Russian Advance Around Bakhmut - Russian Invasion of Ukraine DOCUMENTARY

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  • Опубліковано 4 лют 2023
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    Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on Modern Warfare continues with the aftermath of the first phase of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine in 2022 ( • How Ukraine Won the Fi... ). Previously we talked about the build-up to the new stage of the Russo-Ukrainian War, how Putin's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine continued, and covered events between February 24th and April 7th, as we saw how Ukraine managed to win the first phase of the war. This set up the second phase of the war - battle of Donbas. In the previous video we covered the events of April of 2022 ( • Battle of Donbas Begin... ) including the sinking of the rocket cruiser Moskva - • How did the Sinking of... , and how the conflict turned into the war of attrition in May ( • War of Attrition - Rus... ) and continued with Russia's best month in June ( • Russia's Best Month - ... ). In the video dedicated to July - the 5th month of the war, we talked about the arrival of the HIMARS systems which strengthened Ukrainian positions and changed the war ( • How HIMARS Changed the... ), while this video will focus on the events of August, as we will see how Russian logistics and manpower problems were worsened by the HIMARS strikes, the risk and intrigue around the Zaporizhia (Enerhodar) Nuclear Powerplant and the long expected beginning of the Ukrainian counter-offensive in Kherson ( • Kherson Counter-Offens... ). Previously we discussed the Kherson counteroffensive in the first 2 weeks of September and showed how the Ukrainian counteroffensive in Kharkiv Oblast - Balakliya-Izium counter-offensive succeeded, pushing the Russians across Oskil and Lyman ( • Ukrainian Kharkiv Coun... ) In the second half of September, Ukraine liberated even more territory in Kherson ( • Ukraine Continues Atta... ), while this video will talk about the events of the beginning of October, including the attack on the Crimean - Kerch bridge ( • Attack on the Crimean ... ). In the second half of October, positional and attritional warfare continued to dominate, still Ukraine managed to attack the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol and the Grain Deal was almost cancelled ( • Ukrainian Attack on Cr... ), while in the beginning of November, Ukraine finally liberated Kherson ( • How Ukraine Liberated ... ). In the second half of November, winter took over, making the military operation more difficult ( • Winter Takes Over - Ru... ), while in the first half of December, the stalemate continued ( • December Stalemate - R... ). In the second half of December and first half of January, Russia advanced around Bakhmut, taking Soledar.
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  • @KingsandGenerals
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    • @shockathlete8948
      @shockathlete8948 Рік тому

      Russia unprovoked and illegel invasion of ukraine
      Usa invades iraq india syria yemen afghanistan
      🤔🤔

    • @esportsprodigybuhanil933
      @esportsprodigybuhanil933 Рік тому +1

      @@shockathlete8948 When did the US invade India?

    • @lordfoxquaad1611
      @lordfoxquaad1611 Рік тому +3

      @@esportsprodigybuhanil933 Ikr this lunatic has no idea what he's talking about as well as how vastly different and uncomparable these conflicts are

    • @shockathlete8948
      @shockathlete8948 Рік тому

      In the first india pakistan war with the brits and pakistanis

    • @amargasaurus5337
      @amargasaurus5337 Рік тому

      The absolute irony of talking about bad investments and then taking a masterworks sponsorship.
      They should force youtubers to invest all the money they get from the sponsorship and associated video into said sponsored scam and hold it there till the market crashes.
      Crypto just happened, scandals abound and still somehow Masterworks comes in and reputable creators sponsor it.
      If you're gonna drag yourself through the mud cause YT's monetization is abusive, then PLEASE just take a Raid: Shadow Legends or Warthunder or WoWs sponsorship. Heck, take literally any mobile game sponsorship and I'll cheer along.
      Masterworks is an obvious ponzi/pyramid scheme, much like crypto became.
      Come on, you don't have fish memory and we know it.
      You see the writing on the wall too.
      Don't be the one to lead people down into the dark.

  • @bantoanthony
    @bantoanthony Рік тому +1193

    Truly insane the level of content that can be delivered by just small creators at home. Stuff like this is what used to be on the military channel 15 years ago.

    • @andresv.8880
      @andresv.8880 Рік тому +99

      People like this are not nobodies, they must have education or experience in these fields to be able to research, animate, and present this information so eloquently. It's likely a group of people too.

    • @g.h.8788
      @g.h.8788 Рік тому +25

      and yet despite all the advances in information tech, we are as blind to what is happening on the ground as ever...

    • @tomsmith4542
      @tomsmith4542 Рік тому +57

      dude he is not a small creator. He is on the Top3 or Top5 documentary creators in UA-cam

    • @darthclone7
      @darthclone7 Рік тому

      @@g.h.8788 the fk you talking about lol

    • @michimatsch5862
      @michimatsch5862 Рік тому +61

      They are a team. Reducing the team down to a speaker is diminishing everyone's work.

  • @nenenindonu
    @nenenindonu Рік тому +1087

    The most notable difference of this Russian invasion compared to those of Ukraine in 2014 and Georgia in 2008 is the huge increase of mainstream social networks which provides enormous content

    • @podcastler
      @podcastler Рік тому +136

      This war also showed the world that the Russian army is quite incompetent against the NATO trained army.

    • @rumo893
      @rumo893 Рік тому +56

      @@podcastler and the Georgian Army, too, has been trained by NATO forces by now.

    • @azariahchhangte6872
      @azariahchhangte6872 Рік тому

      @@podcastler , yah. NATO wokes and LGBT like you are just keyboard warrior. SMHID.

    • @trueblaze84
      @trueblaze84 Рік тому +108

      @@urrywest NATO is competent on war, less so in reconstruction

    • @trueblaze84
      @trueblaze84 Рік тому +90

      @@urrywest so 1 Ukrainian casualty to 8 Russian. Sounds about right.

  • @Mmjk_12
    @Mmjk_12 Рік тому +391

    Fun Fact: Kliment Voroshilov - One of the 5 original Marshals of the Soviet Union was born and lived in Bakhmut.

    • @matictelic
      @matictelic Рік тому +36

      I wonder what he would have thought about the battle in his home city

    • @saratov99
      @saratov99 Рік тому

      @@matictelic He was Stalin's loyal dog.

    • @marshallsilverstar9636
      @marshallsilverstar9636 Рік тому +21

      Kv tanks took their name from him ?

    • @saratov99
      @saratov99 Рік тому +13

      @@marshallsilverstar9636 yes

    • @jess500texas
      @jess500texas Рік тому

      That may be a reason why the Russians want it so bad. Likely in an effort to "Liberate" Russian land that will be "returned" to its rightful country

  • @Igor-ug1uo
    @Igor-ug1uo Рік тому +723

    The way Russian troops were operating around Bakhmut and Soledar is well documented by the air recon unit Птахи Мадяра (Madyar's Birds). Russians were advancing in small groups 4-9 soldiers to minimize the chances of large units getting destroyed by the artillery fire. These small groups would advance, take fire, and uncover some Ukrainian positions. Those who move behind them would correct artillery fire.
    So when you hear about "human wave attacks," know that these are small but very frequent waves with no armor support.

    • @karsonwhatley3347
      @karsonwhatley3347 Рік тому +198

      According to a Ukrainian soldier on the front line, these first waves consisted of poorly trained conscripts (which is very very tragic). Once the positions were uncovered, the better trained Wagner fighters or Russian SpecOps move in afterwards with combined arms tactics and maneuverability. Unfortunately, not the worst strategy if you’re Russia rn.

    • @commissarkordoshky219
      @commissarkordoshky219 Рік тому +20

      jesus christ

    • @Picia000123
      @Picia000123 Рік тому

      Basically, troops to be sacrificed in order to get any kind of intel.
      It "works", in the sense that they get information and can advance but they wont be able to hold that land, while sustaining insane losses.
      It is well known that Kremlin doesn't care about losses but the amount of cost translates into further effectiveness on the battlefield, we will see if this is Severdonetsk into Kharkiv counter-offensive 2.0.

    • @morewi
      @morewi Рік тому +59

      Sometimes. There's videos and photos out there of 50 dead Russians within spitting distance of each other

    • @thesaltbaron2237
      @thesaltbaron2237 Рік тому +3

      @@karsonwhatley3347 but what about all those jokes about russian mincemeat?

  • @AnsafHussain01
    @AnsafHussain01 Рік тому +248

    The level of editing in your videos is amazing 💯

    • @PHOBOS1708
      @PHOBOS1708 Рік тому +2

      indeed, only the background music is a bit too "heroic"

    • @coreyham3753
      @coreyham3753 Рік тому +3

      Most comprehensive reporting I have seen on the Ukraine war. Kudos to these producers. Well done.

    • @AnsafHussain01
      @AnsafHussain01 Рік тому +1

      @@uniquehedghogThere is always a comparison between two people and as much as some praise Ronaldo as the best, he will always be compared to Messi. Both are good in their own way. So instead of comparing, appreciate both for their own style 👍
      NEITHER OF THEM IS GOD

    • @AnsafHussain01
      @AnsafHussain01 Рік тому +1

      @@uniquehedghog Peace be upon you

    • @ant777live
      @ant777live Рік тому

      Not sure if the narration is a human or a robot

  • @dothoncho671
    @dothoncho671 Рік тому +364

    It’s kinda crazy for you to cover a battle that’s still going on

    • @snapdragon6601
      @snapdragon6601 Рік тому +12

      It would be even more crazy if he was able to cover the battles going from February 24, 2022 to July 2023 in today's video. I'm not sure where he'd be able to get a crystal ball, but it would sure be cool to see. 🔮 😃

    • @zagreb1
      @zagreb1 Рік тому +8

      @@snapdragon6601 or from 2014

    • @Maplelust
      @Maplelust Рік тому +3

      its a war. series of battles.

    • @Brandonhayhew
      @Brandonhayhew Рік тому +2

      Its still ongoing war

    • @TzarBomb
      @TzarBomb Рік тому

      Yeah... Russia is unbelievable incompetent, their army's organization and discipline is a f*****g joke.

  • @MenacingWithVideos
    @MenacingWithVideos Рік тому +63

    With the US giving away Bradleys to Ukraine, will there be enough for small town police departments in Idaho?

  • @Newidhan
    @Newidhan Рік тому +49

    This kinda feels like that one city in HOI4 that you just right click all your divisions onto out of frustration and keep seeing the battles in red, except irl

    • @ilikeships9333
      @ilikeships9333 Рік тому +3

      Yeah and it not doing anything bc combat width and then the ai sends more and it becomes ww1 in the area. Reminds me of when ai invades Italy and balkans from south in goal to get Germany and over stack the frontline to a cancer amount.

    • @DutchTDK
      @DutchTDK Рік тому +1

      @@ilikeships9333 ah like real life monte casino

    • @joe-nf8go
      @joe-nf8go Рік тому

      @@ilikeships9333 that's the point you use nukes... Which doesn't bode well for us in real life...

    • @emilchan5379
      @emilchan5379 Рік тому

      Tunnel vision in a nutshell.

    • @anna-flora999
      @anna-flora999 Рік тому

      ​@@joe-nf8go not in hoi 4 because they're goddamn useless in vanilla...

  • @KaoPaoTech
    @KaoPaoTech Рік тому +50

    Ahhhh my most awaited segment of yours. Every uploads you have are masterpiece. Kudos to your channel and to the editing team. Bravo!

  • @Yee20234
    @Yee20234 Рік тому +16

    I cant thank you guys enough for these videos. Every single upload is a masterpiece with beautiful visualization and narration!

  • @404killer
    @404killer Рік тому +153

    video starts 2:40

  • @klingoncowboy4
    @klingoncowboy4 Рік тому +85

    I suspect the increase in infantry use has a lot to do with the terrain conditions... I am looking at recent videos from the Bakmut region and suspect both sides understand that use of even light vehicles would be disastrous as the ground is too soft.... my experience with similar ground tells me that even running unarmoured pickups would turn the ground into a quagmire.

    • @Edax_Royeaux
      @Edax_Royeaux Рік тому +8

      Russia lost a considerable amount of equipment in the opening days of the invasion and in the Kharkiv counter offensive. With Putin's mobilization, the increased use of infantry is a natural byproduct. The ground in Bakhmut shouldn't be that soft in winter when it's frozen solid. They are getting very close to the mud season however.

    • @marcusaustralius2416
      @marcusaustralius2416 Рік тому +10

      @Royeaux problem is however that the winter has been warm enough that only the top layers of mud have frozen solid, which is not enough for massed vehicle usage
      This favours Russia as they can throw more men at an area, relying on sheer attrition
      Ukraine on the other hand, is far more mobile as an army, and thus relies on solid ground so that they can fight their way around the Russians as opposed to through them
      Come the rasputitsa however, neither side will be able to do much, and we'll only really get a solid idea about who will win come May-July

    • @Kaiserboo18719
      @Kaiserboo18719 Рік тому +4

      ​@@Edax_Royeaux More then likely, mud season will signal the start of a winding down of fighting where both sides lick their wounds and rearm for the next round of fighting, at most we might see small scale air raids, artillery barrages, and infantry taking potshots but no offensives.

    • @Kaiserboo18719
      @Kaiserboo18719 Рік тому +2

      @@marcusaustralius2416 I think we will see offensive operations cease during the rasputitsa, neither side will be able to maneuver so it would be best to hunker down into trenches and wait for the ground to either freeze over or dry out (if such a thing is possible). Fighting during this phase will likely look like small scale raids by infantry and air force, artillery barrages, and infantry taking potshots. But other then that no grand offensives.

    • @Edax_Royeaux
      @Edax_Royeaux Рік тому +1

      @@Kaiserboo18719 Maybe maybe not. There's talk of another offensive to take place on the anniversary of the war. Rasputitsa would make things hard moving Russian tanks and mechanized transports, since they've already lost so many they may try a massed infantry attack whom could fight in the muddy terrain that Ukraine would have difficulty supplying. Something like the Ludendorff offensive in the final year of WWI.

  • @davidnemoseck9007
    @davidnemoseck9007 Рік тому +12

    Thanks for these continued updates.

  • @Alvaro-Garcia
    @Alvaro-Garcia Рік тому +4

    Really, thank you very much for the video, dear members of Kings and Generals. Good luck from Perú. :)

  • @natpat6394
    @natpat6394 Рік тому

    I look forward to the updates. It’s a very valuable resource. Thank you all!!!

  • @Matthew_080
    @Matthew_080 Рік тому +2

    You've made so much to us, thank you @KingsandGenerals!

  • @jessealexander9074
    @jessealexander9074 Рік тому +5

    Amazing coverage

  • @imperitum3585
    @imperitum3585 Рік тому +2

    Thank you for the video! It was very interesting

  • @btwuam5
    @btwuam5 Рік тому +10

    Just a small correction: new conscripts will allegedly serve for 24 months with a transition period of 18 months for new recruits in Spring 2023. Currently conscripts serve for 12 months only

  • @markamiller1970
    @markamiller1970 Рік тому +9

    I appreciate the synthesis of this information and an overview of the war during this period. It is helpful to hear it organized this way.

  • @A.Severan
    @A.Severan Рік тому +63

    The list visualizing the military equipment sent to Ukraine (18:13) is nothing short of a work of art. Exceptional reporting on an exceptional country.

    • @apexnext
      @apexnext Рік тому +2

      Yes it reminded me of some old ASCII scrolling. 😁👍

  • @cristophermorton3788
    @cristophermorton3788 Рік тому

    Great video, I’m just getting into this series, love all your videos and your channel keep it up 👍🏻

  • @MileHighShootinLooting
    @MileHighShootinLooting Рік тому

    love the content! Thank you for doing this.

  • @HM10thFoot
    @HM10thFoot Рік тому +7

    Great Video! Can you make a video on the battle of Didgori?!

    • @KingsandGenerals
      @KingsandGenerals  Рік тому +7

      It is on the channel

    • @HM10thFoot
      @HM10thFoot Рік тому +6

      @@KingsandGenerals Wow! It came out recently, cant believe we missed it! Thanks!

  • @bananaman7433
    @bananaman7433 Рік тому +4

    Great video as always, but I have some feedback for you. I was wondering if, when talking about a certain city or military grouping, you would make it more obvious about which one you're talking about? About? I know you already do this thing where you make it bigger for a bit, but it's still easy to miss.

  • @bigsarge2085
    @bigsarge2085 Рік тому +5

    Always informative, thank you!

  • @wdrammeh
    @wdrammeh Рік тому +30

    Have you no videos about America invasion of Iraq yet?

    • @hugow.5973
      @hugow.5973 Рік тому

      whataboutism. Plenty of content for you to chose from and the Iraq war was never supported by the public!

    • @dgfhgshfsgf
      @dgfhgshfsgf Рік тому +1

      Half a video, only took 2 weeks🙏

    • @joshke335
      @joshke335 Рік тому +1

      You want a UA-cam short?

  • @jeremyrogers1885
    @jeremyrogers1885 Рік тому +5

    Thanks!

  • @Teddy-vp9cz
    @Teddy-vp9cz Рік тому +90

    Such a small change in terms of geography for the last two months. Thousands died just for a tiny breakthrough if you can even call that a breakthrough. Waiting for the Spring offensive.

    • @Teddy-vp9cz
      @Teddy-vp9cz Рік тому +4

      @RH let's see if they manage to do so. Now we can only predict. It's not so easy on the ground.

    • @MaxTheLegend_YT
      @MaxTheLegend_YT Рік тому +9

      @@RH-en3my yeah as that will happen so soon

    • @adamhall5298
      @adamhall5298 Рік тому +51

      When Severodonetsk fell the Russians said the roads to Sloviansk and Kramatorsk are open. It is now February 2023 and Russia is still trying to take Bakhmut.

    • @thesaltbaron2237
      @thesaltbaron2237 Рік тому +3

      @@adamhall5298 sounds like Verdun

    • @steviejohnson378
      @steviejohnson378 Рік тому +33

      Tankies on pro Russian channels treat Soledar as some huge victory when Russians only advance a few km

  • @fedda9999
    @fedda9999 Рік тому +6

    25:28 Surovikin's looks reminded me of ''Sigismund Dijkstra'' in witcher 3 xD

  • @Thukad
    @Thukad Рік тому +16

    I have to say I am NOT a fan of this video's sponsor. It's disgusting the desire to turn everything into a stock market.

    • @hugow.5973
      @hugow.5973 Рік тому

      how are they going to pay for the equipment and people to work on the video? stupid commie arguments!

    • @Thukad
      @Thukad Рік тому +1

      @@hugow.5973 You act as if there aren’t other sponsors out there.

  • @laurencehugo5910
    @laurencehugo5910 Рік тому

    Excellent summary, thank you.

  • @rickncam3
    @rickncam3 Рік тому

    An excellent summary of events and detail. Well done!

  • @nelutunel9954
    @nelutunel9954 Рік тому +10

    This videos are like history in real time

  • @WizardsandWarriors
    @WizardsandWarriors Рік тому +19

    A long Wizards and Warriors video? Yes! ua-cam.com/video/sR864rtrUac/v-deo.html

  • @trile8
    @trile8 Рік тому

    Loved your video

  • @carrzabout1
    @carrzabout1 Рік тому

    So much detail in your videos

  • @genneltorres4500
    @genneltorres4500 Рік тому +5

    Thanks kings and general love from Philippines 🇵🇭

  • @septagram9491
    @septagram9491 Рік тому +11

    The amount of losses in each side can be compared to the beginning of the war and other wars in history.

  • @karloyu3484
    @karloyu3484 Рік тому

    Thank you.

  • @jarjab2games
    @jarjab2games Рік тому +1

    Years ago Watchung purely history content, I never thought I would see any modern military history. Now u see stuff from a week ago. Wild.

  • @julianxe
    @julianxe Рік тому +6

    This video is incredible! The level of detail and animations is insane. Thank you.

  • @venom7111
    @venom7111 Рік тому +3

    This might be too much to ask, but if its easy, could you guys include altitude lines on the map in some way ?

  • @jamesw1313
    @jamesw1313 Рік тому +1

    Great content as always

  • @revere0311
    @revere0311 Рік тому +2

    Still trying to figure out how you get ‘HeMars’ out of ‘HiMars’

  • @Lornext
    @Lornext Рік тому +14

    There are a thousand Bakhmuts, a thousand Soledars.
    Are they going to sacrifice 100000 man for each of them?

  • @limmeh7881
    @limmeh7881 Рік тому +7

    Anyone know what the deal is with announcing tank deliveries? We keep seeing these things labelled as game changers. But there's many different types of tanks which means many different types of training, so logistics are difficult. Would they have actually been delivered months ago, and announcements of their delivery made when training is almost finished?

    • @KingsandGenerals
      @KingsandGenerals  Рік тому +3

      Deliveries will start in March. We are not sure about the training, but it had possibly begun in 2022 and is backdated. Leopards are relatively easy to control if you know a Soviet tank, Challenger and Abrams are more complicated. Behind all the hype is something most people are missing - alongside 100-150 Western tanks, 150-200 Soviet tanks have been pledged recently from Poland, Czechia and possibly Morocco.

    • @affinity200
      @affinity200 Рік тому

      I am personally not interested in the term "game changers" which seems to have been applied for every new set of weapon systems; From GMLRS and HIMARS to the Baraktar TB2 drone and probably even some missile being used by russia;
      I think the point is the (so far) lack of response by russia upon the formal announcement upon another new weapon system being delivered to Ukraine (note that they have threatened and not dramatically escalated upon each successive weapon set type delivery.
      So its less about how much a weapon system will affect the war, but instead the revelation that Russia has not been able to find a 'balanced' response to the 'escalation' of a new weapon type being delivered.
      In the future, this may play out for battle jet aircraft.

  • @jmpattillo
    @jmpattillo Рік тому +37

    I think there is a sunk cost fallacy in operation in the Battle of Bakhmut.

    • @Edax_Royeaux
      @Edax_Royeaux Рік тому +17

      It's become the New Verdun.

    • @scottanno8861
      @scottanno8861 Рік тому +9

      It's a meat grinder that must be held by Ukraine in order to persuade western allies to contribute more resources into what would not seem to be a losing battle

    • @jmpattillo
      @jmpattillo Рік тому +10

      @@scottanno8861 I read somewhere that the US is quietly encouraging Ukraine to withdraw from Bakhmut to preserve manpower.

    • @Alandaledaniel13
      @Alandaledaniel13 Рік тому

      Please explain your comment.

    • @jmpattillo
      @jmpattillo Рік тому +16

      @@Alandaledaniel13 the sunk cost fallacy is a logical fallacy in which a person (or in this case a military or government) assesses the value of an objective not by its actual value, but instead by the effort/lives/money they have already expended. This has happened many times in the history of warfare.

  • @TheNoirMirror
    @TheNoirMirror Рік тому +82

    Can someone define for me the difference between a 'legal invasion' and an 'illegal invasion'? The term invasion is self-explanatory.

    • @Syn_1
      @Syn_1 Рік тому +1

      officially a Legal invasion is one that is justified. So, if Country A was provoking or causing terror, or even skirmishing and attacking, Country B, it would be Legal for country B to invade. An illegal invasion would be "lmao what if we took that country cuz why not"
      That's why in every invasion in recent decades, the invading country always finds some excuse even if stupid. America tried to play the "they have WMD's they could use against us!" in Iraq and Russia used several stupid excuses with the main one being to stop a fictional genocide.

    • @JeRefuseDeBienPrononcerBaleine
      @JeRefuseDeBienPrononcerBaleine Рік тому +22

      It's legal if you were invaded first or if, for some reasons, both country agreed to start a war.

    • @himabimdimwim
      @himabimdimwim Рік тому +95

      It's legal if enough countries say it is. It's illegal if enough countries say it is.

    • @hafor2846
      @hafor2846 Рік тому +53

      All military incursions are illegal at first. That's claryfied in the UN Charter that all nations agreed to.
      There are only two exceptions:
      1. The country invited the foreign troops in.
      2. The UN Security Council decides that it is necessary for some place to be invaded. This happened e.g. in Afghanistan after 9/11

    • @boxtears
      @boxtears Рік тому +1

      @@hafor2846 By that definition, the US war in Iraq was 100% illegal.

  • @yahya_mohamedine
    @yahya_mohamedine Рік тому +43

    Wagner troops have already captured the north of Bakhmut and some Ukrainian troops are fleeing. Other Russian forces are trying to encircle the city from the south. The shit’s a hellhole

    • @AurediumRiptide
      @AurediumRiptide Рік тому +13

      This video has not covered it yet as its not yet about that period (it talks about 20th January as being in the future) K&G purposely is behind in its reporting. I fully expect Bakhmut to fall but considering the losses RU has suffered for it its not that bad. If Russia takes a few more Ukrainian places with these losses they (RU) will have lost the war.

    • @yahya_mohamedine
      @yahya_mohamedine Рік тому +22

      Yes. I know. I disagree with your last statement though, since Russian losses are nowhere near bad and they’re playing smart. If Ukrainians want to win they need to pull back from Bakhmut all the way inside Ukrainian territory and trap them there. Otherwise Bakhmut will fall

    • @AurediumRiptide
      @AurediumRiptide Рік тому +12

      @@yahya_mohamedine I expect them to pull back from Bakhmut myself. It would make no sense to stay there and get trapped. Currently however it seems they do not yet feel the need to pull back and instead let Russia bleed a little bit more there.

    • @kameronjones7139
      @kameronjones7139 Рік тому +1

      @@yahya_mohamedine most estimates say Russia has lost thousands at bakhumt

    • @kameronjones7139
      @kameronjones7139 Рік тому

      @@crusty5059 "western Merc" that statement alone shows you have no credibility as far as actually giving reliable information

  • @Kilo-Mike
    @Kilo-Mike Рік тому +4

    I love the clean, well-made graphics. It's better than any mainstream Tv outlets. The content is so precise. No emotion. Pure data. Great production!

  • @FaizanAli-vy2qp
    @FaizanAli-vy2qp Рік тому +1

    The only channel that i turn off my adblocker before watching this channel.

  • @haydentibbotts9088
    @haydentibbotts9088 Рік тому

    Good work bro

  • @KlassicKolt5612
    @KlassicKolt5612 Рік тому +20

    I just want to say how grateful I am to you guys for all the hard work you put into these videos. I can't imagine the amount of research, development, and attention to detail going into them. Believe me when I say your efforts have not gone unnoticed.

  • @jarodiking2559
    @jarodiking2559 Рік тому +21

    there is mistake in the beginning of the video, russian troops in kherson that moved popped back into existence

  • @atifchoudhury5180
    @atifchoudhury5180 Рік тому +11

    Ah another shill for the MasterWorks scam

  • @ledgendsrus
    @ledgendsrus Рік тому

    When this is all over I can see this channel producing a World at War style series

  • @ohNojames
    @ohNojames Рік тому +13

    What's a legal invasion look like?

    • @LightErizo
      @LightErizo Рік тому

      Like 9/11

    • @lammy2140
      @lammy2140 Рік тому

      ​@@DanishnSonic can safely say that for the majority of the West, it's tax money well spent

    • @Fyrebrand18
      @Fyrebrand18 Рік тому +7

      Normandy.

    • @gunterthekaiser6190
      @gunterthekaiser6190 Рік тому +2

      Korea, Lybia, Kosovo/Serbia (to an extent), Gulf War. Etc.

    • @emilchan5379
      @emilchan5379 Рік тому

      1) Any invasion that was sanctioned by the UN.
      2) Or the country itself called for foreign intervention.

  • @emperoremperor1486
    @emperoremperor1486 Рік тому +3

    The Tank deluge was to late for this month to cover sadly.

  • @thefisherking78
    @thefisherking78 Рік тому

    Awesome.

  • @benjaminphelps561
    @benjaminphelps561 Рік тому +2

    27:40 i was so sure that was a segway to a masterworks ad. I was so sure

  • @Numba003
    @Numba003 Рік тому +4

    Thank you for the ongoing news coverage on this. The Christmas ceasefire proposal makes me think of the Christmas Truce in WW1. I hope the fighting ends soon.
    God be with you out there everybody. ✝️ :)

  • @PlanetarPL
    @PlanetarPL Рік тому +6

    I feel as if I was just briefied at the White House at the current situation in Ukraine.

  • @McNallyF
    @McNallyF Рік тому

    Good video.

  • @Abu-Yazid22
    @Abu-Yazid22 Рік тому

    Keep doing an amazing job I really like you guys

  • @tomatobagel
    @tomatobagel Рік тому +54

    Kings and Generals are the best documentarians that are releasing almost real time material I have ever seen. Kudos to all on the team for this channel.

    • @gosenswin11
      @gosenswin11 Рік тому +1

      Denys davydov is good channel as well

    • @williamyoung9401
      @williamyoung9401 Рік тому

      Don't forget to talk about the Chinese Spy Balloon! 🤣

    • @sammiller6631
      @sammiller6631 Рік тому

      @@gosenswin11 Kings and Generals has better visuals than Denys davydov

    • @hamburger7627
      @hamburger7627 Рік тому +1

      @@gosenswin11 Deny Davydov is literally the most biased sources around for Ukraine supporter which is from a scientific point of view is hilarious

  • @erichuynh8756
    @erichuynh8756 Рік тому +3

    Almost 3M subs

  • @Brayden-rp5vu
    @Brayden-rp5vu Рік тому

    Wow amazing

  • @solaceixinera4015
    @solaceixinera4015 Рік тому +1

    To lose more Command Posts than Rocket Launchers by such a wide margin is incredible. How many officers is that? The specialist losses must have been brutal.

  • @IC-On_AI
    @IC-On_AI Рік тому +3

    Thanks for your channel to show all that happens in my country. You're doing a great job. I hope you will continue. Good luck, and peace

    • @jjcoola998
      @jjcoola998 Рік тому +1

      It’s cool the channel is here chilling in the comments reading and reacting!!
      Hope you can stay safe there bro, we normal people are hoping our leaders keeps sending you better long range weapons

  • @windwatcher460
    @windwatcher460 Рік тому +11

    Thanks for clarifying the Lend Lease issue. How did you determine this?

    • @KingsandGenerals
      @KingsandGenerals  Рік тому +16

      Well, when the US sends funds/weapons, they say where the funds/weapons are from and which portion of the budget has been used.

    • @apexnext
      @apexnext Рік тому

      @@aboudhh 15:43

  • @ricardocrixell1604
    @ricardocrixell1604 Рік тому +1

    Is there a key or something for the different symbols on the map? I’m interested to see what they mean.

    • @BillKermanKSP
      @BillKermanKSP Рік тому +1

      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO_Joint_Military_Symbology

  • @RespawnM
    @RespawnM Рік тому +14

    Congratulations on 3M subs! You deserve it! Incredible work as always :D

  • @ibrahim.n1698
    @ibrahim.n1698 Рік тому

    When is the new pacific episode coming out?

  • @michaelflamingsword3131
    @michaelflamingsword3131 Рік тому +5

    Russia has 20 million shells. So no let up about that.

  • @Berzerk-cr2cy
    @Berzerk-cr2cy Рік тому +3

    60k dead for both sides contradicts not only other western military reports but also the amount of indirect fire utilised in the conflict which is the greatest proxy in modern warfare for casualties.

  • @stevelebreton3489
    @stevelebreton3489 Рік тому +1

    Thanks for the video

  • @jakekilley9037
    @jakekilley9037 Рік тому +16

    imagine if all the money spent on this one war, hypothetically lets say the war never happened imagine how much it could change the globe

    • @hentaihaven8552
      @hentaihaven8552 Рік тому

      Not at all would Just be wasted in aniother way or never printed ( which would bei good less Inflation and so)

    • @jakekilley9037
      @jakekilley9037 Рік тому +1

      @@hentaihaven8552 hence why i said hypothetical, meaning the money was there ready to go and the war never happened. and not at all you say? world hunger can be cured with what was it 37 billion a year for the next 7 years. yet the spend 100s of billions sending Ukraine anti air missiles ballistic calibrated missiles, imagine being able to save the globe. but instead spending money on missiles

    • @jakekilley9037
      @jakekilley9037 Рік тому

      @@1GTX1 all i said was a hypothetical point, and true but whos to say that it wouldn't have been eventually made? are you a scientist technician or otherwise to say that it never would have been made. all war is is the right circumstance for advancement though we have no need this time that's a typical American response to every situation bomb it or send the men

    • @pikenote
      @pikenote Рік тому +1

      @@jakekilley9037 Remember that a lot of the money involved in donations are from stockpiled weapons and vehicles that were eventually going to be replaced. The money was already spent. Countries are not friendly with each other in the real world and realistically you need to always be on alert. Power projection is at the heart of geopolitics.
      Doubt billions simply would solve world hunger. Infrastructure and the building up of it takes so much more. Buying food for 37 billion would not increase the supply. It would just drive up prices globally. On top of this, a lot of governments of poorer countries are very corrupt, and funds of course gets very mismanaged. It isn't like you can give money and control who it gets payed to. The government of that country decides.

    • @jakekilley9037
      @jakekilley9037 Рік тому

      @@pikenote look at the statistics right now if we spent 37 billion on helping the poorest into small homes giving them a small farmable plot of land buying there food at decent livable prices wed create a new food market meaning less poverty less global hunger.

  • @jorgecaballerocastillo2435
    @jorgecaballerocastillo2435 Рік тому

    Hi,
    Thanks for sharing. The quality of the music in some sections is bad, it has se noise.

  • @Galland_
    @Galland_ Рік тому +25

    "the difference this support has made so far for ukraine can not be understated" 🙃

  • @Uzair_Of_Babylon465
    @Uzair_Of_Babylon465 Рік тому +4

    Fantastic video keep it up your doing amazing job

  • @marcelbruin9151
    @marcelbruin9151 Рік тому +1

    Lovely, as always.👌👍

  • @wosmahl
    @wosmahl Рік тому +2

    18:30 I wonder what % of the pledge was delivered

  • @abdallaha92
    @abdallaha92 Рік тому +7

    23:30 Using up 20-60K shells a day will use up artillery shells quickly. Having numerous army depots blown up doesn't help

  • @danieldoyle7337
    @danieldoyle7337 Рік тому +5

    You guys need to be working with governments to improve our education system. This kind of content should be recieving government investments

  • @TheIronalvarohide
    @TheIronalvarohide Рік тому +1

    The link doest not skip the whitelist :/

  • @GenghisVern
    @GenghisVern Рік тому +1

    Incredible documentation. I really enjoy the detailed list of who's donating what. Very impressive.

  • @KronStaro
    @KronStaro Рік тому +50

    coupele of notes:
    President of Belarus is Lukashenko, not Lukashenka.
    Lukashenko is also not joining the main Russian offensive not due to personal interests, but as a strategic decision, he is very much invested in Russia winning, and he is completely supportive of the Russian operation, as was said by him in the first week of the invasion of last year.
    Wagner PMC group is not just some random private military group that was allowed to exist against the Russian law. Prigozhin is a very close member of Putin's inner circle, the Wagner group was created to cater to Putin's geopolitical interests. Thus, Wagner exists not just because it serves a purpose, it was created for that specific purpose and isn't going anywhere.

    • @rudradixit460
      @rudradixit460 Рік тому +23

      Lukashenka is his name in Belarusian.

    • @Cheeseman42046
      @Cheeseman42046 Рік тому +3

      @@rudradixit460 lol

    • @shaan702
      @shaan702 Рік тому +7

      @@rudradixit460 I had to look that up but you’re right “Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko (as transliterated from Russian; also transliterated from Belarusian as Alyaksand(a)r Ryhoravich Lukashenka;[b] born 30 August 1954) “

    • @KingsandGenerals
      @KingsandGenerals  Рік тому +29

      We are using the Belarusian version

    • @KevinWarburton-tv2iy
      @KevinWarburton-tv2iy Рік тому +5

      @@shaan702 Also he is referred to as Lukashenka deliberately by some as well to feminise him ...i.e. indirectly calling him Putin's Bitch.

  • @DutyOutpostAtGarbage
    @DutyOutpostAtGarbage Рік тому +4

    "hundreds of switchblades" lmao

  • @Luna-rj1bb
    @Luna-rj1bb Рік тому +1

    I can tell ur sick voice over man hope u get better ❤️

  • @time4turtle959
    @time4turtle959 Рік тому

    Respect

  • @brainflash1
    @brainflash1 Рік тому +42

    You should update that tank in the opening title to a Leopard 2.

    • @williamyoung9401
      @williamyoung9401 Рік тому +1

      🤣 Good one! Thanks for the constant updates. This is more important then so many around the world know.

  • @beniaminorzechowski9913
    @beniaminorzechowski9913 Рік тому +6

    When talking about foreign aid why is Poland contribution to Ukraines army never brought up.
    Great videos all across the board it’s just a shame that Polands help to Ukraine has never been brought up

    • @andriymedved7701
      @andriymedved7701 Рік тому +1

      Так і є, захід європи не зовсім розуміє навіть що відбувається, але ми розуміємо, головне щоб ми розуміли. Подяка за підтримку, так як багато людей ще й досі безробітні бо наша економіка дуже постраждала, ціни виросли, а прибудтки впали і велика подяка вам за допомогу.

    • @tarekwinkler5892
      @tarekwinkler5892 Рік тому +2

      Because this will lack behind every other contribution. Funfact: Germany did more for Ukraine in real Value numbers than Poland. I would like to see a video to debunk all the supply myths to ukraine

    • @jjcoola998
      @jjcoola998 Рік тому +1

      I’ve also noticed this, they don’t count Poland’s donations in western media either

  • @zacharydickerson1255
    @zacharydickerson1255 Рік тому +1

    Could you maybe not scroll the lists? So we can get them in one screen shot? Thanks. Good stuff!

    • @BillKermanKSP
      @BillKermanKSP Рік тому +1

      The full list is usually shown once it has all scrolled down

  • @galahad6492
    @galahad6492 Рік тому

    can someone tell the big spending Budget is in the Lend Lease program or in the Federal Budget?

  • @deedeedaydee
    @deedeedaydee Рік тому +9

    I can only imagine what a nightmare Ukrainian logistics must be with all this different kit.

  • @mahirshaikh8971
    @mahirshaikh8971 Рік тому +3

    It's look like Whole Europe military equipments vs Russian military equipments 😅😅😅

    • @UrumAkujHuruba
      @UrumAkujHuruba Рік тому +1

      equipment from 80's is "Whole Europe Military"? XD

  • @Brunzy1970
    @Brunzy1970 Місяць тому

    And youve got a new subscriber here!

  • @davidhughes8357
    @davidhughes8357 Рік тому +1

    Simply the very best coverage of this ongoing conflict available ANYWHERE!!!
    Period. Thank you Kings and Generals.