How Ukraine troops are holding up two years into the war with Russia | Focus on Europe

Ukrainian soldiers have prepared for the winter at the front. The war is wearing them down and many are exhausted. But the worst thing is that the future is uncertain.
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[@TheRealBillBob]

This is an old story from like a couple months ago.🙄🙄

[@Esteban-qp2cf]

Need to make Ukrainians look strong

[@bolatsabikhan8127]

One of the most professional news media channels with female narriator talks about "pretending dead" soldier 🤮

[@VaduzVaduz]

Es cierto pq Avdivka penosamente ha caído, lo ha confirmado el ejército Ucraniano x canales de informes Ucranianos.

[@ezradamie2836]

Yes I sow the dron guy like month ago. I remembered him cuz he was saying they pretend like a dead person

[@ssuwandi3240]

Only the remaining average 55 yo troops.. that man was either gone or the kitchen pantry duties

[@kieffer9705]

This already aged like milk before it even posted.

[@IAMAVIKJORDAN]

lol

[@Yotso]

KEKW

[@tusharc7641]

lol

[@AD-kq4hb]

Exactly))) I saw it several month ago) Apparently they repost some stuff for boosting morale reasons or smth...

[@timmy-wj2hc]

​@@AD-kq4hbGot to keep the sheep convinced that spending 250 billions was worth it, instead of social benefits, infrastructure, medicine, education.

[@reqontra]

This was filmed sometime January, the roads are now muddy. These guys aren't there anymore, if they survived at all...

[@alexeilebedev7462]

Да, эти уже мертвы... А позиции на этих кадрах уже наши...

[@alexanderlazarev3570]

Это если они под Авдеевкой были. Вот "Блоггер" тот точно из неё репортажи делал, а вот успел ли сбечь, не уверен.

[@chicharronconpelos7365]

is DW aware that Ukraine fled from avdivka didnt even have time to pick up their dead and equipment

[@b3drasse885]

Ukraine army has retreated already , what is DW smoking .

[@wilbur948ie]

old story and funny when you consider Ukraine lost Adiivka yesterday .

[@16252]

'In four months of assaults on Avdiivka, the Russian 2nd and 41st Combined Armies have lost tens of thousands of troops-killed and maimed-plus nearly 700 tanks, fighting vehicles and howitzers.' Forbes

[@wj5764]

​@@16252 still lost tho

[@linusschmutz3985]

I town 6 miles from the donetz airport were they fight since 10 years....

[@chenglim1087]

​@@16252true but i think the majority of those soldiers were rookies, mercenaries and prisoners. They were smart to 1st use those kind of tropps.

[@TheMassacreOfTheBanuQurayzahQu]

Lost because the Republicans in the US weaponizing aid to Ukraine so they can pass their bills. ​@@wj5764

[@nickchkheidze9189]

4:34 I thought, he pours hot water in plastic, which is dangerous for health, but then i remembered war is also dangerous for health 😅

[@markusdee6136]

My grandpa used to always drink coffee from plastic and styro cups. We told him that it's bad. Well he eventually got sick and died.... At the age of 98. He also used to drink, eat and cook on military canteen and mess kit made from aluminum.

[@sonofgreattani2607]

😂😂😂 man 😂

[@andrewchiusiwa3487]

😂😂

[@user-lx1xe7bq5x]

​@@markusdee6136 without plastic she would have lived 100 years.

[@netherwake1]

In such situations people tend to not care about prolonged consequences.

[@wren2900]

Emotional damage control from DW. After the ukranian army was defeated in avdiivka, probably the most fortified city on planet.

[@16252]

It took 1 year, 11 months and 4 weeks for the Russians to win that battle.

[@wren2900]

@@16252 encirclement started 3 months ago. Before it was just a part of frontline as any other part

[@wolfswinkel8906]

​@@16252cope harder, bot.

[@user-wl7zi6pc3j]

​@@wren29003 months is still a pretty long time for a single town. And not just time, but also causalties endured is also an important factor. it has been 2 years since the start of the war and looking at the map how much progress Russia could have made, I don't think the main point of the main commenter is refuted

[@doodsrem]

@@16252ukraine and its nato allies cannot defend the most fortified fortress …🤡

[@vybesrum3195]

Old video

[@ConradAinger]

This video intentionally gives a false impression. Yesterday the Ukrainian Army was routed. Avdiivka is now Avdyevka. Why isn't DW covering that?

[@MrLu4o]

Becouse , they are distracting the people with Navalni . Which , shows who benefit from his death .

[@transparent6842]

They are, but it was clear it was going to fall 3 months ago, the only thing that was open was a encirclement by the Russians, which they failed to do.

[@eliseomartinez7911]

They didn’t even get routed they withdrew from the meat grinder after inflicting a higher loss on Russian central army than the battle of bakhmut; yes Ukraine is suffering but its doing its damn best at keeping Russia losing more than they gain.

[@ConradAinger]

@eliseomartinez7911 I do not know what Russian casualties are, and nor do you. In any war both sides will be telling lies. The side that is losing will probably be telling the most.

[@antyspi4466]

The statement of one of the soldiers is very interesting. "You learn on the job"- that means that raw recruits get shoved to the frontlines without prior training, and then try to learn the necessary stuff on the fly or die trying.

[@robertoalex4245]

What a dumb statemnet ... most people in most fields learn on the job

[@johntowers1213]

most people don't die when they make a mistake learning that job though do they? stakes are a smidge higher in the middle of a war don't you think?@@robertoalex4245

[@skarhabekgreyrukh8601]

​@@robertoalex4245not on high risk category. Lmao pilot? Soldier is also same

[@Writeous0ne]

well yeah we all know most of the conscripts under martial law have little training. the NATO trained soldiers only account for about 5% of the total mobilised troops.

[@Writeous0ne]

@@KennyNGA but that's not true because only a very small percentage of the UAF soldiers are NATO trained. about 70,000 out of 1.1 million. it's also important to note that NATO has never even came against a conventional army like Russia anyway, so what are they teaching? i don't know... NATO doctrine is based on combined arms which Ukraine doesn't have, they only have ground forces and these forces are countered by Russian doctrine which is artillery based.

[@leroi_of9945]

A lot of young Ukrainian men here in the UK

[@user-tv3zt7eg8u]

Yes eating and drinking from your tax money

[@christopherorege6728]

I think i have watched this video before😂

[@ChaosLordPug]

I saw this footage a few weeks ago why are they reusing old videos ?

[@Yesai-cj2mt]

Avdiivka is Russian federation city now

[@herptek]

You mean a ruin?

[@Yesai-cj2mt]

@@herptek let us just be taking about piece now

[@herptek]

@@Yesai-cj2mt You can have your peace talks when your forces retreat to Moscow, I believe. I wonder why my previous comment to the same effect is not visible by the way. May it be that the Russians find such suggestions offensive?

[@victorsamuel8708]

DW is so pathetic that resorted to using old videos unable to digest the fall of Advika as its Leapord 2 tanks are burned by Russian forces

[@elestromusicgamesfun1101]

2:25 - Best winter tires?? You don't even have STUDS!

[@hector_madonar]

Due to intrinsic military complexities, the Ukrainians are advancing backwards whereas the Russians are retreating forward.

[@fritzraake22]

Copy & paste Krembot.

[@sonofgreattani2607]

😂😂😂

[@Givemeproofkid]

@@fritzraake22the struggle is real

[@mikeabcable]

Shaken not stirred

[@catalintudor3288]

what else put(a)in?

[@herculean547]

You post this about Avdeevka days after Avdeevka was lost?

[@esense9602]

This is like Mariupol all over again when MSM keep saying Ukrainian soldiers evacuated to Azovstal when they're getting load to a bus with Z.

[@radbabic3532]

😂😂😂

[@iamtesting3824]

Avdeevka was taken last year.

[@user-po5fx4sk9o]

Where is this story coming from now

[@univeropa3363]

Not well, but expect people to pretend otherwise.

[@pushparajpremawardhane3890]

are they still there now????I don't think so

[@rouz0]

Advivka has fallen already DW. Nice try in trying to fool your fans and keep them ignorant anyway. I am sure your fans appreciate it 🤣

[@Sung_Jam]

Why are you uploading months old video again?

[@GMC229]

You can hear her double standard lying media 😂😂😂😂😂

[@diasflac0g]

Damage control for Avdivka lmao.

[@Jonathan_Freeloader]

Can u imagine? Fightin' ya own brotha as a proxy 4 anotha country smh

[@MrLogo73]

... as an Askari of USA.

[@oconnem1]

Which country? Can't be the US. It hasn't funded any military aid to Ukraine since October. That puts that Russian claim into the rubbish bin.

[@retsdon]

Zekensky today said that he will 'cease to consider the US as a strategic partner unless Congress approves additional aid'. Think about the implied meaning, and why he said it.

[@antoniofromwest6917]

the doom

[@barneyklingenberg4078]

That's very ungrateful. Without US aid Russia would have already achieved all it wanted to accomplish and maybe more.

[@DajeilGelian]

Reminds us of the last month of Saigon. The Yanks always know when to leave- as they did in Afghanistan. Zelensky should follow Arestovich- the good old rabid nationalist now lives under CIA protection in the Monte-Carlo Hotel in Monaco which starts 830€ a night breakfast included. The CIA keeps him warm for now. But he should follow what they just did to their Russian asset- which had to perform one last time. Kissinger:"... to be a friend of America is fatal!"

[@YaraMits]

@@barneyklingenberg4078 without the US "advice" and Zeleny didn't believe a single shjt in their words, the Ucry wouldn't be on this situation. But he chose to believe their shjt, that's very un-inteligent of him.

[@oconnem1]

@@barneyklingenberg4078 No. It's not a question of being ungrateful. It is a question of whether you can rely on the US for the long haul. If you can't then you have to reconsider what sort of strategic partner it can be. My respect for the US has crashed since it abandoned Ukraine from last October.

[@VVV85650]

Russia: uses tens of 500 fabs per day, 10k1 artillery advantage, attack helicopters. Ukraine: Russia is suffering huge losses in people and equipment 10 to 1 in our favor.

[@oconnem1]

10:1? Source? There are thousands of dead Russians in the fields around Avdiivka. On your ratio, there are tens of thousands of dead Ukrainians in Avdiivka.

[@dimtool4183]

Are you dense? Of course they suffer 1 to 12, have you seen the frontline being static for the longest time while Moscovians are using 12 times manpower and vehicles etc? How you think this happens without those being destroyed? You think they magically retreat back and have 0 impact on the battlefield? It's the Moscovians that are attacking mostly, they do it with meat and metal waves, with marginal to none movement on the whole frontline. The attacking side always has much more losses, but Moscovia doesn't care so much, that these losses are even much higher than expected from attacks (and Ukrainians when attacking do it very smartly, and also against Moscovians that are unprepared and with bad equipment - so they themselves aren't even subject to this loss ratio when attacking).

[@VVV85650]

@@dimtool4183 This sounds nice, but the inconsistency is that Ukraine and Russia have a comparable number of soldiers with a two-year mobilization in Ukraine 24/7 versus only a two-month mobilization in Russia. An artillery ratio of 10 to 1 is not in your favor usually means that the losses will be 10 to 1 not in your favor 🧠🤏

[@GeGeMoN123]

​@@VVV85650 Why do you reply to the ukrainian bot, lmao

[@user-ye3ol4jc6o]

@@dimtool4183 those who were caught on the street like a wild animal and sent into the trenches against his will, of course, have no influence on the battlefield, they are tired of the grueling struggle with the recruiters.

[@Crownl3ss]

Avdiivka is now under Russian control. So much for the "counteroffensive".

[@georgenorris2657]

You can't fight without ammunition.

[@sarahjenkins7064]

Russians are retreating forward.

[@umarbbosa5898]

​@@georgenorris2657how comes the entire EU plus the UK have fewer ammunition than just a single country?😂 That means Russia can defeat the EU plus the UK in a matter of few years if America doesn't come for a rescue It is surprising that even the so called best military and a super power produce lower ammunition annually as compared to Russia. That means the US has more guns than Russia but Russia has more bullets than the US😂

[@hotjani809]

Way all this suffering, just because one dictator is sick in the head? Vladimir Putin needs to be stopped..🇪🇺🇺🇲🇺🇦

[@bishopofsahs]

after 10 years

[@BM-ef2ph]

Those look like all terrain tires

[@Hoenir]

What happening in Avdiivka ?

[@oliver6224]

The funny thing about what one of the Ukrainian soldiers said is some Russian soldiers pretend to be dead is exactly what Ukrainian soldiers do too lol and then they get hit by drones.

[@KLUKA.INC.]

Meat grinder and cannon fodder. If you survive, you win. How terrible😢

[@hextoken]

I am surprised if there are many young Ukrainian men left

[@timisin1238]

Most are dead. Our unit trained Ukraine soldiers in 2015-2016.. All them have died. The base is destroyed. I think they are hanging in there because they are the last ones left.

[@maxsmith3580]

DW has been reduced to 'glorifying' drone pilots, I guess no one wants to get close to the front line.

[@chamarachan]

Nothing to say another city has gone.

[@user-zp8sp4hj3d]

Apparently not so effective since they lost Avdiivka

[@Shurem-iw7js]

Are you from Mars... Avdivka has fallen 3 days ago and Ukraine has withdrawn from the city .... Madam stop hallucinations

[@Nuklear_Godzilla]

Ukrobot be like: Bububuutttt... Ukraine is winning , 🥴

[@wolfswinkel8906]

😂😂

[@lynkDom-wf5io]

I hate news these days. It just promotes hat news channels wants to show. I miss times when the news wasn’t biased and show aspects from both parties

[@countdowntoapocalypse]

By Holding up you mean retreating....

[@wielkizderzaczandronow2869]

WW I frontline 110 years later - trenches, grund bunkres, mud and mice.

[@bishopofsahs]

What about my grandpa who fought in World War II from 1941 to 1944? Nobody ever said he was tired.

[@user-ce3ow4qp9e]

Ciao Avdivka🤕

[@iliasorokin2456]

Russia offered peace in Istanbul, ukraine refused by the order of Boris Johnson

[@Mrfeast-AD]

You do not carry smart phones on operational missions, suicide having that many cell phones together

[@WorldlyTopics]

This is an old video. The Ukrainians spent the last week fleeing Avdieevka.

[@Robertas919]

I would be ashamed working for DW News. The world knows by now... just stop it...

[@mv5681]

"heading to avdeevka" LMAO. Let me know when you get there

[@Super-og1ph]

4:55 The country doesn't ask them, they enslave them and then coerce them. People should have a right to self determination. Slavery should be abolished in all its forms worldwide.

[@KLUKA.INC.]

Avdievka was 10% taken and was abandoned. Everyone is learning on the job now.

[@D4NK1]

Another day of German media refusing to discuss Nordstream

[@lil----lil]

NEVER complain about life! This is a sordid reminder.

[@robijorum4113]

It's laughable 😂😂😂 you guys are getting smashed what you even talking about

[@marioandresheviacavieres1923]

ojala se encuentren bien, saludos amigos

[@holydirt107]

What drives me nuts for those guys is seeing all the Ukrainian Men in Canada or other western nations avoiding fighting.

[@user-kv6xv2ed9v]

A “living” man hiding in the comfort of palace is asking other men to “die” for their motherland

[@peteg9921]

Very story, i hope these guys retreated safely

[@AadityaDahiya84769]

RIP to all the fallen soldiers.

[@urbansenicar81]

It's going swimingly! DW hacks are just about to not even have to leave Lyviv to cover the bunkers.

[@Madmanacrossthewater00]

GOD BLESS YOU ❤

[@teddykaanga6888]

The defeat of the Ukrainians in Avdiivka is not just a tactical victory for the Russians, it is also a strategic and psychological victory. The morale of the Ukrainians is taking a major hit at a critical time. From a strategic point of view, Avdiivka was an essential, heavily fortified stronghold and part of a defense line that went through Bakhmut all the way to Kupiansk to the North and Zaparhojia to the West. The RUAF now has various options to continue advancing and claiming more territory.

[@mazlanmdzain2409]

No, Ukraine is winning.. Ukraine just defeated the Russian by repositioning its forces out of Avdiivka, Avdiivka has no strategic value and Ukraine is victorious just by leaving it in the hands of the Russians.

[@user-un3ru6dt3w]

Many of the DW audience may take that at face value.

[@nevermind6900]

you must have copy-pasted russian news when the orcs surrendered Kherson to Ukrainians

[@bockvonsilverflax430]

Firing Zaluzhny was a terrible decision. It has affected the morale of the troops. Zelensky should reinstate him without delay.

[@Benz2533]

You sure? The brigade that defended this city is on full time fighting for 2 year without rotation out. I don’t think it not the mind that having problem but the body itself.

[@Puma-ph5ep]

Nope, it was a good decision. Ukraine PR made him legendary like all soldiers for morale reasons. Now, there is a big difference between his perceived skill (shown to the west) and his actual. Now the decision looks weird to us with the limited controlled information being shown by Ukraine. High command of Ukraine knows the full story. They won't share it since ukraine will look less competent as portrayed that may drop support.

[@Writeous0ne]

@@Benz2533 but Zaluzhny can't rotate troops out when he has no troops to replace them/ Zaluzhny wanted to withdraw from Avdiivka but Zelenksyy would not let him. Syrsky refused the Russian offer to withdraw on the 14th and instead made those troops trapped for 3 days more in Avdiivka with no exit road and no cover.

[@kirikoo9981]

Good coping skills.

[@XTheLolX301]

Ego too big for that

[@KratosUmar]

lmao...they lost Avdiivka...they are not holding at all....

[@user-dm1sd7fz2b]

Avdiivka is already taken by Russia... Is DW still in denial?😅

[@heartofsteel7821]

This was posted months. Whya are you not posting about Avdiveyeka

[@1stindependentfreeblack675]

Do you mean Ukraine mercenary soldiers?

[@sinisasimic70]

Howz going?

[@bouwez100]

If they are so effective why did Russia defeat them still.

[@betterphilippines26]

Brave men.

[@hia5235]

Oh you arent heading for Avdiivka now

[@masauso100]

Let's open all diplomatic channels and end this war.

[@AskhabovAhmad]

yes they lost the city

[@agent3268]

You mean holding up Avdeevka??😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@RobertArlensky]

EU is foolish to keep funding Ukraine. Germany must lead an effort to end this conflict and call for negotiations.

[@willis23jm1]

Funny thing is that russia has now out done ukraine when it comes to drones 😂

[@VaduzVaduz]

Si en fábricas incendiados, Androide Ruso.

[@willis23jm1]

@@VaduzVaduz ha ha 😂... the battlefield says others .... ukraine defeated 🤣

[@finntroll1000]

Good for you , are you one of a big fans of Putin ?

[@hb9145]

@@willis23jm1 The the days of war are over 🤣

[@willis23jm1]

@@hb9145 tell the Ukrainian soldiers 🤣

[@randomhouse708]

And the ones who survive will suffer for the rest of their lives, for wars are never over for those who fought them...

[@the_manofculture]

Tired fighting shovels? 😂😂😂

[@aleczandergordon1298]

People forget that Russia has actually been outnumbered the whole time. And they are attacking and they are winning 😂😂😂😂

[@fabiocardoso7178]

AVDEEVKA HAS FALLEN, B1TCHEZZZ!! 😂😂😂

[@falcatafalcata1617]

The average age of the Ukrainian army has reached 40 years old. If the war continues, and if Europe and NATO do not join the war, they should start considering a Russia-Ukraine armistice agreement.

[@user-mj6kz5ux1m]

Тогда пойдем до Англии. Принца лечить

[@nikokisic3100]

Pa NATO je u Ukrajini sa oružjem i vojnicima koji se vode kao "dobrovoljci"!!! Hiljade ih je poginulo ali to nema na tzv. Zapadnim medijima. Koji sve filtriraju i lažu!!!

[@SnowCat6]

Гитлерюгенд уже в армии режима Зелинского. Европа как всегда поддерживает уничтожение людей.

[@randomriku6774]

I would be worried if the average age was 18

[@wolfswinkel8906]

It would've been wiser, cheaper and smarter to implement the Minsk Agreements. But NAFO botNavy said they don't negotiate with dictators. 😂

[@nightwatch2686]

They aren’t holding up

[@jascam1]

If Russia is to be held accountable for Ukraine then who is accountable for Gaza and who for Iraq, Yemen, and Afghanistan?

[@AJK17.5]

Hamas for gaza, america mostly for Iraq, houthi and hezbollah and isis for Yemen, and taliban and Al qaeda for Afghanistan is the answer to your question .

[@ezekielquiano3359]

Instead of using AI for drones to win the war, why not use it to find the right words to pacify this and all conflicts? Just a thought.

[@SnowCat6]

Задача капиталиста зарабатывать. Иное неприемлемо.

[@wolfswinkel8906]

The AI will be called a Russian propagandist for daring to recommend any peaceful resolution to the conflict and will be cancelled.

[@timmy-wj2hc]

Russia tried with Minsk Agreements, and Istanbul Peace Agreements in March 2022, but US sent Boris Johnson to sabotage peace.

[@trevorsutherland5263]

FPV drones vs. Artillery, tanks, bombs, flamethrower and tornado-s , mortars, Mi-28 helicopters , oh and 7 times as many enemy FPV drones. Ummm, yeah....good luck with that.

[@user-fc8iw6pc1w]

They don't mind living with mice, that kinda says a lot about them.

[@antyspi4466]

"Aaaaand ...it´s gone!" Seemingly the media savvy drone squad couldn´t save the city. The footage is obviously old, as the snow has already molten some time ago.

[@DeeSmith001]

Is this a joke? Avdiivka has fallen and the focus is now on Robotyne.

[@amunra5330]

Maybe the Ukrainians should have taken that peace deal eh

[@miki_car]

Why Klitschko brothers are not on front?

[@robo__cop8154]

this is a very old video reuploaded .dw is cheating its viewers

[@danelukic2911]

Third man from the left in thumbnail was filmed yesterday dead on the streets in Avdiivka.

[@MashPlays]

Ww3 looking fun af

[@tonyrandall3146]

All war disgraces us all

[@pierpaolofalchi3985]

Ci fanno vedere come si ritirano?