Ukraine's Kharkiv Counteroffensive: How Putin's Political Handcuffs Opened the Door for Kyiv

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On September 6, 2022, Ukraine initiated its long-anticipated counteroffensive. It was a wild success. The reason? Russia had politically handcuffed itself, and Ukraine used that opportunity to set a trap. A lesson of bridges over six acts.
0:00 Ukraine's Counteroffensive
1:11 The Targets
2:59 Russia's Mobilization
4:05 Enter HIMARS
5:17 A Bridge (or Three) Too Far
6:50 Ukraine's Trap
8:47 The Unwritten Act: Shrinking Line of Control
9:34 The Unwritten Act: Rasputitsa
11:46 The Unwritten Act: General Mobilization
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[@BaronVonMott]

"HIMARSing the Stroganoff out of them" might be the single greatest phrase I've ever heard in my life 😂

[@famweefood7073]

They always say HIMARS but never HOWMARS

[@brianr6651]

@@famweefood7073 or WHYMARS? WHENMARS? WHOMARS? The reporters questions. Which will get you jailed in russia I guess

[@dylanfraser1111]

*laughs in Iranian drones*

[@brianr6651]

@@dylanfraser1111 fun when you have to get stuff from iran or North Korea. Have fun with that

[@willymac5036]

Agreed

[@thinkfact]

It's strange living through this at the moment. When we talk about battles in a historical context, often we have a lot of information over what both sides were thinking and doing. We have hindsight, and often first hand documents. Whenever I read about battles from world War II for instance it's easy to get access to information going on behind the scenes on both sides. We're not really getting that. Right now there's a lot of unknowns. It will be interesting one day in the future to revisit this whole conflict having first hand accounts over the issue.

[@robertbiondo3771]

The bravery and intelligent fighters able get info and training and put that discipline to the battlefield is phenomenal. Russia is backed into a corner and fools to the world. They will now bomb the hell out of Ukraine and unleash there full might. Not looking good for Ukraine which will then drag the west into a bigger role and closer to nuclear war.

[@zacharyhumphries1707]

I 100% agree and find whats going on fascinating. Its like watching a Tom Clancy novel unfold in real-time. That being said a LOT of people are dying. I'd much rather all this not be happening and I very much hope it ends sooner rather than later. Hopefully with a Ukrainian victory and them getting all their land back.

[@billbillson5082]

I’ll tell you the history. US provides all intel, weapons, and systems to defeat russian army in ukraine lol..

[@mikegargan967]

@@billbillson5082 Freedom isn't free. US provides the hardware and software... Ukraine provides the blood and lives.

[@jeremiahvanderhoff6432]

@@billbillson5082 ok so what's next after that

[@JMOP1715]

Watching history in real time is amazing and terrifying.

[@atlashums]

Agreed. As a Total War player I’m both intrigued and yet mortified.

[@joekandu7274]

Thank you for your calm explanation of the war.

[@MerrickKing]

You're the first person I've seen to comment on the fact that having more troops doesn't help all that much if you can't equip them with weapons, armour, vehicles, food, etc..

[@stevedevice1866]

LOL .. We need WW3 so I can stop seeing dumbass comments. Logistics is a key fundamental. Not a revelation hahahahahah

[@esecallum]

cannon fodder

[@deviltronix]

The Battle of Stalingrad is a good historical example of this.

[@possemis]

like Napoleon said, an army marches on it's stomach.

[@Robert-ns7id]

it also does not help if they are not trained and unmotivated they will just end up cannon fodder.

[@michaelsandy2869]

Normally, the mud favors the defense because it slows heavy vehicles. But if the offense relies on isolating the enemy heavy vehicles and relies on getting infantry in position to SPOT heavy forces for long ranged artillery, it might be possible for Ukraine to gain ground during the heavy mud season.

[@khiem1939]

True, since they are operating in their own nation and some even in their own neighborhoods, it's as a Ukrainian National Guardsman stated recently, "we know the area, we know where the Russians could attack and prepared for them!"

[@HerrKlaus1963]

Drones like mud a lot, especially when their targets stuck in it... It will become a real life training gallery.

[@twistedturnip8487]

The geeral weather and terrain being on ukraniane soil is also likely somehting they have more experince dealing wiht over the russians, thus might have ways around it

[@bohdanburban5069]

Ukrainians are well aware of mud, having been brought up in it. The botched Russian attack on Kyiv shows that they don't have the same nous.

[@NUMMEHARBEN]

@@twistedturnip8487 Russia has a lot of terrain like Ukraine.

[@joeyanny8018]

As always, we are all much the better for your work. Thank you.

[@Novarsen]

Wow! Such a great analysis! Thanks, mate, that was really interesting and very informative!

[@danielschein6845]

George Orwell once said that the fastest way to end a war is to lose it. Putin will need to decide if losing a war quickly is less threatening to his hold on power than dragging this out for years and sacrificing the lives of his supporters' children. Remember - It's not about what's best for Russia. Putin's acts in Putin's best interest.

[@nationalsocialism3504]

Russia isn't losing... it's definitely a loss from a Morale & Sociopolitical viewpoint but was a resounding victory from a military viewpoint. Russia gave back strategically worthless territory that it didn't want and was in the process of withdrawing from... in exchange Russia got to absolutely maul the NATO trained, NATO equipped, NATO troops that Ukraine was holding in reserve as a precious resource. Losing several thousand troops & getting even more thousands wounded... while inflicting almost no Russian or Allied Forces causalities is how the SMO has been fought since March. Between Kherson & Kharkov... they managed to get a fifth of their 30,000 NATO troops reserve force killed & twice that wounded, plus all that irreplaceable equipment that Ukraine lost so even trying to pretend that shoving conscript bodies into the holes will still mean that less than half the original brigades can ever be Mechanized Infantry again.

[@ngatiwarrior6975]

@@nationalsocialism3504 thank God someone gets it.

[@rodolfo5022]

@@ramonandrajo6348 Russian bot. Running out of arguments? Is that why your spamming the same lame comments over and over again? 😁

[@socalsp3]

@@nationalsocialism3504 hi Russian bot

[@fast1nakus]

@@nationalsocialism3504 lol. Careful, don't get overdosed on copium.

[@RMASUPERFLY]

Putin: I want this war finished as soon as possible. Ukraine: Please be patient. We are doing all we can to make your wish possible. We have to rest from time to time.

[@runePV]

and also... we give mr putin time to get used on losing without pushing this fatal red button

[@jz1607]

You guys are funny as hell.

[@PatTheRiot]

Reality: Half of Ukraine already annexed.

[@Kevin-xq2tv]

@@PatTheRiot lmao you are coping hard

[@RMASUPERFLY]

@@PatTheRiot good job Ivan. Now go collect your potatoes from Putin before he throws useless Russian trolls out the window.

[@hasanchoudhury5401]

Your narrative and catalog of events is well organized and easy to follow. Excellent. Regards.

[@emmanezinska2306]

Easy is for the mediocre.

[@landotucker]

I've been looking to keep updated on this conflict (it's a shame that major news outlets don't think we're interested anymore). Thanks for your intelligent analysis of the political and strategic situation.

[@jamesthomashtunkyaw5682]

Send a blessing from Australia as a Burmese. Well, it should be noted that a lot of people in Myanmar, using underground radio to listen to the Ukrainian counteroffensive, many of us feel we have hope. The Russians have provided support to the murderous junta since days 1 and we are determined to see junta's godfather to lose this war, so it will cripple Min Aung Hlaing's regime the credibility.

[@filmsandtv5193]

The tragedy of Myanmar is sadly no longer in the headlines but the brutal regime that rules there will one day be gone and hopefully that day will be soon. Good luck to you and the people of your country.

[@virginiawood9357]

I hope that the Burmese people receives the help they need in order to throw off the yoke of oppression. As you say, the impending collapse of the Putin cabal will reduce the standing of the current Burmese junta.

[@ariochiv]

While the autumn weather will make further Ukrainian offensives difficult, it will also make Russian counterattacks very difficult. I wonder whether this was part of the equation.

[@greenbluemonkey]

And more time to get new longer range weapons there, and time to train recruits. Ukraine will only get better equipped with newer pieces, while Russia will be more and more depleted.

[@kondziu1992]

@@greenbluemonkey Problem is - Ukraine cannot sustain its armed forces with losses like in battle of donbas or recent counteroffensive near Kherson. They need to become more effecitve in crippling russian logistics. Because in war of human forces Ukraine cannot win.

[@LikeMike7]

@@kondziu1992 Ukraine is fighting for its survival , Russia is not

[@Omega0850]

@@kondziu1992 What makes you think that Ukraine has higher casulties than Russia? We can only speculate, and western speculations (obviously Russian ones are absolutly meaningless) see significantly higher losses on the Russian side. Ukraine has the better weapons, the better trained and more motivated soldiers, and better will to fight this trough in the civilian population. Yes, Ukraine has just 20% of Russias population, but thanks to support from the west, and the mentioned willingness to fight, Ukraine has the manpower advantage. So Ukraine can win in a war of human forces, simply because Russia cannot bring a significant proportion of its population to fight. It already has to trick and force them into fighting, and even that is not enough. Even if Russia had enough soldiers, it has already shown that it can hardly equip and supply those that are in the field right now, and it cannot replace equipment as fast as it loses it, especially with western sanctions destroying its economy. I cannot think of any way Russia could win this war. As long as Ukraine and the west keep up their will to fight, i cannot even think of a way for Russia to achieve something like a draw, or even survive as a united country. Russia is done, and the longer the war lasts, the more atrocities it commits, the deeper it will fall.

[@kondziu1992]

@@Omega0850 I didn't say that Ukraine's losses are greater than Russia's. I said that they cannot pay for land with this amount of blood. They messed up in Sewierodonetsk and were late with retreat. They lost more people thanks to that. Because their soldiers are much more better equipped and better trained they cannot afford to lose them in a rate like that. Operation near Kharkiv showed them that winning doesn't have to mean sending their own troops to withstand artillery attack for weeks. Also Russia have potential to have as much manpowet as it wants. It's all about propaganda spin. If they want they will create some fake attack on Russian soil and gather more and more soldiers. You are right - Russia cannot win with their equipment. But they can in Soviet style - drowning Ukraine with their bodies. They won't be able to do that in 20, 30 years because of their ageing population but they still have that potential now. It's not an accident that they just partially mobilized their people. They want to train them during winter.

[@tessabarras7792]

Love your analysis of how the battles are planned. So realistic

[@ShawnJonesHellion]

Lol u listened to him but not any teacher 8n 12 years of school 🤣🤣🤣

[@gregspencer9842]

Great video! Hard to believe all this is happening. Hope this doesn’t result in the worst case scenario! Keep oosting more videos!

[@russianprincess3673]

FAKE NEWS Фейковые новости💓

[@hitrapperandartistdababy]

@@russianprincess3673 💩

[@rowrat7014]

@@russianprincess3673 russia caca 💩 🖕🏿

[@jeffgoespewpew7189]

@@russianprincess3673 what's fake news?

[@mrvlsmrv]

@@russianprincess3673 Fake News! The declaration by someone who can't make a factual rebuttal with facts.

[@theyetirulrs]

Very well thought out and researched topic. This is an academian approach to a very specific subject without all of the political bias found within most media reports. We all need more of this type of analysis in our lives. Thank you!

[@michaelblake2280]

he is wrong

[@03stmlax]

Except he's wrong. If anything this was a trap Russia set for Ukraine being that the offensive Ukraine launched is about to be completely encircled by Russians

[@03stmlax]

Oh and there's the fact that Russia is sending 300,000 more troops to Ukraine, even though they already significantly outnumbered Ukraine's troops across the board. So, yeah, Ukraine's military is about to get f*cked up real bad. Night night n@zis

[@theyetirulrs]

There are four replies and the only one I can see is the scam I reported earlier. Gimme a break KZbin…

[@hunam3876]

The guy is a war porn grifter. The guy doesn't know shit from shinola.

[@osraneslipy]

Excellent analysis, structure and presentation, as always. Thank you for making these amazing vids.

[@michaelblake2280]

He wrong clown!!!

[@TheInfamousMrFox]

@@michaelblake2280 How is he wrong?

[@therzal]

Wrong/ignorant on this rather important point. Give away is ignorance over Kyiv. Russians HELD outside the city as negotiations were held, successfully at first. Ukraine and Russian would both have gained significant benefits if these were ultimately successful. In fact, the initial draw back from Kyiv was after initial agreement was reached. But. then Washington neocons sent their UK messenger puppy dog Johnson to tell Zelensky to withdraw from talks, which he did.

[@user-ps4jx1vh3x]

I'm from Ukraine. There is no "Ukraine trap for Russia". Ukraine army is no more. It dissolved in the first months of hostilities. Our weapons no longer exist. In fact, there is now a war between NATO and Russia on Ukrainian territory, not a war between Ukraine and Russia. Weapons are NATO's, ammunition is NATO's, the command is NATO's, heavy equipment is NATO's, mercenaries are NATO's, only we, ordinary Ukrainians, are the cannon fodder here that should die for American interests. Stop stirring up this war. If Zelensky wanted peace, he would have signed the Minsk agreements. But he is just a servant of the West, whose goal is the mutual destruction of Russia and Ukraine.

[@burgerjointgame]

Great video, love it! Very clearly explained

[@emmanezinska2306]

How indiscriminate of you, how simplistic. This is the American way.

[@terryfox9344]

Thank you for the information. This gives me added perspective to evaluate the stream of daily information.

[@vikingskuld]

Wow first video of yours I have seen and I want to say it's awesome. You did such a good job with proving your points and reading the situation. It's a rare gift. You definitely earned a subscriber for the quality of this one. Thank you very much.

[@lisamendoza7390]

@@ramonandrajo6348 neo nazi spotted

[@monaliza3334]

Ukrainians are trapped at the river. No helicopters. Zalujnyi is begging for help. Morning news. Not BS propaganda...

[@bishalgurung856]

Good analysis of Ukraine army counter offensive is here.. kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5a5lJaFnbZqeZo

[@notabene2403]

@@ramonandrajo6348 copy and paste troll!

[@vikingskuld]

@@ramonandrajo6348 the have recovered a lot of land and donated equipment from Russia. Russia is spending billions of rubles it doesn't have. Wasting high tech equipment and arms it can't replace any time soon. Demoralizing troops it don't have to waste. There is not much chance Russia can win short of nukes. If they use them they are absolutely going to be wiped off the map forever. So what does Russia have? Not much

[@thejollygreendragon8394]

I have seen many analysts of the counteroffensive, but this Channels detailed explanatory are by far the best. Well done. I look forward to your next professional analysts. 👍 🐉

[@linda1lee2]

@Nam Tran I just made that point on Ward Carrolls' video today when someone thought that was the best analysis he's seen.

[@AxleChastain]

Speak the truth goes into more detail

[@kineahora8736]

Check out “Reporting from Ukraine” channel-he does a video every day on the recent events along the fronts with very nice critical reviews of various reports and discussion of tactics and strategy

[@hikerJohn]

@Nam Tran Perun said just in the last video that other channels cover it better in some areas or aspects and that he gets a lot of info from other channels. The two channels have a different take on it. They are both good. They both have said we will have to wait and see . . .

[@mariogmajner6549]

@@hikerJohn Ukraine latest: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5a5lJaFnbZqeZo

[@jasonprivately1764]

A very well rounded summation. Very impressive.

[@johntucker5994]

Thanks for your insights. Not being an expert, I never realized, before this war, the significant political influence of anti-war mothers and the anti-mobilization sentiment that exists, especially in Russian population centers (Moscow, St. Petersburg etc.). The U.S. post Vietnam was smart to create an all volunteer force, leaving conscription to more extreme situations.

[@abdanieburo7119]

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[@abdanieburo7119]

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[@rafaelbenitez7825]

Very good the siruation is interesring all depends in how Ucrain hold up in the winter.

[@john-ekewlthee-klones9114]

That's not entirely true: "The [US] ... was smart to create an [all-volunteer force]...". When a nation fails to draft soldiers from a broad segment of it's population, but relies on volunteers only, it relies on the types of volunteers and their characters: true patriots with a desire to serve their countries militarily, thugs who would otherwise be "street" criminals or join organized crime syndicates, and nut-cases (which can fall into either preceding categories). After the American War In Vietnam (Vietnam won; the North won their civil war over the South; they get to name it), to be able to continue to get funding from the US Congress, the US military had to change as the draft had become so unpopular as it was done extremely unfairly: men who could not get into college or had dropped out--who were considered as "economically and humanitarily expendable" by the US military/industrial complex--were drafted at a vastly younger age than compared to the WWII and Korean War (which the US initially termed a "police action", similarly to Russia's "special military operation" attempting to hide the fact that it engaged in war with Ukraine without formally declaring war). Racial minorities were drafted at greater rates than the Caucasian ("white") majority. This lead to conflicts within small units and the military command structure. By increasing soldiers' pay, by giving greater benefits while in service and after, the US military hoped to draft a better class of soldiers, similar to the WWI and WWII drafts. That hasn't necessarily happened. The victors tend to write the histories of the wars they fight and the US is no different. Some (there are those who'd say "many") atrocities have been committed by US troops against civilian populations in Iraq and Afghanistan. This tends to support the idea that the US' "All Volunteer Army" is not as effective as it is supposed to be at fighting limited wars within the "rules of warfare" which increasingly seem to get broken as the conflicts escalate.😮‍💨

[@user-ps4jx1vh3x]

I'm from Ukraine. There is no "Ukraine trap for Russia". Ukraine army is no more. It dissolved in the first months of hostilities. Our weapons no longer exist. In fact, there is now a war between NATO and Russia on Ukrainian territory, not a war between Ukraine and Russia. Weapons are NATO's, ammunition is NATO's, the command is NATO's, heavy equipment is NATO's, mercenaries are NATO's, only we, ordinary Ukrainians, are the cannon fodder here that should die for American interests. Stop stirring up this war. If Zelensky wanted peace, he would have signed the Minsk agreements. But he is just a servant of the West, whose goal is the mutual destruction of Russia and Ukraine.

[@ars571]

That last withdraw was nothing but a “tactical redeployment” lol. It also wasn’t a “tactical withdraw” if they left all those weapons behind, that was a straight route. And a second one is coming before the month ends.

[@codrinmicusan446]

I think it's common practice nowadays to simply not believe a single world that comes out the Russian governments mouths

[@stevencharnock9271]

It was a special redeployment to resupply Ukraine with tanks and ammunition.

[@Mostspecialusername]

@@stevencharnock9271 It was a glorious victorious russian strategic retreat. The tanks and ammo were nothing more than decoys to distract the panicked ukrainian forces during their advance.

[@wiseman7779]

I counted 5 Russians tanks in all videos? Do you have a video for your claims of the hundreds of equipment? Or you are just a sheep 🐑

[@jeckjeck3119]

@Dean Clark Oh, they did.

[@jonathanlanglois2742]

9:30 The problem with the animation that you are showing is that there is a highway and a railway in that region that supplies Lyssychansk and Sievierodonesk. With Russia's supply lines already stretched, that could lead to further collapse of the front.

[@khiem1939]

True, that is one of the leading rail centers for supplies coming from Russia!

[@veramae4098]

My respect for this vid has just been severely damaged. Thanks for the info.

[@armygrunt13]

@@khiem1939 I believe that's another huge reason why it was targeted, as opposed to Kherson, which is already dealing with logistical difficulties and has been mostly stagnant. We keep hearing of Russian troubles keeping their troops fed and supplied as it is. Even if Putin does manage to get the bulk of his latest callup of 300,000 reservists to the front, they won't be very effective with their supply lines cut. Control the highway and rail between Lyssychansk and Sievierodonesk, and you essentially control the entire northeastern theatre. Even the best of armies (which the Russians are anything but) fall very quickly to starvation.

[@thor9563]

Good observation. In addition I believe Ukraine's counter offesive AS WELL AS plan going forward (catching up with the new front with logistical support, avenues of tactical retreat etc) is being advised by the U.S. which brings a. intelligence and b. historical wartime experience to 'game out' the best strategy to bring the most successful outcome for several scenarios.

[@auldspider52]

Love this video, it's content AND the way it was delivered..

[@shooters2012]

It's an amazing wellput together presentation... I can see very clearly...

[@dapengu777]

For the HIMARS act: also the MARS II and the Panzerhaubitze 2000

[@santoriniblue8413]

HIMARS is an afterthought on the M270 (MARS II is a local German designation for their licence built units), precisely to provide a more agile, mobile platform, sacrificing half of the former's payload, but allowing it to be airlifted ... something that made it appealable to the US Marines. The US Army also thought that in a high risk and contested battlefield, it was better suited to "shoot and scoop and hide" operations, and thus more survivable, being the preferred option for the Ukranian battlefield. It has also remained up to know appearantly elusive to Russian intents of destruction. MLRS used to be a saturation weapon and with precision as a secondary thought, as the Russian weapons basically still continue to be; while artillery provided a higher precision and lower cost. All this has blurred, as M270/HIMARS munitions have evolved in range and from "near precision" to precision. Advanced artillery shells also, but the price tag makes them a "limited use" choice. All three weapon systems are among the major effective contributors ... but HIMARS regardless of the hype, is the star.

[@dapengu777]

@@santoriniblue8413 wow thank you for the comment!

[@Steff320i]

What a great video. Thanks for the explanations, the maps and the in-depth research.

[@henrikwgjerloev]

Thank you for great and useful information!!

[@ClassofEighty2]

Thank you for your clear informative presentation.

[@jordan2735]

Really good video man. I love how you aren’t biased and just give us the facts. Well done.

[@rockpile451]

Facts or Deflection ? with referendum votes scheduled for this weekend in the breakaway provinces that have wanted to join Russia for 2-3 decades. And the fact that once again only the news agencies from the west are reporting this as a Ukrainian victory, like this last spring when we were told that Russia was losing. Western Europe is running out of energy and they are heading into winter, where southern Spain and Italy are as far north as Wyoming, France and Germany are as north as Canada.

[@bertram-raven]

A rare trait these days.

[@papawxlf6537]

But these are not facts, alot of it is misinformation and running propaganda. It's so hard to tell people the truth without being bombarded with hate and called a sympathizer. I came to America years ago, but most of my family did not until the war started and some stayed, I get to hear first hand from both sides as I am Russian Ukrainan but now I am ameriki

[@fullfungo4476]

You can’t really know if they’re biased. That’s a strange thing to say. But it is quite informative either way.

[@jordan2735]

@@fullfungo4476 I guess what I really meant is that it’s not clearly a propaganda piece for either side. A lot of the stuff I see on KZbin is wayyyy on one side or the other. Doesn’t seem that way with this guys videos.

[@TheVoiceOfReason93]

Partial mobilisation has been announced by Putin this morning. 300,000 additional reservist troops may be forthcoming. It's questionable whether they could make a difference given they still face the same issues as you said here.

[@Ragnarok540]

I can only see things getting worse for Putin after that announcement.

[@caterpilar]

it's not partial BTW ;) They just straight lying again

[@iz5233]

@@caterpilar it's partial. Because they often come to front and out in parts

[@chrisvanwyk7462]

Love the video reality at it's BEST ! Very factual info thank you !

[@joe1569]

Between you, Perun and ISW I feel reasonably informed. Thank you

[@zebeart8808]

Wishing complete victory for Ukraine 🇺🇦 from Texas.

[@arnepianocanada]

You're wonderfully literate and have a fine voice for this work. Well presented.

[@matttomlin4331]

Great video. Thanks for posting.

[@duncans4940]

Brilliant analysis - thank you

[@linbybag]

Excellent informative analysis. Thank you.

[@Lambert7785]

thanks so much for the excellent overview of the current status of the war :)

[@bluejeans8001]

Very informative and useful video. Thanks for sharing.

[@jimroberts5461]

You've got superior visuals and therefore your programs are much more enjoyable to watch than the majority of channels dealing with this subject and showing nothing but canned images. Today I saw one channel taking about the Russian and Chinese in the Pacific off the coast of Alaska while showing a map of Greenland. It's like one person stitches together the visuals while a different person writes a narrative and somehow they get everything mixed up and don't really care.

[@ShawnJonesHellion]

Yes the computer generating you humans has generated powerful videos to support the opposition to existiance. This is why I do not waste a second thinking any part of the system deserves to live

[@jimroberts5461]

@@ShawnJonesHellion Your response has been sent to Command Central and you will be invalidated and scrapped with warp speed.

[@Rondo2ooo]

​@Shawn Jones, you need to find a better online translation tool. Your sentences don't make sense.

[@larsrons7937]

Very good and comprehensive analysis. Phase 3, I believe AC/DC wrote a prophetic song about that: *_"A Whole Lotta Himars!"_*

[@bishalgurung856]

Good analysis of Ukraine army counter offensive is here.. kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5a5lJaFnbZqeZo

[@Selvariabell]

@@ramonandrajo6348 Cope and seethe

[@Vedioviswritingservice]

Iranian Drones are the answer to them. Ukraine has no answer to them at all.

[@larsrons7937]

@@Vedioviswritingservice As I understand these Iranian drones are much slower than a rocket (I guess all drones are) I suspect the HIMARS will always be long gone when the drone finally arrives. These trucks don't exactly stick around after firing.

[@commandertopgun]

Beautiful video, great content, thought provoking, extremely informative

[@matimus100]

Sinister hedonistic comment while children and women suffer Utter nonsense

[@TheInfamousMrFox]

@@Kaatu-barada-nikto *Fake referendum. Nobody cares, or is paying attention to that clown show.

[@rogerhuffman9790]

Well done. Insightful.

[@leslieackerman4189]

Very impressive work! Great narrative, always a hint of drama. But mostly compelling clarity.

[@ShawnJonesHellion]

The computer is auto generating humans when I summon them. That means alongside the music it's auto generating an showing me how it can auto generate videos; the probability these videos; especially with no face to give credit to; are being auto generated. So you seem confused. An the computers narrative isn't original / "great". It's old an generic an played out as i knew it 40 years ago

[@OceanGuy808]

You have some of the best war analysis reports in all of KZbindom. Kudos to your reports.

[@andreaaltan3982]

Analysis are thousands and rarely do they meet the reality or forecast properly

[@shekelberggoldstein1387]

Yes. Very fair and balanced.

[@ohiobrian8993]

Excellent, comprehensive analysis. Well done.

[@intillex1]

Another great channel to check out is Perun.

[@vladimirthegreat6906]

Russia won't use nukes in Ukraine, they already got what they want and nothing and nobody can do a thing about it. Now the world will just watch those poor Ukraine freeze in the frontlines. And European citizens paying high prices for energy. The European should kick their politicians out of office, definitely they don't have best interests of their citizens. But Putin will definitely use nukes if Nato attack the new Russian territory. And the west knows it, it's not a bluff.

[@johnglenn30csardas]

Good video, thanks. Really good maps for understanding the geography and military strategy issues and the. How they affect overall political/war issues.

[@luynguyentang2619]

Very well explained. Thanks.

[@paulfernando8815]

Seems a balanced and a factual analysis. Good work!

[@augustinebarkemeni3579]

Thanks a lot for this explanation. It is clear and straight to the point.

[@geoffh4861]

Can't get enough of your lines on maps!

[@Leepercomm]

Perfect job! Love how they tried several times to get your ID.

[@ne1sail]

Very interesting and informative. Thank you.

[@33114567]

Very clear and informative, great work! Thanks a lot sir, regards from Chile

[@bishalgurung856]

What main stream media don't told you about casuse of Ukraine, Russian war is here.. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKOwmoaHdqyCiZY. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHrRYnSwj9iEi7c.

[@RepusAmgine]

It's fantasy reporting..

[@duckduckgoismuchbetter]

@@RepusAmgine You are reported to KZbin for Russian disinformation.

[@ksmith2852]

We love you Chile🇺🇸🇨🇱

[@Evilminiature]

@@RepusAmgine Yes, russia is even more fucked then they report.

[@chrissy9008]

A very informative and well done thank you the coverage of this has dropped dramatically as of late

[@DL0868]

Excellent analysis!

[@enriqueona1553]

Very comprehensive and helpful to understand the war

[@prfwrx2497]

Putin's political handcuffs led way to actual materiel and personnel handcuffs. For Putin wasted the cadres into combat BTGs around April-May, there won't be enough trainers for new conscripts. The same applies for combat vehicles and individual equipment for said conscripts.

[@unclesmrgol]

Excellent point. You need veterans to train the recruits, and if there aren't enough veterans...

[@dfor50]

Will the autumn and winter slowdown give Russia the time they need to bring new recruits up to speed?

[@utilid4lifefigureitout602]

You didn't hear about the KZbin tutorials Putin is putting together? Each episode starts off with him riding in on horseback shirtless. I believe the entrance was specifically put in for Tucker Carlson though.

[@richochett404]

Ojt.

[@marcinwitkowski217]

Oh here we go again, this is Russian federation we are talking of or whatever they call themselves (you know they have history of let's say 'rebranding') do we at this point in history still not expect Russians when caught up in a war to flood us with one of their biggest resource-which is people. I mean c'mon they are trying to recruit convicts promising them a pardon, history will just repeat itself and they will try to flood Ukraine with raging raping and stealing barbarians. I just hope that it won't happen, especially because of civilians. I still to this day shiver sometimes when i remind myself stories heard from my elders how red army "liberated" Poland - these monsters would steal then rape everything, there are many stories of even small children being raped.

[@SteveWard151]

Well done and thought provoking.

[@glockguy4127]

tGreat information made easy to understand. Thanks for all your video's.

[@sebastianjoseph550]

Very informative and really we got a clear picture Thanks

[@DisruptiveWealthCreation]

Great analysis and summary.

[@razortrade]

Excellent commentary. Thank you.

[@bishalgurung856]

Good analysis of Ukraine army counter offensive is here.. kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5a5lJaFnbZqeZo

[@robertbowers9856]

I appreciate your paced and precise enunciation of your words. I'm 78 and found the rapid talking of young people difficult to digest. I need a moment to process what is being said. I find you easy to follow and understand without pausing every sentence to read the CC.

[@ivarsbarzdevics9508]

Thank you. Very interesting.

[@withrockinside]

Usually, in Ukraine we had very cold and snowy winters, but because of global warming last few years were kinda warm with something like -5 to 0 Celsius, and it is as snowy as rainy now.

[@blackknight8560]

Good to hear your positive attitude with one leg I am no use to you x vietn

[@annajones9586]

Presentation of material on highest level

[@willemvanriet7160]

Brilliant journalism!

[@AI_chatbotSydney]

nice presentation!!!! i love it!

[@josephalaguna]

Hi William - this was great. Thanks for putting this together.

[@brandyluck6171]

Buy my book please william

[@apolinariajomoc7318]

Hello, thanks for your precise analysis report. More power . God bless. Slava ukraini.

[@lucasrem]

we never need gods!

[@laifone21]

Insightful analysis.

[@peterford113]

Excellent presentation

[@tepesvoda464]

Putin gets a call at 3 AM: "Vladimir Vladimirovici, the Ukrainians want to discuss surrender!" "Oh finally, about damn time, put them through"! "THERE'S NO NEED! THEY'RE ALREADY HERE!

[@chrisrea7347]

Excellent summary and very informative; Slava Ukraine !!

[@therzal]

Except.. You think Russians did not know this was coming? The draw back from Kharkiv was very likely in part readiness for the mobilisation, that would have been in the works for weeks, if not months. RGS also very likely waiting for the SCO meeting at Samarkand to discuss with important friends and allies. Kharkiv, they were facing basically armed police. No trap. Punched empty air with big losses. Kherson, facing regular army. AFU massacred with huge losses. Don't get too sure you understand what Russia can do or even what was going on. Not really too up to date though. Usual proUkraine propaganda. Give away is the ignorance over Kyiv early on. Russians HELD outside the city as negotiations were held, successfully at first. Ukraine and Russian would both have gained significant benefits if these were ultimately successful. In fact, the initial draw back from Kyiv was after initial agreement was reached. But. then Washington neocons sent their UK messenger puppy dog Johnson to tell Zelensky to withdraw from talks, which he did. The rest is history. And this information is deeply flawed.

[@rowrat7014]

@@therzal the information is not flawed at all, its perfectly accurate, russia is in shambles, doesnt matter if its a trap for ukraine, they will still lose

[@nancyschiller7043]

Thank you 😊

[@bartmanxoxo]

Thanks !!

[@thedon7244]

VERY GOOD and informative Video ! 👍 👍 👍

[@thaifreeburma]

Appreciate the strategic analysis - haven't seen so much of it elsewhere 👏👌

[@ramonandrajo6348]

Ukraine is going to lose no matter how much the muricans pretend otherwise. XD

[@gmw3083]

Try the new atlas.

[@bishalgurung856]

Good analysis of Ukraine army counter offensive is here.. kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5a5lJaFnbZqeZo

[@thaifreeburma]

@@ramonandrajo6348 Ya thunk?!!

[@thaifreeburma]

@@gmw3083: do you mean something like the atlas of psychopathic dictatorships?

[@Neapoleone-Buonaparte]

EXCELLENT ANALYSIS

[@AtlanticCanadianAstronomy]

Great video. Appreciate the content. New subscriber

[@williamgill5286]

idk if i missed it or not but one important thing that wasnt mentioned was that ukranian troops left ukraine to go and train with nato for awhile which im sure made a decent sized difference compared to if they only trained themselves. I really hope ukraine is able to hold their ground and eventually gain all their territory back including crimea. I understand that russia is only using a portion of their army but ukraine has shattered the myth and showed that they arent as conventionally strong as everyone thought they were which is hilarious considering they are russias neighbor and russia couldnt steamroll them by now. It would be awesome to see ukraine have a total victory and i want to see putin throw the biggest fit ever if and when they lose crimea lol. Putin can still save what little face russia has left by pulling out the troops, giving up the war criminals and helping ukraine rebuild all the crap they destroyed but he will never do any of that becuase of ego

[@trafalgar22a8]

Bill Gill

[@apatheticflow5712]

Not only that, but UK traines 10 000 Ukrainian soldiers at a time on a variety of things before sending them back to Ukraine and than another 10 000 start the training process on every military tactic and the use of western weapons especially. A few other countries are doing this, but not on UK scale. The US is also helping along with Canada,Germany,Australia and a few others that are stationed in UK for the training of Ukrainian military recruits and conscripts. I'm looking forward on seeing how all these different missile defense systems are going to help. Slava Ukraini 🇨🇦 Stands with 🇺🇦

[@kevinmcconnell3641]

If the west will continue to supply Ukraine with military weapons and ammunition, and gets out of the way Ukraine will kick Russias ass!

[@eagle_II]

Russia is using as many troops as they can. A lot of their army has to be tied up on the border with China and NATO countries so there’s no opportunism from Poland or whatever, and a lot of their navy is tied up in the Pacific because Turkey isn’t letting any warships in or out of the Black Sea. Russia has to use huge chunks of its army to defend its territory in a way that the USA doesn’t - and in a way that Ukraine doesn’t, either. Ukraine can commit 100% of their forces and gear to fighting Russia. So the gap isn’t as wide as it looks - Ukraine won’t have to fight every armed man that Russia has, but Russia will probably have to fight every Ukrainian that can so much as hold a gun to win. 🇺🇦

[@mrjpb23]

Very informative! One of the few videos I’ve seen with an objective assessment of what’s going on there. Thanks for this.

[@lucasrem]

Many good content on KZbin, he is never been there, not that good, there are better channels!

[@mikeyjuanajennings3728]

enlightening - thank you

[@mikeyjuanajennings3728]

My above reply did not give your presentation proper credit. It was excellent. I will look for your book. Thank you

[@nathanrice6589]

WOW!!! well done sir!!!! The part where you explained how pushing Russian forces back can work in Russias favor because their forces not only have to defend smaller areas but their forces are also collectively grouped. I frikn love that you pointed this out.. Do you have a military background? I want to know more about you..

[@cerberus276]

1. When the adversary digs themselves into a hole, throw them more shovels. 2 Leave your enemy a golden bridge to retreat.

[@naverilllang]

When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard. -Tsun Tzu

[@Jondiceful]

Excellent analysis and well-explained. It's perhaps unfortunate that so much has changed in the hours since you posted this. Or maybe it fortune smiling on you that you have new content hand delivered before this one could get old. Either way, I look forward to your update.

[@andoriannationalist3738]

You mean video met your political interests and expected propagandic value.

[@Jondiceful]

@@andoriannationalist3738 right... because truth can only come from autocratic regimes who own and control the media and silence their critics, as opposed to democracies that enshrine freedom of speech for everybody including ignorant trolls like you.

[@jonathanperry8331]

I knew Russia was screwed when they sent their tanks in with spray painted markers like Z which isn't even in the Russian alphabet by the way. Third world countries have more professional paint jobs on their tanks than they do!

[@andoriannationalist3738]

@@jonathanperry8331 Russia is winning, bro. The Western gov is legally allowed to lie to you using the western media/press.

[@MrMegaMetroid]

@@jonathanperry8331 its not a paintjob, its a mark of identification to avoid friendly fire, those are usually crude.

[@siegfriedkroeger2038]

Very good video about the background of ukrainean success. Thanks

[@diannehallmancrazybirdlady]

WELL DONE!!

[@Amradar123]

The maps and animations are great to clarify the tactical and strategic situations, thanks!

[@andileltthole3799]

Very objective partially reporting 👏 keep it up.

[@quinndirks5653]

great presentation

[@tomandalbert]

Second time through your excellent review

[@scisher3294]

You sir are on your way to a well deserved 200k subs 🎉. Super based 😎👍

[@alanclw6024]

I think this video is a good example why it is important to have evidence instead of speculations

[@camillep9346]

What ‘speculations’ - I am OVER Putler escaping ANY kind of justice. Why is HE he ONLY man on the planet with endless power to indulge his whims and wants!!

[@alanclw6024]

@@camillep9346 Elaborate please. The floor is yours.

[@ShitFuckPiss]

@@alanclw6024 theres nothing to elaborate. Theres no reason good enough to do what he did on the 24th feb. Theres lots of infos here questions there, talking points you could argue about. Doesnt matter. Period. Whatever argument you want to put on the scale. Literally find every excuse for russias actions its never going to tip the scale even just a little bit. Nothing outweighs straight up genocide and terrorism. If youre being all like "lets hear out both sides" here im sorry i think your moral compass is questionable. No for real you people are breaking my brain. The one actual time somethings actually black and white youre on the fence? Are you indifferent to murder as long as it isnt happening to you? What in the world, in any kind of dimension would ever justify mobilizing an army and go attack a nation? Killing THOUSANDS!!!!!! (for real do you understand that number?). Thousands of lives just as valuable as yours. They died because they got unlucky to be born in a certain place. Meanwhile theres airheads out here being like "theres so many unanswered questions. We need to gather information to get the full picture". This drives me nuts. You are fkd in the head man.

[@camillep9346]

@@alanclw6024 I am frustrated that ‘everyone’ in the world are clinically performing their niches while innocents are victimised by a megalomaniac - I do NOT accept each agency’s safe, sterile and detached observations. I need to see more cohesion, disdain for Putin and Collective rejection of his choices, instead of treating him like an authentic ‘Leader’…. Gutierrez’ visit post Bucha was patronising and contemptuous to all victims …and it meant NOthing! Why are we not CONTINUALLY calling him, Lavrov and Pesky out as Liars and Despots?? Why is Putin not charged NOW for Crimes against Humanity!! Pussy footing around detail and records, while Putler is being a Dozer of Death 😡 Of course we need to HUMILIATE HIM, which is only reflection of the TRUTH… HE is guilty, not ‘the west’ or Ukraine! I feel traumatised by Ukrainians being displaced, kidnapped, tortured etc and we are keeping our records precise! 🤯Sanctions have always been a ‘joke’…. Non effective and why wait ‘til they take effect’…if indeed they ever would! …et al

[@nicolomodica2704]

@@ShitFuckPiss right and wrong, just and unjust, moral and immoral, it doesn't matter and never will, we are not in the classroom, you are talking about the leader of a superpower, nothing will happen to him and to those after him, just as those before him, and not listening to both sides while trying to gaslight someone saying their moral compass is questionable is what i would expect from an idiot, at least try to hide your inability to hear the other side, people die every day, everywhere because they were born in the wrong place, stop crying about it it's useless, you know what is useful tho? Trying to understand the condition witch led to the event, witch you are clearly unable to do and also war isn't alway wrong, that is just a childish tought that doesn't stand in the real world

[@chanchunkai9899]

Well done

[@rodiculous9464]

I heard the soft ground also makes artillery less effective, because it digs into the goeund and absorbs a lot of the fragments. I saw an interview with a Swedish volunteer for ukraine and he was saying that

[@leehotspur9679]

WW1 would prove you wrong also they never had VT fuses

[@theultimatetechguy]

@@leehotspur9679 I read a book from a soldier on the eastern front in WW2 that also mentioned being saved by the mudbowl reducing artillery effect. Its not quite like shooting a bullet into water but mud does decrease the effectiveness somewhat.