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The Battle of Kyiv: A Tale of Russian Missteps and Ukrainian Ingenuity

On February 24, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. One of the principal targets was Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital. Most outside observers, including U.S. intelligence, believed that the political center of would fall quickly. But as the hours turned to days, and the days turned to weeks, Ukraine proved that Kyiv would not fall so easily. But the story of how Kyiv survived is complicated. A combination of Russian miscalculations and clever Ukrainian strategy made the difference. The dreaded 64-kilometer Russian Kyiv convoy fell apart, giving Ukraine a fighting chance for the rest of the war. This is the story of the Battle of Kyiv. For more, check out my book "What Caused the Russia-Ukraine War": https://amzn.to/3HY5aqW. You can also read it for free by signing up for a Kindle Unlimited trial at https://amzn.to/3QMsBr8. (These are affiliate links, meaning I earn a commission when you make a transaction through them. This means that even if you read for free, you are still supporting the channel.) 0:00 The Russian Kyiv Convoy Departs 2:50 Russia's Mobilization 10:47 Russia Tries to Keep a Secret 20:16 Russia's Ticking Time Bomb 22:59 Ukraine's Game Plan 23:26 Keeping Zelensky Alive 26:41 Stopping Russian Sky Bridges 28:48 Canceling out the Russian Air Force 31:31 Repelling the Ground Assault 37:20 How Ukraine Destroyed the Convoy 44:42 Epilogue 47:26 Happy Trails, Times New Roman! The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement. Media licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... From Ministry of Defense of Ukraine: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ministr... https://www.flickr.com/photos/ministr... https://www.flickr.com/photos/ministr... From IAEA: https://www.flickr.com/photos/iaea_im... Media licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 Germany (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... From Bundesarchiv: https://www.bild.bundesarchiv.de/dba/... Media licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... From Government of Ukraine: https://web.archive.org/web/201301270... From Kremlin.ru: http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president... http://en.kremlin.ru/catalog/keywords... http://kremlin.ru/news/20604 http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president... http://kremlin.ru/catalog/persons/69/... http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president... http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president... http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president... http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president... http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president... http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president... http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president... http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president... http://kremlin.ru/events/president/ne... http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president... https://en.kremlin.ru/catalog/persons... http://kremlin.ru/events/president/ne... http://en.kremlin.ru/events/security-... http://kremlin.ru/events/president/ne... http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president... http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president... http://kremlin.ru/events/president/ne... http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president... http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president... http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president... From Mil.ru: https://z.mil.ru/spec_mil_oper/media/... http://мультимедиа.минобороны.рф/mult... https://z.mil.ru/spec_mil_oper/media/... Media licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... From Vitaly V. Kuzmin: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...