Ukraine's Trap Springs Shut - Entire Russian & North Korean Battalion CRUSHED in Seconds

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[@NoSh0tYT-u4m]

I recall at the onset of the war, many believed that Ukraine was vulnerable and would be defeated from the outset. However, time and again, Ukraine has proven its resilience, showing an unwavering determination to protect its homeland. Despite Russia’s relentless attempts to break the people's will and force them into submission, the Ukrainians have not given in. They have demonstrated remarkable toughness and strength in the face of hardship. Meanwhile, Russia's economy and military are beginning to unravel as they struggle to impose control over Ukraine. Even Russian soldiers are retreating from the frontlines, signaling a lack of resolve and reluctance to continue fighting this senseless war. The Ukrainian people's unwavering resistance stands as a testament to their resilience, and I remain hopeful that Ukraine will emerge victorious, rebuild, and reclaim its place as the great nation it once was. Ultimately, Putin will have no choice but to accept defeat.

[@datwhokid1]

When you have a blank check from USA and there special forces

[@Kmd-wp9xx]

I remember them begging for help

[@FEDEXLuchs]

i think its because when the US clapped Iraq during desert storm everyone believed that the worlds "2nd most powerful" was capable of doing the same yet after a week it quickly turned out that russia is incredibly awful at conducting themselves as a fighting force

[@mathieugariepy2948]

I thought they were screwed. After all, they were facing not only the mighty russian army but the NEW russian army, second only to the Americans.

[@billbellell9462]

In 2022, Russia had the "2nd-best" military in the world. In 2022, everyone thought Russia would steamroll Ukraine. In 2025, Russia has one of the worst militaries in the history of mankind. In 2025, Ukraine has one of the best armed and trained militaries in Europe. The results are in, and Ukraine is destroying Russia's military, in 2025. Say goodnight, Vlad.

[@jungsa4691]

Please do not use the South Korean flag to depict north koreans. 1:56

[@Sosaboer]

thank you i had the same thought

[@JMDinOKC]

I noticed that too.

[@feesh3096]

It's talking about the South Korean Natioanl Intelligence Service and then lists 3000 North Korean. It's not mixing flags.

[@RandomisedStats]

@@feesh3096 they depicted South Korean soldiers again when talking about north korea in 5:17

[@Richard-lh8jq]

EXACTLY! See my comment above.

[@deborahhall5980]

The Ukrainians are smart,brave and true warriors and freedom fighters believe me you want thrm as friends,not enemies!God bless them and keep them safe.

[@maximusvaliant8597]

@@noelnicolier3780

[@ljavierg18]

They are all of thst with western weapons. They ain't shit without it

[@TheOmegaRiddler]

Ukraine has changed warfare forever. We don't know how this will be used going forward, there is an industry just waiting to be built once the war is over. Kamikaze drones, I'm surprised Japan didn't think of it first. In fact, people who are just trying to get by are showing ingenuity by making things remote control, like clearing mines. There are applications for this outside Ukraine that could help clear mines from WW2.

[@lucakanga8537]

Lol with the help of American funding nothing strong about that.

[@DKennett2013]

They are our enemies. They’ve stolen so much of our money. I do not support Ukraine and this is not our war to fight or finance. You’re free to send your money if you want and you’re free to go help them on the front lines but as for me I couldn’t care less about Ukraine. I care about America.

[@elainewood7719]

Nothing more dangerous than an army/ people fighting for their own country on their own land. The Ukrainians are smart, brave , determined and adaptable.

[@tabithan2978]

Fighting for their own land: Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraqis. Will we ever learn?

[@HTBP1888]

@@tabithan2978apparently not, this nation is one of Hypocrisy

[@catherinekarcheski3709]

As the saying goes, work smarter, not harder.

[@johnrepi9287]

an where dose putin an jongboy fits in, I remember the movie ,bumb an bumber,

[@jamesrussell1979]

SLAVA UKRAINE 🇺🇦❤

[@Rhino-Prime]

Fun fact about the North Korean soldiers is that they all thought they were going to some type of training drill, not actual war.

[@Tigerman1138]

Not all. Some Volunteered due to pay. No one gets paid to go a training exercise.

[@danielstroubledthoughts5386]

Oh right... you see that vid aswell.. must be true.. Much like this vid.. Um... for 4 years now Russian has been losing.. yet.. they are the only participant that has taken ground.. I must be wrong, these kids must be be the truth..

[@MMPGA2025]

Could be misled by the supreme leader KJU !

[@tadeuszprzyszlak]

@@danielstroubledthoughts5386 what gainig ground has to do with winning. Go educate yourself. Here in Poland we lost not just some groung, we lost all of it, we lost whole country and we still were fighting and grinding on Germans. Loosing or gaining groound has nothing to do with winning or loosing.

[@BrianGunter-m8m]

But russia doesnt have NATO so theyre losing a war of attrition and with a Donald Trump potus ..putin might just be screwed!​@danielstroubledthoughts5386

[@navypowertv]

*This video shows the incredible strategic brilliance of Ukraine, outsmarting overwhelming forces just like history's most legendary leaders. From the deception tactics to battlefield adaptations, Ukraine's success mirrors the triumphs of underdogs like King Baldwin IV. It's a stark reminder: sheer manpower doesn’t win wars, strategy does! Do you think history’s lessons can keep guiding Ukraine to victory? Let’s discuss!*

[@ragokueod]

Russia has always used numbers to win wars. That's how 20 million Russians died in WWII. Stain didn't care about the life lost as long as they followed their orders. The same is true with Putin. The only difference is that Ukraine knows their tactics, so it's not going to work. Meat Grinder is apt and tragic for the sake of loss of human life. Many families losing family members unnecessarily. 😥

[@nickxcaliber7991]

No, only difference is germany had only there own resources, ukraine has america funding them.

[@TrashMutt]

​@nickxcaliber7991 loooool sure buddy. Not that the russian army is decades behind. They alwaya have been, probably always will be. Its rather sad to watch

[@maximusvaliant8597]

@@nickxcaliber7991 Ivan account

[@ashwinrawat9622]

Resources don't win wars, men and their commanders do.

[@Connor37911]

@@nickxcaliber7991A complete lie. But IF that were true, you must also say that because the US sent Russia jeeps, trucks, food, etc. after Hitler rejected Russia as an ally and invaded,….as the US being the REAL country that won WW2. Russia just got helped by the US, who actually won. What Ukraine ACTUALLY gets from the US is mainly 1% of older US tanks and other equipment that would otherwise have sat on US bases for 10 more years or so, then be scraped. A smart move and no loss for the US. Trump has a LONG history of turning on or abandoning his helpers, with no reward, once they have given Trump what he wants. Trump will happily do so to Putin/Russia now that he is elected.

[@djanitatiana]

This is why Dzhokhar Dudayev said "Russia will disappear when the Ukrainian sun rises." Putin could not have done any more stupid than pick a fight with Ukraine. Hope he remembers that when he's about to join Ceacescu, Gadaffi, Saddam Hussein, Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin and the rest.

[@johnrepi9287]

here, here,😅

[@johnrepi9287]

Putin an kimboy, are bout to join there fore fathers,😊

[@Carl-w4h]

Don’t forget the armaments supplied by NATO !

[@rejeanlevesque8881]

The Hague welcomes him and he will be charged for more than taking children

[@JMDinOKC]

@@djanitatiana Stalin does not belong on this list. He died a natural death. So did Franco, Ferdinand Marcos, Mao, Kim Il Sung, Kim Jung II, Augusto Pinochet, Papa Doc, P.W. Botha, Kaiser Wilhelm, and various others. Whoever said "What goes around comes around" was a fool. Justice fails more often than it succeeds.

[@jfranks1295]

Keep up the great reporting!!

[@bouboulroz]

As it turns out when you train people to just do what they're told, they don't know what to do when no one can tell them.

[@SuzetteSaundersSaunders]

Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦.

[@gordons5384]

The Ukrainians have been maybe the most feared Warriors for the last thousand years, Cossacks, Vikings and Mongols and now they are the world class of Drones😊

[@rejeanlevesque8881]

Agreed they are excellent warriors trained by various countries so they require weapons and equipment to defeat their enemies. Zelensky already made multiple plea recently for help, well equipped warriors are unstoppable

[@poatanalex-n6k]

you guys are delusional😂

[@joshuagibson1307]

This shit made me laugh too.​@poatanalex-n6k

[@ashleyobrien4937]

3:00 they should have a speech bubble to go with that statue "Here ! have some more of our clueless canon fodder boys ! " lol...

[@stevelloyd5785]

During the Korean war (1950-53) it wasn't just US and South Korea against the North Koreans. US was just larger part of the U.N. support for RoK. United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Netherlands, Canada, France, New Zealand, Philippines, Turkey, Thailand, South Africa, Greece, Belgium, Luxembourg, Ethiopia and Colombia were all involved

[@richardbesse7148]

But they weren't just fighting the North Koreans.

[@GeneYeses]

I just wanted to say good luck to Ukraine. Hope everything goes alright.

[@josephmcghee8887]

The genius stroke of the Incheon Landing was a master stroke of General Douglas MacArthur who was highly doubted by even his own subordinate staff officers who thought it would result in disaster. And his genius was part of the reason he was near-worshipped by the people of the Philippines for his landing at Leyte Gulf and his landing at Lenguyen Gulf. He became the master of amphibious landings for that era.

[@StonkPhilosophy]

A battalion is more than a couple hundred soldiers I think.

[@gregmccomas3750]

300 - 800

[@harryniemotka1466]

5 platoons equal a company 5 companies equal battalion 5 battalion equal division

[@harryniemotka1466]

Depends on the functionality of the group

[@Justjustsayin]

If you call kimchi “mouldy cabbage”, how far can we trust you? Having right on your side obliges you not to distort or exaggerate, even in the smallest detail. Apart from that, ❤.

[@Michelle-s2z6l]

Russia throwing people at a war is like someone throwing spears at a modern helicopter.

[@lance2465]

It honestly doesn’t matter Russia can throw millions and millions of men into the war to overwhelm Ukraine. NATO is willing to use Ukrainians to end millions of Russians instead of NATO members ending more millions of Russians. Ukraine is a speed bump slowing down Russia but the thing is Putin does not care about the dead and wounded Russians as long as they take more Ukrainian territory.

[@Connor37911]

When you are desperately short on spears that your society needs to survive….

[@LordOfChaos.x]

u froget who is currently winning

[@jon590]

​@LordOfChaos.x how would you know if they "forgot" or not? Your comment is irrelevant...

[@kingsteve8083]

@@LordOfChaos.x China?

[@Nasauniverse001]

Those poor NK soldiers. They are in the unenviable situation of being conditioned likevrobots, half starved, live is terrible conditions, and made to fight someone else's awful stupid war. You said it, innocent and clueless soldiers. NK seems to like want to waste the of lives armies' soldiers.. it's so sad.

[@dwanho]

Same here, it piss me off so much when I think of these poor young lives dieing without meanings.

[@richardbesse7148]

Kim just wants some battle hardened soldiers. Plus he wants to see just how they would fare against the well trained and well fed army of South Korea. He is about to find out!

[@Touhou20246]

At this point Putin might end up buying every single North Korean solider from North Korea which will cause North Korea will no longer have an army to prevent South Korea and or China from annexing their land permanently.🤔🤨🧐😅🤣😂

[@RileighReign]

Kim can and will force 20 million men to be soldiers. Don't think he gave putin anyone he actually wanted lol

[@whohan779]

North Korea has the largest standing army per capita (other than maybe Eritrea; but I think they're actually above). What they deployed for Russia is less than 1% of their standing army without reservists.

[@Touhou20246]

@ I know but I was saying that because if Putin just keeps being desperate like this against Ukraine like this for many years to come or something like that he could potentially give Kim jong Un as much money as he can find to get the rest of his military to help him not lose power over Russia itself.😑👍🏻🙄😅

[@EShirako]

Plus side...doing that may also allow NK to feed their (remaining) population again at last!

[@Connor37911]

@@whohan779Well….they have a large percent of the population who did some military service, but as one defector from N.Korea noted, he fired a gun exactly TWICE for his “military training” ….they didn’t have the ammo for more. So NK can put many malnourished people into uniforms and say they have “x” troops, but it’s a false equivalence. It would be like if the US put every male over 18 in a uniform, then claimed it had 150 million “troops.”

[@Actress_Monica_Biel]

Wow, that was an intense moment in the video! It's wild to see how quickly things can change on the battlefield. Definitely keeps you on the edge of your seat!

[@holyX]

Can you give me a good pancake recipe please?

[@joshsegg2814]

My fave NC fact is that kim chooses his tallest soldiers for the best army... you have to be above 5'5" hahaha

[@gmoss1679]

You're the only people reporting this........

[@iancowan3527]

No... Its the difference between an army that has the freedom to fight for survival and an army that's being forced to fight under demands and threats!

[@n4gix]

"Leaders" who conflate strategy and tactics most often lead to defeats. As a commander my job is to decide on a strategy, then relay that to the senior sergeant for him or her do their best to devise and implement the necessary tactics to achieve success. Both the Russians and North Koreans are hampered by their sergeant's being totally untrained and having no real authority. For that matter, even the Junior Officers lack the authority and training to follow the tactics forced on them by higher command.

[@frankfedison5203]

Strategy without tactics is the slowest way to victory. Tactics without strategy is noise before defeat. - Sun-tzu

[@djanitatiana]

Russia doesn't have leadership. They just have varying corruption opportunities. It is almost impossible to conceive how bad their strategic decisions are.

[@Halvos12]

I am reminded of the US marine that was attacked by over 100 Chinese gang members that genuinely thought their martial powers let the dodge bullet. They ran out of men before he ran out of ammo.

[@TrueAmericanPatriot-n2f]

Almost all 12,000 North Korean troops have been 'exhausted'. I know a guy...

[@gabrieldee345don5]

23;11 That is an image of the Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte.

[@airbrushken5339]

... As of January 15, 2025, Russian combat losses amount to 812,670 troops, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Entire Russian & North Korean Battalion CRUSHED in Seconds

[@robertmoore1215]

It's my understanding that Russian casualties are now at 1 million. That figure likely includes the North Korean losses.

[@Ookmongani]

great synopsis

[@petesteirer]

It's that SILLY walk. STOP IT!

[@AnthonetteDillard]

Excellent, SLAVA UKRAINI 🇺🇦 ❤

[@Gghjfyhvfghh]

Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦 ❤

[@daviddoyle982]

23:33 Huh, 🤔 that’s not Baldwin, that’s Napoleon lol.

[@coondogalabama3157]

For a country who was losing solders and the war we have now a modern day miracle they have risen from the dead to secure victory so much for those two army clowns who said Russia would win hands down.

[@joewoodchuck3824]

Russia lost the Ukraine war a long time ago. This is just a formality.

[@tyler6695]

@@joewoodchuck3824 you can see on deep state that russia is sadly stronger then ever and if usa stops the support it will be really hard for ukraine to hold

[@ernestinebass4371]

Yep. I've noticed those 🤡🤡 have stopped posting their 💩"predictions" on YT. I reckon they're too embarrassed to admit they got it wrong. (Greetings from "Rocket City", Huntsville AL!)

[@tyler6695]

did my comment really got deleted?

[@tyler6695]

@@joewoodchuck3824 I already wrote this but if you comment anything not etreme pro ukraine it gets deleted... Ukraine atm is losing a lot of land and sadly half of kursk is back in russian hands. You can see it all on deep state. Also if USA stops supporting as much as they did, Ukraine will be lost. I want ukraine to win but the actual numbers and facts sadly show that russia is stronger than ever. Yes they get maybe 10k koreans, but there are still 700k russians compared to 400k ukrains. Also a hacker showed that more than 1.5 mil men in russia want to join the army if needed.

[@rejeanlevesque8881]

Complete sicopath Putin 😂😂😂

[@harsteu]

A snippet from the rise of Rome. Macedonia, the last Greek power who could have fought off Rome, did battle against the Romans. The battle was brutal for hours, with neither side getting an advantage, until a group of Romans broke ranks, and flanked the phalanx of the Macedonians. The battle didn't last long after that, all because one officer had the autonomy to do what he thought was right.

[@gregnm369]

1:56 that’s the South Korean flag 🤣

[@jamessloan2680]

Hopefully Trump won't stop the US support for Ukraine.

[@krisfrederick5001]

"It's a TRAP...GOOD!" -Admiral Akbar

[@guymann1857]

Baldwin looks a lot like napoleon lol

[@death8dealer]

23:32 why are you using napoleon?

[@johnscheel3362]

Not Kim, Baby whale 😮 or Heffer😂

[@aljonzc]

23:12 That's Napoleon Bonaparte, not Baldwin IV.

[@willl.3353]

Better training allows better decisions at the lower levels.

[@BastarSampler]

It’s like a real life toy soldier game

[@planetguam8475]

N. Korean Special Forces don't really suck - Ukrainian Forces are just that good.

[@thesixth2330]

did you use a painting of Napoleon for Baldwin IV? LOL

[@alexcauston2822]

Cynical take Kim just wants less mouths to feed

[@robertmoore1215]

Depopulation "improves" his economic statistics. Cynical- I'd call it evil but that's nothing new to that regime.

[@reinhartvonzschock357]

Kimchi does not translate to ,mouldy cabbages. Just as hamburgers, does not translate to an inhabitant in Germany !

[@ibi7254]

You used Napoleons image not Baldwins 23:11 🤔

[@Nicholasbroughton0420]

RUSSIA) 200 million a battalion? We dont have to feed them or pay them? Thats in rubles right? What a deal.

[@cadevaughn7596]

Battalion: up to 1000 soldiers

[@donaldf.switlick3690]

Napoleon's pic for Baldwin???

[@hennersdale]

When you talk about the Korean war. It was not just Americans and Koreans. The United nations fought there. Read about the Im jin river where British troops held what is now Gloucester Hill so that American could retreat.

[@LaurieValdez-zk3dy]

SLAVA UKRAINE 🇺🇦 Philadelphia USA 🇺🇸

[@Lilregano]

Free thinkers stay winning

[@evelynbachisi7069]

Never give up on anything that's yours. Ukrainians have shown their resilience for their country. That's all they have. If all people of the world would do what the Ukrainians are doing, owning your homeland, then there won't be other rich nations coming to intrude and rule over inhabitants.

[@Brettmlyons]

The one thing these videos are getting wrong is that Russia is not learning or changing their tactics. My buddy on the front with the chosen has said differently.. in his experience it seems to be a constantly changing battlefield. And when each side develops an advantage, the other then comes up with a counter. Especially with electronic warfare

[@andywinger4197]

MacArthur was lucky. But that's how it sometimes works in war.

[@angtambay1922]

North korea was almost decimated if not for communist china reinforcing them... Also south Korea then was still licking their wounds from ww2

[@Vinz3ntR]

You used a picture of Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte at the beginning of the story of Baldwin.

[@SpinyAnt]

Ukraine is so well organised against Russia's forces, winning most of the battles between the Armies !!!

[@paulleckner8235]

The Ukraine is fighting a defensive war. A strong, prepared invading force must have three to four times the amount of the strong, prepared defensive force. The Ukrainians are a strong and prepared. The Russians and North Koreans are strong but not prepared with war machines.

[@dwanho]

I feel sad and sorry for those north korean soldiers been sold to fight in Ukraine. Young men in their 20s, regardless of their nationality, should be able to enjoy beautiful things in life instead of dieing on the battlefield for any dictators personal interests.

[@jrp4623]

This picture on the tab is funny

[@RoberinoSERE]

During WW2 my Mothers family got organ meats from the butcher shop to feed their German Shepard as it was not rationed like regular meats.

[@paulleckner8235]

When I was a bachelor and moved out of my father's house, dinners of liver, onions and rice were delicious!

[@joe4piet]

Putin is playing bluff poker

[@angusmorrison9433]

Sounds like you're giving secrets to the enemy.

[@snowman2970]

Ukrainian military and Zelenskyy keep outsmarting Putin and his generals.

[@tristonthomasmusic]

How do you know so much about military strategy??? 😂

[@MisterAssasine]

would have been nice to say how big a battalion is

[@pasta8788]

he dose for North Koria its between 300-500 solders idk how true this is its just what he said

[@paulleckner8235]

Traditionally, a battalion can be up to 1,000 soldiers.

[@devildog6107]

Pay attention.

[@MBJEN81]

As if this wouldn't be front page headlines in every news outlet there is.

[@FlatCapgaming1]

There is this weird audio blip around the 18:06 mark on your video. Just thought I'd let you know so that future videos don't have similar issues

[@-felix3161]

Those cluster bombs are no joke though. Russia has a whoooooolllllllle lot of them as well.

[@perrycomeau2627]

Baklava is derived of honey bees. It is no secret of spring. Very Turkish.

[@Smallz-x7r]

I love that people think it’s Ukrainian forces planning attacks a deciding on tactics lol

[@ralts6464]

Russia: i captured your territory. Ukraine: OH YEAH MR KRABS

[@HooeyDoodles]

5:21 South Korean soldiers. If you can’t get that right why would I trust this video?

[@The_Phoenix_Saga]

Sure.

[@RabbitsInBlack]

Makes me feel safe knowing North Korea and Russia has a crap military.

[@SeymourJ.MetzShmuel]

Crap miltiary but with nuclear weapons is frightening.

[@FaithfulFumoFan23]

Their tactics and equipment are from the 60's but they have tons of nukes

[@brandeng.8718]

@@SeymourJ.MetzShmuelnot really. They would be deleted before they could launch. IF they even wanted to. No one is going to want to push that button knowing they will be deleted, all for what? Putin? There would be a coup immediately.

[@psyclinez5985]

Wish everyone woulda wake up and stop fighting

[@johnclarke3197]

Why are you publicising these details?

[@TrashMutt]

Why shouldnt people hear about it?

[@GusBergman-nf3sz]

Not people Russians dah

[@NobleNemesis]

Because at this point it's probably nothing the Russians aren't already aware of. If we, as civillians know about it, the enemy probably knows 'bout it already.

[@martinhaltmayer8767]

And what do all these successes help Ukraine? Russia is still occupying the Crimea, and the are progressing towards Kiew. So what? I get different signals here!

[@KevinBrady-fy3cx]

WHERE is the outrage from the international community. Were are the crippling sanctions on North Korea for essentially shipping clueless human being to the slaughter. This is horrifying

[@gametheorymedia]

Did you *seriously* just use a military/building-'sweep' video clip that was used in an ACTUAL Neil Breen 'movie', WTAF 🧐 😶

[@DudleyHunter-r1z]

Kim is swapping shoulders for gas from putin

[@DaneContessaFTW]

Do remember that Ukraine would not be able to survive without the backing of NATO. Ammo, probably food, weapons, defense systems, and on top of that intelligence being shared by the US. Give NATO and the US their flowers.

[@TheOmegaRiddler]

This war has been Volodymyr Zelenskyy's greatest work as a comedian since he retired as a comedian. Because he managed to make Russia the joke of Europe, by being the greatest wartime president of our time.

[@warrenmunkedal4923]

This why i think it foolish to cut of supplies to the Ukraine now. Even though i think the American people need to come first. Its a tuff decision, i wouldn't like to be the guy to have to decide this

[@qpart]

46s ago is cazy

[@NikkNikk-qg5xs]

Madness 😢😢😢

[@majykim]

Why is there so much South Korean Army footage here when describing the North Korean Army? 1:56, 5:17,

[@Ac3banditt]

U.S has done it again with Billions and so has other countries investing in these bottom feeders 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@lornaparis788]

Well, i got this done, but I cannot share stiff luke Cliff's edge/Tony Mixhaela stuff they posted today. Crap

[@tomzambito359]

Russia did NOT lose battalions of NK troops. He lost nothing, NK lost troops in the hands of Russia.

[@UrielShlomoGarcia-fi4yu]

Like the North Koreans the Russian Army isn't fluid and doesn't overcome nor adapt when been beaten up. Their main tactic is to flood the battlefield with canon fodders regardless, whether they're Russian or North Koreans.

[@josefnagy1697]

Embarrassing ‘elite” forces