Battle for Kharkiv: German MG3 jams forcing border guards to retreat

Ukrainian border guards fought Russia in the opening salvo of the Battle for Kharkiv. Video captures the Ukrainians in their foxhole listening to the Russians approach. They call out and get only gunfire in reply, so they shoot back and toss grenades. At one point, the Ukrainians attempt to unleash a German MG3 on the Russians. But the weapon jams and Kyiv’s troops cannot get it working again. Outnumbered and outgunned, the Ukrainians are forced to withdraw to friendly lines. This is thought to be the first firefight in the ongoing Battle for Kharkiv. Putin launched the surprise assault on May 10, capturing towns close to the border. Analysts believe the attack is a diversion, and not aimed at taking Kharkiv. The aim is to draw Ukrainian troops away from battlefields in the Donbas, which Russia is still trying to capture in its entirety and Putin says is the goal of his ‘special military operation’.
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[@m.e.k.8810]

If a German gun does not fire, then the gun has not been properly maintained and cleaned, or you have simply forgotten to put the bolt on the gun again! I've been in the Bundeswehr for more than 20 years and I've never seen a MG3 fail!

[@larrylightfoot8738]

Isn’t there well known overheating/ barrel problems with the mg42-43 platforms?

[@countdowntoapocalypse]

the bad artisan always blames his tools for poor performance.....a bit what Zelensky is doing on a repetitive basis...blames everyone but his and his generals and oligarchs corruption and incompetence

[@gizeh77]

@@larrylightfoot8738 nah thats the mg3 it has less fire rate and is made for short controlled bursts then no problem

[@JeanLucsNerdBrain]

Or it could be it’s seen A LOT of wear an tear. I’ve heard other stories of the MGs jamming due to extreme use on the Ukrainian front.

[@therealmcgoy4968]

@@JeanLucsNerdBrain cope

[@jonjdoe]

Stop calling this a surprise attack, the only folks surprised were evidently some professional, and all amateur, journalists.

[@AlexonYTHOTDOG]

True it sucks when they like to scare people with these type of titles Ukraine knew the Russians were coming but they couldn’t use the western weapons they got at the moment the us has allowed Ukraine

[@kunzdima1297]

Stop calling this boyscouts natotrained

[@bluewizzard8843]

Well the ukrainian border guard surely didn't look prepared.

[@DebDawgful]

@@bluewizzard8843 The west literally had ukraines hands tied. While Russia was amassing troops at the border, Ukraine wasnt allowed to hit them until they crossed into the border due a stupid policy the west has where ukraine cant strike into russia

[@lemonator8813]

It's like they've been talking about an offensive for months lol

[@user-ek9wt8tc3l]

Movies: Rambo warriors firing machine guns non stop, hand to hand combat Actual: run and run

[@zulharriansyahsyamsul4024]

MG 3 the son MG 42 in kharkiv? just like 1943 again

[@wppz7691]

Touch grass

[@user-uz7rl4wy5u]

И те и другие нацисты.

[@user-db4be1xe6d]

Так же как и в 1943 ем году,будет hoholpig бежать быстрее пули😂😂😂

[@MDMARaver]

​@@user-uz7rl4wy5uYou're getting things mixed up. The fascist regime that is invading other countries is now sitting in Moscow and German weapons are supporting the fight for freedom against the aggressor.

[@mho...]

mmmmmh just that they defend against the east now, instead of attacking it!

[@timothypeterson1903]

Failure to maintain the MG3 is the most likely cause of it jamming like that. And no one has a compass. WTF 🙄 they are going to lose a lot of troops because they don't even seem to know the basics of being a soldier.

[@DJSockmonkeyMusic]

These guys are border police. They have all the kit, but they are not military trained. But the lack of preparation in the area suggests something has gone very wrong, because this has negligent or corrupt leadership all over it.

[@andrewphillips8341]

@@DJSockmonkeyMusic Or . . . THEY ARE BORDER POLICE! There job is to look at passports and stop smugglers.

[@bigflipper0693]

Since you know so much why don't you go fight ? You know .. instead of being a couch commander 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@goldenaye3]

NATO trained, what do you expect

[@Martinez64]

Very easy for you to commentate from the comfort of your home

[@user-if1sl2lc9z]

Вызывай Волгу.

[@petermomanyi529]

So when a gun jams, it's the crews fault. No mention of how those weapons give little thought to durability with minimal maintenance. This war is ruining lots of reputations 😂😂

[@scottp8461]

How often have you been in combat? Trench mudhole combat like this?Thought so. I guess in Iraq no weapons ever jammed. And that was hardly filthy muddy trench battles. Mud and water are worse than sand mr expert.

[@lafosh7234]

Being worried about reputations when you fighting for your life against a genocide is a wild take 😂😂

[@SK-if1yc]

except for the Russians its showing the power of Russia did you see there fking satalite missle what are we doing messing with Russia U.S. should be creating friendship not enemys

[@DH-vt3ql]

@@scottp8461 he still has a point. Yes its war, yes they were under fire. There are a lot of variables that we don’t see in the video. That being said. Training and maintenance is a must wherever or in whichever war you are in. Function checks is a thing, probably not test fire as they are on the line. Take care of your equipment and it will take care of you. Most of the time. The attacking force, for the sounds of it did not have a mg as well. Perhaps, claymores could have also supplanted their defense. Either way, we are all sitting here and don’t really know the situation.

[@terraflow__bryanburdo4547]

​@@SK-if1ycRuzzians are building NATO to new levels. The war ends when they drop their weapons and walk home.

[@amgadrakha1138]

Poorly trained soldiers on the frontline is a disaster.

[@therealmcgoy4968]

they are border guards and not regular military so that is probably why.

[@user-eq4fe7zu9b]

it's what happens when the only troops they can find are people who dont to be there, and who they literally kidnapped on the streets, forced into a van and brought them to the frontline

[@z0h33y]

@@user-eq4fe7zu9b The same could be said about Russia and its African soldiers, and minorities from Asia.

[@chisions3171]

​@@z0h33yThe difference is they do not drag peoples whithout their consent from the street

[@spitfire3797]

@@z0h33yTrue but the conversation is about Ukraine not Russia. Every time someone says something bad about Ukraine they reverse the conversation to Russia and saying how they do it 2x worse which is not true.

[@anatoliismikhula9501]

2 weeks ago you were selling lawnmowers and never left your town, but today you are a soldier fighting in the forest.

[@elektrotehnik94]

I believe things like what we see in this video, are the reason the Ukrainian commander of this direction got removed from his post. ^^ Such severe under-training is far from widespread.

[@m.e.k.8810]

Nevertheless, the Ukrainians knew early enough what was coming and could have acted much earlier and mobilized and trained their people! The same applies to the defense line that is currently being built; this could all have been done much earlier.

[@veritaspk]

A movie in the style of "if you don't take care of your equipment and training, you will end up like these guys". Luck saved them

[@Gorsky69]

A film in the style of "if you were trained by British military , you have no chance of surviving in this case "

[@veritaspk]

@@Gorsky69 These are Ukrainian militarized border guards - they were certainly not trained in the West. This does not change the fact that in Ukraine they were not taught the basics of survival on the battlefield. The important thing is that they survived... and I hope they will learn from it for the future.

[@Gorsky69]

@@veritaspk Really? More than 650 Ukrainian border guards have been trained in the UK under the Interflex program since the beginning of 2024.

[@veritaspk]

@@Gorsky69 The entire armed forces of Ukraine currently consist of almost a million people - 650 people is not even a drop. Poor training of some units is the reality of this war - Russia pushes people to the front without caring about training and losses, and Ukraine, in order to survive another day, often has to send an equally poorly trained army. The Ukrainians are in a better situation because they defend in fortified positions where lack of training is less likely to end tragically. The Ukrainians were in a mess, but they withdrew from their position without any losses, and what happened to the attacking Russians who had no cover? They probably didn't gain this position without losses, and if they were unlucky and the MG3 worked, they would have been massacred.

[@Gorsky69]

@@veritaspk Dude, Ukrainian border guards undergo military training in Britain all the time, as well as joint exercises . More than 15,000 Ukrainians have received military training in Britain. In the summer of 2021, the State Border Service of Ukraine took part in the Ukrainian-British exercises "COSSACKMACE - 2021". The exercises involved joint planning and execution of battalion-tactical level operations. It was expected that the exercises would improve the coordination of actions of Ukrainian border units and NATO units during defensive and offensive operations. Russia trains its own soldiers in its own state , operates with small forces and therefore has minimal losses . Just look at the Ukrainian military cemeteries with graves to the horizon and look at the Russian ones. "I don't want to say anything against our partners, but they don't understand the specifics of our situation and how we act at all. Therefore, their training can be said to be useless," Opendemocracy said, quoting the statement of the senior sergeant of the reconnaissance company of the newly formed Ukrainian 41st mechanized brigade. That's what all Ukrainian soldiers and officers say . It is clarified that Western instructors had no experience in waging a real war and training recruits during conflicts that would be similar to the Ukrainian one. They don't know how to fight against Russia. "For many years, Western armies and their defense industry have been focused on fighting poorly armed rebels in the Middle East," the publication says.

[@TheBooban]

They lost and don't know the direction to retreat to? uuuhhh...

[@jeffnaval4894]

They didnt lost. Their main job is to be a scout or alert. Basically they are not in the main defensive line.

[@greatman5836]

​@@jeffnaval4894They run away 😅

[@sinisterbrook7499]

Ukrainian border guards job is just to scout ? ....no its to defend and hold the line preventing russians from further advancing into the donbas region. So yes, if the defending gaurds, retreat and are no longer defending then.....they lost, no ?​@jeffnaval4894

[@jeffnaval4894]

@@sinisterbrook7499 The scout is near the border and they only put small troops near the border knowing they won't be able to hold it. Their main job is not to defend the position but just to report & slow down the russians. They doing slow retreat and head to the main line and that gives more time for reinforcement to arrive at the 1st main defensive line.

[@TheBooban]

@@jeffnaval4894 My main point is that they don't know which direction to retreat to! Watch the video. They don't know where they are going. And no, they are not just scouts. They are border security and are used as regular units. They don't have enough men to deploy regulars there.

[@aledtx9168]

The non stop artillery is crazy

[@Gorsky69]

"I don't want to say anything against our partners, but they don't understand the specifics of our situation and how we act at all. Therefore, their training can be said to be useless," Opendemocracy said, quoting the statement of the senior sergeant of the reconnaissance company of the newly formed Ukrainian 41st mechanized brigade. That's what all Ukrainian soldiers and officers say . It is clarified that Western instructors had no experience in waging a real war and training recruits during conflicts that would be similar to the Ukrainian one. They don't know how to fight against Russia."For many years, Western armies and their defense industry have been focused on fighting poorly armed rebels in the Middle East," the publication says.

[@jg2072]

Basic skills like land navigation are the same whether you are trained for counter insurgency or World War 1 trench warfare. I would say they folks had less training than what would be ideal. In a war like this, that happens.

[@Gorsky69]

@@jg2072 French military sappers are teaching Ukrainian sappers mine clearance in this way right now - to remove a mine from the ground, put it in a special container , take the container to the landfill and detonate it there . German tankers and sappers suggest that Ukrainians just go around minefields . Such fantastic stupidity exists only in Western armies , where they do not know what a real war is .

[@Gibnetz]

That is true, in my last year i felt that it was only us oldtimers that know how to fight in real war. But now they are back on track..

[@m.e.k.8810]

To determine where north, south, east and west is, I don't have to be a well-trained soldier. My daughter already knew how to find the direction during her first year of german school!

[@gogaberg2446]

​@@m.e.k.8810 Она готова встать на защиту великой Германии от российского вторжения ядерным оружием!😅

[@irishsteve209]

Scotch tape making a fortune

[@bogenious8474]

Nice and bright blue also , some kind of concealment to in that environment , might as well be neon orange

[@Jauertussen1]

i have alot of experince with the MG3 family. That if not handled with preventive maintenace, is easy to have issues and jamming. The main understand required is mainly to consider every item in the lock as a replacable wear part. the extractor spring shall be replaced every 2000 shots, a easy way to evaluate it is by trying to push the extractor down with the thumb nail, if you can even move it, it shall be replaced. the extractor abit more but shall be often be replaced. most other parts as the ejector plade and firing pin (must be perfect round on front end) abit more shots but even small amounts of wear on the edge request replacement. other main issue is not completly clean and lubricated front pibe bearing. if thies parts have been replaced and rest is clean and oiled and it still jams, replace main lock spring and lock head. and i have never had and MG3 that dont run smooth and reliably after all thies tricks, and i fixed MG3 in firing postions like this alot of time and on alot of different weapons (10 years over live fire training/exercises/afghan). the standard gunner kit contains all the abouve listed items for a reason.

[@Jauertussen1]

@@pq2015 yee its not a mandatory switch at that point, surely it can go longer and deffently would not worrie while in a fire figth. But i seen that amount from shooting burst doing a range day and seeing it being loser at evening maintenace. also barrel change every 150 shot if full auto, without cooling periodes. but in general i swapped spings several times on my sections lmg doing. an excercise. and daily doing live fire periodes, as it is a few cent item. and our kits had like 10 in the small box.

[@goldenaye3]

Lmfao!! So he has to do all this whilst under attack, shovel and washing machine chips the Russians are using don't have all this issues same with AK-47

[@zulharriansyahsyamsul4024]

both of them are ex soviet so familiar with PKM

[@user-om2gm1li2r]

Зачем такое оружие за которым надо постоянно следить!? Нежели ак-47 который пролежал на хранении 50 лет, и защищает тебя без отказно при любой пагоде.

[@Gibnetz]

To me it looks like that barrel was not proper lockd... har to tell in the dark video.

[@blackreptilian6045]

I wonder why Boris Johnson did not send his children to fight in Kharkiv together with Victoria Nuland so she could hand out cookies in the trenches

[@victorsmall7]

did Putin sent his kids?

[@user-lg7dg1hu5q]

​​@@victorsmall7 кого? Двух дочек ?

[@lafosh7234]

@@victorsmall7better also check on all those tough guys in his circle and the propagandists on his tv networks saying “there is no greater honor that dying for the motherland as a man” a bunch of rich elites brainwashing there population into stalins playbook all over again…Putin will soon top the amount of dead Russians caused by Stalin before he dies…and he will consider that a honor before burning in hell for his countless sins

[@blackreptilian6045]

@@victorsmall7 Putin did not send weapons to Mexico to attack America as Johnson did in Ukraine

[@Rdeki]

If you wonder that, you're an idiot

[@mrmarkymarcus]

Alter, ist die Waffe sauber? Nein? Reinigen! Ja? Die nächste Patrone vor den Verschluss! Schießt sie jetzt? Ja? GUT! Nein? Wechsle den verdammten Verschluss! Jetzt MUSS sie schießen!💥 Ich hatte noch nie ein MG3 in der Hand, das total versagt hat! Und es waren viele!😄

[@m.e.k.8810]

Geht mir genauso, 20 Jahre Bundeswehr und noch nie ein MG geschossen das versagt hat!

[@xy1771]

Ja genau das ist der Punkt. 20 Jahre Erfahrung mit dieser Waffe. Das da sind aber vielleicht Soldaten, die vor dem Krieg vielleicht etwas ganz anderes gemacht haben. Die hat man zwangseingezogen und ohne Ausbildung aus der Not heraus an die Front geschickt. Dazu kommt, dass die Bundeswehr Haufenweise alten Schrott in die Ukraine schickt. Auf dem Papier sind wir einer der größten Unterstützer, die Realität auf dem Schlachtfeld sieht aber anders aus! Ich kann nachvollziehen, wieso die ihre Stellung verlassen haben und die mangelhafte Ausrüstung zurück gelassen haben. Wenn mein Leben von einem Stück Schrott abhängen würde, würde ich genauso handeln!

[@tavish4699]

das mg sieht wie geleckt aus, die müssen den gurt absolut fatal eingelegt haben damit sowas passieren kann

[@mrmarkymarcus]

@@m.e.k.8810 Natürlich müssen die Kameraden auch gründlich ausgebildet werden. "Wir schicken denen mal ein paar MG" allein reicht nicht!

[@m.e.k.8810]

@@mrmarkymarcus Na ja, das Reinigen, Zerlegen und das Zusammensetzen der Waffe sollten sie auch können wenn sie schlecht ausgebildet wurden! Das ist doch das Erste was man bei der Infanterie lernt! Bei der Bundeswher machen wir das mit verbundenen Augen! (Kein Scherz)

[@StrikeShulgin]

He only Faught the jam for seconds and gave up. Belt fed guns jam and with proper training you know how to clear it. With so many weapon systems being used they obviously are not trained correctly on each system. Unfortunate but now we see why Russia is making such progress. untrained troops that do not know what the hell they are doing. Now we see though. If I were a Ukrainian commander I wouldn't let this video see the light of day. This is bad man, real bad.

[@elektrotehnik94]

I believe things like what we see in this video, are the reason the Ukrainian commander of this direction got removed from his post. ^^ Such severe under-training is far from widespread.

[@goldenaye3]

So gun jams and the whole crew up and run leaving gun and ammunition, Ukrainians don't run out of ammo they abandon them and flee.

[@Wolfy420]

Thank you for your insight mr armchair expert

[@wppz7691]

There are some sort of less militarized border guards and now they got some poorly training with some guns they are not professional or even normal soldiers.

[@bluewizzard8843]

Morale in low in the ukrainian army. They are realising that they are losing.

[@anicapandzic7593]

@@bluewizzard8843 I agree with you !

[@YuriSAD666XxX]

​@@bluewizzard8843 That is not true, PRO-RUSSiAN🇷🇺🤣😆😆😆😂🇷🇺

[@Justheretohelp]

Bro if your not locked on enough to know your weapons system and immediate action drills you have no business in combat period

[@paulhedeen7659]

Jeez. Even the boy scouts carry a compass!

[@andrewphillips8341]

Do you have a compass?

[@Sifat_Rashid]

@@andrewphillips8341 is he a soldier who is fighting in a war?

[@reecom9884]

When using a compass and map, you need to know where you are and where you want to go. You can fix your present location on the map by sighting two known landscape features on the map and then know the compass direction to your destination. In a forest if you can’t see any land marks, you would be walking blind in a direct you hope is right. The soldier did have a compass in the translation in the video.

[@Hereford1642]

@@andrewphillips8341 It is morning and the sun rises in the East. These so-called soldiers really ought to know which way Ukraine is and which way Russia is.

[@user-xg8zz4ie9q]

@@Sifat_Rashid clearly not, who dead reckons under fire? 😂

[@gyulafazekas4063]

Slava Ukrainia ,,💛💙💛💙💪💪💪

[@princejiansevilla8504]

Even a regular guy who goes camping in the forest have a compass 🤦

[@fenimorecooper5118]

They do. That’s what he says « we have a compass ». They want their geolocalisation. They don’t have gps because it is jamed on the front of course. A compass doesn’t tell you where you are.

[@m.e.k.8810]

And someone with some general knowledge doesn't need a compass! Moss always grows on the north side of the tree!

[@Slick-vo9hp]

@@m.e.k.8810Not true

[@Kristoffceyssens]

@@m.e.k.8810 Trust your life on that dude.

[@sneakyeye62]

We the tribe never use compass or anything we have instinct😅

[@v14ddg63]

XAXOL give up!!!

[@Dadopersoblueboots]

No point man. They should be quiet. They look as if they are on walk in the woods.

[@CelataForCongress]

You really need to get rid of the blue background in the subtitles. Its making it difficult to see the whole picture

[@frenchmaverick3742]

Men from pravy sektor, fascists

[@florentinagabrielavlad5628]

Seeing people commenting here makes me laugh as how the soldiers should've act. So easy to comment from the comfort of your home ... I just hope that you would never have to go through a similar situation

[@superknightlol]

Well some of the criticism is valid and im not surprise, ukrainian corruption have failed to setup a proper defence line and lack of man and time mean training get shorter and shorter.

[@bliecoug1029]

​@@superknightlolboth Russia and Ukraine have corruption but you are right

[@tonyfarinacci404]

This is so very true, and can be said in regards to a lot of footage I have seen. Thanks for commenting this!

[@scytheiota7144]

@@superknightlol Do you even know why? Russians were shelling any kind of attempts to build a defence line, civilian builders died because of this, it's safer to build a defence line somewhere further away from the shelling radius than to sacrifice money and people for something so pointless.

[@DeadPixel1105]

And we're laughing at you, because the majority of critical comments are absolutely 100% true. And if you hadn't noticed, most of these critical comments come from former military personnel. So, I don't know what your issue is.

[@svenarte]

Mais qui sont les cons qui ont formé ces pauvres gars, il ne peuvent faire face à des troupes mille fois mieux formés, c'est vraiment envoyé des jeunes à l’abattoir, c'est criminel, le courage ne suffit pas !

[@stonekar]

retreating from a "surprise attack" and these guys can't even find friendly lines or use a GPS/Compass....yikes.

[@scottp8461]

Yeah, the lack of directional sense was strange, but all the armchair warriors would do worse. Ever hunt in the woods? Even experts get turned around.

[@TheWarjunkie666]

Ever heard of GPS jamming, and electronic warfare, It's neat stuff... Hence why they kept losing comms. Mouth breathers like you shouldn't be allowed a keyboard...

[@saveriodipoce2201]

I am a hunter,i have in times got lost in the woods.They had the sun up,from what i see it was early morning,the sun is east. From that they should be' in a position to know where their camp is.If they do not know,go west away from the Russians coming from east nord/east.

[@henryraymond9204]

The sun sets from the east. Seasoned fighter use both nature and tech to navigate. They are clearly not professional troops. It takes time to gain these experience

[@elektrotehnik94]

I believe things like what we see in this video, are the reason the Ukrainian commander of this direction got removed from his post. ^^ Such severe under-training is far from widespread.

[@techzolute]

Russian shovels more effective than Western gear.

[@mikedittsche]

So effective that on day 800 of the 3 day sPeCiAl miLiTaRy oPeRaTiOn they have lost half a million men, half of their fleet including their flagship, two AWACS planes, 5000 tanks, two thirds of their attack helicopters, a significant ammount of their fighter jets and pound their chest for taking a small village. 🤡

[@user-ow7xc7fx9j]

Maybe we have thermonuclear rakes in Russia in addition to combat shovels and flying washing machines?

[@robertw5052]

Border guards should know best where they are!

[@marcused]

Absolutely no line of defense

[@iadestruction1260]

Settlements very close to the border, fortifying them was to be within reach of the Russians, workers and engineers cannot be put in danger.

[@evilleader1991]

@@iadestruction1260 And why didnt they mine the border?

[@havanasyndrome3024]

Zelenskyy snorted the budget away.

[@havanasyndrome3024]

​@@iadestruction1260lol. Yet Russians did it with the Suvorkin line. Remember the Western media making fun of it? Now everyone is asking what the hell was ukrane doing for the last two years.

[@David-kd4fq]

@@havanasyndrome3024RUSSIAN TROLL

[@Kroshan2]

Ah yes Ukrainians are advancing to Kharkiv whereas Russians are retreating forward eh😂😂😂

[@mans9576]

норм там ВС РФ накидывают

[@michaelbondarenko8904]

Ага, накидали прямо как твоей матери за щеку

[@davidcollishaw2771]

they are genuinely useless or badly led.

[@Alvonso_8]

less experienced drafted territorial troops I guess.

[@kostakostic2452]

Which NATO has dressed well

[@user-ow7xc7fx9j]

Do you call the Nazi army of Hitler's Germany experienced troops?

[@fooktheeu8332]

They got surrounded and surrendered, they live

[@andreaburroni2213]

wow..the more you get deep in the vid the more you see lack of intel, comms, training...

[@Tbone1492]

Frozen Group perfect name. Come on give these fellas some proper training. They left the AT4

[@asadini]

MG3 is quite easy to unjam actually.

[@Pacifissimus]

Right - please read my comment to this topic. This tool was build for unjamming. KR from SW-Germany

[@san0saky]

Asking for "geo location" for a withdrawal only after you have to retreat is an odd "strategy".. you would think long before any battle takes place you would have dozens of paths for escape, whilst at the same time have a forward reconnaissance unit (a camera) at least a kilometer from your trench.. on top of that have ALL your equipment checked DAILY so it is ready to fire immediately.. and last, have plenty of boobie-traps ready in case your trench is overran, so that if you have to retreat, you could arm various explosives around your trench, making enemy progress extremely slow.. and not sure how these guys weren't able to ask for immediate artillery/drone support, or at the VERY least draw some reserves, maybe even an AFV..

[@elektrotehnik94]

I believe things like what we see in this video, are the reason the Ukrainian commander of this direction got removed from his post. ^^ Such severe under-training is far from widespread.

[@san0saky]

@@elektrotehnik94 lets hope so.. although tbh I've seen similar mishaps in other positions.. lack of situational awareness.. not having gaps of at least few meters between soldiers to avoid mass-casualties, neither in trenches, nor whilst moving.. lax approach towards constantly surveying surroundings for enemy movement and possible secretive approaches.. I can understand that after months and months of seemingly unchanging situation soldiers tend to "relax" and get "comfortable" within their surroundings.. BUT, I think it is commander's job to make sure that your troops are ALWAYS ready, regardless of how "calm" it may seem.. I mean for all you know your enemy might be digging a tunnel under you and placing tons of explosives, or secretly and slowly putting snipers within their firing positions.. and all that because you were "relaxed" and didn't think constant surveillance was necessary.. Oh, and another strange phenomena I noticed was that during intensive firefight no one, and I mean NO ONE is even trying to spot an enemy.. both sides just firing away to what they think are "enemy positions".. usually grenades are the actual thing that injures or kills the most troops.. you would think that in ANY combat you would want to have few things.. number one, an overhead surveillance drone, or even two, that would relay EXACT position of the enemy, as well as any armor (tanks, etc) and enemy strength in general.. after drones I would definitely want a close-by mortar team, and depending on terrain, at least one sniper team.. these two assets could potentially suppress any overwhelming enemy force, or enemy's attempts at "breakthrough".. Anyways, lets hope Ukrainian warriors can continue to show bravery and fight valiantly.. lets face it, even the most "professional" armies in the world can make mistakes.. and tbh it is easy for us to talk about this stuff from the safety and comfort of our homes.. I'm quite certain that it is EXTREMELY different situation when you have to dodge artillery, drones and bullets in the heat of the battle.. SLAVA UKRAINI..!!!

[@RK-cj4oc]

That is because this is in the newly opend Kharkiv front. This was not an active front and ukraine did not have resources to invest right on the border as their air defences could not effectvly combat russian aircraft. Combined with that these troops are not proffesional soldiers and this attack came as a suprise thus no large amount of armoured vehicles and artillery. More fortifications are built further inland. Also remember this is not a american or western european militairy. There is no resources everywhere. Only on the active battlefield.this is not some marines in afghanistan. This is how active full scale war looks like. We in the west are just not used to it.

[@attilatoth1051]

5 minutes of intense firefight at close range and a minor wounded...?? hmmm..Strange.

[@RK-cj4oc]

Not really. The russian forces are light troops. Not suplied with tanks or heavy air support. Artillery is there. But for russian levels. Very light. Ukrainian troops are forward borderguard. Fortifications are built further inland because of concerns about air defenses and these units have no heavy machinery nor artillery. When 2 of such groups meet. Especially with low line of sight it practically turns into a really tense airsoft match.

[@alexlo7708]

Even in war, the Brit still satirize German's equipments all the way.

[@andrej6504]

Guys dont group up so much. If you stop watch the outside.

[@Brad-vs1jc]

Hell even I noticed that, they crouched down and faced eachother wtf

[@iwams1]

How is it a battle for Harkov if its tens of kilometers away and the aim is not to take Harkov but create a bufferzone around Belgorod... Western media's propaganda attempts are laughable.

[@iwams1]

People competent in guns will never blame the makers of a gun for jamming. Both Russian and German weapons are some of the best there is and it is still being proven to thia day.

[@dieterdodel835]

Former german soldier here. If you not maintain/clean your rifle/mg....surprise, surprise it will jam! Even after a practice shooting with just a few hundred rounds: the barrel was so freaking dirty, we had alot to do, to clean up the inburned powder....it was a very hated work.

[@user-ow7xc7fx9j]

Are you a former German soldier? Not World War II, I hope?

[@arturdias5329]

Estas incursões têm que ser em silencio 👇✅

[@seandelaney1700]

When I first viewed this battle on another site, I thought "what a shame they don't have a belt fed machine gun as it would make all the difference". I see here they did, but sadly were not familiar with its operation. When your life and countries freedom are on the line I can't imagine a better motivator to turn pro.

[@gerishorion-hl7oe]

they thought they are on a movie series

[@taoteng]

Questions: 1. Five men defending the whole front line? 2. Did the machine gunner have any experience/get any training on MG -3? 3. Lots of firing but no aiming? Will run out of ammo quickly.... 4. Position looked not too well prepared for real fight (Russians will not attack here...)? e.g. firing positions, lines of sight, alternate positions, ... 5. Casual strolling near enemy, not kneeling/securing, when halting, walking through open ground, etc. ? I am not judging, cause I was not there. But to me it looks like these UA troopers (border guards?) lack a bit of proper mil training. Training saves lives and wins engagements. Slava UA

[@rinatst.petersburg6511]

Biden just has to get some extra steroids and hear what Putin has to say). What a hilarious description there is 😂

[@saifulsidek2724]

Where are the aid going,u get billion but cant change machine gun to a new 1? Weird.....

[@br0leg274]

Training issue on the mg3 With proper training they could fix the mg3 within in a few minutes. I guess the maintenance status of the gun is as bad of this mg crew

[@moneytttt1140]

Zelensky and media had me believe he was about to do what napoleon and hitler could not lol and capture Russia lol

[@PeaceForEveryone91]

When mention hitler, you mention putin. Zelensky did not attack other country. putin did, like as hitler

[@havanasyndrome3024]

​@@PeaceForEveryone91how many countries has the US/UK invaded illegally? Do you refer to their leaders as Hitlers? Let me guess - you can't call your owners that. 😁

[@dissco.partysan3333]

@@PeaceForEveryone91 What? That is an oversimplification of the situation. Putin is exactly the opposite of Hitler. if he would be like Hitler he would have destroyed Ukraine in a few minutes. Yet as we know, less civilians perished in more than 2 years that in Gaza in 7 months. Putin is one of the last leaders with commons sense, honor and courage.

[@liviu09hjoe]

​@PeaceForEveryone91 putin is not coming anywhere close to what Hitler did. If he was like that ukraine was gone done in a few days. You guys really miss Hitler or something or have no history knowledge 😂

[@PeaceForEveryone91]

@@dissco.partysan3333 no I am not, but you are the person who oversimplified. You oversimplified hundred thousands life of both Russian and Ukrainian soldier and citizen which wasted by Russia invasion. You also oversimplified the actions such as attacking Ukraine dam by missiles on March 2024, or attacking social heating system in 2022&2023 winter, or shelling nuclear electricity factory etc. These activities executed under putin's command. I think you should go to Ukraine destroyed towns and tell to people at there that is the honor from mr.putin?

[@karl5056]

Complete amateurs... The egress of these 'civilians' is a telltale sign of their ignorance, lack of noise discipline and lack of tactics.. I wouldn't at all be surprised, one iota, if all these quasi soldiers are already 6ft under.

[@iaberidze6316]

Хороший клип сняли ВСушники это якобы они воюют Ха ха ха ха

[@chandee7939]

11:40 ヘルメット ! ?

[@princechiedozie9851]

Ukrainian military is a big joke 🤣

[@user-lj3uq4it7p]

Бегите хлопцы бегите по домам😂

[@proteous8100]

База

[@SC-mt9ph]

Yeh, looks like a lack of maintenance, lack of basic training, and a lack of forward planning!... whoever in charge here needs to pull there socks up!!!!!.....

[@naalsocomment9449]

Why is the video suggesting the Ukrainians were only retreating because of a jamed gun and not because of overwhelming Russian presents (did the other retreating soldiers in the video also had one German gun or why did they retreat?)? while the video is mostly about how Ukrainians get lost on their retreat?! Fights can be very chaotic so no surprise some people get lost but why is it so hard to put a correct video title?!

[@bokangletsie1348]

Shooting aimlessly..and retreating chaotically. Running aimlessly..no campus. Incompetence at its best

[@hilallahoua1390]

shooting aimlessly is not only in this footage but almost in every video i saw since the war started but no one wants to point at it for propaganda purposes.

[@sonwukong7077]

You speak as if you would do better, keyboard warrior. They most likely fresh recruits. Im pretty sure if they could see them, they would take better aim. But it’s a dense forest, they cannot see them, nor do they know how many they are engaging, hence why they just fire in the Russians general direction.

[@AmirAlami-ey3xx]

@@sonwukong7077cope ukro bot

[@joellemaster998]

@@sonwukong7077 its called fire suppression,jeesh...probably the greenest troops defend the border...

[@sm70911]

Whats yur MOS ?

[@Michealst1]

I might be wrong but that gun is open bolt it was not slamming forward I think he might had the safe on or something, the bolt should slam forward and hit the cartridge in the barrel .

[@Pablo-mq8jd]

All they got is equipment, some accesories and patches 😂 no inteligence no training

[@MyJustOpinion]

I wonder if I will feel the same if those were Russian footage.

[@jberry1982]

Damnn that's very uncommon for MG3 to do that

[@NecoNL]

They don't know how to maintain it properly, of course something like that will happen

[@muscuut]

With all the billions they get,they cant atleast think of having a bird to watch their movements and help in falling back? No wonder the Russians walked in without any resistance.

[@ladyAiza]

有難うドイツ🇩🇪🫡🙏❤️ウクライナに栄光あれ

[@systemx4]

Hmm, they just casually get up and walk away...

[@dittoditto7283]

It's pretty obvious the one with the video cam is the group commander judging by his orders and the way the others looked towards him for further orders.

[@Forhumanrightsyes]

Shame to NATO for continue war in Ukraine by trading with russia.

[@bradmanharris7350]

Did they mine the position they left?

[@oceanhome2023]

Can we remember the prior time that the MG42 was used in Ukraine ? Will the number of deaths this time be the same ?

[@user-pm5bp1np8l]

So Mr Putin said what? Did he say it to you ? Or do just make it up as you go along?

[@user-xu2rh7gj6d]

Цирк.🤣🤣

[@eastern2western]

Hitler's buzz saw has finally returned to ukraine and aiming at the russians again, but it is in the hands of the ukranians. The irony of life.

[@Cormano980]

Full of experts in these comments

[@parawill7074]

Traversing an open era is a No-Go, but if you have to, you better haul ass to the woodline that is right in front of you for concealment. Their sense of urgency while pulling back from the defensive position is pretty sad to see. If you got Russians on your ass and no comms, you can't settle down and casually walk across an open area. Also, when you have a defensive position, everyone should know a rally point if the position is abandoned. That is one of the first things a leader does while establishing a fighting position and they make sure everyone knows it. Setting up a fighting position isn't only about digging the hole and setting up a gun. There is much more to it and those guys not knowing where to go was far more important than the MG jamming (preventive maintenance plays a huge part, but weapons could become non-functional beyond the operator's control).

[@ljfpsgaming]

scary

[@user-vk2tm4yt8t]

ukranians encounter russian scout run like cowards

[@IK_MK]

Das auto 😌

[@dns7587]

We all know who used german MGs in the battle for Kharkiv in 1942-43 ... history repeating itself

[@Wolfy420]

Not today, ruzz bot.

[@wppz7691]

Take them pills

[@najkraemer3117]

? yea repeating itself just in reverse, its the soviets that are invading, you are correct.

[@angelcustodiopenadelaguila9978]

Gloria a Ucrania

[@hustlersgame8759]

Why are they shooting aimlessly

[@Hereford1642]

Because they built their dugout in a place where they cannot see anything due to all the trees and bushes.

[@Wolfy420]

Mind marking where the ruzzians are in this video for me? How are some of you so dumb...

[@tavish4699]

thats actually very normal its estimated 150k rounds had to be spend in ww2 to kill one man in vietnam the usa estimated to fire 65 k rounds to kill an enemy

[@gilsonnobreviana2815]

Essa faixa azul atrapalha ver os vídeos

[@therealmcgoy4968]

They are border guards not active military which are probably mostly on the eastern front. They are like border security or police so that probably explains why they retreated... they dont have the armaments to repel a military attack. The reality is, is that Ukraine is short on man power to guard this area of the border as they have sent most of their regular military units to the east. Its quite evident that Ukraine will have to do another draft or mobilization in order to ensure there are more people on the frontlines. Will this happen? Time will reveal. Russia keeps doing it so Ukraine will eventually have to as well.

[@K.E.NK.E.H.]

Это же не Калашников который можно не чистить!😂Это немецкий пулемет который боится пыли😂!

[@glenbolderson9279]

And off they run.....

[@vaterunser3879]

MG3 was first put into service in 1959 and Im pretty sure Germany didn't donate the latest version.

[@Pacifissimus]

Wrong: It was 1969 !

[@Pacifissimus]

Before it was MG42.

[@vaterunser3879]

My fault... G3 is 1959, MG3 is 1969 I apologize

[@Pacifissimus]

@@vaterunser3879 Eine persönliche Frage: Haben Sie gedient? Gruss aus dem Süd-Westen

[@user-jd5xs5tz1m]

The birds dont even care

[@only1arky121]

They're meant to have a designated fall-back location but someone messed up. The reason they don't know a few general locations is so they cannot reveal their comrades location in the event of interrogation [quite a few give up locations, some ppl can't take the pressure]

[@fniguy281]

This reminds me of an episode of "Dad's Army"

[@samuels8167]

Only one of them was carrying German G3.

[@alexlo7708]

Like HK33 in my country , always jam and needs intense services than other rifles.

[@Pacifissimus]

Which Country? Pakistan? Turkey? MG3 is old but simple. Please read here my comment. HK has nothing to do with that - do not compare apples with strawberries. Kind regards

[@problemslayer3538]

That didnt sound like an mg3 to me

[@mechcavandy986]

I hate it when that happens! 🙀🙀

[@guntherjosef5359]

Ich glaube die Sicherung war drin oder der Munitionsgurt war nicht richtig eingelegt. Ich weiß nicht, ob er am MG 3 ausgebildet war

[@eckbertneugebauer]

Er hat den Gurt von der falschen Seite eingelegt. Hast leider Recht mit der Ausbildung!?

[@user-mj5nj5oo6d]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@hugosbalder6139]

@@eckbertneugebauer Den Gurt kann man doch beidseitig einlegen!?

[@eckbertneugebauer]

@@hugosbalder6139 Danke für die Antwort, wusste ich nicht, wider was gelernt. Danke!

[@196Stefan2]

@@hugosbalder6139 Kann man mit Gewalt, macht aber keinen Sinn, also eher nein

[@w.adr.wsniperprivatemilita9681]

for nothing they give you weapons and mountains and rockets etc. if your men capable of fighting stay around Europe in their country to fight for the defense of the country