Subscribe to our channel: goo.gl/mtBQvM 00:00 Why is a Canadian officer fighting against #Russia in #Ukraine in the Belarusian regiment? 02:05 Who is David Smith? 03:30 What was #Smith doing between retirement from the #Canadianarmy and joining the Kaliniuski regiment? 04:53 About the service in the #Lithvin battalion 08:23 Was #Bakhmut worth such a cost? 11:23 Should #Belarusians worry about the #Vagner fighters remaining in #Belarus? 12:46 The first contact with the #Belarusian fighters 15:16 What are Belarusians like? 17:34 Funny situations in the Kalinouskiy regiment 18:45 About the Russians in Ukraine 19:59 Imagination about Russians before the #war vs imagination about Russians after the beginning of the war 22:39 About the #Ukrainian strategy during the last months of the #war 25:39 About coming back to the #frontline 26:33 About #politicians who are tired from the #warinUkraine 32:25 Is it possible to liberate Belarus through the liberating of Ukraine?

100% respect. What an example of how a modern man can think and behave. Well-spoken, informed, courageous, and willing to sacrifice for others.

What a great guy. Thanks for your service. From US to our lovely Canadian neighbors.

100% great Canadian, thanks David for your sacrifice and dedication to your unit.

I applaud you David Smith for putting boots on the ground to support freedom and democracy. I have great respect. Thank you from a fellow Canadian. Stay safe.

I am a 4th generation Canadian of Ukrainian decent, but I am proud of you as a fellow human of Earth. It's not about Countries or ethnicities, it's about right and wrong. Be safe.

An excellent piece of journalism. I was impressed with the interviewer. Furthermore, this former Canadian Officer is someone we in Canada can be proud of. Thank you Belsat for highlighting this man and for keeping the conflict in focus for the English speaking audience. 🇨🇦 ❤️ 🇺🇦

Clear and cogent, he recognizes the threat of dictatorship, understands his capabilities and applies himself towards a goal. Bravo!

Myself is a Polish Canadian and supporting Ukraine Defense effort financially from St. Paul, Alberta 🇨🇦

What a brave, intelligent and caring man . The best of the best ! My deepest respect and gratitude to you, sir, and all of the defenders of democracy. We all owe you so much.

I went over at the start of the war as a 12 year veteran. Stayed for 6 months. We got bombed 24/7 the ENTIRE time. It was nuts.

Brave of BelSat to air this interview, wondering when the war will reach Belarus.

Great interview with an impressive foreign volunteer. As a U.S. combat infantry veteran who shares nearly all the same views as this volunteer, it’s humbling to see and hear him making the sacrifices necessary to support his beliefs with actions and intent. Much respect.

Good interview. I salute my Canadian brother who has made the decision to fight for freedom.

David Smith strikes me as a man of courage, integrity, and clear vision. Such battle-hardened men with moral principles should be put in charge of maintaining world peace instead of spineless political weasels protecting their agendas and interests. This is so painfully obvious in Canada today, where Canadian politicians actively try to destroy and demoralize the armed forces by flinging groundless accusations of guilt and shame instead of using praise to boost the morale of men risking their lives to defend all of us.

Thank you David for your selfless service to Ukraine in support of freedom and democracy. Your shared thoughtful insights and experience are invaluable and offer a much needed informed perspective of the situation. Slava Ukraine ♥️

What an amazing interview - David Smith is so clear, so precise. His points are eloquently put - and he has an excellent understanding of what is happening in our world today and how to approach it. This Canadian man is helping the fight to ensure the world is a better place - putting his life on the line for his fellow man. Respect and admiration from Ireland.

I'm 23-min into this interview, hands down one of the best of the last 12-months I've seen! Kudos to Mr. Smith! And just subscribed to the channel.

This has been a very thought provoking conversation. Really can't appreciate the sacrifice and major risk to this Officer, his account is a real sobering perspective and one I completely agree with. You simply cannot negotiate with gun welding dictators. We in the west are so bloody comfortably numb and need to wake up to this power shift. We can't allow the world to be bullied into a dictatorship. People matter. Thanks again and brother be safe as you can on that field.

Smart man. Observant and thoughtful. Well spoken. Brave. Godspeed.

I think people like David are the best people in the world. He is a warrior and an intellectual. His bravery and self-sacrifice are extraordinary. Great interview, great insight. The only thing I would take issue with is his characterization of American support. On balance, I think most Americans do support Ukraine, both inside and outside of Congress. However, those who don't are not a trivial few. And should Trump win reelection, we'll see how true that is.

Герой нашего времени достоин славы. Сила в правде Благодарю от всей души

David Smith, you are an awesome guy! Thank you for your service to humanity!

Yo Canadians Rule !! Well done David !!Be safe Ay!

Great interview ... seems like a great soldier. Good luck to you sir

Great interview! Thank you, sir, for protecting freedom! God bless you!

The man has a very clear perspective on whats at stake in the existential global battle between authoritarian dictatorships and representative democracies. Weakness just creates a power vacuum that militant authoritarians are quick to exploit and fill.

What a brilliant man ❤ Proud to be Canadian ❤

Stay alive ❤world needs people like you ❤

Thank you for your service sir.

Incredible interview with an extremely courageous and capable soldier. Well done sir 🫡

A real hero,integrity plus, and so laid back,awesome truly awesome,thank you

Awesome interview, very well presented, thanks very much for publishing.. I too am joining the ILDU an using my previous armed forces experience to assist as best possible :D Respect!

You are a brave person. Who deserves all the respect

David Smith - What a lovely man. I am so glad to hear more about Canadians and Canada. May your mission be successful and may you return home in perfect health. Slava Ukraini!

Wow, amazing interview. Thanks for posting and explaining!

Thank you sir, you are well spoken and spot on. Stay safe.

Much respect to a man who represents all that is great about Canada.🇨🇦.

Stayed for the whole interview. Thank-you from a fellow Canadian.

Stay safe David Smith, Respect from Nova Scotia.

Thank you David , for your sacrifice and fighting for freedoms of so many people and explaining so many aspects of Putin’s War , salute from Australia .

David thank you for your brave unselfish support of Ukraine.

This thing has been stupid from the time it started in 2014

Wonderful interview..

Thank you mr. Smith for your service to Humanity. ❤️🇨🇦❤️🇺🇦🔱✌️

Fantastic interview. As a fellow Canadian. I’m proud to know our ex CAF are over there and helping to make a difference.

David - stay safe ... as a Canadian, you make us all very proud.

You make me a proud Canadian. Intelligent, brave and loyal. 🙏✌️🇨🇦

Not often I’ve heard or read thoughts as cogent as that on the current challenge facing the free people of the world. Well done, and thank you to this man.

Excellent interview and very much appreciated as we Canadians do not often hear from our (former) soldiers currently fighting for democracy and keeping war from our country for as long as possible. Slava Ukraini! 🙏🇨🇦🇺🇦

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Canada Stands with Ukraine ❤

Proud to be Canadian.👍🇨🇦❤️

This guy is a true hero of Ukraine & a great spokesman for Delarus & Canada.

Great talk. Thanks for your high value service. Respect!

Great interview! Much respect!!

This man should educate himself if he thinks Putin is the greatest Dictator in history.

A very interesting conversation. Thank you!.

Well-spoken professional, an officer who, by judging from this interview, I would have no trouble of saluting. Glad you are on our side, and grateful that you doing the hardest work imaginable for all of us. Be safe.

My best wishes for your safety and success.

thank you david smith!

As a non politician David Smith makes very accurate observations of politics. There can be no discussion with authoritarianism.

Thank you so much for helping Ukraine preserve Democracy!

Great interview

Respect from a Canadian Veteran.

Great Interview!

Thank you Sir for your service in Canada and now your help for Ukraine. 🙏🇺🇦💙💛💕❤️🇨🇦

I enjoyed your interview very much and I share his feelings towards peace and democratie. David be safe and keep on carrying dignity trought human words and gesture....

Great interview with true Canadian hero. You speak the truth, thank you for your service and stay safe. Glory to the Hero’s

Thank you for your sacrifice!

Excellent interview. Thank you.

AWESOME content! All the best to you!!

The irony of a Canadian going to another country to fight a dictator.

If he hates dictators, what does he plan on doing about Trudeau?

thx so much for this interview ! keep interviewing volonteers from different backgrounds pls!!

(This comment was written around July 24, 2023.) On or near July 13, when I was in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, and on a day before the media reported the counter offense was on a "pause" I set forth the reasons why the counter offense won't be as successful as anticipated: (1) Russian military much stronger than what the media, the news commentators, the U.S. military and others make it sound; (2) the delay in providing Ukraine with military assistance it needed sooner and more of it; (3) failing to provide cluster bombs in a timely manner, and as such. only after the counter offense had started; (4) not enough Ukrainian brigades and the ones they have are inexperienced; (5) delays caused massive Russian defenses to be built with layers of defenses, including tank traps, barbed wire, mine fields; more barbed wire, dragon teeth, fortress like bunkers with machine guns and artillery behind that, (6) absence of enough long range missiles to hit Russian targets far behind the lines (obviously the Kerch Bridge cannot be taken out by Ukraine); (7) the delivery of mine field clearing equipment (8) no air cover with F-16 fighters. Is there or isn't there mine field clearing equipment? If there is such equipment it is impossible to accept anything less than the sabotaging of the counter offense by the West by not providing it to Ukraine before the counter offense started. (Little did I know that some Republicans, the Speaker of the House, Michael Johnson, and Donald Trump would sabotage the $62 Billion Ukrainian Aid Package that the Secs of Defense and State asked for and which the Senate would pass.) How could the chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff, former news media military commentators, the secretary of defense, who was a top military general before he was sworn in as defense secretary, and the president of the United States have failed by not making sure Ukraine had the mine clearing equipment if it needed it? This is a scandal to me. As far as I know, we've had one scandal, i.e. the soldier who posted secret information on social media. There will be more scandals if some of this is not addressed: long range missiles delays, ramping up of ammunition factories, providing enough tanks, Bradley's and other vehicle, (mine sweeping clearing equipment); greater training bases for Ukrainians. The longer this war goes on, the more difficult it will be for civilians, not to mention for the soldiers. One common statement I heard from mid-level Ukrainian officials and other Ukrainians, is "[t]he West thought the war would be over in three days once the Russians tried to occupy Kyiv." The Ukrainians have fought successfully since March 24, 2022. I think today, it will have been 17 months (currently nearly 25 months) since the illegal war started. The Ukrainians have proven to the West that they deserve far more support than we are currently giving them. Why is it that the Americans and other countries are not putting their backbone into it when from what I see, the average Ukrainian soldier is putting in 150% into it? I see soldiers wheeled around from their waist up, and others walking on prosthesis legs. I don't hear complaints. I see a proud mother with her son cut in half parading her son near Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square) In Kyiv. When I was 10 miles from Bakhmut or 8 mlies from Klishchiivka for a few hours during the rotation of brigades I felt adrenaline like I never felt before. I saluted and waved my hat to tank crews roaring by. (In the future is there going to be a shortage of gasoline and tires. I see heavy use of vehicles and tire tread wear near one of the major fronts.) Give them the weapons so they can have a fighting chance. The civilians are still in it. They carry on in these near to the front towns. We must push the Russians back and we must not let them have one more inch. The babies, the young 7, 8, and 9 year olds, the teenagers who wait on tables, and the mothers who carry on with their babies and children in Kramatorsk, while soldiers come and go, must be reminded and must be assured that the Russians will be pushed back so that their way of life can return to a more normal one. Having wrote all of this in July of 2023, I would never that believe that the United States would prevent badly needed military and other aid to Ukraine.

Hello - I want to ask this fellow what kind of PM is Justin Trudeau? What is his leadership style & agenda?

Thank you sir fir your service. I am a proud father who's son has joined the cadets and although i fear for his safety i am so proud he wants to help people and defend freedom we are lucky to have in Canada. Thank you for your bravery and service David Smith. If you find yourself in Ottawa please look me up i rarely drink these days but I'd sure like to buy you a beer. Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦 from Canada 🇨🇦

Thanks for your service and sacrifices.

We in Canada live also under a dictator

This man needs to talk to major news outlets around the world. His words have great importance for the world. 🌎🤝🇺🇦

Thanks for his perspective on Bachmut and Wagner.. I can understand a lot better now.

Putin's invasion of Ukraine is appalling, but the US invaded Iraq and Afghanistan, was that not appalling? Militaristic adventurism can come from 'democratic' countries like the US, just as it can from dictatorships like Russia. Americans (and Canadians) must acknowledge that.

The poor guy. Fighting against one dictator while risking his life fighting for another one. Stupid is as stupid does.

Amazing conversation/interview wish you nothin but the best my guy from NEW YORK STAY SAFE AND GET HOME SOON PRAYERS AND SLAVA UKRAINE FROM NY

Bless you for helping Ukraine 🇺🇦🙏🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

Thank You for this wonderful interview. VERY IMPORTANT talking points. 41C

In my native Bulgaria there is an expression dating back in the soviet era that "Russian" is moreover a diagnosis rather than a nationality

David Smith is a good speaker. His insights are reasoned from experience. This makes for an exceptionally insightful interview.

lots of ruski bots in the comment section here lol great interview

good interview at a personal level well done.

I'm without words, I just had to listen to David until the end of the interview . He is a clear road of truth, not only is he brave and comited, he values the human cause and fights for it. Thank you David and may you stay safe!

Thank you 🇺🇦🙏❤️🇺🇸

Professional killer, goes to Ukraine, to fight for money, and he complains about 'how dangerous the situation was', 'how evil Wagner is'.....

100% respect Thanks for your service

There are probably more ex military soldiers there than people think. They just dont advertise the fact.

Thx for the interview

What a great interview. Wow!

--- 100% propaganda!

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