Solo Through War-Torn Donbass 🇺🇦

🇺🇦 In 2014 the Ukrainian part of the Donbass erupted into war. Separatists from the Lugansk and Donetsk regions took up arms and took control of Ukrainian towns all along the eastern region of the country. Eventually they were pushed back until they controlled just the cities of Lugansk and Donetsk and some surrounding villages. I went off to visit some of the towns that the Ukrainian army had re-taken along the front lines to see how life was progressing and to hunt for the ultimate Soviet mosaic...

[@baldandbankrupt]

What a difference a year makes. I hope all the people in this video come through the war in one piece.

[@wacipi1413]

- No filming in the metro! - *Oh no! Anyway...*

[@reecedaniel7614]

Collab with kreosan is needed spread message

[@maksneto]

my guy just walked like 5 metres and started filming again lol

[@odinas3717]

He should respect it. I bet even the woman herself didn't want to be filmed.

[@andr333y]

@@odinas3717 yeah ok. i dont know whats with expecation of privacy in public places. Metro is not a secret goverment building i think

[@TyroneOne]

@@andr333y Lol right

[@SquidMissile1]

Bald you documented a real piece of history with this film.

[@jasonpatterson8091]

Christina was cute - thanks for including that; it was fun seeing a kid being a kid.

[@ДанилГерасимов-т9е]

The mural on the destroyed building on 18:05 isn't a random lady. She's a local teacher of Ukrainian literature, she used to teach it for years. Her husband's got injured 20 meters away from the building, and their flat is just in the building nearby, facing the frontline. I think this gives a strong symbolic message, especially considering her profession. P.S. Mural was made by Australian painter

[@duartesimoes508]

I learned that from Euromaidan press, or maybe UNIAN, yes.

[@AuthenticDarren]

Bakmut, Avdivka and Lisychansk, these names are world famous now. There's almost nothing left of Bakmut and Avdivka now, only rubble. You got some of the last pictures of these towns.

[@billslaven28]

Christina is the star of this video " look how beautiful it is here" beauty is in the eye of the beholder but the beauty of Christina's words and her innocents should be the pride of the Ukrainian people!

[@OGKUSHWA]

@@xyema-mpa-ma-ma that's whatever, a lot of ukrainians talk russian

[@alexeyvlasenko6622]

True. I hope that she and her generation doesn't fuck things up like we did

[@e-u-r-o-p-l-o-v]

@@xyema-mpa-ma-ma Pretty sure most Ukrainians know Russian.

[@gomel47]

90% of Ukrainians speak fluent Russian And 75% use it as their first language at home. The laws force them to use Ukrainian at work with customers

[@MigthyDucksz24]

@@xyema-mpa-ma-ma There are people in Finland that have swedish as their native language and speak swedish to eachother... Does that mean they arent finnish or hate their country? No, not at all! What is your point?

[@autobahnmensch]

this is crazy seeing this video 3 years later. Avdeevka, Bakhmut, Lisichansk, all names of towns that have been bitter killing fields in the news. so thankful for this video as a historical document.

[@MorryB]

"you'll notice the metro stations aren't fancy..." *Points at marble columns and walls*

[@stevedarby3470]

I thought that too.

[@JayLeePoe]

@immersionJP _at least it isn't some kind of piss-eating lichen grafted on to moldy concrete from the 1930s_

[@sodinc]

There is a lack of mosaics and gold, obviously

[@Ryan-wu1oi]

Bald must of never seen our plain stations in rural America

[@jamesberry4514]

This whole thing looks like Portland, OR circa 2021

[@JacobMarleySellsFish]

Dude literally went to a warzone just so he could look at a mural and say “wow! So soviet!” Fair play

[@abigailjean7375]

No flashy intros. Straight to the video. This gentleman is the embodiment of youtube's glory days.

[@simonnaughton2272]

These are the glory days. I don’t think there is any better. This guy is brilliant.

[@mokkaveli]

@Vic weegee KZbin poops. I stand with you in remembrance, brother

[@keithv2974]

@Sad snake baking sand cake I think he's referring to the kinds of videos that popped up on KZbin shorty after going online. Travel vlogs were more like home movies, with little to no post work other than some editing. I think the majority of the stuff I saw uploaded onto KZbin were of the awkward, home movie type.

[@keithv2974]

@Sad snake baking sand cake The one I can remember off hand is a guy names Andrew Princeton (Possibly misspelled the name) getting a head massage in India. The video may be called The Head Massage, but I'm not sure. The video is grainy and rough, with little in the way of nice presentation. The challenge is that finding those older videos now is getting tougher. The way KZbin organizes videos, it seems that the older ones get buried. I've noticed a lot of old videos I used to see are impossible to find, if they're still on here at all.

[@abigailjean7375]

And also. Y'all should check out Shiey's content.

[@therealkyleofsalford]

That part with the young girl filming had me smiling, it's moments like that make your channel very special Ben

[@edlawrence5059]

She looked dark like a Gypsy.

[@therealkyleofsalford]

@@edlawrence5059 ok, cool?

[@blackbirdM]

@@edlawrence5059 racism alert

[@counterterrorist7782]

indeed. the moment when she said look how beautiful it is here. her running down a road to the same position and life her parents have, not the best. Then you have us mocking because we have to wait for the new playstation.... those moments make those people so real while it made me feel so useless and unrespectful in life. while my parents raised me well and i am respectful. moments like these put you back in place.

[@Toxic-Masculinity]

This amount of humble definitely keeps you grounded.

[@artin13]

The kid still loves her country. That was wholesome

[@laxislife143]

So cute omg !! the innocence of children is truly a blessing

[@jeremysmith54565]

Shes right though is beautiful :)

[@DamienBrittan]

it's all because she doesn't fully understand what's happening .

[@midwestlakelife]

Precious girl. I wish her a healthy, stable and interesting life.

[@roddevereaux1830]

Few years she be giving out 30 hryvnia gobbies

[@midwestlakelife]

What a sweet precious girl. In the middle of a war zone and she's commenting on "how beautiful it is here" as she points out the window of the train. What a darling spirit. I wish her a healthy and content life.

[@kismetau]

It’s a good reminder to be grateful for the things we do have.

[@aspiceronni4462]

I noticed that to. All life is supposed to be innocent and precious like that. She's so happy to have met a foreigner and be playing on his camera. I also wish her a happy and content life.

[@benmitchell2951]

the part where the young girl took the camera documenting her country hit home

[@bredan8084]

why?

[@larjkok1184]

You used to live there?

[@ajzackery5692]

My name is Christina and look what a beautiful town it is. Such a pride girl.

[@theterminaldave]

Super adorable

[@lessparks9388]

I think she could take over the channel.

[@ajzackery5692]

@@lessparks9388 yes, she's look natural with the camera and she had a very quick thinking what to say.

[@apettit7]

It is beyond words seeing the happiness and joy in Christina persisting in such a dreary war torn place. Bless her heart

[@libertyordeaf]

Another 12-14 years she can apply to be the next Alinchik.

[@MrSpunkletrumpet]

“As you can see the station isn’t very fancy” still more aesthetically pleasing than 99% of the underground stations in other countries

[@WeegiiVR]

Nobody saying anything about the cute girl filming for Bald! that was adorible!

[@highhat5229]

She seemed pretty good at vloging

[@antarca3213]

@@highhat5229 maybe she's watching vloggers and try to imitate them

[@highhat5229]

@@antarca3213 maybe, it didn’t seem m way to me tho

[@mikixP]

Simp

[@highhat5229]

@@mikixP who tf is simping for a 5 year old? 🤢

[@Jokerr]

The little kid on the bus damn near made me tear up. "Look how beautiful it is." crazy how positive people can stay in shitty situations but so negative living in the comforts of america/eu/etc.

[@PawlOwl]

comforts of america. now thats a lmao and a half

[@eddywhel2445]

@@PawlOwl Don't be a dimwit. America is a land of comfort and privilege compared to most parts of the world. No matter how badly you want to act like it's not.

[@blogengeezer4507]

@@PawlOwl -Check out all' nation's public toilets, to clarify the perspective? Running water? soap? Flushing Toilets? Hand wipes? Toilet Paper? ...Sewer systems? ;} When Russians invaded Georgia, the items that immediately disappeared, ..removed with great care, loaded onto Russian military trucks,... Toilets.. Remember the last time you were forced to dump, while squatting over an overflowing open hole in the floor, among many other users of both sexes around you? with No paper, using your Left' hand? Lmao.... and ninety nine one hundredths ;}

[@eddywhel2445]

@@alexnelson9512 The bottom quartile of Americans live better than folks in many parts of the world. I implore you to do some traveling and broaden your horizon.

[@BloPsy__]

@@alexnelson9512 Get outta here with that BS. Visit some poor countries and then talk.

[@nekokirkman1474]

I’m telling you, having that little girl film probably made her year. You’re amazing Bald!

[@accidentaljerky]

The innocence was so wholesome. To us, it looks like a frigid, empty wasteland. But to her, it's her home and it's beautiful. I think it'll make more than her year. I don't think she will ever forget that, gives me goosebumps!

[@andreyfisher7068]

@@accidentaljerky it's beautiful to me too, but I grew up around similar scenera in saint petersburg, lol

[@philthethotdestroyer4194]

@@accidentaljerky shit dude, your comment almost brought me to tears

[@matt1544zxc3]

@@accidentaljerky would only be topped if she comes on here and drops a comment

[@karzygijose]

Bald hasn’t uploaded is he alright?

[@retprob]

"When the Masters fight the Slaves suffer." Truer words have never been spoken...

[@mercurywoodrose]

that would make a very sad and powerful hoodie.

[@edlawrence5059]

Not slaves, but slavs...

[@maksymalnybul6145]

@@edlawrence5059 same thing

[@wolf3dv]

@@edlawrence5059 it has nothing to do with the word used here. She said холоп and it may mean 'serf' or, sometimes, 'slave'

[@jimmyhvy2277]

Us Peasants always cope it in the neck

[@gauravkalra4]

Bald see a particle of dust.. Bald: wow what a pure Soviet dust particle

[@brendandevlin6328]

Poignant that despite all the depression that a young girl shows that just life can be a beautiful thing!

[@davidaeldon1214]

Mr. "Bald's" videos are the most honest look at the real world. He is like a the photographer that captures the images everyone else misses because they are chasing the bright and beautiful baubles. His exploration of what lurks beyond the places the tourist buses go....brings the grim reality, as well as a better understanding of the good and bad in people....but certainly, the most honest exploration of understanding of the place and people he meets along his journey.

[@adventurez6691]

Great description

[@shananagans5]

I agree, he gives you a feel for what it's like for the average person living there. When I was in high school, mid 80s, I always did reports exploring the life of average people in different places or times in history. The teachers hated that. They just wanted to hear the stats. When did this country exist, who ruled it, what type of government and did they have or the war history. Yea, that stuff is important but I was, and still am, more interested in the lives of average people. What is it like to live there? Bald captures the lives of average people and I love that.

[@Tonythegreek588]

Totally agree with you.

[@Phisherman86]

11:42 The man finds a friggen BAZOOKA!

[@gudduukraine270]

Hi Baldy I'm an Indian living and working in Ukraine for last 26 years. All this Area which you had a chance to see ,, I have lived here in Donbas ( Luhansk , Donetsk ) some 10 years. People are simple and very warm hearted. Some of my friends have seen all the horror ,,,, flying rockets artillery shots and shit. A lot of people dies those years in 2014 ,, till date there are deaths almost everyday. I love the country ,,, even with all the hardships.

[@mcp2112]

"When the owners fight, the slaves suffer." -- A wise Babushka

[@besconst]

it's the old Ukrainian idiom, more literally - When thw lords (masters) fight, the plebs' foreheads "cracking"

[@786sinan]

We say when elephants fight the ants get crushed.

[@Vlerkies]

In Africa the old saying is, "When the elephants fight, only the grass suffers'!

[@keithmcmahan5649]

Only the corrupt profit from war

[@AndreiBerezin]

Word "slave" in English might as well originate from the word Slav. Eastern Europeans have been suffering since the ancient times.

[@nikitazogas3676]

Very good piece of journalism. No opinions, no exaggerated commentaries - just showing what it is. For people to see and make their own conclusions - that's what journalism is.

[@oddersisadog]

This is probably one of the last videos of Bakhmut you'll ever get to see before it was completely leveled.

[@Hey_IMBM]

Filming is not forbidden btw. Its a common mentality of my people that pisses me off. We call it синдром вахтера (Watchmen sindrom) when people of simple jobs takes on themselves responsibility that noone ask them to do. And when they do it they don't base on the book but their own visionary of things which is mostly very different from normal.

[@CountingCnotes]

Don’t worry we have a quite a few in the states as well

[@giakichanpan4022]

Oh, I thought it could be due to fears of terrorist attacks

[@TURBOBLU-fx6mn]

As a Ukrainian myself I find it weird too, there’s nothing that says he can’t film

[@Hilariusgamer]

they do that in North Korea tooo

[@bartoszbrown1322]

You mean, Karen?

[@sergejkrynycky728]

Dude!! You literally brought tears in my eyes. I was born in a super small town called Antratsyt which is about 1h by car south from Lugansk. We moved to Czech where I grew up very long time ago but I was still visiting my relatives in Antratsyt fairly regularly right until the war started. I've lost contact with them ever since. Now I have a decent job living in Sweden which makes it easy for me to get cocky sometimes.. but watching your videos humbles me very much.. I wish I could go there and reconnect with my roots again. Very painful. Thank god for your courage to go there and thank you for doing what you're doing. Big fan. Cheers from Uppsala! Sergej.

[@nikhilwelcome]

Not seen any new video. Hope he is in good health

[@zealous178]

Wow, he was in Bakhmut while still no real war broke out, what a beatiful city it was. This is when you realize not all the places we visit will remain unchanged 😢

[@alb7596]

That little girl saying ‘look how good it is here’ just melted my heart 💜 hearing her point of view was very insightful and got me thinking...

[@AlbaLynxQueen]

Children are innocent like that.

[@MTisOnly1]

“War does not determine who is right - only who is left.”

[@woofernando7076]

r/Im14AndThisIsDeep 100% true, tho.

[@Ravello1111111111111111111]

"the foot feels the foot when the foot feels the floor"

[@blackcactus6391]

And they proceed to fortnite dance

[@Dessienewshoes]

Broke my mind

[@Martina-Kosicanka]

Clever

[@bjornnjorthr9557]

This episode was starting to get really depressing until Bald got on the bus and that little girl took his camera and was pretending to be a vlogger. That was adorable and I hope she does well in life.

[@triedzidono]

amen

[@alexeyvlasenko6622]

This is our hope for the future. Hopefully the next generation will not screw things up the way we did

[@needfortweed8734]

Yeah, her English wasn't bad either. I don't know if she learned it in the school or Bald told her that phrase, but either way she nailed it...

[@tinkerwithstuff]

"There is no Karl Marx street in Kiev, let me tell you" - there is one in Berlin, Germany. Ironically, it is a street full of shopping malls and other consumerist temples of capitalism ;)

[@FinnHarrison]

Crazy seeing Bakhmut knowing that the city is practically in ruins, thousands of soldiers have died fighting over it and thousands of civilians have died caught in between

[@Qwerty13146]

Interesting to see our reality with the eyes of an "outsider". Also your ability to connect with people is amazing. Great job, many thanks

[@johnmorgan2846]

Im american (provided for perspective) and what I notice is that he always embraces with fresh eyes ignoring any prejudices.

[@sestrelbethesda9450]

It brings your corner of the nearer to ours, so we can appreciate how things are, now and in the past. Well done Mr Bald ( we share the same hairstyle 😹)

[@maple2524]

I’m ao glad we get these kinds of perpsectives into the war in Donbass & Luhansk. God keep and protect you, make sure you stay safe

[@adsr3870]

I just want someone to look at me the way Bald looks at Soviet mosaics.

[@ChatGPT1111]

HaHa, you’re asking for a bit too much from the world, eh Ad?

[@zhubacca]

sup original post man

[@chrislayne9440]

Coming back to this video today for a refresher in this region’s history.

[@coater2281]

"You'll notice these metro stations arent that fancy" Compared to our metros in NYC, that's considered sophisticated.

[@dodgeman777]

To be fair some of the other ones around the east look like literal palaces!

[@manos527]

The majority of the NYC metro was built before ww2 so its ok

[@ExcessCongruence]

yeah but he was comparing the metro stations in the civilized world, not NY which kills its elderly under the tyrannical rule of a ruthless despot - only held in power by vested interests and not via the will of the people;

[@BirdEgg123]

@@ExcessCongruence you sound schizophrenic as fuck, but i agree with you

[@CrippleX89]

Compared to NYC, the whole of Russia is quite sophisticated tbh

[@ronny2k6]

Whilst I'm not saying that living with the pandemic has been easy, seeing that Babushka talk about being hit by shrapnel and then seeing the house with the roof destroyed certainly does a good job of putting things into perspective.

[@pamdrover6801]

War is real,turn your TV off and the pandemic is over.

[@kam2894]

this pandemic is literally nothing

[@ronny2k6]

@@kam2894 this is my point exactly... I get for some the pandemic has been tough, people who lost loved ones etc. But overall, there are worse things, and they're closer to home than people care to admit...

[@iHaveTheDocuments]

Yet we have millionaires and upper class ppl here in America that never stop talking about how oppressed they are because they're female or brown. They type it on Twitter with their $1,000 iPhones.

[@G-Mastah-Fash]

@@ronny2k6 The economic damage we have done locking everything down will be so much worse. Many millions will die because of that farce.

[@nathanmurados4322]

With everything going on, the specter of war looming large, leave it to a child to see the beauty in things. God bless you Christina.

[@bavikon]

The content is on point again 💯 I love love the rawness 🙌

[@itsnathanhere2578]

Don’t be raw use protection 😏😏😏

[@TyroneOne]

@@itsnathanhere2578 but that’s no fun 😂

[@nicholasbrassard3512]

@@TyroneOne agreed

[@dkz1302]

Again? Has always been

[@sailingsolar2371]

You Love what you see?? Would you love living any of the place he's showing?

[@kennethtrainor4842]

The destruction and despair of the region contrasted with the happiness and innocence of the little girl in the bus was moving. Awesome video, Bald!

[@midwestlakelife]

In the middle of a war zone and she comments on "how beautiful it is here." What a lovely spirit. Sending her hope for a healthy and content life.

[@hikkigamer8082]

Quick update of the region everyone: massive military conflict started today on 3/11/2021 in Donbass, it's a miracle that Bald left right before the conflict.

[@ctcollinthib]

3 years on and this hits entirely different.

[@yarkoprots3046]

will always support this guy, he gives back to the people. Respect for giving that babushka more than her monthly pension

[@shummakoma5934]

Jewish heart

[@chrisere9]

How much did he give her?

[@Coldbreezed]

How much is the pension

[@vitalino1981]

he gave her 100 uah bill, which is under 4$

[@saimonvalevi4023]

10:00 Cab guy : "you're speaking bad russian." Bald: "Thanks!"

[@akia4528]

It breaks my heart seeing all the old people struggling to survive, Big thumbs up for giving babushka some moolah my guy, that ₴₴₴ might have been pennies to you but let babushka eat for a few days and keep her warm

[@fedorpravov5372]

Couple years ago only local people knew about existence of these Ukrainian small town and villages. Now in 2023 the names of Bahmut, Avdeevka, Lisitchansk became known in many countries.

[@charnestours1948]

That little girl said, "Look how beautiful it is here." There is beauty everywhere.

[@nonstop9907]

Yeah when I was younger as a child in England I said something about the rain and Puddles, I said I like ''how shiny it makes everywhere look..'' now I really could do with a warmer climate, the cold and damp grey sky's of England get's old after a while, but yes It is interesting to hear the perspective of young people when they observe the world with well fresh eyes.

[@00mihec00]

Its beautiful for hear beacuse she was born into the conflict....

[@Genevasplaytime]

@@nonstop9907 I dont know where you live in UK but i live in London and we get less rainfall than miami, new york, venice, and the same as Barcelona. It annoys me how people think we are the worst.

[@mickeytete9036]

@@Genevasplaytime It's not about how often there is a rainfall in London, it's about fuckin' eeriesness and gloominess that cause depression.

[@nonstop9907]

@@Genevasplaytime When talking about Rain, New York probably has more ''Torrential Rainfall'' but as for Rain overall, It rains far more over here in England I have been to New York and was caught in the rain over their, it was coming down Fast! compared to how gently it sometimes rains here. It's just different to here in the UK where we can expect rain and grey skies most of the time, It's better to have more torrential rain in one short spell, then to just continually see grey sky's and be in what is overall a very rainy atmosphere.. people from the UK don't just moan about the weather for no reason, and theirs's probably a reason why people from Barcelona or Miami do not moan about the weather, because whether someone is in New York or the East, seeing blue clear skies with a warm temperature is almost guaranteed to make you feel Happy, and as another user said looking up and seeing grey all the time well It can make you depressed, but being in a place where it's warmer more often, well you are more likely to stay Happier.

[@1974Klimek]

What a legend you are giving Christina filming . Such a little thing and what a different.....

[@markmark2080]

Amen...

[@truthahnlover1536]

"you don't speak Russian very well" lmao that hit Mr Bald right in the feelings

[@uxtbI]

I believe the driver changed his mind in the end. Bald pronounced 'avdiivka' very bad, no wonder the man was confused at first.

[@stevenleslie8557]

People over there will tell you what you probably don't want to hear.

[@warreneckels4945]

@@uxtbI It sounds like he gave the town's name in Ukrainian. The pronunciation given by the cabbie is the Russian pronunciation.

[@walterbrunswick]

@@Nappse okay snowflake

[@warreneckels4945]

And yes, people in that part of the world are more likely to state the unvarnished truth. (I wonder what those arguing babushkas were calling each other,..)

[@anetlazurenko]

Hi, I'm from Ukraine, Lisichansk. It was really interesting to watch your video.

[@user-yj7ph9vk2k]

Pro Tip: When in a war zone, either current or former, don't go around picking up stuff that looks cool.

[@hmark03]

I assume because of the potential minefields or boobytraps?

[@craigbigbee6395]

Words to live by....

[@Aaron-8989]

Yeah land mines

[@Zach.3246]

@@hmark03 yup

[@Vish_Ay]

@@Zach.3246 i heard that Russian mines are the worst by the shear damage they do

[@TOURdeKIM]

Keep them videos coming up like this I don’t need Netflix anymore😂

[@alback]

You shouldn’t pay for that garbage in the first place

[@abbad707]

Meh

[@emrefifty5281]

@@alback who said he pays for it 👀

[@alback]

@@emrefifty5281 doesn’t matter. Watching that BS is poison for the mind.

[@mr_turtledragon]

@@alback how is it poison?

[@krabis1986]

Bald is becoming true Russian "apologize for doing something wrong - and then just keeps doing it" :)

[@Chibanah]

Those babushkas will always mention you later as: that weird mosaic guy.

[@vlya1533]

In this way maybe they call him dedushka

[@arthurias7693]

He just made himself an inside joke of the entire village. "Vlad, don't go searching for soviet mosaics in all the wrong places!"

[@tcschenks]

Or that weird Soviet guy.

[@georgenicolas2297]

The mosaic's fetishes.

[@merchantmarine9961]

Еще раз хочу выразить благодарность Мистеру Лысому за такой классный контент

[@stevedarby3470]

Согласен супер крутой товарищ.

[@stevedarby3470]

@Gleb I Вы говорите по-английски ?

[@neilfoster814]

Awwww, that little girl was so excited to film herself and to meet a foreigner. I truly hope that she is safe and happy!

[@nmbileg]

Hands down the best vlogger in whole KZbin.

[@jiroscop]

You can't find this kind of content anywhere else.

[@arievenegas5289]

You're right mate. Love this all soviet trip

[@nikobellic3856]

@@TattooedTraveler we need more coverage from Balkans please

[@jiroscop]

@@TattooedTraveler I will check you out. Thanks

[@droge192]

Crazy how obscure and unknown Bakhmut was when Bald filmed this, and just how synonymous it's since become in the war; the feature of many news report.

[@TheSteckifranic]

When bald said “you’ll notice the metro stations here aren’t very fancy” I knew immediately that he hasn’t spent enough time in Chicago’s CTA stations...

[@Coldbreezed]

Enough? How do you know hes even been?

[@evnkil7uutc]

@@Coldbreezed one second is enough time to understand

[@DanielFernandez-xb8sf]

Being a Chicago native and having lived in Ukraine, I can say - with all honesty - this comment is 100% true 😄😅

[@beamerUSA]

nor in NY flushing - queens area

[@alexsavon2676]

@@DanielFernandez-xb8sf I'm native Ukrainian and I lived in Chicago for years, 100% agree 😄

[@smack80]

I googled "soviet mosaic" and the first image was just the shining glare of a bald head

[@danielnaveenraj16491]

😂😂

[@itsmeanne]

LOL best comment 🤣🤣🤣

[@Mark13091961]

I was going to say 'Top 5 soviet mosaics in the Ukraine' probably doesnt attract a lot of google traffic ....

[@wyqtor]

Maybe someone talented could make a Soviet mosaic of Bald's head and put that as the channel logo.

[@dav_poy]

Would love to see a series about the far east of Russia, around Vladivostok - have always been fascinated by that place

[@jedknutson8373]

Yakutsk..would be good for bald in January..

[@lordoflight31]

I vote for Oymyakon

[@CheesyKnobby]

A tip for anyone who visits an area where there has been an armed conflict recently: Do not get too curious. Retreating forces often boobytrap stuff like boxes, weapons and doors.

[@DimitriSlobodianyk]

No risk no fun

[@Jimmy_The_Goat]

good tip generally but this is not Syria, a little more civilised and lawful. Even land mine usage in the conflict was limited, cause it's illegal.

[@arn6083]

Cheers mate I’ll use this tip on my daily walk in Yemen

[@amazingabby25]

JImmyTheGoat tbh Syria was more inviting there’s some vlogs, I was there 2019

[@WarPicturesEntertainment]

They retreated from these positions more than 6 years ago and the frontline froze afterwards till nowadays. So it is pretty "safe" there. Still you have to be careful of mines in the forrest and fields of course.

[@serdalx3965]

This man deserves an award for journalism.

[@totaled999]

You're a good man, giving that old lady some cash. My heart broke for her. Your videos are amazing, thank you for taking us all with you

[@harveyhawkins6505]

I’m sure Bald is going to welcome 2022 in with a “Solo through Helmand Province” this man is fearless

[@j.b.m4640]

Bald tours FALLUJAH 2022

[@thegunslinger1363]

Or Kashmir.

[@lolb1221]

Look, an old soviet cave. Let's go in and see if there are any babushkas to talk to🤣🤣🤣

[@tylersmith3417]

This is how the British got there Empire 😄😁😂

[@sneedmando186]

Bald Go’s to Mosul

[@jonwilliams8804]

“The slaves get hurt when their owners fight” isn’t that the truth.

[@2bigdifferences]

the exact translation is: "serfs and landowners" not owners and slaves though

[@MrSurvivalgecoLP]

@@2bigdifferences Same difference

[@henryletham7445]

its servants not slaves(but for you saxons i guess no matter you treat us all as a slaves)

[@jonwilliams8804]

@@henryletham7445 I was just quoting the lady in the video actually and her comment has nothing to do with race. She’s talking about how the citizens suffer the worst in war, not the elites who start the war.

[@mrfisher1072]

@@henryletham7445 bro your last name literally derives from Norse and Saxon why the self hate lol.

[@eevvaann11]

It's nice to see a child still seeing her country as beautiful even though so much has gone on recently. Still some hope :)

[@reggieos6945]

of corse the kid does ... it's all the kid known / seen only if she knew

[@dodgeman777]

I thought that was a really sweet moment, "look how beautiful!" despite all the pain and war around. I hope that kid does well in life

[@lauriL90]

@@reggieos6945 in few years you can go try to marry her and show the world lol

[@MrBark1969]

@@dodgeman777 Same man tbh I want all the people in this video to do well it's obvious their struggling

[@ytcensorship1401]

technically it's not her country since ukraine belong to Russia

[@DetroitGoldie]

"When the owners fight, the slaves suffer." Facts.

[@ijutsu2438]

When Russia invades, neighbours suffer

[@og7036]

11:48 не делай так. Такие вещи очень часто минируют.

[@ReadeRCZE]

You'd think he learnt his lesson from previous travels and wear real shoes. WELL...

[@andrewareva4605]

That Soviet mosaic in Bakhmut probably isn't there anymore.

[@greggc48]

This isn't your average travel vlog, this is journalism. Amazing.

[@sammaynard2021]

He nearly started another bloody war in that fish market

[@h4ze-z5y]

as a ukrainian i can assure you that it was just a normal babushka behaviour

[@tomkulanjiyil85]

@@h4ze-z5y Hi

[@GeminieCricket]

Nah they have at it daily I bet!

[@CollinSR25]

"As you see here the metro stations aren't really that fancy" Me use to New York metro stations: Wow look at those chandlers and the marble walls, that's really fancy 🤣🤣

[@TOM-C.]

I too was thinking the same, looked pretty fancy to me compared to the majority here in the States.

[@glitchlife4639]

Just casually strolling around the ruins of a battlefield, "Oh look a rocket launcher"

[@Andrushichka]

"Что я сделал плохо, что я сделал плохо, прости меня..." :D Теперь всегда, в любой непонятной ситуации, буду использовать эту комбинацию слов.

[@marshayame]

i'm so grateful for this films, there are so many people with stories I would never hear without Bald and his soviet obsessions

[@khinlop]

Someone said in Russian: "11:48 don't do that, those thigs are often stuffed with mines"

[@CruelusRex]

That's some next level gopniking, opening a bottle with a bench.

[@AndreiBerezin]

Гопникинг - это какой-то next level English-Russian merge.

[@verycoolguy5947]

@@AndreiBerezin and I love it

[@Alysana2604]

I'm so glad you're focusing so much of your content on ukraine now. I was born in Kharkiv and lived halftime in a small village called Pivdenne. I moved to Europe with my mom, there was no future for us there, but I still love my country and my culture. It warms my heart that finally someone talks to our people and realizes how bad the situation there is. Thank you

[@msmith7860]

It's so moving to see what innocent people go through to survive.

[@Startrance85]

As a Swedish citizent i never thought Ukraine was in that bad of a shape, our mass media is rarely writing about the situation in Ukraine.

[@Miniek80]

@@Startrance85 They dont care, nobody cares anymore. It was loud in 2014/15 and now.. you can see for yourself. Just wait what other steps Russia will make

[@nagyste7491]

@@Miniek80 Russia will bring back the peace!

[@Miniek80]

@@nagyste7491 yeah with artilery

[@Mandragara]

Come to Ukraine, we have: Empoverished taxi driver, accordion man and babushka with a shrapnel wound.

[@gabrielgri]

@@scintillam_dei what ?

[@Vettejocke]

😂😂😂

[@Karudzik]

@@gabrielgri IM- not EM-

[@1808L-r1g]

😂

[@Mandragara]

@@scintillam_dei You are correct it's not a word I use often.

[@louisbelt]

As a person who was born in Donetsk and forced to move to Dnipro, watching this video I'm literally crying.

[@CozyHi]

Ukraine: Donbass is Ukraine Russia: Donbass is Donetsk Bald: *IT IS ALL SOVIET*

[@VELVETPERSON]

Donbass people: Donbass is Donbass

[@ElTigre12024]

Don’t people from Donbass have a Soviet identity?

[@JlecHuk]

@@lollolich2399 If it's a matter of money for you, then I say it's a good thing no one asked you. Any poll about Crimea suggests that Russians wholeheartedly support reunification, as well as our brothers in Crimea, btw including Crimean Tatars who according to the latest Gallup surveys aren't big fans of Ukraine either

[@tetispinkman9135]

@@lollolich2399 not just justice but a great way to propagand

[@JlecHuk]

@Blyatiful Mermaid from Алтшауерберг Crimea is Russia Donbass is Russia Ukraine is Russia Alaska is Russia Everything is Russia Except Kosovo Kosovo is Serbia

[@LesInfantilesTerribles]

“No filming in the Metro” *carries on filming because Bald is badass*

[@mokkaveli]

Baldass

[@LesInfantilesTerribles]

@Skain Bald is badass in Donbass

[@alpachino7659]

Not even Soviet babushkas can stop him from filming!!!

[@acon2834]

The Metros aren't fancy, but not covered in graffiti, shite, and garbage like here...much prefered

[@duartesimoes508]

METRO in Kiyv is absolutely pristine. Immaculate.

[@user-bw3fl7fj9w]

I thought it was pretty.

[@gasimoos3105]

@@duartesimoes508 ah I wish he came to Lviv he would really see the beautiful architecture there

[@thegreenpickel]

BART stations have people shooting heroin

[@ThePhantom712]

A Con where is here?

[@dothesick]

“This metro isn’t very fancy” Clearly you’ve never been to Chicago

[@davidthomas9960]

Hey man some of the L is nice

[@NCrdwlf]

@@davidthomas9960 no Dave, no it’s not .,..

[@notacopnotacop1120]

Whole city smells like the bottom of a garbage can

[@andykoteras1154]

The L isn't that bad. But American subways are pathetic compared to Soviet ones.

[@livonia1807]

10-20 years America will end up just like Ukraine if not worse

[@Brandonbraun]

"when the owners fight their slaves suffer" heavy heavy stuff

[@pijesz]

Wonder how he got away from that babushka attack? "Babushkas secret"

[@N0xN0ctis]

Surely there's some other way we can sort this disagreement out? ;)

[@autumnnorberg7534]

That little girl on the bus is so sweet. I hope she is doing ok

[@EnsignPissBoots]

You're such a wholesome dude. Christina will never forget your kind heart.

[@sh010272]

Let’s just take a moment to appreciate the comforts we have. Another bloody fantastic and informative episode.

[@gotherecom]

"When the owners fight, the slaves suffer." Universal truth, sadly. Respect that which created all things, BE KIND to all things thus created.

[@Heisenberg4188]

I hope Christina is doing well now