Russia vs Ukraine weapons compared: Military expert analyses battlefield equipment

[@Oxide_does_his_best]

Hi I’m the interviewee, if anyone has any questions I can reply to them here.

[@dpelpal]

Here's a question: _If rusha' has lost half the land they held in 2022, 450,000 men, 3/4 of their black sea fleet, and are being laughed at worldwide, do you still think they can take "Kyiv in THREE DAYS!" like poo tin screamed?!_

[@RudolfHuber]

Not a question. I enjoy dry-to-the-bone expertise. You clearly know your stuff. I learned something today. Thank you.

[@curseditem8354]

when new video

[@rockbutcher]

As an old Light Infantryman, I must say that when you introduced yourself as an attack helicopter pilot I kind of rolled my eyes. In the end, I was really impressed with your depth of knowledge in covering the topic. I'll go find your YT channel and subscribe. Thank you for taking the time to talk here.

[@Jimmy2toes4u]

Has Night Vision started to become more ubiquitous in the forward Russian positions and if so is it on par with modern or last gen systems?

[@jsimmons9969]

Both sides are pretty equal on an infantry equipment level. Problem is that the vast majority of battlefield injuries comes from artillery. Artillery is still the king of battle.

[@Oxide_does_his_best]

Exactly right

[@kerder8660]

oh no..hehehe just saying .. no air power ..

[@S0ulinth3machin3]

@@kerder8660 not for long

[@hansolowe19]

True. I believe artillery is not his area of expertise. He sounds like he could talk about different guns until the end of the decade.

[@ChuckHuffmaster]

Followed closely by Drones

[@jaimieoxford8212]

So you aren't going to compare shovels ?

[@francescozambaldi8212]

russains shovels seems very potent tho. They seems to use just those since 2 years!

[@zensamui2409]

If there are no fighters left, best material is useless.

[@JJ-vp3bd]

whats the situation in Ukraine

[@dafuqgusdafrey60]

​@@JJ-vp3bd average soldiers age is 45 young men who barely finish their 3 days training was heavily injured/killed and about 20-30% of young men fled the county tldr, they don't have enough manpower to keep fighting

[@JohnNjengaCOCO]

@@JJ-vp3bd You can try your imagination. Ukraine is losing a whole generation if they don't stop

[@JJ-vp3bd]

@@JohnNjengaCOCO who will replace those men in Ukraine ? Chinese ?

[@montanastrongremodelrenova1632]

@@JohnNjengaCOCO and Russia is losing multiple generations, a destroyed oil industry, turned into a wartime economy in which the manufactured arms are being destroyed and not being sold becoming an important revenue stream, millions of professional men have left Russia currently destroying infrastructure and the economy as a whole so what is your point? We are talking steak vs noodles here... Russia, which was considered in the top 3 world/military leaders is drastically putting itself in the exact manner as a post soviet state sending its entirety back 50-70 years... Ukraine, one of the least important countries in eastern Europe pre invasion, now has become one of the most important countries in Europe, has been armed to the teeth, has one of the best trained military's in the world and is battle tested, stalemating against a superpower. The conflict has united nato and has completely dismantle/attritted a huge aspect of semi newly forming Axis powers ie Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, possibly Thailand... There is so much more i can explain to mitigate your ignorance on the subject if you would like?

[@stephanstewart8764]

It doesn’t matter what small arms either side is using nearly all of the casualties are from indirect fire like artillery and bombs.

[@cspdx11]

I read 80%

[@KaLaka16]

But in the cases where small arms matter, they really do. Causing the opponent to flee is also something that can be better achieved with more effective small arms use.

[@BrowN_pride44]

A firearm you carry with you at all times is very important.

[@audiguy1978]

"By and large" count: 47

[@ahmedvawda1282]

Most Ukrainian soldiers haven’t seen a Russian soldier. They just smell Russian artillery bursts

[@bazingapuzza]

Hahahaha cope hard little bozo 🤗🤗🤗

[@MattP-lb5np]

Ok prajeet

[@atam3977]

The same Russians themselves, especially with N.Korea made munitions.

[@dangersnail5839]

Yeah, kinda like how most Russians never see Ukrainians, only a drone dropped grenade, and then nothingness.

[@sixft7in]

It really irks me when people say "nucular" instead of "nuclear". --Former US Navy nuclear reactor operator

[@Oddball_E8]

Now you know how the rest of the English speaking world feels when y'all say "aluminum"...

[@Davids-kt8sh]

Take a day off 😂❤😂

[@sixft7in]

@@Oddball_E8 In the USA, it's literally spelled "aluminum", so that's how it's pronounced. There is no spelling of "nuclear" that is associated win the incorrect pronunciation of "nucular". Your example doesn't correlate with my complaint.

[@myfavouritethings3187]

Great comment Homer Simpson

[@grindcoreninja6527]

My uncle did the same on a submarine and boy did he let me know when I mispronounced it.

[@pheonixostapowich3797]

Wild Oxide spotted. Great video man, nice to see you getting after it.

[@bastogne315]

Valgear..youtube. the best.

[@jajuny1627]

@@bastogne315 no dude, this guy is called oxide in youtube, valgear is another person

[@annaclarke7643]

This man knows ‘his onions’. Great listening.

[@bastogne315]

All the experts are in Ukraine. Valgear..

[@hansolowe19]

Gotta love listening to nerds talking about their field. Clearly this guy loves what he is doing.

[@LuckyClovers72]

That’s an old old video lol

[@kayway9329]

Also all armor works until you get hit in the pelvis and are immobilized.

[@orlock20]

80% of Western style fighting casualties since WW1 have been from some explosive device. Bullets make up 15-18%.

[@jefferyboring4410]

Armor isn’t awesome when a man fires a ak into your side / neck /shoulder even the plate your not going to shrug it off. Armor Is over rated. Nice to have but it doesn’t turn u into a bulletproof man especially against a rifle

[@kayway9329]

@jefferyboring4410 I didn't say it did but I bet you there are a ton of guys who are still alive today because they had a plate. Might not make you the juggernaut but it still saves lives even if it does hurt

[@rmf9567]

​@@jefferyboring4410you are an absolute embarrassment and obviously only play call of duty😂😂

[@thryce82]

nice vid. actually getting someone knowledgeable to state what they have seen and not try to score sounds bites is really appreciated.

[@bastogne315]

Watch "Valgear" Ukrainian combat medic and KZbinr..he's the best for weapons expo.

[@dmitryikhlynin3847]

More of this type of content please, super interesting and informative.

[@savaisakovic3857]

Just watch TR regularly... a lot of fun!

[@dmitryikhlynin3847]

@@savaisakovic3857 I do and it is interesting but the level of detail that oxide gave to the breakdown of the different types of gear was not something I’m used to seeing here. Most of the time it’s about how the war is going but getting insight into the equipment was really cool.

[@bastogne315]

Valgear Ukrainian combat media and KZbinr..hes the best.

[@Tizzle001]

I'm actually very impressed obviously with Russia not being prepared for war at the start they didn't anticipate nato aggression and then still causing so much damaged with old broken equipment against a country that has been getting armed by 20% of the world's military and trained by nato in advanced for over 8 years and not to mention the amount of mercenaries and contractors came to help also being active in civil war for 8 years before Russia stepped in Ukraine must be really bad at fighting thanks for pointing all of this out

[@grindcoreninja6527]

Holy run on sentence Batman, learn how to punctuate.

[@DougMickey]

"NATO aggression" who invaded who lady?

[@snowsnow4231]

@@DougMickey Ukraine invaded LDPR

[@DougMickey]

@@snowsnow4231 what is the "LDPR"? Is that some separatist movement inside the sovereign territory of Ukraine? You can't invade your country dumb dumb. Thats called putting down armed insurrectionists not invading a separate country.

[@JeffPar50]

NATO aggression? You cannot be serious. Also, how much help do you think Ukraine got from NATO prior to 2022? The answer is virtually nothing. Ukraine didn't even listen to NATO when they predicted that Russia would invade.

[@pauldogon2578]

A rail on the dust cover is never going to maintain its zero, same issue with the FN FAL

[@OEightHours]

A dust cover? I don't remember putting my optic on the ejection port flap

[@ofivenojoe]

Krink or su is hinged up front

[@boldbaatardashdorj9389]

Thanks!

[@ballerblocks]

Dont forget the shovels

[@John-xk4lv]

I am sure he knows small arms and I will relent to his view but the vast majority of casualties are from artillery and drones; not guns. We are talking 90 percent.

[@Awesomes007]

Even if your numbers were accurate, the source of casualties has almost nothing to do with the need to analyze small arms. Any other basically unrelated topics you want to bring up?

[@John-xk4lv]

@@Awesomes007 cranky. I am glad I did not bring up the total failure of the western support.

[@larsjrgensen4740]

@@John-xk4lv Total failure? The Black Sea Fleet might disagree with you on that one...

[@stu281]

@@larsjrgensen4740yep naval warfare has definitely changed. It’s how they adapt is key.

[@mikejones6065]

@@John-xk4lv LOL Russian tanks that are new last like 1/3 of the time a 40 year old down armored customer model from NATO countries last. Russia has lost thousands of tanks and cannot beat a country 1 20th its size. Russia only gained the upper hand after Ukraine ran out of weapons and ammo for 6 months.

[@technoworld4832]

Expert boy.. what about shovels?? 😂

[@ashtray2232]

Get a new joke, it's been a year already

[@ebiekem]

No one is an expert on washing machine chip powered shovels....no one...

[@lino222]

@@ebiekem aham...you called? The name is Smith.... No One Smith.

[@king_rai]

😂😂😂😂​@@lino222

[@ebiekem]

@@lino222 😂🤣🤣

[@lorrewatkins5925]

I really Loved this vid, please keep it up, and Happy New Year !!

[@DeebauchOprah]

thanks for sharing.

[@gadgetgus]

Hey buddy 👊🏼 A good overall breakdown depicting the pros & cons... Thanks for sharing 👍🏼

[@satanicmicrochipv5656]

Standard issue Army Aviation moostache. Sappers clear the way. Hooah, brother. 🤘🤓🥃 .

[@nyoiksful]

Lies & propaganda!

[@satanicmicrochipv5656]

@@nyoiksful 🇷🇺💩 Ahh... You seem desperate. HaHaHa!!! .

[@nymuelovan]

Great video, I put it in the background and it didn't take long until I started getting very interested in the info that was being provided. Super clear and informative.

[@PerceivedREALITY999]

Ukraine’s top negotiator, Davyd Arakhamia: Russia was “prepared to end the war if we agreed to... neutrality, and committed that we would not join NATO.” But the US and UK stood in the way.

[@alanhopkinson1838]

Ukraine was never going to be able to maintain sovereignty relying on Russia as it's security guarantor. Russia broke every such agreement (Budapest memorandum, Minsk etc.) to leave no doubts their intention was total subjugation. Therefore, Ukraine has no other choice but to try to join Nato and procure the only other available weapon set to defend themselves. Not really possible while there is an ongoing conflict plus Orban in Hungary would veto it. However, that is nothing whatsoever to do with the UK or US.

[@ButtThuck]

You're very intentionally misquoting Ukrainian negotiators to push Russian propaganda. Do better.

[@mikejones6065]

No they didn't. Lies Putin fairytales. This war is all Putin's fault.

[@pacivalmuller9333]

@@alanhopkinson1838 What did Russia break with Minsk? Minsk agreement was between Ukraine and DNR/LNR. You have not even read the Minsk agreement. You could also argue that Budapest Memorandum was signed with the goverment of ukraine and not with the Hunta that sits in Kiev illegaly since 2014.

[@alanhopkinson1838]

​@@pacivalmuller9333 In any agreement with Russians, they would simply make a unilateral declaration, such as when four Oblasts in Eastern Ukraine somehow became part of theirs (even though they don't even control all of it). The only path to a peaceful resolution, not requiring enforcement of any agreements, is for Ukraine to be provided the means to remove Russian military forces from their internationally recognized territory.

[@Evemeister12]

The shovel is mightier than the sword.

[@djprentowalker8878]

lol the delusion put boots on the ground. Russia only have shovels yet ever task they get they accomplished. 32 countries sending everything vs a shovel & gas country still no country can fight them by themselves nor the 54 countries supplying money and weapons NATO still scared to boot on the Iae know the US say they do not want to face the Russian everyday. now we only making videos and podcasts.. Russian continues to make and develops new technology yet Russia is 10 years advanced than the US, so is the Chinese plus we know it’s the Russian that help develop China hypersonic missile that we the US do not have. So basically Russia whooping 54 country tail including the US since we sending our best that’s turns out to be not good as Ukrainians and NATO complains about.

[@plebius]

The gent who made this video is top notch, he us well worth a subscribing too. You can find him in the comments or oxide does his best.

[@bastogne315]

Valgear Ukrainian combat media and KZbinr..hes the best.

[@bazingapuzza]

​@@bastogne315Keep crying fertilizer 😂😂😂

[@thomasherbig]

Wow - you really know your stuff! Very impressive.

[@cowboycat9x197]

yay oxide!

[@LargeBlueCircle]

Wow different interview for the times, this was great. Excellent SME. Cheers.

[@800_k_7]

From the very beginning of the conflict in Ukraine no one imagine that NATO and the West was going to put their reputation on the line and therefore I encourage those who are in control of the situation in Ukraine to give peace a chance to avoid further bloodshed and perhaps world war 3. God have mercy 🙏🏻

[@jimbobhk2009]

Get the Russians to leave. Simple.

[@kasumimori1798]

The fundamental difference between Western weapon systems and Russian weapon systems, as is being shown on the battlefield is that the Russian equipment is designed to work reliably and be maintained on the battlefield, while the Western equipment is designed to provide its manufacturers with big profits through obsolescence. The Western systems simply don't have the battlefield endurance of the Russian equipment, and has to be sent back to the manufacturer for any repairs... which the manufacturers charge fees for.

[@svedishbiker]

You dont know what you are talking about.

[@atam3977]

These are stereotypes. Western equipment is designed more modularly - easier, more durable and faster repairs. The only problem is access to spare parts. Russian equipment also has to be sent back to factories, but it is repaired on the battlefield on a temporary and short-term basis, because Russian factories are simply overwhelmed with repairs that take a long time.

[@ailinofaolin8897]

@svedishbiker Ukrainian troops often criticise NATO equipment, the latest is the Abrams is useless in fog or rain it shorts out optics and electronics, the armour doesn't protect the crew is to heavy and requires a LOT of maintenance.

[@ofivenojoe]

You can back up what you say just by watching what Ukrainian Soldiers carry all I see is ak 74. And what gun do they pick up or gift to senior officers...AK 12, not a m4, proof is in the pudding.

[@atam3977]

@@ofivenojoe Ukrainian soldiers are seen often with Polish GROT all versions A0, A1 and A2. They praise the ergonomics and comfort of use for both right and left-handed people. At the beginning, Poland sent to Ukraine everything they had, even pre-production series. The shortages were significant, soldiers carried only what they had ammunition for.

[@seanaguilar1637]

Good video and overall analysis 👍. I sure learned a lot.

[@stephencalcutt8396]

Very informative - just giving us information and allowing us to draw our own conclusion!

[@fiel81]

Good job times, you've got a good expert in Oxide

[@sebbbou5455]

Very interesting informations! Thanks

[@hemek]

Oxide! This is going to be a good interview - been following him for years - great channels for OPFOR info

[@restaurantattheendofthegalaxy]

Really good analysis thank Oxide!

[@nyoiksful]

The two sides are equal?!How? Zelinsky is begging for weapons bcz they're equal? 😂😂 Great show of how clueless you are!

[@restaurantattheendofthegalaxy]

@@nyoiksful Yeah, it’s not like that. I’m not clueless. Oxide is US Army Aviation Officer, I was an Army Artillery Officer. We know stuff about the science of armament. So what oxide was saying was that both side’s infantry are roughly equal in terms of armor, helmets, rifles. He didn’t say anything at all about how many troops they have etc.

[@Awesomes007]

Thanks for having a good microphone. 🎤

[@armitage36]

Thanks For Explaining The Pros and Cons Of Russian Equipment, and What's Going On Now. 👍😎👍

[@dpelpal]

Pros of being in the rushn' army: _You get to get out of rusha!_ Cons of being in the rushn' army: _World laughing at your entire armed forces losing in U Kraine._ Tough decision!

[@BillyBurnsfield]

@@dpelpal losing? also stop mindlessly cheerleading bot

[@clippo111]

Really good piece... this chap knows his stuff & an Apache pilot... legend!! 👏👍🏼

[@bastogne315]

Valgear Ukrainian combat media and KZbinr..hes the best.

[@Riegai]

I heard the word "virtually", i knew it's Oxide

[@Nitestalker65]

Thompsons???? BARs ???? I hope they send any of these weapons back!!! Especially in there original packaging!!!

[@orlock20]

Both sides are using water cooled machine guns from WW1. Russia was donated 3,000 horses.

[@tombayless9759]

Russia has them somewhere

[@pacivalmuller9333]

Daddy Prigoshin sold those Thompsons to me

[@SK-xv3hn]

Excellent to say the least! Thanks - K/75 RGR E/58 LRP 4th ID LRRP!

[@ChrisCollier]

I've never heard of the safety lever problem with AK 12, or could find anything on the internet about it. But I just did a quick search. Maybe it originally had a problem with this but has since been fixed since their introduction in 2012.? The whole video can be summed up by this sentence - "Both sides roughly have comparably Infantry equipment." The Donbass Militia's have been incorporated into the Russian Armed Forces so I'd expect they are better equipped now. I'm sure having several different rifle calibers makes it more complicated for supply. I guess the same can be said about tank and Artillery ammo for the Ukrainians. I think that some environments suit a particular camo over another. Like you said - dead grass and wheat makes darker uniforms stand out. While lighter colours wouldn't work well in greener areas. There certainly has been a lot of differnet cam patterns brought out in the last 20 years or so. This war makes all that kind of silly when each side wraps brightly coloured tape on their uniforms.

[@Oxide_does_his_best]

All gen1 ak12 still have this issue sadly

[@historyisawesome6399]

Well thery all useing the same equipment

[@multimossad]

1 country against 40 , not bad , not bad.

[@coyoteeffect]

Putin himself said he hasn't been fighting NATO in Ukraine

[@jeffreytan2948]

"Festering anger against Russia" is sn apt description

[@jeffapplewhite5981]

Worked on Huey helicopters in the 80s. Good info!

[@Sophocles13]

Standardizing on 5.56 and large adoption of the AR platform by NATO really paid off

[@theopinionatedbystander]

Highly informative.. great video.

[@henrykfu]

A broken AK safety lever takes about a minute to fix and is a cheap, stamped part.

[@Oxide_does_his_best]

Not ideal in a combat situation when all of your brand new rifles have this flaw

[@themog4911]

So are they issued multiple spare safety levers? Does the firefight stop while the soldier fixes his rifle?

[@mpialdira]

@@Oxide_does_his_best Hey, i heard most russian soldier buy their own gear and abandon their ratnik system. is that true?

[@jamesbohlman4297]

Enlightening, thank you.

[@bastogne315]

Watch "Valgear" Ukrainian combat medic and KZbinr..he's the best for weapons expo.

[@golmgolm]

this is the best piece on Russo-Ukraine war Times Radio had in two years

[@heisnotlongbutthin]

Wait let me get this straight the AK is the most iconic platform ever concieved, something Russia can actually be proud of and yet also Russia somehow manages to introduce catastrophic failure into the AK system. I don`t know to be amazed or cry - then again this example summs up Putins Russia perfectly.

[@micumatrix]

You can see Prygoshin after capturing Soledad in a cave full of new WW2 weapons (since ukrainians took best stuff with them)

[@tombayless9759]

Then you saw the crate's of new Thomson machine guns new in the box with all the original paper work ..... probably Worth between a 500k-1 million per Case...... underground soladar salt mine is huge underground complex

[@micumatrix]

@@tombayless9759 PPSH41?

[@PacoOtis]

Dude, very informative video. I was an early model Cobra guy and went on to Blackhawks. Good machines!

[@Gibnetz]

The Russian use lots of AK74 and AK74M still. Even AKM er in use.

[@RobertKoflerWien]

thanks, great insights!

[@yesuskristosis]

Everyone is saying *an expert on Russian Weapons**😂

[@yesuskristosis]

@@JeffPar50 sure. If Yesus Kristos is here today, he would be walking on the streets of Moscow not in DC🤣

[@coolio7234]

@@JeffPar50 nah gotta respect him he's really putting in effort to get his 250 ruble monthly wage

[@OEightHours]

He's the first "expert" I actually trust, dude knows his stuff

[@yesuskristosis]

@@OEightHours you trust this dude who claimed to the *The Expert on Russian Weapons* huh? I thought the Expert on the Modern Russian weaponry must be the Russian Military Officers themselves. The rest of NATO members could only do guesswork Conjecture heresy. Especially the Su57 Mig 31s S400 S500 S550 FAB 3000 Hypersonic Kinzal Missile Tsar Nuke Bomb🤣

[@GuyDownTheSt]

Great video

[@bastogne315]

Watch "Valgear" Ukrainian combat medic and KZbinr..he's the best for weapons expo.

[@Oxide_does_his_best]

Valgear is amazing!

[@bobh9492]

Thank you

[@edibleowns]

"The russians can make good stuff, did they make enough? No" When talking about russians using captured Ukrainian weapons you say "not significant ... as they have such a huge surplus of their own weaponry"

[@Oxide_does_his_best]

You have to read into the nuance of what I'm saying. What they have in surplus are not sophisticated systems like optics and ceramic body armor that they ran short of. But the amount of small arms they have is apocalyptic. Good gear is rare but good weapons are common. Russians can make good gear, but armor and optics are relatively new compared to an AK. There is no stockpile of thermal optics, there is a huge stockpile of AK rifles.

[@hallovelo2478]

@Oxide_does_his_best You have no clue what you are talking about. Keep going "expert".

[@gen-zboomer]

@@hallovelo2478 he might know a little me thinks.

[@lino222]

@@hallovelo2478 you look smart, but i might be wrong...i'm no expert !

[@lino222]

@@Oxide_does_his_best Regarding russia's stockpiles, they're all from soviet era...apart from that, the only recent stuff that russia has a stockpile of is meat !

[@BisforBlyat]

Don’t care where at. I see oxide, I hit like.

[@dpelpal]

What we expected from the rushn' army: _Space lasers, hypersonic fighting dogs, ferocious tanks._ What we got:

[@FemboyLegendGD]

vast majority of battlefield injuries comes from artillery

[@dpelpal]

​@@FemboyLegendGD That must be how rusha' has lost 500000 men😂

[@FemboyLegendGD]

@@dpelpal wow a new number dropped, did zelenksyi give that to you? Perhaps the CIA?

[@dpelpal]

​@@FemboyLegendGDZelensky was a comedian, and he turned the rushn' army into one big joke😂😂😂😂

[@DarkCriimes]

@@dpelpalok comrade 🙄

[@anthonycruz3843]

You forgot that the Russians use the atacs camo as well.

[@Shorty-Shanks]

Awesome

[@markmedina4791]

Good stuff here Mr Beast older brother. Very informative

[@ukropcrimeariver]

Russians kicking your butts and taking names!

[@mikitadou]

Kidding me? Almost 3 years in, and they still can't take Donbass... which is right on their border.

[@brinkee7674]

Problem with the AK top cover mount is it keeps terrible zero and scope needs to be sighted in everytime you remove cover

[@jackofswords7]

I would like to know how an American pilot considers himself an expert on Russian weapons and equipment when the Russians play all of their military cards very close to their chest? Was he in Russia? I doubt that so it must have been in Ukraine. So why, when and where was he there? If he wasn't then perhaps we should take this video with a pinch of salt

[@DougMickey]

you don't need to go to Russia to study their small arms considering Russia has been selling their weapons to everyone under the sun since the USSR collapsed. Before 2014, AK's in America were cheaper than AR-15s.

[@FM4AMGV]

He's been making videos on international gear since at least 2020

[@jackofswords7]

@@FM4AMGV Which doesn't make him an expert.

[@rieffatharraz9490]

@@jackofswords7 But was he wrong at any point in the video?

[@jackofswords7]

@@rieffatharraz9490 That's what I want to know.

[@donkeydonkey7100]

Hi I’m a former helicopter pilot and I’m an expert on the Ukraine war

[@TauNomm]

We can all be supporters of Ukraine. For example, by donating to United24 which funds important drone programmes.

[@bastogne315]

Watch "Valgear" Ukrainian combat medic and KZbinr..he's the best for weapons expo.

[@davewild9000]

@8.42 is that a amazing condition FAL SLR? When he fires...yep that kick❤

[@RightSideNews]

I like this guy.

[@michaelhoran407]

Excellent presentation.

[@CraniX]

He said "By and large" again, drink.

[@NightmareNate7]

I sure won't be going to fight if their was a draft. I would gladly go to prison or leave the country instead.

[@salciano]

Where would you go to, though...

[@ricardolevy885]

no comparison of US shovels vs Russian shovels???

[@dpelpal]

Were rushn' shovels what rusha' used when they lost all of Kharkiv and Kherson?!

[@marioformosa4259]

@@dpelpal You tell 'em. On the other hand too much talk about shovels might cause Black Rock to lower its bid for Ukraine

[@stream2watch]

No doubt the Russian ones are worse.

[@jmjimbo]

The Ukrainians use captured ak12s. Did you you tell them it breaks when you take the safety off or does that only happen when the Russians use it?

[@dannydanny2789]

The early version did have a safety bug where you can flip the safety switch all the way to the trigger guard. It obviously doesn't break the rifle as you can just flip it back. They revised the AK12 like two times already so might as well be fixed, I didn't really check up in that.

[@vikroy3777]

Glide bombs are the problem. The second problem is russia is way ahead in jamming American missiles.

[@michaelpettersson4919]

Jamming is what will boost research into autonomous weapon systems. Jamming will become less and less effective. The absolute basic of this is already common in even civilian drones. Once they loose contact with the operator they retreat to a predetermined position themselves. They can even land on their own. Such basic homerun systems are less useful on the battlefield however. Drones on a one way mission tend to be low on power when they attack. They would not be able to return.

[@Percival5]

​@@michaelpettersson4919these statements like yours is to make yourself feel better bcz you are failing miserable 😂😂😂😂

[@AbiSanyaolu-z4l]

Russia can do this and that but it's 2 and half years and they can't beat Ukraine.

[@Percival5]

@@AbiSanyaolu-z4l lorl what will stop Russia?? Ukraine is fallen already it has no economy any more only NATO keep Ukraine fighting

[@funbarsolaris2822]

​@user-ts8by8gn4v it looks like they're pretty close now. What were we doing? Why did we just push millions of Ukrainians into a meat grinder? They're going to lose that land anyways and clearly they won't be allowed to join NATO. We just got them all killed for nothing. We could have just negotiated when we were in a favourable position, but Boris Johnson thought it would hurt his bid to stay as PM. The west has been fighting a PR war not a real one

[@kennethvenezia4400]

Thank you for this. It's great to hear a breakdown on small arms supply and capabilities from this perspective. For all the arm chair generals complaining about the casualties from drones & artillery. It says a breakdown in "SMALL ARMS." I think everyone knows it's a drone and artillery war at this point, but thanks for pointing out the complete obvious just rhe same.😮

[@bastogne315]

Watch "Valgear" Ukrainian combat medic and KZbinr..he's the best for weapons expo.

[@LeonidiumProkopenko]

Unfortunately, latest news from frontline is not very pleasant for us. russians complected and trained very well. And huge superiority in the air (((

[@xIcyStarzz-yz7my]

Austria colonel just did a very good indepth of Ukraine battlefield 3 days ago

[@Lynnek8]

They could use zamnaya type satellites to light the battlefields at night with big space mirrors for an eerie effect and better night vision and monitoring movements

[@Woodbug4888]

Nice to see a logical, factual interview on both sides. Quality thanks

[@PerceivedREALITY999]

NATO is not a defensive alliance. They illegally bombed Yugoslavia (direct violation of the UN Charter). We must never forget what they did to Libya, Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria

[@taralown7023]

this was great, are we gonna get another video about what he was talking about at the end - microchips etc

[@bastogne315]

Watch "Valgear" Ukrainian combat medic and KZbinr..he's the best for weapons expo.

[@stephenhall3515]

Fascinating -- and the expert is without bias. It would interesting to know who in Ukraine made $ billions from western weapons which did not reach the battles. Early in 2023 Finnish and Indian military reporters independently released footage of arms auctions in tundra and desert landscapes. It seems to have been removed from mainstream internet.

[@StephenPK]

I wouldn't put much stock in Indian reporters - they are heavily biased against Ukraine.

[@bastogne315]

Watch "Valgear" Ukrainian combat medic and KZbinr..he's the best for weapons expo.

[@awlhunt]

Yes he’s generally even handed when talking about the two sides and has stuck to the facts, so it does make me wonder how the heck he managed to get himself on Times Radio!? 😂

[@jsphfalcon]

very good. fairy neutral assessment of the two sides.

[@TRUTH-4U-NOW]

So basically, it is NATO vs Russia

[@TRUTH-4U-NOW]

@@pbradics3670 Yes, exactly. And any one else helping the Russians. So basically a World War.

[@rohesilmnelohe]

If it were actually NATO fighting there, there wouldn't be a russia anymore.

[@dangersnail5839]

Depends. In terms of more veteran forces, Ukraine has NATO small arms. However a majority of regular and reserve Ukrainian forces use older Soviet AKMs and AK-74s.

[@khoivo7947]

Somewhat NATO equipped, rudimentarily NATO trained Soviet soldiers vs Russia. For better or worse, Ukrainian soldiers are not NATO soldiers.

[@joey2phillips]

How many times do you say, "by in large" in this video?

[@glenbolderson9279]

The Russian stuff is better. Analysis done.

[@mikechevreaux7607]

How About Use Of Smaller Battlefield Tactical Nukes?

[@purplestrawberrysunset]

Never happened

[@hallovelo2478]

You mean nukes with an equivalent to 0.3 to 50 kt of tnt? Hiroshima was about 13kt, if i remember right. Any brain cells left?

[@marisabenson1222]

Ukraine needs to attrit military infrastructure in Russia

[@MrMegaDanila]

yeah but two can play that game

[@operator9858]

Going after soft targets is a sign of desperation.

[@airborneranger-ret]

Liked and subbed

[@cz1589]

Ukraine Matters ‘declassified’ this information, since Russians got word of it as well. The Ukrainian training centres are full of recruits, and the new units will comprize of a total 40.000 soldiers. Also, the lack of equipment for new brigades is getting solved by the new deliveries. Those troops can be drawn from a reserve pool of 1,2 million men. The reinforcements will form a second army in a joined command structure, independently operating on a corps/army level.

[@alexbukovsky4621]

yes, we all see Ukrainians forcibly capturing recruits on the streets of cities and villages.

[@stu281]

This was a good show.

[@PerceivedREALITY999]

Message to Ukraine: If your "allies" don't dare to fight, but they ask you to fight. Something is wrong. They are not your allies. You should not fight their proxy war. It's not worth dying for US/NATO/globalist interests.

[@a5cent]

lol Wimdit. Russia invaded Ukraine. Multiple times. That is not a proxy war between the west and Russia. This is a imperialist aggressor thinking might makes right, and a much smaller neighbor not willing to immediately throw in the towel, like the VC against the US, or the Afghans against the USSR. Anyway, Ukraine surrendering will not end this war. That will just kick off the next phase, with the two largest armies in Europe then being combined and pointed westwards.

[@jordanjay1479]

I'm just some random dude and I said the war was going to be longer than 3 years and I'm almost right.

[@rolandlee6898]

Source: Trust me bro

[@Isrealimexican14]

I wonder which small arms are holding up the best