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    Freedman, L., (2019). Ukraine and the Art of Strategy. Oxford University Press
    Freedman, L., (2022). Command: The Politics of Military Operations from Korea to Ukraine. Oxford University Press
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  • @TheArmchairHistorian
    @TheArmchairHistorian  Před 10 měsíci +283

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  • @iTomBass
    @iTomBass Před 10 měsíci +4254

    Its still wild to think about military HISTORY channels such as the Armchair Historian, Mark Felton, Binkov etc making videos on present events etc.... honestly a wild timeline.

    • @Snip3rtw0
      @Snip3rtw0 Před 10 měsíci +212

      Kings and Generals have some very top level coverage as well

    • @jdawg8487
      @jdawg8487 Před 10 měsíci +116

      Perun is top notch too. He made slide show presentations cool again.

    • @howhigh0521
      @howhigh0521 Před 10 měsíci +80

      There’s always been wars going on in the world. This is the only one in the west and most of the world has cared about😂

    • @ethanhoward389
      @ethanhoward389 Před 10 měsíci +19

      It was a matter if time. Humans will never stop fighting.

    • @JabbarTV1
      @JabbarTV1 Před 10 měsíci +51

      @@Snip3rtw0 kings and generals is extremely western biased though

  • @Eddie472
    @Eddie472 Před 10 měsíci +3176

    In before pro Putin bots storm the comments

    • @jukab9292
      @jukab9292 Před 10 měsíci +368

      Glory to Ukraine! 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

    • @ericareaper8750
      @ericareaper8750 Před 10 měsíci +232

      ​@@jukab9292Slava Ukraini

    • @Bluis5445
      @Bluis5445 Před 10 měsíci +473

      In before the Ukrainian bots storm the comments

    • @zillsburyy1
      @zillsburyy1 Před 10 měsíci +1

      ​@@jukab9292they suck

    • @Soy_el_Guy
      @Soy_el_Guy Před 10 měsíci +133

      Slava Ukraini!🇺🇦

  • @prfwrx2497
    @prfwrx2497 Před 10 měsíci +69

    8:20 Stugna-P are basically the same thing as TOW missiles. They aren't gun launched missiles, they're standalone tripod launched SACLOS ATGMs with remote computerized thermal viewfinders and joystick controls. Set the launcher on a good vantage point, put the control console somewhere protected, and get shooting.

    • @user-ph3ih6fe2r
      @user-ph3ih6fe2r Před 10 měsíci +2

      True there was a r-111 stugna 100mm for the mentiones systems but it was clear that they were not meant. I honestly do not know how you could not realize this while making a video. You would clearly have to have no clue what you are talking about

    • @vadymvv
      @vadymvv Před 10 měsíci +4

      Stugna-P are somewhat better, because of range of 5kilometers vs 3.7km in TOW. There are even recorded cases of 5.5km hits from Stugna

  • @rogofos
    @rogofos Před 10 měsíci +103

    its funny really
    the stated goals of the war were to "denazify and demilitarise Ukraine and prevent NATO from spreading"
    yet in reality Ukraine was demilitirising on its own for years
    but now Ukraine is more militarised than ever and NATO has expanded by 3 countries as a result of this war

    • @The_Lunch_Man
      @The_Lunch_Man Před 10 měsíci +54

      Putin is NATO's greatest salesman

    • @reggiekrager5411
      @reggiekrager5411 Před 10 měsíci +1

      Sweden, Finland, what's the third?

    • @rogofos
      @rogofos Před 10 měsíci +13

      @@reggiekrager5411 Ukraine was promised a NATO membership after this war iirc

    • @roadent217
      @roadent217 Před 10 měsíci

      Not to mention that groups with (weak) neo-Nazi ties like the Azov battalion are getting lionized and celebrated as heroes. I've seen plenty of pictures of Ukrainian soldiers flaunting all sorts of Nazi memorabilia. So even in the "denazification" goal Putin's invasion had the opposite effect.

    • @niqolas
      @niqolas Před 10 měsíci +1

      ​@@reggiekrager5411Carelia

  • @whyyaskkwhyy
    @whyyaskkwhyy Před 10 měsíci +1952

    It's insane how when the war started it looked like a total one sided ended before it began fight. Year later and I'm still impressed by Ukraine and their soldiers.

    • @Nathan-Roman
      @Nathan-Roman Před 10 měsíci +2

      literally everyone fell for Russian propaganda, even the Russian leadership themselves

    • @GuywithabadenglishOfficcial
      @GuywithabadenglishOfficcial Před 10 měsíci +126

      Russia is not even using 5% of their army lmao

    • @jazzysoggy12
      @jazzysoggy12 Před 10 měsíci +3

      @@GuywithabadenglishOfficcialthen why don’t they smartass? It’s almost as if Russia can’t beat a tiny country on their border. Adding onto the fact their own PMC betrayed them

    • @notlucas6859
      @notlucas6859 Před 10 měsíci +666

      @@GuywithabadenglishOfficcial we know, russia is gonna come out with 100 billion troops tomorrow and will curbstomp ukraine yada yada
      honestly the whole "russia isnt using x part of their army" argument just makes ur country look worse and stupid, seriously if you cant get the job done with what your using, use more yet it seems like they cant figure it out. embarassing

    • @Nathan-Roman
      @Nathan-Roman Před 10 měsíci +468

      @@GuywithabadenglishOfficcial source: literal Russian propaganda

  • @polishscribe674
    @polishscribe674 Před 10 měsíci +311

    Polish help is also worth mentonig, even if not being as large. Since Poland had a stockpile of soviet era vehicles, they could easily send support that could be used without additional training, unlike western equipment. That gave Ukrainians needed time.

    • @cattysplat
      @cattysplat Před 10 měsíci +38

      Poland was also fundamental in rescuing millions of civilian refugees, especially women and children, immediately from the start of the invasion, whilst also preventing a mass AWOL of men needed to fight in the war against Russia.

    • @yaroslavsadovy9012
      @yaroslavsadovy9012 Před 10 měsíci +18

      Yes, Ukraine grateful for help. Military and especially humanitarian help was priceless!!!

    • @maxlysenko4951
      @maxlysenko4951 Před 10 měsíci +16

      Absolutely, Poland is very good ally and brother, here, in Ukraine, we don’t undervalue their help at all and we will always be grateful and ready to payback at any moment. 🇵🇱🇺🇦

    • @ihorv44
      @ihorv44 Před 10 měsíci +8

      Let's be honest, Poland is not the only country in the world that has provided aid to Ukraine. It is enough to mention the Baltic countries, which provided Ukraine with 50% of their military budget and most of all their military equipment. Slovakia gave the most valuable thing in this war, the S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems. Well, if it weren't for the USA and Britain aid, the russian troops would have been near Przemyśl a long time ago.
      As for helping refugees, Poland is in a big profit, because most of them are already working and paying taxes.

    • @maxlysenko4951
      @maxlysenko4951 Před 10 měsíci +2

      @@ihorv44 yes, absolutely, but we have way easier history with Baltic countries, and with Poland it was always difficult, and whole 70 years of Soviet Union we were taught that Poland is the traditional enemy of Ukraine. I was studying at school in early 2000’s and this was still the case. But now we see what things really are.
      As for other countries we absolutely value all the help we got, Baltics don’t have much in terms of military capabilities, but they have given almost everything they had, we can’t underestimate that commitment of course, and we are surely grateful for that!

  • @vikkimcdonough6153
    @vikkimcdonough6153 Před 9 měsíci +33

    2014
    Ukraine: OK we're gonna phase out conscription
    Russia: _invades_
    Ukraine: dammit Russia
    2022
    Ukraine: OK we're gonna phase out conscription
    Russia: _invades_
    Ukraine: DAMMIT RUSSIA

    • @meireek9937
      @meireek9937 Před 7 měsíci

      For every time Russia invades Ukraine I would have two nickels

    • @P0PG03S
      @P0PG03S Před 7 měsíci

      Actually, you would be quite a businessman in history.@@meireek9937

    • @raiderdare7462
      @raiderdare7462 Před měsícem

      @@meireek9937No it be more then 2

  • @JuanJose-fw2uq
    @JuanJose-fw2uq Před 10 měsíci +614

    Didn't expected you to cover a video about Ukraine at that very moment, the quality is very good

    • @Hadfield15
      @Hadfield15 Před 10 měsíci +8

      He made a couple others a while ago. Mainly covering the war so far, as well as Russia/NATO politics

    • @GuywithabadenglishOfficcial
      @GuywithabadenglishOfficcial Před 10 měsíci +10

      ​@@Hadfield15Both politics are very confusing ngl, even as a Russia supporter myself.

    • @Kristof1
      @Kristof1 Před 10 měsíci +65

      @@GuywithabadenglishOfficcial ew

    • @GuywithabadenglishOfficcial
      @GuywithabadenglishOfficcial Před 10 měsíci +9

      @@Kristof1 cope

    • @Hadfield15
      @Hadfield15 Před 10 měsíci

      @@GuywithabadenglishOfficcial I wouldn’t blame you, given RuZZians like you are fed constant lies. Let me ask you, have you ever watched the HBO series about Chernobyl? If you have, you should remember a quote.
      “Every lie we tell incurs a debt to the truth. Sooner or later, that debt is paid”
      Ruzzia’s only begun to pay its debt

  • @abderahmanelaib7363
    @abderahmanelaib7363 Před 10 měsíci +696

    Wars like Vietnam and Afghanistan and Ukraine showed that the moral of your troops worth more than a modern army.

    • @GuywithabadenglishOfficcial
      @GuywithabadenglishOfficcial Před 10 měsíci

      Russia has burned ukraine and some ukraine supporters still says they're winning

    • @TS-ln5ix
      @TS-ln5ix Před 10 měsíci

      meanwhile in Vietnam: is literally having an online civil war about this topic, with the general direction of:
      - nato is imperialistic/ukraine is a begger, blah blah blah
      -having good point like: if that is the truth, then why tf did everybody want to join them
      - well said, thirsty three stick (thirsty - khát nước - need country, three stick - ba que, get it, the flag)
      - f u
      - f u
      - f u
      - f u

    • @MAGS-ik5uj
      @MAGS-ik5uj Před 10 měsíci +102

      Pretty true. Speaking particularly of the current conflict in Ukraine, the fact that the nation and its people have refused to give up after enduring such physical and psychological devastation is outstanding and profound. They are collectively tough and iron willed

    • @omaryousifkamal4290
      @omaryousifkamal4290 Před 10 měsíci +35

      Please dont compare nasies to freedom fighters

    • @robertungsod691
      @robertungsod691 Před 10 měsíci +152

      ​@@omaryousifkamal4290here we again with the pathetic excuse.

  • @DarthVader-ux4uk
    @DarthVader-ux4uk Před 10 měsíci +34

    My cousin is 65 years old he is a t72 driver he was born zakarpathia Ukraine fought in Afghanistan in the 80s now he is in the Ukraine armored division

    • @Pilot_Azog
      @Pilot_Azog Před 10 měsíci +6

      Prayers to him, I hope this ends soon by any means to stop the causalities on both sides 🙏

    • @idontknow1868
      @idontknow1868 Před 10 měsíci

      And they say ukraine isn't running out of manpower. Prayers to all who are suffering from this war especially the young people who are getting sent to this meat grinder.

    • @user-rg5xc6mv8k
      @user-rg5xc6mv8k Před 9 měsíci +1

      Как ваш брат относиться к суверенитету Карпатской Руси?спросите его пожалуйста

    • @mokasaam1819
      @mokasaam1819 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Prayers for his safety, he is truly brave for putting his life on the line.🙏❤

  • @cameronbringle695
    @cameronbringle695 Před 10 měsíci +87

    I love this channel, and I hope that CZcams can finally realize that history is not something that needs to be demonized

  • @ThisHandleIsTakenTryThis
    @ThisHandleIsTakenTryThis Před 10 měsíci +196

    It’s so strange that we are literally watching a documentary about a war that’s still going on. Crazy the time period we’re living in.

    • @Fankas2000
      @Fankas2000 Před 10 měsíci +12

      Where the hell have you been the last 20 years? Afghanistan, Iraq???

    • @Hrosters
      @Hrosters Před 10 měsíci +11

      Syria, Yemen?

    • @NSLuke
      @NSLuke Před 10 měsíci +1

      @@Fankas2000nobody even mentioned those countries 🤣

    • @NSLuke
      @NSLuke Před 10 měsíci

      @@Hrosters🫵🏻🤡

    • @CantRead1
      @CantRead1 Před 10 měsíci +8

      You must be out of touch with the world around you then.

  • @nbewarwe
    @nbewarwe Před 10 měsíci +258

    9:38 For more context for this number, western governments have very rarely spent actual money on aid packages to Ukraine. The majority of them are just taking weapons from stockpiles and sending them over, and the 'XX million dollars' on the package is actually the cost of the weapons when the military originally acquired them, whether that's from 2020, 2000, 1980, etc.
    So if you're worried about the government spending too much money on Ukraine, trust me, it's not NEARLY as bad as you think. Especially compared to actual military or federal budgets.

    • @prodigalsoniv48
      @prodigalsoniv48 Před 10 měsíci +94

      This 100x
      We’re spending record lows compared to what we spent for the War on Terror.
      Getting rid of old equipment also relieves westerners from the tax burdens of maintaining old junk for decades and the cost of decommission

    • @brucewilson4200
      @brucewilson4200 Před 10 měsíci +38

      Also, my fellow Americans, even if we were paying sticker price for everything sent, the cost only worked out to about 25¢ per person every day.
      You probably paid that tiny price by buying milk.

    • @MR_Nosy_Otter1
      @MR_Nosy_Otter1 Před 10 měsíci +12

      noo it's bad. we've givin ukarein way too much money and weapons and we need to stop

    • @fatmanwithabroom3221
      @fatmanwithabroom3221 Před 10 měsíci +8

      It's not NEARLY bad when you're sending your reserve equipment and portions of your modern equipment to a losing war

    • @terryshrk
      @terryshrk Před 10 měsíci

      @@MR_Nosy_Otter1 The US hasn't given Ukraine.a penny. The US has sent what amounts in several cases are decades old weapons systems that have been well maintained. Same with Germany and the UK.
      I know your an undercover Russia spy
      You can report back to your comrade that the support will continue

  • @user-hw3kc9ei4c
    @user-hw3kc9ei4c Před 10 měsíci +145

    I`m Ukrainian myself, my brother is serving in the 58th Mecanized Brigade, and i still didn`t know some of the facts from this video. Keep up the good work!

    • @user-px9qh9ow2n
      @user-px9qh9ow2n Před 10 měsíci +23

      Дякуємо вам пане.
      Ви справжній козак.

    • @Goofyahhpaleofan
      @Goofyahhpaleofan Před 10 měsíci +26

      Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦

    • @nonnegative7063
      @nonnegative7063 Před 10 měsíci +1

      Хай твой брат будзе жывым й цэлым як і ўсе ўкраінцы ў вайны супраць маскалей! Здароўя й перамогі! Слава Украіне

    • @petrovichiphoneovich7587
      @petrovichiphoneovich7587 Před 10 měsíci

      Интересно когда уже ядеркой по украине долбанут?

    • @hdhdnfbxbdbd
      @hdhdnfbxbdbd Před 10 měsíci +5

      😂😂ищи его в списке без вести пропавших

  • @John-vp2jq
    @John-vp2jq Před 10 měsíci +67

    While Bayraktars made an undeniably significant impact early in the 2022 invasion, they have largely been sidelined because their usefulness diminished when Russian air defense moved in theater.

    • @leonleeoff2216
      @leonleeoff2216 Před 10 měsíci +7

      Ruzzian air defense 😂 good joke!

    • @G.A.C_Preserve
      @G.A.C_Preserve Před 10 měsíci +1

      What air defence

    • @Kronosfobi
      @Kronosfobi Před 9 měsíci +3

      Anti-air ground defenses had some trouble getting rid of the drones until some Russians realised a jammer works far better than bullets in stopping said drones.
      Which made those defenses easy targets to Ukrainan troopers.
      So now Russian commanders needed to create pockets of defenses around said jammers to prevent drone bombardment.
      Which forces said units to stand still instead of attacking or reinforcing other units.
      Which results in Russia moving in artillery in said pockets to bomb cities and trenchlines.
      *Which* results in Ukrainian counter-offense.
      Drones cant win you a war, but they were pretty damn good at forcing a change of strategy towards Ukrainian favor.

  • @richardespanto8459
    @richardespanto8459 Před 10 měsíci +507

    Very cool production! You know I've heard epic stories of "The battle of Hostomel Airport" but haven't seen a visual representation of it. It would be cool if you guys did an animation on that.

    • @eliasziad7864
      @eliasziad7864 Před 10 měsíci

      Whatever people say happened over there, is mostly just propaganda. Nobody knows what happened there, and it's likely that Russian VDV was able to hold the airport until the next day when regular forces came and and helped them.

    • @richardespanto8459
      @richardespanto8459 Před 10 měsíci +5

      @@jxfwliz5ldnheeg so you're implying the battle wasn't real?

    • @Legalizeasbestos
      @Legalizeasbestos Před 10 měsíci

      czcams.com/video/r0Ji7KqqEqg/video.html is an incredible one

    • @davidty2006
      @davidty2006 Před 10 měsíci +16

      @@jxfwliz5ldnheeg Mate the place was home to the biggest plane in the world.
      It's clearly an airport.

    • @rebelgaming1.5.14
      @rebelgaming1.5.14 Před 10 měsíci +26

      ​@@jxfwliz5ldnheegRussia's VDV units paradropped into Hostomel to secure the airfield and allow forces to come in by aircraft. They successfully secured the airport but to prevent the use of it Ukraine shelled the runway. Because of that the VDV became trapped as Ukrainian forces closed in. The battle was short as they were surrounded on all sides. Unfortunately during the battle, the Antonov An-225 Mriya, the largest aircraft in the world was destroyed by Russian bombing. The VDV was wiped out, which was devastating for Russia. That was their elite forces.
      It's safe to say that if Ukraine didn't sacrifice the airfield's capabilities over the potential advantage of recapturing it intact, Russian reinforcements could've arrived and overran Kyiv once the main forces arrived. Ukraine's victory at Hostomel was crucial to their continued fighting in the war.

  • @mephistopheles-ud2td
    @mephistopheles-ud2td Před 10 měsíci +30

    “Don't engage with someone with nothing to lose. It's an unequal fight.” - Baltasar Gracián

    • @abrahamcanales132
      @abrahamcanales132 Před 10 měsíci

      Zelensky has billions to lose, among other riches he has received from Biden.

  • @DiamondV6
    @DiamondV6 Před 10 měsíci +227

    Other people might cover Ukraine war more regularly, but i really like Armchair making the awesome animations.
    And when the war is over and done with.. a video or series to cover over what happened for people watching in the future would be amazing.
    Thank you Armchair Historian, for putting the effort despite CZcams strikes and other military bloggers covering the war!

    • @inqizzo
      @inqizzo Před 10 měsíci +5

      When the historian becomes the source

    • @mrBurlaka1
      @mrBurlaka1 Před 10 měsíci +2

      After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Ukraine still had nuclear weapons. The third largest in the world. The Western countries of the USA and Great Britain together with Russia signed the Budapest Memorandum peace treaty. According to which they were supposed to provide security in exchange for Ukraine giving up its nuclear weapons.
      As you can see, after the start of the war, no one protected us with their nuclear umbrella

    • @RuthColes
      @RuthColes Před 10 měsíci

      It's going to evolve into world war 3 before it ends as soon as China tries to invade Taiwan in 2027 they are going to send Chinese to Russia to help them in the Ukraine front and they are going to take the suwalki gap and invade Poland

    • @precious_orim
      @precious_orim Před 8 měsíci

      When the war is over? I hope u know the probability of nuclear war is at its all time high.

    • @chadthundercock4806
      @chadthundercock4806 Před 8 měsíci

      ​@@mrBurlaka1Such is the life of a pawn

  • @alexpravd2001
    @alexpravd2001 Před 10 měsíci +18

    In Donbas it was not “rebellion”, it was also Russian invasion, because there were Russian FSB and regular army units

    • @SheVPBla
      @SheVPBla Před 7 měsíci +3

      В Украине был Майдан, чел. Националисты и нацисты начали приходит к власти. Русские люди на территории Украине - Новороссии буквально начали поднимать партизанские восстания , а Донские казаки, ВС РФ и другие военные организации помогали партизанам.

    • @waldemarkrieg7031
      @waldemarkrieg7031 Před 7 měsíci

      ​@@SheVPBlaruzzians had too many freedom in Ukraine. it was time to end this madness. Don't like Ukraine? So go to ruzzia. It's that simple! Go to the country you like more.

    • @SheVPBla
      @SheVPBla Před 7 měsíci +4

      @@waldemarkrieg7031 🗿Ты же знаешь историю? Знаешь, что когда Россия захватила Крымское ханство, то эту новую территорию начали называть новоРОССИЯ? Новороссию отдали большевики Украине, это русские территории с русским населением.
      Не хотят жить с русским, то пускай уходят с русских территорий.
      НЕТ Украине.

    • @kostyasport8793
      @kostyasport8793 Před 6 měsíci +3

      Поддерживаю@@SheVPBla

  • @supernovel7514
    @supernovel7514 Před 10 měsíci +114

    Love the production quality of these newer videos.

    • @moe5346
      @moe5346 Před 10 měsíci +4

      the video is 2 min old my guy

    • @mr.hedado741
      @mr.hedado741 Před 10 měsíci +5

      @@moe5346ou can already tell it’s good though

    • @thetohoapologist4240
      @thetohoapologist4240 Před 10 měsíci

      ​@@moe5346and it's plural. All these vids have had good production values. Shame they aren't doing well

    • @mrBurlaka1
      @mrBurlaka1 Před 10 měsíci

      After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Ukraine still had nuclear weapons. The third largest in the world. The Western countries of the USA and Great Britain together with Russia signed the Budapest Memorandum peace treaty. According to which they were supposed to provide security in exchange for Ukraine giving up its nuclear weapons.
      As you can see, after the start of the war, no one protected us with their nuclear umbrella

  • @Juke-Redlin
    @Juke-Redlin Před 10 měsíci +117

    I only just began watching your videos, I've blazed through so many in a week. You and your team are truly deserving of all the accolades you receive. The animation, subtley blended memes, and careful, humane narration are noticed. Both poignant and hilarious, watching your videos had been a real pleasure to enjoy after work or while working solo. Thank you!

    • @MR_Nosy_Otter1
      @MR_Nosy_Otter1 Před 10 měsíci +2

      he's also a huge spreader of western popangda especially when it comes to this conflict. i'd watch his stuff with some skepticism.

    • @Juke-Redlin
      @Juke-Redlin Před 10 měsíci +12

      ​@@MR_Nosy_Otter1Didn't see anything in this video specifically that wasn't already public knowledge. More a summary than an update, tbh.

    • @zombusshankus9589
      @zombusshankus9589 Před 10 měsíci

      @BennetoZachary Why? Putin's War of Empire has caused nothing good for anyone but the Western military industrial complex. Russia has thrown away the lives thousands of promising young men from both Russia and Ukraine, dooming them to a pointless, miserable death in the trenches on the Eastern Front. In his vain attempt to deter N.A.T.O. 'aggression', he has instead inspired them to be more precocious, with Finland joining N.A.T.O. and Lithuania blockading Kaliningrad. Not even to mention the brigade of sanctions making life progressively worse for Russian citizens. Putin has also started a civil war. An I'm not even exaggerating, the failed Wagner coup and the Russian Volunteer Corp and Freedom of Russia Legion raiding Russian military bases WOULD, by definition, be a civil war.
      TL:DR, have fun being hit with Cluster Bombs, tankie.

    • @MR_Nosy_Otter1
      @MR_Nosy_Otter1 Před 10 měsíci

      @@Juke-Redlin what i mentioned was specifiaclly in this video. what i have mentioned was in some other videos he has done about this conflict.

    • @Juke-Redlin
      @Juke-Redlin Před 10 měsíci

      @@MR_Nosy_Otter1 okay. So. After reviewing a sample of your 37 comments on just this channel, I feel like I'm justified in saying that you're as likely to be taken in by Russian proganda as you are to believe I've been taken in by the western. Here's the thing. I don't have any issues admitting failures of the countries on this side. Every one, every single one, has done terrible things. They all have inherent flaws.
      Russia can't capture a country with a beleaguered military supported effectively by economics. So. Ya know. The military sucks and our economies are good enough to dunk on Russia without firing a shot on our own. That alone shows the inherent issues Russia has while illustrating the constant misinformation the New Russian Czar has spouted since the invasion. Now... imma block you. Not because I don't want to have a lively debate. I don't even doubt -some- of your points made in other comments. But I don't want hassled by someone who supports the objectively more inept and flimsy logic of a senile old dictator clingy to power than... well at this point most of the human population. Have a day. :)

  • @jakobabou-chaker9107
    @jakobabou-chaker9107 Před 10 měsíci +24

    At 8:32 I believe you made a mistake: The stugna is not fired from a T55 - there are no T55 in service either the UAF (except for deliveries from the Czech Republic). You probably meant the T64 or T72. :)

  • @Zei33
    @Zei33 Před 10 měsíci +161

    This was one of my favourite videos in a long time. Your sound direction and narration are incredible.
    It’s crazy to think that videos like this will probably be used to teach history in 50-100 years time.

    • @jboydayz
      @jboydayz Před 10 měsíci +1

      exactly! That’s the coolest part

    • @Fallen_Arrow
      @Fallen_Arrow Před 10 měsíci +1

      I agree

    • @franczhu8427
      @franczhu8427 Před 10 měsíci

      ❤lll

    • @mrBurlaka1
      @mrBurlaka1 Před 10 měsíci

      After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Ukraine still had nuclear weapons. The third largest in the world. The Western countries of the USA and Great Britain together with Russia signed the Budapest Memorandum peace treaty. According to which they were supposed to provide security in exchange for Ukraine giving up its nuclear weapons.
      As you can see, after the start of the war, no one protected us with their nuclear umbrella

  • @subasteve666
    @subasteve666 Před 10 měsíci +4

    Great video, I hope your new content is generating the views you guys needed!

  • @Lpxable
    @Lpxable Před 10 měsíci +11

    Not only a fight for their country, the whole europe!!

    • @Michal_Bauer
      @Michal_Bauer Před 10 měsíci +3

      Yes. They are fighting for Baltics, for Poland and for Moldova. Didn't they hold they ground like this and we would be next. Heroiom slava!

  • @Lol-zt1zt
    @Lol-zt1zt Před 4 měsíci +6

    1:11 What!? How? This turned into a dozen military boats, 300 tanks and a couple of thousand combat transporters, less than 100 aircraft and 200 thousand soldiers. God, is corruption really such a destructive thing?

    • @nursestoyland
      @nursestoyland Před 2 měsíci +1

      Yep, corruption can really undermine a military

    • @Lol-zt1zt
      @Lol-zt1zt Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@nursestoyland Hmm, Ukraine is unlucky with its government, people and neighbors You ask me why people? Because unfortunately people choose these people Now I am sure that schools must introduce lessons in political education

  • @killerking1987
    @killerking1987 Před 10 měsíci +86

    The US has actually given Ukraine way more than 2.7 Billion dollars worth of equipment because a recent report exposed that the pentagon undervalued all the shipments by over 6 Billion dollars.

    • @killerking1987
      @killerking1987 Před 10 měsíci +2

      @4RST facts! I was fine with giving some aid at the start of the war, but we, along with some of NATO, are completely bankrolling them. It is time to stop people from DYING.

    • @bruhwhat5485
      @bruhwhat5485 Před 10 měsíci

      @@killerking1987 My guy the US spent 10% of its annual Defense budget. If you want people to stop dying, vote for some senator that will start CIA assasinations in Russia. If you want to spend less money, fix your healthcare system that bleeds cash.

    • @MrWhitmen1981
      @MrWhitmen1981 Před 10 měsíci +50

      @@4RSTevery dollar spent in Ukraine is like 5 dollars saved to counter weight the Russian threat. The US don’t need a conventional large army to defeat Russia as we once originally thought. We can pivot to Asia and a growing China now.

    • @The_Lunch_Man
      @The_Lunch_Man Před 10 měsíci +58

      @@4RST Its actually some of the best spending the US will ever do. They get to weaken a rival with surplus equipment, and not a single US servicemember has to step foot in the combat zone.

    • @killerking1987
      @killerking1987 Před 10 měsíci

      @The_Lunch_Man lets just say they are giving away way more than just surplus equipment. The Biden Admin has said to the public and the world that we are running low on ammunition and equipment from our actual stockpile. If China decides to invade Taiwan, then we can not even defend them

  • @Iknowtoomuchable
    @Iknowtoomuchable Před 10 měsíci +125

    At this point, standing up to Russia has become part of Ukraine's national identity. It wouldn't be Ukrainian to give up.

    • @black-uh1df
      @black-uh1df Před 10 měsíci +6

      ​@@4RSTI thought Republicans liked democracy

    • @lutskinu1491
      @lutskinu1491 Před 10 měsíci +9

      @@dontbetreadin4777 you`re ridiculous

    • @paulgibbon5991
      @paulgibbon5991 Před 10 měsíci

      Standing up to Russia is part of the national identity of....just about every neighbour Russia has.

    • @paulgibbon5991
      @paulgibbon5991 Před 10 měsíci +1

      @@dontbetreadin4777 Botski reported, may you soon be drafted.

    • @huveja9799
      @huveja9799 Před 10 měsíci +2

      Not only an armchair historian, he should also be appointed as armchair general and fairy tale master ..

  • @backattackjack3857
    @backattackjack3857 Před 10 měsíci +44

    Love content on modern conflicts. Thanks for the great work as always

    • @pixelender4015
      @pixelender4015 Před 10 měsíci +1

      Unfortunately, for some it is not only the content but also the reality outside the window

  • @ethanwald2616
    @ethanwald2616 Před 10 měsíci +3

    Love the videos guys! Keep it up!!

  • @DaddysBelt92
    @DaddysBelt92 Před 10 měsíci +31

    Thank you for your quality videos. You guys are doing a great job keep it up!

    • @UnCannyValley67
      @UnCannyValley67 Před 10 měsíci +1

      Generous of you to donate, but the creator should thank you, at least with a “heart” emoji.

    • @DaddysBelt92
      @DaddysBelt92 Před 10 měsíci

      @@UnCannyValley67 didn't do it to get a heart emoji. I did it to support the channel. I don't mind it🙂

  • @brokenordinance
    @brokenordinance Před 10 měsíci +11

    Very nice work as always, AH team!

    • @fost_ow
      @fost_ow Před 10 měsíci +1

      are you talking about the funny moustache man or

    • @TheMCCraftingTable
      @TheMCCraftingTable Před 10 měsíci +1

      AH? Did you mean Adolf Historian or Armchair Hitlr?

  • @therealbluetophat
    @therealbluetophat Před 10 měsíci +9

    I hope the comment section will be very peaceful with absolutely no fanatics on either side 😅❤

    • @Player1776.
      @Player1776. Před 10 měsíci +3

      Me too, it might go down

    • @doodtheman2508
      @doodtheman2508 Před 10 měsíci +4

      What are you talking about, that's the best part! Sort by "New" and you'll get more fanfiction than there is on AO3

    • @acceptablecasualty5319
      @acceptablecasualty5319 Před 10 měsíci

      @@doodtheman2508 which is currently not a lot since it apparently keeps getting DDoSd

  • @metalsad
    @metalsad Před 9 měsíci +10

    Hello from Ukraine!

  • @azeresin
    @azeresin Před 10 měsíci

    Love your videos. Great job on this one. Keep it up.

  • @peterrudenko4496
    @peterrudenko4496 Před 10 měsíci +27

    Very informative and useful video. Though you forgot to mention Nuclear arsenal that was left in Ukraine after USSRs collapse, which aparently was traded for peace guarantees from russia and USA.

    • @ReliableExcavationDemolition
      @ReliableExcavationDemolition Před 10 měsíci +4

      well that was a lie

    • @peterrudenko4496
      @peterrudenko4496 Před 10 měsíci +15

      @@ReliableExcavationDemolition turns out it was indeed a lie... Now I wish we still had at least a part of that arsenal...

    • @Roketsune
      @Roketsune Před 10 měsíci +1

      ​@@peterrudenko4496 Yeah. Russia and the West really screwed you all over on that deal.

    • @user-so2od8ic7d
      @user-so2od8ic7d Před 10 měsíci

      Russia sees Nato as a threat. Since the U.S. wanted to drag Ukraine into Nato to create a belt of tension near Russia's borders, it was the U.S. that violated Ukraine's security guarantees and forced Russia to respond.

    • @peterrudenko4496
      @peterrudenko4496 Před 10 měsíci +4

      @@Roketsune and this is... HIGLHY UNFORTUNATE...

  • @MOBXOJ
    @MOBXOJ Před 10 měsíci +69

    Great to see you continuing your modern conflict series

  • @Tiggertrigger86
    @Tiggertrigger86 Před 10 měsíci +3

    Incredible animations and documentary!

  • @liondibono685
    @liondibono685 Před 10 měsíci

    Great video, love your content, keep up the good work🎉

  • @matthewpeluso3914
    @matthewpeluso3914 Před 10 měsíci +16

    I love this channel! So many great videos! I would love to see more modern day videos! As well as continuing the plethora of historical videos!

  • @The_Horse-leafs_Cabbage
    @The_Horse-leafs_Cabbage Před 10 měsíci +95

    Thank you for covering this ongoing situation--especially with how overly zealous CZcams has been against "non-advertiser friendly" content.
    For the war itself, I can only hope it ends soon--
    Its devastating effects on Ukrainian citizens and soldiers, as well as the ramped-up attacks on critical Russian citizens-- It's all very alarming...

    • @lemurman7978
      @lemurman7978 Před 10 měsíci +3

      Oh wow dat a lot of money

    • @The_Horse-leafs_Cabbage
      @The_Horse-leafs_Cabbage Před 10 měsíci +5

      @@lemurman7978 very true, but he makes quality content-- so I've got no regrets

    • @fiske5918
      @fiske5918 Před 10 měsíci +1

      money🤑

    • @keaganscott9808
      @keaganscott9808 Před 10 měsíci +1

      Good on you my dude. Donations like that keep great channels like this going. Thanks for making it possible to watch more history on this crappy platform.

    • @Khuros
      @Khuros Před 10 měsíci

      Russians should go home, I agree.

  • @GuntherRommel
    @GuntherRommel Před 10 měsíci +5

    "...capable of going toe-to-toe with one of the strongest militaries.." Bro, there was a period a couple weeks ago where the Russian Army wasn't even the strongest military in *Russia*.

  • @jaimesmiller414
    @jaimesmiller414 Před 10 měsíci +1

    The animation quality is better and better with every episode!!

  • @SovietUnion-tu6xx
    @SovietUnion-tu6xx Před 10 měsíci +10

    I watched ur vids from a long time ago and I am amazed by how far this channel has grown

  • @bobbyb373
    @bobbyb373 Před 10 měsíci +9

    Finally a non-WW2 video! Great one too, please keep up the good work

    • @revbladez5773
      @revbladez5773 Před 10 měsíci +1

      While there certainly are a lot, 7 of the last 20 videos have been non-WW2.

  • @Hlib_Dolianovski
    @Hlib_Dolianovski Před 10 měsíci

    Super video! That is the type of content we are seeking to!

  • @trollaphobic
    @trollaphobic Před 10 měsíci +1

    Thank you griffen and team for making the best content on the we

  • @kermiadjamil4090
    @kermiadjamil4090 Před 10 měsíci +40

    NATO and USA aid to Ukraine made a huge shift in the battle , without it no way Ukraine would last for that long

    • @wisemankugelmemicus1701
      @wisemankugelmemicus1701 Před 10 měsíci +23

      Russia had already suffered its worst defeats before American aid even began. Maybe they'd be doing worse without NATO aid but there's no way in hell they'd be over and done with.

    • @GuywithabadenglishOfficcial
      @GuywithabadenglishOfficcial Před 10 měsíci +7

      ​@@wisemankugelmemicus1701how so? Ukraine is still being rapodly destroyed even by walking 1 km as of today Ukraine has 9 chance of surbival once Russia snaps and decides to fight against Nato.

    • @notlucas6859
      @notlucas6859 Před 10 měsíci +29

      @@GuywithabadenglishOfficcial nice argument senator why dont you back it up with a source

    • @wisemankugelmemicus1701
      @wisemankugelmemicus1701 Před 10 měsíci +16

      @@GuywithabadenglishOfficcial well you see Ivan
      Who said this war would be over if you occupied Ukraine?

    • @simona.9730
      @simona.9730 Před 10 měsíci +1

      @@GuywithabadenglishOfficcial Settle down, Putin simp.

  • @colinbrown248
    @colinbrown248 Před 10 měsíci +6

    I'm going to finish this before CZcams takes this down

  • @Notarocketscientist
    @Notarocketscientist Před 10 měsíci +2

    I really enjoyed watching this video because it is very accurate. There are probably few things missing, but those are insignificant to the average viewer. Thank you so much for the video.

  • @kiton1890
    @kiton1890 Před 10 měsíci +1

    thank you for the video

  • @TheDogThatBarks
    @TheDogThatBarks Před 10 měsíci +15

    love your content, keep it up.

  • @flowrsh
    @flowrsh Před 10 měsíci +4

    love your videos

  • @Montyfat
    @Montyfat Před 10 měsíci +1

    Lmao in the sponsor i love how griffin started head banging

  • @eganwhite9539
    @eganwhite9539 Před 10 měsíci +19

    You should maybe of focused a tad more on just how involved the Russians were in 2014 and the fact that they were actually there ( commercial passengers incident)

    • @misterpinkandyellow74
      @misterpinkandyellow74 Před 10 měsíci

      Maybe more focus on Ukraine Nazis killing ethnic Russians?

    • @black-uh1df
      @black-uh1df Před 10 měsíci

      ​@@misterpinkandyellow74which never happened?

    • @misterpinkandyellow74
      @misterpinkandyellow74 Před 10 měsíci

      @@black-uh1df even the main stream media reported, try your gaslighting elsewhere liar

    • @G.A.C_Preserve
      @G.A.C_Preserve Před 10 měsíci

      MH17

    • @user-vl8ih6qx3s
      @user-vl8ih6qx3s Před 10 měsíci

      There are no clues and no proofs it was done by Russia

  • @davidmorrison803
    @davidmorrison803 Před 10 měsíci +12

    Let’s keep this amazing channel and its content safe from CZcams censorship.
    Fight the algorithm!

  • @mskotchky
    @mskotchky Před 10 měsíci

    This was amazing, thank you so much

  • @Valorant_Dem0n97
    @Valorant_Dem0n97 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Thank you for this

  • @jtothed8575
    @jtothed8575 Před 10 měsíci +5

    $180 billion in the last 1.6 years definitely helped

  • @Tyler-cj2es
    @Tyler-cj2es Před 10 měsíci +5

    thanks for being one of the few youtubers to upload proper ultra wide. These videos are always a pleasure to view on my ultrawide screen monitor.

  • @ashkilgour669
    @ashkilgour669 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Great video!

  • @georgerothwell
    @georgerothwell Před 10 měsíci +1

    Great video, thank you

  • @SnowyFluffboi
    @SnowyFluffboi Před 10 měsíci +30

    Honestly I would like to hear about Japan's lost decade from 1990 to 2000 and how they nearly became a superpower in their own right

    • @unitedwestanddividedwefall3521
      @unitedwestanddividedwefall3521 Před 10 měsíci +1

      I would too. Japan ruled during the 80s from I recall bad banking/financial was their undoing. Also the US basically occupies them, and so it’s a cash cow of weapons, training, maintenance services for the US.

  • @SupaSillyThyme
    @SupaSillyThyme Před 10 měsíci +95

    hey Armchair? I love you. The time and effort you put into your videos is being disrespected by youtube, and you dont deserve it. For the sake of all generations present and future I hope you continue your work, for the betterment of both understanding our past and acknowledging it. I love you so, so much.

    • @Bluis5445
      @Bluis5445 Před 10 měsíci +3

      How do you love some one you don’t even know? This obsession is creepy man. Please seek help.

    • @Nekavandre
      @Nekavandre Před 10 měsíci +13

      ​@@Bluis5445 I don't think they mean love in the romantic sense. There're different ways to say and mean love.
      Example I love my car, I love video games, I love history. Or if with a person you can say for example you love your president, you love your teacher, you love your best friend, etc.
      Those are all non romantic forms of love but instead just genuinely really liking something, passionate about, really care about, or someone or something you care for a lot.
      That said the way that SupaSillyThyme said it comes across a little weird and almost obsessively. I'd agree with you, if it wasn't for the context of them thanking Armchair for his work and the good it brings to the world in terms of education and understanding. They could've worded it a little better honestly. Mainly cutting off the ending part with the "I love you so, so much" sounding like something you'd hear a teenager or some modern adults in the 20-30 age range would say via texting.

    • @Nik-xi2ri
      @Nik-xi2ri Před 10 měsíci

      I'm more into the information he speaks not the colorful moving visuals

    • @sourcedirect769
      @sourcedirect769 Před 10 měsíci

      @@Nekavandre very good point you make and very well written.

    • @Bluis5445
      @Bluis5445 Před 10 měsíci

      The comment literally says hey armchair i love you. Stop watering the meaning of the word love. You typed your response for no reason. You wasted everyone’s time.

  • @RubberToeYT
    @RubberToeYT Před 10 měsíci +1

    Great video

  • @tiernanwearen6624
    @tiernanwearen6624 Před 10 měsíci +11

    Lets play the game
    "Spot the RT viewer"

  • @LtVictor
    @LtVictor Před 10 měsíci +15

    This reminds me of the of when the military channel would be making videos about the war in iraq while it was still going on. Now we have INSTANT content about an event just little over a year old.. even books published. Just wild.
    It's weird though you talk about what they are regularly equipped yet they now use everything they are given by nato and other countries.

    • @dmytrothecat8317
      @dmytrothecat8317 Před 10 měsíci +1

      that's right, because before 2022 everything in the army was accounted for 250k soldiers, not 700k. We didn't have enough of anything for these new draftees.

  • @fireironthesecond2909
    @fireironthesecond2909 Před 10 měsíci +17

    Never forget.
    The second greatest army on Earth has been forced to end arms shipments to other nations, entrench themselves, no longer show tanks in parades and enter mobilisation.
    All that and a year later the twenty-second greatest army on Earth still hasn’t fallen and has even recaptured thousands of kilometres
    Truly Russian incompetence will never cease to amaze

    • @user-so2od8ic7d
      @user-so2od8ic7d Před 10 měsíci +2

      I think this shows that all these rankings are stupid. But the fact that the Ukrainians have achieved some successes at the expense of mistakes made by Russia is not evidence of their strength. Mistakes can be made, like at the beginning of a war, but they can also be avoided, like during a "counter-offensive". Trying to win a war by counting on your enemy to make mistakes is wrong.

    • @user-vl8ih6qx3s
      @user-vl8ih6qx3s Před 10 měsíci +3

      what do you expect from Russia fighting a country being support from the whole NATO

    • @SigmaMemes52
      @SigmaMemes52 Před 10 měsíci +1

      The only reason that the second greatest army on Earth was forced to do all these things is because of the tremendous support from NATO and USA’s side.

    • @GuywithabadenglishOfficcial
      @GuywithabadenglishOfficcial Před 10 měsíci

      Funny how Nato is "the stongest millitary alliance in the world and Russia is beating them Regardless, american imcopetence is so horrendous, they had to call shipments to supply their weapons, and don't forget that Russia is still the elite, they caused more casualties, captured more cities, and even when things weren't looking too good, Russia turned the tables and made everything on their side, truly one of the best.
      Ironic how you say this after Afghanistan
      American incopetence is hillarious

    • @GuywithabadenglishOfficcial
      @GuywithabadenglishOfficcial Před 10 měsíci

      @@user-so2od8ic7d also the "Counter offensive" only forced casualties in Ukranian side.
      Russia isn't even using their full power and everyone making assumptions, plus Nato is backing ukraine anyway, to the point they said the'll be sending soldiers there as well.

  • @alexpravd2001
    @alexpravd2001 Před 10 měsíci +4

    There is an error in map. Until 2022 only 1/3 of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts’s veer occupied, while in video they are marked as fully occupied

  • @JMK948
    @JMK948 Před 10 měsíci

    Interesting video to upload while we are litterly halfway through the summer.

  • @mistifalcon3332
    @mistifalcon3332 Před 10 měsíci +11

    Sorry, just a correction, South Africa was actually the 1st country to voluntarily get rid of its nuclear arsenal.

    • @The_Turtle_One
      @The_Turtle_One Před 10 měsíci

      well they destroyed them without other nations knowing bc aparthid was ending, ukraine singed treaties with russia and the u.s to give them up

  • @nickvlasma3284
    @nickvlasma3284 Před 10 měsíci +25

    Can u guys please make a WW2 from dutch perspective? Btw congrats on 2 mil.

    • @hubertcumberdale2651
      @hubertcumberdale2651 Před 10 měsíci +5

      Dutch women sleep with Wehrmacht soldiers and latter get their heads shaved. There, that sums up the Dutch WW2 experience.

    • @hueyte8702
      @hueyte8702 Před 10 měsíci +2

      @@hubertcumberdale2651 lol

    • @davidty2006
      @davidty2006 Před 10 měsíci

      @@hubertcumberdale2651 Not really since theres also some navy shenanigans in the east Indies.

    • @hubertcumberdale2651
      @hubertcumberdale2651 Před 10 měsíci

      @@davidty2006 wow I didn't know the East Indies spoke for the day to day experiences of the 99.999% of the Dutch population residing in the Netherlands and not the east Indies

    • @davidty2006
      @davidty2006 Před 10 měsíci

      @@hubertcumberdale2651 Well there was whatever was left of the dutch navy around there.

  • @jayrico638
    @jayrico638 Před 10 měsíci

    I don't know if you take suggestions for video ideas but a few topics I think would be super interesting for you to cover would be like, battle of the little bighorn, weapons/warfare of the Renaissance, and more videos about the Korean War

  • @YUKKON-ul4hn
    @YUKKON-ul4hn Před 10 měsíci +1

    At 9:17 they show a RQ-7Bv2 “Shadow” UAV which is a strictly surveillance based AV. It couldn’t even carry ordnance on it because it can barely carry itself

  • @serhiikorniienko4435
    @serhiikorniienko4435 Před 10 měsíci +5

    At 9:19, white bandages are on the legs of a soldier - Ukrainian troops do not use such markings, they wear yellow and blue, sometimes green, and mostly on their hands. White armbands are the prerogative of Russian troops

  • @OLDSCHOOLUA
    @OLDSCHOOLUA Před 10 měsíci +12

    Thanks for your work! Greetings form Ukrainian mortar unit✌🏻

  • @MusicallyQ
    @MusicallyQ Před 10 měsíci +3

    *Each historical period is pregnant with a new one and displays new rudimentary tendencies and forms.*
    *A more interesting methodology might be to build a table of all "urban" battles, differentiating between campaign vs. urban battle, and assess various features of each battle and compare and contrast them, building a statistical picture.*

  • @Kleexun
    @Kleexun Před 10 měsíci +3

    6:24 epic podcast right there

  • @conserva-chan2735
    @conserva-chan2735 Před 10 měsíci +16

    A similar video about the ROC/Taiwanese military would be awesome

  • @Acruxis
    @Acruxis Před 10 měsíci +4

    Here before russophobia against normal people starts for no reason

  • @crashout1992
    @crashout1992 Před 10 měsíci +6

    This video has so many flaws it is hard to count them all, but by far the most striking one is a claim made in 8:30 that "Stugna-P is fired from T-55 tanks and MT-12 guns...". This is a blatant lie and a show that the person did nothing to even basically research the topic. Stugna-P is an ATGM! Fired from a standalone platform...

    • @sebase1161
      @sebase1161 Před 10 měsíci

      The only vehicle I know of that can fire the stugna p are the btr-4 and the oplot

  • @mmacasual5095
    @mmacasual5095 Před 10 měsíci

    Honestly learned more about the nature of the war from this video than anything I’ve seen on the news in the past year

  • @FullCavGuy
    @FullCavGuy Před 10 měsíci +70

    Ukraine's Military is very Impressive

    • @StaffSergeantSigmon
      @StaffSergeantSigmon Před 10 měsíci +10

      The Cossacks are the best

    • @edfer81
      @edfer81 Před 10 měsíci +19

      Yes. Thanks to us. They're beggars

    • @klenks8956
      @klenks8956 Před 10 měsíci +30

      @@edfer81 BM "Oplot",BTR 4 "Bucefal",Fort 224 "Maliuk", a lot of different drones. Yea,true beggars🤡

    • @mbanasevych
      @mbanasevych Před 10 měsíci +28

      ​@@edfer81, what are all the guns without the experienced crew to use them?

    • @edfer81
      @edfer81 Před 10 měsíci +1

      @mbanasevych just play games my son. One day, you'll understand

  • @silentblackhole
    @silentblackhole Před 10 měsíci

    They truely have come so far in such a short time!

  • @dr.virus1295
    @dr.virus1295 Před 10 měsíci +20

    The whole Ukraine war proves Twain's quote to be true: "It's not the size of the dog in the fight, its the size of the fight in the dog."

    • @0Cico0
      @0Cico0 Před 10 měsíci +2

      In the case of Ukraine, this is not entirely true. Ukraine is a huge country and that also helped it a lot in defense and complicated logistics for Russia. After all, we saw it when the Russians ran out of fuel in their tanks during their offensive.

    • @dr.virus1295
      @dr.virus1295 Před 10 měsíci +11

      @@0Cico0
      Ukraine's country size & army count are dwarfed by how much Russia has, not many, myself included, thought Ukraine would last as long as it has & that's what I mean: their morale & the size of their fighting spirit is greater than the Russians.

    • @hdhdnfbxbdbd
      @hdhdnfbxbdbd Před 10 měsíci +1

      ​@@dr.virus1295😊нет они просто мяса на фронт больше отправляют

    • @benderplay8506
      @benderplay8506 Před 10 měsíci +2

      ​@@hdhdnfbxbdbdа как же)) Утешай себя дальше.

    • @dr.virus1295
      @dr.virus1295 Před 10 měsíci +4

      @@hdhdnfbxbdbd
      это то, что делает россия

  • @pikaking1275
    @pikaking1275 Před 10 měsíci +51

    Love to see more armchair historian!

  • @gummybearchewy5444
    @gummybearchewy5444 Před 10 měsíci +69

    “If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.” -Sun Tzu
    Putin underestimated Ukraine and overestimated his own forces at the start of this war. Which can be seen in the small size of his invasion force, the expectation that Ukraine would fold in days, and the lack of supply for that invasion force when Ukraine did not fold. Because of that initial failure this war is built on he is now struggling in every battle and has basically trapped himself in a war that he does not have a winning strategy for.

    • @AaSs-ln9mm
      @AaSs-ln9mm Před 10 měsíci +8

      Actually, Putin overestimated Ukraine. It seems like he believe, that Ukraine still have some independents. So negotiation (March 2022) will be successful. Guess what - it failed.
      So now Ukraine lost not only Donetsk and Lugansk.

    • @gummybearchewy5444
      @gummybearchewy5444 Před 10 měsíci +31

      @@AaSs-ln9mm weither Putin can hold them remains to be seen. Russia has already lost 2 provinces and the biggest city that was captured (Kherson). They are also losing military leaders very quickly.
      Regardless of if he does achieve minimal land gains he has lost a lot of influence and power on the international stage. His army before the war was seen as the second strongest in the world and now it is seen as weak and with little strategic thinking skills. Economically many European countries depended on Russia for natural gas and oil now that source of stable revenue is gone. NATO is now stronger then it has ever been with Finland and soon to be Sweden joining it. Before the war Ukraine had a large portion of its nation that favored stronger ties with Russia the war has burned that and United the nation against Russia. Putin has lost 10’s of thousands of troops and Millions of dollars in military equipment. Any one of these make his land gains costly, all of them make the gains not worth it.

    • @NorthernNorthdude91749
      @NorthernNorthdude91749 Před 10 měsíci +27

      @@AaSs-ln9mm Ukraine will reclaim all it's territory.

    • @alenparker3056
      @alenparker3056 Před 10 měsíci

      @@AaSs-ln9mm Is this comment the best work of your 2 brain cells zapping current together? You are a perfect comedic representation of the barbaric idiots that are being sent to UA.

    • @hydrolifetech7911
      @hydrolifetech7911 Před 10 měsíci +22

      ​@@AaSs-ln9mmI know it's painful for you to come to terms with Russia's failure in Ukraine and on the geopolitical stage but downing more and more copium is only postponing the inevitable heartbreak for you and the rest of the Ruscist world. Better pick up those vodka bottles and wash away your grief soonest possible

  • @homersimpson6167
    @homersimpson6167 Před 10 měsíci

    Great channel and animation

  • @nickmauldin8825
    @nickmauldin8825 Před 10 měsíci +3

    From another CZcams documentary channel, “Ukraine took Russia from the 2nd most feared military in the world, to the 2nd most feared military in Ukraine”.

  • @tdkreturns-batcavepictures1224
    @tdkreturns-batcavepictures1224 Před 10 měsíci +60

    I send my prayers out to all the men and women fighting in this war.

    • @FrankYammy
      @FrankYammy Před 10 měsíci +10

      Send a few more and the war will stop

    • @tdkreturns-batcavepictures1224
      @tdkreturns-batcavepictures1224 Před 10 měsíci +10

      @@FrankYammy I plan to. By hoping that both sides can find peace.

    • @Simon-xs5oz
      @Simon-xs5oz Před 10 měsíci +7

      ​@@FrankYammydont be petty

    • @dmytrothecat8317
      @dmytrothecat8317 Před 10 měsíci

      @@tdkreturns-batcavepictures1224 no peace with russians. It's either they burn Ukraine to the ground or Ukraine makes russia collapse

    • @paulgibbon5991
      @paulgibbon5991 Před 10 měsíci

      @@tdkreturns-batcavepictures1224 Russia can go home tomorrow and the war ends. Don't pray for the murderers and rapists of the orc horde.

  • @dermo81
    @dermo81 Před 10 měsíci +5

    You should cite sources in the description.

  • @JacT07
    @JacT07 Před 10 měsíci

    Awesome video! Idk if you're reading this, but it would be awesome to see more Cold War content, like something about the invasion of Grenada or the invasion of Panama or some new Vietnam War videos. Also, it would be great to see a video about the battle of Mogadishu or some new videos about the 1991 gulf war.

  • @Shinyworldwide
    @Shinyworldwide Před 10 měsíci +4

    it does help when the west gives you a fuckload of weapons and munitions yes.
    also gives you intel and sattelite imagery.

  • @neofulcrum5013
    @neofulcrum5013 Před 10 měsíci +8

    They gonna be talking about this war for a long time in the history books.

    • @mgrobo3190
      @mgrobo3190 Před 10 měsíci +1

      about how a 3rd world country stood up agiants a super power in the European continent

    • @merafirewing6591
      @merafirewing6591 Před 10 měsíci

      ​@@mgrobo3190 and eventually lost to it.

  • @PaleGuy23-tr2he
    @PaleGuy23-tr2he Před 10 měsíci +9

    I graduated a political science and history major so I enjoy your videos heavily for how extraordinarily accurate they are! I would love to see a World War 1 video down on the perspective of the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria when time permits it! Keep up the videos they rock!

    • @patjohn775
      @patjohn775 Před 10 měsíci +1

      Political science is one of the most unscientific and useless degrees on earth. I’d rather hire someone with no degree than a political science degree

  • @jacksonbauer5199
    @jacksonbauer5199 Před 10 měsíci +3

    I’m sorry. @ 05:30 the budget is stated to be “eight and a half billion dollars”, but the graphic shows 8,500,000. Just pointing it out, not being an asshole.

  • @coolguy...
    @coolguy... Před 10 měsíci +6

    4:49 i really love this sceen that shows that the russians would invade the region, showing the tank in the separatist flag moving to the russian flag. As a sign of russian intervention.

  • @danielrose7566
    @danielrose7566 Před 10 měsíci +7

    Nice to see you're making videos on present events

  • @Random_JapGuy
    @Random_JapGuy Před 10 měsíci +4

    Just watching transformer battle in comment section between Ukraine bots and Russian bots