Marine reacts to Swedish Volunteer Fighter in Ukraine

[@Herkulez1981]

My friend was a Swedish voulenteer and died last week after being there for 18 months . Russian attack wounded 11 of the soldiers and killing him . he had a wife and two kids their life will never be the same . Rip Johan you died a hero

[@user-wp3yk3ip7o]

He was a moron...figtint for Biden and Co....

[@phogelbice]

What a loser, died fighting for trans rights and pedophilia, I pity his wife and kids.

[@johnwray393]

I just seen his photo and tribute posted to Reddit earlier today. I recognized the first name and country. RIP to your friend.

[@tomasengstrom6362]

det gjorde han inte

[@AllanNakhle-tz8wv]

If 18 months straight is true then damn that is almost Hard to believe, 3 months was exhausting, like exhausting like nothing else, not physically primarily but mentally.

[@Banten]

The pronunciation was alright, and your representation of traditional swedish "fika" was impeccable. I speak for the whole country, and if you'd like - you may consider yourself an honorary Swede.

[@DaOneJoel]

As a swede, I concurr.

[@sirseigan]

As a swede, I concurr.

[@MrBanaanipommi]

as a finn, i dont speak much swedish but i can see it was very correct, except accent you swedes have

[@SonsOfLorgar]

​@@MrBanaanipommi we love you too brother 😂 You as a country know more of how to deal with Russians than we do nowdays.🖖🏻

[@mr.g5593]

👋🏻🫡🇳🇴

[@bennyhana3556]

I saw a french documentary about 2 french guys who traveled to Ukraine together and they said that when they joined the foreign legion there was around 80% swedes . This was early in the war!

[@yollmanontherun9074]

Do you know where i can watch that documentary

[@mattiasgillberg6917]

+1

[@haakoflo]

"Swedish wool" ("svenskt ull") was translated as "Swedish cotton". Not quite the same when it's really cold.

[@seminyildiz683]

Helt rätt. Översättningen är sisådär mellanåt. Klippet är helt annorlunda på svenska 😊

[@DiggNitty]

Wow. Din svenska är helt ok min vän. Bra att du visar att fikan är jäkligt mycket viktigare än krig😅. Tack för allt du gör. Mvh/Afrikanska vikingen 🇸🇪

[@bababooey4486]

Afrikansk viking?

[@DiggNitty]

@@bababooey4486 Svart amerikan/vit svenne

[@kristofferhellstrom]

I'll give him points for just trying :) Well done.

[@Banten]

@@bababooey4486 Viking is a state of mind

[@bababooey4486]

@@Banten Nej det är en etnicitet

[@medeology4660]

I remember seeing this interview. I was so impressed by Semin Yildiz, such a calm, brave and intelligent man. Very proud of him and the professionalism of our people in the Swedish Armed Forces.

[@TzunSu]

I agree with every word. After this video was first posted, he went back to Ukraine. AFAIK, he's still there, fighting for freedom.

[@seminyildiz683]

​@@TzunSuI'm home 😊

[@TzunSu]

@@seminyildiz683 Very glad to hear that! All in one piece? Tack för det du gjort, för Sverige, Ukraina och världen.

[@seminyildiz683]

@@TzunSu Jag är fysisk hel och klarade mig relativt bra. Det är min plikt. Behöver inte tacka för de 😊

[@TzunSu]

@@seminyildiz683 Väldigt skönt! Jag hoppas du får stöd i vardagen framåt, så att du kan återhämta dig så mycket som det bara går. Om fler hade tänkt som du om vad man behöver göra som människa så tror jag att världen hade varit en bättre plats :)

[@simonkyro661]

To appreciate the +600 volunteers, Consider that for 600 Swedish volunteers it would take approximately 19,000 American volunteers to achieve an equivalent ratio for US volunteers.

[@viktor2915]

10 000 swedes volunteered in Finland against the soviet invasion

[@zzzbooring]

finland was worth defending

[@giorgioblanc2724]

2k Georgians are fighting in Ukraine

[@Viktor233ewe]

@@zzzbooring❤❤

[@tracklizard4018]

@@zzzbooring Even if Ukraine wasn't worth defending, russians are worth killing.

[@seminyildiz683]

Thank you for the reaction. I can agree with almost everything you say and it feels good hearing it from another veterans perspective. It was hell brother! 🇺🇦🇸🇪 much love

[@maytrows]

Heard you went back to Ukraine, you alright?

[@seminyildiz683]

@@maytrows I did sir. Made it back yet again. 👍

[@bababooey4486]

@@seminyildiz683Var det du som var i videon?

[@seminyildiz683]

@@bababooey4486 ja det är jag. Följer själv denna kanal så blev chockad.

[@johncenashi5117]

I hope you are doing fine! And if you are having any problems with your mental state or anything, never forget theres always people around to help you. Its never wrong to open up and talk about it.

[@Moritach]

Swedish military has always trained for asymmetrical warfare, guerilla style tactics. Swedish soldiers are trained to operate in small independent groups. Of course they will follow commands, but they don't sit around and do nothing and wait to be told what to do, like the russians often default to. The swedish military training manual (Soldaten i fält, SoldF) has been translated to Ukrainian and is used in Ukraine to train new troops.

[@seandipaul8257]

Sweden always sides with the wrong side of history. In WW2 they were heavily influenced by Nazis. A bunch of swedish people joined ISIS. And now they're fighting for Ukraine???? Instead of SWEDEN?!

[@Mattebubben]

There are two more Ukraine interviews on that channel. One from the same guy (Swedish Ukraine veteran − "You don´t give in to tyrants") and then a recent on from another guy (Swedish Combat Instructor in Ukraine: "It´s hell on earth") And they are both very worth watching.

[@lullebulle2]

As a Swedish Volunteer Fighter in Ukraine i Can Confirm That The intro Was infact Correct.

[@FastLegs]

Big respect for the Swedish from Finland!

[@Zerebox2015-2020]

The intro sketch made chuckle, keep up the content man! With support from Finland.

[@Alex-oc2vi]

Oh and Robot 57 is what the NLAW is called here in Sweden, AT4 is Pansarskott 86, both are developed, marketed and sold by swedish company Saab. Carl Gustaf is often just called the GRG.

[@johanmetreus1268]

NLAW was SAAB, AT-4 was Förenade Fabriksverken (FFV) that later got merged into Celcius along with most of the other military materiel companies in Sweden, and from which SAAB bought the infantry armament section.

[@Alex-oc2vi]

@@johanmetreus1268 You learn something new everyday! :D

[@peterandersson1230]

Fun fact the name AT4 is the from the calibre 84....so bad swenglish AT4

[@TheJocke08swe]

@@peterandersson1230 … plus, that the version of it that went into production was revision 4 (*A*nti-*T*ank-4) as well as being finalized in-house in 1984 from what I’ve heard. These two seemingly random things combined with the caliber being 84 mm led to the the export-definition AT-4… 🙂 ✌️

[@Revament]

As a swede that intro was golden. Great video. Btw I saw that they have another one similar to this one that came out 3 weeks ago.

[@petter5721]

Swedish fika ☕️🍪

[@akeeriksson84]

Sweden have a special relation with Ukraine. The Swede Rurik founded the Kyivan Rus empire in 830 AD. He came from Roslagen ( law of the Ros) north of Stockholm, there of the name of Russia. Also Valdemar the great ( Vlademir in Russian) that Putin bult a big statue of in Moskow was a Swede born in Ukraine. He spoke Swedish with his mother.

[@Tavic1]

You really know nothing about history if you believe this. Do you think we swedes have a "special" relation to a country that never existed until 30 years ago, because 1200 years ago one viking came sailing down the dnipr? Gå hem o lägg dig

[@yeahbee8237]

And there is/was a Village in Ukraine where they apoke Swedish Gammelsvenskby

[@Eleriol84]

@@yeahbee8237 The village used to be occupied by Russia but since it lies next to the river a few miles east of Kherson its right on the frontline now. Given how cities and villages look in ukraine after the fightning and artillery bombardment i cant imagine its fared any better sadly

[@miniaturelabyrinth7765]

Valdemar was danish

[@nailxbreak6777]

For Russians and Ukrainians reading your comment is comparable to a joke, but I’ll say it anyway. Rurik (Prince of Novgorod) of course had Scandinavian origins,only he didn’t find Kievan Rus because it stupidly didn’t exist yet, because Oleg Vesky (as regent of Rurik’s little son) with his Novgorod squad took Kiev itself from Askold and Dir and became the First Prince of Kiev, creating the State - (“And Oleg sat down, prince, in Kiev, and Oleg said: “Let this be the mother of Russian cities.” Vladimir the Great, whom you named, was much later (born + - in 956) and he was not a Swede and he did not speak Swedish with his mother, she was generally a simple housekeeper-slave born in Lyubechi (a village in the territory of modern Ukraine) Vladimir the Great, Great mainly because it was he who baptized Rus in 988'

[@Jonsson474]

Swedish officers had been training Ukrainian troops for years, mainly through operation Unifier, so volunteering came quite natural.

[@DrCherryPopper]

For years. Along with the 30+ swedish nazis that the swedish media reported about?

[@TheTabugman]

You REALLY understand the concept of fika. I declare you a honorary Swede as of this moment.

[@dudanoja]

enjoy immigrants and lghdtv propaganda and soon swedistan

[@kamilwachel2832]

suprised by number of Swedish fighters in UA? then you still underestimate how much we 'love' Russia in Baltic region (with exeption of Germany and France, who seem to actually like the reds..) Finnland, Sweden, Norway, baltic countries: Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia... Us in Poland.. We KNOW 'russki mir", we know the stench from centuries of common history.

[@kamilwachel2832]

why they dont have brought their own weapons by they own? I assume, that as it is in Poland, obtaining permit for owning a gun is not very easy, and has its limitations. For example - in Poland you cannot buy or legally own a automatic machine pistol or rifle - only single fire variants are allowed.

[@kamilwachel2832]

and thats sniper rifle - i assume its the Police variant, they made them painted in black instead of green.

[@SonsOfLorgar]

​​@@kamilwachel2832 Technically you can get a licence to own fully automatic SMGs, service rifles and other military small arms in Sweden, but it's almost easier to find a Russian dictator without an addiction problem, because you have to be able to proove to the police that you have a legitimate need to own one (like sports competition), safe storage in your home to keep it in and a behaviour record for everyone in your family that's completely clean without even a speeding or parking ticket or noise complaint for the last ten years...

[@kamilwachel2832]

@@SonsOfLorgar well, in Poland it was simmilar, but current goverment made things muuuuch easier around two years ago (coinsidece? :) ) of course, you cannot be a person with a criminal record, of course you need to buy certified safe cabinet to store arms, but weapon type is still limited to semi-automatic beside that limitation it will cost you around 100 euro for exam at Police Stationa and thats it - if you learn the law and you can pass the shooting range test you`re good to go

[@marcromain64]

Commitments to Ukraine (ranking by percentage of GDP): Germany #9 Sweden #13 France #29 And before the war Sweden traded with Russia like everyone else did and wasn't even faster in cutting ties. We're on the same page, but you ought to get off your high horse, pal.

[@einha19]

Im Norwegian and understood what you were saying in Swedish, so good job😄

[@brute9867]

the intro! As a Swede I am so not used to be acknowledged for my culture that even that small fika thing makes me feel warm inside. Our goverment constantly tries to take away glory and honour from us like we dont even exist. Thanks man and remeber that Swedes are a people not just a citizenship. God bless

[@rasmusnilsson123]

"sweden have no culture" Most stupid shit ive heard

[@zoltanszilvassy8715]

THIS was one of the best episodes I have ever watched on any channel. I have been tracking since the preparations across the Border began and I knew it was coming. I watch every day for a minimum of an hour and this was one of the most valuable for understanding operations in theatre. There is so much here of value. The one photo of this soldier back in Sweden is sitting on an AFV with a black beret on. He likely comes form the Armour branch, possible a Recce unit? Assaut Pioneer in the Armoured branch? Crewmen usually don't have the fortitude this man has, if I can speak in generalizations. Well narrated. A must watch episode. 41C

[@seminyildiz683]

Hello sir. Glad to hear that you like it. Sadly alot is lost in translation but I'm happy you enjoyed it 😊

[@quantumfairing2216]

As a Norwegian that also is fluent in Swedish, i was actually impressed and very surprised over your pronunciation in Swedish. Sounded better then most Americans i have met in Sweden that has lived in the country for years. Great video as always.

[@fyivid]

23:30 - Extremely minor detail, but for my Norwegian ears it sounds like he´s saying "ull" not "bomull", which is "wool" not "cotton" which are very different fabrics. Woolen underwear was pretty essential for us during the winter months in the army at least, I assume it's the same in the Swedish military.

[@AlexKall]

Yes, he's indeed saying wool. Nice catch!

[@carcharhinus_555]

Actually, they very much asked *not* to bring your own weapons. It'd also be much more difficult to do here in Europe - you cannot just travel around with a weapon 🙂

[@chojnb]

You can tell that to our polish chief of police Szymczyk ... because it's very easy to travel with boom box that looks like Marador grande launcher 😅

[@K78644]

yeah he's either absolutely crazy dumb or just plain american LOL

[@sergiobiloborodov3948]

​@@chojnbahahaha one of the most hilarious moments) everyone including him didn't expect it to be loaded and thought it to be just a used launcher. Luckily, noone died.

[@NasrafRekcos]

Also owning a gun in Sweden is very different from the US. You need to store it in pieces. The gun need to be locked up in something like a safe and the bolt in a secure storage (not together with the gun). You can not use it to defend yourself, you can only travel from your special storage to a designated shooting range or area where hunting is ok and where you have bought rights to participate in hunting as a part of a hunting team. You need to be an active (by active means do and pass tests every year) and a registered member of a gun owners club, your gun needs to be registered. So there are a lot of regulations there.

[@P6009D]

I saw a private person in the USA shooting with a 40mm bofors cannon. If he volunteers, does he bring his own cannon to the front

[@whrlds]

As a swede seeing all these volunteers fighting for Ukraine makes me incredibly proud

[@NotTheLastOne]

because they are fighting for a corrupt foreign country that seals land and oppresses people? are you also going to bitch about Russia would be supporting migrants that are going to blow up your country in the nearest future?

[@fabb5]

streange swedes....they look like from the middel east.

[@Mavve69]

@@fabb5One word: invandrare.

[@AlexKall]

@@NotTheLastOne what land are they trying to seal and why is it leaking?

[@annikamyren3026]

​@@fabb5 he is from Skåne , you can clearly hear that from his dialekt . Stop with such stupid comments !

[@kristofferhellstrom]

I hope this man got all the help he need once he got back in Sweden. As a vet in Sweden you can always get help!

[@seminyildiz683]

Jadå det har man fått 😊

[@sammy.w6923]

All respekt till dig@@seminyildiz683

[@larswilhelms1]

WOW that first minute was so funny xD From a Norwegian I already approve ur swedish Fika moment! your swedish pronunciation was very impressive too and good details! now let me finish the video! I just couldnt help myself not commenting this already! love the content, been watcing you for a long time so thank you

[@hansericsson7058]

As a Swede i am very proud of our Swedish volunteers. Slava Ukraini!

[@MuSprutt]

Pinsamt

[@rart361]

​@@MuSprutt ???

[@RoyalF0X]

Äckligt

[@Arktos1]

You even used the standard-issue folding cup for your fika. Huge respect.

[@QuickZ_]

The intro is accurate. When I did my military training/service here in Sweden the tactical coffee cup and coffee-powder was critical equipment for the bataljons moral... I salute all you Swedish veterans out there that suffers from coffee schock (running out of coffee) o7

[@SonsOfLorgar]

And a close second place: Snus.

[@Vo_Hu]

guys in black were probalby russian police special forces which were used a lot during the initial charge for Kyiv they actually suffered the heaviest losses after VDV there

[@seminyildiz683]

Sounds pretty accurate. I chose to not disclose some part of the information because if it's not 100% my reliability could be questioned.

[@Alex-oc2vi]

Great sketch bro, can't fight without some Fika! Nice and interesting interview with Semin as well, om du läser det här så hoppas jag att du mår bra Semin, önskar dig allt gott! Ta hand om dig.

[@seminyildiz683]

Tack ska du ha. Hel och hemma 😊

[@mikaelnaslund2964]

Jag hoppas att Försvarsmakten tog väl omhand om dig när du kom hem! Tack för din insats!!! I hope our Defencive forces took you in well with help when you came home! Thank you for your efforts!!!

[@blanka1376]

One of my friends who deployed knew that swedish LT. He almost fought with him but got back home here in Sweden to be a father for his first born son

[@seminyildiz683]

Löjtnanten va väldigt uppskattad både i Ukraina och här hemma🇺🇦🇸🇪 sann hjälte

[@Herkulez1981]

My grandpa told me when he was in the Finnish winter wars , the Russians bombardment was like hell on earth, he described it like one 3 day long bang cause they it was literally nonstop artillery from the Russians

[@MissLocaLocita]

Both my grandmas told some dark stories of what their families lives through, their brothers and fathers all participated in the war. One was a scout behind enemy lines, he went to scout Russian supply lines and skied back, he got shot in the leg but got away and skied back to Finland, his boots where filled with blood when he got to safety. My grandmas dad lives out his life with shrapnel in his entire body after throwing back an enemy grenade. He was a medic so he had to do that since his patients couldn´t run away like he could. He was very lucky to survive, it literally barely missed all his vitals. It is crazy that this is only our grandparents and their parents generation and now the same is happening again in Ukraine.

[@reallivebluescat]

My Grandpa slept next to a mine during the winter-war, and didnt realise til the next morning. If he had rolled slightly to the left i probably wouldnt be here

[@markusidestrom]

Great video. Thank you for highlighting and appreciating the Swedish contribution in Ukraine.

[@theycallmeanton]

I'm a Swede and loved the intro. 🇸🇪

[@wahaha6961]

This intro was something from deep within the Bermuda triangle of Swedish, Finnish, and English..! Good effort! EDIT: The Carl Gustaf appears to be the AT4 of the -40s, the AT4 itself was developed in the -80s, and the Robot 57 is the Swedish name of the NLAW.

[@TzunSu]

The AT4 is a kind of a weird mix of the 84mm warhead off a Carl-Gustaf, mixed with the now mostly forgotten Minimman disposable anti-tank weapon that was in 74mm.

[@johanmetreus1268]

@@TzunSu När glömdes pansarskott m/68 bort?

[@samuelgustavsson1483]

The british need their afternoon tea, the spanish need their siesta, the danes need something called ”hygge” that is a little similar to the Swedish, the finns need their sauna, and as a swede I love to see how you honor our tradition with ”fika” in this video. 😄 And as usual you also provide us with another interesting video worth watching. Thank you and keep up the good work! 😊👍

[@shar3066]

Hey, I need siesta, fika and Sauna. That just something you cant live without.

[@jipasd]

Huge kudos to him. I hope he doesn't end up with PTSD. He did the right thing and fought on the right side.

[@nenasiek]

He seems to have it already, his eyes and mannerism is off when he recount some stuff.

[@vihreelinja4743]

DUDE did you not see in the first fight scene they were positioned in a school???? Just like they hid in hospitals... And you like all idiots still belive Russia was bombing schools to kill kids when IN FACT they were 100% military targets. ukros also use ambulances to move soldiers to position. lots of videos about ukro warcrimes online. Never seen one about Russians, only alledged statements from ukros..

[@dudanoja]

he can go back in sweden to enjoy immigrants and lghdtv propaganda and soon swedistan im so happy for europe hahahahaah

[@nenasiek]

@@dudanoja as another swede, f off. Even our (centre left and righ) politicians are admitting that they shoukdnt have listened to the far left or the far right. U keep fighting amongst yourself, we will do our best to readjust and go back to normal.

[@SomethingBlonde]

Fighters who volunteer in Ukraine make this girl absolutely swoon. Men of character, and those who possess the education and critical thinking skills to understand that what happens in Ukraine has global implications for the future, are hands down the sexiest men on earth. As Russia continually attacks the world’s food supply, both physically and diplomatically, these guys are fighting for us all, alongside Ukrainian heroes. Thank you. ❤🥰😍 Thanks for the video today and your service, as always. I like your hat, and it was a good try at Swedish. Loved the intro with the biscuits and tea. 😉 Glory to heroes. 🇺🇦🇸🇪

[@seminyildiz683]

Happy to hear you like it 😊

[@SomethingBlonde]

@@seminyildiz683 Tack för att du skyddar oss. Jag är en amerikansk tjej, men jag bor i närheten. 🤗

[@seminyildiz683]

@@SomethingBlonde Gjorde bara min plikt 😊

[@Courvix]

I met a Swedish volunteer on the way from Lviv to Kyiv back in around May of 2023. From time to time I think about him and wonder how he's doing.

[@thedarkfox87]

Tjena! Älskar att du ger Sverige lite kärlek 😉🇸🇪 Awesome content man, thanks! 🤘

[@djkd21]

Respect to the Swedish man. Respect from the United States of America. Respect from my brothers and sisters in The US Navy to Sweden. Fr he is a good man. 💯🙏♥️

[@pinkcat7530]

We had a Swede from my town who travelled there, this man has sadly passed away and left his wife and kid without a dad

[@PalleRasmussen]

There are quite a few volunteers from all Nordic Countries. We know how important a rules-based world order is to small prosperous countries.

[@The80sWolf_]

Uk/Us empire based order...

[@PalleRasmussen]

@@The80sWolf_ in your dreams.

[@The80sWolf_]

@@PalleRasmussen So you are denying the existance of US/UK ideological, cultural, gepolitical hegenomy? Are you a bubble living NPC ?

[@PalleRasmussen]

@@The80sWolf_ no I am not, but they do not control the world as you seem to imply.

[@snimo2851]

I want to be mad at the intro, but it’s too accurate! Great job!

[@ivangl8936]

Glory to all International fighters in Ukraine 🇺🇦 ☝️

[@dudanoja]

lets bring them home to enjoy immigrants and lg hd tv propaganda enjoy eurabia soon

[@E33Tpro]

That Swedish was actually pretty good and you sure as hell got the Swedish fika mania down perfectly, lol.

[@Mattiniord]

There a many swedish volunteers in Ukraine, more than you may think.

[@ingvartorma9789]

You spelled fika correctly. You sounded a little surprised that Swedes are volunteering to fight in Ukraine. But it is actually not unusual at all for Swedish men to voluntarily participate in war. During World War II, over 4,000 volunteer Swedish men fought against Hitler and over 8,000 Swedish sailors were on Allied ships. Just over 8,000 Swedes volunteered in the Finnish Winter War against the then Soviet Union. Then there were 200 Swedes who fought with the Germans. Since what is not stated is how many Swedes were in the Foreign Legion and were in the Second World War. What I know about 20 men were from my city Kiruna. Had voluntarily joined the French Foreign Legion during World War II. Then there was a large number of volunteer Swedish men who fought alongside the Kurds against IS.

[@Grimhead]

200 only? Seem low... source for that please?

[@zaganim3813]

its 200 that joined the SS. the reason is that it was forbidden for germany to run recruitment offices in sweden due to our political neutrality. any swede that wanted to join the german army had to actually spend the money to go there themselves only to apply. you could also technically argue that the swedes volunteering in finland did help the germans by proxy of fighting the enemy of the germans, the soviet union.

[@zaganim3813]

its well documented history just google it if you are interested for real @@Grimhead

[@ingvartorma9789]

Of course, technically speaking, you could say that those who went to Finland and even then fought for the Germans. But the men who went to Finland and fought with the Finns, it was not for the sake of the Germans, but because many of them had relatives in Finland, but also the fear that the Soviet Union would continue against Sweden. That is what I have been told by the men from Tornedalen and Kiruna who went there, as well as by a neighbor who was born in Finland and was in the Finnish Winter War and who after the war moved to Kiruna. He told about this to a Finnish writer in the 70s who was around Sweden to interview the Finns who fought during the Second World War and then moved to Sweden, as well as to interview the Swedes who fought for the Finns. It was a book that was to be published in Finland when it was finished. Don't know what the book is called and this is over 40 years ago, as the book was to be written after he had finished interviewing everyone who wanted the stories from him.

[@sofiajohansson8537]

There were several hundred, if not thousands of "swedes" that joined IS too.

[@mkm83672]

Maybe it is because Finns and Swedes can relate to UKR people, the reason why there is so many volunteers there.

[@SonsOfLorgar]

And many of us have distant blood ties to Ukraine through Norse traders and vikings of the 8th to 11th century.

[@alexanderhildermann9761]

​@@SonsOfLorgarDas einzige was ihr mit den Ukrainern gemeinsam habt, sind die freiwilligen bei Waffen SS während der WW2.

[@HelmetmanTheSwede]

@@alexanderhildermann9761Uhm no. Sweden occupied Ukraine for a while meaning there are still today Swedish-Ukrainians living in Ukraine and there are cities or at least villages with Swedish names in Ukraine. Many Swedes have relatives there because of this occupation.

[@alexanderhildermann9761]

@@HelmetmanTheSwede Ukrainians are 90% Russian and 0.0001% Swedish - only idiots believe that Ukrainians are a separate ethnic group!

[@SonsOfLorgar]

​@@alexanderhildermann9761 dude, whatever you are smoking, someone sold you the bad stuff...

[@Yaroslav_Tselovanskyi]

The friendly shelling of their building probably saved them, russians thought "they wouldn't be shelling themselves", well...

[@FA18_Driver]

Enjoyed your input. Thanks for not pausing the video every 5 seconds and going on tangents that lead no where, Subbed,

[@sweracoon7931]

I've seen this video before, and I believe this particular man was either an officer or a professional soldier in the Swedish military before his arrival into Ukraine. And what the video translates to "calibrating" is what we in Sweden call "skjuta in", which means zeroing your rifle and optics. And you never miss fika. Little known fact is that Swedish tanks have small pastry ovens in them so the crew can always enjoy fika! (no, this isn't actually true) Edit: Robot 57 is the Swedish designation for the Bofors NLAW.

[@johanwallinder1613]

For me who is Swedish and have seen this video several times. Can I say that you can really hear in his voice how heavy this is for him.

[@petter5721]

Of the 18.000 foreign volunteers (civil/military) in Ukraine 2023, about 450 are Swedish. Swedish officers provides a lot of training of Ukraine soldiers in Sweden and UK.

[@TheJocke08swe]

Man! You’re at EXACTLY 464 000 subscribers; congrats! Keep it up! Best and respect from Sweden 🙏

[@pontushogsater]

As a swede, there was some great comedy in that intro. Still understood you pronunciation so it's fine

[@meanmanturbo]

All guided missiles are called Robot in military Swedish terminology. Robot 57 is the Swedish designation for NLAW.

[@covrtdesign5279]

2:36 If I remember correctly, that gun does not auto eject the shell casing. Probably gives them a little help pulling it out. Especially with a hot, expanded piece of metal.

[@victorcapel2755]

This guy is most definitly experienced, he have at least gone through the Swedish conscription and probably more (maybe peacekeeping in Afghanistan or Bosnia?), you can tell from how he speaks. He uses actual military language (in swedish ofc), that might get lost in translation, but it's obvious that he knows what he's talking about and doing.

[@meanmanturbo]

Way to young to have been with Swedish forces in Bosnia. Afghanistan would be about right though.

[@victorcapel2755]

@@meanmanturbo You're probably right, I'm unsure when the Swedish part of the peacekeeping force in Bosnia ended. Have a couple of friends who's been there with the UN, but then again I'm in my 40s and so are they.

[@eldorath1]

Ya my cousin was in bosnia in the 90s, hes almost 50 now. The peacekeeping force left bosnia 99.

[@jensen7508]

im from norway. and i love me some fikaa

[@jizburg]

The deployment of the swedish tactical fika table was flawless. 10/10 form. Thats exactly how we do it.

[@Jonas.N-o2c]

My old friend from sweden have been in Ukraine as an volunteer as an medic think he has been there for more then 6months

[@Robin.M.Nilsson]

intro video is 100% accurate, thanks for doing your research! :)

[@jonrhagen4469]

Sounded like Finnish/Swedish! But as a Norwegian it was easy to understand! Thanks for your great videos!

[@Charkel]

That intro was the most spot on fika joke I have ever seen! Me not being a coffee guy get it every day from my colleagues 10 am on the dot. "C'mon now! Let that work wait it's fika now!" And that Swedish in the beginning was actually very good I give it a 7/10

[@anyedecastaneda9842]

Glory to all International fighters in Ukraine !Glory to Ukraine!

[@MissLocaLocita]

Robot 57 is an NLAW, though it is a an older model it is still very effective (it is Swedish and Sweden has sent a lot of these to Ukraine).

[@ThorSuzuki1]

Huh, it's the same as every NLAW there is?

[@tersse]

i spoke french for 4 years, before anyone told me, i spoke french with a scottish accent. :)

[@KenKnowledge]

Dude, he even had the Singoalla Blåbär roll and probably Zoegas or Löfbergs Lila in the cup. This dude is spot on. Thats what we call a 'Fika i skogen'.

[@SonsOfLorgar]

Looks more like ICAs cheaper generic copy of the Singoalla though 😉

[@KenKnowledge]

@@SonsOfLorgar idk, never had those.

[@danielkarlsson9326]

Swedes are some of the largest number of Volunteers both in noncombat role and combat role together with finland the baltics poland U.K and U.S. There is alot of history between what is today called Sweden and Finland and Ukraine, Belarus and western part of The Nation formaly known as Russia which goes back to Roman Empire time with Tribal moments down from Gotland and other parts of sweden to Byzantine, The we had the Rus and later on the Swedish Empire was down there to multiple times with Karl the 12th Aka Carolus Rex and his battles in the Great northern war beeing abit like Everyone left of France and north of The Ottomans against sweden for 20 years with Karl the 12th actually beeing the one winning for the first 10 years (Quality vs Quantity and alot of focus on Officer training 101). Then we also have Gammal Svensk By (Old Swedish Village) in Kherson Oblast in Ukraine where alot of then old citizens still speak Swedish. And alot of Swedish officers have been training Ukrainian soldiers for a couple of years to. Best Regards.

[@martinwinther6013]

And who founded Kiev?😀

[@eldorath1]

This is extemely accurate and a testament to swedish military achievements. We fight with our brain, under any circumstances, each individual soldier is his own officer if push comes to shove. And we fight dirty😂

[@ricko8707]

Really enjoyed your reactions! I've watched a good few now. I appreciate your knowledge and guidance. The videos are very educational and non bias. I appreciate your integrity and respect! Definitely one of my favourite reactors in general on youtube. As a UK lad, and as the UK is a close ally with the US with the same morals and world view I thankyou for your service. God bless you, America and the UK. Subd!

[@andriiseospecialist9402]

More Ukraine ! Much more, please!!!

[@MrBanaanipommi]

dude that intro was funny as heck! :D greetings from finland, we have those same cakes/cookes in finland too, thought i very rarely eat anything like cookes or candy

[@drmarkintexas-400]

🏆🙏🇺🇲🤗🎖️ Thank you for sharing

[@martinjonsson3407]

Fyfan va fint med fika haha Good vid bro👌🏻

[@niklasw1956]

The Swedish military is built up differently from the US, almost every fighting MoS we have is some kind of special force - even tho they arent put with the SoG (Särskilda operations Gruppen "SoF"). We do alooot of unconventional warfare that makes the average soldier specilized in some way.

[@Exania88]

That opening! perfect! everyone needs fika were ever u are.

[@anderssn]

That intro was hilarious

[@pastuh]

Guy in the building reminds WW2 story.. Knife was used at that time 1v1...

[@tobias_dahlberg]

Looking sharp in the Swedish uniform. M90 looks good on everyone.

[@SonsOfLorgar]

As long as the size is properly wrong 😉

[@Rakkasan0609]

In regard to the Chem weapons at Gostomel when the Russians left they left pallets of hazmat gear masks suits etc. some of the guys who were going through stuff came in contact with some chem agent. the working theory is that the Russians brought in some chem weapons when they entered Gostomel to use later on Kyiv some of the containers were damaged and contaminated the area and the guys going through later came into contact with what was left over after the Russians removed what they brought in when they left the area.

[@lipgloss202]

The "fika" intro was spot on. :D

[@Hacker12333]

Thanks, to all international fighters, from Ukraine.

[@assarstromblad3280]

Your pronounciation at the beginning ws clearly understandable for a swedish person so good job. also love that you have the M90 "lättuniform". Was my go to clothes when i did my mandatory military service :) (Edit: allthough that hat would have made the officers furious if combined with uniform like that lol)

[@Swingmesideways]

A proud viking (atleast got the viking spirit) great to see that they still excist, greatings from sweden

[@P6009D]

Nice that you have embraced the Swedish FIKA culture.

[@zaarkeru3391]

Exporting sweden, one fika at the time

[@FinUgShiet]

Man, to a finnish person who was forced to study swedish for 5 years and don't remember jack schitt of it, that sure sounded swedish to me! Even the words were pronounced somewhat correctly, at least to my finnish ear it sounded so. Swedes might disagree :'D

[@anderswiik7432]

Hahahaha,that intro was phenomenal,and your Swedish pronunciations were amazing.Respect 👊

[@nhansemark]

The fika pause is legit and looks very accurate :) Robot 57 = NLAW I'm guessing he is former Armour or Armoured Infantry

[@Mattiniord]

In regards to your comment about moving platoons or even a company in woods and setting up an ambush, that is something we train in Sweden. Even staff and other rear-echelons units gets training in establishing a platoon sized ambush. And woods are more or less second nature to many swedes. And those who are not so used to move through forests learns from those who are. Heck, I rememeber we once practiced setting up a company sized ambush in my old Homeguard company. The attitude from many were mostly along the lines "Dang, do we have to do this again?" So moving into position, executing the ambush and getting out of there is something we are pretty used to do. And we really want to do this in the forests if we can, because the forests covers us when we move into position and the forest protects us when we fall back. If you have studied some to the tactics the finns used during WWII that is is basically how we... and the finns, do it today.

[@DataPains]

Väldigt imponerad av din unika kunskap inom fika! 5 av 5 toasts!

[@computerfis]

Those new intro's are really good. Really humorous and fun. :D

[@DaDaW9762]

No one can bring their own weapons to Ukraine, you are joining the Ukrainian army, whether the international legion or a Ukrainian unit, you are still a member of the Ukrainian military and all weapons are issued from what your unit has in the armoury.. They just preferred us to bring our own uniform and armour, because, obviously they didn't expect their army to double in size in a month.

[@peterh.1521]

The Swedish soldier/officer is calm and collected, and smart too, at least enough to avoid unessesary dangerous actions, hence he is alive. But of course, you need to have a bit of luck too. I just wish peace to Ukraine because war is just something that benefit the rich elite, no one else.

[@ZeAngrySnowmongol]

As finnoswede I think you sounded good there mate!

[@TheBoobuh]

Much thanks to all Swedish people!!!!