Why Nobody Wants to Join the Russian Military
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День томуIn this video, we take a closer look at the current state of the Russian army and the many issues that it faces in its war against Ukraine.
From outdated equipment and lack of funding to poor training and morale, we explore the reasons behind Russia's shortcomings and what it means for Russia's military capabilities and Putin's future as Russia's leader.
With expert analysis and on-the-ground footage, this video provides a comprehensive look at the state of Russia's army and its potential impact on the world stage. Don't miss it!
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@fynfynsidian1870 Рік тому
A friend bought a box of Russian MREs, so food meant to the soldiers at the front, was sold (graft) to someone in America. I told him it is curious way to support Ukraine by starving the enemy at the front
@icarusproject Рік тому
Well played!
@tolmie1141 Рік тому
I wouldn't eat it. 🤮
@kratzikatz1 Рік тому
@@tolmie1141 it is delicious.
@kingping3933 Рік тому
@@tolmie1141 😙😋😋
@dwightstone7483 Рік тому
@@icarusproject lol
@spidermight8054 Рік тому
I don’t think anyone believed Russia has a “world class” navy.
@oggamer735 Рік тому
Russian people still think they have world best everything. Stupid is what stupid does.
@hansgruber2509 Рік тому
The US war machine lost a 20 years war to illiterate goat herders. How does that rank?
@XxxXxx-fm3wo Рік тому
Canada alone would destory it in mere weeks.
@hansgruber2509 Рік тому
@@XxxXxx-fm3wo The trans army of girly men. LOL. Afghan goat herders in sandals kicked your ass
@v_lour1473 Рік тому
@@hansgruber2509 you’re acting like the Russians didn’t lose to those same goat herders way before💀
@disbeafakename167 8 місяців тому
Hey, just a heads up to anyone who may need to know; do not use tampons as a replacement for bandages. Do not stick a tampon in a bullet wound. They are absorbant, and meant to pull blood OUT, not keep it in. They leave behind small particules of cotton behind, and that is an excellent bed for infection.
@jpmtlhead39 7 місяців тому
You must be single,for sure. A Tampon Absorbs and stops at the same time the Blood flow. Otherwise,women would be changing tampons every 2 minutes. And as the cotton goes,do you thing that cotton can be a "danger" because of tiny pieces of cotton that stays inside a wound or a women vagina...??!! Dont you think that the Tampons Manufactures dont think abaut the safety of billions of woman,and produce a product that can be "Deadly"...C'mon man ,get a girlfriend and then you might learn something abaut tampons safety .
@amandahugankiss4110 7 місяців тому
Shhh.. The russians don't know that!
@UncleBogdan739 7 місяців тому
@@amandahugankiss4110 There was no evidence of tampons usage in combat zone, the video was taken at the start of the war and was a simple stupidness that never saw life on the battlefield.
@UncleBogdan739 7 місяців тому
@@amandahugankiss4110 This particular video is basically a compilation of embarrasing moments related to russian army. Some of these vids were taken at the start of the conflict, author just mixes everything into one big compilation without minding the fact of when it happened and is it still like that. For some reason these stupid "Russian orks" still occupy ukranian land.
@UncleBogdan739 7 місяців тому
@@amandahugankiss4110 This channel is actually a pretty good representation of what is senseless and merciless propaganda is. It obviously can't compare to russian media but still extremely disgusting and unexpectedly believed by people
@bedrock6443 4 місяці тому
When you mentioned Russia advertising its military to the world this sticks to a quote from the art of war by sun tzu. “Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.” Putin does know how to do intimidate. Whether he acquired this by reading or experience is unknown.
@kruger4444 2 місяці тому
He is a KGB man, so he is well-learned in ways of manipulation, intimidation and subterfuge.
@BudgetGainsByJJ 2 місяці тому
Yep! and Donald Trump was well educated on this and knew the Russia was weak that's why Putin didn't attempt anything during his presidency. Hell it wouldn't surprise me if russian and chinese agents deliberately set up Covid and meddled with votes to put a weak candidate like Biden in office so they can do what they couldn't do with Trump.
@aaroncruz9181 15 днів тому
Problem is that Russian military could suck and still make a comeback.Thus it largely boils to who controls the military A Patriotic 'Facist' Or a Corrupt politician. Western Media will use these terms interchangeably depending on their performance. Good = Facist Bad = Corrupt Perfect = Medvedev Controls the Nukes.
@Schizofre 3 дні тому
no, russia is 2nd best. No amount of your lies can make it not true. Russians are best trained and among best equipped. Among strongest and smartest men.
@BudgetGainsByJJ 3 дні тому
@@Schizofre Russia is good, but your Putin supports Caucasus Turkic people more than his very own Slavs, In fact he’s put brother Slav against brother Slav (Russia Ukraine) to kill one another. Greetings and best health to you my brother, from a Slavic Macedonian.
@SQuirellsOnNIkieZ Рік тому
"You know the situation is bad when even the missiles want to return home" is the best quote that came out of this riddiculous war yet!
@somefellowontheinterweb Рік тому
I loved that boomerang missile as someone so far away from the conflict/war/'SMO'
@MrReymoclif714 Рік тому
Hilarious!
@cerberus50caldawg Рік тому
@@MrReymoclif714 I am sure the guys who launched that thing are still laughing from the ethereal realm they now inhabit! 👻
@Cloudmaster1511 Рік тому
aye. best thing is when the savage warmongerer is SO incompetend, that he just nukes/obliterates himself
@ijustwanttogosailing8248 Рік тому
Footage of missile circling back is actually from Saudi Arabia as they were fighting off one of Houthis drone strikes at Aramco refinery near Riyadh.
@icarusproject Рік тому
Correction: When referring to the German invasion of Poland, I was actually referring to the original invasion of Czechoslovakia, which was allowed to slide by the other European nations. It was the invasion of Poland that brought the international pushback in WWII. I was working too quickly got those two mixed up in the script :)
@PashaSlavaUkraine Рік тому
Kurwa jk jk :)
@ryanreedgibson Рік тому
We know. It was the Munich Agreement of 1938 where PM Chamberlain ceded land that wasn't even British in an attempt at appeasement. Basically history repeated itself but with Bush/Obama with Putin. Putin is a bully who only understand force.
@soneda Рік тому
Dont forget to pin your coment to kee it stay at the top. Well, at least hitler's blitz succeded taking over paris and force france mainland into submission. but putin's blitz failed to take over Kiev, even with Belarus help.
@johnallen7807 Рік тому
In fact Hitler could and should have been stopped by the French when he marched into the Rhineland.
@Messerschmitt_BF_109G_10 Рік тому
Countries
@DragonsinGenesisPodcast 11 місяців тому
When covering their sole aircraft carrier, you forgot to mention that it’s been in dry dock for repairs since 2018 and repairs have reportedly been cancelled… meaning they don’t have a boat. They have a pile of scrap metal shaped like a boat.
@TsarOfRuss 2 місяці тому
Where is Ukraine's navy that the British government have been training since 2014 ??? lol.. Yup, Russia sank it all or seized some of it too
@TheZamaron 29 днів тому
Dude I fuckign love Kusnetsov. It's the equivalant of fighting a war and getting and old war vet who's in his 60s or older, dressing him up in uniform and putting him in some propaganda staged fights, then when done useing him having a handler guide him back to rest for months, or putting him in a wheelchair or moterized scooter, trying to say "Hey look, even our old heroes are joinong the action." It barely functions and is mostly brought out for propoganda. Krusnetov is basically elder abuse, the poor thing.🤣🤣🤣🤣
@RareSense 25 днів тому
@@TheZamaronone word Biden….. should be in nursing home…. lol you guys are so delusional thinking that Russia isn’t winning the war.
@nedimvehabovic5419 2 місяці тому
2 years later and they seem to be winning with pellet guns…
@warfarenotwarfair5655 2 місяці тому
When did Russia take Kiev?
@fl0wered Місяць тому
@@warfarenotwarfair5655Ah yes, your favorite self made "Kiev in 3 days". Where's promised counteroffensive or Crimea in summer?
@Imfighting_in_the_comments Місяць тому
They aren’t winning 💀
@naffox4259 Місяць тому
Yeah tell yourself that
@LEK-we2hh 21 день тому
Putyin said we take Ukraine in 2 mouths
@tylerpace6517 Рік тому
Actually, the Germans did suffer a lot of casualties in Poland. The tanks moved slowly with the infantry causing loss of armor. The Poles had many anti tank rifles which could penetrate the panzer 1 and 2. In France the Germans used speed of the armor at all costs. The German army learned from each conflict and improved over time.
@felixhoefflin9655 Рік тому
The Wehrmacht (german army wwII) used the New Blitzkrieg tacktig, witsh is exackly the " Bewegungskrieg" for 20th century. Bewegungskrieg is the way germany ackts at war. In france the best United of the Wehrmacht was the Frensh Generals, nomaly thinking: Why is Germany not abel to ackt like we planed to winn the war? The Panzer I and II are actualy german Tank Design in the 1920s.
@juno6602 Рік тому
As a Polish-American, I feel absolutely duty-bound to remind the world that Poland held out longer against two armies than France did against one.
@tylerpace6517 Рік тому
@@juno6602 I did not realize, yes good job
@loucool5790 Рік тому
@@juno6602 France held out for about month. Poland was about 3 weeks.
@clauscinsci5398 Рік тому
@@felixhoefflin9655 you might be better of conveying your thoughts writing your text in german and let is be translated by an AI
@itchyfeet6190 Рік тому
You were right about germanys mistake when they attacked and destroyed Poland ,But you missed one important part Germany had a partner when it attacked Poland . It had Russia who also attacked Poland from the east.
@icarusproject Рік тому
Good point, I didn't mention that!
@geoff4383 Рік тому
Yup there narrative is they won WW2 by fighting the German nazis. They of course don't mention all the support they got, 800,000 trucks provided by the US for example. Also like you said they happily worked with Germany taking over their neighbours at first until Germany attacked them. It's not that long ago russia's neighbours freed themselves from russia and some are still occupied by russia. I see more trouble ahead for russia when they have a diminished army and russian provinces are sick of there men being killed for a russia they aren't a part of, people East of Moscow are seen as lesser people.
@skurge8691 Рік тому
@@Silver_Prussian True, people often forget countries terrible pasts. I remember the Schutzmannschaft and the crimes they committed. But countries and their peoples change. Apparently Russia has not.
@TsarOfRuss Рік тому
@@skurge8691 Yea, Russia is too brutal, they invaded Iraq, Syria and Libya
@ngongahbilly9434 Рік тому
An accomplice.
@tenpotkan7051 11 місяців тому
I still remember how Igor Zenkevich, in his video on Object 704, remarked about how early cold war tanks were conserved for possible future use "as if that was ever going to happen before they become obsolete". Apparently, now is the time and the word "obsolete" is relative.
@user-hi3vr2wz5c 4 місяці тому
Why waste expensive advanced mutions for a minor conflict with a minor nation when a major conflict is looming. Just because they are throwing their worst and oldest soldiers and tech into the maul of the Ukrainians, doesn't mean they don't have Major Mechanized capabilities. Don't let yourself be fooled into think that the people who beat Hitler at his own game, are anything else than formidable. They threw their entire population and capabilties at the Wermacht and took back a dozen countries from the Nazis, we sent 8 million troops from 12 differebt countries to France and barely manged to win. They lost 3x more people than we even sent to war in Europe. And they did it with a completely destroyed country. It takes 22 support troops for every warfighter in the west, in russia it is 3/1... You do the math.
@tenpotkan7051 4 місяці тому
@@user-hi3vr2wz5c the USSR still hasn't recovered from loosing so many men in the Great Patriotic War and to add insult to injury, they also lost quite a bit of their territory together with the local populations.
@berlineczka Місяць тому
@@tenpotkan7051They didn't lose 'their territory', they lost some of the territory they conquered (as USRR or as the Russian Empire) beforehand. They lost the territories they occupied, not which were theirs.
@tenpotkan7051 Місяць тому
@@berlineczka How can something be part of the USSR yet not be a part of the USSR's territory?
@rane2324 2 місяці тому
How do we know this isn't propaganda?
@Damoney1111 2 місяці тому
Because he literally showed proof
@geoffreycodnett6570 Рік тому
The aircraft carrier isn't even at sea, still being repaired after the dry Dock sank when a crane fell on it damaging the deck.
@stoopingfalcon891 Рік тому
Am I thinking correctly we are talking about the Kusnetsov?
@juhajuntunen7866 Рік тому
And has some fire December. More to repair.
@potatoradio Рік тому
It's about the most cursed ship afloat. And rivals the imperial Russian expedition to fight the Japanese in bad luck, incompetence or fate.
@potatoradio Рік тому
Ironically I think the Chinese and Indians wanted money back after buing its sister ships.
@ReZel80657 Рік тому
@@potatoradio The indians bought a highly modified kiev class which is an older design than the Kusnetsov
@23ESChambers Рік тому
On the topic of corruption in the Russian military. Due to the nation’s size, the military is split into various districts, each with its own autonomous governance of their districts’ military branches. Each district is responsible for providing and equipping their branches. Corrupt officials often pocketed large sums of money allocated by the federal government for supplying the military. What we’ve seen in Ukraine is troops pulled from poorer regions of Russia, where corruption is entirely unchecked vs somewhat. There are some Russian troops with little to no suitable equipment because of this, and on the other hand there are some who are fully kitted out in comparison. Considering most officials are just as bad as each other, money allocated by the federal government to ‘modernise and invest in the military’, has instead been spent on yachts and stocks in oil enterprises. They’re all guilty of greed in varying capacities, so no one official can take the high ground and point the finger, or there’d be no one left to govern the districts. Now the country is trying to adapt and ‘fix’ these decades-long military inadequacies due to underfunding. And that is Russia.
@OneAdam12Adam Рік тому
Russia is nothing but a white trash trailer park.
@gilbertroberttuahuru4715 Рік тому
Wow 😳 wee unbelievable this like, the presentation, analysis, excellent.
@Messerschmitt_BF_109G_10 Рік тому
Russia is a COUNTRY, not a NATION.
@icarusproject Рік тому
Good callout. Thanks for the added context!
@TKUA11 Рік тому
Praise God for Russian corruption. They will get medals someday from Ukraine, to all the corrupt officials.
@SuperPhilthyrich 10 місяців тому
That’s incredible to hear Russian oligarchs spent more on their yachts than on the military. When I heard billion dollar yachts were being seized, I momentarily pondered where the money came from, but gez, it never occurred to me that they’d actually siphoned that money from the military budget.
@stingerjohnny9951 7 місяців тому
It’s almost like declaring war on someone when you have done no prep work, finance, or training is a bad idea or something 🤔
@tonykulikovsky 5 місяців тому
The money was stolen from all the people of Russia. Just ask Putin how many billions he has stashed away, and just where did it come from, because it's not from his salary
@yogi1kenobi 3 місяці тому
Do you really believe this fake crap
@scottsmith9137 8 місяців тому
The philosophy of looking strong rather than being strong also bleeds into modernization attempts like the t-14 Armata tank which has a long list of problems but notably doesn't have much in the way of backups for the various systems because it was not designed to see combat, just to look big and strong.
@eric2500 Рік тому
I'll never forget the sweet old lady who gave the Russian solder sunflower seeds so as she told him " when you die you will contribute to something beautiful."
@CaDzA818 2 дні тому
Both sides are crazy they shoud just stay neutral and any of these would not happen.
@redhood5074 Рік тому
The "WW2" helmet shown at 2:26 was the Sfera/STSh-81, actually introduced in 1981, which is old but not 1940s old. Other evidence however has shown the Ssh-68 in use, which is a cold war development of WW2 design, especially with LNR & DNR troops.
@wintersbattleofbands1144 Рік тому
A minute in, this video smacks of "filler" images for demonstration purposes. Might be more about the narration than factual visuals. Good spot, though. These things should be called out.
@MrBoomersfriend Рік тому
Keep the lies coming while you force the West to kill Ukrainians and nothing. My only consolation is pretty soon NATO will be down to just Americans that can fight and when that happens I’m going to enjoy it with the Russians do you
@garyyanyan4566 Рік тому
Don't belive everything u hear on u tubesometimes it's has more bologna than Oscar Mayer
@icarusproject Рік тому
Thanks for pointing that out!
@xyphyofthewest8208 Рік тому
You are correct about the Sfera Helmet, but a interesting helmet I’ve seen is the Kolpak-20, which reuses the SSh-40 Shell with some aramid layers inside. There’s some videos taken online about them. In one of Patrick Lancaster’s (A Pro-Russian Reporter) recent videos, one of the interviewees has one. (Would like to note: Another interviewee in his video has what seems to be PASGT-Clone Helmet)
@domestosteron5298 7 місяців тому
Quick correction at 2:26 The Sfera helmet is not from WW2 but rather the 90s, it is hower the worst helmet you can get since they have no suspension. Anything that gets deflected has a serious chance of snapping the user's neck and killing them.
@BWBDCan 10 місяців тому
I hear about Russian troops and the weapon issues. The thing that comes to my mind every time i hear it. "One of you will be given a rifle, the other bullets. If the one with the rifle is killed, the one with the bullets will pick up the rifle."
@misskyu3899 6 місяців тому
Call of Duty first mission at the Russians in Stalingrat after the boat exploded
@BWBDCan 6 місяців тому
@@misskyu3899 enemy qt the gates is where I got it from, call of duty probably got it from the movie.
@jonathanglzplz894 5 місяців тому
@@BWBDCanAfganistán 1 Americrak 0 😂
@tamaras3611 4 місяці тому
If you want to know about the number of cartridges and guns from the Russians , sit in the trenches of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and then you will find out the whole truth . And sitting on a couch miles away from a war zone, it 's easy to carry a blizzard. Sorry for the quality of the translation. Fuck , don 't carry bags .
@importantname Рік тому
The russian military is extremely impressive, especially when on parade. They are brilliant at marching whilst singing and smiling. Remember next time you watch a military parade - it is not a sign of fighting ability.
@Biden_is_demented Рік тому
Is that the reason why Russia alone is beating the snot out of Ukraine + the entire NATO alliance? Weren´t they saying the russians were running out of missiles since May? And that Russia´s economy would self-destruct in a month, and yet they are recording a 2% growth in 2022, while the UK and Germany are in a recession? Or perhaps that´s the reason why Russia has a 6 to 1 kill ratio, and UA has suffered around 200k KIA, while Russia has 40k KIA? Indeed, they seem like a great "parade" army. I always have a blast reading the comments in garbage channels like this. The amount of copium is hilarious, and the ignorance displayed is just mind numbing. That´s what you get when you get your news from CNN! 🤣🤣🤣
@importantname Рік тому
@@Biden_is_demented impressive on parade - like ballerinas - terrible at war.
@markovangelo Рік тому
Why are the ukrainians on the retreat right now America has gave the Ukraine over a hundred billion dollars not to mention all the supplies and money and support Western Europe has given Russia has a GDP smaller than Texas but the ukrainians are in retreat funny how that works.
@markovangelo Рік тому
@allright715 You should see the Indian parades
@JamesScott-kg7rk Рік тому
Russia is cleaning Ukraine's clock. Don't believe propaganda like this.
@justwatchinvideos4559 Рік тому
Every time I think about Russia, I think back to the Chernobyl TV show a couple years ago and one of the most iconic lines that stuck with me since I heard it. When Gobachev is talking to the scientist and he says "Our power comes from the perception of our power." And this sums up Russia's military might in my opinion.
@insomnia20422 Рік тому
Thats also why Soviet Russias "GDP" totally imploded when people where actually looking into it and asking for financial reports before investing. The decade long inflated numbers crumbled to nothing more than dust.
@sercastamere9853 Рік тому
This doesn't seem to be the case with China, however, which is why it's very concerning that they may start officially supplying Russia with tech and weapons.
@TorianTammas Рік тому
@@sercastamere9853 Why should China do that? They know that they need the West for their economy andtheir exports. A few million Chinese without work and food might lead to civil unrest. China does not care for Russia at all.
@TheBeerangus Рік тому
@@sercastamere9853 I won't be surprised if China's military capability is also optimistically inflated.
@LIBERTASJJ Рік тому
chernobyl is Ukraine dear rocket scientist. think about it ...
@michaeldobson107 Рік тому
"I don't need a ride. I need ammo!" Literally the most bad-ass quote coming from a modern day leader ever. lol.
@johnbradshaw7525 11 місяців тому
The "tanks" mentioned at 2:29 are in fact 2S19 Msta 152mm self propelled Howitzers. These vehicles wouldn't be fitted with Explosive Reactive Armour (ERA).
@fratercontenduntocculta8161 Рік тому
As an American, I was deeply impressed how the EU was able to cut Russian energy dependence in only a year. Awesome to see when the times get tough you stick together!
@guythat779 Рік тому
uhm, that's not the case, my rent is still much higher due to electricity prices
@erikh.1883 Рік тому
@@guythat779 Mimimimi.. 😂 You'd be the kind of person who ordered wooden blocks instead of real explosives to be made, so you can have a warm, cozy, comfortable life. Kudos to your resilience. 😂
@guythat779 Рік тому
@@erikh.1883 what the hell are you talking about, if you got something to accuse me of say it straight
@jalifritz8033 11 місяців тому
@Von oost no we’re not
@randomyoutubecommentersecu7639 11 місяців тому
@Von oost If you've still got some german blood in there you surely wouldn't mind making things harder for russia and providing things to pile up casualties for them. I know we're loving it here in Eastern Europe even if prices jumped up...Old grudges don't fade and revenge is best served cold. Make them hurt.
@JudgeLazar Рік тому
In reference to the block of wood at 0:03 That was not issued to a Russian soldier. That footage was recorded just after the Russians were forced to retreat from around Kyiv. It was a decoy to take up time and energy of EOD teams. In that same video a bomb is found inside of a rations box left in a civilian home. Many people were killed when they returned to their homes as a result of booby traps set by retreating Russian troops. Many objects were deliberately left behind that appeared to be explosive devices but were actually just decoys, as I said, to waste the time of EOD teams because they have to carefully examine objects that could be explosives before they can confirm whether they are or not.
@icarusproject Рік тому
Interesting insight. Thanks for calling that out!
@doggydude2668 Рік тому
Didn't the Germans do the same thing in WWII? That shit sounds very familiar...
@mitch7216 Рік тому
LOL youre on crack
@doggydude2668 Рік тому
@@mitch7216 GestapoTube found your comment not very nice
@doggydude2668 Рік тому
Btw how do you even know this?
@midgetydeath 8 місяців тому
To be fair, rubber is actually type of reactive armor, it expands from the penetration, artificially increasing the armor thickness my forcing the plates to move along the projectile. And WW2 rifles a very powerful, contrary to popular belief.
@ronjon7942 7 місяців тому
Come on… And I own a Mosin Nagant rifle. The 7x54 is up there with a .30-‘06, so yes, it’s powerful - when it doesn’t jam. Mine was new and in cosmoline to preserve it, and it jammed after every round. Being issued this particular rifle would be a death sentence.
@bluedistortions 6 місяців тому
Pure copium
@kevinoldman232 11 місяців тому
They spent more on their personal Yachts then the Navy. Lmao
@bryansmith1920 Рік тому
I'm an ex UK squaddie from 1977 till 1986 due to Thatcher's gov. cut backs I bought my own replacement boots because of kit restrictions Two pair of boots are needed by a squaddie one for work days one for parade days It also became the norm to buy better wet weather/cold weather kit than issued Very much reminded me of bygone days weir troops at night would rob the dead of that days battle
@purplenurp5590 Рік тому
thats the same in any army, first thing you do after getting out of basic is buying better boots
@davidw460 Рік тому
Cementing his place in history 😂😂😂
@stevenpollard5171 Рік тому
Buy better boots especially before going to Nam. Corcoran boots with steel sole inserts were the thing to have!
@Kerys23a Рік тому
You deserve kit restrictions for using the word squaddie
@eric2500 Рік тому
Add in the corruption factor as discussed in the video and the difficulty of getting something quality in Russia for any price and it might become a very big problem.
@JohnLeePettimoreIII Рік тому
january 2022 : russia claimed to be the #1 military in the world. january 2023 : russia is shown to be the #2 military in Ukraine.
@icarusproject Рік тому
Good one!
@XxxXxx-fm3wo Рік тому
Those Russianz live in their minds in Sovet Union still. Dreamers!
@JohnLeePettimoreIII Рік тому
@@icarusproject i try.
@irenemulindwairen4138 Рік тому
No 2 is too high. They are the bottom of the pile no wonder they call them "Z".
@wintersbattleofbands1144 Рік тому
Variations of this have been cropping up for a while. They always bring a smile to my face.
@michaellicavoli3921 6 місяців тому
….but, we can do wonders with entrenchment tools!
@thecossackcrusaderofholybr8448 6 місяців тому
Yup according to the West Wagner took Bakhmut with nothing but their mighty shovels!
@05017351 11 місяців тому
Some (non-explosive) reactive armour does use rubber layers between the plates as a spacer. It's not as good as ERA, but is lighter and less dangerous to nearby infantry.
@davidm3118 Рік тому
This reminds me a lot about China's defeat in the 1895 Battle of the Yellow Sea. The Chinese Government - under European advisers - spent a sizable amount to create a modern Navy, centered around several British and French designed warships and a local arsenal capable of making modern naval ammunition. Corruption ensured that only a few of the warships were actually built - without adequate armour-plate - and that the crew were very poorly trained. The Chinese "officers" gained their positions through influence, and never bothered acquiring any knowledge of the naval arts, the only capable crew being a handful of European contractors (mostly British and Scots) who were "kept out of the loop" regarding their own ships. When called on to fight the Japanese, it was discovered that the propellant charges and explosive shells were filled with sand , and the European manufactured armour piercing munitions were in such a poor state that most were useless. At least I understand in the subsequent disaster, the Japanese did pick up survivors...
@icarusproject Рік тому
Super interesting! Never heard of that battle before. Will definitely be looking for a documentary on that :)
@JackFrost008 6 місяців тому
well thats a shame for them.
@TheRezro 5 місяців тому
@@icarusproject Minor nitpick. You confused Anszlus of Austria with Poland. Hitler sized Austria without firing a shot and with massive local support. What was kind off true in case of Crimea (even if "local support" was from deep Russia). Invasion of Poland resulted with massive losses to Wehrmacht and was successful only because alliance between Hitler and Stalin. Furthermore it result with official deceleration of war from side of France and UK. It is why Russian propaganda compare war on Ukraine with invasion of Poland, with claims of Russia fighting NATO. At least as far as they false narrative goes.
@dooddirl1 5 місяців тому
So China and Russia are as inept as each other..... That ineptness is reinforced today, showing that it's no surprise that they haven't learnd their lessons... You can't learn from previous lessons while inept. 😂😂😂😂
@thechunkylovemuffin 11 місяців тому
Russia also invaded Poland as well. The Germans invaded from the East and the Russians invaded from the West. At that time, Germany and Russia were allies.
@Verradonairun 8 місяців тому
They're putting up one heck of a fight despite having fake equipment, no ammo and incompetent commanders.I'd hate to see what they're capable of if everything were in order.
@ronaldsantosjapan Рік тому
Correction: Tampons were not issued to Russian soldiers to stop up wounds. (They were told to buy them themselves or to get their girlfriends to send some.)
@raymondclark1785 Рік тому
Not that different from us using condoms on the barrel of our M-16's Some of you misunderstood my comment, Russians asking for Tampons and us asking for condoms, both raising red flags at home. I guess raising a red flag for a Russian is a good thing
@icarusproject Рік тому
That's honestly so much worse.
@slej2502 Рік тому
@@raymondclark1785 At least not using condoms to stop wounds
@gingernutpreacher Рік тому
@@raymondclark1785 condoms on a barrel is not the same as wound filler that doesn't fill them because it's to small and will be a issue getting them back out please look it up
@heibk-2014 Рік тому
@@raymondclark1785 seen a bunch of these videos on. UKposts not having any good suppplies or weapons imagine if the usa 🇺🇲 was fighting like this it would be an embarrassment
@paulleckner9148 Рік тому
One shoe factory was given a quota of 6,000 shoes, However, they were only supplied enough leather for 3,000 shoes. So, the shoe factory made 6,000 baby shoes.
@sanhor2779 3 місяці тому
спасибо посмеялся, надеюсь увидеть вас в окопе против этих людей, которые, судя по всему с лопатами, уничтожили весь потенциал наступления ВСУК а также большую часть поставок металлолома нато
@JimLay 3 місяці тому
Very well done video!
@alexsmith7313 Рік тому
An interesting distinction to make about Russia’s historical “prowess” is that America was supplying a large amount of artillery shells, replacement artillery barrels, tank shells and fuel. We’d make them on the west coast, sail north and then west over the Baring Strait to avoid more southerly Japanese patrols, and then drop them off in Siberia to be shipped over rail to The Eastern Front.
@evilkat8143 8 місяців тому
Ты чë сказать-то этом хочешь? Вторая мировая, как и первая это война коалиций, а не стран. США поставляли оружие, в Россия поставляла солдат. Знаешь, таких людей, который подставляются под пули и артобстрелы, чтобы победить врага.
@garettdoornwaard4822 6 місяців тому
Now tell us about how America was helping Germany before WW2....one of the reasons you yanks joined late. Now youre doing it again with neo nazis in the ukraine. Wakey wakey, neigbor.
@davidthompson3729 4 місяці тому
They really only used your trucks. Most planes went to other boarder. tanks, some were front line, not all. The rest is bullshit, the UK got the same...... Crayons are your friends
@Kolljak Рік тому
A soldier's weapon found dumped in Kherson by the river when their unit tried to swim across. was a Chinese pellet gun. we are unsure as to why he was armed with it but yes, they did find it in that pile of gear left behind. The model of rifle was a Norinco B3-1 or QB-57 Pellet Gun from China.
@J--12 Рік тому
Meanwhile ukrops being dragged out of their houses, leaving crying families behind. If you don't comply with SBU they just beat the shit out of you and throw you into the meatgrinder butt-naked. If you do, you have to buy your own weapons and ammo with tripple the price, cuz they aren't interested to sell it to someone who's going to be mincemeat real soon. All those spare weapons and ammo go straight to the black market.
@kkwun4969 Рік тому
he probably looted it from a ukranian house to give to his little brother, i have a hard time believing that russia ran out of mosin nagants and PPSH-41s.
@ddegn Рік тому
A pellet gun would be useful for hunting small game for food. It wouldn't make as much noise a battle rifle and it a pellet gun would leave enough of the squirrel to cook and eat.
@clobberella Рік тому
He was probably stealing it for his kid back home
@hsimpson7267 Рік тому
He is the cook, hunting squirrels for dinner
@christopherjones6607 7 місяців тому
What Russia didn't think..is that the British sas /sbs and American special forces be on the ground when they invaded Ukraine that would absolutely run circles round their top soldiers
@scottstclare7398 11 місяців тому
Brilliantly crafted video.
@LetsBringThePain Рік тому
russia does not need good equipment, they historically treat their soldiers as meat and throw them into meatgrinders... That is why Ukraine needs to get as much of modern capable equipment ASAP so that they could win this war and make sure that Europe will be a safer place while Ukraine would not get invaded again in the near future (if russia will win or at least get some territories, that will just motivate them to try again harder and that would bring more damage and pain to Ukraine and possibly other countries in Europe)
@icarusproject Рік тому
Unfortunately true!
@russpendergraft5057 Рік тому
I don't think Russia can handle conflict with any other country in EROUPE, the only thing they really have to assault or defend against other countries would be Nuclear munitions, and the minute they use one they would be hammered so hard they wouldn't recover! We and the rest of the world know exactly where Vladimir Putin is at all times! Take out the head and the aggressor would be stopped! I don't blame Putin for trying to protect his own boarders, and it's also clear the United States wants conflict with Russia as does the global elite!
@TheGesox Рік тому
Better gear dosen't mean it will work out .... 👀 looking back to WW2 Germany vs. Russia
@handsomeman-pm9vy Рік тому
More fresh meat for the mean grinder this year.
@strykerproductions3416 Рік тому
Your Ukrainian nazis will never win. Putin will make sure of it. Russia also has the man power and resources to continuously grind out your comedian bf zelensky. Just as the author of this channel and most of the brainwashed west, you're all in for a terribly rude awakening.
@Einnstadten Рік тому
I saw an analysis of these views from a Portuguese channel before. But this video is also clear and simple.
@icarusproject Рік тому
Nice! What channel?
@sergejpetrov208 3 місяці тому
no food, no explosives, fake weapons, fake armor, fake everything... and they still winning, weird :-)
@Angel-kj4ku 3 місяці тому
Well they still Occupying 20% of ukrop land
@SupraaaaaaaaaaaMk4 15 днів тому
Russia will Never win 🇬🇧🤝🏻🇺🇦
@CaDzA818 2 дні тому
This guy posts only anti Russia videos, he is biased only for his side. No ciritial thinking.
@gracesprocket7340 5 місяців тому
NERA is a thing... Not the same thing as ERA, but T-55 Enigma is pretty well protected without an ounce of explosives within its addon-armour... Just stuffing a Kontact 1 box with rubber isn't an effective NERA though. Details of what is *supposed* to be there and how it is supposed to be working are needed. (See also Stillbrew, and the turret front 'wedges' of the Leopard 2A5 and related variants - no explosives within effective armour augmentation. When done right... and to certain limits, and against *some threat types*)
@sirxavior1583 Рік тому
@0:59. If a Russian Soldier returns back to Russia with a brand new car, it's not because of the money he earned he stole that car in Ukraine.
@Dutch_Prepper Рік тому
Those explosives replaced by wooden blocks, is more a case of theft, I think.. Could have happened years ago without anyone realizing.
@thechunkylovemuffin 11 місяців тому
Possibly, but a lot of these oligarchs that own these manufacturing plants have been conveniently falling out of windows and committing "suicide".
@spugelo359 11 місяців тому
@@thechunkylovemuffin Did they shoot themselves 5 times to back of the head with hands tied too? Indeed "suicide", case closed.
@anders1621 2 місяці тому
I remember when we outphased the LAW72 to get the AT4. They were sold to other NATO countries.. But some clever idiot swapt some of the live ones for some that was allready used and emty.. He was arrested after he tried to sell it to a Bikergang. Another time a bunch of C8 carbines was stolen from an army depot. They tried to sell it to gang members
@NothingIsKnown00 11 місяців тому
“If you think you’ll be fighting a two week war, only bring two weeks’ supplies.” Modern Russian proverb.
@F.R.E.D.D2986 5 місяців тому
If that's the idea they have, no wonder they're struggling
@kahtrellscott1436 3 місяці тому
Awesome video thank you
@CodeCowboy64 Рік тому
Accurate. I was there in May. I heard lots of recorded cell phone conversations of Russian soldiers talking to family at home begging them for equipment.
@nzuncovered1845 Рік тому
You mean those fake phone calls? They were clearly actors, you got to be a fool to believe that propaganda. Nothing will change the fact that Ukraine are losing and will lose to Russia
@impromptu24 10 місяців тому
This was an extremely well done video! Very informative, easy to follow along with, great production quality. Keep it up!
@lebescarllebes129 7 місяців тому
🤣🤣🤣🤣
@Sergei_Spirin 7 місяців тому
Это видео чепуха. Если с Российской армией все так плохо, почему она два года удерживает 30% украинской территории?
@SVRSK 7 місяців тому
Not really lmao, most of the statements he makes are ABSOLUTELY absurd, if Russia truly was this bad how come they're not out of Ukraine?
@Logan-il1rw 4 місяці тому
At least the Russian’s military ads aren’t about a girl named Emma
@ICMFX 4 місяці тому
and her two moms lol
@Logan-il1rw 4 місяці тому
@@ICMFX thanks, I forgot that part 😅
@herbrice8933 Рік тому
My dad told me back in the 80’s that Russia was a paper tiger and would get smoked quickly in a conventional war with US/NATO.
@myplane150 Рік тому
This was a really good video. I already knew most of the info but it was presented really quite well. Nice job... you got a new sub.☺
@icarusproject Рік тому
Thanks for the sub!
@classifiedlonerider590 Рік тому
😂😂😂😂😂
@AGhostintheHouse 5 місяців тому
There was a video from Ukraineleak that showed a Russian soldier sleeping in a foxhole getting hit in the face with a grenade. You could clearly see that his face was completely gone, he can no longer see, smell, speak, eat and maybe can't hear anymore and he was very much still alive. I can only imagine what this young man has to go through for the rest of his life. That video has long since been taken down.
@ankrapek12 4 місяці тому
i LOL at the videos title, they said they would mobilise 300k troops but didn't even have to give out notices, people volunteered for service!
@francisssali2550 Рік тому
"You know the situation is bad when missiles wanna return home"🤣🤣🤣🤣
@BernyAV Рік тому
The missile shown doing a "U" turn was a Patriot missile in Saudi Arabia. In the same video, another missile exploded right after launch.
@herrhaber9076 Рік тому
"You know the situation is bad when even missiles want to return home" Oh you made laugh quite a bit there :)
@discomfortzone1 Рік тому
Dude, this channel not only copied the video from another channel, he even took their freaking jokes and now is taking credit for them. That is shameful. ukposts.info/have/v-deo/aHuafX-WaaeSw58.htmlm26s
@herrhaber9076 Рік тому
@@discomfortzone1 Thanks for pointing that out. Though let's be honest, such a good joke everyone will want to use it :)
@bad1971nova 3 місяці тому
The tampon is a known thing in the military as a Lifesaver. You can bet a vet whos been out in combat would know about the trick. It's cheap and it works. It is also perfect size For most small arms fire and or small shrapnel.
@godfreecharlie 3 місяці тому
I guess the "Toxic Shock Syndrome" has been dealt with and is no longer an issue?
@kombai214 5 місяців тому
This aged as fine as wine 🍷
@victorwaddell6530 Рік тому
The last war that Russia ( the Soviet Union) won was due to American supplies and logistics . I heard one account of a US merchant marine ship delivering thousands of left foot shoes to the Soviet Union in WW2 . Another ship delivered the right foot shoes so that they wouldn't be immediately stolen at the docks .
@ax.f-1256 Рік тому
I guess that is correct. A former Soviet soldier who's father fought in WW2 told me the same story when I was young, as they still were based in east Germany in the early 90's. So i guess that did indeed take place 😂😂
@magicznyrafal Рік тому
No, they won the second war in Chechnya and the war in Georgia. But comparing Georgia and Chechnya to Russia is like an adult beating a child. Chechnya has 1.5 million people, Georgia 3.5 million. Against Russia which has 140 million.
@hgv1883 Рік тому
Also the uk had supply ships they were the russian convoy fleet in ww2
@victorwaddell6530 Рік тому
@@hgv1883 That's a fact . The US and UK Navies worked together to escort the convoys across the Atlantic Ocean . A few Royal Canadian vessels did their part too .
@pbxn-3rdx-85percent Рік тому
Nikita Khrushchev remembered the powdered eggs from the US saved lots of russian lives from starvation in WW2. He was amazed of that food preservation technique back then.
@erlandnettum6680 Рік тому
When I was in the army in Norway in 1992 we opened a can of German field ration meat from 1943 and ate it. It tasted good. It was som lunge meat. We did of course have modern field rations, this was some stuff from WW2 we found in the stores so we tested it for fun.
@keeshoogtevrees6526 Рік тому
Bratwurst?😂
@legoboy7825 Рік тому
Yep, I have eaten issued MREs from 13 years ago, which was older than the "Russian" ones in that video and they're fine. The date on the package is not when they go bad. Hilarious seeing everyone freak out about "10 year expired MRES!!" or the video creator saying they'll get food poisoning
@ironboy3245 Рік тому
Steve1989mreinfo would like to get their hands on that food
@dmitriyivanov9854 Рік тому
And how exactly did it help the Germans to win the war????
@erlandnettum6680 Рік тому
@@dmitriyivanov9854 Who said it did? It was, in my head at least, a fun anecdote.
@frosty_jakov5896 Рік тому
The helmet at 2:20 isn't a WW2 helmet, it's either the STSh or SSSh 'Sfera' helmet, an 80s to 90s MVD/Spetsnaz helmet used in both the Chechen wars which is rated roughly at Level IIIA. Despite that, these helmets are KNOWN to cause head and neck injuries due to the bad padding.
@jamesaritchie1 Рік тому
Please tell me you don't believe all the NATO propaganda. You seem to be better informed than most here. There is so much BS being spread around that even a child should recognize how silly it is, but million eat it like it's made of candy.
@piotrnod6489 11 місяців тому
Thank you. That was pretty cringy xD
@hakari5014 11 місяців тому
He used a wrong clip. That described helmet is called Kolpak-20 and it is indeed a WW2 era SSh-40 style shell with a camo cover and better retention system. You can look it up.
@frosty_jakov5896 11 місяців тому
@@hakari5014 That is not a Kolpak-20, Kolpak 20s cannot literally have chunks of metal pulled out. That's an SSSh-94 or STSh-81 Sfera helmet with an EMR pattern cover. You can also slightly see from the padding that it's not a Kolpak.
@UltimaDoombotMK1 10 місяців тому
@@frosty_jakov5896 He said that the video used was the wrong one to demonstrate the use of the Kolpak, not that it was demonstrating the Kolpak's use. The voiceover talking about WW2 helmets refers to the Kolpaks, though.
@John2r1 6 місяців тому
MREs actually have a 7 year shelf life at 75°F or less. If stored in colder freezers they can actually last up to 30 some times 50 years. So the MREs might be fine. But if given the option i wouldn’t rely on Russian MREs .
@TheLittleDeath1 2 місяці тому
Could you make an update to this video? Has anything changed? What had changed? All these documentarys are from the first year of the war.
@starc. 2 місяці тому
lol
@KyleAdler Рік тому
The tanks at 2:28 aren't tanks. Those are 2S19 Msta self-propelled artillery. Wouldn't have ERA to begin with
@richarddecker9515 Рік тому
The real problem is Putin is short
@CombatMosquitoTrainer Рік тому
This is very true. And a bit of Mongol in old moonface.
@greymatter6834 Рік тому
Short selfish stupid. Great for leading orcs around by the nose however. 🚽🇷🇺🚽
@hodaka1000 Рік тому
Short ? Mad Vlad is four foot fifteen
@markwingate560 Рік тому
Not when he is wearing his high heels 😂
@include-bit Рік тому
@@hodaka1000 wich it pretty damn short
@bonwestlake3928 8 місяців тому
Should be on 60 Minutes. Well done young man.
@floriangeyer3454 7 місяців тому
in the 80ies we bought our own equipment , too. A tampon is no bad idea to seal bullet wounds and if someone hits you with a WW 2 Mosin Nagant you won`t feel a difference to a Dragunov.
@captainscarlett1 Рік тому
Russia, and the Soviet Union, always operated on the principle that quantity has a quality all it's own. Their problem nowadays is that they don't really have quantity either. Their quantity of tanks don't work, their quantity of soldiers don't care.
@dmitriyivanov9854 Рік тому
Can you remind me, please, about the greatest victories of the american army, which is well known for its quality and quantity? The last one in my mind is the terrific succes in Afghanistan. The talibans got weapons and equipement for 7 billions dollars. Huge respect, bro!
@ai_art_director Рік тому
@@dmitriyivanov9854 prob cuz the shitty afghan government couldn’t create a proper army after all this years and money?
@Vistulism Рік тому
@@dmitriyivanov9854 yeah and Russia doesn't have quality, therefore quantity doesn't matter
@CesarClouds Рік тому
@@dmitriyivanov9854 The US decided to pull out.
@dmitriyivanov9854 Рік тому
@@CesarClouds yes, evidently. But to leave weaponry, munitions and supplies enough to win a lokal war? Not the brightest decision...The taxpayers must be very pleased.
@mpingo91 Рік тому
8:07 It's worth checking the data on the aid that was delivered to Russia under the Lend-Lease Act. To cite just one thing: 60% of the cargo on its way to Berlin was transported on American trucks using American fuel.
@Gambit771 Рік тому
Don't forget everything the Brits gave them
@user-uc8xb8lm5h 11 місяців тому
Putin is absolutely hilarious we all sit there and watch as he trips over his own pride😂😂😂😂
@tamaras3611 4 місяці тому
The one who laughs last laughs . It 's better to look at the stumbling Biden , the president of a " great country . " Not funny? It 's funny to me .
@tqxy24 5 місяців тому
the russians didn't expect to be fighting this long. This is what happens when you go into a wars zone thinking that everyone's going to meet you would open arms and you think youre freeing them
@robderich8533 Рік тому
Radio Yerevan was asked: "Is it true that Russia has a great army?" Radio Yerevan answered: "In principle, yes. It actually looks great on paper and RT."
@blackvicekings8632 Рік тому
Lol it is clear that armenia is angry at russia for not helping them
@robderich8533 Рік тому
@@blackvicekings8632 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Yerevan_jokes
@Giganibba511 Рік тому
@@blackvicekings8632 XD right random armenian guy XD
@blackvicekings8632 Рік тому
@@robderich8533 im kinda suprised that they were even able to do these jokes
@marka4891 Рік тому
Is the Admiral Kuznetsov (their only carrier), actually able to leave port even with a tugboat escort? Last I heard was that the ship had a great big hole in the flight deck and was undergoing repairs and was also desperately behind on maintenance.
@GenXerReacts 11 місяців тому
Okay, I need to put to rest this idea behind using tampons to stop bleeding from bullet hole wounds. I used to be a Registered Nurse (RN) for 18+ years until my back gave out. I carry a trauma bag in my truck at all times in case I should come upon an accident. And in every first aid kit I have ever bought I place a box of tampons and a box of maxi pads in them because both are super effective at helping clean up wounds and stop bullet holes or stab wounds from causing you to bleed out! Now, should it be the only thing in your first aid kit? No, but if you need to stop bleeding super quick, tampons and pads are a helpful way to go!
@ukaszwalczak1154 7 місяців тому
Hell, the Kuznetsov is powered by steam boilers, the thing that most warships of the 1940s, and early 50s, used for power.
@mailingaccount1826 Рік тому
This is just sad, I heard China would be even more inefficient due to their corruption as well. There also corruption in our military, but our NCO's and training would kick the shit out of these guys
@yogi1kenobi 3 місяці тому
Lol all america goes to war for is profit..Russia is just protecting borders threatened by nato..more noble than $$€€
@yogi1kenobi 3 місяці тому
When is last time if ever USA won a war..but its military industrial complex always win $$$$
@tonyelwood6687 Рік тому
Excellent video. My experience in the USAF mirrors the theme here. Maintenance and training were costly, but our military and civilian leaders ensured that we were prepared and equipped for real battle. When I see "experts" complain about the amount of tax dollars invested in our national defense, I wonder if they ever flew an F-15 or used night vision goggles or stood next to another soldier trusting they both had the skills necessary to fight effectively together. For every hour of flight an F-16 requires 17 manhours of maintenance. An F-22 needs 30 to 40 manhours. An F-15C costs $23,000 per flight hour while the F-35 costs $28,000 per flight hour. The cost to train a fighter pilot in those airframes runs between $5 and $11 million per pilot. So, owning a $2 million dollar Steinway doesn't mean much if your piano is out of tune and the pianist never had lessons.
@broccolidiego2053 Рік тому
I would think that most people who said that too much money was invest into military didn't think that the cost of training and maintenance was cheap. But rather, in a peaceful world, why bother investing so much money into something that is not going to be use while some other problem are being left unsolved like climate change. However, the war between Russian and Ukraine proved that those money were not wasted after all.
@ethanelliot4559 Рік тому
@@broccolidiego2053 indeed, the biggest reason people use to complain about the amount of money we use on our military is by comparing the amount we spend in comparison to other countries and claiming that we can cut back "if only" and then invest that money into something that creates more US debt than we already have. Due to the lack of global news in the US, it's very rare for anyone to even be aware of ongoing or potential conflicts, nor how they might affect our everyday lives.
@metalgear6531 Рік тому
@@ethanelliot4559 The vast majority of US government debt is money that the government owes to itself.
@metalgear6531 Рік тому
I'd argue that things like healthcare ARE a defense expense. Notice how we're having a recruiting crisis partially because no one is healthy enough to qualify for enlistment?
@Comm0ut Рік тому
@@broccolidiego2053 The world is only somewhat peaceful because of US military hegemony, but the US primary education system is completely broken and a modest majority of Americans only read (which confines their thinking to) below 8th grade level. Without the US armed forces the US economy would tank because the dollar would not be the global reserve currency. How did you manage not to know this? I know. US primary education.
@laernulienlaernulienlaernu8953 7 місяців тому
I'm sick of all the propaganda, Russian and NATO. I just want to know the truth, the facts.
@daz3434 4 місяці тому
There are so many stories flying around its hard to tell the truth from lies. Do you honestly think a soldier will go to war with pellet gun come on really.
@mayorhaggar1275 Рік тому
Slightly heartbreaking for the Russian soldiers who are just caught up in all this and don't even know what they're doing.
@danielbarber8457 Рік тому
They know what they are doing
@katie-st8nx Рік тому
They have conscription, it's not like most of the front liners actually has a choice
@robertgallagher7734 Рік тому
Remember when this started the Russian soldiers weren't even told they were marching into battle- and when they called their families & told them what was going on they weren't believed.
@GetsugaTensho85 Рік тому
I am not sorry for anyone on that side of the border! The only reason dictators and dictatorships thrive is because they are allowed to. They are paying for their own stupidity. May God have mercy on their souls.
@nt78stonewobble Рік тому
In general I think the whole thing is a terrible waste of money, resources, energy, time and of course, not least, blood and lives. I do have empathy for the russian soldiers and civilians, who probably didn't really want a war (maybe an easy victory and some glory), but the behavior cannot be tolerated and therefore I feel more with the Ukrainians. The victims...
@MaxHolleyBC Рік тому
Russia encountered this same problem in world war 1, as they didn’t have enough rifles to supply their soldiers. Not to mention the issues with clothing, food, and ammunition.
@carljohnsoncj9371 Рік тому
And ww2 there were units that used bows
@chrissierra-5633 10 місяців тому
WW2 was the same but then they got their asses saved by the american economy
@jpmtlhead39 7 місяців тому
The same in WW2
@UncleBogdan739 7 місяців тому
@@jpmtlhead39During ww2 soviet production rate was actually extremely high, Just nice to remember that soldiers who took Berlin wore soviet clothes, used soviet guns, drove soviet tanks and fired soviet ammo
@jpmtlhead39 7 місяців тому
@@UncleBogdan739 only 6 years ago that Rússia finish to pay to the USA all the Food, Ammunition,Trucks,Tanks,Airplanes,etc,what whitout that Russia like England never could defeat the Germans.
@pavelmorozov6599 3 місяці тому
2:19 that's a "Sfera" helmet which was produced during the 80's and 90's. Not a ww2 helmet. Where did you get this information from? But to be fair I've seen some SSh40 helmets too, which are from ww2.
@helvetiabushcraft 11 місяців тому
I'm surprized that hackers haven't gotten the truth out to the russian people
@leemday5731 Рік тому
I was totally baffled by that massive first convoy miles and miles of trucks and tanks they were sitting ducks in fact it was just funny the only thing missing at the front of the convoy was a big red bus and and cliff Richard singing were all going on a summer holiday!!
@Commanderstevo Рік тому
The russians attacked at the worst possible time, when they could really only use the roads, they didn't tell their soldiers they were going into a full blown war, they even downplayed, underestimated or just flat out didn't know the situation the troops would be facing, so those early convoys from belarus towards Kyiv were travelling in a sort of "parade" style which made it very easy for small teams using ATV's, NLAW/Javilin to hit the front and rear vehicles and bog the russians down for hours, days even. More and more this picture is coming into view of the russians just being generally stupid and ill prepared for what they were undertaking, whole thing is rotten from top to bottom.
@RD-ce6bb Рік тому
Great content thanks
@user-gh1id5os5y 3 місяці тому
Congratulations to all present - you've been crap in the ears! In Russia, in such cases, they say - "Pisdet is not to load sixteen tons of number nine coal"
@Skirmisher_01 5 місяців тому
Imagine being a Ukrainian soldier, chilling in your stolen T90, and you look over to see a Soviet Russian T34 from WW2 just chilling there, fighting in a battle.
@stralplane 4 місяці тому
imagine going on a counter offensive with all the US and NATO planning and intelligence and taking only 350 ish square killometers of un consolidated space from a massive territory more than 3000 square killometers, imagine that you bozos
@sergeikuranov7033 Рік тому
A little correction. This only "aircraft carrier" is relatively new in russian fleet (from the late 80-s). Still it's probably one of the most unlucky battle ships ever.
@TsarOfRuss Рік тому
"We don't need to have aircraft carriers, we just need to know how to sink one" - Iran
@potatoradio Рік тому
@@TsarOfRuss Iran kludged together a helo carrier - supply- landing ship that supposedly is ok all things considered. Think it's trying to circumnavigate the globe with a small flotilla.
@aconite72 Рік тому
Ask any sailor how unlucky it is to change a ship's name and they'll tell you it's incredibly taboo. Kuznetsov didn't just change its name once. It changed it FOUR times (Riga > Leonid Brezhnev > Tbilisi > Admiral Kuznetsov). Unlucky is right.
@Messerschmitt_BF_109G_10 Рік тому
It's not a Battleship
@kwhp1507 Рік тому
It’s probably the oldest carrier on the planet with extremely low miles lmao.
@armrarr Рік тому
by only looking at how morale is being handled in a army, says enough about it's leadership and how a war will end.
@gracesprocket7340 5 місяців тому
Captured documents and frequency schedules to D+15 don't necessarily by themselves indicate a short plan. These could reflect a rolling '2 week plan' which each ground unit is operating to, but which is continually updated. I do think the 'optimistic' march time-table and presence of civil control elements near the head of the primary march columns aimed at Kyiv showed an assumption of nothing more than an administrative movement and show of irresistible force.
@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714 7 місяців тому
Taking Krima was more like taking the Sudetenland, and the war going on right now is what if the tank push trough the Ardens failed.
@richbuilds_com Рік тому
Modern MRE's are usually "edible" (not poisonous) for up to 10 years after their shelf date so long as the package isn't compromised. I doubt the Russian ones are edible straight out of the factory.
@anders1621 2 місяці тому
I had a Russian MRE pack once.. It was actualy very good. Alot better than the MRE they gave us when i was a conscript in 1999, that shit tastet like dogfood. We would bring snacks and caned food on exercices and dump the MRE in the garbage can when the Captain was not looking. And we ALLWAYS broght a beer and booze... Even the sergants was in on it, some times. Once we were so drunk on a NATO exercise, that our driver pased out behind the wheels in a jeep and hit a tree 🤣🤣
@PERRYS_PROPS Рік тому
I have no doubt that their nuclear equipment is in the same state of disrepair.
@archieherrington9955 Рік тому
As a American I hope so
@5nowChain5 11 місяців тому
208K russian dead, 200k+ injured. as of end of May 2023.
@aksujonne6906 11 місяців тому
While this is possible we dont really know the losses for now
@midgetydeath 8 місяців тому
Correction about anti-tank weapons: the Javelin is not an anti-tank weapon. It is meant to kill light vehicles, trucks, and infantry positions. It’s not meant to even be effective against tanks. It came out only three years after the fall of the Soviet Union and has proven highly effective against Cold War tanks. Which indicates that the USSR’s military was just as out-matched by the US as the Russian Federation is. Or, well, not to that extreme, but you get my point.
@ScoundrelzNTwK Рік тому
Russian soldiers celebrating by counting American Dollars and giving American Cellphones........why wasn't Ivan using a Russian cellphone? (It's the size of a small horse)
@richardm3023 Рік тому
In fairness, those American cell phones are actually Chinese.
@ScoundrelzNTwK Рік тому
@@richardm3023 The intellectual property is American, the chip designs are American or Korean or TSMC. Chinese assembly
@richardm3023 Рік тому
@@ScoundrelzNTwK I know.
@richardm3023 Рік тому
@@Silver_Prussian we do use American stuff. But many components are made elsewhere. For example, I just bought a brand new Hyundai suv. It's required by law that at least 50 percent of the parts be American made, and it was built in the state of Alabama. I also bought my son a Ford, it was made in Mexico with mostly parts from the USA. I even buy things that are from Russia. I own 3 rifles and a bunch of ammunition from Russia. You people are good at making cheap reliable weapons.
@richardm3023 Рік тому
@@Silver_Prussian Detroit died because of government regulations, labor unions dictating to the manufacturers, this in turn created a problem of no incentive to innovate or modernize products or production. Then the government started to tell auto manufacturers how they should build their products. Same thing as the steel industry, electronics, textile etc etc. And oh yeah, let's not forget about the politicians in both parties giving corporate welfare for corporations to move production overseas.
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