The True State of Russian Army

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  • Опубліковано 20 тра 2024
  • The Russian military, the second largest military in the world, may not be what it looks like. Lies and systematic corruptions may in fact have dragged Russia into this war with Ukraine, which has been heavily backed up by the US and NATO. We will present the evidence, you make your own decision, because the Russian Army, is #NotWhatYouThink #NWYT #longs
    Music:
    Lethal Secrets - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen
    The Mole - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen
    Cloak - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen
    Before Nightfall - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen
    Torpedo - Tigerblood Jewel
    Hordes - Jo Wandrini
    Intense Thrill - Bonnie Grace
    Ostinato - Vieveri
    They Already Knew - Eoin Mantell
    Up in Trouble - Mike Franklyn
    Fog of Moscow - Sight of Wonders
    Footage:
    Select images/videos from Getty Images
    Shutterstock
    Russian Ministry of Defense
    Ukrainian Ministry of Defense
    US Department of Defense
    Note: "The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement."
    SELECTED REFERENCES:
    / 1590827196079550464
    www.theguardian.com/world/201...
    www.forbes.com/sites/davidham...
    www.usni.org/magazines/procee...
    www.sandboxx.us/blog/the-s-40...
    reference: www.sandboxx.us/blog/the-s-40...
    kyivindependent.com/national/...
    00:00 Lying is a Problem in The Russian Military
    1:27 The Biggest Lies of All
    3:15 Fake Bulletproof Vests & Helmets
    5:28 Rifles That Date Back to 1891
    6:24 Consumer Cameras in Russian Drones
    7:15 Russia Deployed 60-Year Old Tanks
    8:31 Russian Airforce Looks Good on Paper
    10:04 The Aircraft Carrier That is NOT an Aircraft Carrier
    10:51 Russian Missiles Like to Come Back Home
    12:21 But What About the Ukrainian Forces?
    13:08 Where Did the Military Budget Go?
    15:15 Why Russia Believed It Could Capture Ukraine in 3 Days?
    19:19 It's All About Perception

КОМЕНТАРІ • 19 тис.

  • @NotWhatYouThink
    @NotWhatYouThink  Рік тому +698

    *Check out more of our Russia/Ukraine videos:*
    How Russia Stole and Ruined its Only Aircraft Carrier: ua-cam.com/video/e7bvtXx5pZ0/v-deo.html
    The Economics of Kamikaze Drones: ua-cam.com/video/EINcJuKj2TY/v-deo.html
    Why Russia Running Out of Missiles is BAD NEWS For Ukraine: ua-cam.com/video/71eZ_nJ1qfo/v-deo.html
    How 5000 Russian Soldiers Got Trapped and Their NEW LOW: ua-cam.com/video/Djc-aIGwUsI/v-deo.html
    How Ukraine TRICKED Russia Into a Stunning Defeat: ua-cam.com/video/CUNA1_fMVd4/v-deo.html
    Ukraine Used to Have 3rd Largest Nuclear Arsenal in the World: ua-cam.com/video/kq--6UUf3tw/v-deo.html

    • @martinmacak284
      @martinmacak284 Рік тому +10

      Hm, all is nice except that the most probably it was not S-300rocket (Ukrainian) due to how AA rockets work and no AA rocket has such explosive payload

    • @ScrewDriver609
      @ScrewDriver609 Рік тому +10

      But tbf, the Ukrainian S-300 "missing it's target" was a pretty sloppy gloss over.
      If it really was our missile, which is yet to be unilaterally confirmed, that only means that it hit it's russian target, which caused the debris to land in Poland.
      If you wanted a contrasting analogy so much - you could've just mentiond about us using "modified" Maxim and MG machineguns XD
      Just goes to show, how it's in everyones interests to end this Russian fiasco ASAP and arm Ukraine, without holding back for some madeup reasons.

    • @___asd159gh43
      @___asd159gh43 Рік тому +9

      Honestly, probably one of your best videos yet! Love your work! Keep it up!

    • @SlujM
      @SlujM Рік тому +1

      700th

    • @jasnoorsingh9194
      @jasnoorsingh9194 Рік тому +9

      I feel like they dont even have nukes

  • @zipp4everyone263
    @zipp4everyone263 Рік тому +12061

    I mean, the basic idea of avoiding war by making your enemy think you cant be beat isnt very stupid.
    What IS stupid is starting a war you cant win because you forgot your own military doctrine. Thats not just stupid, thats absolutely insane.

    • @maximusaralieous1728
      @maximusaralieous1728 Рік тому +406

      I would argue that if you can make yourself strong as well as projecting strength, you probably should go ahead and do so in case someone tests you. In this case, the reason their military is in terrible shape isn't necessarily because they didn't invest, it's because corruption devoured the military from the inside out.
      I think Putin's 'cleaning up' of his inner circle is evidence that while I'm sure he knew about his buddies, and I'm sure himself, dipping into the funds being allocated, he didn't realize just how bad it was. Corruption is so bad that even when they were being sent supplies to prepare for the invasion, the army was just selling the surplus off before it even arrived.

    • @LaVaZ000
      @LaVaZ000 Рік тому +302

      If Russia didn't have nuclear weapons, and anyone else didn't either, we would've seen them fall right after WW2.

    • @insertcognomen
      @insertcognomen Рік тому +237

      @@LaVaZ000 I doubt their nukes work...nuclear weapons are expensive to maintain

    • @BBBrasil
      @BBBrasil Рік тому +124

      @@insertcognomen I expect the majority of the nukes would work. But those that don't work properly are a very big problem.
      Not that they will go off by a launch accident, nukes don't work like that, but the damage to launchers, the precious few that exist, will considerably deteriorate any kind of use of those nukes, deterrence or otherwise. Same for fixed launch sites, they are protected underground, but the siles might become unusable.

    • @Cincy32
      @Cincy32 Рік тому

      I mean hell, the Russians had our US military "experts" tricked that they were far more competent & lethal than they ever were.

  • @myc0p
    @myc0p Рік тому +7159

    That feeling when tank turrets have more air time than planes.

    • @ricksullo557
      @ricksullo557 Рік тому +142

      😂😂😂😂💀💀💀💀

    • @mikitz
      @mikitz Рік тому +183

      When their fighter pilot's flights are as safe as that of their tank gunners.

    • @Spetsnaz-kw3d
      @Spetsnaz-kw3d Рік тому +65

      Same as Ukraine, they also use soviet style autoloading tanks. So lamentable that people in west obsessed with such a garbage propaganda .......

    • @sambobambo5
      @sambobambo5 Рік тому +61

      @@Spetsnaz-kw3d it isnt propaganda, ukranian losses just arent shown on the media for some reason

    • @theonewhojumpinlava4175
      @theonewhojumpinlava4175 Рік тому +163

      @@Spetsnaz-kw3d yes and ukraine still manages to survive that shit lmao

  • @texx1985
    @texx1985 3 місяці тому +126

    So funny to read these comments one year later..

    • @EuropeanLoyalist
      @EuropeanLoyalist 3 місяці тому +3

      I was gonna say the same thing, I'm pro-West but sick of this one-sided woke bullshit propaganda

    • @RiomaxedcDiamond
      @RiomaxedcDiamond 2 місяці тому

      Absolutely. I made a comment two years ago exactly about what is happening today. I have stated at that time that the god of Israel is going to punish Putin not only for the sins he committed against Humanity but more severely for his blast famous tongue when he blatantly equate Adolf Hitler to be a Jew he has Gravely insulted the Jews and the god of Israel he will suffer a very treacherous demise.

    • @user-xc6xl3wl3y
      @user-xc6xl3wl3y Місяць тому +1

      😅

    • @BusinessGuidesKenya
      @BusinessGuidesKenya Місяць тому +19

      🤣🤣western nations have become a laughing stock

    • @KaffiRawr
      @KaffiRawr 16 днів тому +9

      @@BusinessGuidesKenya Not really.

  • @kitanisthe
    @kitanisthe 4 місяці тому +148

    When I was in the USAF from 1984-2007 we were taught that the Soviet/Russian military considers NOTHING is obsolete and they stowed warehouse after warehouse of old equipment ïn case they need it" So when we are talking about their national guard troops being issued the Mosin Nagant rifles.. It fitś

    • @maximkopa3955
      @maximkopa3955 2 місяці тому +7

      Literally never seen national guard armed with mosins here, only with AKs

    • @nukerbob4992
      @nukerbob4992 Місяць тому +8

      @@maximkopa3955your name is maximum cope so keep coping

    • @robshirewood5060
      @robshirewood5060 Місяць тому +10

      Having fired a Mosin Nagant, i can tell you it might be old but it is a beautiful accurate long range weapon, and even old weapons can kill. People laugh at the Russians with their shovels, they are excellent tools and weapons too, if you are hit with one it is no laughing matter, i would carry one any day. I am a Brit.

    • @kaiserslavaniaashur1623
      @kaiserslavaniaashur1623 Місяць тому +2

      @@robshirewood5060 Don’t bring a shovel to an automatic gun fight

    • @eeg-rh7jv
      @eeg-rh7jv Місяць тому

      Idk man their shovels in Ukraine are gaining them ground​@@kaiserslavaniaashur1623

  • @drapas7467
    @drapas7467 Рік тому +4380

    Just one word, corruption !

    • @antoniohagopian213
      @antoniohagopian213 Рік тому +296

      Yes describes the u.s very well

    • @NotWhatYouThink
      @NotWhatYouThink  Рік тому +724

      🥇

    • @rob379lqz
      @rob379lqz Рік тому +5

      Biden summed it up for democrats with one word: 'Asufutimaehaehfutbw'

    • @toonistiny
      @toonistiny Рік тому +218

      @@antoniohagopian213 what

    • @gpaull2
      @gpaull2 Рік тому +654

      @@antoniohagopian213 -Pretty uninformed comment if you are suggesting US military corruption is comparable to the Russian military’s level of corruption in any way…I’m not American and no fan of their military actions, but even I can see that.

  • @D.Jay.
    @D.Jay. Рік тому +4165

    It's not an *Aircraft Carrier* it's a *Tugboat Escorter*
    (Tugboats are the most precious ships in the Russian fleet and must be protected at all costs)

    • @mcloughlinguy4127
      @mcloughlinguy4127 Рік тому +93

      This is true.

    • @grantbrown7594
      @grantbrown7594 Рік тому +46

      hahahahaha

    • @oliverlaw02
      @oliverlaw02 Рік тому +31

      The British navy Flagship nuclear submarine HMS Victorious is in need of those tugboats.

    • @ArandomPerson7996
      @ArandomPerson7996 Рік тому +5

      Haha.

    • @SamG-py7ej
      @SamG-py7ej Рік тому +100

      @@oliverlaw02 Victorious is not a Flagship, she is 1 of 4 and returned to base after a fire. Wishful thinking on your part.

  • @hydrolistconlanka4729
    @hydrolistconlanka4729 6 місяців тому +245

    - "comrades we are the second best army in the world, youre going to take ukrain in a few weeks"
    - "sir this AK is 70 years old"
    - "ah yes a clasic one comrrade"

    • @Ggfm13
      @Ggfm13 3 місяці тому +9

      Well, as a russian, I can say that many people would prefer an AKMC in a good status to brand new AK-12 platform

    • @Ggfm13
      @Ggfm13 3 місяці тому +8

      That's the paradox of the Kalashnikov system. It's definitely need to be upgraded to the nowadays tasks, but still very good for the most types of military service

    • @hydrolistconlanka4729
      @hydrolistconlanka4729 3 місяці тому +3

      @@Ggfm13 i know
      I like the ak74m both the rifle and the Raifu

    • @sittiemacausor7519
      @sittiemacausor7519 3 місяці тому +3

      Don't worry the us planes are old too

    • @EuropeanLoyalist
      @EuropeanLoyalist 3 місяці тому +6

      And now you're losing, you really believed one-sided western propaganda for a moment there 😂😂😂

  • @ohaleceiffel
    @ohaleceiffel 5 місяців тому +10

    Bravo! Informative and entertaining. Phenomenal how greed pervades us as a species.

  • @marshal_anon4522
    @marshal_anon4522 Рік тому +3754

    imagine being a russian soldier and seeing that you have the same equipment as your grandpa

    • @nikolamarkovic1016
      @nikolamarkovic1016 Рік тому +162

      That is because that weapon is still good. They can make something that after 100 years is still good. Not like M16, little water and it is not working anymore

    • @souroshi
      @souroshi Рік тому +739

      @@nikolamarkovic1016 russian supporter 🥱📸🤡

    • @S0RGEx
      @S0RGEx Рік тому +522

      @@nikolamarkovic1016 So let's say you're going into combat. You're telling me you'd rather have a Mosin, an early 20th century bolt-action rifle with a small magazine, than a semi and fully automatic high-capacity AK-74 or AR-15 platform rifle?

    • @SkibidiPalestine
      @SkibidiPalestine Рік тому +8

      @@nikolamarkovic1016 keep clamoring communist weeb

    • @DeezNuts-ju1rj
      @DeezNuts-ju1rj Рік тому +389

      @@S0RGEx early 20th century? my man that shit is late 19th century.

  • @jackempson3044
    @jackempson3044 Рік тому +893

    My sister went to Russia a few years ago on some missionary work to help orphans get high tech hearing aids. She said every facet of Russia is corrupt. It's a way of life there. They had to pay a lot of people off and after they left the people in charge of the orphans took their hearing aids and sold them after giving them less quality hearing aids to replace them.

    • @MasterBlasterSr
      @MasterBlasterSr Рік тому

      look at teh corrupt elections here in the US, the democrat party getting funded by the fraud at FTX and Bernie Madoff, the 2008 collapse and bailout by tax payers, the same people that caused that are now running the corrupt US government. Look in the mirror its worse here. the Russians don't have 31 trillion in debt they are handing off to the next generations.

    • @williamzk9083
      @williamzk9083 Рік тому +132

      Corruption rots any country. They people of Russia should be the wealthiest on earth enjoying the longest life spans and long holidays anywhere in the world. They're not of course.

    • @jerrystauffer2351
      @jerrystauffer2351 Рік тому +40

      I'm told a lot of charity is that way

    • @hughjaanus6680
      @hughjaanus6680 Рік тому +130

      A friend of mine worked there, the police advised them to hire bodyguards when traveling to and from work to protect against kidnapping for ransom.
      They gave them a contact number, the police were the bodyguards, off duty.

    • @hughjaanus6680
      @hughjaanus6680 Рік тому +59

      @@jerrystauffer2351 Here in Ireland my brother donated clothing etc. to a charity.
      The woman said she was a volunteer there, my brother commended her for giving her time free of charge.
      "It's worth it for all the stuff I get here" she replied.
      They get the first pick of the valuable items.

  • @munda2103
    @munda2103 7 місяців тому +98

    So……now they have only shovels. But why Ukraine fail counter offensive? Is that shovel so powerful?

    • @J--12
      @J--12 7 місяців тому

      Apparently more powerful than trillions in western supplies.

    • @YaBoiAlex
      @YaBoiAlex 5 місяців тому +48

      "The Ukrainian and Western powers, trained to fight in the media but not on the battlefield"

    • @rosaria8384
      @rosaria8384 5 місяців тому +2

      Tactics were updated so quick. The defensive line was organized well, hindering the counteroffensive

    • @user-df6zl2bn7f
      @user-df6zl2bn7f 4 місяці тому

      انها مجرد قنات أمريكية منافقة يجعلون من أنفسهم اقوى جيش في العالم وهم بالحقيقة مجرد مجموعة جبناء لقد جعلناهم يتبولون على ملابسهم وهم في دباباتهم بمجرد اطلاق بعض الطلقات من AK في العراق 😂

    • @Olvgamer-uz3fz
      @Olvgamer-uz3fz 2 місяці тому +4

      is just like "you have better guns i have more men"

  • @OSFlames
    @OSFlames Місяць тому +7

    Bro the weakness of Russia actually surprised me by a lot…

    • @mineturtle2
      @mineturtle2 Місяць тому +2

      No way you think they have that equipment from the video it's obviously fake

    • @grandtheftauto1932
      @grandtheftauto1932 Місяць тому +2

      There’s villages in Ukraine with no men some with no men and women because of the draft

    • @OSFlames
      @OSFlames Місяць тому

      @@grandtheftauto1932 does that relate to my topic?

    • @thesoldierofum3467
      @thesoldierofum3467 Місяць тому +2

      How are they weak?

    • @luritual7390
      @luritual7390 Місяць тому +3

      Yeah so Weak when they captured the city of adviivka

  • @Boop__Doop
    @Boop__Doop Рік тому +1860

    you know the situation is bad when even the missiles want to return home

    • @dwideng
      @dwideng Рік тому

      Do you know how many people annually still dies every year in Vietnam, Laos etc because bombs thrown by US didn't explode then but now?

    • @killerman19880385
      @killerman19880385 Рік тому +191

      Special homesick operation

    • @williamyoung9401
      @williamyoung9401 Рік тому +36

      So Russia was all in with a pair of face cards, when Ukraine had a Straight Flush.

    • @silikdo6514
      @silikdo6514 Рік тому +59

      Russians Army translation of homing missiles quite literally.

    • @0815Snickersboy
      @0815Snickersboy Рік тому +61

      They are called homing missiles

  • @dermozart80
    @dermozart80 Рік тому +398

    This was very well written, cut, narrated and entertaining. Thank you very much!

    • @NotWhatYouThink
      @NotWhatYouThink  Рік тому +44

      Glad you enjoyed it!

    • @BigIronTexas
      @BigIronTexas Рік тому +1

      @@NotWhatYouThink yes, thanks Haraldo 👍

    • @gerri577
      @gerri577 Рік тому

      @@NotWhatYouThink you're full of shit

    • @Motiahmed330
      @Motiahmed330 Рік тому +2

      Agree super well put together!

    • @babecat2000
      @babecat2000 Рік тому

      @StanTheMan your just mad they are exposed

  • @Hi-lb8cq
    @Hi-lb8cq 3 місяці тому +10

    The mosin negant round can actually go through most body armor and extremely accurate and this weapon is a legend

    • @scooby91981
      @scooby91981 21 день тому +1

      Yep an A.R. 15 can go through most body armor as well especially if you have a black tip but the difference is an A.R. 15 can hold 30 rounds and that gun can hold one

    • @vitalyfil6590
      @vitalyfil6590 20 днів тому +2

      People of Donbas been fighting Ukraine for 8 years with these very rifles. After beginning of the war and Russian offensive some of these troops weren’t rearmed in time due to messed up logistics. + this video is mostly propaganda

  • @CrownOfGoldCompleatSacrifice_2
    @CrownOfGoldCompleatSacrifice_2 2 місяці тому

    Great job thank you for sharing

  • @brownehawk7744
    @brownehawk7744 Рік тому +452

    When you want to be a modern military but the game only gives you one research slot.

    • @frydemwingz
      @frydemwingz Рік тому +10

      lol I was just playing hoi2. that's a real struggle

    • @avisdunrandom
      @avisdunrandom Рік тому +3

      At least they have a big manpowers pull.

    • @carlosrfonseca
      @carlosrfonseca Рік тому +7

      And some oligarch steals it from under you anyway.

    • @UncleMarty
      @UncleMarty Рік тому +15

      Ukraine used hax and entered the "NATO" cheat code ;)

    • @brownehawk7744
      @brownehawk7744 Рік тому

      Ah my peoples

  • @jona.scholt4362
    @jona.scholt4362 Рік тому +631

    Remember all the Russophiles back at the beginning of the war and before the war talking about how the Russian military was really better than the US military, with better equipment, leadership, etc? I wonder where they are now, they were so sure of their opinions, it seems strange they don't share them anymore. I'd love to hear them talk about the fleet of SU-57s or waves of T-14 Armatas that would overwhelm NATO in any conflict!

    • @HamadJassim111
      @HamadJassim111 Рік тому

      They still say this is western propaganda and that they hide Ukraine losses.

    • @dwideng
      @dwideng Рік тому +28

      How is US army in this topic? There is no US army in this conflict.

    • @Darkcamera45
      @Darkcamera45 Рік тому +187

      @@dwideng no there were a lot of people comparing the Russian army to the American military

    • @dartfather
      @dartfather Рік тому +83

      @@dwideng It is comparison by proxy. The ukrainians were being beaten at the early part of the invasion. The Ukrainians are beating the russians after they received just 16 himars and some other quality weapons. They have 20 himars now.

    • @dwideng
      @dwideng Рік тому +24

      @@dartfather Ok. Last five conflicts, which US is participated/initiated, only one they have won. There is not much to brag about either.

  • @cmdpixel6441
    @cmdpixel6441 3 місяці тому +10

    This video has aged very badly

    • @oliestarkyshitposting5647
      @oliestarkyshitposting5647 2 місяці тому +2

      How come?

    • @lsimo102
      @lsimo102 14 днів тому

      ​@@oliestarkyshitposting5647 because russia is progressing very well, all this is just propaganda.

  • @19822andy
    @19822andy Рік тому +116

    That SU-57 is probably the best stealth aircraft ever invented. Nobody has ever seen them in combat.

    • @Adv1nator
      @Adv1nator Рік тому +7

      Good one!!

    • @martoweche536
      @martoweche536 Рік тому +4

      🤣

    • @rustyshaklford9557
      @rustyshaklford9557 Рік тому +12

      You could say the same about F-22s, and the F-35's only air-to-air kills so far have been the Israelis shooting down a pair of drones.

    • @FromUralBanshik
      @FromUralBanshik Рік тому +1

      Like as b-2.

    • @19822andy
      @19822andy Рік тому +2

      @@FromUralBanshik Not really. There is footage of B2 sorties.

  • @vz14_
    @vz14_ Рік тому +382

    "Every lie we tell incurs a debt to the truth. Sooner or later that debt is paid." Legasov, Chernobyl TV series

    • @terrapinflyer273
      @terrapinflyer273 Рік тому +9

      Damn. That's pretty good.

    • @3NC3PH4L0N
      @3NC3PH4L0N Рік тому +1

      Nobody owes anything to the truth (outside their own ego) because life is not confined to be a bill that causes debt.
      Its a very beautiful quote nonetheless. It just isnt applicable to everything.

    • @vz14_
      @vz14_ Рік тому +12

      @@3NC3PH4L0N It kinda is in this case tho...

    • @3NC3PH4L0N
      @3NC3PH4L0N Рік тому

      @@vz14_ Yeah, thats what i said. Its just not universally applicable. I think that would be a major generalization. It works as a quote for yourself but not for obscured things like economies/crime. I just want you guys to really think about it ;)

    • @digitalradiohacker
      @digitalradiohacker Рік тому +10

      You're confused, Russian officials don't lie.
      (take him to the infirmary)

  • @monky_dust
    @monky_dust 3 місяці тому +9

    This aged well.

    • @josephpotts4233
      @josephpotts4233 3 місяці тому +7

      Yep straight up Western propaganda

    • @VMohdude-
      @VMohdude- 17 днів тому +1

      What’re you clowns talking about? All of this is still true.

    • @monky_dust
      @monky_dust 16 днів тому +1

      @@VMohdude- Clowns? You mean real clowns, like Zelensky, or..?

    • @lsimo102
      @lsimo102 14 днів тому +1

      ​@@VMohdude- wow bro don't be so angry or your red nose will fall!

  • @alanmcmillan6969
    @alanmcmillan6969 6 місяців тому

    Thank you for thisfresy look at, the Truth!😊

  • @muchacho1901
    @muchacho1901 Рік тому +1301

    I served in the Russian army in 2001-2003, at the dawn of the Putin era, in the elite space forces. Theft flourished even then. During my service two multi-ton power transformers from the substation, eight traveling wave lamps of 250 kg each from an object cordoned off with barbed wire and an alarm system were stolen. Thousands of palladium capacitors were torn out of the equipment by the officers. Military trucks drove on worn tires, on which there was no tread left, even in winter in ice. A lot of military vehicles were faulty. Pistol shooting classes were held every two months, each officer fired 3 shots. There were no other combat training classes, but we marched a lot, learned to pull the leg and perform marching techniques. The 'eye-wash' flourished. Periodically, commissions came from Moscow, for which we put things in order, made different signs, filled out logbooks, colored a trees and curbs of asphalt paths and did other nonsense.
    But 20 years ago, at least they gave out a good military uniform to officers and soldiers and the food in the daily rations was not overdue.
    Service in the Russian army is a daily anecdotal stories. There is a saying in Russia: "those who served in the army don't laugh in the circus."

    • @gabyspan940
      @gabyspan940 Рік тому +2

      wow *Michael* ...nice name for a russian... I guess they figured out you are not russian because you are black coloured right?

    • @muchacho1901
      @muchacho1901 Рік тому

      @@gabyspan940 My real name in Latin transcription is Mikhail. I am an ordinary citizen of Russia. My forefathers were Ukrainians and Kuban Cossacks, and I have light-colored skin))
      I was drafted into the Russian army as a lieutenant after university graduation. If I wasn't a Russian citizen, I wouldn't be able to serve in the Russian army.
      I know that being a Russian is a f*cking shit right now. But I hate Putin and his regime since 2000, when the whole country was shoked the tragedy of the "Kursk" submarine, but Putin said with a grin on the American TV "she drowned." Whole year Putin is killing at least the several crews of the "Kursk" everyday. I am waiting and believe in the victory of Ukraine.

    • @rickcameron2060
      @rickcameron2060 Рік тому +106

      Thanks for sharing and I’m glad your safe. Take care.

    • @vasskolomiets41
      @vasskolomiets41 Рік тому +26

      Почетный танцевальный долг.

    • @anti-commie
      @anti-commie Рік тому +44

      Подписываюсь под каждым словом.
      This is true

  • @MrGunsnrosesfan100
    @MrGunsnrosesfan100 Рік тому +360

    Lazerpig also has several videos about this topic, my favourite being "what sunk the Moskva" where he goes in detail about how great the ship should've been, and then reads out an alledgedly leaked readiness report. Let me quote this part directly from that video.
    "Out of the three-tier anti-missile systems in place, none of the actual systems were working at the time he was struck
    the short-range sea to air launchers did not work and the flanex last resort missile interception of which the ship has six, only one worked, the rest were being used for spare parts
    this left the s-300 anti-air systems which could theoretically protect the ship, however the radar system they were linked to interfered with the communications system and thus was turned off
    but even when turned on, the system apparently had difficulty locking on to targets
    and that twin-linked 130mm cannon that could be used as a backup to the CIWS system? yeah that also didn't work, hydraulics leak apparently.
    and all the damage control systems, yeah none of those worked either. several other watertight doors were found to be leaking, some were wedged open.
    out of the 500 fire extinguishers that were supposed to be on board the ship only had 50
    and due to constant theft the safety equipment was locked in storage of which only the admiral had the key to
    meaning in order to try and save the ship the crew would first have to try and break open the lockers the safety equipment was in
    it gets worse
    several of the engines were past their service replacement date by about 10 000 hours, they could only be turned on and run by express permission from the admiral meaning the ship was locked in at about half speed, but only for emergencies
    the vast majority of the control systems were non-operable or simply did not have a functioning indicator light meaning that if there was a problem no one on the bridge would know about it the ship's generators were all quickly approaching their maximum service life and would appear to work at random.
    the steering gear was also partially jammed and the ship could only perform a 20 degree turn and the entire ship had heating and cooling issues.
    Had the Moskva been a US ship and been found in this state the captain would have been court-martialled"

    • @eliasziad7864
      @eliasziad7864 Рік тому +14

      Moskva was also very old, 50 years old.

    • @brianvandriel495
      @brianvandriel495 Рік тому +72

      @@eliasziad7864 Sure... 50 years old does come with its issues... but you gotta maintain your stuff. The Iowa class battleships did fine shelling iraq, they were 50 years old too. Fully combat ready with CIWS and missile launchers. Good maintenance is key, but in the corrupt world of russian officers that didn't happen

    • @spookyskelly5276
      @spookyskelly5276 Рік тому +10

      Lazer Pig is ight but the way he exaggerates his accent is annoying.

    • @nukclear2741
      @nukclear2741 Рік тому +18

      I will say this.
      I love lazerpig, but, and this is a big but, he was rather quick to take that document as the real thing.
      Until I get confirmation that this is a legitimate document of the russian navy, I'm going to hold my doubts on it.
      But something clearly went wrong with the ship for 2 missiles to have connected.

    • @NeputuniaNepp
      @NeputuniaNepp Рік тому +14

      @@eliasziad7864 the Moskva is only around 40 years old and received a refit in 2016 which expected to extend the ships life expectancy of the ship to 2040.

  • @user-wl6rg2lc6q
    @user-wl6rg2lc6q 3 місяці тому

    The last line of the video you killed it!!

  • @mortenfrosthansen84
    @mortenfrosthansen84 7 місяців тому +4

    This was good.. I genuinely watched the whole thing, with interest.
    Not that I was surprised by the facts

  • @alexnovikov1003
    @alexnovikov1003 Рік тому +49

    Nice true transparent report on what's really going on with Russian military equipment and weapon!With love❤️ from Ukraine🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦and big thanks to the US🇺🇸🇺🇸 for support and all the goodies you provided us.

    • @Silver-wl2qz
      @Silver-wl2qz Рік тому +1

      I was able to gather all that info easily. You can also tell which side they're on.

  • @TravisBerthelot
    @TravisBerthelot Рік тому +411

    Never underestimate a 120 year old bolt action long rifle.

    • @careliacarelita2294
      @careliacarelita2294 Рік тому +8

      Y todavía las balas siguen matando hombres..."" 🤔

    • @claudelamoreux8543
      @claudelamoreux8543 Рік тому +76

      That's the sniper version with a scope. It fires a more powerful cartridge than the AK. It is capable of hitting a man sized target at over 800 meters. Do not underestimate it.

    • @Hollow_point
      @Hollow_point Рік тому +29

      still shoots still kills😂

    • @gonnabeok
      @gonnabeok Рік тому +13

      Those rifles were produced till 1970 dude.

    • @catfan5756
      @catfan5756 Рік тому +3

      I have one, it's similar to a 30 06. Mine was made in 1944. I had another one that was made in 1936. It was a little beat up. So I sold it.

  • @chuckmyntti
    @chuckmyntti 4 місяці тому +35

    hiya... is it worth updating this?

    • @EuropeanLoyalist
      @EuropeanLoyalist 3 місяці тому +26

      no it makes their one-sided propaganda look bad

    • @adamtady9288
      @adamtady9288 2 місяці тому +5

      @@EuropeanLoyalistlol

    • @akallstar5
      @akallstar5 2 місяці тому +6

      I mean… is it? Not much has changed, basically no progress lol they were supposed to win in a month

    • @justmarcoriginal
      @justmarcoriginal Місяць тому

      ​@@EuropeanLoyalist хаххахах, даааа!

    • @atomic_bomba
      @atomic_bomba 23 дні тому +1

      They're somehow surprised their lies ended up being exposed. Now all the propaganda about shovels and washing machines has made them look silly.

  • @alusinekamara4274
    @alusinekamara4274 Місяць тому +12

    What baffles me is that with all this lack of Russia's equipments how are they making gains that means their old weapons are still good than that of what the whole NATO has

    • @417Owsy
      @417Owsy Місяць тому +2

      the frontlines have actually stopped for the most part, those gains were made in 2022 when Russia initially attacked Ukraine, and around September of 2022 the Ukrainian army liberated the Kharkiv and part of the Donetsk oblasts.

    • @masterlightjames950
      @masterlightjames950 Місяць тому +3

      ​@@417Owsyeven you know that you're nor making sense.

    • @Aquainfinity-bj8hz
      @Aquainfinity-bj8hz Місяць тому

      ​@@masterlightjames950 i mean his right quite a lot of this war has been a stalemate

    • @masterlightjames950
      @masterlightjames950 Місяць тому +1

      @@Aquainfinity-bj8hz no, it's not. Even Ukraine doesn't call it a stalemate.

    • @Damian-cilr1
      @Damian-cilr1 21 день тому

      first of all,old equipment like ak 47s aren't just completely useless in modern warfare,sure they don't have any new tactical rails or anything,but they are still decently reliable,like the maxim (which is from 1910 btw) is still being used in ukraine,and its effective,you know why? old guns with the same bullet as new guns,still has the same power,even still,over 2 years,russia has only had very small gains,and some large losses.

  • @joejj6251
    @joejj6251 Рік тому +664

    The wooden explosive block really got me in the feels. Imagine some hero for his nation creeping up to some enemy installation, knowing his capture or death was pretty much inevitable, planting this device that could swing the course of the conflict, and then the timer gets to zero and nothing happens. Dudes must be gutted.

    • @maskedmarvyl4774
      @maskedmarvyl4774 Рік тому +156

      Imagine the gut-wrenching feeling when you unwrap the explosive, and see that it's a wooden block. You realize you can't even do your job, that corruption and lies have doomed you from the start. And that when you die, your government won't care or notice.

    • @troubledseed
      @troubledseed Рік тому +60

      @@maskedmarvyl4774 Dude it would be like a weird humbling moment. Could just see the dudes face go blank and mind wander. Questioning their reality as a whole and all decisions made up to that point. Ya.. that would be terrible.

    • @michaelm1
      @michaelm1 Рік тому +12

      Or surrender and possibly switch sides.

    • @wolfgangemmerich7552
      @wolfgangemmerich7552 Рік тому +3

      @@michaelm1 .... almost impossibel with some Wagnerits and Kadyrowits in your neck ; this folks acts like the NKWD in WW2 by shooting you when get caught trying to surrender or retreat. Last week a group of russian soldiers from Buratia was stopped by Kadyrowits while carring looted Stuff from ukrainian civilian homes to their Trucks and left the fighting zone .... the shootout endet with serval killed Buratians and Kadyrowits.

    • @michaelm1
      @michaelm1 Рік тому +10

      @@wolfgangemmerich7552 Actually, very possible. If you read the original post, Joe JJ was talking about behind-enemy-lines solo kind of operation - Rambo style. I was reacting to that. And there, in such operations, there are none of your own people to shoot you in the back. So in that scenario, it's possible to defect. If, however, you are an ordinary Russian soldier on the front, you are absolutely right. Your own people will happily shoot you in the back.

  • @maximusaralieous1728
    @maximusaralieous1728 Рік тому +556

    I've been waiting for a video like this to really explain what happened with Russia and its military. This is a very well done and informative video on the subject. I'm sure more will come out as time goes on as well. It's incredible to me that Russia had the world so well duped, but then again the Soviet Union was always doing the same thing and Putin is a product of that himself. However, I assumed he would not be so foolish as to actually pull the curtain back and let the world see the sorry state.
    Putin is such a cunning politician in most other regards, but I suppose everyone makes a mistake and Putin has been in power so long he has become detached from what the reality of the situation is. Evidence to Putin being unaware just how bad things were is the fact that he is changing his inner circle and in some cases those members are going missing entirely. And of course the ones suffering from this are soldiers who don't want to be there and of course the Ukrainian people.
    As winter looms, I imagine things will only get worse.

    • @DonVigaDeFierro
      @DonVigaDeFierro Рік тому +1

      I can't believe that after seeing their incredibly abysmal record, there are people out there who stay convinced that Russia will "invade Europe" next.

    • @hreodbeorhtcheesewright4889
      @hreodbeorhtcheesewright4889 Рік тому +24

      YT channel "Perun" has some good videos along these lines.

    • @johnlongcake3564
      @johnlongcake3564 Рік тому

      The reality of the actions of the thiefts of moscow is that Ukraine will be storming trenches of frozen russian corpses, but the rethoric will go on and the poor of russia will still be sent to be slaughtered

    • @maximusaralieous1728
      @maximusaralieous1728 Рік тому +8

      @@hreodbeorhtcheesewright4889 indeed, listening to one now. Thank you for the recommendation.

    • @iamTheSnark
      @iamTheSnark Рік тому

      @@rickyfitness252 If the word "propaganda" did not exist, the Russians would have invented it to describe their actions.

  • @arener1226
    @arener1226 5 місяців тому +67

    if everything is so bad in Russia, then why did the counteroffensive fail?

    • @AndrewCoolguy1
      @AndrewCoolguy1 5 місяців тому +41

      because shovels can destroy tanks

    • @Greenturo
      @Greenturo Місяць тому +1

      which counter offensive?
      there wasn't any, you only need to ckeck the numbers to realise the Ukranians were never on attack mode.
      the losses on both side were the same as to any other time in the war.
      Deafeting Russia is not difficult its just grinding. the only reason Russia is still in the war ist that europe and the US has not comited its industries to this grind.

    • @arener1226
      @arener1226 Місяць тому +5

      @@Greenturo Well, check the numbers, I hope you’re not getting information from this channel?! the reasons why all this continues are known to at most a dozen people, I doubt that you are on this list, bro)

    • @esmusat
      @esmusat Місяць тому

      How come they didn’t won the offensive ?

    • @Greenturo
      @Greenturo Місяць тому

      @@arener1226 The reason why "all this" continues is simple, Putin can't take the L he suffered so he is pounding like a toddler till he is statified.
      Even if he wins against the Ukraine military, the effort wasn't worth it and it is questionable if he can hold it.
      believe me if Ukraine believed that a counterattack would have been successfull they would have done so. Don't forget they get advise from expierenced US Officers and Intelligence. They know in advance what the chances of success are.

  • @user-qi2je4no1u
    @user-qi2je4no1u 17 днів тому +1

    Infinit Range on a weapon how dose this work (I meine theer are still thinks like drag and water resistance)

  • @kingfisher3302
    @kingfisher3302 Рік тому +128

    My Father served on a sub during cold war. They took lots of pics of soviet ships coming out of Murmansk. He laughed when people worried about the Soviet Bear. He said they were all rust buckets that bearly ran. He also said it was US propaganda to say the Soviets were a threat. No threat. No money for our war machine.

    • @staringgasmask
      @staringgasmask Рік тому +16

      At what point? The Soviets from the 60s were much more on par with the US than during the 80s, for example

    • @laszlotuss
      @laszlotuss Рік тому

      @@user-si2dr1pn3p this is the words made up bullsht I saw after "bio weapon factories" and "super soldiers" ... wake up son

    • @user-si2dr1pn3p
      @user-si2dr1pn3p Рік тому

      @@laszlotuss These are reliable facts. The puppet Kiev regime will fight to the last Ukrainian. This is a genocide of the Ukrainian people.

    • @valeriyzakharchenko7279
      @valeriyzakharchenko7279 Рік тому

      @@user-si2dr1pn3pstupid bot, russian propaganda🤡🤡🤡

    • @derekatkins4812
      @derekatkins4812 Рік тому +1

      Obviously A Merkin. Merkins are funny, stupid... but funny.

  • @Kevin-jb2pv
    @Kevin-jb2pv Рік тому +215

    I'm just imagining a Russian pilot hearing the annoyed beep google maps makes when you miss a turn over and over and over again.

    • @erickim1739
      @erickim1739 Рік тому +31

      Beep "Please make a u-turn at the next AA defense post"

    • @gracelivingstone191
      @gracelivingstone191 Рік тому +3

      😂😂Tanks too. A dead give away to any nearby enemy. Beep! Beep! Beep!

    • @Kevin-jb2pv
      @Kevin-jb2pv Рік тому +8

      @@erickim1739 Even better if it was an old Garmin. _"...Recalculating..."_
      You could almost hear the annoyed "UGH" whenever it used to say that.

    • @Pokemon1546
      @Pokemon1546 Рік тому

      🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @user-lh9zp9ur2x
      @user-lh9zp9ur2x Рік тому

      ХАХАХАХАХАХАХАХАХАХАХХАХАХАХАХАХХА

  • @butchcassidy9625
    @butchcassidy9625 3 місяці тому +1

    Awesome and spot on.

  • @trevorweir1278
    @trevorweir1278 5 місяців тому +1

    Very very good presentation. Thank you.

  • @impracticaltactics
    @impracticaltactics Рік тому +441

    When I was on deployment, we had entire connex boxes full of current-issue gear that nobody was using because the unit just kind of "forgot" about it. Stacks of new ESAPI armor plates as tall as me, 6x6ft boxes of rifle magazines still in the plastic wrap, CBRNE gear, and other kit. At least the US military has the exact opposite problem.

    • @GmodAdict
      @GmodAdict Рік тому +90

      Russian Corruption: If I take this budget and give them the bare minimum, I’ll be able to buy a new super yacht! Genius!
      American Corruption: If I take this budget and give them the bare minimum, I’ll be able to open up a new branch of my directed energy weapons division. Genius!

    • @Mike-ul1xn
      @Mike-ul1xn Рік тому +35

      imagine how many pallets of Rip-Its got left behind in Iraq and Afghanistan

    • @pareidoliamadness
      @pareidoliamadness Рік тому +8

      Yes but we always end up giving it to the enemy. How would that help us in the future.

    • @badjuju2721
      @badjuju2721 Рік тому +20

      @@pareidoliamadness that happened one time, Because of a stupid decision made by the current administration. It's not remotely similar too consistently being under supplied because your entire squads equipment was sold as airsoft gear on the chinese market.

    • @deviousdude4162
      @deviousdude4162 Рік тому +15

      @@Mike-ul1xn It hurts my soul to think of the rip-its left behind. Or even the crappy 'Burns' that they gave out. But man, when we were closing down FOB Airborne and the they opened up the Class 1 connex and told us we could line up and get what we wanted... I grabbed SO many Cliff bars and whole crates of Rip-its.

  • @aihtyncz5145
    @aihtyncz5145 Рік тому +980

    Ironically, I’ve seen a lot of real Russian military gears and equipment somehow end up for sale on some popular Chinese platforms such as Taobao, Jingdong, and Alibaba… I originally thought these are all replicas made in China for military enthusiasts, but it turned out that many of them are actually authentic Russian equipment of good quality, including anti-thermal camouflage uniforms, Kevlar bulletproof helmets etc, and even utility bayonets from the AK rifles🙃

    • @leerzeichn93
      @leerzeichn93 Рік тому +213

      Well, military officers have to make money somehow.

    • @davidmclean357
      @davidmclean357 Рік тому +8

      Corruption redirects the good stuff, and that kind of corruption at the scale Russia has is a cancer

    • @armyvictory0191
      @armyvictory0191 Рік тому +3

      Bruh I need to look em up-

    • @Greg_Chase
      @Greg_Chase Рік тому +61

      "We under-funded our military and bought yachts" - Gennady
      "If leaders can't take public funds and buy yachts, what does it mean to have power anymore" - Anatoly
      "If putin puts the civilians into a war, they'll have to make do - we spent their tax payments on hookers, blow and yachts" - Alexei

    • @mollyanderson657
      @mollyanderson657 Рік тому +21

      You have the link to buy those Russian military gear?

  • @Hoolio_Karlitos
    @Hoolio_Karlitos 5 місяців тому +4

    speculation of facts and misleading.

  • @KMSETTE1966
    @KMSETTE1966 7 місяців тому

    Awesome video!!
    👍🏻😎👍🏻

  • @ChristopherWoods
    @ChristopherWoods Рік тому +58

    That moment at 11:27 when the missile thinks, "hold on a second, I think I left the oven on"

    • @goodguyguy5022
      @goodguyguy5022 Рік тому

      He was scared

    • @grim7730
      @grim7730 Рік тому +1

      Yes, that was in Belgorod. There are over 20 videos when they try to attack Kharkiv and rockets fall near Belgorod

    • @thefistofshadow7392
      @thefistofshadow7392 Рік тому

      it didnt go back if you look at the smoke trail behind the missile. it just falls down and to the side, either way it shows how unreliable those missiles are.

    • @ChristopherWoods
      @ChristopherWoods Рік тому

      @@thefistofshadow7392 I think it does a 180 degree arc effectively its direction of travel while turning towards the camera, so while it doesn't hit the exact launch spot it isn't far off. I'd love to know the reason for its guidance system freaking out (if it is even guided).

  • @Nyamka2000
    @Nyamka2000 Рік тому +310

    I will write through a translator, so I apologize in advance. I served in compulsory military service a year before the attack on Ukraine. While serving in the Russian army, I personally saw how bad everything is. In this army, they are constantly stealing. Literally everything is being stolen - fuel for machinery, parts for machinery and the same dry rations that were in the video.

    • @jennifermoriarty2188
      @jennifermoriarty2188 Рік тому +6

      What a coworker from Russia says too

    • @JonniePolyester
      @JonniePolyester Рік тому +12

      Excellent translation thank you!

    • @gracelivingstone191
      @gracelivingstone191 Рік тому

      So what's the deal with the war crimes? I'm talking about some sick torture and rape. Is that regular Russian army? Are the COs holding a gun to your heads making you do this or is this the Wagner group and his crazy convicts? because 55,500+ war crimes is fucking insane amount of evil for just one battalion. And why are they killing civilians? I have never heard of such crimes except in Africa's Congo and under Hitler. The only evidence of Nazi like behavior have ever been found in countries where Russia went, in the 50 + years I've been alive and in the Congo.

    • @benitolazio8193
      @benitolazio8193 Рік тому +6

      Ukrainian/American bot.

    • @stephenhindes335
      @stephenhindes335 Рік тому

      The RuSSians are pooping their pants at the thought of what is in store for them and their third world military if their mad Führer provokes a war with NATO. Oh sorry, I meant a "special military operation", not war! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @efrainmaldonado-ep7jx
    @efrainmaldonado-ep7jx 4 місяці тому +5

    So who's lying

  • @samuelmay4823
    @samuelmay4823 6 місяців тому +1

    Just superbly put together. And extremely unbaised as well. Great stuff keep it up.

  • @YoureSoCreezy
    @YoureSoCreezy Рік тому +165

    I really believe Zelensky's defiance played a major role in the morale of the Ukrainian people. Its the reason they've been able to hold the line, get back up and counterattack. Had he just fled, his people would've felt abandoned

    • @mrvn000
      @mrvn000 Рік тому +16

      He is a brave actor at least.

    • @geekytraveler5899
      @geekytraveler5899 Рік тому +30

      To be completely honest, in Ukraine people had (and have) not so much trust in government and presidents in particular, but in last 8 years especially - the topmost trust and respect goes to military, names like general Zaluzhny and others are the ones that bring people confidence.
      It's fair to say that it was a nice gesture from the President at that moment, but that helped to morale, but I'd not say it was the crucial one. People are fighting not for the damn president - we have a democracy - in a few years - there'd be another one.
      They are fighting because they know - behind their back - their families, kids, parents, friends. And that makes a grand difference.
      In 8 years we've seen what it means if Russian military is coming your way. It's not just change of a government (although that we don't want as well) - but it also means murders, raping, violence.
      Thus people united - even those who're not on the front lines are backing them up with equipment, cars, clothes, or any other possible means of support.

    • @latyn4ik667
      @latyn4ik667 Рік тому +21

      @@mrvn000 it is unlikely that a "brave actor" would have stayed in the capital when it was under attack

    • @mokrulgobline9403
      @mokrulgobline9403 Рік тому

      This is why my US tax $$ are much better spent on Ukraine, rather than on those useless phuks in Afghanistan.

    • @niccatipay
      @niccatipay Рік тому +8

      A world super power.
      Held back by a comedian.

  • @LogicalNiko
    @LogicalNiko Рік тому +427

    It might be unbelievable to see so many things failing due to maintenance, but to be honest high end tanks, trucks, and aircraft require a very significant amount of highly trained crews to support their operation. For example for each individual fighter jet sortie you will typically have between 20-50 technicians dealing with the fuel, inspections, engine maintenance, repair, rearmament around the clock. Much older equipment, like the simple truck or less sophisticated tanks, requires less frequent maintenance and fewer support personnel; but they still require people trained in proper procedures and quality components (tank tracks fall off pretty easily if you use 40-60 year old spare parts, or don't know the people with knowledge of the 'tricks' to making them last). And then when you use that older equipment you can't expect them to perform up to the speeds and capabilities of newer models.

    • @cuccklord
      @cuccklord Рік тому +4

      hi

    • @jimmybayconn
      @jimmybayconn Рік тому +16

      and russia lacked all these things. im willing to bet that a the majority of nato equipment in storage is well maintained and works when needed

    • @kamolzaaliite
      @kamolzaaliite Рік тому +18

      My dad was in soviet army, all I can say is it wasn't maintained then, now it probably is worse. He had to drive a rocket carrier truck once a year just to see if it's running, a f-ing rocket carrier with 2 cabins. His jeep wasn't better either , if it broke down he didn't get new parts, he had to take them from another jeep that is sitting by side and is not used currently

    • @muchi123456
      @muchi123456 Рік тому +7

      @@jimmybayconn thats a big assumption, I think most nato states has the same fate because after the cold war most nato countries cut their defense budgets, only the US didnt.

    • @localreviewking134
      @localreviewking134 Рік тому +14

      the culture of Russia the General takes a cut, the Major takes a cut and the Captain, the NCO and then the lance corporal. so when you get to fixing the actual tank there`s just a few roubles left

  • @Drinkyoghurt
    @Drinkyoghurt 4 місяці тому +82

    Imagine being forced to go to war with a piece of carboard and tinfoil protecting you. Holy shit that's bleak.

    • @Paronak
      @Paronak 3 місяці тому +3

      ahhh italy 1941... the memories of my kin

    • @EuropeanLoyalist
      @EuropeanLoyalist 3 місяці тому

      This has got to be the dumbest westoid comment yet. They don't even have enough Ukrainians to fight, they're conscripting the elderly to fight in the war for them. You evidently know nothing about the conflict - greedy Zelensky took all your tax dollars (without showing any gratitude), he doesn't want any negotiations for peace, he just wants war. 🤦🏻‍♂️

    • @MadnessLeonid
      @MadnessLeonid 3 місяці тому +2

      А кого заставляют?

    • @andresduques2013
      @andresduques2013 2 місяці тому

      ​@@MadnessLeonidyour pathetic soldiers

    • @professionalretard6875
      @professionalretard6875 2 місяці тому +11

      Is this the same cardboard and tinfoil that took Adiivka?a

  • @mindexplorer6929
    @mindexplorer6929 2 місяці тому

    Great, thank you!

  • @silentfighter501
    @silentfighter501 Рік тому +71

    This was a really good video, I love your content and have probably watched every single one but this one was so good that I had to throw this comment out here.
    Especially your ending of “the Russian military is not what you think” that was a perfect punch at the end of a phenomenal video

    • @NotWhatYouThink
      @NotWhatYouThink  Рік тому +6

      thank you!

    • @sergiusamxander4615
      @sergiusamxander4615 Рік тому

      Check out us ex general and then you'll realise😂😂this narrator knows it all, Source;trust me bro😂😂😂

  • @ushankaman6143
    @ushankaman6143 Рік тому +106

    russian troops themselves have known for years that their equipment and vehicles sucked. one soldier famously said about the BTR, which is supposed to be an amphibious vehicle "we dont bother driving it into water, we know it will sink like a rock"

    • @gracelivingstone191
      @gracelivingstone191 Рік тому +4

      😂

    • @privatadress896
      @privatadress896 Рік тому

      shut up boy you Abrahams flying towers with hit by old rpgs and Russian vehicles the Ural and camaz the best vehicels in all time you have no idea and say a more off bullshit you been never in russia but say understanding more than a Russian

    • @ushankaman6143
      @ushankaman6143 Рік тому

      @@privatadress896 zatknis durak. im not american. ya znayu russkii. and its not called “Abraham” debil, its called an “Abrams”
      i know alot about both Russia and the US. i keep track of both their militaries

    • @ushankaman6143
      @ushankaman6143 Рік тому

      @@privatadress896 come on then, russian bot, are you gonna respond or what? pathetic.

    • @joseavila5747
      @joseavila5747 Рік тому

      I thought only certain btr types were amphibious

  • @benjaminbierley2074
    @benjaminbierley2074 6 місяців тому +15

    Worse for China is this whole thing is causing people to further re-evaluate how much of a paper tiger China actually is. This is hard to say since they "could" still be a credible threat, but at the same time, they've displayed the same symptoms Russia showed with its military. This is compounded by border confrontations with their neighbors along with other reports not painting a good picture of the quality of their troops.
    It's very possibly the reason they've amped up their aggression in order to make up for Russia outting the game they've both been playing.

    • @HIDHIFDB
      @HIDHIFDB 4 місяці тому

      China power rellies in their numbers but their people are not having children also they are geting old.

    • @loganbaileysfunwithtrains606
      @loganbaileysfunwithtrains606 3 місяці тому

      China is 100% a paper tiger. Their military is untested, last conflict it took part in was in 1979 in Vietnam and the Chinese were devastated in that war. The navy while it might be more ships on paper compared to say the US, the tonnage is far smaller than that of the US. China lacks the lift capability to perform any type of air or sea invasion which limits their targets for any future conflicts. They haven’t invaded Taiwan because they know they cannot get enough material to the beaches in time for the invasion to be a success and they lack the population to throw men to the meat grinder trying to perform a beach landing. The one child policy really has crippled China.

    • @Gidoni000
      @Gidoni000 Місяць тому

      A paper tiger is still a tiger with claws! They can bite and clawing

    • @Merejiah
      @Merejiah Місяць тому

      @@Gidoni000A paper tiger is paper. Very scary and dangerous oooh 👻👻👻Paper cuts 👻👻👻

  • @bronxcheer031
    @bronxcheer031 5 місяців тому +34

    Back in the '80's when I was in the army, the INT unit of my brigade, the Special Service Force, would sporadically publish a newsletter called The SSF Thrust. Contained within was non-classified information concerning Soviet forces, and other potential playmates. Topics covered were things like weapons, equipment, AFV's, etc., but also training, morale, leadership and general battle-worthiness of Soviet soldiers. Back then, it was known that the typical Red Army soldier was poorly-led, poorly educated, of low morale, minimally trained, and would have to fight at the end of a very sad excuse for a logistics chain. It was also known that in a lot of cases, troops would have to be tricked, threatened, or otherwise coerced into the battlespace. Once there, it was predicted that they would likely commit atrocities that were enabled, if not outright encouraged by their command structure. It would seem that not a lot has changed.

    • @bryanbowling1857
      @bryanbowling1857 5 місяців тому +4

      I can confirm this information. 7th Infantry, 1988 I watched a movie about the Soviets, and I rememberd that they used what looked like bandages wrapped around their feet instead of proper socks, and this was supposed to be their elite units...the film was a Soviet production, so it was their idea of their best foot forward... I remember we were laughing then, though we did fear their nukes.

    • @user-sz4fn9vh8s
      @user-sz4fn9vh8s 2 місяці тому

      ​​@@bryanbowling1857я посмотрю на тебя, когда ты со своими носками пробегаешь дней пять без возможности их сменить. И на советского солдата, который пару раз просто перемотает портянки (те самые тряпки)

  • @marcoh.3467
    @marcoh.3467 Рік тому +73

    To be fair, the Mosin Nagant is definitely not a bad rifle! And only for the record : Ukraine also uses WW1 weapons, the Maxim Machinegun for example (upgraded with Holosun reddots 😅)

    • @Pman353
      @Pman353 Рік тому +28

      Putting modern optics on weapons from WW1 is the most steampunk thing in our world😂

    • @mogh2603
      @mogh2603 Рік тому +28

      Out of necessity,,,, After all they never claimed to be a top military second only to the US.

    • @bylu6712
      @bylu6712 Рік тому +21

      Yes but the thing is that one is the military of a small and poor nation and the other one is what everyone believed to be the second strongest military in the world that could beat NATO in western Europe.
      Western European NATO soldiers would piss their pants laughing at the Russian military "might"

    • @armybear2
      @armybear2 Рік тому

      This is exactly why I distrust most of these youtube videos. Cause it is obvious that they're equally filled with propaganda also. Yes we know Russia is an extremely corrupt country, and their equipment is definitely no where as capable as the US... like they have been under sanctions for like the past 80 years, which means it really hard for them to get equipment and supplies. A budget of 100 Billion for the military annually isn't that much especially when you look at the US's own military spending, like how much equipment, missiles, planes, ships, let alone the personnel and administrative cost per unit.
      But a lot of the footage shown as evidence of Russian incompetence is and lies seem just like dishonest western propaganda. Like for instance pointing out the Russia is arming troops with Mosin Nagants, as if the Mosin Nagant wasn't upgraded and manufactured till 1950s. Russians obviously aren't arming their soldiers with 130 year old weapons as this video tries to imply. Not to mention many other countries still arm their troops with weapons designed 70-100 years ago. The US still has in service things like M1919 browning machine guns. 1911 pistols are still highly valued around the world cause they are simply well designed weapons that last through the test of time. Germany and many other countries still use MG-42's or rather what they call MG 3s. Not to mention I like how they act like Ukraine was better prepared and armed than Russia was all along... which it obviously wasn't. The Ukrainian military was even in worse condition, the only reason why Ukraine is doing so well is due to the US and NATO supply them huge amount of equipment. As soon as the US and NATO withdraws financial aid and support Ukraine will probably collapse logistically exactly the same way South Vietnam did. Where you have highly trained and motivated military (unlike Afghanistan where moral was low and leadership was a house of cards), but they have no means of producing vital war supplies like ammo, spare parts, fuel, and other ordnance (like missiles, artillery shells, etc).
      The clip of the fake armor plates being shot by a Ukrainian soldier... how do we know that wasn't staged? Where they just took a Russian plate carrier and took some random plates and falsely claimed that was what was in it? Or the clip of all the abandoned equipment at the edge of the river... the helmets, clothes, and grenades... how do we know the Ukranians didn't just take some previously captured uniforms and just lay them out for a photo op. Or a block of wood instead of explosives... Or the clip with the tank having just rubber instead of explosives where the reactive armor is suppose to be, how do we know that they didn't tamper with the block before hand.
      A lot of channels like this, Real Life Lore, William Spaniel, etc... all have a very heavy bias and losing credibility recently... where somehow everything is a problem for Russia only, but not a problem for the Ukrainians. For instance somehow supply issues over rivers and bad and an endless ever expanding front is an issue for Russia, but somehow the same thing doesn't apply to the Ukranians. You can't tell me in like 40 minute videos that all the roads were bombed to hell and back, or they were hard to pass due to all the rain and mud, rivers and bridges acting as bottlenecks for the Russians, then the next week act like those aren't issues for the advancing Ukrainians.

    • @Cincy32
      @Cincy32 Рік тому +1

      Bolt action v. MG is no comparison.

  • @SilentButDudley
    @SilentButDudley Рік тому +176

    The worst offense in this war, and the biggest sign of Russian military failure is the sinking of the Moskva. Actual leaked Russian documents showed the ships’ radar systems and projectile defense systems weren’t maintained properly, yet it was still sent forth into battle after being passed through inspection. If their flagship can’t be properly maintained, than what would be?

    • @MuireKnight
      @MuireKnight Рік тому +7

      It comes back to what the Kremlin was expecting. They wanted to win a fake war with a fake army. It just so happened the war turned out to be real.

    • @dawggonevidz9140
      @dawggonevidz9140 Рік тому +46

      the infamy of losing a flagship in a ground war they started against a nation that doesn't even have a navy will scar russia's reputation for centuries to come.
      Zelenski's best joke imo.

    • @vothbetilia4862
      @vothbetilia4862 Рік тому +2

      People blasted about the Ak 12 being good hardware, yet it had alot of problems and people constantly exaggerated it.

    • @Kaiserboo1871
      @Kaiserboo1871 Рік тому +6

      @@vothbetilia4862I don’t think it’s so much the gun itself as much as the fact that the gun was and continues to be in short supply.
      Russia doesn’t have the industrial capacity it once had. There is a reason why they are forced to reply on old Cold War equipment and that’s because they don’t have the industrial capacity to produce all the new, fancy, high tech equipment. They can make as many advanced designs as they want, maybe even develop fully working prototypes, but if you can’t mass produce them. Then that fancy technology don’t mean shit.

    • @vothbetilia4862
      @vothbetilia4862 Рік тому

      @@Kaiserboo1871 I guess it's technically both then.

  • @SG55552
    @SG55552 Місяць тому +5

    In a couple of years, Russia is going to be using Nerf guns

  • @JohnDontFollowMe
    @JohnDontFollowMe 22 дні тому +1

    I am in awe. They are now reporting on a increasing threat from Russia, but how is that possible within one year?

  • @Rena152
    @Rena152 Рік тому +348

    Russia: We are invading you. Do not resist.
    Ukraine: *resists *
    Russia: 👁👄👁

    • @colRobinOlds
      @colRobinOlds Рік тому

      Literally how it went lol. Now they're larping because Ukrainians won't overthrow "Zelenskyy's regime" even though they have a TOTAL of 8 hours without electricity per day. Seems like it's their last hope lmao.

    • @prfwrx2497
      @prfwrx2497 Рік тому +1

      Russia is a glass cannon.

    • @human-011
      @human-011 Рік тому +1

      Resist and fucked up

    • @esdeath.1047
      @esdeath.1047 Рік тому +20

      " Surprised Pikachu face " lol

    • @KNR90
      @KNR90 Рік тому

      Well Republicans are on Putin's side so it's not over yet. Russia has focused on perception since the cold war. They didn't care who died because of Chernobyl. They cared who knew about it. They didn't care about flaws, they cared about hiding it. That was the most important thing, hiding weakness because they thought that's what everyone else was doing. Republicans are doing the same because they don't know how to fix shit so they are now going pro Russia

  • @Random_dud31
    @Random_dud31 Рік тому +51

    Reminds me of the quote from the HBO Chernobyl tv show:
    "When the truth offends, we lie and lie until we can no longer remember it is even there, but it is, still there. Every lie we tell incurs a debt to the truth. Sooner or later, that debt is paid"

    • @dvdv5670
      @dvdv5670 Рік тому

      So in the end they will have to tell us that Ukrainian government and military is infected by neonazis which are just stupid but useful idiots who are being used by USA and this war is not about freedom and democracy because that never existed in Ukraine ever but it is just a good business for USA military corporate and other ruthless filthy murderers who profit from this war and don't care how many Ukrainians die and how many Russians die. Also they will finally explain why Ukraine is not fighting for Moscow now already when it is exceptionally equipped also when it has 1 mil army and Russians has just around 300k army equipped with wodden fake AK's, eating dogs, so no food, no water, no fuel, no ammo, no rockets, instead of bullet proof west they have foam, massive desertion, massive giving up out of lack of interest for fighting and the only one soldier Russian soldier (probably insane Putin believer) remaining in Ukraine can only take out dildo out of his rapist ration package(UK mass media informed public that Russians are equipped with dildos :D like really :D it was not a joke :D) and rape Ukrainian babushkas :DDD at least if I want to eat shit by the tons I know what channel on UA-cam to watch :DDD BTW the footage of Orlan's insides is total Ukrainian fake :D Just watch other videos of downed Orlans and you will see that Orlan is equipped with very good recon camera systems. If anyone believes such a BS video with Cannon camera inside Orlan is just enormous idiot :D

    • @user-sz4fn9vh8s
      @user-sz4fn9vh8s 2 місяці тому

      Классная цитата. Особенно, если учесть, что реальный прототип этого человека такого не говорил. Все записи есть в интернете. Он много говорил о несовершенства АЭС вообще в мире и необходимости дублирования защитных механизмов без возможности их взаимного конфликта и отключения извне. Но его не стали слушать, из-за этого он покончил с собой. Сериал всё извратил, как всегда

  • @VodalamyrColinky
    @VodalamyrColinky 4 місяці тому +2

    Small debunk:
    Russians were only given equipment in Ukraine to last about a month and only an invasion force of 190,000 peoople. However that had backfired which cause a massive scuttle for equipment in Ukraine.
    "SO THAT MEANS THE ENTIRE RUSSIAN ARMY IS UNEQUIPPED"
    No not at all. The invasion groups in Ukraine, like Z has only been given a certain amount of equipment and that they cannot use the equipment from other groups like Military Police. And due to rising numbers in military forces from Russia in Ukraine, more and more have to await newer equipment.
    The Russian forces in Ukraine are practically independent from every other military group. I can ensure you that every other Serving Russian out of Ukraine has their unique Ratnik stuff.
    Similar to like in ww2, when American Pacific fighters couldn't borrow equipment from the European or Mainland fighters, only equipment issued to them. Its hard to explain it words but that is basically how it goes logistical wise.

  • @DonOmarRamiro
    @DonOmarRamiro Рік тому +177

    "I need ammunition, not a ride..."
    .
    If I could, I would fight for a leader like that.

    • @timwilken6368
      @timwilken6368 Рік тому

      idiot

    • @BioClone
      @BioClone Рік тому +27

      While I like his words....
      You should never trust a politician that has a camera in front of it, NEVER.
      Even if he would be covered in blood, in a trench, in the frontline.... never trust a politician that is being recorded... wanna trust a politician? get close enough to hear what he may be saying to his friends/family when doesnt expect attention...

    • @krstestojanov6490
      @krstestojanov6490 Рік тому

      yeah, that piece of shit involved ukraine into a conflict which they can not win, and maybe it will provoke a total destruction of that country, or even the entire world. if that shit implemented the minsk agreement and chosed neutrality, not a single bullet was going to be fired. I hope he can explain how more than 300k ukrainians died for nothing and all of this was easily evitable.

    • @kristjanp.6613
      @kristjanp.6613 Рік тому +16

      Actually, you can. Ukraine is taking voluntaries with open arms

    • @l.m.l8598
      @l.m.l8598 11 місяців тому +1

      @@kristjanp.6613 yea i am definetly gonna join instead of sitting on my ass 24/8 haha 😅

  • @matttondr9282
    @matttondr9282 Рік тому +110

    When you put all of your skill points into persuasion but none to strength and agility.

    • @MisterRON
      @MisterRON Рік тому +6

      “Our power comes from the perception of our power.”

    • @theplet313
      @theplet313 Рік тому +4

      @@MisterRON Yeah smoke and mirrors basically

    • @benitolazio8193
      @benitolazio8193 Рік тому

      Your posts?

  • @rinsonator1668
    @rinsonator1668 Місяць тому +3

    1 year later. RU still on UA soil.

  • @vezeris
    @vezeris 2 місяці тому +1

    Thank you, dude! I needed some optimism.

  • @Yyodajedimaster
    @Yyodajedimaster Рік тому +281

    “Appear weak when you are strong and *strong when you are weak”*
    - Sun Tzu, The Art of War

    • @Greekmilsim
      @Greekmilsim Рік тому

      Russians did the opposite .Appered themselves as similar to US ARMY and in reality have worse equipment than turkish army

    • @awakeant8079
      @awakeant8079 Рік тому +35

      Problem is that Russia appears weak as they are factually weak.... :D

    • @lmaousack2993
      @lmaousack2993 Рік тому +14

      @@awakeant8079 nonono, they appear strong when they are weak, that much they did right. The text between the lines is that weak = no fight, they fought

    • @iwannabeadored69420
      @iwannabeadored69420 Рік тому +1

      @@lmaousack2993 It's foolish to rely on assumptions 🧐

    • @lmaousack2993
      @lmaousack2993 Рік тому

      @@iwannabeadored69420 It's foolish to rely on old dogs to herd young sheep

  • @rickydowling2920
    @rickydowling2920 Рік тому +258

    As a veteran soldier. It made me sick to the stomach the lies in equipment and support I just watched you prove the Russian millitary is doing. No one can blame a soldier for performing thier duty for thier country. But if I were a Russian soldier... I'd get a new country. I only hope the Russian people will rise up once again as they did against the Soviets. To change the coruption, the greed and the idiocy. A free and democratic Russia would be a beatiful place to be.

    • @brankocusic6803
      @brankocusic6803 Рік тому +24

      I am military veteran but not so naive to believe this video

    • @rickydowling2920
      @rickydowling2920 Рік тому +76

      @@brankocusic6803 ok comrade, you just keep dreaming that Russia has a well supplied military and we'll keep pointing and laughing 🤣

    • @brankocusic6803
      @brankocusic6803 Рік тому +5

      @@rickydowling2920 👍

    • @Chaldon-hl6yk
      @Chaldon-hl6yk Рік тому +1

      Its Hitler speech from 1941

    • @user-dc9oq2pr6v
      @user-dc9oq2pr6v Рік тому

      No one ever rises up against soviets. They collapsed due to internal matters

  • @rustam5003
    @rustam5003 4 місяці тому +6

    Well, that even worse for west that such army still kicking NATO’s ass 😂

  • @J--12
    @J--12 6 місяців тому +6

    Если это всё правда, или хотя бы половина от этого так и есть, где перемоги? Или без жестов доброй воли контрнаступ не выходит?

    • @user-sz4fn9vh8s
      @user-sz4fn9vh8s 2 місяці тому

      Интересно, что думают эти идиоты-комментаторы теперь? Осознают они, что их СМИ где-то их обманули?

  • @mathijszwier6026
    @mathijszwier6026 Рік тому +640

    Imagine being shot as a Russian soldier...Looking at the holes in your "body armour," your last realization being what it truly means to be Russian

    • @Bajtjr
      @Bajtjr Рік тому +150

      "Tampon, comrade?"

    • @mikitz
      @mikitz Рік тому +54

      At least the body armor is lightweight. So there's that.

    • @blaeiptekvkukurbo
      @blaeiptekvkukurbo Рік тому +51

      "Elite Operator Difficulty"

    • @jed-henrywitkowski6470
      @jed-henrywitkowski6470 Рік тому +18

      How does one say "not service related" in Orc, I mean Russian?

    • @Brian-om2hh
      @Brian-om2hh Рік тому +12

      Quite a lot of Russian soldiers have been able to actually experience that. No imagination needed.

  • @johanmetreus1268
    @johanmetreus1268 Рік тому +71

    6:10 The Finnish Mosin nagant is one of two rifle at 9-hole reviews to have reached 1000 yards with iron sights alone, so a scoped Mosin for DMR-stuff isn't quite as outdated as portrayed.

    • @karabinjr
      @karabinjr Рік тому +8

      These are Tula made. Probbably more reliable but less precise due to loose tolerances

    • @mnxs
      @mnxs Рік тому +21

      No not necessarily, but that assumes that the soldiers issued with Nagants are actually 1) intended for the DMR role, and 2) have received adequate training. And as @Vik Karabin pointed out, there's no knowing the quality and state of those rifles, especially after potentially many years in stock.
      It seems more likely to me that they've just been given them because there was nothing else to give.

    • @williamzk9083
      @williamzk9083 Рік тому +4

      I would imagine these bolt action rifles were not issued to front line assault troops. I also imagine them as a supplement to say AK--47 which have a range of only about 300m.

    • @matthewcharles5867
      @matthewcharles5867 Рік тому

      Nangant will still kill you just as a ak will so it's pretty irrelevant.
      It's not the first time a military power has used outdated weapons.

    • @matthewguynn5745
      @matthewguynn5745 Рік тому

      Yeah and 4/10 of my Russian made 7.62 rounds are duds.. even with the heaviest spring they make it won't fire the caps. Federal brass works everytime

  • @user-ul2rv5wk7q
    @user-ul2rv5wk7q Місяць тому +2

    Wow, despite the facts told in this video, the whole NATO which also includes USA spending or donating for or having supplied with their Arms around 200 billion dollars to Ukraine army haven't won this battle

  • @felix807
    @felix807 6 місяців тому +7

    A fatal mistake in war is to underestimate your opponent😮

  • @rekire___
    @rekire___ Рік тому +94

    A wise man once said
    *"don't bring rubber in tank fight, kids"*

    • @phili964LP
      @phili964LP Рік тому +12

      The reactive armor was removed after capture by Ukrainians and the rubber plates are only spacers for contact5.
      I’m pro ukraine myself because my mom is from there but some things are just over exaggerated

    • @dominiksoukal
      @dominiksoukal Рік тому +3

      @@phili964LP So they removed the explosive from the armor but didn't destroy the tank? Sounds like vatnik cope

    • @phili964LP
      @phili964LP Рік тому +11

      @@dominiksoukal bruh there are analyses on the internet about this specific issue.
      The argument was that ukraine needs ERA Plates for their own tanks. That’s why they took all of them off of captured tanks, that aren’t serviceable.
      Btw on this specific tank, also the gunners sights are missing together with some other important stuff. Without wich even the Russian wouldn’t send tanks into battle

    • @dszubert
      @dszubert Рік тому +2

      @@phili964LP Why did they not take the whole reactive armor plate if they needed it, rather than just the explosive?

    • @ScrewDriver609
      @ScrewDriver609 Рік тому

      @@phili964LP say palianytsia XD

  • @steamedgames5148
    @steamedgames5148 Рік тому +73

    This time it was exactly what I thought instead of not what you think

  • @gibster9624
    @gibster9624 3 місяці тому +2

    And now an undercrewed Bradley just aced a Russia T90 from 2 dudes on their 2nd mission and an abundance of War Thunder experience.

  • @BlueWallFull4331
    @BlueWallFull4331 Рік тому +51

    This is by far the best video I have seen from you! You showed nothing but facts and a ton of information that I was unaware of, like how deep the corruption actually flows through Russia. Proved everything you said ! Great job, I was expecting to hear everything I already had and was assuming your just late on making the same type of video everyone else has. But that was not the case! It certainly was Not What I Thought!

    • @NotWhatYouThink
      @NotWhatYouThink  Рік тому +3

      Thanks Jacob!

    • @alexn78666
      @alexn78666 Рік тому

      the bit about Ukrainian missiles striking Poland isn't a "fact" as it hasn't been confirmed to be Ukranian. In fact, it's most likely Russian but the west doesn't want to antagonize Poo-tin. Even if the missiles were Ukranian, the way it's presented in this video is inaccurate. Russian missiles "returning to home" are ones that were supposed to be set up to specifically target a different area. The missiles that struck Poland, IF they were Ukranian, were almost certainly fired from a SAM system in an attempt to destroy Russian cruise missiles, then missed and kept flying into Poland. The reason we know this most likely isn't the case is that Ukranian SAM systems are configured to blow themselves up if they miss the target to avoid this exact situation.

  • @fanficfan8599
    @fanficfan8599 Рік тому +56

    My dad was part of the air force and the only thing he ever told me about his job...Just be cause some branch of the military gives you "facts and numbers" does not mean they are true...and that was during Desert Storm in the 90s

    • @dangerous8333
      @dangerous8333 Рік тому +2

      Most people are aware of this.

    • @JuanLopez-kk9wi
      @JuanLopez-kk9wi Рік тому +5

      @@dangerous8333 "Most people are aware of this." 🤓

  • @joewoodchuck3824
    @joewoodchuck3824 7 місяців тому

    Great job.

  • @CliffCardi
    @CliffCardi 6 місяців тому +3

    “I am Vladimir Putin, and I am once again asking for your financial support.”

  • @masha22092000r
    @masha22092000r Рік тому +282

    My dad served 2 years in Afghanistan as a Soviet Soldier.
    Believe me, it wasn't much better.

    • @Pteromandias
      @Pteromandias Рік тому +5

      Respect.
      Bagram 2010-11, 2017-18. I saw lots of old Soviet equipment left behind, bunkers built by the Russians. I worked in a sturdy old earthquake-proof building built by the Soviets. You could tell what buildings were from the Soviet occupation. We brought connexes and built pre-fab structures.

    • @mikrophone8499
      @mikrophone8499 Рік тому +2

      Russians are a bunch of clowns.

    • @guestuser1671
      @guestuser1671 Рік тому +30

      I remember when the Russian army left East Germany, their soldiers cried ugly tears because their new barracks somewhere in Russia were expected to be much worse than the rat-infested molding damp holes they hat built and operated in East Germany. Most of the barracks had to be torn down after the Russians left…
      Russia never treated their soldiers well.

    • @vitbar407
      @vitbar407 Рік тому +4

      100 tausend war veterans living on the streets in USA asking for food,crying!😅

    • @andrewpereira9271
      @andrewpereira9271 Рік тому +5

      Russia's always looked at it's vast manpower as a resource not unlike weapons and machinery. If you have a million artillery shells, you launch 'em . . . you don't think about trying to conserve them. The same thinking applies to their supplies of of "inexhaustible" soldiers. WW2 was a classic example of this. The brutal difference is that no one grieves a dead tank.

  • @aldorain1016
    @aldorain1016 Рік тому +652

    As a US soldier looking at what they are dealing with, I sleep a little more sound at night knowing that although our equipment could be better, it work and gets the job done. Training is actually given thought, and we go through many theoretical scenarios. Not to mention, our support is top-notch. Just so those of you wondering know. Yes, the US army spends its money on things that matter and keeps a competent force of soldiers. Thank god I didn't grow up in russia.

    • @Jamazed
      @Jamazed Рік тому +96

      US military goofs up with some of its over-budget tech projects, but at its core has some amazing equipment and vehicles while prioritizing the safety of soldiers over everything else.

    • @erikasl.7050
      @erikasl.7050 Рік тому +35

      US army have amazing equipment, my uncle been in military for many years now and went to many hot points, like Afghanistan and said American bases are like shopping malls, u can find everything, he bought an ipad there cuz it was cheaper lul. Soldier equipment is also top notch wich is no surprise bcs highest military funding in the world. Literally no other country compares. So yeah u should actually be very happy about ur equipment.

    • @WarBadger
      @WarBadger Рік тому

      ahahahahahahahahahahahahhahah oh man, you sure is lucky, brain would be too much of a burden for you.

    • @mjisurdad
      @mjisurdad Рік тому +74

      @@thehardikmadaandefeated the U.S. army? The army realized the country didn’t want them and gave up trying and left. All bs aside the U.S. military could flatten all of Afghanistan if it wanted to. It was too busy trying to win hearts and minds of the locals. The same locals would take the money and work with them by day only to fight them at night on the other side.

    • @disfatbidge2064
      @disfatbidge2064 Рік тому +36

      @@thehardikmadaan
      Um no they did not. The us took over the entire country in 2 months and the entire war is just taliban hiding in tunnels and caves. We chose to leave and the moment we left is when the Afghanistan army gave up. So no we did not even come close to losing. Every battle fought there we have not lost. In 2 decades we have only lost 2000 troops compared to Russia embarrassing lost of more than 200,000 in just a year.

  • @mynameiseve.1
    @mynameiseve.1 4 місяці тому

    I like what you did there with the "military operation"

  • @user-cv7yg3jf5d
    @user-cv7yg3jf5d 2 місяці тому +1

    Sounds optimistic

  • @McShaggswell
    @McShaggswell Рік тому +713

    4:42 That helmet is an STSh-81 "Sfera" helmet and it is a real design from all the way back in the Soviet Union times. Issued mostly to interior police and special purpose troops for anti-terrorism and urban combat, it consists of three separate titanium or steel plates. It's an older design, and looks odd because of its unorthodox construction, but it isn't necessarily a fake. (although commercial reproductions are made for airsoft or cosplay that offer zero protective capabilities and this could be one such example)

    • @CaptainDope
      @CaptainDope Рік тому +60

      While you're right, the main purpose of a helmet isn't to stop bullets, but protect from fragments, falling debris, and ricochets.

    • @philldavies7940
      @philldavies7940 Рік тому +14

      is it any good for mountain biking? l crashed and broke mine earlier this year, cost me £30 to replace, must be about the same cost as that russian one and about as much use for deflecting high velocity rounds.

    • @pauloguerra391
      @pauloguerra391 Рік тому

      Look the Bond! When does Putin die? MI6 goes into how many cancers already? poor english poodles.

    • @erickim1739
      @erickim1739 Рік тому +26

      @@philldavies7940 No helmet is used to deflect any type of small arms fire. Its like a construction helmet that protects against debris that may injure you, but military helmets also protect against shrapnel from explosions or from bullets hitting the wall which can send fragments of concrete towards your head.
      A helmet that could protect you from even a .45 caliber round would be way too heavy and unwieldly.

    • @alexsaint6543
      @alexsaint6543 Рік тому +4

      "Sphere" which is not sphere but 3 pieces. Oh, that traditional russian lies 😂

  • @rashedusman9717
    @rashedusman9717 Рік тому +58

    This is one of the best examples why fighting corruption is so important. Without it they woudn't have started a war in Ukraine. In a way it was not unexpected taking in consideration how difficult it was for them during the wars in Chechnya.

    • @bororobo7036
      @bororobo7036 Рік тому +2

      Ukraine is extremely corruptive country. The US is global leader in systemic corruption of elites. Put together these two and you get minus 100 BN (or more) in the US budget without any real benefit for people. What a BS !

    • @crazyafghan5353
      @crazyafghan5353 Рік тому +2

      I am afraid of what our soldier are equipped with, after all 80 percent of country budget is spend on them.

    • @rashedusman9717
      @rashedusman9717 Рік тому +1

      @@crazyafghan5353 I think it's probably 10-20%, the rest get's in the so called businessmen's private accounts. It's the legacy of communism because in almoust all ex-communist nations leaders have the bad habbit of stealing as much as they can without thinking about the consecvences.

    • @dranzerjetli5126
      @dranzerjetli5126 Рік тому

      They may have caused more destruction without corruption. Thank god for corruption in Russia.

    • @gustavmeyrink_2.0
      @gustavmeyrink_2.0 Рік тому +5

      That is why Democracy tends to work better than autocracy. The more or less frequent change of who is ultimately in charge naturally limits (high level) corruption. Conversely democracies which keep one party in power for a number of governments have a much higher rate of corruption than democracies which regularly change the party in charge and/or ones with coalition governments.

  • @daquan7868
    @daquan7868 4 місяці тому

    Wow, you doing Mach 1 and have to wait for google earth to boot up to navigate

  • @mustafankamil1973
    @mustafankamil1973 4 місяці тому +4

    who is winning now???

    • @alethalbit
      @alethalbit 4 місяці тому

      It's a stall rn, winter might prove different

  • @SpartanFarron
    @SpartanFarron Рік тому +159

    I laughed way more than I should have throughout this video. Especially during the missile failure parts.

    • @gerri577
      @gerri577 Рік тому

      it's not funny. US top general just reported that each side has lost more than 100,000 (one hundred thousand) men. War is not glamorous. It's not entertainement. It's not a game. Grow the fuck up.

    • @mehmed13
      @mehmed13 Рік тому

      @IG Westcoast
      haha lol, but really his friend should went to usa, he would be a good guy too

    • @wkgurr
      @wkgurr Рік тому +1

      Yeah I'm sure the people living in Kiev currently without water and electricity will also laugh really hard about Russian missile falures.

    • @mehmed13
      @mehmed13 Рік тому +1

      @@wkgurr
      i know what do you mean, but its a cheap way to win a war, just like they did in chechnya

    • @msj9097
      @msj9097 Рік тому +2

      @@wkgurr actually the missiles used to destroy Ukrainian infrastructure are Iranian not Russian.

  • @incorrigibledelinquent7232
    @incorrigibledelinquent7232 13 днів тому +1

    I'm an ex British infantryman. We have found rations from the 50's. And ballistic vests are to keep the inards in one piece as to not have a psychological effect on other soldiers. How about you tell people the truth of the true realities of war

  • @wadestclair249
    @wadestclair249 2 місяці тому +2

    Design work on the AK-47 began in 1945. It was presented for official military trials in 1947, and, in 1948, the fixed-stock version was introduced into active service for selected units of the Soviet Army. In early 1949, the AK was officially accepted by the Soviet Armed Forces[9] and used by the majority of the member states of the Warsaw Pact.

  • @CecilyThanador
    @CecilyThanador Рік тому +105

    6:05 You have to admit though: That is one very well maintained Mosin-Nagant. Sure little bit of wood damage but no outright rust or significant damage to the weapon itself.

    • @ericwinkworth6701
      @ericwinkworth6701 Рік тому +9

      Cosmaline is an amazing product

    • @Oofzyk
      @Oofzyk Рік тому +1

      yeah its pretty good condition

    • @kny1098
      @kny1098 Рік тому

      10/10 and its PU would love to take it to the firing range

    • @MashedJoetatoes
      @MashedJoetatoes Рік тому +6

      If that's an original scope that Mosin is probably more valuable than an AK47 lol

    • @PanoptesDreams
      @PanoptesDreams Рік тому

      A real trophy

  • @bungus.unhinged
    @bungus.unhinged Рік тому +178

    Corruption literally reduced Russian military to a point where you can't tell it from "Who Killed Captain Alex?" movie decorations

    • @LukeDay-pv7qw
      @LukeDay-pv7qw 11 місяців тому +22

      Everyone in Uganda knows kung-fu

    • @lukasz.adamski
      @lukasz.adamski 11 місяців тому +6

      Still in confrontation of Tiger Mafia with RuASians I'd bet on Tiger Mafis.

    • @Parabellum-oe3sw
      @Parabellum-oe3sw 10 місяців тому +1

      It’s a tragedy

    • @bungus.unhinged
      @bungus.unhinged 10 місяців тому

      If you guys were to serve in the Russian MoD you'd see it as a joke not very far from truth. Many military bases even lack cleaning equipment due to servicemen, WO and officers not being interested in units comprised majorly of draftees. Also there's common theft, corruption and twisted bureaucracy that're slowing the cogs the former two having been reduced in the past 20 years, the US destroyed Russian economy thus military after all and did that well by also introducing the same constitution Weimar once had. You probably hear it for the first time but it even said that international laws took priority over national which is dumbfounding to anyone with IQ score >120 and looks more as if a winner would enforce their demands upon a loser, guys Russia isn't as bad as you think

    • @bungus.unhinged
      @bungus.unhinged 10 місяців тому

      And I think it's good that some developments are finally taking place. And it's also caused me some brain damage to hear "developed" country citizens who have never been to anywhere speak confidently about real state of business in any country. Guys people like this don't know any better than you stop listening to the BS online

  • @Silesia-uv4de
    @Silesia-uv4de 3 місяці тому +27

    Source = Trust me Bro

    • @justmarcoriginal
      @justmarcoriginal Місяць тому

      Very true😂
      And this guy doesn't even know anything military gear and the backstory to why people use it even if it is outdated.

    • @kali00000
      @kali00000 Місяць тому +1

      Look at the video bot... he gives sources on everything he says

    • @justmarcoriginal
      @justmarcoriginal Місяць тому +3

      @@kali00000 That source is basically: "My source is that I made it the fuck up"

    • @kali00000
      @kali00000 Місяць тому

      @@justmarcoriginal he showed proof while explaining a situation. From there, you just google what he showed and see it. Most sources are US intelligence services.

    • @Britishbolls
      @Britishbolls Місяць тому

      This Man's Source = The Literal Trashbin And Russian Propoganda

  • @warrenreid6109
    @warrenreid6109 7 місяців тому

    Great video.

  • @josheakins5137
    @josheakins5137 Рік тому +31

    Love your content. I am easily put off by lack of narration skills and I have no complaints. That’s especially hard to do when English isn’t your first language. Very good with your tonality and story telling. Thank you.

  • @kalebbruwer
    @kalebbruwer Рік тому +83

    5:40 Well, you gotta hand it to Russian logistics: It takes some talent to destroy a Kalashnikov like that

    • @raptorhuman1645
      @raptorhuman1645 Рік тому +2

      I guess since they designed it, they would know a shortcut or two in destroying AKs.

    • @sergeygalayda2931
      @sergeygalayda2931 Рік тому +6

      It's easier then you think. Sell materials and pocket money what was given to repair warehouse roof. Inspectors never will come when it's rainy weather. They will never open crate to check firearm condition.

    • @stephenhensley5631
      @stephenhensley5631 Рік тому +1

      Maybe they were short on cosmoline.

    • @dennisyoung4631
      @dennisyoung4631 Рік тому

      Uh, mix Mazut/Bunker fuel with used motor oil, heat till the mix is good and runny, then immerse stuff you want to not rust in it and then drag it out to cool?
      Note: the above “waste” materials give a “crude and nasty” species of “Cosmoline.” Adding some paraffin or other petroleum waxes would result in a (much?) closer approximation to the real thing.

  • @johncollins7670
    @johncollins7670 7 місяців тому

    Very well documented.