Go to ground.news/lindy for breaking news on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Try it out or subscribe through my link before July 31 for 30% off unlimited access, minimising propaganda and media bias. This is the first of a series of interviews with Brandon Mitchell, a Canadian-born man who has lived in Britain and Sweden, and has travelled the world. He volunteered to help the Ukrainians against the Russian invasion, and tell us his story. In this fist interview, he deals mainly with why he went, which of necessity includes a summary of his life, and then he relates the complicated procedure, fraught with uncertainties, of leaving his old life, getting to Ukraine during a pandemic, finding the right people there, and making himself useful.
@@watch-Dominion-2018 Not people but invaders. The Russians went to kill people. These volunteers went to protect people. Grow up and understand the difference.
"The funny thing about being in Vietnam was I was getting Time magazine. It came in the mail. I could read about my war as I was in the middle of it. I would read what Lyndon Johnson would say, what McNamara and what Russ would say. I don't know what war they were talking about, but that's not what's going on here." -Bill Ehrhart, U.S. Marine in Vietnam 1967-'68
George Orwell, Looking back at on the Spanish civil war (1943): _"Early in life I had noticed that no event is ever correctly reported in a newspaper, but in Spain, for the first time, I saw newspaper reports which did not bear any relation to the facts, not even the relationship which is implied in an ordinary lie. I saw great battles reported where there had been no fighting, and complete silence where hundreds of men had been killed. I saw troops who had fought bravely denounced as cowards and traitors, and others who had never seen a shot fired hailed as the heroes of imaginary victories, and I saw newspapers in London retailing these lies and eager intellectuals building emotional superstructures over events that had never happened. I saw, in fact, history being written not in terms of what happened but of what ought to have happened according to various ‘party lines’."_
@@andykyriakides2144 Yep! The big difference of the two wars is that the Warmonger U.S. gov't totally disbanded Russia media and we were only fed the evil U.S. gov't's LIES, LIES, LIES - such as it is an unprovoked war, or that Russia is targeting civilians - when the opposite is true. Scott Ritter or Col Douglas MacGregor are some of the TRUTH tellers of this U.S.-provoked war.
Our economics teacher at school during the 1970s would smuggle Bible's into Russia during the summer break. People, political conflict and the bizarre outcomes are the staff of life. Watch how Israeli Me109s fought Egyptian Spitfires during the battle for Israel; ruclips.net/video/cs6K3ErDPCU/видео.html&feature=share8
Another great interview. I really like the way you manage to push in a very gentle way Brandon to tell his story. What i like even more, it's that it's not a story about war, but just about human beings and walking your path in life.
And all of the footage as well. Our technology improves and advances exponentially, and with every war, our ability to document it improves. We can literally watch the battles happening now.
This interview is great, because it is so strong in showing how militaries and propagandists exploit vulnerable people. This guy checks every box to become a victim of propaganda. Ex addict lost, no mother, poor and bankruptc financially, trying to find meaning in life, past levels of military brainwashing. This interview reminds me so heavily of the people who become evangelical fanatics. These predators always prey on the most vulnerable. Those who are spiritually lost, financially impoverished, et. al. So sad. But this is real life. These are the victims of the elite using propaganda to fund meaningless proxy wars overseas. The west doesnt care how many of him die. Like Lindsey Graham said, "We will fight until the very last Ukranian." Until every single one is dead. He just forgot to mention the tiny number of volunteers ending their lives in an inevitable loss too.
@@nowayjosedaniel Ya'll think our society is doomed if we don't find some sort of meaning for life in America anymore? People used to live for the American drink what's the new thing? I just see so many depressed and broken people
There are very good actors in the world. volunteer or mercenary? The Western press should be read or listened to very carefully, the vast majority of their news is lies, terrible unconditional support for NATO, it can't be that good.
Just to let you know, ive seen him since, he was on my brothers bike with a boombox on his back and a bottle of whiskey in his right hand, at first i thought it WAS my brother as he was passing, i said "alright cammy?" Realised it wasnt him and shouted "aw shite dez i thought you were my brother", he passed by at the speed of light shouting "i am your brother mate" 🤣
He had no business interfering in foreign politics. How is one murderer different from another?? Because the Ukraine is a bastion of western values, boygirls (like the leader) and all.
@@salvatoreventaglio3782 brainwashed, wonder if he changes his mind, after the nazi insignia starts to play on his better nature, which I think he has, but obviously lead into a place where he'll lose his life before long, weather he's lucky or not.
Brandon said he has learned a lot there, especially on how to adapt to combat situations. Not only to for example follow the MARCH protocol, but also to do it under duress and to chop it op while moving the wounded soldier to safety.
@@martinsmith6049 I feel like doing an unlicensed limited psychology assesment from one video, especially when this guy may be reading the comment section is quite mean. I hope you get over your thing though.
I find your Ukrainian war volunteers interviews fascinating, they are quirky yet interesting, it works so well because you let them speak, I suppose many of them had very different experiences…. Well done…
@@Thomas-uv2zl One month away from a HUGE milestone!! Congratulations and keep that fight going! The two year milestone is when things really change up. My old addictions doc told me this and he was right. Keep that fight going! YOU CAN DO THIS! Been there myself. 14 years in recovery from being heavy into it and now working as an Addictions Counsellor in corrections.
I have been in Ukraine for two weeks for humanitarian aid. Been able to talk to lots of soldiers. Your first series of interviews was a big inspiration for coming. Glad to see more voices going out to your audience
I feel like you've not just provided the people with an interview, you've provided this man with an outlet for a lot of complicated feelings and baggage. Laying it all out like that in front of someone who can help make sense of it all is a healing experience.
It’s incredible how Lloyd can crack a few jokes and lower the tension while remaining absolutely respectful. I don’t want to project, but the interviewee seems like someone who struggles with self esteem, and I imagine it must be hard to think of oneself as some great war hero and that you should be taken 100% seriously.
Hope this makes up for some of the lost subscribers. This interview work you are doing is so important. Really some of the best and most eye-opening information I've seen about the war.
Lindy seems to be doing something I don’t see in the US Or Commonwealth countries and that’s a genuine attempt and desire to have a raw interview with volunteers for this war. Kudos to your support
I love these interviews that showcase “ordinary” people because the more you dig into an ordinary persons story you realize that even though there not a celebrity they have an amazing story to tell. Even better than the majority celebrity stories.
The thing is, although celebrities appear to have wild, crazy, fun lives, it’s entirely down to media manipulation. In reality apart from being well travelled they have full pr teams washing almost everything they do down essentially making everything bland.
volunteer or mercenary? The Western press should be read or listened to very carefully, the vast majority of their news is lies, terrible unconditional support for NATO, it can't be that good.
There are very good actors in the world. volunteer or mercenary? The Western press should be read or listened to very carefully, the vast majority of their news is lies, terrible unconditional support for NATO, it can't be that good.
Definitely. Great value to the western audience, if you are not brainwashed enough by the western media these stories will definitely make you volunteer in NATOs next war, proxy or not.
I was happy that You interviewed him too. The mix of what he is telling in the Interviews can change depending who sits in front of him. The 4-5 part Interview with the other Ukraine-veteran was great. Dont understand the people that unsubscribed. We are living history!
Yeah, Big Mac was also a hilarious story teller. Brandon is a bit more humble, but you really get the feeling that he is sharing his honest appraisals of the situations he found himself in.
There are Westerners that support Russia, hence the the unsubscriptions. It is still weird though because these interviews are totally unbiased, but I guess they don't like Bindy interviewing people that put their life on the line and go fight for Ukraine, whether as a paramedic or a combatant. He would have had some Russian subscribers too.
I guess some people want to shut out the world and only look at history, despite this being ground zero for it. Also, I’d image that Lindy’s previous content occasionally attracted a certain kind of person who does not look favourably on Ukraine.
Most of them are just Russian bots pretending. The numbers speak for themselves. Heck, someone like Perun went from like 10K views on some videos, to nearly 450K subscribers and 58+ million views over this war.
@@nvelsen1975 Do you believe theres no such thing as Western bots ? How many news channels have changed their set colours to blue and yellow, or have the flag on their paper ? What is a BOT ? Someone who has a different opinion to the Queen Bot ?
This was posted on 16 July, 2023. I certainly do think it is one of the best interviews I have ever seen with Brandon! And I have found every one I possibly could by reading Brandon’s RUclips Community pages, following breadcrumbs 🔍, searching RUclips, And searching podcasts until I found some very very interesting interviews with Brandon! But you, sir, have excelled! Thank you for letting Brandon be himself and speak from the heart!! But it’s been 6 weeks now. Dear Lindybeige, could we please, pretty please, please with a cherry on top, finally have Part 2?? 💙🙏🏽💛🍰
Started a little awkward, but as he warmed up and got more confident this became quite a good watch. These interviews are some of your greatest content. Keep it up, Lindy.
They are great because they are interviews with ordinary people who have been in extraordinary situations. We simply don't hear near enough from real people, just empty twaddle from mindless 'celebs'.
YES! I've been waiting so long for this! Brandon is a soldier's soldier, like Joe, and an extremely hard worker. So glad to see him in this crossover. He is very transparent about where his donations toward the war goes so I would urge all supporters to check out his content.
Lloyd has just a hint of sarcastic snarkiness and cheek that is both very British and very subtle. I love it. It's ever so slightly mean, but also quite witty.
Thank you @Lindybeige for these interviews. You're fantastic at this, not being overwhelming or overbearing - just gwntle, kind and curious, nudging folks into talking about difficult, tough and intimate stuff. Brandon seems like a beautiful person too - really great to see someone being so honest about their life, the good and the bad.
As a Swede it was nice hearing of what happened over there, even with the unfortunate ricochet. As someone who is following this war at a safe distance I greatly appreciate these interviews. Thanks.
I'd quite enjoy an interview with a Russian deserter, or even a Westerner that volunteered to fight against the West. Just to get a balanced view. I'm finding it quite difficult to hear honesty from both sides.
@@realMaverickBuckley What are you talking about? NATO, EU, RUSSIA and the non-Ukrainian President of Ukraine Zelenskyy all don't give a rats ass about Ukraine and were more than happy to turn Ukraine into a perpetual warzone. Suddenly all the white hating Americans and western politicians care about Ukrainian people despite Ukraine never recovering from the USSR and being nothing more than an eternally corrupt prostitution and human trafficking rife third world country prior to the Russian Invasion. You are getting a balanced view. Ukraine is basically just a tool of the EU as are many other countries. The Azov battalion was even entirely funded by America as an intelligence gathering service. This became obvious when investigations into bombed Azov barracks revealed Imported American cars, guns, bullet proof vests, stickers, computers etc. So America created a fake nazi group in Ukraine in order to spy on European radicals. That's nuts. There is no good side in this conflict.
The best coverage and storytelling of any media about what the war in Ukraine has actually been like, bravo Lindy, Brandon, and Joe for such fantastic work!
@dominicallen1300 I don't believe in going to kill people in wars, created by corrupt globalists (both sides work together in every war, especially this one) so that Blackrock and Monsanto can have all the agricultural rights to the most fertal growing land on earth. Not to mention 350,000 dead Ukrainian men. And at least 10 million left the country. But Zelenski is a hero in high heels. The whole thing is completely retarded, and all a lie. I was being sarcastic about going too, btw....
I am in absolute AWE of you, Lloyd, for making such varied and engaging content. As for Brandon, I’d urge everyone to support him as much as possible as he’s trying to raise funds for night-vision goggles which apparently are desperately sought after. God bless both of you and keep you safe and groovy. Much love. Grub xxx
One would think that hundreds of billions of aid would have that covered. I guess those mansions of Zelensky and his pals are not going to build themselves.
@@cliodyncycwatch924yeah it actually does have benefits to think for yourself, something you will never learn 🫢 Ukraine is the most liberal, free and democratic country in the world, with no corruption at all!!!!! 😵💫
@@richardb22 all this effort to come up basically with a Polish nickname for me? Lol you guys should not be allowed anywhere, your ignorance is mind boggling
I have been following Brandon's channel since just after he started it. Outside of the incredible work that he does, he is also very good at showing the humanity of the people involved on the ground just by filming day to day events and interviews with his friends. It gives a view of the war which is rarely seen.
Yeah I love the guy I also have been following him since he started he's a true hero with a humble attitude towards life and he's also a very very funny guy that will make you laugh no matter where you're at
Dang Brandon is a good story teller. I'm riveted. This is a much more personal story that I find easier to relate to. I'm really transported by the imagery he delivers.
Sometimes I like a ton of details. Like no amount is too much. Was kind of feeling differently here. However, I felt he could have moved it along a bit at times. Which is odd since I’ve liked his other videos. I loved the story once we got into Ukraine though.
@janvanhoyk8375 He watched the music video and really loves Zelenski, and He got obsessed and emotional with the situation. Totally no mental illness.
I've been following Brandon's channel since early on, and out of all the interviews this is possibly the best/my favorite so far!... Lindy very rarely intervening, which makes for a complete picture of Brandon's story, allowing for details that are often decided by the host to be irrelevant or a bit far off topic, but it's often those details or anecdotes that transform an interview into something special, instead of just another interview... Great work Lindy! Looking forward to part 2! 👍(I may be slightly biased because I'm also a long-time Lindybeige watcher/subscriber... But we'll just ignore that factor 🤫) Thanks for helping Brandon get his story out! (I also hear he's now friends with Joe/Big Mac too, which is also great to hear 👍)
Been following Brandon since dec last year. I dont donate easily but his network feels like real ones. He was brutally honest when he said he did social media for money only (for fundraising). He is too connected to people fighting in roughest parts Donbas and a fighter in general. Sometimes he has too high expectations of himself, but he also made made impossible fundraising projects poßible. I like him because of his no nonsense-make-it work network. These take the heaviest toll on the ground. I never felt doubt about his intentions in Ukraine with the funds, i feel it goes directly to those what workers needs. I love these interviews!!
I absolutely love these interviews and I do hope that you will bring us more interesting characters Lindy. Thank you, all of you - the volunteers that went and help, those that provided funds and sent whatever they could, and you who brought us their stories. Also thank you for combating propaganda, its an important front and its a damn shame we let it fall to the hands of our oligarchy that would do anything for a few extra bucks...
That first part was hard to listen to. Maybe I'm putting too much of my own struggles into his head, but it sounds like he cannot live with himself unless he does the utmost moral thing ever. I wish him self love.
"I suppose I don't know exactly what an American is supposed to look like... But you know it when you see one". As an American.... I get it. It's the faint sound of a bald eagle screeching in the background when we enter the room (which is actually a red-tailed hawk). Wonderful interview as always! Please keep them coming!
that was captivating, he started really kinda awkward but after a short moment really settled in and told his account. I was very much glued to the screen, can't wait for the next part.
The Ukraine soldier interviews may have cost you viewers Lindy but they also brought in new subs and viewers that discovered and enjoy your older videos as well…..like me.
In case you're worried about loosing subscribers rest assured there's plenty more of us who're only that much more keen on watching these interviews, utterly fascinating! Brandon seems a really interesting fellow, as good a storyteller as Mac, but very different in nature and personal history. Looking forward to hearing more!
Lloyd, I have thoroughly enjoyed the interviews that you have posted thus far, and I'm sure I speak for many when I say I would thoroughly enjoy seeing more from you, as you seem to have a very easy way with letting people tell their complete story while also keeping on track. Keep it up!
Brandon is an absolute legend. So humble and dedicated, can’t believe you two linked up . Great humans all round. The Emperor Protects! Love Brandon a genuine guy with a good heart. I really wish him all the best , hope the Night vision is helping your mates out . Driving at night without night vision with the amount of mines is scary so every little helps. Great video guys .
You can really feel his story through is voice. Different accents come out in different words. This was a great video, Im only half way through but thank you for sharing this experience.
Idk how many subs you've lost over the Ukrainian interviews - but I have found you thanks to them and I loved them, and I loved the rest of your channel (bcz i also love history & litterature) - but i found it all thanks to the inteviews.
I subscribed to your channel, because of that first Ukraine Volunteer Interview that you did! This one is amazing too! Please keep them coming my brother! These first hand information is gold!
Love that you cover these stories. No matter what side you line up on it is still fascinating to hear individuals accounts of events from unique perspectives. Thanks for all you do and don't stress the viewers who take offense to content like this
His Twitter account is semi suspended? It gives a warning and then lets you proceed to his profile, but it doesn’t have any posts or replies. Do you have any idea why?
Brandon's story in the beginning gives me hope, as someone wracked with addiction and depression, struggling to figure out what the fuck to do with my life. thank you for sharing
Find something that makes money, and dive into it. Don't wait to find that "perfect something". Once you start to make money, doing what you feel you are meant to do becomes much easier. It sounds terrible, but that's how the world works.
Lindybeige your talks are amazing. You are a sensible and attentive interviewer, and so apt at finding and talking these interesting individuals. I much enjoy that they get to tell their life story, not just their time in the war. This is instantly a historical document. Keep up the good work, and my hat off for volunteers like this one, who is a true fighter not just in war.
This comment is gold. I got the distinct impression by 2:34 this fella was not going to be content with two weeks holiday a year and a moderately paid job. It’s all so weird. Like watching the foreign volunteers for Yugo wars all over again….stuff like this is a magnet 🧲
I subscribed to this channel bc of this interview w/Brandon! He is doing an Amazing job in/for Ukraine! I look forward to checking out more vids on this channel. Please do more interviews w/Ukrainians! Operator Starsky is Awesome, Rick the Ukrainian is another one to interview. Civ Div too! Thank you for this...
I've said it before, and I'll say it again. This is some of the most important stuff you've ever done. Keep doing it until you can't anymore, and maybe do one more even after that.
There are very good actors in the world. volunteer or mercenary? The Western press should be read or listened to very carefully, the vast majority of their news is lies, terrible unconditional support for NATO, it can't be that good.
Wow. Fantastic content. Informative, and impossible to turn away from. As an American, I really appreciate the outside view of us, lol. We’re not all full of s**t, but there are are quite a few who are. Keep up the good stuff Lindy.
Brandon seems such a good man. I loved his interview on Jake Broe's channel and looking forward to more parts on this, it's more of a deep dive than with Jake. Greetings from Finland!
Well I think people sub to the channel for the other content. I personally think if he wants to do interviews like this he should put them on a separate channel.
@@dennisreynolds1341 the is a channel called Lindybeige where he also uploads dancing tutorials. he can do whatever the fuck he likes as far as i can see
Quality content Lindy; worthy of a very wide audience. You are good at letting them tell their story - a lot of ‘professional’ interviewers simply don’t do that.
Loved this interview with Brandon. Love your style and Brandon's style of story telling. Had a great laugh but very insightful of the situation there. Look forward to part 2
4:33 ive seen quite a few of brandons interviews and i feel like this is the first time ive seen a genuine laugh from him. Hope that means hed doing better mentally
He already has.... oh wait edit im stupid this is lindybeige for some reason i thought we were commenting on a willy beating cancer video my apologies :p i think it would be interesting for lindy to do that
Most of the Russian history is wars, colonialism, fascism, murdering people, propaganda, genocides, linguocides, prisons. The colonial Russian Empire had issued like 130 laws, documents to forbid the Ukrainian language. The USSR was a colonial fascist country. I think that would already be a sufficient piece of information you need to know about Russia. Their soldiers are brainwashed
LB, we do our best. Leaders lead good to war and death. These personal testimonies are very important. Your list subscriber have shown their true character.
@@mindfortress105 One Russian died for every 5 cm² of Bachmut. So for the space your mother's ass can cover, 45 Russians lost their lives. But I'm sure Putin cares a lot while he is sipping champagne in one of his 28 palaces.
I'd be embarrassed to give this interview. This was pathetic. Ukraine is a fourth riech nazi state. Have fun being on the scat side of history like America's confederacy.
One thing these interviews make crystal clear...events like this attract the most fascinating of characters. Whether that's good or bad I leave up to your judgement.
Fantastic interview, I just came across Mr Mitchell's youtube channel. He seems to be a very open and reasonable human being. I also started following you with Mr. Mcdonald's interviews (I think he was the other english volunteer in the Ukraine-Russia war. Anyway, cheers. Thanks for this!
I can listen to this man for ages. The bar, the monastery, the area you lined up at when the Swede shot that father. All of them vivid in my head. He is an amazing storyteller.
He is a mercenary, killing for money. He was foolishly misled. He went to fight for the only nation on earth to have open NAHATZES in their government and military. I.e. AZOV battalion, Denys Poropenko, right sector...ect ect. Now , now how would youre grandparents feel about youre support for this?
I couldn’t’ disagree more. This guy is a pathetic, uninteresting, navel gazer and Lindybeige lets him drone far too long on minute details of his life that are boring and embarrassing.
Normal people don't volunteer for anything. Of course they're going to be quirky and odd. Listening is very informative, no matter how non standard I tell myself I am, these blokes are definitely unique. Unique isn't boring, good work.
What is a normal person? I and many others volunteer at the community gardens, where we grow food for the local food bank. We've got many volunteer groups of all ages doing FireSmart and trail maintenance in the area. We've got volunteer fire fighters, volunteer counselors, volunteer cooks, volunteer tutors, volunteer shelters, volunteer community managers... the list is much longer. There are hundreds of volunteers, at a minimum, in a town of 12K. Rent is high, jobs are few, and we help each other get through.
Thank you both for this in depth conversation, I didn't know that much about your/Brandon's very first days in Ukraine during and after arrival yet; very interesting insights ... and I highly appreciate that Lindybeige lets you tell the full story without interrupting you or asking any leading questions.
Go to ground.news/lindy for breaking news on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Try it out or subscribe through my link before July 31 for 30% off unlimited access, minimising propaganda and media bias.
This is the first of a series of interviews with Brandon Mitchell, a Canadian-born man who has lived in Britain and Sweden, and has travelled the world. He volunteered to help the Ukrainians against the Russian invasion, and tell us his story.
In this fist interview, he deals mainly with why he went, which of necessity includes a summary of his life, and then he relates the complicated procedure, fraught with uncertainties, of leaving his old life, getting to Ukraine during a pandemic, finding the right people there, and making himself useful.
why do you support people who jump at the chance to kill other people ?
@@watch-Dominion-2018 Not people but invaders. The Russians went to kill people. These volunteers went to protect people. Grow up and understand the difference.
Why are you popularizing mercenary work?
@@WorthlessWinner Do you really think that people from the USA, Canada and Britain go to fight in Ukraine for the salary of a Ukrainian soldier?
@@WorthlessWinner Popularizing? He can't interview these people?
"The funny thing about being in Vietnam was I was getting Time magazine.
It came in the mail.
I could read about my war as I was in the middle of it.
I would read what Lyndon Johnson would say, what McNamara and what Russ would say.
I don't know what war they were talking about, but that's not what's going on here."
-Bill Ehrhart, U.S. Marine in Vietnam 1967-'68
George Orwell, Looking back at on the Spanish civil war (1943):
_"Early in life I had noticed that no event is ever correctly reported in a newspaper, but in Spain, for the first time, I saw newspaper reports which did not bear any relation to the facts, not even the relationship which is implied in an ordinary lie. I saw great battles reported where there had been no fighting, and complete silence where hundreds of men had been killed. I saw troops who had fought bravely denounced as cowards and traitors, and others who had never seen a shot fired hailed as the heroes of imaginary victories, and I saw newspapers in London retailing these lies and eager intellectuals building emotional superstructures over events that had never happened. I saw, in fact, history being written not in terms of what happened but of what ought to have happened according to various ‘party lines’."_
@@tubetorpedo that's interesting.
So nothings changed there then .
@@andykyriakides2144 Yep! The big difference of the two wars is that the Warmonger U.S. gov't totally disbanded Russia media and we were only fed the evil U.S. gov't's LIES, LIES, LIES - such as it is an unprovoked war, or that Russia is targeting civilians - when the opposite is true. Scott Ritter or Col Douglas MacGregor are some of the TRUTH tellers of this U.S.-provoked war.
😅😂
Does anyone else find it bizarre how the channel I watched as a kid to learn about Roman battles is now producing interviews of a real ongoing war?
every war becomes history. you just rarely get to get a good first hand account of what actually happened.
@@Agarwaen So this is sort of, precious.
I can imagine some teacher in the future using these interviews for their class lol
Our economics teacher at school during the 1970s would smuggle Bible's into Russia during the summer break. People, political conflict and the bizarre outcomes are the staff of life. Watch how Israeli Me109s fought Egyptian Spitfires during the battle for Israel;
ruclips.net/video/cs6K3ErDPCU/видео.html&feature=share8
It rather lends to how important this event is, yeah?
Another great interview. I really like the way you manage to push in a very gentle way Brandon to tell his story. What i like even more, it's that it's not a story about war, but just about human beings and walking your path in life.
1:26:00 Also Utahans. ;P
In one hundred years from now , these oral histories will be priceless. Keep up the good work.
I was just thinking that
And all of the footage as well. Our technology improves and advances exponentially, and with every war, our ability to document it improves. We can literally watch the battles happening now.
not really, everything is way better documented now
Please don't stop doing these interviews... It might be the best content I've seen on RUclips in years.
I'd agree. His, WillyOAM, and HistoryLegends' interviews.
This interview is great, because it is so strong in showing how militaries and propagandists exploit vulnerable people.
This guy checks every box to become a victim of propaganda. Ex addict lost, no mother, poor and bankruptc financially, trying to find meaning in life, past levels of military brainwashing.
This interview reminds me so heavily of the people who become evangelical fanatics.
These predators always prey on the most vulnerable. Those who are spiritually lost, financially impoverished, et. al.
So sad. But this is real life. These are the victims of the elite using propaganda to fund meaningless proxy wars overseas. The west doesnt care how many of him die.
Like Lindsey Graham said, "We will fight until the very last Ukranian." Until every single one is dead. He just forgot to mention the tiny number of volunteers ending their lives in an inevitable loss too.
They are primary sources for the history books!
@@nowayjosedaniel Ya'll think our society is doomed if we don't find some sort of meaning for life in America anymore? People used to live for the American drink what's the new thing? I just see so many depressed and broken people
I agree.
"Imagine what he can do sober"- probably the funniest part of the interview.
There are very good actors in the world. volunteer or mercenary? The Western press should be read or listened to very carefully, the vast majority of their news is lies, terrible unconditional support for NATO, it can't be that good.
same as my oldest brother..
when sober mainly hold in the brakes when driving…
when gets drunk then drives like a Schumacher😅😅😅😅
I know that man 🤣 thats my mates step dad, he's known to disappear when drinking and ends up on the other side of the bloody planet 🤣
Just to let you know, ive seen him since, he was on my brothers bike with a boombox on his back and a bottle of whiskey in his right hand, at first i thought it WAS my brother as he was passing, i said "alright cammy?" Realised it wasnt him and shouted "aw shite dez i thought you were my brother", he passed by at the speed of light shouting "i am your brother mate" 🤣
Please keep doing these, this is such a valuable perspective and record of events. A great interview from a humble guy.
He had no business interfering in foreign politics. How is one murderer different from another??
Because the Ukraine is a bastion of western values, boygirls (like the leader) and all.
Yes there's a lot of war crimes done by the Ukrainians by what I've seen on telegram
this guy isn't from canada and has never been to ukraine. and you spent 10 bucks or euros or pounds or whatever, sucks to suck
Warmonger?
@@salvatoreventaglio3782 brainwashed, wonder if he changes his mind, after the nazi insignia starts to play on his better nature, which I think he has, but obviously lead into a place where he'll lose his life before long, weather he's lucky or not.
Thanks!
Small world moment. I met Brandon a few weeks ago at a tactical medical course in Florida. A very humble and nice gentleman.
Brandon said he has learned a lot there, especially on how to adapt to combat situations.
Not only to for example follow the MARCH protocol, but also to do it under duress and to chop it op while moving the wounded soldier to safety.
@@martinsmith6049 I feel like doing an unlicensed limited psychology assesment from one video, especially when this guy may be reading the comment section is quite mean. I hope you get over your thing though.
@@BorderKeeper he's got his own channel, i'm sure he's read a lot worse and can tell it comes from a place of concern rather than trying to be rude.
@@martinsmith6049 and the purpose of your comment is what exactly?
I don't think he fought there,he doesn't have even a scratch,I'm thinking about those 1000 bullets in one minutes,maybe he was hiding on trenches😂😂😂
I find your Ukrainian war volunteers interviews fascinating, they are quirky yet interesting, it works so well because you let them speak, I suppose many of them had very different experiences…. Well done…
@@rockyford3Bro what are you talking about?
@@rockyford3 Okay Nazi. You missed your appointment at the Nuremberg
@@Lukeskyhopper It's just your random comment section fascist.
@@Zizuzazuin the wild..
@@rockyford3projection 😂
I love how the initial awkwardness and pain subsides and we see more of Brandon.
He really found his groove as it went on
I love this guy. Working the steps myself and am 60 days sober now
🙂 Congratulations!! 🍀🍀🍀
Congratulations! 60 days is a milestone! Keep fighting!
@@northernlightsandsirens4230 thank you so much l!! Im almost to 11 months now
@@Thomas-uv2zl One month away from a HUGE milestone!! Congratulations and keep that fight going! The two year milestone is when things really change up. My old addictions doc told me this and he was right. Keep that fight going! YOU CAN DO THIS!
Been there myself. 14 years in recovery from being heavy into it and now working as an Addictions Counsellor in corrections.
Good for you. 47 years here
I have been in Ukraine for two weeks for humanitarian aid. Been able to talk to lots of soldiers. Your first series of interviews was a big inspiration for coming. Glad to see more voices going out to your audience
Thank you for your help!
Duzhe dyakuyu :)
Is there a way to go to ukraine and join one of those groups for non combat related stuff as a foreigner?
@@betosiordia8432 probably start messaging NGOs.
Maybe the UN has a list of orgs that operate in a humanitarian capacity in the Ukraine.
Very thankful for your help! 🙏
I feel like you've not just provided the people with an interview, you've provided this man with an outlet for a lot of complicated feelings and baggage.
Laying it all out like that in front of someone who can help make sense of it all is a healing experience.
Very much agreed.
It’s incredible how Lloyd can crack a few jokes and lower the tension while remaining absolutely respectful. I don’t want to project, but the interviewee seems like someone who struggles with self esteem, and I imagine it must be hard to think of oneself as some great war hero and that you should be taken 100% seriously.
Especially knowing it will be broadcast to the vast majority of the global audience.
Hope this makes up for some of the lost subscribers. This interview work you are doing is so important. Really some of the best and most eye-opening information I've seen about the war.
Lindy seems to be doing something I don’t see in the US Or Commonwealth countries and that’s a genuine attempt and desire to have a raw interview with volunteers for this war. Kudos to your support
What is this about subs? I noticed im not subbed anymore and i dont remember unsubbing. RUclips trolling again?
@@niksonrex88youtube un-subcribed me from this channel.
I'm back.
Slava Ukrainia ✌️ 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 ✌️
I love these interviews that showcase “ordinary” people because the more you dig into an ordinary persons story you realize that even though there not a celebrity they have an amazing story to tell. Even better than the majority celebrity stories.
The thing is, although celebrities appear to have wild, crazy, fun lives, it’s entirely down to media manipulation. In reality apart from being well travelled they have full pr teams washing almost everything they do down essentially making everything bland.
volunteer or mercenary? The Western press should be read or listened to very carefully, the vast majority of their news is lies, terrible unconditional support for NATO, it can't be that good.
There are very good actors in the world. volunteer or mercenary? The Western press should be read or listened to very carefully, the vast majority of their news is lies, terrible unconditional support for NATO, it can't be that good.
How is someone that volunteers in a foreign war, ordinary? Ordinary people finish school and work a 9-5 until retirement.
I legitimately feel that these interviews will have a great deal of value for the future, it is good to preserve first-hand accounts of these events
Lindy is doing a service for humanity
@@econ6610 interviewing soldiers about their experience has nothing to with nato lmao
Definitely. Great value to the western audience, if you are not brainwashed enough by the western media these stories will definitely make you volunteer in NATOs next war, proxy or not.
@@econ6610 I hope he will.
And no, interviewing someone=! Endorsing someone
You are just coping
@@Japcsali simple question. Wud he interview German Nazi soldier in similarly friendly way?
I was happy that You interviewed him too. The mix of what he is telling in the Interviews can change depending who sits in front of him. The 4-5 part Interview with the other Ukraine-veteran was great. Dont understand the people that unsubscribed. We are living history!
People do not want to support nazi lovers
Yeah, you can bet he would of never said they were hiding and using a orthodox monastery as a base in some msm or another pro ukranian bs
Yeah, Big Mac was also a hilarious story teller. Brandon is a bit more humble, but you really get the feeling that he is sharing his honest appraisals of the situations he found himself in.
There are Westerners that support Russia, hence the the unsubscriptions. It is still weird though because these interviews are totally unbiased, but I guess they don't like Bindy interviewing people that put their life on the line and go fight for Ukraine, whether as a paramedic or a combatant. He would have had some Russian subscribers too.
I think it is pretty obvious why people unsubscribed, if you do not understand that, then you surely must be willfully ignorant
I cannot believe people would Unsubscribe because of these videos! They are amazing, keep it up lindy we all love you
Why do people say about unsubscibe this the best vid I seen for long
@@jaybarnes6736 absolutely! It's wild, if anything I think subscriber count should increase at this amazing content
I guess some people want to shut out the world and only look at history, despite this being ground zero for it. Also, I’d image that Lindy’s previous content occasionally attracted a certain kind of person who does not look favourably on Ukraine.
Most of them are just Russian bots pretending. The numbers speak for themselves.
Heck, someone like Perun went from like 10K views on some videos, to nearly 450K subscribers and 58+ million views over this war.
@@nvelsen1975
Do you believe theres no such thing as Western bots ?
How many news channels have changed their set colours to blue and yellow, or have the flag on their paper ?
What is a BOT ?
Someone who has a different opinion to the Queen Bot ?
This was posted on 16 July, 2023. I certainly do think it is one of the best interviews I have ever seen with Brandon! And I have found every one I possibly could by reading Brandon’s RUclips Community pages, following breadcrumbs 🔍, searching RUclips, And searching podcasts until I found some very very interesting interviews with Brandon! But you, sir, have excelled! Thank you for letting Brandon be himself and speak from the heart!!
But it’s been 6 weeks now. Dear Lindybeige, could we please, pretty please, please with a cherry on top, finally have Part 2?? 💙🙏🏽💛🍰
Started a little awkward, but as he warmed up and got more confident this became quite a good watch.
These interviews are some of your greatest content. Keep it up, Lindy.
They are great because they are interviews with ordinary people who have been in extraordinary situations. We simply don't hear near enough from real people, just empty twaddle from mindless 'celebs'.
@@jimdavis8391 100% true! Rite on the money....👍🏾
The interviewer was the only one that seemed awkward to me
@@dannywholuv No, he's just English.
@@jimdavis8391 well, thats awkward 😅
YES! I've been waiting so long for this! Brandon is a soldier's soldier, like Joe, and an extremely hard worker. So glad to see him in this crossover. He is very transparent about where his donations toward the war goes so I would urge all supporters to check out his content.
Fuck AZOV Nazi Battalion
Seconding this. Brandon is the real deal.
@@ThatSockmonkey Hooolyfiiiiieeeld!!!
Lloyd has just a hint of sarcastic snarkiness and cheek that is both very British and very subtle. I love it. It's ever so slightly mean, but also quite witty.
I'm not sure if you're aware, but Lloyd actually holds the current Guinness record for world's most British man.
I describe him to friends as if you were to mix Hugh Laurie and John Cleese you get Lindybeige.
@@mikelegault9344 Damn, that's very accurate
@@mikelegault9344 i'd say rowan atkinson, michael palin and laurence olivier. Paha
It';s not mean-spirited it's just the way a lot of brits are, sarcastic. I'm not sure about 'snark' though
Thank you @Lindybeige for these interviews. You're fantastic at this, not being overwhelming or overbearing - just gwntle, kind and curious, nudging folks into talking about difficult, tough and intimate stuff.
Brandon seems like a beautiful person too - really great to see someone being so honest about their life, the good and the bad.
As a Swede it was nice hearing of what happened over there, even with the unfortunate ricochet. As someone who is following this war at a safe distance I greatly appreciate these interviews. Thanks.
I really feel these interviews that Lindy is doing are a service to the world
If they stay available it will be interesting to look back and marvel at the sheer delusion....
I'd quite enjoy an interview with a Russian deserter, or even a Westerner that volunteered to fight against the West.
Just to get a balanced view. I'm finding it quite difficult to hear honesty from both sides.
@@realMaverickBuckley What are you talking about?
NATO, EU, RUSSIA and the non-Ukrainian President of Ukraine Zelenskyy all don't give a rats ass about Ukraine and were more than happy to turn Ukraine into a perpetual warzone.
Suddenly all the white hating Americans and western politicians care about Ukrainian people despite Ukraine never recovering from the USSR and being nothing more than an eternally corrupt prostitution and human trafficking rife third world country prior to the Russian Invasion.
You are getting a balanced view.
Ukraine is basically just a tool of the EU as are many other countries.
The Azov battalion was even entirely funded by America as an intelligence gathering service.
This became obvious when investigations into bombed Azov barracks revealed Imported American cars, guns, bullet proof vests, stickers, computers etc.
So America created a fake nazi group in Ukraine in order to spy on European radicals.
That's nuts.
There is no good side in this conflict.
He's weird af bro.
@@realMaverickBuckleyI can't believe those who loves Putin. Putin is from KGB
The best coverage and storytelling of any media about what the war in Ukraine has actually been like, bravo Lindy, Brandon, and Joe for such fantastic work!
You should go to the Ukraine as well.
@@dick_richards I would definitely be of no help unfortunately, for medical reasons
@dominicallen1300 I don't believe in going to kill people in wars, created by corrupt globalists (both sides work together in every war, especially this one) so that Blackrock and Monsanto can have all the agricultural rights to the most fertal growing land on earth. Not to mention 350,000 dead Ukrainian men. And at least 10 million left the country. But Zelenski is a hero in high heels.
The whole thing is completely retarded, and all a lie.
I was being sarcastic about going too, btw....
A very enlightening interview Lloyd, thank you for having done this.
Warm greetings from the Netherlands🇳🇱.
I am in absolute AWE of you, Lloyd, for making such varied and engaging content. As for Brandon, I’d urge everyone to support him as much as possible as he’s trying to raise funds for night-vision goggles which apparently are desperately sought after. God bless both of you and keep you safe and groovy. Much love. Grub xxx
One would think that hundreds of billions of aid would have that covered. I guess those mansions of Zelensky and his pals are not going to build themselves.
@@joek600 No one believes you. More importantly, learning to think for yourself has benefits.
@@cliodyncycwatch924yeah it actually does have benefits to think for yourself, something you will never learn 🫢 Ukraine is the most liberal, free and democratic country in the world, with no corruption at all!!!!! 😵💫
@@joek600 Uncle Joe -Joek600ski
@@richardb22 all this effort to come up basically with a Polish nickname for me? Lol you guys should not be allowed anywhere, your ignorance is mind boggling
I have been following Brandon's channel since just after he started it. Outside of the incredible work that he does, he is also very good at showing the humanity of the people involved on the ground just by filming day to day events and interviews with his friends. It gives a view of the war which is rarely seen.
Yeah I love the guy I also have been following him since he started he's a true hero with a humble attitude towards life and he's also a very very funny guy that will make you laugh no matter where you're at
Dang Brandon is a good story teller. I'm riveted. This is a much more personal story that I find easier to relate to. I'm really transported by the imagery he delivers.
Sometimes I like a ton of details. Like no amount is too much. Was kind of feeling differently here. However, I felt he could have moved it along a bit at times. Which is odd since I’ve liked his other videos. I loved the story once we got into Ukraine though.
disagree totally, but still a valuable bit of documentary work
@@janvanhoyk8375 I found myself fast forwarding constantly.
@janvanhoyk8375 He watched the music video and really loves Zelenski, and He got obsessed and emotional with the situation.
Totally no mental illness.
@@The_ZeroLineHe's a true Zelenski Bro.
Slava High heels 👠
You know someone is a good person when they say "... none of that Tik Tok bollocks ..." - excellent interview as usual :-)
I'm a Russian, former Hindu, living in Germany, watching an Englishman interview a Canadian on the Ukrainian war. Gotta love this world!
This world would be much better place if your beloved president wouldn't lost his mind and went berserk on the whole civilized world.
Anyone is allowed to support the free world. Even former Russians
Rebuild the home of your blood. Take your skills and make your people better, stronger, and less inclined to this madness in the future.
@@Double_Vision History repeats itself. Every generation has its hubris.
@Double_Vision and you'll Uninstaller Joe Biden and get America off its war addiction!
Yeah, get real
I've been following Brandon's channel since early on, and out of all the interviews this is possibly the best/my favorite so far!... Lindy very rarely intervening, which makes for a complete picture of Brandon's story, allowing for details that are often decided by the host to be irrelevant or a bit far off topic, but it's often those details or anecdotes that transform an interview into something special, instead of just another interview... Great work Lindy! Looking forward to part 2! 👍(I may be slightly biased because I'm also a long-time Lindybeige watcher/subscriber... But we'll just ignore that factor 🤫) Thanks for helping Brandon get his story out! (I also hear he's now friends with Joe/Big Mac too, which is also great to hear 👍)
This is hilarious! Brandon is a story teller! Thank you, Lindybeige.
Been following Brandon since dec last year. I dont donate easily but his network feels like real ones. He was brutally honest when he said he did social media for money only (for fundraising). He is too connected to people fighting in roughest parts Donbas and a fighter in general. Sometimes he has too high expectations of himself, but he also made made impossible fundraising projects poßible. I like him because of his no nonsense-make-it work network. These take the heaviest toll on the ground. I never felt doubt about his intentions in Ukraine with the funds, i feel it goes directly to those what workers needs. I love these interviews!!
I absolutely love these interviews and I do hope that you will bring us more interesting characters Lindy.
Thank you, all of you - the volunteers that went and help, those that provided funds and sent whatever they could, and you who brought us their stories.
Also thank you for combating propaganda, its an important front and its a damn shame we let it fall to the hands of our oligarchy that would do anything for a few extra bucks...
That first part was hard to listen to. Maybe I'm putting too much of my own struggles into his head, but it sounds like he cannot live with himself unless he does the utmost moral thing ever. I wish him self love.
"I suppose I don't know exactly what an American is supposed to look like... But you know it when you see one". As an American.... I get it. It's the faint sound of a bald eagle screeching in the background when we enter the room (which is actually a red-tailed hawk).
Wonderful interview as always! Please keep them coming!
They just chirp alot its weird
Actually it’s bigger than life , loud … I’m here .. that’s the American
Americans are talking from their throat, chewing gum and smoking Marlboro cigarettes at the same time. They all come with a cowboy hat, too.
Except this guy is not "Canadian".
Just like Big Mac, this guy is an amazing story teller, really enjoyed his interview
Previous one was 10x better .. but alright
Glad you got a chance to have Brandon on, please keep this format. Its important to get stories from the front lines.
that was captivating, he started really kinda awkward but after a short moment really settled in and told his account. I was very much glued to the screen, can't wait for the next part.
The Ukraine soldier interviews may have cost you viewers Lindy but they also brought in new subs and viewers that discovered and enjoy your older videos as well…..like me.
Finally I get to hear Brandon’s backstory! Enjoying the story - so glad there is more to come.
your interviews are amasing. Thank you Lindy and thank you Brandon i think i look up to you doing something so brave.
In case you're worried about loosing subscribers rest assured there's plenty more of us who're only that much more keen on watching these interviews, utterly fascinating! Brandon seems a really interesting fellow, as good a storyteller as Mac, but very different in nature and personal history. Looking forward to hearing more!
I think it was more of a nice story towards his sponsor than a worry on his mind.
He's only losing the shit and morally bankrupt ones, no real loss.
@B.D.E. I'm not pro-Ukraine and I still find these interviews fascinating. I highly doubt Lloyd is losing any subs.
If people don't like interviews, they can just ignore them.
I only found this channel because of these interviews, I'm sure there are many more
Great interview Lindy. Really enjoy your style of interview as well. Very unintrusive. Thanks and looking forward to watching the next parts.
Lloyd, I have thoroughly enjoyed the interviews that you have posted thus far, and I'm sure I speak for many when I say I would thoroughly enjoy seeing more from you, as you seem to have a very easy way with letting people tell their complete story while also keeping on track. Keep it up!
Brandon is an absolute legend. So humble and dedicated, can’t believe you two linked up . Great humans all round. The Emperor Protects! Love Brandon a genuine guy with a good heart. I really wish him all the best , hope the Night vision is helping your mates out . Driving at night without night vision with the amount of mines is scary so every little helps. Great video guys .
We want every Ukrainian soldier to be safe, but ESPECIALLY Max, who told him about the Thermal Scopes.
Tzeentch did a number on you my friend.
You can really feel his story through is voice. Different accents come out in different words.
This was a great video, Im only half way through but thank you for sharing this experience.
Idk how many subs you've lost over the Ukrainian interviews - but I have found you thanks to them and I loved them, and I loved the rest of your channel (bcz i also love history & litterature) - but i found it all thanks to the inteviews.
Please continue all of these interviews if you can! The value of them are immense.
I subscribed to your channel, because of that first Ukraine Volunteer Interview that you did! This one is amazing too! Please keep them coming my brother! These first hand information is gold!
Love that you cover these stories. No matter what side you line up on it is still fascinating to hear individuals accounts of events from unique perspectives. Thanks for all you do and don't stress the viewers who take offense to content like this
This is an excellent interview. It's always interesting to hear Brandon.
I've been subscribed to Brandon for a while now, some of his videos are scary and heartwarming, I highly recommend watching his videos.
Brandon Mitchell is so open and honest, a natural comic and friend... @ukraine_tbic { { *tbic* = the best i can
Also _this boy is crazy works.
His Twitter account is semi suspended? It gives a warning and then lets you proceed to his profile, but it doesn’t have any posts or replies. Do you have any idea why?
@@bongertube if you post Ukr hot zone posts even if its weeks after things happend Twitter will remove it for security reasons and flag your account
Please do more interviews with other volunteers- everyone’s perspectives are so different but all leading to the same place. Fascinating.
Brandon's story in the beginning gives me hope, as someone wracked with addiction and depression, struggling to figure out what the fuck to do with my life. thank you for sharing
Find something that makes money, and dive into it. Don't wait to find that "perfect something".
Once you start to make money, doing what you feel you are meant to do becomes much easier.
It sounds terrible, but that's how the world works.
@@letsdothis9063 Hmm, sounds like finding a way to get addicted to money instead.
@@janbo8331Money is useful, I find having a quantity of it amounts to having a big bag full of 'eff offs'.
Thanks so much for creating and sharing this informative video. Great job. Keep it up.
Slava Ukraini
Some of the best content on youtube, thanks Lindybeige for this interview. Can't wait for part 2.
Lindybeige your talks are amazing. You are a sensible and attentive interviewer, and so apt at finding and talking these interesting individuals. I much enjoy that they get to tell their life story, not just their time in the war. This is instantly a historical document. Keep up the good work, and my hat off for volunteers like this one, who is a true fighter not just in war.
Just comes to show that you can be in the middle of Ukraine or the middle of the Ottoman Empire and you'll still run into a drunk Scotsman.
Grand people, Scotsmen.
This comment is gold. I got the distinct impression by 2:34 this fella was not going to be content with two weeks holiday a year and a moderately paid job. It’s all so weird. Like watching the foreign volunteers for Yugo wars all over again….stuff like this is a magnet 🧲
I subscribed to this channel bc of this interview w/Brandon! He is doing an Amazing job in/for Ukraine! I look forward to checking out more vids on this channel. Please do more interviews w/Ukrainians! Operator Starsky is Awesome, Rick the Ukrainian is another one to interview. Civ Div too! Thank you for this...
Great interview so far..really gets into the guys experience and his day to day life. cant wait till part 2. keep up the good work
I've said it before, and I'll say it again. This is some of the most important stuff you've ever done. Keep doing it until you can't anymore, and maybe do one more even after that.
Bradon is a great guy. I've been eagerly checking your page every day since he teased this interview weeks ago. Glad it's finally here!
Well your guest is not rambling,but is kind to tell a great testemoni.and thank you to the Canadian young man,and i whish him the best in the future.👍
very well done on your new sponsorship - I think your Ukraine interviews are some of your best work
There are very good actors in the world. volunteer or mercenary? The Western press should be read or listened to very carefully, the vast majority of their news is lies, terrible unconditional support for NATO, it can't be that good.
Wow. Fantastic content. Informative, and impossible to turn away from. As an American, I really appreciate the outside view of us, lol. We’re not all full of s**t, but there are are quite a few who are. Keep up the good stuff Lindy.
Brandon seems such a good man. I loved his interview on Jake Broe's channel and looking forward to more parts on this, it's more of a deep dive than with Jake. Greetings from Finland!
Brandon, thank you from Ukraine, you are a great man
L.B.
You're Ukraine Foreign Volunteer interviews are all Fantastic.
Unbelievable that people would unsub because of you wonderfully neutral style interviews!
Do you really care about putinoids unsubbing? Channel will do much better without em.
Well he did claim the Guardian newspaper was only 'slightly' left wing.
Well I think people sub to the channel for the other content. I personally think if he wants to do interviews like this he should put them on a separate channel.
Then there is also the possibility to not view the videos you aren't interested in. Subscribing is no obligation to view everything, you know. 😊
@@dennisreynolds1341 the is a channel called Lindybeige where he also uploads dancing tutorials. he can do whatever the fuck he likes as far as i can see
Quality content Lindy; worthy of a very wide audience. You are good at letting them tell their story - a lot of ‘professional’ interviewers simply don’t do that.
Loved this interview with Brandon. Love your style and Brandon's style of story telling. Had a great laugh but very insightful of the situation there. Look forward to part 2
I sincerely hope that you’re able to release more of these interviews as they are incredibly interesting and illuminating. Excellent work.
4:33 ive seen quite a few of brandons interviews and i feel like this is the first time ive seen a genuine laugh from him. Hope that means hed doing better mentally
I love his no-nonsense "I will tell the truth and nothing but the truth" approach. Especially with his let's say storied life.
"truth"
@@GaiusCaligula234 what wasn't true?
@@yomer355i find the tinder reasoning sketchy, but probably just didn't want his gf to know about it
@@Japcsali He's honest about what's going on. That's a rare quality.
@@yomer355
Ignore the trolls. Most of what Brandon is talking about is document on video anyway... But some people will even dispute that.
Can you interview someone who fought on the Russian side? That kind of balanced approach would be epic.
He already has.... oh wait edit im stupid this is lindybeige for some reason i thought we were commenting on a willy beating cancer video my apologies :p i think it would be interesting for lindy to do that
"History legends" " willi I am" both have good interviews from a Russians perspective
Most of the Russian history is wars, colonialism, fascism, murdering people, propaganda, genocides, linguocides, prisons. The colonial Russian Empire had issued like 130 laws, documents to forbid the Ukrainian language. The USSR was a colonial fascist country.
I think that would already be a sufficient piece of information you need to know about Russia. Their soldiers are brainwashed
Looking forward to this video. Awesome format, really liked your previous interview series.
LB, we do our best. Leaders lead good to war and death. These personal testimonies are very important. Your list subscriber have shown their true character.
You don't have to be an angel all your life. Just be an angel when it counts.
Yeah, when it's time to die to make the rich richer😂
@@mindfortress105 You are incredibly smart
A Greek rebel from the time of the independents war ones said " all my life I have been a devil, now I have to become an angel"
@@mindfortress105 like Wagner boss sending in a human wave to die?
@@mindfortress105
One Russian died for every 5 cm² of Bachmut. So for the space your mother's ass can cover, 45 Russians lost their lives.
But I'm sure Putin cares a lot while he is sipping champagne in one of his 28 palaces.
Thanks brother for everything ❤❤❤be safe ✊️💪🇱🇰🫡
Wow. Didn't expect this to continue so soon. Thank you. And thank Brandon for serving. Our country is proud of you!!!
I'd be embarrassed to give this interview. This was pathetic. Ukraine is a fourth riech nazi state. Have fun being on the scat side of history like America's confederacy.
speak for yourself. Knowing the corruption behind this conflict...i think he's a total mug!
Please take the 8 bio weapon in your arm 💉 and put a face dipper on your face 🤡
@@Spindlegrind cry harder
@@SpindlegrindMove to Russia and go fight for them or stfu.
One thing these interviews make crystal clear...events like this attract the most fascinating of characters. Whether that's good or bad I leave up to your judgement.
It makes sense
Fantastic interview, I just came across Mr Mitchell's youtube channel. He seems to be a very open and reasonable human being. I also started following you with Mr. Mcdonald's interviews (I think he was the other english volunteer in the Ukraine-Russia war. Anyway, cheers. Thanks for this!
This is one of the most interesting things I've watched in a very long time. Can't wait for part two. Thank you!
Brandon got his own channel. Brandon Mitchell.
I can listen to this man for ages. The bar, the monastery, the area you lined up at when the Swede shot that father. All of them vivid in my head. He is an amazing storyteller.
He is a mercenary, killing for money. He was foolishly misled.
He went to fight for the only nation on earth to have open NAHATZES in their government and military. I.e. AZOV battalion, Denys Poropenko, right sector...ect ect. Now , now how would youre grandparents feel about youre support for this?
I couldn’t’ disagree more. This guy is a pathetic, uninteresting, navel gazer and Lindybeige lets him drone far too long on minute details of his life that are boring and embarrassing.
Incredible interview. Incredible guy. Excellent interviewing.
I can't wait to see the next part. These conversation videos are great.
These are some of the best insights into this war, big up Lindy
Great interview. Just letting him tell his story, as someone that was there, was fascinating.
Jolly good! Seeing another one of these is exciting! More to come hopefully.
Followed Brandon for a while now, and you since ... well, now I feel a lot older.
Good talk.
Brandon’s story was fascinating. He speaks very well. A likeable bloke ima.
Normal people don't volunteer for anything. Of course they're going to be quirky and odd. Listening is very informative, no matter how non standard I tell myself I am, these blokes are definitely unique. Unique isn't boring, good work.
What is a normal person? I and many others volunteer at the community gardens, where we grow food for the local food bank. We've got many volunteer groups of all ages doing FireSmart and trail maintenance in the area. We've got volunteer fire fighters, volunteer counselors, volunteer cooks, volunteer tutors, volunteer shelters, volunteer community managers... the list is much longer. There are hundreds of volunteers, at a minimum, in a town of 12K. Rent is high, jobs are few, and we help each other get through.
I volunteer, nothing major just for a local charity. Id hope it's not to abnormal. Volunteering to go to war is another kettle of fish though
As an American, I love this guy's impression of an American! 🤣
Holding the rifle too 👏
Think the term is mid Atlantic...........sounds more Irish than anything else
@@404-u5fI know what you mean. I’d say there’s some Welsh in there too. Really strong at times.
Sounds Irish to me . Pure BS merchant .
Everybody likes to stereotype the Americans, even the Americans. 😉
Good to hear more from your improving interviewing style, these are fascinating to hear and you really do let the person talk.
Thank you both for this in depth conversation, I didn't know that much about your/Brandon's very first days in Ukraine during and after arrival yet; very interesting insights ... and I highly appreciate that Lindybeige lets you tell the full story without interrupting you or asking any leading questions.