Ukraine: how winter could change the war - expert explains

After 10 months of war, Russian advances and Ukrainian counter-offensives, winter weather has arrived in Ukraine.
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Russia may have retreated from Kherson in early November but Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure over the last month signal a new phase of the war, as Putin weaponises the cold weather.
So as parts of Ukraine plunge into sub-zero temperatures and pressure mounts on Putin to negotiate, how might this war evolve as we enter the winter months?
In today’s episode of the Fourcast, we speak to our international editor Lindsey Hilsum - who is currently on her fifth trip to Ukraine since the war began - about what it’s like to be in the muddy trenches with Ukrainian soldiers, Russia’s culture war against Ukraine and if we can expect the war to slow down in the coming months.
All reports from Lindsey's recent trip to Ukraine were produced by Rob Hodge and filmed and edited by Josh Ho.
Sources: AP
Producer: Freya Pickford
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[@Google_Does_Evil_Now]

Lindsay, please advise the Ukranians to dig small water scoop drain holes in the trench. These are the size of a bucket, to the side of where you are walking, just big enough to catch the water in the trench which can be scooped out in a bucket. Construction workers do this in order to keep the ground they are walking on dry. The water will drain off into the scoop hole. Allows the ground to dry and firm up. Make it easier to walk, keeps boots drier. Superb reporting. Sad poem.

[@primalamusica3]

Very good comment! Thanks

[@scotty101ire]

Get of the drugs they are there have military experts at every level and there are dozens of trent systems and use,s you with your advice from the 1914 field manual

[@cubic2011]

I will post your message on other similar videos on KZbin. 👍

[@ttvtheundeadfarmer2549]

You really think they don't know this??

[@jgdooley2003]

@@ttvtheundeadfarmer2549 They did not know this in 1914 and they had to relearn the lessons in Anzio in 1944 when trench warfare was reenacted briefly in WW2. Systematic examination of feet for trench foot had to be brought into use as did the extensive use of duckboards and complex darinage systems in order to avoid this debilitating condition.

[@colinabbott5263]

So good to see such a brave lady obtaining information about the war in Ukraine,

[@shlamimk4664]

When the Russian soldiers fully grasp the extent to which they have been exploited, I hope they rip the Kremlin to pieces.

[@markbeddow9220]

Your correspondence is so empathic, real and visceral. Thankyou for what you do dear Lady. Please take care. Much respect and Love.

[@uekajayanti3581]

I'm Indonesian,but proud of Ukraine Heroes spirit 🇺🇦💪👍🙏🏻

[@trevortrevortsr2]

What a charmingly elegant & articulate lady who clearly has some nerve and finger on the pulse of this conflict - I think there will be many more poems of the deeds of this war

[@serverbackupadministrator5580]

Hilsum and Orla Guerin are old corporate whores for the corrupt West. Shameful individuals

[@Woooofit]

Awesome report and to the point. Well done Lindsey & team

[@onebridge7231]

Strong Junior Officers and NCO’s are paramount to keep moral up. A boot is more likely to stay positive when he shares the experience with more senior stronger guys that set the example. Good Sargents are extremely important.

[@starfish4093]

She is amazing and her report about the war is trustworthy. I am saying this because I follow closely this war as a Ukrainian who has friends and family there in Ukraine. My mum and my brother are still in occupied territory at the left bunk of Dnipro. Lindsay gave a precise picture of what is happening in Ukraine right now. Thank you very much for your strong position and your bravery.

[@serverbackupadministrator5580]

You are talking rubbish. Listen to Colonel Doug McGregor

[@prolifeunity]

You support Azov and the other Nazi battalions?

[@lolodee3528]

Starfish👍🏻

[@terryl858]

Lift up the phone and you can summarise the truth opinions opinions

[@leftbehind4030]

@@serverbackupadministrator5580 What the Russian sympathizer..nah.....Slava Ukraini!

[@scottjock]

Brave lady. You certainly achieved your goal. 🙏 Respect.

[@johnnytampocao7671]

Great interview.👍👍

[@ThePlonker1]

What incredibly charismatic, intelligent, brave and insightful reporting from Lindsey Hilsum and her team. I saw her report from the frontline trenches a little while back and was immediately struck by how genuine and empathetic it was. The DOP's work was first class as was the editing. One of the best reports I have seen during this conflict. I hope to see more!

[@casteretpollux]

Which battalion did she say she was with?

[@rolandfold]

Very intelligent and articulate interview with many interesting insights. Thank you.

[@sspacegunn21]

So very brave of this woman to be in those trenches...

[@u.h.h4915]

✨✨✨💛🙏🏻💙✨✨✨

[@timed3618]

My thumbs up is for Lindsey. Thank you for your courage and heart.

[@terryl858]

O dear another one

[@harryhewitt6795]

@@terryl858 0rc

[@vietanhtran3363]

Potemkin built potemkin village, just like Putin built potemkin army. They are pretty much alike🤣

[@philiporme3945]

Lindsey and her team are absolute heros. Shining a light on the people of Ukraine. However, as much as I love her, I worry more for the people who live there and have no escape.

[@serverbackupadministrator5580]

Lindsay is a lying Western media propagandist. If you want to know what is really going on listen to Colonel Doug McGregor.

[@simonw1252]

@@serverbackupadministrator5580 Go back to Tsarist Russia, John Pilger! 😘

[@terryl858]

Well we have lots of ukrain s youn men in England

[@harryhewitt6795]

@@terryl858 Really? Do you have numbers? Because i know a lot of refugees from Adolf putin's latest ruSSian imperial genocide, and not one of them is a young man, unless you count school kids.

[@jordan3405]

she is a good propagandist mouthpiece for the Ukrainian ministry of defence. Like the rest of them at Channel 4.

[@69kiwijon]

Lindsey should take out every award possible for her reporting and bravery, while under constant bombing and being shot at by snipers she held her cool and gave us the plain and simple truth, this is why I watch Channel 4 Thank you so much Lindsey please stay safe you are one of a kind a real precious gem!

[@terryl858]

What report she said her self it was organised by the ukrain army

[@69kiwijon]

@@terryl858are you for real, lol, sure organised for her to be there but it's her you see reporting in front of the camera.

[@harryhewitt6795]

@@terryl858 I smell 0rc

[@harryhewitt6795]

@@69kiwijon It's an 0rc

[@tezracake]

P

[@prof.puggle1631]

The sense of humour throughout is wonderful. Very refreshing.

[@jfrtbikgkdhjbeep9974]

gahddamnnn ... its so serious i missed the humor ... it is concerning

[@acmb6763]

This is why i “liked” spending some time in kharkiv, donbas and other frontlines. I woke up abruptly with missiles landing closeby many times. There were people there going through that for months!! If it’s possible, my respect for Ukrainians grew so much more. I felt for a few weeks what it is to live like them. They already won. These people can’t be broken 💛💙

[@harryhewitt6795]

Yep, we forget that adolf putin actually started tyhis latest ruSSist imperial genocide back in 2014, when he unleashed his neonazi Wagner baby killers on Donbas and Crimea.

[@davidtaylor2512]

Absolutely agree !!!

[@neision4667]

thank you for nice words) I'm so glad to read such comments about Ukraine and Ukrainians)

[@allydea]

Take away the foreign aid and see how unbreakable they are.

[@acmb6763]

@@allydea i know old ladies in the occupied areas watching drunk Russian soldiers shooting civilians just for being out and they are still unbreakable. What’s your point? Other than pettiness of course 😂

[@geezalee1677]

Ch4 produced intellectual journalists over past decades. John Snow, Lindsey Hilsum, Matt Frei, etc. Ch4 news, the only news that I regularly watch.

[@VaucluseVanguard]

So you have a skewed understanding of the world and like to have your own views reflected in the mirror.

[@terryl858]

O dear it’s not news it’s opinions

[@harryhewitt6795]

@@terryl858 As i thought, 0rcbot

[@vice.nor.virtue]

She is _AMAZING._

[@passenger3]

Please keep safe Linzy 🙏

[@irischkanoname3273]

so we only can hope, that Europe/Germany itself will be able to maintain its own energie supply without a blackout .... generators and diesel tanks are even hard to acquire in switzerland 🇨🇭

[@MsHeather383]

I really enjoyed her reporting.

[@calumscott8737]

From what I've seen of the UK reporting Lindsey is the standout, many of her reports have moved me to tears. She's relentlessly informative.

[@youtubebane7036]

She's a liar. You will never see her out in the field she's in Kiev that's not where the fighting is. If you want to see the truth you'll see people in the fighting but they're all progression because they are the ones on the side of good and Truth. This is pathetic propaganda at the best

[@calumscott8737]

@@youtubebane7036 Lindsay Hillson more often than not sends in reports from towns and villages that have changed hands between the Russians and Ukranians. Her reporting is not limited to Kiev. She records the stories of the traumas that the civilian populations have endured, she documents evidence of war crimes and she has also reported from front line trenches 500 meters from the Russians, coming under fire while doing so. All the evidence is right here on the Channel 4 News channel, feel free to review.

[@youtubebane7036]

@@calumscott8737 yes I believe that. I've heard all about the dog and pony shows that the Western media does. I'm sure she and reviews a lot of people that are affected but as far as being on the front lines and Reporting the truth from there. Not as she's Towing the Western media's Line she isn't reporting the truth at all. And you know it

[@calumscott8737]

@@youtubebane7036 You can view for yourself the report she logged from being embedded with a Ukrainian unit fighting on the front line. I'm afraid that you're vastly overestimating the influence Western governments have over the thousands of media outlets based in the West. The sort of control you're referring to only exists in authoritarian regimes such as N. Korea, Russia and China (and even then they're not very good at it).

[@youtubebane7036]

@@calumscott8737 oh my God they got you so fooled. Have you not seen that video of all the different news stations repeating the same thing verbatim about fake news and how it's a danger to our democracy as they say? They're all in it together. Their bosses are the same people the people who own the military industrial complex in the banks own the media and the government here. All this is about is getting rich off of War. And all of the western reporters they do not go out in the field for real they pretend like they do and do little movie skits that are fake. Just like nine times out of 10 the video you're getting when the Warfare started a combat footage wasn't even from this war. They launched complete information Warfare when this started and by that I mean lies. I don't believe this woman was ever with any real unit and what they call a dog a pony show is when they get a guided tour in the safe areas and then they act as if they're on the front line. Basically they're handled there. You talk about controlling the media zielinsky only allows one party and One News media Outlet in Ukraine now and anyone who speaks the truth is put on their hit list. Yeah some of the things this lady has said right at the beginning of this video is complete flat out lies. Immediately she lied so why would I believe anything else he had to say? Why doesn't she go to the LPR the DPR and do some videos with the people there like in donetsk?

[@kevinjennings5153]

I see videos of Ukrainian troops with cats and dogs. I have not seen similar videos of Russian troops! One suspects the cats and dogs would be in a pot?

[@joshhencik1849]

Based on what their intercepted messages say about how they have no food, I wouldn't be surprise, nor could I blame them, as sad as that is.

[@moiseshuerta3984]

@@joshhencik1849 No food starving conscripts??? Mighty good soldiers then holding the line.

[@metmeningen463]

Lindsay, you are amazing! Thank you so much for your incredible journals!

[@UnDaoDu]

The Russian soldiers are in far worse situation. They will be fleeing as the winter hardens back to Mother Russia

[@sdferh]

Your completely deluded !.. look up Scott ritter ..if you can stomach the truth ..

[@Ballardian]

In your dreams.

[@terryl858]

Well then what’s to worry about ukrain win again. But????

[@S-Ltd1000]

Russia invented winter.

[@harryhewitt6795]

@@Ballardian Yep, and a delightful dream it is, because we can wqatch it unfold on the batleground.

[@danny_mills]

Thank you for this.. Quality reporting like this, is what we need more of

[@davidcoombes-pearce4533]

Lindsey's reporting is fantastic. I'm in Australia but I never miss one of her reports.

[@terryl858]

I don’t believe her all orchestrated

[@S6WLUKAS]

@@terryl858 100%. Everything they said is a complete pile of p*ss.. Wholesale presstitution

[@primalamusica3]

Lindsey Hilsum, you are extraordinary! RESPECT! Thank you very much for your reporting! Take care, stay safe!

[@ellojallowjallow1734]

This woman is the best reporter in the world, may god guide her 🙏

[@terryl858]

O dear ukrain will win and Russia will loos keep believing

[@ashroskell]

I have great admiration for Lyndsay Hillstam (probably spelled that wrong, sorry) and her gallant, comprehensive and ultimately informative journalism. In fact, Channel 4 has genuinely surpassed the BBC in terms of fresh news out of Ukraine, in depth coverage, honest comprehensive coverage and that all important INFORMATION. Lyndsay stands out in a highly competitive crowd of great reporters working for Channel 4 in Ukraine, making the channel one of my main, “go to,” sources for this war. Her, “obsession with WWI poetry,” doesn’t surprise me. The coverage we’re getting is clearly coming from an informed, educated place, which makes such a huge difference to how the news is focussed, processed and passed on to us, in the comfort of our living rooms. Thank you, Channel 4. And, thank you especially, Lyndsay. You deserve some form of recognition for your excellent, brave work.

[@mihaivale7170]

500m between her and orcs requires a lot of courage...

[@terryl858]

And you believe it

[@u.h.h4915]

✨💛👍🏻💙✨

[@u.h.h4915]

@@terryl858 she’s not ruZZki THEN everything is a lye‼️

[@S6WLUKAS]

requires a lot of imagination too

[@MountainlionHills3]

Freedom for Ukraine 🇺🇦

[@SmirkyWaters]

I would love to see Putin defeated by the power of kittens 😂 A soldier with a pet to protect is worth a hundred men 😼

[@liamgalloway8439]

Lindsay and her team fantastic job so incredibly brave please stay safe love and respect always ❤️

[@u.h.h4915]

♥️🙏🏻♥️✨💛💙✨♥️🙏🏻♥️

[@noynadisley3921]

Lindsay you are brave women xx

[@2mamaev]

Freedom for Ukraine! Thank you guys for your work.

[@tylerdurden4006]

It's hilarious how the west is acting like winter has never happened during a war before.

[@pajeetkumar1645]

That's because they are a bunch of hypocrites.

[@myshepspud1]

So your opinion is Russian troops are well equipped for winter?

[@tylerdurden4006]

@@myshepspud1 yes, that's what I meant when I was laughing at the stupidity of the west about the weather, thank you for proving my point. 👏👊

[@colintwyning9614]

Lindsey Hilsum you are awesome. (watched over many years on C4). Thoughtful, Poetic, Fearless and above all Informative. I thank you ♥

[@uncharteddama9861]

Linsey is the best ❤️❤️❤️

[@kolendamp3360]

Great information, thanks Lindsey, greetings from Brasil

[@user-tm3ec8yu4j]

So good journalist and human ♥️♥️🇺🇦

[@prof.puggle1631]

I love the quote; "One of the good things about mud is you can slide down it." Fantastic ! :^}

[@u.h.h4915]

💙👍🏻💛🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦💛💙

[@munjurumwangi784]

Respect to all women journalists who are going through difficulties in Ukraine risking their lives just to keep us updated on how things are going on in Ukraine. Again I say RESPECT!!👏👏👏

[@terryl858]

Think it would be better to report on the people that are strapped taped to lamp post in ukrain yes let’s see how it really is let’s have some real reporting

[@susanwestern6434]

Nastia Stanko, she is a great Ukrainian reporter

[@munjurumwangi784]

@@susanwestern6434 she is a wonderful journalist.

[@CatalystD9]

Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦 Heroyam Slava 🇺🇦🙏🇨🇦

[@S-Ltd1000]

💨

[@u.h.h4915]

✨✨✨💙💛✨✨✨

[@Kevin19700]

Absolutely top notch coverage of the war. Thank you for taking the time to more fully explain the entire situation.

[@u.h.h4915]

💙🙏🏻💛

[@mbluesx2772]

Siegried Sassoon … I didnt hear the name of this great poet mentioned for more than 45 years (in my german school). Great hint to the trench-warfare in ukraine these days

[@levenscott645]

Wonderful, information-rich interview with the correspondent who has led the Western coverage of this awful conflict. Poise and good sense always.

[@markkip2001]

Great Report always she gives very good report always followed for decades

[@klausmkl]

Woman, war was not meant for comfort.

[@DF-mo8gq]

You don't see the press on the front line like we did years and years ago. Thank you, Lindsey!

[@pajeetkumar1645]

Of course you do, they are called Embedded journalism.

[@jfrtbikgkdhjbeep9974]

yes indeed, it helps for us arm chair commandos to comprehend the situation(s)

[@DF-mo8gq]

@jfrtbikgkdhjbeep9974 I'm an old girl to and we used to see life press on the front line all the time on TV. How dangerous it all was and scary. I just can't believe we're going through a war today. Hope it's all over soon. Poor ukrainians

[@pajeetkumar1645]

@@DF-mo8gq go on be honest, what you really means you can't believe it's white Europeans killing white Europeans today. If it was white Europeans killing brown or black people that would be ok.

[@DF-mo8gq]

@@pajeetkumar1645 killing isn't right black or white. You don't know me. And jet you judge me. You have a problem with your own identity!

[@Sharon-marie]

Lindsey I look forward to your reports you tell everything in so much detail without a thought for your own safety you deserve an award for all your hard work and such dangers you place yourself please keep safe god bless you and all Ukrainian soldiers xxx

[@kevinhorgan2770]

More Bullshit.

[@antoniodefilippo8484]

where was Lindsey when the USA and its poodle the UK. started an illegal war in Iraq 🇮🇶 when they first lied to the UN and the whole world that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction , Tony Blair claimec ghat an Iraq nuclear missile would reach London in 8 minutes.The issuing war killed 1.5million people of which .5 million were children!!i didn't see any reports from her of the plight of innocent Iraqi women and children.She's a mouth piece for the fake fake western media!!

[@xanbex8324]

Ask Lindsey about the Azov Nazis!

[@barrywong4327]

Hats off to Lindsay for bringing to us the gory details of war. I wish she had done similar reporting when the Afghans and Iraqis were fighting against the invaders of their countries, i.e. the mighty US and NATO militaries, not too many years ago. I happen to agree with John Mearsheimer that Ukraine is suffering horribly because it is caught and being used, willingly and unwillingly, as a pawn in the proxy war between the US and Russia. It’s a shame. And, sadly, Taiwan will likely suffer a similar fate, vis-vis US and China, if cooler heads don’t prevail soon.

[@lolodee3528]

Ridiculous.

[@harryhewitt6795]

@@lolodee3528 0rc in denial. Do yoy actually get paid for such a pathetic response, 0rc? A message from your Fuhrer, Vladolf: do better or become cannon fodder.

[@babyfacemichael1]

Who killed thousands in the twin towers ? Including British people. How many Iranians, Kurd`s, Iraqi Shias and Kuwaitis did Saddam kill ??

[@samanthav8728]

I love Lindsey! Sure my favorite reporter of all stations for this war in Ukraine!

[@styxcabin]

Lindsey and her team are gutsy and did excellent reporting. BUT, in my arrogant opinion (!) they are wrong about the weather and made several mistakes in their forecasts: 1. While it is true that the fall and early winter are very difficult for modern warfare in Ukraine, this is not really due to cold. "General Mud" is the real culprit. Predictable heavy rains in the spring and fall make travel off-paved-road in heavy tanks, APCs, etc. difficult to almost impossible. (The Ukrainians and Russians actually have a name for this problematic period, "raputitsa.") So a war of "fire and maneuver" is not feasible. BUT, the period of mid-December through February, when the ground in the fields is frozen hard, is actually GOOD for off-road rural warfare with heavy vehicles. 2. Hence the forecast of a "freeze" in the lines of combat during the winter is very likely wrong. 3. Also the forecast of a "spring offensive," mentioned several times, is also wrong. The correct forecast for 2023 is a "summer offensive," AFTER the predictable spring rains and mud. 4. What will likely happen during the depth of winter is that around Xmas-New Years/early Jan, the Ukrainians will take advantage of their advantages (better winter gear and procedures, poor Russian conscripts, demoralized Russian troops, high Russian casualties in the East, etc.) and launch "Thunder Runs" in the east to break through the weakest points in the eastern Russian lines. (A "Thunder Run" is a famous tactic from the seizure of Baghdad in 3 days by US forces, in which a line of tanks and other fighting vehicles charge through defensive lines, attract and neutralize enemy fire, and keep going to roll up territory and envelop the enemy from the rear.) In the south the Ukrainians will attempt to isolate all of Crimea by fully destroying the Kerch Strait bridge and by advancing along the P37 road to the 12-month, un-destroyed port of Berdyans'k on the Sea of Azov. Fingers crossed that I am right. Glory to Ukraine!

[@Virginimaria391]

She hit the nail on the head. Russia wants to remove Ukrainians off the face of the earth. Ukrainian are wonderful people, it seems Russian are jealous of their neighbors. Better looking men and women, big hearts, intelligent and resourceful people, united in goals of freedom. The war has allowed us to see with our eyes, what reality is… Russia has proved to be such a bully and a brutal type of person, maybe not all, but it looks bad. Big hugs for Ukrainian people, bless your big hearts, your fight for freedom.

[@marvinc9994]

Well said, that lady !!!

[@Ballardian]

So they invaded because they are jealous of their looks? Don't be so rediculous. Your understanding of the situation is extremely immature.

[@gearoidt6761]

Spoken like a true brainwashed and programmed sheep, doped on MSM propaganda.

[@Andrew-rc3vh]

Those Ukrainians that burnt alive 50 Russian national civilians in Odessa before the invasion were not so lovely. Be careful when making generalisations because it can obscure the truth.

[@Paterleano]

Ukrainian & Russian people are ethnically the same, Slavic, neighbours. I have visited both countries. To be honest there is no difference in how they look, they are both beautiful people. This war is the result of NATO trying to use Ukraine as a battering ram against Russia. Russia has more natural resources than any other nation on earth. Have you figured out yet why NATO keeps toppling leaders oil rich nations. You seem like a simple person.

[@vikstankus1743]

Brave Ukraine !

[@syndrew]

interesting point about the electrical system destruction. As the Ukrainian rail system is mainly electric, this plays a huge part in resupplying the frontlines with all resources to keep it going. Without power then things get really tough to still fight.

[@paulmcgrath3248]

Haven't watched c 4 since 2019 ,sounds authentic

[@johnstaley6337]

Excellent follow up on her visit to the front.

[@marshallmintz7564]

This is one brave Grandmother. Solid Lady.

[@terryl858]

Well orchestrated A lot of supposition Your easy ly please d

[@harryhewitt6795]

@@terryl858

[@bryansheridan6434]

Amazing reporting!

[@loonylinda]

i love Lindsay she is very dedicated and brave.

[@davidrobertson9271]

Excellent journalism. Makes a change.

[@Burkhard_Ehnes]

I wished Lindsey who is such an empathic story teller and can open people's backgrounds so beautifully would - reporting about Ukrainian real life situations - once meet and talk with this KZbinr, her explaining EuroMaidan and such backgrounds of Ukrainian purpose to their audience: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3vLapSGqsangck Come on Lindsey! Would be so great, would certainly be a great conversation among two great communicates, would be great for the audience to witness, could get a broadcasting climax. Thank you and best wishes.

[@edwardsianski725]

Great reporting! May St John XXIII and St John Paul II, together with St Nicholas, St Andrew, St George, Isaiah and St Catherine of Alexandria, intercede with the Almighty for the removal of Putin, Lavrov, Shoigu, Sergei Surovikin and their minions from power and a just peace for Ukraine. May St Michael and all the angels protect Ukrainian skies and may Our Lady of Zarvanytsia help all Ukrainians who are mourning loved ones.

[@jackquack2979]

"...go into the living quarters and they're quite cosy." Shame on you, Lindsay.

[@damiandenis4068]

Great reporting Lindsay. My query is whether there is any hope of reviving the Minsk agreements as a path to diplomatic peace?

[@kathrynmickelson1091]

If we gave them better air defense they could be done with this by now Then they could of stood up to Putin with less help from us and less destruction by him!

[@moiseshuerta3984]

Why stop there. Give them nukes so the whole world could be done by now.

[@user-gz6wl3zg4q]

The regions bordering the Black Sea have historically been very diverse, a sort of crossroads where people of widely different backgrounds passed through, visited, stayed or settled. Such is the nature of areas that are easily accessible: cultures and ideas grinding against against each other, creating tolerance and a shared history and future. On the other hand, everything about Russia is small town or rural in nature. As a result, outsiders are viewed with suspicion and new ideas or other cultures frowned upon. Kind of like the US of today where the big cities/crossroads are melting-pots run by tolerant liberals with rural areas run by petty, distrustful and navel-gazing conservatives. I digress, Russia in its current and historic forms is about as opposite to the Ukraine melting pot as you can get. Indeed, through those parts of history where Ukraine was a part of Russia, Russia was always up to its brutal power games of subjugation. Ukraine, as a crossroads, could never be a part of the isolationist Russia, it was just too different.

[@neision4667]

what a nice and wise woman) thank you all people who support Ukraine. it means we're not alone against russian dictatorship. this support gives power to fight)

[@leftbehind4030]

Slava Ukraini!

[@johnsomebody1753]

Just WHAT, would the purpose be, in Hilsum having to make a run for it, rather than sticking to walks through the trench lines, or open land BEHIND the trenches, (which may involve a longer route, but no exposure to snipers), ?

[@scottdellrobinson]

The reporter whose acting like a military expert. Mam, please stop.

[@MR-op3mo]

Great!! So...we should send kittens to the front line!! :))

[@terryl858]

Send cat food to ukrain

[@harryhewitt6795]

@@terryl858

[@terryl858]

O dear this is sad so sad

[@tigertiger1699]

Amazing Lady👍🙏

[@nl4064]

Lindsay is the real deal, and these trenches need drainage or their feet will freeze, but their fight is eevryonews fight, their light needs to shine inm this dark world under evil opression

[@1isaacperkins]

Wow. Real journalists are certainly something. Impressive

[@sailor67duilio27]

This lady has serious guts

[@techtinkerin]

Does it make it more Christmassy?

[@bnlbnl8892]

That journalist is amazing

[@cartestgroupoy2441]

I really had to change my lifestyle more healthier to get rid of glasses and fix my body.

[@plumduff3303]

So much better journalism than the rubbish BBC

[@toi_techno]

Brave reporting

[@joshhencik1849]

"He may have been dug up and buried a bit over time..." Haven't we all!

[@JurisKankalis]

After Brexit and lack of economical responsibility coming from Britain - it's women like this - that can renew at least my faith in the kindheartedness, strength, perseverence of British way of life and world perception. Well done for the interview and moreso - for the experiences undergone while being in the centre of this useless war started by a paranoia-driven psychopath. Long live Ukraine - greetings from Latvia.

[@nandolopes9897]

Do not put so much faith in the british, be carefull, otherwise you'll be very disapointed. The british attacked Argentina, among so many other countries all over the world, in 1086, 1807, 1833, 1845 and 1982 always as vicious as the kossaks are attacking Ukraine, the last time with cluster bombs, bombing campaing hospitals, etc., threat of nukes and all the beauties seeing now in Ukraine. If you are a good man, what i assume at first beforehand, and want peace on earth take a look at the whole picture before saying something so light.

[@duellingscarguevara]

She kept that vest clean. What a crock.

[@camo6344]

This channel must be on the right track as its picking up a lot of Russian trolls

[@primalamusica3]

The cat is nice company, but also useful to control mice. A mouse is no good in the trenches, there is food .

[@klondikekate5126]

Katherine the Great was not Russian she was German! If you are going to talk about Ukrainian and Russian history and cultural background. Lindsey you should watch Tim Snyder's lecture series on Ukrainian history. Hungary just blocked UN aid to Ukraine. Why are they even in the UN and Nato?

[@hughiedavies6069]

Tragic for the Ukrainians especially the civilians, sadly I can't see the Ukrainians ever succeeding in this terrible tragic situation despite wishing they could.

[@andrewgreen1940]

Usual hyperbole as usual British broadcasters employ people to have good politics, English or journalism degrees but know nothing about conflict. The winter will not stop this conflict from being a war of mobility. This is not 1916 neither side is relying on horses and wagons and fixed-income defences leave a scar across the landscape that points an arrow to your positions. Warm food and good boots will make a difference but so will precision munitions and drones. Ukraine has the advantage in all of this.

[@GeorgeDowney]

From her opening comment, seems she is very partisan! Like I’ve pointed out before, EVERYONE KNOWS what Putin is thinking, and yet NO ONE LISTENS to a word he says!

[@mehmoodkhankhattak]

How strange is this: from the comfort of office and sitting on sofas wearing designer clothes, guessing and deciding the fate of war. While on the other hand people are fighting in diseased, cold and wet trenches. What a contrast.

[@mikechua2240]

They putin will give the bones to his dogs to chew on. 🤣😂😂