A Canadian volunteer in Ukraine part four: rescuing civilians and hitting a mine
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Brandon continues his account of his time as a volunteer for Ukraine. He takes part in several rescues of civilians at the front, but after hitting a mine, things have to change.
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been real quiet about the other conflict huh. Dont want to offend the lizards churcheeel bent thhe knee for ?
We love you Brandon Mitchell. Keep doing God's work!
"I don't like him, I love him. There's a difference." Truer words have never been spoken.
Reminds me somehow of: I trust him with my life, but I cannot respect him!
Some personalities dont mix, but if you shake them hardenough...
This man risked his life to evac total strangers, and is surprised when a total stranger wants to give him a vehicle. The definition of humility.
He’s supporting Nazis
Of the Brandon interviews this one seemed to come together the best. Thank you Lindy for helping to compile these stories.
There's stories and what happened. I'm on the side of this happened. To this man. In Ukraine
By far. In terms of driving home the gravity of the situation, this one hits harder than all 3 of the previous eos combined. However, I’ve heard all this type of stuff before. It was the boring details I wanted to hear about the process of volunteering there as I want to go over. But not for the dramatic stuff.. There’s a lot of stuff they need manpower for that isn’t dangerous, but still valuable. From caring for animals in the overflowing shelters to electricians. Funny enough, it’s exactly what I expected. It’s only for people who can be independently helpful, self-starting and resourceful and that as long as you’re truly helping, you’ll have free reign and people to help you get around red tape.
Being scared isn't a lack of courage. Doing what needs to be done despite being scared is where courage lies.
Without fear, there would be no courage.
"True courage is being scared to death but saddlin' up anyway" - John Wayne
"When a man is afraid, that's the only time he can truly be brave"
--Eddard Stark
Regime propaganda casualty ☝️
^orc apologist
Thanks very much for the opportunity to tell my story Lindy!! ❤
You are a good man Brandon. You also seem less pained, perhaps Kongsleden did you some good.
Stay safe, Masa needs daddy when it is all over, and Ukrainian women need their Canadian hero.
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Thank you for your Story and for what you are doing, Brandon.
You're a great man, Brandon. Best wishes from Norrbotten ❤
You are making a real difference.
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“I’ve got the power” what a catch phrase 😂
"sounds stupid but interesting"
"It's not worth my life"
put these quotes together and it's wisdom
Sounds like something you read from Old history book.
Or on a tombstone...
he is very brave for going against common sense and putting himself in danger willingly
This guy as well as being hilarious when he describes his love for Philip is actually a hero. No big flashy show off just a regular guy doing the right thing at a time when most would flee. Guys like this is what makes the world worth being a part of. Huge respect to this man
I'm not even 15 minutes in and already this interview is excellent. Please keep this up, these stories need to be heard!
"I dont like him, I love him - theres a difference. I dont like him at all."
The look on his face speaks volumes.
Both guys Lloyd has interviewed are worth watching.
Having watched his videos, he is charming but also a very blunt man and the war has obviously eroded his tolerance for BS. Clearly a clever, observant man who has a great sense of humour and knows when to use it to help others. He is a wanderer and a giver and he loves his dog. He claims he isn't a philosopher, but he has a view of the world any philosopher would kill to have.
That sounds like some Remark stuff
Every one of these interviews expands in ways I could never expect. Thank you for preserving these stories.
I'll admit I had my doubts about Brandon at first, because I found his way in his first video with Lloyd somewhat strange; but his story is 100% genuine & he's a top bloke. Stay safe Brandon. 👍
As for driving over landmines; I've a friend who did so twice in the Rhodesian war, his description of it is stark: total noise, utter surprise, complete silence, check everyone, help anyone who can be, get away from the vehicle (in case of ambush).
He seems like an interesting man with a strange background, but you'd have to if you went out to Ukraine.
He certainly came across as somewhat flippant, but you do get used to it.
I think part of what makes this story special is his development. You end up really gaining trust for the guy after everything he's seen and done.
I had the same initial impression. Perhaps despite his own social media accounts, being interviewed was novel enough that he was on his back foot until a few hours of it.
Yeah he did come across very strangely in the first couple. I would still say he’s strange, but what he’s done has earned respect, and he doesn’t seem like he’s trying to deceive anybody.
I respect how many times this guy admitted he was scared, it shows true character, imo.
Salute to the fellow in Colorado who gave the truck!
this one had me in tears. then the clip played, that ended with the mine. Incredibly noble work.
Some of the most prestigious medals of valor have more often been awarded for saving lives - that's what heroism is about, and Brandon has shown us the gritty reality of heroism. Thank you, Brandon and Lindy, for this top-notch interview.
This was the most moving out of all of the interviews you've done. The way Brandon talks about his experience and the feelings that caused him to stop doing civilian work really hits hard. I absolutely couldn't blame him for stopping. I can't imagine the frustration of risking your life to save someone who then refuses to go with you. All I can say is I'm glad he made it out of there and helped as many people as he did. Not being scared isn't courage it's stupidity. Courage is being scared and doing it anyway. And deciding to stop endangering yourself when you know you could be doing more elsewhere isn't cowardice. Sometimes it's just the smart thing to do.
Thanks to Brandon for his service. Also thanks to you, Lindy, for keeping those interviews coming, I'm really looking forward to each and every one.
Only a fool wouldn't be scared. Well done for carrying on.
This is truly one of the greatest documentations of history one could hope for. Lindy I think it’s fair to say this your finest work! Despite the grim circumstances you have gone from recounting ancient histories to documenting history in the making and for that I thank you!
This was the best episode of Brandon's interviews yet. If there is indeed a chance to keep sharing his stories Lindy, please do!
A lot has happened after this interview in May. If you like to get inside information of war, you will hear it on Brandon's own videos. Every viewer he gets is a direct donation to soldiers. The most easiest way to help Ukrainians.
Brandon is indeed a hero in more ways than one. Thank you for this latest installment of the interview.
Nah he is a disillusioned westerner that had no purpose in life, he was then pumped full of propaghanda. Now he will likely be in Ukraine forever, a place he had no connection to whatsoever.
Brandon is such a strange and interesting guy in the best way. Not many people like this man, in terms of how he thinks and lives his life.
Seeing the little boy with his helmet and fingers in his ears cut the onions for me. Thank you for this amazing series, it will have real historical value.
Thanks for doing this again.
I find the introspection revealed in these interviews to be interesting
Best one so far. I will alway support brandon 100%
The footage at 37:30 really hit me in my heart. I'm crying for these people. Thank you for going above and beyond for them and rescuing them from harm.
Thank you Linday and Brandon for doing these.
Please, keep inviting volunteers!
They are very interesting guests. Very interesting to see from perspective how westerners see our customs and people and war itself.
❤ Great channel❤
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@@chriscassel6621 Planet Caravan is a great song!
@@chriscassel6621 you are like a mouse that prays to a cat
@@chriscassel6621 strange fetish. 🤔
@@espada_i_daga 🤡 I live in the shadow of the cat called the american government. You are ignorant, you know nothing. The mouse is ukraine and other american proxy governments. Glory to Russia fighting the cruel american globalist government.
Brandon has the power. He has the power to put me in tears. Thank you for these stories Lindy.
That got so heavy, but in a good way. Fantastic interview!
I kept delaying watching this video. Finally had the chance. Now done. My hats off to the diesel generator delivery man. The gift that keeps on giving.
I have to admit, Brandon isn't sugar coating it. But that's how it should be. And no one should judge him for being afraid or jot doing any more evacs. He has done hundreds more than any of us sitting in the safety of our homes.
Mind boggling to try to save people “left of the bell curve” in the sunset of their lives who don’t want to be saved. Understandable when you understand each of them may be preventing children from seeing a future. I don’t know that a “Thank you” is appropriate as the aid and service you render is not for me, but know that I hold you in great esteem among men for the work you have done.
I have seen his videos of the evacuations. Some of those people are truly mad, props to all the people doing civilian evacuations, that has to be a truly demanding job with little gratitude from the people they rescue. Quite a few families or seniors had to have volunteers come 3-4 days in a row, sit and talk, share coffee, cigarettes, alcohol and bring them food and fuel just to keep convincing them that being in the only house left standing with Russians looking for targets to mortar isn't a good idea.
You can spot these people in day to day life: "If it hasn't happened to me it doesn't exist" kind of people. They only give a shit when things actually happen to them. Nothing else matters.
@@nb6175 To some extent it's a useful skill for keeping your sanity under some types of difficult circumstances. Unfortunately, like many such tricks the human brain gets up to in order to keep functioning in situations where it really shouldn't, it can easily become a problem in its own right if it becomes the default and one stops running conscious sanity checks on it.
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Very good point and at a certain stage I should be committed to a bed of cottonwool.
How about you? Dare either of us choose between Living and Existing?
Self selecting I guess.
Everyone sane has gone so you're only going to go into rescue the sort of people who are willing to stay in a warzone (or who are being blackmailed by an elderly relative)
Brandon is a Hero! ❤❤❤
God bless you Brandon!
Helmet, cigarettes, and medkit.... If that ain't just about every soldier's prioritized order, I don't know what is. Only thing missing there would be a rifle or an energy drink.
Glad to see you got out of situ alive.
You've helped more people in need than most ever consider, you can be proud of that, don't dwell on what could have been - I know that can be hard, I wish you the best m8.
I judge you. I think you are absolutely amazing, as good a person as anybody who has ever existed. Bravery isn't the absence of fear, it's rescuing people and driving over mined bridges even when you are terrified.
This whole series has such amazing stories and interesting insights.
An amazing series of interviews, real historical record, and easily the best and most important content LindyBeige has ever produced. I also like how it's scaring off the PutinBot scum from this channel, they aren't welcome anywhere among decent folk.
It's so funny how descriptive Brandon is when describing his friends in the field "He had wavy curly hair". Bro's in a war and just taking it all in.
No cellphones in sight. Just people living the moment
@@delfinenteddyson9865and heighten senses
“Go to war for the real 90’s experience”
@@mikemikeyee
Depending on where you are from , 90's is a war experience
my heart dropped when I heard him explaining the evacuation of the town across the river from soledar, I was thinking is he gonna hit a landmine as he was explaining how the road was was mined. Brandon was so honest about you cant really blame him his stress levels must of been through the roof.
seeing the kid cry at 39:29 was heart breaking and when nikko died to....
I kept google earth to the side when listening to Brandon's stories and it got me hooked up at these old pictures of views around Soledar and old reviews on little shops around the place. It reminds how communities have gotten and are still getting destroyed by this useless war. I just can't imagine how it really is to have the whole world around you get obliterated.
On one side I understand that it is frustrating that people like Brandon risk(ed) their lives for these old Babushka's who don't even want to leave in the first place. But on the other side, looking at my own grandparents, their world gets smaller with the years. Friends and family pass away or move on with their lives differently, so the circle of people around them grow smaller and smaller. There in Ukraine, with all the youth leaving, they must experience ten-fold of the loneliness that people here in western Europe are experiencing. It must be really scary to leave everything they still have behind; their home with all the memories of better times.
I think my problem is that those old people are making people risk their lives to feed and support them.
@@PropheticShadeZAnd they think that someone else's kids are fighting again. Let someone else stop it.
Any sympathy for the seniors losing their homes go out the window when they're putting the emergency volunteers' lives at risk and also for keeping their families entangled in circumstances that could lead to their male family members' deaths and worse for their daughters & grand daughters.
@@huzi990 Yes I agree as I said before, but I was just trying to place myself in the perspective of those elderly people. Things are not always as black or white as it looks.
And as Brandon said, some of the old people don’t really know what’s going on outside of their immediate area, and they don’t understand the danger. Furthermore, they’re poor, and they don’t know where to go somewhere else.
Thank you for these interviews Lindy
Always support Brandon. If you want to give money to Ukraine he’s the one that will make sure it Al 100% goes to the soldiers . He’s just back in Ukraine with masses of supplies for his favourite battalions.he is highly respected by the fighters.go to his channel and learn, and maybe send some money……? Sadly, dmitry is dead now…
Please dont give me a heart attack like that
@@thorney36 it’s war. He was a nice bloke with a degree. That’s the problem russkies stick orks from dirt poor federations in the line expecting them to get wiped, then an educated man gives his life for his country.
My mistake, it was Niko……
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holy... the understated way he tells the story and then the video of it are in such stark contrast I got whiplash.
Same thoughts. It became much more real.
Just haunting, the video footage was terrifying, and the thought that at least in some cases people would go into that nightmare to try to rescue some dumbass who's highest priority is slaughtering a chicken, or who asked for rescue but then changed their mind and tried to stop the rest of their family leaving... I don't even know what to think.
Yeah . The Russians aren't interested in babushkas.
This is a raw interview. Thank you for sharing your experiences with us.
I can't imagine the fury you must've felt when you had to deal with civilians who called for your help to evacuate then telling you to come back later while you knew other volunteers who died for their sake.
Thank you both ❤️
Every single one of these interviews have been amazing.
"Thanks Lindy" ... Nothing sums the feeling and tonal muteness of the situation better than the look on his face with these last words... it is out, it is done, no more i can do now, thank you for listening and giving my woes a place to exist with the best possibilities to reach many.
Thanks Lindybeige!
Thank you Brandon for your very informative interview with this Lindy Hopping,Dr Who fan . Wishing you good fortune and safety 😺 😊
Thank you, Lindy! Happy to continue supporting your work. For anyone interested, check out the link above and let us know if you have any questions.
Let's praise this man for what he is doing. Thanks for the help and greetings from Ukraine!
You can tell that Brandon has seen things he'd rather not have seen.
So have I and hundreds. Emts, anyone cut in half, blown up or partially eaten. Didn't want to see it
@@frankbarnwell____ Yep. Seen some things I'd rather not have seen as well, but what I have not seen is the carnage or the Russian war machine.
Thanks Lindy and Brandon, the casulties off this war will revaberate for decades, without talking about the dead!!!!!
35:14 How could anyone judge you for such a thing! You were very brave to go there in the first place! I know my self well enough to be categorically certain that I wouldn't have gone on that mission!
Plus, your safety was also that family's safety! and you decide what actions you think you can achieve!
Brandon is so brave and generally amazing
Oh Brandon. You call that fella Philip crazy, but looks like you're just as crazy and brave yourself
Very meaningful content , Lindy . The moment Brandon stuffs cash into the pensioners pocket was ... so humane . Well done Brandon !
~38:00 👍
If anyone writes a biography of this guy it should be titled “The Best Brandon I Could Be.” What a great humanitarian.
Writing as a designated Geriatric, I can suggest a reason why some grandmothers do not want to leave:
Example, my son or sons grew up here to be men, they know where their mother is and their home if ever they need me. I don't know where they are now but they know where I am, waiting. They know me, everything around me are the things they grew up with, it is their home.
Because, I am their mother and will be until I die.
That reason is getting other grandmother's children killed though when they have to try and evacuate underfire. Not just in Ukraine, this stubborn behaviour endangers rescue workers in most situations.
Brave guy! Selfless! Can't believe he made it out alive of that hell hole. Thanks for bringing his experience in his own words to the world.
What a man… a true hero ❤
Thank you for your moving interview. 😊
This has been said to you before and it'll be said again, but this is proper IWM resource stuff. You are a superb interviewer: empathetic but not intrusive, prompting and guiding but not dominating, always asking intelligent questions or making insightful observations. I really hope that some folk from the Imperial War Museum will see these excellent interviews and speak to you about making use of them. I used to teach History and I really respect this as an amazingly credible secondary source that puts our news outlets to shame.
It's easily the best and most important content LindyBeige has ever made.
Love these.
Thank you, your style of interview is awesome, best I seen in the last few years, honest, unbiased and to the point
oh gosh i've been waiting for part two for so long, i'm delighted
40:05
Gotta love the interaction between these two!
That was an amazing interview, Bradnon really got the Power! All Power to Brandon
"I have got the power!" Better words were seldom spoken! Keep up the good work! 😊
The interviews get better and better, great tales!
"Interesting."
That reminds me of back in 5th grade when our English teacher was disappointed that we were using the same boring adjectives each day: Crazy, funny, interesting! What is actually enough to briefly respond to anything, if you think about it. She made a bet with us. If we could list 20 adjectives there would be no homework. Everybody only allowed to name one each. I don't remember if we made it or not, but it was close. 😂
Thanks for these vids, to both of you
They give an insight into what's going on over there, that you don't really get anywhere else
Skål, år og fred :)
(Cheers, good years and peace)
Brandon top bloke, Lindy not sure he appreciated your last comment about super hero delivery man.
Brandon take care don't go back and get some peace in your life.
Just come back from private contracting in Iraq as a medic whilst you where in Ukraine.
Being away having dangerous adventures is addictive but not worth it.
Lindy got into your video's because I am a bit of a war and history nurd, best set of videos with the two lads from Ukraine.
Hope you can do some more interview format videos.
Thank you Mr. Beige for giving the insights in wat war is really about. Love to see these interviews, simmular to those of of WW1&2 combatants.
A lindy video! that clears my afternoon plans
A comparison for the language question is the island of Ireland. Everyone can speak English, but not everyone can speak Irish. Some want to be British, but most want to be Irish, despite only speaking English.
Language is a big part of identity, but it's NOT the only part of someone's identity.
(The comparison of English and Irish doesn't quite work on a linguistic level as Russian and Ukrainian are quite similar, like Spanish and Portuguese, or German and Dutch).
No
Thanks to you both for this
Thanks so much for creating and sharing this informative and timely video. Great job. Keep it up. 😺 Slava Ukraini 💙💙💛💛
I think, if it’s not crass to compare two wars over two centuries apart, this war is Ukraine’s “war of 1812”.
A much larger neighbour with similar cultural heritage invades a country, as it assumes that it’s people are unhappy with their current government’s attachments overseas. The invasion was assumed to be a quick victory, which is all the invaders planned for. However, while the inhabitants of the border region may not be thrilled with their current government, it turns out they dislike being invaded a hell of a lot more.
Yup, and international support was underwhelming due to other concerns (Napoleon in that case) so Canadian militias ended up doing all the fighting until the very end of the conflict, leading to a peace that left the Canadians where they were at the start... and the Haudenosaunee got completely screwed over by both sides.
I missed this video somehow last month. Brandon is a good human connecting and working with other good humans. 💙💛
I like him more and more. his footage. taking indirect fire while comforting crying children and slipping cash into the breast pocket of an old man. Wow. Baller status. Thank you so much.
Generator Delivery Man: I've Got The Power is a crazy good one liner to come up with on the spot like that
I love you bringing us this content and I love the content. First your friend, then others. It's a shame you lost viewers over it, but please keep it up.
I hope to see more future interviews with a foreign volunteers in Ukraine.
Talk to this man more often ❤
got into a mine, went back for cigs and medpack, honorary Slav status earned
I love these interviews! Looking forward to see more.
Brandon and Philip are the type of men capable of earning a Victoria Cross.
Good to hear from Brandon again. The first documentaries about the war have started to be shown to a wider audience. The most disturbing one was actually about artists in Ukraine.
23:45 this happens around here 48°41'44"N 38°03'27"E , the tank would have been coming over the rail line I think.
32:00 is maybe at 48°40'28"N 38°05'16"E , 36:30 leaving Soledar to the collection point at 48°41'25"N 38°00'43"E
I'm watching on my phone and I can hear the audio fine.
Best interview to bring this wild story of bravery and heart filled honest work. I been following every video Brandon puts up. "I LOVE HIM" "AND IF I CAN BE COMPLETELY HONEST" I LOVE U BRANDON. Keep up the awesome work. On to night vision. Great ❤
Great interviews.
Lloyd, thank you for sharing with us. I have been following Brandon since summer 2022. Now, the latest episode of your (at least) 5 hour long concersation, and the first for me to watch (now eager to watch the earlier ones), this was both informative with much new insight for me, and very *inspirational.* There are as many good reason to support Ukraine as there are decent, civilised people in the world, and we all should and can do much more. Greetings from Denmark. 🔱🌻 Slava Ukraini! Heroyam Slava! Stay safe! 💙💛
Great series
Wow, Brandon, always have loved your choice of words. Even in the field being fired on. I think you've felt bad for the bad words but if a person really pays attwntion to yiu and who you are. Bad words only happen when under extreme stress. At anyrate I have been trying to put into words what my mothers family does to me. Emotional Blackmail. Brilliant, Brandon helps me again! Love you! ❤
Sometimes my dyslexia really kicks in. All I can see when I read the title of that book is Toffeecrisp Cuisine.
I so totally believe that the conflict in Eastern Europe was an utter and horrific waste of blood and treasure ... Stupid beyond all comprehension ..But thank you for shining some living light on this disaster.
I'll give you a hint: somebody is making a profit off of this
Russia asked kiev to stop bombing civilians in donbass for 8 years.. i think Russia attack 8 years too late.
It's a tale as old as time, a large regional power wants to subsume a neighbour to further their own security interests.
It's a logic that's difficult to escape without a large alliance or Hegemon.
Ukraine is a prelude to the new state of the world of our Unipolar moment ends.
@@teagame1011 Obviously someone is making a profit of of it, someone has to make the weapons, but that doesn't mean the war wasn't started by a dictator with imperial ambitions. "Muh MIC" did not spend the last 15 years undermining Ukraine with propaganda or arm and support criminal gangs in the Donbas. "Follow the money" is a very intellectually lazy approach to determining culpability and it usually leads to the wrong conlusions.
@@hazzardalsohazzard2624 USA is not the neighbor of Ukraine, but no surprise that people who got no clue abotu Ukraine also don't know that.