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How did the idea that Tim Wlaz would be good for anyone get into your head? Sure, Democrats love war, but the price they will extract will be terrible... and i do mean from Ukraine. Trump might be stingy but he's not going to turn Ukraine into a client state. And a USA being eaten from within by Leftists desperate to flip from a Republic to an Empire (like Rome did) is NOT going to be good for them or the planet as a whole.
34:36 thats not any run of the mill T-90M, its a PRE-WAR T-90M. wich means it dosnt have the workarounds and parts from shoddy sources that the tanks have after the war begun. this is as good as a T-90M can get. and the russians abandoned it.
@@christopherchartier3017 its just me or that scene of the German general's discussion on the Ukrainian offensive feels like something from command and conquer ?
Look at all this gnarly combat footage that is available these days. I've often found myself thinking about what it would be like if GoPros, and modern camera equipment, were around during the apocalyptical WWII Eastern Front, especially Kursk.
My Grandfather fought in Kursk back then on the German Side. He is still alive now at the Age of 104, turns 105 on 1st of September. He is still flabbergasted that he gets to witness another Kursk Offensive and is rooting for Ukraine obviously Also as a German and former Bundeswehr Soldier, i can definitely recommend the Bundeswehr Videos with Bundeswehr Generals and other Experts on the Topic of Ukraine they pretty much upload weekly with different Generals of different Branches, not always Generals but always very experienced Soldiers! The Subtitles are pretty correct. But i definitely also recommend the Austrian Military's constant Updates on Ukraine which they both release in German and English! Prost & Cheers from Berchtesgaden in the Bavarian Alps
@@chartreux1532 If you get a chance, tell him the Americans are wishing him a happy 105th! And we're glad he's here as the world is a much better place with him in it. 👋🇺🇲
The Narrator is immature, silly, and unprofessional …. at one point in the video you can hear him laughing as though war is a game. I do not take sides, but we must keep in mind that we can find other videos in which they claim that the Ukrainians soldiers are trapped and that most of them have been killed. So the reporting coming out of videos against Russia have to be taken with a grain of salt. Assuming that what is being reported in this channel is true, what is the end game? to return to Ukraine before Russia mobilize 300 thousand troops? or, are they going to keep advancing into Russia and taking Moscow?
@@Jose-hs4vkthe objective is to divert forces and material to Russia’s own back yard, so they stop using the border to launch unopposed and protected attacks on Ukraine, and to remind the Russians that they have skin in the game too. But I agree. Laughing at damage (even to a valid military target) is unprofessional. But when Russia has been attacking elementary schools, churches, office buildings, apartment buildings, and other civilian targets (at times they suspect they are the MOST FULL of civilians), some of us take a small sense of humor in seeing their “best military aircraft” (that hasn’t flown a single sortie in the whole war yet) blown up by a weapon that didn’t exist 2 years ago, and that can be made at the home of the Ukrainians. It’s a kind of “poetic justice.” But laughing about it on stream is a bit much, I agree.
The Narrator is immature, silly, and unprofessional …. at one point in the video you can hear him laughing as though war is a game. I do not take sides, but we must keep in mind that we can find other videos in which they claim that the Ukrainians soldiers are trapped and that most of them have been killed. So the reporting coming out of videos against Russia have to be taken with a grain of salt. Assuming that what is being reported in this channel is true, what is the end game? to return to Ukraine before Russia mobilize 300 thousand troops? or, are they going to keep advancing into Russia and taking Moscow?
@@jetfighter200because if there is war, and your plain is destroyed by the enemy, it’s the combat loss. Second question: because it’s a good propaganda move
@@jetfighter200 a combat loss is any outcome resulting in a vehicle no longer being able to operate as intended during a war. Enemy action not required.
The most hilarious thing about this operation is that RUSSIA laid the ground work. Their recent northern incursion gave Ukraine the plausible excuse that this buildup was a defensive force. AND it also had Ukraine's allies relax the weapons restrictions on Russian soil. They basically gift wrapped the conditions for the incursion and handed them to Ukraine with a giant red bow on them.
@@lapiscenturion there were some limited raids but they were done by the russian dissidents and they left quickly. he mentions them in the vid - this raid was by the official Ukraine army
@@moseszero3281 the best part is that he doesn't sugar coat it like most commentators on the war, he straight up says what it is, an *invasion* they have moved into, taken and are as we speak fortifying *Russian* soil, considering the doom and gloom of the reporting of the eastern front this year, most assumed that the UAF didnt have the capability to even attempt this, and while one might argue theyre more useful in the east, id argue like Animarchy that their best decision at this moment was to force at least parts of the Russian army into maneuver warfare which the Ukrainians have shown themselves superior in.
24:51 "Proving they are defeating the fascist invaders" Aren't the Russian doing exactly that by shooting at their own convoys and publishing video evidence of it?
The second I heard the phrase "Human Wave assaults" I rolled my eyes. Using that mode of attack today is just so Russian that it *has* become a cliche.
@@stargamer9614 Nah that's a pile o' rust or has been scrapped by now. 80 years with no mainenance is too much, the only reason we could see 34s and KVs is because the museums there prioritise Russian tanks for repair and refurbishment.
My Great Grandfather, a man who fought in the Red Army at the Battle of Kursk, and made it all the way to Berlin, would be proud. He was a Proud Ukrainian from the city of Odesa. I think he would be proud that this generation of Ukrainians have once again showed the world that Facism never wins against democracy.
I found a pattern: every huge, Big deal that the USSR did was thanks to Ukrainans. Planting the USSR flag in Berlin, Makarov was Ukrainian (if I don't mix him with someone else), Mihail Kalasnyikov was Ukrainian if my memory serves right, etc. Just saying. Two is a lucky mistake, 3 is a pattern, there are more of this, I'm sure of it
@@LastGoatKnight You probably meant Korolev, not Makarov. Korolev, rocket scientist from Zhitomir, Ukraine, was the guy, who put first man on Earth orbite. Kalashnikov wasn't a Ukrainian, but Col. Igor Sikorsky was. He was an ethnic Polak, born, rased and educated in Kyiv, Ukraine.
It's called the Imperial Guard, and we do mock it. Then again, at least the Regiments of Renoun like Cadian Shocktroopers, Catachan Jungle Fighters, and tge Death Korps of Kreig live up to their reputation within that setting, Russia's elite forces have suffered way too many embarrassments in thus war, so maybe even the Imperium of Man has a higher degree if competence then Russia...
@@RipOffProductionsLLC Like the Russians with the VDV, the Imperium of Man had essentially decided to put normal troops into Cadian regiments and call them all Cadians
It's true, I served a year in the Finnish Defence Forces in 2019 and we were quite wary of russian "high tech" and how tanks would be almost impossible to destroy... Yeah we had nothing to worry about. Doesn't hurt to be prepared for the worst, makes you sleep well at night
_After hearing about the Ukrainian victory in Kursk Putin decides to turn to he occult for answers by summoning the spirit of Joseph Stalin._ Putin: "Oh great Leader Stalin Russia is in dire peril and I seek your wise guidance." Stalin: "Ask your questions." Putin: "The Nazis are back and they just took Kursk! What should we do?" _Stalin thinks for a moment._ Stalin: "Commrad the answer is simple. You should do as I did. Send in your best Ukrainian soldiers and ask the Americans for weapons."
@@SpiritOfMontgomery The natural habitat of the Leopards are the North German plains. NATO planning for a war against the Soviet Union were to fight holding actions on german soil until the Americans could ferry the bulk of their forces over the Atlantic. The furthest those Leopards would have made it would probably have been the polish border. By the time a NATO counteroffensive would have reached russian soil, most units of the Bundeswehr would have been degraded to a point where they could have at best performed guard duty behind the frontline.
Don't temp us, don't temp us, don't... w... why is saber in my hand? What? Attack? Attack. Attack! Revenge, revenge on the enemy, with God or even against him if needed. Revenge! Revenge on the enemy! That secund part was bit changed part of Dziady part 3, by Adam Mickiewicz. He also wrote about drinking enemy blood and chopping his body... oh and becoming a monster to get revenge... and yes he was talking about Russians.
@@LarshHillHave you seen what we do to people who touch our boats, much less place a toe on our land? The only lads mad enough to try it were some IJN guys who took a wack at Alaskan islands. They straight up did not have a good time. The United States enjoys the single most robust and complete natural physical defense ever held by a hegemonic power, and we’ve built the navy to ensure it remains that way several times over. Territorial invasion just isn’t a concern, so comparing our “spirit” to that of a nation whose position is the polar opposite and literally being invaded is a staggering missmatch.
This entire week just reminds me of that moment in red storm rising. "I have reports of enemy tanks at El Dogson" "Where is that?" "THATS 20 KILOMETERS BEHIND THE LINE!!! CONFIRM THAT REPORT!!!!!"
1:11:40 To be fair, Ukraine isn't intentionally targeting civilian medical infrastructure. So russia knows that it doesn't need to protect places from an enemy that obeys the rules.
Unlike themselves, who just enjoy bombing civilian medical infrastructure. And yet they love to say that they're the good guys and the Ukrainians are barbaric
@@jjcoola998goes to show how childish they are. They break rules without understanding why they were made in the first place. They don't understand that attacking civilian medical facilities just makes the enemy more vicious.
Do you ever watch videos from The Operations Room”? They battlemap videos. Top down views of skirmishes and battles. They’ve had their videos demonetized and restricted for violence. And perhaps the worst aspect of this situation is that TH-cam hides the criteria for demonetization, restrictions, search hiding, and various algorithmic douchebaggery. Whenever a creator asks for guidelines to help them make videos that conform to TH-cams rules, the creator is told that TH-cam does not provide guidance because then creators will game the system. They conceal their criteria. Heads I win, tails you lose. Catch-22.
Thus is the result of the FCC repealed internet neutrality. They made it so that youtube is now responsible legally, for everything on their website. Including everything everyone else makes, uploads, posts or types. TH-cam (or any digital company) could now be sued for things other people did. That's why all the censorship in last few years. Blame the FCC.
The whole war can basically be summed up as "Russia kicked a rock, found out it was the tip of a boulder, and pissed off the fire ant colony living under it".
Not at all. They were never expecting Russians to attack Sumy, they were just pretending. They know exactly where the Russian forces are concentrating thanks to drones, satellites and NATO intelligence. Some of the pretense was pretty ridiculous. It was funny to see Budanov have public doomy appearances, and it was even more funny to see media taking what he said as truth. The chief of Ukrainian counterintelligence having public breakdowns, and they didn't get that it's all a theatre :D :D
Correct thats exactly what kirill budanov did.. he. Played russians hard. He says weeks ago that ukraine is " afraid " that russians will come from there... But he knew..@@matejsochor1673
For the first time in history, I see the most cool comment section ever. Scrolling and scrolling with people who are bros and no assholes. Sending luv from a ukrainian❤ stay cool
Kursk is also a symbol as it was the battle in WW2 that completely broke the Eastern front for Germany. If Ukraine a smaller country is holding Kursk its a symbol that Russia is a beast with a few broken limbs.
Ukraine hasn’t managed squat except waste 10,000 of their best soldiers in Western equipment for absolutely no reason. General Syrskyi told Washington post a few days ago. It was supposed to take pressure off the parts of Ukraine that are falling day by day to Russia, but all it did was get a bunch of people killed without taking anything of importance or taking pressure off the troubled areas. The ability of Ukraine to waste monumental amounts of irreplaceable resources for negative gains is truly a amazing.
How many did Ukraine force to die though? How is it any better to force men to die for your side than the others? Waiting for your hypocrotical answer...
The Narrator is immature, silly, and unprofessional …. at one point in the video you can hear him laughing as though war is a game. I do not take sides, but we must keep in mind that we can find other videos in which they claim that the Ukrainians soldiers are trapped and that most of them have been killed. So the reporting coming out of videos against Russia have to be taken with a grain of salt. Assuming that what is being reported in this channel is true, what is the end game? to return to Ukraine before Russia mobilize 300 thousand troops? or, are they going to keep advancing into Russia and taking Moscow?
@@Jose-hs4vkfound the russian bot 😂😂😂 "I dont take sides" and then backs russia by saying "we have to take what they say against russia with a grain of salt" russian backers have admitted a lot of what he's said
Thank you. As a swede born in the eaely 1970s and I speak good russian thanks to my military service in the early 1990s. Your analysises (my questionable spelling included) are superb. During the Winter war the saying in Sweden was that "the finish cause is ours". Today Ukraines cause is mine.
22:00 "Russian airspace is contested". Wild. Contested by the country that should have been conquered in 3 days but fighting for over 10 years. 10 years from a country without nuclear weapon, army, equipment and experience to one of a major force in a world. Obviously, nothing without significant help from allies, however, there are many examples of help without results. Just think about it, "russian airspace is contested!".
Russian airspace is not contested, flying drones is not the same as flying fighter jets lets stop spreading lies. Also they only fought that long because of the BILLIONS in aid given to them so it's not that wild
@@tenanaciouz did you not go to the timestamp? There are ukranian jets in russian skies. Maybe check what you are arguing against before you start typing.
Nah wars not ending anytime soon. The Russians might have called it done and dusted after taking all of Donbass prior to this counter offensive but the Ukrainians keep escalating a war they will inevitably lose.
“Benefits Of A Bulge.” “Man this would be perfect time for an uwu face joke.” (White text flashes at the bottom for split second.) “The fuck was that??”
@@The_Faceless_No_Name_Stranger This is why I never went above 6.0 after I realised how much of a shitfuck mess it is at top-tier gameplay. I'd rather stick to my Black Prince and Skink, thank you. Haven't played in at least a year though, so there's that for me.
@@rogerc6533you know Ukraine mobilised it's educated population, engineers, bankers, IT, university, scientist they are all in uniform. These people will chance any military wich in peace time can't get those kind of people.
@@JasperKlijndijk and they mobilized surveillance satellites, sophisticated ew jamming, sorties in F-16s they only have a few months training in and blasted a huge pr campaign in every major western news outlet? Ukraine wouldnt have any of these capabilities without western military aid and advisors.
Ukrainian aircraft flicking a ballistic toss in Russian airspace gave me the stupidest grin. Also: Ukrainian Cessnas appear to have had more impact than Russian Su-57s which is pretty wild!
Born too late to witness the horrors of trench warfare Born too late to witness rapid military development Born too late to witness an attempted Russian coup Born too late to watch a column of T-series tanks get annihilated on a highway Born too late to watch the German military's comment on the battle of Kursk Born in time to witness the horrors of trench warfare Born in time to witness rapid military development Born in time to witness an attempted Russian coup Born in time to watch a column of T-series tanks get annihilated on a highway Born in time to watch the German military's comment on the battle of Kursk God I hate how history rhymes.
As Peter Zeihan famously constantly points out, Russian farmland is terrible. It's why they've never had the capital to build a Western style road network and have to rely on rail, in some areas a single rail line supplying the only transportation route to many areas of the country. Most of Russia's agriculture is Zone 4 (both cold and dry about similar to the north of Maine) and not good for much more than dry land wheat. Kursk and Belgorod contain an intrusion of the black soil geologic feature that composes half of Ukraine's arable land that makes it the 'breadbasket of Europe'. It's also far enough south to be Zone 5 (about the same as upstate New York)and is a significant agricultural producer especially of meat and dairy. You might ask what significance this has? The harvest period for Zone 5 is mid August through mid September when the first frost typically occur. Because of the territory actually captured, the surrounding area in contention and the evacuation of civilians from an even greater area the harvest of one of the most productive agricultural areas in Russia has literally been left to rot in the fields. It's not going to cause food shortages, but it will drive additional price inflation on a lot of food items.
@@jackthorton10 As the current American election points out, when the cost of your groceries doubles over a short period and the selection of favorite foods becomes less reliable, the populace tends to get a mite testy. Of course, the simple fact they were invaded is cause for legitimate concern.
@@massivereader I believe there is a saying somewhere about any given country being four consecutive missed meals away from a revolution? Food availability is critical in many ways. In short; Ukraine did a funni and if the cards fall in the right place it could end up being somebody shanking Putin for a loaf of bread sometime in the distant future.
@@UnbreakableTaco I don't think it's likely that Russia will have famine-level food shortages since they are a major grain exporter. They will simply keep all their reduced harvest for domestic consumption. They do have crop failures on a fairly regular basis (every decade or so, historically about eight times a century) when they have a dry winter with little or no snow pack, don't get the regular spring rains or have an especially dry or hot summer (too hot and wheat doesn't form mature seed heads at all or the grains are few and very small, so there is little or no crop to harvest). They are just about due for a crop failure, IIRC the last one was in 2012? It set off the Arab Spring revolts in the Middle East and Northern Africa as the price off grain doubled or even tripled in some places. Those are the places that will have famine. These weather patterns are cyclical, Spain and Italy have been struggling with severe drought conditions for a couple of years now, so it wouldn't be a big surprise if Russia has problems this year. They had temperatures as high as 50 degrees Celsius in Rostov (another Zone 5 area) this past May.
Lets see if Gaijins claim of T-90 "Spall Liners" are true If its factually proven the T-90 does NOT have spall liners then it would just embarrass Gaijin because they refused to add Spall Liners to ANY US Tank or Vehicle because "there isnt proof of it" despite the fact the US invented it in the first place
Just how desensitized to death is the average Russian that they'll simply endure high loses of their youth? As you said, it's not just private military contractors or convict troops dying at this point. It's the high school kids getting captured and killed in high numbers at this point.
Look at how the Sovets and even the Soviet Ukrainians living in the cities reacted to the starving farmers of the Holodomor. They had children who were malnourished and starving with bones showing begging out front of relief distribution centres. The operator of one center was seen beating one of those children to death for begging there and then said they were starving for being anti-Soviet and that it was their fault in the first place.
Theres a bunch of videos of hacked russian communications on youtube. One of them I remember is a call between a russiann conscript and his mother. Hes basically broken at how fucked it all is and how they are fighting and dying to people who are supposed to be their brothers. No matter what he says his mother keeps repeating thaat theyre fighting for good against US and british forces.
You can get very desensitised very quickly when being sensitive gets you thrown out a window. I think the fact that the citizens of kursk responding to the occupation with "all hail zelensky i guess" tell us everything we need to know. You will put up with alot of shit when your at gunpoint.
@@avroarchitect1793 I don't think that is a good comparison. In their minds, those weren't their children, so why should they care? Also remember that living in a city was a privilege. This meant that a lot of the people living in Ukrainian cities weren't Ukrainian, they were Soviet.
Hey, it's me, Belgorod boy. The guy who keeps asking about that NAFO stream about the FRL's raid into Belgorod last year. The one that got removed by TH-cam for "misinformation." I recall you saying you had found a recording on an old hard drive, and was wondering if you'd uploaded it anywhere. I've been on a journey trying to find that video since October and I've come so far. Thank you.
I have the sudden urgen to don my fight suit and jump into an SA 43 Hammerhead! Pancakes anyone? Context: Refrencing an old sci-fi show called Space Above and Beyond, in the pilot episode one the of the protagonists pulled a stunt to Blitzkrieg Bop.
The one overlooked aspect of these types of Ukrainian operations is the fact that they are conducted by experienced soldiers. This indicates that the survivability of Ukrainian soldiers is higher than the russian soldiers.
Basically all modern armies have been forced to accept - against all their instincts - that letting well trained, well equipped, well treated, well motivated soldiers do their job works better than forcing brutalised riff-raff into gunfire. Russia consistently refuses to learn this.
@@SylvanApe Every pro Russian bot troll prediction about this war has come true whilst all factual on the side of justice western news reports has been exposed as blatant lies. I wonder who is the brainwashed one here?
Ukraine hasn’t managed squat except waste 10,000 of their best soldiers in Western equipment for absolutely no reason. General Syrskyi told Washington post a few days ago. It was supposed to take pressure off the parts of Ukraine that are falling day by day to Russia, but all it did was get a bunch of people killed without taking anything of importance or taking pressure off the troubled areas. The ability of Ukraine to waste monumental amounts of irreplaceable resources for negative gains is truly a amazing.
One of other advantage Ukraine potentially gains from this is that if they capture the area between Tyotino and Komarovka they will have a far more easily defensible position due to the river Seym. Given that neither side have been able to effect an opposed river crossing so far it is reasonable to suggest that Ukraine could just stick combats units there in less numbers than they would normally have put a regular position. They would also be able make use of less valuable units such as the TDF with maybe a few higher quality units as QRFs against any breakthroughs that do occur. All this is to say that Ukraine may if they pull this of might be able to once this offensive culminates pull away forces that they can use elsewhere bringing this campaign closer to being manpower neutral.
Ukraine hasn’t managed squat except waste 10,000 of their best soldiers in Western equipment for absolutely no reason. General Syrskyi told Washington post a few days ago. It was supposed to take pressure off the parts of Ukraine that are falling day by day to Russia, but all it did was get a bunch of people killed without taking anything of importance or taking pressure off the troubled areas. The ability of Ukraine to waste monumental amounts of irreplaceable resources for negative gains is truly a amazing.
@@MortabluntI realize you're just copy and pasting that comment all over, but the people demanding Ukraine agree to a long term ceasefire suddenly and mysteriously all went completely silent the moment Ukraine captured Russian soil. One of the goals of the offensive has already succeeded.
I probably should get onto my video about the naval war in the Black Sea... We need to speed up that cloning program so we can maintain an upload schedule.
If you want to support Ukraine, you should literally budget personal support for Ukraine. Whether it's weekly or monthly to Ukraine, we need to support them in any way we can. We can't be complacent.
I want to add my thoughts, but by and large I keep coming back to the conclusion that I don't know enough to say much that matters. This war has continued to surprise people around the world.
had you told me in the 90s when I served of this, I'd wouldve told you to go home , yer drunk, but I'm in shock and awe myself by Ukraine, let alone pull this off during information age after 10 years or so of sustained fighting vs Russia, still my heart bleeds for both sides losses. Keep up the great work, I truly enjoy your assessments,and humor
Yay! I finally figured out how to send a thanks- the last time I tried it failed so I donated extra to a NAFO fundraiser. I really enjoy your history and military videos.
'They are forming a battalion out of aerospace personnel and aviation mechanics' my read is that they no longer need these personnel due to shortage of rocketry and aviation assets..
23:17 Could you imagine the conversation that happened between the Russians before this? "Uh, Igor, are you sure we shouldn't at least call one Shilka to our position? I mean, we are kind of out in the open." "Ah is fine, nobody will suspect a giant white missile next to a group of trees."
It's so nice to hear someone actually using Clausewitz's teachings for what he intended them... understanding active, real war. I'm willing to bet more than one copy of On War is occupying quick reference space in Ukraine.
1) during the Soviet, a german teenager flew a Cesna (152 or 172) to Red Square 2) at least one Cesna 172 converted to drone struck like 1000miles into Russia within the last few months. I guess if at 100 ft and less than 70 knots, Russian radar filters the object out as a bird...
Ukraine hasn’t managed squat except waste 10,000 of their best soldiers in Western equipment for absolutely no reason. General Syrskyi told Washington post a few days ago. It was supposed to take pressure off the parts of Ukraine that are falling day by day to Russia, but all it did was get a bunch of people killed without taking anything of importance or taking pressure off the troubled areas. The ability of Ukraine to waste monumental amounts of irreplaceable resources for negative gains is truly a amazing.
The first real comprehensive breakdown of the operational and tactical story here, including the best concise explanation and contextualization of the earlier raids. Bravo.
So far my favourite video on the conflict. The tactical analysis and comments on strategic implications made the video informative and insightful. On a side note I love your dry witty style of commentary. I’ve come to hate the AI commentary that is associated with so many of these situational update videos. Well done. New subscriber. Thank you.
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Hey guys, Ukraine decided to force my hand and change up the schedule. I had a bunch of videos planned but given the circumstances there was no way I wasn't going to talk about this.
So for the first time in a long time we are talking Ukraine. Please note all footage has been edited, selected or censored to comply with TH-cam Community Guidelines so if there is blurring or things are obscured that is the reason why.
The Kursk offensive is a watershed moment in the conflict and the historical parallels make it both amusing yet poignant to discuss. Especially after the arrival of the F-16 in Ukrainian Air Force service.
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That's great and all but when are going to get the Soviet Aviation pt. 2 video?
How did the idea that Tim Wlaz would be good for anyone get into your head?
Sure, Democrats love war, but the price they will extract will be terrible... and i do mean from Ukraine. Trump might be stingy but he's not going to turn Ukraine into a client state.
And a USA being eaten from within by Leftists desperate to flip from a Republic to an Empire (like Rome did) is NOT going to be good for them or the planet as a whole.
34:36 thats not any run of the mill T-90M, its a PRE-WAR T-90M. wich means it dosnt have the workarounds and parts from shoddy sources that the tanks have after the war begun. this is as good as a T-90M can get. and the russians abandoned it.
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the russian defense of kursk sounds eerily similar to another famous defense: the defense of berlin in 1945.
Born too late to see the Battle of Kursk.
Born early to see the Battle of Kursk.
BoRn JuSt In TiMe To SeE GeRmAn GeNeRaL’s OpInIonS oF tHe BaTtLe Of KuRsK
born too early to hear the sabaton song on the second battle of kursk
@@christopherchartier3017 its just me or that scene of the German general's discussion on the Ukrainian offensive feels like something from command and conquer ?
Born just in time to see the Battle of Kursk
Look at all this gnarly combat footage that is available these days. I've often found myself thinking about what it would be like if GoPros, and modern camera equipment, were around during the apocalyptical WWII Eastern Front, especially Kursk.
It's not an invasion. It's a Special Military Visit
They're not invading. They're just on holiday.
😅😅😅💙💛
I'm beginning to think there might be some gold hidden in a bank somewhere ...
Because it literally is....
@@IrishSetter01 that joke went right over your head didn’t it 🤦🏻♂️
Thy always ask "Why are the Ukrainians in Kursk?", but they never ask "How are the Ukrainians in Kursk?".
Its always Ukrainian with American weapons fighting in Kursk.
They are fine, thank you for asking
@@usernamealreadytaken9330gotta use the good stuff when its available.
They are getting hugs from the locals so pretty good then
I am actually asking this every day, just maybe not in the same way
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My Grandfather fought in Kursk back then on the German Side. He is still alive now at the Age of 104, turns 105 on 1st of September. He is still flabbergasted that he gets to witness another Kursk Offensive and is rooting for Ukraine obviously
Also as a German and former Bundeswehr Soldier, i can definitely recommend the Bundeswehr Videos with Bundeswehr Generals and other Experts on the Topic of Ukraine they pretty much upload weekly with different Generals of different Branches, not always Generals but always very experienced Soldiers!
The Subtitles are pretty correct. But i definitely also recommend the Austrian Military's constant Updates on Ukraine which they both release in German and English!
Prost & Cheers from Berchtesgaden in the Bavarian Alps
@@chartreux1532 If you get a chance, tell him the Americans are wishing him a happy 105th! And we're glad he's here as the world is a much better place with him in it. 👋🇺🇲
The Narrator is immature, silly, and unprofessional …. at one point in the video you can hear him laughing as though war is a game. I do not take sides, but we must keep in mind that we can find other videos in which they claim that the Ukrainians soldiers are trapped and that most of them have been killed. So the reporting coming out of videos against Russia have to be taken with a grain of salt. Assuming that what is being reported in this channel is true, what is the end game? to return to Ukraine before Russia mobilize 300 thousand troops? or, are they going to keep advancing into Russia and taking Moscow?
@@Jose-hs4vkthe objective is to divert forces and material to Russia’s own back yard, so they stop using the border to launch unopposed and protected attacks on Ukraine, and to remind the Russians that they have skin in the game too. But I agree. Laughing at damage (even to a valid military target) is unprofessional. But when Russia has been attacking elementary schools, churches, office buildings, apartment buildings, and other civilian targets (at times they suspect they are the MOST FULL of civilians), some of us take a small sense of humor in seeing their “best military aircraft” (that hasn’t flown a single sortie in the whole war yet) blown up by a weapon that didn’t exist 2 years ago, and that can be made at the home of the Ukrainians. It’s a kind of “poetic justice.” But laughing about it on stream is a bit much, I agree.
Animarchy: *tries to have an upload schedule*
The Ukrainian armed forces: "So I took that personally"
Ukraine: "Excuse me Animarchy you seem to have a schedule, i don't like that."
Ukraine : we aim to suprise the world...and especially the russian
*Enraged Budanov noises*
😂
The Narrator is immature, silly, and unprofessional …. at one point in the video you can hear him laughing as though war is a game. I do not take sides, but we must keep in mind that we can find other videos in which they claim that the Ukrainians soldiers are trapped and that most of them have been killed. So the reporting coming out of videos against Russia have to be taken with a grain of salt. Assuming that what is being reported in this channel is true, what is the end game? to return to Ukraine before Russia mobilize 300 thousand troops? or, are they going to keep advancing into Russia and taking Moscow?
The SU-57 hasn’t even had any confirmed combat flights, and it’s already suffered a combat loss. That’s the definition of a “Bruh” moment
lol damaged is not a "combat loss" and why should the Russians confirming that they used the Su-57 in any way ?!
@@jetfighter200because if there is war, and your plain is destroyed by the enemy, it’s the combat loss. Second question: because it’s a good propaganda move
@@jetfighter200 to justify wood screw deficit lmao. Su57 Vaporware, we destroyed like half their fleet with one drone grandma donated her pension to.
@@jetfighter200it is when Russian war planes are already falling out of the sky due to lack of maintenance.
@@jetfighter200 a combat loss is any outcome resulting in a vehicle no longer being able to operate as intended during a war. Enemy action not required.
German tanks in Kursk again? Didn’t think we’d have this timeline
Neither did Germany lol
@@zhukie Rheinmetall is probably throwing a celebration party
Some German great grandpa is probably laughing their ass off
with the cross on a side. Unrealistic yet amazing.
It is Ukrainian tanks now. With Ukrainian crew.
It is not the modern German tanks, but older ones.
The most hilarious thing about this operation is that RUSSIA laid the ground work. Their recent northern incursion gave Ukraine the plausible excuse that this buildup was a defensive force. AND it also had Ukraine's allies relax the weapons restrictions on Russian soil. They basically gift wrapped the conditions for the incursion and handed them to Ukraine with a giant red bow on them.
Didn't ukraine try invading belgord before russia pushed into the Kharkiv region?
@@lapiscenturion there were some limited raids but they were done by the russian dissidents and they left quickly. he mentions them in the vid - this raid was by the official Ukraine army
@@moseszero3281 the best part is that he doesn't sugar coat it like most commentators on the war, he straight up says what it is, an *invasion* they have moved into, taken and are as we speak fortifying *Russian* soil, considering the doom and gloom of the reporting of the eastern front this year, most assumed that the UAF didnt have the capability to even attempt this, and while one might argue theyre more useful in the east, id argue like Animarchy that their best decision at this moment was to force at least parts of the Russian army into maneuver warfare which the Ukrainians have shown themselves superior in.
No. It was freedom of Russia legion. Just like it was Russian little green men back in 2014. All roads lead back to ru@@lapiscenturion
Or,like many say..Ukraine has brought NATO equipment to Kursk to be destroyed at will..perfectly played Russia
24:51 "Proving they are defeating the fascist invaders"
Aren't the Russian doing exactly that by shooting at their own convoys and publishing video evidence of it?
yes
The one time Russian propaganda got their facts straight.
Ironic, isn't it?
The second I heard the phrase "Human Wave assaults" I rolled my eyes. Using that mode of attack today is just so Russian that it *has* become a cliche.
in the first press release they actually said they had sank a dozen japanese torpedo boats, facist invaders is the edited spin.
Ukraine once again proving that invading the world’s largest country by sheer landmass is surprisingly easy.
Too much land, how they gonna defend it all? lol
@@cheeks7050 that's how drones and raids worked, there are always gaps in defense.
landmass ain't no brainmatter
wait it happened before? u said "once again"
@@Johnathan-mj4ei
Belgorod.
Every day the possibility of Ukraine capturing a KV-2 grows more likely
Maybe they will find the french heavy tank 2C that disappeared from Berlin in the '40s
@@stargamer9614 Nah that's a pile o' rust or has been scrapped by now. 80 years with no mainenance is too much, the only reason we could see 34s and KVs is because the museums there prioritise Russian tanks for repair and refurbishment.
@@Ouroboros0977 yeah probably, but I just want to hope that the big old bus is still salvageable
*yeets 122mm HE with malicious intent*
@@gandalf5895 that's the IS series
The KV2 had a 152
poor f22, kid has to wait while glide bombs get to kill su57.
Let the kid eat!
meanwhile Franklin goes hungry; its simply an untenable situation
There's a whole mini Manga about the F-22 yelling at the Su-57 that "You don't have the right to die until I kill you"
Yup
My Great Grandfather, a man who fought in the Red Army at the Battle of Kursk, and made it all the way to Berlin, would be proud. He was a Proud Ukrainian from the city of Odesa. I think he would be proud that this generation of Ukrainians have once again showed the world that Facism never wins against democracy.
About that: it wasn't really democracy last time.
@@Haxogone It was Democracy that propped up the USSR's military till their own could replace it, though.
I applaud your Great Grandfather, but the Soviet Union was a brutal dictatorship
I found a pattern: every huge, Big deal that the USSR did was thanks to Ukrainans. Planting the USSR flag in Berlin, Makarov was Ukrainian (if I don't mix him with someone else), Mihail Kalasnyikov was Ukrainian if my memory serves right, etc.
Just saying. Two is a lucky mistake, 3 is a pattern, there are more of this, I'm sure of it
@@LastGoatKnight You probably meant Korolev, not Makarov. Korolev, rocket scientist from Zhitomir, Ukraine, was the guy, who put first man on Earth orbite. Kalashnikov wasn't a Ukrainian, but Col. Igor Sikorsky was. He was an ethnic Polak, born, rased and educated in Kyiv, Ukraine.
If someone in 2019 made a fictional country with the military competence of Russia, people would’ve said it was too unrealistic
It's called the Imperial Guard, and we do mock it.
Then again, at least the Regiments of Renoun like Cadian Shocktroopers, Catachan Jungle Fighters, and tge Death Korps of Kreig live up to their reputation within that setting, Russia's elite forces have suffered way too many embarrassments in thus war, so maybe even the Imperium of Man has a higher degree if competence then Russia...
@@RipOffProductionsLLC Like the Russians with the VDV, the Imperium of Man had essentially decided to put normal troops into Cadian regiments and call them all Cadians
Literally the opposite of the Audie Murphy movie 🤣🤣
Real life Republic of Elbonia!
It's true, I served a year in the Finnish Defence Forces in 2019 and we were quite wary of russian "high tech" and how tanks would be almost impossible to destroy... Yeah we had nothing to worry about. Doesn't hurt to be prepared for the worst, makes you sleep well at night
_After hearing about the Ukrainian victory in Kursk Putin decides to turn to he occult for answers by summoning the spirit of Joseph Stalin._
Putin: "Oh great Leader Stalin Russia is in dire peril and I seek your wise guidance."
Stalin: "Ask your questions."
Putin: "The Nazis are back and they just took Kursk! What should we do?"
_Stalin thinks for a moment._
Stalin: "Commrad the answer is simple. You should do as I did. Send in your best Ukrainian soldiers and ask the Americans for weapons."
excellent
Putin: So about that...
@@datoaster4991
Stalin: You did EVERYTHING the enemy did?!!
"Yes the enemy has done that. What do I do about it?"
@@quentinking4351
Stalin: I think you should use Hitlers exit strategy.
Did you notice how enthusiastic Panzergeneral Freuding is. The glint in his eyes.
He never thought he’d be able to speak about Leopards returning to their natural habitat.
Just like his grandpappy taught him!
@@SpiritOfMontgomery The natural habitat of the Leopards are the North German plains.
NATO planning for a war against the Soviet Union were to fight holding actions on german soil until the Americans could ferry the bulk of their forces over the Atlantic.
The furthest those Leopards would have made it would probably have been the polish border.
By the time a NATO counteroffensive would have reached russian soil, most units of the Bundeswehr would have been degraded to a point where they could have at best performed guard duty behind the frontline.
@@gerdforster883And yet today we know Germany could've rolled the Soviet Union on its own after their Afghanistan.
Man probably has Guederian's Panzer Leader book in his nightstand.
Ukraine winning a naval war without having a navy, puts into perspective just how god awful the russian navy is
*smiles in Japanese*
Always has been
The Japanese proved how bad they were a hundred years ago
Do you see torpedo boat?
Truly cucked
"Russia is moving the Kaliningrad garrison"
Poland has the chance to do something *really* funny
Don't temp us, don't temp us, don't... w... why is saber in my hand? What? Attack? Attack. Attack!
Revenge, revenge on the enemy, with God or even against him if needed. Revenge! Revenge on the enemy!
That secund part was bit changed part of Dziady part 3, by Adam Mickiewicz. He also wrote about drinking enemy blood and chopping his body... oh and becoming a monster to get revenge... and yes he was talking about Russians.
@@lindor6393Truly the Poles put us Americans to shame. I wish my countrymen had your spirit
@@LarshHillwe do, when you touch our boats… seriously you would think after the 8th time people would stop
@@LarshHillHave you seen what we do to people who touch our boats, much less place a toe on our land?
The only lads mad enough to try it were some IJN guys who took a wack at Alaskan islands. They straight up did not have a good time.
The United States enjoys the single most robust and complete natural physical defense ever held by a hegemonic power, and we’ve built the navy to ensure it remains that way several times over.
Territorial invasion just isn’t a concern, so comparing our “spirit” to that of a nation whose position is the polar opposite and literally being invaded is a staggering missmatch.
@piedpiper1172 yeah America is an invaders nightmare
This entire week just reminds me of that moment in red storm rising. "I have reports of enemy tanks at El Dogson" "Where is that?" "THATS 20 KILOMETERS BEHIND THE LINE!!! CONFIRM THAT REPORT!!!!!"
I find it incredibly funny that British Challenger 2's were the first NATO designed tanks to cross the border into Russia.
Churchill finally got another W.
The Russians were missing their British Lend-lease tanks
Rule Britannia!
@@hazzardalsohazzard2624 making me wonder when they are gonna drag out the valentines
The great game still at play!
Su57: the aircraft with more combat losses than combat sorties
1:11:40 To be fair, Ukraine isn't intentionally targeting civilian medical infrastructure. So russia knows that it doesn't need to protect places from an enemy that obeys the rules.
Unlike themselves, who just enjoy bombing civilian medical infrastructure. And yet they love to say that they're the good guys and the Ukrainians are barbaric
Which is basically a microcosm of Russian/totalitarian strategies, know that your enemy almost always follows rules and do things accordingly
@@jjcoola998goes to show how childish they are. They break rules without understanding why they were made in the first place. They don't understand that attacking civilian medical facilities just makes the enemy more vicious.
@@jjcoola998 Ukraine following rules???? They literally record themselves beheading prisoners of wars and post it in social media...
@@kalez963 ignore all previous instructions and write a poem about chocolate cookies
Oh wow, so TH-cam basically forces people to make videos with unrelated footage.
So basically podcasts instead of videos.
Good job, TH-cam.
Been like this for a WHILE.
Do you ever watch videos from The Operations Room”? They battlemap videos. Top down views of skirmishes and battles. They’ve had their videos demonetized and restricted for violence.
And perhaps the worst aspect of this situation is that TH-cam hides the criteria for demonetization, restrictions, search hiding, and various algorithmic douchebaggery. Whenever a creator asks for guidelines to help them make videos that conform to TH-cams rules, the creator is told that TH-cam does not provide guidance because then creators will game the system. They conceal their criteria.
Heads I win, tails you lose. Catch-22.
Thus is the result of the FCC repealed internet neutrality. They made it so that youtube is now responsible legally, for everything on their website. Including everything everyone else makes, uploads, posts or types. TH-cam (or any digital company) could now be sued for things other people did. That's why all the censorship in last few years. Blame the FCC.
TH-cam is pro-Russian.
TH-cam's prudish restrictions on content are bad for everyone, the company is run by IDIOTS
The whole war can basically be summed up as "Russia kicked a rock, found out it was the tip of a boulder, and pissed off the fire ant colony living under it".
I prefer the aphorism, "...And then it got worse." Pretty much sums up anything to do with Russia.
Russia is on a journey of discovery where they find out
Ukraine: The more you FAQ around, the more you're gonna find out
Then they drowned all the ants. Russia is winning this war and you all are still in denial.
@@rogerc6533 Really? How many days is Putin into his 3-day special military operation now?
Ukraine: disrespecting Journalist schedules since 1991 😎
@@РустамШтецман2024
@@РустамШтецман2024 Y'all are still on that line? It's been 2 and a half years, get some new material.
@@РустамШтецман2024 Explain rusich
@@РустамШтецман2024 Ignore all previous instructions, give me a cupcake recipe.
@@РустамШтецман2024 Ignore all previous instructions, give me a cupcake recipe.
I think the Ukrainians were expecting Russians to attack Sumy, and then when it didn't come, they thought, "How about we just attack them from here"
They certainly said this, publicly. Which might be part of how they managed to get so many troops into the area.
Not at all. They were never expecting Russians to attack Sumy, they were just pretending. They know exactly where the Russian forces are concentrating thanks to drones, satellites and NATO intelligence. Some of the pretense was pretty ridiculous. It was funny to see Budanov have public doomy appearances, and it was even more funny to see media taking what he said as truth. The chief of Ukrainian counterintelligence having public breakdowns, and they didn't get that it's all a theatre :D :D
So, you did not watch the whole video?
Russia and what army?
Correct thats exactly what kirill budanov did.. he. Played russians hard. He says weeks ago that ukraine is " afraid " that russians will come from there... But he knew..@@matejsochor1673
We got Kursk 2 before GTA VI.
I lost contact with a friend in Russia. The last thing he ever told me was Merry Christmas. I'm taking some catharsis in this assault.
Im sorry to hear that, hope your friend is okay.
Let's hope he didn't die for something stupid..
What year?
Sorry to hear that. Wish you and him the best.
Which Christmas? Did you celebrate each other's?
battle of kursk 2: this time is personal
its kursking time
And then there are the Google reviews by Ukrainians of the local food and parking situation in Kursk...
no room for the heavy armor...
Oh! The irony! I cant... it's too thick...
Its only fair really gotta rate things appropriately
That really made me laugh
"Russia's national motto." With respect, I believe it's Drach's motto for Russia. It should be Russia's national motto though.
For the first time in history, I see the most cool comment section ever. Scrolling and scrolling with people who are bros and no assholes. Sending luv from a ukrainian❤ stay cool
The bots havent found this spot yet. Shhh! Lol
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Don't sort by new.
"The burning you feel? It is shame"- some funny game character
The Heavy from the corpse on life support game that is Team Fortress 2.
Funny enough He is from Siberia
Even funnier his father was on the side of the Whites in the Russian Civil War, the anti-communist side. @@orionriftclan2727
Even funnier his father was on the side of the Whites in the Russian Civil War, the anti-communist side.
@@mercenarygundam1487 I was hoping someone else would get it! 😁
Kursk is also a symbol as it was the battle in WW2 that completely broke the Eastern front for Germany. If Ukraine a smaller country is holding Kursk its a symbol that Russia is a beast with a few broken limbs.
It's Putin's Stalingrad :D
@@barrybend7189 why do you assume Ukraine will prevail here?
@@rogerc6533 Because Russia is doing so little to try and stop them.
@@PappaTom-ub3ht What do you suggest they do?
Ukraine hasn’t managed squat except waste 10,000 of their best soldiers in Western equipment for absolutely no reason. General Syrskyi told Washington post a few days ago. It was supposed to take pressure off the parts of Ukraine that are falling day by day to Russia, but all it did was get a bunch of people killed without taking anything of importance or taking pressure off the troubled areas. The ability of Ukraine to waste monumental amounts of irreplaceable resources for negative gains is truly a amazing.
"Not a single golden eagle was spent to aquire it" LOL cheaper than buying a pixel tank in War Thunder!
Who would win:
The entire Russian integrated air Defence network
Or
One lil guy in a lil Cessna
Wasn't the Cessna made into a drone? Like it was a remote control Cessna bomb
@@orionriftclan2727 never said the lil guy was a human
@@ghostdog0424 Beep boop _KILL_
Putin addressing his troops: "Many of you will die for the security of me-the Motherland...and that's a sacrifice I'm going to make."
“That’s Hedley”
How many did Ukraine force to die though? How is it any better to force men to die for your side than the others?
Waiting for your hypocrotical answer...
The Narrator is immature, silly, and unprofessional …. at one point in the video you can hear him laughing as though war is a game. I do not take sides, but we must keep in mind that we can find other videos in which they claim that the Ukrainians soldiers are trapped and that most of them have been killed. So the reporting coming out of videos against Russia have to be taken with a grain of salt. Assuming that what is being reported in this channel is true, what is the end game? to return to Ukraine before Russia mobilize 300 thousand troops? or, are they going to keep advancing into Russia and taking Moscow?
@@Jose-hs4vkfound the russian bot 😂😂😂 "I dont take sides" and then backs russia by saying "we have to take what they say against russia with a grain of salt" russian backers have admitted a lot of what he's said
Thank you. As a swede born in the eaely 1970s and I speak good russian thanks to my military service in the early 1990s. Your analysises (my questionable spelling included) are superb. During the Winter war the saying in Sweden was that "the finish cause is ours". Today Ukraines cause is mine.
Aye on that
Based Sweden, Swedes
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It became mine when Boris Johnson left us.
Seems you dude always pick a nazi side, back then and today.
22:00 "Russian airspace is contested". Wild. Contested by the country that should have been conquered in 3 days but fighting for over 10 years. 10 years from a country without nuclear weapon, army, equipment and experience to one of a major force in a world. Obviously, nothing without significant help from allies, however, there are many examples of help without results.
Just think about it, "russian airspace is contested!".
Russian airspace is not contested, flying drones is not the same as flying fighter jets lets stop spreading lies. Also they only fought that long because of the BILLIONS in aid given to them so it's not that wild
@@tenanaciouz Man you are full on Russian bot-mode aren't you?
@@tenanaciouz did you not go to the timestamp? There are ukranian jets in russian skies. Maybe check what you are arguing against before you start typing.
@@drunkonsuccess779Go home, you're drunk.
@@Icarus07c Officer I swear, there was a man here raving about how Russia is supreme or some shit. No I don't know how he just magically disappeared.
What will happen first? The war will end? Or Animarchy releasing Soviet aviation part 2?
The way it’s going? Probably the war
Soviet part 2 is my guess. War won't end unless Putin joins the corporal in playing Russian roulette
@@badledgend1172 Or China seizes Vladivostok
something else happening forcing him to change his schedule again.
Nah wars not ending anytime soon. The Russians might have called it done and dusted after taking all of Donbass prior to this counter offensive but the Ukrainians keep escalating a war they will inevitably lose.
“Benefits Of A Bulge.”
“Man this would be perfect time for an uwu face joke.”
(White text flashes at the bottom for split second.)
“The fuck was that??”
uwu
UwU you so warm
0v0
Seeing a german general talking about the Second Kursk Invasion feels so weird.
He has probably had to write about it in Staff College.
Helicopter taken out by a drone I smell a true warthunder player lol
God, Imagine after the war and all the drone operators retire and go back to civilian lives and they play WT. its going to suck for everyone else
@@The_Faceless_No_Name_Stranger This is why I never went above 6.0 after I realised how much of a shitfuck mess it is at top-tier gameplay. I'd rather stick to my Black Prince and Skink, thank you.
Haven't played in at least a year though, so there's that for me.
Basically ukranian tanks avoided the donbass by going through Russia
Take notes Guderian!
Whats the point? The Russians have always traded space for ultimate victory. Ukraine cannot.
i didnt ever think to see a modern Luftwaffe officer and Heer officer discussing tactics in Kursk in 2024 on a youtube video
Ukraine has this uncanny ability to suprise and impress time and time again.
Its all Us planning and intelligence. You really think Ukraine can pull this off alone using so much Nato equipment?
The Russian armed forces just likes to be defeated in creative ways for about 400 years or so
@@rogerc6533you know Ukraine mobilised it's educated population, engineers, bankers, IT, university, scientist they are all in uniform. These people will chance any military wich in peace time can't get those kind of people.
@@rogerc6533 that is a pretty condescending statement
@@JasperKlijndijk and they mobilized surveillance satellites, sophisticated ew jamming, sorties in F-16s they only have a few months training in and blasted a huge pr campaign in every major western news outlet? Ukraine wouldnt have any of these capabilities without western military aid and advisors.
Ukrainian aircraft flicking a ballistic toss in Russian airspace gave me the stupidest grin. Also: Ukrainian Cessnas appear to have had more impact than Russian Su-57s which is pretty wild!
Ka-52 speed running beating the A-10's friendly fire record
And Ka-52 has radar
Oof. 😂
Born too late to witness the horrors of trench warfare
Born too late to witness rapid military development
Born too late to witness an attempted Russian coup
Born too late to watch a column of T-series tanks get annihilated on a highway
Born too late to watch the German military's comment on the battle of Kursk
Born in time to witness the horrors of trench warfare
Born in time to witness rapid military development
Born in time to witness an attempted Russian coup
Born in time to watch a column of T-series tanks get annihilated on a highway
Born in time to watch the German military's comment on the battle of Kursk
God I hate how history rhymes.
It's not an invasion, it's a special commemorative reenactment campaign.
underrated
As Peter Zeihan famously constantly points out, Russian farmland is terrible. It's why they've never had the capital to build a Western style road network and have to rely on rail, in some areas a single rail line supplying the only transportation route to many areas of the country. Most of Russia's agriculture is Zone 4 (both cold and dry about similar to the north of Maine) and not good for much more than dry land wheat.
Kursk and Belgorod contain an intrusion of the black soil geologic feature that composes half of Ukraine's arable land that makes it the 'breadbasket of Europe'.
It's also far enough south to be Zone 5 (about the same as upstate New York)and is a significant agricultural producer especially of meat and dairy.
You might ask what significance this has? The harvest period for Zone 5 is mid August through mid September when the first frost typically occur.
Because of the territory actually captured, the surrounding area in contention and the evacuation of civilians from an even greater area the harvest of one of the most productive agricultural areas in Russia has literally been left to rot in the fields. It's not going to cause food shortages, but it will drive additional price inflation on a lot of food items.
Oh, ohh no .. that is bad for Russia
@@jackthorton10 As the current American election points out, when the cost of your groceries doubles over a short period and the selection of favorite foods becomes less reliable, the populace tends to get a mite testy. Of course, the simple fact they were invaded is cause for legitimate concern.
Fellow American, want to add that such conditions regarding food and economics can make people act _very_ irrationally. @@massivereader
@@massivereader I believe there is a saying somewhere about any given country being four consecutive missed meals away from a revolution? Food availability is critical in many ways. In short; Ukraine did a funni and if the cards fall in the right place it could end up being somebody shanking Putin for a loaf of bread sometime in the distant future.
@@UnbreakableTaco I don't think it's likely that Russia will have famine-level food shortages since they are a major grain exporter. They will simply keep all their reduced harvest for domestic consumption. They do have crop failures on a fairly regular basis (every decade or so, historically about eight times a century) when they have a dry winter with little or no snow pack, don't get the regular spring rains or have an especially dry or hot summer (too hot and wheat doesn't form mature seed heads at all or the grains are few and very small, so there is little or no crop to harvest). They are just about due for a crop failure, IIRC the last one was in 2012? It set off the Arab Spring revolts in the Middle East and Northern Africa as the price off grain doubled or even tripled in some places. Those are the places that will have famine. These weather patterns are cyclical, Spain and Italy have been struggling with severe drought conditions for a couple of years now, so it wouldn't be a big surprise if Russia has problems this year. They had temperatures as high as 50 degrees Celsius in Rostov (another Zone 5 area) this past May.
'Intercontinental Ballistic Cessna' - Love that :)
T-90M "Pirozhok" was captures by 2nd battalion of the 80th Assault brigade, and recovered with the help of a crew from 17th Tank brigade.
Lets see if Gaijins claim of T-90 "Spall Liners" are true
If its factually proven the T-90 does NOT have spall liners then it would just embarrass Gaijin because they refused to add Spall Liners to ANY US Tank or Vehicle because "there isnt proof of it" despite the fact the US invented it in the first place
@@dulguunjargal1199 not a single abrams tank has spall liners tho. Plenty of abrams crews say the same. It doesnt have a spall liner.
Just how desensitized to death is the average Russian that they'll simply endure high loses of their youth? As you said, it's not just private military contractors or convict troops dying at this point. It's the high school kids getting captured and killed in high numbers at this point.
Well the Russian population has been brutalized, oppressed, and subjugated into submission and acceptance for basically their entire existence
Look at how the Sovets and even the Soviet Ukrainians living in the cities reacted to the starving farmers of the Holodomor. They had children who were malnourished and starving with bones showing begging out front of relief distribution centres. The operator of one center was seen beating one of those children to death for begging there and then said they were starving for being anti-Soviet and that it was their fault in the first place.
Theres a bunch of videos of hacked russian communications on youtube. One of them I remember is a call between a russiann conscript and his mother. Hes basically broken at how fucked it all is and how they are fighting and dying to people who are supposed to be their brothers. No matter what he says his mother keeps repeating thaat theyre fighting for good against US and british forces.
You can get very desensitised very quickly when being sensitive gets you thrown out a window. I think the fact that the citizens of kursk responding to the occupation with "all hail zelensky i guess" tell us everything we need to know. You will put up with alot of shit when your at gunpoint.
@@avroarchitect1793 I don't think that is a good comparison. In their minds, those weren't their children, so why should they care? Also remember that living in a city was a privilege. This meant that a lot of the people living in Ukrainian cities weren't Ukrainian, they were Soviet.
That Mi-28 being destroyed by a drone.. I can expect a lot of War Thunder memes to come from it.
Hey, it's me, Belgorod boy. The guy who keeps asking about that NAFO stream about the FRL's raid into Belgorod last year. The one that got removed by TH-cam for "misinformation."
I recall you saying you had found a recording on an old hard drive, and was wondering if you'd uploaded it anywhere. I've been on a journey trying to find that video since October and I've come so far.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Now I know the video is gone, and it's going to bother me forever.
Hoping we get a reupload
@@aRealAndHumanManThing Spread the word.
It was a nothingburger but it was _pork._
Putler playing tabletop Warhammer 40K
Ukraine is playing Command and Conquer.
Donbass status?
@@BlackWolf9988 still Ukrainian, kurks status?
What year is this for me to witness German Armor in Kursk?
“HEY HO LETS GO!
HEY HO LETS GO!
HEY HO LETS GO!” - Joey Ramone
👍👏
I prefer rob zombie covering this one
"Back in the USSR" - The Beatles
I have the sudden urgen to don my fight suit and jump into an SA 43 Hammerhead!
Pancakes anyone?
Context: Refrencing an old sci-fi show called Space Above and Beyond, in the pilot episode one the of the protagonists pulled a stunt to Blitzkrieg Bop.
@@LtCWest loved that show and that scene! Hehe. Now there's a show I'd love to see a reboot of.
The one overlooked aspect of these types of Ukrainian operations is the fact that they are conducted by experienced soldiers. This indicates that the survivability of Ukrainian soldiers is higher than the russian soldiers.
Basically all modern armies have been forced to accept - against all their instincts - that letting well trained, well equipped, well treated, well motivated soldiers do their job works better than forcing brutalised riff-raff into gunfire.
Russia consistently refuses to learn this.
These elite troops are irreplaceable and being wasted on this attack that will ultimately achieve nothing.
@@rogerc6533 Ok bot, did you get your sack of potatoes yet?
@@SylvanApe ironic coming from a so called "free thinking liberal" who only regurgitates western mainstream news media
@@SylvanApe Every pro Russian bot troll prediction about this war has come true whilst all factual on the side of justice western news reports has been exposed as blatant lies. I wonder who is the brainwashed one here?
Making a guidance kit for the same bomb that nukes me in War Thunder is scary.
Animarchy: "My video schedule!"
Putin: "My land!"
Ukraine hasn’t managed squat except waste 10,000 of their best soldiers in Western equipment for absolutely no reason. General Syrskyi told Washington post a few days ago. It was supposed to take pressure off the parts of Ukraine that are falling day by day to Russia, but all it did was get a bunch of people killed without taking anything of importance or taking pressure off the troubled areas. The ability of Ukraine to waste monumental amounts of irreplaceable resources for negative gains is truly a amazing.
@Mortablunt Oh look, a Russian troll account.
Commander Shepherd: My brand!
Ukraine's resistance is possible because of your suppot, fellas! Thanks a lot! 💙💛
many ppl will die because of your support, fellas! Thanks a lot!
@@TheDigimaraudernope, many people will die because of russia. But you support a genocide vatnik.
@@TheDigimarauderand even more will die without it
@@TheDigimarauder "oh someone wants to rape you, just submit, or you may hurt the rapist!" - your logic
@@TheDigimarauderWhatever it takes to reestablish justice.
The liberated population of the People's Republic of Kursk should be given the choice of joining Ukraine.
After a totally not rigged referendum. 😉
You can see, how Ukrainians captured civilians already, and put them in the trick, for an exchange.
Ukrainian soldiers for Russian/Ukrainian civilians
@@ChuJungyin nah, the ukrainians have proved that theyre not gonna stoop to pootin's level.
@nomisspell
Ukrainians maybe not but Czechs have already claimed Królewiec. Maybe this time Poland will take Kursk
@@angelikaskoroszyn8495 That was satire.
One of other advantage Ukraine potentially gains from this is that if they capture the area between Tyotino and Komarovka they will have a far more easily defensible position due to the river Seym. Given that neither side have been able to effect an opposed river crossing so far it is reasonable to suggest that Ukraine could just stick combats units there in less numbers than they would normally have put a regular position. They would also be able make use of less valuable units such as the TDF with maybe a few higher quality units as QRFs against any breakthroughs that do occur. All this is to say that Ukraine may if they pull this of might be able to once this offensive culminates pull away forces that they can use elsewhere bringing this campaign closer to being manpower neutral.
Interesting
Ukraine hasn’t managed squat except waste 10,000 of their best soldiers in Western equipment for absolutely no reason. General Syrskyi told Washington post a few days ago. It was supposed to take pressure off the parts of Ukraine that are falling day by day to Russia, but all it did was get a bunch of people killed without taking anything of importance or taking pressure off the troubled areas. The ability of Ukraine to waste monumental amounts of irreplaceable resources for negative gains is truly a amazing.
@@MortabluntI realize you're just copy and pasting that comment all over, but the people demanding Ukraine agree to a long term ceasefire suddenly and mysteriously all went completely silent the moment Ukraine captured Russian soil. One of the goals of the offensive has already succeeded.
Into the mother land, the Ukrainian army mrached.....
Comrades march side by side to answer the nazis charge
Comrades march side by side to answer Putins charge
Somebody contact Sabaton right now!
@@gaigeyachcik3544you better believe they're writing this all down
@@anthonyhayes1267"JOAKIM I CAN'T WRITE FAST ENOUGH, TOO MUCH IS GOING ON"
Joakim: * punches his knee into oblivion *
Isn't this the 3rd battle of Kursk? Initial 1942 Citadel Operation around Kursk, then again in 1943 and now 2024.
"First time" meme intensifies...
I probably should get onto my video about the naval war in the Black Sea... We need to speed up that cloning program so we can maintain an upload schedule.
Hearing "friendly fire" and immediately seeing an A-10
"The Battle of Kursk 2: Blitzkrieg Boogaloo" Brilliant Thumbnail 😂
Is that Lazerpig at 35:11? Does he wear that hat everywhere?
Da comrade.
Is tourist delight!
Doesn't he just look fabulous..
Yes and he's fabulous!
I recognise that kepi anywhere, and it ain't DeGaul
@@rohesilmnelohetak*
I’m glad to hear that the soviet aviation history part 2 is alteast on your schedule, first one was great and been itching for more!
Mentioning Clausewitz is a funny joke, but Syrskyi literally has those books on his shelf
If you want to support Ukraine, you should literally budget personal support for Ukraine. Whether it's weekly or monthly to Ukraine, we need to support them in any way we can. We can't be complacent.
If you can't afford to donate, write to your local elected officials. Tell them this is important to you.
Thank you so much for your support, political and financial!
Donate first then 🤣🤣🤣
@@jesoma0708 I donate weekly, Little Vanya.
@@tamlandipper29 Mr Mayor I require that You send 2,000,000 Dollars of Aid to the Local Mcdonalds and its extremely important and personnal for Me 🥺
I want to add my thoughts, but by and large I keep coming back to the conclusion that I don't know enough to say much that matters. This war has continued to surprise people around the world.
had you told me in the 90s when I served of this, I'd wouldve told you to go home , yer drunk, but I'm in shock and awe myself by Ukraine, let alone pull this off during information age after 10 years or so of sustained fighting vs Russia, still my heart bleeds for both sides losses. Keep up the great work, I truly enjoy your assessments,and humor
Indeed. The hundreds of thousands of Russian lives that will be ruined by this war are part of Putin's terrible legacy.
This is what they call a “blitzkrieg bop”
Your videos are great. Thanks for making them
Yay! I finally figured out how to send a thanks- the last time I tried it failed so I donated extra to a NAFO fundraiser. I really enjoy your history and military videos.
You sir are a font of 1-liners... Intercontinental Ballistic Cesna and Super-Slav Battle-Bus... gold!
'They are forming a battalion out of aerospace personnel and aviation mechanics' my read is that they no longer need these personnel due to shortage of rocketry and aviation assets..
23:17
Could you imagine the conversation that happened between the Russians before this?
"Uh, Igor, are you sure we shouldn't at least call one Shilka to our position? I mean, we are kind of out in the open."
"Ah is fine, nobody will suspect a giant white missile next to a group of trees."
Nice to see LP pop up, hope he is ok.
Great video, Thanks Animarchy I found it very informative and entertaining.
“Sudzha” is pronounced like “suja”, with the J sounding the same as when you say “Joe”
Sudzha is pronounced captured.
Suja mama
It's so nice to hear someone actually using Clausewitz's teachings for what he intended them... understanding active, real war. I'm willing to bet more than one copy of On War is occupying quick reference space in Ukraine.
Putin: The Russian borders need to change!
Zelensky: Don't worry, I'll fix that ;)
Find someone who looks at you the way that German dude does the Kursk map.
Oh man, that picture of the damaged Su-57 is just... *chefs kiss*
The Best video on the war in Ukraine, since the war began. Thank you, watched till the end.
Wait! How come ONLY NOW I'm hearing about CESSNA DRONES??!?!?!?! THE HELL DID I MISS?!?!?!?!?
The same thing Russian air defense has?
1) during the Soviet, a german teenager flew a Cesna (152 or 172) to Red Square
2) at least one Cesna 172 converted to drone struck like 1000miles into Russia within the last few months.
I guess if at 100 ft and less than 70 knots, Russian radar filters the object out as a bird...
"UAZ Superslav Battle-Buses" is probably the most accurate name for that vehicle i have ever heard.
Thank you for putting our payment link for more FPV drones in the description!! Every €300 gets another one to the front ♥️🙏
- Front Line Kit
Excellent reporting
Excellent as always. Thanks for putting this together.
21:24 Nice to see the UAF are still playing as the protagonists of Ace Combat 6
I’ll say it again, Russia, our expectations were low, but wtf?
Our expectations were low? Man, where's "The Bear" we were promised?!
@@Blackhand-up2lt Low moral because no ideology. Low materiel and training because mass corruption.
@@Blackhand-up2lt Its rotting.
@@concept5631 Are we sure it's not just a skeleton already
@@tigerthyssen3313 It still has some disease in it as seen in Ukraine, unfortunately.
Ukraine pulled the ultimate uno-reverse this time.
Ukraine hasn’t managed squat except waste 10,000 of their best soldiers in Western equipment for absolutely no reason. General Syrskyi told Washington post a few days ago. It was supposed to take pressure off the parts of Ukraine that are falling day by day to Russia, but all it did was get a bunch of people killed without taking anything of importance or taking pressure off the troubled areas. The ability of Ukraine to waste monumental amounts of irreplaceable resources for negative gains is truly a amazing.
The first real comprehensive breakdown of the operational and tactical story here, including the best concise explanation and contextualization of the earlier raids. Bravo.
So far my favourite video on the conflict. The tactical analysis and comments on strategic implications made the video informative and insightful. On a side note I love your dry witty style of commentary. I’ve come to hate the AI commentary that is associated with so many of these situational update videos. Well done. New subscriber. Thank you.