Russia Occupied 0.01% of Ukraine in March - 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. 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 the video dedicated to July - the 5th month of the war, 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 and intrigue around the Zaporizhia (Enerhodar) 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, Russian regained initiative counterattacking on the Kreminna axis and gaining ground around Bakhmut, while the West announced that Ukraine will finally receive Leopard 2, Challenger 2 and Abrams tanks alongside more armoured vehicles ( • Russia Regains Initiat... ). Next we will talk about the possible Russian attack vectors and deduce what is the Russian plan for winter and spring of 2023 ( • 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 battles around Bakhmut continued and it continued to hold ( • 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.
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[@jamesoldham9995]

It looks like neither holding or withdrawing from Bakhmut is a "wrong" decision. They both have their gains and drawbacks. And the generals in Ukraine know their situation better than any of us.

[@Edax_Royeaux]

It may not be the Generals making the decisions, but politics however.

[@stadnikds]

@@Edax_Royeaux In russia, yes

[@DonaldBiden420]

@@Edax_Royeaux You have any evidence to suggest that?

[@alexd832]

​@@DonaldBiden420 well the invasion itself was a political decision and its definitely a political decision that forces Russia to continue fighting in Ukraine

[@Immigrantlovesamerica]

@@stadnikds Ukraine is known to be just as corrupt as Russia.

[@nocturnalforsaken4519]

“There is no instance of a nation benefiting from prolonged warfare.” ~ Sun Tzu

[@Omega0850]

@Apsoy Pike Russia is still suffering from the huge losses in WW2. You can still see the dents in their age pyramid.

[@agustusclaudiathegodzillam54]

At this rate because there's so much sun tzu meme i don't even know if this is the real one or just another meme

[@Freigeist2008]

@@Omega0850 BS. They suffer from the losses in the 90ies and of the eternal problem of Russia: Alcohol

[@ddon1797]

​@Omega0850 you can see it alot in Eastern EU /Baltic countries. The male to female ratio is off by a fair bit in alot of them

[@viikmaqic]

@Apsoy Pike Russia is suffering heavily from WW2 still to this day. As mentioned, their population would be so much higher. about 27,000,000 people died in soviet union during ww2, the numbers are disputed.

[@jonbaxter2254]

"Great news, comrade! We have now taken a wealthy chunk from Ukraine, and it only cost us a mere 30,000 troops! Just several mellenia later, will will reach Kyiv!"

[@user-wp9gy7pe2d]

Meanwhile the life of a Ukrainian soldier in Bakhmut is 4 hours (avarage). According to UAF officers. Soviet soldier's life in Stalingrad was 24 hours long (average). Get your info straight.

[@Cailus3542]

​@@user-wp9gy7pe2d If that was even remotely true, Bakhmut would have fallen months ago, along with the rest of Ukraine. Get your facts straight.

[@BigSkull148]

​@@user-wp9gy7pe2d I actually heard that they live for four seconds. Yes, it is, every Ukrainian who comes to Bakhmut dies of a heart attack. It's true, trust me. By the way, how long before the capture of Bakhmut? Two weeks more, zigger sis?

[@FEDEXLuchs]

@@user-wp9gy7pe2d with a rate like that ukraine wouldnt have a populace to call upon you jokester.. sounds like a russian conscript dodger copium

[@user-wp9gy7pe2d]

@@Cailus3542 bro look it up on the internet. All russian news outlets are banned so this is not a fake info. It's hard when someone trows corpses soviet style.

[@ATLBraves1992]

What’s crazy is at the time, political wins are seem important. In hindsight, it’s harder to see their importance in past wars

[@samwill7259]

Ukraine is relying on international support and that is 100% politics.

[@armedwombat6816]

Politics and war have always been two sides of the same coin. Had Lincoln not been re-elected during the American Civil War, the Union might have sought peace with the Confederacy. Had Churchill not been elected during WW2, the UK would have likely sought peace with the Axis after the fall of France (not permanently, but to buy time to rearm).

[@ATLBraves1992]

@@armedwombat6816 They are important. My point is that historians will often downplay that aspect and call battle for politically/ideological reasons “dumb” or a “bad idea”. I see how they are needed now moreso is all.

[@Edax_Royeaux]

​@@armedwombat6816 Highly unlikely. Lincoln's challenger was McClellan, former commander of the Army of the Potomac whom had no such peace policy. By the time McClellan would have assumed the office of the Presidency March 4th, General Lee would be surrendering at Appomattox one month later on April 9th. The Confederacy was finished and McClellan would have seen them to their end.

[@gummybearchewy5444]

@@Edax_Royeaux History major here who just did a project on this topic. McClellan definitely did have such a policy. It was his campaign platform. He was banking on the fact that many in the North were sick of the war at that point which they were. A big reason it failed is because the north won some big victories before the election which Lincoln was able to use to show that the war was close to ending so the north decided to stick it out. If those victories did not happen or the north had still wanted the war to end then McClellan would have won and definitely offered peace to the south which would have gladly accepted. At the beginning Lincoln also thought McClellan’s political win was very likely.

[@hb9145]

So if they keep up the pace, the entire country should be taken in 2081.

[@missnobody6151]

eXactly 2300 🧐

[@BreadWinner330]

Putin will hoist the Russian flag in Kiev as a skeleton

[@luigilain5692]

your math is wrong; it's more around 2900

[@hb9145]

@@missnobody6151 t = (log P - log P0) / log(1 + r) where: t = time in months P = final value (100%) P0 = initial value (0.01%) r = growth rate per month (0.01%) Plugging in the values, we get: t = (log 1 - log 0.0001) / log(1 + 0.0001) t = 690.775 months.

[@nikolasmasutti9175]

@@hb9145 Russia already controls approximately 17.00% of Ukrainian territory. 83.00% is remaining. They are advancing at a pace of 0.01% per month. It would take 8,300 months to conquer the whole country = 691 years...

[@jonber9411]

I seem to remember that the Russian objective was to capture all of Luhansk and Donetsk, by the 31 of march. Their objectives are always way above their capabilities.

[@hb9145]

They keep lowering the bar as they continuously bite over more than they can chew. The last objective will be all russian troops leaving Ukraine without the little man getting thrown from a window. Even that will be a failure.

[@EasyGameEh]

and god bless them for their utter incompetence

[@DanielA-zc8fd]

their objective was Kyiv by end of March. I dont think they even considered Dnsk and Lhsk objectives they were so overconfident

[@dasffffffghh]

@@DanielA-zc8fd yeah there is ZERO proof of this, you nafo dogs.

[@longforgotten4823]

No, it was the Ukrainian capital in three days. I also remember Putin’s mandate to capture Donetsk by the end of November.

[@Kalibu78]

Again a good and easy to understand breakdown of a month of war. Thank you

[@guydreamr]

*Two weeks

[@jannegrey593]

Thank you for releasing those updates!

[@derod00007]

Never a dull moment in this video. Got me very engaged and waiting for the counter offensive.

[@CaptainBigButt]

Thanks for taking the time to make these videos! Breaking everything down like this is a massive help and the quality is great!

[@72APTU72E]

Thank you for the stalwart reporting on this conflict, K&G.

[@aareview8258]

References of data makes this update more believable. Thank you for these videos. Keep up the great work.

[@WiShTheRapper]

Appreciate the consistency and quality. Love this channel

[@johnboxler8989]

You guys do such great work. Thank you so much. Every series you make it’s great.

[@quietsloop3980]

Great video! I appreciate the monthly updates

[@joker345172]

It's great to see the new economy figures. Please, keep bringing them up!

[@theredhunter4997]

Yeah the economy stuff is really interesting, as it shows another side of the war i’ve been speculating about for a while now!

[@treebush]

Will you guys cover the Counter Offensive by Ukraine during the 2014 invasion because its really hard to find in depth battle telling's and how everything went down in 2014 - 2017.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Yep, down the line

[@santi0501]

Eastory made a good video on that

[@davidharris3728]

I always look forward to your overview of the war. Your videos on this are by far the most comprehensive analysis of the conflict. Kings and Generals' dedication to this complete coverage is most appreciated. Keep up the fine work!

[@troyjameson7174]

Another great video. Thank you for your hard work.

[@ZombiesCometh]

Ty for this content!

[@SaskatchewanBadAss]

This is how you get young people interested in history and politics.

[@razvana7645]

Well, maybe you should start with the fact that Russia has already more than 18% taken in a year time. These numbers put in the title ate for idiots to live in their bubble that the war will be won by the Ukrainians. What a joke. Russia can take as much as it wants but its purpose is to deplete/ terminate the UA army. From there I. Will just be political négociations.

[@MrBenny1010101]

Backhmut is literally the size of a medium suburb of a medium city. I'm not even in a top 10 metro area, and yet surrounded by so many suburbs roughly the size of Bakhmut give or take, I can't even name 'em all off the top of my head. A major military has struggled for months over a battle over such a small city. It's nuts.

[@donaldkasper8346]

World's number 185 army takes 14 months to take a salt mining town with some residential buildings and a few downtown skyscrapers of about 10 square blocks.

[@Commanderstevo]

thats just how good the Ukrainians are 👍

[@vme1111]

The Russians are already saying that it’s all part of their plan to attrit the Ukrainians 😂 Not even kidding. They’re taking what Ukraine is doing to them, and saying they’re the ones doing it.

[@mrgamingking18]

That’s what happens when the west sends you help and intel. Russia is basically handicapped and still grinding through Ukrainians

[@donaldkasper8346]

@@mrgamingking18 Russia is losing and will lose the war because it cannot defeat western tech and Ukrainians will fight.

[@nathang5630]

These videos are very helpful.

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most complete analysis and visual i've ever seen

[@andrewv9980]

You guys are doing awesome work! Love the channel. All the historical stuff and the current conflicts. This channel and operations room are my absolute favorites! Thank you for your dedication!

[@matty2309]

Guys? He one dude bro lol 😊

[@KingsandGenerals]

There is a team

[@KingsandGenerals]

@@Cherry-sg4zg in general. Every video has a credits section.

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People don't understand how much work goes into a video. They only see the few minutes of video and believe that would be it. 🤺🪖😉

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@@matty2309 If you think it's only one dude, you haven't read the credits listing the whole team at the end of every video.

[@hanzup4117]

So much unnecessary death :(

[@Jetwinner02]

​@@Poppin_off_with_panos You mean Russia

[@youtubeuser1993]

​@Abd al-Rahman wow an Arab repeating that lie what a surprise...

[@cryptosporidium1375]

More likely a Syrian. Russia did score brownie points with their involvement helping Assad’s faction.

[@pal-vx2mn]

@@WhyTho377 If the Ukrainians want to fight why not let them? what is this logic

[@TheSeparhim]

@@Poppin_off_with_panos The moment the Russian forces leaves Ukraine, the killing is over. The only reason people are dying is because Putin decided to start this war 9 year ago

[@wingrovedl]

Great information, all in one video. Thank You !

[@eltaco6028]

Great information... nicely done👍

[@Numba003]

Thank you guys for continuing to make these videos. As always, I hope this will be the last one you have to make because the war is over. God be with you out there everybody. ✝️

[@AMKPlayz]

the war can only be over with a full Ukrainian victory, as difficult as it is. I feel you.

[@alexisjuillard4816]

As perun argued there's a pretty straightforward way to denazify ukraine: *just remove the wagner units*

[@DanielA-zc8fd]

and even if we go with the propaganda lines about Azov. Azov is only significant because of Russia's invasion. If Russia left Ukraine entirely, Azov would quickly fade into irrelevance

[@longforgotten4823]

@@DanielA-zc8fd honestly, the political wing was locked up prior to the invasion. Putin only exacerbated their military heroes status of the non-political faction.

[@DanielA-zc8fd]

@@longforgotten4823 indeed Azov was reorganized to remove the political leadership of the unit(s). The war has reignited interest in nationalists joining Azov and the spin off units, so much of the rank and file and nationalists, but the leadership remains depoliticized

[@finalMadfox]

​@@DanielA-zc8fd Russians kinda forget that Azov was founded by ethnic Russians

[@Commanderstevo]

@@finalMadfox this is one of those cat and jelly part of a PB&J lol

[@donaldolafaurie]

I check for these videos everyday. Finally

[@jonber9411]

What counts as a command post, two officers in a cellar with a map and a radio, or a bunker with entire unit command, or both and all things in between? Thanks for your effort. Great video

[@teddypicker8799]

It's means where a commander is giving orders. Generally a Colonel, Lieutenant colonel or Major

[@DanielA-zc8fd]

@@teddypicker8799 indeed. people might underestimate the significance of a command post as "oh it's just an officer". But losing an officer cripples unit cohesion and morale, as well as the loss of likely advanced communication equipment and intel in their command post. An officer with established relationships with others in his unit is important for combat ability, you cant' just replace him with another officer and get the same results immediately

[@esportsprodigybuhanil933]

If you're talking about the part around 23:45 the number refers to pieces of equipment like command vehicles and communication stations.

[@jonber9411]

@@esportsprodigybuhanil933 Yes in the casualty figures. I find HQ or command post a tad vague

[@alganhar1]

@@jonber9411 In this case though they are talking about specific types of vehicles. Not a hole in the ground, but a vehicle specifically designed and equipped for Command and control (Command Vehicle) or Communications. Most are based on existing chassis, but they have very definite differences to the base vehicles.

[@thomasdaywalt7735]

Saint Michael be with you stay strong and fight on

[@roykay4709]

Glad to have your updates.

[@chaknorrisvattake]

great job!

[@shiki6152]

You guys are tireless with these updates. It's incredible to have such a detailed, continuous overview of this terrible war. Thank you, K&G. Slava Ukraini

[@stacey_1111rh]

@@imbored394 🥱 Grow up

[@Definitelynotjewish]

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[@FeralWarpwolf]

This is what you get when you have 2 armies with equal technological levels thrown against each other: A War of Attrition!

[@Omega0850]

One with motivated soldiers, competent leadership and support by technologically superior foreign powers, and one that lacks all those things... the war of attrition will turn into a war of mobility again, as it did in late 2022.

[@tyranitararmaldo]

I dunno about that. Russia's technological level varies from 1990s to 1890s.

[@mileshill7196]

@@tyranitararmaldo to be fair, Ukraine is dealing with much of the same problem. However; the west is trying to fix that, albeit at a snail’s pace and not in the amount that Ukraine would prefer.

[@servant-of-the-federation]

​@@tyranitararmaldo 😅

[@Lucas_70]

​@@Omega0850 not really, that's just BS they feed to the west, on reality morality is actually higher on Russia's side rather than Ukraine

[@dinobuenavidez]

Thanks po!!!

[@mviwchogurumindalatrang]

great work sir

[@asteroctavian7408]

You should've discussed the US leak intel

[@onurokudurlar8716]

Good lord this war is increasingly beginning to look like a clone of ww1…

[@kohwenxu]

It basically is, Bakhmut is basically the Verdun of this lol

[@patriciauresk8850]

​@Tigran-Khan Abazyan Ummm 😀😌🤓 Stalingrad was ww2 actually. 🤓🤓

[@davidblair9877]

“Somme. The whole history of the world cannot contain a more ghastly word.” -Friedrich Steinbrecher, 1916

[@cagdas135]

@@patriciauresk8850 Yeah but that Bakhmut counter-offensive sounds a lot like Operation Uranus.

[@communistpotato3204]

War of attrition

[@lesh1q]

Great channel!

[@nation8169]

This is awesome

[@ShadowWizard123]

So i need to buy a pretend piece of a painting because Belarus? 😂

[@Cheduepallottole]

Masterpiece as usual

[@collintrytsman3353]

excellent summary

[@nikolaj192]

Extremely well made as always, thank you.

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[@davidhughes8357]

Thank you all for the detailed updates on this pivotal conflict. No one else has provided as much current information. But then this is Kings and Generals!!

[@doughiggins8237]

Amazing Analysis

[@Austin_Schulz]

Russian backers speaking of "atrocities" within Ukraine's borders in putting down a rebellion should look at what Russia did in Chechnya.

[@Aethelhald]

They should also look at why the war in Donbas went on for 8 years - namely because when Ukraine was on the verge of defeating the rebels in 2015 (thus ending the war and all the misery and atrocities that come with it) Russian infantry and tanks poured over the borders with no identifying insignia on their uniforms and helped the rebels push the Ukrainian army back, thus ensuring that the war (and all the misery and atrocities that come with it) continued for 7 more years.

[@phild3936]

@@Aethelhald Not to forget that Fuhrer Putin used 'genocide' in Donbas as an excuse to attack using the invasion army he had accidentally laying around at the time. Here is what ruSSia thinks is 'genocide'; "In the year before Russia's full-scale invasion, 25 civilians (*) were killed, over half of them from mines and unexploded ordnance." (Wiki: War in Donbas 2014-2022)" ruSSian propaganda is just vile and insane. (*) That's killed on BOTH sides.

[@Aethelhald]

@@Tigran-Abazyan I agree. I've got my fingers crossed for the upcoming offensive but I recognize that Russia most likely knows where the offensive is coming and has had a long time to dig in and prepare for it. Don't be fooled - Russia isn't out yet. They've still got plenty of men, an infinite supply of rifles, ammo and artillery (though they may have artillery shortages at this stage, their arty still outnumbers Ukrainian arty and still does a shit ton of damage).

[@Aethelhald]

@@Tigran-Abazyan We'll see. I've never been in the army and I've never had any control over a war outside of a video game, but from all the time I've spent reading and learning about history I've learned that absolutely nothing is certain. Like if this were late October 1941 I'd tell you Russia was 100% definitely about to lose the war to Germany, guaranteed, there's absolutely no way they can come back from such unprecedented defeats, it's over. If this were 2,000 years ago I'd tell you Caesar is surrounded, besieged, and outnumbered 5-1 in Gaul... it's over for him. Then a few years later I'd tell you he's outnumbered by the great general Pompei 3-1, his back is against the sea, his army starving and riddled with disease... Caesar is 100% about to lose. Then a year or two later still I'd tell you Caesar is besieged in Alexandria, outnumbered stupid-to-1, here's where he meets his end. Each time something that shouldn't have happened... happened. I'm not taking anything for granted here. I'm not assuming that Russia is going to stay as incompetent as they have been for the past 14 months, because they've been way more incompetent than this in the past and still turned it around. I'm not going to assume they haven't been learning from their mistakes. I HOPE THEY GET FUCKED! But I won't assume it.

[@efreitorsroul9332]

Huge thanks for all the support!

[@seanmccandless9276]

Weird war. Old school trench fighting, but drones, etc. Just crazy

[@hufsa7197]

Picture on the left in thumbnail is so sweet❤

[@billpetrak]

I think it should be mentioned that the 4 Su-25 planes from North Macedonia can't fly and will be used for parts. Also from the 12 Mi-24 helicopters, only 4 are operational.

[@UAre_madness]

With helicopters it’s easier because we can produce parts to make other operational

[@Aowek955]

Macedonia showed more courage than most Balkan countries in sending help towards Ukraine. Because Macedonia knows how it is to be attacked my Uck orks and Ukraine was the only one that helped with weapons and pilots. 4 of the mi-24 are on par with NATO standard modernized by Israeli Elbit systems. The rest would be easily put to use by Ukraine. SU-25 would be either used for parts or put into flying conditions as they were put into stock after the war. The tanks Macedonia sent were in good condition except 1 t-72 which had a bad engine.

[@Freerunx3]

how does it compare to march of last year? and what do we expect to see march of next year?

[@bigbadlara5304]

I think prediction like that is completely useless. Any prediction won't be even close to what would eventually happen. Noone predicted where we are now as well. Impossible.

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Thanks for the interesting content about Ukraine!

[@MsKherson]

It's quite accurate! Thanks!

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masterworks is a ponzi scheme. great channel, but vet your sponsors better.

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Seems like creators only start caring once these type of companies have already scammed their viewers

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Great as always 👍

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Amazing content

[@Anglomachian]

What’s the scale, Darling? Oh. One to one, sir. I beg your pardon? The model is life size, sir. It’s remarkably detailed. Look, there’s a little worm. I see. And the size of the taken ground is? 7 square feet, sir. See? Captain Blackadder didn’t die in vain.

[@oldmandoinghighkicksonlyin1368]

The March counteroffensive was so Putin could move his drinks cabinet six inches closer to Berlin.

[@davidmaynard5943]

I don't think you summarized the Economist article very accurately. The article also discusses three additional vehicle repair plants which are producing refurbished tanks. This in addition to what the main UralVagonZavod plant is able to produce a month. It also mentions Russia's intentions to bring two more of these repair plants online in the coming months. While all of the quoted numbers in the Economist article are from Russian media sources, simply quoting the 20 tanks per month figure from one factory doesn't give a very accurate representation of the information available on Russian tank production numbers.

[@TheKekkoslovakia]

awesome video once again. thanks!

[@RespawnM]

These videos are incredible

[@swoozs]

Thank you. There are very few videos that actually give operational status.

[@demomanchaos]

As a note, there are more visually confirmed russian tank losses (1903) than Ukraine had tanks in total before the war (1890). In fact, that number is more than all but 12 nations (including russia) and is just shy of 12th place Israel's 2,200. If we assume only 1/2 of all lost tanks are visually confirmed that makes for 3806 russian losses which beats 8th place Pakistan's 3,742. If we say it is only 1/3rd (5,709) that puts it above the US's total stock of 5,500 and just shy of north korea's 6,600 (who is in 2nd place behind russia). Considering that the Orynx number only includes combat losses that can be confirmed rather than those which were not photographed (not going to take a picture of your own stuff), those which broke down and couldn't be repaired, those parked in depots that can't be restored, tanks that only exist on paper, etc I suspect the actual number of functional tanks russia has isn't actually all that much more (If it is even is more) than Ukraine has now. Considering the T-54s being pulled from storage russia might genuinely be down to less than 2,000 functional tanks.

[@pootincopes]

Which means Ruzzia is f*cked

[@user-lm4bl8lf5i]

US intelligence leak proved Oryx's numbers are overcounted. Anyone who legitimately believes Russia has lost thousands of tanks in Ukraine is so brainwashed by propaganda, it's absurd. The Ukrainian claim that Russia is using T-55s, T-62s, and T-64s is pure propaganda as well. Some of these tanks were used by the DPR and LPR, not Russia itself, and are being removed from service. These tanks were seen on a train inside Russia and were being moved to be scrapped.

[@JakerTheSnake]

Well.. at least you stopped swindling your viewers with noble titles…

[@Einomar]

Oh please 😂

[@sams6l87]

Good videos 👏

[@THEDAVILAK1]

Love these reports! Infact I love all the content on all of your channels!

[@Lightman0359]

On that BBC casualty number. If accurate, somewhere around 110% of the forces Russia initially invaded with are dead or wounded to the point of being considered a loss. That is staggering if true.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thing is, they have added at least 400k through mobilization and 50k through the prison system and probably around 200k through other means, so that 200k number is not absolutely outrageous. Bigger problem is the composition of losses: some of the best Russian units are over-represented. GRU spetsnaz, various naval infantry units, VDV etc., are absolutely decimated.

[@Lightman0359]

@@KingsandGenerals I'm not saying it is intentionally exaggerated (like the Russian claims on Ukrainian hardware losses, which includes double the starting strength of the Ukrainian airforce and tank fleet), more putting the numbers in perspective

[@KingsandGenerals]

I know, I am doing the same thing. Losing 1/4 of the all fielded troops is still very steep.

[@oldmandoinghighkicksonlyin1368]

Not only are the short-term consequences dire, but Russia is about to go through a catastrophic demographic shift. Losing a large amount of military-aged men will only make that problem worse when it ripens in 15-20 years. I wonder if we'll see an influx of Russian brides being exported to other countries as a result.

[@rickey6000]

I would like to put some input on your statement about the Chinese government was not the ones to sell weapons to Russia, as in China all companies are under direct control of the government. So regardless of the fact that a Chinese company was the ones to sell the weapons, they can not do so without explicit intervention of the government.

[@KingsandGenerals]

We would have made that point if Chinese companies were not selling drones to Ukraine on an industrial scale. The feeling we get is that the Chinese government is relatively hands free on that matter.

[@user-qh9yf9hk3e]

nice video

[@jamesozechoski8254]

Very interesting. Thanks

[@Nabil-js5xu]

Love from Bangladesh.

[@Fellati0]

Bangbro

[@gagemyers1909]

During this video, you showed a map of all the countries that have ratified the Rome Statute, including Afghanistan. I don't know much about this stuff so; I could be wrong but isn't Afghanistan longer a part of that list ever since the Taliban took over?

[@longforgotten4823]

That is not how treaties work. New governments are still held to the legal implications of the treaty signed by the former government. At least until they decide to replace it with something else.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Taliban and Afghanistan are in a weird spot right now. On one hand Taliban is trying to legitimize its rule, on another they are yet to openly accept their international responsibilities.

[@longforgotten4823]

@@KingsandGenerals true but several countries attempted to take this type of issue to the international criminal court before. Pretty interesting section of my college international law course.

[@alexisjuillard4816]

@@longforgotten4823 yeah but is that how the talibans work? I m pretty ignorant here but it seems likely the talibans have overthrown the previous constitution and replaced it with their islamic one right? Wouldn't that make Afghanistan technically or geopolitically a different country now? Anyway i Wouldn't put too much faith in their promises...

[@longforgotten4823]

@@alexisjuillard4816 if you become a state actor on the world stage, you have to abide by the treaties and obligations that your country was involved in prior to any political change of power. I think it was Iran specifically that attempted to remove itself from certain treaty obligations made by the previous administration after the 1979 revolution. The international court of justice disagreed and forced Iran to abide by the previous administrations agreements. Essentially, making the new regime still responsible for the actions of that nation. Of course, they could remove themselves from the treaty itself but until they do, the treaty still stands. There’s also the question of what can the international criminal court really do, if the nation in question, simply refuses to comply, but that is a slightly different issue than legally binding to the treaty obligations of the previous regime. It’s been three years since I reviewed international caselaw, and that would involve me having to crack open my international law textbooks, but it is really interesting to study how treaties work.

[@jeroylenkins1745]

The T-54/55 tanks are possibly going to be used in a fire support role They are running short of artillery ammunition, but still have large stockpiles and the ability to procure more ammunition for these vehicles.

[@pedroberrizbeitia8254]

Please keep us updated. This is how I keep myself informed on the conflict.

[@gigachaddusmaximus7612]

“Comrades we took 0,01 of Ukraine! Now we only need one thing to take the rest!” “What do we need Comrade?” “Some 3 million comrades ready to give their life to the motherland”

[@demetr285]

😆😆😆😆

[@darrenpowell7225]

Bs 😂😂😂

[@taysontay2920]

The possibility that this may end in a Korean War-like stalemate is real. Russian troops have already fortified and booby-trapped the South and East to the point any counteroffensive by Ukrainian troops would be bloody. Not to mention the trenches in the south. For ukraine, they have really held their fort exceptionally well throughout the battle and countered well. But of course, everything has their limits. Remember when people thought Ukraine would fall in weeks?

[@stonem0013]

Korea only became a stalemate because the US lost interest, and had higher priorities elsewhere. The Ukrainians will not lose interest and have no higher priority whatsoever.

[@RunningWithRoses]

we'll see, but for the past few months the ukrainians have been hard at work paralyzing forces in the south and north by targeting key logistical hubs, railways, ammo depots, and vehicle sites. Ukraine stands a real chance of cutting off large swaths of russian troops and defenses before relief can be effectively mobilized.

[@collinward1241]

@@stonem0013 Another reason Korea became a stalemate was because North Korea also had major foreign with Chinese troops and Soviet aid. Currently Russia’s only military aid is coming from Iran who is only a regional power

[@stonem0013]

@@collinward1241 yes, good point also. It isn't a closely comparable conflict really

[@ErikWalle]

Amazing coverage, thanks.

[@jamshaidmushtaq1811]

The next video in the series better be 40-ish minutes.

[@doubledouble4g379]

I can't understand what the deployment of Nuclear weapons in Belarus is supposed to acheive - is Ukraine supposed to be intimidated by moving them slightly closer? Russia's already made it clear they're not willing to use them, so it just looks like more saber-rattling to me...

[@andriilink5666]

Kremlin just attempting to "do at least something" to save themselves. And they have little remaining in stock except bluffing and rude intimidation. Also the army of Belarus is so weak and non-motivated to fight that they might be truly afraid AFU would take Belarus within a day and thus would ruin all their rear.

[@emilchan5379]

Nothing. As you pointed out, it is just sabre-rattling. If Russia truly wanted to nuke Ukraine, it wouldn't make any difference if the nukes were launched from Belarus or Russia.

[@frantictoast3741]

I love your tactical map overviews. It reminds me of HOI4

[@jakekn7304]

Hello fellow hoi4 player

[@Inucroft]

I mean... Hoi for it's entire rendition is simply using NATO markers

[@frantictoast3741]

@@Inucroft 👍

[@EinFelsbrocken]

Everytime I look at this mess I think it looks like Putin is playing his first ironman game irl and like every noob he underplanned and got bogged down in an endless war where his casualties rise and rise while there is no more progress frontline wise.

[@frantictoast3741]

@@EinFelsbrocken when was the last time you led a war?

[@jordycorvers7465]

how the next video goes is extremely important. we as civilians can still have an impact on the result and must do all we can to support Ukraine now before the counter offensive. Send Aid.

[@Kaiyanwang82]

Thank you for this.

[@josephmeador1529]

If a snail was racing the Russian army to Poland, the snail would be going 3 times faster and be 200 miles ahead of them.

[@melkor3496]

As your regular Swedish news bringer I have nothing significant to bring on Sweden Ukraine related things as of now. Very little info on when the things we have promised will arrive but it is in progress at least. I am pretty sure Ukraine and the Swedish military are cooperating on getting everything done as soon as possible and when our equipment will arrive.

[@thruum9302]

I'm pretty sure just within the last few days I saw a report saying that the Swedes had just sent over a fresh 19 or so artillery pieces after training Ukrainian service members on their proper use.

[@melkor3496]

@@thruum9302 Either that’s Denmark because I’ve heard Denmark has recently sent a similar number (might be misremembering) or it’s fake and is neither of us. We’ve only promised to send 8 Archer artillery and 50 CV90.

[@thruum9302]

@Melkor Ah to be fair I think I might have been mixed up and I think it may have been Denmark and I think I'd also seen a report about the stuff Sweden is sending too.

[@melkor3496]

@@thruum9302 Oh I also forgot we’ve promised 10 Swedish versions of the German leopard 2 which is a bit more modernized. But the news about them since it was announced a few months ago is like the rest of the things. In progress but any details are unknown.

[@XxBloggs]

Funny how the Swedes are now Scared of Russian and only that has caused them to have the moral courage to think about defending others instead of just themselves.

[@tomd6053]

Wish there was some organization of these playlists

[@igemon28]

This is great analysis, guys! Keep it up

[@Alex-nu7vc]

What do you think about the recent intel leaks. Vastly different than what the US is reporting.

[@vedagi4859]

Hello, i suggest changing color of Slovakia, as it blends in with Hungary

[@martinnemeth6909]

nothing wrong with slovakia blending into hungary :)))

[@demetr285]

@@martinnemeth6909 Hungary must leave the EU and NATO, they are bad and unreliable allies

[@DonaldBiden420]

@@martinnemeth6909 but Hungary sucks as a govt though, why would Slovaks do that?

[@notatroll78]

slovakia is just the rightful soil of hungary as hungarians say

[@Rich-MarsEco]

Would you consider making Merch to sell highlighting/themed to your Russian Invasion Doc?

[@isaacbourdeau3167]

What’s the track that you use at the end of the video?

[@-RONNIE]

Thank you for the information. To the Ukrainian people always fight keep up the great work stay strong and never surrender

[@LazyLifeIFreak]

My question would be, is the so-expected spring/summer offensive simply a diversion for another operation somewhere else?

[@ivanovich4163]

Одно известно точно, оно будет в Украине

[@serhiiklymchuk9740]

if you reffer for a Kharkiv counteroffensive, while at the time everybody was talking about Kherson. Then it actually makes sense. But what do you mean by somewhere else?

[@damaskusseraph6046]

@@serhiiklymchuk9740 could be a misdirection to put the Russians on a defensive footing to give the Ukrainians time to get their recruits training in foreign countries and western tanks ready for an actual invasion.

[@serhiiklymchuk9740]

@@Tigran-Abazyan makes sense, there hasnt been much news about this part

[@Jesse_Dawg]

More videos please

[@ttrestle]

Clicked so fast my phone caught fire!

[@rolandvoss3600]

At min. 22:30 it is said that ".. according to Bloomberg, Russia is spending an unsustainable third of its state budget on the war ..". So the economy there should shrink heavyly, I'd think. But if I google 'economic growth russia', I can learn that, according to the OECD, Russia's economy will shrink by 5,6% in 2023 (worst case), and the IMF even expects a growth of 0,3% ! How does that fit together?

[@KingsandGenerals]

GDP and budget are not necessarily in lockstep. Russia spent most of its remaining currency reserves on improving its military-industrial complex in 2022 - that obviously adds to the GDP. But the number they have spent is unsustainable in the long run. Right now, they are spending money from the reserve fund and half of it is gone. At some point, this overspending will catch up and drop the GDP, probably by next year.

[@arssup]

Russia is already at a budget deficit of 7 trillion rubles (about $90 billion) since the war started. These kinds of deficits are unsustainable considering that Russia lost access to the money market to borrow funds. They are relying on built-up reserves, but these are likely to dry out soon.

[@rolandvoss3600]

@@KingsandGenerals Thank you for the reply and explanation!

[@mathiasbartl903]

War production counts as part of the GDP, in fact the massive government spending is an economic stimulant, it's just all a dead investment.