Occupied Ukraine: What Would Happen?

Russia overruns Ukraine in 2025: Kyiv falls, millions flee, and brutal occupation follows. From sham trials to partisan resistance, this dark alternate history reveals Europe’s nightmare future under Putin’s rule

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00:00 Introduction
01:42 A Cascade of Conquest
11:06 The Book of Exodus
17:15 Life Under Russia
23:14 The Rise of the Partisans

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