How tricky would it be for Ukraine to retake Crimea from Russia?

Ukraine wants to push Russia out of all of its territory, which would include Crimea, illegally annexed by Moscow in 2014.
In August, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the war in Ukraine began with Crimea and must end with the liberation of the Russia-occupied region.
Mr Zelensky, in a video address after several explosions hit the area, said: "Crimea is Ukrainian, and we will never leave it behind.
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[@mikedevlin2048]

With a solid armoured assault south to the coast cutting off Russias land corridor to Crimea and longer range precision systems such as ATACMS, Ukraine could effectively besiege the entire Crimean peninsula

[@patrickfitzgerald2861]

One of several possible scenarios that they might employ short of a costly attempt to retake Crimea directly. It will be interesting to see what they actually do, and I wish them all the best.

[@briant5685]

little wet dreams

[@electro1622]

"With a solid armoured assault"... LOL LOL LOL... "and longer range precision systems such as ATACMS" ..LOL LOL LOL ... ukraine can't do either and NATO won't give them long range anything because it will trigger WW3 ... if they could do anything to Russia they would have already done it...

[@danieldach4697]

The war in Ukraine took a decisive turn upon the delivery of Himars. Our satellite assistance has allowed the high-precision armaments of the Alliance countries to effectively target Russian depots and positions.

[@jeraldkozey6095]

Agreed, they are highly motivated, well trained and well equipped. If we will provide more military assistance, I'm more than sure that Ukraine will be able to deoccupy not only Crimea but their whole territory in 1991 borders.

[@kralikkral5560]

It is enough to isolate Crimea - the rest happens over the time automatically. And I guess that Ukrainians are not stupid and know this.

[@noodlyappendage6729]

The people of Crimea don’t want to be a part of Ukraine so why even think about it?

[@kralikkral5560]

@@noodlyappendage6729 You mean the original population or the ones which stole the properties and are living there now???

[@noodlyappendage6729]

@@kralikkral5560 Both. Crimea has been a part of Russia one way or another for a lot longer then it has been a part of Ukraine (which is a new state). And the population of Crimea has had a Russian majority for a long time.

[@leisakovacek8965]

You are right. They need to destroy the bridge. They definitely need a long-range weapon to do it

[@kralikkral5560]

@@noodlyappendage6729 So Germany will get Kaliningrad back? And Mexico will get NewMexico, and and and... Only stupid people open the box of pandora

[@cccalifornia7206]

I hope UKRAINE does retake Crimea!!! Excellent idea!!!💖💖💖🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🤝🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👊😃👍

[@leisakovacek8965]

Ukraine must go to the borders of 1991 and stop the Russian terrorists. And we must support them 🇺🇦

[@dynotee8757]

russia will then use tactical nukes...

[@MrSatyre1]

Its always entertaining to see that the opinions of so-called "experts" are rarely any different or any better than those of the average armchair analysts.

[@benlepoidevin7047]

This was so utterly uninsightful. I was hoping for some actual details

[@thersawilliamson7804]

A complete victory for Ukraine would prevent Russia from starting a new war, which is the main goal for all democracies.

[@zachjones6944]

@@thersawilliamson7804 The UK is not a democracy.

[@stevedevice1866]

What a completely pointless and baseless video. LOL

[@American-In-Mykolaiv]

Made in Russia for Russians.

[@CochinKerala]

The people running this channel are being paid by the MoD. They need to earn their pay.

[@gudnikristinn]

So not to have too many casualties, they really just need to get to Crimea, take out the only bridge that goes to Russia, and than contest the water to stop Russian resupplies. After this the Ukrainians can keep fighting at a distance while the Russians there slowly get depleted. This strategy would take many months but it would also allow Ukraine to have more soldiers fighting in the East while a smaller force slowly grinds down Russian forces in Crimea using drones, himars etc

[@leary4]

Well yes but u forgot trannies, Ukraine needs to deploy the azimov not at all Nazi non binary brigade...before it's too late.

[@briant5685]

your reasoning capacity is wanting, you do know russia has more population and more unending military reserves than Ukraine right.??so if there is anyone who will be depleted here is Ukraine both in terms of man power and equipments,russia will not be defeated and that's the bitter reality

[@electro1622]

@@briant5685 Let's hope ukraine has generals who are dumb enough to follow the US plan of fighting Russia to the last ukrainian... and are as dumb as winter K ... he thinks they can fight at a distance while the present battle shows they can't, otherwise they would be doing it... It's Russia who is fighting at a distance constantly sending missiles to ukraine while none are going from ukraine to Russia ... it's amazing how delusional western leftists are...

[@nrdy2theXtreme]

@@briant5685 I find your reading comprehension and reasoning capacity lacking. No doubt Russia has a larger population and compared to Ukraine produces far more military equipment, however Ukraine is funded and supported by NATO, this war isn't going to end when one side runs out of bullets. Winter K was referring to the forces in Crimea becoming depleted due to lack of supply, not lack of production.

[@danieldach4697]

The effective deployment of high-precision weaponry from the allied nations against Russian depots and positions has been made possible by our satellite assistance, resulting in substantial losses of equipment and regular army personnel.

[@idaho_girl]

Then again, Crimea can be cutoff from Russia to a great degree if the Ukrainians have missiles with long enough range. They could also cut off the Crimean canal so that there would be much less water there. It still won't be easy, but the Ukrainians can apply a fair amount of pressure.

[@electro1622]

lol.. apply pressure with what??.. if it could cut off Crimea don't you think they would have already done it ???... ukraine has nothing and any attempt from NATO to supply it with long range weapons/missiles would trigger a Russia /NATO war.. which NATO doesn't want, again, if they could they would have already done it...

[@danieldach4697]

The ultimate aim of the war against Putin is to liberate Crimea. As one of the signatories of the Budapest Memorandum, we have a duty to ensure Ukraine reaches its 1991 borders and prevent Russia from breaching international agreements.

[@evgeniybastrykov]

We must help Ukraine, because the fact that we allowed Russia to annex Crimea earlier, provoked a full-scale war, and what we see now since the war has already been unleashed by Putin, we must break his plans, and regain control of Crimea again

[@mariannabatz9733]

With our help, Ukraine has been fighting the Russian occupiers for a year now. The most important thing is to increase aid so that Ukrainians can regain the territories occupied by Russia

[@electro1622]

@@mariannabatz9733 rubbish.. the US will dump ukraine once it is not useful to it.

[@fronabulax63]

very young Veterans these days😅

[@rongardener4142]

I thought so at first. Maybe we're just getting old! 😂

[@gr6373]

All veterans were once young. She definitely didn't retire from the military though.

[@skepticalbadger]

@@gr6373 Yes she did. 7 years in the Int Corps.

[@gr6373]

@@skepticalbadger You don't retire after 7 years...

[@nick123nak6]

@@gr6373 what do you mean? that's a very standard amount of time to spend in the military and then switch to civvie street. In fact, I know a few veterans who where in for half that amount of time.

[@David-xh9cw]

No mention whatsoever of what links it has to Russia. Come on address the whole picture or don't bother at all.

[@scimatarpictures]

Wow Claire has amazing eyes!

[@waeltawile]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@dataminerdaniel]

Wrong question. Ask Gen Ben Hodges. The idea is to make Crimea untenable for the invaders.

[@joeharris3878]

If there is a limited nuclear war between the US and Russia, surviving people from surrounding regions of Asia and possibly Europe, perhaps descendents of the Slavic race would eventually move into Crimea, maybe fishing the waters and eking out short lives. So Ukrainians back in Crimea is possible.

[@keithnaylor1981]

How can Ukraine even think about pushing Russians out of Crimea when they are struggling with an easier objective - pushing Russians out of Ukraine? It would be ridiculous for Ukraine to reduce their forces to begin a new objective invading Crimea. How does Zelensky even know if Crimea wants to be ‘liberated’?

[@Blutske007]

Cokelensky will bag some more in Europe and the Us.. Worst egocentric president ever in history

[@mammouthlafouinne3678]

It is as tricky as the synthesizing of the substance necessary to take in order to believe that it is even feasible.

[@JDSFLA]

Well, the Germans took Crimea in WWII.

[@CollectiveWesterner]

Wait and see....within the next two to three months. Highly respected top military experts have been working out the necessary details on this over the past few months. Follow enough of the right news outlets and reputable channels closely, and it becomes fairly easy to connect the dots on what is about to come.

[@stevie1der4085]

@@CollectiveWesterner Are you smoking crack?

[@mariannabatz9733]

Ukraine must win this war and we must rally around Ukraine and support it as much as possible. Because it is a war of the past against the future, a war of totalitarianism against democracy

[@williambunting803]

I disagree. The strategy would be a drive to Mariupol then moving South. This isolates Crimea from the bulk of Russian strength cutting the land bridge, while also bringing the Ukraine missile launchers to within range of Crimea proper. The driving force becomes progressively further out of Russian range in the Donetsk region. Consecutively Ukraine needs to further demolish the Kerch bridge. The so doing cuts off Crimea’s water supply. The Ukraine has been very effective at demolishing Russian munitions and equipment. Sevastopol would become an isolated Russian asset under heavy attack. Russians in Crimea would likely begin to move back to Russia by water. From that position the mining of the causeways and marshes would be less effective at preventing a Ukrainian advance. Once Ukraine has finished the drive pushing the Russian forces on the Kherson East side to the end of that land strip moving Ukrainian forces into Crimea by water down either side of the land bridge will be more effective bypassing Russia’s defences. Recognize also that Putin’s survivability is steadily reducing. His dream of “owning” the Black Sea and commanding it from his 1.3 billion dollar mansion with his 2 super yachts parked in front, and just 320 kilometers from his Naval Base at Sevastopol is now dead. Putin has done a Hitler and outstretched himself for personal ambition. When you look at the map of the area and where Putin has set up his palace at Mys Idokopas and remembering Russia’s incursion into Abkarzia and Crimea it is obvious where he was going with his plan and why Turkey is not enthusiastic about Russia as an ever nearer neighbor.

[@limedickandrew6016]

All very well, but if virtually everyone leaves Crimea, who is gonna be left to run the peninsular. I suppose Ukraine could rule millions of seagulls. Ukrainian demographics are at an all time disaster right now - maybe 23 million population. Crimea will just be a deserted wasteland costing Ukraine billions a year to keep.

[@gudnikristinn]

​@@limedickandrew6016 There are 7 million displaced Ukrainians. Most of these people come from areas that have been destroyed. I don't think people moving to Russia and leaving empty houses is going to be a problem. The more the better. In any case Russia has no legal claim to Crimea which is Ukraine under international law, and Russia being affective at brainwashing people by limiting and controlling their information, is not what any human would want done to them if they could learn the truth of that situation.

[@williambunting803]

@@limedickandrew6016 LD, the Crimean peninsula has a population of 2.4 million people. Future residents will be those Ukrainians who left when Russia invaded it, along with those millions of Ukrainians the Russia have stollen from the Ukrainian towns that they have recently invaded. Repopulating Crimea will not be a problem on top of the military presence that will be required to ensure that Putin’s People never try this again. Out of interest look up on Google Earth Cape Idokopas where Putin has built his 1.4 billion dollar Black Sea Palace then pan out to see where the Crimea is, and where Abkhazia is, and you see what Putin’s plan really is, and why Turkey is providing drones to Ukraine. Putin is a rerun, Hitler II, or at least he thought he was. But the fact is that Russia is just an average country with more land that it can ever utilise with FSB leaders like Putin.

[@LeifurHakonarson]

I'd say Melitopol rather than Mariupol - the distance to Melitopol is significantly shorter and the area south of there is mostly water. They would then obviously want to take out the Kerch railway bridge - perhaps also the road bridges (though they serve a smaller military purpose - Russians being used to rail support of their military). The water mostly comes from the Dnipro reservoir and could easily be cut off (it was between 2014 and 2022) but many would call that an act of terror - the people suffering the consequences being mostly civilians.

[@williambunting803]

@@LeifurHakonarson The important thing, LF, is to command the territory all the way to the coast. Once Ukraine has punched through the front the territory behind is not fully occupied by soldiers. There may be artillery there to capture. The water to Crimea was cut off till the start of this war I believe. I haven’t studied the territory in detail so am only guessing. But if you are interested take a look on google earth at Mys Idokopas, then pan out. This is Putin’s 1.4 billion dollar beach house. You will see Russian occupied Abkhazia to the East and Crimea to the West. turkey to the South. That should tell you that Putin had every intention to full “own” the Black Sea, and all of the land around it. The dock in front of the Palace was for his two largest super yachts. This is why Putin can’t give in in Crimea, and why Turkey is helping Ukraine. Putin does not know how to share.

[@ginojaco]

This report completely overlooks two absolutely vital things, morale and momentum, I've seen these in war first-hand and they are massive, massive force multipliers. I've doubts about this expert's 'expertise' and experience - looking at her earlier 'calls' she hasn't a very good record; a token woman isn't much good if she doesn't know her stuff, plenty do, why not use them?

[@tileux]

Any defence line is only as good as its defenders. Simple as that. Every fortification and fortification line in history bears out that iron law. Cut the land bridge to crimea by getting to Melitopol or Mariupol, then run south to cut off the remaining russian forces in Kherson province and youve got a lot of out of position russian defenders in kherson oblast, especially if the river is forced in the south at the same time. Cut the Kerch bridge and youve suddenly got a lot of very low quality defenders, very short of supplies, in Crimea. There are ways to get across the waters north of crimea to reach the russian mainland but those are tidal. The soviets used those to reinvade crimea but the russians stand no chance of making such crossings to reinforce or resupply crimea. And if the Ukrainians can complete a thunder run to Melitopol and establish a defence line across northern Kherson oblast does anyone really believe the russians have a force that could penetrate it, given theyve lost 30,000 men in the last few months to gain 5 kilometres? This is not a battle between desperate soviet defenders who will die in the last ditch all the way to the east coast, or desperate axis defenders who will hold out as long as possible in the face of an overwhelming assault. While it may be true that few pro-ukrainians remain in crimea its also true that few pro-russians are likely to hang around once a counter-offensive gets underway and makes ground. Russian refugees are going to clog the roads everywhere. Thats the price of scaring your population with propaganda. Just ask the Chinese about that. Also, for what its worth, axis forces actually did okay with tiny boats shuttling between odessa and crimea in ww2. They didnt have a real fleet either.

[@generalstack6540]

Don’t forget that the Tartars of crimea generally support the Russians so they will likely supply them in a conflict with Ukraine

[@peterlangan1181]

Crimea will remain Russian. The zaporizhia oblast is now also Russian and will remain so. Ukraine has basically already lost the war. Soon now after Ukraine has attempted its little offensive Russia will start its own large scale offensive and it will become clear that Ukraine is done. Ukraine as a state is going to disappear. It will be subsumed into Russia.

[@usmilitarysummary]

I think the bigger question we should ask is, does Ukraine have enough manpower to actually to pull off something like tha

[@officerdonut7066]

The answer is yes they will send in every child they have the question is why would they invade Russian territory whose people have decided to join Russia for protection from Nazis

[@Ilaunchnukes]

The ruzzians have a combat mentality called "If I can't have it nobody can". This tactic is centuries old. Historically, when a war posed an existential threat to the Russian regime, Russia would resort to the utter extremes. From scorched earth, to blowing up their own cities. Now, they blew up Nova Khakova Dam, and are plotting to blow up Zaporizhzhia NPP and Titan Chemical Plant. If Russia loses Crimea, it's over for Putin's regime. So, expect Russia to use the most extreme and destructive measures in order to render Crimea useless for Ukraine.

[@jimdake6632]

Ukraine will fight on until they get sick of it. Taking Crimea and the rest of the Donbass is a stretch, and I think unlikely unless Russia completely collapses, which also result in a whole host of other problems.

[@stevie1der4085]

Someone needs to tell these people that Ukraine is currently unable to stop the Russian advance in the main land, so a "retaking" of Crimea is not happening anytime soon.

[@Ashley-Paucek]

Such people have to understand that this war is harder then they can even imagine

[@valeryferry1658]

I propose you to stop reading Russian propaganda news and open the independence international news to find out the truth

[@anhconroy6172]

Someone should tell you to stop reading Russian propaganda🤣

[@stevie1der4085]

@@anhconroy6172 What a silly little sausage bot you are.

[@shocks123]

Good video but please sort your filming light out. Freaky highlight in your eye is distracting

[@jhngfdsdfgkjnbv]

The Kerch Port alone on its official website claims up to 3 million tons of cargo can be processed at its facilities. The port is also capable of receiving ferries carrying both passengers and vehicles. Crimea’s Simferopol International Airport, according to its official website, is capable of moving 6.5 million people a year. Additionally, there are numerous other airports and seaports across Crimea capable of handling large amounts of cargo and people. To put these numbers into a military perspective, it should be noted that Russia’s other success story of using solely sea and air to supply a major military operation, its intervention in Syria at the request of Damascus, according to the Washington-based Institute for the Study of War, involved approximately 200,000 tons of cargo moved in the first 5 months (or extrapolated over 1 year, just short of half a million tons). Russia possesses an overabundance of logistical capability to sustain an equal or greater military operation on the Crimean Peninsula. Even if several ports and airports were temporarily disrupted by Ukrainian strikes, Russia would possess more than enough facilities and capacity to move all the equipment, manpower, and ammunition necessary to successfully defend Crimea from Ukrainian offensive operations. The summer-fall 2023 Ukrainian offensive, carried out on a scale Ukraine and its NATO sponsors are incapable of replicating, demonstrated just how effective Russian defenses are even at the end of much longer logistics chains.

[@erinwalker1842]

The whole world has united its forces around Ukraine, and it should remain so until victory

[@leisakovacek8965]

You are right. Russian occupiers should not be able to be anywhere other than their own country

[@leisakovacek8965]

Putin has imperial ambitions. The standard of living in Russia is terrible, it's a huge country, but he's trying to annex new territories 🤯

[@leisakovacek8965]

Putler seems to have broken every possible law

[@newshound64]

With the long-distance, precision weapons that the US has supplied to Ukraine and could yet supply, it will be possible to attack all Russian military positions in Crimea. They could make Crimea untenable for Russian forces, forcing their withdrawal. Then it would be necessary to destroy the Kersh bridge and rail line, to prevent the Russian return.

[@marsbound2024]

I do think Crimea should be saved for last if not close to last. If Ukraine's offensive goes right for Crimea even after say maybe a relatively brief offensive to try and cut the southern occupied regions in half from Russia, I fear they may not have as much success. I think they need to bleed the Russians dry to the point that Russia is almost down to fighting with WWII equipment (which it almost is now) and the internal power struggles in Russia have hit a crisis point before marching on Crimea. Crimea is not only the worst place to attack geographically when it comes to Ukraine that I can see, but it's also well defended and entrenched. It's no cakewalk and would likely be the toughest battle (or really many battles) to have been fought at any point in the war, surpassing Bakhmut by a lot. The only way to give the Ukrainians some breathing room is to provide long-range fires, more capable drones, and maybe some air platforms and integration with weaponry. I know the GLSDB from HIMARS is in theater, but it's still not quite long enough range. As far as air platforms, I really don't know which platform may be best, but if they are going to be stuck with Migs for now, then continued integration to the best of their ability with weapons we have is important (I know we've been able to fit a few weapons on them that wouldn't be associated with a Soviet-era jet). Anyway, that's just my two cents.

[@markharcourt2214]

😂😂

[@Kazy-nn3vr]

I think the bigger question we should ask is, does Ukraine have enough manpower to actually to pull off something like that?

[@messrsandersonco5985]

I'm not convinced myself. I live on an island and it would be difficult to overrun. You'd have to have ships and a lot of men. If I were part of the Ukrainian government, I would certainly make Crimea pay a hefty price for water through tax. A little bit of revenge really...

[@patrickfitzgerald2861]

They have sufficient troops, but they would likely not be willing to suffer the horrific losses.

[@MrSatyre1]

They have more than enough in raw manpower. But, unlike Russia, raw recruits receive infinitely superior training and tools to perform their duties.

[@briant5685]

@@MrSatyre1 the same superior nato trained forces that are getting wiped out in bakhmut by wagner..??

[@Siwushwiw]

Basically force Putin to use the nuke kyiv

[@michaelhowell2541]

Blow the bridge and rail lines and they'll have no choice, surrender or die. What have Russians been doing so far? BOTH!

[@allin4once]

Unlike some commenters here I don't need to write a novel to answer this question. Give Ukraine LONG-RANGE weapons and you can make the occupation of Crimea and everywhere else in Ukraine untenable. Look what Himars did. Forced Russia to adjust supply lines and move bases further from the front. But, if you allow them to take out the Kerch, they can drive south from Vuledar and cut off that supply route and possible force a Russian mass surrender. Don't give Ukraine long-range weapons and this war may go on for years to come. Russia constant uses LRW, and Ukraine cant?? It's pathetic. Ukraine doesn't need F16s so they can lose a fancier jet to the powerful Russia Air Defenses. They need LRW, and until they get them, there is no end in sight.

[@SteveInsidious]

IMPOSSIBLE

[@Lepocoloco]

Bahahah yeah and Kherson is Russia for ever. 😂

[@abrahamdozer6273]

It's an island ... impossible?

[@sagarbhowmick5296]

Daydream😂

[@fazzmohd9388]

Instead of thinking to invade Crimea Ukrainian should worry about themselves...If Russia manage to capture Odessa that would be it...Ukraine are going to be landlock.

[@Blutske007]

1 foot on that territory. And then Russia will use some bigger boms on Kiev. 😂

[@Cue_D_ball]

These are the same keyboard warriors who say the Putin was not going to invade Ukraine. They are also the ones who said that Russia was going to take the capital in three days. I don’t put a whole lot of poop and what do these keyboard warriors are saying

[@cliffordwebb3656]

I was very sceptical about the much talked about invasion last year. 'What sort of imbecile would invade Ukraine?', i thought. We now know what sort of imbecile.

[@mikedamon8685]

Getting a tad tired of these self-appointed "experts " that simply state the obvious

[@Tango771]

Went to watch the video but got scared off by those terrible contact lenses

[@jdoe3006]

They just need to retake the whole Kherson then take down the Putin Bridge for good. It would be a logistical nightmare for Russia. Once they are very weakened, thats when they should strike, or Russian troops might just give up before then.

[@mariannabatz9733]

Our task is to increase Ukraine's military potential, the only way it can win this war. And it will be a victory for the entire democratic community over totalitarianism, dictatorship, and global evil.

[@erinwalker1842]

And the aid should increase every day, I hope all of Ukraine's partners understand this!

[@erinwalker1842]

You are right, the sooner Ukraine receives airplanes and tanks, the sooner their victory will come!

[@orvalprosacco1951]

Our armaments help the Ukrainians a lot to fight the occupiers, so we must not slow down the pace of deliveries. It will help Ukraine win and protect the world from Putin.

[@anhconroy6172]

Agreed

[@erinwalker1842]

Putin has lost his battle to Biden and Zelensky, and he is now the main loser of this planet, a terrorist and a deceiver.

[@erinwalker1842]

The world must defeat such an evil as Russia and leave nothing of Putin's regime, because Russians are non-humans who can go even further

[@leisakovacek8965]

The most important thing now is long-range weapons and aviation. I hope they get that so they can fight even more successfully. Plus they are preparing for a counterattack and should have enough weapons 🙏

[@bartman7144]

Ukraine would be smart to cut off Crimea and starve it.

[@TheDavleto]

you better ask does anybody in Crimea want to back to Ukraine! the answer - 0%

[@Red-74-]

Impossible

[@anhconroy6172]

Have you reread your Russian propaganda?

[@johnzajac9849]

These analysts failed to mention that modern Ukrainian rocket systems, positioned close to Crimea's northern edge, could hit 'orc' positions in over 60% of Crimea.

[@Blutske007]

But she also didn't say that Russia boms Ukraine flat with 1 bom. So what's your point daydreamer..?

[@johnzajac9849]

@@Blutske007 My point is: roosnya NA-khuy! DA!!

[@Dan123a]

Ukrainian orc 😂😂Lol

[@johnzajac9849]

@@Dan123a poopcan NA-khuy!

[@Dan123a]

@@johnzajac9849 don’t understand orc language. Write in English

[@VinnyUnion]

Not very tricky. They just need long range missiles and destroy the bridge even harder and there won't be much uhh, reinforcements arriving.

[@leisakovacek8965]

The main issue is weapons. They need long-range missiles. And I don't understand why they haven't been handed these yet 🤷🏻‍♀️ It will bring them a complete victory over the Russian invaders

[@anthony9thompson]

Also Ukraine doesn’t have a navy

[@rs-dp6pr]

As much as you want to have Ukraine taking Russia.. it's done.. not only Crimea which is Russian majority.. these Russian majority eastern Ukraine is gone too. They are pro Russia and local population is mostly Russian.. they are gone and the best Ukraine can settle is to get Ukrainian majority of about 5 percent territory back..

[@Dragonx417]

Could break the bridges and starve them for a month or two them dock ships full of troops and enter Crimea with a weak and starved army to confront.

[@ArtstradaMagazine]

occupy Sevastopol and cut off the KERCH bridge and cut off any russian resupply. Sink the Black Sea Fleet. This would put Crimea into negotiations. This is the chess piece needed. Wouldnt worry about taking all land everywhere. Since that is simply never going to be logistically possible unless russia retreats. . laying seige to Sevastopol works also

[@donatsu8]

Same problem that china faces with Taiwan.

[@Undertow_999]

Not possible and better to stay that way. I support Ukraine but it would be impossible and blood bath

[@patrickfitzgerald2861]

Ukraine does not need to invade Crimea by land. They just need to make the Muscovite gangsters leave, and there are a number of ways to accomplish this. Their tactics should be much clearer by this summer. I wish them all the best.

[@nicholasroach3394]

I hope you are right

[@patrickfitzgerald2861]

@@nicholasroach3394 Unlike many of the experts, I believe this war will be decided this year, one way or another. Both Ukraine and NATO have every incentive to end it sooner rather than later. We'll see.

[@briant5685]

well how can russians leave from their own land..??crimea has always been russia anyways

[@patrickfitzgerald2861]

@@briant5685 Poor little serf! The future for Mother Russia is very sad, and it will not include Crimea, since Crimea is in Ukraine.

[@mariannabatz9733]

During this time, the Ukrainian people have demonstrated strength, resilience, and maximum endurance. And the world united around Ukraine, providing heavy weaponry to fight the occupiers

[@ThatCarGuy]

Have the US give them a few hundred tomahawks and the war itself would be over in 24 hours if they were allowed to strike inside Russia.

[@namename-qb5xe]

Lol, tomahawks are subsonic, Russian have the same weapons but faster and now nuclear powered "tomahawks" witch basacly gives them unlimited range... Yeah Hollywood really have u guys believing, your nr1

[@georgegeorgakopoulos5956]

In Forces News We Trust

[@fToo]

Various military commentators have said that Ukraine doesn't need to invade Crimea, they just need to threaten to invade - thereby diverting Russian resources ... especially as Russia / Putin seem obsessed about holding Crimea ... and some commentators suggest the origin of the 2022 invasion was to secure overland supply lines to Crimea.

[@electro1622]

LOL.. what a load of rubbish.. who are these commentators ??... are they from CNN...

[@Amradar123]

Three small landbridges, one human built bridge, main water resource from Dnipro through a long canal... Why not block these instead of an invasion?

[@evgeniybastrykov]

We are all involved in defending democracy, both in Europe and throughout the world. The aggression against Ukraine began back in 2014 when Putin annexed Crimea, since that moment the region became restless, and the liberation of Crimea from Russian occupation will end this war

[@erinwalker1842]

There is no doubt that they have to answer for everything they did on the territory of Ukraine, because Ukrainians remember everything and will never forgive them!!!

[@erinwalker1842]

There can be no negotiations with terrorists, Ukraine must defeat them only on the battlefield!!!

[@leisakovacek8965]

I think with the liberation of Crimea, the war will be over. Ukraine must reach the borders of 1991. And every country that is a guarantor of Ukraine's security under the Budapest Memorandum should help them. Beyond that, Ukraine has many friends and allies. I hope the victory of Ukraine soon

[@SavageCommentaryOriginal]

This is a bad use of resources. 1.) Ukraine should be focused on building up a compelling defense against further territorial loss, talk of counter offensives is so obviously misguided it begs the question as to what the true motivation is. It makes Ukraine seem unreliable and desperate. Sun Tzus "appear strong when you are weak" does not mean provoke further destruction on yourself, it means keep the enemy at bay by use of obfuscation. Showing your hand all the time by way of shabby tactics reduces your capacity to actually mount meaningful defense. If the strategy is to pull support in with feats of heroism, those feats need to be competent. They're not strong and pivoting to an attack force like this will reduce international empathy. UA doesn't want to cede those territories, but they unfortunately don't have a say in the matter anymore. If UAs goal is long term survival as a nation, the goal should be a much longer term play. Current personalities need to be setting up advantages for future personalities to leverage.

[@JDSFLA]

I guess the successful counter-offenses of last fall were just a mirage.

[@SavageCommentaryOriginal]

No, not a mirage, they were relevant at the time.

[@abrahamdozer6273]

Crimea controls the Black Sea and if she successfully takes it back, the Black Sea shoreline conquered by the Russians around the Sea of Azov becomes orphaned.

[@SavageCommentaryOriginal]

If UA can march on Moscow then they can oust putin and then march on Xi and oust him.

[@Ashley-Paucek]

Completely agree

[@daniel931016]

If the Kerch Bridge is blown up again the problem will be worse for russia since they won't easily resupply their troops there if Crimea is besieged

[@limedickandrew6016]

Ever heard of boats. That's how Russia did it before the Kerch Bridge was built. They still do, but to a limited extent.

[@daniel931016]

@@limedickandrew6016 you mean ships? They weren't under siege then and the ports weren't bombed.

[@briant5685]

These dreams of yours of Ukraine ever having Crimea again as theirs is past tense, it will never happen russia will never allow that mistake ever again so deal with it

[@daniel931016]

@@briant5685 haha, yeah, like Kherson was russian "forever". 😂

[@anhconroy6172]

It will most likely be blown up.

[@MattyOfPassion]

Several statements in this video presented as facts are just plain inaccurate. For example, Crimea can be retaken by land, no need for much air or naval support at all.

[@timmccarthy982]

And you can read about how the Goths invaded Crimea by land in 250. And you can read about how the Huns invaded Crimea by land in 376. And you can read about how Crimea was invaded by land during the Mongol Invasion of Europe in 1222. And you can study how Britain, France and Turkey attacked Russia during the Crimean War 1853-56 attacking Crimea by sea and capturing Sevastopol fort and naval base after a 10 month siege. Don't miss the famous poem about the British attack on Russian artillery' "The Charge of the Light Brigade." Leo Tolstoy served as a young artillery officer in the war which later helped him write War and Peace. And you can study how Germany attacked Russia during WW2 attacking Crimea by land and capturing Sevastopol after a 8 month siege 1941/42. Erich von Manstein used the heavy siege mortars and cannons and Schwerer Gustav (heavy Gustav) the largest railway cannon ever built designed to attack the French Maginot Line, where he won his Field Marshal baton before ending his military career as a NATO advisor in 1956. And you can study how the Red Army attacked the German army in Crimea by land and sea and liberated the peninsula and the German army evacuated the peninsula by sea in 1944.

[@ginojaco]

Now you're just being difficult by citing facts...

[@MeM_UK]

What a preposterous video. "The population there", as if they are native Crimeans. The Russians have been moving in Russians, from Russia. It's like me moving my family into your house and saying "The people here want me to own this house and the people who want you to own it have fled".

[@trendtraderx]

If you can cut the access of supply then its just a waiting game. Same with how to defeat UK. No need to invade just blockade.

[@16vr6]

Good luck defeating the UK my friend...

[@cliffordwebb3656]

Blockades have been tried by the French and the Germans at various times int he past. It's dashed inconvenient and one forgets what a banana looks like, but it doesn't win a war against the English.

[@thersawilliamson7804]

A complete victory for Ukraine would prevent Russia from starting a new war, which is the main goal for all democracies.

[@RuSecrets]

By using mouth loudly..😂😂

[@axavidesign1670]

Poor analysis. Read more informed comments below

[@OrdinaryJoe12]

lol

[@MsIceBreaker]

Flock your intelligence expert. I doubt many of us reading are major fans of the cynical introduction.

[@biddyboy1570]

It's not necessary to retake it. Just cut it off from North and East and wait.

[@kralikkral5560]

Exactly my opinion. Russians in the end will try to negotiate an "international status" for Crimea.

[@biddyboy1570]

@@kralikkral5560 I think so too.

[@briant5685]

@@kralikkral5560 crimea is russia as it has always been no negotiation about that

[@briant5685]

These dreams of yours of Ukraine ever having Crimea again as theirs is past tense, it will never happen russia will never allow that mistake ever again so deal with it

[@rongardener4142]

I really wanted to make an intelligent, insightful comment, but... ...those eyes

[@dannyblackwell2426]

Russia took crimea and ukraine did nothing really. but then russia attacked Ukraine fully and started a full blown war which now has opened up the opportunity for ukraine to take back Crimea. and Russia cant really say anything.

[@anhconroy6172]

I am sure the Ukrainians will definitely be able to get Crimea back this year

[@leisakovacek8965]

I believe that Russia can speak only in The Hague Court, no one else will listen to these liars and invaders

[@leisakovacek8965]

​ I think so, too. They need long-range weapons, and it will be even easier to enter Crimea than to liberate the rest of Ukraine. But in any case, the most important thing is for Ukraine to reach its 1991 borders

[@leisakovacek8965]

A year ago, everyone gave Kiev about a 0% chance of holding out..

[@bradley4706]

The real question is,do Crimeans want that? The answer is no. Overwhelmingly no. So Ukraine shouldn’t try to take it back.

[@CollectiveWesterner]

Does not matter. Those who want to be a RuZZian can pack their bags and move to Moscow....if they hurry. 🇺🇦 Crimea is Ukrainian land. 🇺🇦

[@mso1ps4]

Wow I just saw on the news that Zelenskyy cancelled the offensive due to this youtube comment

[@bradley4706]

@@mso1ps4 what a dumb comment lol. As if that was my intention. I notice that you don’t say it’s false. 🤡

[@briant5685]

@@mso1ps4 lol so you are still waiting for the so called crimean offensive.???hahahahahaha

[@LeifurHakonarson]

What Crimeans are we talking about? The tatars who Stalin relocated to Siberia (and replaced with ethnic Russians)? The ethnic Russians Putin moved into the peninsula? Or the inhabitants of Crimea after the collapse of the Soviet Union who, despite a majority of ethnic Russians, voted to remain part of Ukraine ...

[@frankrenda2519]

they cant take back the 110.000 sq km that russia has taken let alone Crimea

[@abrahamdozer6273]

I guess that they're going to prove you wrong, eh Nostradamus?

[@newguy954]

Better question how difficult would it be for u.k to take back its American,Indian and African colonies.

[@Lepocoloco]

Bahahaha yeah. Crimea and America. Are you really this ignorant?😂

[@fightforaglobalfirstamendm5617]

I personally do not think it is possible for them, geographical, the defences and the most important, mobilisation. Zelensky just said that if they lose Bakhmut they will be forced to the table.

[@Lepocoloco]

Bahahahah you orc. 😂

[@tileux]

Thats not what Zelensky said. He said that if the ukriainians lose Bakhmut Ukraines supporters and people might push him to seek a political settlement. He also said that so far he hasnt felt any pressure from Ukraine's supporters or people to push for that political settlement.

[@Lepocoloco]

@@tileux the orcs are grabbing every straw they can. Bakhmut for a year and as if Zelensky rules Ukrainians as Pootin rules his zombie slaves idiots in Russia. 🤣

[@fightforaglobalfirstamendm5617]

@@tileux he is preparing the Ukrainian people for the reality, after Bakhmut there are nothing but plains until the Dniepe. He has poured all of his assets into Bakhmut and lost tens of thousands of men and lost the battle.

[@tileux]

@@fightforaglobalfirstamendm5617 jesus christ - can you actually read a topographical map? If so, I suggest you take a look at one thatt covers Ukarine so you can understand how dumb your comment actually is.

[@terrytumble162]

When talking about how the population of Crimea feels you have to mention the fact Russian moved in a significant amount of people after illegally annexing it in 2014. Their opinions don’t matter, except in terms of their active resistance to Ukrainians retaking their land.

[@briant5685]

lol russia moved in some significant amount of people,lol,maybe you should know that crimea has always had high number of russians than Ukrainians since the island was always russian anyways before Khrushchev illegally annexed it and gave it to Ukraine

[@electro1622]

@@briant5685 of course he doesn't know that... going by his comment he knows nothing that is real, only what CNN tells him.

[@terrytumble162]

@@briant5685 interesting lack of English language skills for someone allegedly called Brian. And yet what I said was true - Russia moved a huge number of people to Crimea after 2014.

[@anhconroy6172]

If Russia relocated most of its population there, then people in Crimea are most likely pro-Russian. But that won't stop the Ukrainians from kicking everyone out and taking back the territory

[@mariannabatz9733]

Thanks to the help of the democratic world, Ukraine is successfully defending its country and its people. I hope that soon the Ukrainian flag will be all over her territory in 1991

[@paulm6742]

Why were the comments turned off on your bloke in the military who identifies as a woman video?

[@Diggnuts]

Why do you feel you are entitled to an answer?

[@paulm6742]

@@Diggnuts I thought the comments section was a feature that encourages discussion. Turning it off feels like censorship. Your thoughts?

[@Diggnuts]

@@paulm6742 Discussion is not a clown car and I do not think that you really understand what censorship is or isn't.

[@paulm6742]

@@Diggnuts we're having a discussion now because the comments section is turned on. When it's turned off they're kind of saying peoples views and opinions aren't all that important and they're not going to be listened to. I kind of think that's a form of censorship?

[@mso1ps4]

You may want to read up on the definition of censorship.

[@ashfaquezskv4558]

Atleast save Ukranian's capital kiev😂 instead of dreaming about something which won't work

[@Lepocoloco]

Yes or you orcs will take Kiev in three days. 😂

[@Lepocoloco]

Idiot. 😂

[@ashfaquezskv4558]

@@Lepocoloco what a stupid u are😵‍💫. Who said the 3 day thing? It's the US general not the Russians lol.go and educate urself a bit about the matter before blabbering like a random idiot online 🤌ur first name really matches u😂

[@abrahamdozer6273]

Pretty early to be hitting the bottle, isn't it?

[@ashfaquezskv4558]

@@abrahamdozer6273 yea, now bakhmut holds turned to bakhmut folds😂🤌

[@nicholasroach3394]

The population of Crimea will have a rough time when the bridge is blown and it will be ! Neither side will accept anything but victory so Ukraine will take it back regardless of World opinion 🇬🇧

[@06colkurtz]

She is just wrong. Get an expert not her

[@rodrigogoncalves6165]

Im fascinated by Claire's eyes... Works of art

[@REJA0001]

Such a long explanation to inform us it is practically impossible.

[@danieldach4697]

Defending democratic values is a duty shared by all US citizens. Our aid was instrumental in enabling Ukraine to regain control of its territories. The delivery of Himars marked a turning point in the course of the conflict.

[@leisakovacek8965]

I believe that the most important thing now is the complete defeat of Russia on the battlefield. No dictator has the right to annex the territory of a neighboring country. For Ukraine to reach the 1991 borders would be a victory. And we, as allies and signatories of the Budapest Accords, must help them

[@petevan8942]

Beautiful eyes

[@Lost-In-Blank]

The only Louise Jones Linkedin shows as living in England who is a veteran of either the Royal Navy, Royal Air Force, or British Army looks nothing like this woman. Louise Jones, Defence Industry Consultant, Erlestoke, England, United Kingdom

[@ashfaquezskv4558]

People who can't even save it's capital Kiev is talking about taking Crimea lol

[@Lepocoloco]

What’s happening in Kiev my brain dead friend? 😂

[@skepticalbadger]

But they have saved it, Ivan. What planet are you living on?

[@ashfaquezskv4558]

@@skepticalbadger Jon what planet are u living on? Do u know what happened to Kiev yesterday? Lol. Stop smoking cabbage leaves and look whats going on

[@Lepocoloco]

@@skepticalbadger he lives in Zombiestan. They have different news. I’ve heard many orcs say that the orc horde is just outside Kiev waiting for orders. These people are idiots. 😂

[@malcolmrose3361]

@@ashfaquezskv4558 Enlighten us. What happened in Kiev?

[@Matt.........]

I blelive Putin would use nukes if Crimea is lost.

[@natotvwarjimbo3461]

🎺💛💙💪🔱🔰👍🥾💤👀= FREEDOM

[@generalstack6540]

First Ukraine should start with bakhmut and Donbas . Then they can discuss crimea . From the look of this, it looks like a war of attrition which will kill Hundreds of thousands of poor Ukrainians. They (Ukrainian ppl) will eventually realize this and demand full support from the west , including nato soldiers or they will give up

[@generalstack6540]

@@RobC1999 that is not a strategy for success, it’s just emotional. Losing millions of men fighting the Russians will be heavily demoralizing in about 1-2 years . Russia has 4x the manpower and vastly more resources and strategic depth. This whole plan will fail if NATO doesn’t directly intervene on their behalf

[@generalstack6540]

@@RobC1999 yes of course it’s bad. Violent aggression is bad they are killing many innocent civilians . That doesn’t change the fact that ukranian strategy will fail without direct intervention. Just because the Russians did a bad thing doesn’t make them stupid or weak… it actually makes them more dangerous. Will u admit the current strategy will fail in 12-24 months unless Ukrainians get NATO boots on the ground ?

[@abrahamdozer6273]

Why Bakhmut? What's there (besides thousands of Russians willing to die) of any strategic importance?

[@generalstack6540]

@@abrahamdozer6273 it’s part of the Ukrainian mainland

[@abrahamdozer6273]

@@generalstack6540 It's attached to the Ukrainian mainland by a thin natural causeway. It is also attached to the Russian mainland by a man-made causeway. It is, for all intents and purposes, an island.

[@marawaansadien5798]

what do you know you warmongers

[@andrewlaco1776]

When nukes go off in Picadilly, you’ll know you successfully took crimea.

[@Penigale]

Crimea is not and has never been territory belonging to the Russian Federation. It is not Russia. Putin and his cronies will be disintegrated in seconds if they think that they can nuke the world over land that's not theirs

[@cliffordwebb3656]

Goodbye, Piccadilly, Farewell Leicester Square.

[@someutubchannel69]

Her eyes wow 😍😘

[@philipharris-smith5889]

Rubbish it would be easy precisely because of geography. Cut off the bridge, hit incoming ships; defenders would be starved of supply.

[@paulmcmullan9931]

I have to ask; why do women think they are experts on war? I unsubscribed.

[@MrErnestsKarlsons]

No chances to retake it. Just a dream. They olso wants to capture the Moscow.... 😅

[@Lepocoloco]

Nobody wants that disgusting Moscow. But Crimea will return. It was impossible to retake Kherson a few months ago. Russia is losing on all fronts and you tards make Crimea sound like some sort of holy grail. It’ll be Ukraine again and easier than the rest because of supply lines.

[@abrahamdozer6273]

Who olso wants to capture Moscow? No one has ever said that. Besides, who the hell wants to own city full of Russians? Think of the endless public health problems ...

[@jarrettbobbett5230]

They will Siege it like a Castle. The Russians can not fight with out food, Ammo or fuel.

[@Trampoukosss]

i say give Crimea back to the Greeks

[@8731Cordova]

Bakhmut has Fallen 🚀🚀🚀🚀

[@Lost-In-Blank]

*Why are you bringing us this Russia propaganda ???* Whose armed forces are you trying to represent here?