50 Hours Inside the Most Radioactive Place on Earth

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 พ.ค. 2024
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  • @YesTheory
    @YesTheory  2 ปีที่แล้ว +10235

    As you can see, we decided to not add any sponsors or plugs on this story so we could focus on the story-telling and visual experience. But making a video of this complexity without sponsor is definitely not easy, the support from Seek Discomfort is largely how we're able to create stories like this one. It took us several months get the edit to this place and a few days of filming. I'm super proud of how the video came out and hope you enjoy it. Watch it on a TV for full experience :) See you next week - Thomas

    • @amaliesrensen341
      @amaliesrensen341 2 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      It's an amazing story! I really enjoy this new serie, but for a person who dosen't have english as their first language, i would love some more subtiltels for a better understanding

    • @BigChuck10241
      @BigChuck10241 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      You guys are the best

    • @OreOmod
      @OreOmod 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ok

    • @caffienevaccine
      @caffienevaccine 2 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      They mean sponsorships guys- like cuts that aren’t ads. Part of the video sponsors.

    • @revenger211
      @revenger211 2 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      @@metallicak5 Recently, TH-cam implemented a new policy that they'll be putting ads on videos even if they're not monestised. So TH-cam made money off their video, while they didn't.

  • @HorrorSkunx
    @HorrorSkunx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27445

    The fact that we get free documentaries on TH-cam by Yes Theory is truly a gift.

    • @jackson_vantage3552
      @jackson_vantage3552 2 ปีที่แล้ว +97

      check out someone named Shiey😉

    • @s1mple890
      @s1mple890 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      @@jackson_vantage3552 he's just a damn freakin dud3
      I just love him👍🏼

    • @gabbcrunchy6327
      @gabbcrunchy6327 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      th-cam.com/video/S_NsueHWrfw/w-d-xo.html

    • @imAntoin
      @imAntoin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Y'all get it for free?? I been paying this whole damn time

    • @aritrasen4118
      @aritrasen4118 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Imagine they start charging

  • @adogamerntg8060
    @adogamerntg8060 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4723

    - "Why did you return to the village?"
    - "Motherland"
    Babushkas don't mess around

    • @danielmladenow222
      @danielmladenow222 2 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      "rodina"

    • @syphon1351
      @syphon1351 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      I regretfully know where that pfp is from.

    • @Algoe1
      @Algoe1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@syphon1351 i think we all do

    • @kdcounseling
      @kdcounseling 2 ปีที่แล้ว +81

      She actually said family - rodina means family 😀

    • @gustavs8455
      @gustavs8455 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      best comment I've seen so far

  • @Randomiised
    @Randomiised 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1306

    I hope grandma is keeping safe during these trying times :'(

    • @diy_naga
      @diy_naga 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      😭

    • @caspergarcia804
      @caspergarcia804 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Oh damn

    • @smithk2012
      @smithk2012 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yeah

    • @Stoffies123
      @Stoffies123 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@ukrainiangrandma4887 you posted this the same day your channel was created..

    • @bbyeilishsh7524
      @bbyeilishsh7524 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Russian soldiers came in and held the remaining people living there hostage:(

  • @elektrischtree
    @elektrischtree 2 ปีที่แล้ว +789

    This has to feel surreal for Thomas right now, considering Russia just took over Chernobyl. Wishing safety for those in Chernobyl and the rest of Ukraine. 💔

    • @tymofiikarpenko685
      @tymofiikarpenko685 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Chernobyl Ukrainian

    • @moj_voh_smuratniej_tvoego
      @moj_voh_smuratniej_tvoego 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@bobuccman1424 What is wrong? Chernobyl is controlled by Ukraine, everything is safe there.

    • @acreativename7999
      @acreativename7999 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The idiots dug in the most radioactive soil on the site...

    • @its_ninjarider6731
      @its_ninjarider6731 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@moj_voh_smuratniej_tvoego yea now again. But during the ogoing war russians had control for it over a small period

    • @joebenson528
      @joebenson528 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@its_ninjarider6731
      And now it's controlled by Aidar Battalion a group of criminals who worship the "German" guy from the 1900s.

  • @kwaitefuni9152
    @kwaitefuni9152 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1693

    "She's insistent on feeding us."
    It's safe to say that grandmas of all cultures are the same. They love cooking a meal for others.
    Very wholesome.

    • @Redcoat6650
      @Redcoat6650 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      except mine

    • @lanne9938
      @lanne9938 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@Redcoat6650 guessing ur american right?

    • @muhammadzamzam9915
      @muhammadzamzam9915 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@lanne9938 ooof

    • @Relax0kay
      @Relax0kay 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      All the babushka’s yes, not perse all the grandma’s

    • @daylights7323
      @daylights7323 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/KXliMyEF9U0/w-d-xo.html

  • @EpicDonutDudeMemes
    @EpicDonutDudeMemes 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3512

    Its so surreal to see that everything was used and all of a sudden abandoned

    • @zickseealt
      @zickseealt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      sad times

    • @Cugzayhulls
      @Cugzayhulls 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      It was such a normal life before

    • @MrDrifterdevin
      @MrDrifterdevin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Looks like Detroit....

    • @machobossotron5369
      @machobossotron5369 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It’s not like they are very late to coming here also subbotted channel???

    • @gabbcrunchy6327
      @gabbcrunchy6327 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      th-cam.com/video/S_NsueHWrfw/w-d-xo.html

  • @TaraGriffith97
    @TaraGriffith97 2 ปีที่แล้ว +309

    Here after the announcement that the city of Chernobyl is now under attack. My heart is hurting for those in this video that are now under attack. I seriously can’t stop thinking of them.

    • @diy_naga
      @diy_naga 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😭

    • @wanterbaik
      @wanterbaik 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Im pretty sure the grandma is ok. Shes cooking both russian and ukranian solders some potatos as we speak. I bet the soldiers are laughing together while listening to the grandma stories

    • @pitabread_
      @pitabread_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@wanterbaik I really hope she is …

    • @22martinez1
      @22martinez1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Sometimes it isn't always the case just recently in Bucha 300 civilians or more were killed by Russian troops and there could be more in neighboring suburbs near Kyiv more civilian deaths committed by retreating Russian military already leaving the Kyiv region leaving behind bodies and slaughter of innocent people who didn't want war. I hope the old lady is okay since she survived all the hardships throughout Ukraine's history.

    • @memerax8880
      @memerax8880 ปีที่แล้ว

      thankfully not many people live near chernobyl

  • @babearoo
    @babearoo ปีที่แล้ว +13

    After binge watching your channel for the past week I have learned 2 things: humanity is resilient and hope is the best medicine for the soul. Everywhere you go that from the outside just seems desolate and depressing, you find people with overwhelming amounts of optimism and kindness. Your channel shows the light that lives in humans all over the world. Thank you for filming your experiences around the world and showing the beauty and likeness in humans everywhere❤

  • @lordctg1091
    @lordctg1091 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1309

    "She wants you to drink the whole bottle and eat all the food-
    -but it's impossible."

    • @Mrbooze042
      @Mrbooze042 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      That's what you call a wholesome person XD

    • @xera2595
      @xera2595 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@Mrbooze042 or a russian grandma

    • @PavelowB99
      @PavelowB99 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Xera *Ukrainian grandma

  • @ericcartman2984
    @ericcartman2984 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1600

    My Dad was one of the bus drivers that was evacuating the city of Pripyat. Two years later I was born I remember my medical history book had this radioactive symbol on it. During the summers growing up I would get state paid camping vacations.

    • @RazPerignon
      @RazPerignon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +168

      That’s crazy, Russian Cartman.

    • @silverfang6455
      @silverfang6455 2 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      Your dad was brave soul, Rip 🙏

    • @danigonzalez4299
      @danigonzalez4299 2 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      @@RazPerignon Ukranian Cartman.

    • @williambarney2874
      @williambarney2874 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Thanks for sharing, very interesting.

    • @sierraayanna4334
      @sierraayanna4334 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Can you explain the radioactive symbol?

  • @Fishyface2424
    @Fishyface2424 2 ปีที่แล้ว +177

    I am so sad at what is happening in Ukraine ...brought me back to this video. my heart and prayers go out to all the locals. this is heartbreaking....

  • @TrillBelichick
    @TrillBelichick 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    February 24 2022 I’m thinking and praying for these beautiful souls. I hope they were able to get out before it was taken over.
    🙏🏾

    • @jesuslovesyou2616
      @jesuslovesyou2616 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jesus Christ died for your ssiiinnsss please turn to him the kingdom of heaven is at hand

  • @Kore_YT
    @Kore_YT 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4218

    Grandmothers are the greatest people on this planet. No.2 goes to members of Yes Theory

    • @mayacarrothers8766
      @mayacarrothers8766 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Bummer both of mine are dead :-/

    • @moistcu
      @moistcu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      my grandma is dead 😭

    • @arijit1809
      @arijit1809 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@mayacarrothers8766 same :c

    • @tabithaedwards1205
      @tabithaedwards1205 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      The only grandma I have left doesn't give shit about me lmaoo

    • @portraitofablueavatar114
      @portraitofablueavatar114 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mines a bummer

  • @BigBeauBrown
    @BigBeauBrown 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6057

    YO! whoever edited this... BRA FREAKING VO!

    • @trailnationat5850
      @trailnationat5850 2 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      There are credits at the end.

    • @nothingnothing7789
      @nothingnothing7789 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Thanks man

    • @AnthonyGruba
      @AnthonyGruba 2 ปีที่แล้ว +98

      Also, the camera/drone guy did an AMAZING job

    • @locke430
      @locke430 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      My guy if you want to watch a authentic good Chernobyl show, just watch the Chernobyl show on HBO.

    • @nothingnothing7789
      @nothingnothing7789 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@locke430 appreciate it

  • @RampedVisuals
    @RampedVisuals 2 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    I flew to Chernobyl in November just because of this video and it was such a eye opening experience. I am extremely grateful that i made the decision to go see it. It hurts even more now to see what’s happening there, when you met all the kind people. Hoping this will end soon.

  • @badpiggies988
    @badpiggies988 2 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    I hope the locals in this video are okay, the mere possibility of anything bad having happened to these wonderful people makes my heart crumble 🥺

    • @pitabread_
      @pitabread_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ik I been crying like the grandma is such an angel ♥️♥️♥️

  • @tom-fp2fv
    @tom-fp2fv 2 ปีที่แล้ว +583

    Can we just take a minute to appreciate how warm and genuine these people are. Real people not a selfish bones in their bodies.

    • @DyslexicMitochondria
      @DyslexicMitochondria 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      And editing is top notch too

    • @tomhappening
      @tomhappening 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DyslexicMitochondria Omg Hi bro!! i watch your channeI. Love your videosss

  • @crazyli0n70
    @crazyli0n70 2 ปีที่แล้ว +363

    She's 88 years old, amazing how she can live alone in such an environment.

    • @rolandogonzalez1360
      @rolandogonzalez1360 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Built different

    • @bakedstreetyt
      @bakedstreetyt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      maybe you can get positive effects from radiation lol

    • @DmitryKiktenko
      @DmitryKiktenko 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      It's a piece of virgin nature there. There are woods clean of plastic, wildlife is rich and diverse. It is quiet - no mass trafic any near you can hear.
      Sometimes travelers come to talk and even maybe help. There is kinda local community of workers, ecologists, stalkers, etc. They're helping each other.

    • @TheWeldfather
      @TheWeldfather 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Hard times create strong men(or woman in her case).

    • @joykemprai
      @joykemprai 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      God bless her

  • @TrueMobster
    @TrueMobster 2 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    Great documentary 🙌🏼

    • @qingsword3
      @qingsword3 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      yoooooooo its u

  • @supersizedsam5116
    @supersizedsam5116 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    keep doing what your doing guys, discovered your channel a few weeks back and haven't been able to stop, I love people like you guys, always willing to treat everyone with respect and love. full of the adventure spirit that's so lost in our society today. thank you!

  • @nicolaasbeets142
    @nicolaasbeets142 2 ปีที่แล้ว +638

    “Yeah I start glowing at night when I drink too much wodka... but that’s fine”😂😂😂😂😭😭😭

  • @Toastburro
    @Toastburro 2 ปีที่แล้ว +646

    These episodes are MOVIES!! Editors need a raise, holy crap!

    • @Bubbyyyy
      @Bubbyyyy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      totes

    • @dorian_tihi5869
      @dorian_tihi5869 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      facts!!

    • @jesuslovesyou2616
      @jesuslovesyou2616 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jesus Christ died for your ssiiinnsss please turn to him the kingdom of heaven is at hand

  • @dolcydina5198
    @dolcydina5198 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The drone shots gave me goosebumps.... Overwhelming and eerie at the same time. And grandma is a real sweetheart! I just paused trying to predict the reaction when she offered food. Anyways great documentary- thank you!

  • @UltimatelyEverything
    @UltimatelyEverything ปีที่แล้ว +32

    What a sweet old lady she is i hope she's still doing good

  • @AnlStarDestroyer
    @AnlStarDestroyer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2569

    The creepiest part of it is how untouched most of it seems. Normally after a place is abandoned, it would be totally looted and picked over. Here though it’s as if they everyone got up and left just yesterday, you could even see what the kids were studying the day they left

    • @prkzip2738
      @prkzip2738 2 ปีที่แล้ว +86

      i was literally thinking the same! it was so overwhelming to realize that when you sit on those chairs in front of the books you’re repeating something that happened several years ago by people who evacuated or even died!

    • @David_Liu93
      @David_Liu93 2 ปีที่แล้ว +186

      Well, if to be honest that place is almost totally looted. If you check some other videos you will see that the apartments in Prypyat are empty, no heating radiators no TVs or fridges, all the metal stuff was stolen during the 90s by the locals around the zone. And yea, sure stuff like desks or posters on the walls are still there, cuz they had no value.
      It's scary to think about the hundreds if not thousands of car parts, cables and radiators that were radioactive yet stolen and sold to other people who had no idea where they come from.
      But that place truly is one of a kind, and it's a shame I lived in Ukraine for so many years and haven't had a chance to go there

    • @alexa5993
      @alexa5993 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@David_Liu93 i thought they were destroyed bc they were radiactive, did they actually get stolen by people? and when did they open pripyat to the public again?

    • @terminationshock1356
      @terminationshock1356 2 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      It has been looted and most of the items, although original have been posed over the years on the furniture by photographers. I was inside less "picture worthy" buildings there and they are completely empty. Believe me, without taking away anything from the tragedy, this and most documentaries overdramatize and make it seem like an exclusive place difficult to get to. In reality you would normally see a bunch of other large groups of tourists roaming around. They just went in the dead of winter when normally tourist don't in the Kiev area.

    • @prkzip2738
      @prkzip2738 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@terminationshock1356 ah makes sense

  • @ricamarizsantos8067
    @ricamarizsantos8067 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is what i love about yes theory, when they explore places they don't do it on a surface level, they talk to people and bring light to their experiences and beliefs. I've been binge watching their videos since i discovered their channel two weeks ago. I can't believe I'm watching it for free, i feel like i should pay for it because it is THAT GOOD.

  • @aktrip3295
    @aktrip3295 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    With whats going on right now, (Russia seized Chernobyl) i cant stop thinking about that old lady…😞

  • @motonol_409
    @motonol_409 2 ปีที่แล้ว +635

    Why is not anyone talking about the guide? So lovely and heart warming person, and the babushka too... ❤️

    • @dimitarSlavov_
      @dimitarSlavov_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      “I may drink too much vodka at times but it’s fine”😂💀

    • @lanf6188
      @lanf6188 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I started glowing when I drank too much vodka 🗿

    • @KarinaMilne
      @KarinaMilne 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Misha will be doing my tour as my guide when I go!

  • @Cato-bp6dx
    @Cato-bp6dx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1002

    "Fifty thousand people used to live here"
    That's not a ghost town, that's a whole ghost city.

    • @emmagrace4705
      @emmagrace4705 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      so sad we’ve ruined earth so badly, made parts uninhabitable

    • @Cato-bp6dx
      @Cato-bp6dx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@emmagrace4705 if we can't live there we don't destroy it more than it is, animals can live there.

    • @aty1238
      @aty1238 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@emmagrace4705 wym "we" i didnt do it :)

    • @YouTubePublisherorPlatform
      @YouTubePublisherorPlatform 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Except with no ghosts. Hardly any people died during the meltdown and Grand Central Station has more ambient radiation than that city.

    • @michelleabraham8264
      @michelleabraham8264 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Cato-bp6dx animals cannot inhabit the place it’s toxic for them as well.

  • @Xenonmorph__
    @Xenonmorph__ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    My town has 45,000 people. Chernobyl had 5,000 more. I can't imagine evacuating the entire city, never to return. Apartments, the hospital, the school, all left like the people just vanished. I can't imagine what it was like for the people who lived there.

    • @bubba842
      @bubba842 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Pripriyat had 50,000 people. Chernobyl is a completely different city that was not evacuated. It lies outside, to the south, the exclusion zone.

    • @jidobanderivets2546
      @jidobanderivets2546 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It looks like they vanished because they were only told by authorities to take all the necessary stuff to leave just for 3 days. That is what my parents told me, they both come from Kyiv region, my father was born and raised in the town, which is about 70 km south from Prypiat'

    • @jidobanderivets2546
      @jidobanderivets2546 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Oh, yeah, it was said in the video, sorry)

  • @SV90527
    @SV90527 2 ปีที่แล้ว +126

    12:35 I hope the woman is safe now after all that is happening in Ukraine, especially Russia capturing the Chernobyl area.

    • @samaliia5531
      @samaliia5531 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes🥲🇺🇦

    • @tracysmith245
      @tracysmith245 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@samaliia5531 so sad what is happening their now

    • @vanessaruiz4705
      @vanessaruiz4705 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      well, if that's what you think it's happening.

  • @gurleenkaur4155
    @gurleenkaur4155 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1885

    Okay, I am sorry but what the fuck. The cinematography, stories told, even the mere idea are INSANE like you guys should make literal movies!!!!

    • @julianfrederick9082
      @julianfrederick9082 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Have you ever seen a Hitchcock film, or Lynch, or Herzog, or Powell and Pressburger, or Altman, or Bergman, or Tarkovsky, or Malick? Or any great masterpiece of cinema? These videos are not movie quality.

    • @siddarth1346
      @siddarth1346 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @@julianfrederick9082 ī don’t see where it was ever mentioned that you have to be a cinematic masterpiece of a director, to be allowed to make movies?

    • @julianfrederick9082
      @julianfrederick9082 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@siddarth1346 It wasn’t, and I didn’t mention that either. Anyone can try to make movies just like any other art, but if this video is any indication of the quality of film these people would make then the person I replied to shouldn’t be encouraging them to try to make a serious movie.

    • @danielpassapera1514
      @danielpassapera1514 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@julianfrederick9082 Julian, we don’t live in the 50’s anymore buddy. This can be and should be considered a documentary. The industry has changed and will keep changing. Stop living in the past ✌🏼

    • @albertiljevic3972
      @albertiljevic3972 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      agree

  • @avdiiseni1175
    @avdiiseni1175 2 ปีที่แล้ว +392

    I honestly felt very bad for the grandma. She felt so happy when she finally saw someone

    • @Shirumoon
      @Shirumoon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yes! How does she even deal with all that loneliness?

    • @Sebbir
      @Sebbir 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @Vaibhav P A money doesn’t make you less lonely

    • @WayneTwitch
      @WayneTwitch 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Shirumoon Shes Russian

    • @acidfall123
      @acidfall123 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Grandma?! Shes only 33. The radiation sets in quick.

    • @avdiiseni1175
      @avdiiseni1175 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@acidfall123 no way

  • @erikroutson9306
    @erikroutson9306 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Top notch cinematography! This really captures the feel of the zone, and the resilience of the land and the people. The level of effort those first responders is nothing short of heroic.

  • @gammatheprotobean1541
    @gammatheprotobean1541 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This video is absolutely heartbreaking. Knowing how many families, how many generations lived there at one point, how many hopes and dreams that once were

  • @jonnajinton
    @jonnajinton 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1994

    Thank you for this incredible video!! So interesting and so well made! 👏🏼

    • @YesTheory
      @YesTheory  2 ปีที่แล้ว +124

      Thank you Jonna!! Hope Northern Swedish summer is treating you well 💫🙏

    • @andrewrao635
      @andrewrao635 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@YesTheory my music teacher is from Chernobyl. She emigrated only a few years before the incident

    • @shelby255
      @shelby255 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      amogus

    • @hudssntao
      @hudssntao 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Love your videos!!

    • @shelby255
      @shelby255 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@hudssntao thx

  • @CS-2564
    @CS-2564 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1343

    “Fifty thousand people used to live here, now it’s a ghost town”

    • @KurtisandHurdle
      @KurtisandHurdle 2 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      I just realized this was from cod 4 when he said that.

    • @DJDairy
      @DJDairy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      I’m so happy someone quoted cod 4

    • @Cyqnide
      @Cyqnide 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yess!!

    • @ultimatebadgerman9232
      @ultimatebadgerman9232 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes

    • @heisenbergpinkman2265
      @heisenbergpinkman2265 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I knew it, I knew i would find a COD 4 reference

  • @TH3B0N3Y4RD
    @TH3B0N3Y4RD 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    9:06 After this many years of growing up hearing about Cherynobyl this capture of the abandoned City with the plant in the background was probably the first time I got to actually visualize the distance between the two. Incredible footage. Well done!

  • @mustafaaljumayli6615
    @mustafaaljumayli6615 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love the drone shots with the pictures/videos of the town when it was lively to how it looks now. Really cool.

  • @aura9173
    @aura9173 2 ปีที่แล้ว +626

    "50,000 people used to live here. Now it's a ghost town."
    Real ones know

    • @aryan_01
      @aryan_01 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      I was looking for this comment.

    • @aura9173
      @aura9173 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@aryan_01 I wouldn’t miss a chance to reference COD4 lol

    • @Bekiri7
      @Bekiri7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      When Thomas started saying 50,000 people i was waiting for him to finish that quote haha

    • @barunlaishram7931
      @barunlaishram7931 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Throwback to the good old days

    • @aryan_01
      @aryan_01 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Bekiri7 exactly

  • @leroytan
    @leroytan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +745

    “Fifty thousand people used to live..”
    Anyone else got the Modern Warfare chills when he said that?

    • @Max-yp1iw
      @Max-yp1iw 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      hahahaha

    • @chino8646
      @chino8646 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hell yeah!!!

    • @2polartv319
      @2polartv319 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      yes 10000% percent

    • @haydnvankirk7367
      @haydnvankirk7367 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      The place is spot on every time I see the pool and amusement park and all the places from the game it’s cool

    • @rainiersierra1532
      @rainiersierra1532 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      yeesirrr

  • @MusicSpeaksWhatWordsCantSay
    @MusicSpeaksWhatWordsCantSay 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Praying for Misha and his family and everyone else in this video and all the people of Ukraine 🙏💞

  • @cademolidor9005
    @cademolidor9005 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Watching all these people live there lives and now knowing many of them are standing and fighting to protect their land! Godspeed gentleman. Keep grandma safe

  • @Katgirl30
    @Katgirl30 2 ปีที่แล้ว +852

    As a Ukrainian, I really appreciate how you approached Chernobyl with respect and curiosity. It’s amazing to see how the city looks today, and acknowledge the role of this disaster in the country’s history. The cinematography and story of the video was simply amazing, well done to everyone involved.
    дякую! З найкращими побажаннями!
    Ps. That baba (babushka) is a true representative of the Ukrainian spirit, and hearing her story made me so happy - she reminds me of my grandma :)

    • @xXxBurnerable
      @xXxBurnerable 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Me too! 🥲 Even though we're from romania, still a babushka at heart 😄 lovely video, truely amazed by them

    • @francisabordo22
      @francisabordo22 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Umbah umbah pls stop

    • @alsgaming4831
      @alsgaming4831 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same

    • @BgAltair
      @BgAltair 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Babushkas are amazingly pure souls, I love them so much

    • @nikunjbansal99
      @nikunjbansal99 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes well documented.

  • @jeremyramsey8804
    @jeremyramsey8804 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a blessing it must have been to eat and drink with that grandmother.
    I would have loved to just sit and listen to her stories.

  • @dparmar2942
    @dparmar2942 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank you for making documentaries like this. Appreciate you and your team

  • @AuthenTech
    @AuthenTech 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1331

    My favorites parts were the really cool FPV drone shots and editing/soundtrack is amazing

    • @kobrapromotions
      @kobrapromotions 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      dude check out rotor riot then.... in pripyat

    • @svgejmes4089
      @svgejmes4089 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      That's your favorite part? What about all the knowledge you just learned from this video? Lmao you like the drone shots? 😂😂😂

    • @yashverma8278
      @yashverma8278 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@svgejmes4089 he likes drone shots as simple as that, stop being a smartass.

    • @p2pnest
      @p2pnest 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah soundtrack is similar to zed's music from one strange Rock Series by National geographic

    • @SLPpanthers42
      @SLPpanthers42 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yeah honestly the soundtrack deserves a lot of praise, whoever was behind that made this video! Very underrated

  • @healthfitbarbell9081
    @healthfitbarbell9081 2 ปีที่แล้ว +387

    I literally loved that grandma hospitality, and she was so adorable ,We have only one planet and we only know each other... live like her ,and learn to love like her...

    • @v0id168
      @v0id168 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      U mean babushka

    • @mauricewijnen3516
      @mauricewijnen3516 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Live like her? I would personally rather locate myself in a less-radioactive environment

    • @healthfitbarbell9081
      @healthfitbarbell9081 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@v0id168 yup

    • @VegitoBlueYT
      @VegitoBlueYT 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mauricewijnen3516 who cares

    • @noname-fp3kh
      @noname-fp3kh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Classic grandma they are always trying to feed you🤣🧓

  • @ChrisCherchant
    @ChrisCherchant ปีที่แล้ว

    This is probably my all-time favorite youtube video. The sequence from around 5:30-9:00 is so impressive.

  • @HerrinSchadenfreude
    @HerrinSchadenfreude 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This was a great and moving production. Thank you!

  • @TheDarkzHD
    @TheDarkzHD 2 ปีที่แล้ว +517

    Its fascinating to me that everything that we see here, is exactly as it has been for the past 35 years. Pretty much everything is in the same state as people left if in that chaos in 1986.. This town is like a time machine..

    • @LUNE.44
      @LUNE.44 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      thats what people think. in reality, most of the stuff that was there has been taken, and lots of the things that are there are brought by photographers. but yeah, there will be a few things there that havent moved for 35 years

    • @Pariah-vc2bz
      @Pariah-vc2bz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@LUNE.44 See, I was curious when they showed the school because, I know if I went, I would have taken a book or two, or SOMETHING. But then I finally realized that it would all be contaminated and I do not know how to store radioactive materials.

    • @SpunkyGo0se
      @SpunkyGo0se 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think you mean time capsule

  • @ashutoshanand9968
    @ashutoshanand9968 2 ปีที่แล้ว +326

    As someone who’s so much into scoring and sound design, I just want to say that please give your editor a massive raise because damn.

    • @wamy6307
      @wamy6307 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think i remember them saying they edit themselves or they edit also get some help.

  • @katya6426
    @katya6426 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Ukrainian here, When my dad was young he was a radiation firefighter in ukraine. When the disaster happened, he was on leave but the rest of his team responded to the crisis. They all passed away. That timing is the reason he survived and i can write this today.

  • @ayatiam7856
    @ayatiam7856 26 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    The video is such an eye opening and outstanding example, it was skillfully filmed and edited. Chernobyl is one the most unforgettable incidents in human history, it only reminds us how everything around us is fragile and how despite massive destruction, there might be a chance to begin from zero.

  • @emelinawarsing6292
    @emelinawarsing6292 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4189

    As a Russian, hearing her say “I plant my potatoes here I can’t leave.” Was the most Eastern European thing I’ve ever heard😂😂

    • @janevi4412
      @janevi4412 2 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      господи какая жиза

    • @hunterop001
      @hunterop001 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @@janevi4412 you look cute xD
      sorry but i dont know russian or ukrainian…

    • @janevi4412
      @janevi4412 2 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      @@hunterop001 thank you! welp I know english so no problem x)

    • @Forestclan2.0
      @Forestclan2.0 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@janevi4412 yay a fellow russian

    • @TecnoNerd
      @TecnoNerd 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@janevi4412 Privet! I’m looking for someone to teach me Russian

  • @SgtCodeRed
    @SgtCodeRed 2 ปีที่แล้ว +238

    When their guided cracked “Yeah I start glowing at night when I drink too much Vodka but it’s fine” when talking about his 20,000 radiation unit reading, I lost it.

    • @yash3758
      @yash3758 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      He is a true Russian MAN

  • @Spook_Boi
    @Spook_Boi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Kudos to Misha for being such a nice and fun tour guide

  • @Juankisp
    @Juankisp 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Incredibly cool, compelling and interesting video. I watched the HBO miniseries and been looking for real footage of Chernobyl. This has been the most amazing one. Huge congrats, excellent video.

  • @betonkevero6823
    @betonkevero6823 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1657

    "She's insisting on feeding us."
    What a truly East-European grandma experience!

    • @zuzu6864
      @zuzu6864 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      A true Slav grandma.

    • @crptic9925
      @crptic9925 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      This may be far fetched but her body may have adapted to the long period of time she’s been exposed to the radiation and it might be why she has lived so long

    • @emelinawarsing6292
      @emelinawarsing6292 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Literally, hearing her say “I can’t leave I plant my potatoes here.” Was hilarious, reminds me of my baba 😂

    • @soplop1561
      @soplop1561 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Reminds me of my baba. She still chases me with bowls of soup to this day

    • @crptic9925
      @crptic9925 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@soplop1561 my baba would make me the best crem caramel, and her banicha *Chefs kiss*🤌

  • @luciarainbows1514
    @luciarainbows1514 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1009

    I love how happy the old woman is to have people over it wardens my heart

    • @clara4738
      @clara4738 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Babushka's happy 😀

    • @auri2773
      @auri2773 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@clara4738 all yours babushka

    • @mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm8
      @mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm8 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      How wouldn’t she be happy?

    • @user-ec6ue8jy7p
      @user-ec6ue8jy7p 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Warms* I’m sorry but W a r d e n s

    • @chezboi8843
      @chezboi8843 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm8 I mean she could be very lonely out there

  • @potoole75
    @potoole75 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The drone work in this video is spectacular.great work guys.

  • @Nicholas-ze5vv
    @Nicholas-ze5vv 2 ปีที่แล้ว +847

    California: This Rice Crispy treat may cause birth defects.
    Lady who lives in Chernobyl: I am 132 years old

    • @michaelbenoit248
      @michaelbenoit248 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Yeah, lol. If the radiation won’t kill her old age will.

    • @dinostudios6579
      @dinostudios6579 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Haha prop 65 go brrrrrrrrr.

    • @bringbackdaredevil8541
      @bringbackdaredevil8541 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      As a Californian, why do you got to joke about us? We are just some stoners trying to make our way in the is world.

    • @Nicholas-ze5vv
      @Nicholas-ze5vv 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@bringbackdaredevil8541 It's a joke about Californian laws, not the people. Don't get me started on them, lol.

    • @joerepoman1
      @joerepoman1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@bringbackdaredevil8541 a bunch of stoners? That explains a lot. You guys must be high for voting for the politicians that your state has infected D.C. with.🙄

  • @dougb27
    @dougb27 2 ปีที่แล้ว +267

    “I started glowing at night but it’s fine”😂😂 the way he said it made it just that much better.

    • @Nando.M1
      @Nando.M1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Only when he drinks too much vodka 😂

  • @Theordinaryguy2303
    @Theordinaryguy2303 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Been binge watching episodes today ( and subscribed) this one really made an impression for 2 reasons: 1. The scale of the disaster which comes through clearly. 2. That this facility is the focus of attacks by Russian forces. It's just craziness.
    I am a serious convert to your channel, so wanted to reach out and say thanks.

  • @cunicelu
    @cunicelu ปีที่แล้ว

    I like that you talk to people in your productions. They are the most valuable resource :)

  • @clinsen8576
    @clinsen8576 2 ปีที่แล้ว +248

    In case anyone wonders what's the secret place where Misha measured 20.000 microsieverts per hour - it's inside of the basement located at chernobyl's hospital. The reason of why there is such high radiation is because firefighters were transported to that hospital after extinguishing the fire and they were asked to take off all of their radiated clothes and throw it into the basement. No one tells tourists about that place since it's extremely dangerous to be there without a special outfit, and if anyone attempts to go there unprepared - you can only wish that person good luck, since it would be the only thing which can save your life at that point.

    • @xander6467
      @xander6467 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Thanks

    • @LittleEmoDancer
      @LittleEmoDancer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Nah, you won't die from exposure like that, just not a good place to hang around for more than a couple minutes.

    • @ElevateByRK
      @ElevateByRK 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Could also be the red forest

    • @FBWUniverseMode
      @FBWUniverseMode 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@LittleEmoDancerwhat? Do you understand radiation? Nuclear physics, effects it has on biological entities or just molecules?

    • @ludo6550
      @ludo6550 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Definitely not true, it is not a good place to stay for more than a few minutes but you'll not die just by going there. If you're seeking for immediate effects on your health, then you would need to be exposed to 1Gray(1000mSv). In what you're saying, we're only at 20mSv/hrs, negative long terms effects can rarely happens if you're exposed to more than a 100mSv/YEARS. In conclusion, no you will not die instantly, but yes you should not stay for more than a few minutes.

  • @AToySoldierx
    @AToySoldierx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +381

    This was too high quality for TH-cam. You guys need a Netflix show

  • @johnserra0070
    @johnserra0070 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I am so happy I came across your youtube channel. you have very unique stories. this one has beautiful video shots. feels like I am also in Chernobyl. high quality content

  • @leannarichards226
    @leannarichards226 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I have come back to comment after watching this video over a month ago, I am keeping this beautiful lady in my thoughts at the moment. With the recent attack close to Chernobyl, I know she will have to leave her home once again…. Incredibly heartbreaking 💔

  • @FTBLETSAS
    @FTBLETSAS 2 ปีที่แล้ว +961

    Amazing work and the fpv footage is crazy

    • @tospori9652
      @tospori9652 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Ευτυχη μου το δικο σου ηταν καλυτερο

    • @Merawoo3
      @Merawoo3 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      💯

    • @panos_sami
      @panos_sami 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    • @andriytaranishyn1361
      @andriytaranishyn1361 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh yeah. As a matter of fact, when I saw the name of the person responsible for drone footage, everything fell into place. Nazar Dorosh is an incredible guy, and he does crazy stuff with his drones. if you want to be amazed, look up dorosh.raw on Instagram

    • @dimitristrovias8132
      @dimitristrovias8132 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ευτύχη κάντε ένα collab ρε

  • @forg0tten
    @forg0tten 2 ปีที่แล้ว +335

    I can only imagine how EERIE the sound of the drone echoing around the silent city felt.

  • @man_of_culture6625
    @man_of_culture6625 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Talking to a liquidator is such an honor having talked to one myself out of sheer luck they have amazing story’s and it’s a shame many people don’t know what happened in Chernobyl

  • @darshakpatel9059
    @darshakpatel9059 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I watched the HBO miniseries about Chernobyl and I was very surprised to see the Grandma who is still alive even after going back when it was a highly radioactive place. I definitely recommend giving the series a watch.
    From the series and other documentaries I learnt that the exclusion will remain unhabitable for 24,000 years as that is the half life of the radioactivity there.
    Seeing this video shows that the people of Pripyat overcame a great disaster and are living their lives happily which warms my heart.

  • @AcidGlow
    @AcidGlow 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1244

    Loving these travel videos to interesting parts of the world. 🧐🌎

    • @DEADENDTM_
      @DEADENDTM_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Search up Shiey on youtube, you’d love his content! He’s made two videos about exploring Chernobyl illegally. Very cool POV

    • @daylights7323
      @daylights7323 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/KXliMyEF9U0/w-d-xo.html

    • @Thunder-dp7du
      @Thunder-dp7du 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DEADENDTM_ I love the way he stay their is impressive

  • @jinellemorrison876
    @jinellemorrison876 2 ปีที่แล้ว +503

    It's like a zombie apocalypse. Everything is just left there, I'd genuinely be terrified

    • @CBNBTweaks44
      @CBNBTweaks44 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      The buildings are also perfectly built like if it were from a zombie movie

    • @alpha-ci3ij
      @alpha-ci3ij 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@CBNBTweaks44 this would be a good cod map

    • @mitsuri7267
      @mitsuri7267 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@alpha-ci3ij It sorta looks like Verrückt in a way

    • @cv507
      @cv507 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      cöke lite. khölätt ?

    • @jackmaddocks4451
      @jackmaddocks4451 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      you would be scared because it is the WORST nuclear disaster

  • @We_laugh0420
    @We_laugh0420 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The pool with diving board also the carnival just reminds me of cod 4
    “50 thousand people used to live here now it’s a ghost town “

  • @kodiak4777
    @kodiak4777 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome documentary everyone, I have watched many on Chernobyl but I really enjoyed this one. Keep it up!

  • @VegitoBlueYT
    @VegitoBlueYT 2 ปีที่แล้ว +634

    *"50,000 people used to live here, now its a ghost town"*
    The Line which starts The Actual COD everyone knows

    • @VegitoBlueYT
      @VegitoBlueYT 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      btw dude just said he measured 20 000

    • @thawbaanfield7607
      @thawbaanfield7607 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      The first thing I thought abt

    • @_dvamondgaming_793
      @_dvamondgaming_793 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I remember playing it when it came out beautiful game

    • @thisisaloadofbarnacles7729
      @thisisaloadofbarnacles7729 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      i was looking for this comment

    • @simpy3651
      @simpy3651 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      thats because it was in Chernobyl

  • @Dasha-pv1xk
    @Dasha-pv1xk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +830

    as a Ukranian seeing this babushka say "motherland" just made me bawl. we left Ukraine 21 years ago but my grandma to this day speaks about the motherland.

    • @arjunachu4139
      @arjunachu4139 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      come back your country needs you

    • @Nixn_From_Da_Hood
      @Nixn_From_Da_Hood 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Bruh,same.

    • @lisa0926
      @lisa0926 2 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      @@arjunachu4139 this aged poorly 💀

    • @brotato654
      @brotato654 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@lisa0926 LMFAO I SHOULDN'T BE LAUGHING STOPPPP

    • @vitia2285
      @vitia2285 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      hello, fellow Ukrainian, I live in Ukraine right now

  • @yuliabilonoh2402
    @yuliabilonoh2402 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video! Prypiat is only 2 hours away from my place but I still don't have enough courage to visit it myself.

  • @benoitdavid-morse5091
    @benoitdavid-morse5091 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much for this video it feels almost like i was there myself. Amazing job i subscribed!

  • @ChefNourhan
    @ChefNourhan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +997

    " I started glowing at night and i dghrink too much vodka but am fine " - This man is not only brave as hell but witty and hilarious. One of the most interesting facts about this channel that you guys have the best company in your travels like it's all meant to be.

    • @ahmaado
      @ahmaado 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      fr lol

    • @Cadollan
      @Cadollan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Drinking actually helps reduce the effects of radiation. A few years ago I read about one of the doctors treating people from Hiroshima (in Hiroshima) after the bomb fell. He said he was so overwhelmed by all the human suffering, that the only way he could cope and operate on radiation and burn victims was by being continuously drunk. He is one of the few people still alive and healthy at the time I read this and much of it was attributed to the amount of sake he consumed that day.

    • @gameshowsandhosts
      @gameshowsandhosts 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Cadollan oh man, that sounds so interesting. if you have any articles about that, is it alright if you send some over?? stuff like this always intrigues me

    • @guerillagorilla4423
      @guerillagorilla4423 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Cadollan You can heal radiation with vodka in the S.T.A.L.K.E.R games

    • @guerillagorilla4423
      @guerillagorilla4423 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gameshowsandhosts Google exists

  • @gexus777
    @gexus777 2 ปีที่แล้ว +458

    My father leaved in Pripyat with his family at the time, fortunately he was away when the explosion happened. It is a strange feeling for him to know that his home is still there probably with their belongings and he'll never go there again. However, this resulted in him, my grandparents and my aunts moving to Crimea, where he met my mother, whose family was relocated there after Leninokan earthquake in Armenia. It's just crazy how they met each other both being victims of disasters. 🤯

    • @Beautyforashes613_
      @Beautyforashes613_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Just proves how bad situations can lead to great outcomes.

    • @xyrendeocampo4069
      @xyrendeocampo4069 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      The ending was surprisingly wholesome.

    • @Fspoke_
      @Fspoke_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      one was natural and one was nuclear

    • @jasonforrest9833
      @jasonforrest9833 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      His apartment is probably in ruins like the rest of the apartments their.

  • @Brock-gr6nj
    @Brock-gr6nj 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Even the guy with the jacket that says project iceman is gorgeous man

  • @RustyShackleford97
    @RustyShackleford97 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Just wonder as advanced as a place as it was what it would have been in 2022. In the summer it's still ominous so sad that an error and negligence that had taken place that caused the disaster could have been avoided. RIP to all those that gave their lives, lost loved ones and friends. Truly unforgettable

    • @ray24051
      @ray24051 ปีที่แล้ว

      In 2022 it would have been bombed out by the Russians

  • @trentalkek
    @trentalkek 2 ปีที่แล้ว +349

    I'd be interested in knowing the radiation readings of the food she offered and the vodka she made...

    • @justinwoodward3413
      @justinwoodward3413 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Probably the exact same as the regular environmental levels.

    • @LUNE.44
      @LUNE.44 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      its not like the food was produced inside the zone or before/during the main spread of radiation. the food is probably from the store in one of the villages, and that itself gets their foods imported from other places, most likely Kiev

    • @sherwood999
      @sherwood999 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@LUNE.44 I do believe there was a points in the video that she mention that she grew potatoes, and drank water from her well. I would think it depends on how close she is to the radiation source, but I would bet that there is some radiation.

    • @missbizy
      @missbizy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@LUNE.44 they literally said right before that she eats the food she grows and drinks the well water and that she made the vodka from potatoes she grew. And the environmental radiation is still dangerously high. Why do you think you don't hear birds? They won't live there.

    • @Jawsomest
      @Jawsomest 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@missbizy partly correct,
      Alot of animals were slaughtered to prevent radiation spread, especially flying ones.

  • @AndTheBeatGoez
    @AndTheBeatGoez 2 ปีที่แล้ว +643

    The story of Chernobyl still scares the shit outa me till this day.

    • @callummaunder4401
      @callummaunder4401 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I think it does that to everyone

    • @dandylion2837
      @dandylion2837 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What about the story of Fukushima???

    • @angie23
      @angie23 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yooo same, like whenever I go to watch anything about Chernobyl I take it off immediately

    • @Niko-vh8jh
      @Niko-vh8jh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Why? It’s impossible for this to happen today. All the remaining RMBK reactors have been fixed and an explosion like this isn’t possible in the west.

    • @Niko-vh8jh
      @Niko-vh8jh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@dandylion2837 It’s never gonna happen again so it doesn’t scare me.

  • @demaris2810
    @demaris2810 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fascinating story and Incredible cinematography!

  • @huntinggeckos7065
    @huntinggeckos7065 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Amazing job on this video it was so interesting to watch

  • @LukasInTaiwan
    @LukasInTaiwan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1492

    Unbelievable! Been hearing stories about this my entire life. But never really understood. Thank you guys!

    • @Z.hwr.77
      @Z.hwr.77 2 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      u can watch the show chernobyl by hbo to understand exactly what happened.

    • @gurraking
      @gurraking 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Har du inte sett rmm

    • @adrianb5140
      @adrianb5140 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@Z.hwr.77 really good show as well, sadly only 5 episodes

    • @Z.hwr.77
      @Z.hwr.77 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@adrianb5140 ikr

    • @leetnor4887
      @leetnor4887 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Have you guys never played call ofduty

  • @madinaamanova6716
    @madinaamanova6716 2 ปีที่แล้ว +447

    Can you imagine, they were said to leave their homes for just three days and actually they never came back:(

    • @bajafilth143
      @bajafilth143 2 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Reminds me of our 2 week quarantine

    • @jasonvargas7564
      @jasonvargas7564 2 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      @@bajafilth143 stfu, it's nothing like quarantine. You still have your homes, your lives, your health. The people of Pripyat don't have any of that. Not their homes, their clothes, their money, their valuables. Nothing.

    • @K3T1
      @K3T1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@jasonvargas7564 "you still have your homes"
      Well, not everyone. Many don't have the home and business anymore.

    • @jasonvargas7564
      @jasonvargas7564 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@K3T1 business is different from home. And it's still incredibly fallacious to compare a NUCLEAR FALLOUT to a measly quarantine. Most people were able to work from home, and have shifted entirely to working from home, saving time and money on useless commute to their physical offices. Schools resumed online with Zoom.
      And more importantly, we're getting back on track to the way things were before the pandemic. Millions of people are getting vaccinated. Businesses are opening. Restaurants have opened back up. School is resuming in person again. Gatherings, festivities, weddings are happening again.
      ....you do realize that NONE of that, is happening again in Pripyat, right?

    • @daylights7323
      @daylights7323 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/KXliMyEF9U0/w-d-xo.html

  • @dillydilly2196
    @dillydilly2196 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The guide and gramma were incredible vibes!

  • @roselane6074
    @roselane6074 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is still so sad many years later. Great video

  • @finster144
    @finster144 2 ปีที่แล้ว +454

    “50,000 people used to live here. Now it’s a ghost town.” Chills from call of duty

    • @ItsJakari_
      @ItsJakari_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Cod 4 memories

    • @quotedglobe6495
      @quotedglobe6495 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I heard the 50,000 people used to live in the city. And just heard the rest from shear experience.. Only completed the game 50+ times

    • @nab8
      @nab8 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      broo you set me. Back

    • @bmf19843
      @bmf19843 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I saw the Ferris wheel, and that is the one line that passed my memory.

    • @matteorechichi7775
      @matteorechichi7775 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The pool look like it was from warzone

  • @K63Sports
    @K63Sports 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1388

    These documentaries are better then the ones you have to pay for on NETFLIX.

    • @IngVivas
      @IngVivas 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      You speak the truth my friend. These are way better

    • @godlike634
      @godlike634 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Some dude on TikTok retardidly put his Netflix account and password, after showing his messages, I’ve been using the account for a while

    • @ERICSAW
      @ERICSAW 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@godlike634 lmao

    • @ERICSAW
      @ERICSAW 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Can you tell me the acc and pass

    • @baseddepartment6606
      @baseddepartment6606 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ERICSAW 😂😂 hey me too

  • @Devkel15
    @Devkel15 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Such an amazing story, but I just love the Duga dive at the end.

  • @indaybudayandfamily2421
    @indaybudayandfamily2421 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As always, Thank you very much indeed ❤️
    for every video, there is always something to learn from every corner of this beautiful planet. The effort, passion, dedication of Yes Theory, is greatly appreciated. Much love and respect from the Philippines. Maraming Salamat po 🙏❤️🌷

  • @kinglowflow
    @kinglowflow 2 ปีที่แล้ว +412

    Am I the only one who is like: omg the pool from COD, omg the building where Price slid down a zipline, oh that's the ferris wheel.....

    • @Shoebum
      @Shoebum 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Same!

    • @porpiz
      @porpiz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Shoebum i feel you

    • @juanmiguelibanez188
      @juanmiguelibanez188 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      yeah I say is this a fricking warzone?

    • @scream9973
      @scream9973 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Me: is that the ship from cod

    • @datboiron2549
      @datboiron2549 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The real verdansk

  • @mdoruk_meric
    @mdoruk_meric 2 ปีที่แล้ว +818

    "Fifty thousand people used to live here. Now it's a ghost town." -Cpt. Macmillan

    • @thomastibbs6358
      @thomastibbs6358 2 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      Playing through my head the entire video

    • @Chill-Vibes
      @Chill-Vibes 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yep

    • @geokon3
      @geokon3 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      This is the comment I was looking for

    • @Smokedogzz
      @Smokedogzz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I just pictured going by that empty pool when he said that on the Remastered

    • @DJpaquero
      @DJpaquero 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I never knew the COD4 map actually looked exactly the same, untill now 😱