How Ukraine Shocked Russia By Invading Kursk - Russian Invasion DOCUMENTARY
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Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on modern warfare continues with another video on the Russian Invasion of Ukraine, as we continue covering Putin's invasion with the events of the first half of August, as Ukraine shocked the world and Russia by invading Kursk and taking over a large chunk of territory.
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Happy Sunday, everyone! I know we've all been waiting for this one! Horus' attack on Terra on the Wizards and Warriors channel is never going to get finished with this kind of action going on, lol.
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Hello
Looked away from my tv and heard “ Russia took most of New York”. And was thinking man this war is getting out of hand
Its over guys Russia has captured the bustling city of the United states...on the Atlantic Front
Think they'd notice?
Never thought I would see Russia be invaded and have territory seized in my lifetime.
Occupied rather than seized, since Ukraine don't plan to keep that territory, but yeah. It's insane to think about.
Same
Neither did Putin when he launched his Special Miliary Operation™ but here we are.
Got so distracted by Isreal they let Ukraine slide right in them DMs lmao😂🤦♂️🤦♂️
Never thought that there would still be a modern war in Europe neither.
you know your invasion is going great when the country your invading, invades you
@@josetosalame5 Maybe you meant to write: "your special military operation goes well when the country you are specially military operating in specially military operate you back in your territory"
You wouldn't want to sound like a nazifascist😉
All acording to the plan.
Well, Russia gained more ground than what they lost just this August. A fact that Western media don't like to discuss.
@@tommytomas-fr3sh How much copium are you on, you think Russia gained 1000km square of territory in August alone?!?
God vatniks be wild😂
@@tommytomas-fr3shand it only cost them 50,000 men. Congrats to Putin on sabotaging his countries demographics.
Don't worry guys, it's just a special military incursion.
Special military vacation.
Boring
meanwhile toresk and chasiv yar gonna be captured this year
@@blackmetalcumbia this year💀
Cope
Born too late to see the battle of Kursk.
Born to Early to see the battle of Kursk
Born just in time to see the battle of Kursk.
@@srachkov-kuzmaда, вашим войскам понадобится это место
смогут ли их семьи вообще устроить похороны
контекст (потому что парень, которому я отвечал, был слабаком и удалил свои комментарии) он ужасно пошутил о немецком кладбище в Курске и о том, что там много места (значительно подразумевая, что украинцы будут похоронены там, потому что хахаха нацисты)
Born too late to visit Kursk, Lithuania
Born just in time, but never visited Kursk, Russia
Born just in time and theoretically able to visit Kursk, Ukraine
@@srachkov-kuzma "под Курском" вы даже не знаете, где находится Курск? Кроме того, твоя дерьмовая шутка о том, что "так там еще много свободного места" явно подразумевает, что там будут хоронить украинцев, так что твоя тупая реплика о "немецком кладбище" еще тупее, потому что они украинцы, а не немцы, ты троглодит
"It's only hubris if you fail,...", I rember a man saying..
@@srachkov-kuzma Кроме того, твоя дерьмовая шутка о том, что "так там еще много свободного места" подразумевает, что там будут хоронить украинцев, так что твоя тупая реплика о "немецком кладбище" еще тупее, потому что они украинцы, а не немцы, ты троглодит
11:32 Imagine someone who doesn't see the video unintentionally hears only this part.
Imagine USA 🇺🇸 citizens let Trumpler win!
@snowluis Trump is pro Israel hiw is he like Hitler?
CoD MW2
A lot of Americans taught Atlanta was invaded in 2008 when news spread capital of Georgia was getting surrounded by russia
@@randomdude4255 A lot of americans think chocolate milk comes from brown cows. Try to ignore the majority of them.
German Leopard tank arrives at Kursk, "Bereit für die zweite Runde?!"
Don't mention the war.
Ah shit here we go again.
they reach Moscow months ago.....
@@peterflohr7827 Why not mention the war?
you won the internet in my opinion 😂😂
Having visual aids showing the position and movement of troops is a big help. I read news reports on the status of the war but then I keep having to pull up maps to figure out what exactly is happening and where. This is much easier to understand, thanks.
You can use deepstate map to see changes in the frontline
How,?@@lasselykke1177
@@MrRaulgutierrez95 go on their website or app, then you can change between different dates to see the movement of the frontline
@@MrRaulgutierrez95 google "DeepStateMap"
@@lasselykke1177On the frontline*
The Ukrainian ability to launch these operations again and again without the Russians knowing is perhaps the most telling sign of how far Russian intelligence has fallen from its golden days. People used to say that the Russians were always watching them, now they can't even watch themselves.
Yes, the West talks to much.
It reminds me of the Crimean war in 1853-1856. The russian spys were reading and getting info. of troop movements from the news papers. Now we have social media...
Nah, russian intelligence has always been like this
Rusia number 1.
That’s bc they’re all drunk
They know but Gerasimov and top officials seemingly dismissed intelligence
www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-08-08/russia-calls-kursk-emergency-after-kyiv-sends-troops-over-border
Russian history in a nutshell:
“It will get worse.”
But russian history also shows invasions in russian interior always fails.
@@BarlasofIndus No not really, many crushed the Russians.
@@cegesh1459Napoleon and world war 2 Germany, so he’s kinda right
@ethulwulf5351 well they both had to retreat because of poor logistics. Ukrainian logistics is... well it's a lot easier, since there's a common border with russia, isn't it?
@@ethulwulf5351 if we go so far back that we arrive at napoleon we might aswell go so far back that we arrive at the point where nowgorod bowed to the mongols.
besides, i dont think ukraine actually wants to conquer kursk. they would 100% give back kursk for their lost territory.
The map literally gives the Russian a finger😂
Russia is gettin dicked
what do you mean?
@@Yee20234the gains are shaped like a “fuck you”, OG comment was pretty self explanatory anyways 😭
When budanov said: DEEPER AND DEEPER
We didn't expect that deep
😂
They almost reached Moscow!
Putin is begging for his life from them
@@xyz-v8p barely, Napoleon failed,ottomans,polish, Wilhelm and Hitler as well. This could be a wrong move incase of Ukraine,as proven by history of invasions into russian interior
Well, he successfully made you forget that Ukraine lost more ground in the east than what Russia "lost" in the Kursk. Good job for Ukraine Intelligence Service 😂
@@BarlasofIndus learn what is sarcasm
@@tommytomas-fr3sh nope.. ukraine gained more than russia in 2 weeks than russia since jan2024 😜🤣
I know this video is just 4 days but how Russia is advancing faster towards Pokrovsk and the momentum doesn't seem to be stopping, as of today russians are just 1 km from Pokrovsk. At the same time the Kursk offensive momentum seems to be stopping. Are "extremely high" casualties real?
of course not
"To move your enemy, entice him with something he is certain to take." - Sun Tzu
Putin is more like Mussolini than Sun Tzu.
@@pranays aren't talking Putin here, that's pretty obvious
@@pranays it's more the Ukrainians who are employing this strategem. Losing ground on their own home turf is more than likely a pretty solid blow to Russian pride--as the Ukrainians continue to tear through the poorly defended Kursk territory, the image that Putin has built of a strong and fierce Russia that will defend its territories at all costs will only further erode. It also shows that the Russians are far more hesitant to enforce their so-called "red lines", which only further weakens their projection of strength. This may, in turn, lead to the Western powers being more willing to send aid to Ukraine.
Putin now has a very difficult decision to make. If he doesn't address the invasion of Kursk, he will only look weak and indecisive. If he tries to mobilize more troops, whether through draft or mobilization, not only does he risk popular dissent--but they may not be able to push the battle-hardened Ukrainians out of Kursk, at least not without massive casualty rights. If he tries to pull troops off the front line in Ukraine, he weakens the Russian positions there and gives the Ukrainians an opening to counterattack--or at the very least, give them a much-needed reprieve.
@@LEGOMANIAC419 "Our power comes from the perception of our power." - Mikhail Gorbachev, HBO _Chernobyl_
"An offer he can't refuse"
I like how the ukrainians show their frontal line in this offensive as a massive middle finger to the russians😂😂
Yeh, it's really looking like that
Before the Kursk incursion, Putin talked about "freezing the war on the frontline". I wonder if he would agree now, with part of Russia lost by him 🤔
That is just false. He was talking about "freezing" after Ukraine agrees to his extortionist demands.
Waiting for the next episode to analyse their evaporation...
Unlikely this is a protracted War. It's going to be a while and I don't think evaporation is in the future for either party
Kings and Generals is absolutely the best! That’s for all the information.
Thanks!
I hope they just keep driving the nail in them! Can’t wait for the next video!
1:40 As a Russian citizen, I will say that this is a lie. Z war correspondents were among the first to report on the breakthrough of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk region, while the official media and pro-Ukrainian sources remained silent all this time.
3:00 The same Z war correspondents reported about the accumulation of Ukrainian forces on the border in the Sumy region, but the Russian authorities and army completely ignored these statements.
4:15 It is true that the border was defended by conscripts and they could do little to counter the trained Ukrainian forces.
13:00 Russian contract soldiers in some regions of Russia have had their salaries increased. In this way, the Russian authorities are trying to invite as many people as possible to military service without intending to carry out mobilization. I don't think there will be mobilization in Russia because there are too many contract soldiers.
They don't need the truth, they need propaganda.
Putin is trying to get conscripts to fight. When Russian mothers complain, there will be mobilization. Russia is running out of contact soldiers, and that is why the salaries were increased.
Then why have contract soldier salaries ballooned? I understand where you're coming from but you're just wrong. The facts and data all point to it. But who am I kidding, orcs don't care about truth facts and data. It's all about feelings and your desperate sad chase of revisionist history and a glory that doesn't exist. You're just murderers.
Sir, this is a NATO propaganda channel. We don’t take kindly to accuracy if it interferes with Americas proxy war.
I heard people are in Zaporizhzhia that on paper are in Kursk so they are not getting combat pay
Oh man, why you gotta upload a video I've been waiting on for a week RIGHT before I have to go to bed. XD
The Ukranian inteligence shouted to every corner of the world that they feared a Russian incurssion through this salient, so for the Russians a buil up of forces here would sound the best possible decision as it would drag Ukranian troops from the frontline without doing nothing
Ukrainians are playing 3D Chess while Russians are playing "flip a coin" with checkers pieces. XD
A war video doesn't get better than Kings and Generals covering the Kursk incursion by Ukraine.
And to think that 81 years ago there was happening the biggest tank battle of the history in this same region
You should read about the battle of Kursk because this isn't the same at all.
Germany is a lot further away than Ukraine
@@pranays That is why i said the same region, the oblast
@pedrosabino8751
People never learn, they keep making the same stupid mistakes over and over again. Now here we are with another pointless war.
Who else was listening to this in the background and tabbed over at 11:33 ?
I was wondering "uhh wtf???"
Wait a sec....
Eric Adams turned out to be an even worse mayor than we imagined
There's a comment like this each time one of these videos mention Niu-York. I don't get how it's still tripping you guys up. 😂
''SWEET LIBERTY SOMEONE IS LOOKING TO GET LIBERATeaaaaaahhh ok nvm wtf''
I'm loving these updates K&G, keep up the fantastic work!
I was eagerly waiting for this update, and now want the one for end of August. Best channel on RUclips, I just became a member, please continue the incredible work
"The crisis in Kursk may have forced him to consider this politically risky step".
Lol it's not like it will lower his popularity in the next elections or something.
I can't believe there's a battle of kursk in my life time.
Russia has a clear manpower advantage, but it means either weakening other fronts or conscripting more men into the army which is a hugely risky move. Putin has said that the war won’t affect everyday Russians and everything is going ‘well,’ so clearly Ukraine is doing everything it can to show that its not the case. Russia’s entire existence is about keeping its nearest enemy off of their territory. Ukraine pulling on that thread will undoubtedly have repercussions, but it remains to be seen if it will ultimately benefit them.
I think the real risk for Ukraine is time. Russia is great at playing the “land for time” strategy. The more territory Ukraine takes, the harder it will be to hold and Russia can eventually bring its manpower advantage to bear.
Russia needs most of the man power to build weapons and run the economy.
Ukraine doesn't because it's allies build the weapons and help support the economy.
Russian demographics are sad and getting worse. Even if they "win" this war the effect of declining Russian population and getting of war economy can make them implode.
You summon up that ukraine can never win against Russia just like the French and the Germans.
@@tommytomas-fr3sh Ukraine doesnt need military victory.
Soviet Union ceased to exist practically overnight without military action because it was a corrupt empire without popular support.
Just like Russia. Just a matter of time before your rotten empire crumbles.
Russia also needs a lot more manpower, just to sustain themselves. Most of Rosgvardia and other internal security forces, the nuclear forces, the navy (except a bit of the black seas fleet), the vanity projects all are eating up a huge amount of manpower with no relevance to the Invasion of Ukraine.
Fortunately this is quite a bit closer than it initially seems.
Some of the fiercest battles took place here in WW-2. I imagine that digging a trench or enough tanks rolling will reveal remnants of a battle 80 years ago.
bruv 3,324 tanks destroyed? this is the largest lost of tanks since WW2!
And somehow they can replace them too? Bwahaha 😂
this are only the visually confirmed and geolocated ones. the real number is approx. 30% higher.
It’s just a game to you armchair generals
@@itsmeowtain8631 with outdated ones
Some can be retrieved and repaired.
lets goo i was waiting for this video for so much time
Same!
Right? So many garbage channels out there with click bait and no substance.
As a ukrainian i love your analytics. Also very good situation in comments, no offence or harm. Thank you. Like from me 😊
It’s sad this channel is covering current events …
Thanks for continued coverage of this conflict.
Besides this channel being one of my favorites for historical battles, it's awesome to have the same attention directed towards events currently happening. It's one thing to hear something mentioned in the news and wondered how it went down. It's another to see it unfold like this. I learn so much more. Thanks. 🤙
Thanks!
I like how you and wizards and warriors post at the same time, making us choose between 2 great channels.
from the point of view of russians they took NOTHING , 15km is peanuts , there is no factory , no engine plant , no train station , no storage and terrain is not suitable for mecanised units (that's why russians avoided this zone when invading ukrain ) .
they just applyed the standard procedure as written in art of war ; they just retreated while keeping an eye on the UA . they estimated ±2500 active units , almost 8000 in total , and 25000 UA involved , and putin announced a deployment of 40.000 "territorial defense"(±SWATS/FCB) units to take care of the problem in addition to the conscripts and various technicians who resisted quietly(=there was no panic or "shock" ) in front of top tier UA elite troops .
russians knew there was "too much" forces regrouped around karkov , and it was exactly the point to bait them here . in other words the "invasion" of kursk [little piece of region] is more than a good deal for russians , they can afford it and offer gifts to FCB special forces , more glory more trophies . and to be honest , glory and trophies are the only thing UA can expect from this little jacking .
russian defeat = they vaporise all ukrainians
russian victory = they capture ukrainians alive
Such good content. When I saw the news developing about kursk, I instantly looked forward to your coverage on it
I've been waiting for this episode, and I was not disappointed!
They pulled a Robert E. Lee. Let's hope this incursion doesn't turn into their Gettysburg
Depends on their JEB Stuart
Niu-York… Ukraine named one of their cities Niu York!
I freaking love Ukrainians. They’ve got heart. 💛💙
It was populated by German settlers as I heard, but no idea why they called it New York. Maybe it was influenced by some English industrialist in times of Russian Empire.
About time this came out, I’ve been waiting for this.
After this event, the annuals of history will remember the Kursk region for two reasons now.
They must had been very excited to post this video. They didn’t even wait until September to post it :p
Best analysis i've seen to date compared to all news and youtube channels. Great work
Animarchy History did one yesterday, might be worth a look. And Perun is pretty good, too.
But K&G's method of waiting for things to settle down before they release their reports is part of why they're as good as they are. Instead of trying to get breaking news, they try to be accurate.
A second battle of Kursk in my lifetime is so crazy
Watching from the Philippines since day 1.
I bet the Ukraine high command would win at any poker table
They certainly have moves
Do I have important housework to do this morning? Yes. But this is more important.
you can see that this was prepared way in advance. that's some amazing tactics and analisys. thank you!
Technically the the Ukrainians don’t have to capture the Russian nuclear power plant. They just have to get close enough to act as a gun to the valuable infrastructure head.
Even a slim chance of Ukraine capturing or damaging that thing forces the Gremlin's hands big time. They need to defend it, which means binding resources needed elsewhere. You're right. Threatening it is probably enough.
And here I am talking about "damaging" a nuclear power plant for strategic gains. What interesting times we live in.
I think it may be more significant to capture Prokhorovka. Even though it has no strategic significance, it would be a huge blow to Russian morale since it’s the same battlefield where the Nazis were defeated
They dont even have to get close just look at how deep their drones strike Russia and now they have long range missiles + F16s. I doubt the npp is the target more like a nice bonus if the AFU capture it.
been waiting for this one! Y'all do incredible work!
Thanks! For being so current!
Thank you, guys, for the update! Much appreciated
HIMARS is pronounced "High-mars", not "HE-mars"
Not in English
Wong!!! It's pronounced He-man in vulgar English.
@@teovu5557 And I say heyayyyeayyyeyy heyyyyayyyyayyy I said hay
The lack of any significant counter offenses, after very embarrassing 3 weeks, points to a severe lack of reserves. Even troops stationed in the far east could have been moved to the front.
its very interesting i always see the same like 200-300 dislikes every video you do on the Ukraine war.
I never imaged we'd see ukraine invade russia with the purpose of potentially holding that land. What a time we live in
if only kings and generals would report equally on ukraine's operational failures as well as its successes
Maybe you need to actually watch the videos. We report on everything.
I just hope west dont give up on Ukraine, and that ukrainians dont give up on themselves
The Ukrainian army is strong and full of morale!
Kings and Generals, thank you very much for the work you have done, it is a pleasure to watch and listen to you!
Kursk and Belgorod's People's Republic referendum when?
Would Ukraine get troops to hold them and weaken it's force in actual front down?
History has showed us many times before, its easy to enter Russia, impossible to conquer it. Napoleon and Hitler learned this the hard way, will Ukraine learn it too?
Mongolian empire conquered Russia
Napoleon and hitler have their supply lines thinly stretched while ukrainians are literally just beside them
Ukraine doesn't want to conquer Russia, so who cares?
Also, modern day logistics of e.g. NATO would making conquering Russia very much possible.
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@@angrydoggo7160 Yes, Russian authoritarianism and imperialism is cringe.
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Thanks for the update
I just checked and occupied Kurks territories are in area of 820square km, while territories that Russia occupied since november of 2023 is only 750square km, i was like DAMN.
Ukraine attacked an undefended area without many fortifications while Russia is grinding through a mobilized and prepared enemy. It’s very different. And Ukraine won’t be able to hold onto that land in the long run. They can’t even hold onto the heavily defended east. They’re getting slowly pushed back and ground away. They’ll have even less time to fortify and dig in here
@@neoalmaguer6505
Look at the map and check what the areas are since 2023 november for russia and check the area of kurks territories for Ukraine.
for Ukraine 823 square km as of 8/27/2024
for Russia little over 750 square km way below 800.
Great vid, thank you!
Really good animations by you. Love the map work and narrating!
I like waiting 2 weeks to a month to binge watch this series came back and dam 64 videos over 2 years thats insane and the fact that you cover it for us with maps and great illustrations is awesome like watching everything in real time big fan dude !
Excellent video 👍 Thank you 💜
To paraphrase Groucho Marx: "These are my red lines, and if you cross them, I have others!"
Those material losses are staggering
It was very weird to have this on in the background and hear that the Russians had taken New York.
Honestly what can you do to stop the Russian advance. More equipment? More men? More technology? More trenches?
So far none of this works.
Thank you for another update video on the war. Hopefully, all the fighting ends soon.
God be with you out there, everybody. ✝️ :)
In previous King and General's Ukraine war videos, you would always notice a pretty large chunk of dislikes coming from salty vatniks. But right now, this video has the smallest amount of dislikes ive seen on a KnG Ukraine war video, lmao the pro-russian trolls have pretty much disappeared with how much Russia has been absolutely choking.
They got conscripted
@@soulknife20 Pretty fun way for those trolls to see how much stinky russia is
Well, ever since K&G started to filter bots and russian trolls from the comment section, they don't bother watching the video and leave a dislike.
So, all we're left with is the minority of "useful idiots" who bought into the russian propaganda
RUclips banned in Russia
@@cptrelentless80085Russia is too embarrassed to showcase their failures at 4K 60fps to their own citizens
Great videos you make my life better thank you
Watching your content is like traveling to the world of aesthetics and creativity. Thanks for your creative luxury!🦋🦋 9 🙏.
I hate that this is in my recommendations for the "Games" filter... youtube thinks this is HOI4 or something...
Shocking in its stupidity.
Whatever Vlad
@@cookudysu90 hahaha keep drinking the Kool aid
Thanks for the video 👍🏻
2:55 is it just me or does the occupied territory along the Avtodoroga Ryl'sk-Korenevo-Sudzha road look like a middle finger towards Moscow?
A carefully designed plan!
I was beginning to wonder, if this series would be slowly getting more and more behind real time to the point that it became too late to rely on for "news" in regard to the war, which is what I have been using it for all this time, since this channel consistently puts out the best content in these sort of regards.
Luckily this seems to not be the case! :D
the reason the video is a bit late is probably because they didnt want to make a video about it if the information was false or Ukraine got pushed back, though that doesn't seem the case anymore :)
Russia
2021 - 2nd best military in the world
2022 - 2nd best military in Ukraine
2024 - 2nd best military in Russia.
I guess we were born in the right time to see the second battle of Kursk
Thanks for another video! I hope bots will only galvanize your resolve!
Yes I agree great comment
Sun Tzu: be where they ain't
This Special Military Operation is definitely Special
Ukrain will suddenly withdraw from Kursk as they are not capable to sustain the invasion & the forces will then be relocated to the frontlines
Thanks for putting all the movements on one map, hearing about attacks in towns here and there are hard to understand in the scheme of things.
This war is horrible, slavic and orthodox people fighting each other.
I pray for peace !
Invade? It is a Special Operation by Ukraine, not an invasion
I understand it's a desperate maneuver to divert Russian troops from areas where they're close to overwhelming the Ukrainian army, but it's a very boneheaded movement that will have consequences. So yeah, I don't think this is a good idea.
yeah, no
No. Kursk oblast has a lot of ethnic Ukrainians.
Russia might be surpise but not shock. If they are in shock, they will stop their offensive in the east, which at this very moment still gaining more ground than what ukraine gain in Kursk.
The French and British didn't get out of Belgium when the Germans invaded France in 1940. Institutional momentum is a thing. Just as a massive force was hitting France at Sedan, the French and British fought the largest tank battle in history at the Battle of Hannut in Belgium and dug in for defense, when they should have been withdrawing back to France to defend it.
Do you have any videos on how much territory russia has taken back from the modern ukranians?
Ukraine captures some territory from Russia (for now), but it seems (wisely so from the Russian perspective) that Russia doesn't really respond that much. In my opinion Ukraine is fighting a desperate struggle with Russia that they know they cannot win without more support from NATO. In the end it is all a numbers and economical "game", which is right now in Russia's favor.
It is smart what Ukraine is doing, as it disrupts Russia's military control and plans, but in the end it will be to no avail. The real goal for the Ukraine defense forces for this operation is to easen the pressure on the Ukraine front. If Russia does not respond by pulling away strong forces from this front it will result in a pointless attempt. Actually, if Russian high command is smart enough and can tolerate some additional territorial loss, they might entice Ukraine to move forward only to cut off their logistics and forces at some point.
All true, the question then is 'tolerate some additional territorial loss'. Essentially this is a polictial or ' morale' move as Von Clausewitz would describe.
Russia can't afford to lose land and recapture. Ukraine cannot. I think Ukraine is making a mistake similar to Napoleon,polish,and germans
Definitely possible. But if you know it, I know it, Putin knows it...well, Ukraine certainly knows as well. If Putin's offensive stagnates, and Ukraine takes that AKW for example, killing, wounding or capturing thousands of those conscripts in the process...well, we will see.
I do realize being a priviliged armchair general here. Better than to be a helpless watcher, I guess.
You have any idea how many airfield they have destroyed? Calling this offensive pointless when using so little men is just silly.
They havent destroyed any airfields. Damaged some infrastructure on some yes.@stank8460
3:08 looks like the Ukrainians giving Putin the finger. lol
Looks like the Chechens gave him the finger as well by running away.
Great work
Are we not gonna talk about Niu York?
They did