Legionaries - international fighters share their first hand Ukraine war experience (part I)

In this first hand Ukraine war documentary movie we get a detailed rare glimpse in to the experience of foreign fighters also known as Legionaries.
They share their stories and combat experience with us in interesting interviews out in the open despite the dangers of the modern battlefield.
Dive in and liste to their stories as they explain their motivation, why they fight and what they witnessed so far.
Also make sure to watch the video till the end to remind yourself that all this is real.
Legionaires Part I
Production: Teracast production
Producer: Alex Muzyka
Design: Elvis
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[@WarLeaker]

I am currently under bot attacks so every like and comment you guys leave here helps me out a lot! Also make sure to watch the video till the end. Something very unexpected happens...

[@mclarenf1gtr99]

Could you clarify what happen? Seemed like sound blast from jet flying low.

[@WhatPower22]

This war is sad and pointless. Power to the people

[@MICHAEL-wg2lh]

Ahhhh yes anyone that does not have a yellow n blue flag tattooed on their forehead and doesn't shout Slava this Slava that and deals in facts not emotional is a .. bot , got it

[@teutonsgaming]

@@mclarenf1gtr99 it was a bomb

[@Moxie.Blacksmith]

Watched this while knitting yet another rifle mitten for next winter, goes for unknown soldier of finnish foreign legion in UA. The way this part ended, what a mic drop

[@CathFawr]

Ay yo that's me dawg Surprised to see it come out on such a large channel 😅

[@ClashwithGodblin]

Who are you

[@JasperJHNS]

@@ClashwithGodblin 13:10

[@shaggnar2014]

It you!

[@NewNationale]

Narcissistic

[@brianv1988]

Thanks for your sacrifice

[@masterxm1972]

That last bit... that got the heart pumping. Looking forward to part 2. Respect to all the Legionaries and all the armed forces of Ukraine.

[@keimolantio]

Suomi mainittu, torille ja grillille!

[@Moxie.Blacksmith]

torille !

[@yuriprevitali6983]

Proud to be in this video 🇮🇹❤️🇺🇦

[@CathFawr]

@@yuriprevitali6983 ayyy

[@yuriprevitali6983]

@@CathFawr 🫡🫡

[@PalleRasmussen]

Thanks you for doing your part. Take care. BTW; Bergamo is a beautiful place.

[@yuriprevitali6983]

@@PalleRasmussen I know 😉🫡

[@PalleRasmussen]

@@yuriprevitali6983 take care. You are a good guy, doing what others cannot or fare not.

[@JacksCreates]

Respect from New Zealand!

[@maximkiritchenko4782]

Thank you all guys! Your help will never be forgotten by us, Ukrainians. You will always have a place in our hearts.

[@DJTheMetalheadMercenary]

Excellent documentary, thanks for sharing, looking forward to part 2.

[@HawksLead]

Thanks for sharing this one with us!

[@amiakins1444]

Absolutely watch until the end. Thank you, brave warriors, for protecting the world against terrorism.

[@romanpopyk]

Great video, thank you for your content!

[@FrothyBark]

Shoutout to Lukas from Nova Scotia holding it down for us here in the Maritimes supporting Ukraine 🇺🇦

[@tissotmotogp88]

Thankyou #Halifax

[@bananahammer321]

thank you for supporting my brother😊

[@Grek1574]

Thats a great vid! thx

[@Chris-sn6ck]

Thanks for all your hard work!!

[@OzzieBenzC300]

Great vid. Thanks!

[@grexz1]

Ah, the jets are coming... =D

[@Allahuma.sali.ala.muhammad.]

LMFAO, it's like your mom coming home knowing you gonna get an ass whooping

[@credecarter8429]

Great vids

[@KnightNave]

great documentary, stay strong

[@miklek]

Excellent documentary. Respect and thank you!

[@JHillNC]

Kenobi's Death Korp: What a bunch of absolute legends. Much respect to every one of you.

[@GogiAmazin]

great documentary, keep going!

[@jjflynn4640]

This was a gr8 well produced video. It was interesting 2 hear the volunteers motives nd I'm looking forward 2 d 2nd episode

[@Captain-Donut]

❤️🙏 Love from Scotland 🙏❤️

[@Kappytan]

Found this very insightful and interesting.

[@user-ym7te3fm5b]

Looking forward to part 2. Thank you to all the soldiers helping UKRAINE.

[@anon_ymous91]

That sonic boom was something else.

[@markaled4939]

Fantastic content, well done!

[@SomethingBlonde-oc7sc]

Thank you. These guys are my absolute heroes.

[@Pietro4308]

Yep, ciao SomethingBlonde 😊 at this moment in the video 6:36 there is my neighbor from a small town, a hero 🇮🇹🫶🇺🇦. Have a good day 🤗

[@hugejackedman7423]

I am a 20 year old man deep in contemplation of this cause. To see foreign volunteers like this is deeply inspiring to me. Shifting the calculus of decision making ever more so towards this, to fight for what is right, to follow destiny, whatever it is. To protect the innocent from the maw of Russian destruction. To protect a world I cannot seem to inhabit fully myself perhaps. If they can do it, so could I. So I might. Your neighbour is a hero. In the ancient conception, and this is an ideal I strive towards. God bless him.

[@Pietro4308]

​@@hugejackedman7423 You are a good person, a very intelligent guy. I hope your life is full of satisfaction.

[@SomethingBlonde-oc7sc]

@@hugejackedman7423 Doing the right thing is often, even usually, the hardest thing. Good luck with your decision. Speaking from a girl’s perspective, and personally, the men who have volunteered to fight for Ukraine are the most attractive men on the planet because they fight for freedom, democracy, and for what is right. They are protectors, not only of Ukrainians, but of girl’s like me, able to feel safe in my city tonight because of them. Where I live is what ru refers to as “next.” This is a very serious decision to make as the likelihood of being seriously hurt or worse are high, but there is no greater calling in today’s world, as I see it. The future of the entire world is being decided in Ukraine, the future all future generations must endure. If and when this arrives at my door, despite my age and sex, I will fight. I believe Ukraine will stop P4tin, but we must all be ready, particularly those of us close by. Best of luck in your life, no matter what you decide. I feel a genuine sense of affection toward you that you are even considering it. For me, these guys are truly heroes. I mean it with my whole heart. ❤️🫂

[@SomethingBlonde-oc7sc]

@@Pietro4308 Ciao. Thanks. I will check it at that time. Glory to the Defenders of Ukraine. 🤗💙💛

[@bananahammer321]

That’s my brother lukas! 🇳🇿🇨🇦

[@xgreywolf1525]

Wonderful intro!

[@TeeChan7]

the fuck?! did that broke the sound barrier? My Volume was low!

[@tissotmotogp88]

It was an airstrike 70 meters away

[@MrLaedu]

Thank you

[@warrennate9]

amazing ending. hopes for part 2!

[@FreeFallingAir]

Thanks for sharing your stories gentlemen. Respect and support from 🇺🇸

[@HeavyMetalKittenx]

This is a great documentary! Sucks KZbin is burying it. Can’t wait for part 2.

[@ResonatorProductions]

Great insights of their experiences over there and Wow at the ending 👀 🇺🇦✌️

[@javiermartinezjr8849]

Legendary upload ty sir

[@silverplan5]

Слава Україні! Слава ЗСУ! 🇺🇦 Slava Legionaries! ✌

[@plays8880]

Уже всё скоро закончится !

[@MM22966]

Most of these guys check the blocks for traditional soldiers of fortune: experienced professional soldiers looking to fight in another war or blue collar civilians bored at home and looking for an adventure/cause. Some come across a little different, though, such as Luka. And Hobbit. That man had just had a bad time recently, is wired differently, or maybe is just Finnish.

[@Jackmonkey66666hghinnv]

@@MM22966 yeah you’ve gotta give it to hobbit it’s clear as day that mans heart is in the right place and he cares about the people he’s fighting for/with.

[@solo_jay]

Wow intense ending

[@rossr100]

You take care of yourself Kiwi✌🤘🥝

[@splicedice996]

Dont know wtf is with the algorithm since this vid should be more on the surface. Real good insight from people who are actually there and fighting. Real heroes.

[@johan8969]

Great interviews. Its always the combat medics who looks the most "worse for wear". Hobbit has seen some shit.

[@Jackmonkey66666hghinnv]

Yeah, most sad part is even if he survives the war it probably will only make his pain worse without having that important purpose anymore and going back to civilian life and being left behind by society/government

[@Hobbit_UA]

@@Jackmonkey66666hghinnvwell luckily the cas rate is huge in this war, so there’s still hope

[@Jackmonkey66666hghinnv]

@@Hobbit_UA genuinely wish you well mate, i hope my comment didn’t seem like I was being an ass. I have unfortunately seen too many times veterans from a lot of nations get spit on and their sacrifices completely ignored once the hostility ends or at best briefly remembered just to save face, it’s awful how many people take them for granted.

[@Hobbit_UA]

@@Jackmonkey66666hghinnv i understand)

[@johan8969]

@@Hobbit_UA Honoured to have you comment. You are doing work millions admire. Wish you all the best.

[@BledarHajro-hq4vf]

Grande Iuri Previtali forza e coraggio 💪💪💪🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

[@maartent9697]

Kenobi been in the military voluntarily since he was 14/15 years old with dedication ☠☠☠

[@_Saracen_]

Not often a video ends with a bang like that.

[@kevinp2593]

Couldn't stop watching dude really good 👍👍👍 and could you have planned a better end to the first part😮😅😊 I don't think so

[@shaiaheyes2c41]

Thank you, and God bless you all! ❤ from Norway

[@thorstenguenther]

Thanks to all these heroes for their altruism and their bravery.

[@LindaThompson-z3w]

Great to see a Kiwi and the Canadian who calls New Zealand home , Slava Ukraini ❤🙏🌿

[@mamindhive]

Slava military complex and black rock, Canon foddle for the elite, what a waste of life

[@MM22966]

I can't even imagine the stress Kenobi must have been under, doing all the jobs in the chain of command with no delegation, and in the middle of an invasion. He must have drank lots of tea/coffee.

[@CathFawr]

@@MM22966 he's a machine.

[@ghostlyoperator]

Great video.

[@SectorSos]

3rd Battalion here. (3 ОБСпП) At first I was with the 1st Battalion, but after Kupyansk, I received a minor injury in Petropavlivka. After the hospital and my injury, I was transferred to the 3rd battalion. Very Interesting documentary, wondering when it was filmed and why they showed and interviewed only people from 1st battalion?

[@CathFawr]

@@SectorSos because there weren't any 2nd or 3rd batt guys in our AO and the film crew can't teleport

[@SectorSos]

​@@CathFawrand you are ?

[@CathFawr]

@@SectorSos in the video lmao

[@SectorSos]

@@CathFawr the reason I asked, it's because how you answered: "in our AO" therefore I assumed you were there or part of the 1st batt. Or film crew or whatever.

[@Pietro4308]

Grande Yuri mola mia, Forza Ucraina 6:36

[@shlamushaaretz5357]

Really really interesting, great doco.

[@beskydyk]

Remarkable. Amazing people, amazing movie.

[@TAKBOI-ye3fm]

Excellent Video very informative Maximum Respect ++ Glory to International Legion

[@lukaswatts8422]

I hope this does well

[@Rivfaderinf]

Heroes!

[@Archimedeeez]

real banger vid

[@123changeling]

that's what we call a cliffhanger ending :D

[@maci333]

Torille

[@JackMyersPhotography]

Still watching. This is truly fascinating. Seeing these modern adventurers serving for their cause is inspiring.

[@karlisluste772]

That's the thing, if you come as a fighter, you must fully comprehend and be devoted to UKRAINE'S cause not that of your own - to "be deployed", "got bored with construction work", etc... Much respect to everyone fighting for the Ukrainian cause, but maaan, some of these guys seemed sooo sketchy with their reasoning and understanding of things...

[@JHillNC]

​@@karlisluste772Don't mistake someone describing their circumstances at the time for their ideology. The people you describe have already left, died or never crossed the border in the first place.

[@gilbhedy1]

Love to see Freya with a Canberra Raiders cap... please keep safe...Greetings from Oz... Slava Ukraini

[@CathFawr]

@@gilbhedy1 Oakland (Vegas) Raiders ;_;

[@RobBaranThiemann-sf5fz]

wtf happened at the end. Really scared the shit out of me

[@ChristopherGray00]

jet broke sound barrier right above them

[@CathFawr]

It was a bomb.

[@ChristopherGray00]

@@CathFawr no, sonic boom, there was no shrapnel, no impact sounds

[@liamrichards8016]

@@ChristopherGray00 bro that person was literally there fighting lmao i think they'd know

[@CathFawr]

@@ChristopherGray00 I was there. I ended up in hospital because of another one they dropped.

[@erose1544]

These people are true heros. Standing up against tyranny. Good on you!

[@default7438]

You can see everything by his emotions and how scared they are if they RU planes are comming. Everything is in the eyes, the FEAR

[@JosephMartin-xw3wh]

Stay safe ! Do your best n thanks for your actions

[@jodyjoseph418]

When is part 2 coming out

[@Trooper599]

@45:43 I legit thought that was FPS Russia

[@stieniczkagiulia8669]

Respect for every Single one.....I am praying for you guys that you stay safe❤

[@StudSupreme]

Would love to hear these mercs comment on how the russians are fighting. Not just "they're good" or "they're bad." I mean how they organize and execute at the squad, platoon, company and battalion level; why, when and how they bring support in (arty, tanks, air); that sort of thing. Can't really get anything out of the russian wargames and the videos they release, because it all looks kinda like a reenactment of the Battle of Kursk.

[@brianv1988]

Meat wave is how they do Tactical operations and scorched Earth that is how you can explain Russia's military tactics

[@fludblud]

Not there but know people that were, quality levels and organization of Russian units varies massively by unit and at different points in the war, there is no 'standard' on how Russian troops fight. At the start of the war the Russians were organised around Battalion Tactical Groups, but these proved impossible to properly resupply leading to heavy losses, so their survivors were consolidated into larger Soviet style brigades. Training is a mess and individual brigades handle their own basic training which can vary from three months to just three days. The quality of equipment basically depends on the unit's sponsors and access to independent capital, some are trained on par to NATO and outfitted with the best gear while others force their own troops to pay for ammunition and throw prisoners, kidnapped migrant workers and invalids into frontal assaults. The Russian army is basically a roll of the dice thats held together by sheer numbers and plentiful wartime production of ammunition. There is no other way to fight it other than maintaining a healthy grinding kill ratio with better precision weaponry and technological supremacy.

[@StudSupreme]

@@fludblud Thanks, bro 🙂

[@sparker4614]

💙💛💙

[@lordhumungus1386]

pozdrav Luka iz Rijeke i sretno!

[@grexz1]

Ah ,, the jets are coming... =D

[@gooding1044]

We all jumped 🤣

[@ElZorro85]

Brave boys!

[@KosBilyk]

Ого!

[@luggilu7864]

Damn, do i really sound so weird?

[@blockx8607]

thanks to them

[@user-bq8is1qo1q]

❤

[@monochuchang1951]

I ❤ be in there supporting them but I can't afford the expenses so I'm remembering them in prayer. God be with Ukrainian SLAVA UKRAINE. ❤ From North East India.

[@marcos.dittrich]

11:00 - Brazil 🇧🇷

[@poisonousbadge126]

Thank you for this info! Thank you for staying on the right side of history, even though you are impartial!

[@INSANESUICIDE]

Do not use that term, it is dangerous. There is no right side of history, there is only history, and claiming there is a right side oversimplified and in many cases corrupts history, that is dangerous as a people that doesn't know their history is doomed to repeat it.

[@MaximumEfficiency]

promoting mercenaries is always a terrible idea

[@poisonousbadge126]

@@MaximumEfficiency a mercenary that gets paid the same as a regular. Get better at lying!

[@coffeewithbleach6168]

@@MaximumEfficiency +1 social credit

[@johan8969]

@@MaximumEfficiency Mercs arent part of the official state military. Wagner was (or is, are they even a unit after the mutiny?) mercs since they were a private entity under Pregoz. The Russian military could ignore their casualty stats since they werent a part of the Russian military. The International Legion signs contracts with the Ukrainian military and is a part of the the Ukrainian armed forces. Learn the difference.

[@larsmonsen88]

Hey Chickenwings..I feel u brother, I used to be chickenwing at that age aswell. Buy/make some dumbells. - Chickenwing senior.

[@saje446]

love to Ukraine from Finland

[@GuscioRosso]

Hollywood Blockbuster ending 😂

[@Rockefeller.69]

Comment for the algorithm

[@TAKBOI-ye3fm]

seven words boosts the algorithm max plus

[@Rockefeller.69]

@@TAKBOI-ye3fm is that a fact? I've never heard that before.

[@betsm5842]

The world stands with Ukraine, stay strong.

[@S.huddo-db3ew]

The first dude talking said he got straight into French SF as a legionnaire or actual French SF idk dudes story seemed off

[@johan8969]

Sounded like he was talking about the FFL and not some French SF unit where you need a french passport. The FFL takes anyone, especially if they have prior combat training.

[@S.huddo-db3ew]

@@johan8969 thanks I thought so and is FFL considered SF or just regulars

[@PalleRasmussen]

@@S.huddo-db3ew LLE is considered elite, and get Commando training, but they are not SF. They do contribute soldiers who volunteer for the French SF units. At 43:30 he says he was 2em REP, the French Foreign Legion Paratroopers. They are the ones that get Commando and some SF training. Really good and hard soldiers.

[@johan8969]

@@PalleRasmussen Abselutely, but I dont think the FFL are allowed to operate within France due to them not technically being French unless it is a military emergency. They are like the International Legion in Ukraine, hired and paid by the Defence Ministry so NOT mercs (unlike Wagner), but they do have limits.

[@PalleRasmussen]

@@johan8969 it is a long time since that prohibition. They fought on French soil in 1870, 1914-18, 1939-45. Their HQ and at least two regiments are also based in Metropolitan France.

[@jetfighter200]

and now tons of FABs raining down of them

[@TAKBOI-ye3fm]

Hold tight and Maximum Respect Glory to International Legion Glory to Ukraine 🇺🇦 Eternally Glorified Heros ++

[@DarkHarborDefense]

We just applied to the Legion. We are eager to get out there and do our part!

[@tobeforgottenisworsethande8995]

How hard is it to get accepted? I don't have military experience but I definitely have something to offer

[@tissotmotogp88]

​@@tobeforgottenisworsethande8995the Ukrainian foreign legion has a website with all the info and questions answered you need and how to join, you don't have to be former military.

[@Fullreed]

💚

[@ronhiaofficial9939]

blyat no subtitle blyat

[@TAKBOI-ye3fm]

there is subtitles bro for sure ++

[@deusvult7721]

Although Moldova support Ukraines effort to defend itself, and me personally donating a lot to fight orcs, i have to say that ukrainians in transnistria fought for their own agenda, against us. They were a third party in the conflict, but that rather makes their agenda (at the time) not far from modern orcish agenda.

[@JosephMartin-xw3wh]

Your 100 on that we have lost it on the west!!!

[@KateKosmo]

It's great to see so many different people from all over the world coming together for one cause & are on the right side of history.

[@tobeforgottenisworsethande8995]

Looks like a lot of lonelyyoung men I feel useless under searching for a sense of purpose such as myself are going to answer this call. I can't be working at a bar when there's a war for freedom going on.

[@alessandrobuglione7168]

Grande yuri. Sei un orgoglio italiano, gloria a te e a tutti i ragazzi che combattono per il mondo libero 🇮🇹🇺🇦🤞

[@GuscioRosso]

Per diventare tutti africani ❤

[@alessandrobuglione7168]

​@@GuscioRosso vai in Russia e vedi che fine fai con i daghestani , i nordafricani ti sembreranno innocui in confronto 🤣🤣🤣

[@GuscioRosso]

I dagestani in Russia sono trattati da sotto uomini. A differenza di noi che ci facciamo calpestare a casa nostra pure dalle nostre donne. ​@@alessandrobuglione7168

[@theSB39]

🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦