Why Kharkiv is the most important location in Eastern Ukraine

There have been 6 battles of Kharkiv, which is far more than the average for a single place. In this video we will look, why Khakriv is so important.
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[@viktormilosevic8172]

Very informative, I will use it in my future conquests.

[@fiveninenowNOW]

Hol' up wait a minute, something ain't right

[@Pumpkin_08_09]

Hmmm

[@thinkingagain5966]

O/

[@ichbinhans76]

Me too Viktor

[@badcholesterol]

Serbia stronk

[@paulthiede]

Sedan: I have importance in two wars between France and Germany. Kharkiv: I have major importance in both WW2 and the Russo-Ukrainian War, also I have huge strategic value for defense and there were 6 battles fought for me Isonzo: Amateurs

[@TankswillRule]

Imma look that up, thanks for the idea

[@doteleven5890]

Pavlov’s House: ALL OF YOU, PUNKS (The house was defended more than the Entirety of France in WW2)

[@Kriegter]

@@doteleven5890 thats a myth, Pavlov house is overglorified by soviet propaganda. Also, more people died taking it than capturing Paris. That's true. But in 1940 Paris was taken without a fight.

[@robertjarman3703]

Conrad Von Hötzendorf vs Luigi Cardorna, the best general of the Entente vs the best general of the Central Powers respectively.

[@doteleven5890]

@@Kriegter Well, Dunkirk exists soo yeah But still, Stalingrad was a beloved city and they defended it HARD

[@toplanerslife7675]

BABYYY EASTORY UPLOADED YOU ARE NOT MY MAIN PRIORITY

[@MrSharky334]

Job: resigned Wife: divorced Kids: disowned Yep, it’s Eastory time😎

[@PerryKobalt]

@@MrSharky334 It's Fatherless time

[@fallaciousfirm2524]

@@PerryKobalt definitely for kids, but nor for me!

[@Heisenpaper1]

Frfr

[@michelemezzatesta9863]

E allora..

[@luxtayii3473]

Very informative, I truly never knew why Kharkiv was so important... another great one Eastory!

[@abedmarachli7345]

The author of the report deliberately photographed Kharkiv from the Ukrainian borders only, but it is surrounded on two sides by Russian territory, which Russia can easily encircle from the north and east. Now in the winter stage we have entered the stage of logistics. Snow in Ukraine is cumulative, meaning it falls on top of each other, and therefore only public roads are suitable, and this is a big problem for pedestrians on both sides.

[@we4zier98]

I think video is quite informative beyond its niche. Most people know being the attacker in an Urban setting sucks, but few (including I) have never considered urban conglomerations and how you move your forces in or around said city zones. There’s certainly no shortage of major cities a stones toss away from multiple mid sized cities.

[@Ranger1812]

Most don't know that. They've given it no thought.

[@Zogerpogger]

Yes, I found the video to be interesting. I think the talk of Urban-conglomerations applies to many hypothetical situations. For instance there are many individuals, or at least there used to be, who argued that just taking Moscow would have been the coup-de-grace to the USSR in 1941. The whole question of whether taking Moscow would have won the war for Germany is one thing (I don't think it would have), but the issue in that statement implied by this video is with the "taking Moscow" bit. Those who argue for this see that a German unit was within 18km, or something like that, and think "If things had been a little different and the main force had been able to advance a few dozen more km, they could have won". This I think is especially prevalent in documentaries and such which try to make it seem very dramatic and as if everything hung on a thread, when in reality taking the city of Moscow would have been a huge undertaking in-and-of-itself even if they had reached it. Looks like I went on another comment section ramble again when I have work to do...I just thought this example was an interesting illustration of how people sometimes don't consider urban geography and infrastructure when considering hypotheticals. *que massive argument about unrelated topic in the replies*

[@Ranger1812]

@@Zogerpogger "cue", and it's not unrelated.

[@Zogerpogger]

@@Ranger1812 Correct, thank you.

[@syedlam9632]

We have to admit he never disappoints us with his contents

[@FlourishPorridge]

Aww, what a nice comment, have some engagement :)

[@jaymylotto8134]

Very speculative but every word is pronounced with over the top confidence (and a nasty unpleasant accent).

[@Kriegter]

@@jaymylotto8134 odd thing to complain about.

[@ohcestbontarreteteriesmtn42]

an original comment !

[@randomguy2023]

I really hope he covers the Invasion of Italy in one of these videos.

[@orlovmyk]

Kharkiv is my native city, currently living in Poltava. Very informative, thanks!

[@oleksiipoltava]

Привіт з Полтави!!!

[@fan.cindaquila8356]

I am born in kharkiv, i live in kharkiv, and i love Kharkiv. Это любимый город Харьков это любимый город наш

[@polcovnic74]

Харків - це топ🥰

[@willd4491]

Stay strong 💪

[@youren8]

I was there in September 2021. Before the attack. I got to see how peaceful it was before all this.

[@user-gc6vf9co3z]

Здорова

[@verushkan]

Привет из харькова харьковчанину

[@elliotbull3085]

I really appreciate that you make a great effort to follow a clear method and you also acknowledge that your conclusion is not fact but simply your own analysis. You are very humble and I hope that takes you far, thank you for taking us through your logic as always.

[@mikkokoivunalho7952]

Very good higher level analysis. Thank you.

[@M30W3R]

Really liking the future-proofing on this video, with treating the current war as something of the past rather than the present. Also, you got such a great style with the way the lines fluidly move about the map.

[@The_Borisaurus]

Hey Eastory! Love the videos! I think you should highlight your appearance on the Operations Room's "Battle of the Bulge" miniseries. Not only will it strengthen your relationship with them, but establishing a presence between you two can boost viewers!

[@dylangtech]

Given this is a current event, it’s kinda funny to hear him give direct military advice. Very good video Eastory. Love your videos!

[@callumpaxton1657]

That was really insightful! Keep up the good work I can’t wait for more!

[@hildormuthafo]

Great video, the historical context really highlights the importance of this city in the current war.

[@angelorichter7500]

This channel is amazing, ever since its creation❤️ greetings from Germany 🇩🇪

[@EmptyLose]

Love your content! You can make your background music blend a bit better through the remix function of Adobe Audition. So you don’t hear the cuts you made in it.

[@Eastory]

Thanks for the tip!

[@dmlegoproductions]

I love the style of your videos man

[@TheRomankopler]

one little correction - the SE parts (Mariupol, Kherson and some parts in Luhansk ) were taken at the same time while the Kiev / Kharkov op was ongoing - and NOT after that failed.

[@TankswillRule]

Kharkiv*

[@TheRomankopler]

@@TankswillRule whatever

[@TankswillRule]

@@TheRomankopler no, Kharkov is the russian name putin and many scumbags call it just to justify “Ukraine is actually russian” Do not call it that, we will not allow Putin and his orcs to dominate the conversation in any small way. Give them an inch, they take a mile.

[@duckduckov4362]

as a russian I could say that was a bs plan of idiot Putin. After 20 years of unlimited power he lives in his own world. Strong and rich Russia. A country that produce just oil lol. He is a murder and war criminal.

[@chattw6885]

Are you sure about that?

[@BZAKether]

Excellent video as always, thanks Eastory!

[@Mike-Bell]

Wow thanks for an excellent video. Now the progress of the 2022 war makes such sense. The lessons for the future really do lie in the past.

[@historylegends]

6 Battles of Kharkiv! Same geography, same problems.

[@olsiontoska9520]

Hey history legends

[@LUCA-CASADEI]

​@D James no, the russians have an inadequate ground army to complete the task, because it's too small, poorly armed, with few modern tanks that don't have active protection systems, and their air force was unable to establish air supremacy over Ukraine because they have no STEALTH fighters or EW planes! If they had had them, they would have suppressed air defenses and started a strategic bombing campaign over factories and objects to pave the way for ground forces to go in more easily, and do it without using expensive missile systems like Iskander... of which they only have 300 or so. They haven't invested enough in their military, even when they knew since 2014 there would have been a war with NATO, and by not upgrading the army they are now in a difficult situation! Even now they are just spending only 4-5% of their GDP for the military, when Ukraine spends 30,000,000,000$ + 20,000,000,000$ worth of foreign military aid yearly, so about 40% of their GDP goes to the military... 50 billions spent by Ukraine vs 80 billions spent by Russia, and that's not enough to win an attrition war.

[@LUCA-CASADEI]

@D James they also lack the size and the organization to complete the task. When Ukraine is able to supply 500,000 troops and Russia only 300,000, they can't advance. They best they can hope for is that the enemies run out of ammunition or run out of men, but that's not going to happen soon! And they can be supplied with ammo by NATO countries that are setting up a powerful war industry to supply Ukraine.

[@misterpinkandyellow74]

You are delusional 😂😂😂​@@LUCA-CASADEI

[@misterpinkandyellow74]

​@@LUCA-CASADEIyour comment didn't age well

[@filipbujaroski9221]

Awesome work. Thank you

[@paulceglinski7172]

Thanks for the upload. Cheers

[@EduNauram]

Very cool strategic lessons

[@TheRhysj5]

This was great! 👍🏻

[@williaml.]

Was cool to see your featuring in the ops room channel !

[@heroedeleyenda05]

Wow, its crazy how clearly you put things into perspective. that gives those cities so much meaning as to why they get mentioned so often during the war.

[@shiroespiral260]

Now this is content 👍

[@Titos301]

awesome awesome content!!! Thank you! and the way you connected WWII with 2022 invasion was great!

[@blasader]

Thank you for the content about my city. Highly appreciated.

[@staskos25]

Thank you! Nice infographic!

The video was wonderful. 😊

[@zorroiskindafatngl9894]

Great video, as always! Anyways, could you please do a North-African Campaign video? I'd love to see Rommel in action!

[@mng5659]

Great Explaination!

[@Romans-10v9]

Great tactical understanding, thank you

[@mysterymastermind175]

I love how derpy your MS paint renditions of German/Russian officers look.

[@AnViLe777]

Hello from Kharkiv🇺🇦, I love your video very much, and watched every youtuber who reacted to that. Wish you good luck!

[@fred7522]

Bro... Beware

[@NeoZondix]

Thanks for advice

[@FelipeSilva-tu8tc]

Nice ... thank you bro!

[@MinorLife10]

Don't forget Kharkiv is second largest city in Ukraine and that means it is an important transport node

[@samulikarjalainen6107]

Basically a must in order for any force to keep the Don. That is why it is surprising how small the fight was in 1941.

[@Chistaya_Energiya]

You are pronouncing Kharkiv very nice 👍🕊️❤️

[@filipkarol2455]

Another great video!

[@GM-id9nu]

Glad to see you again!!

[@user-ff2se7bz7e]

I was born in Kharkiv, and saw march battle for Kharkiv, but unfortunately, I left my city in April because of war

[@nikolaytsankov9066]

Do you intend to make a video about the entire war so far (or after its conclusion) in the style of your ww2 videos, with divisions and frontlines and everything?

[@alesh2275]

Subscribed. Good presentation on why Kharkiv has been militarily important.

[@drogotoadfoot6606]

Another amazing video!

[@tierka221]

As a citizen of Kharkiv, I can tell that we were afraid russians would occupy the city pretty quickly considering it is near the border, but after the first week, it became clear they can not break in (actually they managed but it was a suicidal mission), so they just started to shell city with artillery. Barbaric tactics to destroy what you can't gain.

[@QoDeZeRo]

You’ll soon be a citizen of Russia. Just as your ancestors were during the Soviet Union and for centuries during the Russian empire! Glory to Ukraine for being being part of mother Russia!

[@ragefirewind1488]

@@QoDeZeRo shut up

[@CriftPro]

@@QoDeZeRo Less writing in youtube, more diyng to himars in cold, shmobik.

[@ThePassionFwuit]

@@QoDeZeRo cringe

[@mickeysimon3789]

@@QoDeZeRo oh my sweet soviet child))))

[@r-saint]

Well... what can I say. In Universal Century year 0079, Operation Odessa was a major Earth Federation Forces counteroffensive aimed at the Principality of Zeon forces occupying the north coast of the Black Sea...

[@autokrator_]

LoGH fans watch Eastory? What a shocker.

[@MrRinoHunter]

Very informative, thanks for the video.

[@ma3urinm.705]

Thank you for this video. Really appreciate content about my city. Hello from Kharkiv ❤

[@SuurTeoll]

Tbh, I have doubts on naming the Russo-Ukrainian clash over the Kharkov/Kharkiv as 2 separate battles. I suppose that we could label it as a single battle with 3 different phases, just like it was in the WW2; the first phase is attack of the one side, the second is a stalemate and the third is an opponents' counterattack.

[@jett6906]

The logic here is at the beginning of the War Ukraine fought a defensive action within the city limits of Kharkiv. In September they fought to completely liberate the entirety of Kharkiv Oblast. I believe they should both carry the name "Kharkiv" in relation to the Battle of Kharkiv, and as the Kharkiv Counter-Offensive.

[@airsmellnice4133]

That's too linier

[@JohnSmith-pm3ew]

I mean, that doesn't really reflect the sequence of events. Days 1-4: Russia attempts to storm Kharkiv city, but is pushed back to outskirts and suburbs in the north. May: Russia is pushed back further to the border with a defensive depth of

[@SuurTeoll]

@@JohnSmith-pm3ew Well, indeed, it does suits well.

[@MinorLife10]

Nah. In spring the goal was to take over the city. But in summer, russians tried to outflank Kramatorsk from Izium

[@timmitin5059]

Thank you for video from Kharkiv!🇺🇦

[@liamvarin6209]

Glory to Ukraine! 🇺🇲 ❤🇺🇦

[@I_BB]

For diversity purposes, I'm going to say Slava Russia !

[@user-zx6fg9lv4d]

lol, Kharkov*

[@Franfran2424]

@Dmytro Lisovskyi Ughh. Kharkov residents call it Kharkov, accept it.

[@Franfran2424]

@Dmytro Lisovskyi ukrainian speaker?

[@dlervan8876]

you always make it easy to understand how it all happened thanks..

[@locomotivefaox]

This is very useful for my future plans, thank you.

[@ahtheh]

I remember seeing documentaries from Vice about the Donbass in 2016. I did not realize the gravity then

[@FacloFormerFavorite]

Part of me thinks it should the “battle of izyum” which was as important rail hub today as it was in WW2. But it’s in the Kharkiv oblast so it makes sense.

[@Latsevol]

Izium was a part for the Battle of Kharkiv. Or do you think Ukraine lost the Battle for Kharkiv when it lost Izium?

[@HenrijsEglitis]

Awesome video 👍

[@joanj94]

God damn I love you videos from day 1 bro

[@runningbastards6715]

It's amazing how each side forgets happened the last time every time fighting around Kharkiv, over and over again.

[@Grizabeebles]

Considering that the two wars took place about 60 years apart, it's not that surprising. There were no jet fighters, combat helicopters, satellite imagery, or computers and radio communication was completely brand new. Plus, there's always the chance in war that your opponent is dumber than his grandfather was. That said, it's kinda scary how Donbas and Kharkiv have the same strategic relationship as a "fortress and ravelin".

[@eudesgonzalez8226]

Este canal piensa igual que yo sobre las batallas de Jarkov , algún voluntario que traduzca este magistral video?

[@TankswillRule]

Kharkiv*

[@Franfran2424]

@@TankswillRule Jarkov* Locals spell it Kharkov, not Kharkiv.

[@Franfran2424]

No me apetece

[@LornaC474]

Very interesting and well explained! Thank you!

[@user-qf5fg9fj5u]

Great work!!!!!

[@nikauadams590]

Great video, no politics, no bs. Straight facts.

[@user27745]

We need a tutorial on how you make these videos.

[@zach1841]

use after effects

[@user27745]

@@zach1841 I have no idea what that is

[@seneca983]

@@user27745 I'm guessing he means Adobe After Effects, a video editing software.

[@user27745]

@@seneca983 Eastory himself answered on another comment I made from another video and he said he uses blender

[@davekeating5867]

Excellent analysis!!

[@dannazarenk7473]

hi from Kharkiv from a kharkiver

[@tyler1107]

“This is Ukraine” *includes crimea* This is why I’m subbed.

[@NeuroDriveLP]

You should ask what people who live there think ;)

[@RK-cj4oc]

@@NeuroDriveLP Kinda hard to do because its currently under russia occupation

[@TankswillRule]

@@NeuroDriveLP russia is kinda famous for rigging poles and poisoning the opposition… It will be very hard to know for sure. For what we know, people could be feeling like Slovakia/Poland in WW2

[@TheCredfield]

based

[@airsmellnice4133]

@@RK-cj4oc i am pretty sure most the people there are in favor of Russia same goes for donesk and luhansk maybe not so much kershon or zaportzia

[@MrWilliamWolf]

This is excellent. History rhymes. I’m instantly interested in your channel.

[@Ren3gaid]

6:35 Thank you for this hint! I'll consider that in 30 years

[@lukaswilhelm9290]

You could say that controling Kharkiv is the key to control Ukraine, it's the gate for the eastern bank of the Dniper.

[@JV-yd4qg]

The reason why UA didn't give up the Kharkiv Oblast. It was the bigger fortress covering the Kyiv Oblast.

[@thomass1891]

Eastory can you please make longer videos on WW2? can you focus on Siege of Leningrad, Battle of Moscow, Operation Bagration, Berlin etc. ?

[@Eastory]

Noted

[@Ranger1812]

Your content is so good.

[@gatordelt5]

Wow, very informative!

[@mattamiergaming2878]

We need more of these Ukraine war videos.

[@airsmellnice4133]

Less

[@_sham198_]

Я был в Харькове, замечательный город❤️

[@Redhand1949]

Great subject and presentation.

[@dtikvxcdgjbv7975]

Very good insight into the core of the issue.

[@yaroslavmoskvitin7639]

Было очень интересно, спасибо тебе! 🟦🟨

[@Maximmuss_]

Kharkiv was also the first capital of the Ukrainian SSR in contrast to Kiev, wich was held by the Ukraine's People's Republic, independent from Moscow. It's currently also Ukraine's 2nd largest city. If Russia were to capture the city, they would most likely proclaim it to be the capital of their "Novorossija" project.

[@user-jn1kr1xo4l]

Такого проекта не существует

[@Maximmuss_]

@@user-jn1kr1xo4l Noworossija was present many times in Russian propaganda, they may not use the name itself, but the concept is the same.

[@chaosXP3RT]

@@user-jn1kr1xo4l Novorossiya was a confederation of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) in Eastern Ukraine, both of which are under the control of pro-Russian separatists. Новороссия была конфедерацией самопровозглашенных Донецкой Народной Республики (ДНР) и Луганской Народной Республики (ЛНР) на востоке Украины, обе из которых находятся под контролем пророссийских сепаратистов.

[@user-jn1kr1xo4l]

@@Maximmuss_ ни разу не слышал об этом, да и звучит довольно бредово. Да и сейчас нет разговоров о создании Новороссии, территории, подконтрольные России, просто присоеднили в качестве обычных областей

[@user-jn1kr1xo4l]

@@chaosXP3RT но сейчас ДНР и ЛНР не существуют(с точки зрения России), они стали российскими областями

[@avoqado89]

Great history lesson!

[@Birkarl_]

This remains important so long as the Donbass is an industrial/urban defensible zone.

[@KimmoKM]

There being lots of battles over something doesn't necessarily mean the place is important. See e.g. Isonzo River. But right, Kharkiv is one of those important places. Another example that comes to my mind is Adrianople; Wikipedia lists sixteen Battles of Adrianople from 324 to 1914. What other good examples are there?

[@lukaswilhelm9290]

Thermophylae in Greece, Hefei in China, Iron triangle in Korea and there are places in fertile crescent that change hands multiple times across history.

[@thejudge6453]

But here we are talking about several battles during one war. 4 battles in World War II, 4 battles in the Civil War and 2 battles in the 2022 campaign. That's alot.

[@lukaswilhelm9290]

@@thejudge6453 only the insane one would commit more than one battle in the same place in the same war.

[@herptek]

@@lukaswilhelm9290 How so? Importance of a geographic feature is often not reduced by it having been fought over once already.

[@lukaswilhelm9290]

@@herptek well what you said is true but re read again what i wrote: "more than one battle in the same place in the same war". It would make sense if it happened in the same place but different war, if any general ever think that it would be 4D chess move to commit more than one battle in the same place in the same war then the quote from Einstein would definitely called this as insanity especially if you're already lost or suffer absurd casulties in previous battle.

[@tobiasmmueller]

Ok, video watched. Immediately subscribed.

[@nevermindmeijustinjectedaw9988]

once again great video i love your content, it's among the very best on youtube keep it up

[@gunarsmiezis9321]

Fighting with geography is good but sometimes you just have to brute force your way somewhere.

[@TankswillRule]

Pretty sure the Orc way of “sending 7k people to their deaths and still failing to take a single fokin city” is not a good idea

[@gunarsmiezis9321]

@@TankswillRule It won the french WW1.

[@nilloc93]

"Battles are won by slaughter and maneuver. The greater the general, the more he contributes in maneuver, the less he demands in slaughter." ~Churchill

[@gunarsmiezis9321]

@@nilloc93 That pathetic exuse of a man has propably never sayed it. And there are times when the concentration of forces is so grate there is no room to manuver. Also there are times when your forces can only win by quickly braking the enemies center and pushing them off the field before you are encirceled or artitioned.

[@airsmellnice4133]

@@TankswillRule stop dehumanizing

[@brandonlyon730]

Be interesting to see a similar video on Bakhmut considering how many times the Russian’s have attacked that city in this war trying to gain control over it.

[@sjonnieplayfull5859]

It's basically Verdun 1916 now, a meatgrinder where the attacker is unable to bring forward his artillery due to ever more craters and the further his troops get, the less support they have left

[@sergeontheloose]

@@sjonnieplayfull5859 The russians have no tank forces left - so when they attack with infantry it looks like "First World War" ever again. The few remaining tankers of the russians are afraid to engage Ukrainian forces which are saturated with NLAWs and Javelins. Nobody wants to be a "suicide squad".

[@tomaszmarud6736]

Nice worki dude

[@bigsarge2085]

Fascinating!

[@kommandantduncan1693]

You forgot to include Crimea in the map of Ukraine.

[@NSea-zj1lt]

This is the most inclusive, concise and unbias video I have watched amongst hundreds of Russian-Ukraine war video for the past 6 months!! Cheers and Thanks to all of you

[@Rain-Man]

Keep it up!

[@smokeypuppy417]

Great video

[@itsalmostfun8567]

The donbas region is like ardenne Naturally i mean artificially hard to take

[@nomad8901]

But if you can hold Izium or all eastern and northern bank of Severo Donetsk river, you can block threat from Khakov city and from donbass.

[@Michaelonyoutub]

Potentially but it is very hard to do that when the eastern side of the river has a lot less local infrastructure than the western Kharkiv side. The Kharkiv side would have the advantage of maneuverability, especially deep behind their lines away from artillery fire, and maneuverability has proven to be vital in the war. The defending side would have to commit a lot of forces to make up for the maneuverability disadvantage, which in a war with roughly equivalent sides, would leave other sectors vulnerable. Kherson is not too dissimilar due to the few crossings of the Dnieper giving a northwestern attacker a similar maneuverability advantage over the defender, and as we saw in the war, Russia can't commit enough troops to protect them both, so they chose one and failed to defend the other.

[@cpt.mystic_stirling]

This analysis is a bit more refreshing than the reoccurring info on some channels

[@icycreamfrommc_1745]

Nice, another video

[@djolemihojlic8946]

The point is avoid fighting in it directly bypass it and if nided starve it with some medieval style tactics

[@GM53946]

There will almost certainly be at least one more battle for it

[@greenkoopa]

Hey no spoilers!