How HIMARS Changed the War in Ukraine - 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... ). Previously we talked about the build-up to the new stage of the Russo-Ukrainian War, how Putin's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine continued, and covered events between February 24th and April 7th, as we saw how Ukraine managed to win the first phase of the war. This set up the second phase of the war - battle of Donbas. In the previous video we covered the events of April of 2022 ( • Battle of Donbas Begin... ) including the sinking of the rocket cruiser Moskva - • How did the Sinking of... , and how the conflict turned into the war of attrition in May ( • War of Attrition - Rus... ) and continued with Russia's best month in June ( • Russia's Best Month - ... ). In this video dedicated to July - the 5th month of the war, we will talk about the arrival of the HIMARS systems which strengthened Ukrainian positions and changed the war.
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[@KingsandGenerals]

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[@tedcrilly46]

EU providing huge aid. Go Germany.

[@habloverdi7047]

It is good that you are adding the political implications.. Such as President Zelenskyj purging of corrupt politicians. Who sold assets on Crimea to the Russians and armed the separatists with weapons.

[@romelnegut2005]

@@Roboman1807 He would have made something up in order to justify the war.

[@hansolowe19]

You may be the only person who cannot pronounce "Wagner". He's a somewhat famous composer, you know.

[@abdullahibnaziz229]

Request to make a video on Syrian civil war

[@annehersey9895]

I really MUST give HUGE kudos to our narrator! I am truly impressed at how you just rattle off those Russian/Ukrainian names/towns with zero hesitation or stumbling. You must spend an impressive amount of time practicing and I'd like to let you know how very much it is appreciated and admired! I have to sound out each syllable like I did learning to read in Kindergarten!

[@artsyork3915]

Its true i was impressed aswell.

[@MrLUCARAMELLO]

True. Names are not easy for pronounciation. The narrator is really great at reading them properly...

[@seandelaney1700]

I felt the same way. First timer will follow.

[@tocu9808]

@Towarzysz Seba of course, but even the transcribed ones are difficult to pronounce as they don't sound naturally as English

[@artsyork3915]

@Towarzysz Seba If i had to pronounce these names you would think im speaking of a different country

[@keithsogge]

Thanks for giving detailed descriptions of what is happening in Ukraine. Your monthly summaries are far more informative than any news site offering a snippet of info before moving on to another subject.

[@jakesully2868]

Look up Perun

[@aguynamedjakeable]

everyone who talks about ukraine get shadow banned this channel is documenting the war as historical context that is why it wont be blocked while any opinions about the war will be blocked . this is why this channel is so imprtant and rare its literally the only source of the real war, seriously go try and find some other videos they dont exist this guy is awesome

[@aguynamedjakeable]

@@aleksandrikus2705 are you mentally ill, its literally troop movements numbers, names, statistics . i know you are a bot and i dont know why i would associate but i want you to know that there are some things that arent propaganda and thinking that everything you see is always propaganda is a form of mental illness.

[@archangel6666]

And the news being super biased

[@FatRescueSwimmer04]

Russia is just trying to stop some Nazis, show the Mother Land some damn support Keith!

[@andriyreshetun6307]

Being Ukrainian, I really appreciate the education you provide to people! The August and September videos are gonna be insanely great 😁 great video and we appreciate you spreading information, vecause the war isn't over even though it's not as trendy anymore

[@piedpiper1172]

Increasingly hype for the September video! 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

[@karangRN]

American people don't want to pay for your war.

[@piedpiper1172]

@@karangRN Hi, American Hawk here. I absolutely want to pay for this war. It’s way cheaper to crush Russia this way + no American lives are being lost. This war is insanely good for America. We get to test all our weapons, kick our rival’s ass, and it’s all without having to lose our lives to do it.

[@andriyreshetun6307]

@@piedpiper1172 this war is good for the entire western society. Destroying a huge totalitarian power while they get embarrassed for the whole world to see. I'm an American Citizen, born and raised in Ukraine tho. I am paying for this too, and I respect people not wanting to pay for it, but the cost would be far greater had China and Russia started doing something together, US would have to be involved and American men would be dying. So I agree I think it's an insanely good scenario for US, Nato, and the whole world.

[@JuannyRum23]

@@piedpiper1172 It's good to hear (if true) that some regional Russian leaders are voicing opinion against Vlad's failures -sadly they waited so long to do so, hopefully more will join in, and Vlad will be forever removed, along with those who still back Vlad 100%. Treat Vlad like Mussolini - for he will forever be in the background, waiting to rise-up again.

[@sairobot7336]

Can’t wait for the August-September video.Ukraine is doing surprisingly well now.

[@josephfranzen9196]

I just spent a little over 3 months in the Ukraine and luckily was tasked to a foreign legion staffed mostly by English speaking shooters. That being said, the narrator annunciates each and every region, village, geographical landmark, city, etc better than any of us could! Thank god for topo maps and drones. 😂

[@yegorbassic2563]

Huge thank you!

[@escoffier1967]

Shooters? Are you sure you are not confusing reality with your video games. You must be American. You are talking about brave soldiers, not assassins.

[@moritamikamikara3879]

@@escoffier1967 He might not have English as his first language. A lot of people learn English to better speak to foreigners because its the most common second language. Maybe he's German or Spanish or something

[@Miloun]

Oh boy, in the light if September events on the battlefield, I'm super pumped for the next video!

[@tylerlivingston82]

Dear god, the September video for this conflict is going to be insane. Very much looking forward to it.

[@strangeperson700]

Imagine if this KZbin channel was around while Caesar was in Gaul, and the Roman citizens were able to watch the videos. This is so big, we are INSIDE the history right now.

[@hattorihaso2579]

Difference is no one will care about vladimir putin in 2000 years

[@Jacbtheguy547]

Caesar regularly sent dispatches back home so it was kind of the same thing

[@JohnWick-qr4yc]

@@Jacbtheguy547 not really considering it would have took a while to get there and a lot could have happened by the next time he writes back. With this war we see daily social media updates personally up close for the first time in history this is historic times we’re living in

[@BoxStudioExecutive]

@@JohnWick-qr4yc And? You think that doesn't apply here? These videos are technically out of date by the time they are published. You're moving the goalposts by bringing in "social media updates".

[@ohajohaha]

@@JohnWick-qr4yc well, some people have really bad internet or can only access it at Internet cafes so that balances itself

[@FidelisRaven]

Oh man the September video is gonna be so good :)

[@malavolpe2814]

I would adore if y'all covered the Kharkiv and Kherson offensives. The way y'all have been covering this subject has been very good and informative. I appreciate it.

[@KingsandGenerals]

We are working on it

[@Maria_Erias]

Now, into the second week of September, it's actually pretty astonishing that Ukraine managed to not only hold the Russians in the northeast and east, but also assault towards Kherson while preparing for a massive assault to take the Russian regional logistics base at Kup'yansk and liberate all the way down to Izium in a matter of days. In ten days, the Ukrainian military reclaimed four times the territory that the previous three months of Russian aggression took. Here's hoping it's only the beginning and that soon this war will be over and the Russian people will force Putin to pay for his crimes.

[@fungunsun1]

I am from the future Its even better now ;)

[@isaacsorrels4077]

@@totallynotalpharius2283 I think there's some untalked about brilliance with those ukranian offensives because of those very reasons. Ukraine is pushing hard to gain alot of its territory back before winter sets in. Then it can defend in the winter after ensuring a near immediate counter attack from Russia due to the damage the Russian losses would have on Putins position. He can't afford to organize through the winter and wait until spring if his nation gets embarrassed by Ukranian territorial gains. The mobilization has already increased the tension in the country. He would risk too much civil discontent.

[@useodyseeorbitchute9450]

"actually pretty astonishing" Not necessary. It takes at least half a year to train a new recruit and Ukrainian army was flooded with volunteers at start of the war. So with Russian having problems to replace their attrition and weapons steadily flowing one should have expected changing balance after 7-8 months.

[@lorumipsum1129]

Man, the next two videos of this war are going too be nuts

[@KingsandGenerals]

Very much so

[@Alexlinkerd]

No kings but quite a few dead generals in this war

[@matheusrondelleite8015]

No one is safe in modern warfare

[@dps1794]

@@matheusrondelleite8015 your mother

[@flyingtomatosauce3528]

A few? *Opens wikipedia page of Killed russian generals*

[@karldubhe8619]

Give it time, I'm sure a 'king' will follow his generals.

[@TheIamtheoneandonly1]

I see what you did there 👀

[@insenkiv4619]

Love from Ukraine and thank you for the coverage. I know it's a little touch to most, but Ukrainian spelling of our territories is also highly appreciated.

[@-p2349]

@RussellALE the donbass/east of Ukraine is where most of their farming industry is Russian occupation of Ukrainian land is halting their economy as it is in a stalemate

[@insenkiv4619]

@@BocaoZ protection of our language carries meaning to us, something you, I suppose, cannot understand from your personal experience. This comment carries ignorance, think twice before you write.

[@hgbugalou]

You guys are going to win and make Putin's name go down as a failure of a leader for the rest of history.

[@mattblom3990]

It's odd having watched Kings and Generals report on battles of eons past now evolving to report on an actual set piece war in Europe. It's still surreal.

[@Brikid]

Setpiece isn't a good way to describe it as it's not agreed upon by both parties. People dont really this war on either side.

[@robosergTV]

@@Brikid Russians absolutely support the war and soldiers enlist volunately to rape, kill and loot

[@MasterChiefSamus]

Next video is gonna be good, but I can't wait for the one covering September. Seeing Ukraine finally succeed in a massive push is a thing of beauty, and that's even before KaG provides their expert perspective!

[@kohwenxu]

@@Mapia_Maps Ukrainians basically retook most of the Kharkiv Oblast west of the Oskil River occupied by Russia. So basically they retook Kupiansk, Izium and reached the Ukrainian-Russian border there

[@animatr0nic]

One important note! The Ukrainian word for region - Область (oblast) has a word stress on the first letter (Oblast), not on the fourth (oblAst) like the narrator pronounces it. For all the native speakers of Ukrainian/Belarus/Russian languages this just doesn't sound right. Please upvote this comment, so the admins of the channel get the message and the quality of these documentaries increase.

[@thantzweaung9080]

"...iMpOrTaNt..."

[@autr3553]

@@thantzweaung9080 it is important, accuracy is important.

[@thantzweaung9080]

@@autr3553 The narrator also pronounced the nation names as "yu-ka-rain" & "ruh-shaa". Majority of target audience isn't students/enthusiasts of linguistics but of history+geopolitics.

[@Thaidory]

Please downvote this comment to fight grammar-nazis on youtube.

[@the_luggage]

The pronunciation of "oblast" in British English - the language the narrator is speaking, of course - is different and the narrator is pronouncing it perfectly.

[@NewLifeRW]

25:00 "The situation in the Kharkiv..front hat remained stable.. as it looks like neither of the sides is ready to deploy forces sufficient to break the stalemate"

[@MrKosman123]

I smiled a bit at that part

[@stevenchoza6391]

Boy, is September going to be fun to talk about.

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

16:11 Mistake: RAdm John Kirby (Ret) was the Pentagon Press Secretary, not WH Press Secretary.

[@thebayandurpoghosyanshow]

Can't wait for the episode on the events of August/September.

[@KingsandGenerals]

writing as we speak

[@thebayandurpoghosyanshow]

@@KingsandGenerals thanks for the great work you're doing.

[@Innomenatus]

@@KingsandGenerals You're doing the lord's work. Great job!

[@Muthloveshispets]

I'm kind of anxious.. checking this channel daily for the next analysis of the war in ukraine because the recent pushback against Russia...... I won't really feel I understand it properly until Generals and kings analyzes it and shows it to me in map form. XP

[@KingsandGenerals]

It takes time

[@TroutofHate]

Interesting to note here is the lack of mention of "battalion tactical groups" and more usage of brigade sized units by the Russians. Don't know if the BTG movements are just being attributed to the brigade level or if the Russians did indeed reform their military organization.

[@KingsandGenerals]

There is an ongoing conversation about it in the OSINT community. We think that a bunch of decimated BTGs are fighting together in brigades.

[@TroutofHate]

@@KingsandGenerals Wow, thanks for the answer to this question! Thumbs up and keep up the good work with these documentaries. Your well-informed vids are a privilege to watch.

[@swaghauler8334]

@@KingsandGenerals With the same manpower as a BGT. That's the price you pay for being undermanned to start with. My Uncle Sam learned this the hard way in Afghanistan in the early 2000s.

[@jeremygibbs7342]

@@danmorgan3685 All the U.S. had to do was not invade Iraq. It was a terrible decision that weakened so many aspects of the U.S. in my opinion. But if ya'll keep helping Ukraine, that is a definite good start.

[@saltymonke3682]

@@KingsandGenerals yes, several understrength BTGs are bundled up especially after the retreat from the North axis of attack and others are currently under reorganization to create the 3rd Corps on the rear area in Russia southern military district AO. For example a DPR regiment is "attached" to a VDV BTG in Kherson.

[@mr.nemesis6442]

September episode bout to be lit 🔥

[@gerry6172]

Wait for it

[@ebutuoyssa]

Being an addict of this channel, everything is referenced from and in a time -in many cases- that we might only imagine the battleground scenario, troop and equipment configurations, as well as the interactions and personal lives of all parties pertinent from their infancy to the positions they attained-from pauper to War Lord. But now-almost surreally- you are presenting current history as it's being randomly cast throughout a world where there seems to be little consideration regarding the "Doomed to repeat it" warning. This channel has presented a brilliant foil between opinionated "History" sources/ channels and true, honest, and humble professors and instructors in basic humanity and its self-inflicting atrocities.

[@michaelwolfgadsby8958]

As a former HIMARS gunner I always wondered how this technology would play out in a state on state war.

[@Wynn_Silver]

I've been getting recommendations for your videos for forever now and this is the first I've decided to watch. I've got to say your presentation is top notch and you kept me well engaged. Narration, maps, graphics, and everything else... it's all top notch. You're a pro. I'll definitely check out some of your other vids.

[@KingsandGenerals]

We mostly specialize in making videos on ancient and medieval history, but you can find content on almost any era.

[@pelda6749]

You will propably have lot of material for thus month :D looking like end of war is sooner then anyone expected.

[@Paurames]

It is far from ending. But there will be a lot of of research to do for the summary, especially "Ukraine's Blitzkrieg"

[@tiamat_023]

So, there's a planning aspect to this that can't be underestimated. When two military staff's plan to fight one another, you make plans based on facts and assumptions. As a former FA officer, if my enemy has 105mm howitzers, I would send 155mm howitzers against them to out range them (If i can). If all of a sudden they had HIMARS.... run... just run...or hide... it's either that or lose your most valuable asset on the battlefield. Imagine moving forward in technology by 50 years overnight - I don't envy the Russian FA guys.

[@BoxStudioExecutive]

Apparently the Russians DID run. Well, at least the officers ran. LOL

[@BoxStudioExecutive]

@@osereosunbor4352 Weapons are only as good as their users, and in this case, Russian soldiers are complete trash, and that's based on information from Russian sources only. Truth hurts huh

[@Draeandor]

@@r200ti Only that all of the Russian ammo is burning up in warehouses 5.000 to 10.000 pieces at a time! 🤭

[@tiamat_023]

@@osereosunbor4352 I assure you, friend, as far as field artillery goes, this isn't propaganda, this is a game changer.

[@jannegrey593]

@@tiamat_023 Only if deployed in sufficient numbers. First 4 systems were not game changers. Also ATACMS would be very welcomed, since it would force the logistic lines of Russia to be even further from the front lines.

[@perasperaadastra401]

@Kings and Generals I’m Ukrainian and watching precisely what’s going on and how situation on the fronts of our war is changing. I can confirm reality and proximity to the truth of the events described in your videos. I also watched some other your videos. It’s absolutely amazing job! 👍Thank you for doing this! 👏

[@Draeandor]

Stay strong and don't loose hope! Slava Ukraini!

[@amerigo88]

You have to love the fact that Ukraine has to be some of the most tank friendly terrain in the world; just 12 percent forested. Yet the most tank laden army in the world has spent six months destroying cities and then occupying the rubble. What ever happened to Tukachevsky's Deep Battle? Where are the great encirclements? Why is this nothing like Operation Bagration? At least it isn't Tannenberg 1914 again.

[@Brugar18]

-How HIMARS Changed the War in Ukraine? -Russians started smoking a lot

[@KingsandGenerals]

Smoking kills

[@Brugar18]

@@KingsandGenerals and may cause explosions in various ammo depots

[@thefisherking78]

Thanks guys! Great coverage as always. Keep it coming.

[@brianklebig8803]

I'll be excited for the next video, given what has taken place over the last few days.

[@nicola4815]

I can't wait for this month's update, with all the ukranian counterattacks

[@Cockatoofan666]

October or November is when we'll get that video.

[@kevinbonilla1354]

Love Love Love the video! Excellent job Kings and Generals! I am addicted to this channel! I learn more about the war's events every month on this channel than on any primary news channel. They barely touch on the war besides live update pages such as NYTimes. I barely can stay up to date using those traditional methods. I look forward to this channel's videos every month and it clarifies clearly and efficiently every single major event we need to know about.

[@fleezy1579]

Discovered this channel not too long ago and i just wanted to comment how awesome it is with how everything is detailed in these videos. I am definitely tuning in.

[@clouldstrife]

I can't wait for the next episode. A lot has happened since this last video.

[@nie_jestem_filip_2137]

Anyone remembers that it was supposed to be three days long "special operation"?

[@SCH292]

Stupid. It's suppose to be a 12 hour to 24 hours operation. 🤣 "Ukraine will fall in 12 hours!". "Ukraine will fall in 24 hours!". "Ukraine will fall in 48 hours!". "Ukraine will fall in 72 hours!". "Ukraine will fall in one week!". (They shut their mouth after one week up to 2 weeks. As soon as US retired Generals and current US military official said that it took the US over 30 days to take Baghdad even after US knock out Iraqi SAM and Iraqi Airforce). "Ukraine will fall in 30 days!". Well..it's been 6 months or so now. 😂

[@mekingtiger9095]

Yeah, though I've seen there are people theorizing out there that this stalemate is all part of the plan... like, what?

[@adamschaeffer4057]

@@mekingtiger9095 A stalemate is good if it's hurting the enemy more than it's hurting you

[@mekingtiger9095]

@@adamschaeffer4057 I understand that, but that doesn't seem to be what Russia was going for in the first few months of this. Attrition warfare isn't something you go for as your first option. Besides, they don't mean a stalemate only for military purposes, but to supposedly "Wait for the winter in Europe to deliver the final blow in a Grand Strategy 5D Chess plan".

[@giorgijioshvili9713]

i Remember when it was just a military training and the west was over reacting

[@henrymudgett2646]

I love these videos. keep them up as I always look forward to them

[@napoleoncomplex2712]

You guys bring the snippets of information we get in fragments each month into focus. I can't understate how valuable these videos are for us.

[@LuvBorderCollies]

Its helpful to have a month in review even if current events are way ahead, like Iran already has a bunch of UAV's in Russia. But we knew decades ago you can't trust the Iranian govt for the right time of day.

[@napoleoncomplex2712]

@@statistics2143 Oh shut up. I didn't even read the second top comment.

[@stacey_1111rh]

Don’t watch or listen to main stream media. You will know way more through other sources and when these guys put out videos you will all ready know what’s happening and it’s pretty cool to see how well they do with it month by month.

[@Chekovision2012]

History recorded as it is currently happening cannot be changed by the victorious or by the defeated. Thanks for your hard work on recording history as it unfolds!

[@FatRescueSwimmer04]

In the controlled Area's it most def can be changed by who is Victorious, but they cannot control the rest of the world thankfully!

[@alexqi8945]

History can be changed by nuke though

[@ayoubhadi3583]

It's not necessarily true, just see the difference between when it's a Russian strike, the channel mentions the number of deaths, but when it's a Ukrainian strike, they mention the number of equipment stations targeted. This builds the idea that Russian attacks = killing people, but Ukrainian strikes = pure, and morally good bc they only destroy equipment. The propaganda is ongoing from both sides from the moment they identify each other as enemies, therefor the story will be corrupted even when it's in the making. Also, the Ukrainian "sepratist" would be easily identified as Ukrainian minority "Independance" troups. The colors of the picture are decided by the one presenting it.

[@gr6373]

Imagine the shock of those in Berlin in '45

[@MrBassmann15]

Whoever wins can just delete and erase footage they don't like or say that it's fake.

[@matthewgurski9232]

Thanks to everyone at that this channel! It is so hard to reliable information on this topic. You are doing a public service by providing non-biased and detailed updates on the war.

[@h_kostadinov]

Kings and Generals quietly united Romania and Moldova at the end of the video. Well, I guess that's one way for Moldova to become part of the EU.

[@pivomanslovensko]

Based

[@Iulii30]

Moldavia is part of Romania.

[@_braileanul]

Good 🇷🇴🇷🇴

[@bmer92k86]

Moldova is romania

[@Anglomachian]

Shhhhh…

[@Zircillius]

Based off the interviews I've seen of ordinary Russians from KZbinrs like 1420, full mobilization would receive an overwhelmingly negative response in Moscow and St. Petersburg. It seems the majority of educated or affluent Russians still support the war but only because it hasn't directly impacted their lives, as most the troops in Ukraine are from rural regions, marginalized republics like Chechnya, foreign countries or the LPR and DPR. There's no way Putin will be able to maintain majority support if he starts forcing middle class ethnic Russians to die for his war

[@wydiwy]

1420 is obviously very biased in favor of urban, "europhile" Russians in the western part of the country. Are you aware of any other similar channels with similar videos from rural and/or eastern Russians? Genuine question, I'm curious.

[@reginanazarkewich2288]

I've read that they're now going to mobilize in Moscow and St Petersburg..they have no choice.

[@dylanvogler2165]

@@wydiwy actually lately they have also have recorded videos in rural areas

[@cooldudecs]

@@reginanazarkewich2288 no they won't. It will be small scale. It wont impact the war much...

[@Zircillius]

@@wydiwy Not off the top of my head, just seen random vids. Of course 1420 is biased, but what I said about the blowback that would result from mobilization is widely believed by Western analysists. IIRC there was a poll conducted by a Kremlin backed group that acknowledged the majority of the country is against it.

[@daniell1483]

Good video. Clean presentation of this phase of the war, good overview of the significant events during this timeframe.

[@edkalvins7726]

Excellent summaries. Thank you, and please keep this up.

[@ciscof4041]

Thank you again K&G for providing these vids on Ukraine.

[@daniels0376]

Been waiting for weeks for this video, super glad to get to watch it now. Really paints an accurate picture like no other analysis I've seen. Keep up the amazing work

[@-C0mr4d3_C0VID]

@isalmeda you like how Putin said the “special military operation” would be over in 3 days? Then 3 weeks? Then it was by May 9? Then it was “We never said May 9…”? Now I think it’s supposed to be over by February of next year? Just admit it, Russia’s getting its ass handed to it by a country that should have been a cake walk.

[@daniels0376]

@UCajMSPzUSyYS2jYT8hWznjw He states available sources, but he does mention that actual losses may differ. Personally I think that the Russians sit at around 30k dead and 50k-ish wounded and the Ukrainians are roughly somewhere in that area aswell. That doesn't mean both sides perform equally well though. For example, I for one I believe that the Ukrainian infantry outclasses the Russians in most regards. They have more well trained troops on the ground, their guys are generally better equiped, and while both sides deploy large number of hastly trained troops, the Ukrainian rookies are still more motivated and determined, which is a very important factor. The Ukrainian soldier wants to jump in the Russian trench and shoot them in the face. The Russian soldier wants to get his money and go home, he is as motivated and dedicated as a McDonald's employee. The casualties are more or less even because the Russians simply shell entire grid squares day in and day out for weeks and weeks at a time. I know you didn't ask, that was just my 2 cents.

[@perasperaadastra401]

@@daniels0376 good point, but russians had heavier losses than Ukrainians. According Ukrainian Ministry of Defence, today, 27.08.2022 russian-terroristic forces lost 47 thousand of killed. This indicates only visually transparented, confirmed by video fixation or by intelligence approve. Of course it sounds more than ASIW or British Intelligence reported week ago about 85 thousands killed and non-return wounded russians). But in that number they didn’t include Rosgvardia (Russian police special forces), LPR/DPR separstists, Abkhaz separatists regiment, Syrian hitmans, Vagner, Liga, Rusich and other near nazi volunteers regiments, regiments of other troops, Belorussian mercenaries etc. So, if count as 25 thousand killed russian forces as per British and Anerican intelligence reported week ago and compare with 44 thousand killed russian -terroristic troops as per Ukraine (which tries to give accurate calculation of losses to western partners) means that another 19 thousand of russian-terroristic losses are all those combatant war criminals who is not in official army losses count. So, Commander in Chief of Ukrainian army - Valeriy Zaluzhnyi 3 days ago reported almost 9 thousand killed Ukrainian defenders. It’s around 4 times less than total russian terroristic forces and 2,5 times less than minimal calculation of US and UK intelligence calculation of only russian army ground forces (except Rosguards and other separatist militia and war criminals detachments).

[@GunGreenGo]

Cant wait for the new episode

[@MissionGuy]

thanks for uploading this video!

[@dougismakis4828]

Love these videos guys and girls. Very informative on the war.

[@Krabbykrabbkrabb]

We love your content guys. You guys are heroes and are really appreciated.

[@bishop5116]

Great stuff! Love the updates.

[@robbieingram7590]

The August Edition of this is going to be banging! Great work!

[@alexypolivany7148]

Thank you for the update

[@paulreveresluggage3921]

Who's here after the counter offensive?

[@richardm9934]

Great work - the animation changes make this video easier to follow than the previous ones!

[@plutoidrepublic2765]

OOOOOOOOO this just got uploaded i binged watched the first four months i absolutely love this

[@Deadlycalling]

High quality work, well done chaps

[@HowlingWo1f]

Probably the best video I’ve seen With helping to understand the movement on the ground in this conflict.

[@CaptainSully101]

12:45 this did NOT age well

[@tristinkirby]

thank you for doing this monthly updates

[@latino.raptor]

Amazing video! thanks again for the hard work

[@georgiandude4810]

Like many others said, your videos are useful, as my country shows snippets of it. Surprisingly enough, before the war started(when tensions where at it's highest), I made custom map based on speculations, which was surprisingly accurate on how the war's going.

[@Ajaylix_history_shorts]

Kept wondering when you were going to upload this in anticipation. Thanks alot Kings and Generals see everyone in a few days for another video in the channel.

[@pawefiedorowicz6789]

Been waiting for that!

[@samt.9584]

loving the content, keep it up :)

[@Yassified3425]

I do love these videos that explain the battles in Ukraine.

[@giorgijioshvili9713]

@@NikoHL for you i guess...

[@Biervampir92]

@@NikoHL How come russia is struggling so bad if this video is BS?

[@keanenfulton4696]

@@NikoHL Russia is bleeding out in Ukraine buddy, get with the program

[@Yassified3425]

@@NikoHL If it's BS then tell me what exactly is wrong here? Lol-

[@MusMasi]

​@@Biervampir92 I mean how can they not call it a war when they need to pass laws like they did to force private companies to follow state orders like that? I mean that is some military operation when it needs that much support.

[@richardtellez00tellez77]

Love these videos

[@KaoticLycan]

Thanks for the information, always love the historic videos and having recent events really adds to your channel. Appreciate you.

[@Demogrunt]

I so much like your videos. I always wait for your next. Keep up you great work.

[@JohnDoe-fz5cz]

what an incredible job you do. any chance you good folks could expand your remit to include regular, or perhaps weekly updates regarding events and analysis of the ukraine war?

[@discipleofdagon8195]

With Kharkiv oblast liberated, we can now safely say.... Kherson was a feint.

[@joshke335]

The "special retreat" was a faint to surround the Ukrainians in Vladivostok, as evidenced by training on the other side of the world

[@discipleofdagon8195]

@@joshke335 Damn, Putin is really playing 5D chess rn frfr

[@351andifauzanyafi6]

@@joshke335 Special Retreat operation

[@lokomike2911]

He is losing badly if that's the case.

[@christophercousins184]

Excellent as always! Thank you!

[@patrickflanagan8008]

Thank you for your in depth content.

[@ValensBellator]

It’s become increasingly clear that Russia will eventually *have* to mobilize to take significantly more territory or hold what they have, and Ukrainian enthusiasm hasn’t diminished. What goes unmentioned is how damaging that would be not just to Putin’s political situation, but to Russia’s already teetering economy.

[@Mousse9]

I don't know if this has been mentioned before, but...imagine you're a Russian civilian, just going to work, and suddenly you're conscripted, have to go to war in Ukraine, and STAY there to occupy the territory. Where the population hates you and sees you (rightfully) as the invader. Not only will Russia lose a chunk of its workforce and economy, the soldiers themselves would probably have a real nasty time of it. Bombings, sabotage, guerrilla tactics by the Ukrainian population... Ukraine is huuuge too, so a LOT of people are needed to keep it occupied.

[@Alexq79-]

@@Mousse9if that ever happens it’ll be like a European version of what happened in Syria/Iraq/Afghanistan in terms of guerrilla warfare

[@Mousse9]

@@Alexq79- Yeah, my thoughts went to Afghanistan too. Two things I wanted to add though. I read somewhere (can't remember where, sorry), that Russia is aiming to purge the Ukrainians from Ukraine, and replace them with Russians from Russia itself. No Ukrainians, no revolt. Another thing is that maybe Russia will do it in chunks instead of all at once. Look at Crimea, there were a lot of Russians vacationing there when the airport got bombed. Just bite off a chunk, move Russians in, rinse and repeat. First Crimea, then the east with all its industries and resources, and more recently the southern coastline. Wasn't that one of Putin's strategies? Invade a part, like Crimea, sue for peace (and keep the land as part of the peacedeal), settle it with Russians, invade another part, sue for peace, settle it with Russians, etc. A viable tactic if the west keeps giving Putin more land until everything is taken.

[@GolemRising]

@@carloscunha8625 First off, your numbers are ridiculous. Even the most heavy loss estimates for Ukraine puts their losses at around 15,000 and another 5000 or so civilians murdered by Russians. Thats less than even the most conservative estimate of Russian losses, which is somewhere north of 25,000. Second, it turns out that if your nation is invaded by Fascists who then openly commit a genocide on your people in the areas they occupy, you have good reason to resist with everything you have until they are all dead.

[@matejsochor1673]

Russia obviously can't mobilize. If it could, it would have done so months ago, around the time when it became clear that the war isn't going to end quickly. Every single passing day allows Ukraine to train more troops and receive more foreign help, only making their armed forces stronger, while Russia already had to bring tanks built in the sixties out of storage to fill their mechanized units. By the end of the year, the balance of power will be on Ukrainian side.

[@manuelapollo7988]

Guys you know we all are waiting for you about the counteroffensive 😌

[@McJibbin]

Great video as always keep up the great work! 😀

[@AnonDoge]

This is a fantastic video great job!!!

[@georgiybelobrov7331]

as an Odessan citysen who saw the calliber rockets fly just tens meters above me i comfirm that you can trust this channel

[@Tom-pt5wm]

The professionalism and fighting spirit of the Ukrainian military is something with something😮 to say that I'm surprised is to say nothing bravo👏🏻👏🏻 how they managed to withstand more than 6 months against the second most armed country in the world😳 it's just something incredible Ukrainians heroic people✌🏻

[@mekingtiger9095]

Not to diminish Ukraine's fighting efforts, but a lot of the credit can ironically be attributed to Russians and their phenomenal military and logistical incompetence. It turns out that having the guns doesn't give you the brains.

[@Tom-pt5wm]

@@mekingtiger9095 i am from Finland✋🏻🙂 and my people know what it's like to fight against a country that is many times stronger than you... What it's like to fight when the enemy has thousands of tanks and completely unlimited artillery shells, we are finns understand Ukrainians perfectly and we know how difficult it is to resist such a force and when you save every projectile, and the enemy burns the ground and strikes indiscriminately at everything he sees... When the enemy outnumbers you in aviation, armored vehicles, in artillery many times over... Ukrainians they know how difficult it is... And with all these advantages of the enemy, the Ukrainians not only stopped the enemy, but also gradually take away the initiative from him, what is this if not an act of bravery-feat?

[@LarsRyeJeppesen]

Been waiting for this

[@MaxMustermann-hi3vw]

I love your graphics, Animations and commentary. Five Stars 😁😁

[@AnimePrintStop]

I absolutely love your channel, your narrative skills and the absolute masterful execution of your point delivery. I hope your channel continues it’s tough road to educate those whom may be so awfully misinformed. I love it when my phone pings with a notification for a new kings and generals video, probably the highlight of my day. Thanks again 🙏🏼

[@dvt6778]

Excellent as always. We need a new video on the successful counteroffensive in Kharkiv!

[@jessehachey2732]

Just found this channel - this youngish vet with a couple science can’t get over their mastery of dynamic maps in explaining the situation. Awesome!

[@azcunaga1]

Great videos, specially with how hard it’s to get reliable info

[@bradleybaker8894]

I enjoy the channel and appreciate the coverage on the conflict in Ukraine.

[@megapangolin1093]

Incredible amount of detail and information, totally impressed by how much work has gone into this video. Thank you.

[@wolf5rain]

This is the most accessible information with unit ID. Great work.

[@tinkertailor7385]

A good round up to the end of July. August's update will be a doozy. For people who don't follow it day by day, this is a really good summary.

[@harrisonshone7769]

By far the most important event of July was the Russo-Ukrainian decision to send food supplies from Ukrainian ports, preventing what may have turned out to be the worst famine since Mao.

[@LuvBorderCollies]

If widespread famine were to occur because of Russia's blockade and destroying dock facilities and grain storage silos, then more nations would be forced to join against Russia. Who will support a power crazed dictator who will kill millions to grab land that's not his?? Maybe Putin has some specks of sanity but his paid parrots babble some real lunacy about destroying the world and nations.

[@Wyraxx]

Ukraine was willing to deliver food to Africa anyway, because we produce more food then can consume It's Russia wanted to cause food crisis by blocking this trades

[@archilzhvania6242]

One suggestion: at the end, when you provide the numbers of visually confirmed losses, also provide the percentages for them (for example, if Russia lost 40 airplanes and they had 200 airplanes total before losing them, write 20% next to the number).

[@khonhlo1476]

That is not possible. Most are just estimates which the Russian also have back log reserve that exist on paper but dont know if actually exists or is still running. There are still trainloads of armor and tanks going to Ukraine from Russia.

[@archilzhvania6242]

@@khonhlo1476 The numbers they give are also estimates. That's the best one can do, so why not do it?

[@patriciauresk8850]

@@archilzhvania6242 he said they were visually confirmed

[@williamlloyd3769]

I’m sure a lot of these videos will have to be updated if/when military grade intelligence becomes available. There must be specialized US DoD and NATO battle damage assessment teams working these statistics. If anything this provides real world training on this requirement.

[@Bayard1503]

That would be very confusing and most likely wrong... making percentages of estimated losses from estimated troops involved... The error would be just too big.

[@tomsmith2209]

Thanks for the video

[@johncampbell463]

Thank you so much for an objective timeline presentation. Extremely informative reliable.

[@PutMyc0ckinyourmouthorshutup]

I’ve been watching your channel since early 2017 you are honestly my favorite KZbinr I would love to have a job doing what you do or helping with research for a channel like this you really really have helped me through some bad times and helped me to forget about my problems and learn at the same time history is amazing and you’re the new history channel of the world thank you

[@andrewyoung8550]

The narrator also has a gaming channel where he reviews games. It’s called OffyD’s Game Grounds

[@PutMyc0ckinyourmouthorshutup]

@@andrewyoung8550 I’m not big on game review vids tbh but I subbed to him a while ago I usually just play the game though that way I don’t go in with any already decided positions on the game

[@richiesmith223]

Will you be covering the recent Ukraine counter attack?

[@olejnik5165]

I love your videos about modern wars!

[@KahRoor]

Thanks for the content.