Why Russia's Invasion into Ukraine Failed on Arrival | Battle Board | Daily Mail

The Battle for Hostomel Airfield
Putin planned to take over Hostomel Airport, land thousands of troops on its runway and from there enter Kyiv, capture or kill the Ukrainian government and take over the country. The invasion was supposed to take days. Here is every manoeuvre that saved Ukraine from immediate Russian control.
The Daily Mail's foreign correspondent Chris Pleasance takes over The Battle Board to explain the tactics and breakdown exactly what happened in the earliest hours of the full-scale Russian invasion.
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[@dailymail]

This is a pilot episode of our brand new show! Tell us what you think in the comments below.

[@scottgroves1010]

You wanna know what I think ? I think you’re pumping out propaganda stop lying to us!

[@marinebymistake]

@@scottgroves1010 ivan no vodka here nice video

[@murrayflewelling1258]

I majored in military history and this is so will done and informative , that I am sure anyone watching will find it as exciting as it is educational !

[@des_smith7658]

Ukraine got played

[@R-co8su]

YES

[@AndriiPyndyk]

I live in 17 kilometers from Hostomel airport. I've heard bombs that were being dropped on the runway to damage it, and I knew that those were our planes - they were flying above my house in Kyiv. Those blasts were different from that I've experienced days later: MLRS and artillery fire are very different from air bombs. When air bomb drops - ground shakes (slightly, but you still feel it) even in 17 km afar from the place of impact. Those 200 men are the reason I am still alive, and we are still having our country independent.

[@countd5955]

I am in the USA, along with the overwhelming majority of Americans my heart is with Ukraine every day.

[@user-dcf6502]

It has been dominated by the US since the coup in 2014 and sold for > 25% ( mining/agriculture) to big foreign companies. Ukraine has been used as a proxystate for geopolitical reasons.

[@sikorsky5815]

@@user-dcf6502 Alright bot, keep lying lmao

[@РафаэльСаркисянц-ъ2т]

@@sikorsky5815 Ложь, это ваше , американец ! По этой причине, вас ненавидят !

[@ryangomez4462]

@@user-dcf6502 dominated people dont fight like the Ukrainians, look to Russia for an example of serf soldiers.

[@teKniQz]

Please continue this show!! Battle Board is such a unique idea and the presentation was amazing. I loved the combination of animation over the maps with real footage attached. The host is top notch and I really enjoyed his tone and flow throughout the episode. Can’t wait for future episodes!

[@leyasep5919]

unique ? not so much, but well produced. Now, tons of people will "debate" in the comments about this or that... But at least it's not clickbait as the host has presented relevant arguments.

[@crankatorium]

@@leyasep5919 This is unique and awesome. This is definitely scratching my strategy gaming itch.

[@ShadowHawk99]

​@@leyasep5919geez... Buddy you're doing some great work on that keyboard, keeping the internet safe from positive comments. I'd say though you can take a break. It's an extremely well told story.

[@leyasep5919]

@@ShadowHawk99 Thank you very much !

[@diegojavierroaeslava5821]

Unique.....English people makingan advertising message of Charles III!

[@kazomazo6646]

This is a beautiful work of journalism. This need to become a full program.

[@Tocchito.8908]

I agree❤

[@sgddfgfghfgh]

Operations room is significantly better

[@MADNESS084]

The is guy literally has no idea what is going on. Ukraine is losing and it’s beyond debate. Selydove just fell in only 2 weeks. It’s a battle of attrition

[@DCB20]

@@MADNESS084 How does Putin shoes taste?

[@MADNESS084]

@@DCB20 I’m far from a Putin sympathizer. I think all government officials are liars and corrupt. I just want the truth and this is far from it.

[@RyanEglitis]

FWIW, a lot of this battle was helped greatly by US intel given to Ukraine that this invasion was for sure happening, a day or two beforehand. That's why the airport was on high alert, and staffed with so many soldiers in the first place. But Ukraine's defense in the end is really what saved the day

[@dungheadable]

Yep, I don't know why this point wasn't mentioned. US Intel mentioned this as early as the first week of Feb 2022 to the Ukrainians

[@starhalv2427]

Not just from the United States, a week prior pro-democratic elements within Belarus reported the large movements of Russian troops, warning about a possible Russian attack from Belarussian soil, and even sabotaged some trains which greatly helped to slow down the advance of land forces towards Kiev.

[@rofa6086]

No plan survives first contact with the enemy. Using the same plan over and over again will not leave the enemy guessing.

[@theunitedstatesofamerica4862]

​@@sadqqwwqeq4175stay mad Russian bot, Russia failed so hard they got their own country invaded

[@dmitrikulkevicius9161]

@@sadqqwwqeq4175 So Ruzzia has taken Kyiv in their 3-day 2-year-old special military operation?

[@matthewslavin1498]

@@sadqqwwqeq4175 define 'losing hard', and by the same coin define how Russia must be 'winning hard'.

[@AirCicilia]

@@sadqqwwqeq4175 Hahahahahahahahaha...!!!! You should go to Las Vegas Nevada and start your career as a stand up comedian.

[@AirCicilia]

@@sadqqwwqeq4175 Include that part in your stand up routine man. You'll become more famous than Chris Rock and Richard Pryor.

[@Satans_lil_helper]

"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the face." Mike Tyson

[@FunkySpaceLord]

😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ceiling-deskfan]

Putin got punched in his ball.

[@ShadowBlack-vh5ed]

Y'all really should ask Ukraine what the taste of blood feels like

[@cliffordyee745]

​@@ShadowBlack-vh5edSure thing, Ivan

[@ShadowBlack-vh5ed]

@@Satans_lil_helper AHH,wanna ask those people at the white house wtf they are thinking giving children weapons as toys????surely they don't want to watch the world burn,do they?

[@ImperialKnight86]

“Wars start as you will, but they don’t end as you please”. -Niccolò Machiavelli.

[@hajleselasije2368]

🙂'ukraina' je izgubila rat ... na kraju ce jevrej biti smaknut od najblizeg okruzenja

[@sudazima]

that guy was so machiavellian in his quotes

[@filipposaracchini1976]

Niccolò*

[@SgtTechCom]

they rarely start as you will either.

[@ImperialKnight86]

@@filipposaracchini1976 thx

[@CLHLC]

Now this is journalism I seek!

[@CrabbyLioness]

Using the exact same tactic for 54 years is a BAD IDEA. Using them on troops you trained personally is a REALLY BAD IDEA.

[@jimplummer4879]

Yup !

[@leyasep5919]

shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh don't talk so loud or the Russians will try to find an even worse tactic... 😅

[@marcblank3036]

It fits into the narrow mindset common in that part of the world

[@CrabbyLioness]

@@marcblank3036 I've heard aid workers who served in Russia complain about that very thing

[@marcblank3036]

@@CrabbyLioness of course. Long term effects of the disease caused by total state control. Luckily the Ukrainians are making efforts to distance themselves from it slowely if Putin allows them. Here in Vietnam is no different and our great western free societies are becoming more and more narrow minded and unable to think critically

[@MrRedsjack]

Some points that are a bit understated: 1) the russian missile barrage supposed to remove all air defenses and most army barracks in the Kiev area mostly missed due to the precision of the missiles being substantially lower than originally claimed. 2) the soldiers of the reinforcement column in Belarus were not told about the invasion of Ukraine till the very day of the invasion, it was common practice for russians soldiers to sell the spare fuel to locals after sny training in Belarus. So some tanks had just enough fuel to go back over the border in Russia as a lot of the spare fuel was sold (informally) to Belarusian locals. Those tanks got stuck on the way to Kiev because nobody wanted to admit selling the fuel. 3) some trucks and anti air systems of the russian military used chinese made tires as replacement from Michelin tires which could no longer be purchased due to the 2014 sanctions. Those off road military veichles and anti air systems use a variable pressure mechanism in the tire that allow the veichle to reduce tire air pressure while going off road for better traction. However the Chinese tires were not well designed to support this system and some literally came off the rims further causing traffic jams. 4) because the russians knew their communication systems were likely hacked or compromised by the Americans a lot of the orders were given with papers making it quite hard to change the plan on the go without risking the Ukrainian knowing all their plans as the Americans trained the Ukrainian comms teams. So when thry had to give new commands many of them were intercepted and decoded or rhey left various units without orders as the plan changed. 4) the supply line towards Kiev was flooded by the Ukrainian opening dams causing s lot of traffic jams. This combined with mechanical failures, tires coming off trucks, occasional Ukrainian harassment from the sides of the supply columns causing broken veichles on the road and quickly rising demands for more equipment and soldiers at the front caused a near total blockage of the supply lines towards Kiev. It got so bad that while the soldiers were urgently waiting for supplies and equipment at the front many trucks had to wait for several days for the traffic jams and it was February so thr truckers had to keep the engine running not to freeze. Many trucks ran out of fuel doing so or didn't have enough fuel to make their way back. So a substantial amount of thr fuel that was allocated to the fighting veichles was instead used to refuel the trucks halfway and overall the Russians could only supply enough equipment for a few tens of thousands of soldiers and no more slong those supply lines. 5) Ukraine opened up the weapons warehouses in Kiev to anyone that wanted to fight creating effectively hundred thousand new conscript in a couple of days while the Russians were still stuck in their traffic jams. By the time the supply situation was getting better for the Russians they were going to have to take a capital City that had time to build barricades and had 5 to 10 times more soldiers and armed civilians than the russians had attacking troops in that specific point. And due to the supply constraints increasing the number of Russian troops substantially was impossible. So those Russian soldiers, as experienced rhey could be, would have had to fight city block to city block vastly outnumbered against an entrenched opponent and surrounded by angry civilians. A mess that was not possible to solve. Also the Ukrainian were becoming more active in attacking the supply lines with anti tank weapons further limiting supply and exposing the risk of the front line troops being cut off from the supply lines. 6)the failed missiles strike at the beginning meant that Ukraine still had some anti air capabilities and some air force left. Because of this the russians could not simply tske advantage of air supremacy without risking to lose many planes in the process. Also russian anti air troops didn't expect to see Ukrainian planes and either didn't fire at them or fired too much targeting slso russian planes jn the confusion as both sides use similar models. All of this together with what was shown in the video made the conquest of Kiev impossible and forced the Russians to try to pull back and negotiate a political solution instead which also didn't work as the Russian demands were much more thsn Ukraine wanted to accept.

[@frozenrobert5735]

Thanks for elaborating on this. Excellent details!

[@그냥내얘기연필심]

그래서, 지금 이기고있는건 누구입니까?

[@LiterallyMojo]

Great explanation. Even more impressive is managing to say all that without youtube shadow censoring you

[@arslanrasit]

This comment is better than the video lol

[@user-dcf6502]

I am sory but it seems not true to me - Scott Ritter, Colonel Douglas Mc Greggor, judge Napolitano, Brian berletic and so many others ( also former high ranking) CIA intelligence officers have a totally different opinion about the situation.

[@pipe_currency]

I'm a Canadian English teacher and I was in Kyiv on February 24, 2022 when the Russians invaded. In fact, I was sleeping in my flat in Pozniaky when I heard the echo of two distant explosions and immediately realized these were not common sounds in the city. Thus began my three day odyssey to get to the border of Poland, which I later walked across after hitch-hiking 373 KM from a small villiage in Zhytomyr Oblast to the city of Lviv. In Kyiv, Rivne and Lviv I heard air raid sirens and following distant explosions of missiles hitting military instillations. My nerves were on end worrying about a missile heading into one of the cities while I was in them. There are just too many impressions on the first day of the invasion to go into detail about but generally it was, unsurprisingly, awful and the worst day of my life. It wasn't until I accepted that I may die and decided I had to try for the border that I got a second wind and felt a peculiar calm, a kind of inner peace. I would be remise if I did not mention the unbelievably kind genrosity of my current of former students who provided me shelter, food and guidance on my way to the border. Without Ukrainians my journey would have been far more precarious.

[@jetdigital]

Hide in the Mountains

[@jetdigital]

Carpathian mountains were used during WWII

[@benmcreynolds8581]

Thanks for sharing this. What a unique perspective & set of circumstances you experienced. I couldn't imagine visiting a country when all of a sudden Russia unexpectedly invaded it. I'm glad Ukraine has such amazing individuals & they helped you achieve the goal of reaching the border. I so badly wish this war was not still going on for 3 yrs now. I wish my country of America was Way more focused on doing whatever it takes to allow & help Ukraine defend themselves from Russia's Depraved Atrocities

[@russelhill9721]

Why not just get a plane or train like so many of the Ukrainians that I met in factories here in the UK? Ukraine had a scheme to make sure foreign nationals could leave the country safely. Plenty of news articles from 2022 showing foreigners leaving via train and plane.

[@300thNPC]

You should write about your story in a blog or book. Very valuable first hand account

[@davidd3063]

once again Ukraine saved by the guts of its people. they fought for their country all the way.. its inspiring

[@julesjules6244]

without foreign support Ukraine would be part of Russia by now

[@mkultra2877]

They are barely surviving thanks to our US tax money.

[@MrHowardMoon]

You need to do some research yourself because this video is nothing but blatant lies.

[@_wayward_494]

​@@MrHowardMoon67 comments wow. How much do they pay you per hour, or is it per comment

[@Uuyrijies1123]

@_wayward_494 Given the current state of their situation, probably less than a penny.

[@WielkaStopa-qh1rr]

We all should remember Belorus part and not get fooled of neutrality fiction

[@jokuvaan5175]

I don't think anyone is fooled. Unless they live under a rock. NATO members imposed heavy sanctions on Belarus too and like Russia it was banned from many international forums like sports events.

[@dionv7391]

"bela rus" means white russia 😂

[@WielkaStopa-qh1rr]

@@dionv7391 The last open-air museum of (post)communism

[@romanfoma1044]

​@@dionv7391it's means "White Rus"

[@olivka7560]

We should not forget West invading a country for money, then when you take accountability think about Belarus.

[@hannesteiss]

Easy to follow, no disturbing filler content. 10/10 would watch more.

[@SeanP7195]

It sucked

[@naB4o0o]

This reminds me of that general in Blackadder: "Using the same tactic as we have the last 17 times is the LAST thing they'll expect"

[@murrayflewelling1258]

I majored in military history and this is so will done and informative , that I am sure anyone watching will find it as exciting as it is educational !

[@bogdan1968ful]

How lies can be educationl?

[@Rio.Motel.84]

​@@bogdan1968ful you are a Kremlin bot 🚨

[@oisinhennessy6846]

​@@bogdan1968ful why do you say 'lies'?

[@300thNPC]

​@@oisinhennessy6846 He's following the orders of his FSB Handler 😂

[@SuperSonstiges]

@@oisinhennessy6846 because that^s what these clowns are told to say. Remeber, ruSSia has its 5. column all over Europe, in each and every country.

[@timrogers2638]

An EXCELLENT explanation of this crucial battle.

[@Repz98]

This is by far one of the best content I seen on KZbin about thr Ukraine-Russian war. The breakdown and map, makes it easier to understand what went on. Thank you DailyMail, this was really good content, and I would love to see more content the exact same way!

[@Jakob-iq8yu]

Useless content. Zero value. What happens in Ukraine is a war of the US against Europe.

[@Stratigoz]

Sheeple and their beloved propaganda.

[@st-ex8506]

@@StratigozIt seems that YOU are the propaganda agent... I supposed a senior among the ruSSian sheep?!

[@soccerguy2433]

@@Stratigoz its not propaganda when claims are actually backed by evidence. RU just says stuff over and over as loud as they can until 🤡believe it.

[@Madenity]

@@Stratigoz There are two types of propaganda, one that is actually true, and one that are blatant lies

[@YummyLADanish]

Those 200 men basically being modern day Spartans is just mind-blowing. But as written by Robert Jordan "...ages come and pass, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth..." Once the dust settles and Ukraine remains free these men will become legend, and their memories will become myth but i highly doubt their heroism will ever be forgotten by future generations of Ukrainians.

[@SilvaDroid]

Modern day spartans.... lmfao

[@Michaelveen]

They defended within a fortified position against 300 paratroopers without heavy weapons. That were attacking them from the open field. 20 of them got captured and the rest ran away. Yeah real spartans.

[@clankplusm]

@@Michaelveen it should be noted they lacked heavy weapons besides their ZU-23-2, a half a century old manually guided AA gun. Meanwhile the Russians brought a cruise missile strike and many attack helicopters, which are in fact heavy assets (indirect fire support and mobile heavy weaponry). This is not to mention the training difference, difference in readiness, or being outnumbered 1.5 to one. I don't know what fortifications you refer to besides the barracks and innate defender's advantages in urban / semi urban fighting. I wouldn't say even as a Ukrainian they can be called the best in history or anything, true. But they still stood better than I believe many would expect. I would maybe even hazard that the civilians supporting the 72nd were more heroic.

[@MADNESS084]

So you believe western propaganda that Ukraine is winning?

[@Michaelveen]

@clankplusm The cruise missiles did almost zero damage to the defenders. They were fired way before the landing. One could even argue that they created a worse situation for the paratroopers because they alerted the defenders hours in advance. Ru had zero heavy weaponry and no artillery support. The attack helicopters could not do much besides leave because they and the paratroopers were targeted by multiple UA fighter aircraft. There are multiple videos of, for example Su-27 flying low and attacking. Also Ukrainian artillery was shelling the whole area to oblivion. There are accounts of these paratroopers how they landed. When they landed they were stuck in the fields and were under heavy airstrikes ,mortar and arty fire 152mm and even 203mm. They had no other option than just assault the buildings head on or die in the fields. They claim that they told them them that there were not a lot of defenders there and they would have airsupport. They had nothing. Also the claim of Russian destroying the plane upon landing is propaganda there are alot of pictures of paratroopers outside and even inside this plane. The Ukrainians destroyed it while they were levelling the area with everything they had. And the most funny part is the fabricated retreat into the forest.

[@thekitchensink7440]

Very slick presentation, excited to see more battle board

[@fallingphoenix2341]

I wonder if it weren't better for us arm chair generals in the comment section, if they showed a little more of what it took to hold that airport, and what it cost the people who did it. War isn't pretty, victory not free, and the tragedy beyond comprehension.

[@CptnHammer1]

me 2

[@edwarddenhartog8100]

Excellent tactical debriefing, explains very much how and why Ukraine held out against the invaders.

[@ОнуфрийНечепуренко]

The only reason why the Russian plan failed is because British intelligence warned Ukraine about all the details of the plan. From the first day of the war until today, all American and British intelligence has been working in alliance with the Ukrainian army.

[@muhammadhassankiyani8953]

Lebanese used the same technique as the Ukrainians when the Israelis invaded them in 2006. The Israeli casualties, just like the Russian casualties, skyrocketed and they had to retreat.

[@BocaoZ]

Ukraine keeps losing territory every day.

[@GreatPolishWingedHussars]

You probably don't realize who's losing the war!

[@epikentertainment6214]

​@@BocaoZlike Russia 😂

[@Darkseidsolosfiction]

Amazing show, Respect and love to Ukraine🇬🇪♥️🇺🇦

[@dianal3542]

Thank you and yes, please, continue Battle Board! ❤🇺🇦

[@lukutsouthwell1696]

Indeed! Even a layman like me notwithstanding that I’ve been a military (land, sea & air) buff since age 15 (now aged 75) is able to follow the chronological order of this guy’s excellent presentation!👍👍

[@joeboyd4064]

Yes!!!

[@fredeerickbays]

@@joeboyd4064 YES

[@Gen4505]

This is exactly what they are doing - pouring pure BS into your ears and want you to listen, believe and "follow the presentation". Yeah, at 75 you may not be capable to run your own research. Eh, probably when you were 25 you could not do that either. "Follow" is what you were brought up to do.

[@internetcensure5849]

With 60 years' study of wars, you are not exactly an ordinary "layman".

[@FromRussiawithvideo]

Always curious why such buffs don't join military? Lifestyle thing?

[@oleksandrchervinskyi8590]

4:10 not "one of the largest aircrafts", but "the largest aircraft". "Mriya" was the heaviest, with the widest wing span, and by maximum takeoff weight of 640 tonnes was way ahead of any aircrafts ever built.

[@dogsnads5634]

It depends on how you measure 'largest' the Stratolaunch Roc has a wider wingspan and greater carrying capacity than AN-225.

[@oleksandrchervinskyi8590]

@@dogsnads5634 Are you serious? Probably you can provide a link to prove your point?

[@vvnick]

@@oleksandrchervinskyi8590 Wiki says it has really huge wingspan, but only 250 tonnes of cargo: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scaled_Composites_Stratolaunch

[@gurdimeikenskjaldi5060]

@@oleksandrchervinskyi8590 117 metres of wingspan. or so I've read on wikipedia

[@oleksandrchervinskyi8590]

@@gurdimeikenskjaldi5060 yes, SRoc really has wider wingspan. But not the carrying capacity. Not even close.

[@mk13085]

It’s honestly so rewarding to see western media for once focus on long forgotten battles, instead of uncovering current Ukraine’s military secrets, which in turn hurts our defence capabilities, thank you so much.

[@inocry940]

Secrets?? If the media is aware then the russian intelligence is aware as well....

[@marcoaorelio6409]

If the media know current Ukraine secrets then you can be sure the enemy already knew It.

[@melodymacken9788]

Brilliant, brilliant and brilliant. Touche to whomever put this together.

[@Canisestlupus]

There is one other crucial thing everyone is now barely remembering, even Ukrainians. A complete silence from the West for the said three days. It was on the fourth day that the Sholtz said that they are ready to support Ukraine.

[@TauvicRitter]

Maybe they had to evaluate first.

[@lindraeson]

Everyone was warned and some equipment was given prior to conflict by some countries.

[@sonarbuge7958]

Probably they wanted to see what would happen first, if Russia were to steam roll Ukraine and win in a few days it would have made relations very bad if they had promised to help Ukraine and then Ukraine loses immediately 😅

[@lindraeson]

@@sonarbuge7958 there was no such thing from countries whose integrity depended that Ukraine does not fall.

[@venacava7897]

Everyone was scared of russia, it managed to successfully gaslight the West that their military forces were "the second most powerful in the world". They all expected an immediate collapse of the country and I can see why (as a Russian citizen, I can't blame them, in those dark hours I hoped for the best but couldn't fight off the feeling that Ukraine would go down).

[@sabinobenegiamo1761]

Una autentica lezione di storia militare. Unica e svolta in modo professionale. Grazie, perché sono queste le misure da ricordare in questo conflitto.

[@JL-qe5gl]

Thanks!

[@chickenman7717]

Great pilot episode. Can't get enough of this decisive battle and it shows how much every Ukrainian is against the idea of joining Russia. Hostomel will be remembered for generations as the moment Putin (already) lost the war.

[@russelhill9721]

right yeah. Even though over 8 million Ukrainians consider themselves ethnically Russian and at least 2 million chose to cross the border into Russia since the war started.

[@laars0001]

Imagine an organization with guns kicking in your door occupying your house and then demand you subscribe to their magazine "Orc's Life"

[@Silver_Prussian]

I have been hearing this He already lost the war for 2 and half years how about you drop it already

[@epikentertainment6214]

​@@Silver_Prussian😂

[@soulxtr]

Donbass fought for 7 years before Russia came to his aid.

[@luciusvorenus9445]

Great episode. Informative and concise.

[@Jakob-iq8yu]

Absolutely useless information.

[@nonono88no]

had to figure out, that it is fantasy series...

[@SuperSonstiges]

@@nonono88no 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 like ruSSia taking the capital?

[@epikentertainment6214]

​@@SuperSonstigesall over in 3 days 😂😂

[@pat-Hlab27]

Formidable travail. Félicitations à toute l'équipe qui a mis au point cet exposé.

[@Dan007UT]

I could watch this style of explaining battles all day

[@aaaaaa2206]

Then watch war mapper channels instead of the legacy media propaganda (either pro Russian or pro Ukrainian).

[@charlemagnemarban6758]

I love the presentation and animations. Great job to the production team

[@MaxWa]

Honestly, this analysis was fantastic. Well-pitched for my level of knowledge. I'm not generally a fan of the DM, but this is a quality product I would happily consume.

[@franklinbrown7389]

This was amazing! Please do another one about how the Ukrainian's stopped the collum from driving to Ukraine.

[@66gtb]

Well done. I’ll watch all the content from this guy.

[@claytonburton1165]

This is incredible content. Please please please continue.

[@bleo8371]

Slava Ukraini from Czechia ! we will always support you, we remember Russians in Prague !

[@havanasyndrome3024]

So you remember Russians in Prague in 1945?

[@blackdaemon01]

So you must surely remember those were 1st Ukrainian front, first tanks arriving to Prague were e actually Ukrainian, at that time a part of USSR. So please stop this, its ridiculous.

[@jobanatolii]

Thank you for showing this to the world! We need the world to help us.

[@cyberdemon1702]

When this war ends this will make one hell of a movie for Ukrainians and their national pride.

[@a.brekkan4965]

If you are into propaganda, sure. A more sad movie would be that from the battle at the Eastern front.

[@myopicthunder]

Ukraine won't exist 😂

[@UninstallingWindows]

@@a.brekkan4965 Who said that the movie cant be sad? Most war movies have sad scenes. Russians have cemented themselves as the nazis of the 21st century. Just like history channel is full Hitler and second world war documentaries, in the future, its gona be Putin and ruski reich documentaries.

[@imaverageatgamesbutimostly3431]

@@a.brekkan4965 man how many people died on the Eastern Front

[@asneakychicken322]

@@myopicthunder and that will stop a movie being made about it how exactly? The Soviet Union doesn't exist anymore either yet movies still get made involving them.

[@Applecompuser]

Any other people, that plan would have worked. All of the Ukrainian people have unseen courage. I have never seen such grace under fire. Example. In US we have courage, but people want top fight at traffic light. I saw shelling near train station and the people were outwardly calm and graceful considering the circumstances. I pray for a free Ukraine.

[@MrHowardMoon]

Oh shut up and formulate your own opinion instead of your CNN fed one.

[@IxMeTutorials]

​​@@MrHowardMoon what if your own opinion just matches the cnn one without ever having watched cnn?

[@mat05usz]

@@MrHowardMoon funny coming from a guy having an opinion that's exactly 180 degrees opposite that of CNN, same coin, opposite side

[@RDFContent]

Absolutely amazing how this is presented, well done.

[@antonleimbach648]

As an American I am proud to have Ukraine as an ally. Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦

[@FizzleWick1]

You’re Ukraine’s ally, but is Ukraine your ally?

[@hrisalek]

yeah, your gov should give them more of your tax money.

[@LAJAP]

This is about your tax dollars, not NATO, USA, Ukraine or Russia, Israel, Palestine, Iran. Those who get your money don't show up on TV.

[@markdavidson1049]

Ukraine is losing pretty badly. I find it hilarious that this KZbin video has to go back to the beginning of the conflict where the Russians were disorganized and inexperienced. The Russians are learning fast and gaining more ground. Crimea is firmly in their control, Bakhmut fell to them then later Avdiivka and now Petrovsk is about to fall. Nothing is stopping them short of actual NATO intervention.

[@brianmackinnon1885]

As an American, I do not support Blackrock, Vanguard and U.S. gov giving my money away to worldwide welfare recipients. Stop all aid to Israel and Ukraine and what every other country the sun doesn't set on.

[@maggimo58991]

This is extremely well made journalism. Look forward to the coming episodes

[@Jonathan_Strange]

I love the tale of the Russian attack on Hostomel... and how the brave Ukrainians managed to thwart the Russian invasion - and change history forever. This account had additional information that was interesting... but my most favourite account is called "Battle for Hostomel Airport - Animated Analysis" by War Archive. _If this was the pilot episode - this could become an interesting channel to follow._ I wish you success.

[@TheEmberEdit]

Well prepared Documentary!! Loved it!!

[@nei1mchugh]

Interesting video and well done. I would say although Russia has taken over airports in the past it's not a Russian tactic. Americans did it in Iraq in the UN did it in Bosnia. Modern armies first step is to maintain logistics.

[@KTOMbI]

i lived in Hostomel 4.5 km from the airfield. I vividly remember that morning started with missile hit the airport approx at 630am. And all the horror started after. With heavy shelling, dogfights in the air, waves of russian convoys and first russian soldiers. etc.

[@bipolarbear9917]

Excellent! That’s have more of this format. Love it.

[@acerniss]

We are watching history unfold.

[@ZiolkowskiPawel]

Best wishes for the Ukrainian army from Poland. Don't let politics set a disagreement between our nations. Only together we were the most powerful military units in Europe.

[@alexbull9668]

We Ukrainians will never forget the Polish people' help & support!

[@Iksbrown]

"You must not fight too often with one enemy or you will teach him all your art of war." - Napoleon Bonaparte

[@lexiusugrymius9392]

Ironically it's works for two sides

[@dgthe3]

Well, yes, but ... I bet there are still plenty of Soviet Assault Doctrine handbooks sitting around in Ukraine from the cold war. And all of the leadership was born in the Soviet Union & either began their career within the Soviet Union or in the very early post-Soviet era. Point is, Ukraine knew the Russian playbook since before the first shot was fired.

[@jeromefitzroy]

Putin overestimated his abilities and underestimated Zelensky

[@DontWorry-vg8np]

😂😂

[@philcleaver2703]

Nice detailed review. Lot's of lessons here for budding. Junior leaders and NCO

[@dailymail]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@LRRPFco52]

It's more for senior leaders. No D/SEAD, no effective CAS, no night capability, no airfield clearance teams, no shock troops like Ranger Regiment or Paras, and they were set up for failure. US would have done this differently, starting at night with fast mover pre-planned CAS support until AC-130 could suppress any remaining AAA and crew-served positions.

[@customfantasyhotwheels]

Why would you use an apostrophe for ''lots"?

[@peterkratoska4524]

Czech here, I lived through Operation Danube as a kid. The first plane that landed at Prague airport was a special forces plane that took over the tower and the next plane that landed was a special flight controller plane that would serve as a control tower. The other point is that Russia and Warsaw pact troops numbered some 800,000. Which is over 4x more than what Russia used in Ukraine on a country with a quarter the population and maybe a fifth of the size. They were incompetent then too, I recall they drank polluted river water and had to be hospitalized. My dad was in the main army base in the southwest (Tabor) They had been given orders to go out on manouevres but the intention was that the Russian troops would occupy the bases. This order was countermanded and they stayed put. But given the overwhelming size of the invading force and no hope of help from the west the Czechs had no chance. I remember even then Russian soldiers did not know how to use flush toilets, and would often be seen wearing multiple watches on their arms (that they stole from civilians).

[@peterkratoska4524]

The other thing is, while the Czech politburo was flown to Moscow where they tried to force Dubček and the others to agree to the invasion the because no one listened to the the puppet leaders Russia installed. But Brezhnev told Dubček a million Soviet soldiers died liberating Czechoslovakia in WW2, they would hold on if it meant ww3.

[@VSPlum]

That first plane requested emergency landing, they reported some mechanical problems with the plane. And it was a lie, like everything, that russians say.

[@Silver_Prussian]

You recall ah yes the dusty memories of some guy on the internet if this little story is even true in the first place

[@Silver_Prussian]

Copying the ww2 story of the soldier that raised the flag with the wristwatches even now that is super pathetic on your part mate

[@peterkratoska4524]

@@Silver_Prussian no durak, its just means they haven't changed. Didn't even know that story, I lived through it.

[@MalaysDgreat]

when the audacity of disrespecting an opponent backfired. 🤣

[@93michalis]

How exactly? As far as I know 20% of Ukraine is still occupied. Who is winning from this war?

[@MalaysDgreat]

@@93michalis The invasion was supposed to be a quick hundred% Ukraine takeover. Now Putin and you are stuck with 20% land and hundreds of thousands dead for almost 3 years. How’s that going? 😆

[@MalaysDgreat]

@@93michalis yes, seems like you and putin are winning.🙃

[@crabyman3555]

@@93michalis 20% after 3 years of war is ''victory'' in your mind?

[@epikentertainment6214]

​@@crabyman3555 and they've lost land of their own now 🤣 2nd best army in their own country 🙈 and BTW this was to be all over in 3 days! Putin said it himself. What a balls up 😂

[@usmcjawbreaker97]

Just so everyone knows, Kyiv is around 2.5 - 3 hour away from Belarus. Imagine the US trying to Invade Tijuana from Los Angeles and not being able to get there.

[@leamon_3]

So how did they surround kiev on three sides and captured 1000 fighters in mariupol?

[@marinbotev5134]

Thank you for sharing a battle which will be commemorated and taught in the military academies! Another proof of the Helmuth von Moltke the Elder quote - "No plan of operations reaches with any certainty beyond the first encounter with the enemy's main force." Fortunately for the Ukrainian defenders, Russians lacked battle contingencies.

[@FromRussiawithvideo]

They had contingencies it seems they were just also thwarted.

[@petero8893]

The Russian leadership greatly underestimated the Ukrainian will and ability to fight back, and overestimated their own popularity with civilian Ukarainians. I recommend watching Anders Puck Nielsen's latest talk on why most Western experts failed to predict the Russian attack. He talks about the flawed Russian view of the world around them, and the actions those views lead to.

[@olivervaldes4223]

This is FANTASTIC!! WOW!!!

[@dvj4100]

Great presentation

[@kleroterion1196]

Awesome video, Daily Mail. This needs to become a movie.

[@sergekudrynskyj6662]

Its probably not just Putin, but also 80%+ of Russsians. Observe in the video, how Putin is praised when Russia grabbed Crimea.

[@borism4629]

Support of local population is the reason Crimea fell and the rest of Ukraine didn't. That is also the reason why east of Ukraine, that is currently under Russian control will most likely stay under their control unless the Russia itself collapse.

[@manchagojohnsonmanchago6367]

The people in Crimea never wanted to be part of Ukraine and if was easy for Russia to take it. After alm let's be honest .. it wasn't any way really associated with Ukraine except on paper

[@TheJohnmeo]

Great job. Great flow and information. Thank you, please continue.

[@Canisestlupus]

This is so scary, while I am happy that Ukrainians managed to defend themselves from this cruel attack, I still think about those who lost their lives defending Ukraine.

[@blucheer8743]

Great episode! Ukraine version of remember the Alamo!

[@AvangerCellar]

Echt gute Sendung. Great.

[@Rotfleks]

I thought I saw video from the first night of one of three Antonov transports being shot down - that I took to be carrying paratroops.. partly because of the multitude of burning objects that emanated. Was that not at the airport?

[@vincentnnyc]

slava ukraine!

[@SpringRaid]

You should look into origins of that phrase.

[@ThatWeirdPlaceInYT]

Great video. Inspiring to see how Ukrainians defended themselves.

[@Mozart22072012]

Great documentary ❤❤😊

[@aylyi-huh9355]

long live Ukraine

[@ahartify]

Operator Starsky was amongst the first 200 fighters!

[@leyasep5919]

and he commented 🙂

[@DolphaysDiscGolf]

Really enjoyed this show. Please make more episodes! I had never heard this story about the original day of the invasion. Glad their story has been told. Stay strong, Ukraine 🇺🇦 ❤

[@MisterRubiano]

Absolutely great episode

[@KyleBenzien]

That was very insightful. Thanks!

[@kamaloniankingdom2378]

Educational

[@FacadeWitch]

Only a mere 200 men changed the course of history

[@gustavoreyes5490]

Excellent and very compeling first episode of Batlle Board 👍👍👍 ... Can't wait for more episodes!

[@Peter-Oxley-Modelling-Lab]

This operation must have been planned by some genius who never saw "A Bridge too far"...

[@Marshal_Dunnik]

This video may give the impression than an air assault to seize airfield for follow on forces is exclusively a Soviet/Russian tactic, when it is certainly not. It's a common opening move for any army that has air mobility.

[@LRRPFco52]

The US does it much differently with pre-planned fires, Destruction and suppression of enemy air defense, gunships, Precision-guided Munitions, And done under the cover of night with night vision devices used by all participants. These are all things Russia lacks the capability to employ, nor do they train that way. They're stuck in a 1970s airmobile airfield seizure strategy, but they really believed it would be relatively effortless for them.

[@MelGibsonMovie]

@@LRRPFco52they thought Ukraine was Moldova or Czechia or Chechnya or Georgia. They forgot one thing though: we're in the 21st century, you know, drones and thermals and lasers and stuff. It ain't 1917 or 1945 anymore. This time USA won't save russia.

[@300thNPC]

​@@MelGibsonMovie Even without hindsight it's wild Putin actually went ahead with this war. Ukraine is a large country with a relatively modern military. That alone would deter 99% of world leaders. Just absolute reckless.

[@q-tuber7034]

Do the British really pronounce the Abrams tank as “ab-rams”?

[@TC2290-wh5cb]

@@300thNPC He was given very bad advice, that Ukraine would fold easily.

[@mvibes5926]

Great video, please continue this valuable work! Big thanks from Hungary

[@kevin2028]

The question of whether the Abrams has a place on modern battlefields or not is kind of a silly question. The equipment means nothing if the doctrine is not sound. The way the US army uses the Abrams is totally different from how Ukraine can use them.

[@TheRealAb216]

The models they got didn't have any real way to fend off drones but they at least would make sure the crew survived unlike the Russian tanks.

[@bradkubota6968]

The U.S. can count on having more than 12 units in a given location.

[@scottn1405]

You haven't a clue what you are talking about. The US army has never ever been in such a sustained, attritive, face to face conflict with a peer army. Lets face it, the modern US army has only encountered small and relatively weak countries without anything close to a comparable fighting force.

[@atomf9143]

I recognize that you're almost definitely a bot, but at what point does he mention the Abrams in this video?

[@jonathanbelanger6574]

​@@scottn1405US only used about 3% if it's fighting force in Afghanistan and Iraq at any given moment, you want the US to use let's say 50 or 60% on Russia? They would completely annihilate Russia with no more than 20% lol

[@KianFloppa]

❤ Ukraine

[@snuscaboose1942]

The 200 men who saved Ukraine.

[@pacificcoltrane7652]

Loved this. The infographics were well integrated and the analysis was spot on. Would love to see more integration with actual video of the event though. Thank you!

[@n.erdbeer]

How many Ukrainian men were saved by this manoeuvre? I guess several 100k Ukrainian men won't have to see a Russian face anymore by now.

[@gherkamum]

🇺🇦🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇧🇺🇦

[@geegnosis8888]

200 men at Hostemel = 300 Spartans at Thermopylae

[@havanasyndrome3024]

What an idiotic comparison.. 300 spartans held off 10,000 Persians. 200 Ukroids couldn't hold off 300 (probably less) Russian paratroopers and needed reinforcements. If anything is the Russian paratroopers managing to maintain some presence on the airfield waiting for ground forces despite Ukroid artillery fire that's impressive.

[@777mantikor]

I loved the detailed recounting of the battle. It was extremely informative. Thank you.

[@Gundam4President]

What no logistics does to a mf 😂😂😂

[@KanuckStreams]

Слава україні!

[@reireiismeme]

lmfao so basically you were wrong xD

[@Frixworks]

I cant wait for more of these episodes. This is excellent!

[@ned-tz380]

i apreciate yall making the video but its all yapping the real reason was because putin dint have enough hours on hoi4

[@lg2058]

Did it fail? I heard of more and more advancements over the past couple of weeks, as well as continual demolishing of the Kursk offensive

[@dylantrololol]

ah yes, advancements on day 960 lmao

[@sH-ed5yf]

We talk about the Initial invasion phase

[@sH-ed5yf]

We talk about the Initial invasion phase

[@dedster3164]

​@@dylantrolololhow much time usa spend in Afghanistan exactly?

[@PianoGamer64]

I heard Russia had to recruit North Korean Soldiers to replace their massive losses, and they had to send their bots to KZbin to try to convince us otherwise in a desperate move to change our perception.

[@stefano8936]

Too bed Putin didn't just rage-quit after the helicopter rush