How Would Ukraine Liberate Crimea? - Russian Invasion DOCUMENTARY

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Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on Modern Warfare continues with a video asking if Crimea is really difficult to take, as we deduce how Ukraine may liberate the peninsula, possible strategy and the historical context. Previously in this series we explained why we call the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the War in Ukraine unprovoked, by going through various Russian claims and debunk them, including biolabs, NATO expansion, Nazis in Ukraine, a claim that Russia is fighting an existential threat, the so-call Donbas genocide and more ( • Why Do We Call the War... ), on the 15 Events that Defined the War in Ukraine ( • 15 Events that Defined... ) and on the possible vectors of the upcoming Ukrainian counter-attack ( • Where Will Ukraine Att... ). Also, check out our biweekly reports on the military, political and economic events surrounding the war - • Russian Invasion of Uk...
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[@moritamikamikara3879]

Yo K&G You still hiring for a writer on US History?

[@MrWeedWacky]

Ukraine does have the capability to strike Crimea with their British delivered Storm Shadow missiles. I am guessing this video was made before the delivery thereof, but it would be nice with an updated video including what they may mean for a battle for Crimea.

[@martinnissen5824]

😊😅😢😊😊😅😅😊😅😅

[@malawareexe8573]

You are a joke ukronazis 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MrWeedWacky]

@@matttttttttttttt685 *back*... Donbass and Crimea, is Ukraine. Period, there is no "giving back"...

[@andrewpansch7447]

Lets be honest if Ukraine somehow can even get to the point of a siege on Crimea region the russians will have lost the war. They would have taken massive losses leaving morale and supply low.

[@dustinjones7458]

If Russia loses Crimea, Putin will lose his head...hardly the worst outcome, though his replacement will probably be worse.

[@listlesscasual4106]

True. If UA takes Zaporizhzhia then more than likely by that point Russian lines have completely fallen apart. As stated in the video, taking that region would be the hardest part of the war for Ukraine. I wouldn't be surprised if after that point (assuming a victorious offensive) it only gets easier, or Russia decides now they want to seek peace

[@khongelaningobeni6614]

Both sides will take heavy casualties en route to Crimea. But yeah, I do believe you would be right about Russia losing morale.

[@blucheer8743]

True

[@bronson4574]

Ukraine wants Crimea, DPR, LPR and create a buffer zone between Russia of a few kilometres

[@jbbrown8079]

Really awesome videos - I find them incredibly helpful to understand the history, the politics and , most important of all, the geography i.e. the great maps you use to illustrate the Ukraine war. Thank you! JB

[@QualeQualeson]

Apparently, Crimea goes deeper than strategy, resources and even prestige. It represents some kind of Russian romantic/spiritual ideal that has mythological overtones. Vlad Vexler (with a YT channel by the same name), is a political philosopher that has some excellent videos explaining this properly. In his mind there is no way the current Russian power-structure can survive the loss of Crimea.

[@dosa2990]

So it won't, Ukraine would be blown into smitherins , either by nukes or WMDs and then we could have two options....a WW3 or a world where Ukraine doesn't exist

[@mykhailo4472]

Unfortunatly...It will survive, faces will change...but regime and ru "society" will remain the same..

[@lucinae8510]

Russians see Crimea as their own 'Greece.' The Eastern Orthodox Church originated there, the Greek colonies from thousands of years ago built the foundations of many of its cities, and during the Soviet era many Russian elites promoted vacationing there for its Mediterreanean like climate. On social media, I hear so much whining from Russians who loved going there for holidays and how nowhere in Russia compares to its beauty.

[@Guilherme-ms3ub]

COPE. Russia lost 27 million people in ww2 and they don't stop coming.

[@fafafafafaafafafaafaffafaa4530]

Yes! Glad to see another Vlad Vexler fan. He's my absolute favorite commentator on current events.

[@isai37058]

New ep gonna be crazy , can’t wait

[@Maverick0451]

I love that you covered the history of the region in this one!! I read Tolstoy's Sevastopol Sketches years ago after looking for material on the Crimean War. Compared to other major wars in history, I feel like the Crimean War falls into the same category as the Korean War in the last century. Both were vastly geopolitically important and incredibly savage wars, that for some reason were largely forgotten in popular culture, likely because they were dwarfed by the major conflicts that came before them in the Napoleonic Wars and World War II. I absolutely love that you are covering current events, but it is even better for me when some additional history is blended into the narrative as you did with this episode!! This was brilliant, thank you!!!

[@Nostripe361]

I think they also get overshadowed by the wars that happened after as well. WW1 for the Crimean war and Vietnam for the Korean war. Though I will admit the ww1 overshadow is a bit of a stretch but, it feels like as an American our history books like to skip straight to WW1 after the Napoleonic war when talking about Europe.

[@matictelic]

Thank you for mentioning this, will probably read about it if I have the chance

[@tomriley5790]

The Crimean war is relatively well remembered in Britain because of the charge of the light brigade and Tenyson's poem.

[@davidelliott5843]

Once more into the breach..

[@VajrahahaShunyata]

@@Nostripe361 It makes sense , We were not involved in the Napoleonic or other pre WW1 conflicts in Europe.

[@pochuyma9530]

Wow! I had no idea Crimea had undergone this much war! Great content! 👍

[@olenievart]

Thank you for the video.

[@mechengineer4life]

re-taking recently taken territory is one thing; taking back something that has been secured and fortified for 9 years is yet another.

[@musicalaviator]

Unless Russia starts a civil war with itself... right on queue

[@carloschu7127]

Ukraine : " Uno Reverse Card : Wagner Group heading to Moscow , it is time to capitalize the opportunity " Finger Cross.

[@carloschu7127]

@@thecossackcrusaderofholybr8448 Please bomb Rostov. Oh, wait, Putler said he could use nuke.

[@unifiedhorizons2663]

@@thecossackcrusaderofholybr8448 Ukraine bombs that bridge and ta break up the land bridge to cimeria then cimera will starve

[@tiburciomendez9670]

4 Challenger missiles and that Kerch bridge will go down in thousand of pieces...

[@Gh0stClown]

13:15 If you were wondering how a Russian general ends up with a name like 'Peter Lacy', turns out he was born in Ireland.

[@kangahmtl2n]

Totally, completely and utterly unbiased. Nice...

[@kangahmtl2n]

@dovanahkin

[@FreeWeId]

I love your content!!

[@Moyatormomo]

great job. Thank you

[@HazyJ28]

I had no idea how deep this well ran. So many centuries of history and animosity. This will never end 🤦‍♂😭

[@batboy555]

This is a Slavic story. No happy endings.

[@pfclumi]

Didn't know Crimea had so much war. Love how you guys covered the history of this region while still on the current topic. Extremely good channel.

[@seitbekir]

I was born in Crimea.

[@pfclumi]

@@seitbekir historical place for sure.

[@seitbekir]

@@pfclumi just like the meme with the guy "reading history" and "living history"

[@monchiexthemonkey6068]

​@@pfclumibruh everyplace is a historical place 💀

[@kiton1890]

thank you for the video

[@valsarte]

great presentation!

[@m.artotzka3404]

We went from "How would Ukraine survive? to "How would Ukraine liberate Crimea?" is simply mind-blowing.

[@nudisco7882]

​@@Ejohns1004When you have the initiative for 12 months straight THIS is what happens. David keeps pushing Goliath. That's not propaganda.

[@NetterForest]

This is literally propaganda. As in the very definition of it, considering nothing u said is true.

[@Tahoe756]

@@Ejohns1004stfu tool bag

[@Tahoe756]

@@NetterForestproof how is propaganda Russian bot

[@politicaltroll8920]

The Russian invasion has proven that in order to survive they must liberate Crimea

[@EARTH_GARONS]

The editing just keep getting better and better! Keep it up👍

[@LewisJohnsonIII]

Man thanks for upgrading the music... Finally something chill. The VO is a little harsh on the high pitch...I'm not sure if it's a AI or an actual actor.. but I think this channel would benefit greatly from a softer spoken VO

[@johnboxler8989]

Great video

[@TheChzoronzon]

Hint: it's not possible. It wasn't since the begining. All this misery just for some nonsensical and ill planned neocon geopolitical games and greed

[@Mahrac126]

So um... are we going to get a video dedicated to the ongoing Coup once the dust settles?

[@KingsandGenerals]

Sure

[@volodymyravramenko6685]

Good job!

[@danieln6700]

That map and animation looks great

[@avpguy11]

A little bit of the cart before the horse here: Ukraine must retake Zaporizhzhia first, and they have a long way to go. If they can pull it off though I don't see a full scale invasion of Crimea as practical. Better to cut it off and apply constant pressure so the Russians just eventually leave like they did in Kherson. Edit 6/22: Ukraine just blew up the Chonhar bridge which seems to indicate they are prioritizing Zaporizhzhia's liberation and that they intend to isolate Crimea.

[@filipe5722]

That's exactly what they state in the video...

[@adamjaquay4279]

​@@filipe5722indeed. Problem is that Ukaranian forces are getting hammered by the Russians in their attacks and are not punching holes in the FEBA. Lots and lots of videos of burning Bradley's, Leopards and MRAPS sitting destroyed in minefields out there to view. Russian forces have been waiting for these attacks for months so we will see.

[@dustinjones7458]

@@adamjaquay4279 But who's posting the videos? lol We'll only know the accurate conditions on the ground months later, maybe years-or when someone moves the lines on the map for real. Right now everything you see is spun one way or another. Russia and Ukraine are literally devoting whole departments to feeding tailored information to the public, with the former claiming a morbillion casualties and entire tank divisions wiped out, and the latter keeping mum about fronts where they are struggling and emphasizing victories and momentum.

[@Lord_Lambert]

@@adamjaquay4279 Yeah, there are so many videos of burning Leopards or rather... so many angles of 1 single Leopard that was already recovered by the Ukrainian military...

[@adamjaquay4279]

@@Lord_Lambert yes i have thought the same thing. It's definitely good to take such videos with a grain of salt. Both sides use propaganda. What is a concern is the lack of a breakthrough, as the Ukrainian lacks sufficient stocks of advanced weapons to fight a attritional battle. But like i said we will see what the truth is very soon.

[@LoneWanderer727]

Eastern Europe and wartime logistical problems. A tale as old as time!

[@lokisg3]

Wagner: How about I make it at least "Possible".

[@jameswyre6480]

Excellent episode. Having read or followed milblogs many times of more modern battles in Crimea from 1854 onwards, this is a fine view of the operational and logistical issues peculiar to this battlezone.

[@mlk08012]

I was done when you quoted Vindman.

[@nobodyherepal3292]

I was done when you opened your mouth, vatnik.

[@ericmckinley7985]

​@@nobodyherepal3292"everyone not toeing the line is bot/somehow a russian conscript with fluent English now beep boop" bro the political theater the 3 years leading up to invasion absolutely trashed US/UA relations and probably led them to just ignore US intelligence warnings about the invasion.

[@michaelstora70]

I was almost done as well and would have done so of I were new to the channel but I've known the channel for years. And just to dissuade trolls I am a major UkeBro and Russia/China Hawk.

[@restitvtor439]

Awesome! Thanks K&G for the frequent updates!

[@MaxYoung-Maxinfet]

Thanks!

[@Wild_Continental]

Brilliant Commentary 🎉

[@randallflagg242]

*Should have waited 1 day! This is kind of rhetorical now*

[@herbertunkraut]

You neglected to mention how all these historical stormings of Crimea by land, even if succesful, tended to come with tremendous losses of the attacking side. I really doubt Ukraine is going to try that unless they really, really, really know for sure they'll be succesfull.

[@pulsatingsausageboy2076]

You neglected to account for the fact that Russia has a finite amount of money and weapons. Both of which they’re quickly running out of and unable to replace as quickly as the Ukrainians are destroying them. Eventually everything will collapse and the Ukrainians can then run through Crimea like a knife through hot butter.

[@Bob10009]

They won’t storm it until they have targeted every Russian base, airfield and ship on the peninsula and targeted the Crimea bridge to cut off all supplies from mainland Russia. Effectively a siege will starve the Russians out if they don’t run away.

[@kairon5249]

the reality is that if Ukraine is able to get troops to the crimean border, they have already won. They can just target the Kerch bridge with Himars or Storm shadow and now we have a Kherson 2.0, except on an even larger scale. Russia will only have ferries for troop supplies. because of this, they are forced to either retreat from crimea, run into huge logistical problems, or put too few troops to adequately defend the island.

[@qwertrop1887]

@@kairon5249 you know such thing as a ship exists? Unfortunatelly Ukraine has no more posession over that, but Russia does and it has a fucking lots of warships.

[@kairon5249]

@@qwertrop1887 what is hilarious is that around the same time you made this comment, the road section of the kerch bridge was destroyed.

[@fatemaimran6319]

Very Good Analysis!! Thanks!!

[@scottricklaroque7428]

I'll bite, this is the first time you've came in my suggestions but since your video was well made, interesting, well narrated, informative, and entertaining consider me subscribed. I'll look forward to more uploads from your team.

[@SAGARji495]

Dear kings and generals can u please make video on Battle of assaye

[@senzium]

sick video keep it up! felt like some debriefing mission in cod or rts game

[@marklinsarms]

Your point for Sevastopol on the map is over Yalta not Sevastopol. Great Video!

[@Guydude777]

Good stuff

[@ic.xc.]

Great video, but I don't think that's gonna happen. Russians are far too entrenched in this peninsula

[@williamdrijver4141]

And they always have a nuclear option. No sane leader will put Putin in a position where he has to use tactical nukes to avoid losing Crimea. (Small chance that Ukraine will be able to gain much land conventionally, but still).

[@LazyLifeIFreak]

@@williamdrijver4141 Nobody is using nukes, I really wish people would actually spend two minutes thinking about the consequences and ramifications of the nuclear option on any scale. Putler is a tyrant in all but title but even he knows that a nuclear strike would be out of the question. 😑

[@danieln6700]

That small choke point is going to be ridiculous to push through

[@nudisco7882]

​@@LazyLifeIFreakExactly. People are naive. Use a tactical nuke to keep control of 1 peninsula?

[@neutralevil1917]

@@LazyLifeIFreak > Nobody is using nukes Yeah, right. You are scared to death to even touch Kim who has a few nukes. Let alone the best military in the world with the biggest arsenal on this planet

[@GiantTinyBalls]

not with a sub named TiTan.

[@yakumoyukari4405]

What does that have to do with the topic tho?

[@yaboi9815]

@@yakumoyukari4405question-”how would ukraine take crimea” op answer- “not with a submarine named titan”

[@YoheYamatai]

​@@yaboi9815Russia is still a danger that we should be aware of... Imagine if that crazy man used nuclear power against Ukraine...

[@darwinian7974]

Not clever just cuz its edgy

[@darwinian7974]

And Its a submersible not a submarine

[@wotoholicaussie5086]

fantastic projection - well done K&G

[@danielstepan8125]

Quality of your content is insane! Thank you!

[@andrew07865]

Could you do a full video about Ukraine's Crimean Operation in 1918?

[@user-nu7fl2dz5q]

In 1918 Ukraine did not exist. And there could be no Crimean operations.

[@BlackBirdOni]

​@@user-nu7fl2dz5qUkrainian People's Republic (1917-1921)

[@reticulan5]

@@user-nu7fl2dz5q Google Ukraine map 1919. Ukraine was twice the size it was before even 2014.

[@user-nu7fl2dz5q]

@@BlackBirdOni It's simulyacr

[@neutralevil1917]

@@reticulan5 Nope. Ukranian map 1919 is a proposal for Versalles peace conference from the Ukranian delegation (2 dudes) no one ever invited in the first place. It was never real

[@MostlyPennyCat]

How I would do it. 1) Sever the Crimean land bridge (in progress) 2) Sever the Kerch Bridge, partial success but the job will be finished once Melitopol it taken 3) Get to work on Crimean Air Supremacy (destroy all high and medium Ground Based Air Defense units, S400, Buk, OSA and other SHORADS) 4) With Air Supremacy achieved, design and build cheap glide PGMs and destroy all fortifications at leisure. Constantly harass and destroy any logistics lines coming across Azov by RORO ferry. 5) Once the defenders will and morale have been shattered, attack with your reconstituted, fresh and rested assault brigades.

[@bignev]

What is this HOI4?

[@MostlyPennyCat]

@@bignev a road

[@walkalways8327]

Pray for good soliders and people in both nations❤

[@vladyslavberehovyi6522]

I cannot wait till you would cover events of today🎉

[@Aothis]

Being a patron is worth it guys! Lets keep this channel great!

[@xmarksthespot6699]

source: trust me bro

[@nudisco7882]

​@@xmarksthespot6699stay off the channel if you're going to troll

[@justinwainwright5069]

​@@xmarksthespot6699f you look at everything deep enough it all comes down to "trust me bro". Its about what sources you trust to be as accurate as possible

[@Uluc994]

CANT WAİT THE NEXT EPİSODE

[@alexrocky9376]

thank You for your content, its incredible, such talanted job

[@tinusvandeventer6430]

Thanks 👍👍👍

[@SavageJunky]

Step 1) Take Melitopol Step 2) Destroy Kersh bridge Step 3) Destroy electricity infrastructure Step 4) Let them starve this winter until they surrender.

[@SavageJunky]

@@Tigran-Abazyan Nop. There is only 4 bridge to access Crimea. Kursh and the 3 other can easily be cut just by taking Melitopol. Neptune and boat drone can easily kick Ruzzian boat out of range.

[@SavageJunky]

@@Tigran-Abazyan Mariopul is barely impossible to liberate until they clear everything west of melitopol and gain back Crimea. Look on a map. Melitopol is extremely close to donbass and resupply is almost impossible to stop. It's a verry dense population center and liberate it will look like Bakhmut for the Ukrainians... By FAR their best option is to take Melitopol, sur supply to Crimea and take it hoping it will collapse the Ruzzian army or the Putin's government. Taking the Donbass by force is barely impossible.

[@sa.t.2507]

Former tanker here. I think there is a misunderstanding of the difficulty of what the Ukranians are attempting. The attention on the Russian defenses has tended to focus on the obvious - trenches lightly manned by minimally trained, unmotivated soldiers and lightweight dragon’s teeth. Neither one is a serious impediment to the Ukranian armor. What is a serious impediment are most probably tens of millions of anti-tank mines in belts kilometers deep, covered by artillery. That takes a lot of training and combat engineer support to breech. You need enough resources to push multiple lanes that can support each other and have enough resources and leadership to keep pushing when you lose vehicles and men. I never trained for this as a tanker in Germany during the First Gulf War timeframe. We did go to Iraq (1st Armored Division). By the time my battalion crossed the border after the ground war started the sand berm and shallow minefields had been breeched and multiple lanes marked. Then our only real limitation in terms of speed of advance was our own logistics and one or two brief stands by Iraqi armor which were annihilated. We had air supremacy and every technical and tactical advantage. The Ukranians do not have that. Once they punch through the minefields I have no doubt they will rout the Russians. But breaking through will be difficult and I hope they have the trained manpower and enough specialized equipment. One thing I have not seen much of in videos during the war is use of smoke. You can get it through artillery smoke shells, smoke pots, vehicle smoke by spraying diesel on the exhaust manifold, or defensive smoke grenade salvoes fired from the smoke grenade launchers on the turrets of tanks and IFVs. I suspect most western armies stopped stockpiling smoke pots and maybe even smoke artillery shells to a large extent to save money. Those types of munitions would really help the Ukranians now.

[@Goldo97]

Did you forget the Russian Air Force!

[@mekingtiger9095]

@@Goldo97 The Russian Air Force has been very passive in this war. The situation of the air has come to an almost complete stalemate for both sides, so I do not think it is gonna be much relevant aside from drones.

[@advancetotabletop5328]

@G: Russia forgot the Russian Air Force.

[@neutralevil1917]

> trenches lightly manned by minimally trained, unmotivated soldiers It's either hubris or incompetence. From the very beginning, goddamnit! You've already failed to defeat uneducated Third world peasants in flip-flops and ran away in humiliation TWICE. Now you're talking about the nation which broke the spine of Panzerwaffe - the best armor forces the West ever had. With tankers like you it's no wonder Ukraine has no success in this offensive. Looks like after the last chopper from Saigon and the last plane from Kabul we're gonna see the last airballoon from Kiev

[@Haterswillhateme4er]

2nd comment? Not usually here this early and I know it'll be a good video~

[@barrylane1055]

Excellent introduction! Thank You so much!!! What a history!!!

[@swordofjustice31]

Fun Fact: At the past, Turkic peoples like Bulgars, Khazars, Pechenegs, Avars, Huns, Onogurs, Utigurs, Sabirs, Saragurs, Kutrigurs, Kipchaks, Cumans, Tatars, Ottomans etc. were fighting with each other for Crimea. But now, Slavic peoples are fighting for it👀

[@jaythompson5102]

Crimea back in the day was like the promised land if you were a nomadic horse archer. I think secretly Putin longs to be a nomadic horse archer, wind in what's left of his hair, Sea of Azov to his back.

[@Czar_Simeon_I_The_Great]

there is not a single proof that Bulgars were a turkic tribe. But they controlled Crimea for quite some time indeed

[@S-tank_]

​@@jaythompson5102😂😂 bro that made me spit out my coffee lol

[@FrejthKing]

Stuff it Turkey.

[@Zimisce85]

You forgot Greeks, Romans an Genoans

[@TheMormonPower]

Ain't no way Russia is giving up Crimea, because the naval port of Sebastopol is just to important for it's all year naval access to the Black Sea.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Russia has Black Sea ports to the east.

[@Accesdenied109]

​@@KingsandGeneralsIts port in Crimea is way more useful, the possibility of Ukraine retaking Sevastopol is 0%

[@karsten11553]

Nobody is going to ask Russia nicely to give up Crimea. If all goes to plan they are going to have a hard time supplying their troops with severed supply lines.

[@KingsandGenerals]

@@Accesdenied109 Istanbul is way more useful, we should give it to Russia, since the goal of the international politics is to make Putin super comfortable and happy.

[@samwill7259]

If Russia had a choice. Sure. No one is asking them nicely.

[@wtoddguitars]

Excellent background on the peninsula! Thanks!

[@DmytroHaponov]

thank you

[@dearsirormadam20]

The fact that we get free videos on KZbin by Kings & Generals is truly a gift. 👏👏👏 May I also remind you the fact that our Native American population in our motherland, the Continent of America before the European Colonizers arrived, was around 15 millions, while the European population in their motherland, the Continent of Europe was around 25 millions. Today, Native American population is 15 million, while the European population, in the Continents of America + Europe, is a staggering TWO BILLION! A shocking sad truth. 😔 In my humble opinion, it's about time to decolonize the Colonized lands, and return it to rightful owners Native American people. Notorious global cardinal crimes the Christian West has committed, and benefited a great deals, such as Slavery & Colonialism had long been over, why on earth is notorious Colonization still lingering on, may I ask? Slavery, Colonialism & Colonization are all evil things done by evildoers. 😔

[@olefella7561]

My jaw dropped as I learnt Native Americans population in their motherland, Continent of America before the European Colonizers arrived, was around 15 millions, while European population in their motherland, Continent of Europe was around 25 millions. Today, Native American population is 15 million, while the European population, in the Continents of America + Europe, is a staggering 'TWO BILLION'! It is a shocking sad truth. Slavery, Colonialism & Colonization are evil things done by evildoers. 😔 Native American people have not occupied an inch of European land, or slaughtered a single European in Europe; while European Colonizers have occupied both North & South America lands and terminated 99.9% of Natives population. May I ask why not let Native Americans have Europe, since Europeans have had both North/South America Continents already; a fair deal? Remember the saying, "You can't have your cake and eat it too", and "A man's gotta do, what a man's gotta do".

[@monchiexthemonkey6068]

Lol they are lucky they arent completely extinct, they literally only exist because Europeans didn't genocide them, their numbers dropped by 95% do to unintentional disease, if the Europeans wanted them all gone they would be

[@sidharthcs2110]

Once they dug in , I dont think anyone getting it back. Its already too late

[@theawesomeman9821]

anything could happen

[@ChucksSEADnDEAD]

What happens when you dig yourself in, but the only road bringing you fresh water and food is cut? You just dug a grave.

[@marcorock7031]

Could you make a video about the war in Sudan?

[@richardstone5552]

Thanks

[@tlow567]

Since the dam broke water should be in short supply on crimea. Destroying the crimean bridge will further weaken the russian position on the island. But breaking through at Perekop and then attacking across flat and open terrain against the hills around Simferopol and Sevastopol is tough to say the least.

[@neutralevil1917]

Please allow me to introduce all the glowing depths of your rookie incompetence. Ukraine completely shut down water supply from the mainland... in 2015! Who would have thought, right?

[@tlow567]

@@neutralevil1917 Russia restored the flow of water in March 2022. Who would have thought right? Only the most incompetent of rookies.

[@advancetotabletop5328]

@n: Then Russia captured the dam and restored water to Crimea (which is primarily for agriculture). You’re being disingenuous not mentioning that.

[@neutralevil1917]

@@advancetotabletop5328 No, I wasn't. Russians have solved water supply problem way before they restored Crimean channel in 2022, so the dam destruction won't change it - there won't be short supply, it's just gets back to normal

[@majed8192]

I had always thought retaking Crimea would be difficult, but God, watching this video it seems really impossible not just difficult

[@Go-ah-oold]

Not impossible, just very costly. Constant bombardment for months, maybe a year, with millions of missiles, grenades and shells as a preparation, and then march in. Totally double, if, and that is the catch, Ukraine will get the ammunition for it. Thousands of missiles and millions of grenades would do the job, but, they need to be produced first.

[@user-uj8eb2ef4l]

Nothing is impossible. Crimea is Ukraine 🇺🇦

[@Go-ah-oold]

@@user-uj8eb2ef4l Saying that nothing is impossible is also wrong, though. There are some things that are impossible to achieve. Liberating Crimea I believe is possible, however, that does not make everything possible.

[@monchiexthemonkey6068]

​@@Go-ah-oold" we did it patrovsky we saved crimea "

[@Go-ah-oold]

@@monchiexthemonkey6068 Who is we? I was not involved in doing it, was you?

[@jonathanjack4803]

if anyone is interested in the BGM from 7:36 Paul Mottram - tense situation

[@justandrew9_9]

From what i last heard it is a hard fight to even breakthrough the current russian defences so the idea of liberating Crimea at this point is a far cry that if true would mean that the war would have lasted years to come.

[@Edax_Royeaux]

It'll depend how many artillery shells Ukraine is given.

[@kakogberoland4703]

You never know what weapons will be given to Ukraine by the Western countries.

[@user-hn7xu7uc4r]

I wonder if people who live there want this liberation.

[@user-jw8ti4xd7y]

There are living a lot of occupants that have moved there from 2014. A lot of my friends, that are from Crimea, want finally return to their home

[@nunya___]

If you don't count the invaders, the answer is yes.

[@braziliankaiser8304]

​@@ysersnoEthnic cleansing?

[@danieln6700]

Well that's hard because russia just kicks ppl out and imports their own ppl to bring the population and votes in their favor.

[@braziliankaiser8304]

@@ysersno So Ukraine is supposed to break international law because Russia did so almost a decade ago?

[@CapybaraKingUa]

Thanks for paying attention to the topic. It's incredibly important.

[@user-bm8uc1ei5p]

Thank you for great content and the support!

[@Fr0st1989]

Wonder if you'll be posting videos covering battles in the brewing civil war in Russia, what with Wagner rebelling

[@KingsandGenerals]

Yeah

[@user-qp9ii2zb7i]

You didn't explain in detail about erikh von Mansteins attack, and how he took it from Russians

[@knightpaladin9359]

Perekop and syvash would probably be more advantageous for ukraine it doesn't just funnel their troops but also russias and no doubt they would put a bunch of troops at these key positions but artillery is the name of the game and if your bottled up in a 5km gap then artillery is going to have a field day with fire missions

[@Uzair_Of_Babylon465]

Fantastic video keep it up you're doing amazing things...

[@Matt-dk3wl]

How would Hawaiians liberate Hawaii? Come on guys.

[@nobodyherepal3292]

The Hawaiians could if they put up enough of a fight for it.

[@Matt-dk3wl]

@@nobodyherepal3292 No, they couldn't. Not even ~100 years ago could they have done it. The US rocked up to Hawaii, said "Hey we could totally use this place for our military', and that was that. Native Hawaiians hate (with a passion) Americans. Not a thing they can do about it... Just like Crimea.

[@nobodyherepal3292]

@@Matt-dk3wl the Hawaiians don’t have the weapons and international support Ukraine has now.

[@mik3952]

...orrr we could see Russia defending Crimea via tactical nukes...when all other hope for them would have faded...which is a BIG IF.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Not going to happen.

[@XONNIE2011]

​@@KingsandGenerals If the If only blast on top of your house, i m with you😅.

[@LazyLifeIFreak]

The sheer mind blogging consequences of a nuclear strike far-far outweighs any benefits, even using a tactical nuke would have grave and widespread geopolitical consequences.

[@ssg9offical]

@@LazyLifeIFreakIt will give a huge pretext for china to invade russia.

[@KingsandGenerals]

@@commander0zero that is again, untrue. Ukraine has been striking Crimea for a year now. It is not different from Donbas.

[@sydney_smith]

great analysis

[@brandonray8409]

I continue to enjoy the channel, spot on with all of our history!

[@sars6224]

Ukraine has lost close to 20% of it's original territory. Looking at it objectively ,it will never recover this territory let alone push into Crimea. If we want to be honest it is a miracle that they have not lost Odessa and with it all access to future maritime trade. The only reason that Ukraine holds till now is the unlimited Western financial and military aid. Yes the soldiers are willing to fight , but without the unheard of since WW2 military aid Ukraine would be capitulated by now. Ukrainian will to fight was the reason they avoided the initial capitulation during the initial Russian assault , but now it is Western support that holds the remnants of Ukraine together. Keep in mind that NATO objective is not for Ukraine to push into Russia as this would require tens of thousands Western troops and trillions of dollars and obviously it is an initiation point for WW3, but to maintain a long conflict to drain Russia from its supplies in a war that can potentially last for years. Also a note for the channel , you guys make good videos on average but you should maintain a neutral perspective when describing this war. In almost all your videos about Ukraine you present the events through a completely Ukrainian optimistic perspective .But you should be more invested into presenting the hard objective truth.

[@xycomm5604]

The Soviet Union was pushed all the way to the outskirts of Moscow and lost millions upon millions of men before they were able to finally break the back of the Germans and their Allie’s. Real war takes time.

[@workoutandread]

There is no neutral perspective or hitler 2.0 you vatnik.

[@sneedle252]

@@wingkeungkong415They presumably know where their bread is buttered within western politics and where Silicon Valley leans

[@neutralevil1917]

@@wingkeungkong415 Amen, brother! I don't know who they really are, but they look like bunch of American kids to me

[@b3ygghsas]

"Keep in mind that NATO objective is not for Ukraine to push into Russia as this would require tens of thousands Western troops and trillions of dollars and obviously it is an initiation point for WW3, but to maintain a long conflict to drain Russia from its supplies in a war that can potentially last for years." And that is why russia can never win, no matter how much they fight it will never end as long as they occupy ukrainian lands, russia will never outproduce NATO and their political situation deteriorates each day, it might take time, maybe many years, but ukraine will one day reconquer their territory as long as they keep fighting

[@LydiotGamingTV]

Guys please....this used to History focused. Why the frick are we going into Fantasy now? Don't you guys have another channel for that?

[@tavenstrickert9658]

It's not fantasy they are just covering what has been happening and what the overarching goals of the current momentum's imply. It is modern-day real strategic analysis and I find it f****** fascinating

[@LydiotGamingTV]

@@tavenstrickert9658 Yet again I say: Where's the history at? This is all speculative and therefore *Fantasy* I get why you would like this but there are other channels and other plattform who do this and may be even credible somewhat.

[@ross_GZF]

Great video! My son and I love watching your videos!

[@Lomad01]

It's like: How would Cuba liberate Florida?

[@WallStreet-ou3ub]

Spain liberate Puerto Rico 😂😂

[@DW-vd6bd]

@@Javelin227 It makes sense, both scenarios are highly ficticional

[@Edax_Royeaux]

@@Javelin227 Spanish Florida was part of the Captaincy General of Cuba.

[@Edax_Royeaux]

@@Javelin227 To be brutally honest, if Russia has the strength to annex all of Europe, it can do so as the Romans did. But since it does not have the strength to even conquer Ukraine, it doesn't deserve it's claims on it's territory. If you get into an argument about who deserves what land, you wont find any solid answers. Does Germany have a right to exist? Or should it have remained the hundreds of separate territories of the Holy Roman Empire?

[@Lomad01]

@@Javelin227 It's not ok for anyone to invade others, but it's also not ok to pretend to clean with dirty hands in Iraq Syria Libya Afghanistan Somalia Vietnam Korea..etc every 2-3 years sh8t starts somewhere in the world bcz of some ''liberal'' warmongering machines. + we were making fun of this video bcz how it underestimates Russia the nuclear superpower, that's not how things go in real life.

[@playerone7663]

Most of Ukraines gas/oil reserves are in the occupied territory, including Crimea/the sea around it.... I think people shouldn't underestimate that fact playing a role in the decision making. And that may be a terrible, terrible mistake....

[@nobodyherepal3292]

Not any more. They *where* , right up until Russia ran away from Kharkiv oblast.

[@ericmckinley7985]

I believe they have possible gas or shale in Poltava too

[@GnosticAtheist]

What do you mean mistake? The only mistake here is that NATO is not currently at war with Russia. Russia has to be forced to its knees, revolution and chaos must be spead, and only total war is guaranteed to lead to a possible end. Or do you want to live with a Russia with nuclear capabilities? They will use it as a threat like a child, so its best to call their bluff and force collapse of Russian sovereignity once and for all. However, it seems Ukraine is able to do just that, by liberating Crimea it might have an even more destructive effect on Russian leadership than facing a war with NATO. Russia is a serious threat to the human specie and must be defeated like any cancer, as they will kill us either way in the end, so the risk of nuclear war is just something we have to accept.

[@stephencarter4177]

Ukraine has trillions of dollars worth of critical minerals, rare earths, titanium etc etc along with the iron ore, gas and coal. Which explains why the US and Germany are prepared to risk WW3 to get their hands on Ukraine and why the US has been "meddling" and regime changing in Ukraine for decades.

[@SamuelViana]

It's a pity you are leaving historical themes behind to concentrate in the ongoing war. Are you leaving those for the paying contents?

[@KingsandGenerals]

No

[@cinnamonroll7788]

Not without direct support from allies, and I’m not talking about ‘supplies and weapons’.

[@SHGames97]

“How the turns have tabled”

[@aasss4146]

It is not true that Russians took Crimea without firing a single shot. There were fighting, and there were victims, including among civilians. Some brave Ukrainian officers and soldiers stayed true to their country and fought back. They were killed. Some civilians didn't like much the "polite green men". They were shot. See: Sergii Kokurin, Stanislav Karachevskii and many others. Stanislav was shot in the back by a russian soldier. They will not be forgotten. And russians will answer for their crimes.

[@nielsbertiller6930]

😂

[@thefisherking78]

It hurts my heart every time you use the noun form "siege" as a verb instead of _besiege_ 👿

[@AdityaSingh-bi6fu]

King's general I am new subscriber Can make this documentary video karokata dynasty and gurjar partihar

[@samb123078]

I’m hearing lots of contradictory info about the counteroffensive. Like over 4 columns of panthers getting destroyed. Is it going on right now?

[@KingBaldwinTheFirstOfJerusalem]

Panthers? Bro its 2023 not 1943.

[@reanimationeas342]

Determining the exact details is currently not possible due to the area being an active warzone

[@samwill7259]

God if only we knew. We won't know how it's going until...the middle of next month? At best?

[@user-wm5rt9pw5l]

@@KingBaldwinTheFirstOfJerusalem Information from the eastern front is indeed very incomplete and contradictory ...

[@ChucksSEADnDEAD]

If you're hearing about destroyed Panthers you may have read a update by a very funny and sarcastic person.

[@coconutperson1985]

Pls do a series about 岳飞 or 戚继光 in your Chinese history series

[@nudisco7882]

Everyone should support the channel so they can make more videos.

[@jao5942]

thx

[@quang922]

Uhh hate to burst your bubble, but Crimea aint going to be liberated anytime soon. Actually, Crimea have already been liberated, by Russia that is. Makes more sense since the vast majority of those living in Crimea are Russian anyways.

[@danieln6700]

That's because russia kicked everyone else out. Tbh I don't think it's going to happen or worth it unless they get very lucky or very important strikes. It's to hard to attack into. The amount to go thro that small choke point compared to defending would be insane

[@quang922]

@@danieln6700 yea,your BSing. Stfu.

[@ChairmanMeow1]

Its not possible. :(

[@PakBallandSami]

Crimea: exists Russia: it free real estate EU&USA: lol no dude Ukraine: hahaha iam in danger

[@justanotherperson7774]

Bless Your Perfection Praise the true creators 🙌

[@cobi_ren]

Greece should rebuild it’s once colony Chernoses on the Black Sea/ Crimea. Or give it to a neutral third party like the Scythians

[@kittyss2371]

too bad, The Ottoman are ling gome, but Turkey could take their place..😅😅😅

[@everTriumph]

Now that the supply of fresh water has been cut by Russia to Crimea, then Ukraine merely has to cut traffic in and out. Cholera will then do the heavy lifting.