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Earlier this week, Ukraine's government finally grasped reality and ordered its troops out of Crimea. But by the time of the evacuation order, Russia's military had already started booting Ukrainian troops from their bases or getting them to switch sides. VICE News correspondent Simon Ostrovsky met with Ukrainian Marines in Feodosia as they decided whether to remain loyal to their country or break their oath of allegiance to stay with their families in Crimea.
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That beat-up Ukrainian marine seemed surprising down to earth and seemed like really good person.
he was their commander, he has to motivate his troops and keep up their morale even if he is being treated like shit
That's surprising to you? Go out and meet some Russians my dude
@@BornofRussia18 they are Ukrainian's, not Russians.
@@CS-nq9sq Приедьте и посмотрите как радуются люди живущие в Крыму. На Украину никто не хочет. Не надо распространять обман!
Come and see how happy people living in the Crimea. Nobody wants to go to Ukraine. No need to spread deception!
Cathal Swanton My dear, it’s all the same. Look at his name Vladimir Botanyak.
This reporter is a freakin detective
willkilla haha good joke
are you saying he is a spy of sorts?
and he is Russian, born in Moscow
I liked him better in the basement.
He is batman.
To me, the man at 11:50 is a true hero. Having the guts to bring up those opinions and feelings to his face. Standing up for himself for what I believe was just a stupid PR thing to get more voters.
Never stay silent!
once you feel you are brain-washed, it is really smart to stay silent till the time comes when you get more details on what is going on. that soldier is not brain washed, yet he knew too small to get out and ask this way.
That soldier has all the rights to ask that question, that bloody politician just stayed at his home in all the luxuries while the soldier was at constant risk of being killed, and now he dares to come out and lecture them on how to win Crimea back!?! I think he's right to ask that doofus where were the politicians at the time of need
@@AmanRaj-lp5lz exactly!
@@AmanRaj-lp5lz typical sorry politician. He sucks at being supportive. Never answered the Marine, yet his bodyguard is telling him what to do.
And he disappeared!
i got full respect for that soldier from 11:38
he doesn't have a full picture of what is going on yet he speaks out and asks as he does
J Furin
what full picture?
that government simply didn't have resources to support them, and not because they are all corrupt over there but because previous people in power, like Yanukovitch and others were constantly stealing money from budget. just look at all those mansions and golden bathrooms. Russia invaded Ukraine in not so easy time for Ukraine, that is the fact.
yeah i understand but , this guy is trying to gain some political support by saying 'we are going to a war with Russia". And im glad that someone from the soliders say that what this guy said .
I saw his speech on maidan and i was quite terrified that this far right guy could became influentuial politician in few weeks . As Pole i hope that right sector and guys like him wouldn't came to power cause thats whats putin really want . Far right nationalstic goverment which woudlnt get ANY rational support from Poland (and even if they will got that would cost a lot in next elections in Poland )
J Furin no the people of crimea rebelled against your shitty right wing policies that would've made them slaves of wetsern corporations.
Who’s watching this now in 03/03/2022? It’s a very sad conclusion that the last soldier had when he was asked whether he would fight his ex comrades if it were the case.
Thank you Vice News and Simon Ostrovsky for covering the situation in Ukraine / Crimea all this time. I’ve been following you guys since the Maidan events
I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PERSON IN THIS VIDEO STILL LIFE UNTILL NOW(27 OKT 2022)
@@ifafa9818 the guy who got beaten up near the start was alive for the russian invasion of mariupol and is supposedly a pow in russia right now but possibly could be killed, nodoy knows since it's been a year since anyone saw him
@@CiaGuyесли за ним нет военных преступлений его никто не будет убивать в плену
Думаю что большая часть из автобуса, получила то что они заслуживали, смерть. Они, нам русским, не братья.
@@user-nu6zb4fy8k Морпех, ВСУ, Мариуполь - и нет преступлений???
Там всё упорыши, всучки конченые...
I honestly cannot think of a better VICE series ever made than this one!
Yeah is probably the best journalism i have seen in years!!
Yes, it’s probably best propaganda I’ve ever seen, it’s camouflaged under real life news like secret news! 😅 It’s like New York Times or other propaganda, but in web shown like oppositional news, but it fact the same propaganda 😂shame on you who believes in this
R.D.B would you prefer RT or CNN ?
@@r.d.b4349 okay, so what do you suggest?
@@r.d.b4349 It's so obvious these videos are my new IQ test. I show this video and then prepare Darwin Award Certificates in advance.
Great inside coverage. These guys have guts and aren't afraid to stick their noses anywhere. Nice job. This footage will likely serve someday as historical records of what's happening.
Jonathan Stewart there will be no Records there will be humans
It’s just western propaganda, they show only what they want and not the whole picture!
R.D.B except they did show from pro Russian side but the reporter got kidnapped and tortured
Do you really think they just provided the most legit info for you and they were what there was to see??? They missed 80% of what really has been going on there. Thwy were at the safest places, they were always safe, dont let the video editing and music distract you
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I am so proud of you, Simon! You're the first American I've seen driving a manual transmission car.
Buuut manual transmission is really better) imho
He's Russian born so it doesn't count
У русских только женщины предпочитают ездить на автоматической коробке или те кого называют женщинами….
Морпех - мужик , а Ляшко как всегда...
Alex Bluz , Да, ничего не поменялось...
Да, ездеть не воевать.
И где этот полупокер ляшко сейчас интересно...
11:40 The young man was very intelligent. He immediately understood, as the deputy himself proudly said, that the politician had only come to promote himself.
What would happen to the soldiers tomorrow, or the fate of those who were still in the Crimea, he simply didn't care. His security immediately came to tell the soldier to shut up once he wasn't being fooled.
Упадок и разруха, автобусы, которые помнят Брежнева.
Посмотрите на Крым сейчас, Россия сделала из алмаза бриллиант.
Совершенно верно. Автобус лаз или лиаз это 80 год СССР. Я сам когда увидел, обалдел, какая нищета.
@@ditrihAsanidze Вы правы - именно наслаждаюсь! 😊
@@ditrihAsanidzeче?
@@ditrihAsanidze а ты давно была в Абхазии?😅😅
@@ditrihAsanidzeя в уссраине насладился
"They are no longer our brothers, they used to be" brings tears to my eyes.
The look on the other marines face completely broke my heart.
He still considers them his brothers, even with everything that went on. It’s just really sad..
@@dbaby1051 the other guy woke up the truth. He was still hopeful. Probably have friends or family on the other side. Now all dreams are shattered
Here we are 10 years later and he was absolutely right
saddest thing ive heard
Slav infighting is nothing new
12:55 the tall guy says: "dont cuss guys we are being filmed"
By hidden camera ... That's what he said
THANK YOU SIMON and VICE
It is interesting what the soldiers say: they partially blame the Ukrainian central government, they say the people in Crimea have always been pro-Russia and the wounded one says that most of his mates are switching sides, much fewer are going to Ukraine to serve there than those who stay. Does not fit the narrative, does it?
Они не хотят умирать за лгбт
@user-nu6zb4fy8k В то время Россия была нормальной страной и не делала геев и лесбиянок недочеловеками.
Это давно не секрет. В этом видео больше правды чем в любой новостной передаче на западе.
@@user-tb1fg6fj5x Почему ты говоришь так, будто ты из другой цивилизации?
@@karbanatek99 Не прикидывайся святошей. У вас у всех, руки по локоть в крови.
@5:08 the Ukraine marine just admit that Crimean people are pro-Russian and he understand this people.
yeah, mostly it is true, that's because former president yanukovych sold black sea fleet to ruzzia, so there were lots of ruzzian soldiers and their families
not because of that@@sanctusboy9382
If Russa was able to conduct a non-faked election to prove such claims it would certainly clarify things. But the word of one turncoat hardly represents a population.
@@owenthomas5103 if international observers boycotted the referendum in Crimea, this does not make it fake. There is no point in making a fake referendum if the population of Crimea supports Russia. You can watch any social survey on the street of Crimea, including from Ukrainian journalists. These polls confirm the results of the referendum.
This was 9 years ago, and the guy clearly wanted to impress 🇺🇸 public... lol...
He must tell us more about AzoveNzz and LyujkoTractorsHeros😂
this series really opens your eyes and sheds light on what took place before the full scale war
The ukrainians should never have been in Crimea in the first place. A drunken khrushchev gave it to kiev when in a drunken stupor! What was Russia, has been returned, by popular vote, by popular consensus, to Russia!
peter R " A drunken khrushchev gave it to kiev when in a drunken stupor! " What ever lie you have to tell yourself!
It's clear who is in the wrong and it's those who VIOLENTLY threaten and attack the press, the Russians, and not those who ask the press to be present and document what is going on: The people defending their sovereign, LEGAL lands: The Ukrainians. If they were doing NO wrong: Why did Putin send in troops without insignias? Why did they attack and beat journalists if they had nothing to hide?
THINK!
peter R It was given for economic and friendship between the two peopleskruschev -memoires.please you sound so uneducated!
+ROOKTABULA Fucking stupid imbecile
+Carpe Diem and you too
+peter R Dude please inform better about things. Did you seen some russian not drunk?
the guy in 4:36 was one of the commanders taken as POW when Mariupol fell
Apart from you, found another guy who follows and watch this news so deeply like me.
He is the commander of 36 Marine brigade who defended Mariupol along with Azov Battalion❤️ commanded by my hero Denys Prokopenko❤️. I came to know about the Baranyuk today from Wikipedia.
I pray for their early release from Russian captivity. 😣
Please reply when you notice my comment.
@@md.fakharuddin4848ахов фашисткое государство. Смерть бандеровским оккупантам смерть уссраине
The Russians conquered Crimea from the Ottoman Empire and Khrushchev drunkenly gave it to Ukraine because he was a Ukrainian at heart.
Drunky Khrushchev gave it to Ukraine with the USSR! not USSR, not Crimea for Ukraine! Crimea back to Russia with all the territories that V.Lenin gave to Ukraine
"They are no longer our brothers. They used to be."
Damn..
6 years later they still hold Crime...
“We lost the battle but not the war”
@@Wicked-hx7yg 7 years later, still lost battles and the war.
🔽🔽The war has been going on in Donbass for 7 years. Children and civilians are dying. The whole world is silent. America doesn't give a damn about Ukraine. It is used as a training ground in the war against Russia. Meanwhile, America's and NATO's puppets, Ukraine, are telling the whole world that Russia wants to attack. So many lies just to drag the world into World War III. The Donbass is mainly inhabited by Russian-speaking people, Russians, whom the nationalists, Nazis of Ukraine hate. The problem is that legally Donbass (Donetsk and Lugansk) are part of Ukraine after the collapse of the USSR. The leaders of Ukraine recognized that they did not need the people of Donbass. They just don't want to lose territory.
For 7 years of the war, not one leader of Ukraine has met with the inhabitants of this now disputed territory for the whole world. Ukraine has become bold because NATO is near Russia's borders. America defends Ukraine nationalistically by giving fake news to the world, and Russia will now defend Donbass.
America and NATO hold the whole world for fools, giving false reality every day. And he wants to show the world of fools that NATO troops are near the border of Russia in order to protect Ukraine, painting himself as the defender of peace. The ideology of America and NATO was expressed in the words of Hillary Clinton when she was shown the Libyan leader Muaramma Gaddafi, tortured to death. She laughed and said "we come, we saw he diid".
Russia will always help not only its Slavic peoples, but also everyone who is in danger because of America and NATO troops. America destroyed Yugoslavia. Does anyone remember this country? Look on the internet. She's gone. America destroyed Libya, climbed into Syria, and after 20 years in Afghanistan left nothing good. Tried to overthrow the rulers of Russia, ConVenezuela, the Philippines, Syria., Belarus ... And this is only recently. Russia will never kneel before America with its dollar as a weapon. Better to die standing than live on your knees But Putin will not allow the conflict to escalate and will keep the peace until the very end.
Many people in the world, almost everyone, are mistaken for fools by presenting a false reality. Speaking black - white, white - black. Probably, some deserve it, as every day you are forcibly fed with false news...
@@commanderiosifstalin4938 8 yesrs later they are kicking russian ass in lyman
@@Goerge-lu3ok Oh, really? Because apparently, Ukraine is shrinking, literally. Zelensky the comedian swears to take back Crimea, but the bad news is he has now lost 4 other oblasts in the south and the east.
Очень характерный комментарий. Остаются те, у кого семьи в Крыму. Уезжают те, у ого семьи на Украине. А это значит, что те, кто остаются не видят в России врага. А те, кто уезжает думают не о присяге своей стране, а о своих семьях. Будь у них семьи в Крыму - остались бы. А будь возможность вывезти семью в Крым - тоже могли бы остаться. Так что, армии Украины пора задуматься, кто их враг и где он находится. В Москве, или в Киеве.
По вашей логике можно также сделать вывод, что если бы семьи всех были бы в Киеве, то в Киев бы уехали все.
Holden Caulfield Именно такая логика и работает. Да так.
просто много кто хочет присосаться к нефтяной игле
Иван Безруков C чего Вы взяли что я вру?
Иван Безруков Пшел вон, провокатор!
Simon, why do you not take an interview from the military who remained in the Crimea?
Симон, почему вы не берете интервью у тех военных которые остались в Крыму?
Потому что он не для этого работает. =)))
Потому, что он работает на американскую публику!
Not sure if you saw but they were told to go away
@@MattiasNilsson6 He saw, he's just serving his own agenda.
Lol you assuming freedom of the press even exist in russian society
I wish to give a big props to this reporter and cameraman for bringing to all of us these reports. In the face of bullets, grenades, thugs, bullies, and mob mentality they kept their composure and we learned that much more of the truth of what really happened. Thank you.
На самом деле жители Крыма дали им понять, что они россияне
Может головарезы ,бандиты,мафиози это вы во всех странах где вы остаётся разруха и вы вывозите природные ресурсы @@soZialiZmda7744
seriously my day isn't complete without a Russian Roulette update!! Thanks!!
"They are no longer owr brothers, they used to be." - sad but true.
It is lie... Для тебя быть может, но не для всех.
***** Brothers it is allways stay brothers. Normal ukrainias all understood what happening. All conflicts between ukranians and russians made by "west". All was going well between most of Ukranians and russians , untile the US had not intervened. USA spended more than 5 billions for "democracy" in Ukrains and now you all see result of this democracy. You can find on youtube vidios of investigasions when NATO traines was trining radical ukranians and guiding them to anti-russians idias. When Nuland talking about who will be a new leader of Ukrain. When USA and Poland politicians came to Maidan and screamed anti-russians slogans. But all time russians listening this and no answer. On Ukrain streets walking people from Right sector and creaming "russians on knifes" and it was befor Crimea.
But our brothes still our brothers and all east-south continue support Russia.
Георгий Лукин
Well, I live in Kiev and the part about street walking people screaming "russians on knives" is completed bullshit.
I don't support maidan and I never thought it's a good idea, but it never was anti-russian. Stop spreading your stupid propaganda here.
Brothers don't rob brothers. And that's exactly what Russia did.
The only real nazis(or at least chauvinists) is russians. They always made fun of ukrainians - their national symbols their language, their nation. They claim Ukraine is not even allowed to be called "country". It appears everywhere - on your TV, in pop-culture. What kind of brothers do that? Isn't it the fascism in which you accuse ukrainians?
And now this... You completely destroyed good neighborly relations between owr nations and lost respect among ukrainians. I'm half-russian myself but now I really hate you for your agressive anti-ukrainian propaganda and annexation of Crimea.
If war will be officialy declared I will take my machinegun unhesitatingly and I will be GLAD if I manage to kill at least one russian. If someone told me this few month ago I would think he's crazy.
***** "All other" are small piece of the Crimean Marines most of them stay Crimea. Battered guy said correctly that was Ukr governmant fault and Russian took advantage. It was no secret that Crimea has always been pro-Russian.
*****
The acting president and government were appointer by legitimate parliament after Yanukovich escape. In what universe it's unconstitutional?
Most of the soldiers serve in the Russian army! Because they are Russians. And those who wanted to left for Ukraine! I hope they pick strawberries in Poland.
this has to be the most informative dispatch yet, with the most objective explainations. great interviews
13:43 the best part: all of my brothers are here
Thank`s Simon! God bless!
Finally, Vice News is back from their vacation, lol.
140 out of 600 returning to Ukraine. ~20%. Quite telling numbers, and that's from the unit that was one of the last ones to give in. Overall, Russian Ministry of Defense reported earlier that only 2,000 out of 18,000 Ukrainian troops decided to go back to Ukraine. 11%.
because most of them have family in crimea, why should they leave their family ?? people don't give shit about russian mongol federation and its evil ideology. people just want to stay with their families, hope you imbecile understand it
@@inter3684 if all u care about is the here and now, ur slowing erasing the future of the family u say u care so much about
Family and their heritage. Some people in Ukraine believe they were better off under the Russian/Soviet way of life verses the current Ukrainian government.
@@inter3684 There is little or no logic in your words. If people chose to stay, that mean that they made a choice between Ukraine and Russia, and it seems from this video that 80% chose Russia by some reason, and not Ukraine.
@Hans Christian Andersen for fools like you there’s no logic in my word but let me explian. Crimea was sovereign territory of Ukraine. Ukraine handed over its nukes to Russia with a guarantee that her sovereignty will not be violated. You got this ? Let’s move on....Every country has its minority population, so does Ukraine, but in fact never those russian speakers were mistreated by ukrainians, they are the same slavic brotherly people, Ukraine’s President Yanukovic himself was a Russian speaker. Okay ??
So russian speakers in foreign country does not justify Russian invasion of that country, Okay ? If Russia wants them so much, It can bring them into her own territory without invading other’s territory. Hope you got it, Moron
All about 40 that go, but no word with any of the 500 that stay. Typical Simon.
Maybe u can't think for yourself.
Those who stayed have a lot to lose in crimea
It is funny to see how calm and adequate Ukrainian military sound (except for when they are asked where is their commanders), compared with journalists hysterical reports in the mainstream media.
Thanks Simon for your brilliant reporting, I really look forward to seeing those which you are reporting/presenting on.
Am I the only one who feel that there is not that much bitter feeling among the soldiers? They seem very realistic and down to earth. They knew their government messed up and did not support them. They knew that Crimea always wants to rejoin Russia. They knew things could have been 10x worse but Russia handled it peacefully. They care most about their family and not the bullshit politics. People keep saying how Ukraine and Russia is now divided, but from what I see, the soldiers do not seem to care as long as there is no war.
it will be fun if you say the same when part of your country decide to separate.
It was a forced referendum. They did not choose this until Russias “green men” showed up
@@Spabsa The Ukrainian government did not choose this; Crimean citizens chose this
@@somerandomperson3970 even if the referendum was legitimate. Approval needs to go through Kiev.
@@Spabsa Wrong. Crimea was an autonomous region with its own parliament towards the end of the Soviet Union and then in independent Ukraine. It previously held referendums twice in 1991 and 1994, more than 70% voted in favor of leaving Ukrainian SSR for RSFSR and later for leaving Ukraine itself in '94. 2014 was the 3rd time, same result. In 1993 during Russian constitutional crisis Kiev deployed their own little green men to surround Sevastopol but later backed down under Western pressure. Crimea ending up in Ukraine was due to the unprecedented geopolitical clusterfuck that was dissolution of the USSR. It was symbolically transferred to Soviet Ukrainian demarcation in the 1950s which didn't matter when it was all the same country so it was left alone. Like gerrymandering a congressional district in the US. That action wasn't even legitimate under Soviet law if you want to technically mention "approval" as it was the only reason why the Crimean ASSR found itself in newly independent Ukraine which included the Russian federal subject of Sevastopol. For Kiev it was convenient to use the Ukrainian SSR's borders with Crimea to take advantage of the chaos back then. Crimea has belonged to Russia for centuries. The naval base has been in Sevastopol for centuries. It was "in" Ukraine proper for 22 years against the will of the people. The West knows this which is why they didn't do more in 2014. Majority self determination by the people (direct democracy) isn't a one way street limited to Western aligned countries or when the result suits it. Nation state aspiring Ukrainians should be thrilled to rid themselves of such a large Russian population. That's 3 million less Russians closer to their goal. Can't have it both ways!!
На 5:05 военный сказал:"Крым был всегда про-российски настроенный и хотел присоединиться к России.."
то, что в Крыму пророссийские настроения были, не означает, что его надо было цап-царапать)
@@user-gs2th3wt2b вопрос был не закрыт,а теперь все-смиритесь,КРЫМ -это РОССИЯ!!!
More amazing reporting by Simon, the dude is a beast!
Imagine how on point he has to be to keep up with all this.
11:39
Just love the way that conscript took a giant dump in the presidential candidate's mouth. He really shut him up good :)
Totally agree! This marine is a true hero.
*We will get Crimea back, Crimea was and will remain Ukrainian*--now that's a funny statement.
Как успехи? По-моему вы его всё дальше и дальше отталкиваете.(ИМХО)
Keep dreaming
He says that, but it wouldn't be him with the rifle in his hand attempting to reclaim it. The kid saw that right away.
... don't ask anyone living there what they prefer.
That guy at the end is right, at the end of the day they are all Slavic brothers. I hope it keeps them from war.
Watching this I understand why Kremlin mistakenly believed their "special operation" would be over in a couple of days. This 2014 phase of the occupation seemed to go so smoothly for them.
They waited too long and let the Ukrainian nationalists brainwash their people and turn them against Russia. 8 years of anti-Russian propaganda shoved down their throat.
@@THX-1111the Kremlin has not waited too long. The Kremlin waited as long as the CIA ordered it to.
Thanks to VICE we saw a crucial moment of modern history, GREAT JOB!
This guy works hard. Thank you for your fantastic journalism Simon!
3:56 A couple of days ago, this Ukrainian military commander of the 36th brigade was killed by special forces in Mariupol
I have the same phone case as Simon! Phone twins!! Joking aside, I'm impressed at the ability/courage that these servicemen have to speak from their hearts.
I'm surprised the guy who had just taken a beating didnt walk and start shit talking them lol. He kept his composure.
This is scary as shit, imagine if this was your homeland, to see this..how would you feel..
Well if this was my homeland then I feel like I would be free to fire on sight, right? Well, I guess that depends on who was invading and exactly what they were doing, if I felt I had to defend myself and they were going to harm us, then what choice do I have? Otherwise I'd just enjoy looking at all the naked girls protesting I suppose.
Jason Kusher what do you mean by that? Its random question. In crimean case they already want to be part of russian, ofcourse the people will welcome them xD what an ignorant question you have
I think Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria, Vietnam, Yugoslavia, etc, would prefer this type of invasion.
The Ukranian Majour summed it up pretty well saying that Crimea was always Russian. So for them it was coming back home.
Simon Ostrovsky is absolutely wonderful. He needs an award.
@@jappzundv5708 why so?
04:58 the guy says it all!
You won’t here this on MSM now
I wondered what happened to the majority of these marines. Especially following the events that is happening now? So very sad what’s happening there and in other conflicts all over the world 🌍.
Many of them are dead or surrendered I suppose. They made the wrong choice.
Comic break for a minute but around 5:20 you hear the engine rev and then see Simon flying down the round, that was just funny as hell. I love Vice
Home phrase of video: "It's not secret that Crimea has always been pro-Russian. They've been dreaming of joining Russia for a long time." 5:04. It said the soldier of Ukraine!
It was not a military conquest ... Russians helped gain freedom from warders, and without firing a shot. Where have you seen military conquest in which no one was killed?
Hmm its obvious but One should be loyal toward his country
Everybody speaks Russian except the wannabe president?
Probably because he's Ukrainian and speaks Ukrainian?
Anybody watched it without ADD? ;)
No, no, the "heroic" politician who had to WALK to greet retreating soldiers. This act of heroism will surely earn him the title. All for show, except nobody answers a question asked by a simple soldier.
*****
Yeah, I know russian (but not ukrainian, I can recognize the accent though). He was speaking ukrainian, pretty sure.
***** Me or the guy?
One of the best episodes of this series. Simon, you are the BEST!!
I wonder how many soldiers on both sides of this video are gone now....
That's a tough, take-it-as-it-comes Ukranian Marine.
А солдатик в автобусе на 13:12 красава ваще!)) Утёр нос журналисту заморскому в два слова )))
Love it. Keep up the good stuff vice !
Kudos to the young soldier who called out the Ukrainian government. Why are they like this? Today they are "heroes". What about tomorrow? Well nine years down the line, we know what they has become of them. Canon fodder for NATO. He was so right about the Ukr government lining their own pockets.
"For NATO" stfu with that nonsense. The people of Ukrain democraticly asked NATO for protection not the other way around.
@@owenthomas5103 is that why nuland and co had to stage a coup in 2014 to oust the neutral president? Gtfo here
@@SiRasputin Watch Sarcasmitron's 4-part video series on the subject to understand more about what happened in 2014.
Game of Thrones is like a childrens book compared to this. So many layers of politics and reasons.
***** When it isn't about the money? Russia wants the gas pipes and strong military presence in the Black Sea.
Antonio Caballero And Walt Disney
That beaten up guy got killed today. He fought till the end against occupiers. True patriot. Rest in peace!!
Nah he was captured, initial reports of him being dead were false.
Whatever! I have videos of ukrainians executing tied up prisoners from TH-cam ffs! Can't find any with russians doing that! How come I wonder even with the Russian side being censored. Says alot
Maybe you guys shouldn't have let mercenaries poke people's eyes out. Ever thought of that?
A patriot to who? Kolomoisky or the west?
@@societylost4344 🤡🏳️🇷🇺Cope harder
Can't argue, this guys know how to film news! Interviews, scenery and quality are on really good level, kee[ it up and we want Russian Roulette every day! =D
i want to drive one of those sweet 1950's buses
I love this series. The coverage is so good.
Simon, you and the crew, you guys are truly one of a kind. There aren't many news teams left like you, keep doing what you're doing. Loving each and everyone of the videos.
Its really obvious that Crimea belongs to Russia, they themselves know it. Some of them even joined the russian side, the others doesnt even seem that botherd
Christoffer Tavic you see that is Ukrainian land right now though, it’s like this when you give something away you can’t take it back they gave it to Ukraine and their wanting it back, you see.
I watched these years ago and seeing them again now is crazy
Thanks Vice!! Keep up the good work Simon!
Who is gaining profit if slav turn on slav ?? The same thing happened on the Balkan where brothers fought each other and families got lost and separated ??? This is the question you have to ask.
Slavs love fighting other Slavs.
simon i have to congratulate you on this incredible journalism you're doing, and i hope for a peaceful future between ukraine and russia
Who's here after the recent conflict
Amazing reporting! Thank you so much!
I cannot watch this without tears; my heart goes out to every person who boarded the buses and to every person who stayed. These are REAL people, who have nothing to do with politics. I hate every politician who was and currently is in the government of Ukraine. I absolutely agree with the marine who said that for 23 days they had no guidance from Ukrainian higher-ups and that “you are heroes” means absolutely nothing. Lyashko is a bastard who should be imprisoned with the rest of the Ukrainian legalized mafia, him showing up is none other than PR move, regardless of what he said. I have family in Ukraine and in Russia, it’s crazy to think that these two courtiers should be divided, politics aside we are brothers and sisters by blood and by marriage, regular people don’t want to fight, I don’t know ANYBODY personally who does. I think that Ukraine and Russia should remain as 2 countries, which support each other. A lot of things are fabricated and antagonize so that politicians don’t answer real questions… it’s easy to do dirty deeds while there is divergence.
Его жопа востребована😂😂
Крымчане им всем ясно дали понять, что Крым российский
@@user-nu6zb4fy8kты давай не матюкайся
@@ppl24able18 а скатиняка ты така😂🤣
@@soZialiZmda7744 быстро сообразили чем пахнет концовка, молодцы крымчане сопли не жуют
I love how chill the ukrainian marines are. Especially the one with the fked up eye and blood all over his uniform.
Good information from the field... thanks.
Looks like someone deserves a promotion! Thanks for keeping us updated, Simon!
Тот случай, когда морпехи умнее украинских политиков
I think Ukraine handled this situation very well. Considering an invasion, they were able to keep their cool and act accordingly. Had they chose another route, there would've been full out war. The government also had some blame to this, but Russia chose a time when Ukrainian government was in shambles.
They should have pulled their troops out earlier, but that's about the only thing they could have done better imo.
KeenanKaos yes technically the so called invasion was legal,
KeenanKaos Check the meaning of "invasion". It suits very well what Russia did. The government in Kiev is illegitimate, that is why it is called an interim government. They aren't mean't to stay in power.
What happened in Crimea was also illegal. The "true" presidents request for help from Russia was signed March 1st. The "green martian" men in expensive military gear and weapons, with supermarket bought helicopters and armored humvees and trucks were already on the streets with loaded magazines before that.
***** lol, more then 65% of Crimea population are ethnic Russians and something about 20% of population are pro-Russian people from other ethnic groups. This is called democracy.
TheAkaish Less then 60% are ethnic Russians.
pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/pnaec705.pdf
Have a read, big leap.
Watch this series.
Be more independent in getting news, use the f**king internet.
twitchy.com/2014/03/02/russian-propaganda-about-675000-ukrainian-refugees-debunked/
The news that is feeding you, even Chinese forums are laughing.
No Democracy.
"Occupational hazards." Brilliant double entendre. Brilliant.
This aged well
The Russian language does sound cool.
Snufkin224 it depends on whether a Russian speaker has a gun to your head.
Ukrainian?
Thank you for a very real unbiased and informative set of reports.
My thanks to VICE. Nobody else brings quality coverage like this.
At least I did not see any.
If there is something please reply with links I would like to see it.
Great report! I was wondering what was going on
3:45 ну вот же! Всё правильно изложил. Без передергиваний в ту или иную сторону.
Жалко этих парней, которые уехали с Крыма! Многие в земле, а кто-то в гейропе скачет!
Ты в Европе хоть жил где-то , обезьяна ? Жалей ваших морячков в Крыму с ваших уничтоженных кораблей, петушок
Да, столько счастья только в РФ может быть, прогресс 100% th-cam.com/video/E9NMt2rJ60E/w-d-xo.html
6:53 that's what loyalty is called.
7:25 kinda sad and interesting to hear that song
"farewell to the mountains" i think
Тогда уже парни всё понимали ...
Crimean people enjoying their life with Russia now . Thank west & America.
How many times have you been to crimea?
@@cowboytanaka6675 I have been there in zoolensky house , Cocaine party
I feel so deeply for the Ukranian marines in this episode. Most all of them who were interviewed seemed like they were just trying to do the best they could in a very difficult situation. Hoping they're safe now, wherever they are.
th-cam.com/video/96pR7thVfNA/w-d-xo.html
Ukraine 2014
I would be willing to bet they're dead
@@rustyshack2349 exact same with most russians you see
These guys you see on camera were still a small, inexperienced detachment. However, after this they were posted in Donbas, where they became hardcore fighters. By 2022 they resurfaced defending Mariupol alongside Azov. Certainly some of the people you see here are still alive, even if they are POW.
@@AnP865 потери они понесли очень немалые, также как и очень немало их в плен попало.
Nothing makes sense here but love watching Vice News. Best on TH-cam.
Simon: Pulitzer prize. And your camera team.
Playing “farewell to the mountains” while pulling out of Crimea is fitting
How is he everywhere at the same time? Is he flying back and forth between the palces he's reporting on?
I respect your work Ostrovsky, real views, opinions and interviews, but I encourage you to be more objective and present the crimean/russian side a little more to balance it out. You are a jewish american journalist after all and I understand that your ideology/views are could be antirussian, but you speak russian, you come to prorussian lands, you should have more understanding of the situation
Joey Clavette and can you enlighten me about Russia being agressor? What is the evidence that you reference to?
military bases were already "occupied" by russians. The additional military was sent strictly to keep peace. You wont understand it anyways because you have been too much brainwashed. Either way, what happened with Crimea was a better choice than if Russians didnt step in-war even worse than Donbass. And by the way the military presence was welcomed by Crimeans, again this is something they will never tell you
dude, again you have no clue. You are going to sit here and tell me that 90 percent is unrealistic. If you claim you have some superior logic abilities for an average Joe, than please analyze deeper. If you dont know history and events leading up to the "annexation" of Crimea than you need to brush up on it. It would be helpful if you actually traveled there and seen it for yourself. Just because you have never seen a vote in the western hemisphere with overwhelming majority doesnt mean that those dont exist. People in crimea realized exactly what was happening with Ukraine, and unlike you watching this unfold from distance, they have to live with it every day-they knew to vote and 90 % turnout is exactly what i came to be. Go to Crimea and ask. Seek and you shall find!
too much to write dude, but seriously I am pretty sure russian solodiers are in donbass however they failed to produce any ecidence of that, its all panic and no facts. Even though Crimea is 60% russian ethnic, that doesnt mean that the 40% do not support Crimea being part of russia. Ukrainina and Russians are all one people and there are tons of ukrainian last names in russia and tons of russian last names in ukraine, should we call them ethnic russians or ethnic ukrainians? In russia itself only about half of the population is ethnic russioans or pure russians, all the rest are a big huge mix, tatars, ukrainians, belarusians, koreans, bashkirs, udmurts, buryats. Should I say they dont support the country they live in?
Althou RT is being sponsored by Kremlin, doesnt mean much. US news are sponsored by corporations that have their definite goals. So whats the dirrefence? Because US is ran by corporations and Russia is ran by government. Different systems and you should not compare the 2. Any russian media would be judged, but its not because they lie or try to instill propaganda, its because they have different mentality, different views, values, etc. Its hard to understand if you dont know history, culture, language.
This reporter is awesome, pay him more money
4:54 Q: "What do you think about what's happened in Crimea?" A: "I think the Ukrainian government is partially responsible, and the Russians took advantage of this moment. It's not a secret that Crimea has always been pro-Russian. They've been dreaming of joining Russia for a long time." - got it on the spot. Except factoring in Ukraine had a deal with Russia regarding that base out to 2047, and the junta in Kiev was hostile to deals with Russia. (And it was a US-backed junta)
What do expected shir to give you a power line for extra light in your recordings?
Once that reporter said that Russian special forces were in Ukraine I knew that they were probably Spetsnaz FSB or MVD Troops because in English spetsnaz means special forces so the teams that I just named (FSB,MVD) they were probably the units that raided that Ukrainian marine base.