Thank You!!

It would be awesome to have a video or a few on the Fronde, even talk about the Franco-Spanish War at the time

is there a reason why in the video it refers to the Russian war as "Ukrainian war" ?

Something you have missed, h32 highway, to that region is threatened by advances by russia advancing north west from Avdiivka. When you start thinking about roads and supply, you can see the objectives as clear as water.

can you talk about the equites singulares augusti

@@VodkaPandas Reaching does not mean holding.

Slava 🇹🇼

​@@VodkaPandasyeah it may be because these videos actually take time to make, but let's just write it off as Ukrainian bias

@@JosephStalin-sv5lm I'm going to hell for laughing out loud on your comment. LMFAO 😂

@@corvanhoute8072 If not Steiner then Wenck will come. You see gentleman, I will be right: Wenck will come.

All sounds great but we see non of it in reality. 18 months and a frontline which has barely changed and probably will look much the same by the end of the year.

@@TimMountjoy-zy2fdwhat do you mean though? Since the fall of Avdiivka Russians moved the front 25 kilometers deep into central Donetsk and they will probably cut the main highway between Konstantinovka and Pokrovsk. If you look at the sattelite recorded fortifications on the ground if Russians capture 2-3 more villages the front may move even a further 10+ kms.

@@TimMountjoy-zy2fd The frontline is always dynamic, you just don't see it. There's no point in digging deep into enemy's territory in case you're not ready for a massive onslaught and aren't sure that you'll be able to secure a stable supply for forces going in.

to continue with the analogy, skin cells are suppose to die to use their corpose to form the outer layer of the defense.

​@@andriilink5666Lol REAL problem is Russia had the manpower to both : Keep the frontline stable while ukraine had support from the U.S and Europe. While at the same time : build 3+ lines of defense that made up the Surovkin line to hold back Ukraines offensive.... Ukriane clearly didnt have any good defensive lines after adviivka so now they are on the backfoot and its hard to build a formidable defensive line while parts of it are constantly moving back cutting off vital routes to recently built fortifications .... but hey , what do i know. Lets just throw money at it to fix it 😂

for real, had similar thoughts my dude ~a random canadian subscriber dude

Forget the animation....the fact that these videos are narrared by a real person with a bona fide british accent is something I find very easy on the ear, no repetitions volume changes or any murdering of local place names.Top man,keep it up.

the information is questionable lol

@@anvutrong6870 nope

@@mukkah nope my ass with how bias yall got

How most Western Sci Fi names come about. for characters , place names and locations for their lore history, far from and out of normal vocabulary for the home audience, Star Wars, Star Trek and many more sci fi stories adopt those "exotic" place names, use the words from old cultural heritage dialects and make a few adjustments to incorporate into their stories.

“Chasiv” is Slavic name and “Yar” is a Turkic name from Tatar, that’s why it sounds bizarre

_Chasiv Yar_ means _quiet ravine_. Not to quiet at the moment!

Yar is Turkic name for ravine/canyon. Also can be used for "beloved". Source: I'm Turkish.​@stupidchukhna3111

Sadly, it rather makes me think about Babi Yar..

Lol, This is the effect of overusing buzzwords by media. Every thing in geopolitics is "strategic", everything in economics is "booming" or "crashing"

Every city may be key if you use time defending it well. If you don't have any plans then it's insignificant.

​@@crazyhistorian You're making no sense. A city that has key supply routes and strategic value will be important regardless of how well you defend it

Some of it is media overhype, some of it is the reality of shifting objectives, adaptive logistics, and a fluid battlefield. Eg. Normandy may have been the most strategic city on the Western front in summer of 1944, while Antwerp was arguably the most strategic by that same winter.

Its not. The whole point is that you don't hear about the non key cities. You tend to hear about key cities a lot because, well, they ARE key cities. This is a key city for exactly the reason is explained in the video.

They make them themselves, based on existing maps, but they sometimes end up a little bit incorrect. Maps made specifically for these videos are a large part of what makes them so good!

Google

Well you can use satelite map (have to pay obviously) or use google map and use the software to retouch it to scale up the resolution.

say what?

The loss of Avdiivka has caused at least the loss of a few other towns, and put heavy pressure on the Ukrainians.

Actually it took the Ukrainians quite a while to stabilise the front in that area after Avdeevka fell RF pushed 6km+ to capture Ocheretyne and the surrounding areas which was a huge transport and logistics hub and the bloom has split about 10k AFU

⁠@@cauhzithe front isn’t at all stable there. That’s where they are losing the most ground

​@@mydadscrazy7112 It is not as robust as it should be but they've regained some order after the bullshit that was the routing of 115th and ther rotation of 47th going horrendously but I prefer to type in nuanced language otherwise people get offended and upset

Russia is free to stop invading its neighbours anytime.

Ukrainians are just cannon fodder for the West. The Istanbul Peace Accord agreed by both parties in 2022 was blocked by NATO and the West. The kids of the Elites and Rich are enjoying the good life abroad. Young plebs are mince meat on the battlefields. So radical feminists why are you not at the frontline ? Cherry picking equality ?

So stop sending them money. Ukrainę lost looong time ago

Tell the Russian go home

​@@d4rthsidious793 When russia move to territory 1991 year, this conflict will be resolved

struggle for survival is the greatest motivator to develop new tech .. everything we have today is a result of ww2 and cold war.

Only the dead have seen the end of war - Plato

That's basically what Europe was doing after the fall of the iron curtain. Now we're suddenly in a hurry to build up militarily in fear that the increasing Russian pressure on Ukraine will spill over into the rest of Europe. "If you want peace, prepare for war!"

@@darkgalaxy5548Plato only used that phrase as a literary device, as most people alive have seen the end of the war they fought on.

@@jjt1881 Wrong, his phrase is an obvious truism. While people may witness the cessation of a particular conflict, nobody alive has seen the end of war.

Meaning what specifically?

THIS is the one city that HAS TO HOLD or RUSSIA WINS!!! be SCARED!!

his video takes time to make , the breakthrough occured 15 days ago so he didn't have time to address to it

Russians captured 3 villages, and it is considered a breakthrough. Taking of Robotyne also was considered a breakthrough, but here we are today.

Reports coming in that Russian forces recaptured robotyne in recent days ​@@sircatangry5864

They captured Ocheretyne Soloviove Berdychi and I think two more towns alongside it

Historylegends went into this in detail. Basically the elite Ukrainian 47th was exhausted after the failed offensive and was supposed to be rotated out of ocheretyne, their replacements either never came on time or more likely ran away because they lacked the equipment or manpower to hold the Russians back who had 2 brigades attacking and a full tank division in reserve. Ukraine has issues with its brigades, some were squabbling and got disbanded, many are not at full or even half strength and all are under equipped at the moment.

That is such a non-statement, though. It’s like saying “It’s definitely one of the wars in history.” I don’t mean to be too much of a jerk but I don’t think anyone would be surprised to learn that things do change over time, and that there indeed were many wars in history which had winning and losing sides.

@@MaxIsStrange1 might have been a dumb comment but It is just amazing that history. I think one of the most interesting stories is the one that got humans from bows and arrows and shields and swords to the modern drones. Also’ I did not know what other comment to write. Just trying to support the channel.

@@HistoryHaty Yeah, you’re right. And you’re making a good point about supporting the channel through comments-I left mine for the same reason 😅

@@MaxIsStrange1👍👍👍❤️

They might have someone that knows Russian on their team that can translate a bunch of Russian sources

A number of sources can be found on places like twitter when you search for war correspondents and military bloggers. This biggest problem for a casual observer would be the number of trolls/and other people peddling fake information out there, it would take time and effort to work out which ones are legitimate. Also legit bloggers can easily disappear due to various pressures or threats, leaving behind only more fake accounts peddling lies.

A lot of them quote from the Institute for the study of War (I S.W.)

If you're really curious about finding almost-real time information, there are tons of channels that provide them. Mostly chatter or gossip on the ground. But if those chatter or gossip are echoed in many other places simultaneously you probably could pay more attention to it. Of course you need to cross check it with other data like satellite maps, or chatter/gossip from the other side as well. At some point the venn diagram will converge and that is most likely the truth. From what I see, most of this info came from various telegram channels that have eyes on the ground.

@@galesiege6099 I REALLY don't have time for that. I need something more or less authoritative and direct.

Yep, April

Blender

​@@KingsandGeneralsfrontline is closer to chasiv yar

Use WW1 as your comparison and you have a comparable war where defensive weapons dominate offensive weapons and hence everyone is in trenches with artillery and only drones make it any different.

Blender

@@KingsandGenerals thanks!

Chasiv yar is way more important. Do you not see how many important cities it is connected to? Konstantinivka is basically another bakhmut. Kramatorsk is basically sevierodonetsk

Еще Одесса , Киев, Днепропетровск. Ну в плоть до Лиссабона возможно. Все будет зависеть от западных политиков

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niu york ?

There is a small city near Chasiv Yar called New York. ​@@SrGotinha

Ironicly yes theres a town sith tye same name ​@@SrGotinha

*with

It's up to Ukraine to deside that

If they keep bending, will be surrounded.

@@Johannes_Piotr hopefully the right side

@@jcancino630 ..., indeed

to little to late

from what i've seen, the problem isn't really the VDV soldiers being horseshit rather it's basically how Russian High Command decides to use them (Which is basically throwing them at anything and hoping for the best)

VDV units had pretty much low experience fighting in a conventional modern war. Hostomel was a disaster - airport wasn`t secured in the first days of full-scaled invasion, and when russians did reach it with regular units - it was not operable and still within reach of Ukrainian artillery. Now, VDV (Marines as well) are used as shocktroops by russia, which isn`t really the role they exist for. Western estimates that current strength of elite russian troops is suboptimal, and it may require at least 10 years for them to properly recuperate.

All of the "elite" russian troops performed horribly, just like the "elite" soviet equipment they are fielding. It is unclear if the problem was more poor equipment, poor planning, poor coordination, or poor troop quality but all of the above are factors

Do you have any idea what kind of idiots you look like in the eyes of those who know what is happening on the frontline of Ukraine. You have been brainwashed by your lying media and hypocritically lying politicians. The Ukrainians are doing very badly, they are retreating, losing people and morale. The Russian army has drawn conclusions and is making a confident step forward. Your politicians and media are hysterically lying to you at every turn. And believe me, no matter how you tried to mock the elite units of the Russian army, none of your Western units will stand up to them. Your soldiers are too weak, first of all mentally. If your soldiers were in the place of Ukrainians, you would have been crushed long ago. Do you have any idea what kind of idiots you look like in the eyes of those who know what is happening on the frontline of Ukraine. You have been brainwashed by your lying media and hypocritically lying politicians. The Ukrainians are doing very badly, they are retreating, losing people and morale. The Russian army has drawn conclusions and is making a confident step forward. Your politicians and media are hysterically lying to you at every turn. And believe me, no matter how you tried to mock the elite units of the Russian army, none of your Western units will stand up to them. Your soldiers are too weak, first of all mentally. If your soldiers were in the place of Ukrainians, you would have been crushed long ago.

Yeah, foreign fighters in Ukraine repeatedly say these guys ( SSO, 45th VDV specifically the 31st Guards ) are legit. Mobik and penal battalions are definitely laughably bad, but Russia has a cadre of professional soldiers and SoF that are not to be underestimated. Recent video on grand thumb KZfaq has two foreign fighters talking to this.

Unknown = the author but they're too humble to say it.

The Russians want to cut Ukraine off from the Black Sea effectively making it uneconomically viable landlocked country and reach the breakaway region of Transnistria.

The current changes too small to affect the big picture. It needs a truly big breakthrough, and now that Ukraine will finally get that aid from the USA its even more foggy.

Depending how far they can go, the Russians will at least want zaporizhia, donetsk and luhansk. Maybe Odessa and Kharkiv too if they can take them. Definitely will demand Ukraine never joins NATO but possibly let them join the EU. At any rate they will be a token state more or less similar to Belarus.

I don't know the future of Russia, but everything indicates that Ukraine will be a "Belarus 2.0".

@@Djk3DD I doubt they’ll reach Odessa. Maybe Kharkiv but not Odessa.

Thanks!

Different format

Because the mouthpieces of the Kremlin say so?😂

Says who little troll?.

nope. not even close by any meaning=)

@@Grunge_UA Chasiv Yar (Ukrainian: Часів Яр, pronounced [ˈt͡ʃɑ.s⁽ʲ⁾iu̯ jɑr], lit. 'quiet ravine'; Russian: Часов Яр, romanized: Chasov Yar)

@@CW-Legend07 stop talking nonsense=) I'm Ukrainian.

@@CW-Legend07 seems you and dustin give info from wiki where this info is wrong.

@@CW-Legend07 if translated by words it will be mean Time (Times) Gully

What about the wars between the Napoleonic Era and WW1, though? Since WW1 is considered the benchmark for when Modern Warfare "first" started.

@@mekingtiger9095 world war 1 already have tanks and planes, i consider any war with mechanized unit as modern warfare, so any war without mechanized unit should and can be covered by this channel...

@@kuamir573 Okay, so you mean anything *before* WW1, not the Napoleonic Wars since there was an almost entire century of non-mechanized warfare between those two periods.

Da Ucrânia, sim.

Honestly I've been thinking that this conflict has deepened their doctrine of assault, cauldrons and bypassing.

hahhhahahha lol dumb russians human wave offensive right? this is why Ukraine is winning is bound to reclaim Crimea soon! Right??????

Слава россия

Sosatb yebiwa​@@CyberMan4858

Detsamma kamrat.

Detsamma! Skål

@MrMursilok correction: This is the war of NATO against your mom

Blender

If 3 years ago you would have predicted that Sweden and Finland joins NATO, Germany will send tanks to fight Russians (three times is a charm) and the EU will spend billions of Euro's to support the Ukraine, the EU stops North Stream 2 project, F-16 will be send to the UKR, you would have lost your credibility. Talks about going to a war economy and the West is waking up from the dormant peace time. This time, the Russian bear has awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve.

Globalism is on the decline. Rightfully so.

100%. A Trump presidency would let him attack NATO member states. If he's successful in Ukraine, there will be very little to stop him rebiilding Russia's lost empire.

Hilarious that you think Clinton had "coherent foreign policy"....eastern europe... ? black hawk down...? sitting back doing nothing during the rwandan genocide... ?

Ukraine won't fall even with no aid from the West. But the rate of casualties would grow tremendously.

It will, ukraine is froced to acctept the territorial losses and negotiate about peace treaties 😅😢

@@nadinev2784 The russians smell blood now and probably want to have it all. Unfortunately no treaties to be made anymore probably

@@nadinev2784learn how to spell rtard

@@nadinev2784 does anyone still think russia respects treaties?

​@@nadinev2784like how Kherson was "forever russian" right?

LE HECKIN FALLOUT REFERENCE XD

​@@leto2582they have a lot of the weapons but not the man power.

@@BulbBunny There is not enough male power, but there is enough male power to create a new grouping center N

@@JeffGordon-ph4vzeven one of the Ukrainian soldiers admit its not the same enemy as the start of the war

@@JeffGordon-ph4vz But couldnt that also just mean that the Russian government realized that so many KIA isnt a good look and tried harder to hide the real deaths. Hearing the Ukrainian defenders on the frontlines the Russians still use costly attacks in which they send out men without cover and those who survive regroup to then attack again. Or did that fighting tactic suddenly change?

That narrative stopped being true long time ago. Ever since Russia changed up their tactics and started having huge air superiority, their casualties haven't been as high. Ukrainians are retreating, and Russian are advancing day by day. This is not a D-day scenario many people would like to believe.

Ukraine is not Israel. It will take months or longer before even the little bit of the aid is released. Israel will be given the whole lump sum of all funds and materials with no oversight.

It's likely because this isn't as much an offensive as it is an opportunistic pushback of an enemy who broke itself against thick and layered defenses like a wave on concrete. This will probably continue for a couple of months until the new Ukrainian conscripts finish training and western aid comes through. Then the Russians will slow down or stop maybe. If they manage to keep going after that, we'll probably see panicked politicians calling for war openly.

Why do you spell it "Niu York"? It's "New York" actually, yes :)

@@andriilink5666 Sorry, on all the maps I look at (deepstatemap, militaryland and liveuamap) it shows as Niu York.

dont worry about it.

very few

Still more than you think

@@darkopavlic6592 propaganda

Maybe a million, and they can have more. But the bottom line is the UA is running out of experienced soilders, 3-month training dude cant do shit in the battle

every square inch matters, town or not this isn't 1939-1945 blitzkrieg battles where whole nations capitulated in 6 weeks, this conflict has devolved into a ww1 style trench warfare with heavy weapons. massive armored battles mixed in with urban combat.

​@@jakekilley9037 i see. But why that happened?

@@lajosordog4752 I'm not truly sure, maybe because we advanced technologically which makes it convenient, maybe the truth is we will fight until there's no one left. who really knows, all i know is Ukraine is fighting for there very identity now. so everything matters small or large. its almost inconceivable to think of what they are actually going through as i even write this statement.

@@lajosordog4752neither side has really been able to get complete air superiority in a meaningful scale since the start of the war. Between patriot on Ukraine’s side and their total lack of an Air Force on the other no one has been able to do more than localized air supremacy. Without air superiority maneuver warfare gets incredibly difficult incredibly fast. Then you factor in drones as early detection for assaults on well prepared defenses in propositioned kill zones you get a complete cluster fuck that makes moving that much harder. Not to mention the Russians built one of the largest trench systems europe has seen since the Great War. Basically everything is fucked and nothing went according to anyone’s plan.

I would disagree, with Bakhmut taken, this town is now key terrain for the current UKR defensive line. If breached there are few fallback options that doesn't effectively cede the province. I would recommend analysis of the terrain around and beyond Chasiv Yar to see why it's key terrain.

In any case, I am expecting yet another big increase in US inflation and debt because of it.

​@@mekingtiger9095that's not how that works.

​@@Syn_1 As long as the US deteriorates itself in helping Ukraine, little matters whether Ukraine wins or not in my book.

@@mekingtiger9095 Im starting to think you don't actually know how anything works. You are aware when it comes to equipment, we send almost entirely outdated stuff that isn't our best and needed replacing anyways. As for ammo we send, it comes in packages that then call for the same amount of ammo to be made to replenish our stocks. I wouldn't really call that deteriorating. Especially compared to Russian losses which would be deteriorating their country.

@@Syn_1 Fair enough. May I apologize for my ignorance regarding US military aid towards Ukraine. But you are still facing an unfixable manpower crisis in your military and are about to economically collapse from within due to internal issues with or without war in the near future as your debt increases faster than your GDP all the while your society is becoming more and more divided with ever increasing infighting. And also losing most of your soft power over the rest of the world. This barely has anything to do with the current situation in Ukraine, but frankly, I just want you guys to stop exporting your ridiculous cultural war over other countries. Sorry for the negativity here, but I'm not reallt in the mood to be positive right now.

It is the guy's voice. We like it