Kherson Counteroffensive 2022 - Animated Analysis

It’s the early morning of August 29th, 2022. In the occupied city of Kherson, which is currently under the control of Russian troops, a barrage of GMLRS guided missiles strikes the command post of the Russian military. The ammunition and vehicle depots in Beryslav, located on the territory of the machine-building plant, are under a similar strike, as well as military objects in Havrylivka and Lvove, which were most likely the places of troops’ concentrations. Ukrainian missiles also pound the Kakhovka Dam bridge. Such strikes that aimed to isolate Russians on the right bank of the Dnipro River were quite common during July and August and significantly degraded the main Russian supply lines through Antonivka car and train bridges. However, the strikes on August 29th are abnormally numerous, because, on this day, Ukraine begins its major counteroffensive to retake the city of Kherson and sweep the only Russian lodgement area on the right bank of the Dnipro River.
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[@Bah56]

I really appreciate how you mention the pilots who unfortunately don't survive. Nice touch that you went out of your way to keep their memory alive.

[@nik_evdokimov]

He does that in all videos, if I am right. A lot of mentions of pilots who died were in attack on Kiev video

[@s_kl2512]

Fantastic video, a little correction, at 16:41 the first vehicle is not an MTLB but a BVP M-80

[@TheWarArchive]

Good catch, thanks for the correction!

[@vis7vires]

@@TheWarArchive Greetings from CRO. I hope you don't use that armor crap in battles, because it's very outdated and had a lot of flaws during the Croatian Homeland War in the 90s. These were sent to you by the Slovenians, and the only good thing is that their vehicles are not worn out in the war, unlike the Croatian ones, which are in a state of disintegration. So I hope you only use BVP's for training and shooting practice.

[@nathanspreitzer6738]

The massive assault along the riverbank was a stroke of genius

[@Nurse_gloves]

it reminds me of the days of 18th and 19th century movement warfare where they assault the very side to push the enemy and outflank them.

[@sebastienhardinger4149]

Another fantastic video If you're looking for more content opportunities, the small battle of Voznesensk north of Mykoliev is maybe the most important victory for Ukraine that few people have heard of

[@ogfenrir4210]

Last quote is sad and joy at the same time

[@jpgames4073]

pure information, stories well animated and also, sick use of real footage to understand the picture of wins/losses in machinery. ty for amazing analystical work!

[@sector986]

Massively underrated channel. Absolutely amazing analysis and research. Enjoy a beer on me.

[@TheWarArchive]

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[@ISawABear]

I still can't believe i watched these event unfold in real time. Thanks you for compiling this documentary.

[@Kilroy300]

Best summery of the major battles here on KZbin… keep up the good work!

[@Vatniks_are_clowns]

Thank you for the amazing videos ❤️🇺🇦

[@TheWarArchive]

Thanks for watching!

[@WeirdSeagul]

The footage released of the Ukrainian troops liberating Kherson and all the civilians celebrating in the streets was so moving. Hopefully with the supply of more long range weapons the current counter offensive gain gain more momentum. The reappearance of TB2 during the Kherson offensive was hugely impactful in the pace of advance due to the mobility of precision strikes

[@Игорьсуздальский]

Good joke. Just a question, who will send another 100 billions dollars for support?)

[@brookwhiteman9810]

Your fucken idiot or a bot. The aid given to Ukraine isn't money dumbass it's the value of equipment given and the only way for NATO to give equipment quickly is to give equipment that is soon to be replaced and has been payed for decades ago. So when you say who will give 100 billion in aid....firstly not even close to 100 billion has been given in aid and secondly the aid given isn't money it's equipment that costs nothing because it's already payed for and thirdly NATO has given literally a fraction of potential aid they could give and we are entering a stage of the war where Ukraine has production lines being built with baykar for the bayraktar in Ukraine as well as contracts with rhienmetall for the production of tanks and vehicles in Ukraine. USA has close to 8,000 Abrams in storage that it could potentially send and all it would cost them is the logistics and that is pennies for USA. Dumbass. Think before you comment. Or just shutup.

[@andzejsulzicki9401]

​@@ИгорьсуздальскийRashist trololo

[@zigo373]

Well, the ukrainian-winter-counteroffensive already failed...

[@melhiorlector2680]

А херсон разве освобождали с боями?) серьёзно?)😂😂

[@sandman6045]

3:38 hey isn't that the same 331st Airborne Regiment the BBC made a detailed report on...and how their commander got clapped in Bucha 😅

[@TheWarArchive]

Yes, good catch! Actually, many of the Russian units involved in Kherson's defense were the troops that survived the Battle for Kyiv. I assume this is because Russia generally tries to rely on paratroopers for the hardest missions. So, when the key objective was to take Kyiv, they concentrated all these elite airborne regiments and brigades in the north. However, after the retreat from the capital, priority shifted to the defense of Kherson, so the very same paratrooper units popped up there.

[@Omar-lq3ri]

DONT STOP MAKING THESE PLEASE

[@ad_underground]

Incredible quality! Thank you! Слава Україні та її захисникам.💙💛

[@iorek4149]

Fantastic analysis! Well done to you, and to the AFU.

[@Little-Oshawott-2010]

Plz do videos about the Euromaidan Revolution from its start on November 25, 2013, to its end on February 23, 2014.

[@niksandy7125]

Thanks Buddy for another excellent breakdown, I’ve watched both the videos of the battle for Hostomel and the battle for Kyiv at least 3 times now. During the time of the Kherson and the Kharkiv region being liberated I flew a big Ukrainian flag from my van, people thought I was nuts. I won’t lie, I shed some tears during this time. However once the mass graves started appearing they were not tears of joy, it was a gut punch. 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦💪🇺🇸

[@Syndr1]

Hi Archive, wonderful work. You release consistent quality material. Keep it up at your pace, dont worry, we'll wait. Lol

[@stefanhenning40]

Please make a video on the 2023 Summer Counter-offensive

[@theone8546]

Thanks

[@TheWarArchive]

Thank you! We really appreciate your support!

[@Obiwan-ev3xg]

Thank you a lot! Please continue your important work ❤❤❤

[@rjhick1]

I really like how you take the time to talk about the commanders and induvial soldiers

[@Unknown-user7]

You deserve way more views. Great video

[@The_ZeroLine]

This was such a fascinating CO. I remember watching them go over all those wide open fields and thinking “what a nightmare of an area to recapture. How is this going to work?” Pairing it with the Kharkiv CO was amazing because they drained so many forces and ISR attention from Kharkiv which enabled its capture and then made then temporarily think Kherson was a feint as well as putting C&C into utter chaos.

[@ZackChannel]

What a great content. Thanks for the video and detailed analysis. Top editing

[@pacmanly]

I love your videos, and especially love that you put proper transcripts in the closed captions. Thank you for that. One request; do you think you could put the descriptions of pictures/video at the top of the video? The captions end up covering them up.

[@jackdmacdonald]

Love your work man, you guys do awesome stuff, any way for us to support your work?

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[@vulk4n_]

Great video and amazing work, cant wait for the Kharkiv offensive video

[@nilloc93]

The major failing for the Ukrainians in this operation was not successfully pursuing and overrunning the bulk of Russian forces on the right bank, most made it across to the left bank (abandoning a lot of equipment).

[@takudzwamacmillannyagano6291]

Great work man. Cant wait for the kharkiv counteroffensive video. 😮

[@ninal9953]

Thank you very much for detailed Kherson operation!

[@MuscovitesNightmare]

top quality as always. thank you for this videos.

[@steveh5005]

Exellent. Are you releasing any updated videos?

[@TheWarArchive]

If you mean daily updates, no. I prefer a particular phase/event to end before making a video so that we can see the whole picture.

[@niczkowski]

Very good videos. TY

[@Jamespwickstromw]

i still remember Russian news posts and commanders saying they had to retreat due to 'difficult supply issues' but its clear the Ukrainian army and NATO planners beat them before that.

[@valeriegillet473]

There was no battle and a real defeat is mariupol, Bakhmut, Avdeevka 😂

[@Jamespwickstromw]

strategicly unimportant and comes no where close as compared to the kharkov and kherson counteroffensives@@valeriegillet473

[@vitor7551]

​@@Jamespwickstromw Ukranians died for nothing?

[@Jamespwickstromw]

@@vitor7551 the recaptured the kherson bridgehead which posed a huge threat to Odessa.

[@Jamespwickstromw]

@@valeriegillet473 Yeah the Russians lost 60000 troops for some Stalingrad type rubble cities.

[@RepublicOfHistory-1]

how did you make the video what tools do you use map and the animation? can you please tell me? cause i can use this for a upcoming project everything the troops tanks

[@TheWarArchive]

Adobe Premiere Pro & Adobe After Effects

[@lee.as.in.l.e.e.7394]

Do you have plans for a video on Russian meat shield tactics used for Bakhmut?

[@sergeymail2259]

Слышу русский акцент. Диктор украинец? )))

[@Kathycrazygirl-xu9dq]

Да.

[@davrosdarlek7058]

Kherson was a pyrrhic victory and warning for the Summer counter-offensive. The inability of Ukraine to exploit bridgeheads across a river, stubborn Russian defences and back and forth fighting despite Russian supply lines being threatened showed a Ukrainian advance in Zpaorizhiya was impossible. Russia built a strong defensive line, had good supply lines, adapted to HIMARS in general and had more competent leadership and mobilisation by that time. Perhaps Ukraine's resources would have been better spent on reaching Svatove. Couldn't HIMARS and other rockets destroy the bridges across the Dniepr and eventually force the Russians out without 10k+ dead?

[@dudemom953]

Kherson did not cost ukraine much manpower or equipment it actually captured more equipment then it lost retaking it therefor not making it a a pyrrhic victory

[@RedTeamPlay]

Go animate summer counteroffensive XD

[@alexabadjon4091]

U re doing great job. We will not know full picture for 20 years

[@User4308-v8p]

Есть ли где-то переводы этих видео?

[@alexu8934]

When will you make a video about the battle for Zaporozhye or Rabotino or Bakhmut at least

[@JuusoHuttunenOfficial]

Amazing content!

[@DaniilOkladnikov-b2h]

I realized that those brigade icons are actually HOI4 style icons

[@tfdsuikp]

Not only roads in snihurivka, but a railway junction that goes to mykolaiv or north towards central Ukraine

[@nicolasbrunelle951]

Amazing video

[@niilohyvonen]

Very good videos, make more when you can

[@ВлодимирПучин]

Hello, do you plan to release a new video before 2024? Thanks for the work!!!

[@TheWarArchive]

Yes, very soon!

[@Count_Gustav]

Will you do animated analysis when the city of Kherson fell to RuAF from initial invasion? I've seen wonderful aerial (drone) footage from YT Channel WarLeaks - Military Blog.

[@TheWarArchive]

This topic is on my list.

[@GreedyST]

waiting for Battle for Chernihiv and Sumy

[@Виталий-т4в7п]

Thanks for your work!

[@SheWar79]

Супер! Без слов, огромная работа!

[@g7even]

Hello ,will there be a chronicle of the offensive in the Kherson direction in February 2022 ?

[@TheWarArchive]

Yes, it's already on our list of ideas for future videos.

[@charlesanderson533]

Have you thought about doing other wars like past ones, I would love to see you do operation barbarous

[@maximilianrediger98]

Barbarossa has been covered hundreds of times . This channel focuses pretty much only on ukraine . This channel posts like once every 3 months and still has to go through The battle of bakhmut and the 2024 offensive . Not to mention the events that will unfold in the next months

[@charlesanderson533]

@@maximilianrediger98 fare enough I just think he dose a very comprehensive Analysis, if I was a Ukrainian I would watch this to study how past battles have happened to see maybe how future ones will involve but I'm sure they already have a structure for that I hope Sometimes with armies in the past that doesn't seem like they've learned from their mistakes

[@AramisRuRomZ]

Will you be making a video to explain the the failed counter offensive? Explain what went so wrong after we were told Ukraine would be partying in Crimea this summer that past…and that they would reach Sea of Azov in a few weeks? It’s not looking very good

[@boyar3033]

You failed to cover how many casualties (roughly speaking) for both sides.

[@olytorres4499]

Love your videos . Your voice is to low can barely hear it. 👍

[@MitchellN2002nl]

I can hear it fine?

[@olytorres4499]

@@MitchellN2002nl no

[@AlexonYTHOTDOG]

I can hear him very well

[@olytorres4499]

@@AlexonYTHOTDOG good for you 👍 I can’t

[@decimusdecius7858]

We have been blessed with new video!

[@coenleonard9613]

Need one of these for Kharkiv Counteroffensive

[@petrulutenco6600]

Great video!

[@janisberzins8810]

They could have encircled the Southern grouping and effectively eliminating opposition, then all roads would be open to force Dnipro river and have foothold for further advance south after redeployment and reorganisation in next spring. This operation was half successful.

[@longforgotten4823]

There was more than the military offensive happening. In the last three days, the Russian forces were almost allowed to cross the Dnipro, without harassment by Ukrainian artillery. I think some Russian generals from this region were making some quiet deals to save the majority of their forces. Some decisions we will never know until long after the war will be over.

[@stranger299a]

Acting like a true armchair general

[@Shargok]

Let's gooooo! It's Friday and a new war archives video?!!

[@bsoul3177]

very cool! i like it. keep doing it!

[@MestruTrmonen]

thank you!

[@lunabranwen]

Putin doesn't want to see this video 😂

[@sender5804]

Ukraine missed opportunity to inflict damage at the last stage of retreat

[@konsanalite]

I'm guessing in Kharkiv offensive, you'd be including the Kraken units, Da Vinci Wolves, and 3rd Separate Assault Brigade of AFU.

[@smallguyevans]

Could you please make the next video about Bakhmut's defense?

[@MajinLiveTV]

Great video. Many claim the war is turning into an attrition stalemate and that it will take years to resolve as Ukraine is only taking one field at a time, sometimes only advancing a few hundred meters at most. But then you look at what happened in Kherson and realize its all about making the situation untenable for the other side. Ukraine doesn't need to capture every single field the hard way, they just need to exploit the situation enough so that the Russians are simply forced to retreat or face an even worse disaster.

[@Alienisolati0nist]

This would be a lot cooler if you could provide a much more condensed version of like 5 minutes or so with just animation. It was kinda boring and drawn out.

[@duckduckov4362]

По факту никакого наступления не было. Идиоты со штаба ВС РФ загнали войска на пятак, где не смогли их нормально снабжать из-за разрушения обоих мостов через Днепр. Потом просто бежали, теряя портки, что штурмовые группы ВСУ не успевали их догонять.

[@speen9430]

the Summer 2023 offensive video will be halarious

[@techtical7079]

Hilarious* If you're going to be an idiot at least spell correctly.

[@mitchconner403]

@@techtical7079😂 you just owned him. I agree @speen9430 learn how to spell you idiot

[@Romanticalman]

Halarious 😂😂😂😂

[@Leino_Kyfe]

Haven't you guys noticed that since Kherson fall on 11th of November 2022 Ukraine haven't really won anywhere?

[@longforgotten4823]

Yeah, it’s almost like territory, strategies, and the entirety of the front line changed.

[@stranger299a]

When did Russia win anything and when are they taking kyiv

[@Leino_Kyfe]

@@stranger299a Soledar, Bakhmut and the area around these cities, no? And btw, when is afu are going to move further than Rabotyne and... Do anything at least?

[@stranger299a]

@@Leino_Kyfe you consider spending 9 months and losing tens of thousands of men to take one worthless city and village a victory. I can also win a race but if both my legs were gone at the end it would not be a good victory. Putin bots claimed Bakhmut was so vital and the whole front would collapse once it fell but it turns out they havent advanced a meter to the west of it. It says alot how pathetic the Russians are when they cannot take Kharkiv right by their border in the poorest country in Europe. Two years ago people said they would reach Berlin before Nato could stop them that aged like milk

[@kirabay1255]

@@stranger299a Bakhmut, an unimportant city that for some reason Ukraine spent itself defending it and now keeps trying to take it, the funny thing about Western propaganda is that Ukraine's actions end up collapsing it lol Any "fan" of this who is not an idiot knows that Bakhmut was a hard blow that ended up undermining the Ukrainian attempt to advance towards Donetsk, and for the Russians it would facilitate a future advance to completely liberate the oblast.

[@gazette5583]

BATTLE OF BAKHMUT PLEASE

[@Xneutrone]

best films ! ukraine win !

[@justinhealey-htcohio3798]

I really look forward to your video content! It is always put together so well & I actually learn new high quality information compared to all the other Pro-Ukraine accounts! You & @PERUN are definitely the best on KZbin! *I Just Hope you will be able to upload more content in the future!

[@nikxohs3925]

counteroffencive is not to go to an area that enemy can cut your supplies and any possibility to move back. is a trap mission

[@HeyGuy4321]

Tucker not at all saying "and now there's another stimulus".

[@un_nainposteur6560]

Great video ! It would be cool if you also show video filmed by Russian soldiers to show what the counter-offensive look like from their point of view !

[@longforgotten4823]

I do not remember a lot of footage from the Russian side during the retreat. Just a couple combat footage of soldiers on fast-moving infantry, fighting vehicle’s speeding away from the approaching Ukrainian forces. There might’ve been some pieces of footage, but Russia was heavily censoring or cracking down on any of their soldiers recording stuff at that time.

[@Vadym2.0]

+

[@Ferentix1887]

Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦🇪🇺🇩🇪

[@Dr_Pickle]

Got any plans to cover anything of Palestine/Israel?

[@TheWarArchive]

Maybe, but I would like to wait until the events there come to a specific conclusion first. Now, it's too messy to draw any conclusions or even come up with a specific battle to cover.

[@stryderx1]

Now I see why they fled, brigades dending right bank were depleted in Marioupol or Kyiv, they had no manpower

[@bikertimmi]

This is a comment for the algorithm

[@talthecrusader9650]

One thing that I'll add, is that the DPR + LPR weren't always completely controlled by Russia. Early on, for the first couple years, they were somewhat independent from Russian influence, but a lot of the early influential leaders were killed in an "internal power struggle." There *is* a large Russian minority in Ukraine; but it has slowly dwindled as more and more have come to America

[@Igor-ug1uo]

The DPR and LPR were created by Russia, along with the militias that consisted of huge numbers of Russian citizens and Lugansk-Donetsk region locals as well. However, very fast, these militias started fighting for power and resources. It's interesting how many of those militia leaders were killed under very suspicious circumstances, some even back in Russia. I'm a bit surprised that Gubarev is still alive, especially considering how honest he became lately about all the criminal activities and real situations back in 2014 when he was the head of DPR.

[@longforgotten4823]

@@Igor-ug1uo remember, Igor the gherkin, did not get arrested until fairly recently after the Wagner debacle. He may end up with company sooner rather than later. When, who can say.

[@longforgotten4823]

There was an interesting leftist movement that took hold in the breakaway regions near the beginning. I am guessing they were all supplanted by the right wing militia movement.

[@helmutstraner5442]

Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦🇺🇦🫵🫵🇺🇦🇺🇦🌹🌹🇺🇦🇺🇦❤️❤️🇺🇦🇺🇦

[@user-fj6kp4yl8y]

Cheater

[@Chapeu_de_aluminio]

"Kherson Counteroffensive 2022" XD. Ukraine recovery kherson, but, russians give up this city, to improve others positions. Ukraine don't reconquest by attacks. Surovikin said, when started command this position: we will retreat from kherson.

[@sH-ed5yf]

They had to because they could not hold on to it

[@nickb2049]

Ukraine attacked > Russia retreated = successful counter attack by Ukraine.

[@putinslavaukraine]

❤

[@wilma_balls]

it's such a shame how slow ukrainian advances were this year in comparison. hopefully with more western material arriving they can break the stalemate

[@ww2planes_810]

Watching the combat footage, Ukraine is smashing Russian troops in mass, it's just a lot of open field and trench warfare. If they want to keep their troops alive, Ukraine is gonna have to play it slower than in the past. The fact Russian forces and being shot if retreating shows the Russians would route if not for that

[@hellletmyballsloose1331]

why is the left bank called the right bank and the right bank called the left bank?

[@TheWarArchive]

Every river has a left and right bank based on the direction of the current. Dnipro River has a current going from north to south. If you walk along the river in the direction of the current, you will see that the city of Kherson, for example, will be to your right. Therefore, it is on the right bank. Nova Kakhovka will be to the left or on the left bank of Dnipro.

[@Motherfuckinhead]

Дякую за вашу роботу. РСН ПЗД. Переможемо!

[@Whatisthisstupidfinghandle]

I did not know that Ukraine changed commanders in the middle of the operation. It seems this was key as the attack along the river bank started then which led to the entire collapse. Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦 Unfortunately Surovikin learned from the failure and built strong defence in Kherson and zaporozhia that when combined with lacking western air be anti mine support from the west, foiled the 2023 offensive

[@vladimirlenin8825]

Yes, Surovikin is a cool guy 😎

[@americanslav9694]

@@vladimirlenin8825now he’s in jail for being too cool for Putin

[@JackSmileyFace]

Great content, best analysis channel.

[@TheWarArchive]

Thank you for your support!

[@kingzaq5415]

These are some very well made videos. Stumbled upon the Hostomel video you made and have been sitting here refreshing every day to see a new one pop up. Some of the best coverage of the Russo-Ukrainian war.

[@Makarowka322]

Thanks for the vid. Appreciate that you cover the Kherson offensive. By the way, the very first and small group of troops entered Kherson at the night of November 10th from Chernobaivka direction.

[@monx94]

It pains me a lot that to this day Kherson is a war zone, being heavily shelled by Russians. My hometown has a lot of refugees from there and to this day they're bound to stay away from their homes because it is too dangerous to return. I remember about that each time I see Kherson car plates (BT) on the streets, which is almost daily. Also, I believe it's important to note that the city of Mykolaiv used to have significant water supply issues before the liberation, since the canal supplying the water to the 500 000 residents of the city was for obvious reasons unavailable.

[@gari-u1v]

Your videos are absolutely priceless. Thank you very much for this one!!

[@thiefsleef6752]

Can you make a video about the seige of bakhmut