Hunting Separatists in Eastern Ukraine: Russian Roulette (Dispatch 56)

[@donjohnbanuelos5941]

Ukrainian Peter Griffin

[@perfectcomrade3003]

"Hey louis Yes peter ? Hey look, im holding a referendum, ngeheheheheh"

[@pavlosgyparis7877]

exactly......he wants ukraine to enter EU.....he forgets that Russia has allies within...

[@straightwarlock5341]

Pavlos Gyparis THAT guy supported separatists you autistic animal

[@thezosokid]

Ukrainian chief Wiggum.

[@sababugs1125]

"you know what grinds my gears* "Russian tanks" I mean how the hell did those get those and why did it have to blow up my house

[@patrickhebdo5423]

4:44 "You are a Yo-Yo and an opportunist, that's what you are." *dang*

[@x1expert1x98]

Simon, just so you know, you are wearing Interceptor light armor, with metal plates and minimal kevlar, class 3 body armour, which any ak74 bullet can easily puncture. May help to invest in some good body armor.

[@MrLennybach]

Keyboard warrior giving advice lol

[@Valentine350z]

@@oiler3607 Many journalists have been shot and killed many times in the past, including in Ukraine. That also is true for red cross volunteers who are only trying to evacuate the wounded but share the same fate. It's sad.

[@MelonMafia1]

@@oiler3607 *i don't think a journalist will ever get shot Lol

[@0nikitsune-q4c]

During the ukraine violent riot many medic and journalist was shot by the police

[@aidanmoore2547]

x1expert1x username checks out

[@DailyRPG]

Man, this provides alot of context for whats happening today. There was clearly major tension between both sides well before the full scale invasion as of recent.

[@CorgiCorner]

There are 3 sides to this circle-jerk

[@tomoplt5437]

Congratulation you have just discovered America (sarcasm). In the EU, nationalism is hard fought, only in Ukraine is it a major part of government policy. There, they fought the Russians and their language very hard way since the collapse of the USSR, and no one in bloody EU minded. Now, Putin is dealing with it. Like it or not, that is the reality.

[@BUSHCRAPPING]

@@tomoplt5437 facts

[@tomoplt5437]

@@BUSHCRAPPINGI didn´t get it. What do u mean by word facts? Am I lying?

[@tomoplt5437]

@Christopher Moore Lol, give me some facts and not yours liberal feelings.

[@that1guy335]

The Russian Roulette series covered by Vice is one of the most real and raw events I've seen. Thank you so much for such great work-

[@sa0408]

Here we go again.

[@todisagreeitsokay1837]

yepp great work, too bad noone gave two pence about it... well i guess the US did and kept arming the Ukraine and instigating it... training neo-nazis, stuff like that, just a regular day of work at some secret US office i guess. "Hey, i know! Let's annoy the Russians even more! Look i attached this fart-pillow to a blowing dart, and made a funny picture of Putin's head being a Butthole! ha-ha-ha..." great job USA. once again we the people of the world are glad that you got involved to make things better. thx a lot

[@Kai-xs8ol]

I made this

[@ptrekboxbreaks5198]

@@Kai-xs8ol no you definitely did not

[@ADA-pl7bo]

May the might of the free World Countries, fight to protect Ukrainian rights to have their citizens freedoms, and to protect those who are deprived of their Human Rights, no matter where they live.

[@orestegallo]

"If you show us your documents we'll check them and leave" …that has always gone well

[@easternrebel1061]

It definitely isn't a good look for Ukraine. Not saying the separatists are "good guys", but it seems neither is the Ukrainian government.

[@The_Lunch_Man]

@@easternrebel1061 desperate times breed desperate measures. Corruption in Ukraine and with the government have let these paramilitaries gain so much power.

[@КоваленкоСаша-д7р]

@@easternrebel1061 LOL your pfp says it all

[@easternrebel1061]

@@КоваленкоСаша-д7р so a picture that I googled suddenly tells you everything about me? You must be a special kind of stupid.

[@КоваленкоСаша-д7р]

@@easternrebel1061 your name should be DNR bish terror

[@scotta.8999]

Good quality journalism, Vice. Glad to see Simon still has his brass balls intact even after being held by the separatists for 3 months.

[@TheDezere]

3 days. .-.

[@milisafa2003]

Ale jen se z toho nepodělat chlapečku

[@europeinvasion3057]

so in ukranian neonazis dot let people talk....and make referenduns , democracy, right!

[@americafirst3965]

@@europeinvasion3057 exactly ! Zelensky jailed his opposition after the election but now wants to get on TV like he's the hero trying to avenge democracy 🤣. Don't get me wrong I genuinely feel for innocent Ukranian citizens that have done nothing yet dying and losing everything . This is all the USA, NATO, and EU's fault and they knew what the result was gonna be . They've been trying to steal Ukraine out of the Russian orbit since the late 90's . Putin has told them all along he'd destroy it before he let it be stole to make a superpower foe a even larger superpower on his doorstep . Literally neighboring him , enemies, with missiles pointing at Russia and anyone rational can see why he'd not want that .

[@joelthorstensson2772]

@@americafirst3965 The invasion is entierely russias fault. Russia should've been dismantled long ago.

[@LabRat10101]

This conflict is more grey than black and white. This makes me really question everything being said today.

[@MrRoyalbeers]

good.

[@todisagreeitsokay1837]

that makes me wonder why everyone's first reaction wasn't to imediatelly google "Ukraine Neo-Nazi ethnic Russians" when Putin said it into the camera. Mistakes were made, i promise to google everything Putin says from now on. It's also not that hard. Try googling everything Trump says... noone could (or probably should) do that, but Putin says so little, i think it would just be common courtesy to give the guy like 10 minutes of our time and check what google (a US company by the way) has to say about his claims... he has nukes, so why not?

[@robotframework101]

look at the comments here. this one shows that there are 3 replies, but I can only see two (including mine). That means VICE is shadow-banning comments. VICE isn't free and neutral as they might have been a few years ago. Now they are to big and have to much reach to be allowed to tell the truth. Today they provide just ordinary west propaganda BS.

[@todisagreeitsokay1837]

@@robotframework101 yeah, i also had a few deleted comments these past few days... strange times (also) in this regard

[@1848revolt]

Everything being said on the MSM is a lie. They lie. Non stop.

[@pleiotropik]

I have to hand it to Simon O. he might be personally biased in favor of Ukr. due to (among other things) his kidnapping, but he does not allow his views to edit the reality he sees in front of him. Good reporting.

[@Sky_Nett]

I rofled so hard when Simon said that Lyashko just tore chief of police a new hole :))

[@LeaHendy-x3c]

😂😂😂ххахаха в точку,,,теперь на Украине любой гей у которого есть деньги ездит и кошмарит обычных людей

[@carolyngarman1422]

That is intense. The journalism in this series is excellent. I wouldn't have the nerve to do it.

[@tilegin]

Это постановка вы можете посмотреть как Зеленский пародирует Ляшко )) это просто клоунада

[@jasonhuntchicago]

This is US gov propaganda. Vice is deep in with the National Security State, here to whitewash the fascists installed after the US backed coup.

[@Hugh-Glass]

And now Vice lost Simon. The best investigative journalist now alive. Dumb move Vice.

[@laco3128]

@@rf5595 The nazis did the same , people disappeared , tortured , killed . 😰Also during the bolshevik revolution . By the way REFERENDUM is the most democratic and peaceful way to solve any dispute .

[@riskoish]

nice work Simon, keep it up man. One of the best coverages in a while.

[@olit-j9432]

Inquisitor vibes from the pro ukraine parliamentary deputy guy

[@Niko-xt5bs]

Nobody expects the ukranian inquisition

[@lynne4499]

@@Niko-xt5bs what about Oles Buzina? No, I can't forget his murdered😭

[@arkadirudolf2113]

A good career with Lyashko from a petty thief to a deputy of the Rada.

[@fightback397]

How many millions this guy have in foreign bank accounts ?

[@bernnardooliveira3961]

Its crazy how lyashko way of working things out is similar to what gestapo has done in its starting

[@ryanhuang3875]

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." This is what will happen when you remove/alter history book that are used in the classroom

[@Natsukashii-Records]

You mean having an illegal militarized guard and going around town gathering people who hold democratic refferendums on gun point, people who might add the police are helping because it's just everyday people and it's what those communities want, and later probably executing them, while bombing those regions, is akin to what a fascist regime did in the 30's? HOW COULD YOU SAY UKRAINE IS LIKE NAZI GERMANY!

[@yasualmasih9058]

These are Ukrainian Nazis persecuting innocent Russians. I can't believe Simon is supporting Ukrainian Nazis and totally going along with this. You lost my respect as a journalist and as a human being.

[@stevencoardvenice]

Exactly. This dude reminds me of Colonel Hans Landa in Inglorious Basterds. Scary. So glad to know my government supports neonazi strongmen in Ukraine. Hopefully the russians line him up against a wall when they catch him

[@georgiojansen7758]

planted russians kick them back to russia , a lot of space there

[@chevyvet69]

I was never ever a big vice fan But I have to give Simon props for this one

[@nayan8714]

They do this and still wonder why so many people from donestk and luhansk joined the rebels!! Ironic.

[@Holyinductor]

This goverment is evil and a puppet

[@lorenrohrich2131]

A proxy force supported by Russia as a precursor to invasion aiming to re-claim former Soviet territory. Imagine Texans taking up arms in support of the invasion at our southern border.

[@chinapig71]

Easy to make the choice when there's a gun to your head and nowhere else to go.

[@zlonewolf]

Becos of sham referendums. Voting is rigged just like US elections.

[@girnucci]

Wanting fair elections is not rebellion

[@tulmax82]

In 2022 this is just a reminder of Ukraine “the heart of European democracies”. I feel embarrassed for our journalists using such rhetoric

[@vasoaida972]

EU and US are supporting this people!!! Our leaders are mad!!

[@ptrekboxbreaks5198]

@@vasoaida972 yes, we support people who fight against traitors....these people are fighting TRAITORS

[@tomoplt5437]

@@ptrekboxbreaks5198 Ukrainians have been harshly humiliating the Russians and their language since the collapse of the USSR, and no one cares. The EU had been ignoring it till now. In contradiction, bloody EU put nationalism and patriotism on the list of crime. Our contries had been poluted with totaly incompatible foriners and we must be silent. Only in Ukraine, the nacionalism is a major part of government policy/teror. Realy nice. Now Putin is solving it. I love Europe, but hate EU and its bureaucrats as a traitors. May i kill them as well?

[@juliengo2581]

@@ptrekboxbreaks5198 you are right! All the people back stabbing should put them away for good!!

[@optimvsprinceps1845]

@@ptrekboxbreaks5198 They owe Ukraine NOTHING!

[@kennyongyc]

so this is how it all started

[@JohnSmith-ft4gc]

Not a fan of cops generally but I LIKE the way they are not going out of their way to interfere with non-violent separatist activity like referendums. While the Ukrainian government might not recognize the referendum, at worst it is a survey. I would love it if these guys intimidating the cops were arrested but that wouldn't go well for the cops. The more I learn about the Ukrainian far right the more I feel compelled to support the separatists.

[@plopdoo339]

Lool imagine writing this comment today you'd be seen as crazy but I completely agree.

[@oscarlalana9064]

Agree

[@cowboytanaka6675]

Russia has constantly meddled with internal affairs in the eastern regions of Ukraine and the cops are constantly backing off from doing their job. I’m not suprised that guy from the parliament has a more “hands on” approach to the issue. Since Russia has invaded the country it’s all crystal clear now. The Ukrainian state has been fucked from the inside.

[@astyanax905]

"i'd like to see one of our senators in the united states doing this". I can just imagine a Bernie Sanders meme of him running through that airport, except towards this guys house lol

[@Revisorycarrot1]

astyanx his thick accent too! “Hey you, you’re gonna pay your taxes whether you want to or not!” Then a bunch of fat chicks with multicolored mohawks and ar15s start “running” towards the house.

[@4T3hM4kr0n]

a senator going after gun lobbyists like this would be a nice change :)

[@eyemallears2647]

This conflict is so simple! I’m glad my TV tells me what to think and feel.

[@todisagreeitsokay1837]

they have even kindly reduced the number of news outlets reporting on the issue (here in the EU) to make it even more comfortable for us and to not confuse us, simple minded folks, even more ;)

[@BigPerm6999]

its impressive what the media has done in the west, i work on the gas network in UK renewing pipes that supply homes/buisnesses. Had a customer the other day refuse to have her pipe renewed (for free due to age of metallic pipes feeding her street/home) because she is doing her part for Ukraine buy not buying gas.. reality is UK is 90% self sufficient and the 10% that is purchased overseas is for mostly stored. So her ideology is completely flawed. Oh well each to their own if they want to be so naive/brainwashed.

[@stephentaylor1031]

I’m sad for you that you need your TV to tell you this. 😐

[@todisagreeitsokay1837]

@@stephentaylor1031 they meant it ironically...

[@fightback397]

@@todisagreeitsokay1837 Anyway all msm reported on 2014 coup d'etat in Ukraine , Maidan , Odessa and other places . I saw several hotshots from many EU countries , senators and ambassadors cheering with the coup . I saw the news in MSM . Nobody can say they did not know what was happening in Ukraine .

[@tanialol539]

Anyone here during Ukrainian war against Russia?

[@WorldlyBudget]

2.5 years later. Ukraine is destroyed, only exists because the West keeps it going, but it’ll run out of men soon. 😢 RIP Ukraine

[@christianhird5801]

This is the most confident man I seen

[@hamsterman32]

This video epitomizes how twisted our world has become

[@blakesblake5663]

This really makes me want to become a journalist like this. Full respect to Simon and the crew. You guys have serious balls.

[@Lobo-666]

This didn't age very well...

[@Ivan.A.Churlyuski]

Calling for a vote and protesting.. the horrors!

[@torukmakto8033]

Great reporting Simon. Thanks for the in depth look !

[@esieffer]

Incredible stuff. Especially given what is going on now.

[@ryanhuang3875]

The video will be gone very soon

[@todisagreeitsokay1837]

@@ryanhuang3875 yeah it has like 1.3 million views about now... so maybe just keep it uploaded and suck on it in silence?

[@Missmaggy101]

@@ryanhuang3875 why?

[@marcogiordano1207]

@@ryanhuang3875 Download it, and upload it on other websites.

[@ericlee5515]

@@Missmaggy101 prob because western cancel culture will kill anything that goes slightly against popular opinion. Even if its true

[@gregk.6723]

Well, today we know who was correct.

[@ZM0L3]

Secret police force that does what it wants......... huh???

[@Raidenthemandude]

still to today this is the best journalistic work vice has done period. this entire series is incredible. you would never hear or find any of this info if you looked at most any other mainstream source

[@WDLC1911]

This video didn't age well....

[@MrHyde-fu5sr]

I really just watched a journalist do a ride along with gunmen protecting corruption and hunting down those who are doing something against said corruption. What the heck.

[@fe7kh]

Thank you for saving me the time. I figured it was a one sided video.

[@AwesomesMan]

The resigned chief of police was doing something about corruption?

[@MattyClivingthedream]

I don't know what video you watched, but your comment doesn't reflect anything about the video. What corruption? I can only think that you are a Russia troll.

[@fe7kh]

@@MattyClivingthedream there's really no such thing as a Russian troll. Only fascists like you, raging and typing but too scared and perhaps lacking the cognitive ability to research Donbass, Bandera etc. Its not hard. It'll require some thought though.

[@MattyClivingthedream]

@Cucumber Cat Parrot or troll? My guess is troll.

[@CoastEastFella]

Man this guy is one hell of a reporter. He always gets right in there I enjoy watching his journalism.

[@Swineminator]

Of course the police is covering for the separatists because they are local people as well, and support them.

[@JER0EN]

They work for the government, if they can't perform their duties then they should resign and they shouldn't receive government money.

[@Swineminator]

First of all the police is for the citizens, and not for the government.

[@TocTeplv]

***** Their duty is to protect people. They did it.

[@JER0EN]

Swineminator The police is paid by the government, and the government is paid by the people. Anyway, they aren't protecting their people if they let separatists take over shit with guns.

[@lol-zi1ym]

Swineminator So you're saying the police should make citizens obey laws set by the government just because the people of some town don't want to follow those rules?Do you seriously think the police should give in?

[@kosh9639]

arresting people who recognized the referendum... smh

[@libertyworker5886]

@The Most Interesting Man On KZbin True

[@cobrakilla8]

At 4:25, the guy on the left reminds me of a classic Nazi officers doing interrogation on people who resented the Nazi regime.

[@halubalu9546]

The traitors should be treated harshly. Living in Ukraine and serving Russia.

[@ventervellar8726]

А ты напоминаешь мне русскую обиженку

[@Harambo3]

so interrogating a corrupt police chief is now the same thing as being a nazi?

[@sab4793]

Except he’s arresting ppl that don’t belong

[@sab4793]

@@halubalu9546 exactly

[@killercaos123]

Am loving every second of this and all coverages. Keep it up Simon and Vice.

[@wadej347]

Jesus christ how is that okay? This guy is a war criminal lock him up..

[@melvinbrotherofthejoker436]

Sorry the west doesn’t want you to think about the people in Donetsk and Luhansk too busy crying about Putin

[@wadej347]

@@melvinbrotherofthejoker436 I feel sorry for people buying the western MSM lies....

[@jasonmay9387]

Simon was the best Vice reporter. This is a well done series.

[@Hugh-Glass]

No other reporters at vice can measure up. Simon is the man

[@pearvar77]

"We have a democratic country.." "Oh so you let them doing a referendum!?" ):

[@mcrist139]

well also in spain referendum was forbidden, its not so easy to seperate from a country

[@ultor18]

u cant make a referendum to make a region a part of other country

[@mihajlozaric6957]

​@@ultor18this was just seperation , russia anected it in 2022 they would accept a simple federilation to

[@jacobreed47]

Please upload more Ukraine Dispatch videos. great information and we appreciate all that you are doing over there. come back to the states when you get a chance, you have been there too long.

[@stevehiggins1263]

Great reporting of the situation, there seems to be some huge narratives in these areas now so it's nice to see some honest reporting.

[@kuno6286]

this is 7 years old

[@Natsukashii-Records]

@@kuno6286 and very relevant.

[@Rxnzoi]

@@kuno6286 still relevant to know the pretext to the current events

[@antoniopintus8568]

@@Natsukashii-Records relevant as the title. This is simply terrorism from Kiev government , and of course violence, they did good to fight against the Kiev's corruption, the on ly thing I can see is threats , violence and non sense from this Lyashko, that need to serve in a gulag for long time.

[@jirikrajak]

This Dispatch was absolutely Crazy! As crazy as Lyashko is.. Damn, there's not a good side in this war.. There's only civilans suffering...

[@lynne4499]

Unfortunately...

[@venkkooo]

Well, russia attacked

[@Natsukashii-Records]

@@venkkooo Literally in this video you see that the police is with the seperatists because they held a referendum to cecede. Just calling something illegal doesn't make it so. This definitely proves that Ukraine has a gestapo and they are taking out people with dissenting opinion. It's not a Russian movement, it is a people movement and they did what US did to the Africa family in philly in the 80's.

[@miloradowicz]

@@Natsukashii-Records I think it is still illegal, because last time I checked, the Ukrainian Constitution didn't provision secession. So, in order for a state to drop out, they'd have first to change the Constitution, which basically means it's not just enough to want to leave; you have to run it by the rest of the country first, and see if they want to let you leave. The Russian Constitution is actually just like that too. It was easy for Crimea to get in; it'd be nigh impossible for them to get out should they ever want to do so (which they probably won't). Saying all that, the atrocities the Ukrainian government committed are unacceptable and unforgivable. I hope the Ukrainian war ends soon, but I also hope by the end of it no freaking neo-Nazi murderer is left breathing in Ukraine.

[@Natsukashii-Records]

@@miloradowicz I don't think secession is covered by any constitution, and I also know it's always going to be a messy business. But after joining telegram and seeing Ukrops army's handiwork I have no sympathy for what is happening to them. Never heard the Ukrainian citizens holding any rallies to stop those attrocities either.

[@Placeholder476]

Could we change the title to "Hunting Freedom Fighters in Eastern Ukraine", that's the term we use for anyone fighting for self-determination, well, unless they're fighting us.

[@lorenrohrich2131]

Freedom from freedom I don't get it. They are Russian proxy force, no?

[@Placeholder476]

@@lorenrohrich2131 The people of Donbas and Luhansk are fighting for independence. They are Russian in ethnic background and language, but Ukraine sees them as Ukrainian citizens. Russia supports these breakaway regions. Similar to the U.S. supporting Taiwan, but Taiwan is a province of Chinese who speak Chinese and claim all of China, so it's not exactly the same. And it would seem the people of Eastern Ukraine have more right to break away since their not even ethnic Ukrainians. Also, Ukrainian Neo Nazi groups such as Azov Battalion, Right Sector, and C14 have been ethnic cleaning against everyone in Ukraine who is not ethnically Ukrainian.

[@UserUser-ww2nj]

@@Placeholder476 Define " ethnically Ukrainian". My wife has a Ukrainian father and her mother is from Ossetia , and was born in Kazakhstan . According to your rules what does that make her ?? If you live in a country you accept their rules and laws otherwise just move on , do not try to take a part of the country as yours or to have it joined to another country , just move on . That region historically is Ukrainian , the only reason it has ethnic Russians there is because Stalin had the ethnic Ukrainians removed back around 1930 and replaced with Russians , the same goes for Crimea , he had the Tartars removed and replaced with Russians . "Neo Nazi groups " , you people have just one tune to play and its always the same sad nonsense . The people in the Donbass have been killed in the crossfire between the Ukrainian army and the separatists / Russian army in a war that Putin started . He does not give a damn about those people otherwise he would have stopped sending weapons and troops there a long time ago , and now he is killing even more of them in this unjustified senseless war. Oh how ironic . I am responding to a link to something to do with "Huawei " on one of their computers

[@UserUser-ww2nj]

@weekendwarrior3420 No , those people did not always live there, they moved into that area when Stalin deported the Kulaks to Siberia when they refused to join the collective farming program. The same thing happened in Crimea and the Tartars, they were deported and replaced with Russians . The regions of the Lugansk and Donetsk were inhabited by Ukrainians until Stalin deported them . Learn some history before I start talking nonsense

[@UserUser-ww2nj]

@weekendwarrior3420 " But the new Ukrainian government wants them to start speaking Ukrainian instead of Russian," B.S , you can speak whatever language you want to , a large amount of the people in Kharkiv speak both Russian and Ukrainian and there are no problems

[@nuclearwaste002]

They really need to get some consistency with their uniforms, I could swear some of them are wearing Auscam.

[@YuriyBilousov]

it can be absolutely true, volunteers buying uniforms and equip for volunteer battalions from donated money. Ukrainian army is broke after years of corrupted pro russian government. so yeah different uniforms helmets isn't something weird right now

[@101publicenemy]

nuclearwaste002 yeah i recognised that jellybean camo as soon as i saw it

[@jean-michelnicolas9999]

Auscam is a variant of Multicam wich is used by the US Army in Afghanistan and made by Crye Precision. It's a wildly copied camo. For some reasons I don't remember, Russian (and Ukrainian apparently) forces don't standardize on one camo. Pretty unnerving for us camo freaks (I wanted to say camo nazis, but in this context it would be confusing ;)

[@RandomVideos2]

***** Auscam is NOT a variant of Multicam and is NOT used by the US Army. Auscam (DPCU) is used by Australia and has the "jellybean" look. The U.S. uses mutlicam in Afghanistan and calls it Operation Enduring Freedom Camouflage Pattern (OCP). Australia is transitioning to multicam as well.

[@borssuk88]

There is German camo too.

[@luckcharlie1]

this is nigthmare for a country

[@ЕвгенийРазинков-г3г]

Man it's reality especially when you live in this country like me.

[@easternrebel1061]

Yeah. Politicians going rogue and simply arresting people simply over accusations, especially without legal authority. I hate to say it , but it seems very Waffen SS like. "Papers please" , you know that sort of thing. Certainly doesn't make Ukraine look good, especially when multiple volunteer units are comprised of the extremes of a side of the political spectrum, and units like Azov battalion had literal nazis in their ranks. I'm not saying the separatists are the good guys, but my God, Ukraine isn't either if this is how they behave and allow this sort of thing. The guy isn't a cop or a member of the military. He has no legal authority to do this and it amounts to basically kidnapping.

[@WorldlyBudget]

@@ЕвгенийРазинков-г3г I wonder how things are going for you lately. I wish you well.

[@Pandamasque]

This police chief totally looks like he came off the Simpsons' screen!

[@hamish1309]

More people should watch this, a lot of people would have you believe there are no separatists.

[@sunnymitra6372]

@@johndoe-ss9bz The Police were with the Russians all the time because that provience is filled with 90 percent Russians.

[@daftfreak13]

literally nobody is saying that there aren't separatists lol

[@hamish1309]

@@daftfreak13 lots of people were saying it was propaganda.

[@daftfreak13]

@@hamish1309 I've never once seen that, and I've been keeping up with this war/conflict for years lol. It's literally how it all started...idk wtf you're reading lol

[@fightback397]

@@daftfreak13 Well here in the Netherlands they say main stream media that it is the Russian army that is shelling the people . Also that they were fighting inside Ukraine since 2014 . I don 't know which country you are from .

[@MrTwiddlez]

Oleh is the kind of guy Ukraine needs, but he needs to work on being a little less heavy handed, he needs to be a tad more diplomatic or else he'll be no better than the pro-russian rebels that imprison people don't support them or threaten opposition

[@MrTwiddlez]

I respect the fact that he supports the right for different beliefs though, that's admirable...something that's pretty rare in this conflict from both sides.

[@Cancer484]

Yeah but at the same time with his approach people don't want to fuck with him, sometimes being heavy handed works.

[@MrTwiddlez]

randomname You do make a point, you don't win a war acting like a panzy.

[@SCMSD]

MrTwiddlez As if anyone in the world never lies. It wouldn't surprise me if that guy was just saying that for the camera.

[@YuriyBilousov]

***** how can Lyashko make things worse? by doing job that corrupted police not doing? do you see that fat fuck with belly, they covering criminals, what could be worse for town police chief? also they don't even beat nobody... this time)

[@corditechris6275]

I must say VICE has done a great job of reporting what is going on in Ukraine. If not for VICE, I would not know about anything happening there, have not seen anything from the MSM.

[@billmichae]

Just one person acting as the policeman, the prosecutor, the court judge and the executor.

[@KingZongo]

Ukrainian democracy for ya. No wonder that they rather live in Russia.

[@kzuv7615]

So Russia is different?

[@dat_boii]

He didn't do anything close to "prosecution" "judging" or "execution". He went in and caught the guy accused of treason, the outcome is not shown. I'm not saying going to the guys house at night and taking him like that is right or wrong, but don't embellish what you see with your own lofty narrative. Nobody was judged, prosectued, or executed. Only detained, which is what police do and what their chief of police failed to do.

[@girnucci]

It's democracy as long as you vote their way

[@ArnoldVeeman]

This gives me more insights about the current (2022) events and the intention of the Azov Battalion.

[@SuperWhiteBarry]

Yes. The nazi's gonna nazi! 😂

[@bobbybawbager]

I'm also educating myself on what really caused this War! Glad to see I'm not alone.

[@AnirbanSinghaRoy]

Yes..root cause of war.

[@Menekratis]

2022 everyone in the west seems to forgot how much of "democracy" was Ukraine... Give them weapons. We supports "justice" and "democracy" and push them into EU with "fast track" procedures.

[@Andy34_24]

F Greek you have no f idea what’s to live under communism and still here opening your mouth against the west? Who saved your ass from communism?

[@sticky59]

It was OK back when Kosovo broke away and became independent ..... but when Donbas region try it they are shelled relentlessly. Now it's the time of reckoning ...... with the help of Russia, Donbas will be independent and safe once more. Karma.

[@vincentadomat4105]

0:42 😂 thats German patch though

[@bodyadigital]

They get their gear usually from support groups then dont choose what they get

[@nikanor8152]

German Bundeswehr surplus gear is very readily available in Europe and fairly cheap.

[@straightwarlock5341]

Bogdan well, actually, it is easy to tear that flag off

[@Tovarishchostdeutsch]

@@nikanor8152 laber keine scheiße, bundeswehrausrüstung ist nicht billig.

[@nikanor8152]

@@Tovarishchostdeutsch mate I don't speak german

[@GVGames1986]

The problem is that some of those guys don't know what to do because whichever side holds the area they will be aggressive like this and force loyalty, so whoever takes the role of a governer in that situation is pretty brave.

[@TheGamingREZ]

then shouldnt have chosen this job. Its like im going to be a nuclear plant worker and then cry about radiation

[@adamcarroll8356]

Ffs the separists are pro Russian!!! Chief of police works for Ukrainian people!! Easy decision??

[@pmeagle]

@@TheGamingREZ The problem is within the constitution that's not addressing these issues. When the parliament removes barriers that were meant to guard the population, in times of coup d'etat there's nothing a police can do. Chosing a side is risking your life, these freaking people (private mercenaries) came to your house and held you at gun point for reasons you have nothing to do with. Removal and pressure of political opponents like you see in the video through guns is literally a military coup d'etat. At that point if you can just leave the country.

[@dennisyoung7363]

The babushka hunters have become the hunted. Not so fun now is it?

[@tigo6250]

Wow it’s normal citizens that helps keep ordinary citizens safe.

[@MelonMafia1]

I'm having anxiety watching that Chief of Police getting teared apart lmao, like damn chill

[@Zomeone]

Absolutely . I can't even describe

[@trade1713]

Chief knows that country with cowboys like those is doomed.

[@semyondelaney]

And so the witch hunt begins..

[@taylorx2]

with trump

[@davorsea3596]

Great work Simon

[@newmediaofficial]

Why is he afraid of a referendum?

[@kneelingcatholic]

(9:20)don't you know that under 'democracy' people canNOT have elections to determine their land's future? What are you thinking??!!

[@newmediaofficial]

@@kneelingcatholic I am sure in "democracy" the voice of people is heard. Fair referendums should be allowed. What is the problem; The truth that a suppressor of minorities does not like?

[@drawingpatterns9929]

The majority prefers Russia to Ukraine, they are terrified by these right wing autonomous policing and oppression of Russian identity.

[@techenjoyer_cool]

Its an illegal referendum, if there was an actual referendum, the whole Country wouldve agreed to give up Crimea and Donbass

[@kneelingcatholic]

@@techenjoyer_cool, Maybe the whole country, but then you cannot explain how Kosovo stopped being part of Serbia. What if the Jan 6 action had succeeded and Trump was re-elected? Wouldn't New England and New York and the west coast have had legitimate grounds to call for referenda and leave if their people overwhelmingly supported the proposal? If your definition of democracy does NOT grant a region self-determination, then your 'democracy' is just a stamp of approval for those already in charge.

[@brucehampton8617]

So Putin ain’t lying

[@pearvar77]

He's a lot of things, much of them bad but.. if you do a little bit of research, he doesn't lie when he speaks. He doesn't say all the true either.. but doesn't lie.

[@Dirrtza]

Ypu can fact check him. But youtube wont help you finding it

[@chevarie2008]

That's correct.im by far not an expert on anything but I have been doing alot of researching the past 5 weeks and it's an eye opener.the truth is always harder than a lie.the truth can be ugly.the lie is pretty.you don't have to like putin to know the truth.i would rather have the truth then follow the masses in a lie.

[@mikelynch-zeroviewz2507]

What would happen in Russia if someone or a group tried to organize an illegal referendum in say, for example, Siberia to separate ?

[@femtoeclipse860]

@@mikelynch-zeroviewz2507 Putin would stick a missile up their rear end thats for sure.

[@olliegames7737]

The best "inside" news ever!

[@hamsterman32]

Until you do your own insider research on who Oleh really is and how much Vice left out.

[@olliegames7737]

Yeah I heard about him. That's not cool, my bad

[@Sstriker8]

This should be used as evidence vs the Azov batallion... hunting Russians. Glad They where kicked out of there!

[@ngonzales3781]

They're still doing it. With western weapons now.

[@beebugsfloracs2134]

During the war a traitor is the most hated individual more than the real enemy that you encounter in the front line.

[@reanimationeas342]

Probably the worst enemy in war

[@kn1b1s95]

terrorists? they are freedom fighters wanting their own place.not controlled by a government that they see as oppressive. its the will of the people in eastern Ukraine

[@ventervellar8726]

Ну и как, счастливы теперь в составе россиюшки?

[@alexantonov8944]

​@@ventervellar8726если в не в мясном штурме и жив то знай. Счастливы😊

[@richtofen40]

That guy is scary. He's like a mix of Stalin, Lavrenti Beria, Himmler and Bandera...

[@marshalkin]

Охренеть, какие крутые репортажи, без оценок, кто прав, кто виноват. Вот это журналистика. Круто, что есть такое погружение.

[@newdohl]

Yes. This is what all journalism SHOULD be.

[@marshalkin]

@@newdohl Simon Ostrovsky is a true professional, unfortunately Vice does not have the same video now.

[@anneillerbrun7909]

giving permission to illegal action by psychopaths will snap back on everyone

[@vwilhelm5788]

@@newdohl are you retarded? The guy is clearly opinionated and was treating the separatists like they are some criminals. Who are in fact agains the illegal coup that happened in their country. He is not a reported he is a shill and you are a moron.

[@annao3798]

Они бы и на другую сторону съездили, тогда можно было бы это назвать настоящей журналистикой

[@mickbryan7716]

Brilliant reporting

[@Joe-j2h]

So relevant right now.

[@PramurtoMukhopadhyay]

This did not age well.

[@erniebuchinski3614]

That Chief of Police hasn't missed too many meals, has he? Thanks for the report, Simon.

[@priscillazietsman1300]

Was thinking the same. And if you look at the condition of all of them, compared to what the Ukrainian police and soldiers look like nowadays, they have come a long way

[@robb8302]

Great video. Finally some good content again on vice

[@weslegna]

PHUCK YOU PHUCKTUBE NEW WORLD ORDER JUNKIES

[@peterjames9610]

That Oleg sure has a backbone made of steel, very great work being done by him and his team, this makes me think there is still hope for the rest of us yet, great work.

[@jackparry6983]

ai

[@jimmyjims8374]

Yeah, making an extrajudicial arrest is a very wonderful thing and will never be abused by anyone, ever. You really thought this one through.

[@the6ix66]

@@jimmyjims8374 enough internet for you today brandon, maybe if you lived there you would be more understanding. A guy named brandon talking garbage online should be taken seriously))

[@joelthorstensson2772]

@@the6ix66 I mean, he's not wrong. It is literally an illegal abduction done by a group of people armed with weapons, which according to the 2001 criminal code of Ukraine gives a 10-year sentence in prison. Wether he'd be prosecuted is another matter. In a perfect world the Ukrainian government would've stepped in and arrested both of them (Rybalko, Lyashko and his men) for the crimes comitted.

[@janon2402]

@@jimmyjims8374what other choice is there when the literal chief of police is in on the conspiracy? If anyone has failed to think things through it’s you.

[@RadicalAwesomeness]

I love this. It's like watching russian Goodfellas or something.

[@straightwarlock5341]

Ukrainian, you idiot

[@M3l_0N666]

This guy just needs to keep his hero complex in check or risk becoming the very thing he's fighting against. He's gotta remember, the people decide what goes.

[@tatianalyulkin410]

Lyashko can keep bubkes in check. He's like Hunter Biden and yours truly- a child sexual abuse survivor. He's out of control.

[@Peter-sn9xo]

who is this guy talking about democratic country at 3:58 and wants to shoot him at 10:33. Thats what we shall support and defend?

[@Wild-Siberia]

these videos aging very well 😂

[@josephmcasey]

There's nothing morally wrong with going to war against your country. Just be ready and willing for the consequences of failure if you do.

[@MudMotorsMax]

Traitor I sure as hell wouldn’t want you in the trenches with me

[@CTimmerman]

​@@MudMotorsMax US Oath of Office: "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God." Ukraine Constitution: "Article 1. Ukraine is a sovereign and independent, democratic, social, legal state. {For the official interpretation of the provisions of Article 1, see in the Decision of the Constitutional Court № 3-rp / 2012 of 25.01.2012 } Article 2. The sovereignty of Ukraine extends to its entire territory. Ukraine is a unitary state. The territory of Ukraine within the existing border is integral and inviolable." etc. So the majority of Ukraine should vote to stop being antisocial.

[@thepablyko]

imagine threatening a policeman with a gun while being a parlamentary of a country...

[@ivobreeschoten5442]

gotta love the LOTR sword in the background. (4:49)

[@irishdragon2311]

Oh yeah yeah yeah

[@beataj3382]

Great picture very real and it touched me. Simone showed next huge problem in this Ukraine-Russian war. Problem of loyalty and treason. Thank you voice, Simon and of course cameraman you are also brave.

[@complianceProf.]

This issue exist almost in all countries in the world during turmoil in such wars..or just imagin the situation in Europe during the state of war.. Europe..en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_active_separatist_movements_in_Europe

[@1988boriske]

There is a big problem in Ukraine with far right nationalists who share anti Russian and anti jewish beliefs, and who clearly also believe they can enter a police chief officer’s office and “tear him a new hole”. Kudos for showing what they do, but in my opinion your interpretation of this confrontation with the police chief is far from reality. You practically sat next to the problem.

[@MattyClivingthedream]

The only problem in Ukraine is far right Russian extremists. Everywhere that Russians are, they create conflict. If you don't like that Ukraine is democratic, then go back to Russia.

[@jamesskinnercouk]

Starobilsk is now under Russian control, I don't think Oleh Liashko will be coming back any time soon (unless if he's been arrested and sent there).

[@mookiemalone7667]

Oh but the leftist communist supporting separatists aren't the issue. 🙄

[@rastaplank17]

But he has rank over the police chief so, it's warranted, no? That's like saying the FBI can't raid a Police office if they know they're actively sabotaging/taking bribes/and working with known enemies of the state 😂

[@TheDarkAKA]

😆😆😆so this is wrong for you Mr. Boris??? Far right, anti Jewish??? So this guy that organized the referendum at gun point, just lied, the chief of police just lied, and he went home still with the smirk in his face!!! If it was me Mr. Boris, he wouldn't leave, he would be jailed for treason in times of war!!! You know the sentence for that??? Far right and anti Jewish??? Where in this video you've seen a Nazi, anti Jewish attitude??? My opinion is much different from yours, the Nazi propaganda was a smart move from the Kremlin... The pro Russian separatists in eastern UKRAINE want power=money, behind them is Putin and the oligarchs loyal to Putin! RUSSIANS HAVE BEEN BRAINWASHED ON THE WEST BEING AN ENEMY... THAT IS NOT TRUE!!! SMART RUSSIANS DON'T BELIEVE IN STORIES OF THE WEST BEING THE BAD WOLF... THAT'S UTTER NONSENSE, THE WEST IS PEOPLE LIKE ME AND I HAD A RUSSIAN WIFE... MR.BORIS SINCE YOU SPOKE ABOUT THE JEWISH...WHY DON'T YOU GIVE ME YOUR OPINION ON THE ISRAELI -PALESTINIAN ISSUE? THE PALESTINIAN ARE ALL TERRORISTS? AND ISRAEL HAS THE RIGHT TO SHOOT A FEW EVERY YEAR, RIGHT? WOMEN AND CHILDREN INCLUDED? I UNDERSTAND THE JEWISH NATION SUFFERED BUT I WOULD EXPECT CHILDREN TO BE SAFE FROM JEWISH BULLETS!!! GOOGLE NAZIS IN RUSSIA SINCE 1990... GOOGLE NAZI INSIGNIA IN RUSSIAN MILITARY! AND THE PROBLEM YOU REFER TO IS THAT RUSSIAN FORCES INVADED A SOVEREIGN NATION, THAT'S THE PROBLEM!!! AND BECAUSE OF THAT ACTION THERE WAS A REACTION, AND CERTAINLY IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH FAR RIGHT OR ANTI- JEWISH!!! THE LIES AND DECEPTION OF THE KREMLIN AND DUMA IS SWALLOWED ONLY BY IGNORANTS OR FANATICS! THE RETHORIC OF TAKING BACK TERRITORY THAT WAS OURS IS VERY OLD, THE STORY OF NAZIS IS A LIE, THE NATO MENACE IS A LIE, JUST A FEW YEARS AGO RUSSIA WAS SITTING AT THE TABLE WITH NATO! I GUESS THE WEST FED PUTIN THE MONEY TO REBUILD IT'S WAR MACHINE, HERE'S THE PAYMENT NOW... FOR BELIEVING RUSSIA WANTED TO BE A PEACEFUL NATION!!! PUTIN'S THREATS OF NUCLEAR WAR, WHICH WOULD BE THE END OF RUSSIA(BUT PUTIN AND HIS BUDDIES WOULD HIDE IN URALS BUNKER😡) DESTRUCTION OF MOST WORLD CAPITALS, THE DEATH OF BILLIONS... A NUCLEAR WINTER WOULD FOLLOW, AND THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT... NATO HAS TO RESTORE BALANCE, UNDER THE ACTUAL LEADERSHIP, CHINA AND RUSSIA ARE NOT TO BE TRUSTED!!! THEY ARE CONSTANTLY BUILDING THEIR WAR MACHINE, SO NOW NATO WILL DO IT TOO!!! LET PUTIN TRY ANYTHING WITH A NATO MEMBER... MR.BORIS I WONDER WHAT RUSSIA WOULD FEEL LIKE, IF CHINA DECIDED TO TAKE OVER SOME OF THE RUSSIAN TERRITORY IN THE BORDER OF RUSSIA WITH CHINA... WONDER WHAT LIE THE CHINESE WOULD INVENT TO JUSTIFY SUCH ACTION... "☠️ or Glory" recon.

[@tonlulaj3553]

There is always a reason that a time, a moment where you have to release the madness that everyone everybody have on themselves….my opinion is that the ones pushing you to release that madness are at fault!

[@megclifton6692]

Happens to me often getting pushed and bring out my madness then they cry and play victim

[@bryanmauser9993]

This dude, does anybody know if he's still alive? Or have any current information on him?

[@Dirrtza]

He wont be...

[@laserbrain7774]

which one? simon? he is fine, i don't think he is in the ukraine anymore. that dude has a good sense of self preservation anyway.

[@bryanmauser9993]

@@laserbrain7774 no the freaking politician

[@WhoamI-fl4rw]

@@bryanmauser9993 still alive

[@mrscorp2011]

Looking back to this video. Ukraine is no democratic country.

[@SaakeliSaatana]

They are, this was just a few months after the euromaidan and ousting of yanukovych

[@billyboy989]

@@SaakeliSaatanalmao you probably believe racism ended after slavery was abolished with a statement like that. These ideas don’t just change with new ‘laws’ and ‘leaders’.

[@SaakeliSaatana]

@@billyboy989 nice assumption but no. Obviously a country that just went through a revolution and regime change without a proper army is gonna rely on volunteers which are often fanatics and extremists.

[@komradwide4660]

I like how they call cuffs as "bracelets"

[@Ukraine-54]

4:31 - Askar Lyayshev, a man who served as police officer of Ukraine in Starobil'sk, betrayed his country and joined Russian invaders in 2022. In August of the same year, his car was blown up, according to preliminary data, he died because of his wounds.

[@coajdka]

Thats proof that most of your shitty country politicians prefer russia

[@atomixfang]

Give that guy a show.

[@jasonhallock3773]

It's nice to see what a bunch of dirt bags we are standing United with.

[@todisagreeitsokay1837]

to be fair though the boomerang is coming back now (and has brought some friends that these guys have hands to catch them all)

[@grey5135]

This is from almost a Decade ago. None of these people are in power still. Thus was back when Ukraine still had their Pro Russia President. The current leadership would not be elected for another four years when this was posted. Ukraine ousted the corrupt Russian puppet President and elected their current president. And the got run of and cracked down on alot of these groups.

[@todisagreeitsokay1837]

@@grey5135 nope. That is incorrect. Some of these people are sitting in very prestigeus positions as we speak. They eben Adoptet the motto of the WW2 nazi-collaborators "Slava Ukraine" as the motto of their Army. Zelensky himself put medals on some of these people in 2020 and 2021 calling them "hero of Ukraine" it's in youtube... if they didn't take it off. 1 day before the Russian Invasion the Group C14 held a press-conference... they had some "cool" stuff to say. Also in youtube... so no, "they" were not outed and there was no crackdown in them

[@RPBtoday]

Well you are a Russian troll with a fake account, so yeah. You stand with Putin

[@j-lgroen1239]

Are you referring to the USA?

[@Poramola007]

This is how we came here.

[@aizazbaig1075]

Wao never seen anything even close to it in my 57 years life ,I am from Pakistan this level of journalism and police officers behaviour when they come to arrest you is beyond our imagination , it deserves my biggest respect and salute 🤔🤔👏👏👏🙏🙏😇😇😇 journalism at its best 💯👏

[@Dirrtza]

We can say there was same analogy in Kosovo but west decided its not separatism. And it was terrorism and separatism. Double standars? 🤔🤔🤔

[@badasslifestylee]

Not true cause Serbians started attacking them and shooting civilians. In Ukraines case the sepparatists and russians started the war

[@СтасСанін-д7ъ]

Serbs and Albanians are completely different peoples which cannot be said about Ukrainians and Russians who have the same faith, the same appearance and mutually intelligible languages

[@Dirrtza]

@@СтасСанін-д7ъ thats true...

[@dodongmaglulupa6578]

Chief of police is getting fat because he's being payed by both sides...this video is intense

[@skipst.romain9787]

Great quality journalism!