Ukraine's teens living underground to stay alive | Unreported World
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- The teenagers who live underground: Ukraine invested billions in infrastructure projects for the 2012 European football championships. But while the fans enjoyed the facilities, most of them didn't know that living around them - and beneath their feet - were young homeless people left on their own to survive dangerous, subterranean lives. Marcel Theroux went to Kiev to meet the children in 2012.
This episode first aired on 18/05/2012.
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"I might be invisible but I exist". Wow, raw power.
frank smith We exist is what he actually said
LMAO You're a simpleton if you found that statement to be "profound" 😂
Your not in visible God sees you, faith,,,
He don't have any documents, nobody even knows about him, he is living underground. Of course he is gonna be invisible.
@@nenadkaranovic204 thats kind of why he said it... huh.
"I might be invisible, but I exist." Yes you do, brother. You are alive. My best to all of them.
Yeh. That hit hard. ✌️❤️✌️
Yes! But he probably acknowledges people that only match his lifestyle/social status!
Will never forget when I was once homeless in NYC at the age of 19 during winter.
Real enlightening
I did real good with my high school education and diploma, better than most college graduates.
Sometimes I think that I've been fortunate to live in "the land of opportunity" , but LA and San Francisco have their homeless people too.
@A curious Jaggi fr lol
I've been homeless and also squatted in abandon houses and warehouses for years. I got a second chance in life now have my own two bedroom apartment and kitten my prayer was answered
I'm glad life turned around for you.
I have future news for you; that kitten would turn out into a cat
@@sallylemon5835 yes... That's to be expected lol
This made me cry I'm so happy for you
What made u cry may I ask?
How is nobody talking about the fact that one of the children is walking around with an OPEN stab wound!?
Wait witch one? Like timestamp?
6:12
@@venezuelanpoodlemoth2853 thank you!
That kid is %99 dead right now thats not kind of injury that can heal itself and its very easy for it to be infected
@@teomancakar3831 that's just sad
Imagine having to pay bribes just to get an ID or Birth Certificate.
When Stalin starved the whole of ukraine then no money was left no people were left no one cared dumb people went into charge and it will take many years for specifically ukraine to catch up with the world
Mathew Kedzieski What!? Uh duh everyone has to pay a fee but bribery not even close, nice try tho. Now voter suppression, maybe. Lost my SS, got it back in a month, so I'd hardly say its anywhere close to that... and it was free!
That was the weakest reply ever. I was waiting for some idiot to say that very thing.
That's a norm,for communist and post communist, they abuse their power,everywhere they can.
That's why there is a fee,so no need for bribery
I'm more amazed at their ingenuity, resourcefulness, survivability, hardiness, wills, and spirits.
In India, we have a few big slums, which were actually waste dump grounds or marshlands. Then migrand people from faar away States comes there for work and build their own houses. Then they turn it into a small, crowded City.
Most of those slums are now a great place to live even though crowded and are creating many billionaires.
We human will adapt. Many of us can even improve.
if they would drop that glue they could really make it far even from where they stand, but i dont blame them for not saying no to the glue, theres just too many people around them doing it.
If their government train their as soldier , i believe they'll be special force soldier with tough heart
@@dinil5566 Indeed!!!!! I like that mindset!
@@dinil5566 its very true....here in bangalore the rajendra nagar slum is completely inhabited by people from the very poor central and east central states such as chattisgarh and bihar.....these people are very resourceful....if only their states werent as corrupt as they are
And suddenly my own life dont seem so bad after all..
Damn, the things we sometimes takes for granted
Ya man
Family, food, shelter, healthcare, education, safety, employment, and what ever you have. Thats why they say be grateful for what you have. You might not able to control the outside situation but you can control how to deal with them for sure if not just try your best.
Never put down your own struggles because someone has it worse. Just because you arent living in the worst conditions possible doesn't mean your suffering isn't as real as theirs.
@fucking random And? There are multiple videos on the internet that show much worse situations.
GurrKing
If you are in a abusive relationship don’t hesitate to get out just because they are living way worse than you doesn’t mean you have to say in something like that.
Everyone’s struggles are different.
@@yaznarerkinsaw1914 Depends on the person though, i feel better by putting down mine, feel more blessed and loved. suffering does exists but it's our choice to own it, to feel or to just admit the existence without being one
I was adopted from the Ukraine at a very young age, knowing this could have very been my life is definitely humbling even with the hardships of the upbringing I did have here in America
That is a common practice here yes. I hope it makes you a little bit happier to know kids like you are a pretty common occurrence. They found their homes like you did
America is the same shit lol. You had to be adopted by europe
@@professionalshittalker no it's not lol
@@professionalshittalker your name certainly does fit your comment
@@professionalshittalker ‘aMeRiCa iS tHe sAmE sHiT’ - kid raised in a gated community
Looks so cold and miserable no wonder they sniff glue to escape reality
marker horrible horrid shit go down outside but simple fact is that some form of what you see here is going on in UK-US-europe-far east-middle East.sad sadly but the world is a dark n dank place if your in the wrong place.
Even in Zurich switzerland there are places like this.. ive saw many things while i was addicted to Heroin and wandered the streets
Meanwhile nearly everyone thinks swiss ppl live 99% in wellfare
@@gavtriggs664 Sad but true, even in a wealthy country like UK there are homeless people begging everywhere you go, every day I go to work in central London I see at least 4 or 5 people begging for money, but government keeps cutting funding for welfare and such things...
If I was in their place, I would move to Russia to join the army, but the problem is getting to the Russian federation, and than being allowed to stay... If it would not work, I would just try to get to Belorus, and join the army there, or try to flee to Poland
Guy: Gets stabbed
Hospital: Yes, we treat stab wounds...But... *no* ...just no
“Can you help me?!?!” “Well, yes, but actually no.”
That wound was badly infected he need medical attention by the look of it he’s probably got a killer fever literally
@Faust 88 When you're so numb against the world. You literally can't feel a thing.
@@dansmith7465 you can actually buy it on amazon. or just use iodine, but i think i read that brilliant green actually does something as well.
@bryan diaz varela can't he use his iPhone? and ask his mom for credit card
this Is the real journalism...
I hope that's a joke. The dude is a pussy. Then he tries to condemn them for how they live but they've got no other way to live.
@@TheRisskee He is reporter. It's not his duty to help streetkids in ukraine, and theres so many of them. Atleast he brought this up. Just tell ukraine goverment to wake the fuck up.
yeah really good questions "what kind of life is this?" and "why do you live like that?"..
@@d3athless415 I know! Seriously! So stupid! Lol
@@tuhmitsu I never said it was his duty, what I mean is his questions and statements suck. Lol Sure, it's good that the world sees this but asking them why they live the way they live after they've already told him a million times is repetitive/redundant. And then he says things akin to "you know this isn't a good way to live" and they're like "no shit, dude!"
Many people are asking what the kids are doing now... sadly we lost touch with them very soon after making this film. They often changed phones, got new sim cards and moved from place to place. They were amazing kids but sadly lost in their world - building friendships and losing them when they moved. I think of them often - i hope if they ever read this they can get in touch. Many of them would be in their early 20s now...., signed, Suemay, director x
Great Documentary Suemay Oram. Once the war is over would you go and do a documentary on a similar topic and where are those kids now?
@@ivwireless3705 I would def go back - wish the kids would get in touch somehow , one day
@penguinnips probably but the actual director would most likely say the same thing
Has the govt done anything since then?
My God did I just find an actual journalist?
He got a brother named louis theroux who is good journalism himself
@@Suomi91 Really appreciate the recommendation it's so difficult finding actual Journalist with even a shred of integrity.
@@Suomi91 wow i knew this man looked familiar but couldnt place it....now you mentioned his brother it wad a light bulb moment i recommend louis journalism highly he also is not afraid to come forward if he is wrong with a past thought or opinion especially in regards to the two jimmy savile documents he made
His brother is better
Indeed he is! You can also check out documentaries by Kara David and Howie Severino. They're all journal masterpieces showcasing social concerns, culture, and scenes behind a society's progress.
The more I learn about the world, the more I hate it.
Griffith Williams I mean westerners hate children so no surprise they abuse them. Imagine giving entire generation of youngster a name. Just so you can belittle them. Western culture has a thing for insulting children that does not hold up to the previous one. Anything the new generation does and the old one disagrees, the old will belittle them to make themselves feel superior.
@@232Invoker It is a problem everywhere and if you think its just westerners then you're an idiot.
Last Days. Get a Bible. Read and pray. Surrender to Jesus Christ. He is coming back. God will take His children out of here.
Yeah bro fk it
I think you missspeled. You wanted to say: "The more I learn about mankind, the more I hate it"
Because the chaotic beauty of this world is what keeps my hope up, and let me be blind for hate. The world could be a paradise
A real journalist right here. Gets his hands dirty to do reporting.
Cool as Cucumber a real busybody, airs other peoples laundry for profit, now authorities can see this and come crack down on these kids.
Coretta Hattereaux believe me, authorities is don't fckn care at all
Cool as Cucumber
Takes after his brother I guess.
Coretta Hattereaux “crack down on these kids” lmfao you snowflake. What makes you think the government wants to pay for these children to be jailed? You don’t think they know they’re there?
Coretta Hatteraux Bro someone could get beaten to a pulp and the cops would barely blink. The only people the government cares to arrest are those they can get money from.
The government could have solved the homeless crisis with the amount they spent on that stadium.
The money that was taken of the top. 10% of the money put aside would have built the stadium.
Why didn't that money go to rebuilding the east?
@@Paid2Win Why do you think?
Its shocking that these guys have better hygiene than some of my classmates who have everything
These guys absolutely need to have good hygiene to not get sick. The more luxury, space and better overall health you have, the less crucial hygiene becomes, as disgusting as it sounds.
Diseases like cholera would take over quickly if they let their hygiene slide.
@@JuneAnne-Tifa-jz7fg ok boomer
@@JuneAnne-Tifa-jz7fg boomer is mindset. and i wasnt making fun of them.
@@lolatJESS well you havent seen or smelt my classmates
@@lolatJESS yea ive been in bad places too please dont assume so much. thank you.
"No money, no medicine" this is how our world works. Sad reality.
All designed by the elites.
@@ursulasmith6402 not only the elites, in the US it's also the dumb conservative base that thinks healthcare should be a matter thats handled privately and by unregulated corporations. In Ukraine it's just limitless corruption allowing it
I'm so grateful I live in a country with a mostly free healthcare system
Not all of the world.
@@dcoing1907 ? In canada the healthcare is free even for the homeless...
“Vanya has adopted a litter of puppies.” legend
Even with few resources he would look after these puppies. This guy is a legend
Sorry for breaking the spell, but they're his investition - or rather a quick buck. 'Till they are cute he can sell them on the street.
@@maciejrostafinski7367 he still takes care of them though
@@maciejrostafinski7367 that isn't a problem as long as he treats them well. That's way more than what his own family did for him.
@@njkok You know nothing about bazaars, John Snow.
It’s amazing how despite being homeless they share their living spots with others live together like a family supporting each other however they can
You need help
@@alyciamarie4163 bruh
Their living style almost seems post apocalyptic
there's no 'post-' about it my friend, it is apocalyptic - welcome to capitalism
solidsnipz This is all the fine work of socialism, you can’t blame any of this on capitalism. the government is the one controlling all the money and the “free healthcare” turns out to not be so free after all.
I feel bad for their situation, but I must admit, I'd make a good first-person survival type game
@@Kelvostrass How can you blame capitalism for the shortcomings of a post-communist nation?
@@Kelvostrass romania different
This ain't living its existing
Survival
Truth!!
Surviving is a better word, and a lot of people today do that, just endlessly trying to make it through the day, through the week, through the month, and the chain never stops... Unless You Break It
What is living?
this aint existing. To exist is to be. This is just a walk of a ghost over ashes of their own lives. They are already dead.
It's so sad that we live in a world that will build a freaking stadium for sports but not help the homeless children!
Yer shitting me... This is public policy in Murica.
They aren’t children...
@@judithmoreno9286 na but still plenty kids there . An some those boys been there since ten. Imagine running away from mum when Ur ten cause she's drunk an abusive.
😔
Good job. I am happy to see there is a lady with her eyes open. We will pay the price for our arrogance, greed and selfishness. Our lives are so pathetic that people worship sports stars, actors and rock stars as if they were Gods and give them tens of millions while the guy who works hard in the fields to supply them with food gets crumbs. Go figure.
I’ve often wondered how the underground kids are doing ever since the war started. I hope they’re taking advantage of the situation in order to claim asylum, even without any identification documents. I’m almost certain the laws are more relaxed now, more than ever.
I know Same 💔🥺
They’ve got more company in the basements now.
They are the few who will survive.
The director wrote in the comments that they’ve lost touch with them soon after the documentary was filmed, because they often changed phones with new SIM-cards. When the war is over, she’ll (the director Suemay Oram) make a new one, revisiting them.
@@vla123 Please do. I’ve watched this documentary a couple times and automatically thought about those children when the war began. It’s pretty sad.
Imagine... you could’ve been born as any of those suffering but instead you were put here to help them. God bless
Majin D yet most will sit and do nothing- either they won't or can't, and the governments around the world want it to stay that way.
Why doesn't god bless them????
@@sonnygivens4549 cuz there is no god....just made up to give people hope
@@elvis4868 hope of what going to hell don't be stupid religion is clear do good go to heaven
@@iliasslferda8840 hope that the world isnt just completely random and a result of atoms binding to each other and that life has a purpose
A nation that fails its children is doomed to slowly die. For by blood is a nation unified but through compassion is it maintained.
WhiteTP0ison there is
xddg
Stop creating enemies. The Jews will have to answer for their own doings but worry about your own doings.
So every nation is doomed to slowly die, because I haven't seen a nation that have not failed its children.
Zoltan Kovai Not all children have to survive on the streets. Not even in Slav countries.
@@KarryKarryKarry Then you haven't been hitting the streets much, Mikel.
The hopefulness with the puppies hits so hard. He wants them to get homes and see them with loving families, even when living in trashed, frozen basements.
The thing that hit the hardest about that was the realization all the puppies would probably die because the homeless kids don’t have the resources to adequately care for them and would likely abandon them in favor of feeding themselves.
@@adamw1431 Yes, HUMAN lives are ALWAYS prioritized over nasty sepsis animals.
@@insaaanestuff haha, exactly
@@coloradostrong is this a joke ? go to a lion and say that again, lets see if he will kill you or not.
@@insaaanestuff who doesn't buy random dogs of no race. You'll get them for free everywhere
I can imagine plenty of youngsters who are living this way all over the planet, we should always help the needy. One love
as person who comprehends slavic speech, i can confirm translator did a great job. confusing idioms and lazy pronunciation is quit hard to understand and paraphrase
yeah! i speak Russian and its almost perfect:)
Good to know, thank you for that information!
Yea I know right my moms American but my dad was born in ukraine
I am from Slavickstan and they did NOT do a good job 🤦♂️
Djdh
Makes you realize how lucky you´ve been so far.
That was exactly what I was thinking about the whole time
@@susana90672 Right, it's so important to be grateful for the little things most people take for granted. In the West we're so spoiled,and yet we're never happy. We keep chasing "happiness" not realizing,that all the many blessings have been there the entire time.
@Jaeson Monteiro 👊
Igor this is luxury compared to ny
So far being the key phrase here, you never know what happens tomorrow.
I wouldn't mind trying to help these kids. I disagree, though, that they made "bad choices." A lot of the choices weren't choices.
There are no choices at all in life in fact. The reality is that we simply exist, consequential to events of the past. Everything about us, our thoughts, ideals, likes and dislikes is predetermined based on one long and immensely complicated causal chain of events.
What you see in this video is what it means to be born out of evolution. Life survives wherever possible, which means that inevitably, the most horrendous of possible lives will be played out. If it wasn't these people, it would be someone else.
What do you know when your a kid nothing, adults teach you right from wrong .
It is bad choices. Drugs are a choice
Everything in life is a choice
@@a_fatality imagine being a kid and not being told right from wrong,the adults around u telling you that drugs are good, dont finish school etc, some kids just dont gave a choice
I would like to see a follow-up to this story, a “where are they now” kind of thing.
Dead or in jail
Or both
Probably still homeless
No... You don't.
@@KG-sj9oj Why not?
When your cold and hungry it turns to depression and despair. Getting high is just a bandage they know their situation is Grim they just want to be able to endure it and find some way to survive it's honestly sad
Aka: self-medicating
@@Karen-pk3uv It's not but ok
Sniffing glue and other methods of getting high reduces hunger. I was on the streets for 3 months in middle of winter when I was 15 after trying to get help for dangerous home environment. I was kicked out because my parents found out. Hunger is a horrible feeling. In my opinion it is harder to handle than being cold. You get to a point where you consider doing things you never thought you ever would just to feel better, even if it is just temporary. Because I wasn't legally emancipated anyone that tried to give me a place to stay, including the youth shelter, would have been charged with harboring a minor. I was so fortunate to be able to stay away from drugs, alcohol, and prostitution. And that I was able to rely completely on myself because there was no help available anywhere at that time. But that was why I was able to become self-sufficient at 16 with a GED, 2 jobs, and an apt. At 21 I put myself through college, graduating with honors. I have now worked in the mental health field for 30yrs with both kids and adults and my early experiences have oddly enough become a blessing in disguise. Although I would never want to go through that again!
@@jackycook64 deam my respect
This is so weird to watch for me because my family lives in Ukraine, but I’ve never seen or heard ANYTHING about this. Everyone is so quiet about the issues in Ukraine, it’s kind of sad how I have to learn this from an English documentary rather than my own culture.
That is sad.
and how with Donetsk
@@kerstas10 what does donestk have to do with it?
Oksana Gilroy Donetsk has a lot to do with it, Ukraine hides that too, they hide everything that’s evil
We have fake news too. CNN
Omg, the 17:09 moment. Those people have no home, yet they will try to provide homes for those puppies. People with only a huge heart in their possesion
They're good people indeed. You can tell because they don't constantly threaten others. They don't cry that they're the victims, they're poor and everyone to help them. That's more of a thing for African-Americans - lifestyle of a permanent victim.
@Milton Waddams Oooo we have an ignorant racist over here!
@@nessa9752 Truth hurts, babygirl.
they want to sell the puppies
Chavka24 they are going to eat them
I read somewhere one of the reasons many avoided staying at homeless shelter is because they experienced some form of violence & sexual abuse…hope these kids are healthy & well…
Or end up trafficked
Well this is horribly depressing
Grow the fuck up
@@codiefitz3876 shut the fuck up
This is what the real world looks like outside of your bubbles!!!!!! Thank God I'm short sighted
this is reality of many people and children where i live too
honestly, i think a secret hideout would actually be really cool. but im just a kid.
I hate to hear parents saying they feel they've failed as parents for having gay children... That's not failing... This video shows exactly what failing as a parent is
Thank those church's for those backward beliefs and brainwashing.
its the damn church leaders fault for changing the word of god to benefit their ideologies and to opress others
@@dsm091 youre so dumb lol but okay :)
@@jakobfjeldsted5531 Straight guy detected
@@hfjtrytry9216 shutup
Every time I watch this, I really understand how lucky I am having a home, a caring family and everything I need.
The more I learn about the world, the more i love it. He said " my children" as if he was those puppies at one time in his life or he still is inside his heart. So beautiful. People can be beautiful.
I've seen places like this in small towns in Texas, living in absolute grotesque squalor addicted to one thing or another. The problem is the same around the world. Broken governments, broken people, broken societies. This is not a Ukraine crisis. It's a world crisis. It's merely a symptom of people everywhere losing hope at rapid rates.
Dani Bee the problem is that these people have no help, after communism their country is a mess, russians came in started a bunch of wars and left leaving these people to fend for themselves
no different in Philippines. Total hypocrisy and apathy on populace. Street children go begging in cars moving in streets. One advantage is people will not freeze to death though, i cannot imagine the bitter cold.
That’s true the whole world is broken these situations are every where around the world
Something like this in Texas would be illegal 100% not even Alabama would have this
@@DocMaxwell-kz2zz Just because it's illegal doesn't mean people don't do it lol. People break the law, especially people with nothing to lose.
I love how that girl living in those condition seems to have kept up a good hygiene schedule. Her hair are silky and shinny, may she be safe and loved wherever she is.
@@Mr_Man1447 I am talking from experience. I was homeless during my teen years and the obvious effort she makes towards her hygiene is great. It can be challenging and requires work. Being homeless impacts your spirit and can lead to hopelessness and depression. Taking good care of yourself is a great big step. Rule one of being homeless is keep your feet dry.
@@jamsaidemelo1367 lol im homeless and i have a lot of money i just like drugs
@@roxygreenwood1923 there is nothing "lol" in that, hope you live a healthy and safe life
I have to use a shitton of stuff for my hair to look great and her hair is that great in those conditions, lol wtf
I mean, I appreciate it, but still, I'm like "lol, wtf" at my own hair
@@adharshramakrishnan4198 Oh there are a lot of lols in the life i chose to live. Nothing else matters in this world we live in, if you have money EVERYTHING is ALWAYS fine, even if you homeless and addicted to crack lol
Teens who’s brains are still developing have been sniffing glue and living in harsh conditions.That is a massacre waiting to happen.
Massacre? It's not America.
@@hughjones4049 what the fuck.
@@hughjones4049 tf
Hugh Jones Do you even know what massacre means the brutal deaths of many victims. Btw America isn’t doing so well either and how can you be so insensitive towards this.
Edit: My god I just realized this is a joke, I apologize for my stupidity.
@@jboever85 exactly imagine being so clapped 💀💀
I feel like I wanna bring them back to Malaysia and share everything I have with them. At least here no winter and local homeless are rarely to be found. May Allah bless them.
There are homeless. Many just see them as invisible.
These homeless kids could be very brutal and violent in real life, outside of camera. I got robbed by them once. As you saw, one guy was stabbed, which only indicates that violent fights and robberies are very common very unfortunately.
Personally I'd never want to fly on a Malaysian airline over Russia and Ukraine.
(That's dark humor don't get offended)
Ameen 🙏🏾
malaysia is also more developed than these countries, for the past 5 years malaysia had 0.00% poverty rate
Here I am...Roof over my head, warmth, a bathroom, a kitchen, delicious food...a big nice bed. I feel bad watching this, I mean, they have almost nothing.
Yes it makes me realise how lucky and ungrateful I am.
This is why Jesus and His teachings matter. For instance, he said, "if you have two coats and your brother has none, give him one.
When people dont love God, they cannot love their neighbors are as themselves, they are self-centered.
They have glue
You mean aren't homeless people and addicts where you live? Which town/city is that?
@@jaywells9092 you realize these people in this video are white? What a dumb comment
Vania's phrase was,in my opinion, the best to conclude this documentary. 'I might be invisible but i exist'. Dedicated to politicians and civilians living in denial.
That's a memorable phrase, one that affirms existence beyond a birth certificate or an ID card. It's natural versus legal person.
Αλάνι μ τσουκαλάς κ εσύ? Για λέγε από Κέρκυρα είσαι?
'I might be invisible but i exist' - but not for long, like most of the real persons
*”She was like a nightmare”*
*”When I was little, no one cared about me”*
*”Vodka is probably more important to her than I am”*
*”so let her keep drinking”*
*”That’s why I left home, I wanted to find something better”*
*”Something I didn’t have in my life”*
*”Somebody close, a mother or father”*
*”But I didn’t manage it”*
😢 fuck this world
!I will be your friend. We can talk anytime thru messenger.
It's a crime no one is helping these lost kids. They were abandoned by their parents now failed by a corrupt government. God bless them and watch over them. 💟
@@meghanferrari6501 I'm from Ukraine. There are organizations that help, they are sponsored by ordinary people. I transfer small amounts every month. But resources are still not enough and the government is more hindering than helping. Last winter, due to the epidemic, they drove homeless people from train stations, several people froze to death. Volunteers cannot accommodate them all, they asked the authorities to help with the premises, but they refused. Sometimes I hate the government so much that it seems now I'm going to explode and just die. But this is life, you need to continue to believe and fight, especially for the weakest and most vulnerable. There are people here who are ready to do this and it gives hope.
really heartbreaking when he said that
Take my hats off to them. How they adapted is amazing !! Hope they all well.
How are they doing now makes me wonder
good doc, but whoever did the sound mixing should be fired. the narration should always be louder than the ambient sound and music, i can barely hear him a lot of the time.
That is why there are captions
preach!
@@dudeseriously79 No it's not. And the sound does suck.
@@MrUnit731 alright well, sorry you're experiencing hearing difficulty. I will admit, at times the narration could be a little louder but it's not terrible imo.
Brandon York captions aren’t helpful when you need to see translations and the captions/translations are jumbled up. No excuse for this editing
I’m a Chinese musician living in Beijing. My friends and workmates from Ukuraine are all nice and professionally competent (with no exception).I wish a brighter future to this beautiful people.
I appreciate your well wishes.
@Bones Albania its mr chan where i live
I has been two years since this video was released to RUclips, I can't even imagine how do they manage their daily essentials during this covid19 situation.
I think the civil war is a bigger concern than covid
@@bobsagetthelord6621 but it isn't
@@bobsagetthelord6621 its russian aggression, not civil war.. (im from kyiv)
@C D No. Disease kills more people than wars ever did, even for people in the first world. You might not notice it, but people die one by one and that adds up. And for people living in bad conditions disease kills far more. Covid would be an absolute nightmare for people that don't have medicine, heating and doctors.
@@redreboot483 a month ago a report came out the around 500 healthy people under the age of 60 had died. So the death rate is super low.
There’s a documentary I really got invested in called “Children Underground” about extremely young runaways from the ages of 6 to 16…. Everyone they interviewed was asked “Why do you huff paint”? Kind of like the glue you see here …. They all replied because it takes the hunger away. These kids get addicted at a very young age to combat feeling hungry and then it turns both into an addiction and a cure for an empty stomach.
They cant get a house without a job, and they cant get a job without a house
Something that most people without problems can't understand. They keep talking without actually thinking.
@@sebastianskii7512 Indeed
It's not that they cant get a job with out a house they cant get a job because they have not identification papers and they identification cause money. I think you mean to say "it takes money to make money"
They also waste money on huffing glue and getting drunk. They don't save, so it is still up to them to at least try.
@@kylejones2318 it's possible they stole that stuff
Bless Vanya. Dude's a G for taking in these kids who got no where to go even with the conditions he lives in. Good Lord...
agreed, even though he was a criminal, he still took them in
Homeless child: "you need help to change, I've never seen anyone get out without support"
Homeless child: "My parents are abusive and/or dead"
Homeless child: "I'm addicted to drugs"
Homeless child: "I'm not recognized as a person by my government"
Homeless child: "I am a homeless child"
Journalist: "go back to school lol"
There’s a lot of schools and organizations who support these cases.
@@Xxx-sd2du Not enough sadly. Those that do are facing defunding from governments.
@@cyncynshop true
@@cyncynshop Why and how? That's mental
@@Xxx-sd2du Most of these schools, charities, resource centers- as someone in the U.S. who has been on and off homeless for years- they are not always worth going to. The ones in the U.S. have people handing out drugs, fights between the other homeless, and forcing religions on you before they offer you anything... You cannot be free and be yourself if you want help. I'm sure Ukraine is the same if not worse.
Excellent documentary! Great reporting! Actually going into their dark, depressing lives. After watching this I WILL be praying for the children there also! It’s so heartbreaking and millions live like this daily! Thank you for bringing this horrible situation to the world!
I was a missionary in Ukraine for two years. I saw all of this first-hand. We held free English classes and talked to many kids like these. It was so hard to light a spark of hope in their lives. Most of them were very capable, but they didn't believe in themselves. We are all like this I suppose, just on a different place on the spectrum.
Go back to Utah, we do not need your sick religious indoctrination!
It's called years of neglect abuse, no place to call "home" not example to lead by.
They need people to show them the light.
These children will need years and years of therapy to even begin to trust anyone. Let alone to move forward with their life traumas.
Yebo Screbo what are you even saying.....
Christianity is the root cause, Islam is their last hope
Tony Lohi islam is disgusting. you look up to a rapist
So glad that mom found peace with her daughters but I’m sad for these kids who never had a chance
Yeah that was the only good thing about of this video. But it was a big positive because that daughter deserved a home. Emotional. (They all deserve a home).
I feel Blessed that despise being a homeless since i was 8year old.. i dont like alcohol and drug..
Been out of the street since 2015.. because i meet someone that kind enough to let me stay at their house..
and now lose my job because of covid19.. ! i hope i wont be jobless long enough because i dont want to be a burden to the nice family that accept me into their home..!
Best of luck Drazell! Work hard at finding a job and they'll accept you're trying
@@mannion7646 thanks man
appreciate it!
Bless u
@LS me? what is venmo? i dont thing i had one,, but i can check.. if that message means for me!
Edit: its seem i cant create one.. they need Phone number.. and i dont have one!
@@mr.t8496 thanks appreciate it!
My heart hurts for these people. I cant imagine what they went through.
this guy deserve a noble prize for journalism..
it's nobel prize, and they dont have one for journalism
@@SaraFawson1 thanks sweety ,sure I will ❤️❤️❤️🙏 by the way you are beautiful😍
I agree with the sentiment but...
the Nobel Prize for Journalism doesn't exist.
@@masondickerson9466 that's why ,we shuld create a new category where they will give awards to journalist too...so that such deep work could be appreciated.🙏
I'm a Ukrainian, I'm watching this in 2020 and I can't believe it's real. Poor guys. 😥 I'd wish that their lives would change for the better.
Believe it! -anime protganists
Is there still homeless kids in Ukraine in 2020?
@@Alia-eg7ec I don't know. Probably. But, as I know, President Zelenskiy came to power last year in summer, so I hope that something good will going to happen.
@Ayan Kumar I feel your pain of your country. Also, Ukraine is rather capitalist than communist, 'cause at at some time last President Poroshenko did decommissioning at some point.
Well be aware because its all real. Not only in your country.
Oh my god watching these videos makes me rethink life.
Makes you reevaluate your values.
And there you are, still "meming" your life away.
@@9999viv the people with Clorox bleach usernames on YT are professional internet trolls and memsters by trade. In other words, sad and angry losers, living in their mom's basement and browsing Reddit all day.
@@agaplife3764 trolls arent sad or angry it's you bro
Clorox Bleach I see you everywhere lol
Wow. It’s been almost 10 years. I really hope their lives changed for the better, although I know the reality may be otherwise.
I'm a Ukrainian and I thank you for this report. Even though Ukraine provides homeless people with little supplies, the bigger problem is psychological help. Those kids need care and love, and a change of their mindset.
Once I've been to Germany and I've met some homeless people, who said they don't want to be in the system, that's why they're begging on the streets.
I see them as humans, who want to be guided to where they will realize themselves and I really hope Ukraine will provide much more help to people who lost themselves.
Alcoholism is a very painful topic for us btw
Yeah romania bad enough alcoholism just major part poverty problems eventually many die from it they come into UK we don't want them here when most criminals trying head Brighton out Northampton Southfields
True thing here
It is just as messed up in American cities. Fentanyl is killing people.
@COASTA LOECSTA bruh your thirsty
I watch these videos every night, & each time I regret everything I have ever complained abt bc it doesn’t compare to what others are going thru.... my heart goes out to you all...
So i guess we should appreciate what we have and help out others if you can, even if its helping out one person
Finally, a journalist who bothers learning the language. Good on Marcel Theroux!
@@v1adimriro 👍 Mature response!
motor man Agreed. There are plenty out there who put together entire narratives about millions of people from entire countries, making millions of people from other countries believe these narratives, without knowing a single word in the language.
It’s an important first step to properly report on other countries.
@z o Ukrainians speak both. In this particular video they often speak one language and use some words from another
@z o Russian and Ukrainian are both slavic languages so many words are similar but not exactly the same. However, most Russians cant understand Ukrainian while Ukrainians speak both
I kind of assumed that's his background, like maybe one of his parents
Holy crap, I’m so grateful that I have a decent roof over my head. Really changes your perspective seeing stuff like this, especially seeing college age kids living down there that could be me. Jesus.
I'm sure rich Ukrainians are grateful too.
I'm reminded of my great great grandmother who, as an orphan of An Gorta Mor, was transported at age 15 from a workhouse in Ireland to Australia. No-one gave a damn about her except her. She now has hundreds of descendents across the country. Nothing expresses defiance more so than survival. I hope for the best for these children.
About 25 yrs ago I lost a friend to suicide because he had done so much glue that he forgot how to read and write. This is happening here in America but South America has been hot especially hard with this glue/paint epidemic.
The key is to snort enough glue to forget you even learned to read and write in the first place.
@@devin19222 Yes, then you just learn to read and write for the first time all over again.
@@Xur______ you, random youtube guy, are a fantastic person. Thank you for existing.
Who in america huffs glue.
@@lucasb7705Umm Poor people. This was 1994 but they also would huff gas and paint.
Sadly, if that guy w the stab wound doesn't get medical care, he could die. Infection, blood poisoning.. :(
He can't, he said that since he had no money he can't get medical attention.
@@rachelmclaughlin1491 but if he paid enough money he wouldn't need to show his paper as the guy said Ukraine is very corrupt
@@mahadomar2146 That's the issue. He has no money and no identification papers meaning he can't get treatment and the jobs he can work without papers don't pay enough
Imagine how he got the stab wound.. Probably trying to mug somebody. It's a dark living situation but they need to stop sniffing glue and start looking for work. They are a bad influence on the younger ones
@@Talisman09 why do u just assume he tried mugging someone people rob homeless people all the time when there sleeping people jump sleeping homeless people an shit kick them all the time everybody who's every been homeless for more then 2 weeks has had all of the above happen an I mean homeless homeless not staying at the shelter that dosen't count
That's why you should be grateful, this is so heartbreaking
It really is a tough watch this one.
If you've got a home and a family don't take it for granted and make every little bit count because there's so so so many people in a way worse position than you.
@@robanzzz5124 My mom is not a junkie but she's on the phone and living in her bubble. I can't stand this position I'm in.
Did anyone ever get the guy who was stabbed some medical attention? That looked terrible
he got stabbed again the day after.
I've self-treated slash wounds, but stab wounds are fuckin' dangerous.
@@rubenspan6390 please shut your fucking mouth scumbag
Rylee Freeman I’m a nurse if there would have treated him for free, poor thing
@Just Another Asshole you're an asshole just like your username says
They're too young to know how to fight to get out of that predicament. This is a crime on these kids by their government.
Sadly the governments don't care. All they care about is their own power
We're nation invest milion in football than in people
You and every other country, mate. It’s just that Ukraine has been abused a lot more.
At least you got Zinchenko :D
Brazil does this too. Paying billionaire salary for already billionaire football players meanwhile the majority of brazil's population live whitout basics hygiene services.
@@MadJackChurchill1312 abuse still happening. Now by war.
@Lem Rezar Russia literally started the war with us. How dishonest you people can be?
God bless the courage of these young folks. Wish we d see an update of where they are especially now, with the war!
Hell, if I was homeless in Ukraine, I'd be sniffing glue too.
I'd rather just get drunk than sniffling glue.
Yeah, sniffing glue was very popular in Eastern Europe back then
I'd work soo bad l, find all sort of work that pays money and someday I will be able to get away from being homeless.
None of that. Find money from begging or a small job and move to the next country with a firm faith in God.
@@userPs91victory ah yes, of course.
No one deserves to live like this, especially the young...
Just heart breaking. I hope these children have found some safety and comfort In their lives- living like that seems like a literal hell on Earth.
"I've never seen anyone who was able to change without support"
So true
Especially as children without guidance
6 years ago. I wonder how all these kids and teenagers are doing :/
Hi, I'm fine :)
Manga Ice lol you are one of them in the vid ?
@@Just_Hu Are you on of them???? really????
Ukrainian Officials kill homeless people daily. the chance that they are alive today is sadly very low, 30% long term survival rate is being generous.
if they're lucky they can join a criminal gang
Damn some people are cruel...imagine a hospital telling you no money no medicine...
Some real shit right there
Capitalism
Welcome to third world country. In here the health system sucks !!
That's what private hospitals in the US are like. They usually do have programs for charities and those who can't pay though. That I am used to. What I find disturbing is that the healthcare is supposed to be free in the Ukraine, by their own admission, and people are still being turned away for being unable to pay. What the hell is THAT about???
issac thomas in uk we have capitalist system too. People arnt turned away for no money here.
Thanks to the Theroux Family -dad and his sons we all have a better understanding of the “other” parts of society we wouldn’t be aware of.
This is how a country cares for its children doesn't say much for its future.
Man i use to hate born in India, in a middle class family thought the world is really hard on you. But now i realize i am so lucky thank u god u gave me food, lovely family, lovely friends and of course a beautiful life. We are really obsessed with western life but don't realize dark side of it.
Russia or Ukraine isn't exactly western world. Previously as USSR it was great archenemy of Western world especially: USA (see "cold war" in Wikipedia)... but now it's hard to say what exactly those countries are. USSR got countries under Russian occupation and those people suffered, countries became very poor in result what is hard to fix through decades... There is also mental and cultural gap between people from Western world and post USSR countries... but as someone from another continent, another culture it can be too detailed and complicated to know it from school. I write it as someone who lives in central europe and has fake RUclips account, interested in cultural differences in those countries. Trying to pretend English is my native language and speak with those who use it as first language... 😅
@@saracroft2589 you call them post soviet block countries and the major problem is alcohol abuse- first it’s due to economic crash because of the collapse of Soviet Union, second it’s cultural.
To be fair western world struggles with similar problems but on a smaller scale, although saying that US nowadays is in crisis due to opioids abuse (OxyContin and Fentanyl in particular).
Sometimes problems are also going underreported in a western world such as modern slavery etc.
I do not consider a former soviet controlled country still in shambles a western civilization. That being said there is a dark side to western civilization. Youth and the rich have it so easy that they becomes mentally ill to cope. They have very little moral foundation or moral compass. They complain about the planet and climate change yet they are some of the biggest offenders in their need for stuff, travel, and luxury. They implicitly trust some politicians (not even based on merits but on attributes...she is a woman, he is liberal, he is famous), get manipulated by the media, and live a superficial life. They want to live under a socialist regime not even paying attention to what happen in USSR. They will never find peace or happiness. You sound like you have the best life possible. If you feel you are lacking something then get out in nature more...that is what you are missing.
@@saracroft2589 what you are trying to say is worse it yet to be discovered.
@@kristinessTX I have in my mind that most people in Central Europe, have experience of living in poorer life conditions, lack of help, lack of visible opportunities to change their life, everyday painful life to handle without escape but they pretend that everything is fine and they are equal with West. This pushes them to some desperation or for example to marry someone only for money only to get more financial safety and inner peace in their life. "Everything is fine and they are the same" is only on surface level of their appearance. They seem more traumatized and know how it is to live without way to change their suffering (beside drugs or alcohol). However there are also some people from Central Europe who live with higher luxury and freedom than many people from Western countries. They just don't share with others their luxury. Some rich people intentionally show others that they are rich enough to buy things which most people can't afford and feel happy and proud by intentionally shaming others by doing that in front of others. They think they are special and better than others. In Central Europe people are perceived as different and special because they can afford expensive things not because of their achievements or their character (personality). There are people with common sense which don't fall into it but they aren't in center of social attention.
Personally when I read stories about heroes from 2nd World War I feel shame in comparison to modern people in my country. Different approach to quality of their job performance, different morals. Changes are slightly for worst and more into easy comfort for short period of time.
I really wonder if these children get paid for the interview? When he shows his stab wound, does the production cover the medical cost? When the children lost their home, how can the production team go home to their cozy hotels, knowing these children are freezing on the streets... They are doing an amazing job shedding light on this, but I am curious to how its done
legit you can see a big gap hole 😶, where the wound is. I need to be more thankful.
If they do it's at risk of their own personal time and might jeopardize any legal contracts they have as journalists. Journalists and their crew cannot get involved--emotionally or otherwise.
In most cases journalists or documentary crews aren’t allowed to interfere in any way with what they’re recording as it ruins the credibility. This is the same for anything from animal documentaries to things like this
Which is what I detest about so-called "professionalism". It's the same all across the board. It's actually nothing more and nothing less than a superiority complex designed to keep the haves from developing any emotional attachment to the have nots. Because we can't have all the poor people getting help, now, can we? How would "charities" make a fortune for the executive directors if everyone just helped each other?! Makes me feel violently nauseous. It's so deeply wrong and all the excuses in the world don't make it OK. If you dare to help, you had better keep shtum, otherwise you will lose your job! Seen it too many times. It's bullshit and a massive part of the problem.
@@joesouthern3489 in what way does it "ruin the credibility"?
Wow, is all I can say! Thank you for taking the opportunity to reach out to them......... These kids need serious help!
Thank you for showing us what really happens in Ukraine I really hope things will get better for those kids they are the new generation how can they do this to them it's so frustrating 😔
_ Jillian if it was old people living in the streets would it be any better?
It's not only in Ukraine and not oly those kids there are even worse than this.
in the US or England less ghetto?
_ Jillian this is so sad.
_ Jillian
Now you don't have to show us about US or UK, we seen plenty there.
In every country you have poverty but keep in mind US has 40 million below poverty!!
that girl crying about reuniting with her mom, had such pretty eyes. I can feel her pain. and all the other
kids.
Squinting my ears to hear him over the music
i just tried to squint my ears and it actually works
I just pressed this magical button with a CC on it, I’m not sure what it means but someone started typing the words so I could just read them on the screen without having to squint my ears Lol
Legit Company good for you but no one asked 🥴
The documentary is amazing. But the sound editing atrocious.
It looks like this was done by a student. How is the narration so hard to hear? It was recorded in a booth! they can adjust the sound!?!?!? I'm confused
I just realized I was literally squinting to concentrate on his voice more 🤣
Omg, this breaks my heart. I'm so, so sorry that people are going through such horrible things in their lives. I pray for them to find good and love in their way. 🙏
I really want a follow up with those children but knowing how they live... it’s probably impossible... god bless them..
Slavik seems like such a kind person, poor soul
"Vodka is probably more important to her than mine." This line broke my heart. When I was little, I thought mothers will sacrifice everything for their children, but as I grew up, some of them are buried into their selfishness thinking it will lift their lives into a living they want.
It's sad to see how these children have nowhere to go aside from the underground place. I hope that they are saved and are guaranteed with safety.
I respect and like this reporter, he is a real journalist 💯
Both the Theroux brothers are brilliant at what they do.
the world out there is not as easy as the other half of the world think. thats the reality though.
Yep, spoiltass middle class average people from suburban neighbourhoods have no fucking idea what it's like to be poor or have a terrible upbringing. Some people literally grow up without role models, without knowing what right and wrong is, without money and without education and people have the nerve to criticise them or think they'd do better in their situation. Fact is, most people don't know SHIT.
brucelee12 thanks finally somebody speaks some truth, i've never been in that position and can never think what it's like that's why we can't judge those people
Like Latin America
Give me land and I will seed it, give me water and I will fish on it. People forgot how to be human.
Shree B: Don't fool yourself though, the other "half" of the world (which I'm part of) is only lying to itself (most of the time) for the comfort of the mind.
Wow, I mean props to them for surviving like that
True slav always survive.
I think you are ignoring the fact that a large part of their survival is off the scraps and crumbs of a functioning society. If that society stops working, the scraps go away. Things like food in the dumpster, spare change, hot water pipes, discarded clothing, and other windfall that the homeless rely upon dry up fast.
That's good. Congrats on rising up. Keep pushing, and don't forget to help others when they fall.
They were sniffing glue down there
African_Child_labour_worker Да, я славян из Одессы
I fear for what has become of these young people. I feel blessed that despite a traumatic childhood and a chronic illness… I have had opportunities presented and been able to work hard and prosper to a contented life. I never lose sight of the fact that it could have been so much worse.
"I wanted to find something better
Something I didn't have had in my life
Somebody close, a mother , a father
But I didn't manage it" that statement around 04:20, made me emotional. It hurts to listen.