How Tough Are They? The True Size of Russian Defenses in Ukraine - 3D DOCUMENTARY
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In this documentary we bring to life Russian Defenses in Ukraine with a 3D simulation in Unreal Engine. The purpose of this video is to give historical context and analysis for these modern fortifications for people to better understand what the Ukrainian Offensive is up against.
We begin with a quick overview of the war in Ukraine and how the Russian Army came to form a defensive line. We then compare these fortifications to other major defensive projects from history. Broadly speaking this includes border fortresses such as the French Maginot Line of WW1 and Field Fortifications such as Erwin Rommel's Devils Garden of WW2. From these we determine that Russia's fortifications in the Ukraine War are more similar to the latter with several key points of overlap.
Next we turn to the specifics of the Russian Defensive line. This begins with a high level overview of the Russian warfront before we zoom into the level of a specific section of the battlefield near Bakhmut. It is at this point that we simulate the Russian Defenses in 3D.
Here we layout the the lines of defense which include minefields, anti-tank traps, infantry trenches, vehicle revetments, artillery positions and more.
Suggested Reading and Sources:
"Not Built for Purpose: The Russian Military's Ill-Fated Force Structure" by Michael Kofman and Robe Lee. War on the Rocks. 6/2/2022 warontherocks.com/2022/06/not...
"Defenses Carved Into the Earth" by Marco Hernandez and Josh Holder. The New York Times. 12/14/2022. www.nytimes.com/interactive/2...
"How Russia has heavily fortified swathes of Ukraine" by Gerry Doyle, Vijdan Mohammad Kawoosa and Adolfo Arranz. Reuters. 4/27/2023. www.reuters.com/graphics/UKRA...
"The Miles of Obstacles Slowing Ukraine's Counteroffensive" by Thomas Gibbons-Neff, Josh Holder, and Marco Hernandez. The New York Times 6/28/2023. www.nytimes.com/interactive/2...
"Russian field fortifications in Ukraine" by Brady Africk 7/9/2023 read.bradyafrick.com/p/russia...
"What Russians Left Behind in the Trenches" by Andrew E. Kramer. The New York Times. 7/11/2023 www.nytimes.com/2023/07/11/wo...
"Interactive Map" Institute for the Study of War.
www.understandingwar.org/inte...
Credits:
Research = Will Mitchell
Script = Will Mitchell and Invicta
Narration = Invicta
Production = Penta
Timestamps
00:00 Intro
02:24 Context
04:00 Historical Examples
06:16 Field Fortifications
08:48 Russia's Defenses
10:53 Battlefield in 3D
11:58 Dragon's Teeth
13:10 Hedgehogs
13:34 Ditches
14:47 Minefields
15:34 Trenches
18:34 Vehicle Revetments
19:21 Overview
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E02 is out now and covers the modern breaching operations required to defeat the Russian Defenses: kzhead.info/sun/rNeKgseJpKBnZqs/bejne.html
Curious to see the Russian military using T55 and T62 tanks in greater and 6😂numbers, don't you think? They are also using their airborne divisions less and less and in smaller numbers. It must be because they are so invincible that they just want their victories to have given those poor uukrainians a more sporting chance. Ask the Wagnerians what they think of the gennius level high command and their impeccable war tactics! NOT!
@@billbraun6121 Have you taken a look at Ukraine's demographics? among all the blabbering you seem to forgot one few key issues
Your voice over is really really annoying and can't let anyone focus on anything. Please let the other guy who worked on the Roman legion documentary.
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100K Russians KIA/WIA and 9K AVS by winter 2022 ?????? Says who?? You lose all credibility when you spout US lies, propaganda and BS.
Now, months later and in hindsight knowing that Ukrainian offensive got nowhere, we know that those defenses held up pretty much no problem
It’s also important to mention the “auxiliaries” of these defences. The KA 52, artillery, and ATGMs for example.
During this ukrainian offensive, we actually saw the reality without any air defence(via missile or plane) and/or air superiority, russian pick off ukrainian war vehicles one by one either by helicopter or artillery. Especially when russian have artillery supremacy over ukrainian. It's pretty depressing
drones are also deadly against anything thats not a tank even lancet-4 are designed to have enough explosives to be able to take out tanks
The Russians secret weapon Artillery King off the Battlefield infantry doesn't have a chance against massed Artillery
Russia’s already lost over a third of their Ka-52 fleet. 40 visually confirmed losses so far. Russia will run out of them eventually
@@tylerclayton6081 and they’re still making them. Just don’t know how much.
If you're wondering why the trenches are behind the tree line, and they don't just cut them. It prevents enemy armor from getting a direct shot at the trenches. By the time they can get a direct shot they are well within rpg or other man portable anti-tank weapons. It also hinders bridge laying vehicles from putting a bridge over the ditch for any armor to cross.
You can think. Handsome?
So they reinvented hedgerows from Normandy?
@@doorhinge2039 No those are nowhere close. Besides hedgerows were made by farmers, it wasn't originally intended for combat. It happens that most peoples first reaction would be to cut down those trees to get a better field of vison.
No mention of the commander who is leading russian defensive operation. His name is general Mikhail Teplinskiy, the commander of russian airborne troops, and currently the field commander of russian forces in Ukraine . The guy has a rich experience of offensive operations, most notable is Chechen wars. Now he is using his knowledge to predict the enemy offensive movements and make effective defenses.
No 1 target for elimination
@@leehotspur9679 Russia has a lot of very experienced strategists, don't worry
@@yastyman lmao
@@yastyman So they just choose not use them then? 🤣 Like sending armoured columns down a motorway towards Kiev with zero infantry support?
@@user-dk2ol7pq6r Ukraine did the same on June 8th
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I am a little shocked that you didn't mention the defensive belts constructed around Kursk to counter Zitadelle. Attacking these crushed German offensive strength for the rest of the war. My grandfather is pushing up daisies outside of belgorod, killed on day one as part of Großdeutschland. Defended static defensive belts work.
They do, but the battle of Kursk was won by feeding wave after wave of armoured and infantry reserve divisions into the fray in vicious counterattacks (The Germans having to deal with Operation Husky and the strategic bombing campaign in mainland Europe was a great help as well.) If the Soviets had just "sat there and taken it", and only used local forces for local counterattacks, it is quite possible, that your grandfather would have been on the winning side of that particular battle. Static defenses are an absolutely amazing force multiplier, but that is all they are. Ukrainian success relies on what kind of reserves the Russians have been able to scrape together for operational counterattacks, whether or not they can get them to commit said forces dealing with diversionary assault operations, and whether or not they can strangle Russian logistics locally to diminish Russian combat power.
To think the communists won and now the world is Weimar. Don't be late for your childs transgender surgery appointment. chop chop, pun intended. The wrong side won and the victors wrote history.
I’m shocked that you didn’t realise Germany’s enemy knew where Germany would hit in that op.
@@karsten11553 only on the southern section and only 5th guards tank army. Also ops husky or not those armies stay there for months and even Manstein involved on burning Ukraine to the ground.
The German Southern pincer at Belgorod did advance twentyseven kilometers within a week and broke through all major defensive lines ,they did even win the battle of prokhorovka. Citadel was stopped because of the russian counter offensive at orjol and the sicily landings. It is not a proof that static defenses work.
The Surovikan lines r gonna be studied in modern warfare for years to come.😂
He is a master mind of this line sadly he was demoted for allegedly trying to overturn the Kremlin helping prighzon
Youre really gonna pedal the infamous "shrinking russian stockpiles" narrative bro?
yo bands are shrinking while yo weight is inflating yo gotta cut that sh!*it out
Why they asked for 1 million of ammunition from North Korea?
@@Jartny_ Sourse?
@@Jartny_ they did not - UK intelligence - an OXYMORON for sure - is using the fact that three Russian Container Ships left North Korea last year - No evidence of weapons being part of the cargo. The Western Narrative has lied from day one... and you still believe them? Congratulations you ARE IN A CULT!!
@@Jartny_ until now?
The author has clearly invested a considerable amount of effort into crafting this video through its compelling content and high-quality graphics. The 20 minutes I dedicated to watching it was truly worthwhile. Please keep it up and thanks!
It only focuses on the static defences ignoring other elements like helicopters, ATGM crews, 10:1 artillery advantage Russia has, the advantage in manpower, etc. Ukraine on the other hand, has nothing. The current army it has is the last one it could ever muster. It has no economy to speak of with the grain deal gone. It is suffering constant blackouts. Everything it needs, let alone weapons, are given to it from western countries. We are talking absolutely everything, from generators to medicine.
The whole time I was laughing thinking to myself. Maybe Ukraine should of asked mexican cartels or vietnamese for help instead of the U.S. Tunnel under all that noise and throw a party in the rear.
Invicta's output is consistently stellar.
@@historia7194 says who? BBC? CNN?
@@historia7194 They haven't been making progress. It has almost been two months since the start of the counteroffensive. A gazillion Ukrainians (20k+) have been killed since early June yet they have yet to reach Russian first line of defence. Ukraine is undergoing a counteroffensive against the most defended fortifications on earth, while suffering from severe shortage of ammunitions (as per Biden) in a war determined by the use of them (again, as per Biden). Ukraine has 1:10 artillery disadvantage, no air support, no electronic warfare, etc in addition to having no way of producing their own weapons. The weapons Ukraine is using are a mish-mash, piecemeal of all kinds of random crap NATO has scrounged out of their shed. In addition to all of this, Ukraine is literally running out of men to fight.
Ukraine has not reached the first line of these defenses, may I add
While Russia hardly reached any of their initial goals....
@@Lassisvulgaris well, RU took Donbas region.
@@dvgsun Yes, but not kharkiv and Kyiv....
@@Lassisvulgarisit was milley who says Russian capable take Kiev in 3 days Maybe Mark milley get paid by Putin
@Lassisvulgaris when did they say they wanted Kiev?
After 4 months of operation... this is the most failed counteroffensive of our modern era
WRONG
@@QuassimJaber1824 not wrong 😂
@@QuassimJaber1824 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@QuassimJaber1824 Russian troops are 500 meters from Robotyne... I would say after loosing 60,000 troops of the AFU to gain Robotyne, yeah it was a complete and utter debacle.
Kinda, with the failed counter-offensives in the ukrainian war its hard to say which was the worst
I cannot wait what this chanel has to say about the loss of Avdivka this week. Wouldn be surprissed if something like this comes up: "the ucranian army is advancing rearwards and the exausted russian army is withdrawing forwards...." cheers.
Always make a trailer of your offensive to alert the enemy - Sun Tzu
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@@evilleader1991 make shhh trailer but launch counter-offensive the very next day.
Yes because Ukraine is winning... the media war. The ground war? Not really, but if you keep pumping out some good trailers, some good actor Zelensky speeches then at least the western countries will continue to support the massacre of the Ukrainian people by sending them more weapons.
Worked for the allies in WW2, with them leaking fake offensive plans and all.
get a job - sun tzu
And how did the Ukrainian offensive end?
it did not end, it just vanished
crimea already got returned
@@csongorkovacs4696 🥱🥱😂😂
Ukraine’s counteroffensive end with a complete failure.
Theyve won so hard that they decidet to just go back and let russia continue fighting to give them a chance
Five months later, ukraine still hasnt reached the first line of defense. And besides, are withdrawin from the most parts of the frontline
Add commercial drones, kamikaze drones, ATGMs and Russian helicopters to the mix you get how much pressure the Ukrainians have in attacking. Even in in the Zaporizhia area they left a village they captured cause the terrain and defense
And they even barely captured anything, those villages in Vremesky ledge is merely an observation position for the Russians, designed to be abandoned when the attack comes
Lots of artillery, mortars and drones is the only thing that can significantly weakin these defenses. If the Ukrainians are skilled and a little lucky, they can manage to develop infantry in the rear with helicopters.
@@thabomuso2575 little bit of luck? I would say that is quite the understatement, helicopters are sitting ducks for Russian airpower and even ground based rocket launchers because they(Ukr) have little to none airdefence munitions left. Let's say they send 20 helicopters a few kilometers behind these lines, that's just a hundred or two soldiers if they all manage to even disembark them, losses of helicoters would be huge even during returning to base, those few ukies would be isolated outnumbered and outgunned with thousands of Russians all around them with more on the way and not just soldiers, drones, helicopters(which can shoot from dozens of miles away, it would be a slaughter with those ordering such mission put in jail or worse.
@@briantarigan7685 almost as much as the Russian captured in 6 month so yea its pretty bad (so far). Assessment by Institute of the Study of War (ISW).
@@Guff1e Bakhmut is more strategically important than a few villages with 5 houses and empty fields i would say
Congradulations not only for pointing out the difference between the temporary character of the russian field fortifications and the permanent lines of WW2 but also for mentioning the more obscure defence works like the Metaxas Line. You work really hard to make these videos and it really makes a difference in todays youtube landscape🔥
@@Brandon-yg7mw Yeah getting crushed so badly that Russia needs to build the largest static fortifications since WW2. What are they going to do? Launch all those dragon’s teeth in a giant trebuchet and roll the mines down hills at the Ukrainians? Building all those defences and investing billions into them speaks volumes, sadly you’ve completely missed this and that’s why you failed to understand the reality of the situation.
@@flashgordon6670 You need to listen to what Col. Douglas Mcgregor has to say. Might wise you up a bit. Everything you listen to in English is HEAVILY propagandized.
@@flashgordon6670 crushed means announcing total mobilization after 12 rounds of mobilization. making defenses doesn't mean youre weak smh. oh and btw UA hasn't even reached the first line of defense they're currently "probin" in the security zone so the russians didn't even need them lmao
@@MazzBCD Flash Gordon you are a joke and I find you amusing. But Russia is a master of defence and of a follow through counter offensive so it will be interesting to see how Ukraine fares. Also, as each week passes, Russia has more time to train its new recruits. This going to be a hell of a shit fight.
@@MazzBCD Colonel Douglas Makremlin is in English l.
So 3 months on from this video and the offensive was a complete disaster.
WRONG
right, the Ukraine already acknowledged the attack failed. @@QuassimJaber1824
@@QuassimJaber1824are you doing okay buddy? You seem to comment on everyone's posts that are exposing your delusion.
@@QuassimJaber1824 ukraine has lost almost all their " gains " when the russians pushed them back
bro Ukraine didn't make shit. gains are " gains" they are trying to retake land and they are very fucking bad at it. i haven't even seen 1 video of Ukrainian troops march into Russia this whole fucking war
The summer is almost up, and Ukraines spring offensive beffed up with billions of western help and weapons still hasnt reached even the first line.
thats because they are zapping russian rear supplies. ukraine values smart strategy and their soldiers. ukraine is grinding russian forces into paste. how is the bridge going? ukraine will push russia out. putin has failed. pathetic.
What’s really scary, is I know someone who works for a security firm and they have encountered fully composite explosive devices, sometimes used as mines that are incredibly hard to detect. The one he talked about was claymore style, with a carbon-fiber composite base/body and a ceramic fragmentation structure. The only metal is in the trigger mechanism but it’s hard to detect and my friend said it would be completely possible to remove even that metal for want of a fused mechanism instead of a trigger. He suggested that dogs were the only reliable way to detect them and specifically related to my questioning him about potential combat use (instead of VIP threats like his job) he said it would be unlikely for it to be detected any other way. It would just seem like a rock in the ground and that sweeping them with a dozer would be the only way of clearing them.
They're cleared in a few ways, moved out of the way by a dozer, triggered by a sacrificial element like a leading mine roller wheel, or by a spinning flail chain, or they are sympathetically detonated by another explosive like a mine clearing line charge. No need to detect them, just to push them out of the way or make them go off harmlessly.
@@msytdc1577 What you described is the way to clear classic aria denial mine fields. However he is talking about MON-50 and MON-90 plastic body mines, these are directional anti personnel mines used to protect strong-points. They basically work like buckshot fired from cannons in Napoleonic wars end are triggered by the defender via wire. They would put them 10 to 70 meters in front of the trench on higher ground or on tree and activate when attacking infantry is already in the kill zone. Obviously sending dozer or mine clearing vehicle directly at maned enemy trench is not the best idea. The way this mines are cleared is by artillery preparation, that is by firing certain amount of rounds at certain size aerie around trench.
@@youmad7068bro line charges will still blow them up what are you talking about? Yes they are remotely triggered but they are still explosives. Ukrainians are using line charge launchers and artillery barrages to clear paths through mine fields.
Plus the US is now sending cluster munitions 😮 There a bad addition to this War and useless in trying to get entrenched men from there positions.Seems the armour is getting very thin on the ground for AFU and NATO
I saw a video where they are training bees to detect explosives, something like a drone with bees, imagine that
6 months later, Robotyne that cost the AFU over 60,000 soldiers and countless US made equipment, is now about to fall back to Russian hands. The Russian VDV managed to reach the outskirts of the settlement, and it is now 500 meters from it's southern flank. When you said "of the complete unraveling of the geopolitical events of our era." yeah you where right, except it did not go NATO's way. The counteroffensive was a complete bust.
Its not 60,000..its 160,000 By official estimate of Russia MOD
This channel deliberately failed to present the artillery shelling rainning over any incoming ukr-forces , once they enter the very first ribs : dragon teeth , minefield , ditch . I mean howitzers can reach 25 to 50km positioned back far behind any visible reach. Are devastating blows. And when ukr-forces aplenty in scores , they russkies send attack choppers ( anti-tank missiles fired from 5 to 8 km away ) and fighter jets , bombers. Also deadly man-portable laser-guided Kornet ATMGs can reach 5 kms . Ask the smoking Leopards n Challengers what they think of it ...
You are not taking into account what we know from wars already. Every obstacle is not losing quality its actually gaining it as time passes, because it digs in further and further into the ground. For example freshly placed dragon teeth is easy to remove by pushing them, but half a year old dragon teeth are because of the rain actually dug in 5-10 cm + vegetation.
plus no body removes concrete blocks in a minefield under artillery infantry and airforce fire😅
Ukraine can't even reach these, let alone break through them.
russia will be defeated but it will be millions of UA according to stupid west
they have but they are pushed back again and again by Rus forces.
Video didnt aged well ! Surovikin"s line held so good !
There are very important things to add to this: First, The extensive use of drones, both as a kamikaze attackers (the lancet family of drones being the most notable) and for scouting and vigilance, providing support for artillery fire (most of Ukraine's advances have been on rainy days, because that hinders the drones, thus the artillery is much less precise) Second, aerial superiority. Russia routinely supports the defensive efforts with helicopters and jet bombings. Ukraine doesn't have an airforce to challenge them anymore, and their anti air vehicles are prime targets by drone attacks. Third, electronic warfare. Russia has been using electronic warfare from day one. When the Ukrainian forces are getting close to certain areas near the Russian defenses, their communication devices stop working. Also, Ukraine can't make widespread use of drones as the Russians do because of this- Russia can effectively nullify those. Fourth, supply chains. Russia keeps doing long range attacks on supply chains, ammo and gas depots and other important targets like aerodromes in order to hinder the Ukrainian efforts. Fifth, automated mine delivery systems. The Russians can deploy minefields as wide as a couple of football fields at a range of about 15 km using the ISDM Zemledeliye. The mines can be programed to be timed or selfdestruct after some time, so it should be no risk with those after the conflict is over Because of all of this, Ukraine is having trouble just moving in the control zone- an area of some kilometers before reaching the actual defense lines. It seems that so far they have been unable to reach them.
Good overall summary of the challenges. But... "The mines can be programed to be timed or selfdestruct after some time, so it should be no risk with those after the conflict is over" --> It's Russian, so press X for doubt
@@elektrotehnik94 Isn't it a bit contradictory to accept Russia is making good use of technologies and strategy but at the same time going with the narrative of "Russian equipment is shoddy/Russians are stupid"? We could also add that to the factors that give some advantage to Russia, at least against foreign mercenaries and volunteers that genuinely seem to believe that.
nevertheless, the front line is moving towards the sea. You don't know the people of Ukraine very well. They are freedom-loving and more stubborn citizens with a unique sense of purpose. This is their land, this is their homeland. And they will take back every square meter of territory, just as the Israelites took back their wailing wall.
@@4ua553 Thing is, the people of Luhansk, Donestk and Crimea are also Ukrainians that don't want to be part of Ukraine anymore (hard to want to be part of a country that decided to shell you the moment independence became an option- imagine if that happened in somewhere like Barcelona) As you say, the frontline is moving towards the sea in the Zaporizhzhia's front, but it's also moving towards Kyiv at the Luhansk's front. We'll see.
@@4ua553 Also btw, Israel is a pretty bad example if you know the history of their conflict with Palestine. Or perhaps it's a perfect example, considering the attacks on civilians and the west turning a blind eye to any and all atrocities.
Thank you,this was a very informative video.This really brought to life all the little icons on a strategic map and made clear that they're not just a couple of easily overcome units.
if you want to be informed, i suggest you look elsewhere for information, there are many journalists and analysts who back up their claims with facts who give source material that you can check.
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The attacker is now the defender. Russia flip the script.
These defences worked very well
Interesting to see the machinery used to dig the tank traps and trenches. I'd be curious to see how a modern army deploy these huge mine fields.
Most likely in any way possible, using combination of purpose built military machines, civilian equipment and grunts with shovels and lots of sweat.
You can launch them now
There are many different systems, from launchers to mine layers that drop or even burry mines automatically from the back of a vehicle
@@johpfit760 that's mostly propaganda, yes they exist, but how many? Do you have them available? Do you wanna risk them on the frontline? Do you have fuel for them? Do you have enough of those special launch mines? It's probably soviet and even ww2 era mines placed mostly by manual labour and transported around on civilian trucks. With an addition of those high tech options where speed is of importance.
@@lanorothwolf2184 Are you fine? I was talking about the general technology. I also would be extremely surprised if any world war two era mines are placed.
I hope someday the men will no longer be forced to fight and die for nothing. May this war end as soon as possibel, and the men of both sides go home
Well depends on how it will end. If they wanted, either side could end the war right now. For Ukrainians that would mean decades or centuries of oppression and for russia it would be humiliation and possibly regime change. Both sides think they can win - thus there's a war. Peace is a noble goal but when one side (in this case Russia) doesn't value its benefits then suffering takes place.
@@nicnsugarrussia is open to negociation, ukraine is not
@@Alqahqah Turns out if someone breaks into your house and demands to own several rooms, you aren't really open to negociations and just want the fucker out
@@Alqahqah In 1940 Hitler was also open to negotiations. Do you know why? Because he sort of accomplished his goals. In the case of russia that would be occupying parts of "novorussia". Ukraine isn't open to negotiations precisely because they want to mantain their internationally recognised borders and territorial integrity. That's the whole point of their defence. Yeah, they could've just given up in february last year. But they chose not to be bullied by Russia anymore. That's why there's still war going on. And it will keep going on until either Ukraine falls or Russia withdraws from Ukraine. But let's not make a mistake. Russia is the aggressor. The whole war is fought on ukrainian land and it will end when russia leaves the ukrainian lands. This war has already cost more than 250 000 lives of russian soldiers and similar amount of ukrainian civilans. When you look at Bucha, Izium, Mariupol, do you see how russia wants peace? Russian peace means that everything is burned to the ground. That's why Ukraine defends itself. That's why they want to win. They don't want their whole country burned down and plundered by russia.
@@nesca647 well said
Absolutely incredible work! How did you render this??? Also great job showing how formidable the task is by taking the most lightly fortified part of the front and showing the still massive difficulty. The only thing you failed to mention is that Russia's mine-launching systems have allowed it to pour hundreds more anti-tank and anti-personnel mines per week per square kilometre than in any previous conflict!
russia will be defeated but it will be millions of UA according to stupid west
the only reason why Russia built these defensive lines is because they knew that Ukraine had to do the offensive because without it the money and weapon supply would dry up. so how is it best to destroy the Ukranian ability to conduct war with minimum casualty and maximum impact? build a layer of defensive lines and pre-determine ambush points.
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One of the best, clear, concise vids on the war I've watched on ANY channel. No nationalism/nation bias, just the straight skinny. Thanks for amazing content.
had to stop subscribing to kings and generals
@@0hChristoph Agreed. I like their channel, but they legit make it sound like Russia is a twirly mustache bafoon villain who's gonna get beaten tomorrow. No matter who you support, the opposing side has intelligent generals backed with troops of all qualities and high tech equipment and vehicles. Both nations are backed by numerous, very strong nations. They aren't just throwing men in for shits and giggles. They've probably had numerous plans for stuff like this for a decade before the war even began.
@@spiffygonzales5160 wait, Russia isn't a twirly mustached buffoon villain?
@@VintageDerby Given the fact that we as the strongest nation on the face of this earth actively avoid war with them... no... they aren't
@@spiffygonzales5160any sane war commander know that Russian insanity cannot underestimate
"How tough are they"? That can be answered in not reaching the first line of defense after a month and a half but achieving large vehicle pileups and losses regardless.
The CGI is displaying destroyed Bradley's on the Dragon's Teeth, in fact ukranian army couldn't make it past sceurity zone. So far they couldn't even make it to the area from which they could see them. So much for NATO equipment and training.
Ahhh the counter boink, god wasn't it good I remember watching the trailer for it when it came out
They are using the classic Bite and Hold tactic the British used in WWI. It is slow and grinding, but without total Air Superiority they cannot do more with great risk
they haven't bitten much at all. Not for the 20k+ casualties
@@horrifyinggelatinousblob and you get your numbers from where exactly?
Well, considering 30% of Ukraine is occupied I'd also agree that they haven't bitten much.
It didn’t work in WW1 and it isn’t working now, they can’t do anything without artillery parity, and the west can’t provide that.
@@mutiny_on_the_bounty again such a wild number. Just look at the map dude, thats definitly less then a third.
its amazing how when I first started watching Invicta for Rome 2 online battles, now hes graduated to high quality modern military analysis. You can't find a better video about this subject online. This could be a training video. Fantastic
He really did make the right course correction for his channel back when he did. He obviously has a great appreciation for history and this field of study and just ran with that instead of following the total war train which to be honest is a dire franchise today now.
High quality, what crap. He's stating propaganda as fact. There is no evidence that Russia has suffered anywhere near 100 KIA.
@@freethinker284 If you mean 100 thousand KIA, yes actually theres a lot of hard, irrefutable evidence that their casualties are 100k at the lowest, and probably more like 250k. Keep spouting your own propaganda though
@@Alex-jf4ui No there isn't. Those numbers are pushed by Ukraine and there is nothing that corroborates it.
@@Alex-jf4ui Where is that evidence? Governments saying so isnt evidence.
You forgot helicopter ka-52 support which have scored most of the armored vehicle kills, they're strategically placed to rise up and fire at any attempted breakthrough
also FABs. lots of concentrated areas are hit by those also
@@saulioozdj they're less effective at trench strikes, they carry a more of a morale strike then anything, but Ukraine has JDAMS so who knows
Only about 25 Ka-52 remaining, however, with none in production.
@@KrisWustrow even if that is true (which it isn't) Russia still has 500 more attack helicopters
@@KrisWustrow Those are helicopter from era of early Pentium. They dont need crazy western avionic to function.
subbed. Good stuff here. Crazy detailing and work behind the scenes
This was an excellent video, especially a closer study of the defenses & tools use & manufacturing
Surprised but excited that this channel is also doing present day content, if its like your history content it will be great
It's definitely something I am excited but wary about. Hopefully this video shows that it is possible to stick to descriptions and comparisons rather than opinion for sensitive topics. I think there is a lot of value in this format for more large scale topics from other eras such as Napoleonic Warfare, WW1, WW2 and more. Even the massive scale of antiquity can benefit from the visual techniques we are learning.
@@InvictaHistoryYeah remaining obiective and finding the truth in the fog of war and disinformation will be the hardest part. And however it goes people will still call you propaganda channel for some reason, that said i know you are an excellent channel and most of your viewers probably know it too Have a nice day
@@InvictaHistory thanks, this was really insightful, not to mention has a sense of fairness about it :)
I guarantee you will incite trolls to accuse you of being a propaganda shill for both sides no matter what you do. Hope that doesn't stop you.❤
This will be history in a vew years!
It's the first time i see this channel appear and talking about the situation in Ukraine. It appears to have pro-Ukraine bias, unsurprisingly. People shouldn't rely on this information. Just want to say that Russia won't lose the war even if their defense fails, that should be obvious. There is no reason for them to stop no matter what it takes.
Brilliant and unique piece. Well written and easy to understand! Keep up the great work! A+
A very nice introduction to this element of modern warfare. Keep up the good work!
how about you introduce yourself to a job application
well done i was trying to explain this situation the other day to Grandad and did a poor job now I will just show him this thank you
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useful detail for putting the news into perspective, thx
It should be of note that Ukrainian attackers haven't even reached these first lines of defense.
Because they don't want to push to fast and lose a bunch of their army. Russianns are just sending people to die. Ukraine will advance but it will be a slow movement.
Yes they have. You talking about the main one? That’s a different thing
@@TheRuthlessEAZY No, they haven't.
@@TheRuthlessEAZY They reach contact like nothing more. Major defences are 3 lines way behind.
@@chico9805 yes they have at Robotyne, literally show the defence lines on the video
This was really good thanks. I think we need more information on mine fields and anti mine field tactics. This seems to be as big of a factor as any of these trench's.
Its the first line of defense actually
@@PhilipCripe and a shockingly effective line. They can hardly get through it.
@@PhilipCripe even the ISW calls it the security zone. UA hasnt even reached the 1st line of defense.
At this point in time mine technologies seemed to be ahead of deeming tech, as they drop them very fast from helicopters and shells, while removing them, particularly while under fire is not easy or fast
@@hamishgaffaney5323 remote mining was even used offensively by Ukraine around the Kherson bridge. They remote lined the Russian supply lines. Still it would be good to go over all the available de mining options.
I have been sub'd since your Rome Total War vids (I was trying to learn how to play). You have a graphics eye.
Impressive video work on this one, and very interesting it was to listen to it
What I have been taught in the Army is likely high speed of avenues of approach as they call it meaning a major road that can be used for major military traffic for an attack. As a defending force you have to make it difficult or make them think impossible to make that crossing to penetrate your lines. First is creating obstacles to channel them into pre-positioned kill zones with artillery, mortar, and anti-armor systems. A defender would likely want to make this either a hard place to deny an enemy to enter or set them up to be destroyed depending on the commander's intent. Bottom line is all obstacles placed by a defender is always observed and have pre-positioned fire plans for it's defense or channel an enemy to be destroyed at a predetermined position. War is politics in another form, defeating an enemy either offensively or defensively is an exercise in thinking, maneuver, and destroying an enemy to defeat them. Unfortunately real people on both sides will die. Either side with the most morale or willingness to fight will determine who will win and be decisive in combat in strategy. Meaning you can attack and fail or defend and fail. Fight smarter not harder is the key. San Tzu once said " A general who has never fought a battle and won on a battlefield because he was in a favorable position deserves praise.". Yet in the same term, " A general will yield battle in order to destroy the enemy on his own terms.". The Art of War is practiced in peace to deter your enemies or in war where you actually have to use it.
The US could have given them the weapons to end this months ago. I honestly think it would have been better if the Ukrainians punched a couple or holes in the defense with two or three blitzkrieg attacks instead of attacking across the entire line
@@ScottHendrix-yz3du Ukraine focus is on territory while Russia is more focused on tactics. For Russia territory is a byproduct of good tactics while for Ukraine tactics is secondary. That's why Ukraine is so obsessed with villages and meters gained which are once more lost the next day. Russia is not actively attacking Ukraine defenses which are shoddy but Russian military is actively attacking Ukraine's logistics. Ammo dumps, airfields, bridges and roads are being destroyed everywhere. Power plants and Ukraine command posts are on the target list. Retaliatory strikes are a key element in Russian politics of war. When Zelensky opts to use western supplied cluster munitions to attack Russian positions Putin has a huge supply of cluster bombs he has as of yet refused to use.
@@johnknoefler WRONG!! I don't know to be mad or laugh as at the nonsense you just said. First off fool I've literally watched PUTLER use his damn cluster bombs and everything, EVERYTHING besides nukes and chemical weapons since the begining because he knows NATO will come flying in if he uses nukes or chemical weapons.. Kid I'm a ww 2 historian with 40 years of dedicated studies and I lived through the cold war. You definitely need to change your sources. I can show you Putler using cluster bombs, vacuum bombs, thermal munitions ect. 2. Kid you flipped the script. It's Ukraine that has been hitting Russian logistics all along. Did you miss the entire fight at Kherson? Ukraine targeted massive amounts of ammo and fuel dumps while Putler wasted billions and billions of dollars in missiles and rockets trying to take out Ukraines power grid and it's schools , Malls, apartment complexs. Ukraine has been wiping out Russian military targets all along but logistics have been the number one target besides troop barracks and airfields. Say all double talk silly nonsense you want but Ukraine is the one on the offensive and Russia is the one taking the beating!!! Ukraine may loose a few villages once in a while but 90 percent of this is Ukraine taking from Russia while grinding down the Russian military. Ukraine now has one of the biggest most advanced militaries in the world while Russia is digging up tanks from the 50s. Ukraine is slowly swallowing the Russian military like a giant python swallowing a flopping lizard. All the kicking and tail slapping in the world isn't going to stop Ukraine from swallowing Russia . It's happening right in front of you. Ukraine took back more land in 3 days last summer than Russia took all summer. Bakmut was a distraction and now who is taking it back? UKRAINE. UKRAINE takes back what villages is t can because that's their people and each person matters.
@@ScottHendrix-yz3du No, the USA really couldn’t supply magic weapons to end the war. You have no understanding of how wars are fought. They require highly trained troops - making a decent private infantryman takes about a year. As for those “blitzkrieg attacks”… This is pure idiocy. That’s a way of fighting war that relies entirely on artillery and air superiority. The ukranians have virtually no airforce and barely any more artillery. That means they can’t protect their logistics for deep operations and can’t suppress antitank weapons or enemy artillery. What they are doing is slow suicide, but what’s you are proposing is fast suicide. Not really an improvement…
@@TheGreatAmphibian slow suicide? Let me guess you're the same idiot who said Russia would over run Ukraine in 3 days. You know damn well you thought it would be over as soon as it started. I knew Ukraine would give Russia way more than they asked for and it's all based on what weapons Ukraine receives and how many but what's the option you propose? Just sit in trenches trading shots or give up? All that happened in ww 1 and no one was happy with any of the results. Russia never had a snow balls chance in hell against Germany without America and Afghanistan had little chance against Russia but whoever gets US weapons usually wins. Ukraine has 45 MILLION PEOPLE, 27 known nations giving them weapons and the US fought a cold war against Russia it would still be doing if the USSR hadn't collapsed. This isn't Afghanistan were the US will stop supporting in a few years. Ukraine will still be given weapons 30 years from now but Russia can't go that long. Ukraine has more and better weapons on the way. Cluster bombs, Abrams tanks, F 16s and whatever else Ukraine will need to gain or take back the edge.
Great use of the I.S.W.'s GIS map! I have been following along with other live maps too, but when someone makes a map using GIS you get really accurate maps.
ISW makes a good map. They have a little too rosey of a view of the war and get their analysis of expectations proven wrong constantly but their map is good.
ISW is pure propaganda nonsense. FFS, they claimed 2 weeks in Russia was out of shells, missiles, and trucks. They also came up with the washing machine chip lie. And they came up with the Russia fighting with shoves lie. You're a fool to beleive them.
Very informative. Thank you.
What's the source on the quality of the concrete in the dragon's teeth being subpar?
It's made by Russians.
"just trust me bro"
So far, after a month into the Ukrainian counter offensive, we could see that the Ukrainians are having a very difficult time advancing. As far as i know, the Ukrainians have not manage to reach Russia's main line of defense yet.
No ..they are still miles away from it .. they are fighting for forward Russian positions
They're already exhausted.
Yeah so far they have only been against Mines, Artillery, and small forward outposts, often consided of a fireteam (4 men) or a squad (9 men).
They are doing a similar tactic as in Bakhmut letting the Russians burn out. Small probes exposing Russian artillery which the Ukrainians tgen destroy, just look at the amount of artillery and GMLRs being destroyed on a daily basis. They will wear the Russians down over time whilst taking small patches of land. The Ukrainians have vast reserves which the Russians don't seem to have and better moral, most Russian conscripts don't even know why they are there. But time will tell.
@adriannn1180 nah man it's must be platoon or more, so around 250 soldiers, remember Frontline maybe large but only small area are passable
Very good & informative!! Nice job
Seeing as we are at the end of the year, it seems that Ukrainian offensive has failed and Russian defences have held. I can't remember any place where Ukraine actually breached these defences, they only captured some villages Infront of the defences. At the same time Russian troops has breached Ukrainian fortress defence around Avdeevka which was build and reinforced over 10 years.
Ukraine has recaptured & reopened sea-trade lanes & from the recapture of kherson city has a beachhead across the Dniepier all while Putins forces have air superiority . At some point this year Ukraine will get F16s, which while old are more than capable vs Russias Migs. Putins artillery supplies are now increasingly from the North Korean regimes even more inferior stock.
@@johnmason1239 Export of the grain happens from Odessa over the black sea, capture of Kherson city in this case is irrelevant. There is also no such thing as dog fights in modern warfare, a missile is launched in the air from km's away and finds it's target and destroys it. Victory between a MIG and F16 will highly depend on the types of missiles equipped. Russia has developed new air-to-air missiles which have a striking distance of about 300km. NATO has no equivalent, besides that there are also ground to air systems which can shoot down F16. There is no guarantee that F16 will create air dominance for Ukraine, on contrary they can become a PR disaster for the west. Also what does it matter where the artillery supplies are coming from as long as they work and there is plenty. Which in case of Ukraine is no longer the case, as NATO is out of stock and they produce way to little.
Usually air superiority by carpet bombing these defensives lines would be used to make multiple breakthroughs however without neutralizing enemy AA batteries and interceptors planes this is near imposible and you have to do it the hard bloody way which is precisely what Russians wants. Probably one of the reason why ukraine is in dire need of a fleet of F-16s for its multirole capabilites, however even with them i doubt it will be enough without a proper bomber platform like the B1 to carpet bomb with jdams everything in a wide area neutralizing soldiers, dragon teeth mines etc to make holes in the defense.
If I was king I would snap my fingers and present Ukraine with a healthy fleet of F-16s and be done with it. I am sickened by my fellow Americans who stand in the way of such aid. But even if it takes years I am confident the Ukrainians will prevail. The already demoralized Russians will run out of fighting spirit before the Ukrainians will. I've seen enough footage of them clearing Russian trenches to know how deadly and determined they are. Slava Ukraine.
@@mcnultyssobercompanion6372hello warmonger :) please eat ricin.
No wunderwaffen can save Natzee Ukraine now
@@akk9196 we have nukes those would certainly crush Russia. The wonder weapons do exist
Ukraine would need 500 F16s to make a difference. As Russia has 900 fighters jets and 600ish strike jets. Also be prepared to lost 50% if not more to AA.
I expected you to compare the intergrated defenses with the Kursk defense in depth. The Wehrmacht was close to its full strength when it began then a broken shell when the Germans failed, and THEN the Russian army and AF attacked!
It would be hard considering that Russians can't do that? Mines are definitely Russian strong side, but most of actual fortifications is of poor quality. Especially cope pyramids are meme for a reason.
@@TheRezro Pyramids slow Ukranians long enough for an artillery strike
They didn't bring up Kursk because they don't want to think about what happened to the Germans afterwards lol
well, this is a pro ukraine channel, so no comparison will be given.
I assume they picked examples that best mirror conditions. Kursk was a single strongpoint, whereas the devils garden is a long frontline, more similar to actual conditions
Thank you for the video!
Count me subscribed! Awesome content thx!
When I think about current defence lines I think about battle of Kursk where the Russians used multiple lines of defence, trenches, minefield and natural terrain to slow down the german mechanized units.
Amazing video! Please cover more Russian defensive lines! The details are fascinating
The creators of this videos are really professional, I'm deeply thankful.
It would be cool to see a video on Pre-Columbian trade in the Americas. There are accounts of trade between the Andean civilizations and Mesoamerica, for example, and between Mesoamerica and the peoples of the present-day US. The Spanish also spoke of having encountered fleets of ships at sea, leaving the port towns of the Inca Empire and sailing north. There's also some evidence of commerce between the Andean peoples and Polynesia. But these are subjects that nobody ever talks about.
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Here's my very unbiased take. Ukraine doesn't have a chance in hell of winning a war of attrition with Russia and anyone who claims otherwise should piss off back to their Reddit circlejerk.
Guys this is only the security zone! This is not the first line of defense.
Care to elaborate the difference?
@@FifinatorKlon Meaning it's the gate not the house
Thanks for educating us on what is happening there, I hope this war ends soon
U r such a cool guy btw
VERY well made video, good job.
Doesn't really matter how extensives the defenses are, if Ukraine can't even get past the forward positions. If they keep doing what they are doing right now it's going to take 16-20 years before all Russian occupied areas are under Unkrainian controll. Western media and Nato seemed to think that Ukraine would punch through the defenses and reach the Azov sea in a week...
It has its advantages as well. The more resources the Russians spent on defending the forward positions, the less they have left for manning the defensive line.
@@TheShadowOfZama and isnt it the same with the ukranians ?? NATO nations have already depleted most of their support munitions. also man power wise, Russia is able to field more soldiers than ukraine. Russia might spend some resources manning forward positions, but to siege and maybe overwhelm the so called positions. Needs more. And maybe yes NATO Countries can produce more and promise more munitions. However, the financial burden and the logistical nightmare of sending more resources to ukraine across the Atlantic or from west europe is also a taxing effort.
@@Ddrumzzz12 Last I checked the Russian energy sector is in shambles which is a pretty big problem for them considering how much of their GDP came from that sector. Also supplying Ukraine is getting easier and easier for NATO the more their military transitions to NATO equipment. The big problem (beyond of course slow Western leaders) is that Ukraine was mostly using Eastern bloc equipment of which NATO has limited stock and very limited support networks in place. However take F-16's for example. They're not the best plane around, they won't outclass Russian planes when they arrive and Russia even has a select few plane types that are superior. However unlike with MIG's (which only former Warsaw pact members had in stock and even then in very limited numbers) the West can keep on sending F-16's all day every day provided the Ukranians can find the pilots and maintenance crews for them. A lot of nations will even find donating thei F-16's to Ukraine a good way to clean house to make room for newer planes like for example F-35's. Also the cost of supplying Ukraine is high, but it's not that big either considering it is not only weakening Russia (which I'd say is a good use of NATO money considering NATO was created to defend against Russia), but it's also a good way of cleaning house. Munitions, rockets shells,... have shelf lives and like I said for vehicles it's a good way to clean house to make room for newer stuff.
All it takes is one crack and the line could collapse, logistics are being strained
You don't have a clue or trolling for russia
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Your first intro line already indicated to me biaz approach. Keep to your history content.
The animations in the video are great as always
This is badly needed content. News on the war that will stand the test of time. Thanks Invicta
He's just parroting propaganda.
This isn't really news but a general description of how the defensive system might have been conceptualised, so closer to a documentary. Especially the numbers at the beginning are likely taken from the Ukranian MoD or a western media outlet, which in turn takes its intel from aforementioned. So likely not solid data. Hope he can make a vid like this a few years after the fact, where the actual scale of the conflict can be accessed.
Superb analysis and outstanding graphics!! Very informative!! Thanks!!
Good job with the details and graphics and such. It was air power that made such static defenses far less effective, and without that, it's going to be a grinder for Ukraine to break through that.
have the ukranians already arrived to Sebastopol ? To Sinferopol maybe ? Not even to Armyansk ?
Great video! Not many people can grasp what these men are going through.
When the SMO has started, Russia was facing even worst type of defensive lines, and they were running through them capturing multiples cities at once; but yet, people claim the Russian Army was mediocre.
Amazing work guys!
Good visual work!
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Great video mate
Even the US ARMY would have hard time crossing these defenses
Those high heels dig into the feet somethingawful
With how weak america has been lately I doubt their army could cross a creek
8:06 notice he doesn't mention the Kursk line
Excellent and informative 🎉
This is the best, most clear video I have ever seen about trenches and fortifications. Dude much respect!!!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Absolutely well made 😮
didnt age well did it?
nope
How do any of ya'll know any of this? Are you on the Frontlines fighting? Where do you get your information from?
30+ years ago, the world learned about modern warfare and concepts like surgical strikes, stealth, and electronic warfare. Today, the world is learning WWII-style old school warfare concepts. Have technologies actually gone backward?
More like the difference between East and West has decreased a lot
Man, this ancient kingdom sure is ahead of its time.
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Seems like a catapult or three would be fun. To fling some mines at the artillery and into trenches. Sounds like a blast...
amazing video. thank you
Long awaited counter offensive didn't fair so well...the war is essentially over