First Video Evidence of Russians Among Ukrainian Separatists: Russian Roulette (Dispatch 30)

[@funnystone64]

Guys Simon is OK. He was released a couple of days ago.

[@funnystone64]

***** If you read the description of dispatch 29 it says he was released on Thursday. How this video came out is beyond me.

[@zlatko8051]

Thank.God.

[@ddoumeche]

And he was not even tortured. Those russians are human

[@lnfu4778]

@@ddoumeche he said he was

[@ddoumeche]

@@lnfu4778 what he described is not torture

[@pabdavinchi]

To all the people: Russian "Not so far away" means "Was in a jail".

[@KrazyClickGaming]

I like how people consider this a one sided story yet completely ignore the fact he tried getting the Russian side in earlier videos but literally got arrested for walking up to troops without insignias and asking a question. The Russian side has been extremely hostile to reporters so that should answer your question on that. Don't believe me go watch the earlier videos. The Russian troops don't even answer questions which is technically what they are trained for. Answer a question to a reporter then lose your hard worked career in the Russian military. That would just be a fucking idiotic move.

[@JonesinErik]

You're right. Since the beginning I said to myself. Who the hell is this guy? A damn good journalist!

[@KrazyClickGaming]

Erik Jones Agreed its pretty epic stuff you really don't see anything like this these day's anymore

[@feedyourmind6713]

And the average Private in any other army isn't permitted to speak to press during ops, either. Simple security measure.

[@mostlyright5384]

@@feedyourmind6713 thank you! This idiot doesn’t know that we have designated public affairs soldiers and a thing called operational security (OPSEC). Just spewed bs without any research or knowledge

[@shoeby9273]

@@feedyourmind6713 I envy the blinders you walk around with in life.

[@TheSid42]

Watching this from the first dispatch I thought it would only be a matter of time before they took simon. God bless him where ever he is because he is one damn good reporter

[@The88Cheat]

He's already been released.

[@daledoback1716]

its obvious he is only reporting pro EU and pro USA. Everything he does shows how bad Russia is and doesn't show much if anything bad about Ukrainians.

[@seegee1012]

he was out on the 24th he tweeted at 12:45 "I'm out and safe. Thank you all for your support. Had no idea i had so many good friends"

[@GraxRabble]

Dale Doback Did you miss all the videos a month ago? You can clearly see right sector and other groups running amok in Kiev. But what do I know, maybe you believe reporters recording people pouring gasoline in the streets and lighting buildings on fire must be bias for Ukraine's Interim government. _Simon is simply here to record what he sees_.

[@daledoback1716]

GraxRabble no, there may be one or two things incriminating for Ukraine but 90 percent of the edited footage is pro west. Thats not a coincidence.

[@Cblount21]

This is why he was arrested he was asking the right questions that Russia is involved in helping the separatists.

[@heathweather5995]

It's like going up to a lion and patting it in the face until it bites.

[@Culturebreach]

***** Very Stupid argument from a stupid KZbin user..

[@Eupolemos]

Culturebreach On your way through life, you may encounter more of those :P

[@Culturebreach]

Eupolemos Yeah and the seem to congregate around Vice Videos alot..

[@deaansugee]

Culturebreach I agree, the amount of people i have seen in VICE's comment section that run around yelling "OMG HE IS RUSSIAN SPECIAL FORCES HE IS JUST LYING" is *sky-high*, there is no limit to stupid people it seems.

[@waz00z]

Glad you are OK Simon - you do the best job. God bless

[@Alex-mz2nb]

SIMON, when you asked the guy where he was during a war in Georgia, he said "не в столь отдаленых местах", you translated it literally " i was not too far away", but in russian slang it has a different meaning, he probably meant he was in jail.

[@aidof123]

а ты не подумал, что он имел ввиду именно то что он сказал? От Кубани до Грузии рукой подать :)

[@Alex-mz2nb]

Вася Рогов прослушай еще раз. Он говорит "я в это время находился в СОВСЕМ другом месте", а потом говорит "не в столь отдаленных местах". Звучит как то странно и двухсмысенно

[@kevinconnelly6770]

Alex or he is just saying he was in a town

[@Александр-п2п7н]

Это значит в тюрьме он был😀

[@Aldarux]

Simon gets released after being kidnapped and then he carries on filming like its just another day? That is remarkable dedication.

[@ZarafII]

This had been filmed before the kidnapping.

[@wangoffire123]

ZarafII he did an interview the day after i beleave. so he still is there and most likely still investigating.

[@ejaz300]

Simon is calm, maintains his sense in pressure time, this makes me search for his stories

[@Knights2theEnd]

Russian hospitality at its best.

[@alexchop3934]

yea thats why those bastards invade ukraine

[@Knights2theEnd]

I think my comment is very unclear LOL. I am against the russian/nazi invasion. I actually posted this comment expecting to see more brutality in the video but this is probably the only video without any brutality so oooops lol.

[@alfaromeo972]

GLORY TO UKRAINE

[@polishherowitoldpilecki5521]

Knights2theEnd It’s Russian tradition to sleep in your neighbors house, then claim it is yours.

[@ScorpionKing9]

​@@Knights2theEnd In fact, the Nazis, supported by NATO (by the way, the first head of NATO was a Nazi), are the Ukrainians.

[@vladimirberry]

'Simon is one of the most underrated journalists, he needs some serious recognition for all of his courageous coverage over there!

[@Nikko2I]

VICE news have a not very correct traslation on english from russian. For example: Russian original: Находился я не в столь отдалённых местах. VICE translation: I was not far from there. Right translation: I was in places what located not too far from there. 'places what located not too far from there' it's how we call 'prison' on russian. During 2008 war in Georgia he was in prison, not on Kuban. Such translation mistakes appear not very often, but change sense of words a lot.

[@paulhmull]

I love reading these translations, fucking hilarious. Hey, I cant speak Russian at all so fair play to you but its still fucking hilarious

[@lanciadr]

I noticed that too.

[@Ephisus]

The reason the internet is wonderful is that you have a forum to voice this sort of perspective for the benefit of others.

[@ampersandman757]

tobby tob Did you not read the whole comment? It's supposedly slang for being in prison.

[@ampersandman757]

So you'd prefer to lose the meaning of the statement in translation simply to preserve grammar? All that Nikko2I is saying (and correct me if I'm wrong on this, Nikko) is that the translation would be more true to the meaning if it were "I was in prison," rather than "I was not far from there." I really don't understand the hostility to this.

[@78ds]

Когда говорят, что это граждане России, но не российский спецназ, один момент опускают, а чего они на Донбасс-то поперлись? как они так скоординировались, что все вместе оказались в одном месте в чужой стране? как они узнали, что после того, как они там появятся, местные поднимут бунт против украинской власти, и позовут их на помощь?

[@antonaprelin]

а как вы узнали что они там появились ДО того? и кто "все вместе"? c оружием в руках там только россияне разве?

[@78ds]

Антон Апрелин Ну так они же не скрывались с самого начала, Вы пытаетесь узнать, откуда я знаю вещь, которая известна всем, которая не то, чтоб не скрывалась этими россиянами, но даже как-то нарочито демонстрировалась

[@vladsol2009]

Sharmy Sharmya Ты смотри, чтобы тебя, твои же "освободители", не повесили. Иль брюхо не вспороли и пустили плавать...

[@ПавелР-п5ъ]

Братела ты не знаешь такое объединение как казачество? Их координировать 15 минут надо, один атаман позвонил другому и на следующий день с каждого города выехало по отряду.

[@ПавелР-п5ъ]

Евгений Леонтьев Прозрение снизашло на человека. Спасибо господи.

[@52aves]

When he was asked where you were in 2008 during the war in Georgia, he actually said he was in prison in Kuban

[@Radi0he4d1]

1:44 "not far from here", or "places close to here" basically means "doing time"

[@andreyb6434]

На 1.16 "Вы как бы российский гражданин, но не российский спецназ" "Так точно!..."

[@1luboy]

))

[@dkurilov8784]

И что??? 🧐 Для полных кретинов уже паспорт показали.

[@arrivederci-1]

"чтобы это американское зло ко мне в дом не постучалось, я пришел остановить его здесь" Вот с таких людей хочется брать пример.

[@АлексЯров]

Не могу не согласиться. Гордость в душе разыгрывается.

[@ZaFrostPet]

1:47 wrong subtitle translation... "Места не столь отдаленные" means "prison" in russian and not "i was not far from there"

[@slenderproxy]

That just means prison? Dang...

[@Pandamasque]

1:46 This bit is translated incorrectly. What is literally translated as "being in places not that far away" actually is a slang for "being in jail".

[@МихаилЛукин-б2б]

Exactly right, how Babay can be GRU officer, if he was a criminal? So he is not a military man.

[@Pandamasque]

Михаил Лукин That wasn't my point at all. Just pointing out a translation error. Actually I think your argument is wrong. Agents, official or not, are often recruited in prisons. Criminals make perfect agents or mercenaries because the state has more strings to pull.

[@olgagoldfinch5470]

Minute 1:44 - What he says means "in prison" and not "I was not far from there". Literally should be translated "in the places, not so distanced" which has nothing to do with the meaning of this expression. The meaning is a soft way to say "I was in jail" Simon, "В не столь отдалённых местах" означает "В Тюрьме".

[@Praylak]

Thanks for pointing that out. Do you think this is just an honest misinterpetation?

[@Brokkolesz]

So he was just a prisoner. Not some special forces spetznas elite soldier whatever. Thank you.

[@sluxi]

@@Praylak Why would it not be

[@sluxi]

@@Brokkolesz Simon said he didn't see that as a likely thing anyway.

[@natalimedichi]

ОК, ребята из США, Украины, России и Польши (кого не перечислила - не серчайте) сочувствующие и не очень))) приятно было с вами пообщаться - вы все такие разные! спасибо, что не хамили и почти не обзывались - это радует! жаль, что ни чего нового я не узнала, очень жаль . . . . вы не желаете выходить "за флажки" которыми вас огородили ваши СМИ . . . ну - так вам и надо. когда поймёте, что кроме "игр" и кино надо учить ИСТОРИЮ - свою и чужую - главное, чтоб не было поздно. ВСЕМ МИРА И ДОБРА.! целую. с пионерским приветом - Наталья.

[@aSuspiciousPete]

Also in my town there are cool Cossack dudes patrolling streets on horses and they actually prevent crimes and keeping peace.

[@GetOutsideYourself]

Well that's it. You've done it. You've got proof of Russian involvement. Glad you're alive and can't wait to get the stories.

[@EpochOfYore]

Wrong! NYT recanted there story. Even the Photographer that took the photos has publicly stated that he never authorized use of his photos and that they were not taken in the Ukraine. www.google.com/search?q=New+york+times+admits+russian+special+forces&rlz=1C1CHFX_enUS570US570&oq=New+york+times+admits+russian+special+forces&aqs=chrome..69i57.13679j0j7&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=93&ie=UTF-8#q=New+york+times+retracts+russian+special+forces+story

[@terribird4862]

how is this Russian involvement, these are Cossack and some of them ARE FORMER Russian forces

[@GetOutsideYourself]

Epoch Of Yore That's an interesting article. I hadn't read it yet. They do seem to have some other convincing evidence of Russian involvement, however, and judging by the totality of the situation there, it seems more likely than not that Russia is involved. But I agree, this one guy is not proof of Russian state involvement, but it doesn't exactly disprove it either.

[@Ibarakify]

Vasili Curd Russia doesn't allow for dual-citizenship without military service in the RF Army. If they are from Ukraine and have a Russian passport, they have served in the Russian military (Unless they are also Armenian, which they aren't).

[@terribird4862]

Kasen Ibara yes but what if there retired think about that

[@Семибоярин]

translation is wrong. He was telling that in 2008 he was at "mesta ne stol' ondalennyje" what means not "remote places" but prison.

[@IchigoGyuunyu]

Cossacks. Always with the Cossacks.

[@CMarin]

Why don't vice talks about the Kiev government, there's a lot of wild shit going on there

[@ldrslucas]

They have. Look at past dispatches. With one correspondant, they can only focus on one location at a time. And VICE is definitely one of the Western outlets that is the least pro-west, criticizing the US more than any other country in their material. Did you ever even watch their other videos/articles?

[@donnasoprano7553]

Настоящие мужчины,которые понимают ответственность действий! Уважение и почет!

[@НаталияРостова]

Спасибо, земляки!

[@RokasGecev]

Simon!! Keep doing what you are doing! The word spreads quickly!! By far the most interesting and exciting vice news episodes. Apart from that, I hope you stay safe and heroic the way you have been the whole way! Lithuania.

[@aaron1dodger]

How is Simon doing?

[@yes1sir1no1sir]

www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/24/us-journalist-simon-ostrovsky-released-ukraine

[@diegozedcol]

Simon Ostrovsky, good luck made my sincere respect for all your work

[@TomatoFettuccini]

1:06 With that statement right there, he proves that it's not about separatists, not about Nazis, not about liberation. It's about possession: "Why should we let American have a part of what we think is ours when we can have all of it?" Ukraine is its own thing, not a thing for Russia to fight over.

[@th5603]

It was more, 'US taking all of it right now, and we're taking half' Their plan was to just blitzkreig to the dnieper and then worry about what the plan is from there but never made it that far or anywhere close. Definitely isn't being done for the people, just the land and money. If they do end up taking Ukraine, it will probably go the way it did with Stalin.

[@ToJl9LLla]

He said "why should America have entire ukraine without sharing with Russia" and it's his personal opinion, not Putin's xd

[@mostlyright5384]

Why should America control Ukraine when it’s on the other side of the world and Russia’s neighbor? With millions of ethnic Russians in it? What is the strategic interest we have in controlling all of Ukraine? Historically, Russia has been invaded multiple times via the Ukraine route.

[@TomatoFettuccini]

@@mostlyright5384 How about Ukraine controlling itself instead of being invaded by Nazis from Russia? Russia being neighbors has no bearing on the situation, Rossisskyy Trollskyy.

[@mostlyright5384]

@@TomatoFettuccini I’m not going to go into more history, the Monroe doctrine, describe Ukraine on fire by Oliver stone, the clear fascism displayed by the Russian roulette series, but I will call you ignorant and low iq moron

[@aruckertz]

This new info is HUGE

[@pokerdesire]

Nothing special really. There were Ukrainians (with passports) and people of other nationalities among Georgian army while conflict with Russia.

[@inflictedvoodoo]

Саймон, "Не столь отдаленные места" - это означает "в тюрьме".

[@ToJl9LLla]

я даже и не подумал об этом

[@bRrigada1]

США в отношении Украины и других стран восточной Европы есть в открытом доступе, почитайте, посмотрите и задумайтесь. На начало года правительство США делегированное ФРС (мировое правительство) имело планы использовать Украину для интересных целей… Во первых, как военный плацдарм для экспансии на восток и Азию, во вторых - для контроля (в первую очередь - энергетического) западной Европы. В третьих - как территории для экспериментов, некоей зоны, в том числе ядерных, трансгенных и социальных, то есть, как плацдарм для организации глобальных диверсий (что обусловлено расположением Украины и наличием у нее условий, технологий). Для этого США проведут регресс - разрушение технологической промышленности, получат полный контроль над ресурсами и их переработкой, остатки ракетных технологий. Контроль над газовой трубой для давления на Европу. Народонаселение должно уменьшиться, по этому США выгоден скрытый геноцид и война, любая - гражданская, этническая, с Россией… США культивируют подконтрольный фашизм и сектантство для внешнего использования с целью оказания давления в первую очередь на западную Европу. Самой первой и легкой целью лагерей подготовки «демократов» будет Беларусь. Опомнитесь, вы зомбированы американскими профессионалами. Нельзя дать позволить превратить страну или то, что от нее останется в охраняемый американским спецназом зоопарк со сбесившимися мутантами, играющими с чудовищно опасными игрушками.

[@yziz22]

MrDrOrlov а почему Путина прессуют по твоему? не входит как видишь

[@irinagri5074]

как всё запущено у русских в мозге. Помню 1986 г, 1-й раз в 1-й класс, 1-й урок был уроком мира и началось, учительница первая моя "Во всём виноваты американцы, они хотят нас уничтожить и завоевать. Дети, прямо над вами в небе висят их ядерные бомбы" и дальше по тексту от Волошина, только на детском языке. После это нас повели в бомбоубежище, и вы представляете, там всё было готово для жизни и даже ПАРТЫ СТОЯЛИ. Также там был прямой телефон для связи с Москвой, кстати линия и сейчас работает. Теперь там музей. Да смотрю, в России всё осталось как в СССР 80-х :)))))))) Кстати, странно что наш Ющенко с 2005 по 2010 просился в НАТО просился, а Украину в НАТО не взяли, а могли бы столько наделать по тексту Волошина :))))))).

[@даникгромов-д4ч]

Irina Gri как у вас было все запущено меня в первом классе учили читать писать а только в 9 классе на военной кафедре нам об этом военрук объяснял ))) да хотя наверно учительница ваша с головой недружила)))

[@MrDrOrlov]

Игорь Седых Предлагаю евреев из ФРС сгноить в концлагерях, Путина назначить главным в мировом правительстве. Так победим фашизм!

[@womako100]

Irina Griа вчем была неправа учительница сша некогда нескрывали свой интерес к России или вы этого невидете и неслышыте? или нехотите

[@echepr]

it was disturbing when he say americans want ukraine for them and not want to share it with russia.

[@wangoffire123]

agreed. i feel like i just watched a episode of vikings

[@Wahhh2276]

The main argument from every one is, is that Russia are did what America have been doing during the Gulf war and the Vietnam war main difference is, is that Russia is expanding its territory into it's neighboring nations

[@plasticXgangster]

I heard something about Golf war. That battle near the ninth hole was incredibly cruel. Let's pray for the all died putters,irons and pitching wedges. The will be always in our hearts!

[@wangoffire123]

doesn't change the fact what they are doing right now in this particular part in time is wrong. you can bring up history from each country around the world, it does not make what the russians are doing right.

[@shawnsterress]

***** Invaded Kuwait one of our friends

[@shawnsterress]

tobby tob this guy knows his shit good job

[@Wahhh2276]

***** Ukraine is actually a fairly old country dating back to the 1400's

[@MrRikrad]

praying for simons and his family keep us in touch vice! with any new of simon!

[@twinbee13monsterhunter]

He's been released its old news !

[@MrRikrad]

Oh well I didn't know sorry

[@jjtimmins1203]

Cossacks seem chill and relaxed.

[@dzzqq]

потрясающе красивые лица. правильные мысли и дела.

[@dlineyskas]

Дела милая у тебя а у них руки по локоть в твоих делах )) А так вообще то да такие пиздатые пока живые ))

[@dzzqq]

dlineyskas вы омерзительны.

[@dlineyskas]

Dragana Miloradovic А вы такая прекрасная )) Зеки с автоматами в руках вспарывающие животы людям в чужой стране для Вас такие прекрасные ))

[@dlineyskas]

***** Да такой же классный как и Пиздюковичь пока жив ))

[@MrJohannson]

He said "not far from here", but actual translation would be "in places not very far from [here]" which is a Russian idiom for prison. He said he was in prison at the time.

[@PureHeavenlySultan]

THAT BEARDED MAN IS JUST A MERCENARY who traveled on his own will, HAVE WE FORGOTTEN THE AMERICAN SYRIAN JIHADI OTHERS ETC? you can't stop someone traveling to a country for whatever purposes.

[@PureHeavenlySultan]

Pickleman and? You have thousands of European, American, etc guys fighting for the FSA, Jihadis etc. Armenians and Greeks fighting for Christians. What is your point?

[@PureHeavenlySultan]

Pickleman I did, a while back, Syria is sort turned into the Spain of the 1930's. Sad really, Here is something more interesting LA gangbangers fighting for Assad in Syria Two LA gang Members in Syria Here a Former Danish Soldier in Syria Dutch former Royal Netherlands Army soldier trains jihadists in Syria. lolz

[@jizzinmypants191919]

Yup.. Small bands of Cossacks who voluntarily left Russia in order to fight in Ukraine against the Kiev gov't doesn't prove that Russia instigated everything... It just means that some people in Russia decided to voluntarily leave their country and fight for what they believe in (brainwashing or not). The only solid proof that can be used to accuse Russia of having instigated this whole uprising or that Russia is backing the separatists, is to have a Russian high ranking officer show his high ranking officer papers on camera. For those are the type of men that Russia would infiltrate in order to destabilize Ukraine, not grunts or cossacks.

[@PureHeavenlySultan]

Hermann Fegelein Dude your right, There is an old video of Russians fighting for Serbians in the Yugoslave war, also British Nationals to, French. You can't stop people from traveling, or have some notion that they must participate in a crisis, or war. Oleksandr Muzychko lead a small Ukrainian group in the first Chechen war against Russia. Arabs joined etc. Armenian Americans, Europeans joined the War between Azerbaijan and Armenia in the 90's. People must be daft to think you won't find outside foreigners in any conflict.

[@Rascalndear1]

By calling this man a mercenary, you imply that he has been hired by someone. (that's the meaning of mercenary). He certrainly hasn't been hired by Ukrainians, so the assumption would be that his own government has paid him to go into Ukraine to cause trouble. However, hired or not, foreigners cannot just go to another country to foment sedition, carry arms and seize buildings. If the reverse were to happen, Ukrainians infiltrating Russia, the buildings they are occupying in would be blown up within hours. Remember Nord-Ost? Beslan? Russia doesn't give a flying f*** about "collateral damage." Hundreds of kids were killed in Beslan and theater-goers in Nord-Ost, because Russia just goes in with guns blasting, rather than using methods that preserve the innocent hostages. Now, when there's an actual war, yes, foreigners from neutral countries can volunteer to fight for one side or the other. But this is not the case in Ukraine. These armed subversives and infiltrators are causing trouble in a country that didn't have anything going on other than a corrupt, criminal president, which the people of Ukraine managed to oust. (He dismissed the Cabinet himself a few weeks earlier). There was not and never has been any separatist movement in Urkaine, formal or informal. And locals certainly were not making any demands of that nature on their own. So what business do foreigners have, coming in and waling around with machine guns, seizing buildings and capturing, torturing and murdering journalists, students, officers...???

[@TheInfoPlace]

I really hope Simon is ok. He is gutsy as hell to be doing what he has been doing there. I was afraid something like this would happen.

[@petyag2284]

I just wanted to add a detail that was lost in translation, not that it would change anything. The answer to the question "where were you in time of Georgian war of 2008?" was - "я был в местах не столь отдаленных", which was literally translated as "not far from there" but it is actually an idiomatic expression meaning doing prison time.

[@ИгорьПресняков-д5э]

Its not fact. Its your interpretation.

[@stateofmin007]

FREE SIMON

[@BotHub]

He's free already.. Damn man, you need to get with the news..(So does the intro of this video)

[@stateofmin007]

Viktor W Its still free Simon

[@FingerPrinces]

nope -_-

[@Slaventy86]

fuck simon. donbass is russia

[@matthewstevens9343]

Slaventy86 The man was taken and treated like a spy, I doubt he has a pro Russian agenda. What do you get out of saying that? Are you just desperate for attention. Try showing the man some respect. At least he has the balls to go to the front line and ask the questions others are to afraid to ask. He deserves a fucking medal. I bet you wouldn't go ask a Pro-Russian soldier for his papers. That takes actual courage.

[@Mr.Pickles519]

I don't recall seeing American military invading and annexing parts of Ukraine. Unless the US military carries Kalashnikovs,dresses in Russian military issue uniforms, Drives Russian military Tigrs,fly's Russian helicopters, speaks Russian and drives around with Russian flags on their vehicles with Russian license plates.

[@AnnunakiiCruz]

Haha!

[@stihishki]

УКРАИНА - сильная! Сила в единении всего народа!

[@weaselgunsru]

Только единения нет и не предвидится. На западе деревенские нацисты которые молятся на Бандеру, в центре либерал-фашисты которые молятся на деньги, на юго-востоке пофигисты, которые склоняются к тому, что рядом с нацистами и фашистами жить неуютно.

[@olgas8705]

методичка скоро закончится, что делать будешь??? против кого свою силу собираешься направлять?! вы изверги, очень жестокие и распладили нацизм, кто с вами жить захочет, я уже молчу о дальнейшем общении с вами! от вас бежать надо сломя голову и забыть о таком народе навеки, вы - ошибка природы, потому что глупы, не любите трудиться, предатели, лжецы, и в вас заложен садизм (достаточно посмотреть какую молодёжь вы вырастили!) украина - позор....

[@Wazari100]

Weasel Werty А справа российский фашизм

[@weaselgunsru]

Wazari100 а у нас фашизма нет и быть не может - фашизм требует холуйско-лакейского преклонения перед лощёными господами и желания такими стать. Русскому человеку такое несвойственно, он не станет уважать богача только за то, что у того много денег. См. судьбу Ходорковского, например - его защищала только кучка продажных интеллигентов. А на Украине олигархи в почёте.

[@TheSanchopanso92]

Это даже не смешно..... Разорвать эту ошибку географии. Будет Укранская республика в составе РФ с границей по Днепру и буферная зона на западе. Ошибка природы блять. Всю историю часть Руси и тут Ленин протупил и федерацию сделал.

[@lanciadr]

At 2:45 he said " Our Cossack brothers asked us. They asked us very very much"

[@WindOfFields]

thanks Simon for this video

[@1inners690]

Молодцы братцы! Помоги всем вам Господи!

[@jayflavor1]

The very fact that he said USA wants Ukraine all to itself, and not to share with Russia is a very telling and fucked up comment. Ukraine is not a piece of bread to be shared. It is a country with people and human lives.

[@АнтонСемёнович-ф3б]

Simon is lucky, three officers of ukrainian security service were tortured and blinded today.

[@robertoespinoza9836]

pics or didn't happen

[@phil__K]

Blindfolded he means

[@wastelife]

Roberto Espinoza Ополченцы взяли в плен трех офицеров «Альфы»

[@Brokkolesz]

Tuman Čornohirśkyj Well that's quite damn... Bizarre.

[@willhundley]

welcome back, hope you can continue to report on the area

[@stylller100]

thanks for translating.

[@rsss87]

The translation is not very accurate. When the reporter asks a provocative question "How long will it take for you to join this part of Ukraine to Russia" the guy answers "It's is up to people to decide whether this region should or should not join Russia" But the way VICE news have translated it makes it look like they are going to make it a part or Russia for sure. Also there is still no proof of Russian special forces being there, this is a man, who volunteered to help out Ukrainians, who don't support the current government. So what? I'm pretty sure that many people would be willing to help their friends should they be in trouble.

[@0122460166]

These guys have some serious gear. I wonder who paid for that...

[@jackpkc]

In a couple episodes some people said Military surplus stores and they bought it themselves. A guy had a UK vest on in a episode.

[@Culturebreach]

Jack Hill Actually Putin said the same thing about the forces in Crimea. They got their Clothes from stores. But he then admitted those people without insignia were Russian forces

[@ivangg4203]

And why those "cossacks" volunteers have those modern A-K rifles? Can you explain me that? Those modern A-K's are only for Russia.

[@vaudeviller7509]

Culturebreach No, he said regular troops supported self-defense forces. That's all he said. In which way is up to your imagination, but he clearly made a distinction between regular Russian troops and self-defense forces.

[@Culturebreach]

Vaudeviller Nope he never did. You will not find a single video prior to annexation where Putin said 'We have Russian forces there' When people kept probing him about 'The Little Green men'(as he calls them) or The soldiers with no Insignia, Putin kept saying there are no Russian Forces in Crimea prior to the annexation. This is just happened a month. It way too early to try and distort facts. Wait for say 10 years then you can say all this.

[@ln3191]

Как может быть Украина унитарным государством? Здесь одна половина страны ненавидит вторую.

[@NikK0lay]

Ckrexy в мире? вы историю не знаете? видимо.

[@ВиталийКузьминов-д9з]

Ckrexy вы наверно немного не в курсе, что австро-венгерско-польские украинцы (т.н. Галиция) имеют к настоящим украинцам очень слабое отношение, в плане совместной истории? Галиция всегда была под чьим-то управлением, и самостоятельно никогда не жили. В этом их главная проблема, с одно стороны они имеют серьезные психологические комплексы из-за этого, с другой стороны они банально не имеют жить своим умом...

[@irinagri5074]

Виталий Кузьминов Галиция, земля населённая украинцами, не может иметь никакого отношения к украинцам, и не важно под кем она была. Мы всегда жили под Россией, но это не значит, что мы русские. Если венгры жили под Австрией, а Польша под Росс империей, то это не значит, что поляки становятся русскими, а венгры австрийцами.

[@irinagri5074]

Виталий, про половину страны не ненавидящей вторую - вы загнули. Так я вам как местная скажу: 10% от всех живущих на востоке ненавидит всех остальных....

[@ВиталийКузьминов-д9з]

Irina Gri вы случайно не дочь офицера? как-то очень похоже излагаете... или по единой методичке просто?

[@OrtodoksRus]

Мы так скучали по твоему жоповидному подбородку. Свободу очкарикам!

[@george86477]

Thanks for taking all this time to make a video about stuff that people already know

[@george86477]

Staring Simon Ostrovsky Mr. “I got questioned in a room by the Ukrainian government for 10 mins=I got kidnapped” himself

[@sluxi]

Maybe snarky people who think nothing changes in 6 years. Also don't lie about what happened to him.

[@rshekin]

I think there is some inaccuracy in subtitles/translation. When Simon asks cossack where he was back in 2008. "В не столь отдаленных местах" is a set phrase that usually means 'in jail'.

[@anonmcanon2610]

Simon is the arm of justice. For the first time in a long while, I'm proud to be an American. I'm glad he's safe.

[@ajr5086]

Paramilitary folks and special forces have had a very close, influential relationship between one another. It's really easy to confuse or ACCUSE some random rebel with a close-by country's black-ops. If Putin is doing anything, it would probably be sending Russian civilian fighters who volunteer to go. It's happening in Syria with Saudi Arabian nationals getting their plane tickets straight from their government. It tends to make their idealists into extremists, which I can't really see Russia making such a miscalculation.

[@КириллТимофеев-ш4к]

when cossacks say: "i was not far from there", i think he mentioned that he was in prison. Am i right?

[@leopold6834]

yes

[@ruslanzigangirov8767]

still not clear, he did not specify

[@leopold6834]

Ruslan Zigangirov its very clear,because in russian this means exactly "I was in prison")

[@TEREX12]

помогли пацаны, спасибо, особенно Харьков и Мариуполь вам привет передает, за ваш вклад

[@firevoodoo1]

Fun fact: On 1:45 Babay says, “Находился я в не столь отдаленных местах» in English it means “I was Incarcerated”. Russian slang.

[@apoman1996]

It seems weird to me that many Western citizens were shocked my Russia's agression in the region. Simply imagine the way Americans would react if a Pro-Russian government was installed in Mexico for example. All hell would break loose.

[@DukRishele]

Вспомните Карибский кризис.

[@lem3540]

YES !

[@importantguy123]

Buuuuuuuuut America didn't overthrow the old government the people did..... so that analogy is bullshit

[@alexandero6199]

importantguy123 yeah right ! the "people" did LOL

[@importantguy123]

moh xeh they did

[@serggla924]

Lmao I just noticed that the bearded guy was drunk as fuck.

[@MrXYZ86]

He is a Russian citizen, not an active military. There were a few Norwegian and Belgian not-nazis flying to Kiev last December to fight among Yarosh's people. Does that count as active military aid as well?

[@manuelle844]

Only as "peaceful protesters".

[@TiberiusPruinae]

It is seriously going downhill, fast, I would not be surprised if this ended in war.

[@1jozy1111]

"Not far from there" means that he was prison.

[@johnathantrex1540]

Коренной житель Славянска, местная самооборона) Помогают, чтобы не было бардака))) Автоматы, гранатометы, пытки и убийства местных депутатов - лучшее средство для мирного существования жителей Украины.

[@АндрейСимонов-ъ7ш]

У ОКРАИНЫ ДАЖЕ НЕТ ИМЯ СОБСТВЕННОГО НАЗВАНИЯ!!!! ОКРАИНА БЫВШЕГО ПОЛЬСКОГО КОРОЛЕВСТВА!!! "УКРАИНА" ЭТО ИСКУССТВЕННОЕ ГОСУДАРСТВО, СОСТОЯЩАЯ ИХ ЮЖНО-РУССКИХ ЗЕМЕЛЬ, ПОЛЬСКИХ ЗЕМЕЛЬ (РЕЧИ ПОСПОЛИТОЙ)!!

[@andreybulgakov5282]

Андрей Симонов До 1917 года украину называли Малороссией а народ Малороссы имя есть просто они его забыли. Отказавшись от своего истинного имени они не станут украинцами они станут западными подстилками.

[@johnathantrex1540]

Andrey Bulgakov А вообще, по теме - не единого аргумента, только тупое выдергивание исторических фактов из контекста истории с целью нанести оскорбление, а не ответить на объективную констатацию факта присутствия вооруженных граждан РФ на территории Украины. Всё у вас, расеянцев, не к месту)

[@АндрейСимонов-ъ7ш]

Johnathan trex Так ты скажи про название "Украина"

[@johnathantrex1540]

Андрей Симонов В Украинском (а также словацком и польском) языке - слово КРАЙ означает СТРАНА. Предлг "У" - аналог русского "В" - То есть В СТРАНЕ. Поэтому, кстати, и говорят НА Украине, поскольку в украинском языке выражение В УКРАИНЕ звучало бы У УКРАIНI - буква У съедалась бы. Учи историю, этногенез, и этимологию славянских языков!

[@Awesomekillezrs]

Alexander is dead now

[@МашаСушко-у8ч]

Спасибо вам большое ребята за вашу помощь, мы так устали от клятых западенских нацистов со своими дикими повадками и противным суржиком, Новороссия идет домой, встречайте нас родные!

[@LittleNoob131]

Cossack brothers you are the definition of brotherhood. This world is a joke brothers. God bless you more. See you in the kingdom.

[@Primipilarius]

lol, not bias simon and vice news. see the title. bravo.

[@HiddenUsename]

Simon rules!!! You should have asked them though where they got those AK-100s. This is new stuff only available in Russian army. These "cossacks" is Russian flavor of American BlackOps. Yeah, they just came on their own. First in Crimea and now here, who can believe that?

[@Renegate007]

Russia has it's own "black ops" called "Russian Federation Special Operation Forces". Cossacs are something more like self-managed militia with minor goverment influence, regardless of whether it's Ukrainian Cossacks or Russian.

[@polinastolina2220]

and they live in Crimea and nearby)

[@Brokkolesz]

Do you even know what Cossacks are? They are like Sheriffs in the US. They aren't like Navy SEALs of Russia.

[@HiddenUsename]

Radio Announcer SSO are official troops. Parody of Delta force or Seal team 6. Modern Cossacks are just pretend BS drunks in historic costumes, awarding rank and medals to themselves as they see fit. These guys are clearly controlled and equipped by Moscow. The fact that the wear fur hats and call themselves cossacks means nothing There are no cossacks in Crimea. These came from Kuban, Russia

[@jackchristian7729]

AK-100s... ORLY What is it? "AK-100" is a soviet naval single-barreled gun(100mm caliber). Is that what you meant? What are you talking about? Are you talking about the AK-100-series?

[@SergeyPiter65]

Молодцы, ребята. Всё по делу сказали и без эмоций.

[@straightwarlock5341]

Сергей Астахов ты что высрало, говнецо?

[@marietexas7438]

OH LOL! VICE changed few words and whole meaning. Simon asks: How long will you need to stay here to restore order and join this area to Russia? What cossack anweres according to VICE: I don't know, the people will decide. What acctually cossack answers: I don't know about joining Russia and things like this, this will be decided by people on referendum, the only thing we will help here is - preventing chaos.

[@Hozugi]

I am rly glad that he is safe but rly sad that this part was so short.

[@look2much2]

Keep up the awesome work Simon.

[@CapCor]

ALL THE REFRENDUMS!!!

[@jdziedzic11]

The Cossacks dont fuck around, theyve been fighting for hundreds of years, its in their blood. Perhaps comparable to the people of Appalachia in the US, very independent and brave people

[@perceptionvsreality7075]

Im from Appalachia

[@jdziedzic11]

Shifty coolio

[@dmitriyfourmanov996]

В Грузии фото чечена вообще было. Это два разных человека.

[@ГригорийГлебов-д7п]

Да не в этом дело , был или не был. Смысл в том что гос.деп США ссылается на фотки из интернета и соц сети. Хваленая разведка США и Британии берет провокационную инфу из интернета и раздувает очередной скандал вокруг России. И если уж Мировому обществу дают такую лжеИнформацию , то какая пропаганда идет внутри самих США. Они даже Сторонников федерализации называют про Российским активистами .

[@irinagri5074]

Григорий Глебов странно, что сторонники федерализации бегают с росс флагами, везде их устанавливают, а украинские срывают. А кому-то и вспарывают животы за укр флаг...

[@Александр-й7у7х]

Григорий Глебов Ну, после "оружия массового поражения" в Ираке уже всё можно.

[@ВиталийКузьминов-д9з]

Irina Gri поподробнее, кому вспороли живот за украинский флаг? это не тому ли депутату, которого нацгвардия случайно застрелила, а потом сделала следы пыток и порезала всего?

[@ГригорийГлебов-д7п]

Irina Gri странно что сторонники единой Украины бегают с черно-красным флагом и срывают Георгиевские ленты. Наверное ребяты видят в этом выход. Правду знают только те кто совершил преступление и свидетели.Ирина, ты наверное лично все видела и сможешь доказать ну тогда вперед. А если тебе по ушам проехали то не нужно других обвинять.

[@jdub7540]

Vice news and truthloader have done the best reporting on the crisis. Glad simon's ok

[@NordicSpirit-ie]

Simon is a Brave man

[@Turgank8]

Прийти с оружием в руках в другую страну? Да чем угодно можно оправдать. Всегда войны в истории так и начинались. Россияне! Любви вам Божественной! Достатка и мира!

[@Turgank8]

***** сердце всякого любовь чувствует ♥

[@Turgank8]

***** главное в первую очередь, слушать своё сердце, не ум.

[@Turgank8]

A Joiner выходов много. И в зависимости от духовного, интеллектуального развития каждый выбирает свой. Подобное притягивает подобное. Закон причинно-следственной связи.

[@kampariin]

Если Вас попросит брат,мать?Про друзей даже не спрашиваю!Волею случая живущие в другой стране?Вы по моральным принципам будете отмазывать совесть и сидеть дома?Искать оправдания у холмика"прости маму,я гражданин другой страны"? Охлобыстин вот помогал сербам,вывозил народ,когда США бомбили мирных людей.Точно,у него и совестью и здравым смыслом и уж тем более интеллектуальным развитием все в порядке.

[@Turgank8]

kampariin если попросит мать, помогу. А если не просит? А если Ваш брат приезжает в мой дом и просит Вас помочь ему?

[@Greysparta01nmedia]

I wonder if Simon will continue to report in Ukraine after what happened to him. Or if he does if he will still be as aggressive and take as many risks as he has in previous videos. I would completely understand if he just left and stopped reporting for awhile, thats what I would do anyway. regardless of what he does his reporting has been impressive and he should be proud of what he has accomplished through his videos.

[@DaEvilSpartanGaming]

Hopefully Simon is alright...wondering what's going on with him.

[@aunguyen84]

Hey Simon,stay safe so I can enjoy more of your episode.

[@Kz2372]

Problems of volunteer units in approximately the same. People are ready to fight, but not trained, have not enough experienced commanders and arms .

[@Kz2372]

On may 26 forces of Kiev junta has inflicted great losses Donetsk volunteer battalion Vostok, using ground attack aircraft and helicopters. The battalion tried to take the airport and did not have sufficient weapons to fight with air targets.

[@Crouchy232323]

Go state department. Go VICE. Yeah!! What a team.

[@bcbconklin]

LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

[@Playmaker2810]

Since Crimean case everyone said that Cossacks from Krasnodar,Rostov(perhaps Stavropol etc) were there to help their brothers. This is a tradition of centuries among Cossacks of south Russia.Whenever someone is in trouble the rest will come to help...I can't understand what is the big deal about it...It seems that simon ostrovsky does not even know basic tradition and history of Rus and Cossacks. I guess he never heard of Kuban Cossacks,Zaporizhan or Terek ...

[@teatrgorod]

Саймон, чего так мало? Про Крым такие "эпичные" репортажи были, а сейчас... пару минут!)))

[@xxkingpeacexx1069]

7 years later and here we are knocking on heaven's door.

[@salimshammas845]

Ostrovsky dont stop you are our eye there great job

[@roginevich]

1:48 he says that he was in prison, "not far from there" is literal translation of russion idiom

[@lem3540]

O,YES !

[@plasticjuda]

You guys are brilliant. Finding a Russian pasport, carried by a Russian volunteering cossack in Ukraine is almost as Sherlock Holm'ish as finding a gypsy in Romania or a Mexican in Texas.

[@anzhelar]

Хорошо казачок сказал: Не дадим Америке скушать Украину, скушаем её сами!

[@Fedkar]

wrong translation! "i was not far from here" in russian means "in prison"

[@bigwhiskey5748]

Damn Simon is a bigger man than I'll ever be!