European Reacts: How US Military SMOKED Russian Mercenaries

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  • @european-reacts
    @european-reacts  6 місяців тому +55

    Feel free to hit the like button and subscribe for more content. I would also love to hear your suggestions for future reactions-drop them in the comments below!🙏

    • @PurpleObscuration
      @PurpleObscuration 6 місяців тому

      You interrupt very frequently and for a looooooooong time, I'll just move on directly to the source

    • @user-zq3iy2em9j
      @user-zq3iy2em9j 6 місяців тому +1

      Hello, can you do the job 6 reasons why you shouldn't mess with the USA? I know you did the 5 reasons, but this one is more updated to today's times though, still a bit off by like a year.
      Could you please take this into consideration thank you.😊

    • @ronileigh9336
      @ronileigh9336 6 місяців тому

      ​@@user-zq3iy2em9j Yes he should react to it. I always let the reactors know they should really react to an updated video. The US changes often.

    • @JohnLeePettimoreIII
      @JohnLeePettimoreIII 6 місяців тому +1

      i worked with a russian game development company for almost 6 years. and your accent sounds russian. not exactly russian, but close enough that when i first heard you, i thought you were russian.
      i feel compassion for people that deserve it. i feel ZERO compassion for war criminals. this video makes me smile every time i see it.

    • @franciscofranco5523
      @franciscofranco5523 6 місяців тому

      ,,eUrOpEaN,, hahahahahahahaha

  • @dwandeanda8927
    @dwandeanda8927 6 місяців тому +615

    The literal definition of "fuck around and find out." As a former US Marine I can confirm that we do not take attacks lightly

    • @fittekowner
      @fittekowner 6 місяців тому +66

      There are no "former Marines" Semper Fi

    • @redfoxtactical8425
      @redfoxtactical8425 6 місяців тому

      We were literally in that nation illegally creating ISIS. We weren't the good guys here.

    • @justincampbell2168
      @justincampbell2168 5 місяців тому

      Unless Joe Biden is President and the Navy decides to ignore being attacked like it is now. #FJB

    • @dwandeanda8927
      @dwandeanda8927 5 місяців тому +21

      @@fittekowner true Semper Fi

    • @patrickbateman6995
      @patrickbateman6995 5 місяців тому +1

      ​@@fittekownerI think he means he no longer lives that lifestyle....

  • @DivusMagus
    @DivusMagus 6 місяців тому +232

    The medal is probably the most expensive participation trophy ever made.
    The whole incident really optimizes the phrase "Fuck around, find out"

    • @sayascarlett3187
      @sayascarlett3187 6 місяців тому +4

      Was about to say: This whole thing, is the very definition of 'fuck around, and find out'.
      But ya beat me to it 😂

    • @Rotorhead1651
      @Rotorhead1651 6 місяців тому +3

      Every medal is an "expensive participation trophy". It cost lives.

    • @DivusMagus
      @DivusMagus 6 місяців тому +5

      @@Rotorhead1651 do you think medals are given to every soldier?

    • @ragedmayhem1
      @ragedmayhem1 6 місяців тому +3

      ​@@Rotorhead1651you have no clue how medals work 😂😂😂😂

    • @alannickelson9565
      @alannickelson9565 6 місяців тому +1

      The medal... nothing too fancy. It's the second place medal after all.

  • @martini1179
    @martini1179 6 місяців тому +259

    Fun fact: it wasn't just a representative of the US military calling Russia, it was the Secretary of Defense himself calling his Russian counterpart. His Russian counterpart said that they had no Russian troops in the area, and so the defense secretary called the guy in charge in the area and said, "Go ahead."

    • @Rotorhead1651
      @Rotorhead1651 6 місяців тому +58

      Sec. Def: "You are cleared to engage."
      Battalion C.O.: "LIGHT 'EM UP!!"

    • @user-ml9pm3ut9b
      @user-ml9pm3ut9b 5 місяців тому +11

      It was Gen. Mattis, wasn't it?

    • @davidz1189
      @davidz1189 5 місяців тому

      @@user-ml9pm3ut9b Yes it was General mattis However Donald Trump was the President.

    • @Thorfinn_Son_Of_Thors
      @Thorfinn_Son_Of_Thors 5 місяців тому +12

      ​@@user-ml9pm3ut9bYes it was. Mad Dog did not fuck around.

    • @jesusofbullets
      @jesusofbullets 5 місяців тому +12

      @@Thorfinn_Son_Of_Thors "I come in peace. I didn’t bring artillery. But I’m pleading with you, with tears in my eyes: If you fuck with me, I’ll kill you all."
      The Mad Dog was a hell of a man.

  • @clintlewis1715
    @clintlewis1715 5 місяців тому +94

    Yes, this actually happened. It was the US Secretary of Defense that called his Russian counterpart asking if there were Russian forces in the area. The Russian counterpart denied that there were any Russian forces in the area. After the battle was over, the US Secretary of Defense allegedly called his Russian counterpart again and said "we have confirmed there no Russian forces in the area" as to politely say, we just obliterated whoever it was.

    • @libertybell8852
      @libertybell8852 5 місяців тому +13

      Lol!! General Mattis.

    • @axios_ftw_0187
      @axios_ftw_0187 4 дні тому +1

      ​@@libertybell8852oooh rah mad dog!

    • @diver165
      @diver165 2 дні тому +1

      The reply was, "understood..."

    • @Mnaughten601
      @Mnaughten601 День тому

      Although I want to believe the message after the battle was true, I’ve only seen tertiary reporting saying it happened. So I highly doubt it did.
      It’s a great story, but just like the Germans calling the US Marines Teufel Hunden, during WW1, it’s most likely US Propaganda.

  • @voraciousreader3341
    @voraciousreader3341 6 місяців тому +273

    If the Russian officer had admitted they crossed the Euphrates, then the soldiers would at least have been able to keep their lives if not their pride, but the officer lied, and told the American officer again and again that the troops weren’t Russian. So the Americans were like, “Great! It’s not Russians, let’s get whoever it is out of there,” and they did. So the Russian leadership let their soldiers down, which is sick.

    • @rdramos13
      @rdramos13 6 місяців тому +6

      Also the possibility that the Russian officer didn't know troops were there. Video mentions communications from Moscow, which means Putin. So very possible troop movement was done in secret or behind his back.

    • @jefferyshute6641
      @jefferyshute6641 6 місяців тому +26

      The Russian commanders consider all their soldiers expendable, even for low priority missions. They still have the mindset of commanders during WWI. Throw cannon fodder into the meat grinder. Soldiers are considered less expensive to waste than equipment, and there are so many available.

    • @stephaniestaley9811
      @stephaniestaley9811 6 місяців тому +21

      Also a clear case of setting up plausible deniability. Russia was testing the U.S.’s resolve and seeing what we had on the defensive side without actually pitting their soldiers against ours, creating an international incident. The fact that they sent contractors rather than soldiers in and kept the planes on the ground says that the contractors were expendable. And the object wasn’t to win outright, but to gather information. They sent these not-very-good-guys in to die and got the info they wanted…

    • @Christobanistan
      @Christobanistan 6 місяців тому +5

      I don't think that's how it happened. They lied, but the Americans knew it.

    • @jefferyshute6641
      @jefferyshute6641 6 місяців тому +1

      ​@@Christobanistan That's very possible as well.

  • @Jeeperskip
    @Jeeperskip 6 місяців тому +156

    The best part for me was at the very end when the Russian and Syrians started to form up again and the Americans made the phone call that turned them back immediately.
    Think about that for a second. They should realize from the phone call that they are being watched. There will be no surprise attacks. Not possible. No surprises at all for the Americans. If that doesn't send a chill down your spine then you just don't get it. We know where you are, we know what you are up to. You have our attention. Go home.

    • @malatose
      @malatose 6 місяців тому

      The Fat Electrician did a short clip talking about F-22's intercepting Iranian F-4's which were harassing our drones. The F-22's snuck up on the F-4's, inspected them for weapons, then suddenly showed themselves saying, "You should go home now." They did. ua-cam.com/video/6-3iTIdzsD4/v-deo.html

    • @Phoenixgemgaming
      @Phoenixgemgaming 5 місяців тому +14

      “You should go home now”

    • @jeremysorejian
      @jeremysorejian 12 днів тому

      @@Phoenixgemgaminggosh the f-22

  • @spuds416
    @spuds416 6 місяців тому +95

    As a Retired Member of the U S Military I laughed too.

    • @dylandaniel1201
      @dylandaniel1201 Місяць тому +3

      Thank you for your service 🇺🇸🤘

  • @socket_error1000
    @socket_error1000 6 місяців тому +201

    The ignorance and overconfidence of the Russian and Syrian attackers is obvious in this example but is not their fault. To say their superiors sent them into a meat grinder knowing there was a chance that the US response could be an overwhelming air and artillery response, is an understatement. It seems likely this was a test of US resolve to hold the oilfield that was met with an extreme response instead of a metered response. The "overkill" was intentional to demonstrate that such incursions would not be tolerated. The staging for a potential attack that followed showed that they clearly had not learned their lesson and were willing to see if the US was still defending the area.

    • @Nauda999
      @Nauda999 6 місяців тому

      The brave and noble US military has armed and trained terrorists to overthrow government in Syria since 2011, and when that didn't work, invaded and occupied oil rich NE part of Syria, and has been there ever since, and complain that they are getting attacked.

    • @Lorebreaker989
      @Lorebreaker989 5 місяців тому +7

      Russia didn't know America would launch an overwhelming airstrike. They can't pull that off themselves and assumed if they couldn't do it no one can.

    • @akatoshmorgul9367
      @akatoshmorgul9367 5 місяців тому

      More anti Russian propaganda. The attack was perpetrated against Syrian soldiers and Wagner advisors ON PATROL. There were 6-10 advisors and no one was capturing any oil field. Stop this bullshit anti Russian propaganda.

  • @jamesgirard1090
    @jamesgirard1090 6 місяців тому +191

    One thing this video doesn’t cover is the weeks and months before this Russian troops have been spoiling for a fight with Americans. They tried running vehicles off the road with their armor tried setting up roadblocks to interfere with American troop movements. This was the straw that broke the camels back.

    • @Nauda999
      @Nauda999 6 місяців тому +14

      And after the straw broke the camels back, Americans called up Russia, asked if they are Russian fighters, and when reply came as a no, was only when they started doing anything.

    • @isedie
      @isedie 6 місяців тому +11

      @@Nauda999 its called a diplomatic agreement. If the Russians said yes, then the U.S. would inform them they were attacking Americans and then Russia would have called it off. But the Wagner group decided, most likely , to go rogue and Russia denied it was them so that left the door open For the Americans.

    • @Heavenly_Fury
      @Heavenly_Fury 6 місяців тому +1

      @@isedie I think the Russians were testing the waters and to see how far they can take their agression started with them running americans off the road and I think attack was a test was to see if they can push out the americans with the threat of force. They used mercenaries and their allies to seperate themselves directly to aviod as much dioplamtic and poltical issues as possible hence why their was no airsupport

    • @Nauda999
      @Nauda999 6 місяців тому +2

      @@isedie maybe " its called a diplomatic agreement" I have heard it being called "deconfliction line"

    • @isedie
      @isedie 6 місяців тому +8

      @@Nauda999 The line is what Wagner group decided to cross and the reason why Russia said "no". they couldn't outright admit they knew. Plus, correct me if I'm wrong but Wagner is more a mercenary group then regular Russian army. Kind of the "poking a bear" group if you will. I'm sure we would have had a bigger fight if the Russian spec ops and regulars were involved with actual back up and air.

  • @mfcamillus211
    @mfcamillus211 6 місяців тому +43

    Just remember we Americans have a very unique definition of "proportional"

  • @brendanrisney2449
    @brendanrisney2449 6 місяців тому +98

    The Portuguese accent is apparently _extremely_ similar to the Russian accent when speaking English due to something about "stress-times" when speaking. And with how well known the Russian accent is, it's always going to be the default guess. You're hardly the first Portuguese person I confused as Russian at first- though I figured it out pretty quickly.

    • @ExarchGaming
      @ExarchGaming 6 місяців тому +10

      it's the deepness of his voice i think that makes it sound like a stereotype russian accent used on TV.
      If you go listen to Lixian (Markipliers Editor, he has his own youtube channel) his portugese accent is a lot more pronounced but you will hear European Reacts accent a little better after.

    • @kevinprzy4539
      @kevinprzy4539 6 місяців тому +10

      fr! I thought he was North Eastern European at first only to find out he's South Western European lmao (the exact opposite)

  • @greggwilliamson
    @greggwilliamson 6 місяців тому +48

    A lot of people don't know that Portugal is part of the oldest "mutual security" treaty still in effect. The "Treaty of Windsor" was ratified in 1386. England and Portugal have benefitted from the commerce clauses and there has been no war. It don't get much better than that.

  • @carlruth5692
    @carlruth5692 6 місяців тому +29

    One of my colleagues in the military played the intercepted phone calls and radio transmissions from the Russian Mercenaries. It was very evident who directed them to go in and it was done as a test to see how the US President at the time would react. The American response was not what the Russians were expecting. The order was given to send Russia a message to never directly challenge the United States again. To hear the mercenaries on the ground calling in that they were being massacred and begging for support knowing full well they would never get it is rather disturbing. The Russian Air Force never took to the sky because the United States made it very clear the Russian aircraft would be destroyed before they even took off.

    • @Heavenly_Fury
      @Heavenly_Fury 6 місяців тому +1

      So clearly a test and honestly more people need see how russia is extremly weak a more creditable adversary in my eyes is china. These test show that russian military have little care towards their men and like in the past wars for example battle of stalingrad they use their men as cannon fodder and large numbers to wear out opposing military forces. As Displayed here, in modern warfare the same tactic no longer work when you enemy has access to weapon that can take out large number of men and equipment with one button.

    • @donnasmith2079
      @donnasmith2079 Місяць тому +3

      THis is one of the reasons why I do not like Russia, They do not care about there own soldiers lives. Very sad. Yes they are mercenaries ,but they are still Russians and they were sent to be slaughted.

  • @notmyrealname3403
    @notmyrealname3403 6 місяців тому +77

    They were mercenaries. They knew what they signed up for. I value human life, but “if you threaten my brothers you die” type of mentality takes over, especially if there is no set rules of engagement with unidentified attackers. FAFO.

    • @jasoncordial4730
      @jasoncordial4730 6 місяців тому +7

      That is probably one of the best explanations of FAFO I've heard.

  • @larrykelly3536
    @larrykelly3536 6 місяців тому +32

    As a US Veteran I laugh because their leadership thought they'd get away with it. As a human and a veteran I also feel bad for the soldiers that had to die because of their leadership.

  • @martini1179
    @martini1179 6 місяців тому +47

    This is a great example of combined arms warfare, where 40 or so special forces and some local troops defeated a force of several hundred with ground and air attacks.

    • @bretcantwell4921
      @bretcantwell4921 6 місяців тому +3

      It's cheesy, but the final battle in the original Transformers movie was a perfect example of cross service combined arms in action.

  • @Terrell070
    @Terrell070 6 місяців тому +19

    I was laughing too. It was an example of the phrase "fuck around and find out".

  • @knobbynah
    @knobbynah 6 місяців тому +26

    "Speak softly and carry a big stick." - President Theodore Roosevelt

  • @casualguy3938
    @casualguy3938 6 місяців тому +55

    As a US Marine M60E3 gunner '86-'90, who was thankfully never in any combat but was involved in Operation Desert Shield. It is difficult for many to imagine just how much hurt the US Marines (200,000 limit), and the whole US military can bring once they know exactly where the enemy is, and they don't have to worry about civilian casualties. Just prior to getting out, I was attached to the armory of HQ company of 2nd Battalion 3rd Marines Infantry Division. We had 150 Marines in our company, and the weapons we had in stock in the armory, were as follows...
    Twenty Four TOW systems
    Eight Mark19 automatic grenade launchers
    Fifty two 50 cal machine guns with tripods
    Thirty two M60E3 machine guns (7.62mm)
    Forty eight SAW (5.56mm Squad Automatic Weapons)
    One hundred and forty eight M16A2s
    Thirty two 9mm Barettas
    With that many weapons available for a headquarters company, none of the Marines even needed an M16. Can you imagine being shot at by a HQ company, and the least damaging weapon they had was a SAW that would fire at up to 1100 5.56mm rounds per minute at up to 1000 yards effective range? If you could even close to 500 yards after they ran out of rounds for all of those things, you would still have your hands full with Marines being able to pick you off very effectively at 500y without even using a scope on their M16s.

    • @bretcantwell4921
      @bretcantwell4921 6 місяців тому +13

      Marine assets are similar to Army Cav units in that they have organic aviation and armor units in regimental or brigade structure.
      One thing I learned in Army Artillery school is that maneuver units at battalion/regiment will have an AF fire support officer for anything from an A-10 to B-52.
      As you note, maneuver units bring a lot of hurt with them and call on a lot more if available.

    • @user-ft2bt9kw7x
      @user-ft2bt9kw7x Місяць тому

      The American usually fight very weak enemies . Countries with no air defences , airforces and ancient weapons . Americans have yet to prove themselves in real combat against a peer power
      Now the US army is woke with obsolete equipment. Times change

    • @darrylmuse9948
      @darrylmuse9948 Місяць тому +1

      Was in the same time as you brother also a M60 E-3 gunner G 2/8 Wpns Plt Semper Fi

    • @user-ft2bt9kw7x
      @user-ft2bt9kw7x Місяць тому

      You are aware that the troops killed were just infantry ? No heavy weapons , air cover or air defence and they were ambushed by the Americans who had artillery, and air power ? How can you possibly call that a fair fight or something to boast about . Rather pathetic

    • @claylarson3021
      @claylarson3021 2 дні тому +1

      @@user-ft2bt9kw7x this might be news to you, but the US Military spends A LOT of money making sure we don't risk our troops in "fair fights". Are you thinking about the Olympics, maybe?

  • @Isaacsbased
    @Isaacsbased 6 місяців тому +38

    You actually don’t have to feel compassion for everyone, evil deserves no compassion

    • @scotthill1600
      @scotthill1600 6 місяців тому +10

      I don’t think I’d really feel bad for any PMC personnel who die in combat. You literally signed up to fight & risk your life for nothing but money. If you wanna risk your life & or die for $ well then good for you but I’m not gonna feel bad when you die for nothing, besides yet again $. Which you now can’t even use the $ bc your dead. If you leave behind family I might feel bad for them bc you decided to die for $ rather than live for your family
      Certainly don’t feel compassion for terrorists, serial killers, sexual predators for example. Couldn’t agree more I don’t have compassion for everyone

    • @Isaacsbased
      @Isaacsbased 6 місяців тому +3

      @@scotthill1600everyone is a person of their own choices, i don’t agree with you about combat deaths tho, I feel someone who is willing to risk their life for their country, no matter which greedy politicians send them there deserve respect, it may be for money or not, but you have to be brave to put yourself in that situation

    • @scottbrower9052
      @scottbrower9052 5 місяців тому +1

      🎯

    • @SunwardRanger83
      @SunwardRanger83 5 місяців тому +3

      @@Isaacsbased That's the thing though, a soldier fights for their country, a mercenary is in it for the cash. They're no different from contract killers, or the guys that fight for the drug cartels. The only reason it's not illegal is because some government's fight these kinds of deniable and expendable troops useful, but that doesn't make it moral.

  • @user-zq3iy2em9j
    @user-zq3iy2em9j 6 місяців тому +35

    No, it's not just you. I've watched this so many times by reactions and I still find it freaking hilarious 😂

    • @goldenageofdinosaurs7192
      @goldenageofdinosaurs7192 6 місяців тому +5

      Part of it is the guy translating in English & I re-translate it into angry, confused Russian, complete with all the cursing. There’s no way you can’t help but chuckle a little.

    • @corinnem.239
      @corinnem.239 6 місяців тому +3

      😂🤣😂

  • @burnttoasty5841
    @burnttoasty5841 6 місяців тому +22

    You are not the only one laughing! I’m getting a good chuckle right along with you!

  • @lonerangerak5232
    @lonerangerak5232 6 місяців тому +12

    It hilarious to watch people f around and find out that you don’t f with the US military .

  • @DAAllan82
    @DAAllan82 5 місяців тому +8

    “Obliterated” is definitely a word and you absolutely used it correctly here.

  • @debelmeis2311
    @debelmeis2311 5 місяців тому +11

    Russia won the darwin lottery, Darwin awards

  • @klubberzvonhatzenbuhl563
    @klubberzvonhatzenbuhl563 6 місяців тому +26

    Russians: There are no Russians there.
    Americans: By golly…you’re right! There ARE no Russians there…anymore.
    😉

  • @halicarnassus8235
    @halicarnassus8235 6 місяців тому +16

    6:30. Even people in Brazil who speak Portuguese confuse a lot of people around the world because Portuguese and Russian sound similar when it comes to the vowels. Again I think it's amazing that two people from across an entire continent with no contact with each other can I have a similar linguistic speak. So its not the way you look, it is that the pronouciation accentual Phonetics of Portugal and Russia sound similar to those who dont speak neither.

  • @gcoxumw1
    @gcoxumw1 6 місяців тому +16

    You’re not the only one laughing. And if that means we are going to hell, maybe we’ll laugh at that too.

  • @kingjames1308
    @kingjames1308 6 місяців тому +5

    That call from the US to Russia went like this, “Do you have troops assaulting our base?…. No comrade…. 5 seconds later…. That is correct”

  • @juanlugo3982
    @juanlugo3982 6 місяців тому +16

    You're not being bad for laughing I laugh so hard I farted😂

  • @myfavoritemartian1
    @myfavoritemartian1 5 місяців тому +9

    There is an account of the battle by a survivor. It was a pitiful story of stupidity. They went in like they were going to scare a bunch of villagers and take over. What they got was an expensive lesson of resolve.

  • @klubberzvonhatzenbuhl563
    @klubberzvonhatzenbuhl563 6 місяців тому +8

    I love how this video uses the ‘BRRRRT’ sound from the A-10 Warthog to bleep out the profanities of the Russian.

  • @janicehughes9203
    @janicehughes9203 6 місяців тому +17

    Its ok to feel sorry for the wagners, until you realized Russia denied them and Wagner went back to Russia to be used again

  • @kimkacer782
    @kimkacer782 6 місяців тому +26

    Your accent is DIFFERENT from what a Russian one is, but not THAT different, the difference is very subtle. That's why - totally your accent.
    No, there were definitely places where I was laughing. And I'm less sympathetic w/ bad actors... I think they were bad actors.

  • @kevingouldrup9265
    @kevingouldrup9265 6 місяців тому +13

    I live in an area of the U.S. where there are a lot of Portuguese people although mainly from the Azores. I knew you were not a Russian. lol

  • @thestig9716
    @thestig9716 6 місяців тому +16

    Well, the Wagner group is better trained and equipped than most Russian units. But when you get down to it, the Russian Army isn't very good as Ukraine is showing. They are fighting a 21st century war, with 20th century equipment and using 19th Century logistics. The beatdown they did was a heavy handed response to deter any more incursions from the Russians. And the Russian pilots wanting to get into the fight probably didn't happen, because they would have been eliminated. The guy talking from the Russian perspective were intercepted communications from the Wagner group to Moscow. And yeah I laughed at them. FRussia

    • @slaughterzealibib
      @slaughterzealibib 6 місяців тому +6

      Russia has been preparing to fight WW2.5 the US has been preparing to fight WW3 - WW10

  • @stephsdlnthms3957
    @stephsdlnthms3957 6 місяців тому +7

    As an American….i say use any and all measures to protect our people. I don’t want a “fair fight” or anything even close. I want ALL of my people to come back home. The cost to the other side in order to make that happen isn’t my concern.

    • @SunwardRanger83
      @SunwardRanger83 5 місяців тому +4

      Exactly, if you're doing it right, you're not there to fight fair, and certainly not to die for your country. You're there to make the other guy die for his.

  • @BoylenInk
    @BoylenInk 6 місяців тому +10

    I think some people might think you’re Russian due to the accent. It does sound vaguely like an old stereotypical Russian accent used in movies years ago - and most Americans are not familiar with hearing Portuguese talking.

  • @Beans-1111
    @Beans-1111 6 місяців тому +12

    I watched every reaction to this video and I loved mostly every single one. I really can't wait to watch this video! It's going to be so good!!!

  • @Basebidet0
    @Basebidet0 6 місяців тому +15

    No your definitely not the only one laughing at this.

  • @noobpowerXD3900
    @noobpowerXD3900 6 місяців тому +9

    Imagine getting a medal for getting your guts rearranged. 😂

    • @spacemonkey1776b
      @spacemonkey1776b 6 днів тому +1

      Your mom got a trophy for that, and I helped.

  • @icemanxidkp
    @icemanxidkp 6 місяців тому +6

    Yea there was a Delta attachment with Army Rangers on site. And marines acting as a quick reaction force. And overwhelming air support. They never really stood any chance.

  • @DingooEgret
    @DingooEgret 6 місяців тому +5

    “If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.” -Sun Tzu’s

  • @Cifer77
    @Cifer77 5 місяців тому +4

    I love that the F*** censor sound is a clip of the A10 Warthog GAU-8 Avenger nose gun lol

  • @alias7859
    @alias7859 6 місяців тому +12

    I think your accent can be mistaken for Russian and your name can also. I have Italian relatives and their accent is similar to yours. And, no, you are not the only one chuckling. Wagner was "obliterated".

  • @tjnucnuc
    @tjnucnuc 24 хвилини тому +1

    I assume they felt untouchable thinking the US would just want to avoid a broader conflict between “super” powers.

  • @xJamesLaughx
    @xJamesLaughx 6 місяців тому +4

    Yeah they got the "Congrats, you survived the American military" participation medal lol. Kind of the same as giving a medal to the one who came in last place in a race just for participating to make them feel better lol.

  • @jonathanlay8746
    @jonathanlay8746 6 місяців тому +15

    I work for a big international company with a very diverse team. And one of my friends at work is Russian (Well, technically Armenian I think? Grew up in Soviet Kazakhstan speaking Russian) -- and YES your accent, for whatever reason sounds a lot like his. ? I don't know why if you're Portuguese. Enjoying your videos!

    • @ScorpioVI
      @ScorpioVI 6 місяців тому +2

      I worked as a .gov contractor and had a lot of contact with Russians. I had him pegged for a Russian too when I first started watching his videos until he said he was Portuguese. Had me fooled.

    • @libertybell8852
      @libertybell8852 5 місяців тому

      ​@@ScorpioVII said Eastern European of some kind, didn't think Portuguese, but with their vowels, it makes sense, I guess.

  • @JHamilton791
    @JHamilton791 6 місяців тому +5

    I'm no expert and can't say I'm familiar with a Portuguese -English accent, but your accent has similar vowel sounds to eastern European English accents. It's interesting!

  • @coopers1716
    @coopers1716 14 днів тому +2

    Some JTAC just sitting in an observation tower with 8 radios and a cup of coffee thinking of creative ways to combine airstrikes. ☕🤔

  • @guyforlogos
    @guyforlogos 4 місяці тому +2

    The sad part about this is that Russian brass seemingly allowed this to happen so they wouldn’t have to pay the mercenaries, they basically sent the mercs into a trap so they could watch how the US forces dealt with the threat.

  • @adamrou12345
    @adamrou12345 6 місяців тому +11

    The mistake was attacking an oilfield. The US is rather protective of oilfields.

    • @Rotorhead1651
      @Rotorhead1651 6 місяців тому

      Whaddaya expect? The world runs on oil.

    • @catlady443
      @catlady443 5 місяців тому

      It's an important that we will protect

  • @majic5zero
    @majic5zero 6 місяців тому +4

    Ahhh, it's called "combined arms" warfare...and we're very good at it!

  • @MadaraUchiha-sk2jl
    @MadaraUchiha-sk2jl 5 місяців тому +2

    You know those CAS pilots where patting each other on the back when they got back to base they had a lot of fun

  • @colinjames7569
    @colinjames7569 5 місяців тому +2

    This why you fuck around, you find out is our motto. We stand ground and never back down

  • @rmweidner7596
    @rmweidner7596 6 місяців тому +8

    U.S. Military doctrine tends to focus on the concepts of asymmetric warfare and targeted strikes. This means that, whenever possible, the commanders in the field will bring overpowering force to a specific target (or set of targets) to achieve their goals. This is why there was wave upon wave of different strikes - artillery, helicopters, air-to-mud (bombers), and drones - that kept pounding at the Wagner forces.
    As for why people might mistakenly think you're Russian, it probably has more to do with bad Hollywood actors than anything else - it seems that almost NOBODY in Hollywood is capable of a realistic Russian accent, so they settle on a European accent but with a deep voice. It's lazy acting on their part, but results in that particular stereotype.
    Keep doing what you do, man. I really enjoy your videos!

    • @Rotorhead1651
      @Rotorhead1651 6 місяців тому +4

      Translation: "U.S. military doctrine focuses on one concept.....peace through overwhelmingly superior firepower. "

    • @jewwinfrey6460
      @jewwinfrey6460 5 місяців тому +1

      @@Rotorhead1651and superior technology and training as well. Our logistics are second to none. We coordinate better than anyone

  • @csb78nm
    @csb78nm 5 місяців тому +4

    As our colonel in Afghanistan said when the Taliban got a bit rowdy and the Apaches were green lit to go in: Go on boys, show them firepower.
    (Sidenote: I flew on medevacs, but even from a loiter, that $hit was impressive.)

  • @user-zf3wn3dx5b
    @user-zf3wn3dx5b Місяць тому +1

    This is the definition of "F*ck around and find out"!

  • @3Authoress
    @3Authoress 5 місяців тому +3

    I love how the curse words in the video quote are replaced by A-10 Warthog gun firing noises. 🤣

  • @OddBallPerformance
    @OddBallPerformance 5 місяців тому +5

    There are two things you don't mess with when it comes to the American military. Our boats and our troops. Responses are almost always "proportional" in nature.

  • @TheGelatinousSnake
    @TheGelatinousSnake 6 місяців тому +3

    Deconfliction. If you agree to a line but cross it anyway… cannot blame defenders for defending themselves. When that line is a huge famous river, it isn’t an accident or exercise. A deliberate attack was successfully defended.

  • @sheilamartin880
    @sheilamartin880 6 місяців тому +5

    You are definitely not the only one laughing.

  • @snipinmonsta
    @snipinmonsta Місяць тому +2

    my unit was apart of this and the whole time no jokes all business. We didn't feel like death is funny but we'd be damned if the ones dying was our people.

  • @Wardr0p
    @Wardr0p 6 місяців тому +5

    Dark humor is the best humor.. IMO

  • @josephhunt4476
    @josephhunt4476 5 місяців тому +4

    US: " You have any troops in the area"
    Russia " nyet. We have no troops there"
    US military :brrrrrrrrt " yeah . You're right "

  • @raphaelsolo
    @raphaelsolo 15 днів тому +1

    This is what we in the states call "F*** around and find out."

  • @davidroberts5601
    @davidroberts5601 6 місяців тому +2

    Vlad loves to play around in the gray areas. In that case it went way bad for em

  • @therealdadoom7509
    @therealdadoom7509 6 місяців тому +3

    Theres a phrase thats popular among many Americans... Fuck around, find out. The reason we don't have the best healthcare system in the world... is because we have the best un-healthcare system, tbh I'm pretty sure we are technically the first, second, third and fourth with each of the branches of our military taking its own slot.

    • @blademaster2390
      @blademaster2390 Місяць тому

      Technically…no. At least in terms of total combat capable vessels for naval and tanks for ground, the US isnt first. China technically has more combat vessels in their navy, and Russia technically has more tanks. However, the US Navy has the largest navy by combined tonnage, and most of the 12000+ tanks Russia has in service are really outdated, like T-55s and even WW2-era T-34s.
      But yeah, in terms of air power…the US Air Force is the largest in the world. The 2nd place is the US Navy. 7th place is the US Marine Air Corps.

  • @joesmith701
    @joesmith701 6 місяців тому +4

    the accent would be my guess on why someone would think you are Russian. Even if it's wrong the accent makes me think of Eastern Europe accents.

  • @Steven-rp7li
    @Steven-rp7li День тому

    I don’t subscribe to many channels, but your commentary is great. As a U.S. Marine, your channel is awesome.

  • @chadh7005
    @chadh7005 6 місяців тому +2

    I can say the special forces are covered. You won't get a hand up on them. The millitary makes fun of each other inside. But in the end they have each other's backs.

  • @kleetus88
    @kleetus88 5 місяців тому +3

    I served in the US Navy aboard an attack submarine. I honestly felt sorry for whoever wanted a piece of our submarine force. Tomahawks, mines, torpodeoes and no way to see it coming.

    • @TatohOne
      @TatohOne 5 місяців тому

      I grew up on a US naval base in the 80s/90s in P.Rico. US navy has no chill.
      Even when you’re told to stop skunking Iran ships in 1988 you just “oops” sink another.
      Piss off a submarine crew? They start rampaging in the pacific sinking shit in WW2.
      You dented our child “Big Wisky” and gave three guys a scratch? Y’all just lose your cool. It’s dead, you blew it back in time.
      Look I get it. Navy can tear down a entire mountain if they wanted. Someone need to give you something to punch. 😂

  • @kevinb314
    @kevinb314 6 місяців тому +5

    Russians “that’s not us”
    America “ok then Greenlight 😎”
    Russians “stop killing all our guys!”

  • @blakebrown534
    @blakebrown534 5 місяців тому +1

    The best part is that they thought they had air defense in place to protect them. We called Moscow to warn them against doing anything and after denying that it was them doing the attack they still told their guys on the ground to shutoff the air defense that was supposed to be covering the Wagner guys...but they never told Wagner that they'd done that lol.

  • @Fryepod3628
    @Fryepod3628 5 місяців тому +2

    We laugh it because the Russian troops both here and Ukraine use the term "fucked us/fucking us" without saying "we got fucked up" which really increases the humor level ironically.

  • @davidmarquardt9034
    @davidmarquardt9034 6 місяців тому +4

    The tank and the APC that were left over was I think intentional. I mean they had accurately targeted every thing else. We probably towed them out the next day for intelligence purposes. I mean every now and then when you have the chance to see what the other side is using, you go for it

  • @fgialcgorge7392
    @fgialcgorge7392 6 місяців тому +4

    It's the accent. To people who haven't heard a native Portuguese speaker speak it sounds very similar to the native Russian speaker speaking English. Particularly European Portuguese. There's more Spanish influence in Brasilian Portuguese and it comes through in the accent. Your accent actually sounds like what I call "generic Eastern European bad guy" in American, Canadian, Australian, and British t.v. and film. Maybe Portuguese actors were easier to find to play bad guys during the cold war because you don't have that typical Western European sound and it just became industry standard, I don't really know.

    • @diogorodrigues747
      @diogorodrigues747 4 місяці тому

      It's not Spanish influence, actually Spanish influence is very low in Brazil. The reason why Brazil has a more syllable-timed sound has to do with indigenous languages, influences from Africa (Brazilian Portuguese does sound a lot like African Portuguese varieties) and a more old phonetic system in general that was lost in most of Portugal in the last few centuries.

  • @Alex-dh2cx
    @Alex-dh2cx 6 місяців тому +2

    The portuguese accemt one of sounds like a russian accent, at least to a lot of people in America.

  • @michaelvelazquez4434
    @michaelvelazquez4434 4 місяці тому

    Great video & thank you for the laughs. You're awesome!

  • @thesimplesaguaro
    @thesimplesaguaro 6 місяців тому +6

    I’ve been so looking forward to your reaction on this video. It did not disappoint. By the way, your English is great!
    Edit: the US military has a “f around and find out attitude”, it’s been that way since our foundation. This day, the Russians f’d around and boy did they find out 🇺🇸

  • @squarewave808
    @squarewave808 6 місяців тому +5

    6:25 - I guess it’s maybe just our infamous American ignorance, lol. But being totally honest I did think your accent sounded more Eastern European. Honestly I thought Portuguese would sound more similar to Spaniards and Italians, but I am happy to be proven wrong and learn something new about the world. Cheers!

    • @diogorodrigues747
      @diogorodrigues747 4 місяці тому

      Portuguese doesn't sound like Spanish at all, even Brazilian Portuguese (which is more syllable-timed) doesn't sound Spanish (it has lots of nasal sounds and some vowel reduction). In fact that's the reason why Spanish people generally don't understand Portuguese very well.

  • @theyaden
    @theyaden 5 місяців тому +1

    There are medals for just survival as amusing as it seems. The US military has the Purple Heart which is sometimes referred to as a medal for enemy marksmanship, but it does still show the soldier survived something that others have not so I can understand such awards being given.

  • @Groknik
    @Groknik 6 місяців тому +2

    i have watched dozens of reactions to this video and laughed at each one.

  • @kathleenchilcote9127
    @kathleenchilcote9127 6 місяців тому +4

    I will say I thought you had a Russian accent but now I hear the difference

    • @katw3070
      @katw3070 6 місяців тому

      I don’t hear the difference.

  • @gmh0275
    @gmh0275 6 місяців тому +3

    You are a good person if you laugh at this video

  • @davebuko8096
    @davebuko8096 6 місяців тому +2

    That was Prigozen on call with putin explaining how bad they got destroyed. You can find it online

  • @leahmollytheblindcatnordee3586
    @leahmollytheblindcatnordee3586 14 днів тому +1

    I think the thing that makes a person laugh is that they gave them a chance and the Russian's lied. They wouldn't have been attacked if they had respected the line that was drawn and the US had the right to protect their people/allies.

  • @President_TacoBell
    @President_TacoBell 6 місяців тому +4

    I saw you do sports not too long ago. Have you ever thought about doing America’s greatest race horse secretariat? if you do, I recommend you watch a video with all three Crown races

    • @european-reacts
      @european-reacts  6 місяців тому +1

      I may take a look!

    • @franciscofranco5523
      @franciscofranco5523 6 місяців тому

      @@european-reacts,,eUrOpEaN,, don’t exist as a nationality, 🇩🇪🇮🇹🇪🇸🇷🇸 for example are nations and europe is a continent…

  • @jimgreen5788
    @jimgreen5788 6 місяців тому +3

    It must be that the accent difference between the Portuguese of Portugal and that of Brazil are very different, because I know 3 Brazilians here in my city, whereas your European Portuguese is the first I've heard. I can't believe they're the same language. At around 7:30--yes, obliterated would be an excellent word.

    • @diogorodrigues747
      @diogorodrigues747 4 місяці тому

      It is indeed, depending on the accent. Many Brazilians even have some difficulties in understanding some Portuguese people.

    • @jimgreen5788
      @jimgreen5788 4 місяці тому +1

      @@diogorodrigues747 , understandable, as I have trouble understanding many from Scotland, and sometimes Australians and/or Kiwis (New Zealanders).

  • @Princess_Celestia_
    @Princess_Celestia_ 6 місяців тому +1

    Whoever said you shouldn't invade Russia in winter, never heard what happens when you f**k with America's boats and fuel.

  • @PhilS0341
    @PhilS0341 6 місяців тому +4

    Imagine those guys going through all of that hell, SURVIVING, and then actually attacking the oil fields. Now they just have to contend with US Army Special Forces, Rangers, and US Marines. Some might would say they got off light.

  • @jonathanlay8746
    @jonathanlay8746 6 місяців тому +4

    Laughing vs. Compassion: Humans don't only laugh at happy things. We also laugh when things are so terrible there's nothing else to do. This was a tragic accident that cost many lives... Yes. And still a little funny, in a morbid way.

  • @axios_ftw_0187
    @axios_ftw_0187 4 дні тому

    I could watch this everyday for the next 2 years

  • @scandalouslando204
    @scandalouslando204 4 місяці тому +1

    Everyone calls us bullies. But we really dont draw first blood that often.

  • @52montoya
    @52montoya 6 місяців тому +3

    I've always said that Portuguese sounds like Spanish with a Slavic accent.

  • @burnttoasty5841
    @burnttoasty5841 6 місяців тому +4

    I have to say this was when Trump was president… love him or hate him but he got the job done!

  • @Cleb10
    @Cleb10 3 дні тому +1

    Russia: we have no troops in the area
    Us: ok removing the area
    Russia: WAI-

  • @Condor1970
    @Condor1970 5 місяців тому +1

    At 9:30, I bet the Raptors and Eagles were just waiting for those SU-35's to take off.

  • @colleenmonfross4283
    @colleenmonfross4283 6 місяців тому +4

    I thought you were Russian living in Portugal! To the American ear, your accent sounds very Russian. I have a friend who is from Portugal and his accent sounds nothing like yours, which is why some of us think you are Russian.

    • @ghoulthebraineater
      @ghoulthebraineater 6 місяців тому +1

      I don't know if I've ever heard a Portuguese accent before. I had always assumed it would sound closer to Spanish or Italian.