Issues with the Ukrainian Offensive - Russian Invasion DOCUMENTARY

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Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on Modern Warfare continues with the aftermath of the first phase of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine in 2022 ( • How Ukraine Won the Fi... ). This set up the second phase of the war - battle of Donbas ( • Battle of Donbas Begin... ) and the war of attrition in May ( • War of Attrition - Rus... ) and continued with Russia's best month in June ( • Russia's Best Month - ... ). In the July 2022 video we talked about the arrival of the HIMARS systems which strengthened Ukrainian positions and changed the war ( • How HIMARS Changed the... ), while this video will focus on the events of August, as we will see how Russian logistics and manpower problems were worsened by the HIMARS strikes, the risk around the Zaporizhia Nuclear Powerplant and the long expected beginning of the Ukrainian counter-offensive in Kherson ( • Kherson Counter-Offens... ). Previously we discussed the Kherson counteroffensive in the first 2 weeks of September and showed how the Ukrainian counteroffensive in Kharkiv Oblast - Balakliya-Izium counter-offensive succeeded, pushing the Russians across Oskil and Lyman ( • Ukrainian Kharkiv Coun... ) In the second half of September, Ukraine liberated even more territory in Kherson ( • Ukraine Continues Atta... ), while this video will talk about the events of the beginning of October, including the attack on the Crimean - Kerch bridge ( • Attack on the Crimean ... ). In the second half of October, positional and attritional warfare continued to dominate, still Ukraine managed to attack the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol and the Grain Deal was almost cancelled ( • Ukrainian Attack on Cr... ), while in the beginning of November, Ukraine finally liberated Kherson ( • How Ukraine Liberated ... ). In the second half of November, winter took over, making the military operation more difficult ( • Winter Takes Over - Ru... ), while in the first half of December, the stalemate continued ( • December Stalemate - R... ). In the second half of December and first half of January, Russia advanced around Bakhmut, taking Soledar ( • Russian Advance Around... ), while in the second half of January, Russians regained initiative on the Kreminna axis and gained ground around Bakhmut, while the West announced that Ukraine will finally receive tanks alongside more armoured vehicles ( • Russia Regains Initiat... ). Next we talked about the possible Russian attack vectors and deduced what is the Russian plan for winter 2023 is ( • What is the Russian At... ). In the first half of February, Russia continued advancing around Bakhmut, but its Vuhledar attack ended in a disaster ( • Bakhmut Crisis, Russia... ), while in the second half the battle of Bakhmut continued ( • Bakhmut Holds - Chines... ). In the beginning of March, the battles for Bakhmut and Avdiivka continued ( • Putin Needs Bakhmut & ... ), and by the end of March, Russia occupied 0.01% of Ukraine ( • Russia Occupied 0.01% ... ). In the first 2 weeks of April, Russian advance slowed down even more, while Ukraine was preparing for a counteroffensive ( • Russia slows down, Ukr... ), while in the second half of April, a stalemate resumed ( • Stalemate Again - Russ... ). In the first half of May, the battles around Bakhmut continued and the Wagner crisis began, as Prigozhin continued playing his own game ( • What is Prigozhin’s Ga... ), while in the second Bakhmut finally fell, while the Ukrainians started conducting raids to the Belgorod oblast ( • Bakhmut Falls - Belgor... ). In the beginning of June, Ukraine started its counter-offensive, while the Wagner crisis continued to be a problem ( • Ukrainian Counteroffen... ), spilling into a failed coup in the second half of June ( • Prigozhin's Coup - Wag... ), while in the first half of July, Ukrainian counterattack continued ( • Ukrainian Counteroffen... ), and in the second Ukrainians finally reached the Surovikin line ( • Ukrainians Reach the S... ). In this video we will talk why Ukrainian counter-offensive is progressing so slowly.
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00:00 - Intro
02:44 - Zaporizhia Front
08:33 - Ukraine's New Tactic
12:00 - Kherson Front
14:28 - Bakhmut Section
18:28 - Russian Offensive on the North Luhansk Front
19:34 - Conclusion
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[@KingsandGenerals]

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[@Davidt1066]

srsly can you show me a source of the comment of the german advisor who had said that the ukrainians should "simply go around the minefield"? i mean you are sure the comment is displayed in the context it was said? if you ask me, the instructor was asked "how can we manage the the minefields?" and the instructor answered "well usually we go around it" while the "usually" in this sentence means he is aware that going around is not an option, but also there is a lack of another appropriate tactic.

[@Concerned_Robot]

Look at all this good content! And only uploaded 1 day ago? That's why im subscribed to Kings and Generals!

[@NoProxies]

Ukrainian offensive was 100procent a failure of the beginning! Whoever believes otherwise is a fool! Ukraine is fighting to the last Ukrainian for NATO/US and not the opposite!

[@amazingfact5215]

Hindi Dubbing your Video Copyright!

[@mokarokas-1727]

@@Avinashm7 - Okay, Ivan.

[@Warm_Pancakes]

Not having air superiority is making this counter offensive 100x more brutal.

[@tsriftsal3581]

Can't have them building a military force that could threaten other nations now, could we? Heck that could decide to team up with the sickle and smash the rest of Europe once fully equipped. It will not be soon forgotten how much suffering was created through the lack of support by the virtuous for so long.

[@streunerthelinguisticlearn5506]

@@tsriftsal3581 They're not teaming up with Russia. Did you forget who's invading them?

[@adlerzwei]

​@@tsriftsal3581I'm sorry. What? 🤣

[@WhizzingFish12]

​@@tsriftsal3581I agree that the support has been slower that hoped for, but Ukraine would have been completely conquered without it.

[@boiboiboi1419]

Air superiority is dead in the current ERA

[@andreytolmachev1435]

Russian forces exhausted by Ukrainian offensive))) What about Ukrainian forces exhausted by Russian defense?

[@brandaoz]

🤦🤦🤦

[@Karim-fo8zl]

4 months later. The counteroffensive has officially failed.

[@RBoo7]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@EmperorEdu]

I was always bewildered as people thought Ukraine would just wipe the floor with the Russian army, thats illogical and outright dumb, drawing arrows on a map doesnt mean anything, stop being overconfident and over optmistic and get real, it just make pro-Ukraine look like fools when such things dont happen.

[@akiva1168]

They have definitely surpasses expectations and are going to at least regain the majority of stolen territory.

[@ByZHellas]

@@akiva1168They haven’t surpassed expectations they’re literally grinding their men away. At this point both sides are so well dug in, I don’t really see anyone making big gains. Ukraines economy is destroyed and they are in debt to the West, Russia is now fighting its own war of survival for the current regime and is suffering its own, albeit far less severe, economic crisis. No one wins in this war. And both sides have thousands of innocent lives being lost and forever changed and ruined, with men of all ages being mutilated, and mentally ruined. It’s horrific.

[@donbenjamin6459]

​@@ByZHellasUkraine is winning this war, the Orks are weeks from surrender

[@akiva1168]

@@ByZHellas i literally expected them to be taken over in a month last year. I would say thats surpassing expectations.

[@ByZHellas]

@@akiva1168 We’ve been past that point, we’re talking in regards to and in the scope of the counteroffensive.

[@CheckYourLeaderTV]

The idea that the “Russians will experience manpower issues” whilst ignoring the Ukrainian manpower issues is naive

[@4Fixerdave]

Ukraine *fully* mobilized first, has better NATO led training systems, and has NATO logistics pouring equipment in. Meanwhile in Russia, they avoided mobilization for a year and are still not fully mobilized, are not willing to use their conscripts, and they also sent their trainers to the front after the first failed assault on Kyiv. Ukraine is way ahead of Russia on mobilization and there's no way Russia will catch up, at least in quality. Training of mobilized soldiers increases exponentially from the start. Ukraine will have a manpower advantage for a long time. The Russian manpower issues are the result of failures in the mobilization and training pipeline, not population. People don't seem to realize that for the larger Russian population to actually matter, there will have to be many *millions* of casualties. We are nowhere near that. Oh, and don't forget that Ukraine's economy and war material production are all supplied by the West. Every Ukrainian can fight. Meanwhile, Russia has to maintain their economy, run munitions factories, *and* mobilize people for their army out of the same pool of people. Ukraine has all the advantages.

[@CheckYourLeaderTV]

@@4Fixerdave interesting POV. But I seriously doubt ‘all those advantages’ will help a single jot. Meanwhile. Russia still holds Ukrainian terrain. It’s supplies come from factories in Russia and it’s economy has strengthened since the invasion due in no small part because its broken the US dominated trading block paradigm. And all this without being fully mobilised. But I appreciate you positive outlook. Oh,. And I forgot to mention air superiority and an abundance of munitions the Russians seem to have. I should also point out you can’t quickly convert a pilot from Soviet era aircraft to F16s sooo just in case that was being mulled over. Those promised F16s won’t be having an impact any time soon. Oh, and there’s that entire nuclear arsenal thingy.

[@CheckYourLeaderTV]

@@henryhudson9556 which one?

[@s.v.o.579]

The speed at which you crank these highly qualitative and important videos out is mindboggling!

[@fubarrossi1234]

Not a single person btw.

[@s.v.o.579]

@@fubarrossi1234 your reply lacks a verb bro

[@veronicalogotheti1162]

Xa

[@s.v.o.579]

@@warok11 All is biased, this is some of the more neutral sources I have come across. They provide proper sourcing and only mention visually confirmed losses. So really it is quite valuable.

[@Robin-bm4sp]

@@warok11could you give me an objective source then?

[@Numba003]

Attacking against a heavily fortified opponent is slow and brutal by definition. Neither side is likely going to have many big "wins" in the immediate future. For the sake of the everyday people, hopefully the war will not last too much longer. Thank you guys for another update video. God be with you out there everybody. ✝️

[@tsriftsal3581]

Yeah, hopefully only a couple of decades.

[@antonbatura8385]

The everyday people in Ukraine are determined to see this through and defeat Russia, no matter what it takes. Just fyi.

[@dankovskimark4540]

Well, NATO did say "they'll will fight till last Ukrainian", so...

[@meilinchan7314]

Yes but Russia and Ukraine have no choice. It is now a matter of "who blinks first" and gets his dong trapped in a hamburger machine. Ukraine so far has smartened up, using smaller sized units to clear ground in the south instead of attempting manoeuvre warfare which would've ended in a bloodbath.

[@PUARockstar]

​@@dankovskimark4540 🤡

[@trevorthai1685]

I bet the next episode is going to focus on Prigozhin’s death 💀

[@mrwhips3623]

Assassination

[@marcwhitlock5002]

probably 2 episodes from now, the videos are usually a couple weeks behind what is happening currently.

[@dinomanaj9701]

It really isn't that big of a deal on the war though. I mean Wagner has been out of Ukraine for more than a month and their mutiny against Russia also failed. Most of them have either died or been integrated into Russia's proper army with only a few thousand making up whatever is left of Wagner. Prigozhin was certainly an interesting character but he isn't that relevant anymore for Ukraine. Africa on the other hand...

[@danielbalderrama4137]

​@@dinomanaj9701his forces still number around 50,000 and the march to Moscow was made up of less than 10,000. Not only that but Putin had to in essence surrender to that march. What do you think a 50,000 men rebellion is going to do.

[@dinomanaj9701]

​@@danielbalderrama4137 Those numbers are way old. Around 10,000 died in Ukraine, a few thousand of them are in Africa, after the mutiny thousands more have went into Russia's army or went home, the ones that actually went to Belarus are only like 5,000. And I doubt those 5,000 men would march into Russia again after last time. Besides Russia is more prepared this time so it won't be a surprise like it was the first time either. Wagner is done for, their relevancy died with Prigozhin.

[@quiahjohnson5871]

If everybody during the winter was like watch out the Ukrainians are going to do the spring, summer offensive. Don’t you think the Russians weren’t gonna prepare for it and create defensive networks? I don’t know but it seems arrogant to think the Russians won’t do anything. Just my two cents.

[@A.B.5KRVw]

This offensive shows how one dimensional Ukrainian decision makers actually are. They literally told 4 months in advance the direction of attack, watched the Russians build defenses in this area, still decided to attack this direction (why??????) and now are somehow surprised that its doesn't work out. Imagine the US president telling 4 months in advance the area of Normandy landing to the Germans, stationing the landing fleet for four months kilometers before the beaches, and after this actually attacking the spot.... This is literally strategic madness.

[@fungunsun1]

Yeah this seems too simple and stupid. Im still hoping some kind of a faint is in plans (like in Kherson or something)

[@jameswebber2943]

given the wests slow response thee is nothing Ukraine could do, no air support etc...

[@A.B.5KRVw]

@jameswebb lol Nothing Ukraine could do? How about not to attack in the biggest minefield fortified area in the history of warfare? There was no other attack vector available? Really?

[@temmy9]

people have this weird idea that russia is just a bigger iraq

[@sanher20]

Kozachi Laheri is a very interesting position because it's difficult to defend since it has the Oleshky desert behind it giving it only two supply lines. This is the reason why Ukraine is targeting it, its a weak spot for the Russians along the Kherson front

[@hungrymusicwolf]

@@JohnRodriguez-jf4dv Tell that to the Russian soldiers that got cholera from being forced to drink surface water. No effect on Russian logistics, yeah right.

[@justADeni]

@@JohnRodriguez-jf4dv So russian army withdrew from Kherson because they were nicely asked or what? You are an actual buffoon to think that

[@eberkovich]

@@JohnRodriguez-jf4dv So why are the Rusian military bloggers in that area report a lack of ammo and other equipment? Destroying a few depots must really matter, because, now, Russians have to bring up more ammo from farther away. That makes resupply slower and less reliable.

[@eberkovich]

@@JohnRodriguez-jf4dv Every ammo depot covers a certain portion of Russian defenses. Ukrainian have probably destroyed a 30-40 such depots in the last two months. That has led Russians to store ammo and supplies farther away from the front lines (everywhere) and deliver them piecemeal. That slows resupply considerably. So, sure, one depot will only create difficulties on one 10-20 kilometer stretch of the front lines. What about 30 such depots?

[@eberkovich]

@@JohnRodriguez-jf4dv Actually, it is significant, because without such stores close enough to the frontline military units simply can not function

[@krunarsson]

I know it’s fun to lampoon the German army but bypassing minefields that insane really is the only thing you can do, unless you are willing to take heavy losses clearing the minefield in a (more or less) frontal assault. Until the invention of teleportation those will remain your only two options.

[@marcwhitlock5002]

still was hilarious how he narrated it.

[@krunarsson]

@@BrickDaniels-qu7bz Well, I'm not saying I envy the Ukrainians of the situation they are confronted with of having to slowly burrow through those dystopian mine fields. However, they would have gotten the exact same answer that they got from the Germans from any other army they asked for advice on attacking through thick mine fields and that includes the US army. The way things stand their best hope is incremental advances combined with deep battle tactics to starve the Russians of logistics support. Oh, and they will most definitely need epic quantities of MICLICs and remote controlled mine clearing drones. Unless they can somehow organise a rapid attack across the Dnipro river, or around the Russian defences through the dried up mud flats of what used to be the Kakhovka Reservoir (which, incidentally, would be doing exactly what the Germans suggested).

[@VanBrokkost]

I think one of the available doctrine is to heavy bombard the minefield, that would clear a good portion of that. I don't know how much is effective though and how many resourses it would actually need to succeed

[@snapdragon6601]

I think they said that because in Afghanistan the biggest minefield they ran into was like 100×400 meters. The guys fighting in the world's militaries today have never seen a minefield that goes on and on basically unbroken for hundreds of kilometers to a depth of 2 or 3 kilometers. It's just astounding how many landmines the Russians have buried across Ukraine and it will take decades to clear them once this war is over.

[@krunarsson]

@@snapdragon6601 True, but the joke is also kind of on the Russians themselves. Even if the Russians manage to hold onto the ‘Crimea corridor’ they’ll have rendered their own conquest largely uninhabitable for the foreseeable future through their own minefields. If they want to keep that land they’ll have to leave the minefields untouched to deter the Ukrainians. Meanwhile it’s the local civilians who suffer the consequences.

[@qguan989]

"Several tanks" is a really generous description.

[@johnmcgarvey4758]

Sounds a lot like the Western Front in WW1.

[@cloudpoint0]

Did WW1 have a winner or is it still going on?

[@mrwhips3623]

​@@cloudpoint0wow this war isn't even 2 years old and WW1 took 4 fking years!🤡

[@johnmcgarvey4758]

It eventually stopped but everyone lost, some more than others but everyone lost.🤷‍♂️

[@cloudpoint0]

@@johnmcgarvey4758 That's true of all wars. The end goal is to be the side that loses less. We have a special word for losing less - "victory".

[@johnmcgarvey4758]

@@cloudpoint0 : 👍

[@gl3411]

U always repeat that Russian army is getting exhausted , but so is Ukraine army ?

[@dabubba4603]

The Ukrainian army just broke through the surovikan line just in the last 48 hours. The Ukrainian army has taken heavy losses no doubt about it, but not enough to end this war anytime soon.

[@larsporsena9529]

Ukraine rotates it’s troops; where Russia does not - many Russian soldiers have been in continuous contact for months.

[@qq-wg3ng]

@@larsporsena9529 russians have 2 week vacations every half of year

[@frfriedrice5536]

@@dabubba4603 Ukraine are still stuck at Verbove

[@frfriedrice5536]

@@larsporsena9529 Ukraine don't rotate It's that their untrained soldiers don't return They have started recruiting women now

[@anthonyng3014]

Each and every one of your videos are immaculately narrated and presented with the perfect supporting animations. Thank you for another awesome mini documentary!

[@georgepatton93]

Considering fighting against heavily entrenched opponents, no matter how weak or untrained they are, is a cast iron mother fker hard task, so it make sense to adopt a patient strategy, not to mention Ukraine is heavily dependent on Western supplies, hence they cant be wasteful with their equipments

[@maxtomlinson8134]

nah, russia is just throwing eveyrthing at ukraine to stop them from gaining any advances the fortifcations suck

[@danny2039abxhd]

@@yassinhafez1337 That is entirely dependant on the west. If western support is steadfast, ukraine will outlast the russians. If it's not, they wont.

[@X.Y.Z.07]

@@danny2039abxhd the problem is that the Ukranian is pressured by the West to make significant progress, as to justify all the support that has been given.

[@danny2039abxhd]

yep@@X.Y.Z.07

[@cloudpoint0]

@@yassinhafez1337 How does that work when Ukraine has two to three times more ground troops than Russia has, with more Ukrainian troops arriving monthly at a faster rate than Russia could ever match with another mobilization and Russia having no more trained reserves at home that can be spared?

[@samuelmargueret9626]

There is only one main problem for ukrainian army , the mines ..... the problem is that every armored vehicle can be destroyed by a mine and when you see the numbers of mines russian have placed ... it's almost impossible to advance without damage , and don't forget anti personnel mines combined.... so it's very tough situation for them ..... love your video as always , got my full support

[@PluvioZA]

There is much more than "one main problem" for the ukranian army. They are under stocked, under geared and don't have the same level of armor, weapons and air superiority that Russia has, neither do they have the same level of manpower. If the West really wanted to help they would put everything on the table and give Ukraine EVERYTHING it needs to win, but instead the Western nations are dragging their feet and only trickling in support, not nearly enough to allow Ukraine to make a decisive victory. It's bullshit politics all the way down, and Ukrainians are dying in the thousands for it. (Russians too, but it's not sustainable for Ukraine)

[@eberkovich]

@@PluvioZA Russians are currently losing 6 to 8 soldiers per one Ukrainian. Russians may run out of soldiers before Ukrainians do. And Ukrainians actually know what they are fighting for.

[@maxtomlinson8134]

nope

[@fikriakmal6459]

​@@eberkovich6-8 russia per ukranian? Im sorry but what? They are literally the one attacking here, it will be more believeble when they are defending and the media have really played a major role on (insert number russia) per ukranian Dont believe such bullsh8t because of my friend is a rusian and he say he didnt have proboem with the goverment forcefully recruiting him to the military Yet in the other hand we already see ukranian literally draging their young boy to the recruitment center

[@fikriakmal6459]

Superior artilery, more air power and multiple defensive line And you believe russia have 6/8 times casulties per ukraine? Man, dont trust western media that much, i live in SouthEast asia btw(neutral country) We didnt have media that pick a side, just telling what they know

[@andrewsema359]

Thanks for the update K & G.

[@user-xp5yu3tt2g]

It's nice watching a military conflict from a very far distance.

[@oghuzkhan6136]

Nice? People are dying because of this stupid war.

[@PUARockstar]

As Ukrainian who was target, I can't share your bloody cozyness

[@user-xp5yu3tt2g]

@oghuzkhan6136 Of course, it's nice. Would you prefer to have a war at your doorstep? It's obvious that you agree with me. That's the only reason you see war documentaries like this one.

[@user-xp5yu3tt2g]

@PUARockstar What do you mean you don't share my bloody coziness? Are you on the front line defending your country? No, you aren't, so you share the same bloody coziness as me.

[@oghuzkhan6136]

@@user-xp5yu3tt2g The fact im watching war documentaries, doesnt mean im enjoying war. I simply want to know whats going on. And you might wanna check yourself friend because you're talking deranged

[@sedatgorkemyenigun6055]

This video depicts a little bit optimistic situation.

[@stefanoruggeri9935]

Always of High quality, your videos are very helpful in understanding the general situation and the events concurring to shape it. And really love your videos of wars and battles of the past!

[@chadjenkins4876]

Great video y'all. I especially love the full map in the corner

[@scottyd3138]

Russia had sooooo much time to build defenses and minefields. Plus even untrained conscripts can sit Ina trench and defend

[@robertsiwek7503]

hungry conscripts without altillery back up will not sit long

[@zachary8491]

And they are still continuing to improve and build fortifications at a faster rate than the UAF advance.

[@zachary8491]

​@@robertsiwek7503 strange comment

[@scottyd3138]

@zachary8491 no they aren't

[@eberkovich]

@@zachary8491 Actually, that is what Russian military military bloggers are reporting - lack of supplies and low artillery support. Remember, in the beginning of the video, a Russian general, the #2 in the 58th combined arms Army, was fired for complaining about the lack of supplies and artillery support.

[@DutchSkeptic]

A much-needed nuanced explanation of what's going. Thanks!

[@path1024]

You're soon to be surprised, sounds like.

[@BOIZADAS]

Thank you for not sugar coatting things, big ups for you all!

[@senselesssai6828]

How is this not sugar coating?

[@DW-vd6bd]

He sugarcoated the entire war and is still doing that. Certainly not neutral

[@DW-vd6bd]

@@yusufsuleyman5666 idk maybe try analyse the conflict on a neutral level like some media does. Obviously the media is also very biased but at least they have their moments in which they are not simping for Ukraine

[@senselesssai6828]

Yup. Neutral analysis is the way. Caspian report is a great example of it.@@DW-vd6bd

[@addisonwelsh]

@@henryhudson9556 Russian bots. Pay them no mind.

[@dylandarnell3657]

I like the "recent developments" annotation box - it seems like a smart way to add more up-to-date information even after recording has wrapped.

[@f3wbs]

Looking forward to the Prigozhin episode.

[@rocky-py2cx]

I used to like your channel. But you are now putting pure propaganda garbage. Don't loose your credibility man. wars come and go.

[@frfriedrice5536]

@@henryhudson9556 his entire video inaccurate and biased A month later Ukraines still haven't breached the Russian lines and still are where he said Ukrainians have breached IN this video (Verbove)

[@futureiraq5873]

Grate report from you as usual

[@thomasdelancey5105]

Excellent analysis

[@jonbaxter2254]

Whenever you release vids, something major happens in Ukraine. *laughs in Prigozin*

[@deathdrone6988]

Cant wait of a flight simulator clip with Prigozin in it🙂

[@MotiveMaximize]

This is so good!

[@olenievart]

Thank you, guys.

[@uknwarrior7980]

@11:43 This information is either outdated or untrue. 30/33 of Ukraine's mechanized Brigades are in the fight. The remaining 3 are located in Chernihiv, Kyiv, and Sumy as a contingency for a possible Russian attack in these directions. Ukraine also has only 1 free Tank Brigade, and 1 free Motorized Brigade. These are also located in the aformentioned regions. The only forces not in combat are several Territorial Defense Brigades which are overwhelmingly lightly armed infantry for security. This is according to Western sources.

[@longforgotten4823]

One should look at the chronology embedded in the video. This was late July early August.

[@parabalani]

Where did you get the 30/33 number?

[@HavecksOR]

If I remember correctly in a past video talking about when and where the counter offensive would happen you mentioned that one of the generals or politicians of Ukraine had said for others to not have to high of expectation or enthusiasm of a easy breakthrough and to expect small gains

[@DiogotheSilva]

Thanks for this videos.

[@number-ec6zd]

Love thus channel!

[@darrofelipe]

The biggest mistake Ukraine made was voting for the "NATO weapons and Procurement Act" back in 2019 What do think would happen to the state of Texas if they voted for "Chinese Weapons and Procurement Act"

[@smartkking4984]

Biggest mistake ukraine made was thinking nato equipment are invincible thats how western media thought too

[@darrofelipe]

@@henryhudson9556 Texas had a brief independence from the u.s. and Mexico. It's a very small microcosm of Russia/Ukraine history. Ukraine is not technically a country. They did not go thru the 168 member U.N. General assembly for statehood. And I could give a rats ass what the Ukrainian people think.

[@darrofelipe]

@@henryhudson9556 your not getting me. It was never voted on.

[@braedenh6858]

Russian local air superiority is an enormous factor. I'm always skeptical of reports about high Russian losses combined with low AFU losses. If AFU losses were light, we would see large and well-equipped reserves pouring through and exploiting the minor local breakthroughs, and we don't. Instead, the AFU is mostly conducting probing raids and counter-battery fire. Russia has 1 foot in this war. If social media posts are any evidence of what the general public in Russia is experiencing, the war isn't being felt at home by the public at large. Russia is trying to win with minimal effort, and is content for now to defend their gains, artillery barrage the AFU lines, take out the armor and mobile units as they appear, and bleed the AFU out in a war of attrition. The Wagner group is the wild card. They were almost the entire Russian offensive capability. With the death of their leader, it will be interesting to see what comes of that.

[@smartdevilevil]

All you need to know is that MOST KZbin channels and tv news channels.. are 100% propaganda . Exaggerations and shaping your current perspective.

[@iloveblender8999]

If I understand it correctly the Ukrainian losses are relatively light, because they do not use human wave tactics. They simply know that they cannot afford it. So they try to kill as many Russian soldiers and destroy as much Russian equipment as possible before storming the fortifications. This reduces losses, but takes time. Of course they probably do not accuratly report everything, but simply the fact that Ukraine is not loosing the war against this much bigger country tells us, that there is something wrong with Russian political and military leadership.

[@iloveblender8999]

Yes Western aid, played a role, but the beginning of this war, where there has not much additionaly aid arrived shows us, how unprepared the Russian military was for this war. Yes, they learned some lessons, but some of those people who learned those lessons died or got replaced. It is really hard to reorganize an army while fighting a war with those casualties.

[@Rin-qj7zt]

The Ukrainians are not going to rush in like Russians do. They don't employ human wave tactics. Forcing Ukraine to experience attrition is mitigated by the fact that Ukraine has taken a careful and patient approach on the front while focusing on artillery and Russias back line. Yeah, there are instances of high losses, but aren't as high as they would be, and Ukraines response to them seems to be more measured, rather than simply accepting the losses and blazing back in.

[@j.k.1239]

That's just an excuse.Russia has rarely used their jets on the front.The most used asset on the frontlines is KA-52 helicopter.Russia use their jets to launch cruise missiles deep inside Ukraine.Ukraine is also able to do the same with their MIG's.

[@Scar6628Gameplayer]

Thank you great summary

[@deadlydevinisdeadly]

this is better information than the ones i see on tiktok and twitter.

[@helder1340]

the more time passes the hardest it will be to get through, a dire situation indeed. I think maybe a good option is fortifying their rear while counteroffensive pressures the front line, giving time to better define this frontline as a possible dmz in case of armistice

[@cx24venezuela]

Ukraine have time in his side. The only big problem is Trump

[@AMKPlayz]

@@cx24venezuela yeah I've been thinking the same thing. We just gotta hope he doesn't get elected next year or all that western aid is gone...

[@enriqueperezarce5485]

@@AMKPlayzhighly doubt the US is going to give up unless catastrophic stuff happens

[@AMKPlayz]

@@enriqueperezarce5485 as long as Biden is in power they won’t give up. But if you’ve heard trumps statements about Putin and the war, he’ll likely say to Russia: “take what you want” and he’ll say to Ukraine “give them what they want”.

[@OldSchoolGM94]

​@@cx24venezuelaWhy do you think time favors Ukraine? The West will tire of this foreign war well before the Russians would.

[@armandogonzalez5521]

I like how people try defending the failure of the counter offensive with other bs. It’s simple this war isn’t ours and we shouldn’t even be supplying it

[@larsporsena9529]

Whack take, first now they are making progress, second for 5% of the USA’s military budget we can destroy our enemy’s army without a drop of American blood being shed, and deter China from Taiwan. We need to give Ukraine more, not less!

[@frfriedrice5536]

@@henryhudson9556 "Yaroslav Hunka, the Ukrainian veteran who was applauded in parliament this week, served with a Nazi unit called the 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS - also known as the Galicia Division - that was formed in 1943. But for some Ukrainians, these veterans are viewed as freedom fighters, who only fought alongside the Nazis to resist the Soviets in their quest for an independent Ukraine. The Galicia Division was a part of the Waffen-SS, a Nazi military unit that on the whole was found to have been involved in numerous atrocities, including the massacring of Jewish civilians. Several monuments dedicated to Ukrainian WWII veterans who served in the Galicia Division exist across the country. One such monument sits in a private Ukrainian cemetery in Oakville, Ontario, and features the insignia of the Galicia Division. Another was put up by Ukrainian WWII veterans in Edmonton, Alberta. A third, also in Edmonton, depicts the bust of Roman Shukhevych, a Ukrainian nationalist leader and Nazi collaborator, whose units are accused of massacring Jews and Poles." - BBC

[@frfriedrice5536]

@@larsporsena9529 so you are happy to slaughter Ukrainians just because it makes Russia weaker?

[@binary2231]

Now it look like Stalingard before soviet counter offensive.

[@frfriedrice5536]

@@henryhudson9556 Ukraine is recruiting women now so yeah buddy they don't have the manpower While 250k Russian volunteers are on the sidelines

[@user-qp9ii2zb7i]

Thanks again

[@charleschristner7123]

If Surovikin doesn't surface soon I am going to have to assume Putin had him loaded into that lunar rocket. 🚀🌛

[@KingsandGenerals]

He was dismissed and is likely under arrest

[@crumnw7495]

Ukraine is gambling against an enemy that knows the exact intent of Ukraines counteroffensive. Will Russia sit idly by for the AFU to gain strategic initiative in the Zaporizhia front. Highly unlikely!

[@listlesscasual4106]

On the other hand, what are they going to do about it? They lack the offensive potential to put much more pressure than they already are. Their response is the offensive in the north - a small feint obviously just trying to draw fire away from Zaporizhia. I imagine without another wave of mobilization it will be the most they can manage for a long while.

[@emptyemail619]

amazing documentary as always

[@brokenbridge6316]

Nicely informative video

[@zelands]

Robotyne is more tactically important than most people think. Having that area puts Tokmak within artillery range.

[@esportsprodigybuhanil933]

Agreed. When AFU liberated Robotyne Russian Telegram channels treated it as one simple village but when Russians counter attacked with an intent of taking Robotyne back pro Russian telegrams treated the reports of taking of singe building withing the village as a war winning moment even when there was no evidence of Russian advance.

[@andrewrosser8909]

Are you sure? I thought they needed to get a few km closer? It’s about 30km isn’t it? What’s artillery range?

[@LutherusPXCs]

Placing artillery in robotyne without clearing the flanks will get equipment destroyed

[@ozzyhaye]

It's their last full brigade...even if they can break through there's 100,000 troops waiting to outflank them.

[@ozzyhaye]

It's their last full brigade...even if they can break through there's 100,000 troops waiting to outflank them.

[@PrecisionEngineeredJank]

The best quality content

[@tver3407]

impressive animations, very nice.

[@shalashaska5851]

Ask Erich Von Manstein what he thinks of Russian defenses and minefields in particular.

[@aliajs9449]

Ukraine made a big mistake using tanks in their counter offensive

[@roberthalka3316]

Dope video

[@repetiveredundancy]

Thanks!

[@Jay-O_Carlow]

Been waiting on this so so fucking bad man , Thank you so much your fucking ACE bro you really are! If you are you and If you want to know what Alexander the Great done & how he changed warfare as we know it from what the men eat , to the horses and what they packed Weapons etc , You are in the right place. To Afghanistan & Vietnam To the bush wars and Great war and WW2 and the small but key & Major battles this is my go to Guy best of the best And this topic is a hard one , But i really wanted to hear your depth of knowledge on Warfare and strategy on all Conflicts and The take a way's from history we can learn from , So to get your Honest Opinion and assessment , Is Priceless man I Can't thank you enough!!

[@davidpolishchuk4484]

They really are a great team. Blessing us with this knowledge for free

[@novusregnum]

4:12 While the western allies certainly could've been more expedient in delivering tanks, apcs, and even jets, you go to war with the army you have. These vehicles require the training and infrastructure to support them. Any earlier delivery of such vehicles would not have impacted the war in any significant degree.

[@Icemann89]

It would. They just had to send one type of each weapon class and as soon as possible instead of sending mix of everything at a slow pace.

[@pmeagle]

The delaying has been mostly in public announcements. If the Pentagon leaks were true, the weapons were already being delivered and troops being trained. Usually the West has been announcing packages AFTER already initiating the preparations for them.

[@neurofiedyamato8763]

It would have. If they had been training Ukrainian on tanks and jet during the first 6 months, they would have them NOW when they need it most. Constantly saying "it is not needed now" was idiotic. The fact they need training and delivery times mean that you do it early so when they need it, its available. Now they say "no point in sending it since it won't make it in time." And they wonder why that is?! Like obviously if we do training now they won't get it in time, its why they should have done it half a year ago at latest. They will keep finding reasons to delay and delay and then blame the Ukrainian for inadequately apply NATO tactics when these new guys with no experience spent a fraction of the time to learn. And ofc the Ukrainian would default to old tactics since they never had time to acclimate when you give it to them 1-2 months prior to the offensive

[@novusregnum]

@@neurofiedyamato8763 What I’m saying is that Leopards and Abrams are not wonder weapons. Other weapons like HIMARS definitely have had a significant impact. But to think that all Western apcs and tanks would make the Ukrainians have a much better chance at victory is folly. They have no air support. These vehicles are not invincible either. While I do think we should’ve been faster in giving them what they need, everyone thought Ukraine was going to lose in the first few months

[@user-fg7ps7vj7e]

thank you

[@Stormgamer-xb7gv]

Such a good video

[@nickk4816]

There is no war with out problems.

[@thefriendlyapostate8290]

It doesn't matter how much mine clearing equipment there is, going through these minefields without air superiority and artillery dominance is basically poised to fail; the 2nd El Alamein battle is a reference for what it requires to punch through a fortified position head on. With only about 2 offensive corps, it was plain foolhardy to attack along the most expected line. Only the Cherson sector around Kozachi Laheri offered a reasonable target for such a limited offensive effort (I already wrote that at the outset of the offensive). How far can you hope to get with 50000 offensive troops? Only cutting off of the westernmost part of the front made for a reasonable objective of operational value, force the Russians to redeploy to the West and attack them on the way. Would have been a meatgrinder still but maybe it could have worked out successfully, however, the stalemate now persists. Predicted next moves: escalation of the war in 2024, with war officially being declared, further Russian mobilization (reasons are easy to come by now), and a new theatre of operations being opened.

[@jaykolinsky6020]

I agree with most of what Ukraine has strategized thus far, with perhaps the exception of Bakhmut. I was surprised to see them bring reinforcement units in to hold it (I think most people were). I think it made more sense just to withdraw the forces completely from the western portions of the town and position them with sufficient artillery on the high ground toward Kramatorsk.

[@alphagamer9505]

I think they decided to held Bakhmut simply because was a way to tie down Wagner in the city as they were Russia best troops Defending its easier to attack, so Ukraine turned Bahkmut into a Wagner Meatgrinder It worked so well that Wagner revolted Against Russia

[@connorgolden4]

Your guys work is always so damn impressive!

[@belluh-1huey102]

The previous Ukrainian offensive was successful due to a campaign of destruction in the Russian backline. Ukraine waited a lot of months, blowing up enemy equipment in the rear that would be vital in the defense against the counteroffensive.

[@blacmagicwand]

The previous offensives were only successful because an undermanned defense packed up and Left. Somehow Ukraine's generals were expecting a repeat of the same thing and got pummeled

[@longforgotten4823]

I remember the shaping of the logistics net work for the retaking of the Wright bank of the Dnipro began in early July of last year. It takes time, and this region is the size of Normandy.

[@belluh-1huey102]

@endless9883 the defenses were actually manned properly, but the attrition of drone strikes hitting targets led to them being not filled

[@Wraith8s]

Pure rubbish..Russian lines were undermanned and stretched. Ukraine is much better armed and advised than the last offensive. Stop making excuses for a failure.

[@Wraith8s]

​@@belluh-1huey102 Again, pure rubbish, Ukraine had HIMARS strikes agreed, but to say the Russian lines were properly manned is just a shameless untruth. Why do you think the lines got stabilised and ground to a halt after Russia mobilized men?

[@acatwithwiskers9273]

Neither of the sides will achieve momentum shifting victory's quickly or easily. To much defensive infrastructure at theis point. They will just bounce back and forth, "attack and stall out, ok your turn" this go on for a while.

[@victorcode2075]

Smartest comment here. This war is in the hands of the defending side. Very WW1 like.

[@RareSense]

Sorry with all due respect guys, l am Australian and all independent sources indicate that Russian air superiority, excellence superiority in Russian combined targeting systems. Everyone even Ukraine NATO, USA acknowledged air superiority simple facts. Key to remember is historical fact that Germany took 70% of casualties in last 6 months of WW2 as a result of no air superiority- l would envisage this would be a lot worse with Russians combined targeting systems using satellites, artillery, rockets and higher accuracy. Sorry but the independent facts don’t fit western narrative. Also Russia has over 300k in reserves fully trained, plus Russia has more coming up and Russian war machine is ignited thanks to USA, UK and NATO. Simple facts Russia will win this easily…..

[@victorcode2075]

Careful mate, you're going to disrupt the yanks cope session.

[@Bravebelly]

I’m American and I completely agree that the ppl in the west are drinking all the Kool-Aid. Ukraine isn’t doing anything substantial other than taking my tax money

[@gamera5160]

Is the answer landmines, artillery, trenches and airpower?

[@PluvioZA]

The answer is for Western nations to stop the bullshit and actually give Ukraine everything it needs to win, but no it's just a slow trickle of gear due to politics. Ukrainians are dying every single day and the West barely cares enough to take this seriously. And yeah, I wouldn't consider billions of support serious, considering the EU + US can provide hundreds of billions and it would still be under 5% of those countries GDP.

[@LNGD_46]

Showels

[@marcwhitlock5002]

Uhhh sir there's a lot of mines what should we do? "go around them" XD

[@semperfi-guy]

Great 👍 video

[@Walker82313]

The dynamic map is marvelous for viewer comprehension. Thank you!

[@kaloyannikolchev5482]

I feel old now . I’ve been following kings and generals since they had 20 k subscribers

[@friendlydictator1]

Finally y’all here get with reality.

[@zypzcoocie]

Regarding the losses they include damaged equipment. Meaning they are being repaired. I think the number of confirmed destroyed leopard 2’s are 4 at the moment of writing this

[@josedelgado3291]

I know this is not related to the video, but may I suggest a video on the 3rd Jewish revolt, the Bar Kochba Rebellion? Thank you, hope you'll produce it.

[@KingsandGenerals]

It is planned

[@MikhailTabigay]

Yo K&G, did you hear the news? Prigo was blown up mid air!

[@SakiniCZ]

Is anybody really surprised?

[@MikhailTabigay]

@@24tommy109that’s right, the guy should have settled his scores in Moscow and at least die there, instead of getting shot by a surface to air missile.

[@NoVisionGuy]

@@24tommy109 yeah, he should've known better, even billionaires are getting killed by Putin for betrayal.

[@SakiniCZ]

@@24tommy109 It´s what happens when you become a burden and seciurity risk to the Russian state, they are extremely tolerant even to open criticism, but there is a clear red line.

[@zimti7390]

​@@SakiniCZOpen to criticism? That's a new one, given how criticism of the very very special operation literally is considered "discrediting" the armed forces and gets ordinary people thrown in jail

[@Chevnogod]

Mmmm not sure if its all correct😅

[@blackcorp0001]

Artillery the mine fields ... create breach points and use these to create paths to the command posts

[@blackcorp0001]

CoH player 😊

[@SOL-UK]

Would you be able to do a video on The Knights Templar and any factual around them, where they were, what did they do and such. Recently up to 8 graves have been found with a mix of Templar Knight so it re peaked my curiosity on this subject. Or if anyone knows any other channels that have done a good video with as much truth as possible I'd appreciate it

[@donnywolf9250]

Thanks

[@maxtomlinson8134]

it will work soon

[@vulpoiul7538]

You're doing a million dollar job. Keep it up. This is the way

[@cz1589]

After the title, my fears proved to be wrong. This was an outstanding video presentation with a correct and sincere portrait of the current situation.Will share!👍 Some notes. -The russians DID send some VDV forces and artillery from the Cherson region to Zaporizhzhia front. Cherson now has only minor artillery units and 'mobiks', green and ill-trained fresh mobilized forces. Ukraine has freshly trained marines at its disposal. Still, the logistics are not in favor of an Ukrainian offensive here. But Russia seems to allow some 'leaking' of its security in the Cherson region. With no reserves available, they take a risk of breaktrough somewhere in the southern Cherson-Zaporizhzhia front., having hardly flexibility to counter such crisis. -Western intelligence confirms serious russian artillery losses, about 20-25 pieces a day since the counteroffensive, and often double digits in tanks and other vehicles as well. Ukraine postpones a full push, to preserve its soldiers as primary concern. Equipment can be replaced by western allies, but in case of a long conflict, soldiers cant. Besides that, for strategic succes the counteroffensive only needs to reach the strategic heights and other vital points of logistic value in central Zaporizhzhia. They dont need to reach the coast, just advance another 25 km to the south, like from liberated Robotyne. -The russian offensive towards Kupiansk DID force Ukraine to deploy some reserves, meant for the Zaporizhzhia counteroffensive. Still they have signficant unengaged units. As Ukraine Matters expects, the real push can be expected mid-september. So far, attrition is doing a great job. Western allies still train new reserves for Ukraine and Russia will be forced to conduct a new mobilization, if they want to cope with the current situation. Even the primary advantage of Russia in artillery has been minimized, there is a new parity. This has also been reached in tanks and develops further in favor of Ukraine. -Yet, in an interview with Perun, Danish military expert A.P Nielsen notes the possiblity of a war that might take some more years to be concluded, even into 2026. So, the start of training pilots and pledges of F-16 jets are probably useful after winter, but not this year.

[@louismonnier4793]

A Ukrainian larger offensive in mid-September does seem kinda unlikely, they are probably waiting for next year's F16 an other jets to really start pushing with minimal casualties and maximal effectiveness.

[@cz1589]

@@louismonnier4793 well, i dont think they will try to reach the coast at all costs before autumn. However, gaining the strategic positions in central Zaporizhzhia is a feasible objective and worth serious investments. Its not whether Ukraine can push through now, but more how many soldiers they are willing to sacrifice. So the conservative push and attrition will continue as long as possible before making the final move. Anyway, when gaining the strategic heights, they might consolidate their new positions and advantage, before moving towards the coast. The lower lands can wait till spring. With new units, tanks, planes and GLSD'bs. Anyway, we dont need to wait long to see the final chapters of the counteroffensive to evolve and draw some final conclusions of its succes.

[@irkssome8980]

When doing counteroffensive there's alot of risk and technically much harder than what can you think of, specially with limited supply and ammunition technically it's pretty hard for Ukraine to foresaw what they're hoping to get as far as i know if doing counter offensive the more you wait and halt the time the more risk of being compromised and the Russia would likely adapt to it. expect more casualties will happen within Ukraine because of counteroffense takenote "it's easy to defend it's hard to attack"

[@meilinchan7314]

So that's why Ukraine isn't too concerned about the northeast - they hold the high ground.

[@jigglypuffthejigg4952]

"Why ukraine failing at the counteroffensive is the west's fault" 😂

[@Snagprophet]

@@milkymace9502 Too many people dragging their feet, Zelenskyy talked about western fighter jets in the new year and they've only just got round to approving it. At the time I thought "wow that's a bit over the top, but if it puts them ahead of the game" and it turns out it is what they need. I think the main thing that sucks is the whole "do not use on targets in Russia" nonsense. It makes it redundant when the missiles that are launched on Ukrainian cities are fired from Russia or the Caspian sea. It's like they're deliberately dragging the war out instead of giving Ukraine everything it needs to win.

[@gadingnicolas1394]

@@Snagprophet Sending equipment and spending money on defense rather than focusing lowering interest and their own citizens shows why west are handicaped to send free stuff to Ukraine. I mean by this point all western countries are owned by defense contract companies. Unfortunately, most people are struggling and the fact that we're throwing important money to Ukraine shows how bad things are going to us. I'd rather sacrifice Ukraine for the sake of better economical stabilisation if not then life here in western countries will just be like: pray that next year's inflation won't make you depend on government allowance money.

[@thomasandion8964]

​@@Snagprophetwdym, ofc we shouldn't target Russia, are you dumb, its like a one way ticket to WW3

[@nylonkid01]

With the recent news stories circulating about the plane crash that Wagner leadership was supposedly were killed in when it crashed, the ramifications have yet to be understood how this could help or hinder the front during counteroffensive measures.

[@IAsimov]

Authoritarian regimes focus by having only one head at the top, and loyalty being more important to the regime than capabilities (in fact, capability being outright dangerous to the regime). This is another lost officer to the war, which is never good for an army that forbids independent thinking, but we've yet to see the front change. The war has been at a stalemate for months, now. That, and we've yet to see Wagner Troops' collective reaction to the """accident.""" They weren't happy about Putin's treatment, so while we may see a lack of a unifying figure, they can also share their anger over being used as cannon fodder.

[@officer_miller]

here is a little somthing russian doctrine is more effective on defence and being on heavy and long prepared garisons wich is why in the media and games they are depicted having heavy gear russian dont have good attack doctrines they are following ww2 tactics that are outdated wich is why they dident get a 1 week victory everything about russia is defence also since they have a lot of artilery that can rain HELL on aproaching ukrainian forces plus the extensive usage of drones and KA helicopters means that effectivly using armor is almost imposible and even having f16s wont solve the problem that much russians will deploy thier own planes they dont deploy them when they dont need to unlike US that shows off all of its cool toys (russia dosent risk loosing a plane )

[@blastesz]

Thanks for sharing!! Ave Maryia

[@imlovely6522]

Can we all appreciate the fact that Kings & Generals never disappointed us with its content. 🤗🤚

[@listlesscasual4106]

I don't see a decisive breakthrough occuring in this offensive. Western equipment is simply too few at the moment and training on said equipment too basic to make any real breathrough feasible without unacceptable casualties. Ukraine is making the right decision taking things slow and whittling down the Russian defenses, the problem is it won't show immediate results. The West must continue support in spite of this, a pipeline must be formed for several more years in advance and the industrial might of western nations must be leveraged. That is what will guarantee Ukrainian victory in the long-term.

[@nijluuseger2620]

Exactly, it remains a battle of wills and the long haul. If the West equips and trains Ukraine now with air power and whatever is needed for successful offensive operations, and keeps the pressure on to starve Russia of technology, there is no way Russia can prevail. They will just resort to massive conscription of untrained lambs for the slaughter again, thus further destabilizing the regime. Everything is hinged on the question of whether those in the West will prevail who understand that a Russian victory paves the way for wars of conquest elsewhere and will be immeasurably more costly than any amount of aid to Ukraine.

[@MrJohnDoe1612]

This is absolutely amazing video, delivers totally transparent vision and understanding of actual stage of the conflict!

[@wiktorberski9272]

Looking forward for the new episode(s) devoted to Ukrainian conflict

[@CroGaming420]

With this pace of progress the Ukrainian army will take about 1000 years to retake all of its territory

[@CroGaming420]

@@henryhudson9556 I also hope so, but I doubt it

[@mokarokas-1727]

How much territory have they taken back in only 1,5 years? Keep that in mind.

[@CroGaming420]

@@mokarokas-1727 they will retake it if the russians pull back, otherwise there is not much they can do, they lack the equipment

[@mokarokas-1727]

@@CroGaming420 - Uh yeah, lol. How do you usually take/retake territory in war? You think "last man standing" is the standard?

[@CroGaming420]

@@mokarokas-1727 you think this is call of duty, it isnt

[@johnratcliffe2426]

Amazing how the Ukrainians can conduct an 'offensive' without air support or artillery superiority. Not really an offensive is it but more of a sacrifice of men and machines.

[@ValensBellator]

Truly, if Ukraine can manage even just an operational encirclement of Tokmak that would make Russian positions in Kherson nightmarishly difficult to maintain over time.

[@Tigran-Abazyan]

Same nightmerish it will be if UAF cross Dnipro and establish control on the cities of Novaya Kakhovka, Hola Prystan, Oleshky and Armyansk (capturing Armyansk will liquidate any possibility to supply orkish forces from Crimea)

[@longforgotten4823]

Only 10 miles away from that reality. Probably after they expand the bridge head.

[@bingbong6127]

​@@longforgotten4823they lost half of their equipment for the 10 previous miles... Good luck with that strategy

[@petioborisow150]

How do you know all this?