CS#61: Freedom Fighter | Fought ISIS in Syria | Fought in Ukraine | Ukraine Military
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- Опубліковано 4 лип 2024
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Today we hear the Combat Story of Aiden Aslin, a UK citizen who deployed multiple times into conflict zones to fight ISIS in Syria and Russia in Ukraine.
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Aiden was not part of the British military. He simply decided the people in Syria being terrorised by ISIS needed more support and found a way to get down range to help.
During his multiple deployments into Syria fighting with other westerners against ISIS and nearly dying, Aiden had been following events in Ukraine. He again decided, instead of sitting safely in the UK, to step up and fight for people who needed help.
Today, Aiden is officially part of the Ukrainian military. We had to record this particular interview quickly before Aiden deployed to the frontlines again, where he is now.
His Instagram account (cossackgundi) is worth a look too where’s amassed 20K followers and describes himself as a “British guy Rocking it out in the Ukrainian marines” with what he calls “Warzone Photography” and “Conflict news”.
I hope you enjoy this humble and understated Combat Story of someone who left everything behind to help others in two vastly different conflicts as much as I did.
Also, Aiden is on the front lines of Ukraine today and suggested we meet again when he's back for a firsthand account of being on the line during these tensions.
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Intro Song: Sport Rock from Audio Jungle
Show Notes
0:00 - Intro
0:50 - Guest introduction (Aiden Aslin)
1:56 - Interview begins
2:16 - Current location and mindset getting ready for another deployment
5:04 - Childhood and working with adults with special needs
11:55 - Leaving safety and social work to go to Syria
19:46 - Deciding to go to war and getting into Syria
34:19 - Training and first time on the frontline making contact with enemy
41:03 - Combat Story #1 First real contact and feeling positive after the outcome
45:52 - Combat Story #2 A friendly fire incident that left him with panic attacks
1:05:31 - Returning to Syria despite traumatic experiences
1:11:35 - Combat Story #2 Ukraine conflict and joining Ukrainian Marines
1:25:32 - What did you carry into combat?
1:26:13 - Would you do it all again?
1:28:47 - Advice for someone considering this type of path
1:32:57 - Listener comments and shout outs
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Being charged for fighting against ISIS by the British Police is plain ridiculous
Unfortunately it's just the law when it comes to joining certain groups in that region.
Now he will be appearing before a Russian military court, and vanish in the Russian prison system. As he is not protected by any military law.
because Britain funds ISIS that is why
Britian has been working with extremists for ages. This guy has been a mercenary against the Syrian state, not isis. Probably a spy.
Uk is a joke whats new lol
To work 20 years in Siberia with good spirits.
great video! love your content!!
These citizen soldiers are fascinating. Unique insert into the combat experience
Уникально-очаровательно сдаются в плен👍
Mercenaries is the correct word
@@AskhabovAhmad Mercenaries get paid.
yesterday he raised his hands and surrendered to the Russians .Will go to Siberia cut down the forest))
Yeah gulag for siberia ready 😅
Да никто тут лес не рубит.
Hey leave the forest alone
@@janeslater8004 Germany cuts down its own forest, as it refused Russian gas
Look at the positive side, he'll have plenty of time to learn Russian now.
and an expense paid travel to Siberia.
@@haroldcruz8550 нахрен он тут не нужен
Jajaja
He kicked some commie fascist ass until his ammo ran out. Then he purposefully reads the spelling mistakes in the script they make him read out on camera.
This lad is made of harder stuff than any Russian pvssy. That’s for sure.
Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦
Russian Army is not some Syrian or African tribes to shoot for fun !!!
And now where is he ??? War is not a game, jumping from one to the other And Russia is NOT isis
He kicked some commie fascist ass until his ammo ran out. Then he purposefully reads the spelling mistakes in the script they make him read out on camera.
This lad is made of harder stuff than any Russian pvssy. That’s for sure.
Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦
In russian capture i think. I dont know this mans story but i do know the uk media and government was encouraging people to defend ukraine for our hunan rights. They made it sound like being a red cross humanitarian volunteer. Some people went with no military experience young and old with no military experience. Some already returned. No explanation of risks etc. The uk using their own citizens as canon fodder disgusting.
Syrian state fought isis, not these mercenaries and spies.
@@janeslater8004
We don't have 'citizens'
We have subjects ruled by foreigners since 1066
These freedom fighter stories are awesome. I love hearing these and really look forward to more of them. It sucks that a lot of these foreigners that go over to another country like The Middle East and Africa, are normally there just to play "war" or get their adrenaline fix. People like this man and Firat are good examples of people who go over there for a legit reason. Whether you are going over to another country to fight because the enemy killed your family or because you want to document what is going on. It's a really good thing some of these people film everything while they are over in these countries fighting because it's mostly shit that you don't see on mainstream news, you only hear about it. For example the cages and chains in a house where it smells like death and you can tell the chains are for kids. These stories need to be out there and thank you for having these people on your platform to share some amazing and very important stories.
В Мариуполе сдался в плен британский наемник Эйден Эслин известный как CossackGundi. Воевал в 36 бригаде морской пехоты ВСУ. Не знаем, как воевал, но вот до “тылов” украинских “побратымив”, темпераментный британец был очень охоч. В прошлом году Эслин вместе с другими иностранными наёмниками пытался изнасиловать двух новичков, только прибывших в бригаду. Вот имена любителей однополых извращений из 36 бригады:
- матрос, помощник гранатометчика, гражданин США Александр Тобиассен, 1993 г.р.;
- матрос, гранатометчик, подданный её Величества и всё такое Великобритании, Эйден Аслин, 1994 г.р.;
- старший матрос, старший стрелок, уроженец Уотфорда (Великобритания), и тоже подданный Великобритании, Шон Пиннер, 1995 г.р.;
- старший матрос, старший стрелок, уроженец г.Загреб, гражданин Хорватии, Вукослав Пребег, 1982 г.р.
Nice one Ryan!!! Haven’t seen hardly any interviews of these type of guys. Citizen soldiers fighting abroad… Super cool stuff! Love it!!!
Aiden surrendered yesterday along with 1025 other Ukrainian Marines in Mariupol. He is now a prisoner of war held by Donetsk Peoples Militia - his war is over.
Езжай повоюй он уже в плену а вднр смертная казнь действует. Приезжай
Run Ryan run !!
@@user-il5lm7mn2u he’s still alive
Aidan was captured yesterday. As a mercenary, Geneva Convention status is in tatters.
Just recently he bragged via Twitter that he was busy eliminating the Russians.
@@j.langer5949 In the interview he says he didn't do any fighting. I tried to post here the video link to his interview by the Russian forces, but youtube returns error. Is on Telegram all over the place.
@@costeliordan4203 ага. Повар-медик-водитель. Они все попадая в плен жто говорят😀
He's not a mercenary, he's lived in Ukraine for several years and is a member of the Ukrainian armed forces. He's covered by the Geneva Convention regarding POWs. Whether or not Russia complies with that is another matter.
He kicked some commie fascist ass until his ammo ran out. Then he purposefully reads the spelling mistakes in the script they make him read out on camera.
This lad is made of harder stuff than any Russian pvssy. That’s for sure.
Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦
Hands down one of the top podcasts you’ve done Sir. This guy is a proper lad and the world is better with him in it🤙🙏
Very unique and honest content---
"Can you edit that part out? It seems like I am fumbling my words and stuff"
Proceeds to say "Yeah I got you" but never edits it out lol... not sure if he forgot to edit that part out or what but that's funny as hell. If he was worried about getting criticisms about him fumbling his words or not remembering certain details isn't that big of a deal, we are hear to listen no matter what you sound like or look like. Never be afraid afraid to talk and share.
I read he got captured either today or yesterday.
Good on you Mate. You did the people there proud.
and now he has surrendered to the russian army in mariupol. Good on you Mate. You did the people there laugh🤣🤣ua-cam.com/video/lCm3LW2KN-w/v-deo.html
Hearing what’s happening with him now is so crazy to think about
Enjoyed that one immensley
Oh the narrative of this "freedom fighter" has changed.He loves Russia now.
He’s obviously being coerced to say that, which in itself is a war crime. No doubt being beaten and tortured.
Looks like Aiden has surrenderd, along with his unit, to the Russians in Muripol. Apparently they had run out of food, water ammo.
@@user-tr5dw1lb5z absolutes leave no room for maneuver. But it's important to have that mentality to better see you through adversity. This situation is a failure of higher command, both tactically and logistically!
and now you are in Russian hands..
Fascinating
It was a mistake to give Putin the middle finger. Now he can get acquainted with the "Polar Owl". 🤣🤣🤣
He kicked some commie fascist ass until his ammo ran out. Then he purposefully reads the spelling mistakes in the script they make him read out on camera.
This lad is made of harder stuff than any Russian pvssy. That’s for sure.
Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦
Shut the fuck up, russia supporter. He tried his best without shooting civilians like russians do.
We need more stories on the guys who fought against Daesh
Он уже в плену в Мариуполе плачет
m.ua-cam.com/video/i9ZgohEnAa4/v-deo.html
Все он в плену у русских есть видео
Кирдык подкрался незаметно !!!
Run , Ryan , run !!
🤣
😭😭😭😭
Fantastic choice.
He fought very hard for freedom. He did not have to fight but left his wife and children to fight for the freedom of the free world.
Not very hard. According to the photo he surrendered without a fight.
How u know he fought for freedom?He didn't fught for freddom in Ukraine, just an opposit he joined nazi Azov who killed thousands civillians
Your western "freedom" means millions of deaths in the rest of the world
There's a video where he said that he did not any fight, because he doesn't want to. He said, all this time he was sitting in a bunker of a steel plant 😂 now, you can pick for yourself who is he in your eyes - a coward lier or a coward braggart: m.ua-cam.com/video/mVEeHpRavNQ/v-deo.html
@@EM-zj1xm Right, so your evidence is a video produced by the Russian armed forces who captured him, and he's obviously being completely honest, and not reading a script. He's English born, and if you think that is how any native born Englishman naturally speaks, you're living in cloud cuckoo land.
Mental to just be seeing this now and Aidan is on his last days
Ryan have you interviewed any of the guys that were in Benghazi during the Thirteen Hours
13 hours? Jesus - HRC is a vile monster. That, And yet, yer boy Trump did more damage than Hillary to the Special Operations community than HRC. Trump's stupidity (about oil - drilling, refining, distributing, where profits flow: about the geography and culture(s) of the Middle East - he really is an incredibly ignorant and stupid scion of 20th C new money kitsch). So this utter Rube gets to be the commander in chief of the world's most powerful military in human history. At that time, and by accident (Obama - accidentally backed into doing an almost textbook perfect application of the standard Green Beret model of cooperation with local indigenous forces as a force multiplier against a common enemy. in Syria (fighting for a genuinely good cause - not just running an arms smuggling operation for assorted fascists and thugs making the world safe for capitalism). Give me the PKK (warts and all) over the CIA, The Clinton's, The Trumps, Bush s, Elon, Jobs, Bezos, etc. etc. etc. Sinjar and Kobanie were genocides and the West was going to (it did with regard to Sinjar - Only the PKK responded positively - of all top tier global players - Occalan's PKK was the "good guy" responding with speed and intention as men were being massacred, women and girls were being mass raped and sold into slavery - real slavery. By accident, Obama ended up helping the PKK (YPG - YPPJ - whatever) defend Kobanie etc. and then team up - with YPJ/YPG acting as the highly motivated, semi-skilled (depends on the unit) light infantry working in cooperation with US spotters, pilots, airmen and women, and sailors etc. of the US military. The strategy was working. Then, in 2017, Trump (needing some good middle east and foreign policy PR) decided to declare the SDF victory in Raqqa as the total victory of ISIS - which was stupid and counter-productive. ISIS (always a joint venture between rump AQI and rump Saddamite intelligence modeled on the predecessor joint venture of Pakistani ISI and proto-AQ and then Taliban in late 1980s), at least the social forces giving rise to ISIS will manifest again in the future. Destroying this virus will be a decades long struggle. Failure to destroy modernity's doppelganger - racist White Supremacy , failure to transition to working class hegemony at end of WW1 or WW2, plus the regression since the 1970s is extremely costly. Bin Laden was a child of Reagan and Thatcher, the Bushes and Clintons and Blairs as much as you and I are. The dudes killed in 13 hours were either in on the grand grift against us, or ignorant rubes helping the enemy and not understanding the harm they are doing. Dumb or dishonest are not good options. Those were HRC's Socom casualties. Objectively (never mind the attitudes of the operators etc.) the SOCOM folks working in Syria were doing jus belli justi. Killing Islamic fascists and promoting radical, egalitarian, green, democratic forces in some of the worst conditions on the planet was brilliant, was genius, was genuinely eudaimonia (human flourishing) - seriously. and Trump tossed that brilliance on the midden dung heep of his presidency. Fuck HRC - FUCK TRUMP - BIJI BIJI PKK!!!
@@SN-xk2rl Hahahahahahaha. Schizophrenia is real.
@@SN-xk2rl WTF 😳 brainwashed
Wow! Great story!
And a wonderful ending!🤣🤣🤣
@@user-tr5dw1lb5z lol. Im a brit and im laughing. Damn
new POW in Russia
Mercenaries are not considered as POWs and are not covered by the Geneva convention. He better hope that Putin is feeling very generous.
this a mercenary
needs an update asap. man's a pow now
Question to the britts, should we send your knight of light in parts or in a zinc coffin?
He kicked some commie fascist ass until his ammo ran out. Then he purposefully reads the spelling mistakes in the script they make him read out on camera.
This lad is made of harder stuff than any Russian pvssy. That’s for sure.
Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦
Im a brit he is no knight of light to brits I do not defend this man but i do say so you are aware uk government and media encouraged citizens young and old most with no military experience to go be heros to go defend ukraine And our own human rights as if was being a red cross humanitarian volunteer. No explanation of risk. Using there own citizens actually we are subjects to the queen of england to be canon fodder. I knew nothing on russua ukraine before conflict. Now i know more from weeks and hours of research on other side i side with russia and hope they bring end to conflict very soon. I believe ukraine will be better for it in long run . But most just believe propaganda given by goverment and media.
in part is better i think
@@tranbachuyen6655 are you upset because Russia is getting its ass kicked?
@@alfredchurchill2328 they clearly kicking those british "aid workers" ass right now . those british guys gonna have a fun vaccation in russia far east ;))
captured after trying for 3 weeks to escape in civilian clothes by his own admission. see ya coward
@scum yeah u are right mate 😂😂😂
Been a few days since we heard from him. Keep him in your prayers.
Now he is being kept by the balls.
Captured
Prayer to Siberia 😂
Either a free trip to Siberia or a free hotel accommodation in Chechnya 😁
are you the guy from 'the spear"?
Hey, this clown is captured lying to the Russians about the trigger wear on his index finger claiming he only shot dummies in training 😆
Nice happy days and crosshairs tattoo though, real nice.
Great Guest Would Be Eddie Wright... A Marines Marine.
Poor guy now the russian are gonna make him an example
I hope one day he will interview a woman from the YPJ.
That would be fascinating
Off to the gulag 😁👋
He’s toast
Well he’s just been sentenced to death. May god have mercy on his soul.
I HOPE WE GO IN AND GET THIS GUY AND THE OTHERS SMH.
They will send them in coffins back to you.
@@novak7970 still waiting
he is not a clever man I feel bad for the guy to an extent but, he will be punished very severely.
I honestly wouldn't mind to see a episode where you actually bring on a "bad guy" and ask them some questions so we can further understand their way of thinking and why they are fighting on the "bad side" ... I'm sure a lot of them are fighting because their family was killed by their enemy, just like Firat but for the other side. Anyone who willingly fights for ISIS after knowing about what they are doing to kids and women, has no excuse for fighting with them... you are just pure evil but things aren't always so black and white.
Aiden was on the right side of history in Syria - but he was "radicalised" and recruited by a Ukrainian Right Sector Ultra Nationalist to take sides in a brutal civil war.
Ukraine is loosing in the Donbass and will loose the Donbass.
Aiden surrendered in Mariupol along with 1025 other Ukrainian Marines on 12th April in Mariupol his war is over.
В России это называется фашизм и сегодня его поймали
@@Siempre1978
You comment didn't age well.
He helped defend Ukraine from the invading Orc army.
@@davidwatson2399 Aiden lost his own personal war just as Ukraine will lose. It was only the mercy of the Donetsk Peoples Republic that allowed him to return to the UK.
Over 20,000 people Volunteered for the "International Legion" to fight for the Kiev Martial Law Regime 1000's have died, 1000's have be maimed, 1000's have returned home many disgusted by the corruption and chaos they experienced. Only around 1,500 foreign fighters remain.
@@Siempre1978
Utter twaddle.
It’s getting pretty bad where’s he’s at right now in Mariupol. It’s been a few days since his Instagram followers have heard from him.
Good luck to this guy
He will need a lot of luck in the "Polar Owl"
@@user-tr5dw1lb5z I doubt he will be given that option.
@@user-tr5dw1lb5z Yup he was not given that option. I feel bad for his family.
Bet his interrogators are one of the views
It has just been announced on BBC radio that Aiden has been captured by Russian forces as his unit were fighting around Mariupol. They had no ammo or food so they had no choice but to surrender. His family are asking for his release
yeah..he surrenderd..this so called hero...i hope he learn a lesson...but he will not released in the near future..thats for sure..!
Who the hell gonna release him he will arrive in London in a funeral box or he will not arrive to London forever 😅 rules of war we can do anything we want with foreign mercenaries !!! He should not have signed for that !!! His mistake !!!
No release for him , he came in Willingly as mercenary , life in prison for him , and will never see London again
@@MadMax1945XXX2 sound good to me...
How many pieces do you want him returned in?
Russian soldiers are not animals like some Ukrainian army and some batallions. So, he is in safety now. But he will spend a lot of time on Russian prison...
Interesting.
I got discharged out of US Navy bootcamp back in 2014 as a result of falling for recruiter lies that resulted in paperwork mistakes which directly led to my discharge.
I joined specifically wanting to become a part of Naval Special Operations. My recruiters had other plans, and I was dumb enough to fall for their BS, and the Navy ended up discharging me with the label of “fraudulent enlistment” as a direct result of doing exactly what my recruiters told me to.
After that, I fantasized for a few years about going over to help serve in the fight against ISIS, but ultimately felt so worthless as a human-being as a result of my Navy experience/failure, that I felt like I would be of no benefit to the objective there, so I decided that I shouldn’t “get in the way.”
The Navy demolished my self-confidence by officially labeling me with fraud, which only happened because I directly listened to the instructions and fell for the lies of my recruiters.
I wish it wasn’t, but joining the Navy was a horrible experience for me.
Rest In Peace, Brandon Caserta
@Alpha-life They are taking any help they can get. Coffee or Die has some good videos about Ukraine. There are American Civilians already there.
That should be waivable, just sayin if you wanted to go to a different branch.
@@bryanknight1056 I’ve tried. Every branch except coast guard & space force. Spent a couple years preparing thinking that I was going to try to finish what I had set out to in the Navy.
“100% no” response for multiple reasons from every branch except the Navy, and now after coming to my senses, I absolutely do not want to join the Navy again after all of the BS that I’ve either seen, heard, or have been through myself. Never Again Volunteer Yourself.
Your first mistake was navy your second mistake was trying to be apart of something that takes time and experience to do…you sound the person that asks how to get into delta force and hasent even been to boot camp
Sounds like your making excuse. You don't just pipeline straight to special warfare. You need to put in your time first. Good things take time. Had you stayed and finished you could have been there by now. But based on on fact you quit basic training or before tells me you would have never made it through buds.
Hope this guy is safe and kicking ass right now. God speed brother.
A good interview would be with the pastor who went to Africa and started hunting the warlords.
His unit in Mariupol ran out of ammo and supplies and they surrendered on April 12th, 2022. He’s currently a POW of the Russians
Looks like he got his ass kicked 😂
His ass is going to get a lot of kicking now either in a Siberian or Chechnyan prison.
I just heard this guy was captured or had surrendered in Ukraine. He was just convicted by the DPR for being a mercenary and is sentenced to death by firing squad.
Lad got captured by Russian force !!! He will be in hell now 😅 and he will spit the truth who are Ukrainian army and what they did to innocent civilians 🙂
And he seem the talkative type
He kicked some commie fascist ass until his ammo ran out. Then he purposefully reads the spelling mistakes in the script they make him read out on camera.
This lad is made of harder stuff than any Russian pvssy. That’s for sure.
Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦
He already has
You realise the Ukrainians are protecting the civilians and the Russians are killing them all, right?
Damn... Respect on the highest level
Aiden wised-up after his capture in Mariupol, saying that he fought on the wrong side.
No he didn't he wised up and came back to the right side
Bollocks Ivan
@davidwatson2399 Like Ukraine, all you have is symbolism over substance, because of low IQ.
@@HegelsOwl
Ok Ivan.
@davidwatson2399 Ok, Sos. Btw, what grade are you in?
What getting charged for committing acts of terror against ISIS? Wtf? What government does that?
"Freedom fighter"?
Lol you got to be kidding
Aiden Aslin surrendered on 12th April along with 1025 other Ukrainian Marines in Mariupol after a failed breakout attempt from the Illich Plant in North Mariupol.
The Donetsk Peoples Republic Forces are establishing a new administration in Mariupol and now control all of the City apart from the vast Azovstal Steel Plant in South Central Mariupol.
Cornered in Azovstal are an estimated 1,500 - 2000 Azov Regiment Ultra Nationalist troops and a number of Foreign Mercenaries.
Many of the Azov militants are wanted by DPR Police for human rights abuses and war crimes during the 8 years of Conflict in the Donbass.
Aiden was on the right side of history when he fought with the YPG in Syria against ISIS - he made a serious error in joining the Ukrainian Military to wage war on the Russian speaking majority in the Donbass.
Hopefully he will be treated more humanely by the DPR and Russian Forces and not face torture or execution that has been the fate of many captured Russian and DPR troops.
' and not face torture or execution that has been the fate of many captured Russian and DPR troops.'
You make out that the Russians are innocent in all this, remember that they are the aggressors, Little small man Putin still says its an army exercise to his people, not a war because he doesn't want the truth getting out to his people, all you have to do is watch Russian Today to understand Russia is oppressed.
@@stevensmith2962 The aggressor is the one who started this war 8 years ago against his fellow citizens. The Ukrainian government killed Russian (by nationality) citizens of Ukraine in the Donbass because they did not support the coup d'état in Ukraine. 15,000 Russians died in 8 years, and your entire "civilized" world didn't care. We don't start wars, we end them. And we don't care what you think about it.
Не украинским а русским
А я надеюсь, что судить его будут в ДНР и ЛНР, где есть смертная казнь. Наемник - это не солдат, а просто платный убийца. А пока в плену с ним будут обращаться, как с обычным заключённым.
@@stevensmith2962 you forgot to take your daily medicine
What surprise’s me when I visit the U.K. very few have served in the regular, or reservists Armed Forces, but many had joined the Army Cadets, Air Cadets, as a youth 13 to 18, where they learnt to use a cadet version of the SA80, and basic military skills .
Amuses me to think that a British school child is better trained than most African Armies !
This dude has seen some shit by now. He’s been encircled in Mariupol for weeks now and it’s claimed he’s still alive as of a few days ago. Crazy! God speed johnny!
He's been captured.
Either a free trip to Siberia or a free hotel accommodation in Chechnya 😁
Hes been captured!
Praying for his safety now that Russia has invaded. Keep safe Aiden 🙏🏻
according to the photo, he already surrendered without a fight
It was a mistake to show the middle finger to Putin and promise never to surrender.
@@dmitriyyatsenko7028 He kicked some commie fascist ass until his ammo ran out. Then he purposefully reads the spelling mistakes in the script they make him read out on camera.
This lad is made of harder stuff than any Russian pvssy. That’s for sure.
Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦
@@user-tr5dw1lb5z it’s never a mistake to give Putler the finger
@@alfredchurchill2328 He already regretted it while being held captive by the Russians.
Yeah is fighting days are over.
He is fucked, as Mercenaries do not get any rights.
Guess who is going to be the guest of the Russian Federation until they until they let's him go. If ever.
He is to appear before a military court shortly.
He is not a mercenary. He enlisted in the Ukrainian military. Did you not listen to the podcast?
@@mecheng5925 he's still considered as a merc. He's not a Ukrainian citizen so he cannot be considered as a Ukrainian soldier. Hope he's tough enough for a Siberian prison.
@@haroldcruz8550 I'm talking to a wall lmao
@@mecheng5925 and I am replying to a certified m0r0n😁
@@haroldcruz8550 Ukrainian law allows non Ukrainian citizens to join their armed forces, so, yes he is a Ukrainian soldier, and as such legally should be treated as per the Geneva Conventions. Your local laws may differ.
Just saw on his Instagram that he is encircled in Mariupol. God speed, Cossack.
He is captured.
Was sad to hear he'd been captured the other day. Naturally the Russians are hosting kangaroo courts and acting outside the law. Hope he and his fellow captives get freed at some point.
It's technically the DPR's court, which is the workaround sadly
They won't kill them. Public opinion is heavily against them, and they want to eventually rejoin the world economy. They are supporting propaganda, they know they arent mercenaries. They shouldn't bluff if they aren't willing to carry it out. At the very least they should ship them off to Siberia and do a couple Rocky montages of them miserable in the snow somewhere. Not the smartest guy but whatever his motives are can't fault a man for fighting what he believes in, because at what he is making, he definitely isn't a merc.
Now this guy is on Russian state TV with knots on his head talking bad about Ukraine and it's army🤣🤣🤣🤣 You can't make this up
Curious what his Ukrainian wife thinks.
Anyone taking what he says seriously while held captive needs their head looking at. They control every aspect of his life atm. Anyone would do what they could to give themselves the best chance. It’s check mate, he has zero leverage so has to play ball
Think he could be right though that they left them with no chance. No ammo or food
@@Mike-ql6gq I agree, but in this case this is a man who has openly posted statuses about how he is busy eliminating Russians. The contrast is stark. A fat boy with breasts like a woman playing soldier. He got what he wanted.
Looking back on his social media presence before the war broke out shows that he really was someone in need of attention.
Надо обменять его на твиче за донаты. Не ну а шо такого ?
If is in his choice just pretty patriot But...
He is arrested now.
He's already captured by Russians in Mariupol 😂👌
And he's not legible for Geneva Convention because he's a mercenary 😂👌
He is not a mercenary, he is a soldier in the Ukrainian Marines.
@@mecheng5925 He's not, he did not go to the process of being a Ukrainian citizen first. He just went to Ukraine and fought as one their mercenaries.
@@mecheng5925 Nah, he's a merc. He's never even served in the Ukrainian AF, nor has he a Ukrainian citizenship. He's a textbook example of a merc. Russia can do whatever they please with him and they won't even violate the Geneva Convention.
@@Nefarion90 you do not need to be a citizen to serve in another countries military. He signed a 4 year commitment with the ukranian AF and went through all the standard training. I suggest learning comprehension a little better.
@@haroldcruz8550 him not being a Ukrainian citizen at first does not make him a mercenary. Foreigner's serve in other countries military all the time like the US, FFL ect. Good try cumrade
it's so funny how Ukrainians now call him a rat because he exposed them
Ok Ivan😂
@@davidwatson2399 ok Volodymir
Total bad-ass future goat From over the pond!
Hope youve watched Forgotten Weapons lately.
Brilliant podcast what a guy 👍🏻
Блестящий парень уже плену 😂
this didn't age too well
but it did
Also now that he has been captured you would be doing him a favour by considering removing video as the Russians can use this as evidence.
I think vidro and comments as evidence may help him stay alive.tbh he will probably wish he wasnt and regret for rest of his life. What more do you want. If he is killed. It will cause outrage. Putin is not stupid
@@janeslater8004 what outrage, people have n attention span of a goldfish, honestly he will be forgotten by most, sounds harsh sorry but that is the truth
Too late to remove this, the FSB will already have all material on all foreign fighters…surveillance is their thing.
Aiden we hope you are safe and are being treated under the Geneva convention. I hope the Russians send you back to the UK and hopefully you can bring your wife back home.
🤣 🤣 🤣 Aiden not coming home anytime soon. His wife will forget about him too if she hasn't already.
ua-cam.com/video/0r7SJXSz7AU/v-deo.html&ab_channel=ZV
Y are you liyimg for he never thought the Russian in Ukraine he in prison and have been fir the last 6 years
Unlike Headstamp Publishing you seem to be able to select good people.
@Powdered Toast Man What? You seem confused. The very first second Ian said Azov and "bad press" I knew not to touch this with a thirty foot pole saying its a bad idea to try and publish it.
1st 🤙🏽
War tourist
So many Russian trolls commenting 🤨
Stationed Mariupol? Goner now.
This guy's a product of constant propaganda throughout his life,t.v.and Pentagon films as inspiration
Not true,soldier of fortune,and not very politically bright!
Can someone plz plz put me in the right direction I want to go to kyiv before flights get stopped be much appreciated thank you I have money ect passport I want to go ASAP
For what to get killed by Russians and chechens 😅
U want to joing Azov,do your reaserch before to go,google Azov,Right Sector,Tornado Battalion ,S14 ,they are ukrainian army see what they stand for.By the way that is your hero m.ua-cam.com/video/i9ZgohEnAa4/v-deo.html
вот этот воин в плену
ua-cam.com/video/OipXRe-EWWw/v-deo.html
If he is a regular in the Ukrainian army is he now a Ukrainian citizen. Your channel is ridiculous! You’ve lost me
Modern day crusader.
more like LARPer
@@j.langer5949 Larper implies that he is acting. Some parts of his story are stupid but at least he isn't a keyboard warrior beta male wasting his time condemning others. 🤷♂️ Can you say the same?
@@SellswordCC did I hurt your feelings? 🙃
@@j.langer5949 rofl me not at all, I served. I don't spent my time condemning others, just listening to stories like everyone else here. Not spreading negativity like some angsty beta male. Did I hurt yours? 🙃
@@SellswordCC I know you served: in the position of public toilet cleaner.
This killer will never be the same
I love how people glorify war
In what way did he glorify it ?
This is one of the strangest rides ever. You've got cowardice and bravery, arrests for terrorizing ISIS, Kurds in Syria, air strike phobia,, Nazi Russians, Nazi Ukrainian separatists, regular Russians, regular Ukrainians, RPG tag, and a cease fire that's not really a cease fire. Wow
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Hmmm sorry, I'm not buying this one. Out of politeness I'm gonna hold my tongue here, but I'm struggling with it. A remarkable tale - as in I've got a hundred fucking dubious remarks to make about Aiden's tales.
I was thinking the same thing. But remember Ryan is former CIA. I doubt he has a guest on that has not been vetted.
He was on the news in the UK, he had support from MPs as well,. Google his name before you shoot your mouth off in the comments.
@@nicks3350 I'm in the UK. I'm aware of the story, thanks. My point is not that he's bullshitting. It's actually a tragic tale. Fair play to him I suppose, most regular wannabe fantacists don't get up off their sticky couches. He jumped head long into a mysterious Facebook band of merry men to thwart evil on foreign soil. Gotta be credit in that. Versus being barely employable in civvy street he gets to be action man in somebody else's questionable war instead of selling birthday cards and balloons, being a badly out of shape teenage bouncer, lusting after shady war footage on dodgy websites and craving the opportunity to go film some of his own questionable footage... the guy threw himself down the rabbit hole to become a seemingly unproductive and unremarkable super warrior in a dreadfully unprofessional army he neither respected or succeeded in. He was a draft excluder in many ditches. He barely fumbled around incriminating himself in some alternative extracirricular military work while out of his depth already in no man's land then scarpered home again. Traumatised and a psychologist's wet dream. I just feel sorry for the big guy. Cannon fodder for hire is very sad, if he applied to the British army (I'm certain he did so unsuccessfully, despite his claims) he'd probably have been top potato peeler. The Special Potato Service really missed out on a superstar with our Aiden. Hope he enjoys his valiant Ukrainian benefits and life treats him well. Ryan scraped the bottom of the barrel on this episode. The previous Kurd guy was amazing, both of those 2 podcasts were excellent and informative and a breath of fresh air. This one wasn't.
hahaha this guy's special for sure
@@tonykeast9966 you are so weird I have never seen someone so bitter🤣🤣🤣
“Help people” or Help a government attempt to force people to be under their will…..?
Ask yourself: “would the people he helped have been better off under Daesh?”
He helped Free people from daesh so it would be the first one helping people, kind of pretty trippy that you had a hard time figuring that out actually
Good for this guy, but I’m a bit disappointed. I like to see interviews with bona fide special operators, not guys who are basically mercenaries wanting to go play soldier but with live rounds.
Why don't you become a special operator then?
There’s hundreds, if not thousands of videos with SOF dudes, things like this make a nice change.
He would have been earning good money as a social worker in the UK, so he didn’t do it for the money. If it weren’t for people like him, US and others would have had to put more troops in harms way. Thank him instead of whining about him.
At least he can tell his full story
Ukraine can't afford special operators, no money in it for real mercs
@@nicks3350 Nick, he wasn't a proper qualified social worker. He was a carer. Appointed by the job centre to get him off the dole. His job consisted of taking vulnerable mentally challenged patients to the park to feed the ducks and help them spend their benefit money on shopping. Maybe a bit of cleaning and watching game shows on TV to keep them company. Carers are minimum wage. Social workers on not much more. Card shop employees/warehouse workers/pub doorman...all minimum wage (now that minimum wage is enforced as previously they'd all be lower). Desperado. Care work and and even a licence to work security on a pub door are all dependent on passing a criminal record check. Aiden buggered that up with his antics abroad as he said. His situation in the UK was dire af. He signed up to escape rock bottom life and seek a little adventure. The boy craved respect and a role in authority. Maybe he gets more of that where he is now with his Ukrainian fiance and a uniform? One thing is for sure... the Russians at the border will be pissing themselves all day watching Aiden 'soldiering' through their binos. He's probably a viral Russian meme by now. When they invade they'll hopefully keep Aiden as a mascot and to feed the ducks and pop to the shop for them while they're kinda busy invading.
This is a channel for ginger's