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Hey Willy! this video and "Untold Reality Of Wagner" video your mic is a bit loud when i cranked the volume to hear other speaking. thanks for talking about all kinds of topics/viewpoints! as a north European i dont get those stuff from my main media
Ok I am convinced you never stop working. you have been on a role! Thank you for doing the work you been doing, this all makes so much more sense as it plays out.
Loved the story and the theory of reading weapons is a good idea the way he said it going on for units to trade what they don’t need for what they do. As long as it’s honest and not some scumbag who taking advantage using a position
I want to make sure I have this guy's story straight: He started in Ukraine by providing IFAKs and medical training to Ukrainians, he then went on to become light infantry in the conflict but left to Poland and became a drone operator. After returning to Ukraine he was a drone operator in the legion but ended up resigning his post after some disagreement with the command. After resigning, while other issues were going on with his life like his relationship breaking up, and other family issues he got drunk and decided to text an enemy combatant about an alleged war crime he committed, which he didn't really commit, to make the enemy combatant upset. Some journalists came asking him about his alleged warcrimes and eventually turned the thing into a hit piece and also there was a coordinated propaganda effort with deep-fakes of him saying inflammatory things. In response to all this negative attention his friends in the legion stopped communicating with him because they believed he was actively helping the Russians. Is that correct? Look, I'll be the first to say I am not fit for war, that I would crap myself and cry in real combat, but this dude's story is wild. He has a lot of excuses for everything, which I feel is worse than anything else. He left for the first time for an excuse, he left for the second time for an excuse, he made up that warcrime story being drunk as an excuse, the journalists that interviewed him were "leftists pro-russians" is another excuse. This guy is probably hated because he went over there, gave the enemy a prime propaganda piece and all he has are excuses. I think Willy was trying to be too agreeable with his point about "we all do dumb things and wouldn't you want to crap-talk the enemy," this dude was no longer in the Ukrainian military and claiming he was committing warcrimes under their flag. You really should have needled him on all his excuses especially about what he wrote to the enemy combatant.
Even if we take this guy at his word and assume it's all true, he at best comes across as a fool. The most frightening thing is that he mentions working in law enforcement. I sure as hell would not want to deal with this guy holding a badge.
Totally agree i think like all wars the first casualtie is the truth you can sense a bit of shit here and there but i think willy done good you have to sit on the fence now and then in that game
a huge and important thing that you said might go unnoticed. "Everyone has committed crimes since 2014. For example, Odessa is a crime and I don't think the perpetrators have been prosecuted...." Imagine if you are pro-Russian and some idiots commit such crimes and the state does not react or relativizes them. It is no longer the crime of a melee group of neo-Nazis that every country has. That is state policy in its bare form.
Both the OSCE and the International Court of Justice have investigated and firmly rejected Russia's accussation of genocide being perpetrated by Ukraine on ethnic russians. Violent separatist militias forcefully occupying civic and government buildings can expect some violence in return, fair game.
When I was in ukraine in 2020, they passed laws designed to limit the use of russian language throughout ukraine. My russian teachers in odessa were shocked that they weren't technically allowed to use their native language when speaking to a waiter in a restaurant. And businesses were prohibited from using russian on signs or in advertising. The same thing was happening in latvia when I was there in 2018. Maybe it doesn't justify an invasion, but when people ignore this they are missing the whole picture. Russophobia is a real thing even if it sounds silly.
@@a_v2114 ок вы правы. Я любую вам и всем и просто хочу войну закончился. Путин и зеленски оба плохо по моему. Но я просто бот так не понимаю человеческой эмоций 😟
Hey Willy I went down a RUclips rabbit hole last night watching your videos from the start of the war and I just want to say I hope you understand how important the work you did and continue to do really is. I mean like when future generations learn about this war (especially the beginning) you and civ div are gonna be primary sources for historians for God knows how long when trying to get an idea of the situation on the ground for the regular person and that's a hell of a legacy to leave for the future. You're awesome man, thank you.
imagine all the american's who's dream of holding a gun and actually getting to use it to kill as many ppl as they wish comes true. Our country is full of psychopaths.
There's this interview on a channel called Azeal titled: "This Marine fought Russians in Ukraine". It's an eye opening experience about the reality of war. He goes into detail about his first kill as well as how he and his friend pissed themselves during an artillery barrage(he has never seen active combat prior to Ukraine).
Man telling a random dude online that you slit a guys tendons and pushed them in a river is like the dumbest thing you can do especially if you meant it as a joke/didn't do it......
@@yam2050 Really? You've done something more stupid than slitting a guys tendons, and pushing him into a river while drunk? A very oddly specific story.
Singapore, a tiny island, 2,20 times smaller than London flies x40 F-15SG Strike Eagle and x60 F-16 Fighting Eagle with a permanent training base in France and the USA. 100 Leopard 2SG MBTs with a permanent training base in Germany. Yes, Singapore has a permanent training base in Australia and New Zealand too. Some Ex Soviet states just want to dump their Soviet relic in exchange for Western Tech, and the disposal of Explosive Ordnance in Ukraine for free. This makes the War Industry at Capitol Hill extremely happy. I am old school Infantry. Getting killed by a drone is no Glory.
Yep, some peoplen doing those just to bozer russians with theyrs stupid "cult of victory". Many russians when they see some german tatoos freeking out. But When i was in Russia in 2015 i also saw alot of right wing russians in Moscow with german eagles and zig runes. As i know even in US you have a bunch of those.
And he's not the sharpest tool in the shed, talking to a Russian, about War Crime's against a Russian prisoner, then (just kidding man) I'm surprised he's still . . . where did he say he working now . .
They at least tried to be. That’s within jihadists knowing the rules of engagement very well, and have no problem using women and kids as shields. What other countries drop leaflets in areas and cites saying they gonna hit hard so if you are a civilian.. leave.
It is very ignorant to say that Russia is less diverse than Australia! Educate yourself, sir. Russia is racist, fascist and all this, but it is insanely diverse and has had millions of migrants from Asia before war. Russia had more migrants that the US before the war.
Im the 1000th comment. So let an actual guy that was in war as kid chime in. I was born in Nova Gradiska, Croatia, right on the border to Bosnia. 91-96 We had many foreign fighters come "help". On both sides. So they got 1000, we got 1000 and in the middle were my family, friends. My Mom and Grandmother, I was a kid. And after a while we realised these people just want to get their kick. Some even went home on Sunday evening to Austria etc. to work from Mo-Fr. We called them weekend soldiers. They didn't give a sh*t about who they fight, civilians. They screamed in joy when civilians died when they tortured POWs etc. (This scream when US soldiers see a bomb explode). When our military realized they are having fun here and were also stealing, murdering civilians, raping, our army didn't let them go home no more. We used them as attack groups were it was exceedingly difficult. We made use of them. And they were great fertilizer for our trees to grow. Thank you nameless adrenaline junky.
It's very interesting how this interview starts out with the point that many Russians know very little about the nature of the conflict, and right after he suggests that Ukrainians also knew almost nothing based on their commonly held belief that nothing too serious was going on. It reminds me of Willy's man-on-the-street video of Ukraine the day before the SMO. So many of the people he talked to were completely clueless as to what was about to take place. Such a surreal situation.
@@LiberalinOregon well, zelensky also said that Russia will not invade. But he knew that they will, Olaf sholtz and macron both went to kiev multiple times to convince him to give up NATO aspirations and stay neutral, but he refused, and he knew what was coming. maybe Russians believed that some solution will be meet. I think that was Russian biggest mistake. They negotiated behind half closed doors, and although outcome was public, it was not widely reported. They should be open from the beginning and say to the whole world that if security concerns over Ukrain NATO membership they will have no other choice but to invade a hostile country
Now imagine being some IT guy whose the most terrifying life experience was when program didn't compile, and you're being drafted into the military and thrown into this hell on earth war..
@@jf-zq2qz I was thinking of Ukraine's drafted, but works for Russians as well I guess :) If you don't know, Ukraine military is not just volunteers for a long time now.
Just imagine all the college students that have never seen anything like this being drafted. Never been truly cold or hungry never seen people butchered by machine gun fire or blasted by artillery.
@@aliennoviny Ukraine Nazis killed far more children than that. 15,000 unarmed civilians in Donbass murdered. Logic tells me out of 15,000, at least 1 out of 5 was a child making a low ball figure of 3000 kids killed by Ukraine's armed forces before Russia ever crossed the Ukraine border
@@aliennoviny was there thousands of passengers on that plane? Of coarse not for no plane can transport anymore than 300 at the most. You can say the LPR, or DPR shot it down by mistake not Russian air defense. The same way the US Navy shot down a passenger airline off the coast of Long Island New York in 1996 by mistake
You tend to avoid the 'N' word and politely refer to 'Nationalists', Your guest is obviously one. If you want to produce a blog that has some integrity, call a spade a spade and interview people with divergent views. Interviewing your beer mates makes for a boring conversation.
I am just wondering why all these foreign people are going to Ukraine and fight there. Ok I understand Ukraine is the underdog, Ukraine is a sovereign country and have been attacked. But why these people are not fighting for Iraq, Yemen, Lybia, Serbia, Syria. Also these countries are sovereign countries and all of these wars have not been backed up by any international right.
Those were religious/sectarian conflicts. Ukraine is literally Europe being attacked by people who identify themselves as descendants of Mongol-Tatars. A sh*tload of people went to fight ISIS alongside the Kurds. Your point is flawed af
@@sigmasix3719 Rusich Battalion, Wagner, Russian Imperialist Movement, Imperial Legion, Paul Gubarev part of the ruZZian national-socialist militias, the former boss of Roscosmos throwing "roman salutes" all his life I mean who are the real nazis here? You're a 🤡
@@JP-vb5cx this guy is clearly white supremacists and a Nazi. Ukrainian Nazis have an ideology that they are pure white race, and Russians are so called "orcs" because they mixed between Slavs, mongols during golden horde, turkofonic people like Chechens and Dagestani, Chinese in the far east and dozens of natives from Siberia like burjati and jakutian and many others.
This guy is such an apologist. It's hard to get past the impression that he's a straight up propagandist. I lost count of how many times he said "but the Russians did it too" and " but it happens on both sides." Most of your guests are what they appear to be-not this guy. You're doing a great job guy; keep up the good work; and best of luck with the health situation.
Funny to hear Americans talk about indiscriminate firing into civilian populations like Dresden wasn’t fire bombed in World War Two with civilians literally melting into the pavement
13:05 I understand that you don 't know well what is happening in Russia , but 190 nationalities live in Russia . yes , there are not so many black people , but that's because they don 't come here themselves
Thanks for the interview. It was great hearing from another eyewitness to history. Next time you have him on it should be pub talk style as you two would have a wonderful conversation.
Lol, because Homo Sovieticus maybe. In the Tsar's time, before the Bolsheviks bloody coup, there were more than 300 ethnic groups there I think, but then again it's the world's largest country.
Most of these groups are so small that they can fit in one village. And roughly 80% of the population are ethnic Russians. There are a lot of foreigners in big cities like Moscow (workers from places like Tajikistan or students from Africa) but aside from that there ain’t that much diversity going on. No matter how hard the officials try to push the “multinational people of Russian Federation” narrative.
@@ivansmirnov7342 translation - "they married and bred outside their groups and their groups started to look the same".. like it or not Russia is more diverse than the EU or UK. According to the UN population Division estimates, the Russian federation was second only to the United States in the sheer number of immigrants and refugees.
@@B5152g “bred outside their groups” - not really. Genetic studies show that Russians didn’t mix with other ethnicities. Not at any significant scale at least. Some ethnic groups (like Chechens for example) straight up forbid it. “Russia has lots of immigrants” - yeah, but most of them return to their countries after getting enough cash. Very few of them actually stay.
Does the US have interest in letting this war drag on as long as possible? That would explain the half ass assistance it is giving Ukraine, enough for Ukraine to resist and carry on fighting, insufficient for it to achieve a decisive victory and end the war quickly. The longer the war lasts, the more devastating it is for the Russian economy and military, never mind the destruction it causes to Ukraine.
Adopt Germanies anti Nazi policies to kick out all the Nazis Zelensky keeps his promise to let eastern area basically be independent. Zelensky allows international investigation into the 12k genocide alleged by Russia. NATO keeps its promise to not expand NATO east and proves it by Ukraine constituonal amendment. Can we all agree these are all good things? (Firing Nazis, keeping promises , taking claims of genocide seriously ) It may not stop Putin if he really does want to expand Russia, but it will completely remove every stated reason for Putin's invasion.
The problem with the Ukraine war as it's not even about Ukraine they're just centre-stage to a huge geopolitical play that's going on worldwide many ukrainians and Russians are caught up and dine for propaganda purposes. In my opinion the Ukraine war is not about Ukraine at all but rather it's about the current geopolitical and cultural war going on around the world.
Well done Willy, love the content so far. Despite some disagreement, based on my own experiences and contacts on both sides, you seem to be doing your best to provide an objective perspective and its refreshing to hear it from another aussie. This is great, keep it up.
Have you thought about what it was like during the American revolution? The fact that Ukraine is at war now and actually following the Geneva convention and invited investigators specifically for war crimes no matter the out come. That's a really good thing.
You can’t possibly be so ignorant. This is what’s wrong with our damn media. Unfortunately for Ukraine, they like to video many of their war crimes and brag about it, but still there will never be consequences because it’s inconvenient for the u.s. proxy war. Even the u.s. state dept acknowledges their regular human rights violations on their website, “carried out by the gov or its agents” (2021 human rights report on Ukraine). The UN has well documented and detailed reports. Plus we can watch the videos for ourselves.
UN inspectors have blocked from investigations. The UK was chairing the security council when Bucha happened and blocked the UN investigation from being considered
or even our civil war. Neither side had any problem burning down peoples homes and stealing their cattle, shit even their own side would do it to their civilian population. Contrary to the war in Ukraine, we were actually one people lol.
@@randomnobodovsky3692 as I said the opposition. Remember this all started coz of a trade agreement that went Russias way and not the eu. Coup army split Russian army (green men) came in. Here we are
Let me see. After serving in the Ukrainian foreign legion during a serious war, this guy gets drunk, runs his mouth with strangers, makes preposterous gay-taunts against foreign country, confides in journalists who he can only be half-arsed to identify, and wonders why things turn out badly for him. Not a very high-watt bulb IMHO.
@@helenemasour9256 He seems like a guy who likes to embellish his stories. I don't know the guy but that's my impression. The fact that he would fabricate a war heinous crime simply to get a rise from some foreigner shows how strikingly bad his judgement and impulse control are. He says the crime is not true, and I want to believe him. But who knows what to believe when it comes from a guy who talks like this.
less than 3:30 in and Willie mentions people supporting Ukraine fighting for their democracy... what democracy would that be exactly??? Can't handle that level of willful ignorance... I tried to listen, but...
The war doesn’t affect me other than my tax dollars (being used to help Ukraine) but I am very against this war. I wasn’t aware in 2014 that the war had started. Our news has a small segment on world news which can easily be missed. This war has opened my eyes to what’s going on in the world. I now watch news from many other countries. I was clueless like so many of my fellow countrymen.
What country do you live in? I’m an American and I’ve been aware of the Russian attacks and occupations. It was a low priority on my radar, but I was aware.
Carol your tax dollars are already used on our defense budget, you’re not paying “extra” for this. Incredible how people have no idea how tax money works
@@Morningstar_Actual I am aware of the fact that a certain(20%?) amount is allocated to military. One analyst said it’s around 84 cents per day per tax payer. I guess perhaps I should have said that I support the government in military aid to Ukraine.
The arrogance & ignorance here is off the charts. If you can't see or understand the role the US (the collective west) played in creating this and many other conflicts, you have no business speaking on these things.
The NeoCons/ Victoria Nuland should never ever of backed the coup against the ELECTED government of Ukraine 8 years ago that started this nightmare off
Called a defensive alliance. NATO doesn't choose countries.... countries have to apply to be a part of NATO. Many have been rejected and many accepted as they meet the criteria.... very different from what you insinuating.
@@axiosschmidt6001 Who the fuk knows.? Maybe they would have got in later? They were arming enemies of US forever and vice versa.. Heaven forbid it takes a bit to believe them and think it’s real.
I have talked to US vets of Iraq, Central America, Vietnam and Africa. War changes people and when you ask them about their experiences there, they relive them to some extent. You can see their personality and mannerisms change. Nervousness, false bravado, anger, fear; it all comes through. Don't judge this man on being "sketchy" because you (and I) have no real idea of what war does to someone's psyche. Go watch interviews with even old veterans. They too will show some of these signs, because war is never really over for them. PTSD is real and it messes you up as a human being. You even feel it on the written page in combat memoirs.
@@DingleBerryMTB Thanks mate. All of them are alive and most are in relative safety. My uncle's house got completely destroyed by a Russian missile in Zaporizhzhia area not long ago. Thank god, they got out pretty much unscathed from under the rubble. Most men in the family are fighting (one is currently in Bakhmut). I moved to Oz with my parents when I was a kid 17 years ago. I do my best to stay in touch with the family and help them as much as I can.
Sorry about your Uncles house. Thats devastating for them. I hope your family members that are fighting stay safe and make it home to their families. Slava Ukraine!!
This interview is interesting for everything he inadvertently admits to. The guy shows little insight into what he experienced tbh. He just presents the Ukranian point of view, for example causally dismissing Odessa massacre- even weakly trying to justify it. Frankly, I don't trust anything he says about his drunk admission of war crimes and his statement now that he never witnessed Ukranian soldiers committing war crimes.
The T-55 Tank is outclassed as a main battle tank.. but as an anti sniper tool in urban warfare it reigns supreme. The finest rifle bore matched up with impeccable scope optics it provides excellence in a secure protective firing position. In almost any urban scenario it will outclass enemy snipers 99.9% of the time.
1) Blue Shirt guest Benjamin Reed glosses over the lack of prosecution of murders committed in Odessa against protesters (2014 Odessa clashes). 2) Benjamin excuses using civilians as shields while he is a combatant being transported on trains 3) Benjamin conceals the practice of Ukraine Armed Forces in 2014+ using civilian airline flights as human shields on their bombing runs against Donbass when discussing MH17 (just like Israel has done against Syria off the coast of Lebanon).
I don’t understand how soldiers who fought in Afghanistan and Iraq were surprised at the difference between that and an actual conventional war. I thought this would have been obvious signing up for his
All wars won and lost with logistics... That s a correct statement but, fog of war and media bias is so heavy at Ukraine that we actually have no idea whats going on at the war. Which side has better logistics now ? i have no idea... What are the casualty numbers ? i have no idea...
The ever fitting: "do stupid things win stupid prizes"... Trolling the Russians was a quite the brainless move, the IQs of Americans soldiers extend to getting a burger when they are hungry, and this guy is an example.
Excellent points made and excellent interview. Saw many images and videos of soldiers that were quartered and storing gear in schools but this is common practice that was followed in WW2 as well as schools don’t have residents and have more than one toilet typically so they are perfect for housing large groups of soldiers together without bothering private citizens
@@poki580 do you even understand what you just said? people being killed for being Ukrainian "cry warcrimes" while being killed, while some loser types in comments HAH THEY'RE CRYIN
@@poki580 so many double standards. Remember the ukrainian doctor that said he would castrate any russian soldier that came threw his hospital? Everyone applauded until the soldier literally got castrated on camera.
There is a difference, somewhat conveniently left out in the conversation though (to further a specific POV), between the use of civilian infra in the vicinity of front-line vs further into the country - while one would use an empty school as a military barracks in the East, the same sort of building would be an actual school with kids attending. Just wanted to point out that the "both sides" narrative is not objective - it's just that - another narrative informed by someone's - in this case Willy's - lens.
People actually think Ukraine will be a free country after the war, it wasn't b4 the war ... Some people think Iraq will be a free and safe country one day, we been there for 20 years and its worse than b4 we took out Saddam.
Willy, love your interviews but I have a nit to pic: please stop saying the US isn't living up to the Budapest Memorandum. It was never a promise to go to war on Ukraine's behalf. In diplomatic agreements that kind of thing has to be explicitly spelled out. The US helped Ukraine prepare for this since 2014, warned it was coming, condemned it totally, and has given massive support that is still increasing. We have more than lived up to our promises. I agree with you that we should do more, not because of a piece of paper, but because it's the right thing to do.
Thanks for the fine collection of interviews you've done with Westerners involved in resisting the Invasion. Each one has been a reality check for anyone viewing. Credit to you and the guys for posting them. I hope the views expressed might be used for positive effect in the defence. Safe journey to you soon. Respect and best wishes to the people we've been briefly introduced to on your channel whether Civilian or Combatant.
People keep saying he’s sketchy cause he’s prob throwing them off with his mannerisms and rhetoric but remember he was in a place called war where people don’t comeback the same. They can be quiet angry have ptsd or seem sketchy cause you’re lack of interest or care makes him your scapegoat to vent on the subject atm js
When Germany said it was going to send Ukraine the Leopard tanks I knew that there was going to be a catch somewhere regarding either spare parts or ammunition. Today turns out Germany has no ammunition for the tanks but wants to buy it from Brazil which is an ally of Russia. Nato with its toy armies was never set up to fight the type of industrial warfare going on in Ukraine.
Kremlin copium, vatnik *Rheinmetall ready to provide Ukraine with shells for Leopard tanks* 26.01.2023 _Germany's defense company Rheinmetall can provide a large amount of ammunition for modern Leopard 2 battle tanks, which Germany and other countries will send to Ukraine._ _Rheinmetall also said it had invested and continues to invest heavily in increasing the number of employees and creating new production facilities, likely referring to the construction of a new munitions plant. "We are doing everything to support Ukraine, as well as NATO and the federal government, including with the necessary ammunition," the company said._ _According to the report, the increase in capacity will allow the company to meet the ammunition needs of both the Bundeswehr and the defense forces of other countries that have Leopard 2 tanks._ 😁
Germany has ammo but I’m sure they won’t give up what they have to give to Ukraine. I’m sure most countries in Nato don’t have large amounts surplus. Before 2022 most Nato countries wasn’t spending there required 2% of GDP on defense. Trump brought that up and thought about pulling the U.S. out of Nato since they didn’t take defense serious and just expected the U.S. to come and save them. Now all of them are spending at or above the contractual amount of GDP. Plus giving what they can to Ukraine. Ukraine doesn’t understand that most countries don’t have the extra equipment and you shouldn’t give so much where your defense abilities suffer. Ukraine also didn’t help itself by buying military equipment before 2022. They just basically relied upon there Soviet inventory and try and develop some Ukrainian systems. Now look at them needing huge influx of weapons and are getting a mixed bag. But it’ll help them decide on which countries systems they want for the future. Military Idustrial Complex in America and Nato countries are smaller and need employees but if it’s like America you can’t get people’s to work they rather live off what they can get from the government
@@jacqdanieles I guess you think starting and expanding a production line is like going to get bread from the store! "German armed forces are currently facing severe shortages of ammunition, the Bundestag's commissioner for the armed forces, Eva Hoegl, revealed on Sunday. The German Army lacks certain basic personal equipment to fight a war, she shockingly noted during an interview with the Bild am Sonntag newspaper. 'Without munitions, it's all nothing,' Hoegl said. Furthermore, she called on the German administration to focus on replenishing the arms depots, particularly during the heightened security risks across the European region from the ongoing Russian offensive in Ukraine. The total cost to fully restock the ammunition for the German Army may cost the Bundeswehr '20 billion, predicted Hoegl. She then launched a scathing attack on the German government for its inaction saying that the officials "dragged their feet on the topic [of military replenishment] for years." She focused on the sorry state of affairs among the German troops deployed elsewhere in Europe, such as in Lithuania, where she notes they conduct military drills without bulletproof jackets or proper munition. 'With sick, parental, and education leaves, many units reach the staffing level of only 60% of what they have on paper," German MP stressed. Hoegl warned that 'without sufficient personnel, the best of weapons are of little use.' She appealed to the German government to pay attention to the needs of the armed forces and revamp the defence landscape by prioritizing and slashing the deployments and purchasing more weaponry. Earlier, a report in Business Insider claimed that the German military's stockpile of arms would last them only one or two days in case a war broke out. They even lacked ground-based IRIS-T systems."
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Hey Willy! this video and "Untold Reality Of Wagner" video your mic is a bit loud when i cranked the volume to hear other speaking.
thanks for talking about all kinds of topics/viewpoints! as a north European i dont get those stuff from my main media
Great interview but the guest's audio is really bad.
Ok I am convinced you never stop working. you have been on a role! Thank you for doing the work you been doing, this all makes so much more sense as it plays out.
love ya regardless, but those thumbnails are ass
Loved the story and the theory of reading weapons is a good idea the way he said it going on for units to trade what they don’t need for what they do. As long as it’s honest and not some scumbag who taking advantage using a position
13:25 wtf russia not diverse? Russia is a country with over 100 ethnicities and 85 federational states.
To Americans, diversity is only in skin color. Like Italians, Russians, and Canadians are all just "white guys"
"Diversity" means Nwords.
@@hacelocononda😂😂😂 no it doesn't
@@410mson3yes it does. That is American culture and an Aussie who drinks American coolaids opinion
@lukeneill1568 I'm Black bro it don't mean that lol
I want to make sure I have this guy's story straight:
He started in Ukraine by providing IFAKs and medical training to Ukrainians, he then went on to become light infantry in the conflict but left to Poland and became a drone operator. After returning to Ukraine he was a drone operator in the legion but ended up resigning his post after some disagreement with the command. After resigning, while other issues were going on with his life like his relationship breaking up, and other family issues he got drunk and decided to text an enemy combatant about an alleged war crime he committed, which he didn't really commit, to make the enemy combatant upset. Some journalists came asking him about his alleged warcrimes and eventually turned the thing into a hit piece and also there was a coordinated propaganda effort with deep-fakes of him saying inflammatory things. In response to all this negative attention his friends in the legion stopped communicating with him because they believed he was actively helping the Russians.
Is that correct?
Look, I'll be the first to say I am not fit for war, that I would crap myself and cry in real combat, but this dude's story is wild. He has a lot of excuses for everything, which I feel is worse than anything else. He left for the first time for an excuse, he left for the second time for an excuse, he made up that warcrime story being drunk as an excuse, the journalists that interviewed him were "leftists pro-russians" is another excuse. This guy is probably hated because he went over there, gave the enemy a prime propaganda piece and all he has are excuses. I think Willy was trying to be too agreeable with his point about "we all do dumb things and wouldn't you want to crap-talk the enemy," this dude was no longer in the Ukrainian military and claiming he was committing warcrimes under their flag. You really should have needled him on all his excuses especially about what he wrote to the enemy combatant.
The guy says that deep fakes were used. That doesn’t mean that they were.
Thank you for this comment. This guy seems sketchy to me. After 14 minutes I had enough.
Even if we take this guy at his word and assume it's all true, he at best comes across as a fool. The most frightening thing is that he mentions working in law enforcement. I sure as hell would not want to deal with this guy holding a badge.
Totally agree i think like all wars the first casualtie is the truth you can sense a bit of shit here and there but i think willy done good you have to sit on the fence now and then in that game
@@jonathanjacob5453 Sketchy is mild…
Anyone else pick up on the fact that he's wearing Hugo Boss? That's quite ironic seeing what they were doing in the 1930's...
4:20 Crimea was never controlled by Ukraine. It had a sovereign status, a sovereign Parlament and the Russian military is constantly there since 1783.
a huge and important thing that you said might go unnoticed. "Everyone has committed crimes since 2014. For example, Odessa is a crime and I don't think the perpetrators have been prosecuted...." Imagine if you are pro-Russian and some idiots commit such crimes and the state does not react or relativizes them. It is no longer the crime of a melee group of neo-Nazis that every country has. That is state policy in its bare form.
Both the OSCE and the International Court of Justice have investigated and firmly rejected Russia's accussation of genocide being perpetrated by Ukraine on ethnic russians. Violent separatist militias forcefully occupying civic and government buildings can expect some violence in return, fair game.
Wat? Piece of russian propaganda
@@Alexandra-u6p eng,pls!
Exactly. 100% spot on
@@aliennoviny Is everything you dislike russian propaganda? Sounds like you're under the sway of some propaganda yourself. Try to be objective, bro.
This guy is caught admitting to a war crime and his defense is "I was totally drunk when I said that bro".
time stamp?
@@sleaf8356 43:30 he didn’t admit to it he said he made it up while drunk.
@@cocosocialistrat8979 he did admit he is just trying to take it back now
@@cocosocialistrat8979 That was an oddly specific story.
He will die in a trench dismembered by shrapnel
When I was in ukraine in 2020, they passed laws designed to limit the use of russian language throughout ukraine. My russian teachers in odessa were shocked that they weren't technically allowed to use their native language when speaking to a waiter in a restaurant. And businesses were prohibited from using russian on signs or in advertising. The same thing was happening in latvia when I was there in 2018. Maybe it doesn't justify an invasion, but when people ignore this they are missing the whole picture. Russophobia is a real thing even if it sounds silly.
@avx92 lol
@@a_v2114 не веру что вы когда нибудь были в России. И пишет на русском ничего не проверить. Но не ожидаю простой дурак понимает 😚
@@a_v2114 ок вы правы. Я любую вам и всем и просто хочу войну закончился. Путин и зеленски оба плохо по моему. Но я просто бот так не понимаю человеческой эмоций 😟
Hey Willy I went down a RUclips rabbit hole last night watching your videos from the start of the war and I just want to say I hope you understand how important the work you did and continue to do really is. I mean like when future generations learn about this war (especially the beginning) you and civ div are gonna be primary sources for historians for God knows how long when trying to get an idea of the situation on the ground for the regular person and that's a hell of a legacy to leave for the future. You're awesome man, thank you.
Agreed!
Well said…well said.
To be sure. I have no doubts about that. One of the only content providers grounded enough to provide unbiased information to the masses.
Azeal too.
Have u seen speak the truth? That’s where I first seen Willy. May want to check those out if not another good couple videos of them .
The recording of this guy telling the story of his war crime is sick and very detailed. I don’t believe his denials for a second.
The worst part is he tries to claim it was just trolling.
War tourists can get smoked.
Everything about this guy is suspicious. His story has many gaps to be filled and his demeanor makes it even harder to believe
This war is heaven for individual psychopaths. Limitless killing without any questions asked. From both sides.
That's any war. Duh!
imagine all the american's who's dream of holding a gun and actually getting to use it to kill as many ppl as they wish comes true. Our country is full of psychopaths.
Lol you wear dresses and youre supposed to be a man LMFAO get money
the look on that guy's face when Willy mentions Syria and other places is just priceless... @4.04
Can't get enough of these long form interviews man keep them coming man
Thankyou brother
@@willyOAM no thank you non biased Intel is hard to find and glad your feeling back up to par cheers
Ukraine wins the gold medal for the most disorderly military in history.
The saying: 'Truth is the first casualty of War' seems to resonate now more than ever. Thanks again for providing some triage.
You are absolutely killng it Willy, really loving your content. Thanks for doing what you do mate.
Second that! Much love Willy
Fear of consequences.....mmmmm this guy is got me skeptical
There's this interview on a channel called Azeal titled: "This Marine fought Russians in Ukraine". It's an eye opening experience about the reality of war. He goes into detail about his first kill as well as how he and his friend pissed themselves during an artillery barrage(he has never seen active combat prior to Ukraine).
Seen that, it really was a good and informing interview.
Thanks
This Azeal channel seems like a pro Ukrainian circle jerk. Very biased, so I’ll take everything said there with a grain of salt.
That channels VR setup is strange to me, but god damn that interview was top quality!
I listened to that the other day it was great .
Man telling a random dude online that you slit a guys tendons and pushed them in a river is like the dumbest thing you can do especially if you meant it as a joke/didn't do it......
right. He doesn't have mhy sympathies. What a dangerous fool he is. Good thing ukraine kicked him out.
He said he was drunk, i have done more stupid things than what he did here. I wouldn't blame him.
@@yam2050 Really? You've done something more stupid than slitting a guys tendons, and pushing him into a river while drunk? A very oddly specific story.
Singapore, a tiny island, 2,20 times smaller than London flies x40 F-15SG Strike Eagle and x60 F-16 Fighting Eagle with a permanent training base in France and the USA. 100 Leopard 2SG MBTs with a permanent training base in Germany. Yes, Singapore has a permanent training base in Australia and New Zealand too. Some Ex Soviet states just want to dump their Soviet relic in exchange for Western Tech, and the disposal of Explosive Ordnance in Ukraine for free. This makes the War Industry at Capitol Hill extremely happy. I am old school Infantry. Getting killed by a drone is no Glory.
It really bothers me as a soldier to see people going to ukraine then using it to make money when they return after a few arty strikes
*Lmao this guest cracks me up. He said Ukrainians with NAZI tattoos doesn’t really mean nothing 😅 they’re really not NAZI.*
Ukraine Nazi tattoos are more anti Russia symbolism
Yep, some peoplen doing those just to bozer russians with theyrs stupid "cult of victory". Many russians when they see some german tatoos freeking out. But When i was in Russia in 2015 i also saw alot of right wing russians in Moscow with german eagles and zig runes. As i know even in US you have a bunch of those.
And fighting for democracy in Ukraine 😂😂😂 with those tattoos 😂😂
He is not the only one that said that.
What if i show u russian with nazi tattoos?
Does it even change something?
This guy is biased toward Ukraine. You can't get truth from him.
And he's not the sharpest tool in the shed, talking to a Russian, about War Crime's against a Russian prisoner, then (just kidding man) I'm surprised he's still . . . where did he say he working now . .
Thanks for fair and balanced insights into conflict, a rarity in the social media and state media wars.
Again; Willy you're an effing LEGEND! 💥
Thank you for bringing this guy on! Excellent interview, excellent questions!
This guy should stick to hitting pads and not targets. But even in combat sports, he'd be 'found out'.
What about the American bombing in Syria and Iraq.. precision bombing really 🤔
They at least tried to be. That’s within jihadists knowing the rules of engagement very well, and have no problem using women and kids as shields.
What other countries drop leaflets in areas and cites saying they gonna hit hard so if you are a civilian.. leave.
@@dwightchaos9449read my reply and eat it
It is very ignorant to say that Russia is less diverse than Australia! Educate yourself, sir. Russia is racist, fascist and all this, but it is insanely diverse and has had millions of migrants from Asia before war. Russia had more migrants that the US before the war.
I give yall credit for admitting that iraq and Afghanistan was a joke compared to this conflict.
Im the 1000th comment. So let an actual guy that was in war as kid chime in. I was born in Nova Gradiska, Croatia, right on the border to Bosnia. 91-96 We had many foreign fighters come "help". On both sides. So they got 1000, we got 1000 and in the middle were my family, friends. My Mom and Grandmother, I was a kid. And after a while we realised these people just want to get their kick. Some even went home on Sunday evening to Austria etc. to work from Mo-Fr. We called them weekend soldiers. They didn't give a sh*t about who they fight, civilians. They screamed in joy when civilians died when they tortured POWs etc. (This scream when US soldiers see a bomb explode).
When our military realized they are having fun here and were also stealing, murdering civilians, raping, our army didn't let them go home no more. We used them as attack groups were it was exceedingly difficult. We made use of them. And they were great fertilizer for our trees to grow. Thank you nameless adrenaline junky.
Don't even try to compare your bullsh*t with Freedom Fighters. The foreigners in Ukraine are not raping or murdering. They help. Period. 🤡
@@CanadianFreedom1 Keep telling your self that.💩
@@CanadianFreedom1 🤡
@@pomg6512 what did he write?
You're doing such an amazing job, I recommend the channel almost daily to people who need perspective
It's very interesting how this interview starts out with the point that many Russians know very little about the nature of the conflict, and right after he suggests that Ukrainians also knew almost nothing based on their commonly held belief that nothing too serious was going on. It reminds me of Willy's man-on-the-street video of Ukraine the day before the SMO. So many of the people he talked to were completely clueless as to what was about to take place. Such a surreal situation.
Putin did say he wasn’t going to invade Ukraine.
So there is that.
@@LiberalinOregon well, zelensky also said that Russia will not invade. But he knew that they will, Olaf sholtz and macron both went to kiev multiple times to convince him to give up NATO aspirations and stay neutral, but he refused, and he knew what was coming. maybe Russians believed that some solution will be meet. I think that was Russian biggest mistake. They negotiated behind half closed doors, and although outcome was public, it was not widely reported. They should be open from the beginning and say to the whole world that if security concerns over Ukrain NATO membership they will have no other choice but to invade a hostile country
Now imagine being some IT guy whose the most terrifying life experience was when program didn't compile, and you're being drafted into the military and thrown into this hell on earth war..
Yea imagine what those Russians are going through ,must be hell ... Good better dead than smeg right
@@jf-zq2qz I was thinking of Ukraine's drafted, but works for Russians as well I guess :)
If you don't know, Ukraine military is not just volunteers for a long time now.
Just imagine all the college students that have never seen anything like this being drafted. Never been truly cold or hungry never seen people butchered by machine gun fire or blasted by artillery.
@@lesleyboeder1798 no need to imagine, all of the footage is available online!
There has been no draft in Ukraine. All voluntary
Russia defending their interests just as the US and Australia did in the middle East..... 1000s of kms from their own territories
That give russian power to kill 500 children in ukraine, did you know anything about alley of angels in donetsk?
Exactly
@@aliennoviny Ukraine Nazis killed far more children than that. 15,000 unarmed civilians in Donbass murdered. Logic tells me out of 15,000, at least 1 out of 5 was a child making a low ball figure of 3000 kids killed by Ukraine's armed forces before Russia ever crossed the Ukraine border
@@bobowrathsovine. is any of this statement proved by international organizations? Tell me that plane mh17 also been hit not by russian military
@@aliennoviny was there thousands of passengers on that plane? Of coarse not for no plane can transport anymore than 300 at the most. You can say the LPR, or DPR shot it down by mistake not Russian air defense. The same way the US Navy shot down a passenger airline off the coast of Long Island New York in 1996 by mistake
Very good interviews m8, these interviews bring up the truth of what's happening on the ground.
Keep it up.
Dad was never going to proud of this dude. It’s in his eyes.
Awesome interview, Willy! Thank you once again for your content!
You tend to avoid the 'N' word and politely refer to 'Nationalists', Your guest is obviously one. If you want to produce a blog that has some integrity, call a spade a spade and interview people with divergent views. Interviewing your beer mates makes for a boring conversation.
lol you have no idea their relationship. And typically just label people “the N word”..
I am just wondering why all these foreign people are going to Ukraine and fight there. Ok I understand Ukraine is the underdog, Ukraine is a sovereign country and have been attacked. But why these people are not fighting for Iraq, Yemen, Lybia, Serbia, Syria. Also these countries are sovereign countries and all of these wars have not been backed up by any international right.
Those were religious/sectarian conflicts. Ukraine is literally Europe being attacked by people who identify themselves as descendants of Mongol-Tatars. A sh*tload of people went to fight ISIS alongside the Kurds. Your point is flawed af
@@CanadianFreedom1 Never heard so much nonsense. Is this what you learn at school in Canada?
@@CanadianFreedom1 they all identify as Nazis just like Ukraine, makes sense that America is behind it all 😂😂😂😂😂
@@sigmasix3719 Rusich Battalion, Wagner, Russian Imperialist Movement, Imperial Legion, Paul Gubarev part of the ruZZian national-socialist militias, the former boss of Roscosmos throwing "roman salutes" all his life I mean who are the real nazis here? You're a 🤡
@@JP-vb5cx this guy is clearly white supremacists and a Nazi. Ukrainian Nazis have an ideology that they are pure white race, and Russians are so called "orcs" because they mixed between Slavs, mongols during golden horde, turkofonic people like Chechens and Dagestani, Chinese in the far east and dozens of natives from Siberia like burjati and jakutian and many others.
This guy is such an apologist. It's hard to get past the impression that he's a straight up propagandist. I lost count of how many times he said "but the Russians did it too" and " but it happens on both sides." Most of your guests are what they appear to be-not this guy.
You're doing a great job guy; keep up the good work; and best of luck with the health situation.
great interview! this is probably my second favorite to date. I just want to point out the irony of him wearing a hugo boss shirt xD
Funny to hear Americans talk about indiscriminate firing into civilian populations like Dresden wasn’t fire bombed in World War Two with civilians literally melting into the pavement
13:05 I understand that you don 't know well what is happening in Russia , but 190 nationalities live in Russia . yes , there are not so many black people , but that's because they don 't come here themselves
What about when Moscow, which we all
Know controls everything, put a laser Obama with a bandanna trying to make him into a monkey?
54:00 wtf is talking about?
Where was the US precision strike in Irak or Afghanista?
The kabul airport escape was a clown show.
@@Elatenl places where civilian victims of US army are accounted as 'precision strikes'. Now you know.
good discussion alot of info will never hear from mainstream
Thanks for the interview. It was great hearing from another eyewitness to history.
Next time you have him on it should be pub talk style as you two would have a wonderful conversation.
Funniest thing this guy said, in 2014 Zelinsky was elected. Lmfao
Russia has 190 ethnic groups. How are they not diverse??
Lol, because Homo Sovieticus maybe. In the Tsar's time, before the Bolsheviks bloody coup, there were more than 300 ethnic groups there I think, but then again it's the world's largest country.
Most of these groups are so small that they can fit in one village.
And roughly 80% of the population are ethnic Russians.
There are a lot of foreigners in big cities like Moscow (workers from places like Tajikistan or students from Africa) but aside from that there ain’t that much diversity going on. No matter how hard the officials try to push the “multinational people of Russian Federation” narrative.
@@ivansmirnov7342 translation - "they married and bred outside their groups and their groups started to look the same".. like it or not Russia is more diverse than the EU or UK.
According to the UN population Division estimates, the Russian federation was second only to the United States in the sheer number of immigrants and refugees.
@@B5152g “bred outside their groups” - not really. Genetic studies show that Russians didn’t mix with other ethnicities. Not at any significant scale at least.
Some ethnic groups (like Chechens for example) straight up forbid it.
“Russia has lots of immigrants” - yeah, but most of them return to their countries after getting enough cash. Very few of them actually stay.
they are white and asian
diverse=black and arab in the newspeak
"In 2014 things went crazy" why? Who overthrew the legitimate Ukranian government? Your guest had clearly not heard the Victoria Newland phone call!
Does the US have interest in letting this war drag on as long as possible? That would explain the half ass assistance it is giving Ukraine, enough for Ukraine to resist and carry on fighting, insufficient for it to achieve a decisive victory and end the war quickly. The longer the war lasts, the more devastating it is for the Russian economy and military, never mind the destruction it causes to Ukraine.
When is anybody going to discuss how we can end this war?
Adopt Germanies anti Nazi policies to kick out all the Nazis
Zelensky keeps his promise to let eastern area basically be independent.
Zelensky allows international investigation into the 12k genocide alleged by Russia.
NATO keeps its promise to not expand NATO east and proves it by Ukraine constituonal amendment.
Can we all agree these are all good things? (Firing Nazis, keeping promises , taking claims of genocide seriously )
It may not stop Putin if he really does want to expand Russia, but it will completely remove every stated reason for Putin's invasion.
The problem with the Ukraine war as it's not even about Ukraine they're just centre-stage to a huge geopolitical play that's going on worldwide many ukrainians and Russians are caught up and dine for propaganda purposes. In my opinion the Ukraine war is not about Ukraine at all but rather it's about the current geopolitical and cultural war going on around the world.
Well done Willy, love the content so far. Despite some disagreement, based on my own experiences and contacts on both sides, you seem to be doing your best to provide an objective perspective and its refreshing to hear it from another aussie.
This is great, keep it up.
There is a correct perspective and then there is the totally bullsh1t imaginary one pushed by ruzzian shills ,like willy
Have you thought about what it was like during the American revolution? The fact that Ukraine is at war now and actually following the Geneva convention and invited investigators specifically for war crimes no matter the out come. That's a really good thing.
As far was we know
You can’t possibly be so ignorant. This is what’s wrong with our damn media. Unfortunately for Ukraine, they like to video many of their war crimes and brag about it, but still there will never be consequences because it’s inconvenient for the u.s. proxy war. Even the u.s. state dept acknowledges their regular human rights violations on their website, “carried out by the gov or its agents” (2021 human rights report on Ukraine). The UN has well documented and detailed reports. Plus we can watch the videos for ourselves.
UN inspectors have blocked from investigations. The UK was chairing the security council when Bucha happened and blocked the UN investigation from being considered
or even our civil war. Neither side had any problem burning down peoples homes and stealing their cattle, shit even their own side would do it to their civilian population. Contrary to the war in Ukraine, we were actually one people lol.
Russia is using cluster bombs and land mines that usually only injure civilians.. educate yourself
Another great interview thank you for your work Will!
Ukraine and democracy shouldn’t be used in the same sentence. What happened to the opposition?? Accused Russian simps and jailed..
Opposition parties do still exist, unlike parties that were openly pro-russian.
@@randomnobodovsky3692 as I said the opposition. Remember this all started coz of a trade agreement that went Russias way and not the eu. Coup army split Russian army (green men) came in. Here we are
Ukraine democracy ?
Great interviews insight in reality
its crazy how many guys on both sides use there cell phones in a combat zone its like asking to be blown up.
Let me see. After serving in the Ukrainian foreign legion during a serious war, this guy gets drunk, runs his mouth with strangers, makes preposterous gay-taunts against foreign country, confides in journalists who he can only be half-arsed to identify, and wonders why things turn out badly for him. Not a very high-watt bulb IMHO.
... not to mention he fabricates a heinous war crime which he later expects foreigners to take as a joke. I almost forgot about that. Wow.
True. Yet, I happen to know him personally, and all this is true. crazy, foolish but true. Ben is not malevolent.
@@helenemasour9256 He seems like a guy who likes to embellish his stories. I don't know the guy but that's my impression. The fact that he would fabricate a war heinous crime simply to get a rise from some foreigner shows how strikingly bad his judgement and impulse control are. He says the crime is not true, and I want to believe him. But who knows what to believe when it comes from a guy who talks like this.
Willie…so much brotherly love to you man. Keep fighting the good fight. Really enjoyed this one too. Thank you & thanks to your guest.
less than 3:30 in and Willie mentions people supporting Ukraine fighting for their democracy... what democracy would that be exactly??? Can't handle that level of willful ignorance... I tried to listen, but...
The war doesn’t affect me other than my tax dollars (being used to help Ukraine) but I am very against this war. I wasn’t aware in 2014 that the war had started. Our news has a small segment on world news which can easily be missed. This war has opened my eyes to what’s going on in the world. I now watch news from many other countries. I was clueless like so many of my fellow countrymen.
What country do you live in? I’m an American and I’ve been aware of the Russian attacks and occupations. It was a low priority on my radar, but I was aware.
Carol your tax dollars are already used on our defense budget, you’re not paying “extra” for this. Incredible how people have no idea how tax money works
We pay like 14 dollars a month for this war ,that's better then sending in our own men to fight
@@Morningstar_Actual I am aware of the fact that a certain(20%?) amount is allocated to military. One analyst said it’s around 84 cents per day per tax payer. I guess perhaps I should have said that I support the government in military aid to Ukraine.
@@Titanphoenix666 I agree
wow that was good willy keep'em coming. spent a lot of time listening to this one a little more than once.
lol say you're a sex tourist without saying you're a sex tourist
Thank you again and always Willie.
Oh man…
This dude talked so much but never really said anything!
10:30 Zelenskiy was elected because Ukraine's richest man got him elected... because that country is oligarchy.
And so is Russia.
@@jacqdanieles The answer was to how our friend Willy is referring to Ukraine's "democracy".
Russia's status is not part of it.
@@AhmedAdly11 so there is no democracy in Ukraine? People did not vote for Zelinskyy?
@@jacqdanieles I am not going to try to convince you of anything.
@@AhmedAdly11 standard answer to being checkmated.
Invite Scott Ritter so you can get you facts right this is one-sided BS
Or RUclips channel The New Atlas
Another great interview Willy. well done.
The arrogance & ignorance here is off the charts. If you can't see or understand the role the US (the collective west) played in creating this and many other conflicts, you have no business speaking on these things.
Completely agree
YOU ARE A KREMLIN BOT! 👎🤬😡
The NeoCons/ Victoria Nuland should never ever of backed the coup against the ELECTED government of Ukraine 8 years ago that started this nightmare off
When the USSR fell, NATO had 17 member states. NATO now has 30 countries. WTFO?
Called a defensive alliance. NATO doesn't choose countries.... countries have to apply to be a part of NATO. Many have been rejected and many accepted as they meet the criteria.... very different from what you insinuating.
Yes as Russia keeps invading its neighbours.
@@UnleashedCode Then why NATO didn't allow USSR to join. You know that the Warsaw pact was created in response of NATO.
@@axiosschmidt6001
Who the fuk knows.? Maybe they would have got in later?
They were arming enemies of US forever and vice versa.. Heaven forbid it takes a bit to believe them and think it’s real.
That shows how many countries looked at Russia as an agressive Bully that could very well be an enemy one day.
Fascinating interview. Fascinating man.
No mention of Odessa massacre? No mention of the Kiev coup in 2014? All credibility lost instantly.
There was no coup in Kyev in 2014.
Really good content really like your mix of coverage good thoughts from Wales
Hello Willy, I really love your work.
Keep up the good work Willy!
Willy man, I've been following for a year. The world would be a much better place if journalists had half your integrity
Thank you so much for all these great interviews…it’s so damn insightful and I just can’t get enough!!
I have talked to US vets of Iraq, Central America, Vietnam and Africa. War changes people and when you ask them about their experiences there, they relive them to some extent. You can see their personality and mannerisms change. Nervousness, false bravado, anger, fear; it all comes through. Don't judge this man on being "sketchy" because you (and I) have no real idea of what war does to someone's psyche. Go watch interviews with even old veterans. They too will show some of these signs, because war is never really over for them. PTSD is real and it messes you up as a human being. You even feel it on the written page in combat memoirs.
Thanks Willy. I'm a Ukrainian living in Melbourne and I'm really renjoying your work 🍻
Hope your family are safe mate!
@@DingleBerryMTB Thanks mate. All of them are alive and most are in relative safety.
My uncle's house got completely destroyed by a Russian missile in Zaporizhzhia area not long ago. Thank god, they got out pretty much unscathed from under the rubble.
Most men in the family are fighting (one is currently in Bakhmut).
I moved to Oz with my parents when I was a kid 17 years ago. I do my best to stay in touch with the family and help them as much as I can.
@@superalex4real Mate that is crazy! Wishing your family and Ukraine a win! Fucken russians man.
Sorry about your Uncles house. Thats devastating for them.
I hope your family members that are fighting stay safe and make it home to their families.
Slava Ukraine!!
@@superalex4real brutal, have you already lost a relative?
It’s good to know that we have salt of the earth people like you Willy and Rob looking for and speaking the truth for us
That twatt, salt of the earth, funny...and apparently too dumb to see that Maidan was orchestrated by the US...such a Russia expert...
This interview is interesting for everything he inadvertently admits to. The guy shows little insight into what he experienced tbh. He just presents the Ukranian point of view, for example causally dismissing Odessa massacre- even weakly trying to justify it. Frankly, I don't trust anything he says about his drunk admission of war crimes and his statement now that he never witnessed Ukranian soldiers committing war crimes.
Amazing interview! Good on you ben!!
Willy is a legend, tells it how it is with no bias.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Absolutely
You are the man Willy
a civilian plane was brought down by one who diverted it on a route over a war zone, not by a soldier who shot down an unknown plane overhead.
The T-55 Tank is outclassed as a main battle tank.. but as an anti sniper tool in urban warfare it reigns supreme. The finest rifle bore matched up with impeccable scope optics it provides excellence in a secure protective firing position. In almost any urban scenario it will outclass enemy snipers 99.9% of the time.
1) Blue Shirt guest Benjamin Reed glosses over the lack of prosecution of murders committed in Odessa against protesters (2014 Odessa clashes).
2) Benjamin excuses using civilians as shields while he is a combatant being transported on trains
3) Benjamin conceals the practice of Ukraine Armed Forces in 2014+ using civilian airline flights as human shields on their bombing runs against Donbass when discussing MH17 (just like Israel has done against Syria off the coast of Lebanon).
I don’t understand how soldiers who fought in Afghanistan and Iraq were surprised at the difference between that and an actual conventional war. I thought this would have been obvious signing up for his
All warrs are won and lost with logistics and Ukraine is playing musical chairs with money medical supplies and arms
And bossing it
@j f Not really. They're at the whims of the west. That tap can and will be shut off at some point.
All wars won and lost with logistics... That s a correct statement but, fog of war and media bias is so heavy at Ukraine that we actually have no idea whats going on at the war. Which side has better logistics now ? i have no idea... What are the casualty numbers ? i have no idea...
"people speak Russian in Ukraine"...... And people speak English in Australia and the USA. Does that make them English, from England?
The ever fitting: "do stupid things win stupid prizes"...
Trolling the Russians was a quite the brainless move, the IQs of Americans soldiers extend to getting a burger when they are hungry, and this guy is an example.
Excellent points made and excellent interview. Saw many images and videos of soldiers that were quartered and storing gear in schools but this is common practice that was followed in WW2 as well as schools don’t have residents and have more than one toilet typically so they are perfect for housing large groups of soldiers together without bothering private citizens
and you can cry warcrimes when they inevitably get shelled
@@poki580 do you even understand what you just said? people being killed for being Ukrainian "cry warcrimes" while being killed, while some loser types in comments HAH THEY'RE CRYIN
@@ChickenCannotDefeatFork no im saying being outraged when schools are hit even though you openly use them as barracks
@@poki580 so many double standards. Remember the ukrainian doctor that said he would castrate any russian soldier that came threw his hospital? Everyone applauded until the soldier literally got castrated on camera.
There is a difference, somewhat conveniently left out in the conversation though (to further a specific POV), between the use of civilian infra in the vicinity of front-line vs further into the country - while one would use an empty school as a military barracks in the East, the same sort of building would be an actual school with kids attending. Just wanted to point out that the "both sides" narrative is not objective - it's just that - another narrative informed by someone's - in this case Willy's - lens.
People actually think Ukraine will be a free country after the war, it wasn't b4 the war ... Some people think Iraq will be a free and safe country one day, we been there for 20 years and its worse than b4 we took out Saddam.
Willy, love your interviews but I have a nit to pic: please stop saying the US isn't living up to the Budapest Memorandum. It was never a promise to go to war on Ukraine's behalf. In diplomatic agreements that kind of thing has to be explicitly spelled out. The US helped Ukraine prepare for this since 2014, warned it was coming, condemned it totally, and has given massive support that is still increasing. We have more than lived up to our promises. I agree with you that we should do more, not because of a piece of paper, but because it's the right thing to do.
I love the interviews.. but i also loved your solo stuff, and definite liked your cooperation with rob from tell the truth. :)
Thanks for the fine collection of interviews you've done with Westerners involved in resisting the Invasion.
Each one has been a reality check for anyone viewing.
Credit to you and the guys for posting them.
I hope the views expressed might be used for positive effect in the defence.
Safe journey to you soon.
Respect and best wishes to the people we've been briefly introduced to on your channel whether Civilian or Combatant.
A big A,is not a photo of you "Andrew"(android)...Bye!;))
People keep saying he’s sketchy cause he’s prob throwing them off with his mannerisms and rhetoric but remember he was in a place called war where people don’t comeback the same. They can be quiet angry have ptsd or seem sketchy cause you’re lack of interest or care makes him your scapegoat to vent on the subject atm js
Very insightful thanks
When Germany said it was going to send Ukraine the Leopard tanks I knew that there was going to be a catch somewhere regarding either spare parts or ammunition. Today turns out Germany has no ammunition for the tanks but wants to buy it from Brazil which is an ally of Russia. Nato with its toy armies was never set up to fight the type of industrial warfare going on in Ukraine.
If the USA GOVERNMENT wanted this to end that could have it done in a week by sending in us troops and weapons.
Kremlin copium, vatnik
*Rheinmetall ready to provide Ukraine with shells for Leopard tanks*
26.01.2023
_Germany's defense company Rheinmetall can provide a large amount of ammunition for modern Leopard 2 battle tanks, which Germany and other countries will send to Ukraine._
_Rheinmetall also said it had invested and continues to invest heavily in increasing the number of employees and creating new production facilities, likely referring to the construction of a new munitions plant. "We are doing everything to support Ukraine, as well as NATO and the federal government, including with the necessary ammunition," the company said._
_According to the report, the increase in capacity will allow the company to meet the ammunition needs of both the Bundeswehr and the defense forces of other countries that have Leopard 2 tanks._
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Germany has ammo but I’m sure they won’t give up what they have to give to Ukraine. I’m sure most countries in Nato don’t have large amounts surplus. Before 2022 most Nato countries wasn’t spending there required 2% of GDP on defense. Trump brought that up and thought about pulling the U.S. out of Nato since they didn’t take defense serious and just expected the U.S. to come and save them.
Now all of them are spending at or above the contractual amount of GDP. Plus giving what they can to Ukraine. Ukraine doesn’t understand that most countries don’t have the extra equipment and you shouldn’t give so much where your defense abilities suffer. Ukraine also didn’t help itself by buying military equipment before 2022. They just basically relied upon there Soviet inventory and try and develop some Ukrainian systems. Now look at them needing huge influx of weapons and are getting a mixed bag. But it’ll help them decide on which countries systems they want for the future.
Military Idustrial Complex in America and Nato countries are smaller and need employees but if it’s like America you can’t get people’s to work they rather live off what they can get from the government
@@dvn3477 sure, vatnik. Just like Ukraine was supposed to fall in March last year ...
@@jacqdanieles I guess you think starting and expanding a production line is like going to get bread from the store!
"German armed forces are currently facing severe shortages of ammunition, the Bundestag's commissioner for the armed forces, Eva Hoegl, revealed on Sunday. The German Army lacks certain basic personal equipment to fight a war, she shockingly noted during an interview with the Bild am Sonntag newspaper. 'Without munitions, it's all nothing,' Hoegl said. Furthermore, she called on the German administration to focus on replenishing the arms depots, particularly during the heightened security risks across the European region from the ongoing Russian offensive in Ukraine.
The total cost to fully restock the ammunition for the German Army may cost the Bundeswehr '20 billion, predicted Hoegl. She then launched a scathing attack on the German government for its inaction saying that the officials "dragged their feet on the topic [of military replenishment] for years." She focused on the sorry state of affairs among the German troops deployed elsewhere in Europe, such as in Lithuania, where she notes they conduct military drills without bulletproof jackets or proper munition.
'With sick, parental, and education leaves, many units reach the staffing level of only 60% of what they have on paper," German MP stressed.
Hoegl warned that 'without sufficient personnel, the best of weapons are of little use.' She appealed to the German government to pay attention to the needs of the armed forces and revamp the defence landscape by prioritizing and slashing the deployments and purchasing more weaponry. Earlier, a report in Business Insider claimed that the German military's stockpile of arms would last them only one or two days in case a war broke out. They even lacked ground-based IRIS-T systems."