Mariupol Worse Than WWII Siege Of Leningrad, Says Ukrainian Holocaust Survivor

An 87-year-old Elvira Borts survived the Holocaust and Nazi siege of Leningrad but says the destruction of Mariupol by Russian forces is worse than what she experienced during World War II.
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[@pangajavalinaicker7601]

I cannot find any words to express my heartfelt sadness for the people of Ukraine.

[@RedPilledDaddy]

Fake profile

[@mozambique9113]

what made her so sad is because back in leningrad theres no ukrainian or russian, only soviets.

[@maximilianemusterfrau1265]

@@mozambique9113 What makes her so sad is her beeing forced to live through a second time in her life a war beeing started by an agressor for no reason, that will costs the lives of up to hundred of thousands, maybe even milions of people, mostly civilians. A war that causes milions of refugees and milions of ruined lives.

[@aardvark1234]

Heartfelt Sadness. (and 400 internet likes)

[@jasonwoods3711]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mojEf6d3mtOnhZY&feature=share I believe this guy more !

[@lornamorgan3575]

A beautiful strong woman carrying the wisdom of age. Elvira Borts a true survivor, thriving despite her tragedies. GNU Vira Hyrych, no one is gone as long as the ripples of their life touch others

[@mozambique9113]

what made her so sad is because back in leningrad theres no ukrainian or russian, only soviets.

[@maximilianemusterfrau1265]

@@mozambique9113 What makes her so sad is her beeing forced to live through a second time in her life a war beeing started by an agressor for no reason, that will costs the lives of up to hundred of thousands, maybe even milions of people, mostly civilians. A war that causes milions of refugees and milions of ruined lives.

[@anjou6497]

Your comment is beautiful too. 🧡🌱🍃🦋

[@jasonwoods3711]

Western media just know how to pull your strings !! kzbin.info/www/bejne/mojEf6d3mtOnhZY&feature=share This guy on the other hand ...

[@mozambique9113]

@@maximilianemusterfrau1265 wars are always fought by farmers sons. theres no right or wrong, only whos left. submit or die resisting

[@bitmasala]

This lady has so much history to tell the world from such an early age till now. God bless all the people of Ukraine

[@susannabonke8552]

The streets of Mariupol were her children. May they be revonstructed.

[@bitmasala]

@@susannabonke8552 l would love to sit down with her and chat the day away

[@susangordon1153]

No one should have to live through this one time in their life, but twice? Poor woman! Prayers for all the people and troops in Mariupol. 🇺🇦

[@wom_Bat]

One facist took away her ability to have kids, then another destroyed the legacy she built designing mariopol. I'm literally tearing up right now.

[@Frank_Castle_302]

@@wom_Bat yes 😓😓😓😓😓😓😓

[@elvirach4922]

The tragedy of Odessa kzbin.info/www/bejne/iou2e4CcbKmaqas

[@TheCroupier74]

I really want to give her a hug but I’m sure I would break down and cry in her arms.

[@wom_Bat]

@Johnny Smith Putin worships a nazi named Ivan Ilyin. Putin heled celebration for the facist in 2005 and 2009. Putin also made Ivan Ilyin required reading for regional administrators in 2010. Putin is 100% a nazi worshiping facist dog.... 🐕

[@thenightking7167]

I know that words are often meaningless in times of extreme tragedy. All I can say is that I am incredibly sorry and heartbroken that you have had to experience these horrific events, dear Elvira.

[@lappi4026]

I can´t say it better bro.

[@nadiahope1175]

Words fail me...🥺🥀

[@z6445]

We know that Ukrainians helped the Germans. This is fact not opinion

[@saba6502]

This story is truly heart-breaking. But Elvira still is such a strong, wonderful woman! May she find true peace and consolation during her last years. And Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Please accept my deepest condolences on behalf of the killing of your journalist Vira!

[@elvirach4922]

The tragedy of Odessa kzbin.info/www/bejne/iou2e4CcbKmaqas

[@Sajuuk]

Imagine seeing your life's work destroyed around you, knowing you wont live long enough to see it rebuilt again. Knowing the mark you made on the world, because you couldn't have children, has been destroyed, forever.

[@Nancy-mi3xe]

Heartbreaking.

[@TheVoiceOfReason93]

Well, it had been rebuilt once before, it can be rebuilt again. I suppose that's one solace they can take with them to the grave. Now we just have to make sure their hopes won't be in vain.

[@marakujer7269]

i thought that, too. This whole clip touched me in a way that i will remember it. She'll live on in this clip, in the memory of those who watched it and presumably in the chronicles of Mariupol due to her construction work.

[@Aisatsana1971]

The mark she has made on the world has not been destroyed.

[@MrArray1967]

*Слава Україні* 💙🇺🇦💛🇺🇦 *Героям слава* 🙏🏻💪🏻🤝🏻🇩🇰

[@Floundpul]

I took a prhase of the lady, the more relevant for me: "There's so much blood on your hands now that no God will ever forgive you". This is a truth and a sacrament. God bless and save Ukraine.

[@wendywilson4527]

How heartbreaking. She has seen so much suffering and should have peace comfort at her time of life. The devastation of the city and its occupants is beyond evil. Unjustifiable.

[@wanderung7376]

How could be people so heartless? What they did so inhumane. it's unacceptable.

[@richyoung4051]

@@pivomanslovensko the citizens didnt ask for this nor have anything to do with this. they dont deserve that. aim for the putin the fucking madman causing this

[@mozambique9113]

what made her so sad is because back in leningrad theres no ukrainian or russian, only soviets.

[@blueberryjared]

@@pivomanslovensko I think we should wipe Russia out completely. Russia has been a disease on this earth for way too long.

[@sergeikhripun]

Millions of people died during the Siege Of Leningrad which continues for over a year and Mariupol was taken in 2 months. There wouldn't have been so much destruction if the Azov Ukro-Nazis weren't using civilians as a human shield.

[@priscillazietsman1300]

This is absolutely heart wrenching💔💔💔

[@magorzatagrodzka5420]

I am more than grateful for this story being told. May you find the true peace, where you are now, Vira. Dear Elvira, your words are heard and testify fiercely against the pure evil the Russians brought to Ukraine.

[@lizanderson1669]

you people are all Ukraine from the west that are spinning the narrative around the Azov Nazi regime that killed how many Russian speaking Ukraines in the East people are opening their eyes to it

[@badmonkey2222]

🇺🇦💛💙🇺🇲💙💛🇺🇦💛💙🇺🇲💙💛🇺🇦

[@violettap406]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppzEgHideL9mnas

[@maximilianemusterfrau1265]

💛💙🇺🇦🇪🇺🇩🇪💙💛

[@isabelsousa6094]

🌻🕊🇺🇦❤🇵🇹🌍🕊🙏🏻🌻🌸

[@KL-nj7vi]

RIP this is heartbreaking on every conceivable level. As much as humanly possible we share your grief

[@mozambique9113]

what made her so sad is because back in leningrad theres no ukrainian or russian, only soviets.

[@maximilianemusterfrau1265]

What makes her so sad is her beeing forced to live through a second time in her life a war beeing started by an agressor for no reason, that will costs the lives of up to hundred of thousands, maybe even milions of people, mostly civilians. A war that causes milions of refugees and milions of ruined lives.

[@jeffsiegwart]

My thoughts go out to Vira and her family. She is a hero!

[@edelweiss2971]

Never ever forget Elvira Borts. Never ever forget Vira Hyrych. True Heroes that we have to remember forever. Slava Ukraine. Rest in peace, Vira!

[@vyh-186]

Amen. Slava Ukraini 🙏🇺🇦💙💛

[@danielm.4346]

@@dv8322 It's not "Russia". It's some Russians.

[@ll647]

Ukraine must win in the name of her martyrs.

[@edelweiss2971]

It is and was two very beautiful women that life was not fair to. God have mercy on their destinies and their souls. The devil in the form of Hitler and Putin hurt them a lot

[@edelweiss2971]

@@danielm.4346 Well. It's similar to The Holocaust " It's not Germans. It's some Germans. But we all know that millions are responsible. For their own acting and as a collective. I feel guilty for my grandparents generation even thou I wasn't even born then.

[@prody666]

"There's so much blood on your hands that no god will ever forgive you."

[@mariestelabasilio4664]

yes

[@OldSkoolWax]

have you seen the amount of blood on Gods hands?

[@mozambique9113]

what made her so sad is because back in leningrad theres no ukrainian or russian, only soviets.

[@noodlesoup2281]

No such thing as god. if their was, more blood has been spilt in his name than anyone else in history.

[@HB-mr7xz]

Don't blame God. All wars started with human greed for power and money.

[@helveticaification]

What a terrible story Elvira has to tell, and what a terrible conclusion: so sensitively captured and told - by yet another victim of wickedness. They will both be remembered by others, thanks to Vira, through their linked stories. I won't forget Elvira Borts or Vira Hyrych.

[@brooklynlass2196]

Imagine. Living through the Holocaust "decades ago (!)".....and now this. Freaking unbelievable.

[@U.H8]

💙💛❤️‍🔥

[@icare6076]

Heartbreaking beyond words. And yet a heartbreak that is so important for the world to hear about and feel and respond to.

[@gregorpettersson6617]

Thank you Vira. RIP

[@Pe-S]

Oh Elvira.. I'm so sorry. So sorry for all you've been put through. I wish I could give you the biggest hug. And RIP Vira, thank you for telling the world this story.

[@birbluv9595]

This is heartbreaking beyond words. That eloquent, beautiful Holocaust survivor, and the brave reporter who died after recording her story. How much sadness and tragedy can this world stand?

[@yahayacl5654]

Evil putin murdered msVira...!!!!

[@storiesfromhinterland]

❤❤💛💙❤Elvira❤💙💛❤❤ and rest in peace Vira. Thank you for this story.

[@Dedded00000]

What a beautiful soul! And rest in peace Vira!

[@badmonkey2222]

What a charming lady and she's been through so much in her life, my best wishes to her that she will finally find peace in her final days. My ❤ goes out to Vera's family may she rest in peace. Slava!!! 🇺🇦

[@monadovinaprodaniuk3437]

This need go viral. My heart breaks and my prayers for all. This lovely lady survived seige of Leningrad and now Mariupol. Also condolences to family of the journalist of this story. Слава Україні

[@Izzology]

I agree this needs to go viral

[@tyczekp]

This is heavy.

[@madmikesworld5713]

It takes a lot to silence me and not only verbally but my inner voice…I am silenced.

[@wernertognetti5956]

Thank you for uploading this report. I'm feeling so sad for this old lady who witnessed now two horrific wars. I hope and wish all the best for her and every other Ukrainian citizen. We stand with Ukraine.

[@kaseichan100]

RIP, Vira, who covered this precious story told by t the elderly woman being one of holocaust survivors. Thank you so much, Vira.

[@gisobo]

Elvira Borts is such a wise powerful woman. People like her, going through endless sufferings, deliver a strong message to the world. She's a true hero while Putin is just an week fool with too much power.

[@MrArray1967]

*Слава Україні* 💙🇺🇦💛🇺🇦 *Героям слава* 🙏🏻💪🏻🤝🏻🇩🇰

[@lordgarion514]

Don't think America or NATO is innocent in all this.... America, and NATO did in fact promise Russia not to expand NATO.... Which it most definitely did.... And is trying it again...... This is a Carnegie professor explaining it, from 11 years ago.(4 minute video) kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5TMfax9bs6Yrqc You are all being lied to. and we are not as good of a good guy as you are being told. America and NATO, are the real reason for this war. Stop being sheeple, and definitely stop drinking that Kool-Aid your guzzling down.......

[@radiowolf3016]

putin is a Psychopath, nobody does such deliberate things to other human beings but a Psychopath

[@elaineburnett5230]

Putin's weakness will be his legacy.

[@hotpotato7392]

War in Donbas (before 2022 invasion) _'The overall number of confirmed deaths in the war in Donbas, which started on 6 April 2014, was estimated at _*_14,200-14,400_*_ through 31 December 2021, including non-combat military deaths.'_ *_P.S._*_ We'll have to wait and see how much more when all the madness ends._

[@rsax04]

I have no words that can express my feelings on how my heart breaks for her and those in the Ukraine suffering from this Madman. Sadly we as humans did not learn lessons from the Past or this would not be happening. We have much we could learn from her in this interview. Many God Bless her and keep her safe.

[@RedPilledDaddy]

How many of the same paragraphs will I see on different videos on this war?

[@ZhekUA]

Must to admit that it is not the fault of just one madman, but the whole russian society (they do not misinformed, they bloodthirst it)

[@horsthotzenplotz3321]

There are no proper words to say how sad and heartbreaking it is. I will never understand how war starters can live with the results of their war. It must be something missing in their brain. I send love to all people who suffer from this terrible war. ♥️ 🇺🇦 🇩🇪

[@Ghost_MGM]

I just can't stop crying. My grandparents were Galician-Germans. It kind of like feels that history repeats itself. With all the horrors it brings. I also want to thank you VIRA HYRYCH and your Team for this heartbreaking story. May you rest in peace. Salute to all those who already gave their lives in this war.

[@whitecat3923]

"Salute" is definitiv ein falsches Wort hierfür!.. BEILEID!!

[@crystal2484]

Omg, Vira was the journalist killed in Kyiv? I have seen her work. And Elvira, thank you for telling us that Putin is such a terror and Mariupol is worse than WW2. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

[@radiowolf3016]

putin is a Psychopath, nobody does such deliberate things to other human beings but a Psychopath

[@marc-andrebrunet5386]

She do not have kids.. I feel like I want to take care of her.. It's very hard to comment on this.. She's precious. Thank you.. Slava Ukraini from Canada ❤🇨🇦🤝🇺🇦💛💙

[@marc-andrebrunet5386]

@Anthony, you absolutely right ! 😂👍👍. Have a good day

[@marileelockwood5408]

Marc-André God bless you! ❤️✨

[@marc-andrebrunet5386]

@@marileelockwood5408 thank you 🤝God bless you too 😁

[@isabellrc]

This is a real testament to what wars do to humankind; living through such fear, loss & devastation. It’s unimaginable, yet here sits, but one of many who can testify to such atrocities!

[@nadyatzurupa6042]

Именно это должны видеть 9 мая все россияне,а не позорный парад!

[@Happybeliever247]

Cannot be more true..

[@yvartje4658]

These people, who have endured unbearable things who just want to live a normal live and die peacefully are again put through these kind of horrors again. It’s so sad

[@ifyouliketosee8173]

What a WONDERFUL WOMAN!!!❤

[@ll647]

No human being should speak after hearing these words, but simply cry silently.

[@ll647]

@Mosella ❤️‍🩹

[@officialWWM]

Wow, what a moving and powerful story. That poor woman has lived a life! My greatest respect to this beautiful woman and the journalist who made this story. No matter what happens, there are no winners in this war :/

[@wanderung7376]

I'm so sad 😔 the agony you experienced grandma..

[@marileelockwood5408]

😥

[@ahtoshkaa]

And here I thought that Russians were using missiles on apartment buildings at random... This last attack seems to be very deliberate.

[@rhoddryice5412]

Was my thought too when I first heard about it and Vira Hyrych the only(?) one killed. Looks deliberate to me.

[@MeriLizzie]

Being a journalist in Russia is a dangerous job. Being one in Ukraine when Russia is attacking is even more dangerous. If I remember correctly roughly 4 or 5(?) journalists/camera operators etc., have been killed in just the last 3 months of this “Special Military Operation”!

[@silversurfermusicco5263]

This gives me chills. Too much to take in suffering for what? Another human man gods ego.

[@codaalive5076]

Do Iraq, Lybia or Afghanistan ever give you chills?

[@silversurfermusicco5263]

@@codaalive5076 all of these wars are bad. I work with a afgahni guy who lost everything. People shpuld be thankful for what they have in uk

[@codaalive5076]

@@silversurfermusicco5263 Thankful for destruction. Yeah, be them just for one day. Remember Bowie's song

[@j.c187]

Broke my heart in the first 16 seconds. Noone should ever half to go through what this woman has or any ukraine citizens. Needless senseless killing

[@shilogirl2350]

This is the most heart wrenching story I have heard since this senseless war was started by a psychotic megalomaniac. Thanks to this beautiful old lady Elvira who summed up the wasteless loss of life and destruction itself and the inhumanity of a people enmass when misinformed by their leaders. This was a telling story reported by Vira who herself lost her life in the shelling. 💔💔

[@whitecat3923]

You wouldn't believe it: in Mariupol, a lot of residents still believe that it was Zelensky who bombed their city!! And on some balconies are self-painted posters: "Our family trusts Putin"

[@normamimosa5991]

This war started by a psychotic megalomaniac? You mean Joe Biden. This is Biden's war against Russia, using Ukraine as a proxy. The most pressing reason for the Russian SMO was the Ukrainian/Azov genocide of Donbass Russian civilians. To date over 14,000 Russian men, women and children have been killed by that shelling. Putin relentlessly asked for diplomacy to stop the shelling before and after the Minsk Agreement. The West refused. Ukraine signed the Minsk Agreement that guaranteed the end of the shelling and independent status for the Donbass Russians. Corrupt Ukrainian oligarch rulers, including Zelensky, and the interloping US, ignored the agreement. The shelling continued. Hitler and his henchmen attempted to hide their genocide of the Jews from the world, but not Ukraine with its genocide of Donbass (Donetsk and Luhansk) Russians. Here's a glimpse for you. Perhaps after you have viewed this video, you will be motivated to find out the truth about the Ukraine Government, the history, players and their motives leading to this conflict, starting with the US bloody Maidan Coup in Ukraine. twitter.com/Ukraine66251776/status/1518074286929588224?s=20&t=ULrXAt0Gbka1yjSne4j2Ug

[@stefeniedavidmusic]

What is wrong with this world? Really! What the hell is going on? I can't believe this is happening............and not just in Ukraine. All over the world. Insanity.

[@annihilationHaven]

It is tough to figure out without having some time to look into it. I didn't have my first clue until I was 29 years old, in 2009. I really resented the world for not telling me for a while there... we're working for the benefit of the wrong people and for DEAD wrong reasons.

[@whitecat3923]

It's quite simple: a boy bullied in his childhood was gifted by his predecessor(alcoholic Yelzyn) a big country and unlimitless govern, but the boy became sick in his head and wanted to realize his pathological fantasies about an former "Russian Empire"!..like Ivan the Terrible some centuries ago..🤦‍♀️🤦‍♂️

[@scaryclouds1403]

Its been happening for a while now

[@stefeniedavidmusic]

@@scaryclouds1403So true

[@zoso73]

RIP Vira Hyrych.

[@wraithface4410]

She's still alive

[@bens4801]

@@wraithface4410 Seems like you didn't finish the video

[@MelioraCogito]

So heart breaking but absolutely necessary to hear Elvira's testimony. I have rarely been moved to tears by the coverage of this wholly unnecessary war - this was one of the few exceptions. To hear the testimony of someone who survived the siege of Leningrad as a 6 year old child, by the real "Nazi's", only to be told by her own country wo/men some 80 years later (I assume she was born in or around Leningrad, now Saint Petersburg), that she needed to be "de-Nazified" in her peaceful pre-war city of Mariupol, Ukraine, because a pouting small man in Moscow with an inferiority complex, was no longer satisfied with spontaneously lifting up the t-shirts of small vulnerable boys and kissing them on the belly in Red Square. May she and her husband live long enough to see Ukraine liberated from the _Czar Vladimir Vladimirovich 'Putin the Small's'_ Russian Nazi-orc horde. _A warring nation Ukraine is not, though a nation of warriors she has been forced to become._ 🟦 Слава Україні! (Slava Ukraini!) - Glory to Ukraine! 🟨 Героям слава! (Heroiam slava!) - Glory to the heroes!

[@AristarchusSamos]

This was very painful to see, and the last part of the death of the journalist was an expected shock. A person who survived the holocaust and WWII saying that this now is even worse, can give all of us an idea of how terrible the situation is. And she perfectly summarised the actions of Putin: "There's so much blood on your hands now that no god will ever forgive you"!

[@milkbowl557]

I don't tear easily But when you look at history It's very sad sometimes And we are in one of those times

[@Rose-hi2pn]

My heart and prayers to Elvira and Vira and everyone in Ukraine and GOD protect them.

[@JourneyOnLife]

🙏❤🕊🇺🇦🕊❤🙏

[@irenec2863]

Elvira Borts survived the cruelty of the Holocaust and later became a geologist and engineer who helped plan the modern-day city of Mariupol only to see it destroyed, yet still you see her strength. Thank you, Vira Hyrych, for telling her story. Two strong women, trying to make the world a better place. May you rest in peace, Vira Hyrych, and may you & your husband find peace, Elvira Borts, amidst the chaos of this horrible war.

[@ActiveDodger]

This elderly lady has experienced so much in her life. Brilliant lady. Hope she gets to see an end to the war. RIP Vira Hyrych. An important story that will be seen for generations.

[@Nancy-mi3xe]

God bless and protect our elder who has survived so much. She speaks the truth. And bless the journalist who produced this story and died in this obscene war. My Putin go out the same way as Hitler, Ceausescu, and all other despots who are overthrown, and then face the wrath of the people they injured. Tanchumin.

[@Dr.Yalex.]

Putting our life in the hands on "god" is the main problem of humanity! People are killing and raping and beating and cutting people - not God, or god or gods... PEOPLE are the devils. Russians go to church and with tears on their faces and lit candles in their hands they pray that God helps them win a war by sending men to rape and kill children in Ukraine... God? Enough BS... PEOPLE USE YOUR BRAINS!

[@mnomadvfx]

Hitler went out by his own hand before Berlin was taken.

[@U.H8]

❤️‍🔥💛💙❤️‍🔥💙💛❤️‍🔥💙💛❤️‍🔥💙💛❤️‍🔥

[@ryancap1188]

she better than all of us knows what she is talking about, living under this criminal invasions, separated by nearly a century but having the same purpose total amalition of there neighbors, slava Ukraine land of the brave

[@anyothername2360]

This is one story I will always remember. I´m watching this war from the sidelines. From the safety and comfort of my home, I´m trying to understand, to somehow wrap my mind around how and why this is happening. There are so many clips, reports, interviews that make an impression, still I know that I forget most of them within weeks if not hours. They merge together into an "overall image". This one will stay, intact, shining and painful.

[@U.H8]

❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥🇸🇪

[@alsteeves2044]

It is impossible to imagine let alone feel the pain her and so many others have experienced. Twice in one lifetime. The heart bleeds

[@whitecat3923]

Imagine how some hundreds of civilians, the wounded the fighters of Azov are still doing in the Catacombs under the "Azovstal" now!!

[@alsteeves2044]

@@whitecat3923 Why? The topic at hand is in relation to one old woman's struggle, through one set of circumstances that befell her and how she is now experiencing the same sort of tragedy, yet again. Just to stay on topic and of course not to minimize today's events and their effects on people in close contact to said events. Capiche?

[@vyh-186]

“DeNazifying” is just an excuse for Russia in this invasion coz all the answer is @2:27. I heard about the same thing happened in Belarus as well (a testimony in a Church from a couple who fled to the US from Belarus). Thank you Elvira Borts for the amazing yet very sad story. May Vira Hyrych Rest In Peace and the story will be forever remembered. 🙏💙💛🇺🇦😔

[@vivviedarling9336]

Anyone who doesn't want to capitulate to Russia are Nazis according to them. In the Winter War, Russian justification for invading Finland was "to rid the land of fascists". Not about increasing territory and population to be turned into slaves to their state, of course not.

[@U.H8]

❤️‍🔥💛💙❤️‍🔥💛💙❤️‍🔥

[@whitecat3923]

What?? 🤔 There is definitely neither war, nor "denazifying" in Belarus now!! But there is lots of russian war machines there!! Ukraine was and is being bombed from Belarus all the time, too!...

[@Slavaisusukhrystu]

@@whitecat3923 They're talking about World War 2, or about a Ukrainian refugee who fled to Belarus

[@kay244]

This lady is so right

[@carsten9168]

What a heartfelt interview with Elvira Borts, a Holocaust survivior and in the 900-day seige of Leningrad by Nazi Germany ! Elvira suffered so much more than any normal person unlike the coward, war criminal, butcher bastard Hitler Putin. Like Elvira said bitterly 'There is so much blood on Putin's hands that no God can ever forgive you' ! I read a lot and saw numerous newsreels on the Leningrad siege which caused the deaths by mostly starvation of 2 million people ! A short story there from a 5-year old girl in winter 1942 :- ' We were all huddled in the cellar in the dead of winter. It was freezing cold with only our thin coats and some blankets to stay warm. Mother could only some boil water from the ice shards. We had not eaten for several days. Then granny saw a rat in a corner, took a stick and killed it. We boiled the rat whole including its tail. Everybody had rat soup that day' ! War criminal Hitler Putin's own 4-year old little brother died of typhoid in that Leningrad seige. Did he forget his history with his hideous crimes now ? It is said 'History repeats itself when you forget'. Lest we forget ! We grieve for brave RFE journalist Vera Hyrych killed by a Russian bomb shrapnel recently. We appreciate her magnificent work and may God cherish her soul. RIP Vera. Slava Ukrainya from Malaysia !

[@MilaPriima]

the only difference is that Leningrad was defended by the Soviet army, and there was no fighting in the city. and in Mariupol, defenders placed their firing positions in residential buildings, maternity hospitals and schools. The Ukrainian army used its citizens as human shields. no army in the world does this, except for terrorists

[@lilianplam7254]

Putin doesn't have any brother. He was born in Georgia. Official biography is a fake story. He was addopted by his relatives from Leningrad (Sankt Peterburg). It's meaningless to remember him something connected to Leningrad, because he has not real connection with city's history. Putin is carrying a special mission like Hitler at his time. And his journey is not over yet....

[@albifreedom9725]

I've heard so many stories of the hardships,pain,suffering that the Ukrainians both Civilians and Soilders are going through in these senseless atrocities of a war they never wanted but hearing her story really breaks my heart so much so no amount of words can ever fill the depths of these wonderful and beautiful people. She is an amazing women and even at her age she tells it like no other. I pray that one day she can find some peace afyer all she went through at her younger age and what she is going through now. May the report who lost her life RIP.🙏. This war has to stop and Putin and Russia must pay a heavy price for it. God bless the people of Ukarian and they Russian soilders who refuse to fight. Let there be peace on Earth🙏♥️

[@richardaustin735]

Just an old women for some! But Elvira Borts is the voice of the whole world who really know what is going on. She has more wisdom and love than anyone I have ever heard speak about this senseless and disgusting invasion of a sovereign nation. Glory to Ukraine.

[@richardaustin735]

@@moeluv Sure troll! Go live in Mariupol and clean up the mess left behind. Watch out for the bombs and missiles!

[@Dx-Dm]

@@moeluv Russian troll detected.

[@U.H8]

@@moeluv 🤖❌you are!

[@mozambique9113]

what made her so sad is because back in leningrad theres no ukrainian or russian, only soviets.

[@MsAmgrace]

​@@mozambique9113no, in Leningrad so to speak soviet power made everything to kill as much as possible own people, and rasizm always was there, any " friendship" between russians and ukraniens not existed at that time, only propagande

[@TheVoiceOfReason93]

That is very much a given. Even in Leningrad the Soviets were able to resupply/reinforce the city and keep it from falling to the Nazis (Although not enough to prevent 2/3 of the city from starving/freezing/bombed to death). Mariupol is not only completely cut-off but practically atomised in a way not even Leningrad was.

[@rulerofroombas1443]

@Liza Muster ok bot

[@Dr.Yalex.]

Everyone's responsibility involves two acts: wanting to know and daring to say. -- Abbé Pierre

[@TheVoiceOfReason93]

@Anthony God knows what sort of self-rationalisation he's using to get over the cognitive dissonance of inflicting the same horrors that took his family members.

[@Rouge55]

Yeah lies check out Patrick Lancaster KZbin page. Yeah Nazis were giving aid and food for Russians. Second fact most of Mariupol is a Russian speaking city. 3 neo Nazis of the Azov batallion used women and children as shields at the steel plant.

[@RedPilledDaddy]

These scum pieces of shit don't care about historical accuracy, but rather the +10 emotional points they get for each piece they write within the public eye of things.

[@BlueSky-go4rb]

Solutes to that courageous old lady 👍👍👍

[@jimhamilton2477]

She's been thru a lot. What a gal!

[@KptLehmann100]

Long live free Ukraine and all her patriots. I hope that after all the suffering, when they have won the war, Ukraine will hold a massive country wide Victory and Remembrance Day. I hope Elvira lives to see that. I look forward to seeing it too. 🇺🇦

[@briancox3050]

That's a very sincere comment indeed. I hope too to see a Ukraine Victory.

[@oasis1282]

No

[@warhog4300]

That lady was so sweet! How could a person not listen to her plees.??? This War is stupid pure senseless......

[@lightblue254]

Rest in peace Vira, and thank you to this intelligent person for telling us what to do. Pass the word. Putin must stop this massacre now, silence means accomplices.

[@rikkafe6050]

No person should have to experience the atrocities of war once in a lifetime let alone twice. Yet still your beautiful soul shines. You are truly an extraordinary person who's company angles would be humbled to keep. My heart reaches out to you. As for the worm putin let him squirm back to the mud pool of his origins where hopefully he will slowly choke on the detritus of his twisted thoughts.

[@nicoletaoniga4272]

Im so sorry! 😢😢🙏❤️

[@scottyagodich7319]

GOD BLESS THIS WOMAN and UKRAINE 🙏🇺🇦

[@Clan635]

I have no words 😶 such a wise woman she suffered the Holocaust and now this! God Bless you my heart is torn to pieces listening to this story! They do not deserve this 🥲🥲🥲🥲

[@chadstein9457]

Bless her, she's been through so much.

[@mausammallick170]

Rest in peace... Elvira ❤️... 😭😭🥺

[@oceanwaves9584]

Just heartbreaking 💔 Shame on Russia! 🤬 These demons must be destroyed! Rip Vira 💞🙏 Russia killed so many journalists because they don't want the truth out Glory to Ukraine! 💞🇺🇦💞

[@jod6984]

@@moeluv STOP. Alive and bearing witness. AS YOU ARE.

[@chrishall6451]

My deepest condolences to the family of the journalist who died doing her job. This was the most poignant interview ive seen yet out of this hell. Its a beautiful tribute to someone who paid the ultimate price to bring us the news.

[@shelleyf5793]

That has to be one of the most heartbreaking things I've seen...robbed of having children because of one war and her life's work destroyed because of another......

[@marykelly9698]

God bless you darling but God will never forgive these people shame on them , I keep you and your free country ukraine in my prayers 🙏 ❤

[@Dr.Yalex.]

"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." -- Martin Luther King Jr.

[@claesmansson9070]

Ok,my life began to end 9 months before I was born!!!

[@dejuanrobert]

He was killed by FBI terrorists. You might want to not quote him in the future.

[@Dr.Yalex.]

@@claesmansson9070 no. you life began when you entered this wold by coming out of your mother's womb (or an incubator) and literally taking your first breath! Pls, don't confuse womb pre-life and life.

[@dejuanrobert]

" I consider war an evil. I Must cry out when I see war escalated at any point", ("opposes vietnam war"). MLK JR

[@claesmansson9070]

Dont know M.L.K.jr.,just use my logic sense.

[@TommyTwista]

What a tragically beautiful legacy to leave with us. Thank you

[@josimpson7999]

‘No God will ever forgive you’ Very profound words from the wonderful Elvira - to perfectly sum up Putins fate. God bless her and all the other people of Ukraine affected by this evil war 🙏 🇺🇦❤️🇺🇦

[@ywsfuj]

In a normal country, if you scratch someone’s car, you are going to pay for body work. What a world likes when soldiers kill civilians and destroy building everyday even we are watching? I feel the pain of the Ukrainian.

[@sveng3192]

And the Mid-Eastern countries destroyed by Western powers during the last 3 decades

[@amywernet577]

Oh Miss Bort... My deepest love and admiration for your ability to endure. May you have quiet peace through your enduring strengths. If only our collective energy could possess humanity into those who have or will be apart of these atrocities. I know we wish this to stop, if only wishes meant something... Thank you for telling these truths. With gratitude and gifts of energy in your perseverence XOXO

[@wassupmypeeps69]

Remember what she said....."We have no right to remain silent otherwise we'd be accomplices to this killing" . No truer words have ever been spoken.

[@devilpupbear09]

Not only she has to live through another war but seeing the city she dearly loved & helped built turned to ash must've been hard to comprehend.

[@expatmousse5196]

“There is so much blood on your hands now that no God will forgive you” DO YOU HEAR THIS PUTIN?

[@jod6984]

@@moeluv JUST STOP, MAN. STOP.

[@k4nd17r33]

@@jod6984 it's no use to try to fight trolls

[@duanedrummond2685]

I admire your spirit, but please before mentioning God and war please read the old testament. It's not that simple...

[@duanedrummond2685]

@Liza Muster ohh, an American speaks!!! Or are you Russian disinformation? There's too many commie's here to want to hear a rational statement. Be careful, KZbin might censor you for having a factual point of view!!!

[@expatmousse5196]

@@duanedrummond2685 and how do you know I’ve not read it? Its not my statement it’s the statement of what was said in the video, Putin in my eyes thinks himself a worthy man, as a orthodox Christian he should be the one to stand by the Bible

[@horstmorst9132]

so sad

[@TTP7168]

Vira Hyrych may your name long be remembered. Thank you for telling Elvira Borts' story.

[@astralfluxaf]

It was an amazing last story… I was in tears the whole time. I wish these women a million years of peace and prosperity. RIP 😞

[@joyglocker8318]

Sad. So sad.

[@bayoumeme7743]

Poor woman has to go through 2 major wars in her lifetime. Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦

[@ruthm3813]

This was so very sad and moving. Thank you Elvira for sharing your story. You didn't deserve what happened in WW2 or this ongoing terrible war Putin is inflicting on the wonderful and brave people of Ukraine. RIP Vira, your final report will remain and and will help show the world what happened in Mariupol and to the brave people there.

[@U.H8]

💙💛⭐️❤️‍🔥✊🏻🇺🇦🫶🇸🇪🇫🇮✨

[@yeol1424]

My heart is breaking 😭for those people stucked in Mariupol and the old grandma.

[@rebeccagibson7881]

RIP Vira 💙💛💙💛 what can the world day to this unforgivable tragedy? There just can't be a Russia any more. Deny it a name, assistance, all recognition by law and state forever.

[@Alexandra-dd1su]

Please don’t just be American or British

[@whitefam2000]

One tyrant took away her ability to have children, and another has taken away her ability to leave a legacy of work for others to enjoy. The poor woman who did the interview also had her life cut short by a small minded Tyrant named Putin(little Napoleon). So tragic Cannot wait for the promises from the bible to be fulfilled Rev 21:1-5 After that happens, no more tyrants, just one big harmonious family throughout the earth under god's rule. May it come soon.

[@angeladutchlady6464]

Sweet Elvira, wish it was possible to bring you to my home and talk with you as much as you want. I am so hardbroken to realize you experienced so much horrible situations. Stay safe, Thanks for sharing your story!!!!

[@pres1dentkang825]

A very moving testimony and a well produced interview. Wishing all the best to Elvira Borts.❤️

[@DavidRodriguez-er4rq]

Smells fishy, I don't know how she can be in a Holocaust and Leningrad and Ukrainian all at the same time.

[@wewillovercome5168]

Like the holocaust survivor who was in 5-8 different camps, met Ana Frank, and also met Doctor Mengele.😆

[@kxenia7852]

Right

[@golds335]

russians must see this somehow

[@nichderjeniche]

They will say, what they always say: fake

[@AdrianBoyko]

russians have access to KZbin

[@vyh-186]

@@nichderjeniche Probably, but only Chechen troops who claimed they “won” in Mariupol would say that, but not with the young Russian soldiers who were told to have a military training in Ukraine. So yes this video needs to be shared and watched by all Russian soldiers and Russian people.

[@nichderjeniche]

@@moeluv ok MoeLuvrov

[@spydermen65]

coraggio siete l'orgoglio di tutti noi 🇮🇹🇺🇦✌💪

[@stuffbywoody5497]

Words will never be enough to convey how much my heart aches for the people of Ukraine. This Elder Woman survived German Nazi's in WW2 only to be threatened by Russian Nazi's 80 years later. My heart aches for the People of Ukraine and at the same time is filled with so much anger at the Ruscist. Slava Ukraini! Слава Україні! 💙💛🇦🇺🇺🇦 Heróyam sláva! Героям Cлава! 💙💛🇦🇺🇺🇦