How Ukraine is Breaking Through Russia's Naval Blockade

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[@RealLifeLore]

I began working on this video a month before Russia withdrew from the Grain Deal and resumed attacks on Ukrainian shipping again, including several drone attacks that have been launched against Ukraine's Danube River ports that I mentioned within this video. I will release a follow-up later covering everything that's been happening since.

[@skawary2569]

Ok

[@mariobadia4553]

Like the Ukrainian sbu headquarters going boom

[@logy28]

Nice

[@Ghazanfierce]

Russia didn't withdraw from shit It was the west that didn't hold their side of the deal and kept sanctioning Russian Agriculture Bank's access to the SWIFT service. That was the whole Deal that Russians honoured but the West Backstabbed them, AGAIN. Why are you Lying and spreading half truth propaganda??

[@amc3463]

Rip Ukraine seriously

[@vincentbroeders4992]

It's important to note that like 85% of the grain that comes to the Netherlands is just there to be redistributed. It's not for local consumption. It's a transportation hub.

[@intreoo]

Yep. The Netherlands, contrary to its size, is a surprisingly large agricultural producer, second in the world by export value.

[@AliothAncalagon]

Isn't Rotterdam even the largest trade port in Europe?

[@Random-ob7dc]

@@AliothAncalagon Largest in the world outside of asia according to the video.

[@wildfire9280]

@@Random-ob7dc It seems the New Netherlands couldn’t stand up to the original’s ports.

[@SQERDOMOONLIGHT]

The sea of Europe makes sense to have a few big ports, whereas Asia and USA more many ports is more logical

[@octaviantimisoreanu5810]

Probably the most comprehensive video about the Ukrainian logistical situation on the Danube. Romania has invested a lot in developing its ports to help with the new volume.

[@internet_userr]

Who? Asked

[@ericraululyeetusdelyeetus5028]

​@@internet_userr my brother in Christ, not even your parents asked for you, yet you're here with the audacity to ask this?

[@guatf1]

Yeah but the volume via the danube isn't even close to sea cargo and it will take weeks for barges to get to Rotterdam

[@octaviantimisoreanu5810]

@@guatf1 Indeed the danube isn't the most efficient route. The Ukrainians are mainly using the Romanian port of Constanta to carry grain out to the Black Sea in protected waters. But the main bottleneck is getting the grain there in the first place. The infrastructure connecting Ukraine to Romania is underdeveloped.

[@guatf1]

@@octaviantimisoreanu5810 yws, the video stated russia probably won't atack ukrainian ports near the border, however looking at the map it wouldn't be to hard for them to destroy (nearly) all rpads to get to those ports

[@happy_labs]

Why is the video titled "How Ukraine is Breaking Through Russia's Naval Blockade", when the conclusion is that they basically aren't?

[@dauzlee2827]

Clickbait

[@Zman44444]

It’s also important to note that the Baltic States are also offering their ports for export. The idea is that if the grain can get and transit through Poland, we’ll deliver it from Riga, Klaipeda, Ventspils etc. Edit: Yes, I understand the grain would be going out of its way to be exported to the Baltics, however I think we’re in a situation where anything helps. As long as the grain gets out.

[@khiem1939]

True, but rail and truck transport to those ports is not feasible, especially during wartime!

[@hermaeusmora2945]

Are the Balitc states offering that, or are the unelected fuckers in the EU trying to force the Baltic states to "offer" their ports? What i heard is that Eastern European countries like Poland, Hungary, and Romania, etc were quite unhappy to take or pass Ukrainian grain because it's absolutely trashing the prices of their own grain.

[@parasocialbondsmetaswvoits9078]

Naval people in Baltic sea have their own aesthetic

[@ilokivi]

A little surprised that Poland isn’t able to make the same offer. It has a common frontier with Ukraine, which would make the conveyance of freight less complex than to Lithuania or Latvia to Baltic Sea ports such as Gdańsk. The initiative is laudable, but the challenge of removing bottlenecks on Ukraine’s ability to export so that it can support itself remains. Slava Ukrainyi!

[@comradecat9117]

@@ilokivi it is able and it did so in the past, the problem was that a lot of the imported grain didn't leave instead it stayed inside poland which crashed polish grain market. Polish farmers lost billions and so they protested and eventually ban was set on ukrainian grain which is still in force.

[@MarchalisVan]

Australia sadly uses multiple train gauges between states and territories, it's really annoying. It would a worth converting them all just for the logistical profits, but it's too hard for governments to think about.

[@ccvcharger]

Leave it to a government over complicate "just pick one."

[@usecriticalthinking243]

Are some states holding out ?

[@r7calvin]

​@@ccvcharger yet somehow most countries don't have this problem. It's almost as if Australia's rail network was constructed when they were still separate colonies or something... And I'm sure the _herp-derp government = bad_ crowd are very supportive of tax-funded government initiatives to convert thousands of km of rail to a uniform gauge.

[@fuzzyhair321]

​@@usecriticalthinking243Victoria and NSW as we never agree on anything

[@MrLunithy]

@@fuzzyhair321 And the NT was too corrupt to rebuild the old one from Alice to Darwin.

[@jacky445]

There is one broad gauge rail line going from Ukraine and it goes deep into Slovakia normally used to transport steel ore into the steel factory in city called Kosice which could be used to transport wheat to safety of Europe.

[@DinoNucci]

No.

[@King_Minos64]

That isn’t the issue. It’s not about safety, it’s about having to unload the Ukrainian train and load all the grains again to a train fit to run on the standard gauge. That is a very lengthy process. That causes bottlenecks in how much they can export.

[@DinoNucci]

@@King_Minos64 correct

[@tombayless9759]

Yes get on with it ....sea ports are off limits to Ukraine now

[@tombayless9759]

Ukraine should have taken the original deal

[@ineonfox4787]

Thank you sooo much for making so many videos about Ukraine. As a Ukrainian myself, it's very important for the world to hear what's happening here.. so thank you a lot

[@nikitanikita5981]

Хаха не поможет

[@Liam_pla]

​@@nikitanikita5981stop being mean

[@Liam_pla]

Ineonfox slava ukraine!. 🇸🇪🤝🇺🇦. I love ukraine

[@Deviantial]

I follow the Ukraine War developments very closely and I haven't heard anything at all about these other ports or region. Another insightful video!

[@zenddoor]

They were attacked 5 days ago. Grain hangars and a Romanian ship were damaged.

[@KILLVMINVTI]

This video is a lie 😂😂😂

[@batrachian149]

@@KILLVMINVTI bot

[@hitmantwovictors]

this whole channel has become cope, lies and propaganda like infographics. not so long ago they made a video on why Russia will own all of Europe if Scotland becomes independent. The port in the video has already been hit like the other ones.

[@girlsdrinkfeck]

​@@batrachian149zelensky is a, lie

[@Inucroft]

Major point, Article 5 doesn't automatically mean other members join a war.

[@shanew7361]

Correct, pretty stupid assumption, lol

[@madmasseur6422]

They can choose to not enter?

[@denisiorga7368]

Article 5 “The Parties agree that an armed attack against one or more of them in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack against them all and consequently they agree that, if such an armed attack occurs, each of them, in exercise of the right of individual or collective self-defence recognized by Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations, will assist the Party or Parties so attacked by taking forthwith, individually and in concert with the other Parties, such action as it deems necessary, including the use of armed force, to restore and maintain the security of the North Atlantic area. Any such armed attack and all measures taken as a result thereof shall immediately be reported to the Security Council. Such measures shall be terminated when the Security Council has taken the measures necessary to restore and maintain international peace and security.” This article is complemented by Article 6, which stipulates: Article 61 “For the purpose of Article 5, an armed attack on one or more of the Parties is deemed to include an armed attack: on the territory of any of the Parties in Europe or North America, on the Algerian Departments of France 2, on the territory of Turkey or on the Islands under the jurisdiction of any of the Parties in the North Atlantic area north of the Tropic of Cancer; on the forces, vessels, or aircraft of any of the Parties, when in or over these territories or any other area in Europe in which occupation forces of any of the Parties were stationed on the date when the Treaty entered into force or the Mediterranean Sea or the North Atlantic area north of the Tropic of Cancer.” The principle of providing assistance With the invocation of Article 5, Allies can provide any form of assistance they deem necessary to respond to a situation. This is an individual obligation on each Ally and each Ally is responsible for determining what it deems necessary in the particular circumstances. This assistance is taken forward in concert with other Allies. It is not necessarily military and depends on the material resources of each country. It is therefore left to the judgment of each individual member country to determine how it will contribute. Each country will consult with the other members, bearing in mind that the ultimate aim is to “to restore and maintain the security of the North Atlantic area”. At the drafting of Article 5 in the late 1940s, there was consensus on the principle of mutual assistance, but fundamental disagreement on the modalities of implementing this commitment. The European participants wanted to ensure that the United States would automatically come to their assistance should one of the signatories come under attack; the United States did not want to make such a pledge and obtained that this be reflected in the wording of Article 5.

[@ndavid_]

Maybe I'm exaggerating only because I'm romanian, but I think you Should have showed more images of Danube's Delta to show why the initiative was saw with bad eyes from some of us (and also because the bad history between Romania and Ukraine before the war) and also talk more about how Romania, Poland, Bulgaria, Slovakia and Hungry told EU that they wont allow ukrainian grains to enter their country anymore if they dont only travel further away (many were sold in the said countries affecting their own farmers)

[@birgi4686]

War is bad and brings a lot of suffering, but that doesn't mean that they need to destroy the Danube Delta(one of the most important symbols of Romania), plus the ukrainian grains already destroyed some parts of the economy

[@leme5639]

mama ce engleza ai, m-ai rupt:)) n fine, indiferent de problema cu granele lor, nu ucrainenii au cauzat problemele ci tot ai nostri, speculantii.

[@AtakenSmith]

As a Hungarian I really detested that we don't want Ukraine to sell here. Food prices here are through the roof but we don't need it... sure. Bread is like 50% more expensive than before war.

[@worldeconomicfella3228]

@davidneacsu6526 Dutch pig farmers would've been very happy with that grain, because now they've to buy more expensive grain from Ukraine's neighbors. This is just protectionism and war profiteering from those farmers. Ukraine always has been a problem for EU farmers. I remember one of the reasons for the Netherlands saying no to the EU Association Treaty was Ukraine's massive poultry industry being too price competitive for them.

[@leme5639]

@@AtakenSmith two words: war profiteering. Ukrainians are allowed to sell but you’re not allowed to consume Ukrainian wheat, you can resale it. .basically, the intermediaries, mainly local companies, are making the money, while Ukrainians and local farmers are losing the most

[@domocracydestroyer8219]

0:10 “The bloodiest war fought in Europe since 1945” The Yugoslav wars: Am I a joke to you?!?!?!

[@kairos_fluent]

I think a video about the Balkans geography and how that influenced the history and politics of that region would be very interesting.

[@sanriosonderweg]

Considering the claim Russia blew its own dams, it would be inaccurate to say the least.

[@zomfgwtfpwnage]

You'll need way more than a video to cover that, mate

[@flabby2142]

@@zomfgwtfpwnage fr mate

[@d1rtworm]

Would still be so incredibly interesting to learn about as an American who doesn't already have a good understanding of the area.@@zomfgwtfpwnage

[@piddy44-hl5ln]

Nah, that might reveal the coups and colour revolutions empowered by America.

[@Landolini]

I live near Kelheim and the traffic on the river has definitely increased. Proud of the german engineering

[@datadavis]

I am on team We fought the wrong enemy.

[@TheCJUN]

​@@datadavis The destruction of Germany and the millions of Germans that died, soldiers and civilians, was an utter catastrophe. MV Wilhelm Gustloff sunk by the Soviets, the largest loss of life in a single ship sinking in history, was a crime against humanity.

[@j4genius961]

@datadavis Okay calm down cowboy, Nazi Germany started the war, then Nazi Germany invaded the USSR and they retaliated, were the soviets supposed to surrender and let the Nazis annihilate them and their people? Are you French or something?

[@j4genius961]

@@TheCJUN We both agree on that, the destruction of germany and death of millions of Germans was a catastrophy, but the culprits were also Germans, or rather their Nazis leaders.

[@chaosXP3RT]

No other country or nationality even comes close to German engineering! It's truly astonishing! I can see why they are smarter than other ethnicities!

[@allysonyoung2771]

Very well-explained and fascinating. I had no idea of this.

[@prophetmohammad3426]

Russia actually attacked the Reni port a while ago, and someone on Romania filmed the resulting explosion

[@mustafasahidmahamoud4942]

Crazy how Real Life Lore evolved from Toyota Corolla Channel to superb geopolitical expert. Remarkable really.

[@deavinbarnhizer3509]

I don’t think they are an expert and I think they have some bias and I guess everyone would. I hate the word expert especially for geopolitics

[@masterpepe3641]

@@deavinbarnhizer3509they may have some bias, however they are completely objective, as Ukraine proved that Russia was busy being a little bitch and prolonging inspections which they knew were bullshit as they were having problems(and tantrums) over sanctions screwing them over. Its also a complete fact that Russia is the bad guy in this war due to them invading Ukraine because Ukraine correctly noticed that Russia is a post-soviet shithole dictatorship while the EU is the second most successful bloc on the planet only following behind the US who is an ally.

[@Tom-Travels]

EX - is a has been. SPERT - is a drip under pressure. Lots of people are "experts."

[@irritatedanglosaxon1705]

I it hmjust another Russia, China "experts". Failed main family ad societies

[@charleschristner7123]

@@Kashgari 🤣🤣

[@ValentinTosetchi]

At 24:55, there is a mistake on the map. It seems that Danube-Black Sea Channel is labeled as well as Sulina Branch. Hope this suggestion helps. Anyways, really great video and way of presenting objectively the whole situation.

[@KeepLike-et5gq]

20,000 deaths ..you need to put another 0 on that 😢

[@humble2246]

Yep

[@allenkeettikkal3149]

It's honestly surprising just how important Ukraine really is in the Agriculture sector. The fact that it's one of the biggest countries that is supporting countries like Egypt and Yemen is massive.

[@Ar1AnX1x]

@Kashgari Slava Russia's economical recession soon

[@saucyinnit8799]

​​​​@@Ar1AnX1x you seriously believe Russia will enter a recession? 😂 Oh please, look at the state of your Western world. Germany is already in a recession and you Americans are having your banks fail and are just blowing through every single debt ceiling every year not to mention your hypothetical Russian recession is already proved wrong by the IMF which indicated a 1.5% growth for Russia this year. Fascism doesn't last long? It doesn't but do you even Know what Fascism is and what it's aims are? I don't think so. And when countries move past oil and gas i think both of us would already be in the coffin.

[@DaveWasHere112]

Preach my brother

[@CousinBowling]

​@@Ar1AnX1xUkraine is a garbage country just like Russia. It will also be NOTHING like it used to be since we are funding an unwinnable war that is decimating their fertile lands.

[@StrangerHappened]

@@Ar1AnX1x by recession you mean accelerated growth as even the IMF admits, upping the prognosis?

[@scaper12123]

My thoughts on Russian bloccades jumps to how Ukraine can break them. We've seen they can employ sea drones and Neptune missiles extremely effectively.

[@yakub3962]

They can get Aquaman to sink the vatniks if they wanted to

[@apb7955]

I am cursed with knowledge.

[@StrangerHappened]

Neptune will not help to save the port infrastructure.

[@IMGreg..]

It's not Ukrainians breaking through as they're not piloting the ships. The issue for Ukraine is ports to load, the shipping issue is on ship owners getting in and out safely. Ukraine has no navy to escort ships out past the blockade even if they did they'd be targets. The only other solution is a third party navy like Turkey that Russia is afraid to engage out of fear of expanding the war.

[@jonbbbb]

I thought that's what the video was going to be about too! The thing is, it's not a Civil War era blockade where ships have to be within canon fire range to enforce it. It's going to be enforced by stuff like a missile launched from 100 miles away, or a jet. I don't think it would be easy to break. Maybe impossible. The other thing is it might be enough just to have the threat -- maybe ships won't be able to get insurance if they are going to Odessa, similar to the EU sanctions against Russia that prevent oil tankers from getting insurance if the oil is sold above the price cap.

[@agripel1]

The port of Reni was actually attacked several days ago, with the bombardments being visible from Romania.

[@randomcontent5380]

This war is way to devastating We need an end to this bad war

[@promeneuzivotu117]

Yeah we should ask the USA.

[@DegnaDings]

It’s war. It’ll always be devastating. But we have to keep supporting Ukraine no matter what. If we cut support, it’d be a huge propaganda victory for Russia.

[@ramadansteve1715]

​@@promeneuzivotu117To give more weapons? Agreed

[@elchapojunior3091]

Yes, Ukraine should quit trying to retake territory of a people that do not want to be part of them

[@Dennis-ns1yx]

​@@ramadansteve1715thereby prolonging the conflict?

[@maudquemeneur6755]

I've learned so much. Thank you!

[@AyeTeeJay91]

Dude, this is one of my favorite channels on YT. I think all people should watch your stuff. It's very informative and fo4 the most part non biased. Your just giving the facts and rundown of the situation. Love it

[@TheBerserker545]

How'd you know he's not biased, he doesn't even list sources ,

[@AyeTeeJay91]

You're kind of a weirdo huh? Just going around commenting all over this guy's videos. Talking about "sources sources sources" Notice how I said "for the most part unbiased" not saying 100% unbiased. I don't need sources when a huge portion of what he is saying I already know is fact. Go do the research yourself if you're doubting or want to confirm something he has said. That's what I do. If you don't know how to do that then that's your fault kid.

[@Assi-sv3jf]

He is bias bro. The information in alot of the videos isn't exactly accurate. Don't just depend on this channel for geopolitical knowledge. Some things are very insightful nonetheless

[@NamemaNSl]

This video is biased. The video does not say anything about the fact that the West, throughout the entire year that the agreement was in force, did not fulfill any of its obligations that were spelled out in this agreement. The video says nothing at all about Western obligations in this treaty.

[@user-mn9ud1ub3b]

Btw the investigation of what happened in kakhovka dam is not yet completed and it's not fair to say that russians did it on autopilot.

[@samgragas8467]

He started doing a video right after Langley told him Russia did it where he went autopilot so dont expect an apology after 2 months. He is just farming money.

[@lukanovak1492]

21:17 you forgot to include Finland as a NATO member

[@togfanatic3781]

yea even if one month when he start making this video Finland should be a member then !

[@veloboy1]

You know that with the last black sea grain deal, only a very small margin went to poor countries. With almost all going to rich countries.. because they are first in line. Despite the media saying poor countries need it so badly

[@TheMysteryDriver]

They do need it badly. That doesn't change because they get less of it.

[@kingace6186]

@Kraut_the_Parrot probably loved seeing the Danube River's geopolitical significance being appreciated like this. He made a video at the start of this year talking about how the neglected geography of the Danube was Europe's future in industry and trade.

[@sanriosonderweg]

"Russia blew up its own dams", oh its that kind of video....

[@Landolini]

The place where the Danube meets the canal is one of the most beautiful places in Germany

[@joethumbsup5266]

Speaking about the "grain initiative", which is in fact a deal, you did not mention the part in which Russia is to sell some of it's nitrate fertilizers. Thi is the part, not done by the European countries, not completed, is the real reason Russia cancelled the deal. The counterpart was dumb enough to set a condition to a deal, fail to fulfill it and then be surprised, why Russia cancels the deal. The EU just did not do it's part of the deal.

[@x2leon263]

I've learnt a lot about how the world works and runs from your videos, they are very interesting. Thanks for making them, you make it seem so simple or easy to digest all all the information.

[@dog5653]

His channel is just propaganda from the left. Don't be fooled

[@adarshpreetsidhu1839]

The world is slowly forgetting it but the fight is still lurking

[@SpeedDaemon3]

oh the neighbors of ukraine definetly don't forget, in far away useless to the fight countries or ruzzian colaboratorating countries that might be true.

[@JacksonMcgarvey2665]

I’m still lurking 👀

[@osheridan]

Forgetting? Not really

[@Exxperiment626]

​@@osheridan Yes really. Even Western media has slowed down the reporting on this war. While most people are living their lives without giving the war a thought.

[@SpeedDaemon3]

@@Exxperiment626 I see both cnn and bbc featuring ukraine war news on the front page. Medias from my eastern european country does it too.

[@TheDethBringer666]

had no idea that little nub of land wasnt simply cut-off and abandoned, great coverage!

[@zsmith4853]

RealLifeLore. Thank you for your time and effort in making this video possible.

[@martintapia9374]

❤ your work, dude‼️

[@wurstebrot2588]

Could you include some sources of your research in the description please? I really enjoy your videos and they seem to be thouroughly researched tho I very much like to double check and go more into specifics on my own.

[@diablooo55]

this is bullshit, he clearly lies about the casualties and btw listening to him it looks like Ukraine is effortlessly crushing Russia, it's clearly not the truth

[@Maplelust]

@@diablooo55 eh. you don't know that.

[@Whatsupwiththisname]

US and NATO countries: -Somalia pirates on wooden boats? Let’s send there all our aircraft carriers!! -Russia blocking Black sea and causing famine? We will shit our pants quietly.

[@user-im7km8tq7j]

Somalia pirates do not have nukes

[@Whatsupwiththisname]

@user-im7km8tq7j This how China will take over Taiwan and South Korea while Russia will regain all its territories including East Germany and Alska-by threatening to use nukes. Noone will start WWIII for Alaska. Ukraine destroyed several Russian ships and that didn’t trigger any nuclear response.

[@ultraviolet7838]

@@user-im7km8tq7jDoes Russia have functioning nukes?

[@user-im7km8tq7j]

@@ultraviolet7838 figuratively no one knows for sure but USSR certainly did so it is very possible. I would say if they hadn't US and NATO would probably not play games with them

[@thadreimagined9391]

Beautifully researched and presented -- thank you! Though you missed showing Sweden and Finland as new NATO members :) Edit: Sweden hasn't officially acceded yet. Mea culpa!

[@IMDBeast]

Sweden is not a member yet

[@Sircowcosmic]

@@IMDBeastit is

[@mharley3791]

@@Sircowcosmicit isn’t. Turkey hasn’t ratified it yet

[@IMDBeast]

@@Sircowcosmic Nope, it isn't. The Turkey issue

[@HueghMungus]

​@@IMDBeastIt is newly Nato member, ever since USA and Sweden payed Turkey they accepted Sweden into Nato. Now Turkey cannot be negotiator between Ukraine and Russia because of this.

[@PeteThe]

Well done. Great article.

[@user-cr2sy7in1l]

Love your content man

[@WalshTV]

You should seriously put your sources about what you're discussing in the description or something Not saying you're necessarily lying, but quite a lot of people would think less of your content if you don't cite your information

[@monkofdarktimes]

Yeah I have questions regarding the dam

[@alexnderrrthewoke4479]

He is a propagandadist. This channel lost credibility

[@moistydoooood]

@@alexnderrrthewoke4479propagandist for what?

[@2dans3]

Propogandist against bots)

[@skedaddlebadu]

for common sense and against russian lies.@@moistydoooood

[@Jondiceful]

I love your episodes. You always research your topic thoroughly and don't shy away from explaining the nuances that make the subjects interesting. I typically watch each episode as soon as my schedule allows. It's because I enjoy your channel so much that I would like to provide a little free advice, which you are also free to ignore. Try to avoid the use of intensifiers like extremely, incredibly, highly (etc) in your writing. The reason is that these words don't actually convey any quantitative information and can be subjective, which is a nice way of saying that they do not add anything to the sentence and may be omitted without changing the meaning of your statements. In my writing classes twenty years ago, we were encouraged to find more descriptive words to replace these intensifiers. Ask yourself, "why is it extremely so?" Or "why is it catastrophic?" Or "What makes it so incredibly important?" And then replace those words or statements with the answers, or if you feel the intensifier is necessary, explain it with a "because" phrase. I realize this is social media and such academic standards are out of place, but you may find that approach helps with the writing. I also realize that getting views and keeping an audience engaged requires some more exaggerated language at times, and that's fine. But if those are the reasons you use it, I am certain that knowing how to avoid the overuse of such words will make your targeted use of them more effective. Once again, feel free to ignore my advice. I will love your show regardless. Keep up the good work!

[@jeremygibbs7342]

Think you provided excellent advice for anyone who happens upon your comment.

[@conman-sr5md]

I second this. These videos are informative and well researched but the commentary is grating to me and I only watch one video in maybe 10 because of it. I don't think your point is the only reason but it's an important part of why I can't get into this channel.

[@LancesArmorStriking]

THANK YOU! I stopped watching his videos a few years ago specifically because he uses this over-exaggerated language. Everything is always CATASTROPHIC or THE BIGGEST [insert subject] or MONUMENTALLY [adjective here]. It's so charged but never has any substance behind it. When everything is over-emphasized, it's impossible to tell what's actually important. Maybe this is me not understanding American language, but I think it's just KZbinr bullshit to keep people watching even if the content is mid.

[@Jondiceful]

@LancesArmorStriking it's something English teachers consider a bad habit and lazy writing, and they helped me to break that habit. It is a common practice in casual conversation to use intensifiers, particularly among children and adolescents, when every experience is still mind-blowing for them. But this KZbinr has taken it to a level beyond that. He still has excellent content. I just mentally omit his use of intensifiers unless he then goes to to explain why it deserves to be described in such intensive language.

[@andresgualdron]

I totally agree! like the channel but the constant use of intensifiers makes the videos sound sensationalist and less serious than they actually are.

[@mutteringmale]

Great commentary and analysis.

[@jonathanwei2477]

fun fact: australia isn't only running on standard gauge. most of new south wales are on standard gauge, while other states did their own thing, though new rail projects are now on standard gauge.

[@dlkuyekk9025]

All Russia has to do is deploy a few mines, declares it and no insurance company in the world would insure ships going to Ukraine. There, blocade complete.

[@FlyWithVeiga]

Love the channel! Videos are always awesome. Thank you for the content 🔥🔥

[@systemreset9410]

Fun fact: Budjak means "corner" in Tatar.

[@RevenantBelief]

what resources do you use for this information and can you cite some papers for those of us that want to read more?

[@shresthishigwcivpadt9713]

US estimates are the same as UK saying Russia is using shovels. Explosive long range shovels.

[@kaihiwatari3841]

Don't forget washing machines and ghost of Kiev.

[@PosyaKisa]

Maaaan I enjoy watching your videos. The way you explain things. God bless you👍

[@ThomasProsserZurich]

It's not that easy though. The new members of the EU fear a drop in prices of their own production if cheaper ukrainian grain makes it into the EU market, which is why there is some opposition (the EU is - after all - a trade union protecting its members from precisely such scenarios). So there are still talks going on about how to transit freight from Ukraine. I guess we'll get there, but it will take time.

[@spamspam541]

If you are talking about the EU states bordering ukraine, they don't allow the sale of ukrainian grains within their countries but they allow them to pass through.

[@picklethepirate]

THANK YOU! How it is possible to do a 30 freaking minute long video without acknowledging that EUR is actively trying to block the sale of UKR grain is hard to believe.

[@spamspam541]

@@picklethepirate not the eu as a whole. Romania, Hungary, Slovakia and Poland because their farmers are being undercut by ukrainian grains

[@picklethepirate]

@@spamspam541 yes, but the EU can't pass shit without them (see also, Hungary single-handedly holding up financial aid for months)

[@player1GR]

Nah, Ukraine mainly produces feed grain. For cattle

[@manuel_saenz]

Everything outlined was effectively communicated in this video. I felt the undergoing dire acumen needed for the economic survival of Ukraine under their current circumstances as much as I could from my part of the world.

[@asullivan4047]

Interesting and informative. Excellent photography job enabling viewers to better understand what/whom the orator was describing. The map descriptions very helpful in identifying shipping commerce routes. If Romania was struck by a Russian missile. Nothing much would be done about it perhaps some sabor rattling???

[@lightswitch1483]

The things that the mere threat of nukes allow you do to is very frustrating......

[@idkman9164]

To be fair the threat of nukes is what is keeping the last half of century relatively war free between the great powers

[@pirminp7090]

Thats why usa gave Afghanistan weapons when soviets tried to invade

[@KreptorS]

To be fair, Ukrainian exports used to be 69B$. now they're estimated to be around 3B$. You would expect the Danube river port exports to go from 1.5% (1.03B$) up, but 25% (liberal estimates) is 750M$. Still important, but a reduction in Danube river export values by 25%. What that means or whats causing it, idk, but definitely do more research.

[@Christopher-qq4dl]

Lol

[@thedukeofchutney468]

$69 billion you say? Nice. 😎

[@skirata3144]

I’d say they’re two reasons for the reduction: 1.) Reduced output since farms have been captured and a large part of the rest now has to deal with being bombed and UXOs 2.) Reduced logistical capacity since one of the two roads leading to those ports is semi regularly out of action.

[@ante3979]

"bloodiest war in Europe since 1945" Balkan countries: " are we a joke for you???"

[@alpacaofthemountain8760]

Great video! Always interesting to see how geography affects the world

[@asbjrnhalvorsen5535]

Its impressive how long videos this man can make in so little time😊

[@blackbook2990]

because the US government asked him to hurry

[@CousinBowling]

It's easy when you're funded by democrats and NATO who also write propaganda scripts for you.

[@moviemaestro800]

​@@CousinBowlingProof?

[@Robot_B]

​@@blackbook2990 Were is your proof blyat'

[@CousinBowling]

@@moviemaestro800 the fact that he is repeating propaganda about Ukraine constantly now and democrats fund a bunch of content creators.

[@FreddyFazbear12]

3 days but it’s probably gonna be on going after 3 years. R.I.P. to all those who have lost their lives.

[@promeneuzivotu117]

You would know the feeling Gabriel.

[@saucyinnit8799]

PS it was Milley who said the 3 day war thingy, Not Putin. But we should stop this sh!tshow along with other wars as soon as possible.

[@batrachian149]

​@@promeneuzivotu117bot

[@firecosmos]

Freddy Fazbear out here spitting facts!

[@FreddyFazbear12]

@@promeneuzivotu117 HOW DO YOU KNOW MY GHOST NAME

[@Pyro-et9vs]

I have a question. In an extreme situation where Russia gains the upper hand, and is poised to reconquer all of ukraine, would it be wise or suicidal for Ukraine to attack NATO purely for the reason of putting NATO troops on their soil, potentially stopping any Russian advance at the expense of the country’s sovereignty, but guaranteeing at least some part of Ukraine is still *somewhat* free from russian occupation?

[@Pyro-et9vs]

@@MikeFoxtrot1that was due to an air defense missile launched to shoot down attacking missiles, and would not have necessitated such defensive missiles had russia not invaded the rest of ukraine.

[@daviddougherty5714]

Fantastic episode on a topic I haven't seen elsewhere.

[@penguinstan687]

Bthw, Hi there from Killiya, right now a lot of ships are stuck near the former factory for repairing ships which is now being utilized for grain transport, same thing happens with truckers that haul that grain to the port itself, whole town is basically a truck stop right now. and the summer is extremly hot, I really feel sorry for guys living inside of an old 53-footer under all that heat, and no there are not a lot of places for them to sleep relax or just get out of the heat.

[@jayesonvance3402]

Finally someone explains the geography of the region in a sensible way.

[@michaelillingworth6433]

What is the feasiblity of changing some rail tracks in say Poland to Ukraine wide, just enough to get to the nearest station /distribution centre, where it could be safely transfered to European width track. Just a thought. I'd love to hear from any engineers or logistics people for feedback on this idea.

[@MadladMgeee]

Thank you so much for continuing to make videos on the ukraine conflict although they don't get the same views. You are doing God's work RLL.

[@Assi-sv3jf]

Bro not all his info is accurate and some are outright wrong. The channel is very insightful nonetheless just don't depend on it as ur main geopolitical knowledge

[@Global-yt]

Russia is in a scenario where even tapping any of the NATO players unavoidably activates the boss mission across the Atlantic

[@yakub3962]

Just like in Harry Potter!

[@CousinBowling]

Remember when Ukraine/USA destroyed the Nordstream pipeline and tried to blame Russia?

[@abdullahibrahim8773]

btw 2 polish civilians were killed on Polish land which is a NATO territory in a missile strike from Ukraine by a RUSSIAN MADE missile. i know it was a stray missile but still....

[@Purplegreen45]

@@abdullahibrahim8773 irrelevant

[@CousinBowling]

@@abdullahibrahim8773 Ukraine is literally the one who killed them... but you put Russia in all caps lol.

[@charleschristner7123]

The limited Russian forces in Transnistria would be destroyed very quickly if they threatened the M15 highway. There was already speculation earlier this year that Ukraine would launch a cross border operation to neutralize them and seize a substantial cold war era weapons depot (Cobasna ammunition depot).

[@saucyinnit8799]

Ukraine would be an agressor then. Not to mention Ukraine can't afford to fight a 2 front war.

[@charleschristner7123]

@@saucyinnit8799 Only 1500 Russian occupiers Moldova wants gone. Would only take 2 days. They won't go in unless their invited by Moldova however (barring an attack on the M15 highway) .

[@saucyinnit8799]

@@charleschristner7123 and do you think that means they can't hold out and Russia won't send reinforcements? Also occupiers? Yeah sure they already got deals with the transnistrian government to be there but then i guess the Ukrainians are occupiers in the Donbass. Also Ukraine has bigger stuff to deal with like it's faltering counteroffensive which still failed to achive anything meaningful other than Bradley and Leopard Graveyards.

[@charleschristner7123]

@@saucyinnit8799 Transnistria is not a real state, it's a puppet state set up directly by the Russian military for the purpose of an illegal land grab (Just like in DNR and LNR before they were illegally annexed.) And yes, the Russian forces in Moldova have been completely cut off since the war started and will remain that way as they are landlocked. Also a few Bradley's and Leopards hit by artillery hardly counts as a "graveyard" especially considering the actual(Russian) tank graveyard of Vuhledar.

[@fakhrifr7833]

@@charleschristner7123 transnistria originaly is part of ukraine, like crimea transfer from rusia to ukraine. Moldova lost land in south who transfer to ukraine.

[@taliduat]

someone surely did the math... but there are many posiibilities... for example: build/extend broad gauge rail from Kosice(SK) or Poland to the Danube and or even a big Sea Port to only have to unload once from rail to ship. cant imagine building a single track in this day and age can be so difficult

[@Mark_317]

Rail gauge isnt a problem. The united states switched rail gauges in the whole country in 2 days in the 1840's. You only need to move one of the rails.

[@angmori172]

"... unless the russians are very confident, very dumb, or both." Newsflash: both.

[@objective_psychology]

That's the source of most evil.

[@user-im7km8tq7j]

mostly dumb though

[@zapfanzapfan]

Well, Russia has already hit those ports on the Danube. 200 meters from Romania. Looks like an accident waiting to happen...

[@user-im7km8tq7j]

Russian missile already landed in November 2022 in a NATO country of Poland killing 2 people. What was the response? President of Poland seriously was going to activate #5 but then he got under pressure from those who wanted to prevent escalation and they forced him to lie that he don't know which missile that was and may be even a Ukrainian one. Same scenario can go with Romania.

[@pirminp7090]

​​@@user-im7km8tq7jreally i thought it was confirmed that it was a s300 missile. Since the range of the missile is limited it had to be a ukrainian. Pls correct me if you know more :)

[@hardystar8820]

Romania should still put that damn article for NATO as that whole region is romanian stolen land from ukraine haha

[@josephstalin9357]

​@@user-im7km8tq7jthiers no proof to back up that claim

[@player1GR]

​@@user-im7km8tq7jyou mean Ukrainian s-300 rocket?

[@xchillkillx]

Problem is that the Port‘s in the Budjak region are only acessible from 2 ways, one of them is a bridge that already got damaged in the war and the other crossing the border with moldova which could drag them into the war (russian peacekeeper troops are in the transnistria region there already) Edit: the Moldova connection also got a bridge over the temuk river russia could simply bomb :/

[@PetrMitrik]

Bro he literally said that

[@jetblack044]

temuk river bridge is so small, in that case repair will take only few days

[@xchillkillx]

@@jetblack044 unlikely if you see how much russia is struggeling to repair those bridges also they can just hit it again after the repairs and or send there transnistrian troops down to stop them from repairing altho that‘s highly unlikely

[@ViolentCabbage-ym7ko]

The West did not hold up their end of the deal which was to allow Russian grains to also be exported as well but the sanctions did not allow that to happen which meant that Russia no longer had any incentive to continue extending the grain deal.

[@TheArklyte]

^ 9 month old account(7 at time of comment) with no activity or subscriptions, comments solely the same thing russian state media says.

[@Alienisolationist]

I seen something more like 7 million fled & 400k soldiers KIA. Then there are millions in the Donbas annexed regions which house some 9 million. Ukraines population is very small these days

[@gameboygamer6498]

You forgot to add Finland into your map overlay for NATO

[@HibikiKano]

There is also most of the nations along the Danube have access to the sea and several have offered to unload and some of the grain along the way to be redistributed from their sea ports directly through the Mediterranean sea.

[@donovanpl]

Well researched video.

[@ShinSUN1535]

You missed Finland 21:16

[@madmax404]

Interesting thing I didn't know was that my country's, Finland's, rail gauge is not EU compliant, but also isn't the same as the Russians have, although it's close enough that it is compliant (1524mm). Not much use right now of course that the line to Petersburg is shut.

[@y1900]

same boat guy. it was established before ussr, so we share the same issues

[@jamescrock2213]

classic finland

[@Nauda999]

If Russia has been attacking bridges, the how are almost all bridges still intact 17 later? When NATO bombed Belgrade in 1999, it blew up all the bridges in first few days.

[@Xenthoid]

one little tidbit you forgot to mention was per the initial grain deal. the ukrainians agreed to not use the corridor to smuggle weapons nor use it to attack. they did with the Crimea bridge.

[@invaliduser6431]

I wonder if you could design a railcar that works on both gauges. You would have two pairs of freely spinning railwheels, one pair set to each gauge, both able to be raised and lowered respective to the other pair. The hardest bit would be the enginecar, but most are deisel electric now. No reason you couldn't install another set of electric motors powered by the same diesel engine. You'd have to make a part of the track, perhaps a couple miles worth, that has both rails on it. This would allow a train to lower its other set of wheels, roll onto this section of track, and then raise the other set of wheels before clearing the mixed track area.

[@patrickhector]

There are actually trains and cars with three sets of wheels for this very purpose!

[@WinVisten]

That's a really cool idea, but that train would probably be a maintenance nightmare.

[@unconventionalideas5683]

They exist, but there are not nearly enough of them. Converting between gauges is also still nontrivial...

[@hardystar8820]

Romania Bucharest - Moldova Chisinau daily train ride with gauges swap at night.

[@invaliduser6431]

So, ramping up production of dual-gauge traincars could help with this problem.

[@Eric_Hunt194]

Your map of rail gauges at 8:20 wrongly shows Northern Ireland as having standard gauge.

[@ducemano]

Then again, he also included afghanistan and mongolia in the soviet union

[@player1GR]

​@@ducemanohe is not an expert.

[@jamesedwards1284]

@@ducemanoboth were invaded by russia so it wouldn’t surprise me if they use the same rail gauges

[@ImperatorSomnium]

There is chernozem in Southern Bulgaria as well, around the cities of Stara Zagora and Yambol in the Thracian plane

[@Onebadterran]

Ovidiopol to Bilhorod-Dnistrovs'kyi seems like the safest path to either get a new ferry system or a long rail set up.

[@nick.v.g]

Before the war I almost never seen any Ukrainian trucks on the Dutch highways newadays I drive past dozens a day and think that there are hundreds to a couple thousand are doing it every day to drive to Rotterdam. It is way more expensive but stil this way Ukrainian goods can stil get where they are needed and Ukrainians make some money

[@picklethepirate]

Yea! Can't let the Nazis lose out on that sweet, sweet cash!

[@pirminp7090]

​@@picklethepirateyou mean the russians who where whining about the grain deal not being fair?

[@picklethepirate]

@@pirminp7090 no, I mean the the people putting SS emblems on their uniform and praising an actual genocidal nazi (Stepan Bandera). You don't have to like Russia - i sure would NOT want to live there. But i will never side with Nazis just because they are fighting someone the media says i should hate. Fuck UKR.

[@buddy.abc123]

If you want to take over a land for control, you don't want to destroy it. This can be understood by everyone of us.

[@sheepmasterrace]

i still think kakouka dam was destroyed by the ukrainians. we claim that russia blew it up to hinder ukraines counter offensive, but is that real reason? the russia was relying on the kakouka reservoir as a natural barrier that’s easily defended. as it drains, it becomes easier and easier for ukrainian troops to cross

[@semiravdic1144]

"Budjak", in Bosnian language, means corner, or place in corner of the room that you don't usually use or use to place things that you don't need very often. :)

[@PremierCCGuyMMXVI]

I really love these geopolitical videos thank you

[@MishapAdventures]

I would assume using the San river to get up into the Vistula river and then up and into the Gulf of Gdansk would be the obvious choice, it looks like theres already a gauge swap rail right next to the San River in Poland right across the border of Ukraine, so they'd be able to rail in, offload in river barges and rail out rinse repeat with impunity basically..

[@danielheckel2755]

I think it should be a combination of both.

[@bearcubdaycare]

Poland restricted grain import from Ukraine at one point, because Polish farmers were complaining about the effect on prices. I don't know whether that was sorted or not.

[@MishapAdventures]

@@bearcubdaycare It was yeah, but that was over rail as well, and transit was excempted when they restricted it so I don't see why they couldn't do that :)

[@alikos4528]

sadge, you didn't mention when it comes to railway gauges that Poland has Broad Gauge Metallurgy Line (LHS) rail line number 65 that has russian wide gauge and it slices very deeply into Poland

[@Slava_Russia-Wagner]

This video was uploaded yesterday. How can you come up with such conclusions like: "The Russians won't dare to strike the danubian ports because of their proximity to NATO member Romania."? They literally just hit Reny on July 24.

[@bobthebuilder609]

read the pinned comment. jesus.

[@katesisco]

I wasn't aware of the Budjak region and its shipping potential. The Danube could once again be a valuable shipping route for Europe. And the connections for the Black Sea are amazing. All the shipping could be continued without going through the North Sea. And Poland could have no reason to invade the Ukraine. Romania would rise in strategic value and her economy soar. All this right at Ukraine's fingertips!

[@deanfirnatine7814]

Poland is not invading anyone, good grief

[@Player-re9mo]

The thing is Romania already has a canal linking the Danube to the Constanta port on the Black Sea. This is a faster route and more safe for the Danube's Delta.

[@eduardperhinschi5057]

Ukraine have no right to destroy delta by using Chilia Branch of Danube , to protect the Danube Delta you guys sign a agreement and you don't suppose to use that or make it deeper. And now you complaining about russia didn't respect their agreement.

[@TK-zl8fu]

@@eduardperhinschi5057 First of all, your English is absolute shit, I have no idea why you wrote in it, while you could have written it in perfect Romanian or something, and people could just MT (Machine Translate) it. Second of all, the deepening and widening of the Danube Delta was pretty much a forced move, though still disrespectful, it is understandable why it happened, so we cannot, by any means, equate it to Russia disrespecting the treaty, for the first time, back in the early 2000s.

[@atrumluminarium]

Bloodiest war in Europe since 1945? You mean the 90s right? Also, this situation I think might be a good opportunity to bring back airships, at least to take the grain to countries like Turkey, Bulgaria, Italy, Malta, Netherlands and Greece, and taken by sea from there.

[@sierranexi]

It's crazy how simple things like a railroad gauge derails efficient trade.

[@devalapar7878]

The capacity of the river, railroad and road are not enough to transport Ukraine's agricultural products (at most 20-30%). Also, those options are 4-16 times more expensive.

[@Aski2]

Interesting video, but you forgot about other few possibilities to export Ukrainian grain. There are many sea ports in Baltic and Adriatic seas e.g. Gdansk, Gdynia, Szczecin, Klaipeda, Riga, Kotor, Rijeka, Trieste. There are also Bulgarian ports Varna and Burgas at Black Sea They are not so far from Ukrainian borders and they could reload Ukrainian grain.

[@LordOfPanzers]

It overlaps with the rail problems again though?

[@Slavdya]

Yes, they could, if Ukrainian farmers gave grain for free, and then went bankrupt. Only then would the price of grain on the world market cover the cost of that LONG transport chain of supply that you propose.

[@Aski2]

@@Slavdya For many Ukrainian regions Polish ports Gdansk, Gdynia, Szczecin are even closer than Odessa, Nikolayev, Yuzny. Romanian ports Constanta, Galati, Braila, Tulcea and also Bulgarian Varna are not so far from Ukrainian borders. Croatian, Slovenian ports also are not so far from Ukraine Carpathian, Bukovine or Lvov regions. So, it is much better transport grain to foreign ports than allow to spoil grain in blockaded Ukrainian ports or in burned by Russian stores.