SAS Veteran Reacts To Captured Brit In Russia

[@ForceMediaHQ]

Hi troops, Phil here 😎 remember to like, comment and subscribe 🙏

[@StevenWilkins-y9t]

Fighting for pay on the wrong side of history - 2 mistakes in one choice. Who the F am I? No one really. Played my game long time ago in the Eastern Highlands of Rhodesia/Mozambique. Once out never looked back... took my battle to civvie street. Stupid is as stupid does. If I was a youngster and was addicted to the adrenalin I would have read the history FIRST ...and joined the Russ. Their cause makes far more sense... plus fighting an inevitable losing battle isn't my idea of clever. Once bitten twice shy. Hope he lives long enough to learn his lesson.

[@ner0p]

How about: NO

[@glenfletcher4962]

Going to Ukraine is one thing, but going into Russian territory is another, he is lucky to be alive

[@kabzaify]

To the Russians is all the same, they consider Ukraine to be Russia

[@Scaleyback317]

He's a Ukrainian soldier he goes where the Ukrainian government orders him to go.

[@Solder-of-Empire]

Exactly

[@junerobertson4389]

Bollocks! The opposite would be true. The Ukrainian Azovs are the same as the IDF.

[@Solder-of-Empire]

@ Azov - is Ukrainian Nazis

[@Andrew79334]

Russia is not our enemy. Greetings from Australia 🇦🇺

[@AndrewB-k5u]

Oh no. You think releasing biological weapons on the streets of England an act of friendship. Novochuk. You're a Russian stooge. Australian, my arse.

[@uglaegilsdottir]

Thank you for your support! 🌹

[@mysticman1671]

the Russians will treat him as a mercenary NOT a prisoner of War especially since he was captured inside Russian territory (Kursk region) , so they might try him in court and throw him in prison with a long jail time .

[@SteveJones-gz4vd]

Why in Gods name are the Nazis sending him into Russia, utter contempt

[@justindylan4984]

Or worse…. The Russian Federation has still got the death penalty…..

[@andreisokolenko7719]

@@justindylan4984 Death statement in Russia is on freeze since long ago.

[@marks1167]

@@justindylan4984 No death penalty in Russia

[@sarahj909]

They got rid of the death penalty a while ago​@justindylan4984

[@SilentSAM-xv5zv]

What nobody seem to realize is that he was caught inside the borders of Russia without a proper documents (007 like Licence to ...) with intent to kill Russian citizens . That IMO is something any court would take a very grim look at , let alone a Russian military court. He has 3 things going for him in this case. He is alive , he is a bit dumb but honest about it and when he comes out in 20 years or so , he will be very experienced as a miner , lumberjack and builder of gravel roads , and with all that experience behind him, will have great prospects for employment in UK.

[@JohnJKelly-f3l]

Yes.....but you shouldn't assume its gender 👍keep it equitable .....

[@kingdavid6476]

Many don't understand what Russia has gone through due to a century of invasions by the same people.

[@michaelrohandodds1850]

He will learn a new language also, win 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@kthec1298]

well hows the old saying goes, fuck around and find out and this guy is going to find out, russian prisons are not knows for treating their prisoners good

[@josimpson7999]

….and can tolerate freezing temperatures whilst wearing flimsy non thermal, cheap clothes.

[@mediterraneandiet2483]

Russia is not our enemy.

[@John-si5vs]

Russia always helps oppressed countries in difficult times or famine.

[@johnwinner8511]

Russia isn't anyone's friend unless you give them money.

[@mediterraneandiet2483]

@johnwinner8511 No. That’s Israel.

[@zoranmarkovic9341]

That ignorant shameles rusophobic nazifascist is a warcriminal.

[@danielx8]

​@@johnwinner8511you described Benjamin Mileikowsky

[@thaitraveller9756]

the russians are completely right saying he is a mercenary because he ithe trouble is in the west we are brainwashed to think russians are the bad guys when i was in the uk military the russians were the bad guys but it was always nato or the west that got us into conflicts all the time, i really cant blame the russians for defending there nation from nato expansion, especially when the cia and mi6 would love it if russia was defeated, but thats not going to happen this mercenery will be treated well by the russians as a lot of ukrainians are surrendering to russians now and i hope this conflict wont go on for much more to me this is another botched operation led by america to try to control russia, but russian people have got more pride in there country and they wont succeed

[@rikkivet3407]

😂😂😂 name 1 place NATO have annexed in the last 30 years? Russia have taken Chechnya, part of Georgia and Crimea

[@rikkivet3407]

NATO have no planes to annex Russia and NATO is a nations choice to apply

[@colonelfustercluck486]

NATO have not mobilised. Ukraine is taking part in a special military exercise that Russia is hosting. This guy is employed by the Ukrainian Army as a uniformed soldier. I don't see the mercenary part of that. All soldiers get paid by the Govt payroll.

[@JustCrash]

@@rikkivet3407NATO doesn’t annex, they took over the entire country and destroy it. Maybe quit drinking that NAFO kool-aid

[@MosheDayan8732]

@@thaitraveller9756 are you daft mate? Or a russian sympathizer putin invaded 🇺🇦

[@MikaelFlyer]

Well should have stayed in Britain. I remember the soviets saved our asses from The Nazis!

[@_Mentat]

No-one forced us to declare war on Germany in either WW1 or WW2. Germany would have accepted a ceasefire at any point. Germany was never coming for us - their perceived threat was always in the East. But no, we had to be heroes.

[@gragor11]

@@_Mentat So they say. So not what we were told way back in the 50's

[@AndrewB-k5u]

You remember? Wow! You must be approaching 100 years old.

[@MikaelFlyer]

@ I don’t think too many British people are aware that the Nazis murdered 27 million Soviets.

[@ELLISRUGER8]

Just because they killed 80% of all Germans killed doesn't mean they had a significant influence over the outcome of WW2, it was the Yanks that did it, haven't you seen the fucking films, comrade 😂

[@MB-lf8rm]

He is a mercenary. Geneva Convention does not apply.

[@tedbed1389]

But why? Russia loves mercenaries. Take Givi, Motorola, Prigozhin and Strielkov for instance. Take recruiting convicts, waving away sentences and puting out movies about penalty battalions (Shtraff-bat). They should have a lot of understanding for this guy.

[@Grizathvili]

@@tedbed1389 Deeply. Fight for Russian or against.

[@petarsimicsabelihvod]

​@@tedbed1389because the Geneva convention recognizes only regular troops ..

[@ner0p]

@@tedbed1389 Why not though?

[@OXY187]

@@tedbed1389 don't worry, Russia isn't Ukraine. They are not gonna torture him.

[@healthguy79]

The difference with me is that I came to Russia legally. I first became a temporary resident, then permanent resident, then Russian citizen with all legal documents without breaking the fucking law! Now I have a seven year old Russian son (blonde, Slavic boy)

[@doctorenda8590]

Are you english?

[@ELLISRUGER8]

@@doctorenda8590 Who cares, if he is its fuck all to be proud of.

[@AronSithole-b1m]

❤😂

[@johnhume4346]

Good on you mate, I wish I'd made better choices growing up.

[@michaelhayes1068]

Congratulations my friend I wish you a happy new year ..good health and gods blessing..🙂💐💐🇬🇧

[@kearybrun]

Play stupid games win stupid prizes

[@tinaforbes1059]

Indeed .

[@portylad]

overused cliche

[@L98fiero]

@@portylad Appropriate nonetheless.

[@zulubeatz1]

Trying to invade Ukraine in 3 days and taking 3 years is a stupid game

[@L98fiero]

​@@zulubeatz1 It would have been had that been the intent, what you have to recognize is that no one said that except Western MSM and governments, Russia accomplished what they wanted in Istanbul, it's just that the Ukrainians had no say in whether they wanted a war or not.

[@louiserobinson9776]

So the Russians captured a Brit in Kursk but even the Ukrainian soldiers say they couldn’t find a single North Korean there!🙄

[@DerykRobosson]

They're the Ghosts of Korea if Ukraine is to be believed.

[@psier11]

Like the "aliens" the cryptids the "lone shooters" they tend to die before public could see them. Perhaps for different reasons.

[@Baraxes]

😂😂 then they came up with some bullshit that the only prisoner they captured died

[@thaitraveller9756]

its just a lie from ukraine again

[@Jimbo-airborne-slice]

Everyone wants to be a gangsta, until it’s time to do gangsta shit!

[@tonyp2865]

Everyone has a plan until you get smacked in the face. Mike Tyson.

[@AlexKarasev]

Everybody gangsta till Russia

[@paulalexander2740]

@@tonyp2865 "...until the battle starts." - Field Marshal Von Moltke. REAL Saxons know this !

[@tonyp2865]

@@paulalexander2740 Sounds a lot like Alexander Suvorov.

[@constantinvaldor3742]

He went to Russia to fight Russia. That's the most gangsta thing anyone could do.

[@midnike8783]

And he is not a serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, but a mercenary. So no Geneva Convention applies to him, he is simply a criminal detained at the scene of a crime on internationally recognized Russian territory.

[@Rockall57]

Tosh all these soldiers are employed by the Ukrainian army

[@JackPollux-l7j]

​@Rockall57😅😅😅...get a br@in...bubba

[@alex-E7WHU]

​@Rockall57 stop crying about it mate. Everyone knows what he is/was, and nobody cares what his future is . If he even has one.

[@GEODUCK9]

​@Rockall57Educate yourself before blindly spouting nonsensen

[@orange1666]

@Rockall57yes employed but he still has no rights , the main thing going for him is his English passport , he will be traded In The future

[@merkeet]

No mercy for this dude, he chose to fight in a war, this is what he got.

[@ferry602]

Not his war and not defending his own country, instead he fighting for blood money and to serve the bankers. No mercy at all, in the best fase one way ticket to North Siberia.😡

[@maxv1455]

Ну автор видео откровенно врет или совершенно не знаком с Женевской конвенцией... Военнопленными могут считаться только военнослужащие, наемники не защищены правом военнопленного! Поэтому с ним могли делать что угодно, даже пристрелить и никакой ответственности бы сделавший это не понес бы! Наемники вне закона! Потому что буквально пришли убивать за деньги!

[@макслюлюкин]

95% of the mercenaries encountered by Russian soldiers are not captured at all, so if this person was captured, then there was an order for an exchange, and specifically an Anglo-Saxon was needed.

[@Eventual-Visitor]

The Geneva convention doesn't apply to mercs.

[@buravan1512]

​@@maxv1455Geneva convention nonsense is just a myth...😂

[@burnheretic3950]

Hes probably a hell of alot safer in Russian captivity than he was on the battlefield currently.

[@kingdavid6476]

Please tell the other video game players.

[@Rockall57]

Doubtful

[@fredblaster]

the russians are arresting brits for fighting against them in the army and the uk police are arresting their own citizens for facebook posts and wrong think.

[@thaitraveller9756]

totally agree

[@ryanbonner25]

most militaries yeah, but not russia right now

[@MC14may]

As ex-infantry for 20 years and fought in warzones, I can safely say only a fool would go to Ukraine and fight in a rag-tag unit for $2k a month(if you even receive it).

[@Cheatersmasher82]

Yup fully agreed the Ukraine prime minister is a total clown I wouldnt fight for Ukraine I am UK never served in the British army but would never serve in Ukraine,UK yes definitely that's my country but to go Ukraine with no front line experience not a chance,even if I was a ex service man in UK army no chance unless Russia was a direct threat to us in UK period.He has himself to blame unfortunately.

[@jimsmith-d3l]

you probably wont be alive long enough to get your blood money

[@daryllportas8453]

@@Cheatersmasher82 A young man, probably acting emotionally and definitely foolishly. Hope he gets home safe and alive.

[@TonyM540]

They don’t do it for the money. They do it because stopping Russia trying to assert authority over independent countries is the right thing to do.

[@GoreTexTillEndEx]

If you really served, you’d know that people join our units for much less. I was on roughly £800 per month in training when I joined the Royal Marines in 2008, which went up to around £1,200 p/m when I got to my first unit. To that end, it’s not about the money, it’s about doing something bigger than ourselves. We don’t use the term ‘warzones’ either. That’s a Hollywood term.

[@antonina-fk7lq]

He's a mercenary, he's not under the Geneva convention, the laws do not apply to him.

[@Observer-xc6fp]

Wrong, joining the International Legion means you’re joining the Ukrainian army. I wish you absolute dribblers would base comments on facts

[@kadyrov3218]

That British guy is in huge trouble. Back in 2022, Russia 🇷🇺 was generous to let 2 uK mercenaries leave prison in Russia and then they went back to Britain and slagged off Russia. This time is different and Rhys will be in big trouble for participating in a military invasion of Russia. What would Britain do to a captured Russian if he was participating in say, for arguments sake, a Scottish invasion of York? aye?

[@psier11]

One seated as a woman. The real surprises i the other two seemed men but perhaps simply knew how to hide Q-angle from prepared observers.

[@thaitraveller9756]

if this bloke from uk was fighting against the ukrainians and captured he would be dead now

[@NewMinority]

BBC IS HARDLY A RELIABLE NEWS CHANNEL 😂

[@bordersw1239]

And the Russian news channels that are showing this?

[@VenturiLife]

@@bordersw1239 Even less, all controlled media.

[@bensugden1586]

​@@bordersw1239both are government funded propaganda machines

[@DavidPatullo-xp5if]

No western media is reliable all lies

[@MACRONOne]

@@bordersw1239 is evermore reliable, sorry mate.

[@Wizzbang-7625]

"A true warrior only serves others, not himself... When you become a Mercenary you're just a bully with a gun." - Evan Wright -

[@josephhenry9924]

Would you call George Orwell and Earnst Hemingway who fought in the Spanish cival war: "Bully with a gun"? That maybe the case in a banana republic or in medieval times , not in modern European wars

[@johnhehir508]

They both were on the losing side 😂😂😂😂😂😂​@@josephhenry9924

[@Geoff-j4b]

​@josephhenry9924 bullshit a merc is a merc, thats like calling one bloke a terroist & another a freedom fighter, once you leave your own country & fight for money your a merc.

[@Scaleyback317]

@@Geoff-j4b Nobody signs up to the Ukrainian forces for the money - they're paid a pittance compared to the private armies (that's where you find the mercs) This is just another British lad who has decided to serve Ukraine and more likely to be for moral reasons than financial. Maybe if you had a sense of moralistic rights/wrongs you might even consider how you could help a fledgling democratic nation being invaded by an imperialistic neighbour with a hard line authoritarian leader such as Tsar Putrid. I suspect you're one of those who would never put himself out for the good of anyone else but himself though - I can only go on the evidence you display. Which is it -a good lad as this one has been described as being or self centred shitbag such as the one you have, thus far, supplied evidence of?

[@robfox5464]

@@josephhenry9924 They were silly idiots

[@psy-op]

Fighting for Ukraine is not "Doing the right thing"

[@marcorossi1551]

You are right! Greetings from an usa colony (Italy) 😊

[@aantonic]

@@marcorossi1551 not only Italy, ALL of EU is a colony, ALL

[@davidthompson9141]

He was fighting for the globalists against Russia, Ukraine and all of humanity. Now he isnt...

[@terencemullins1422]

Yep,

[@Fr4nkBl4ck]

@@davidthompson9141 humnaity?!...and-globalists-in-the-same-phrase...:)).....you-lost-soul....:)))

[@jmfangio286]

Very balanced and sensible review. The man is lucky he was captured by the Russians, who will probably treat him well despite his status. I doubt if the Ukrainians treat Russian POW's as well. In my view, which is personal, anyone out there fighting for Ukraine is trying to damage Russia on behalf of a criminal regime funded by corrupt Western interests. I doubt if Blackrock will pay your disability pension. If you are a mercenary, you deserve anything you get.

[@colonelfustercluck486]

He wasn't fighting for Blackrock, or Wagener. He enlisted with the Ukraine army, and works for them as a uniformed soldier....

[@JustCrash]

@@colonelfustercluck486cope 🤣🤣🤣

[@rickkemp1]

The problem is that the UK is NOT at war with Russia.

[@jamesvalpuesta]

Who is identifying and flight planning and setting up the Storm Shadows then since Autumn 2023 onto the Su25s and now F16ss ?? No Ukrainian has this ability. It takes years to learn how to do this. British Airforce specialists are on the ground. We are not going to supply secret coordination and setting up details of NATOs best weaponry with Ukrainians. You cannot tell who is an infiltrator in Ukraine 50% of those left can still speak Russian.... Same with the American Attacms and French Scalp missiles. Thousands of Poles, Hundreds of Brits and Americans along with a multitude of other NATO folk. Ask our Admiral Rankin how our boys set up and designed and built the famous Drone boats that have sunk two or three Russian ships in the black sea. Ask him how many guys he has lost when the Russians visited the manufacturing base outside Odessa with a an Iskander and other missile or two. Anyone who says we are not at war with Russia is a........ insert your own words...

[@thaitraveller9756]

its doing everything to provoke one

[@Survival-fr4ow]

But, Russia hasn't declared Ukraine a war. No Geneva Convention. It's a Special Military Operation.

[@lahvancz]

In Kursk it is actually Antiterrorist Operation - ATO - different set of rules. But still not Geneva convention, that is true.

[@rumeunner3245]

Never invite yourself to anyone else's war.

[@isn0t42]

Technically it is UK's war. It wouldn't have happened, nor lasted this long without US/UK/NATO instigation and consistent push for prolonging the conflict.

[@yannikoloff7659]

That's what the Britain did for centuries. In fact they created those wars to join the winners.

[@israelizzyyarrashamiaak766]

I am Iranian Syrian. I left Syria as a refugee with millions of others. We also had British accent soldiers running around. They are in prisons in Syria still today being guarded by the Kurds . They could not have made you proud. I refuse to believe that any nation would be proud of what was done to us. Your soldiers should stay at home within their own laws and regulations of conflict and then be under reasonable judicial punishment if they do very bad things to women. I don’t know what this boy has done. I know he’s not smart to go there and do this. If he’s honorable he would be in his own military: Why are you okay with this behavior ? You trust every citizen so much to unleash them with big weapons on citizens who did nothing wrong but be born to someone of wrong religion or ethnic tribe or even wrong tribe in same religion. You shouldn’t condone your people making crime in another country because I know you don’t like when our men do bad things in your country.

[@carlospinto5402]

They dont care! They support imperialism since XVIII in order to get a few well fare state.

[@mutleyeng]

Russia viciously attacked a sovereign nation. The regime is enabled by its population. We would be at war with them if we had any balls - we probably will be at war with them if they over run Ukraine

[@Solder-of-Empire]

He went to Russia, to kill Russians. Murderous mercenary. 20 years in snowy Siberia will clear his mind

[@jasonsanders8091]

Well said!!👌

[@Solder-of-Empire]

@ Stop occupying and destroy governments of Middle Eastern countries. Or take all their refugees to UK.

[@Eric-steele]

An Australian got captured this week as well.

[@SnakePliskin762]

A former biology teacher with no prior military experience. Another dud.

@@SnakePliskin762 yep that's all NATO can afford. Lots of Columbian mercs too, very cheap.

[@SnakePliskin762]

Its NATO = Russia's doing shit so i need a shit fairytale

[@Cheburek817]

I have a question: did he do hail Hitler with them or he didn't?!

[@moshire33]

There are hundreds of them called capture and killed

[@milanoh4942]

A compliment to the SAS veteran for the simple but intelligently told story of a mercenary.

[@Max_Da_G]

To be fair there isn't much of a story lol he seemed to have been captured rather quickly when he entered direct action.

[@mikei7498]

The Russians have dealt with him a lot more humanely then the UK or US would’ve

[@Bazza-quaerens_veritatem]

Getting captured when operating as a mercenary does not win you any favours.

[@baldyoldfart5828]

Play stupid games,win stupid prizes

[@ionutvrabie5730]

Geneva convension reffers to prisoners of war that are not mercenaries! Unfortunately, this guy is now at the mercy of the Russian soldiers!

[@robbas_krk1510]

You mean orcs, not soldiers. Which in fact makes his fate much harder.

[@misha6699]

@@robbas_krk1510 You think the Khokli treat prisoners well?

[@MeowMeow6118a]

@@robbas_krk1510 Orcs vs Rats.

[@wanda12246]

wHY NOT TO FIGHT FOR Britain, against mass migration and Starmer.?

[@JustCrash]

@@robbas_krk1510racist spotted, if you love Ukraine so much go fight for them 😂😂😂

[@viamilitaris011]

People in the UK should not worry about his life. For some reason, the Russians left him alive and put him in front of the camera. Which means that he is one of those lucky ones. If they don't find that he participated in rapes and other crap, he will be there for a while, of course, then they will let him go.

[@doyouknowowwhattimeitis]

Looks cn be deceiving especially in war

[@АлександрЗайцев-р7ж]

Не отпустят, а обменяют

[@andynorth426]

As if he was gonna make a difference. Did he think he was Rambo. Brainless.

[@akira.8938]

hahahaaaa

[@PhantomMark]

That's the risk you take if you want to play the Merc game , personally I think anyone playing that game is crazy. To hear him sing like that is painful as well.

[@2804Holly]

Stay home stay safe

[@franticstorm7411]

Nobody ever gets fired from the armed forces. They are discharged for what ever reason. No ex British soldier would use the term fired. They would always say discharged. something isn't right here.

[@miked4027]

Good point... Anyone in the Royal Signals know or have heard of this fella?

[@aarondelahaye-artist1017]

It's a possibility he is using the term fired, due to the language barrier. It's more likely a Russian with poor English will know the word "fired" over discharged.

[@Runderton2]

​@@aarondelahaye-artist1017He could just as well speaking code. Pre arranged language to tell what happened before his capture. Fired coul be a code say he was able to destroy maps, orders and sensitive data. He was a signal man after all.

[@josimpson7999]

@@aarondelahaye-artist1017 Agreed. He phrased it that way so as to make sense for the Russians.

[@GEODUCK9]

Only thing thats not right is your keenness to jump to conclusions while demonstrating absolutely no ability to think.

[@Demokratur-ks8lq]

Good for him he wasn't captured by Chechens

[@akira.8938]

AHAHAHAHAAAAAA

[@NeilBates-k3t]

I don’t have a great deal of sympathy for any mercenary in any war, just about everybody on earth faces challenges, but level headed people don’t join other people’s wars to go and kill other people

[@TonyM540]

But the russian army depends completely on such people.

[@derekwatson7037]

@@TonyM540 You are so wrong.

[@richardtorr4553]

@@TonyM540 Tony, don't forget, we in Britain owe our freedom to the same Russian soldiers/mercenaries.

[@waynemongo]

How's that?​@@richardtorr4553

[@waynemongo]

​@derekwats Russia don't use mercs??

[@davidcormack2551]

shoulda fought for the Russians not for the Ukro-nazis.

[@robbas_krk1510]

Mate, is this you; the Kremlin’s famous useful !d !@t?

[@multimossad]

10 years ago lots of western volunteers fought alongside the russian separatists against ukranian neonazis , most of them in the Donnets militias , but from 2022 onwards and thanks to the western propaganda the current volunteers and mercenaries are joining the Ukranian Foreign Legion if they could learn just a little about history and how the West has being actively seeking this war they would be safe at home ! , there also lots of western mercenaries who tought that this war would be like Irak or Afghanistan surprise surprise the russians are not like those guerrillas the russians are well fed well equipped and well trained , in fact I think the best soldiers in the world right now are the russians and the ukranians , those americans , british , canadians,frech etc they always operate with wider safety margins than the ukranians , the exception are the colombians who are disposable for the ukranian government, sadly these guys also tought that Ukraine would be like the narco guerrillas they fight in Colombia , now they are falling like flies and the Ukranian government dont want to pay the repatriation of the bodies ( around 30 000 USD ).

[@gragor11]

Good analysis and history lesson.

[@ELLISRUGER8]

Some sheep think they are sheepdogs

[@cipur11]

Didn't expect such a fair analysis, keep up the good work

[@CandideSchmyles]

This has a disingenuous obfuscation of the 'fact' that the British Army is actively recruiting internally to send British soldiers with certain skill sets to Ukraine. Quite how you can say immediately after he changes his narrative from "I left" to "I was fired" that he's believable and not lying makes you look ridiculous. By my own approximate tally at least 800-1000 British soldiers have died in Ukraine. A part of Ukraine that is historically, culturally, linguistically and by the overwhelming democratic will of the people Russian. No British soldier has any justification for being there.

[@philstannett-lh4wq]

Oh you are a silly little boy to come out with this nonsense. The UK is not recruiting at all. Come Russian bot you can do a lot better than that. I thought Russian counter information/ propaganda war was an intelligent operation. This won’t be believed by anyone who has an half of brain cell.

[@SnakePliskin762]

what a load of bollocks

[@bosh5049]

🤣🤣 Are you on crack?

[@austingode]

I think the uk army has trouble recruiting anyone let alone send them to a meat grinder

[@midnike8783]

Perhaps I don't know British English well, but the verb “ fired” instead of “discharged” looks very suspicious.

[@Spetsnaz-Oreshnik]

British boy thought his KZbin CQB tactics was gonna work in real war lmfao

[@GhostRider-g3f]

He knew the risks but sadly chose to fight for Ukraine.

[@merlin1346]

Geneva convention? this dude is a mercenary so could be executed...

[@peterwilliams2152]

Russia does not have the death penalty.

[@elisabettamacghille4623]

From Italy: we have laws preventing people to serve as mercenaries abroad, but there is people doing it anyway. The situation is pretty bad in Kursk, Russians accused mercenaries and Ukrainian troops of having done very bad things to locals, burning houses, killing civilians and other horrible things, so Russians could even decide to treat prisoners as terrorists. All in all he's lucky being alive and in good physical conditions, I think that the fact Russian are winning and closing the Kursk pocket, may help this guy, since there is no need to abuse the prisoners, while from a judiciary point of view, the whole thing may be more complex, in any case I don't think his life is at risk.

[@celtbhoy1993]

That's the key fact mate, he is on the Russian side of the border as a Mercenary, if he'd been a few miles south his fate would have been far kinder. The Russians know exactly how many of each nation has mercernaries in Ukraine, it's been an unwritten rule both sides have abided by. Russia had been using Wagner and Ukraine using ex soldiers from NATO countries. The Russians see taking an anglo-saxon as they call us and americans as trophies. England has been the most hawkish of all countries fighting against Russia, just read our hardline media vs US media that doesen't really care much now. Russia has no death penalty, and UK will not be patching it's relationship up with Russia in our lifetimes... best this guy can hope for is not a life sentence which he should get provided the Russian FSB don't uncover evidence of him doing anything absolutely provable. Also did he say he came from oxford or went to Oxford University? A waste of a life regardless but his posh oxford accent suggests his story about his father etc is bs as well.

[@SnakePliskin762]

Russia has a full platoon of Italians fighting on their side

[@elisabettamacghille4623]

@@SnakePliskin762 there are also Italians fighting on the other side, for "ideological affinity" with the Azov guys .. if you get what I mean.

[@SnakePliskin762]

@@elisabettamacghille4623 so your laws are bollocks then?

[@nikolaucznaum4312]

Bullshine!!....

[@aceofspades5786]

Uk government has sent storm shadow. Tanks, artillery and hundreds thousands ammunition rounds. Now Russia has a captive. What is Mr Lammy going do to get this man back.

[@vetinaris1297]

Nothing probably. Nothing Britain can do unless it wants to send British soldiers to die. Real world is the real world. Probably be swapped in future either for Russian POW or maybe grouped with a few others for a spy or two.

[@GEODUCK9]

uhh he chose to go

[@orange1666]

Lammy can’t do anything , Russian’s won’t even talk to the idiot . Only the Ukrainians or Americans can negotiate a deal for this naive fool

[@eugeniusbcmumba3710]

Lammy's brain has no capacity to approach Russians over this.

[@colonelfustercluck486]

I suppose he could ask nicely?

[@richardtorr4553]

Ahh, that was a great feature, Phil. In all fairness, the British Authorities especially warned ex-soldiers not to go to Ukraine. He looked well cared for, with no bruises or black eyes. He is very lucky the Russian army has been lenient to him. Let's hope he eventually gets onto a prisoner exchange scheme. He may have to spend a little time in the famous Siberian prisons. As Phil says, I hope he comes out ok, but you can't blame his captors if they decide to administer some recompense for his ill-thought-out actions. It could actually be the making of him.

[@andyasdf2078]

They're probably treating him quite well for propaganda purposes, but also because he's young and fit and would be quite useful as a labourer in a Siberian salt mine or clearing snow off railways or something

[@Max_Da_G]

@@andyasdf2078 They so far had treated EVERYONE well, even the Azov scum. Also since he had been cooperative and obviously not some ideologically insane nut, there was no reason to take it out on him. His story likely also checked out which caused them to pay him no further attention. If he was captured in an area where there were no crimes against civilians then he'd likely not get too many pissed off Russians in the units that got him. Usually poor young dummies caught in the trenches or buildings, especially clearly not combat veterans, aren't roughed up.

[@lanasavin4819]

Stupid man. 😢

[@joeking1157]

anyone going into another country as essentially a mercenary should not be surprised when they have to face their consequences.

[@scotmatheson9094]

He should be made an example of. He's not a victim. He's a volunteer.

[@sxe1nuar]

I don't believe he has a POW status, international mercenaries are considered to be terrorists.

[@kadyrov3218]

3 new zealanders with army backgrounds went to Ukraine and they were all killed. One of them...their body was never recovered.

[@craigrik2699]

yeah, I told me mate he was fighting for the wrong side, don't believe the Western media, anyway, they're all tucker now! shit happens

[@Red-Revolution708]

The British Army had an humiliating retreat in Basra Iraq where the American troops had to come in and take over. My point is that our armed forces are under funded with our army being one of the smallest armies in Europe, our army needs funding desperately if we are going to compete with China and Russia.

[@gReturns]

geneva doesnt cover mercenaries hes very lucky indeed.

[@MultiMuditha]

@@gReturns yes it does. Try reading it before commenting vodka monkey.

[@justinneill5003]

From what I’ve heard from others who went out there, one of the biggest challenges is the language barrier. When you’re in a platoon and an order or warning is being barked out in a foreign language, or even in English by someone for whom English isn’t their first language, the extra moment it might take to understand and absorb the information and react accordingly could put you at a disadvantage to your comrades and mean a higher risk of death, injury, or in this case, capture.

[@TonyM540]

Yes. But as a signaller I’d say he understands that.

[@greggemerer8251]

I think this challenge is dwarfed by the challenge that you’re on the side which is overmatched by a factor of 5 to 10 in almost all sources of firepower, from artillery, to armor, to kamikaze drones, to OTBMs, to air power, to, well you get the picture. Oh, plus you’re on the bad side, oppressing the local Donbas population, that doesn’t want you there. Great war to be involved in, hah?

[@SnakePliskin762]

@@TonyM540 not really,frontline orders in battle will be as new to him as someone off the street.

[@SnakePliskin762]

@Tandamaniac wars like this attract the Psychos,fantasists and those unable to join their own countries forces for being below the standard. The Balkans was full of them.

[@scallen3841]

I heard a lot of Americans who were fighting for Ukraine left

[@rodtennant7603]

His behaviour and "signals" story strikes me as a cover. The units listed are an SAS cover story, used before. Four years in the British military, you cannot be a demotivated village idiot, as far as not knowing military matters and the contents of the Geneva Convention, etc.. I respect your effort in trying to put a "sympathetic" spin on this, well done. But not taken in by me.

[@Wolfman0432]

You’ve seen too many movies 😂

[@TonyM540]

Actually his service number was 007 🤣

[@bosh5049]

You are a genius sir, obviously you worked as an interrogator back in the day. Yawn

[@mikefandango294]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@vetinaris1297]

Cool story bro.

[@cariadcloggy6313]

I watched a video a while back of an ex SAS and ex Navy seal talking about being in the Ukraine fighting as hired mercenaries it's an absolute shit show over there, the guy was lucky to get out alive.

[@franitochisgarabis5717]

Is any war not a shit show?

[@A.Mardle]

BTW: The Foreign Office doesn't give a firk - and is incompetent to boot.

[@miked4027]

You've got to be something like a female teacher caught smuggling drugs and about to receive 50 lashes before they get involved!

[@pavelsanda3149]

It does not matter what the UK foreign office does. UK has no leverage vis-a-vis Russia. Russia does not respect the UK as an important country.

[@A.Mardle]

@@pavelsanda3149 Moscow respects nuclear power. The UK has a devastating second strike capability. End of argument.

[@oOnlyFun]

In fact, this is a very rare occurrence. Mercenaries from other countries are usually not taken prisoner and he is very lucky to be alive.

[@Benzos6149]

Anyone with a thirst for combat has either never been at the shitty end of it before, or is simply tapped in the organic abacus - nobody escapes war unaffected; if you live through it then it *will* change you as a human being on some level, it changes everyone and if people say it doesn’t then their wiring must be a rats nest of spaghetti and short circuits. 🤷‍♂️ I’m not talking about ex-soldiers looking at private security contracts, I’m talking about the guys who actively pursue involvement in armed conflict - it’s not normal.

[@oofoof1206]

Looks like siberia is getting a new miner

[@buravan1512]

*#GULAG** 😂*

[@peterwilliams2152]

@@buravan1512 The GULAG system of prisons hasn't existed for 65 years.

[@buravan1512]

@@peterwilliams2152 if you're cutting wood 🪓 In SIBERIA, in the winter... What's the difference?

[@peterwilliams2152]

@@buravan1512 Quite a lot.

[@lordshango4184]

A Brit goes to Ukraine as mercenary, joins the army, goes into Russia, kills Russians and is ultimately captured by the Russians. What was he thinking?? This is sad and heartbreaking.

[@michaelrohandodds1850]

No satisfying, the new keep pushing Russia hate. Am not sure if the Russian had ever wage war against the UK, where all this hate from?

[@lancejackson3524]

Who says he killed anyone?

[@lordshango4184]

@lancejackson3524, does a man leaves his home and family, 7,000 miles away, goes to sign up as a mercenary in a foreign country, dons army/war fatigues, arms himself and goes to the war front to buy hot dogs, soda and walk around looking at renaissance artwork and artifacts?? Are you really serious?

[@colonelfustercluck486]

how do you travel to Ukraine as a mercenary? Do they have a mercenary visa? You really get into Ukraine anyway you can, a tourist visa, join the army, and take part in the special military exercise that Russia organised. As a soldier legally employed by Ukraine Govt.

[@lordshango4184]

@colonelfusterluck486, As a soldier LEGALLY employed by Ukraine Govt?? Obviously, you’ve not been reading the comments. Don’t you feel any pity for this young man who’s life is now, sadly, in shambles?

[@willydowse9205]

No Geneva convention for mercenaries.

[@Donald-i7e7x]

I believe the US called such people enemy combatants in Afghanistan before they banged them up for years in Guantanamo.

[@danielrigby9984]

Sorry but with a name and accent like that he most likely been privately educated and is an officer in the army. The whole back story is very clearly nonsense and is a pretty poor cover story. How any one can believe it is beyond me.!! The guy has been sent there by the army/ government to assist Ukraine with the suicidal incursion into Kursk. The are large numbers of NATO forces planning and assisting this especially Polish. He is in Kursk for the purpose of killing Russian soldiers and there are videos showing the horrific killing of civilians. The captured soldiers like him are usually jailed and deservedly so, however he will eventually be released in a prisoner swap.

[@SnakePliskin762]

What a load of nonsense. You do realise the British Army is such a small firm it takes literally seconds on Arrse to ascertain the truth or ask about his unit. He was ex sigs bootedout,became a custody officer then fancied a bit of action. The NATO part is also complete bollocks.

[@onanysundrymule3144]

​@@SnakePliskin762I think it is you that has the wool pulled over your eyes! You keep saying it's nothing to do with NAzTO, yet it is just that every single country that is in NAzTO happens to be sending arms, materiel, artillery, munitions and funding to Ukraine ....... but it's absolutely 'no-think to do with NAzTO, guv', hahaha.

[@danielrigby9984]

Nothing to do with NATO? Who supplies the weapons? Who has been training Ukrainian units (with little success)? WHO is funding Ukraine, they don’t have enough money to pay pensions or public sector workers, let alone the military. Macron and Trudeau have publically made statements condemning Russian missle attacks on buildings housing large numbers of their citizens (military more like it). This cover story is farcical, as are most of those involving British mercenaries, some of which clearly are and some like this guy are obviously sent by the army/government.

[@SnakePliskin762]

@@danielrigby9984 Why would NATO send mercs? Yes NATO is training them in NATO countries and supplying them,doing exactly what Russia did in the Vietnam war funnily enough. Apart from the South Vietnamese was a legitimate government. Did we say we where at war with Russia then?

[@comment6864]

No worries.. this isn't story hour for the Russians either. What they're gleaning from this demo is likely not what you think or what he says per se

[@Scaleyback317]

It's my understanding that he completed 4 years in the R. Signals. He was medically discharged as a result of injuries and was described by those who served with him as a good steady soldier.

[@burtlangoustine1]

I'm glad to hear that. If he gets home, a wee crowdfunded fund to help him restart life, which by the way costs about £10k these days (6 months rent)

[@ryan976david]

@@burtlangoustine1 how about some jail time for becoming a mercenary, which is illegal.

[@aaaa-xf3hx]

@@ryan976david waste of taxpayer money, he’s more a danger to himself than anyone else. He’s just a stupid kid who got out of his depth, doesn’t seem like he had any bad intentions

[@alanadair4893]

@@ryan976davidsays you and who tells you

[@louisdisbury9759]

@@ryan976david Ive spoken to many veterans suffering from PTSD if he had been treated properly after his injuries he would never have ended up there in the first place take my advice never join or allow members of you're family to Join British forces until they give our veterans the respect and help they deserve.

[@babakawaz8225]

This guy was not fired. He's still in active duty. But i guess he was advised that upon capture he should not implicate any government involvement.

[@SnakePliskin762]

He was kicked out.

[@DavidBonnie]

He would have zero combat experience as an ex signaller as they are not a member of a teeth arm with one exception. Hi infantry experience would stretch as far as basic training. Also why did he get discharged? Only a fool would go to fight for the Ukraine. It's a manufactured war.

[@earlgrey691]

True and you can bet the Regiment are deeply involved in prodding the bear,

[@daryllportas8453]

Youth and foolishness tend to go hand in hand. I hope he gets home safe.

[@TonyM540]

Manufactured by Putin.

[@henriramonfosse]

@@Bailiol manufactured.

[@roberttelford745]

The US and it's vassals have been feeding Ukraine arms to attack ethnic Russians since the coup in 2013. The only beneficiaries are Wall Street, the Military Industrial Complex and Zelensky's cronies

[@EddieWhitehead-e7z]

Well what can you say, out of the army stay out. Did 22 bloody marvellous up to 1990 great overseas. Now escaped to Australia. What a sham the UK has become🇦🇺

[@knowahnosenothing4862]

You abandoned it. I don't blame you.

[@2sqnbandit379]

I’m ex forces, my wife is Russian, Russia isn’t the bad guy in all this. Study geo politics. But I’ll tell you now, the Russians will not put up with this.

[@garrycompton7214]

Good synopsis Phil - Since I lived and worked in Ukraine way before the Maidan, and I'm still here in the same area , you gotta be F Nuts or have a death wish to come here. He's "lucky" he's a POW with the Russians , because if was in the other camp - he'd be MIA and dead as a doornail. I agree with your future for James outcome. Oh - Nam 70 -71 so I know how the game ends.

[@mussydesign7933]

he will remain in prison for 10 years then he will be exchanged for a higher profile russian prisoner, what a plonker

[@2NatoStandard]

As Phil says. As a veteran, know your skill set, and your limits. As an "expert" cold war veteran I can tell you first hand, that I know my special skill set and my limitations. German beer, German women, more beer, more women.. then sneaky beaky past the Provost Sgt back into camp 🤘👍 My skills would be wasted in that theatre, literally 😂😂😂

[@andyasdf2078]

5:40-5:52 This is solid advice for life in general. Not just physically but mentally as well As for the captured guy, there is no argument against the fact that he is/was a mercenary fighting not just against the Russians but actually within Russian territory and that is bad bad news.

[@shanetharle9211]

If you can't do the time, don't do the crime

[@tazanddo]

Without his rifle he doesn't look so tough.

[@Luke1959]

".....he went over to do the right thing (fight for Ukraine).....", too bad he was misinformed, by western MSM, as to why there's a battle to begin with. Had he known what kind of 'democracy' ( Ukraine banned opposition parties, banned all radio and TV, that did not agree with the government, arrested opposition leaders, banned and occupied the Russian and Ukrainian Orthodox Church, confiscated the properties, etc.)he was fighting for, he would have joined the Russian forces in liberating a hijacked Ukraine by western interests.

[@Isaac-muntz]

Either he'll be thrown in prison for a very long time or used as potential prisoner swap

[@linaniko1207]

prison, rest of his life, what a morron'''s like he is going to change the course of the war, total idio'''ts

[@dm-2194]

I am really impressed with the comments on this channel. I came here to investigate the “other” side of the story. (I am a forthright supporter of the good Russian people against the NATO fuckups) Expecting people to lash out at the Russians for the capture of this clown. I am positively surprised to see the military supporters capable of analyzing thoughtfully that particular situation. People seem to finally use their brains instead of blindly following the propaganda line. Bravo!

[@TheChickenLine]

From someone here; from week one, on the front lines, listen to this guy! Do not come out here unless you can bring something to the table. This is not a computer game! You need more than basic to ever hope of returning home! My service can be proven, upon request, from only the guy presenting the video.

[@andrewwoodhead3141]

As a once ''volunteer'' (not in the Ukraine army) , and having had quite a lot of contact with various volunteers at various points in my life , I have made one observation : A surprising number of these young men have very , very , poor relationships with their fathers. I'm not drawing any sort of conclusion from this , it's is merely an observation that I have made and one that I note is repeated here .

[@SrdjanBasaric-w2s]

I don't understand why you call these war criminals veterans?

[@jackblack7827]

what happened to name, rank, and serial number? or is that just in movies?

[@vvv-o9y]

no that is just in guantanamo bay lol

[@christineweir8979]

If the Russians are lenient to him... it's a lot more than a Russian would get from the UK

[@creatureofleisure4319]

Love your work - Keep it coming!

[@ForceMediaHQ]

Thanks for the support

[@vincent1193]

I don't believe he ever left the British army,this is a NATO war

[@SnakePliskin762]

negative

[@vincent1193]

@SnakePliskin762 I'm not a gambler but I would put a bet that he is sas

[@jamesmason1062]

What ever the situation, he is in a serious pickle here most young lads want to go war and experience killing the enemy but war is both way street those bullets go both ways so just be careful what you wish for and understand its not glorious amd glamorous like it seems in the movies. Its horrific and tragic and i just couldnt imagine seeing dead bodies every day and living in horrendous places eating food thats horrible. Il stop rambling now

[@ailouros6669]

That's the problem. Hollywood and the media glorify war for the expressed purpose of suckering in the gullible and self-deluded. We are so heavily programmed that it seems almost every time the phrase 'Freedom and Democracy' is mentioned, most of us automatically take sides without looking deeply into what is actually going on. Even worse is when people start justifying wrong-doing when the narrative they believe in gets challenged by evidence or reality, which then causes them to deny the latter, often vehemently; sometimes violently.

[@retromanc3r]

The host nailed it on so many levels. Poor kid. Hope he makes it home.

[@garykendall3776]

I have to assume that such fighters do not read the Geneva Convention on Prisoners of war before they enlist. Mercenaries are clearly defined and the Convention does not require that they be provided with anything except "humane treatment".

[@earlgrey691]

Equal to peterphiles in the reckoning of things.

[@baconbrew3761]

Good thing that we aren't mercenaries then as we don't meet the definition. We are under the same governerment contract of a legitimate government as the Ukrainian soldiers. We are paid exactly the same as the Ukrainian soldiers. We are equipped the same as the Ukrainian soldiers. We earn far less than we would working the lowest wage job in our home nations. We don't because we aren't pussies and we want to defend Ukrainians and stop Russia's expansion. They have stated they intend to keep expanding, they need to be stopped.

[@delta_glider4362]

@@baconbrew3761 Problem with selfloafing is that the other side will decide if you meet definition or not, not you.

[@xaddo]

@@baconbrew3761 I see you dont know much about conflict then

[@baconbrew3761]

@xaddo know plenty. Fought it for 3 years, follow the changes and geopolitical reactions, read the Intel briefs, know the history of the nation. I take it you know very little however.

[@alibaax5346]

He could have volunteered to help the homeless/destitute in Britain, if wanted to be a hero, why fight in Russia

[@real_lostinthefogofwar]

Propaganda leads to poor decisions, the Brits fighting for Russia have a much better deal.

[@steve-xx6or]

Many Brits fighting now in the international brigade. Watch out starmer and charlie sausage fingers your time is coming

[@ogilvienator]

No skill set can save you from three in years in Russian prison.

[@Fr4nkBl4ck]

3?!.....nah-son.......he-serving-a-long-meal-in-the-gulag.....full-course!

[@williamtell6750]

Well-informed, interesting analysis. Appreciated.

[@ForceMediaHQ]

Thanks for the support William🙌🏻

[@clarkduncan3715]

The guy is a total liability whatever is hard luck story ..... as a guy from a signals regiment he would of been well informed as to keeping his mouth shut He has caused more harm then good example if you don't know what your doing or getting into DO NOT GO He won't be just let go now a bargaining chip , mercenaries on Russia ground can be shot end of

[@TonyM540]

It’s war. People get captured on both sides. Doesn’t mean he did anything wrong.

[@ogilvienator]

You are a guy talking shit.

[@clarkduncan3715]

@ogilvienator your talking like a hero 👏... he's telling them all he knows without a question he is a liability proven ... you don't know me from adam so I'll be polite shut the door on your way out thanks

[@thefatbaker]

​@@TonyM540if he was picked up in the Kursk region (Russia) he is, according to Russian authorities, a terrorist, he will be treated as such.

[@grantbradshaw7907]

Big Phil is always on point and explains thing clearly no punches pulled

[@steve-xx6or]

Let me tell you the Way the two sides have treated prisoners is completely chalk and cheese

[@A.Z.1798]

he put 2 + 2 and got 5. Terrible life choices.

[@danelukic2911]

I bet that "I was fired" is a cover story. He is active UK army 100%

[@SnakePliskin762]

no he isn't he was working as a custody officer after he left,checked out.

[@babakawaz8225]

He's active. Anything can be cooked for "in case shit happens".

[@SnakePliskin762]

@@babakawaz8225 no he isn't

[@babakawaz8225]

@@SnakePliskin762 You know this how ...?

[@SnakePliskin762]

@@babakawaz8225 Because the uk army is a small place. You fart and every one smells it.

[@edcdt07]

sad story, unfortunately for him he will not be treated as a PoW under Geneva conversation as he is not gone there as a British soldier, but as a mercenary hired to kill Russians on Russian soil for money. all he can hope for is mercy from Russian government. any x military western soldiers thinking to do the same as this poor lad did think twice.