My Closest Calls in Combat

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  • Опубликовано: 8 фев 2025

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  • @MerchGrows
    @MerchGrows 7 дней назад +488

    Happy ur still around to tell these stories dude, a lot of people aren’t.

    • @_DREBBEL_
      @_DREBBEL_ 7 дней назад +4

      20 Americans still MIA.

    • @Trinity0h4h4
      @Trinity0h4h4 6 дней назад +10

      I stop and think about this often when I watch videos like this. We sit in our AC and heated homes watching peoples lives being snuffed out in a war on the other side of the planet that russia should have never started.

    • @turtleneck369
      @turtleneck369 6 дней назад

      @@Trinity0h4h4 we feel same about your Americans btw look at your own wars for no other reason than your possible benefits power and control same as Russia is doing and its power also USA hase always stinky hands in everything just for their own profit how about you think about that your country in recent 2-3 decades are source of most violent around the globe

    • @paulgaskins7713
      @paulgaskins7713 6 дней назад +3

      Obviously death can come at anytime and some things truly are unavoidable; however, just like any job it is possible to get better at surviving to even thriving in combat

    • @idonuttylikezenorship4547
      @idonuttylikezenorship4547 6 дней назад +1

      Don't go fight in rubbing hand merchant wars.

  • @RanDom-if2ee
    @RanDom-if2ee 7 дней назад +457

    Thanks you for your service.

  • @Rednasyl28
    @Rednasyl28 6 дней назад +47

    I hope Artem is doing alright. Thanks for the insight on this conflict.

  • @mrstealyoblocks4473
    @mrstealyoblocks4473 7 дней назад +165

    I was in the Kharkiv printing house when it got hit with 4 S-300 Missiles back in 2022.
    That was the "closest" I got during my time there.
    Other than the constant arty/grads/mortars which regularly blew out windows and walls.
    Shit was wild.

    • @ВалерийДоброцкий-и7ж
      @ВалерийДоброцкий-и7ж 3 дня назад

      Were you a soldier or just a civilian volunteer?

    • @mrstealyoblocks4473
      @mrstealyoblocks4473 3 дня назад +2

      @@ВалерийДоброцкий-и7ж soldier.

    • @jon-michaelsampson1120
      @jon-michaelsampson1120 3 дня назад +1

      Why would a building have been hit with 4 Surface to Air missiles? That does not make any sense. The missiles used by the S-300 are all radar guided. Have they been modified for use against ground targets? I have not heard of this before/

    • @mrstealyoblocks4473
      @mrstealyoblocks4473 3 дня назад +5

      @@jon-michaelsampson1120 they may have been Iskanders. I'm not a fkn rocket scientist.

    • @Thaidory
      @Thaidory 2 дня назад +3

      @@jon-michaelsampson1120 S-300 has a ground to ground mode. Russians were acvtively using them in mid 2022 to early 2023 launching them together with Iskanders/Kinzhals/Kalibrs to create more load on our anti-air defenses. Later in 2023 they started to run low on S-300 missiles and they had their own Shahed variation in mass production so they stopped to use S300 like that to save costs.

  • @hubing21
    @hubing21 7 дней назад +131

    Be safe man we love you and thank you for your service

    • @_________________404
      @_________________404 7 дней назад +5

      > Americans thanking for the service of some country they can't find on the map 💀💀💀

    • @Zoms_234
      @Zoms_234 7 дней назад

      @@_________________404 bro what💀 who cant find Ukraine on the map?

    • @crankbait1070
      @crankbait1070 7 дней назад +15

      ⁠@@_________________404he is thanking him for fighting for the innocent and what’s right not a country

    • @garrettmillsap
      @garrettmillsap 6 дней назад +3

      ​@_________________404 oh you poor jealous thing you.

    • @_________________404
      @_________________404 6 дней назад +5

      @@garrettmillsap Ok so you’re cheering for a war in a country you didn’t know existed 3 years ago?

  • @declan9058
    @declan9058 6 дней назад +3

    Love from Canada man, stay safe brother

  • @spiderdanny0
    @spiderdanny0 7 дней назад +10

    I love your videos!

  • @jameson32
    @jameson32 7 дней назад +2

    Love, brother. Stay safe.

  • @thahshsh
    @thahshsh 7 дней назад +18

    THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE

  • @jeff3229
    @jeff3229 7 дней назад +1

    Thanks my dude!

  • @Brad-vs1jc
    @Brad-vs1jc 7 дней назад +41

    5:27 porcupine? Your gonna gloss over the fact you had a pet porcupine in battle ? Lol

    • @cabnbeeschurgr
      @cabnbeeschurgr 7 дней назад +3

      He's like an anti personnel mine, they just put him outside the door rather than having a guard 😂

    • @kris301
      @kris301 Час назад

      Had to go back to make sure I heard that right 🦔

    • @Brad-vs1jc
      @Brad-vs1jc 47 минут назад

      Rest in peace poor porcupine btw

  • @arngrimandersen5690
    @arngrimandersen5690 6 дней назад +1

    great stories ! , thanks

  • @gissie391
    @gissie391 6 дней назад

    Very happy to see you again.

  • @oestervvagner
    @oestervvagner 7 дней назад +5

    I love you stay safe.

  • @cpt.tryhard6554
    @cpt.tryhard6554 7 дней назад +1

    Much luv and keep doing what you do 💪

  • @Chops_on_tour
    @Chops_on_tour 3 дня назад +1

    Guys wait!! He gives us time stamps and skips but please watch full vid to fully support the channel!

  • @jarrettgerber6527
    @jarrettgerber6527 6 дней назад +1

    Wow, crazy story. Glad you’re OK.

  • @jkthatoneguy5708
    @jkthatoneguy5708 7 дней назад +16

    2:13 bro knew it was over

    • @dagadag5599
      @dagadag5599 4 дня назад +4

      that part actually gave me chills, i did not even process what happened and my body just jumped. truly horrific war is

  • @BSJ-VT
    @BSJ-VT 6 дней назад +4

    The closest I came to dieing, during the Gulf War, was when we ran over a dead camel laying in the middle of the road. Riding in a CUCV, at night, at about 50 miles a hour! Hit it dead center, flew through the air! Landed on all fours, bounced a few times, pulled over and stopped to try to figure out what just happened. Woulda been real bad if we had rolled over...

  • @GamingKing-yh8uf
    @GamingKing-yh8uf 7 дней назад +7

    Feels illegal being this early

  • @SWATROLLK9
    @SWATROLLK9 2 дня назад

    Happy you’re alive!!!

  • @andreescucristianandrei4558
    @andreescucristianandrei4558 7 дней назад +3

    Love the vids❤

  • @HK146___0
    @HK146___0 6 дней назад +7

    We are very happy that you're still alive. Thank you for your service.

  • @NeonRaveHuskey
    @NeonRaveHuskey 5 дней назад +1

    An actual American hero.

  • @chef2334
    @chef2334 5 дней назад +3

    You are a true warrior, man

  • @tnh723
    @tnh723 5 дней назад +7

    Please grow old and have dozens of grandchildren. Be happy and healthy my dude. Sending good vibes from the Philippines 🇵🇭

  • @catfish4721
    @catfish4721 6 дней назад

    Thanks for your service 🫡

  • @svihl666
    @svihl666 6 дней назад +1

    crazy world out there

  • @artur6659
    @artur6659 7 дней назад +45

    I know this war isn’t going to fight itself, and I don’t want to just watch - I want to be in it. I’m 19, from Ukraine, and looking for the right unit to join. I speak German fluently, my English is decent, and for the past few months, I’ve been fully focused on FPV drones - training in simulators, building 7-inch drones, setting up payload systems, and practicing hitting targets.
    I have some military background - I spent two years in a military lyceum, but I didn’t go to the academy because I didn’t want to waste years in training. I want to be on the ground, not sitting in some office. I also keep myself in good shape and train regularly.
    Since you have real combat experience, what would you recommend? Which unit would be the best fit for someone who actually wants to fight? Any advice would mean a lot.

    • @artur6659
      @artur6659 7 дней назад +14

      A lot of people have recommended Azov and the 3rd Assault Brigade as great units. Others mentioned the new Unmanned Systems Forces.

    • @IceglowQ
      @IceglowQ 7 дней назад +9

      I dont have anything to recommend, but huge respect to you man and our prayers are with you

    • @croci81
      @croci81 7 дней назад +11

      Choose wisely where you go, and if possible, avoid joining a frontline infantry unit. If you're focused on FPV drones, you can stay a bit further from the contact line, which is probably safer. Try to find a unit that values human lives and allows you to keep improving your skills. Ending up in a stormtrooper-style assault unit would likely be the worst option.

    • @mfg-music5875
      @mfg-music5875 7 дней назад +1

      Wo lebst du im moment?

    • @r.d.798
      @r.d.798 6 дней назад

      ​@@artur6659prijatelju, bilo koja postrojba, nemas sto cekati, kreni u obranu svoje zemlje. Slava ukraine and za dom spremni 🇺🇦🤚🏻🇭🇷

  • @FISSIONINITIATEDSUNRISE
    @FISSIONINITIATEDSUNRISE 6 дней назад

    Very interesting and humbling.

  • @ho0t0w1
    @ho0t0w1 7 дней назад +7

    Thank you for all your hard work Brother. Keep fighting the good fight. ❤

  • @MichaelSmith-pp3wp
    @MichaelSmith-pp3wp 6 дней назад

    Stay safe!

  • @NetBooter
    @NetBooter 6 дней назад +2

    I have a question about our people and their people on the front line, what is your religion? Atheists, Muslims, Christians? What do your beliefs and faith tell you in times of crisis?

  • @shawnrinkel8377
    @shawnrinkel8377 7 дней назад

    Hell yea brother!

  • @karmatic2793
    @karmatic2793 6 дней назад +6

    Hey Civ, thank you for all that you've done. It is truly astonishing that you can have these close calls, then have the balls to go back out again!

  • @looije66
    @looije66 7 дней назад +1

    you will go down in history.

  • @lf2131
    @lf2131 3 дня назад +1

    Top 👍

  • @JessieJenkins-o7k
    @JessieJenkins-o7k 5 дней назад +1

    The first guy hit with drone was still alive reaching up for his buddy

  • @Syncop8rNZ
    @Syncop8rNZ 6 дней назад

    Some good quality video there...

  • @andrewmilesbroughton8222
    @andrewmilesbroughton8222 6 дней назад +2

    We worry about you guys every day. Respect from Australia.

    • @arcadyskoit
      @arcadyskoit 3 дня назад +1

      No we don’t, mercs don’t deserve mercy. This guy is now KIA

  • @hard536
    @hard536 3 дня назад

    Bro you are so luck you still alive on that war! Protect the peace bro you know what I'm saying... 🤘🏾

  • @christopherwawrzyniak1281
    @christopherwawrzyniak1281 5 дней назад +5

    Greetings from Poland! All the best and stay safe!-)

  • @willknight1005
    @willknight1005 6 дней назад +12

    Your grandkids are going to love your Old war stories. This is a documented true badass! Well-done mate 👍

    • @NickTaylorRickPowers
      @NickTaylorRickPowers 5 дней назад +1

      Assuming that google and RUclips still exist in the future for them
      They can watch him in his prime many years after hearing the stories

    • @sauceboss7165
      @sauceboss7165 5 дней назад +2

      He isn’t gonna stop until he’s gone

    • @kadoorregal8256
      @kadoorregal8256 5 дней назад

      Buddy if you was really on the front lines you would already be dead stop running from the truth

  • @c0cop211
    @c0cop211 6 дней назад

    Good vid brother

  • @Fantasy_Subs
    @Fantasy_Subs 4 дня назад

    Thanks for your service in Kurdistan❤

  • @toucansam3217
    @toucansam3217 7 дней назад +2

    *pops a bag of popcorn*

    • @ky5030
      @ky5030 7 дней назад

      Redrum

  • @cdultra
    @cdultra 7 дней назад +4

    dang Your kurdish is good

  • @nomercytom6889
    @nomercytom6889 7 дней назад +2

    Hi good video

  • @budprepper3811
    @budprepper3811 6 дней назад +1

    😎 you're too cool 👍

  • @stevencox75
    @stevencox75 6 дней назад +5

    it's always good to hear a yarn from you mate!

  • @RedX1II
    @RedX1II День назад

    Respect to you man, you're a warrior - thank you for sharing your story.
    be well

  • @MaticJ29
    @MaticJ29 7 дней назад +4

    You're crazy bro (in a good way).

  • @philosopherkink
    @philosopherkink 4 дня назад +4

    It's unfathomable for an artsy hipster like me how can anyone be so brave and resilient
    Stay alive dude!
    and thank you for your service

  • @MichDave7
    @MichDave7 6 дней назад

    Interesting crazy stories.

  • @SomeRandomGuy121
    @SomeRandomGuy121 6 дней назад

    Drones, drones everywhere, all sides.. :D

  • @hbombharry
    @hbombharry 3 дня назад

    I was litterally walking up to klitscho’s bridge when the missile hit just below it I stopped in maiden square to take some pictures of the hedgehogs all painted up nicely if I hadn’t I would have been stood on it I also video’d a shaheed drone flying a few meters above me in a penthouse on the left bank a few arse clenching moments there

  • @scottlin777
    @scottlin777 7 дней назад

    This was good

  • @PaNDaSNiP3R
    @PaNDaSNiP3R 2 дня назад +1

    Do shotguns really help with drones as much as I’d like to think they do ?

    • @Sahxocnsba
      @Sahxocnsba 2 часа назад +1

      Ukrainian and Ukrainian foreign legion soldiers have stated as much

  • @SherryRadway
    @SherryRadway 7 дней назад +4

    Thanks for video and thank you for your services Civdiv

  • @imruss8818
    @imruss8818 6 дней назад +2

    Fpv drones were truly horrifying concept
    An idea of artillery shell flying right at you and you cant do much about it is terriblly effective
    And practice shows. Just 5,000$ or even less for cost of expirience , gear , months or even years of training and logistical nightmare of getting a wounded out of hot zones or even a life gone

    • @jjcoola998
      @jjcoola998 День назад

      And now they have the drones attached to fiber optic cables so they cannot be jammed with electronic warfare

  • @thomasosildenif763
    @thomasosildenif763 2 дня назад

    Any of those drone vids duds? Or just timed ? Just primers lit? Or just distance disorienting? Looking like small puffs?

  • @somestarwarsnerd9068
    @somestarwarsnerd9068 7 дней назад +4

    Thanks for sharing your experience, stay safe! Seeing the drone drops and FPVs in the background is horrifying. It speaks to my primal fears, because you cannot run away and even hiding is very difficult.

  • @Tentaculat
    @Tentaculat 6 дней назад

    Perhaps a weird question but what did you eat? Did you get rations from the army? If so, what were they?

  • @theuniverse5173
    @theuniverse5173 7 дней назад

    I want to be like you when I grow up

  • @KOspace283
    @KOspace283 7 дней назад +2

    Thank you very much for your work for the people of Ukraine!

  • @FatRescueSwimmer04
    @FatRescueSwimmer04 6 дней назад +1

    Does anyone know if the International Legion is hurting for Corpsman and would accept one with limited Combat Experience?

    • @bomcstoots1
      @bomcstoots1 6 дней назад

      They take non military veterans

  • @Anthony-Sanders003
    @Anthony-Sanders003 5 дней назад

    Hey Civ, what happened to your Company Commander?!😟

  • @050o
    @050o 7 дней назад +2

    👍

  • @Amagerfyren
    @Amagerfyren 4 дня назад

    What its the chance of could join legion or other places if i dont have militarly traning?

  • @NONEYAZ
    @NONEYAZ 6 дней назад +1

    Wonder If A Good Large Extended Handled Tennis Racket, Would Be Handy Against Drone Attacks, Or Possibly A Slingshot/Shotgun With Wire Meshed Net Loads Would Work As A Defense/Deterrents!?!
    GOD Bless,
    Pa-Pow, Amen!
    😎 🙉🙈🙊 🇺🇸

  • @Sommyie
    @Sommyie 6 дней назад +5

    That moment when Civ Div asks you to "come drink tea and chill in another country...." @1:46

  • @imruss8818
    @imruss8818 6 дней назад +1

    Fpv drones were truly horrifying concept
    An idea of artillery shell flying right at you and you cant do much about it is terriblly effective
    And practice shows. Just 5,000$ or even less for cost of expirience , gear , months or even years of training and logistical nightmare of getting a wounded out of hot zones or life gone.
    I wish peace over all nation's skies with respect from Russia.

  • @ubaft3135
    @ubaft3135 7 дней назад +1

    Is BF3 your favorite game?

  • @TheCSClassroom
    @TheCSClassroom 6 дней назад +1

    How did you know the AI-powered drone was controlled by AI as opposed to a remote pilot?

  • @sacredstarclairvoyantkat
    @sacredstarclairvoyantkat 7 дней назад +1

    Sending you love and prayers. Much respect Sir. Thank you for service. God is with you, may he guide and protect you and all the soldiers fighting for Ukraine. 🇺🇦Slava Ukraine

  • @raptorshinryu
    @raptorshinryu 7 дней назад +1

    Yes I can tell that the first six seconds are from the Battlefield 3 OST don't ask why

  • @nicolai6778
    @nicolai6778 6 дней назад

  • @sokrates297
    @sokrates297 7 дней назад

    That first drone video was hard to watch.. god damn... they aren't even trying to survive...

  • @domdodomu
    @domdodomu 6 дней назад

    @CivDiv I was wondering were are your team mates from 2022, I mean Arnie, Cognac and the rest of team? Are they still alive, are they still fighting in UA? If so please let us all know! Have they got any yt channels that I can follow?
    Stay safe bro!! 👊

  • @Algo2-2-3
    @Algo2-2-3 3 дня назад +1

    AI should never be able to make decisions on bombing, its getting to close to terminator movies

  • @ulfenburg7539
    @ulfenburg7539 3 дня назад

    I saw at the start you commenting on how those russians die. It made me wonder. How do you feel about you having and having to to kill? How you feel about all that death around you?

  • @joesligo1516
    @joesligo1516 5 дней назад +1

    That first video was something else. Surreal

  • @breakbad9753
    @breakbad9753 6 дней назад

    2:11 ok gus fring lol 2:28 lmao

  • @ThuYaLin-lt5bs
    @ThuYaLin-lt5bs 7 дней назад +2

    ❤Fighting Ukarain❤😘🇺🇦🇺🇲🇪🇺😘❣️💪🇹🇭💐

  • @scgtyur
    @scgtyur 7 дней назад

    One day it’s coming for ya

  • @nicko4071
    @nicko4071 2 дня назад

    Are cognac and arnie still alive?

  • @Swiftgti
    @Swiftgti 5 дней назад

    was turkey bombing the curds you was fighting with? that is wild with f-16s crazy

  • @MattttG3
    @MattttG3 6 дней назад

    *our favorite cia asset* shout out

  • @TexasCrusader
    @TexasCrusader 7 дней назад +2

    Sup y’all

    • @diang-o7e
      @diang-o7e 7 дней назад +1

      First time being this early

  • @DxsCord
    @DxsCord 6 дней назад

    Your time will reach.

  • @JackBQuick79
    @JackBQuick79 7 дней назад +9

    How do you fit, on civ div , a smaller statue of a man, enormous brass ballz? How does he carry them around all day? I'm a smaller man not much different than civ, except, well in comparison my sak could be referred to as one of an infant. So yeah congrats on the brass you carry. I gotta get to spin class now, good luck and God speed.

  • @Head.on.a.swivel
    @Head.on.a.swivel 7 дней назад +6

    MUCH LOVE AND RESPECT BROTHER
    🤟🤙🇺🇸

  • @Patrony762
    @Patrony762 4 дня назад +1

    Une guerre horrible, insensée, et totalement innutile.

  • @domdodomu
    @domdodomu 6 дней назад

    Where’s JABRONI ?

  • @Logic6664Boston
    @Logic6664Boston 5 дней назад

    Yo bro hello from Boston 🇺🇸👋🫡🇺🇸🇺🇦

  • @jtcars502
    @jtcars502 6 дней назад

    You should make a prayer channel or a scripture channel when you have some free time there are no atheist in a foxhole that’s for sure. You’d probably have a really good insight.

  • @js-fh4zz
    @js-fh4zz 6 дней назад

    🌻🌻🙏🏼🌻🌻

  • @credecarter8429
    @credecarter8429 6 дней назад +1

    S-300 is surface to air

    • @arneschollaert1393
      @arneschollaert1393 6 дней назад

      Yes but it can be used for surface to surface actions how i don't know

  • @Milli-k5i
    @Milli-k5i 7 дней назад +3

    stay safe out there bro ❤

  • @AlejandroHernandez-xe2ck
    @AlejandroHernandez-xe2ck 7 дней назад +4

    Viva Ucrania