Ukrainian military band use weapons to play Christmas carols | BBC News

[@inblack-d9d]

report made me to cry. stay strong Ukraine!

[@sneakykidugo]

Fell for the propaganda hard it even got you in tears😂😂

[@thepullahirubc5347]

Then cry 😂😂😂

[@Godzilla-t1z]

😂😂😂

[@xo4205]

@@sneakykidugo Ahhh.. Putin's bot never cares about tears.. They only care about nuclear

[@ericjayfederizo3549]

This used to be a beautiful place specially every Christmas.

[@ocathain-games]

3 years of resistance, Slava Ukraini, Heroiam Slava!

[@eliazarelisha1298]

Height of foolishness, not resistance. Negotiations couldn’t have prevented the war. War doesn’t end war but negotiation does

[@thepullahirubc5347]

Foolishness highest 😂😂😂😂

[@ocathain-games]

@@eliazarelisha1298 annnd yet russia has refused negotiation. Multiple times, even when Ukraine agreed to it.

[@joshuanongkhlaw568]

Prayer for Ukraine. May God protect Ukraine. May He Bring Peace to Ukraine. From NE India

[@0nikitsune-q4c]

even though I am muslim and dont celebrate christmas I actaully enjoy such positivity coming from the Ukrainian soldiers as they fight for their country while trying to keep morale as much as possible I pray for Ukraine same way I pray for Palestine to be at peace good luck Ukrainians in fighting for your home and have a hopefully peaceful christmas.

[@theleavingroom]

@@karhutitan putin had a choice. let that sink in.

[@natalieturko4808]

Thank you. Please ignore the Russian disinformation about Donbass. There was NO issue with Russians, who had their own schools and lived quite peacefully with the Ukrainians. Russia sent in "agitators" to stir up the population. Now, Donbass is a shambles, thanks to Russian destruction.

[@natalieturko4808]

​@@karhutitanYou are either ignorant, or lying. Donbass is Ukraine, and no BOGUS, SHAM elections, at gunpoint, will change that!

[@janb3625]

@@karhutitan A strange comment on so many levels. First of all, Minsk I & II were breached by DPR and by Russia consecutively. If they are a story, it is certainly not a story about Ukraine not signing peace when it should've. It's a story about how Ukraine signed it, and then DPR declared it null and void in 2015. Then Minsk II is a stroy about how Russia declared it null and void in 2022. Secondly, Donbass made it's choice when it became a separatist republic.

[@TheSpineOfTheWorld]

​@@karhutitan maybe russia shouldn't have funded terrorist groups in Donbas?

[@laureldove8507]

Dear friends who support us Ukrainians! I pray God to let us get together at the first Christmas after our Victory with all the kind people who stood by our side during the darkest time in our history and sing this beautiful carol together. May God bless your families with peace and freedom - it is what Ukrainians are giving their lives for.

[@brinjoness3386]

Merry Christmas Ukraine,, fu putin and t rump

[@purple0-12]

UKRAINIANS GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR NOTHING HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

[@bbtmachinerysystemsenginee4512]

Wish you a merry Xmas Citizens of Ukraine...

[@bbtmachinerysystemsenginee4512]

We Love You All Ukrainians🇺🇦...

[@romeob.8369]

Comedian Zelenskyy must accept Trump's peace plan, which means, freezing the conflict and giving up territories. This is the only way to stop this madness!

[@babyinuyasha]

Stay strong Ukraine

[@luciusdomitiusaurelianus1024]

Keep the US hegemony strong lol

[@somtochukwuobidegwu5426]

God bless Ukraine 🇺🇦

[@Ruth-h8l]

I really want human beings to say no to war and this non stop fighting and killing. Its awful.

[@natalieturko4808]

As long as there is unbridled, human greed, leaders with brutal, imperialistic ambitions, you will continue to see bully countries attacking smaller countries.

[@Dani-mw2ws]

Putin can stop this war today

[@saber2802]

unfortunately conflict and war is just the way of the world.

[@tanektan9113]

Merry Christmas to all the brave & resilient people of Ukraine.. May Ukraine prevail.

[@francescogalesso1880]

It's already a lot if a piece of it remains. The West has never been interested in Ukraine, it was enough for them to weaken Russia. Which in my opinion they failed to do, in fact Russia seems to have strengthened, while Europe is the one who comes out weakened.

[@vrrdt342]

@@francescogalesso1880 🤣

[@Lesroy-cd8gt]

Free the citizens of Ukraine zelensky, you're a dictator and a terrorist, his Christmas will be merry while he abducts the young men off the streets of Ukraine to fight a war for the selfish people of the west.

[@0nikitsune-q4c]

@@francescogalesso1880 seeing as Sweden and Finland has join I honestly doubt so

[@purple0-12]

Ukraine will not prevail. XD

[@lenny108]

This war is so unnecessary and sick that it makes you lose faith in humanity.

[@Mr.Awkward4936]

For Russia losing Ukraine to the west is same as USA losing Canada to Russia, this war is not unneccessary, zelensky bought it upon himself and the innocent people of Ukraine...

[@qwertyntarantino1937]

at least it's not the worse that humanity did in its past

[@aryastark772]

Most wars are unnecessary and sick :(

[@7373udhskakkaqqiwi]

The support for the invasion is what makes me even sicker. People's hate towards ukrainians is making me the sickest.

[@Kelevra1968]

Скажите спасибо Борису Джонсону, решившему, что не надо заключать мир, лучше воевать

[@SunFlower-1221]

Prayers for Ukraine that peace would come quickly.😢

[@sunny-g1m6z]

Ukraine don't want peace actually. Why to do such actions that will harm yourself only

[@onestepbeyond5221]

A friend of russia is a friend of Nazis invaders... ​@@sunny-g1m6z

[@autisticfieldmarshall1006]

@@sunny-g1m6z Zelensky doesn't want peace, but that's because he is living in some luxury mansion in Europe and isn't affected by war.

[@Dani-mw2ws]

@@sunny-g1m6z Ukraine is fighting for peace, want peace but not Russki Mir

[@megaifonly]

So what do they want? I thought they were defending their own country from an invading army.

[@agrimensor6406]

God Bless Ukraine !!!

[@iany2448]

New year in a week's time marks a new era and a new beginning. May lasting peace returns.

[@taye5025]

Ukrine God bless ❤❤❤

[@arselenebitara1356]

Wish you a Merry merry Christmas citizens of Ukraine! May peace reign the soonest.

[@user-ghv23ggv]

🇺🇦❤️Дуже Дякуємо за побажання миру та припинення геноциду українського народу, як умога швидше. Чим швидше тим краще для не ядерної країни проти ядерної. We common population of Ukraine don't want nuclear war in Europe or genocide in European continent. Quick peace for everyone. We want live in peace between Kosovo and Serbia or North Korea and Southern Korea

[@leecook3070]

Lets hope the new year brings peace

[@paulbard3947]

Pokrovsk's Christmas carol has touched my heart. Just listen to the bells. That is so soothing.

[@angeligallipoli4406]

Our prayers for ucrain nation ... weloveyou ucrain....

[@NothernNate]

Happy Holidays UA! 💙 Much RESPECT from Michigan.

[@vincentizzo8408]

Dear God bless Ukraine may the force be with them you are in my thoughts and prayers

[@bass_not_bombs]

Now thats a BAD ASS band!

[@natalieturko4808]

Funny how bots and trolls are the first ones to swoop in, like vultures, to make nonsensical and nasty comments, distorting reality and attempting to blame the victim. Ignore them!

[@oluwaseunolaoye1672]

Proof you are not a bot, comment something different from what the mainstream media spoon feed you

[@chrisbreezy-ryanbarbosa4320]

They follow the algorithm, copy and paste one of their propaganda statements, and then go back to the kremlin to collect their rubles and bag of grain for the winter

[@Robespierre-lI]

It's either work as a troll for Putin or work as a street hooker in Moscow. Both are forms of prostitution. Hard life choices these days in Moscow

[@romeob.8369]

Comedian Zelenskyy must accept Trump's peace plan, which means, freezing the conflict and giving up territories. This is the only way to stop this madness!

[@АлексейАбрамов-ц7ъ]

Забавно, всех людей иного с вами суждения вы записываете в боты и тролли. Но не ругайтесь и не переживайте, данный "чат" пренадлежит Вам. Популярные возгласы несогланых улетают в "бан". Поэтому, глас их почти незаметин.

[@nikolakwiatek5404]

I feel sorry for Ukraine country😢🇺🇲🇵🇱🇺🇦

[@j.f.m5936]

We all feel sorry for them .. if Britain’s and America didn’t interfere the war would never have started

[@jamessmithson-br7rm]

@j.f.m5936 - are you for real… this war is all Putin

[@andrewgorelik4792]

​​@@j.f.m5936are you trying to tell us that 2+2=5? if Russia didn't invade in 2014, there would be no war. End of discussion, Ivan

[@Lana-Ukraine]

@@j.f.m5936 не бреши, рузький пропагандист. Війну в Україні почала терористична росія, росіяни вбивають Українців, а не британці та американці. Вся суть російських терористів перекласти вину за свої злочини на їнших. Але весь цивілізований світ знає, що росія - то відроджений фашизм 21 століття

[@TiborJakkel]

@@j.f.m5936well said,

[@Ivan-ye8ud]

Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

[@chrisbreezy-ryanbarbosa4320]

Never knew carol of the bells was originally Ukranian. I knew it didnt sound like something from the west. It has a completely different tone than our usual Christmas music

[@Kelevra1968]

Не совсем украинский. Он всё ж в Петербурге учился, написал его, как житель Российской империи, потом был советским музыкальным деятелем

[@musicandgallery-nature]

"Ukraine has traditionally used the Julian calendar, also used by Russia, where Christmas falls on 7 January. In a further shift from Russia, it is now marking Christmas according to the Western - or Gregorian - calendar, which it uses in everyday life." - BBC

[@Lana-Ukraine]

@musicandgallery-nature ми в Україні святкуємо Різдво 25 грудня, в незалежності - це Схід, Захід, Південь чи Центр України. То поціновувачі російської церкви святкують разом з терористичною росією 7 січня

[@musicandgallery-nature]

​@@Lana-Ukraine A quote from BBC. Are they lying?

[@maxm550]

yes, two years ago, the independent Orthodox Church of Ukraine switched to the Gregorian calendar and declared December 25th as the celebration of Christmas. According to my surveys, the majority now celebrate on December 25th, but I assume not everyone has switched to the Gregorian calendar yet. I think it’s 70-30%, with 30% still celebrating on January 7th.

[@musicandgallery-nature]

@@maxm550 It does not contradict the quote.

[@KevinMcgovern-c1d]

​@@maxm550they also banned the traditional orthodox church bad Russian lanuage n now have shut down deep starte UA as well as huge censorship or ukranska Pravda n drag young men off the street yip great country plus as coruppt as he'll n full of neo nazis who erect statues to Ukrainian NAZIs in the waffen SS who murdered 300000 people in Eastern Poland polish jews n gypsy.. n they are heros in ukraine .. disgusting..

[@lawrencehanson759]

May our Lord Jesus Christ give you peace and harmony, we will pray for Ukrainian🇺🇦

[@RudolphoAqui]

Supporting Ukraine’s success is Europe’s best security

[@ЕвгенийНовак-в7ю]

Of course. Sponsors of war should care for their investments

[@captainchaoscow]

100 true

[@captainchaoscow]

​@@ЕвгенийНовак-в7юAren't Russians flocking to Ukraine to wage war. Obey old Putin earn some Ruble forget moral is the Russian mindset.

[@sticklebrix1756]

Not really.

[@yohancereece2509]

Slava Ukraine

[@mariarucci78]

❤🇺🇦❤️⭐️🇮🇹⭐️

[@christophercrowley9873]

They aren't claims, it's a factual and accurate statement of what they've been under throughout their history.

[@mariarucci78]

Glory to the heroes of Ukraine ❤❤️🇺🇦🇺🇦❤️💪⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@davidnm21]

Russia chose to have this war I hope a prey for peace very soon for Ukraine people 🙏🏻🎄

[@ibiameze7371]

Peace Peace!

[@biblereadinginmalayalam3887]

My LORD, please stop this evil war at this Peaceful season.

[@Dani-mw2ws]

Putin can stop the war today

[@MoreMovies4u]

Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦

[@obinnayoung]

Why must there be dictators? We are supposed to have compassion for one another. We are just like any other animal.

[@petermomanyi529]

Why are you blaming dictators? It's not like the democratic thugs don't participate with equal viciousness.

[@daddyjinx8464]

@@petermomanyi529 shut the hell up, this is all because of dictators every country that has a dictator you end up with this, even the garbage politicans who call themselves presidents but are actually dictators

[@wilardabestano6794]

Do you really believe that politicians in a democratic nations are good and all rainbows and butterflies? Wake up buddy!

[@natalieturko4808]

​@@petermomanyi529Dictators amass tremendous wealth for THEMSELVES. They imprison, or worse, all opposition. They deny the public BASIC freedoms. They use their people as chess pieces with no regard for human life.

[@natalieturko4808]

As long as there is greed and delusions of grandeur, dictators will exist. We are worse than animals, as animals don't behave with the evil intentions, and brutality, that humans do.

[@igorfrost5621]

Help Ukraine! Don’t stay outside!

[@bt1163]

Koreans are fighting with russia, but still no Nato forces fighting with Ukraine !!!

[@chrisj2502]

That's what we are told.

[@bolatsabikhan8127]

Koreans are not fighting in Kursk fronts.

[@visiasch]

​@chrisj2502 again, as the guy who actually knows russian and not a dumb american thinking he is a cool politician who is actually just proputin sucker- videos all over telegram, all over the internet, you didn't even try to look for it.

[@wilardabestano6794]

Do you really believe BBC til now? In 2022/23 they said Russians are out of bullets and missiles and are fighting with shovels. 😂 You forgot Russia has asian looking population.

[@j.f.m5936]

Don’t believe everything you hear or read from the main stream media .. there’s more to this war involving Britain and America than they are letting on

[@runtsgal]

Slava Ukraine, Heroim Slava. 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

[@nica2310]

God bless Ukraine and its strong people.

[@Haniboy7911]

Stop this war immediately

[@brinjoness3386]

Tell putin to go home

[@natalieturko4808]

Putin is aware, and chooses not to.

[@Dani-mw2ws]

Putin can stop this war today

[@brinjoness3386]

@natalieturko4808 I wrote a very similar comment that got deleted

[@sensitiveissues3671]

Shame on Putin, shame on Russia. Shame on the west for letting this continue. Slava Ukraini.

[@Skyenchantment8]

God keep you safe Ukraine 💕🎄

[@igorfrost5621]

Glory to Ukraine! Ukraine is the strongest nation!!!

[@Njal117]

You will wish, BBC, you'd have left my comment here, here and untouched !!!!

[@vj.joseph]

Respect to Ukraine for standing strong for their own people. Well wishes and regards to ukrainian people. Take care.❤

[@MsLoma1212]

As a citizen of Russia I feel so much pain for this invasion. The pain is unbelievable. This war has changed everything forever. I pray for Ukraine to stay strong and win. I know it sounds like a miracle, but miracles happen when we stand together. God sure helps, but it's in our hands and every day choice as well. Merry Christmas, everyone! Let' share a prayer for Ukraine and its people this Christmas 🙏❤️‍🩹

[@autisticfieldmarshall1006]

BBC failed to google search and realize that Orthodox Xmas is in January...

[@davidjones3712]

Or you failed to note that ukraine orthodox church has adopted the 25 Dec to distance itself from russian orthodoxy.

[@autisticfieldmarshall1006]

@@davidjones3712 apparently its jesuit thing where Pope is funding Zelensky to "convert" Ukrainians to a more "Catholic" version of Orthodoxy.

[@stasa-X]

Our ordodox Christmas is always in 25 of December,i am a greek orthodox Christian, Ukraine changed the Christmas calendar from the last year with the other ordodox countries as Greece, Bulgaria etc only Russia continues to celebrate Christmas at 7 of January.

[@dmsknb1541]

Where are the weapons they are playing?😂

[@tomosko2669]

2:57. You probably didn't watch the video.

[@eternalbliss4420]

BBC, pls play Freezing at Christmas for all pensioners!

[@achd73]

the french have this sarcastic attitude but in reality they will lose the war

[@lakeliving2013]

Didn't know the French were at war Ivan..

[@autisticfieldmarshall1006]

@@lakeliving2013

[@dairy1994]

thats heart breaking

[@marvinc9994]

How can you NOT admire the Ukrainian Spirit?

[@PoetwarriorFletch]

SLAVA UKRAINI 🇺🇦🔱

[@jaybartolome7958]

Merry Christmas to all the people of Ukraine, peace is not an option at this time, but remember! we all know who are the real fighters, but those the one thrives!

[@Ekowaidoo]

Very sad!

[@sikandarkhan3]

What was the last time that Ukraine celebrated Christmas with the Eastern orthodoxy? I am just curious, if it's 25th December due to the current war or they did it like this before the Russian war?

[@stardust24-d2c]

Merry Christmas and all the best for the new year. Slava Ukraini.

[@ranwei3622]

I can only wish them good luck. To be honest, We all will be living in a quite dark age.

[@aristidekah1726]

May God keep people that fight for their land. May God protect you bros

[@cocksattract]

You mean Russians fighting for their land novorossia?

[@maxwellfelix6349]

Country leaders responsible for these innocent killings .

[@hgkwbsx7]

And to think that our governments called for nato expansion and then to prevent an early negotiated settlement.

[@narrativequestion]

what such good taste for christmas.

[@dcsibrak741]

Since they refused cease fire Im not surprised.

[@delonthomas5049]

Negotiate now 😮😮

[@ANTREU96]

Tell me how please. Even if putin agrees to a cessefire, what will stop him from coming back

[@miwoj]

by "negotiate" you mean "give russia everything" right?

[@mercedeswolf9473]

@delonthomas..kindly elaborate how to negotiate putin?

[@PASHKULI]

@@ANTREU96 Coming back? Ukraine has major russian minority. If they want to join Russia they should. That part of Russia (Donbas, Novorussia) was given to form Ukraine as part of USSR - there are polish, hungarian, romanian and Bulgarian minorities who have lived there even before Ukraine existed as a country.

[@lakeliving2013]

Tell that to Putin..

[@2804Holly]

The war that you made , right Boris?

[@wildandbarefoot]

Hearts of Oak in that nation of Sunflowers.

[@ScaryRevenant]

I wonder if any of those weapons are confiscated Canadian arms 🤔

[@hemantharayalu7462]

Such a important news for UK and BBC

[@peterwong4779]

Where is Boris and Biden Santa ? 😢

[@Thuon_]

Ukraine have the choice of freedom or war either neutral or forget about independence

[@kcrooks7]

Take it easy Russia, please.

[@yoshi-bg7hs]

russia said come get ur land back if you can lol

[@아크나이트유튜브채널]

좋았어

[@ЕвгенийНовак-в7ю]

These guys sold not only their history, but also their religion. Remind me since when Ukrainians started celebration of Christmass in December? A year ago or two?

[@Kaktuuss2022]

Надо сказать спасибо Борису Джонсону.,.

[@TravellerAfriq]

No matter what Russian will lose. They lost in Afghanistan against the Taliban. America lost in Afghanistan against Taliban. It’s very hard to come to someone country or land and try take over.

[@IvaTaiwan-u8z]

Civil war broke out in UK 🇬🇧 already 😅😅

[@71518]

Weapons and coca

[@Ghost460-d9e]

I like how reporters like to add “At huge cost” when describing Russia’s progress on the frontline. It does make Ukrainians feel better about dying

[@leonardcummins4492]

So..... The 1812 Overture.

[@ritarajczi6132]

Beautiful.

[@Ruth-h8l]

This is is in very bad taste playing Christmas songs with weapons that are wanted to use to kill others.

[@Daniel-f1m2e]

what would bbc know of good taste ?

[@konstantinbush295]

It's amazing that the British are paying out of their own pockets for this BBC pr0paganda

[@dieselboy610]

Merry Christmas to my people of 🇺🇦

[@auro1986]

bbc sent santa to gift those weapons

[@ResolverResolver]

The cause and foundation of the problem is italy and France Paris,Rome,Napolitano,Napoli,America, Rome,Taranto,Torino,Sardegna,,;;;

[@sephirofl3503]

Make Lviv Lwów again

[@Redbaron1006-warthunder]

only in your wet dreams

[@frankhalsey-y4c]

Make peace Ukraine. You don't have to go through all this suffering for Zelensky.

[@teatime6597]

Zelensky just follows orders from Washington DC and Blackrock Inc. Too bad for the ukrainian people.

[@Peacenik23-oh1xe]

No reports of the rampant corruption of the Zelensky government bit instead its made too look like the heroes of the Western world

[@natalieturko4808]

You are a Russian troll. Ukraine, under democratically-elected President Zelenskyy is fighting for its RIGHT to exist, to its history and future. Putin is a true monster, and Ukraine will not live under the RUSSIAN BOOT.

[@andyhowells1141]

72 countries agree with Zelenskys' point of view.

[@AlexGoldring]

This is for you. Christmas in Ukraine is NOT on 25th of December.

[@davidjones3712]

It has been since 2017......

[@GermanCatugno]

Ivan the Orc

[@ЕвгенийНовак-в7ю]

Yes, they sold their identity in full

[@user-ho7me9dd5y]

Ukraine is winning right?

[@andyhowells1141]

Absolutely !

[@enghaydar1631]

Is there live stream line for BBC news

[@j.f.m5936]

No ..they have to make up their own news before releasing it

[@YorkGod1]

Well you learn something new everyday

[@1imesub]

Slava Ukraine. 💙💛

[@shannonwasserman3653]

My 💔💔breaks for 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 people and animals have suffered so much for so long.

[@sanjayzala2191]

🧑‍🎄 'Peaceful - Joyceful' _ •🎆 🎄 🎇• _ "Merry - Christmas" 🎎

[@phildobson8705]

All this so that their very rich mafia could have a traditional $billion extortion

[@UltraPerception]

Nice Tunes.

[@veselkopopovic3227]

Merry Christmas to all, but "the main street media" is the last to tell the truth.