counter offensive.

[Makel Grax]

That could be an interesting feint, I hope that if that just happens to be the case, Russian intelligence doesn't catch it on time.

[Maul]

@Makel Grax Agreed

[Eric Nesbitt]

Yes would be a good one

[Joe Shekinah]

imagine losing a war because you failed to provide CAS because you're afraid to lose planes.

[weirwic]

Your comprehensive updates and synopses are a must for anyone interested in the current conflict. Mainstream media aren't even close. Keep up the good work. Best wishes from New Zealand!

[Evil 1]

1 news doesn't have the stones to report on anything other than boring cases of some crying baby in the rubble or homeless kid roaming around the streets.

[Bryant]

I love everything you all do. Thanks for for keeping us informed ❤

[Donny Sandley]

Some of the very best coverage on this war by far 😳 thank you very much Kings and generals 👍

[Oksana Mazur]

Today in a village where my parents live was a funeral of another Ukrainian hero fallen last week near Bakhmut 😢 so many lives destroyed by damned ruzzians 💔

[nilloc93]

A great video as always, unfortunately I have to disagree with some points "-Mobilization has not yet had an effect" I would say this is pretty easy to disprove, since the Russians fully mobilized Ukraine hasn't been able to go on an offensive and the fronts have been relatively stable for the past few months. Compared to before when it looked like Russia was so thinned out they might have to withdraw even more by winter. Now Russia has the manpower to make small pushes in certain areas. I'd also be VERY cautious with the "Russia is running out of X" lines that have been going on; in this case cruise missiles. Russia was trying to cripple Ukraine during the winter, which is now over, so its logical for them to hold off on launching massive strikes as often as possible to stockpile for their next missile campaign. Not necessarily running out but instead not shooting everything they have for no benefit. Those claims that Russia is going to run out of a thing have been going on since last spring from artillery barrels to generals, and yet they never run out.* Don't forget Russia is a powerful country, a rather incompetent one but still, don't fall into the trap of thinking they're some generic Hollywood bad guys, they're still powerful and they'll adapt to their failures and be stronger for it. At the start of this war NATO troops were the worlds combat experts, no one in the world had more combat experience than the US. Now, after a year of constant combat I'd imagine that Russia and Ukraine are likely the worlds experts in conventional warfare. *OBV doesn't apply to artillery ammo which historically everyone always runs low on in every war ever.

[ganond0rf]

yeah, I'm sorry but I can't take this seriously when he spews pure west propaganda. I didn't buy it in the summer of 2022, and I won't buy it now

[Strider Adamus]

​@ganond0rf ok Igor

[Henry Hudson]

@David T this was quite the *special* operation... not a full scale invasion, but just 60k troops pushing on the major norther Ukrainian cities and another 80k pushing on all other parts of the Russian-Ukrainian border, but somehow not a full-scale invasion; intended to rescue the Ukrainian people from a brutal civil war causing a whopping 139 civilian casualties on both sides in the past 3 years...by starting a war that has caused over 200k casualties and razing entire cities to the ground

[Nicholas Anderson]

@David T Stop watching RT and touch grass

[Hill Billy]

Good points all, but everyone knows that if all the West's military resources are simultaneously deployed at Russia's there can only be 2 outcomes. 1) Nuclear war or 2) Russian capitulation. The question today is simply how much irritation will either side endure before some type of negotiated peace is determined. Putin, Xi and Khamenei all know their "tail" isn't strong enough to wag this particular dog into submission. But, that's not the goal. The goal is to wear the dog down so it'll obey commands to be named later. The aforementioned have to endure 21 months...can they? Probably, but will they?

[armija]

One mind. Russian airforce failed due to Ukrainian mid - and long-range air defenses such as S300 and BUK, not because small and portable stingers and Gepards. Gepards are not even used against russian air forces. It is longer ranged weapons that forced russian aircraft to fly low and inside range of those hand-held weapons.

[T Armstrong]

impressive, I catch myself waiting for new videos to come out, well put together, entertaining and Kings and Generals has its own unique style that I love, Thank You.

[Melkor]

Latest news from Sweden on weapons is that Ukraine will be getting 8 archers so now we have the number announced. Will take months to have it ready for action in Ukraine tho.

[Tom z]

Long bows are hard to master

[WilmerDaDilmer]

@Tom z i reckon that with their motivation and time it won't take too long.

[no One]

Heard Sweden is down bad on food . Ukraine must help them

[Oscar]

​@no One Worst case scenario people will have to stop eating at restaurants everyday and start cooking at home more often.

[Phil]

​​@Oscar no way, sending my utmost support for Sweeds, such hardships are unimaginable. Not so bad here in the UK, but I have felt the pinch, almost ran out of Extra virgin olive oil last week. Was down to my last 2 litres!!!😮😮😮

[Mike713000]

Thank you for this great video. Keep doing great job!

[Coleman Geiger]

Thanks for all the hard work!

[issaCK]

Ahhh yes my favorite channel breakdown of the Russo-Ukraine war has dropped. I will thrive in next 27 minutes watching. Thank you.

[andy lewis]

“Unprovoked attack” my arse.

[black 9]

But that's true

[Albert Mag]

Thank You for this update, It was very viewer-friendly, and presented in an easy-to-follow format..

[Justin Durfee]

A bigger problem than the supplies not getting there in time is the Ukrainian military not being trained on much of what's being sent, the tanks in particular. While they may have training that qualifies them to operate old T-series tanks left behind by the Soviet Union, they most certainly don't have the training to qualify for operating more modern tanks like the Leopard, Challenger and Abrams. So without crews trained for those tanks, they're pretty much worthless.

[Spladam]

Thank you for the detailed update!

[Даурен Нуфтолла]

The city's been holding for seven months. That's more than Stalingrad.

[Andy]

Thank you for the work you all do. Logical, informative, intelligent.

[SoliFer90]

There's a small mistake with Finlands Leopard 2s, they promised to deliver 3 heavy breach "tanks", based on Leopard 2 hull, but w/o turret and cannon

[Urs Leiter]

Totally missed the mariupol strike. Not much seems to have happened since the time this video covers, but who knows, I'll probably hear something new in a few weeks about that as well.

[N8DAGR8-21]

The best review on KZbin. I love when these come out.

[atrothe]

There are a lot of Ukrainian troops being lost. A lot more losses than reported. It is a very deadly war.

[Diego Natan]

4:44 T-0504 was not operational in all its extension, West of ivanivske the bridge above the canal was already destroyed

[Richard Stone]

Thanks for the video's always very entertaining and educational

[Abdulaziz Oday]

Thank you, Kings and Generals. We like your content very much. My friend and I are motivated by your videos and are considering covering some local conflicts in Africa. Will you please be generous enough and give us some advice on the necessary animation tools?

[Tom Golüke]

Finnland did not pledge Leopard 2. The vehicles are engineering vehicles based on the Leo 2 chassi. Nothing to do with a Leopard 2 Main-Battle-Tank.

[Matosan]

This channel is amazing of what it does, however I hope it's based on real sources and information and is the truth. Sounds good so far.

[Skott62]

I have been wondering how Ukraine has been supplying troops to the war. Russia vastly out numbers Ukraine by a huge population so it should have the edge assuming they can enlist and arm its troops but it appears that hasn't been working out for Russia very well. Ukraine doesn't release much Intel either by troop numbers. Can they get enough to make a major offensive? We are going to find out soon enough I suppose.

[Thisname Isnotfake]

ukraine has a massive population and forced draft, the front is narrow enough for both sides to have saturated with troops

[Eric Nesbitt]

I saw some numbers a while ago so they are out there, I think Ukraine still has a big force. after 2014 they had the second largest standing army in Europe second to Russia, something like 300,000 in Ukraine to 1.15 million in Russia. when Russia invaded, Ukraine called all men 18 to 60 to stay to fight if they were needed. Ukraine's population is some 60 million, so that's a lot to draw from. Putin's partial mobilisation was some 300,000 troops and they struggled to train and arm them. Russia can't use all its army or it will leave the borders undefended, even if it mobilised more it could hardly support the partial mobilisation let alone a full one. Ukraine is getting troops trained in the UK and Europe, they have some 500,000 soldiers now, Also in modern war I think raw troop numbers mean less compared to numbers of weapon systems and vehicles. I just had a google and apparently land force wise Russia outnumbers Ukraine 2.2 to 1, but the big deficit is in artillery at 3 to 1 (I would have thought bigger), and tanks 6 to 1. Thankfully Russian fights by shooting in a blanket style rather than with accuracy. Ukraine has already proved it can do a major offensive, as they already did it at karkiv oblast. They just have to be able to punch through the Russian lines again. If the Russian defence holds or not is the question, Russia has had time to dig in, and their supply lines are a bit shorter after losing territory to Ukraine, but it still a very long front they have to defend, and they can't be everywhere.

[bananian]

Russia kept rolling ones

[ZriZe101]

The visual elements are cool, but where are you getting such detailed information about troop types, sizes and positions from?

[Kings and Generals]

OSINT blogs mostly

[ZriZe101]

@Kings and Generals Thank you

[Mike Modugno]

Thank you so much. Continued prayers for the situation.

[Luke Von Friesenhahn]

This is a great example of tooth-to-tail importance.

[Muad'Dib]

This coverage is absolutely peerless. Please keep it coming.

[brandon chaguendo]

Love this channel amazing thanks for the great content.

[Oliver]

Your an absolute legend Kings and Generals!

[pan_Freebolt]

Good informative video You are doing very important work In the future, please correct Kirovohrad to Kropyvnytskyi It was renamed 7 years ago

[Seanzo Gaming]

“The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants” - Thomas Jefferson

[Anunnaki]

Support from Indonesia🇲🇨 Kemenangan untuk Ukraina🇺🇦

[Chrille B]

Maybe it gets to cluttered on the screen , but for a person who doesnt know what the different army symbols mean maybe have a legend/description in a corner of the map.

[Francisco Vieira de Bem]

It's pretty simple The x is infantry The X with an oblong circle is mechanized infantry The oblong alone is armored cavalry The oblong with three wheels under it is a tank regiment

[John conner]

Google them or quiz let them. If you really want to know what they mean.

[Chrille B]

@John conner Wow, thanks, great tip. Exactly what i was asking for.

[John conner]

@Chrille B You're weclome

[Joseph Shreeves]

"Order of battle map insignia" would probably be a good search term to learn some of those markings. The i's and X's above the markings designate the echelon (size-ish) of the unit

[Ярослав Овдій]

You unestly doing a great job of getting and analize information, not all of our own chanels will give such a details! Thanks !)

[quiet sloop]

Great work as always 👍

[Lucky 13]

At $40k each, the GLSDBs are a bargain. The big question is how did they penetrate Russian air space so easily. Those things cant be that fast. Might be a fluke cause by the element of surprise.

[Long Forgotten]

At this point, I am expecting extremely large gaps in Russian air defense.

[Icosahedron]

@Long Forgotten Or older ADS unable to track targets that small?

[Long Forgotten]

@Icosahedron but they should have plenty of S 300s and S 400s in service. Though, I’m seeing them moving S 300 systems from Syria.

[D Wight]

"Stick the pointy bit where the enemy isn't protected, like the armpits or the cock." -- Art Of War, probably

[Jsh T]

thanks so much for these updates on the Ukranian war, Big Fan of your channel love youu K&G

[shingshongshamalama]

"It'll take over a year to get Abrams to Ukraine." *Poland walking out the back door with a six pack of Leopard II under each arm* "What?"

[SteveMclightningMcNabbMcslow]

For months I’ve been told that Bakhmut will fall any day. BAKHMUT STILL HOLDS.

[Mambo Jack]

@Derrick Jenkins Stalingrad was held at 90% by N*zis but it was the battle that started the German's retreat from the eastern front ;)

[Russell Thompson]

​@Derrick Jenkins But still not taken. Sad showing by the "second" greatest military force on earth. Oh and it's more like 50% of Bakhmut is under Russian control.

[MFH]

@Russell Thompson Facts schmacts. Trying to teach a Russian that facts matter is like trying to get them to stop smelling like rotten cabbage. #Futile.

[João P]

It is indeed amazin the amount of cope amount Bakmuht fall. Ukraine gonna lose it (if you atill doesnt count more than 50% taken). But the amount of kd ration was really good to Ukraine.

[James McMichael]

Another extremely informative video.

[Highlander]

I fear those 450 aircraft are being trained and kept in reserve for when the Ukrainian offensive starts. Concentrating your troops against overwhelming air power is generally not a good idea, so the west should probably prioritize anti-air assets over tanks for the nest few months.

[Kings and Generals]

There is this myth that Russia has some kind of overwhelming force in reserve. It is just that, a myth. If Russia was capable of establishing air supremacy, they would have done it in the last year. No one refuses air supremacy deliberately.

[Balargus]

This is like watching Failbaddon trying to drive Creed off the last foothold on Cadia.

[Red Flag]

Thank you for these videos they’re great

[Pierrot Prempain]

I have discovered this channel three months ago, and it a was a good surprise for me. This is again a very good work. I must to say that the english-speaker youtube is better than french-speaker , you have less russian's trolls in comments than us ! Anyway, congratulation from France ! 🟦⬜🟥

[bass779]

I didn't know there were French speaking Russian trolls; I'm sorry to hear that! Vive la France

[Tibor Sápi]

How is it possible that we still don't know the number of Ukraina casualities,next time please provide around number, but the video is very well detailed and good to see things in visually. Thanks in advance.

[Reuben Lyimo]

Ukraine is going to keep its casualities numbers a serect. So moral does not decrease

[fr (Fried rice)]

The casualties are enormous considering they are sending 16-17 y.o

[black 9]

​@fr (Fried rice) prove it

[Yamnaya Seed]

About 15-25K men since the beginning of the war so for every 8/9 Russians 1 Ukrainian dies. Much higher than the 1:4 expected from defenders advantage.

[black 9]

@Yamnaya Seed wait, can you at least provide a source?

[Max Shylov]

Thanks for doing your job!

[Bradda]

Incredibly informative. One can only wonder how you guys can have such in-depth intel on what is going on at the frontlines. Thank you!

[Zaney]

telegram.

[Alex Cortez]

Unbeknownst to all of us, they’re actually at the UA headquarters talking to Zaluzhnyy himself.

[Anton Som]

LOL it's not an "intel", this info from open sources 🤓

[Bradda]

@Anton Som Okay! I really did not know that it was public information.

[Jesse Dawg]

Please more videos about Ukraine

[FKKTruthahn]

Amazing video. Very informativ and I understood everything while being drunk

[AJ]

Awesome video! Thank you!

[UnknownMF]

What a senseless war, so many innocent lives lost...

[Sergey Shelekhov]

Awesome video! A little advice is to use terrain levels and rivers in analysis of the situation. West of Bakhmut Ukrainians occupy advantegeous heightsin Chasov Yar. In the eastern part of the city lays the Bakhmutka river and to the south of the city there is a foresty land where Ukrainians positions are. That is why it is unlikely that Bakhmut will be captured any time soon. Moreover, Ukrainians are preparing there a nasty surprise 😏

[Ironvultures]

A great video. I’m not sure the report of the uk pushing a negotiated settlement is credible, the uk tends to be at the forefront of providing aid to Ukraine and hates breaking stride with the US on foreign policy matters, plus there is no domestic appetite in the u, for a negotiated peace so far. Though the uk economy has taken a hammering over the last year so it’s possible the pm is losing his resolve.

[Chairman Meow]

One year now and I still don't see any possible off ramps for this conflict.

[Kings and Generals]

The moment Russia announced the annexation, the off ramps became very limited.

[Chairman Meow]

@Kings and Generals Read my mind.

[LuvBorderCollies]

The only OFF switch is when Putin shoots himself in his bunker, just like Adolf. Vladolf has been following Hitler's path so closely it uncanny.

[Nickolay Grigorov]

Excellent summary!

[Ompie 123]

Again and again, continuously pumping out the best and easiest to follow updates on the front lines. One of the best of not the the best military documentaries channel on youtube. Insane production value, Thanks for the update❤

[Zen]

I remember everyone telling me ukraine will be gone in a week or 3 days. I was the only one telling them that they have a winning chance still

[Nyst2]

I hope that NATO treaty doesn't end up happening. Even the smallest win would end up emboldening Russia, all but guaranteeing they will continue their behaviour in the future.

[miyah white]

I'm very interested in what sources you use for these

[slinkytreekreeper]

I was also wondering

[Liem Tran]

They often site their sources as they discuss these things. The Oryx Blog, The Institute for the Study of War, The Ministry of Defense for the UK, Ukraine, and Russia, the American Department of Defense, etc...

[miyah white]

I'll check out this blog to u mention

[C M]

"Bakhmut Holds" I think we can all see the direction that Bakhmut is going. Ukraine has made a valiant attempt there and bought a lot of time to strengthen defensive lines further to the west. But, Bakhmut is, unfortunately, a lost cause at this point.

[Ironvultures]

Battle of bakhmut has been going on for over 6 months now, there’s every chance that Ukraine will be in a position to launch its counter offensive before Russia finally takes the remainder of the city.

[Emil Chan]

From what I heard, things are pretty grim for both sides. Ukraine is still contesting Bakhmut but risk being encircled as Russia is trying to go for a pincer movement. But Russian military bloggers are still doubtful that Russia would be able to fully close the pincer.

[Ironvultures]

@Emil Chan facts on the ground are patchy but from what I’ve heard from ukranian commanders being interviewed the pace of the Russian advance to even get a partial encirclement has been so slow that the forces inside bakhmut are fairly confident they can execute a withdrawl fairly comfortable withdrawl before they can get surrounded.

[J gw]

​@Ironvultures I'm not sure a Ukraine counter offensive will be as successful this time, as Russia has mobilised manpower now. They aren't guarding their entire front with only 190k men now.

[hellrazor117]

Press F for bakhmut

[maou- sama]

i thought bakhmut was a strategically unimportant city , the russians were simply throwing men at it according to media , but if ukraine says it's ''strategic" then it is i guess

[Kings and Generals]

It is not strategic, but it is strategically beneficial to defend. Do you play chess? A pawn is unimportant, but in some circumstances defending it is beneficial.

[J gw]

​@Kings and Generals Cities attacked by Russia are levelled flat by artillery. Ukraine presumably knows the 2 bigger cities behind Bakmut will be next to get demolished if it falls, and prefer to avoid that as cities aren't replaceable in the short term..

[para sf]

What a review... thank you k&g

[The Salty Historian]

The Moldova situation is Interesting but I doubt Ukraine can ever get directly involved with soldiers on the ground, since the Moldavian constitution forbids the deployment of foreign troops in Moldavia

[Eelmaster1]

Yet Russian troops are in Transnistria

[VideoMixer1000]

I just cant believe it... Some time ago i watched these types of videos about ww2 and wars that had been in the past. And now we sit at home and watch a video about that shit happening today... Still good video. I sometimes wonder how the creator of this video gets all these informatons like the names of the units

[Alex Rocky]

thank you for your work

[azor ahai]

Bakhmut will fall! *9 months later* Aaany day now... *Sometime in the future* We did it guys, we liberated Bakhmut! *Standing in the ruines of the city*

[korbell]

"was found dead under suspicious circumstances." Was it natural causes? Because that is the only suspicious death I can think of for Russian officials lately, especially ones who live in multi-story buildings!😂😂

[Royeaux]

Well there was that official who died in Russian-held Ukraine of a "car accident", nevermind the bullet holes photographed at the accident site.

[Pat Wilson]

Not all fell out of windows. At least one committed suicide by shooting himself in the chest ... five times.

[Morph Engineering]

KEEP HOLDING BRAVE UKRAINIANS .. THAT IS YOUR HOMELAND💪💪 MARTYR OF INDEPENDENCE💪

[manecosauer]

Great job!

[Steel Standing]

Artillery is the backbone of Russian fighting, they would never ever outsource the shells to another nation. My guess is that they are producing munitions 24/7 now, they have the minerals, power and know how.

[Radyo Rebelde]

And still shell hunger in all the front, don't ask me about it, ask the Wagnerites