How Ukraine Won the First Phase of the War - Modern Warfare DOCUMENTARY

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Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on Modern Warfare continues with the video on the first phase of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine in 2022, as we talk about the build-up to the new stage of the Russo-Ukrainian War, how Putin's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine continued, and cover events between February 24th and April 7th, as we see how Ukraine managed to win the first phase of the war, and set up the second phase of the war - battle of Donbas.
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[@KingsandGenerals]

they/them army > was/were army. You can support the humanitarian effort to help Ukrainians here: donation.babynyar.org/en/

[@jeffm3283]

It was with this that I realized that I'm actually the smartest youtube commenter you have

[@doubleoduck3405]

@@jeffm3283 no

[@Natedawg1998]

I love this humor so much

[@TheStink7276]

Cringe

[@George_Wong]

This is quite a niche meme that I didn't expect to see here.

[@rantymcrant-pants9536]

A little weird, seeing this presentation on something I was around for. Used to a comfortable gap of about half a century! :D

[@elektrotehnik94]

By & large, the video is accurate in all high-level stuff that matter long-term. Except army sizes are very wrong, of especially Russia -> waaaaaay smaller professional, attack-capable army; I’d say 300k-350k max, 200-250k deployed to Ukraine up until this day + 20-30k “Donbas” separatist army. Expect likely somewhat more tanks in the attack with Russia than the stated number, but likely way less planes operable & somewhat fewer helicopters as well. Expect ~50k troops already killed/ wounded/ captured & 30k deserted. Also somewhat misrepresented army of Ukraine (I’d say around 200k additional semi-trained mobilized reserve units actively fighting atm + substantially more being mobilized, equipped & trained, which is not true for Russia atm. Additionally, 1/4 to 1/3 fewer Ukrainian in-service tanks than stated here, by the start of the 2022 war; but now tank numbers are bolstered by NATO deliveries & captured Russian tanks. There is plenty missed in the video that is solidly provable by no-doubt video/photo evidence & a lot that is provable with context & “soft evidence” (testimonies, high-level Russian spy-informants), but for a 30-40 min condensed video, the highly important stuff is 95% covered. My sources are all OSINT & vague, so I hope people worry not

[@theawesomeman9821]

I wonder if the Russians are watching this and taking notes, like a football coach rewatching a taped match.

[@_aweshit]

@@azoniarnl3362 yesterday was history. So, what are they doing wrong then?

[@kombosto88]

Bro it’s happening now

[@hule1152]

Great summary. Yesterday we all probably watched your channel being convinced all the autrocities (word of the year😥)and disregard of human life is in the past and here we are. However the conquerors you covered (and I watched) were all well prepared. It is hard to digest to see someone starting an invasion with no knowledge about warfare, lacking intelligence and complete ignorance of the recent changes of the world they live in.

[@markagelos1]

It is quite terrifying that we see war in progress videos among historic battles. We have no clue if the end is near but thanks for all the great work.

[@ricardosmythe2548]

The war is ingoing but the initial stage of it has been and gone and was a spectacular failure for Russia

[@jtgd]

Was the first time I’ve seen pending battles on Wikipedia pages on a large scale war

[@juliusgreen9179]

Yes, when looking at historic wars the outcomes sometimes seem logical, but that is only in hindsight. When things are actually going on, it's much more opaque. Who knows what's going to happen

[@nathanstrik5904]

You guys honestly thought war was over?

[@-ahmed121]

I imagined them making this lol

[@discopanzer4169]

It feels so surreal... I have been watching historical videos on this channel for years. But now I'm watching a documentary about the full-scale war that is happening in my country, right outside the window of the house.

[@ROI-ologist]

I want to help. I'm originally from Sweden, and now I live in the US. Sweden is joining Nato after 250 years of neutrality. I am a media communications specialist; perhaps we can collaborate on a social media campaign to recruit volunteers from the US and other NATO allies.

[@nazardemchenko1148]

@@ROI-ologist that could be really nice, but for now we are in need for warm military clothes, and sleeping bags for already existing soldiers, not a new recruits)

[@creprg4]

@@nazardemchenko1148 Is there a particular place you'd recommend for donations?

[@cyberdevil657]

I hope you're doing good man! Don't give up please!

[@cyberdevil657]

You got my respect!

[@areagh13]

"The fight is here. I need ammunition, not a ride." I will never forget those words

[@dmitryyakimenko1779]

Thanks to these words, we stand. If our president fled, then most likely the management of the army would collapse. I'm from Poltava, I assumed it. Everyone in the city assumed that we never had a politician stand up for ordinary people, and then the president himself says I WILL FIGHT!!! I was impressed. But at the same time, in the early days, everyone in the city was in the mood to fight, all the inhabitants of the city helped build block posts / fortifications because they thought that they would come soon. Thanks to the efforts of our army, they could not reach my city. BUT he dug in and dug in so it seems to be the front line of the First World War. And there are hundreds of such lines in the depths of the territory of Ukraine, far from the front. I am a Freight Forwarder by profession and often travel across the territory of Poltava and neighboring regions and everywhere I see trenches and defense lines with barbed wire and pillboxes along the roads. As in the years of the First or Second World War. If the Russians want to take us, then they ran into the wrong people. And the first person whose merit in this is our president. Yes, we have many questions about his activities as the leader of the country, but in a difficult hour for us, he did not run away (as those who were before him did), but began to fight with us, for which we respect him. We have not yet had such a leader whose name would proudly stand next to Petro Sahaydachny, Ivan Bohun, Bogdan Khmelnitsky, Symon Petlyura, Petro Bolbochan (general of the UPR captured Crimea in 1918) ..... And now two more names Vladimir Zelensky and Valery Zaluzhny will appear in this historical list.

[@dmitryyakimenko1779]

Many of us thought that the defense would collapse in a few days. (remembering 2014 and the then state of the army). But what I saw on February 25-26 in my city I have not seen in my entire life. The whole city (Poltava 250-300,000 people) seemed to rush to the defense. Half on the first day, sweeping everything off the supermarket shelves, ran away from the city. And the other hastily rushed to his defense, All who could carry sandbags to the checkpoints / fortifications, others prepared Molotov cocktails (a bottle of fire mixture). The morale of the inhabitants was such that "we will fight, but we will not give up." And for the first time I felt like among strangers, I never thought that my people were capable of such a thing. The Ukrainian people have been exposed for centuries!! And in my Poltava there are many Russian speakers and even Russians themselves. BUT there are also many migrants from the Donbas region who were the most evil. One of them, whom I met exactly on February 24, when sandbags were being loaded, answered me briefly. "I saw these motherfuckers (Russians) in 2014, it was enough up to my throat. Here in the new house (Poltava) I don't want to see them. So that they die creatures." This is all you need to know about Russians from the Russians themselves, if you can call the inhabitants of eastern Ukraine that way. Which the Russians came to "defend".

[@GrimYak]

@@dmitryyakimenko1779 thank you for your comment. Everyone in your country has a role to play, Zelensky's role was to increase morale and lead people to fight and gather support from international leaders. He accomplished this role very well and is probably the reason why Ukraine is still standing as country. Not just defending but also winning in the battlefield. Goodluck to you and your country. SLAVA UKRAINE!

[@dmitryyakimenko1779]

@@GrimYak Thank you, I don’t know where you are from, but without the help of the whole world we cannot survive. Our soldiers are brave and there are many of us but few weapons (tanks and armored vehicles) Thanks for the help and support and Heroes Slava (so they say in response to SLAVA UKRAINE "SLAVA UKRAINE - HEROES SLAVA")

[@theguythatlikeslegos7708]

@@dmitryyakimenko1779 I am half Ukrainian and half Israeli, love how Ukraine is fighting the good fight, and Israel just destroying a Iranian drone factory that was meant to supply those motherfuckers

[@alexanderatur2984]

This guy can narrate a video about the future and still make it sound historical

[@kylielinae]

True that.

[@carlosserrano1065]

🤣🤣

[@DoomshopMF312]

You mean, the present? Aha.

[@pinhead3427]

He does, he has a youtube channel called OfficiallyDevin where he does narrative gameplay

[@muhammadshemede5874]

Maybe he is😳😂

[@stevenrodriguez1394]

It’s both strange and fascinating to see King & Generals present a still ongoing conflict. I’m used to watching battles/wars 50-1500 years old. Very interesting.

[@MichaelDavis-mk4me]

It makes me feel like all that learning of old wars truly makes me understand the general strategies of war. Not saying it makes us strategists of course, just saying we can understand the various maneuvers and tactics on the battlefield.

[@tonyduncan9852]

Unique, in fact.

[@abyssstrider2547]

@Alexios I Komnenos Well no but coordiations and many strategies stay relatively the same.

[@nickbrothers9155]

it is kinda crazy

[@user-xv5pf8mf1q]

If the "sponsor" says to do it, why not?

[@diegodiaz3341]

My grandpa who was a kid during WW2 showed up and told me this format reminded him of his father listening to WW2 updates on the radio, and I'm lovin' it.

[@BigMeechEJ25]

My parents told me how their parents did the same during WW2 and I feel like we need to continue that and pay attention to this conflict.

[@jimmyc974]

Did they also tell you the reason of ww2 to rid yhe world of nzi yet here we are the collective west not only supporting but funding and arming the very same. I take it you will all be wrapped up in Ukrainian flag on remembrance day eh Cretins!

[@projectedone]

Most of what we are told here in the west is actually propaganda. Ghost of Kiev style

[@vitaliisymon]

Tiny correction, just for the record. Okhtyrka was never encircled, mostly because of Vorskla river location, as a result, the highway to Poltava was always free to drive. I was visiting Okhtyrka on the March 6th

[@RinRin32957]

I'm so used to historical documentaries on this channel that watching a documentary about a war that is still ongoing feels surreal. This is history in the making.

[@elektrotehnik94]

By & large, the video is accurate in all high-level stuff that matter long-term. Except army sizes are very wrong, of especially Russia -> waaaaaay smaller professional, attack-capable army; I’d say 300k-350k max, 200-250k deployed to Ukraine up until this day + 20-30k “Donbas” separatist army. Expect likely somewhat more tanks in the attack with Russia than the stated number, but likely way less planes operable & somewhat fewer helicopters as well. Expect ~50k troops already killed/ wounded/ captured & 30k deserted. Also somewhat misrepresented army of Ukraine (I’d say around 200k additional semi-trained mobilized reserve units actively fighting atm + substantially more being mobilized, equipped & trained, which is not true for Russia atm. Additionally, 1/4 to 1/3 fewer Ukrainian in-service tanks than stated here, by the start of the 2022 war; but now tank numbers are bolstered by NATO deliveries & captured Russian tanks. There is plenty missed in the video that is solidly provable by no-doubt video/photo evidence & a lot that is provable with context & “soft evidence” (testimonies, high-level Russian spy-informants), but for a 30-40 min condensed video, the highly important stuff is 95% covered. My sources are all OSINT & vague, so I hope people worry not

[@Heroinexoxo]

@@gerogemichaels7580 You should take your meds, m8.

[@hexcss9153]

@@Heroinexoxo Technically speaking, he's right, since Germany losing World War 2 led to the events that may or may not eventually lead to World War 3. This is like the case of people saying that the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki led to the creation of Anime. Technically correct, the end of World War 2 in Japan also ended the heavily militarised culture that eventually led to anime creation.

[@ramdallytimothee2242]

I feel the same the accuracy that kings and generals have is really astonishing

[@godchanelq5712]

@@val13384 Russia run from the north, because they couldn't supply their army in that region, Russia didn't control city's of Chernyhiv, Sumy, Ohtyrka, Nizin, Priluki, Mena e.t.c and it's important supply hubs. Russia suffer heavy losses and retreat

[@jakehoward2493]

war is a strange thing. as someone privileged in a country without war, this almost comes at me like a new episode of a great epic story where the writers are trying new, modern things, I love watching it.but it's actually happening right now and people are suffering

[@lordloss3398]

@@chocoman45yes we should all not think about it until the war is over and then pretend to be outraged by the outcome. This is happening, you need to look at it and take a side. No closing your eyes pretending it ain't there

[@MrThhg]

@@chocoman45 no.. you find out your enemies weaknesses, strengths, and habits, etc as early as possible...

[@mpalfadel2008]

@@chocoman45 when genocide is occurring daily, your either fighting it, or by absence of action taken against it, you support it There’s no middle ground during a genocide

[@jonny-b4954]

True. Thing is, people are suffering everyday just about everywhere. Someone probably just died in your city from a tragedy. We don't really pay much mind to those things though. There's been wars and borderline genocide going on in Africa and heck, even China for years, no one really cares about that. It's just funny (well, not funny but) to me how skewed our perspective is as westerners. No one cares about the price we pay to mine cobalt and diamonds in Africa or the price South America pays to satiate our drug addiction as a country. Just saying, something to keep in mind when focusing on it all.

[@UnNuclear]

It's so surreal. Because of social media and having such unprecedented access to information than in the past, wars can seen in real-time. There hasn't really been a war like this in history.

[@maykel94]

I live in northern Poland. I remember first days of war. For the first week I couldn't concentrate and waited for any news. It was mostly mix of true news and Ukrainian propaganda. In all places you could hear about help that was organized by regular people. No one questioned that Ukrainians fought not only for their own freedom but also for ours. News of fierce resistance in all fronts not only by army but also civilians and rumors about thousands Ukrainian man working in Poland who immediately dropped their jobs to join the fight was absolutely jaw dropping and mobilizing. For me it changed the view of nation, from immigrants who simply work here and try do do their thing and have problems as everyone to a an oustanding example of resilence. It reminded me the old spirit of Cossacks against we fought and fought alongside with in the past. On the other hand in the every moment we expected that something may happen around Kaliningrad or Belarus forces will join the Russian attack and we could be in the face of choice or being forced to join the war. But it didn't happen and help for Ukraine started to flow. At the same time masks of Germany and France has dropped - we realized that nations that never truly felt the oppression of Russia will try to stop the war by any means to make business, even after Bucha and other places. This was the moment when we realized that war in Ukraine is a clash not only of interests but of civilisations. Immense support from US, and UK and other countries from region gives hope that Russia will grind herself down. We have over 400 years of enemnity. It strange to live in time of such a turmoil in close proximity of events. I have no doubts that today's events in Ukraine will change many things, not only in Europe but also other places. It already did.

[@chabbab6698]

"At the same time masks of Germany and France has dropped - we realized that nations that never truly felt the oppression of Russia" You know that half germany was occupied and under control of russian forces and government?

[@user-wp7qo1vw2w]

Nice words my Polish friend, you know, my nation will be appreciate to your for a long time, definitely.

[@Caesar88888]

hopefully france and germany will start helping Ukraine too.

[@michimatsch5862]

Did you watch the video? It was clearly stated in the video that Germany started sending military aid as well. Of course they had almost nothing since they only have a shadow of a military but the video clearly stated this historical reversal.

[@user-wp7qo1vw2w]

@@michimatsch5862 they had almost nothing??? Germany??? Are u kidding?

[@djenergy2418]

I live in Kyiv, I'm 18. When I watched Putin's announcement about the beginning of the "special operation", I did not attach much importance to this, since until the last I hoped that the war was impossible. I had a bad sleep pattern that day and played PC until morning. Then I really thought about something and did not even suspect that in 5 minutes (5:05), they would start firing rockets. Then the explosions were very loud and I was very scared. I was shaking with fear and there was nothing I could do about it, but at first I thought that it was saboteurs working. But after the second explosion, I again ran out onto the balcony and heard a rocket flying right over my house. Then I was convinced that the war had begun. I was just trembling for another 3-4 hours, my stomach ached, and, talking with my sister who is in Odessa, I began to collect things in a "rescue backpack" just in case. To my surprise, my parents slept soundly until 7 am. Then my father woke up and I told him everything, and after 2 hours my mother too. In the best traditions of wartime, the mother was excited, and the father went to drink when he found out that he did not need to work today. Then I sat all day reading the news in Telegram and became a little calmer when I found out that this was happening in all of Ukraine, and not just in my city. I was able to go to bed only at 10 pm, when I realized that I had not slept for 32 hours. Almost all of my subsequent days until April, I just read the news. A week later, I became much calmer, because the Russians could not take Kyiv in 3 days, which they shouted so vehemently at their propaganda shows. Approximately two weeks later, fighting began in Brovory (20 kilometers from my house). Then I very well heard the work of the Ukrainian 203-mm artillery 2s7 Pion, which the mayor of Kyiv spoke about. Then my walls were even a little cowardly. These fights did not last long. By the way, I almost burst into tears when I found out that the largest aircraft in the world, Mriya, was burned as a result of a Russian air raid in Gostomel. Yes, for some it's just a pile of metal... A couple of days before the withdrawal of Russian troops, our military recaptured the city of Irpin and were horrified by how badly it was bombed, but a few days later the world saw Bucha... Then the entire Ukrainian people was just pissed off at what happened. I remember that my friends then said that they wanted to join the Troop to "tear the Russians apart." To be honest, I also had such a desire then, but then it passed. Ehh, you would know how glad I was when I woke up and found out that our helicopters attacked the Russian Belgorod ... Then such cries from the Russian media went. It is a pity that 65-70% of Russians are ordinary Zombie propaganda, and another 25% are either afraid or simply do not want to do anything useful in order to somehow help our military or slow down the advance of their troops. The Belarusians are doing a lot, because the majority there is against their current government. Thanks to google translator for doing a good job. Well, I will continue to sit in Kyiv with my close friends, because all the rest have left either for other countries or for other cities away from the war. Peace for everyone

[@skinfan2806]

Thanks for the first hand accounts. Stay safe. Long live Ukraine 🇺🇦 🙌

[@D0RiMivs]

@@basedzoomer8240 mr. Putin hello!

[@senseofthecommonman]

That was very interesting, thank you for sharing and I hope you can enjoy peace again, from the UK

[@senseofthecommonman]

That was very interesting, thank you for sharing and I hope you can enjoy peace again, from the UK

[@saikikoronbot199]

@@basedzoomer8240 lol tell that to Putin, Mr. Z

[@ponncho]

Although the US pulled air support in Afghanistan, I would think that the fact that their president bolting from the country also played a part in the collapse of the afghan military. I would think that zelensky choosing to stay early on played a part in maintaining some level of confidence in the Ukrainian military.

[@JORDIIMusic]

100% it gave his men the morale to fight on. If your leader remains, it shows he has faith that you will succeed.

[@blackhawk-qy2rh]

morale or lack thereof is the single biggest reason the afghan army folded. the officers were corrupt as hell. the soldier left to fend for themselves didn't help with the morale. all of this is business as usual when it was just an insurgency to bleed the government. but when it became a proper invasion to capture ground, the lack morale came into play.

[@florinadrian5174]

The comparison has to be made but not limited to the actions of the Presidents. The Afghan president was a corrupt leader of a small oligarchy milking a divided country and fighting a powerful insurgency that the support of US Army barely kept at bay. When that support was removed, of course it all fell down like a card castle. While in Ukraine you have an entire people beautifully democratic and united in a war against an insidious aggressor since 2014. Zelenski's big brass balls sure did help but rather than tilt a precarious balance, the brazen Russian attack activated Ukraine resolve and defensive assets, like poking an already angry hornets nest. With a paper tiger.

[@DanBergmanSE]

That and that the Ukrainians are generally better educated/trained and most of them identify more with being Europeans. They embraced the support that they have received since 2014.. The Afgan's didn't want our help..

[@ahmedshaharyarejaz9886]

The US pulling air support is what destroyed Afghan morale as they lost a distinct and unassailable advantage in offense, surveillance and logistics over the Taliban. Suddenly Outposts that were guaranteed supply by Air platforms were reliant on questionable ground infrastructure through Taliban held territory.

[@tangobayus]

What did we learn from Stalingrad? Urban warfare is extremely difficult and expensive in both lives and materiel. What did we learn from Leningrad? That cutting off lines of supply can do huge damage to a city.

[@snickims9717]

But also that a city can still hold, leningrad did hold out and survive the siege.

[@artemvalkyrie7451]

@@snickims9717 But what price did leningrad pay for it? soviet union blocked their own civilians from evacuating from the city to have civilian meat shields and it resulted in quicker starvation and canibalism because majoity of the food was reserved for defending military.

[@tangobayus]

@@snickims9717 How many people died?

[@tangobayus]

@MelonMan True. But in this video they talk as if not taking the cities was a defeat. Threatening some cities may have been a strategic gambit.

[@snickims9717]

@@artemvalkyrie7451 true, but the city still held, axis forces failed to secure the city, limiting their supply situation and when the war turned the city was a valuable hub for transport

[@SergeyGudz]

my parents and brother survived the occupation in Bucha. Father said that only on our street near the house there were about 30 dead bodies. Alot of houses were robbed.

[@Concord003]

Радий чути, що вони живі. Можу лише здогадлуватись як це. Тримайтеся. Слава Україні!

[@SergeyGudz]

@@Concord003 Дякую, героям слава!

[@voila5239]

Probably your dad was drunk

[@chr0nicstupidity]

@@voila5239 ??????????

[@DmytroZuiev]

3:26 I think would be better to specify that the so-call “Donetsk and Luhansk people’s republics” were created by russia at the beginning of the war in 2014. Otherwise, someone may think, that they are real republics.

[@DmytroZuiev]

@@johnmaccley424 that’s the problem because they’re not. At maximum, it’s a failed state created and supported by russia. The thing is the pseudo-referendum was falsified and most of the people who live or used to live there didn’t choose anything and don’t want to live separately. So-call “militia D/LPR” was led by russian officers, included russian soldiers, and was equipped by russia. It’s unfair to call this hybrid occupation like a “republic”. russian propaganda put in a lot of effort to create a picture and reassure the world that they are a republic, but if you’re a witness of the process it’s clear to you that it’s not “people’s” and not a “republic”.

[@shawnfinlay4952]

Finally, a video longer than two minutes in duration explaining, in an easy to understand and follow narrative, what has been happening over there. I thank everyone there at Kings and Generals for making this available. The most informative I've seen yet. 👍 👍

[@permadsen1479]

@@pinochetrevivalist7374 We'll find out how things really fares for the Russians in 5 days.

[@BoroMirraCz]

@@pinochetrevivalist7374 Just because you don't like the fact that Ruzzians failed to achieve almost anything and are no more gaining ground, it doesn't mean it's a lie. If Ruzzia is lucky, later in May they will still be dug up in current positions. If they are not lucky, it will be Ruzzians who start crumbling.

[@immortal2u]

If you think this is good, check out Perun on KZbin.

[@jorenvanderark3567]

@@permadsen1479 Moving the goalpost again? First it was "we will see after two weeks" the it was "the americans took 43 days to invade Iraq give the Russians at least that time" now it is "we will find out at the victory parade on the 9th of may" to when exactly are you going to move it when the Russians fail again?

[@permadsen1479]

​@@jorenvanderark3567 I really don't get why you think I'm moving some kind of goalpost with my statement. I just stated that the 9th will show us how things really fares for the Russians, nothing more nothing less. With the information currently available the war can go either way but as I said the 9th will tell us a lot more about how things really are. As I see it one of two things will happen. Either the Russians will declare a victory and try to retain the current gains, or they'll declare war on Ukraine trying to get enough manpower to go for a total conquest of eastern and southern Ukraine and essentially split Ukraine in two.

[@salamyaya162]

Since you cover Israel-Egypt and Syria wars, it would be interesting to cover other Middle East wars such the Iran-Iraq war, an 8 years-long war from 1980 to 1988.

[@moisuomi]

He never covered the Finnish civil war in depth which I think would be interesting

[@salamyaya162]

@@moisuomi I agree.

[@moisuomi]

“Ukraine Again 🤮” literally edit* (Sorry I misunderstood) your ignorant words.

[@morisco56]

Also the lebanon war including air combat between syria and israel.

[@salamyaya162]

@@moisuomi Lol, and why are you mad? I said this because the coverage of war in Ukraine became so annoying, I don't support Russia

[@JR-gp2zk]

Thank you for making this. I subscribed to this channel for the historical battles, but it is great to see you do this modern war.

[@sam8404]

If we have documentaries this good, practically in real time, I can't imagine what kind of stuff we'll have after the war is over and more information starts getting out and people get to tell all their stories.

[@-xirx-]

How many more massacres of Ukrainian citizens like Bucha are yet to be revealed to the World? 🇺🇦

[@Darkseidsolosfiction]

I hope it will end soon and Russia will be destroyed by Ukraine

[@tiortedrootsky]

*Suggestion* Consider when moving the map up close, drawing a minimap of the whole country in a corner with borders of currently zoomed in portion of the map. So it would be easier to keep track of where it is.

[@TheNihiliant]

real-time strategy 101 -)

[@LucasCunhaRocha]

I was about to suggest this as well, it get less confusing when the camera gets shifted around

[@mrforce301]

That would such a rich addition!

[@jasonlast7091]

Brilliant idea

[@NLTops]

Or just have an attention span of longer than 30 seconds? :P

[@HistoryDose]

I think we all feel a pervading sense that the events of today will echo loudly through the pages of future history books. Seeing the conflict broken down by Kings and Generals just cemented that. Great work.

[@stephen9841]

And not a single one of us will be remembered.

[@zombieface9401]

Maybe in Ukraine lol but not anywhere else nobody throwing that in there text books like oh yeah our fellow neighbors fought off Russian invasions you sound stupid. America definitely not putting this in their history see where I’m going. Neither is South America or Africa. This will not echo like the other wars we have had. Nobody will look back on this and talk about besides Russia and Ukraine. I was never taught a single lick about another countries wars unless we were involved some how.

[@jp-sn6si]

really? i'm in my late 30s and this is like the 10th major war in my lifetime. i'm only counting wars where white people are involved too, can't even count all the "tiny" ones in africa and such.

[@corneliusquincydavenportic1913]

@@stephen9841 which I feel is fine. Idc if im on some future social studies history textbook anyway

[@3dkiller]

Man your work is impressive, the way you show things on the map including sound and music just amazing.

[@dallasc.5860]

Clearly remember every hour of that days.I was wake up early in morning and first message in my phone it was "its a war bro it begins".And i say to my self "i dont know what to do but i dont whana run like a rat".When i phone all my friends i hear the same eweryvhere.Then I went to the point of my territorial defence and i saw there so many mans more then i even expect and the guard told me "there were no more vacancies,we have more peoples that we need".I spend there like 30 minutes signing up as a volunteer and peoples come every time more and more. Its was incredible feelings,peoples who even without skill and experience in war (like me) come to fight for freedom and dont fkcing flee as thet bastards expect.

[@javaks]

"I need ammunition, not a ride" will go down in history as one of the greatest retorts of defiance, among "Molon Labe" and "Nuts!".

[@Spartan265]

Let's not forget that Phillip of Macedon once sent a message to the Spartans "If I invade Lakonia you will be destroyed, never to rise again.” The Spartans ever defiant replied with one word. "If."

[@tutel2053]

@@Spartan265 Spartans didn't matter at that time lol they were completly useless

[@SteveIsHavingMC]

key difference is that leonidas and that american general were in the middle of combat while zelenskiy is doing cocaine somewhere in poland

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

One of the earliest warning signs that the invasion would happen was the Kantemirovskaya Division (stationed in the Far East), redeployed to the border of Ukraine.

[@niepowaznyczlowiek]

Or all of the troops gathering there a year earlier

[@brainflash1]

One of the earliest warning signs was Russia's annexation of Crimea.

[@supermario5849]

For me it was when smoke starting coming out of the Russian Embassy from burning documents before the building was evacuated

[@badluck5647]

Except Putin has bluffed with build ups before, so it is really only obvious in hindsight.

[@kipl8444]

I really thought Putin would not take the risk of invasion. When I heard about a cyberattack I feared it, when it happened I thought well. He has done it, thousands, hundreds of thousands, millions of lives destroyed, including Russians

[@chrissartorio7026]

Love this! Thank you for your summary, I so look forward to seeing more of them

[@puckstevo]

Concise work. Well done as always. This war will continue to be one of many lessons, I'm thinking the staffs of the world's armies have their tasks well laid out.

[@anonymousanonymous7250]

Ooh, a war that is currently happening! Will you do a video on the 2020 Armenia-Azerbaijan War?

[@thomaschinyere-ezeh6676]

Yes would love to see this

[@kwaesilaguer547]

This

[@cultural-and-historical]

Yes please do that

[@BuurmanDirk69]

Meh

[@orkhanate6286]

@@jayo3074 well 180 people liked this comment so you're alone

[@toygarakbulut4615]

Covering "modern" history has never become so modern.

[@elektrotehnik94]

By & large, the video is accurate in all high-level stuff that matter long-term. Except army sizes are very wrong, of especially Russia -> waaaaaay smaller professional, attack-capable army; I’d say 300k-350k max, 200-250k deployed to Ukraine up until this day + 20-30k “Donbas” separatist army. Expect likely somewhat more tanks in the attack with Russia than the stated number, but likely way less planes operable & somewhat fewer helicopters as well. Expect ~50k troops already killed/ wounded/ captured & 30k deserted. Also somewhat misrepresented army of Ukraine (I’d say around 200k additional semi-trained mobilized reserve units actively fighting atm + substantially more being mobilized, equipped & trained, which is not true for Russia atm. Additionally, 1/4 to 1/3 fewer Ukrainian in-service tanks than stated here, by the start of the 2022 war; but now tank numbers are bolstered by NATO deliveries & captured Russian tanks. There is plenty missed in the video that is solidly provable by no-doubt video/photo evidence & a lot that is provable with context & “soft evidence” (testimonies, high-level Russian spy-informants), but for a 30-40 min condensed video, the highly important stuff is 95% covered. My sources are all OSINT & vague, so I hope people worry not

[@MichaelDavis-mk4me]

@@elektrotehnik94 Well, Ukraine numbers are also mostly conscripts/volunteers, though their moral is way higher. But yes, the professional Russian army has always been very small, using conscripts to make their numbers look good on paper and say they have a bigger army than the US. As we can see, huge armies of under-supplied and under-trained conscripts means nothing than a resource sink that consumes your already limited supply.

[@will2brown50]

@@fahmifahmi2262 why would an Indonesian support Russia or even care what's going on

[@deamonomic]

Can't wait to see the ukrainian counter offensive video from you guys! We all know it's coming!

[@tikarimiekka8048]

First is coming the video of August... It should be called "tha calm before the Storm" or something on that line...

[@kevin_aldo]

Yup

[@jimmyc974]

HOWS THAT GREAT COUNTER OFFENSIVE GOING KIDS . 4 VILLAGES TAKEN ONLY 4 REGIONS TO GO EH!

[@duke6961]

Outstanding visual presentation of the ongoing war. Please continue to create updated presentations.

[@paulomartins1008]

The fact that History can be documented at such a fast pace in such a well constructed video. Proves rather simply that current educational models are beyond outdated. A Magnanimous exposition of historical events.

[@pedroivantaveraferreira3037]

What is the word for the studies of the science of teaching? Pedagogy, like the pedagogus in Ancient Rome. Our current model of teaching is a industrialization of a two thousand years old model. To make it worse the hegemonic model for the future is Piaget, an old model of 1930s that thinks kids mature like fruits, you just gotta wait them get less green so they can learn more. The best duo to combat this dumbness of an otherwise relatively better model is Vigotsky ... But Russian concepts will get ostracized by Western Cultures for a few decades now

[@mrnogot4251]

Not quite. A lot of documents become declassified as time goes on and private information becomes available when people die. But I see your point.

[@deeplorable8988]

This channel isn't history, it's fiction propaganda.

[@pedroivantaveraferreira3037]

@@carta8399 good to know at least somewhere in the world a little bit of progress has been made. I'm Brazilian, here it is still same old traditional method of one teacher speaking and thirty kids ignoring. Few attempts on change are made and all considering just Piaget

[@malterbeton1501]

@@pedroivantaveraferreira3037 I remember when the teacher asked me to improvise a speach in "rhetorics" class, in Serbia, and i spoke about exactly this problem. Then, while i was speaking, i realised that in that moment, i was the same as any teacher, talking to 30 kids who dont give a shit about the school system, or just didnt know how to be a part of the change. Not only that, but also that i was speaking to some old people who just want to get paid and go home because they are tired of us teenagers. I guess the change must come from the top, or not at all. Finland is a great example.

[@F4Wildcat]

To those who say "this war makes it obvious the tank is obsolete", By that logic the infantry soldier is obsolete because he can be killed by a bullet. The reason why ukraine has held on IS because of tanks. Tanks and infantry, working together, take and hold ground. For further information, watch "the chieftain- No the tank is not dead".

[@pootmcgoot5458]

must be in terms of crude calculations of cost

[@user-cd4bx6uq1y]

Really speaking facts. We all have a weird understanding of even the vague capabilities and roles of various elements. Just like that kid coming out into the world after growing up on cartoon parodies of parodies and then went through the same day over and over again in school for 15 years. We just have no idea how little of an idea we have. That's really a sad thing.

[@warotm.590]

The​ russian​ army​ is​ obsolete.​ Not​ tanks.

[@cfl_finn4831]

I think the reason I and many other people believed and some still believe that tanks are absolete is because countering them has become alot easier than in early WW2 There is not the shocking effect of an unknown or barely known new overpowering weapon! Germans were shocked by British tanks in WW1 and alot of countries were shocked when machineguns or horearchers were first invented and used in war! Tanks play their part but they are no longer the overpowering spearhead that they were under German army in WW2

[@xentherida]

@@pootmcgoot5458 A bullet is 50 cents. Raising a soldier is about 20 years and hundreds of thousands of dollars. Does this mean the infantry soldier is obsolete? It's not about how easily it can be destroyed, it's about what the equipment can do for you. For example, battleships are obsolete because carriers can deliver equivalent strikes over far, far greater ranges. Carriers are not obsolete because they cost a lot - rather, the battlefield has shaped around defending them, hence screens with CIWS, missile defence, etc. Also definitely can recommend the Chieftain's video, and the Perun video that it was made as a response to. Both are excellent watches.

[@regularpaul8142]

I've been playing Conflict of Nations, and watching Kings and Generals videos puts a lot of things into perspective.

[@nhawks]

great analysis for all the military aspects of the first part of this conflict. Extremly clear and detailled. A must have ! Thanks

[@nhawks]

how many time did you spend to perform this kind of video ? cheers Christophe

[@user-cd4bx6uq1y]

They have a HUGE opportunity to make this an "as things happened" thing. This way, walking through the information and theories that came up in chronological order along with some careful neutral word use will make it timeless just like any other documentary on this channel. Edit: since this got seen, some clarification. What I meant by this comment, is that it would be possible to make it an "as things happened" documentary series. This way, a summary of recent events would still be timeless, rather then more like an update video. I honestly don't remember why did I phrase it the way I did. Some got confused because of it, and I'm sorry.

[@aarizaaban6082]

@UCMIl1td3mzadKQpjyfN9oCw yeah bunch of russians coping.

[@AtticusAmericanus]

Yeah, no, fuck neutrality and fuck Russia.

[@thecactusman17]

The problem with this is that one side is giving accurate information which can be verified from independent OSINT sources (geolocated photos and videos of destroyed vehicles, occupied towns, active combat etc) while the other is reliant almost entirely on Russian state propaganda. In WW2 for example it took at least days and often weeks, months or years to verify or disprove individual incident reports. Many people to this day don't realize that the famous Okinawa flag photograph wasn't taken until the American forces had taken the hill for the 4th time, and then had to be staged multiple separate times for the cameraman once combat had finished. It took years for that to become public knowledge and it wasn't even a secret. Today that information would likely be known within 24 hours.

[@Rune-Thorne]

@@thecactusman17 as would all the lies and half-truths and conspiracy theories that could be thought up about it and spread.

[@grapeshott]

Kings and General have done an excellent job in staying neutral in all their videos

[@morgwai667]

absolutely great! few things I'd add: - more details on naval war; how and when each side lost its naval ships - more details on when and what kind of weapons were supplied by the West

[@Mandemon1990]

I mean, for the first phase Russia didn't lose any ships, and Ukrainian navy scuttled anything bigger than patrol boat. Not much to discuss about naval warfare when there was none.

[@harrythej9683]

Also, details on weapon systems are not relevant for this format. There are enough other videos about them.

[@ronmaximilian6953]

While there is some open source information about equipment of certain units, there is quite a bit missing of the fog of war. Let's remember that this is a real-time conflict and operational security is a real thing.

[@ag7898]

If you are looking of explanations on weapon systems, I highly recommend checking out channels like Military Aviation Visualized, Military History Visualized (and his other channel "Not Visualized") as well as Animarchy. All three do a really good job of getting into the nitty-gritty of tactics and weapon systems used in this conflict. As well as ones in prior conflicts. Especially WW2.

[@duanchamp1988]

@@harrythej9683 i think he meant time when systems arrive and did it play a part in time of dates repelling. thats just how I took it...I could be wrong.

[@yungcris5211]

This is crazy, I’ve been waiting for an in-depth breakdown on the war. I want to know the battles and staging grounds. The cities and the routes that Russia has taken

[@MrEJect007]

Only in my hometown Sumy (The Easter offensive, right above Kharkiv), during 3 days, at the beggining of war, 7000 people volunteered and took guns to withstand russian nazis, plus 600 of the territorial defense battalion,... only in ONE 270k city. When I took my riffle I tought that we could win only couple weeks, but seeing everyday how much people are by my side and how others helps us with clothing, molotov cocktails and some millitary equipment, even hunting guns...your motivation driven up to clouds. We were surronded but fought and never gave up, making impudent sorties in nights mining outskirts and striking russian soldiers. City left intact, except bombings of couse. There are many stories like mine all over Ukraine, my friends in Kyiv, Chernihiv, Kharkiv, Kherson, took guns without hesitation and did their best. We needed 700k army, but before mobilization there were already half a million volunteers. This says it all.

[@paincast2347]

@@invalid671games Ждем в Чернигове со второй волной "частичной" мобилизации в рашке, только об трупы не споткнись, а то 400 тысяч хороших русских до тебя почему-то не справилось

[@paincast2347]

@@invalid671games Единственный фантазёр тут это ты, пизд*й-ка в свой фентезийный мир с бункерным дедом и орками, а на деле всё было так, как он и говорит, получал оружие 25 февраля в Чернигове, вокруг меня были тысячи таких же добровольцев, кто-то делал коктейли молотова в промышленных масштабах, чтоб жечь русню, кто-то строил блокпосты не считая топлива на своих грузовых машинах, люди, которые уезжали, оставляли машины и квартиры тем, кто оставался защищать город. Ты можешь вы*бываться сколько угодно в комментариях под видео, но я искренне надеюсь, что война тронет и твою семью и вы*бываться уже будет твоя наташка на гробовые, которые получит с тебя, не долго правда, до полного пизд*ца экономики рашки

[@user-pk6bk6nu6s]

Слава Украине! Смерть российским нацистам!

[@VDneprovskiy]

@@invalid671games серьезно? Я бы улыбнулся с такой уверенности в начале войны, но сейчас, потеряв всю профессиональную армию и современную технику, уверенно так рассказывать свои бредни? Что касается ядерного оружия, оно есть не только у вас. Вы ещё не видели войны в России, поэтому так любите бахвалиться, но если примените, то она придет и в ваш дом. Нам ваши угрозы не страшны. Мы каждый день под смертью ходим. И если честно, не вижу особой разницы между смертью от ядерной бомбы и смертью от артиллерийского снаряда. Так что, могу предложить не бахвалиться впустую, а идти и приближать свою победу, если есть чем, раз уж ты такой агрессивный патриот. Мы уже насмотрелись на таких хвастунов. "Киев за три дня" такие как ты писали, может лично ты и писал. Да что-то не складываются ваши розовые мечты. Разве что в ваших имперских варварских снах. А может дело в другом? Ты так боишься, что после поражения тебя будут судить, что уже сейчас пытаешься притвориться психом и пишешь всякую пургу ради этого?

[@paincast2347]

@@invalid671games Кстати, тебе какой танк больше нравится, Леопард или Челленджер? У нас скоро будут и те и те, чтоб давить бравых русских воинов, которые защищают отече… ой, они же в чужой стране воюют, точно, прости

[@Culverin8]

Minor correction: The April 1 Belgorod attack was the first *airstrike* on Russian territory but not the first Ukrainian attack on RF territory. On Feb. 25, the Millerovo Airbase was attacked with Tochka-U missiles and the Taganrog Airbase was hit a few day later.

[@KingsandGenerals]

We tried finding conclusive info on those, but it seems that most of the analysts are iffy

[@Culverin8]

@@KingsandGenerals I mean, attacks did occur. They weren't claimed by Ukraine though. There's video evidence for both. I think a Su-30 was lost in Millerovo and a Ilyushin was lost/damaged in Taganrog.

[@Culverin8]

In any case, I really enjoyed the video.

[@GrimMeowning]

We still does not know if it was Ukrainian attack or own Russian guerilla fighting, like in Belarus and Kursk, where Russians and Belarusians are sabotaging railways and some fuel storages.

[@Culverin8]

@@GrimMeowning There were pictures of Tochka-U remains in Millerovo, IIRC. Regardless, that early in the war, it was likely not any resistance style movement, of which there is no concrete evidence so far other than in Belarus where, as you mentioned, rail workers sabotaged rail lines in order to prevent/delay weapon/supply shipments.

[@Jackiee_Chann]

I’ve watched so many different versions of this wars documentaries and I am honestly amazed at the great work this page has put into it. Honestly truly a masterpiece. Thank you so much for informing the uninformed in such a spectacular way

[@Jackiee_Chann]

@@eviv8010 most of the things mentioned by him are easily found on the internet to fact check for your self, I did thus why I complimented this page If you have anything that maybe I’ve missed, I’d be happy to hear you out. But please, be specific and also give me a link supporting your facts as to why he is wrong Thanks!

[@jout738]

@@Jackiee_Chann He’s maybe Russian troll and does not like how this video show that Russians have not been so succesful in their attack to Ukarine.

[@Jackiee_Chann]

@@SSLaziale tell me you’re a Russian troll, with out telling me you’re a Russian troll lol 😆

[@Jackiee_Chann]

@@SSLaziale sure, Feb 24 boarders returned to Ukrainians, and costs of rebuilding civilianan infrastructure. Cede the separists part from 2014 as well as agree to a independent investigation of war crimes in Bucha. In return Ukraine pays for the travel expenses for any Russian speaking Ukrainian that wishes to be a part of Russia or not live in Ukraine anymore as well as any land or flats they owned would be paid to them at Fair market price post war. Just some ideas

[@danielvilliers612]

I find it just a little bit too soft on the Russian side. If you listen to him, you think Russia more or less chose to retreat by themselves from the northern front. While in reality it was a cruising defeat with thousands of deaths, enormous amount of loss of equipment and logistical nightmare. He just brushed on these, while the Ukrainian inflicted immense loss to the Russian due to their courage, tactics and help with arms shipment from abroad.

[@TheRichieC78]

Looks like the BBC finally have some competition for high quality programming. This is brilliant.

[@richardalexander5758]

Best explanation of the war I've seen by far. Thank you. Liked and subscribed.

[@JFHeroux]

6:40 I think it's also essential to note one other very important Ukrainian weapon: It's military's transformation into a modern army, with a modern doctrine matching NATO's starting in 2014. We know that NATO has perfected their defensive tactics. We saw at the start of the war how much the Russians were caught off guard by the ability of the Ukrainians to anticipate their movements, and how prepared they were to mount an extremely good defensive operation on all fronts. We sent a lot of our specialists in Ukraine in the 8 years prior to the start of the invasion, and the Ukrainians took every advantage of that help. I would suggest that the Ukrainian military went from a poor-man's Red Army into an extremely up-to-date fighting force inside of only 8 years. They overtook the Russians and left them in the dust. It doesn't appear like Putin was either aware or wanted to accept that fact. And the Russians paid dearly for that mistake...

[@JFHeroux]

@otto Lincoln I don't think that's how you should interpret how things went so far. Ukraine lost WAY LESS manpower in the first phase of the war than anyone anticipated. Now, against a more coordinated and concentrated push, they are loosing what would be expected (1 man for every 3 Russians so far). But yes, we need to do more. We need to actually tell Putin we are assembling an international coalition force and on a set date we're going into Ukraine. He can either fall back into Russia or get his troops blown-out. That's what we need to do. This war could be over inside of a week if all went in. Between all of the allied countries, we have about a 20:1 advantage over Russia. We would gain air superiority in less than 24 hours. Then Russian troops would ne pounded into the ground from the air in a manner of days. I predict about a week before they are out of the country... or what's left of them.

[@JFHeroux]

@@ak47zaq I can't care enough about Putin. He is visibly dying a slow death anyway. I just hope it's also a very painful one. It won't make up for all the suffering he has caused in the world, but at least if he can know how it feels to have no hope of living... like those people he's bombing in Ukraine right now and did in Aleppo and many other places.

[@icetea351]

@@JFHeroux 1 : 3 I hope it's joke. Why no 1 : 10?)

[@JFHeroux]

@@icetea351 Well, the Ukrainians do not publish verifiable figures, so it's best to be cautious with that. But 3:1 is an extremely favorable ratio in any case. I'd say this will go up to 5:1 in the coming 4 weeks since the best weapons have yet to reach the frontlines. It's all about firepower and range at this point of the war.

[@p_serdiuk]

@@icetea351 It varies. Modern doctrines say it's foolish to attack enemy defenses with a fewer than 1:3 advantage because losses will be that high, and enemy cities need a 1:5 to 1:10 advantage (see Kyiv). A lot of the Donbass region was heavily fortified over the 8 years of war and breaking through it will take closer to 1:5 casualties. On the other hand, in the open fields with both sides manoeuvring and counter-attacking like it is in the South it's 1:1. Also take into account the fact that Russian logistics and casualty care are subpar, so more of their wounded are dying. Ukrainian IFAKs are substantially better than Russian med kits. So across the conflict it's on average 1:3 for Ukraine.

[@connorgolden4]

It’s crazy that for the first time this is something I witnessed. This isn’t you guys covering a battle that happened millennia ago during the days or Marcus Aurelius of Cyrus the great. Or during my parents or grandparents time like WW2 or The Suez crisis or the gulf war. Or even when I was a kid with Iraq and Afghanistan. I’ve watched this war on the daily since it started. Watching it on Reddit and telegram and Twitter. Watched many of these events unfold from the beginning. Crazy times.

[@zjeee]

@@Memoiana This is a lot bigger than any US war the last 20 years though, this has the potential to turn into WW3 or include nukes. The US wars have been against terrorist organizations and states in the middle east, against adversaries that pretty much 75% of the world agrees are baddies. Russia on the other hand has what, 5 or 6 countries voting with them in the UN? How many friends in the UN did the Taliban have?

[@bordedup546]

@@zjeee im vehemently against russia's invasion but this is bs in my opinion. firstly, the us led war in iraq in 2003 was just as large of an operation as this one. secondly, 75% of the world definitely did not support the war. france, china and russia are perminent members of the un security council that disapproved and there were a few non-preminent members that also didn't back it. the UN never never sanctioned the invasion so it was actually a war crime to declare this war of aggression.

[@connorgolden4]

@@Memoiana Just another imperial war? Comparing this to our wars? This is nowhere near this. As this has massively increased tensions between world powers and threatens to go hot. The US hasn’t always been just in its wars. But none of them were anything like this. Such a blatant bs reason to cover for an actual imperialist invasion and land grab.

[@connorgolden4]

@@bordedup546 The war in Iraq was wrong but not nearly on the level of the Russian invasion. While we didn’t have 75% support for it we certainly had a fuck ton more supoer for it than Russia has. Nor was our war a war crime. The barbarity Russia has inflicted upon ukraine is far far worse than anything we ever did. Nor did we go there to rip some poor innocent nation to pieces and annex it. Iraq was not like ukraine. It wasn’t a just war but nothing like this one.

[@TheHed94]

@@Memoiana This time not caused by US but just by a madman sitting in Kremlin.

[@PapaOscarNovember]

When Russian army started building up on the border, and then Putin expressed his anger at Ukrainian posturing and questioned Ukrainian legitimacy, I thought ‘this is what Hearts of Iron style war goal justification looks like in real life.’

[@SaintKines]

Which is why in the US the entire right wing and even some of the left wing MSM saying Biden was blowing things out of proportion was embarrassing. You could literally see what was coming, it was obvious. I remember when Biden said that US intelligence predicted an invasion by the coming Friday and they all mocked him when it didn't come. Until a few days later.

[@BelloBudo007]

Great job in presenting this. Thank you. I imagine the defence of Ukraine will be studied at military colleges all over the world.

[@zombieface9401]

Not really Russia has fooled all of you into thinking they’re a superpower and should instantly crush anyone lol that’s just not the case no war has ever been that easy. Easy victories at times but no easy war is here today gone tomorrow shit takes time.

[@JustMe-gn6yf]

Starting a land invasion late in the winter season in that region has proven time and again to be the biggest obstacle for a invading army and perfect for defensive army

[@331coolguy]

Apparently the Russians didn't learn from the winter war

[@connorgolden4]

@@alexanderivkin7086 No really winter? There was freezing temperature and snow.

[@JustMe-gn6yf]

@@connorgolden4 as the Russian build up on the border began in early winter I was expecting a invasion to start any day and as the weeks went by I was beginning to think Putin was just posturing because his window for a successful invasion was closing as the fields thaw, I'm by no means a military history expert but I've studied history and I know what mud does to equipment

[@jankonecny9903]

That was correct in the past, but now you need to have solid (frozen) land for the armored vehicles. The soil in the east of Ukraine is swampy and as you can see from the photos and videos from the conflict, there are many Russian vehicles founded stucked in the mud and than abandoned undamaged. This situation very often forced Russians to use the roads to move and than funnel them at one area which make them quite easy target for the Ukrainian artillery or drones.

[@denisfutac9676]

This was a repeat of the third battle of Kharkov. And I can't believe the moronic Russian general staff actually repeated the exact same mistakes as in the battle from 80 years ago... history repeats itself , especially for ones that refuse to learn...

[@nurlanmustafayev1901]

Are you planning to cover the Armenia-Azerbaijan wars in 1991-1994 and 2020?

[@mobiggcro]

The main leaders of the channel are azebaijanies so no they won’t consider it I think

[@elektrotehnik94]

@@mobiggcro Really? Can somebody confirm?

[@elektrotehnik94]

@@laisphinto6372 Same empty not-logically-&-evidence- supported accusations, new day…

[@mobiggcro]

@@elektrotehnik94 just become a paid member and you can Get to know all the creators of this channel

[@KingsandGenerals]

Every video has a list of people who worked on it - who we are is not a secret. Right now, we are not planning to do anything on the war on Karabakh and hope that the peace will be achieved soon.

[@haraldolsen7058]

This is so good! Thanks for these videos mate! You rock!

[@youtubeaccount5153]

Slavs Ukraina. Literally tears in my eyes at Ukraines valiant defense of my wife’s country. So proud of them.

[@prime4851]

There’s a reason why this channel is so enjoyable. He makes ongoing conflicts sound so historical…

[@patrickmendoza3210]

Doesn't need to sound historical because it is historical. Pretty simple. But I get what you mean, it's the way he presents it and his voice.

[@prime4851]

@@patrickmendoza3210 that’s what I mean lol

[@paulthenotsogreat8118]

Well... it is history in the making right now. Kids 30-50 years from now are gonna read references of this in their textbooks and are gonna see documentaries of this. Just like 9/11 was merely 2 decades ago but we see a lot of documentaries about it and how it affected the world

[@bangscutter]

Wow, I did not expect this detailed video to come out so early after just 2 months of war! You know you're witnessing history unfolding when a history channel covers a current war.

[@hb-ol9oc]

And this is the way it will be seen in history, not the individual sacrifice of soldiers and small platoons that suffer the real fight. Who will remember the famous ukrainian pilot that died in the first week of war ?

[@elektrotehnik94]

By & large, the video is accurate in all high-level stuff that matter long-term. Except army sizes are very wrong, of especially Russia -> waaaaaay smaller professional, attack-capable army; I’d say 300k-350k max, 200-250k deployed to Ukraine up until this day + 20-30k “Donbas” separatist army. Expect likely somewhat more tanks in the attack with Russia than the stated number, but likely way less planes operable & somewhat fewer helicopters as well. Expect ~50k troops already killed/ wounded/ captured & 30k deserted. Also somewhat misrepresented army of Ukraine (I’d say around 200k additional semi-trained mobilized reserve units actively fighting atm + substantially more being mobilized, equipped & trained, which is not true for Russia atm. Additionally, 1/4 to 1/3 fewer Ukrainian in-service tanks than stated here, by the start of the 2022 war; but now tank numbers are bolstered by NATO deliveries & captured Russian tanks. There is plenty missed in the video that is solidly provable by no-doubt video/photo evidence & a lot that is provable with context & “soft evidence” (testimonies, high-level Russian spy-informants), but for a 30-40 min condensed video, the highly important stuff is 95% covered. My sources are all OSINT & vague, so I hope people worry not

[@tommasopisapia7464]

@@hb-ol9oc sadly no one, but it is the way of battles and wars

[@roccoci]

Awesome 🤩 profi work, keep it up! Can’t wait for the next 😊.Thank you!

[@ivanpilman551]

Thanks for this really good video with mapping visualisation Unfortunately for me as a ukrainian civilian, we know that armed territorial defence suffered big amount of losses due to lack of trainings and practice

[@Romkosss]

Glory to all the fallen soldiers of Territorial Defence in Sumy, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Okhtyrka etc !

[@Markfr0mCanada]

I'm impressed by how much information you managed to pack into half an hour, very well done. The only criticism I can come up with is that during the scenes when there were cuts around the county some might lose track of where they are looking at. I've been following this conflict, so I had no trouble, but others might. I would suggest in such scenes to use something like a mini-map to help the audience maintain their sense of location.

[@adinlucena7047]

I wish all this could be over and have no need for future episodes of this conflict.

[@chedabu]

@@personperson143 hey a Russian bot!

[@wai828]

@@personperson143 Hypocrisy and coping at its finest.

[@HarryBalzacc]

Unfortunately this will escalate into WW3. The writing is on the wall, this will decide the world order for your children and grandchildren.

[@hafor2846]

There are still Moskals to kill, it shouldn't stop yet.

[@wai828]

@@personperson143 Dude, your fascist Daddy Putin failed constantly since the start of the war and is full on damage control as he's losing thousands of men and gears. The Russian army is now a world wide joke and the Ukrainian army virtually has unlimited money from the west until the war is over. I'm not sure if you're a troll, a bot or a desperate tankie, but any way you're a clown. Good luck. You need it more than anyone else here. :)

[@ALaughingWolf2188]

_“Sure it matters who has the biggest stick, but it matters a helluva lot more who’s swinging it.”_ -General Shepherd, Modern Warfare 2. This quote just sums up the Russo-Ukrainian War perfectly.

[@RyomaG]

The feeling of watching a war documentary of a war that is still raing on right now on a history channel is unreal.

[@Conorp77]

Surreal to think we're watching K & G of an ongoing conflict.

[@devilukedez1423]

@@sinoroman yeah lol. Now he seems bad to me now

[@Conorp77]

@@sinoroman the politics of today are the history of tomorrow.

[@FirstOfficerDelta]

We have come a long way from the days of covering Roman history to the week by week coverage of the Pacific theatre to now the possible beginnings of their foray into the 21st Century...not to mention Wizards and Warriors.

[@frantictoast3741]

It's surreal watching you do a video on a conflict that's still on going. Like, I remember seeing all these highlights you're going over in videos all over the internet. Keep it up!

[@-cj-3729]

Stay tuned for next episode: “How Ukraine Won Second Phase of the War” -coming soon!

[@bitscorpion4687]

@@exu7325 cope

[@chiken6559]

@@exu7325 L + manpower ratio + dead generals + inability to coordinate large offensive + get javelined + no air superiority + dead generals + azov is still standing + lend lease 2.0 + failed kyiv offensive + kharkiv counter attack + soy. Cope and seethe

[@chiken6559]

@@onehope6448 When you're up against a superpower defending against a surprise attack, and not only you get to survive but also successfully fight back against russians on two directions, it's a victory. War is still not over yet, but Kharkiv and Kyiv are still standing, and the siege of both of them was lifted. And at the same time you should also keep in mind that Ukrainian Foreign Legion keeps growing and supplies from NATO are only getting larger, so war of attrition is not an option for Russia, and it already failed at maneuver warfare. How is that not a victory for Ukraine?

[@-cj-3729]

@@onehope6448 I’m pretty sure they’re not allowed to celebrate that. Yet

[@chiken6559]

@@onehope6448 I'll remind you that entire southern coast and their capital was threatened during opening stage of the war. The threat was more than real, and they successfully managed to defend against it. They still have their coast and capital, their eastern forces are still not surrounded. When you consider what was at stake and what Ukrainian most important objective was, it is Ukrainian victory, because they are still capable of fighting.

[@murraycramp3947]

Very good stuff. I felt like I had travelled to the future, and was watching a documentary that will be made in the years to come.

[@goliathsteinbeisser3547]

Thank you for providing an overview over the course of this war so far. I was actually hoping you would make something like this. Thank you.

[@Juhrmee]

The biggest shift that I've seen in warfare is that occupational wars against hostile populations don't work anymore. Insurgency tactics and weapons have progressed beyond conventional weapons.

[@thatindiandude4602]

Especially with the advent of drones.

[@Edax_Royeaux]

It kind of worked for Russia in the past. They just completely annihilated the city of Grozny in the First Chechen War. The Russian tactic of promising safe passage to their enemies, then betraying their word and throwing all their firepower at the safe passage effectively decapitated the leadership of the militants in the Second Chechen War, followed by the ruthless demolition of the city after the Russians captured city, prompting the the United Nations in 2003 to call Grozny the most destroyed city on earth. But such ruthless tactics on NATO's borders are only going to galvanize NATO, especially since Russia seems hell bent on putting their borders alongside NATO.

[@napoleon7107]

@@Edax_Royeaux sounds like Mongol tactics

[@Edax_Royeaux]

@@Aleksa208 You don't know that yet. They waited until they captured Grozny before they began the slow demolition process of all it's buildings. In the meantime, they need the cities standing as supply hubs for their offensives.

[@Markus451]

If only that were true. But if the invaders are prepared to ruthlessly butcher all who resist, put everyone through ruthless "filtration camps" where they're tortured & brutalized (and those who don't crack are quietly murdered), then occupational war works fine. Look at Grozny now.. where is a Chechen puppet doing Putler's bidding.

[@carloscamouspe08]

Its the best video I saw explaining the conflict..thanks guys, excelent explanation.

[@elitemation]

I really like how much effort you guys give into editing, narration and research. Maybe you guys can post a tutorial or a Behind The Scenes in an alternative YT channel?

[@botmes4044]

As an American, I love hearing Brits genuinely attempt to properly pronounce foreign place names. All the newscasters in America sound like Brad Pitt trying to say "Gor-la-mi"

[@NastyBankShots]

Sounds like something a loyalist would say.

[@sorsocksfake]

A great image. To me it's mainly annoying how disingenuous it often is. We've been calling it Kiev for ages, I don't wanna spend half the news broadcast wondering which towns they're talking about, and when they then switch to a correspondent from "Moscow" (or really any other place) I'm left to cringe. I have no problem with people who generally do it, without being pretentious. If anything I find it charming when youtubers try to pronounce a local name (usually getting it wrong), when they have a little embarassment but you can see they enjoy it. Their little tributes? Great. That's from the heart. So I'll just keep saying Kiev and Moscow, unless I feel like it.

[@user-ed7ji1br7d]

May be the author tries. But actually he has mostly pretty bad prononciation when he calls all these Ukrainian places.

[@botmes4044]

@@user-ed7ji1br7d oh, I've heard the proper pronunciations. I know he's butchering your language. But he's still doing better than a lot of Americans I hear. Not quite as good as the BBC, where proper pronunciation is part of their training, but definitely not as bad as, like, FOX or CNN who pronounce it "Mary-OOh-poll" or "Car-keev" or "Boo-chah". Collective apologies from America.

[@yes-me6yg]

Is he British? I can't tell sometimes even though I'm British myself

[@edwardlangton5302]

Outstanding Review as always …. Slava Ukraine. Glory to the heroes.

[@johnb1145]

I hope we'll get a revised version when all of this is finally over!

[@jessehachey2732]

Very well done! The dynamic map was SO helpful in visualizing everything along with that summary, more of these please (in contrast to the clips cobbled together daily with click bait titles). Thanks

[@ZillaCrew]

Wow! I appreciate the time and work it took to put this together and especially your decision to slow it down for this series in a non sensationalized fashion. Excellent!!!

[@LivingInCloud1]

Fantastic summary of the war so far! I trust there will be a new one at june 1? Already looking forward to it!

[@cole9799]

Seen folks using this video on TikTok and i always comment to give Kings and Generals credit

[@schumzy]

This war has so many firsts, most recorded war in history and for many reasons the most important war since WW2. I think we all know the importance this war has on war science, geo politics, social impact and everything. It's so strange that we are living through such a momentus time, and what's really strange is for the first time ever (another first) we are aware of the magnitude of the time and events. Who know maybe in 50 years time, when all goes "right" everyone will look back at this time and be "like, wow, crazy times"

[@GandalftheWise]

Interesting to see this. I see now that all the news I've been watching has been nothing but propaganda. They were making it seem like ukrainians won every single battle

[@sorsocksfake]

I'm not sure where we get this idea - aside from being told it over and over. At least originally it was simply another war over Russia's disintegrating sphere of influence, as Putin tries to salvage what he can. In that, it wouldn't even begin to compare to Korea or Vietnam; and in most ways it's still a far stretch away from the brutalities in Yugoslavia. Its major features aren't unique either. Geo-politically its significance bears some comparison to Afghanistan; operationally it's strikingly similar to the Winter War. By that comparison, it may also have huge consequences. Even bigger than then... we all know how it could end up, if once again Russia's western enemies decide it's time to slay the bear for good. Hubris has long been the harbinger of disaster.

[@Eastsidet03]

Uhhh the most important war I don’t think so, there’s been a lot of wars ongoing throughout the age of technology. The reason why you don’t see what’s going on in other parts of the world is because the media isn’t covering it, but in Europe yes this is the biggest war since World War 2, but this isn’t the most “important war” that happened since World War 2 worldwide.

[@BenState]

@@Eastsidet03 stupid comment.

[@zannrebel1217]

@@duartepereira9400 yes

[@BlueSideUp77]

It occurs to me watching today, that this offensive may prove that Napolean's lighting tactics may no longer serve up victory, thanks to today's military advancements.

[@MuhammadRafy]

it's just poor supply lines and coordination on russia's part

[@onylra6265]

Weird you're comparing one of history's greatest military political geniuses to this inept mob - Russia's fighting like it's 1914 and we're watching the results.

[@MrThhg]

@@MuhammadRafy making their own internet broadcasting thingy. BIG BIO North Korea 2.0

[@simonedagostino9358]

@@MuhammadRafy Exactly. It's just a poor execution

[@Kopyrda]

If Putler didn't screw around with this "special military operation" bullshit and didn't attack second biggest country in the Europe with an army actually SMALLER then defending force, he may have already won by that point. His sheer fucking hubris and ignorance were his biggest problems.

[@MrStumpmeister]

@kings and generals; very detailed and informative; please, what are your sources, are they publicly available?

[@ethanengelking2492]

To any Ukrainians who are watching this video, I wish you luck to take back Crimea and any other occupied territories of Ukraine. Although, I am not Russian nor Ukrainian, I still understand and hope that you will win this war. Keep fighting and as Wison Churchill once said “We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing zones, we shall fight them in fields and streets, we shall fight them in the hills; we shall never give up”

[@NorthernNorthdude91749]

@@uafc1 Wrong. Ethnicity means nothing. Crimea is Ukrainian land, and Crimeans are Ukrainian. Ukraine will reclaim Crimea.

[@novinceinhosic3531]

@@NorthernNorthdude91749 What if Crimean refuse?

[@metal4lifewp]

​@stridingwombat9780 I really hope they do.

[@crusadingtemplar]

We shall never surrender.... You messed that bit up dude.

[@jimmyc974]

​@@NorthernNorthdude91749So much for your "democracy " then eh bellend!

[@Arvorbxl]

The part about the Belgorod attack being the 1st spillover to Russia might imo not be right, i think there was an earlier missile strike on a Russian air force base destroying a 1 or 2 jet fighters on the ground and perhaps another similar attack elsewhere .

[@juniorjames7076]

@Dave van der Meulen Disinformation and misinformation is rampant now in every form of media so its good to view all information with a grain of salt.

[@user-ed7ji1br7d]

You are right. Ukraine forces shelled Millerovo airport in Rostov oblast in February 25.

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

I was extremely concerned for a month that it may happen. I was particularly concerned with the 23rd of February because that was when the Maidan ended. Fell asleep, then the invasion happened…

[@niepowaznyczlowiek]

For the first month I thought Ukraine would lose, then for the second month I thought Russia would take eastern Ukraine, now I think they will lose the war completely

[@ronkolek613]

Once the military exercises in Belarus ended but the troops stayed put, I knew shit was going down.

[@pesking9975]

@@niepowaznyczlowiek do you think Russia using full power Ukraine will never beat Russia

[@MrThhg]

@@pesking9975well they cant use the full force of Russia anyways so yeah I do. be like Afghanistan all over again

[@owinjohnlenovo3647]

Russia beaten ukraine why did they retreat eastward Full force how bout other borders and now mostly several power plants and depots caught fire u think its coincedence,there r silent protest in russia how can th3y mobilze all out war in that situation,can they arm there soldiers in days it takes months to years to mobilize an army

[@joed.1547]

Great presentation, best i've seen so far. Much, much better than a daily update on the ISW map

[@victorcode2075]

Isn't it sad that a small KZbin team has provided us with more info than all the mainstream media combined. Kudos to you K&G.

[@frostydelusions3066]

Belarusian Rail Workers sabotaged rails and significantly disrupted Russian supply lines north Kyiv, this is one of the reasons the Russians had to rely on big convoys.

[@enzy6434]

Amazing video. So much effort and research put in along with the editing. Absolutely top tier content.

[@henryarchy5424]

此战重点完全在Mariupol，乌克兰粮道被断，全国被围，还top tier content... ...好搞笑。哈哈哈哈哈~ 完全不懂战争，德国果真就以为乌克兰挡的了而跳进去？哈哈哈哈哈哈哈~ 真的吗？ 德国若如此被围也认为会赢？哈哈哈哈哈~ 老夫不才，失陪。

[@spartacusreview]

He is a Pentagon Propagandist.

[@gcard2112]

Thanks so much for this K&G

[@roystonboodoo7525]

Excellent presentation and narration. Thankyou

[@jojodio9851]

It would be great if one day you could bring us more videos about battles of history of South America, like War of Paraguay or La Vuelta de Obligado.

[@eduardodpino]

Eles já fizeram sobre a batalha de Tuiuti.

[@Andreygnm]

Yes, It'd be nice a video about the Riachuelo naval battle or a series about the whole war.

[@alonglostmemory1908]

We watch the most interesting video ever and you come with the most irrelevant wars. Dude!

[@Andreygnm]

@@alonglostmemory1908 irrelevant for who? Don't be egocentric man, If you don't like it just ignore it.

[@MrTigracho]

Ah, the war of Paraguay, will he cover the genocides too?

[@TheFobiano]

"I need ammunition, not a ride", straight outta CoD

[@Zatras666]

Something I excperienced myself on Kings and Generals. What a strange feeling to see "my" own war like this.

[@profefaro]

Congratulations. Perfect summary of the days of war. Clear and visual

[@aramos3639]

Always loved this channel Love it even more now

[@masterimbecile]

The difference between reporters and historians is just time.

[@madoldmanyelling6420]

Reporters cut pieces of jigsaws, then historians put the jigsaw toghether.

[@Anonymous-qw]

Reporters write the first draft of history was the old saying.

[@ukaszzuba1298]

That is what I've been looking for. Astonishing job.

[@VIKING1379]

One of the best summary so far. Thanks

[@sarahlachman1349]

This is an amazing video, breaks down things so clearly. Thank you very much for this!

[@HH-pm6mj]

I must say… The Ukrainian 1st Tank Brigade might have really saved Kiyv when they held Chernihiv.

[@MichaelDavis-mk4me]

I honestly think Russia could simply never take Kyiv, even if they walked in, it would have become a Stalingrad battle.

[@JRGProjects]

If the Ukrainian civilians didn't step up like they did and their President back them in return. This war would have been over in March. The Ukrainian fighting spirit is something I don't think modern Americans would be prepared for. (We should be) If Putin gets what he wants in Eastern Europe, he''ll be coming after the West next.

[@bratac7673]

@@MichaelDavis-mk4me yes but it would be much more damaged and a lot more people would die or be forced to flee

[@alejandrolacomba8833]

@@MichaelDavis-mk4me Totally. It's like Mariupol Azovstal, metro stations are the deepest in the world, and Ukrainians prepared unlimited means of defense.

[@parkyamato9450]

@@bratac7673 that's why he said.. Like a Stalingrad battle?? Lol.

[@denisevp9431]

Thanks for the video

[@legacy9397]

This is the first time I see a Kings and Generals video highlight a current ongoing war and it feels surreal since this channel usually depicts warfare of the antiquities.