The story of an elite Russian unit's war in Ukraine - BBC Newsnight

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Russia’s 331st Guards Parachute Regiment is considered "the best of the best", but BBC Newsnight has been tracing the casualties as the unit battles through Ukraine.
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The regiment's commanding officer - Col Sergei Sukharev - died in mid-March. His chief of staff and numerous other officers have also fallen.
The regiment previously served in the Balkans, Chechnya and the 2014 Russia invasion in the Donbas.
Tracking the unit through Ukraine, Newsnight’s diplomatic and defence editor Mark Urban looks at the outpouring of grief and anger from Russia in response to the devastating losses. What went wrong for the once-elite regiment? And what does its fate tell us about Russia's invasion of Ukraine?
This film was produced by Maria Jevstafjeva and Louis Harris-White.
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@blackmantis3130
@blackmantis3130 2 роки тому
Doesn't matter how elite you are , if you underestimate your enemy you will pay the price.
@Wayzor_
@Wayzor_ 2 роки тому
@@shankarkhadka6057 The Russian Military is an unorganized mob with junk for equipment. You look like idiots out there. It's pathetic.
@rogerbrownreacts8528
@rogerbrownreacts8528 2 роки тому
@@shankarkhadka6057 What did India do to help anyone else ever ? Answer-Never.
@rogerbrownreacts8528
@rogerbrownreacts8528 2 роки тому
It’s the lesson on the Battle of Gettysburg
@noshot9190
@noshot9190 2 роки тому
Coming from a keyboard warrior over here, I bet you're a navy seal delta force commando! If you want to downplay these men who have sacrificed their lives for a needless war then you may as well do it for all the NATO serviceman that have died from the Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
@disunitednation2782
@disunitednation2782 2 роки тому
well he died an elite death . ELITE OR NOT WE ALL HUMAN AFTER ALL. UNDER THOSE UNIFORMS , BEHIND THOSE WEAPONS AND BOLD APPEARANCE WE ALL BLEED BLOOD
@sheriseofili3721
@sheriseofili3721 2 роки тому
Just because you are elite in Russia doesn’t mean you are elite in Ukraine.
@iche9373
@iche9373 2 роки тому
They were Elite in Ukraine. 🇷🇺 Elite Cannon fodder.
@unabrazoatodoslosbuenos
@unabrazoatodoslosbuenos 2 роки тому
It means you get a decorated pine box to rot in.
@user-sz1ly3tu5x
@user-sz1ly3tu5x 2 роки тому
They became Elite in Ukraine! Elite at dying that is!!
@hanibalanteportas
@hanibalanteportas 2 роки тому
It means you have an elite funeral in Russia. In Ukraine they are not more than fertilizer on soil.
@gailwoods4269
@gailwoods4269 2 роки тому
And, you can't get killed or you aren't made of steel.
@paulmorris6177
@paulmorris6177 2 роки тому
Airborne units are not meant to partake in heavy, multi-day fighting. As a former member of the 82nd myself, we were, AT MOST going to sustain ourselves for 48 (MAYBE 72) hours before "follow-on" forces arrived and reinforced or replaced us. Seizing an airfield is one thing but seizing and holding a TOWN is a completely other matter. Even if our entire BCT jumped in, we would not have the manpower (or fire power) to take and hold a city! That's insane!
@evilbron666
@evilbron666 Рік тому
3:13 jeez, such an elite force the soldier in front pops off two rounds accidentally into the ground before while he is raising his rifle. elite indeed :)
@military.nxrthside
@military.nxrthside 16 днів тому
its blanks plus its a military exercise and they're clearly suppressing the enemy to move up and take whatever is needed to be taken
@evilbron666
@evilbron666 15 днів тому
@@military.nxrthside point still stands: exercise or no, no 'elite' soldier puts 2 rounds into the ground, that is just horrible trigger discipline, and thus, not 'elite'. :)
@Aver888
@Aver888 2 роки тому
If someone ever tells you you are wasting your life, remind them those soldiers that died for Putin and his yachts.
@laszlozoltan5021
@laszlozoltan5021 2 роки тому
that's a really good point - a russian soldiers sacrificing their lives for putin's yacht I hope you dont mind if I use that to troll some putin supporters with
@forrestgreene1139
@forrestgreene1139 2 роки тому
Don't forget about his collection of expensive watches.
@ReeseL4D
@ReeseL4D 2 роки тому
@@laszlozoltan5021 Not bad idea. Putin's yacht club for families of dead russian soldiers.
@CallieCatCuddles
@CallieCatCuddles 2 роки тому
@@forrestgreene1139 And his international haute couture! Can't forget the jacket he wore at his propaganda rally that cost more than the average russian's yearly income! He may not be the antichrist, but he's definitely the anti-Robin Hood! Steal from the poor and keep all the wealth for one's self is the dictator's creed. This highlights the difference between democracies and dictatorships, between liberals and conservatives, between good and evil! Conservativism is a disorder caused by traumatic events in early childhood: trauma, accidents, neglect, and all kinds of abuse. Anything that causes fear and triggers the amygdala (the brain's fear center) leads to the formation of conservatives. Here's a list of reputable sources that explain this phenomena... The antivaxxers, the anti-maskers, the insurrectionists, those who have been displaying inappropriate behavior are very damaged people. When babies aren't protected, loved, and cared for properly they experience fear and it reshapes their brains. Their amygdalas are triggered by trauma, neglect, and abuse, becoming overly large and affects their thoughts and behaviors negatively. The abhorrent behavior seen on January 6th, the Karen's behaving hysterically, etc are people who have experienced horrors in one shape or another early in their lives and can't cope with reality very well. They're annoying, they're irritating, their behavior is disgusting, but that's because they are physiologically and psychologically damaged people. Here are reliable sources that explain and demonstrate this phenomenon... Trauma, neglect, and/or abuse in early childhood overstimulates the amygdala (the brain's fear center) causing it to grow huge and results in aberrant thoughts and behaviors. This is damage you can LITERALLY SEE IN A BRAIN SCAN! Read the peer reviewed research on the fMRI differences between conservatives and liberals. Here's a little help; conservatives have larger amygdalas and liberals have larger anterior cingulate cortexes. Amygdala = fear. Anterior cingulate cortex= higher level, complex thinking. Red brain, blue brain: evaluative processes differ in Democrats and Republicans. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3572122/ www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/23418419/ The Size and Connectivity of the Amygdala Predicts Anxiety www.google.com/amp/s/www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-athletes-way/201311/the-size-and-connectivity-the-amygdala-predicts-anxiety%3famp Yale psychiatrist explains how devotion to Trump is based on emotional patterns most people grow out of by age five www.rawstory.com/2018/12/yale-psychiatrist-explains-devotion-trump-based-emotional-patterns-people-grow-age-five/#.XU2q1IEArtQ.facebook New research explores authoritarian mind-set of Trump’s core supporters www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/10/12/trump-voter-authoritarian-research/?fbclid=IwAR2QG55_XuUE0Uq5_6yRHhEGOSB2Gt_qWG1vc_xekp9G56buJVW8RRsPacA Conservatives Big on Fear, Brain Study Finds www.google.com/amp/s/www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-human-beast/201104/conservatives-big-fear-brain-study-finds%3famp Peering inside the brain with MRI scans, researchers at University College London found that self-described conservative students had a larger amygdala than liberals. Liberals and Conservatives React in Wildly Different Ways to Repulsive Pictures www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theatlantic.com/amp/article/580465/ People with lower emotional intelligence are more likely to hold right-wing views, study finds www.google.com/amp/s/www.psypost.org/2019/09/people-with-lower-emotional-intelligence-are-more-likely-to-hold-right-wing-views-study-finds-54369/amp%3ffbclid=IwAR0HPiXYhbwtrOStM3mkvEW72xpwB4fQDuvW4PkXsqDxzcmEGoIY54fmeQY People with low emotional intelligence are more likely to vote Republican, new study claims www.google.com/amp/s/www.good.is/amp/a-new-study-shows-that-people-with-low-emotional-intelligence-are-more-likely-to-vote-republican-2640327363 Scientists Are Beginning to Figure Out Why Conservatives Are… Conservative billmoyers.com/2014/07/17/scientists-are-beginning-to-figure-out-why-conservatives-are%E2%80%A6-conservative/ John Hibbing of the University of Nebraska and his colleagues, arguing that political conservatives have a “negativity bias,” meaning that they are physiologically more attuned to negative (threatening, disgusting) stimuli in their environments. 5 Adult Behaviors of Someone That Had A Toxic Family As A Child www.powerofpositivity.com/toxic-family-behaviors/ Science Explains 4 Reasons to Never Spank Children www.powerofpositivity.com/never-spank-children-according-science/ To date, 53 UN member states have prohibited most forms of corporal violence against children. 56 member states have pledged a commitment to full prohibition. In 2018 ALL of the extremist muders were committed by conservatives! Our very own homegrown conservative terrorists! facebook.com/NowThisPolitics/videos/2753333928106431/ "A new database of 893 politically motivated terrorist incidents in America since 1994 shows that white supremacists and rightwing extremists have killed at least 329 people. Just one attack that led to a death came from an anti-fascist agitator." Why Certain People Will Never Admit They Were Wrong www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-squeaky-wheel/201811/why-certain-people-will-never-admit-they-were-wrong
@TheSword2212
@TheSword2212 2 роки тому
Ey americans they died for Bush and Obama and Trump too don't forget XD
@doifhg
@doifhg 2 роки тому
As sad as any loss of human life is, why not be honest about why they died? They died for nothing but the fanciful whims of one man
@feduntu
@feduntu 2 роки тому
you talking about honesty? Coming from videos on youtube where you're shown nothing but propaganda and where fascists are denied their existance in ukraine... you're nothing but brainwashed turd following the media, have you learnt nothing from the days of Covid? the PlanDemic?
@TheReferrer72
@TheReferrer72 2 роки тому
Not just Putin, he is backed by a lot of older Russians.
@eddypan8
@eddypan8 2 роки тому
And the incompetence of others
@goenzoy
@goenzoy 2 роки тому
doifhg Wish it would be so simple as described
@johugra1
@johugra1 2 роки тому
@@goenzoy Oh but it is that simple. It really is.
@davidalvidrez9452
@davidalvidrez9452 Рік тому
This reminds me of that movie with Gary Cooper "Veracruz" Where he says "As a child I had these little toy soldiers to play with, but then I lost one. I think I found it again." He was referring to a German officer serving the so called emperor of Mexico as he was trying to escape from Mexico City.
@ArizonaJoeHines
@ArizonaJoeHines Рік тому
Absolutely first rate! Thank you.
@garethmorgan3665
@garethmorgan3665 2 роки тому
Quality old school journalism. Well done Mark Urban and the BBC.
@richardbradley2335
@richardbradley2335 2 роки тому
Mark is class mate
@bormorozov
@bormorozov 2 роки тому
Mark Urban is crackhead.
@gezimcakerri6886
@gezimcakerri6886 2 роки тому
Mark's propaganda of US and UK instigators of this war. Gareth. So sorry for you. Brainwashed from MSM dirty propaganda.
@annemarie1507
@annemarie1507 2 роки тому
"F*cked in the head president" comment by a Russian on their own social media is the best description of Putin yet.
@nickcoppard5335
@nickcoppard5335 2 роки тому
I prefer to call him poo tin
@romzeck4395
@romzeck4395 2 роки тому
Z
@nickcoppard5335
@nickcoppard5335 2 роки тому
@@romzeck4395 z is good it signifies the end of Russia
@hagdore
@hagdore 2 роки тому
@@nickcoppard5335 I always thought it was for "Zelenskyy".
@buttkid3548
@buttkid3548 2 роки тому
@@hagdore I guess you're team Russia. Sad how so many think this is all a game, where you choose a team, and root for them. Ignorance and tribalism is eating away at the world.
@johntarihao2264
@johntarihao2264 Рік тому
Well done Ukraine Armies .. great performance..
@hemelinger7792
@hemelinger7792 Рік тому
Here is the thing about elite units: They are extremely good and extremely valuable for the purpose that they are designed for. This is a parachute/ airborne regiment equipped with lightly armored vehicles, which is elite in deploying quickly and launch an organized attack with short preparation time to accomplish a specific task like taking a certain enemy position. It is not the first time in history that such a unit was effectively dissolved by having been given a task where their elite capabilities are neither required nor matter. For the broader task that was given, they were simply the wrong choice. When you need numbers and a variety of capabilites and instead you send one elite division, it is bound to end in a catastrophe.
@edwinswift2646
@edwinswift2646 2 роки тому
It is one feeling to fight and die defending your country, but a total different feeling when you are told that you are liberating a country that turns out you are the unwanted aggressor.
@twotidoce
@twotidoce 2 роки тому
@tb except many locals did welcome the us
@emailyclake1706
@emailyclake1706 2 роки тому
@tb Saddam husan was murdering innocent civilians. a murdering evil monster like putin. They went in for a very good reason.
@Gabagoolf
@Gabagoolf 2 роки тому
@tb This is a video about Ukraine.
@alphaali4666
@alphaali4666 2 роки тому
@@twotidoce so did some local ukrainians
@jonny1872
@jonny1872 2 роки тому
@@Gabagoolf So what? It's a valid point seeing as the USA are right up to there neck in this catastrophe. You might even say the were the cause, depending on your ability to critically analyze the available information.
@JFHeroux
@JFHeroux 2 роки тому
"Sergei gave up his life for the future of our nation..." Except he didn't. He died because Vladolf Putler felt like invading another country on a whim. SLAVA UKRAYINY !
@-JustHuman-
@-JustHuman- 2 роки тому
"Sergei" was properly drunk while trying to rob a bank and got trap under the bank vault while moving it.
@havable
@havable 2 роки тому
I like that. Vladolf Putler. Call me a thief if you want, but I'm spreading your words.
@mneoud
@mneoud 2 роки тому
"Vladolf Putler" WHAAAAAHAAAA, what an excellent description of this idiot Poetin.
@mrinarvsonowal3156
@mrinarvsonowal3156 2 роки тому
Zelensky too seems like , to order every male citizens to fight till end , like AH did during fall of Berlin . Not that I admire Putin though
@drtg101we7
@drtg101we7 2 роки тому
Come on. Putins a monster, but Hitler is on another level altogether. If a comparison to previous leaders is needed, Id say he's imitating Khrushchev and his invasion of Czechoslovakia.
@cadwallon1969
@cadwallon1969 2 роки тому
A compassionate view on an unnecessary conflict. The old men send the young to fight and die for them. Slava Ukraina.
@diannshoemaker6419
@diannshoemaker6419 2 роки тому
Long live Ukrain. My heart is ,ALWAYS with you.
@tiernanwearen8096
@tiernanwearen8096 Рік тому
Europe and the wider world owe Ukraine a massive favour. The Ukrainians are getting rid of the nazis.
@diannshoemaker6419
@diannshoemaker6419 Рік тому
@@tiernanwearen8096 BABE, these days, the Nazis are ALL, in America, in the Republican Party.. .the Ukraians are ALL FIGHTING FOR SOMETHING MANY IN AMERICA...HAVE FORGOTTED....BUT NOT ME. UKRAINE will get arms...as long as I have the strength...to breath...
@tiernanwearen8096
@tiernanwearen8096 Рік тому
@@diannshoemaker6419 nazis in the Republican party what idioticy!
@markparkinsleedsuk8185
@markparkinsleedsuk8185 Рік тому
They will live until the USA says so or until the donations stop.
@diannshoemaker6419
@diannshoemaker6419 Рік тому
@@markparkinsleedsuk8185 The Ukrainians are doing ALL the heavy lifting...AND DYING..in this War. NOT US. Before ANY real aid or arms arrived, they beat off the massive Russian Army surrounding KIEV...with molotov cocktails, grenade launchers and old men with WW2 rifles. The THREE DAY VICTORY OF PUTIN...became the 3 month rout...retreat. BECAUSE OF THEM. NOT US. FRANKLY...our failure to give Ukraine the long range missiles, to take out Russian assets BOMBING UKRAINE, IN THEIR RETREAT...is what is holding back an earlier VICTORY. AND YET THEY SOLDIER ON...ANYWAY.. And while I understand the politics behind this decision, I think NOT trusting the Ukrainians with these missiles has caused PREVENTABLE hardship and damage...AND YET THEY SOLDIER ON...ANYWAY. NO WHINING. NO EXCUSES. When you compare THE WEST'S AID, NOW IN UKRAINE...to the cost, DAILY, in Afghanistan to save THEM from an extremist government... and the 20yr effort, blood, treasure, and a fully trained and equipped Afghan Army and Air Force...that SIMPLY FOLDED AND WALKED AWAY FROM.. lacking the heart or will to fight for THEIR OWN country... leaving those arms to the Taliban, and NOW ARE WHINING about their very real loss of EVERYTHING WE GAVE THEM.. Compared to ALL OF THAT...the West's...and US AID to Ukraine...and their sacrifice, heart, effort, and desire to win...is an unbelievable BARGAIN. And, FOR ONCE, WELL PLACED. If Putin IS NOT STOPPED HERE...he will devour non NATO countries NEXT, installing corruption and thugism as the replacement for Communism...to recreate the USSR...AND DESTABILIZE EUROPE, IN HIS PATHETIC IMAGE. TWO World Wars...SHOULD have taught the US...this is a REALLY BAD IDEA. FOR THE WORLD. NIP IT IN THE BUD...NOW...or spend our lives, whining like Afghanistan...ABOUT WHAT WE'VE LOST. So, yeah...me and MANY OTHERS will continue to hound ANY STRAYS that TRY to deviate from ANY financial and military backing of Ukraine's defense. The Republican Party HISTORICALLY were, and ARE, anti RUSSIAN AGRESSION. Those that FORGET THIS will do so at THEIR POLITICAL PERIL. In America... THE VOTE STILL COUNTS. WHICH IS EVERYTHING UKRAINE IS FIGHTING, AND DYING, FOR... Sadly, TOO many of us have gotten too lazy to remember WHAT THAT MEANS. Or what it means to lose it...
@robotron07
@robotron07 2 роки тому
that woman proudly said about the military show " this is a family tradition" ,sadly she did not imagine that orbituaries were going to be a big part of it too
@danielvilliers612
@danielvilliers612 2 роки тому
Most of them are butchers that did the same atrocities in Syria before that. That's the best Karma they received could receive. they thought it would be the same, they would face people that cannot respond back, they would be killing while being safe.
@Rev206
@Rev206 2 роки тому
Well if she wants to fight she can strap up or shut up
@petars.6210
@petars.6210 2 роки тому
@@danielvilliers612 You worry about your Karma.
@mastermill79
@mastermill79 2 роки тому
War is all fine and dandy apparently until the shoe is on the other foot. Such hypocrisy.
@Swadaable
@Swadaable 2 роки тому
Didn't imagine? What makes you sad that? You seem to know very little of Russian soul.
@andidevrede822
@andidevrede822 2 роки тому
This is the best news coverage the BBC has done in years. More videos like this please.
@lynndalton9676
@lynndalton9676 2 роки тому
1. Children Found Hiding In Basement After Artillery Hit Their Apartment ukposts.info/have/v-deo/iHedaYuKmXh9qqM.html 2. MARIUPOL - CITY CENTRE - HELL! ukposts.info/have/v-deo/nIeSgqp4nKSlsGg.html 3. Asking Mariupol Residents About Russian Attacks On Civilian areas ukposts.info/have/v-deo/qnyLZpCxpnpeuGQ.html 4. Mariupol: Refugees in Russian controlled hospital ukposts.info/have/v-deo/pph9dmuOp2edqKdi.html 5. Church & School Targeted By Militants in Russia - Ukraine War ukposts.info/have/v-deo/e2OZbYaYpq9etnU.html 6. January 2022 - Ukrainian Militia targeting civiliansukposts.info/have/v-deo/gYWmiaudfqWQt4E.html 7. Rebel forces (DPR) in Eastern Ukraine join Russian troops to fight Ukraine [DPR is the Donetsk People Republic that has been wanting independence from Ukraine for 8 years. Ukraine did not want this and has been shelling the Donbass area for 8 years, even after the Minsk Agreements were signed for peace. ukposts.info/have/v-deo/qXR8iXmEhYJn0Ik.html 8. Ukrainian forces firing on buildings ukposts.info/have/v-deo/iHedaYuKmXh9qqM.html
@aliasalias1213
@aliasalias1213 2 роки тому
True
@laylawilson4135
@laylawilson4135 2 роки тому
Here you go ukposts.info/have/v-deo/bYNzo2aYopt1ro0.html ukposts.info/have/v-deo/q3V8hamliX2nmKc.html ukposts.info/have/v-deo/oHVnlmqYpm6YooU.html
@PhilipReeder
@PhilipReeder 2 роки тому
They also did a good one recently regarding Russian claims of "NAZIISM" in Ukraine. Completely destroyed the Russian government propaganda.
@kevinw4267
@kevinw4267 2 роки тому
For me is like “oh no he died! Anyway is Putin next?”
@noobsaibot7006
@noobsaibot7006 Рік тому
German Paratroopers in WW2 had the same end. They got surrounded in numerous battles also their victory in crete came at high costs.
@AP-qs2zf
@AP-qs2zf Рік тому
same with the brits in garden market
@jordanbateman2706
@jordanbateman2706 Рік тому
War is so horrible but fascinating in a hard-to-look-away way
@TheEchelon1619
@TheEchelon1619 2 роки тому
The Ukrainians never claimed to have annihilated the whole unit, they did claim that they suffered so many casualties they became combat ineffective.
@chadgaston8615
@chadgaston8615 2 роки тому
And when we look at it, they are correct. I mean even in Mariupol those 'neo-nazis' are killing them. They are cowards when they do not have massive air support like in Syria.
@kiraxxxxxxxxx
@kiraxxxxxxxxx 2 роки тому
It can be the same, as the soldiers will not fight anymore. The unit is annihilated it doesn't mean all men are dead. In France we say "unité décimée", "decimated unit".
@mxshed0144
@mxshed0144 2 роки тому
@@kiraxxxxxxxxx of course the French have a term for that. Haha
@CrucialFlowResearch
@CrucialFlowResearch 2 роки тому
decimation is actually a latin Roman term, they used to decimate their own units, it means kill the incompetent 10% of your own unit
@informant09
@informant09 2 роки тому
@@mxshed0144 Ouch 😀
@stefangeorgievski8992
@stefangeorgievski8992 2 роки тому
"Our media says everything is going according to plan".... This says everything one needs to know about the Russian society
@markfryer9880
@markfryer9880 2 роки тому
Took the state TV party line, hook line and sinker! No awareness of state propaganda or any attempt at critical thinking. Mind you, you should be careful of what you post on any Russian website as they are all being monitored.
@bangscutter
@bangscutter 2 роки тому
I don't know how they can keep saying that when the body bags keep coming home and their relatives and friends in Ukraine keep telling them the reality there. Cognitive dissonance from being brainwashed all their lives.
@mickeythompson9537
@mickeythompson9537 2 роки тому
@@bangscutter It's been dangerous to tell - or even think - the truth in Russia for a very long time.
@user-dv7hq2rh4g
@user-dv7hq2rh4g 2 роки тому
Yep.
@tempest411
@tempest411 2 роки тому
In the Russian frame of mind 15-20k troops dead out of a force of nearly 180k is nothing even worth mentioning. If you look at the way they fought in WW2 you'd see Soviet/Russian leaders do not care about the lives of their soldiers the way western countries do. They don't care about the lives of anyone but themselves.
@proud_tobe_texan2890
@proud_tobe_texan2890 Рік тому
Very very very nice documentary I keep going back to watch it over and over showed it to my grandfather while eating dinner tonight he wants to watch another tomorrow night 😁
@user-tb8yx5nj2d
@user-tb8yx5nj2d 7 місяців тому
Watching this again a year on from the posting i wonder what the families of these soldiers think now.have they realised the truth and their military/government was actually lying to them and they still believe their family members were not killing inocent civilians children mother's fathers grandparents and so on. Maybe sooner the majority of Russian's find this out the sooner this horrific war will end. Much support for Ukraine from the UK. Never give up Ukraine ✌️...
@alunevans2377
@alunevans2377 2 роки тому
Russia made the basic mistake of thinking Ukraine would be pushovers. Since 2014, the Ukrainian military has had training from the UK, US and Canada, and they been trained by the best
@johnslusarenko3309
@johnslusarenko3309 2 роки тому
And typically it was said that the instructors also learned from the Ukrainian forces.
@sundvallen
@sundvallen 2 роки тому
@@johnslusarenko3309 lol
@alunevans2377
@alunevans2377 2 роки тому
@@johnslusarenko3309 they sure did.
@GSXK4
@GSXK4 2 роки тому
And people tend to get annoyed when strangers invade their homes and try to murder them.
@franklugo6928
@franklugo6928 2 роки тому
Trained and supplied by countries who have unfortunately been engaged in wars for the last 2 decades, so they have plenty experience. And in doing the training, both sides learn from each other, which improves both military personnel.
@brentschellekens4151
@brentschellekens4151 2 роки тому
"Of course they're lying. Our media says that everything is going according to plan" Priceless, comedy gold. You can't make this shit up
@FAILkipedia
@FAILkipedia 2 роки тому
Ikr 🤣
@stephennewton2777
@stephennewton2777 2 роки тому
It might be going to plan, if the plan was to invade your smaller neighbour, run out of supplies, take horrendous casualties, have your tanks towed away by tractors, lose senior commanders on a daily basis, have sanctions drop on your economy like an anvil, witness hundreds of companies leave your country, watch your currency devalue by 40%, shut down your stock market to stop it evaporating, and show the world just how incompetent your forces are. So if that WASN’T the plan, then clearly it’s not going as expected.
@stdesy
@stdesy 2 роки тому
You think they would have learned to be more skeptical of Russian media given all the obvious lies during the communist era
@BinkyTheGoddessDivine
@BinkyTheGoddessDivine 2 роки тому
Comedy gold 🤣🤣🤣
@tayyabkhan2228
@tayyabkhan2228 2 роки тому
you think bbc dont make shit up! what is the difference between you and them!
@rodgermurphy5721
@rodgermurphy5721 Рік тому
God this is sad on every level
@Lobos222
@Lobos222 Рік тому
Russian forces have committed a long laundry list of warcrimes in Ukraine. These are the type of soldiers that follow such orders... But I guess since this video had a little sad music, such actions are okay.
@mi24sturm35
@mi24sturm35 Рік тому
How is it sad. Every dead Russian is a good Russian. Russians are some of the worst scum on earth. Racist , angry and full of violence
@clivephillips
@clivephillips Рік тому
Where is the update to this?
@ProfessorJayTee
@ProfessorJayTee 2 роки тому
"When will so many of the 'boys' from Kostroma stop dying?" Probably when they get back to Kostroma and out of someone else's country.
@KONAMAN100
@KONAMAN100 2 роки тому
It's a simple solution and guaranteed results. GTFO.
@Yourmomma568
@Yourmomma568 2 роки тому
Russians should hold their god damn government accountabke. they have no one to blame but themselves for their situation. they allowed an authoritarian government to take control of their country. poverty, stagnation, corruption, and violence is what you get.
@alexstrom3840
@alexstrom3840 2 роки тому
This piece forgot to mention that this Suharev character was the commander of this same 331st regiment in the 2014 war where it was one of the Russian units responsible for the Ilovaisk massacre of the retreating unarmed Ukrainian troops after promising them a safe passage out of the encirclement. Their fate in Ukraine now is justice at its best. Hopefully, more to come.
@drdelewded
@drdelewded 2 роки тому
Hopefully many many many more.
@gordonferrar7782
@gordonferrar7782 2 роки тому
@@julianpetkov8320 hahahahahahahah. Pathetic another Putin apologist with the mind of a child born to obey and believe. What part of the report didn't you understand. The end is near for Putin all he has left is an option to take the world with him when he inevitably goes. You're being humiliated on all sidea and your glorious forces are reduced to shelling cities and residences from afar with weapons banned under the Geneva convention . Russia is all alone in the world with no real friends and all the while their population swallow lies of Putin and their troopers and tankers get a round and sound stunning. Hahaha. When your leaders manage to finish infantry fighting 1.01 come back and we'll talk about Nazism and how the far right secured 3% of the votes in the last elections in Ukraine. Now fuxk off you sad c***.
@alexstrom3840
@alexstrom3840 2 роки тому
@@julianpetkov8320 Nah man. SS tatoos are already taken. Whermacht too. What do you think the Russian slogan "We Can Repeat" and all their Zs and Vs mean? They are repeating after them. Bombing Kyiv and Kharkiv IS repeating after the SS and Whermacht.
@drdelewded
@drdelewded 2 роки тому
@@julianpetkov8320 I could add to the number my grandfather killed in WW2 and 1918-1920...
@jeckjeck3119
@jeckjeck3119 2 роки тому
@@julianpetkov8320 NATO is good. Russia is bad. It's that simple.
@ragilsusatio8954
@ragilsusatio8954 2 роки тому
Rest in Pain... Soldiers
@bernicecurtis7952
@bernicecurtis7952 7 місяців тому
They still can't tell the truth.
@gazzydoesntknow
@gazzydoesntknow 2 роки тому
The story of a dead elite war unit. Stay strong Ukraine.
@theblade9024
@theblade9024 2 роки тому
Elite in war games at home. Dead and decimated in real war. Sad loss of life for nothing but the dreams of a delusional dictator.
@MrReiniC
@MrReiniC 2 роки тому
May all those VDV mutts rest in piss. Children have been gunned down with families through this war
@Romne
@Romne 2 роки тому
Elites...killed by righteous Ukrainian....civilians. Slava Ukraine!!
@jeckjeck3119
@jeckjeck3119 2 роки тому
@Cain Dingle Boxing If there is a place worse than hell, send them there!
@ABanRocks
@ABanRocks 2 роки тому
Russia should have nuked them to reduce Russian losses.
@jyc313
@jyc313 2 роки тому
Imagine dying for a false cause, at the desires of a dictator who’s so selfish and obsessive about his own image, he sent sons of the nation to fight a charade of an invasion in the land of their brothers and sisters. I feel sorry for them all.
@marvinpercival4820
@marvinpercival4820 2 роки тому
Their r being paid to do a job.plus free food and shelter.it a fair exchange.plus they r train to do what they r connanded no morals involve.lok
@swdist68
@swdist68 2 роки тому
Unfortunately, that is the MO of Russia throughout their history.
@frankzappaspussy7362
@frankzappaspussy7362 2 роки тому
well - you only have to look at US and UK Military - to see essentially the same thing..
@BleedingSnow
@BleedingSnow 2 роки тому
Nothing new, nothing surprising, and certainly not explicit to Russia, people are brainwashed to the point they think our wars in Iraq and Afghan are the samne reasons our state media tells us to believe.
@AOK2Blaze
@AOK2Blaze 2 роки тому
@@marvinpercival4820 lol food ?? They are starving pillaging villages for supplies .. there's radio chatter everyday about how soldiers are lost and confused .. and turning on their own side because of no supplies and no guidance ..
@MarkH10
@MarkH10 Рік тому
@3:40 Maj. Sergei Krylov was alongside the 331s' unit commander Col. Sukharev KIA, and they were announced on Moscow State TV as KIA on March 18.2022. Some posts announce that the entire command structure is KIA as of April, 2022.
@ronaldwhite1730
@ronaldwhite1730 Рік тому
thank you . ( 2022 / May / 12 )
@alter-nator
@alter-nator 2 роки тому
They should have kept to the parades
@cryptohornbill9658
@cryptohornbill9658 2 роки тому
Reminds me of thousands of troops with all the armor in the world, losing hundreds of troops in Afghanistan only to leave the Afghanistan at night
@eh1702
@eh1702 2 роки тому
Yes. Russia’s faked up communist coup there, and a decade of fighting only produced - the mujaheddin. It was the mothers and veterans resentment of the Kremlin’s brutal use of cannon-fodder (brutal before many of them even got to Afghanistan) that resulted, not only in the 1989 withdrawal, but resentment at the Russian elite’s underlying contempt for the lives of their own citizens… a bug fact ir in the dissolution of the USSR.
@Wayzor_
@Wayzor_ 2 роки тому
underrated comment
@Juuul89
@Juuul89 2 роки тому
This is the sickest burn I've seen in weeks, my goodness this is brutal
@stephenjenkins7971
@stephenjenkins7971 2 роки тому
@@cryptohornbill9658 Hundreds of troops in Afghanistan in 20 years is not bad at all. Russia lost thousands in a month. Context is important.
@rodolfovillasenor9096
@rodolfovillasenor9096 2 роки тому
With so many casualties and military mistakes, that unit wasn’t so “elite”.
@McShag420
@McShag420 2 роки тому
Guessing it was just the best unit of an incredibly incompetent military.
@pcpete911
@pcpete911 2 роки тому
The goal can be whatever you want. The strategy can change. His troops are the same. They are not an army. They are a gang of looters. With that nothing is achieved.
@texasslingleadsomtingwong8751
@texasslingleadsomtingwong8751 2 роки тому
I'm going to say ,elite by Russian standards but not even close by even the weakest western countries standards . Sad
@rizzo9748
@rizzo9748 2 роки тому
Ahahhaahha you fools still trust western propaganda? What a lame
@patriceaqa288
@patriceaqa288 2 роки тому
@@pcpete911 the army don't have a clue what to do. I feel so sorry for the Russian soldiers. Hated worldwide and trapped in a war they weren't ready for
@rmnt4183
@rmnt4183 Рік тому
RIP...
@j.4332
@j.4332 Рік тому
History shows that airborne troops despite being elite are in fact very fragile to a determined defence.
@stevidente
@stevidente 2 роки тому
General rule of thumb regarding casualties - get the number of killed in action then multiply it by three to get the number of wounded. So with about a hundred killed and three hundred wounded from a regiment of 1,500 is approximately a casualty rate of 25 percent. Even for elite units, casualty rates at that level, plus the morale impact of the loss of its commander and the likely loss of equipment in combat, this unit is probably combat ineffective thus necessitating its withdrawal to a rear area for reconstitution.
@alexlazar4738
@alexlazar4738 2 роки тому
True enough. All my units lose moral when they are down at 50% strength. Only royal bodyguards, kataphraktoi and Swiss heavy halberdiers fight to the last.
@thisnameisnotfake517
@thisnameisnotfake517 2 роки тому
@@alexlazar4738 but for some reason when I put units in a Japanese castle, they decide to fight to the death. 🤔
@tams805
@tams805 2 роки тому
In the video they said the wounded and killed are estimated to be a third.
@andrewb2475
@andrewb2475 2 роки тому
Yep, good comment, 25% of their young men are dead or injured..........very sad indictment of one man's madness
@MXB2001
@MXB2001 2 роки тому
10% casualties is usually enough to render a unit ineffective. Mind you that's what makes a unit elite. The ability to sustain higher casualties and not become brittle.
@lobopix_
@lobopix_ 2 роки тому
This is a venerable example of how to tell a story from more than one perspective. Bravo, we need more of this kind of thought-FULL journalism.
@petermorffew9851
@petermorffew9851 2 роки тому
Yes great journalism but the Tory party wants to shut down the BBC.
@guitardzan5641
@guitardzan5641 2 роки тому
This looks like.........................journalism. We don't see much of that anymore.
@courierdude7250
@courierdude7250 2 роки тому
You're kidding, right? This is the BBC. One of the biggest propaganda channels there is.
@mm-ir1ii
@mm-ir1ii 2 роки тому
what ?? you are talking about the BBC ?? a piece of advice for you don't take anything from the western media & the Russian media as facts they are at war & both sides are using their media platforms to spread their propaganda
@residentelect
@residentelect 2 роки тому
@@courierdude7250 _Due_ _to_ _the_ _unique_ _way_ _the_ _BBC_ _is_ _funded_ It protects it's audience by providing trigger warnings at the beginning of, or simply outright erases, scenes from classic family comedies such as Dad's Army, Only Fools & Horses and It Ain't Half Hot Mum... _Due_ _to_ _the_ _unique_ _way_ _the_ _BBC_ _is_ _funded_ It continually harasses and intimidates the elderly and most vulnerable in society because such people may well be too impoverished to pay for a Licence, ignoring the fact that the television may provide their only source of comfort or interaction with the outside world.
@robgrady3766
@robgrady3766 2 роки тому
God bless Ukraine
@FGgfa-xb3zx
@FGgfa-xb3zx 8 місяців тому
Thay have a special place in hell
@jaymac72
@jaymac72 Рік тому
I am not trying to be facetious but watching this video makes me realize that the stereotype of the not too bright Russian baddies from 80’s action movies have come to life
@colerainfan1143
@colerainfan1143 2 роки тому
No, you won’t remember him, in your heart. You will use his memory like you used his life. For power, political gain, and for war.
@davidsalo8397
@davidsalo8397 2 роки тому
Human life seems to have little value in Russia. What a strange society. It's about serving an extreme pathological narcissist with a squirrel face. Ironically, the Russians are the Nazis. No better than Hitler.
@annazaderej2265
@annazaderej2265 2 роки тому
And what would you do? Your name disguised! Are you a Ruski?
@McShag420
@McShag420 2 роки тому
@@annazaderej2265 You are confused.
@Kimhalvor
@Kimhalvor 2 роки тому
@@annazaderej2265 wake up or are you to afraid,a coward who can't think by themselves! don't think only as a Russian but as humans on the mankind!!! I believe you and i could party together talk together!!! we must all of us here on earth fight against evil! What a diamond this earth 🌎 would be in the universe! DO YOU WANT TO BE MY FRIEND ❤️ IT IS AN INVITATION TO COME TO DENMARK AND MEET MY FAMILY AND SEE MY COUNTRY HAVE FUN TOGETHER! IN DENMARK WE CAN SAY WHAT WE WANT! OKAY WE HAVE LIMITS FOR WHAT YOU MUST SAY!☺️ i am trying to say that you have your freedom to say that you are against the government and that the leader is an idiot without being afraid for my life! i would love to talk with you! your future friend Kim Jørgensen from Copenhagen in Denmark 🇩🇰 FREEDOM FOR ALL PEOPLE 💖
@TisDansk
@TisDansk 2 роки тому
@@OneTimeVideos_ SLAVA UKRAINI!!!!!!!!!🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
@areuil1703
@areuil1703 2 роки тому
From vietnam, my greatest respect for Ukrainian heroes because of your bravery.Thank you heroes. 🌼🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌹🌱🌱
@whiterabbit1632
@whiterabbit1632 2 роки тому
The will of the Ukraine people echoes the past when the Vietnamese made America fall to their knees.
@Balthorium
@Balthorium 2 роки тому
What do you think about the Separatists who are nostalgic for the USSR?
@joseluciocorrea1866
@joseluciocorrea1866 2 роки тому
@@Balthorium They are extremely dumb, very, very stupid!
@whiterabbit1632
@whiterabbit1632 2 роки тому
@@Balthorium fuck socialism and fuck all russia
@ifv2089
@ifv2089 2 роки тому
Didn't the ussr arm Vietnam against America
@polly_D
@polly_D 2 роки тому
Wars are avoidable and loss of any life due to wars is very sad. All lives are precious. Will we humans ever get this? We apparently haven't and I doubt we ever will.
@davem3673
@davem3673 2 роки тому
Good report
@nemesisproject399
@nemesisproject399 2 роки тому
A quote I heard from a Navy SEAL I worked with in Iraq, "I've trained foreign spec ops soldiers. And to be honest, we aren't that good at what we do, everyone else just really sucks." Both China and Russia are nuked up paper tigers.
@edemernest9976
@edemernest9976 2 роки тому
The US run from afgan with over 20 yrs fighting without no wins
@williamkao5747
@williamkao5747 2 роки тому
Is like what Mosha Diane said , Israeli army is only good at one thing, fighting Arabs.
@himawari651
@himawari651 2 роки тому
Theoretically speaking, it's much harder to win when the opponent isn't trained properly because if they have no manual, you have absolutely no idea what they will do next and as a result, there is no way to prepare for the next move. It's much easier to win if they are civilised & have roads already built because they wouldn't want bloodshed in the first place and submit willingly. Srsly, look at world history. It's full of examples and I would quote them if I weren't afraid of the backlash.
@notpeachtea6028
@notpeachtea6028 2 роки тому
@@edemernest9976 ok would like to mention the other countries that ran from Afghanistan with their tails tucked between their legsehem russia
@notpeachtea6028
@notpeachtea6028 2 роки тому
@@edemernest9976 being one of them it's called the grave of empires for a reason ;)
@stefanleys6095
@stefanleys6095 2 роки тому
Gave up his life to invade a soeverein, democratic country. No remorse. All my support goes to Ukraine 🇺🇦
@dmitryhetman1509
@dmitryhetman1509 2 роки тому
Thanks for support!
@btipton6899
@btipton6899 2 роки тому
🖕Z ♥️🇺🇦🌻
@johnfrancisco1851
@johnfrancisco1851 2 роки тому
Love to Ukrainians
@solareclipse9379
@solareclipse9379 2 роки тому
You should stop watching propaganda, and make a research by yourself. He sacrificed his live to save the people of Ukraine from nazis. Nazi army and government of Ukraine were killing unarmed civilians since 2014.
@btipton6899
@btipton6899 2 роки тому
@@solareclipse9379 to quote a Ukrainian recently..."go F yourself!"🖕♥️🇺🇦🌻
@freebeerfordworkers
@freebeerfordworkers Рік тому
If it has suffered 1/3 of its strength casualties that is pretty bad. In any military unit in any army the maximum sustainable casualties without withdrawal and reorganisation are around 20% and even 20% is considered very high
@stannisbaratheon6637
@stannisbaratheon6637 2 роки тому
Anybody know the source of the background theme?
@goodbarbenie5477
@goodbarbenie5477 2 роки тому
"Never Interrupt Your Enemy... While He's Making a Mistake.". Napoleon Bonaparte...
@chadgaston8615
@chadgaston8615 2 роки тому
Hard to interrupt something already almost destroyed.
@strefs7939
@strefs7939 2 роки тому
Lay off the space bar dude
@SuperNevile
@SuperNevile 2 роки тому
Yes, and he was either talking from experience or was going to experience that fact. A leader who led a vainglorious expedition that lost 83% of his troops.
@goodbarbenie5477
@goodbarbenie5477 2 роки тому
Yes.... Napoleon was a good guy...! Until much like Hitler their intentions were honourable to a point...until greed got the better of them...that will always be man's Achilles heel...?
@BurgfrauleinOsterreich
@BurgfrauleinOsterreich Рік тому
Russians would not get killed in Ukraine ..it is only because of the Aggressor Putin.
@IZn0g0uDatAll
@IZn0g0uDatAll 2 роки тому
I start to believe that the incredible brutality of the Russian army in Chechnya, Aleppo or Georgia is just due to the fact they are really, really not very good at the whole war thing and end up shelling everything to the ground because that’s not as hard as conducting clean and organized operations.
@justinemot2282
@justinemot2282 2 роки тому
True. Chechens were winning the war despite their numbers. But then the shelling comes - "так не достанься же ты никому" (a russian proverb meaning "you either will be mine or you`ll die", usually told by jealous men not ready to let their lovers go)
@MrDino1953
@MrDino1953 2 роки тому
Much like Americans in WW2. Mass artillery made up for a lot of weaknesses in the infantry and armour. Similarly with use of air power. It’s a legitimate tactic but not when used to destroy civilian areas for revenge or out of frustration.
@justinemot2282
@justinemot2282 2 роки тому
@@MrDino1953 oh, btw, russian army seems to act a lot like in the ww2. But it was a bloody war, massive losses even when soviets were winning. Am not a military person but it seems they took on the spirit and the tactics. Like a dream come true since the "we can repeat" logo circulated a lot in russia's pseudo patriotic people who never participated in ww2 but threatened the west that they can teach them a lesson just like in 1945. The level of craziness always terrified me because few of those who survived the ww2 would NEVER want to repeat that sh*t.
@ratbatnufftime2861
@ratbatnufftime2861 2 роки тому
Russia's military strategy is deceptively simple: throw enough men into a meat grinder and eventually, you'll clog the meat grinder.
@ezbody
@ezbody 2 роки тому
@@ratbatnufftime2861 How else would you do it, when most of the time you are drunk, trying to numb the voice of conscience and guilt, because all of the Russian wars are wars of aggression and brutality, started by a delusional, psychopathic government.
@paulrandall1448
@paulrandall1448 2 роки тому
And who ended up being stationed in Bucha? The famous, the vaunted, the highly trained 331st. Looks like these professional units are the most professional at carrying out mandated atrocities.
@florescentadolescent8534
@florescentadolescent8534 2 роки тому
The music in this piece is eerie as fck!!
@bz4579
@bz4579 2 роки тому
You should understand that the whole point is not only in "crazy Putin", but in the imperial mentality of a huge number of Russians. Some of them believe that Russia must tell other nations how to live and what to do.
@deltahat2625
@deltahat2625 2 роки тому
I mean, some us here in the west are guilty of that too. Doesn't necessarily make it right when the Russians do it either though.
@athoang2485
@athoang2485 2 роки тому
Weird that it sounds a lot like some NA country huh?
@stephenwright444
@stephenwright444 2 роки тому
110%, Most Russians people want to believe the propaganda!
@liul
@liul 2 роки тому
@@athoang2485 countries ask to be a part of NATO
@TheSword2212
@TheSword2212 2 роки тому
@Tracchofyre *nervously looks at drone strikes, Libya, Yemen, Iraq, Syria...
@redone6171
@redone6171 2 роки тому
No matter how elite you are...if you're facing a determined opposition defending every inch of their homeland...rest assured you've met your match!
@petergusev999
@petergusev999 2 роки тому
@grand nagus The original poster said something meaningful and valuable, you've added to the excess of garbage floating around.
@johnrambo3831
@johnrambo3831 2 роки тому
@@petergusev999 Russia has been exposed as having a garbage armed forces. Hopefully that cesspool of a country falls in the next year or two for good.
@HooDatDonDar
@HooDatDonDar 2 роки тому
I wish that were true, however, Stalin crushed the Baltic’s states guerilla movement by 1949.
@exodus-kj4gz
@exodus-kj4gz 2 роки тому
@@HooDatDonDar This wasn't in 1940's buddy , We are living in a different world now, Plus what does Ukraine doing right now is not a Guerilla warfare
@MikeStJacques
@MikeStJacques 2 роки тому
@@HooDatDonDar The Ukrainian Army is *crushing* ALL of Russia's elite units and rank & file conscripts. Even attacking Russia *itself!* ukposts.info/have/v-deo/kXpihHqHaW6aqX0.html
@damianvovna6468
@damianvovna6468 2 роки тому
I like the ominous melody in the background, please do more of these about ruzzian units. Theres more to come
@cyborgk801
@cyborgk801 2 роки тому
that melody kept playing in my head after i watched, this presentation had great production and narration
@subhashisnag6090
@subhashisnag6090 Рік тому
Good video.
@PauldeSwardt
@PauldeSwardt 2 роки тому
Brillant piece of journalism - well done BBC
@newsmashups5989
@newsmashups5989 2 роки тому
Well done to the PROPAGANDA MACHINE thats been lying about the war since they stopped russian media. HILARIOUS. Do you feel like a pleb.
@eurodoc6343
@eurodoc6343 2 роки тому
I wonder if this counts amongst the "western propaganda" that the Russian trolls are always yelling about?
@Balthorium
@Balthorium 2 роки тому
I had to double check if it was BBC.
@darrenrsmith7119
@darrenrsmith7119 2 роки тому
Still not worth a tv license!
@laylawilson4135
@laylawilson4135 2 роки тому
ukposts.info/have/v-deo/bYNzo2aYopt1ro0.html ukposts.info/have/v-deo/q3V8hamliX2nmKc.html ukposts.info/have/v-deo/oHVnlmqYpm6YooU.html
@JoseRamos-ql1gv
@JoseRamos-ql1gv 2 роки тому
One man is responsible for all the death of those Russian soldiers that didn’t have to die, sadly many more will have to die unnecessarily
@abursuk
@abursuk 2 роки тому
they could refuse to invade Ukraine and kill civilian ppl. so they got what they deserved. meanwhile not only pootin is to blame. personally pootin hasn't killed a single Ukrainian soldiers. and according to the latest poll results: 71% of russians do support the war.
@dusan4999
@dusan4999 2 роки тому
Dont let Russians off the hook. They are mostly all for it. Its the same as it was in Germany and in Serbia. They were all for Adolf and Slobodan.
@nikolaim4274
@nikolaim4274 2 роки тому
That is Russian history in a nutshell... stuck in an endless cycle of war and tyranny. Can't help but be reminded of "Natural Mystic" by Bob Marley This could be the first trumpet Might as well be the last Many more will have to suffer Many more will have to die Don't ask me why
@theshadowoftruth7561
@theshadowoftruth7561 2 роки тому
@@annan7728 excuse me but I don't think Ukraine was OCCUPYING part of Russia before this Latest round of fighting began.
@MrTom-kl7hy
@MrTom-kl7hy 2 роки тому
@@annan7728 right - just bend over like a Russian to tyrannannical rule and let generation after generation live without freedom to speak, and create and live without fear...
@javansouthjm8163
@javansouthjm8163 Рік тому
The soundtrack on this 🫠
@zorakzoran1
@zorakzoran1 Рік тому
Looks like great fertalizers.
@lprice5583
@lprice5583 2 роки тому
It must be really scary to be told you are an elite soldier and then finding out that you are not on a battlefield.
@tgreaux5027
@tgreaux5027 2 роки тому
THEY FOUND OUT REAL QUICK THEY WERENT LOL
@Shadow-1949
@Shadow-1949 2 роки тому
He’s been told to keep his uniform clean .. that means they want to be able to read it later when it’s laying in the mud …. Sorry for that ..I’m guessing your not going to believe me anyway so I mind as well have fun.
@bourbon2605
@bourbon2605 2 роки тому
Imagine the American troops in Afghanistan and Iraq lol😂😂
@billy6pack887
@billy6pack887 2 роки тому
Ukraine is winning the Social Media War. Just take a look at their country to see who's winning the real war. 15000 Russian troops is peanuts compared to the dead just in one city Mariopol.
@blackopsguy1023
@blackopsguy1023 2 роки тому
@@bourbon2605 7,000 dead over 20 years... compared to 20,000 Russians in a month and a half. The US left Afghanistan because we lost at nation-building, not at warfare. And Iraq? We still deploy soldiers there, and it’s considered a boring deployment because nothing happens.
@RoccosVideos
@RoccosVideos 2 роки тому
Stay strong Ukraine. 💙💛💪🇺🇦
@eugenes9620
@eugenes9620 2 роки тому
@scum folow russky ship
@Regionnnn
@Regionnnn 2 роки тому
Z
@adamciemniewski6891
@adamciemniewski6891 2 роки тому
@@Regionnnn like zombies... or better 200`s. At least the dog's aren't hungry
@sunnyrajput1912
@sunnyrajput1912 2 роки тому
Your verbel BS ain't gonna cut it, put your moms hole on line for Russia.
@KatMark.
@KatMark. 2 роки тому
Haha, you're a crazy zombie!
@user-zf2ql7sz3n
@user-zf2ql7sz3n Рік тому
A military officer never hides behind a soldier.
@adamscease4126
@adamscease4126 2 роки тому
Really sad
@TheBongReyes
@TheBongReyes 2 роки тому
“Destroyed” can be equated as combat ineffective. Meaning the unit has suffered 30%+ losses. Doesn’t necessarily mean every single soldier of that unit is dead and/or wounded.
@danielarcadia7243
@danielarcadia7243 2 роки тому
I have a better story ... during Ukraine attack on fuel inside Russia .... 4 Ukraine helicopters tried in Mariupol to extract ***Mystery *** group ... rumours are range from Col Alexander Vindman to ... American Troops ...forgot 2 shot down others ran home
@tlrelement
@tlrelement 2 роки тому
Maybe in US military doctrine. Not synonymous with how the rest of the world operates.
@johnlin7623
@johnlin7623 2 роки тому
Yes but the nature of airborne combat means that units unable to link up with the main body are often completely annihilated
@richarddoig1865
@richarddoig1865 2 роки тому
That kind of losses is effectively destroyed as far as being able to function. This piece is interesting because it’s actually tracking verifiable deaths. That’s been really rare in this conflict.
@danielarcadia7243
@danielarcadia7243 2 роки тому
@@tlrelement more of a case " collective west" has lost every war last 50 years ( can't count Falklands ( seriously lol ) ... printed currency with no understanding of relationship to producing goods ..failed " global supply lines ...simply put ... a complete system , governance failure
@Jollyva
@Jollyva 2 роки тому
This is absolutely fantastic journalism from Mark and the Newsnight team, looking forward to more of this kind of stuff
@mak2866
@mak2866 2 роки тому
You have been fed this one sided crap all of Your life...I take it You look forward for BBC telling You when/how to take another jab/and on and on...keep watching...._>> they shall have more wars for You to watch and cheer on in the near future...perhaps one day You can actually think for Yourself...
@zaynevanday142
@zaynevanday142 2 роки тому
How is trolling social media posts equate to “Fantastic Journalism” 😂
@violinstar5948
@violinstar5948 2 роки тому
Gets boring though
@jeffmoore9487
@jeffmoore9487 2 роки тому
@GARETH TAYLOR Are you into binaries? Grow up. The 'color" black isn't even, or exactly, the opposite of the "color" white, except to simplify things for children.
@stephenbrand5661
@stephenbrand5661 2 роки тому
@GARETH TAYLOR So what are we supposed to do about people who born as hermaphrodites?? Just pretend that they're normal because their condition confuses simple minded people?
@abduh126
@abduh126 Рік тому
i don't think they or other soldier underestimate the enemy. problems are the overall tactics which planned by higher command, specially regarding backup and air support. No unit ever survive or succeed without proper plan.
@j.4332
@j.4332 Рік тому
"Elite" is a relative term.The Waffen-SS in WW2 were considered "elite" by other German units,because they got more equipment and supplies.But in relation to equivalent Allied units they were quite ill equipped,having only about 50% of tanks of an allied tank unit.These Russian "Elite" paratroops are probably just equal to a regular NATO unit.
@Basedlocation
@Basedlocation Рік тому
The ss were elite though
@tinysaxon3826
@tinysaxon3826 Рік тому
What a poor comparison? Look at the military achievements the SS DID AS A MILITARY UNIT, unfortunately these were trained better and achieved more than any other unit in all armies of World War 2 ??
@aquilifergroup
@aquilifergroup Рік тому
Elite is a state of mind and a belief. The training matters also but your belief in yourself as being the best counts for more.
@sirarthurfiggis
@sirarthurfiggis 2 роки тому
"Sergei gave his life for a future without Nazis." The audacity of these propagandists. Sergei gave his life to prop up Vladimir Putin's fragile ego.
@troypollonais9143
@troypollonais9143 2 роки тому
I was just about to make a comment about that
@jjr1728
@jjr1728 2 роки тому
Give me your moustache
@youtubewatcher2
@youtubewatcher2 2 роки тому
To give your life for a future without fascism you would have to infiltrate the Kremlin.
@MaSOneTwo
@MaSOneTwo 2 роки тому
I'd go further, Sergei didn't understand that he served a fascist regime and was rightfully and deservedly killed.
@texasslingleadsomtingwong8751
@texasslingleadsomtingwong8751 2 роки тому
Well , to be honest when he died he helped rid the world of one more nazi. So there is that . But even better , he lead a poop ton of his nazi brothers into a self purging of nazis.
@randyreneau2086
@randyreneau2086 2 роки тому
I fought in Nam, I fought with Rangers and other sp. nobody is special when it’s comes to being shot. A twelve year old can put you in your grave.
@georgesakellaropoulos8162
@georgesakellaropoulos8162 2 роки тому
Bad luck, a booby trap, a random artillery round, or even a little organizm that you can't see without a powerful microscope can get you, as the Koreans say, "A long time sleeping."
@sking3492
@sking3492 2 роки тому
RIGHT ON RANDY. IT STILL HURTS TOO.
@pareshmokani
@pareshmokani 2 роки тому
Very well said, Randy. It takes just a bullet.
@dergonactual6462
@dergonactual6462 2 роки тому
@@benoitavril4806 Orders are orders. Don't blame the individual soldier over the politics. War is a tragedy, and something that young men die for the old. The politicians is the problem.
@jjr1728
@jjr1728 2 роки тому
Indeed. Omar got shot by a six year old
@fiaskolo
@fiaskolo 2 роки тому
It sure is exciting life.
@drnapalm7605
@drnapalm7605 2 роки тому
Well that's a start
@normanshay5803
@normanshay5803 2 роки тому
i,a cambodian American, respect and salute you, Ukrainian people for bravery defending your nation!
@MrJohnnybe123
@MrJohnnybe123 2 роки тому
If you support them.. why don’t you go and fight ?
@Metoo3232-pu2wc
@Metoo3232-pu2wc 2 роки тому
@@MrJohnnybe123 So if you believe someone is doing the right thing by defending their homeland from an evil dictator who wants to enslave them and steal the country's resources that means you should travel thousands of miles and join a war which you may die in? Is that what you are trying to say? So then do you support either side? If you do then that would mean you should go fight too.
@baldevsidhu7719
@baldevsidhu7719 2 роки тому
@@MrJohnnybe123 fake Russian troll
@Tom_Cruise_Missile
@Tom_Cruise_Missile 2 роки тому
@@MrJohnnybe123 i would be but they asked only for trained military personnel, which most people who'd like to go aren't. But anyway, it doesn't really matter since you're just a Kremlin troll and you know this already
@erikaverink8418
@erikaverink8418 2 роки тому
@@MrJohnnybe123 Since when are you a hacked account ?
@nunyabidness3075
@nunyabidness3075 2 роки тому
At 40% casualties, most formations cease to function. They generally either go to ground, and do well to hold position, or will rout or even disperse. If the casualties really did reach one third, then I’m not surprised to hear the Ukrainians believe they destroyed the unit. Enemy casualties are almost always over estimated. Intelligence officers know this, and account for it in higher level reports.
@Svensk7119
@Svensk7119 2 роки тому
Yes. Destroyed could be defined as destroying combat effectiveness. When a unit ceases to be cohesive, it ceases to be unified.
@chadgaston8615
@chadgaston8615 2 роки тому
@@Svensk7119 I guess we will soon see how much is left of them.
@nunyabidness3075
@nunyabidness3075 2 роки тому
@Mick Lafitte No it would not. Not at all. Read it again.
@user-ue2ic2zs3k
@user-ue2ic2zs3k 2 роки тому
It is an answer of the officer.
@user-ue2ic2zs3k
@user-ue2ic2zs3k 2 роки тому
It is great to read such comments.👍
@rbstevns1534
@rbstevns1534 2 роки тому
Remember commanders are chosen by loyalty not tactical skills
@afallschirmjagerfromcrete142
@afallschirmjagerfromcrete142 2 роки тому
R.I.P
@mschr2880
@mschr2880 2 роки тому
"It's a unique opportunity to test your limits" - Limits successfully tested, but you could have seen that part of the world more easily during a vacation trip.
@kailexx1962
@kailexx1962 2 роки тому
I test my limits with a trip to Taco Bell.
@lm157
@lm157 2 роки тому
With beer in a hand and big smile on ur face instead of the hole in the head.
@rowyourboat366
@rowyourboat366 2 роки тому
Brilliant comment, mate.
@lobopix_
@lobopix_ 2 роки тому
At your limits you are literally dead. You don't want to be 'testing' death cos he's waiting maw of war wide open :o/
@JTMaster
@JTMaster 2 роки тому
When they said the Regiment is destroyed, they didn't mean it literally. They just mean that their combat effectiveness is gone cause they have lost too many men and equipment.
@jimhollywood2763
@jimhollywood2763 2 роки тому
The Russian military is by and large incompetent. Best of the incompetent in this case.
@jbdbean242
@jbdbean242 2 роки тому
Exactly. When exactly did journalism die in the bbc? Seems quite a while now.
@hurdygurdyman1905
@hurdygurdyman1905 2 роки тому
The documentary doesn't say the regiment is destroyed. It says the opposite, several times.
@keysersoze3427
@keysersoze3427 2 роки тому
@@hurdygurdyman1905 They are talking about the Ukrainian govt claims not the BBC
@JTMaster
@JTMaster 2 роки тому
@@hurdygurdyman1905 I was talking about when Ukraine said they destroyed it.
@daddymar6063
@daddymar6063 Рік тому
Long live UKRAINE!❤️
@claudium6769
@claudium6769 Рік тому
Elite unit that never seen action lol A non-elite unit that has seen constant action is more elite than an elite unit that has never see action.
@TheDirle
@TheDirle 2 роки тому
The same happened to the 200th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade out of Pechenga. With unconfirmed reports that a tactical unit was completely destroyed almost down to a man with only 3 survivors out of 648 soldiers.
@tarasa1121
@tarasa1121 2 роки тому
200th in ukrainian and russian army slang means "soldier was KIA". I just like how it ends, and hope this for every russian soldier
@mantia39
@mantia39 2 роки тому
@@mmp4529...oh because you were there right?
@stophate2023
@stophate2023 2 роки тому
I hope they wipe out more RUzzIAN Terrorist units! 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
@KONAMAN100
@KONAMAN100 2 роки тому
Present the evidence so we can be certain.
@PauloSantos-zi3es
@PauloSantos-zi3es 2 роки тому
@@KONAMAN100 well, he wrote "unconfirmed reports"! At least he´s sayin that... not exctly making things up.
@josephsmith4143
@josephsmith4143 2 роки тому
Never underestimate the determination of a man fighting for his country. Слава Україні!!!
@hotspur666
@hotspur666 2 роки тому
GETTING TOSSED OUT OF UKRAINE
@kiraxxxxxxxxx
@kiraxxxxxxxxx 2 роки тому
@@hotspur666 nope, becoming fertilizers.
@bitterballs356
@bitterballs356 2 роки тому
God bless Russia
@mrgummibaer2522
@mrgummibaer2522 2 роки тому
@@bitterballs356 looking at how it is going he might not be on the russian side at all
@dairallan
@dairallan 2 роки тому
@@bitterballs356 Seems "God" has deserted RuZZian fascists and their failed invasion is leading them to slaughter.
@ralphtouch8962
@ralphtouch8962 Рік тому
Intro music is angels singing.
@johndoe123xyz
@johndoe123xyz Рік тому
7:01 I'm surprised BBC didn't beep that f*ck lol
@steve-real
@steve-real 2 роки тому
this is the most outstanding piece of journalism on the ukraine war this year. It surpasses the NYT radio intercept piece and the France24 piece where they follow a Ukrainian soldier. A+ Well done!
@StreetComp
@StreetComp 2 роки тому
That’s funny you mentioned the NYT radio intercept story as I was just thinking these two are the best I’ve seen. I still prefer the NYT story more since it gave us real insights into Russian invasion but this is another well done piece of video journalism
@redandinata4568
@redandinata4568 2 роки тому
Check out Vice's coverage if you havent. Particularly Battle for the South of Ukraine.
@kukulroukul4698
@kukulroukul4698 2 роки тому
check out PBS with '' The Battle of Ukraine '' :)
@Giorg189
@Giorg189 2 роки тому
Indeed. What I want to see next is how Ukrainian special forces of 30 men destroyed the 40-mile long column of tanks and trucks near Kyiv using drones and Javelins!
@StreetComp
@StreetComp 2 роки тому
@@kukulroukul4698 okay thanks
@johnnytampocao7671
@johnnytampocao7671 2 роки тому
Sad to watch because many people died not just the young soldiers who should be enjoying their lives with their loved ones. But because of one man's EGO and CRAZYNESS these people give their lives for nothing. That was a very good reporting.👍🙏🙏🙏
@jt7725
@jt7725 2 роки тому
Don't forget millions and millions killed by US&UK in Syria, Iraq, China, Yogoslavia,Yemen,Lybia........
@StromyYTA
@StromyYTA 2 роки тому
No. Sad to watch Ukrainians children die. Every Russian soldier who entered Ukraine deserves to die. And every Russian mother should know that she herself killed her son many years ago, when she accepted dictator to rule her
@mpingo91
@mpingo91 2 роки тому
This is one of the biggest lies of this war. That it was the work of one madman. It's calculated that if he's removed from power (or removed completely...), it'll be possible to return to cooperation with Russia. Thanks to that, Russia will have the money to improve what failed in Ukraine, of course. Take a look at the Russian oppositionists. Navalny is also a Russian imperialist. And there would be no democracy in Russia if he came to power. Listen carefully to what he says and don't fall in love with the next celebrity or the martyr on a plush cross.
@mirram3824
@mirram3824 2 роки тому
These warriors died defending their country and we are proud of them. Have pity on your citizens who suffer under your sanctions.🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺
@forrestgreene1139
@forrestgreene1139 2 роки тому
@@mirram3824 We will always live better that you people. Enjoy your dirt roads and no rights.
@whymustyouignorereality
@whymustyouignorereality 5 місяців тому
"The unit lost 1/3 of its strength only a couple weeks into the war" Paraphrasing, but holy shit! For a supposed elite unit, that is an astronomical number.
@eyelevelxyz6088
@eyelevelxyz6088 Рік тому
The sheer, staggering incompetence of Russia’s military is quite extraordinary.
@billybonds4449
@billybonds4449 2 роки тому
''Sergi did not give up his life for the future of your nation.'' Sergi had his life ended by the Ukranian Military quite justifiably when he and his fellow Barbarians attacked Ukraine on 24th Feb 2022.
@Olebull93
@Olebull93 2 роки тому
Sergi whent to Ukraine looking for something, he found alot of wolfs looking for him.
@ericcsn
@ericcsn 2 роки тому
Came as vile murderers who kill civilians- men, women, children- and do evil deeds. Died as killed murderers
@sumerian88
@sumerian88 2 роки тому
Pretty much. I feel nothing but rage for those war criminals. The only victims of this war are the Ukrainians themselves. All those who follow Putin in his mad quest for power are nothing to me. If Russians truly care and have a heart, they should defect, desert, resist, or at least, not support Putin's regime.
@dibblesmcdufus6142
@dibblesmcdufus6142 2 роки тому
@@mdstate829 Kremlin troll bot spotted
@oddballire
@oddballire 2 роки тому
@@mdstate829 Mariupol. it is that simple. MURDERERS.
@radscorpion8
@radscorpion8 2 роки тому
​@@mdstate829 You want to go back in history, how many did the soviet union kill of its own citizens during Stalin's reign due to mass famines? It vastly exceeds the deaths in Vietnam or the Middle East. How about you stop playing the "lets look at history to see who is worse" game. No one is trying to figure out which country did the most harm. People are commenting on what Russia is doing, today, not about what happened in the 1960s by another country. It has nothing to do with anything except to hide the crimes of the Russian state by focusing on someone else
@user-bc7ob9kj5g
@user-bc7ob9kj5g 2 роки тому
@@mdstate829 pootin’s poo, get lost baby killers and war criminals🤮🤮🤮.
@DrDashu-dd8kh
@DrDashu-dd8kh Рік тому
What about SAS, SBS?
@lattrelbia2527
@lattrelbia2527 Рік тому
I hope they make a part 2. 331st got redeployed to Donbass and I saw like 13 more Kostroma boys killed. Some were higher ranking. Lieutenant Colonel, Majors, etc.
@ARYANSES
@ARYANSES 2 роки тому
I salute you brave Ukrainian people fighting courageously for your country and freedom against an oppressive enemy.. SLAVA UKRAINE
@antonyrudiger907
@antonyrudiger907 2 роки тому
Yes, Ukrainian soldiers are fighting very bravely as long as the pills they take are working. )))
@fixxxer4234
@fixxxer4234 2 роки тому
@@antonyrudiger907 pills?
@pedromatos5918
@pedromatos5918 2 роки тому
@@fixxxer4234 Antony rudiger is a putin lover trying to destabilize!!!! putin is a war criminal and as a rat ...he send those young russians to kill Ukranian people!!!🇺🇦🇵🇹🇪🇺💪🏼💚
@kukulroukul4698
@kukulroukul4698 2 роки тому
@@antonyrudiger907 its EXACTLY the opposite im afraid :)
@suzdbombcat4006
@suzdbombcat4006 2 роки тому
@@antonyrudiger907 Russian soldiers are braver, they marched straight into the Red Forest of Chernobyl and started to dig trenches. Surely that has to be courage, right?
@markbuck9773
@markbuck9773 2 роки тому
It's a crying shame old men start wars young men die in them😥😥😥
@killax7
@killax7 2 роки тому
In peace sons bury their fathers, in war fathers bury their sons.
@jerry85g7
@jerry85g7 2 роки тому
Rich men start wars.....Poor boys & men die in them.
@menmamadrigal1233
@menmamadrigal1233 2 роки тому
@grand nagus and putin, he was in the russian mafia
@jbdbean242
@jbdbean242 2 роки тому
Everyone dies in them.
@ivanchambers5670
@ivanchambers5670 Рік тому
Good
@RP-le1fp
@RP-le1fp 2 роки тому
So no matter how tough you think you are, if you invade Ukraine, bring your own body bag because you are going to need it.
@3_up_moon
@3_up_moon 2 роки тому
Please refrain from calling it "the" Ukraine. This is how Putin sees Ukraine, he sees it as the ukraine (the borderlands) of Russia. Using the article "the" Ukraine is calling the country of Ukraine as a part of Russia. This is exactly what Ukrainians are fighting and dying to prevent.
@garycable7659
@garycable7659 2 роки тому
Bullets kill elites just like anybody else
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