UKRAINIAN 24 HOUR RATION- COME SEE A RECENT PRODUCTION RATION FROM THE FRONT LINES OF UKRAINE

JOIN ME FOR PART TWO OF THE UKRAINIAN RATION EXPLORATION. THIS IS THE REAL UKRAINIAN RATION, THE BIG GREEN BAG OF GOODNESS! THIS IS A TON OF FOOD AND AS WITH ALL RATIONS, IT HAS IT'S JANKY ITEMS AND IT'S FLAWS, AS WELL AS A TON OF GOOD FOOD!

[@sergeykovalenko6073]

I will leave one detailed comment for the Americans. First, the cost of this ration is $15. I don't know what you can buy in the US for 15 dollars, but you will not get even 2000 kcal for 100%. Secondly, this daily ration was developed back in 2014. It has been used in the troops since 2015. Aid from the United States began to arrive in 2022. Third, almost all financial assistance from the United States is used to pay salaries and pensions. Believe me, your money is not in this ration. Finally, I will say that your president in the early 90s forced us to give up the world's third largest nuclear weapons arsenal in exchange for security. The United States obliged us to hand over these nuclear weapons to Russia. I'm sorry, but if we had nuclear weapons, your taxes would not go to our country.

[@RationNerd]

I am not even sure what to say to that. So I will just do some research and stay silent.

[@momkatmax]

Good job they have upgraded from cans to save weight. They do need to provide more black tea for the Slavic spirit though! Slava Ukraini!

[@Mike-ukr]

like last time, notes as a Ukrainian soldier: for us dinner (aka the heaviest meal of the day) is eaten in the middle of the day, while the bag you called lunch is supper there are no other drink options besides coffee and tea (edit: wow you got the order right after all) there are instructions on how to heat up the mains, you are supposed to boil them for something like 3 minutes (note: in practice the meals are usually eaten cold or poured into a metal bowl and heated over a small gas stove or heated by holding them against a potbelly stove) I suspect our habit of eating them cold greatly contributes to the poor rep these rations have it's quite strange that you find the rations flavorful, I've always found them extremely plain, while the Polish ration is if anything overly spicy at least nobody can say they aren't filling, they are designed for someone doing heavy labor all day, it's almost double the caloric need of someone just sitting around I hope you understand now why the Polish ration's coffee is considered strong, lol the tea brand in these rations is a premium one, one of the best you can buy theoretically there's a reinforced version of this ration (Steve reviewed it) with FRH and chocolate and dried fruit, but I've never seen it you missed out on the best menu item, potatoes with meat closing thoughts: we generally dislike these rations (it's not as much a problem as it would be in the US since we are issued regular food whenever it's possible for us to cook it ourselves, like eggs, potatoes, tushonka, pasta, various kashas and rice), but I suspect this is mainly due to our habit of eating them cold, a severe lack of meal variety and a severe lack of comfort items I'll be glad to answer any questions you guys have

[@RationNerd]

All of that seems fair to me. I did find all of the mains to be really flavorful. They were seasoned well and had a natural flavor. I appreciate the comment and thank you for watching!!!

[@momkatmax]

I wish we could send you care packages of spices and seasonings. Stay safe, Slava Ukraini, Heroyam Slava.

[@Mike-ukr]

@@momkatmax we are issued various spices as part of our usual rations

[@BloosSelfReliance]

I have to admit it really did look amazing !!!

[@RationNerd]

The items that were good, were amazing! The stale bread and biscuits...not so much. Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@jermsMRE]

This one looked SOOOO much better than the one I reviewed! Mine was feom Nov 2022 so I get it. Everything looked amazing. I LOVE pea soup! I really need to find another newer one to review. Excellent review bro!

[@RationNerd]

Thank you sir! I have another slightly older one that has the canned mains. I was going to do that one, but the retort pouches were much newer. Other than the lack of comfort items, this was a solid ration!

[@momkatmax]

​@RationNerd From what I have seen, the locals that are liberated provide cookies, cakes, fruit, and candy for the troops.

[@RationNerd]

@@momkatmax That is awesome! Anyone fighting for their country deserves that and more! Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@vladkudrya9615]

We mainly drink coffee, tea, water, compote. I drink about 5 cups of tea and 1-2 glasses of water a day. My Wife 1-2 cups of coffee 2-3 cups of tea and 1-2 glasses of water. Almost all my friends do the same. Yes, we are not big fans of cold drinks. Probably the most common cold drink in our country is beer)

[@RationNerd]

It is certainly fun to see what the differences in culture are between the US and other nations. It sounds crazy to me not to have a cold drink everyday. Thank you for watching and commenting!!

[@vladyslav7794]

1. Сніданок - (Snidanok) - Breakfast 2. Обід - (Obid) - Dinner 3. Вечеря - (Vecherya) - Supper Thanks for review.

[@RationNerd]

Thank you Sir! Both for the translation and the comment!!! Be well!!!!

[@Michael_Miller508]

Love your content! Makes me hungry especially buck wheat . I agree with you about coffee! It’s most important part to start off your day . Especially strong coffee. Btw the pea review was funny asf 😂.

[@RationNerd]

I appreciate your support for the coffee content! I get hungry editing the videos sometimes....it is a crazy hobby! Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@vipergtsmre]

I have an older one on vid, and it was fine...but yours looks way better. Thanks for showing this one. Great video, I don't know why I wasn't already a sub

[@RationNerd]

I am honored to have you on board! I really liked this ration, minus the stale breads and biscuits. Thank you for the comment and your support!

[@vipergtsmre]

@RationNerd lol, get used to it. I have never had good bread/crackers from that region. I ran over the SU biscuits with my SUV in a vid, they were just fine

[@chicagochris1988]

Parked in Nebraska for the evening and this video couldn’t have come at a better time 😎

[@RationNerd]

I appreciate you coming along for the ride, or vice versa! LOL. Have a good rest, and thank you for watching!

[@faithharper1756]

This looked so much better than the last one. You did good.

[@RationNerd]

Thank you Faith! I appreciate the support!

[@telmed2598]

Ukrainian coffee is like an espresso. You added way too much water. Just letting you know. Nice work

[@RationNerd]

I knew as soon as i started to add to much water. If I get another one I will add less water for sure! Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@dim4uk1990]

In Ukraine we usually don't buy fake honey, becouse we have a lot of real stuff). Ukraine is in top 10 honey exporters in the world. In western part of Ukraine everyone have at least one friend/relative who owns beehives and you can buy a one-liter jar of real honey for like 5 dollars.

[@RationNerd]

That is awesome! Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@leohellhound666]

So what I used to do is when I used to get these Breads in the ration is that I would put them in the soup

[@RationNerd]

The rye bread pieces I tried that with the soup. They were just so stale it did not matter! Thank you for watching!

[@leohellhound666]

@@RationNerd yeah sometimes it would be still on these rations in the crackers well if you want to get a good Ukrainian rush and you can get the one that has like two swords crossed with a some odd logo they do have the same color greenish the bags carry I think if I remember one of them does carry just can't instead of those pouches

[@RationNerd]

I think you are talking about the fortified ration option. I would love to get my hands on one of those!

[@leohellhound666]

@@RationNerd yeah like one of those I ordered one of them but one of them got ruined by customs so what I used to do is when they always ruin a ration for me is it sometimes I withdraw on their paper they sent and then I would burn it but I think but if you want I can actually call my cousin in Ukraine I'll contact with him to see if he has one of those

[@RationNerd]

@@leohellhound666 If you can get me a line on one that is in date, that would be awesome!!! TY!

[@Lesia-Arda]

You are right choosing the heavier one for lunch, because it's how it was meant to be eaten

[@RationNerd]

I try to do my best to eat it the same as a soldier would. It is not easy to find out what the cultural differences are sometimes! Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@Lesia-Arda]

@@RationNerdAnd you are doing a great work! Thank you!

[@RationNerd]

@@Lesia-Arda Thank you! I appreciate the support!!!!

[@Lesia-Arda]

@@RationNerd And thank you for doing this!

[@stomtrooper_34]

Обід = lunch Вечеря = dinner

[@RationNerd]

Thank you for the translation and thank you for watching!

[@johnmorris4003]

Well done.

[@RationNerd]

Thank you sir!

[@remirez2k3]

*watches with my coffee* "they say thatthe nector of the gods was both invigorating and tasteful therefore coffee is ambrosia thus coffee is the nector of the gods"

[@RationNerd]

Correct, correct and absolutely correct! Thank you for paying attention! Thank you for watching and commenting

[@recondrone1776]

Nice ration, I just wonder if the troops are actually getting them regularly or do they have to rely on other food sources!

[@RationNerd]

I am not 100% sure. I can only hope they have enough of these to go around! Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@Lesia-Arda]

It's not supposed to be an everyday food in army because all units have their own kitchen and daily cooking with fresh products. The MRE are more for special situations

[@RationNerd]

@@Lesia-Arda Thank you for the info!

[@recondrone1776]

@@Lesia-Arda I don't think you'll be doing much cooking on the actual frontlines. It's hard to get ammo,water and medical supplies to frontline troops muchless daily hot meals cooked by the units kitchens that will be further in the rear areas. I know American troops sometimes ate MRE's weeks and months at a time.

[@Lesia-Arda]

@@recondrone1776 No One lives at the frontline, and on the dislokation it's not a problem. Depends on lezines and organization skills, ofcourse. There are some situations with close to the frontline positions or some long raids, but it's very rarely for week or two - mostly about a fue days

[@ChemicalGuy7]

A tray. How original.

[@RationNerd]

What else would I do? Toss it on a table? Trays are a standard military item, not a Steve 1989 original concept. Just saying!

[@advokatRVMukha]

I'm Ukrainian and I don't drink coffee at all

[@RationNerd]

I am sorry for your loss!!!! 🥲 Thank you for watching and commenting!!!! Be well!

[@morestryster]

20:25 they are for the soup, not for a tea. U need to put them inside the soup😅😂😂😂

[@RationNerd]

But I did put the bread pieces in the soup!

[@mariusz479110]

Hi the 1-st one was correct , but 2-nd and 3-rd was in the wrong order 🙂 Greeting from UK 👍

[@RationNerd]

I put the heavy meal in the middle of the day on purpose. I did not want to eat 850g of food that close to bed time!

[@mariusz479110]

@@RationNerd no problem mate that was just suggestion 😉

[@RationNerd]

@@mariusz479110 🤙

[@squee222]

obid is lunch. vecherya is dinner. vecher is "evening", so vecherya is the evening meal. At least that is my understanding. I've only been casually studying the language for a year though.

[@RationNerd]

@@squee222 Awesome! Thank you for the translation! Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@RimfireAddicted70]

If you play back from 5:54-5:58 you can literally hear Ration Nerd LIVE on the crapper 18hrs from now. Try it and tell me I'm wrong! Biden sniffs kids and apparently someone (Ration Nerd cough*) sniffs old ladies.....we hear about it at 13:50. I know it left me thinking WTF dude...where are you hanging out? And are you willing to share tips and locations? The amount of "goop" in all the mains for this country's mains if eaten daily over and over I would imagine would wreak havoc on your guys. In a matter of days you're going to be a walking custard factory. One can only imagine the smell in a trench with other troops. I'll bet they trade, steal, horde, hide, beg for TP after 3 days of these meals. You know they purposely go around scaring each other just to make someone sh*t in their pants because that smell is never coming out LOL. Good video as always.

[@RationNerd]

Whenever one of your comments come up, I know better now than to be drinking anything! You are funny as fck! I will have to share my Grandma sniffing locations with you....email you later! ROFLMAO As always, thank you for the awesome comment!

[@RimfireAddicted70]

@@RationNerd You're channel is just awesome to watch. You make MRE's more entertaining than any other reviewer and I think everyone agrees with that statement. I missed your previous review to this one I'll need to go back and watch.

[@RationNerd]

@@RimfireAddicted70 Thank you bro! I appreciate you! You gotta see the dookie pudding in that jomipsa ration!

[@squee222]

You are weird.

[@RimfireAddicted70]

@@squee222 Thank you!

[@jackwalker9492]

LOL. Host has clearly never been in the field

[@RationNerd]

That is true. I am a big supporter of all military personnel. They do what we civilians cannot even comprehend! I have always said that my opinions are those of a civilian eating food, and wanting soldiers to eat better! They and you if you are former military, deserve to at a minimum eat well. Some of the garbage put in military rations makes me furious that they would feed a soldier that trash. This is just a hobby for me. I did try to join the Army out of high school. When they told me I could not be, nor ever would be a tank operator, I told them to go pound sand. In retrospect I should have taken the machine gunner role they wanted me to fill. I am 6'3" and a pretty big guy. Thus they said "you will never fit in a tank, but you would look great carrying an M60".

[@jackwalker9492]

@@RationNerd Only about 10% are real soldiers and the rest, God Bless them and You are mechanics, and other things. Few do the deed s to speak and the 90% of phonies run around crying PTSD and have never been in afirefight or any actual danger, outnumber the ew and we are not better. For me, just sad. Sorry for the drama Ration Nerd. Bless you and you civilians are what its all about anyways.

[@RationNerd]

@@jackwalker9492 Right back at you Sir! Thank you for your service! Be well and I hope to see you on Sunday for the next video!

[@tanjiro20247]

Just hearing about the 500 g soup in that ration my goodness that’s literally feeding the soldier like last all day not gonna lie Ukraine president really knows how to take care of his soldiers and food is important for a soldier without that he can’t fight

[@RationNerd]

True. I am sure they use all of the calories in this ration too. If the footage I have seen of the conflict is any indication. Just digging trenches and fox holes would be calorie intense, let alone the rest of it! Thank you for the comment and for watching!!!

[@tanjiro20247]

@@RationNerd your welcome I just didn’t expect a ration to have an entrée that big literally feeds an entire soldier like that. I’m sure Ukraine soldiers don’t go hungry when they get a rating like that I would say it’s always nice to have a good meal. Food is important for our survival.

[@tanjiro20247]

@@RationNerd you just got a new subscriber

[@RationNerd]

@@tanjiro20247 Thank you !!!! Welcome to the community!

[@RationNerd]

@@tanjiro20247 It really is a ton of food!!!!

[@EricA-ym2ij]

J'ai gouté ,pas les meilleurs 😢

[@RationNerd]

Ne vous inquiétez pas, la France possède l'une des meilleures rations au monde. Thank you for watching and commenting!!!!

[@Basil-Fawlty]

'Fake honey'.... what kind of fake land you are at ?

[@RationNerd]

I hate to break it to you, but there is fake honey out there. I did not say there was fake honey in this ration. In fact, I was complimenting the honey in this ration. It had a very real flavor and the taste was excellent! Thank you for watching!

[@4ejlobek913]

​@@RationNerdIve never seen fake honey in the ukrainian shops. Ukraine is one of the biggest honey exporters in world therefore natural honey is pretty common

[@RationNerd]

@@4ejlobek913 The honey in this ration was amazing!

[@Vermilya]

Chugs Coke Zero >.>

[@RationNerd]

Sips coffee, wondering what this means ^.^

[@arcticfirefighter]

Annoying, just drink the damn coffee

[@RationNerd]

If I just drank the coffee that would be pretty boring. But, to each their own! There are a lot of other ration reviewers on KZbin. Some are really dry with little or no sense of humor. I am sure you will find someone that fits your style. Be well.

[@cheeto.1]

Might as well be a US Ration with all the US Tax dollars we sent them. There is a soldier wishing he had food as you are reading this comment!

[@RationNerd]

To be fair, it is soldiers in Ukraine that are selling a lot of these on the web. I feel you on the tax dollar part. I paid for it in my taxes, then used my taxed income to purchase this. Then I was charged tax on the purchase......

[@СергейФилиппов-ю8у]

We have US MRE here, in Ukraine, with polish, norwegian and others

[@RationNerd]

@@СергейФилиппов-ю8у Even though you have a lot of cool rations, I do not envy your situation. Be well sir.

[@4ejlobek913]

i find it kinda weird that americans doesnt know about all aid being not bags of cash,but money equivalent in weaponry or vehicles,sometimes even spending that money in usa itself to order a production of them

[@RationNerd]

@@4ejlobek913 I am pretty sure we get the point. At least I do. I am not sure all Americans agree with how our money is spent. The US Government sends A LOT of money all over the world. While Americans suffer. I think that is why we get mad about the money sent elsewhere.

[@4dognight192]

Paid for with yours and mine tax dollars. Figure they owe me one.

[@squee222]

They are fighting for your freedom and democracy. If they stop fighting for it, you will be forced to. Least you can do is give them your surplus store items. Your tax dollars are paying for new equipment for your own army. Ukraine got your hand-me-downs. Be more thankful. Cheers.

[@RationNerd]

Well, It sucks I had to pay for this one. So we paid for it twice!

[@СергейФилиппов-ю8у]

Just come to Ukraine and you will get it quickly 😅

[@irynamohr4565]

package on the left side is lunch, on in the middle is dinner

[@irynamohr4565]

it is ukrainian, not russian

[@Aubergine-i4h]

*Ration

[@RationNerd]

Yes, the tittle of the video says it is Ukrainian. I am not sure what you mean.

[@Aubergine-i4h]

@@RationNerd words "ration" and "russian" in a way how you pronounce them, sounds exactly the same