Putin Needs Bakhmut & Avdiivka - Russian Invasion of Ukraine DOCUMENTARY

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Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on Modern Warfare continues with the aftermath of the first phase of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine in 2022 (). Previously we talked about the buildup to the new stage of the RussoUkrainian War, how Putin's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine continued, and covered events between February 24th and April 7th, as we saw how Ukraine managed to win the first phase of the war. This set up the second phase of the war battle of Donbas. We covered the events of April of 2022 () including the sinking of the rocket cruiser Moskva and how the conflict turned into the war of attrition in May () and continued with Russia's best month in June (). In the video dedicated to July the 5th month of the war, we talked about the arrival of the HIMARS systems which strengthened Ukrainian positions and changed the war (), while this video will focus on the events of August, as we will see how Russian logistics and manpower problems were worsened by the HIMARS strikes, the risk and intrigue around the Zaporizhia (Enerhodar) Nuclear Powerplant and the long expected beginning of the Ukrainian counteroffensive in Kherson (). Previously we discussed the Kherson counteroffensive in the first 2 weeks of September and showed how the Ukrainian counteroffensive in Kharkiv Oblast BalakliyaIzium counteroffensive succeeded, pushing the Russians across Oskil and Lyman () In the second half of September, Ukraine liberated even more territory in Kherson (), while this video will talk about the events of the beginning of October, including the attack on the Crimean Kerch bridge (). In the second half of October, positional and attritional warfare continued to dominate, still Ukraine managed to attack the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol and the Grain Deal was almost cancelled (), while in the beginning of November, Ukraine finally liberated Kherson (). In the second half of November, winter took over, making the military operation more difficult (), while in the first half of December, the stalemate continued (). In the second half of December and first half of January, Russia advanced around Bakhmut, taking Soledar (), while in the second half of January, Russian regained initiative counterattacking on the Kreminna axis and gaining ground around Bakhmut, while the West announced that Ukraine will finally receive Leopard 2, Challenger 2 and Abrams tanks alongside more armoured vehicles (). Next we will talk about the possible Russian attack vectors and deduce what is the Russian plan for winter and spring of 2023 (). In the first half of February, Russia continued advancing around Bakhmut, but its Vuhledar attack ended in a disaster (), while in the second half the battles around Bakhmut continued and it continued to hold (). In the beginning of March, the battles for Bakhmut and Avdiivka continued.