International Legion Fighters Caught In Heavy Russian Crossfire Backed By Artillery In Bakhmut

An intense helmet cam video shows a unit of foreign fighters from the Ukrainian International Legion being caugh in Russian crossfire backed artillery west of Bakhmut.
From the operator who sent this video to me: "The day prior to the team being inserted, the building next to it (west of the building) was blown up by UA forces. There was another legion team and a platoon of Ukrainians in the building adjacent to it, which resulted in a few wounded and concussions for that entire team. Rogue team was called in to rotate out the previous legion team and reinforce the remaining Ukrainians. At this point it was clear that it was a disadvantageous position since the building was in an L shape from the Russians. Guys couldn’t gain superior fields of fire due to the circumstance of being outflanked and overexposing. The enemy did not assault with infantry right away. They saturated the building with heavy weapons (mortars, RPGs, tanks, etc.) The enemy was definitely highly trained as it fired at pre determined firing points in the building which made it impossible to defend from the inside. The team had to withdraw. This started the fighting withdrawal. The team kept cool heads and calmly thought through the fog of war. Multiple instances of being lucky. Especially where “Kiwi” trips into the crater and a shell explodes right next to him. The team finally found a relatively safe structure to use as cover in the end. Still under artillery fire it ki**d a Ukrainian inside the same building. There were a total of 3 minor WIA from Rogue with concussions from everyone. Another lucky day."
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[@WarLeaker]

►Follow the International Legion: instagram.com/international_legion_diu ►Follow Paradigm Shift: instagram.com/theparadigmshift_/ ►Follow Nova: instagram.com/nova_ua_2/ ►Support the medic with a PayPal donation: [e-mail] ►You can also use this Monobank link instead: send.monobank.ua/jar/3S8wKxPDow Money will be used for things like food and basic items. From the operator who sent this video to me: "The day prior to the team being inserted, the building next to it (west of the building) was blown up by UA forces. There was another legion team and a platoon of Ukrainians in the building adjacent to it, which resulted in a few wounded and concussions for that entire team. Rogue team was called in to rotate out the previous legion team and reinforce the remaining Ukrainians. At this point it was clear that it was a disadvantageous position since the building was in an L shape from the Russians. Guys couldn’t gain superior fields of fire due to the circumstance of being outflanked and overexposing. The enemy did not assault with infantry right away. They saturated the building with heavy weapons (mortars, RPGs, tanks, etc.) The enemy was definitely highly trained as it fired at pre determined firing points in the building which made it impossible to defend from the inside. The team had to withdraw. This started the fighting withdrawal. The team kept cool heads and calmly thought through the fog of war. Multiple instances of being lucky. Especially where “Kiwi” trips into the crater and a shell explodes right next to him. The team finally found a relatively safe structure to use as cover in the end. Still under artillery fire it ki**d a Ukrainian inside the same building. There were a total of 3 minor WIA from Rogue with concussions from everyone. Another lucky day."

[@SeanPower-yr9rh]

Absolutely calm under intense fire..

[@user-tp3ge1co3w]

Это ещё раз доказывает, что Россия воюет одна против всего мира. Слава России🇷🇺 и российскому солдату, победа

[@whoisme678]

​@@user-tp3ge1co3wDon't be ridiculous. Russia is no more fighting the rest of the world than its fighting ITSELF!!. The Russian soldier poorly equipped and poor moral. If you think that's not true, go join up. Plenty of Russian recruitment offices where you are.

[@bbyshady]

Is there any way to verify that a donation will go to the medic, or do I just have to take your word on it? (Not calling you a liar, just looking for some kind of extra verification bc you never know these days)

[@WarLeaker]

@@bbyshady check his instagram same link same email.

[@f9658]

This is what war with a capable enemy looks like. Back then against the Iraqi’s, there was no hard battle really. Main concern were IED’s and suicide bombers. Routine patrols and raids. With this however, the enemies have assault tactics, command, artillery superiority, and air surveillance. This is modern war. Even Iraqi veterans would say agree that this is a way higher intensity combat.

[@porkerpete7722]

Well yeah Russia is a super power. But they did pretty good for never experiencing artillery raining down on your head. Us and Russia got spanked in Afghanistan

[@AMG-316]

Absolutely!

[@user-wy2rd9gy3y]

@@porkerpete7722bit of an overstatement but also unconventional warfare isn’t a joke.

[@chrismadison305]

From a person who has no idea what they are talking about. Clearly, you have never been in a war.

[@dimaefrosimov105]

ООО..ТЫ НАВЕРНО ВЕЛИКИЙ ВОИН..НууУ​@@chrismadison305

[@arduinomega1030]

Граждане наемники, добро пожаловать дабы удобрить эту землю.

[@porkerpete7722]

They didn't die tho

[@arduinomega1030]

@@porkerpete7722 At such conditions they not gonna delay too long.

[@BOCTOK1000]

​@@porkerpete7722 не чë скоро умрут победа за русскими потому как мы за свою землю сражаемся!

[@dmitrycherepov3242]

@@porkerpete7722 They inevitably will though

[@IldarIsm]

Americans don't rot.

[@user-jq2xn5jk5h]

At the end they all ran away , they thought it was Afghanistan or Iraq 😂😂

[@SL-cr5qf]

Auch da sind sie am Ende weg gelaufen. Die USA hat noch nie einen Krieg gewonnen

[@aa6dcc]

Ironic when the Soviets lost in Afghanistan

[@Goth1que]

@@aa6dcc Lost what exactly? Im assuming ur French, huh? Remind me when your country actually won something? Shaving your women bald after shamefully surrendering to the Germans and, by sheer luck, flying into the winners' club, this is hardly a victory, right?

[@aa6dcc]

​@@Goth1que uh oh, found the Russian c0petard. France is the country with the most battles won in history, for example by annihilating the Russians at Austerlitz or Friedland, remember that? Does the Crimean War of 1853-56 still hurt your feelings? France triumphantly won in WW1, what did Russia do then, apart from surrender in shameful conditions at Brest Litovsk? France has the highest % of wars won for any European country, while Russia has been losing to Poland, Finland and Sweden throughout its history. They're not in the same league, don't compare both. So I suggest you refrain from commenting if you don't know anything about French history ok? You're talking a lot while having 0 clue about French history, or you'd know it has one of the most successful military records out there. Speaking of WW2, you also seem to forget that you only joined in 1941 after having collaborated with Germany by signing a non aggression pact and invading Poland. I don't want to hear anything from Russia when they sat back for 2 years and let Germany get into such a powerful position in the first place. You're also forgetting how much Allied equipment provided to the USSR helped them.

[@aa6dcc]

@@Goth1que uh oh, found the Russian bot with 0 history knowledge. France is the country with the most battles won in history, for example by ann1h1lating the Russians at Austerlitz or Friedland, remember that? Does the Crimean War of 1853-56 still hurt your f33lings? France triumphantly won in WW1, what did Russia do then, apart from surrender in shameful conditions at Brest Litovsk? France has the highest % of wars won for any European country, while Russia has been losing to Poland, Finland and Sweden throughout its history. Historically they're not in the same league, don't compare both. So I suggest you refrain from commenting if you don't know anything about French history ok? You're talking a lot while having 0 clue about French history, or you'd know it has one of the most successful military records out there. Speaking of WW2, you also seem to forget that you only joined in 1941 after having collaborated with Germany by signing a non aggression pact and invading Poland. I don't want to hear anything from Russia when they sat back for 2 years and let Germany get into such a powerful position in the first place. You're also forgetting how much Allied equipment provided to the USSR helped them. French Resistance and Free French forces contributed to Operation Overlord and Operation Dragoon, as well as in North Africa. Nothing to do with "luck". And when you ask what I mean by "lost", I mean USSR lost in Afghanistan, no other way to put it

[@reynardus1359]

So they basically run away. Heroically.

[@leafboy3967]

Essentially, yea. You dont stick around in that situation. Its not like there is anything to shoot back at anyway.

[@anthonythemaster4609]

They were under heavy artillery fire kilometers away. You couldn't return fire from that distance. They probably under surveillance from russian drones.

[@thesauce7783]

yeah you have to retreat and make new plans when overpowered or depending on the strategy, edit: and ofc you RTB at some point. You don't do a suicide mission and lose your troops. You fight strategically for success.

[@reynardus1359]

@@thesauce7783 Sure, that would've been the reasonable strategy. But the Ukrainians lost tens of thousands of soldiers in this suicide mission and then... surrendered or run away, eh strategically retreated, if you will. .

[@dmo8938]

They have more balls than you do.

[@FrankLucas-eq1os]

RIP in advance international legion fighters 😅

[@blazer4999]

And Biden just said in the State of the Union 'speech "There are no American soldiers fighting in Ukraine"

[@megaotstoy]

probably non of them anymore

[@InPoFiAn]

Between Biden and Putin, only one of them is man of their word. Definitely not Biden. Nazi's are there as well, Nazi Nazi Nazi!! Biden says kids like his hairy feet too much.

[@Flan--]

He probably said it in the sense of official US personell, don't get me wrong there definitely is it's just all a game of politics from both sides enabling plausible deniabilty in diplomacy. Exactly the same as the little green men of 2014

[@philippbefeld3279]

No official US soldiers. People go by themselves and under no official flag, that's why it's called International Legion.

[@jurii-serdjuk]

​@@philippbefeld3279наверное червей кормят уже

[@andrewwells290]

У этого туриста билет в один конец!

[@TuRTaN1]

Он скорее всего уже этим билетом воспользовался

[@FriendofDead]

Э, чё там ООН насчёт Гондураса решили?!

[@aleksandarglisic4583]

☦️🇷🇸❤️🇷🇺

[@hacksc0dix9739]

о, zомби тут как тут

[@denys_usual]

О, вылезли, как всегда высрать что-то нужно)

[@drivable5]

soldiers fighting a war that is not theirs

[@SuhPayDuh]

This is what they do. They're not doing it for no political BS, they're doing it for themselves.

[@bediaabdulfetah5793]

If they had turbans and spoke a desert language

[@messengerone2053]

@@bediaabdulfetah5793tsssss not wrong there brother just the world we live in we just follow orders 🇺🇸

[@ticiusarakan]

this is energy of hypnobeams

[@dmo8938]

It's good vs evil. Don't pretend like this war doesn't involve our western countries. Fuck putin.

[@DmAbrosimov]

"Fighters stayed calm and kept their cool", "no hasty retreat", "exfiltrated carefully", "stepped outside", "moved in time". A good mine at the bad game. The were whipped off from their position. Nuff said

[@OrangeNotLemonLime]

what it like being a worthless orc slime?

[@tommytomas-fr3sh]

the reason they cannot win this war is this excuse to eject...while Russian fighters, if they get hit, decide it is better to change from 300 to 200...it is their land and they have no problems being the fertilizer there.

[@0utsiderkrypt0w54]

Bunch of guys who thought this would be like Iraq or A-stan, nervous bunch.

[@ReneValdiviaVergara]

You must have nerves of steel to say that. I doubt you have nerves of steel to have an alternate KZbin account and use it to praise your Russian idols! ^^

[@0utsiderkrypt0w54]

I've been watching videos and information from both sides since 2014, most KZbinrs weren't even around this conflict back then. That's the place i'm speaking from. And you're right I have multiple accounts.@@ReneValdiviaVergara

[@0utsiderkrypt0w54]

I've been watching videos and information from both sides since 2014, most KZbinrs weren't even around this conflict back then. That's the place i'm speaking from. And you're right I have multiple accounts.@@ReneValdiviaVergara

[@stevenhull5025]

If you were under artillery fire you would be nervous too.

[@GeorgeeeE-pt3iv]

A keyboard warrior lol

[@davidmende4438]

Russia, "Hey NATO. If you're looking for trouble, you come to the right place."

[@VidalHernandez-ej7sh]

😅😅

[@peo4989]

Apparently russia aint beat yet despite they launching suicide waves ww2 style according to media!....lol

[@rossicourvosi218]

Ukraine is grinding Russia down with NATO leftovers. In a conventional war NATO decimated Russia within weeks that's why Putin mentions nukes every other week because this war has exposed Russia as a regional power with nukes but Putin has bigger dreams

[@Burgalo2001]

​@@rossicourvosi218😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣what a joke!

[@GorillaTVe]

It seems you are the last one who still believes ukraine is winning. By the way nato couldn't even defeat taliban in sandals and ak47s.

[@JakerTheSnake]

Concise, clear, and transparent. Three of the most important qualities when reporting on anything to anyone. You excel in these and should be lauded for your work.

[@nullentrophy]

Wow they were correcting artillery fire so fast

[@michaelleggatt4250]

The Russian armed forces are just demoralised drunks, armed with rusty old 1950s gear and shovels, hmmm maybe US intelligence has it wrong.

[@eltoroloco1936]

Definitely eyes on target. A lot of news reports and videos seem one-sided. Though there were no casualties within the time of the video, it does tell me that there are some competent leadership on the Russian side.

[@apathofpain]

@@eltoroloco1936 if there wasn't war would be over already lol

[@konstantinos2112]

@@apathofpain Russia also has overwhelming superiority in artillery. The ratio is 7 Russian shells for 1 Ukrainian.

[@starline7228]

western media said that Russian artillery is so inaccurate that they hit nothing

[@ninja5672]

In military terms, this unit was effectively suppressed at first, but because small arms fire ceased while tank fire was hitting (and their own discipline), this unit was able to maneuver. The maneuver was to retreat, but it saved the unit from being destroyed. You can see them staying a few steps ahead of being pinned down by the fire. Smart squad leaders to know what was happening.

[@robertbradbury7921]

"The maneuver was to retreat, but it saved the unit from being destroyed." you dont know that, we only know what wass in the video. The entire unit could have gotten smoked minutes later but edited out and that is more than likely since Wagner was adjusting fire pretty well. They probably anticipated were they were going to go hide next and hit it Sad part for these Ukraine fighters is that there were no civilians to seek cover from like in Kramatorsk

[@starcraft2own]

@@robertbradbury7921 You say that but the video was given AFTER the fact by people from the squad. Would be a miracle act if the soldiers could edit out their own deaths and then give the video to news outlets. Sadly, i don't think editing softwares can remove bullet wounds and bring the dead back to life. So we do know more than what's in the video because the people IN the video survived and told what happened. It's clear that the russians we're superior in the video, so it's a safe bet to assume if the soldiers remained in that house, they would've fallen rather quickly, meaning everything Ninja said is almost fully correct. Also i highly doubt they anticipated the ukranians movement, it's more than likely they had eyes on target in some way.

[@michaelkrzak5414]

​@@robertbradbury7921poor Ivan troll 😂 try harder. No potatoes for you today

[@medievalarmorexptert6827]

@@robertbradbury7921this isnt Wagner since its bakhmut. Its the regular russian army. They are not just incompetent idiots as Wagner has put them

[@ZAELish]

@@michaelkrzak5414 See a few more of them popping up some are paid trolls others are just butthurt Russians or tankies seeing the so called second army in the world fail again and again at the cost of thousands of there own lives. Ukraine suffers plenty of defeats but they seem to rapidly learn from there mistakes the current offensive for example but they are slowly pushing forward and it looks like Ukraine might retake a few more settlements tomorrow or by the weekend one will know when lots of videos start popping up on twitter of small groups of Russians taken prisoner. Largest group of russians iv seen taken prisoner so far is 22 lets see can that be beaten soon

[@doctorpex6862]

International units? You mean mercenaries.

[@DotaHelm]

most are volunteers going there w.o. pay

[@doctorpex6862]

@@DotaHelm most?

[@DotaHelm]

@@doctorpex6862 yeah, i can't say everyone is volunteer, im sure some get paid one way or another also, maybe some merc as well. I'd imagine some covert operations by actual foreign militaries. But pretty sure the vast majority are volunteers.

[@willl7780]

@@DotaHelmthats stupid

[@temich1985]

Wow, this is actually an intense real combate footage after seeing countless "boring" Iraqi and Afghan war firefigths. As one reporter mentioned earlier, Bakhmut is the ultimate human arena.

[@thomasg4324]

Russia has taken the 'arena'. #UltimateHuman

[@Stephen-bq4nq]

​@@thomasg4324and how long are they going to keep it for😂

[@nenadpopovic2933]

​@@Stephen-bq4nqdovoljno da ih izgine i stave pod svoju kontrolu,zanima me za koliko bi NATO snage i US marinci zauzeli?

[@adminit3444]

@@Stephen-bq4nq until Russians are out of missles again.

[@krinich8948]

Still keeping​@@Stephen-bq4nq

[@uuzoo]

I'm amazed at how calm and collect the men are.

[@asimian8500]

That's what differentiates battle hardened and elite soldiers from green newbies. The green newbies will gain this demeanor: of calm and collective as they survive and gain battle field experience.

[@niallmartin4098]

My thoughts exactly. It's like they're playing Airsoft or paintball, not under live (and very heavy) fire. My poor little brain can't comprehend the discipline of mind shown here, and the bravery of knowingly and voluntarily putting yourself in that position. Amazing. Truly amazing.

[@lyingcat9022]

No point in freaking out. They will either get you with a lucky shell or they won’t. All you can do is make educated guesses on where and how to position your personal. The rest isn’t worth stressing about :) The Universe will be in your favor that day or it will give you the shaft.

[@oldpain7625]

collected*

[@MsDboyy]

When you’ve been doing some thing every day for months you can get used to anything ☯️

[@Roman-zq8wp]

For every video like this where your unit escaped the direct hit by artillery as we see here, there are probably thousands of examples by now where there was a direct hit and we will never see that video. In that light, I would call this a successful retreat with a good amount of luck. It would be deadly for anyone to assume they could reliably repeat what happened here.

[@sibeastv]

Конечно, сколько таких же умников осталось лежать в Бахмуте.

[@Diddley-js6lf]

I don’t know about Legions but them fellas sound Strangely like Americans.

[@benjybronk7718]

CIA

[@ryanmuro]

It’s a foreign legion 🙄

[@stevenhull5025]

Considering 100,000 American "contractors" had to leave Afghanistan in a hurry it does not surprise me.

[@Pskawt]

Call sign moose is Canadian

[@ryanmuro]

@@Pskawt no he wasn’t lol where do theses people get their information 😂😂

[@spritninja883]

International Legion Fighters ❌Mercenary ✔

[@militarytv8633]

or US special forces .

[@Sgt_Wizard]

we are not Mercenarys ;)

[@garymulhern2665]

Keep it up. I can get an idea how frustrating it must be fighting an algorithm. I always get a new perspective with your videos. I specially liked the maps program for this video. Really gives me a good knowledge base to understand what their movements were trying to do. Thank you.😊

[@dannybell926]

Thank you for this video. Really gives people who've never experienced combat what it's like. These guys kept their heads on their shoulders exceptionally well

[@Eventual-Visitor]

Their heads are probably blown off their shoulders by now.

[@Titoscudd]

Oh, come on! We've experienced this first hand in first shooter view in ARMA and Call of Duty!

[@DAF_460]

@@Eventual-Visitor Ваш паук вероятно сдох.

[@scottpyke6069]

​@@Titoscudddude compared call of duty to this

[@Titoscudd]

@@scottpyke6069 What's the difference? I feel all burned out and fatigued after a night long battle.

[@nicklasklar927]

Send in RAMBO, the legion is running

[@ahmadijma2786]

It's such a dire situation, it's no wonder that many soldiers developed PTSD after the war

[@ProjecthuntanFish]

Iraqi artillery hit right next to my tank in Desert Storm and it isnt any fun. I have PTSD and cant deal with loud bangs

[@user-sz4fk8in6l]

​@@ProjecthuntanFishА вы зачем мирных убивали ?

[@Robert-sm3vq]

@@user-sz4fk8in6la почему ты все еще дышишь?

[@constancegoodwill2416]

​@@ProjecthuntanFishThank you for your service. Ignore the troll

[@a_gloriouspotato1967]

@@ProjecthuntanFish should have hit directly anyway

[@jallera5035]

some of the best combat footage and analysis i have seen on youtube. thanks for sharing.

[@Gcock]

Great content - even better break down and situational breakdown at end.

[@karensillonis6900]

Awesome channel Thanks guys!👍

[@greencondoresq]

This is a fascinating video. When you read about battles of history and a building or a block changing hands several times during a day and you wonder, "How could that happen?" This. This is how that can happen.

[@WhiteWolfeHU]

Yes incredible, running around under artillery fire in blown out city looked straight out of Stalingrad.

[@chrisdeal9945]

These guys are outclassed , Go home or die

[@redacted3144]

@@WhiteWolfeHUthis is nothing like Stalingrad

[@jeremyloscheider833]

I feel like I understand a little better what's meant by "the fog of war".

[@user-yk5cf1cy6d]

Wow, them dudes get major props for holding their composure in that moment… thanks for sharing this video. Much love and respect for these brave souls

[@totowarsito9572]

Bravo Rusia 🇷🇺

[@michaelatlas2341]

For invading a country?

[@user-jo6rj1jy3r]

Россия на своей земле!☝️

[@armii666]

@@michaelatlas2341, we're returning our lands, cry about that :)

[@saymon987]

Вперёд Россия✊️✊️✊️

[@Goth1que]

@@michaelatlas2341 Another victim of Western education...

[@neurofiedyamato8763]

This was probably the most intense footage I have seen from the war so far

[@atrocious_pr0xy]

Did you see the FPV of Uke Special Forces clearing a trench?

[@motifacts9325]

​@@atrocious_pr0xylink please

[@bannedone3ice138]

Na, there is worse out there. You won’t find it here though. Only on telegram.

[@rikkert5273]

@@bannedone3ice138 or 4chan

[@jesusurbina1258]

I think the one where Russians tells the Ukrainians to surrender and one wouldnt let go of his rifle and then the Russians lit them all up.

[@AZ-fy9mx]

The amount of shell shock that soldiers are going to have after this war... Something we haven't seen in a century

[@ineedapharmists]

A lost generation it will be

[@TheFinalClue]

@@Ren505nm was gonna say one sides gonna have a winner, but then i thought about it and realized the odds of this ending with a winner is very slim if putin stays in power.

[@sergeipetrov_rzn]

@@TheFinalClue why wouldn't he stay in power?

[@TheGreatAmphibian]

@@TheFinalClue You must have a very odd definition of winner…

[@cmart020]

Only the NATO soldiers...

[@williambuchanan8607]

Some of the best footage to date, we'll done lads !!

[@risinbison1106]

Ukrainian oligarchs thank you for your life…you know, freedom and all.

[@JCK-gi2gm]

Great video and the maps/context you gave at the end even better. The extra effort and time needed for this is greatly appreciated!

[@makaveli6363]

RIP Rambo.

[@rodin4429]

Intersting. Really good commentary. Thank you for sharing. Most of us are 'not alowed' to see glimses of the reality...

[@mwgdy]

Your map analysis at the end of the video was great, pls keep doing what you are doing.

[@bodamyan_bg]

Remember, War Leaks, that You and Your work here is Most Appreciated! Thanx a thousand, mate!

[@jasontriple2889]

You're doing an amazing job with these videos and their accuracy man. Thank you. It pays much respect to our brothers fighting

[@I_the_Erroneous]

Thanks for the insight

[@Ola4family]

Be honest guys, did the Russian sorta get better? The longer this goes on the more experience they also receive!

[@WallStreet-ou3ub]

Yes pretty much

[@Ola4family]

@@WallStreet-ou3ub 😬 ehhhhhh, fuck me!!

[@Alex-zd2mz]

just started to use drones more often while some still fight with no shoes and food supplies. second world army that the world was afraid of haha!

[@kordaxmint533]

@@Alex-zd2mz never underestimate your enemy

[@scothf1273]

@@Alex-zd2mz Remember they took bakhmut with shovels.

[@gravy1219]

This video really shows that war is hell

[@stevenhull5025]

So is sitting in an office for 45 years looking at a computer, damaging the spine, eyesight, wrists and becoming obese. I would rather die as a man fighting for my friends and country than ending as an arthritic cabbage.

[@Serathera]

​@@stevenhull5025 You can get hurt by doing nothing and anything just like anyone can die tomorrow even as the healtiest person on this planet. Should have started training at the gym earlier to prevent damages from sitting to much and make it stronger. My father is a mechanic and is a walking skeleton from working heavy all his life with trucks and excevator/dumpers. While my grandfather is 83 and still has less body pain and he only worked in a store and office. Both were also in the military back in the day as well. So i rather take my work from home any day than break my body before i even hit 40 or 50.

[@benitochereguini]

Great video, direct and clear.

[@eugenkeller]

"The best of the best of the best ... he has no idea why he's actually here"

[@Russian_Captain_]

Приезжайте к нам на сафари,познакомлю вас с ФАБ 3000. Тоже самое как на бедолаг в тапках с автоматом охотиться в Ливии,Ираке,Сирии,но есть нюанс.

[@bb6uk05]

When mercenaries are recruited by the West, they are fondly called the International Legion...

[@Basedlocation]

Western bias

[@TheSeb12345]

Cry about it zigger

[@shaan702]

Well they aren’t mercenaries if they aren’t being paid and have to pay for their own food and lodging. It’s more like volunteers.

[@user-lz5xz4qu3q]

@@shaan702sure. They live on donations from ordinary people… like rest thousands of soldiers of fortune in Ukraine! They’re saints and so we can call this war a new Crusade!

[@paradox11111111]

Rest assured real mercenaries get better pay than these guys from their donations. Typically volunteers are current or former military members from other nations, while mercenaries are also typically former military but of their home nation. I understand the propaganda spin but there is also a legitimate distinction to be made with the language there.

[@bannedone3ice138]

Fighting against the Russians is in no way comparable to Iraq, Afghanistan or Syria. No wonder the the rate of casualties is humongous. Ukraine has suffered horrific casualties and so have the mercs who went there probably thinking it’s Iraq or Afghanistan where the other side didn’t have heavy weapons, artillery, aviation etc. Still couldn’t win, so you can imagine.

[@Stephen-bq4nq]

No way they went there thinking it was Iraq or Afghanistan they knew they were facing an enemy with artillery and airpower. The Russians have taken huge casualties as well this war has been brutal for both sides. As for Afghanistan the Russians lost there too and everyone loses in Afghanistan because the Mujadeen simply avoid major confrontation hide in the civilian population and use time as a weapon waiting their opponent out

[@bannedone3ice138]

@@Stephen-bq4nq Well, Russia is literally fighting against all NATO forces. We see footages where special forces soldiers from NATO countries are fighting in Ukraine. It’s not just the weaponry. War is awful. Sane minds should have prevailed in 2014 only, during Maidan coup orchestrated by we know who in Kiev.

[@zeberdee1972]

I doubt they thought going against the Russian Armed Forces would compare to Iraq or Afghanistan . These are professional trained Soldiers and would have known what they was getting themselves into .

[@canadious6933]

@@bannedone3ice138 There is no special forces from NATO. NATO is just an alliance, and you can tell that Russia uses that as propaganda. There is no NATO special forces in general. Each country has their own unique set and by no means are they sending their best into ukraine unsupported to die like common grunts. If you send a task force of JFT, Seals or SAS, usually you already control the skies and have ample support ready to go. And even if they did send in "special forces" the army would completely object to it. Now nothing stops former special forces veterans to volunteer, but they would be under ukranian command and capabilities. Usually they only train people, not engage in combat.

[@user-yq1xl1st3m]

Да уж, дохнут нёмники

[@slavisastankovic4599]

Fall back, fall back. Great way to win wars, this just goes to show how playing "Call of duty" too much can ruine your life.

[@MARSHALL740]

Man these Russians are pretty solid

[@m.i1343]

everything is fine when you shoot at someone. people don't realise the amount of balls you need to cury in order to keep calm when you are on the receiving end. hearing those bullets wizz by your head and thinking " that was close" and at the same time not being able to respond nor locate the enemy is simply TERRIFYING whoever. those guys are legends......

[@Olegstuff21986]

They're helping the Ukrainian n*zi state.

[@dragilxcom4176]

They just got used to it being there for months.

[@mattr.1804]

@@dragilxcom4176yeh you do become desensitized to most anything after a period of time. Speaking from experience though, most of these dudes who make it back home will absolutely not be able to adjust back to normal life for multiple reasons that most won’t understand unless they’ve been a warrior themselves.

[@MaxMax-zv5gp]

these guys are corpses

[@wassupmypeeps69]

Its truly sad that the entire town and everyone in it is gone....Not a single building standing

[@bobjones2460]

Thank the neocons and Victoria Nuland.

[@frechesferkel2749]

Then where is the reason to still waste ukranian lives for it?

[@canadious6933]

@@frechesferkel2749 To prevent the next city from becoming that. Honestly do you not know how war is fought? It's time for you to learn man

[@user-yq1xl1st3m]

Да уж это продвижение нато на восток

[@canadious6933]

@@user-yq1xl1st3m Literally, no idea what you are saying man. Sorry

[@user-vk2tm4yt8t]

cowards ran away at first sign of engagment Russians did not have pre determined positions in the building Russians were assaulting these cowards sat there until they couldnt sit there anymore

[@petrukpalmboom]

thanks for the footage became first online experience in safe mode in da middle of the combat.

[@illuminem]

Amazing how real soldiers behave when all seems hopeless! Unlike movie soldiers who panic and argue at the first incoming rounds, these men use their fear constructively to seek a way out of danger.

[@AnnatarLordOfGifts]

Literally putting everything on the line

[@rockade2408]

balls of steel, that last strike was so accurate, thats crazy, must be a drone super high.

[@vihreelinja4743]

Yes. ukranians are good at retreating :D too bad they are shot by own people for retreating. they also have good commanders that will kill own squad for abandoning position when facing overwhelming numbers and artillery. Then the commander throw a granade in to a bunker to kill his own squad. SLAVA COCAINE!!!

[@AethelwulfOfNordHymbraLand2333]

​@@rockade2408Yeah, they were zeroed. It's likely the following strike caught them.

[@rerbitd7094]

Weren 't you surprised that the soldiers allegedly Ukrainian soldiers speak English ?

[@baldric44]

Outstanding ,remaining calm and professional under fire, well done lads

[@elzorro7of9]

Haha, fighting for a paycheck. Scum

[@stevenhull5025]

There is a difference between highly skilled foreign mercenaries and young Ukrainians dragged off the streets and forced to fight. The footage here proves my point.

[@JohnSmith-mt5fx]

This is the washing machine electronic that make the difference for the sharp shelling

[@SaRkAsMuSoNe-]

I appreciate your honest reporting. I hope the building didn’t get targeted by their own forces, but I appreciate your honesty as I said, not enough of that about

[@BendyLemmy]

Fark, that’s LOUD. My heart is pumping and I got a sweat just watching! This day they won a lottery for sure!

[@zeberdee1972]

This made my heart race just by watching from the safety of my own home behind a computer screen . I can only imagine the adrenaline flowing and that fight or flight feeling , very chaotic made worse by the lack of vision because of the dust and smoke . The amount of sensory over load with all the shooting and arty , so disorienting and all that heavy gear with lots of rubble and debris must have made it even harder to move . In that initial part of the video it would have been easy to have got turned around in your own mind and loose sense of direction and situation awareness . Yet I saw no panic and they got out in an orderly manner , says a lot about these Soldiers and how professional they are . Long may their luck and skill and professionalism last them through out this war .

[@weldmaster1825]

Those shovels that Russians using are deadly!

[@cheguevara932]

Эт нам как два пальца об асфальт.

[@markmathews6876]

these fools fighting for the globalists are realizing just how tough Russian shovels are

[@xv_space_vx5124]

Prob the best battle video of the ukrainina war iv seen greart explanation and even a map that showed and explaind thank you do more :)

[@thomasschon]

I don't understand how anyone could volunteer for war, no matter what. I did military service when I was nineteen, and my main weapon was an AK4. As an adult, I have tried paintball a couple of times, and that made me realize what a game of chance combat was and how extremely poor the odds were to make it.

[@cybercheese3]

Hah it's true. Rarely see anybody get out clean after a day of paintball.

[@kurtwinslow2670]

That's why the fight needs to be as lopsided as possible, so the other guy dies.

[@iwaswrongabouteveryhthing]

kids volunteer cos they don't know any better, adults for forced or "incentivised"

[@steveg2277]

Even in paintball, there’s rules. There’s ROE’s and chains of command in actual war, but when lead starts flying, all those rules tend to go out the window. The only thing that matters is gaining the most unfair advantage you possibly can and fucking up the enemy. All (nothing) is fair in love and war.

[@kurtwinslow2670]

@@steveg2277 Domination in war although brutal, it also saves lives. For the more closely matched opponents are, the harder they'll fight. Especially once each side has determined, that they've already paid to much in blood and treasure. Lop sided victories lead to short wars. I agree 100% with what you said.

[@realkina84]

I'm impressed how the managed to keep discipline and focus in such a difficult situation, incredible! ++

[@elcormoran1]

They are running away

[@realkina84]

@@elcormoran1 retreating for sure, but while trying to keep coordination with other units, stopping at various positions to take cover and decide the next move and so on. Even taking the decision to retreat ( when? How?) under heavy fire is not easy. I would just run straight away from fire in a straight line and get myself killed.

[@jessienameles5063]

@@elcormoran1 and they don,t be there , how many are kia or inprissent by the rusiun. and tell what nato do???

[@realkina84]

@@jessienameles5063 the issue is what Russia does. If you are concerned for Ukrainians just stop shooting them and go home.

[@rashabelgrade]

You're wrong, they're in such a panic that you can't understand it at all. According to the conversation they have with each other, it's obvious that they're poorly prepared. As far as I know, I was in the war for 5 years, multiple injuries, and believe me, there's nothing worse than when hears the sound of an incoming shell. That is not forgotten.

[@realomon]

well, that´s definately not fighting against some dudes in sandals wearing turbans. Thats a proper enemy right there.

[@Shan-sk8pf]

5:22 I bet that guy calling him was the best sound hes heard in his life

[@sbonnett8583]

Great footage especially when coupled with the maps and imagery. Peace to all

[@Specops915]

Thank you for sharing man. This conflict is so much more different than Afghanistan and Iraq. Every warzone has its own dangers, no doubt, but fighting a near peer looks bananas.

[@fungames24]

They had to retreat. I'd call it a superior peer. The peer also took all the good land for wheat, and industry.

[@Kecapb999]

Им пришлось отступить, так как их вычислила наша БПЛА разведка и по ним начали работать миномётами. Они знают, что для наёмников плен не предусмотрен. Поджав хвост сбежали. Он на Русской Земле, что бы заработать жалкую цену за свои бестолковые жизни, подобно вьючным животным, несущим чужой груз за охапку сена.

[@Specops915]

@@fungames24 lol, totally missed the point. At least you made me laugh though.

[@muhammadswalih8923]

Russians are no Goat sheperds with Ak in the back of a Toyota.

[@tenaciouscraig]

And Vietnam. Funny that isnt it, now that theyre not fighting literal rice farmers and goat herds in wars of straight imperialist aggression.

[@El...Presidente]

Incredible to see these perspectives in real time.

[@AJax8588]

The WEF and $oro$ thanks these Int'l Legion troops for their service! Extra serving of bugs on the menu for a job well done!

[@willl7780]

the LGBTQ empire is in full effect in ukraine

[@traumaleaguenow1653]

Hearing artillery rounds fire, travel, and hit target is a sound and feeling I will NEVER forget. Till Valhalla.

[@sergcool7853]

В кал оф дути переиграл?😅

[@phunkeehone]

There is a strong chance that you have never been on the receiving end of any kind of artillery in real life. Correct me in case I am wrong, though.

[@bannedone3ice138]

Artillery fire where ? Taliban didn’t have shit except for rocket launchers and few heavy machine guns. No artillery, armor, aviation, drones etc. Nor did the Iraqis have that sort of weaponry or capability.

[@L.Ron.Hoyabembe]

​@@bannedone3ice138 What if he was fighting FOR the Taliban?

[@terranova_ca]

​@@phunkeehoneHe served in Operation Enduring Freedom. Please don't disrespect our veterans. This is the kind of bad faith that got them so mistreated after coming back from war. Do better.

[@tougeattack123]

dying in a foreign country for no reason while leaving your kids behind... super smart guys

[@GermanCatugno]

It's his problem if he wants to go to war and stop the robberies and rapes of the Russian terrorist state, what balls do you have to comment stupid things on the internet

[@casiplejeremyandrewh.2466]

Dude Glad they moved that position sure took a direct hit of Arty there. God Bless this Forces!

[@B126USMC]

We used "L" shaped ambushes. Kiss your life goodbye if you do survive the initial firepower.

[@FreeFallingAir]

Gave me anxiety him running through the fog. Holy spit that was stressful

[@zeberdee1972]

Yes I agree that bit was probably the most disorientating bit , if it was to go wrong it would have been there . In my job we train for working in the dark and smoke filled hot environments and after 32 years of being in this job it can still happen you can get disorientated and lose your sense of direction . Im a Firefighter and trust me it can get hard just in training and no one is shooting at you or trying to kill you . Plus they had to move as fast as they can through that rubble , some thing we would have had to move slower through but they never had that luxury . It made my heart racing just watching from behind a computer screen .

[@daniel007coldassassin2]

Are you 6 or are you 7 and a half???

[@FreeFallingAir]

@@daniel007coldassassin2 67

[@justadildeau]

​@@daniel007coldassassin27.5 😢

[@stevenhull5025]

That is why you are issued smoke grenades. To be unseen by the enemy.

[@billcodling5035]

After watching your video I just needed to say that you troops are amazing

[@Olegstuff21986]

Amazing n*zi helpers.

[@vencivinanchev2090]

His death !!!!ZOV

[@edkha8100]

@@vencivinanchev2090Z - zalupa?

[@LongGlovv]

Now these "heroes" are lying in the mud

[@user-si8qp4fc3u]

Еще,еще приезжайте!Welcome!Всех там и зароем.Как мудро сказал один парнишка преклонного возраста в модных очках - французский иностранный легион идеален для того,что бы приехать и где-нибудь героически погибнуть.

[@EPFForsyth]

I am combat wounded soldier, why don't you ever do a video about the absolute horrors of CQC? You know like how men pee/ poop on themselves, or how some freeze up and just curl up in a ball crying. How about the smells, you know the dead rotting bodies, burnt cordite, and the men who just snap, your ears hurting/ ringing ect.

[@WarLeaker]

Thats a very valid question. The problem is KZbin. I really would like to do videos about this topic and mention it more but my channel is no big mainstream media channel. It is very hard for me to speak about the things you mentioned and showing videos depicting it is even more harder and closely to impossible. Other channels can basically get away even with showing the killing of people but this is a pretty old and widely known channel despite the currently low view count. That means people who like to suppress this kind of videos have already zeroed in on it. They would accuse me of trying to exploit this things rather than acknowledging the fact I simply just want to raise awarness.

[@L.Ron.Hoyabembe]

Not sure how you'd convey the smell of corpses and feces through the TV.

[@WarLeaker]

@@L.Ron.Hoyabembe Yes but he has a point. This is a thing people mostly never speak about. They simply blend it out or are not aware of it. Belive me or not I already thought of mentioning the smell thing but decided against it because depicting and expressing this stuff puts my channel in danger. As said people would twist the narrative against me.

[@gabyspan940]

@@WarLeaker they will twist this stuff as anti-war propaganda. for so many years war is what they do, no matter the cost of innocent lives... when people realize how bad war is, its too late, because they experience it first hand

[@cragboom3]

so true. the real horror and aftermath. War is not noble or glorious.

[@LoneWolfAnnex]

absolutely insane im so glad they made it out safely from that

[@cte4dota]

1.500 only form Poland dead.

[@sergcool7853]

не только лишь все

[@TanksInSpace_]

Yeah sure, that must be true.😀 Only a few Ukraniens and 2,500,000 Russians died in the war .. according to the🤡 media

[@Papko_Pukovich]

@@cte4dota 🖕🐓💩🇷🇺💩🐓🖕

[@rossiFandallas]

This time...

[@mohamedseridi8102]

There is no western soldiers in Ukraine.

[@MHANationTribalHistory]

They are well trained and very composed.

[@shlamushaaretz5357]

Wow.. great clip.. allows the viewer to experience front line combat in Bakmut. Those guys are really motivated and keen to be there risking their lives like that.

[@robertbradbury7921]

yes, they are Russophobes eager to kill Russians but the Russians are no Iraqis or Afghanis. In fact those Americans in the video are running away as if they were insurgents

[@Momusinterra]

US taxpayers are giving them huge salaries or they wouldn't be there.

[@Momusinterra]

@@eddiethatch5060 Yeah, you were. Even if you don't file your income tax you're still being robbed by the government to pay for Biden's war.

[@porkerpete7722]

Everyone so negative sitting on your phone waiting for s*** to happen. Practice your Russian

[@meghan7547]

Outmaneuvered and outgunned by convicts with shovels, this is exactly why the city was lost.

[@The_Ballo]

They brought rifles to an artillery fight

[@luislongoria6621]

The convict line is propaganda, all war is a war crime, etc. Wagner is about as real as the Chechen fighters running towards the camera. If I work in a morgue, do the dead care what I do with their bodies? A sausage seller isn't going to be anywhere near the front

[@user-zp4ge3yp2o]

High speed exploding shovels?

[@user-jo9ix6mb4h]

2:34 is when they realized that they are not fighting flip flop wearing goat herders! 😂😂

[@robertbrooks4413]

Thanks!

[@Baraz_Red]

Considering the number of shots fired and the artillery landing barely 10 meters away (we see one in the video, rare view*), it is indeed miraculous that their entire team made it out without casualties. * maybe a mortar shell.

[@gabyspan940]

at least 1 ukry dead there so ..... not that much...

[@ClaudeMagicbox]

Yeah but they probably all died in the next two weeks as Wagner and the Russians took the entire city and killed hundreds of opponents in the process

[@davidbray2500]

Just goes to show, no matter what situation in life you are facing, stay calm, if you panic, your chances of survival diminish.

[@hata5470]

И запомните наемников убивают и не берут в плен

[@limerickterruh4919]

your mapping skills are super impressive.

[@zzzaccounting5924]

I like how calm and patient they were.

[@ANABOLIC_1105]

Because they are professional Had been to situation many times before Thats why no panic

[@def8642]

Panicking would get you killed in these sort of situations

[@Murderface666]

@@ANABOLIC_1105 Those aren't professionals. Those are war tourists.

[@ANABOLIC_1105]

@@Murderface666 War Tourist with combet expertise. pay me am gona fight for you

[@chocolatesoldiertv7284]

Coz they are US special forces

[@OneMonster]

Looks like a nightmare situation

[@VRNC-kn5tf]

@@serz1885 Ukraine literally did though....

[@OneMonster]

@@serz1885 decent people do not need to be asked to do the right thing

[@OneMonster]

@@serz1885 I kindly suggest less Russian tv, unless it’s your job, of course

[@ryanmuro]

@@VRNC-kn5tf 😂😂 one of the best comments I’ve read in along time 😂😂

[@badgerassz]

And they took a spanking from wagner guys 😂😂

[@ike890]

That overlay satellite image from before the attacks to the rubble in the aftermath really drives the level of destruction home. These conflicts remind me that most Americans have no idea how lucky they are to live so far from their enemies & how different their world would be if their enemies were right across the Canadian border. The lottery of geography.

[@leonardoflores4362]

international media complain about wagner mercenaries but these boys really figth fo free?

[@dominicwaghorn6459]

This is freaking insane

[@publicproclaimer9724]

I don’t know how a person could make sense of such a chaotic and confusing situation. The fear, the smoke, the noise . It’s so disorienting

[@blackbeard8366]

A lot of frogs been killed there already

[@leckerbambi1019]

damn that was intense ! more of that! also in the end where you showed us the map etc, was really well done, good job!

[@badgerassz]

They took a spanking from wagner guys

[@porkerpete7722]

​@badgerassz what's your goal? To speak Russian?