The Kyiv car mechanics converting captured Russian weapons for Ukraine’s troops • FRANCE 24

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  • At an auto repair shop in Kyiv, mechanics used to working on car engines are instead applying their skills to heavy weaponry captured from Russian armoured vehicles. They are converting them into handheld weapons that can be used by Ukrainian troops.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 2,8 тис.

  • @kuhen25
    @kuhen25 2 роки тому +2128

    This doesn't surprise me one bit, I know how handy the Ukrainians are. I had a problem with my washing machine. My wife is Ukrainian. She opened up the entire washing machine and found the faulty part. Ordered it from online and got it fixed. I didn't even know she did it. Ukrainians are the best!

    • @undi5507
      @undi5507 2 роки тому +80

      Must be God given Ukrainian skill🙏🙏

    • @BelloBudo007
      @BelloBudo007 2 роки тому +139

      She sounds like she's the boss. 'I had a problem with MY washing machine'. Not 'her' washing machine?

    • @SimonWallwork
      @SimonWallwork 2 роки тому +43

      And Ukrainian girls- lovely!

    • @rr-zb3rh
      @rr-zb3rh 2 роки тому +51

      @@BelloBudo007 She's the boss because she fixed a washing machine?

    • @wharris7594
      @wharris7594 2 роки тому +40

      My grandma was ukrainian, thats why im so good at being a mechanic

  • @Eero_V
    @Eero_V 2 роки тому +915

    This is brilliant, exactly what the Finns did with soviet weapons during WW2!

    • @Evan490BC
      @Evan490BC 2 роки тому +20

      The M/28-30, that Simo Häyhä used, was a variant of the Soviet Mosin-Nagant rifle, right?

    • @dervorenger2331
      @dervorenger2331 2 роки тому +26

      @@Evan490BC It was a Finnish variant of the Imperial Russian Mosin Nagant and not a Soviet Mosin Nagant

    • @vksasdgaming9472
      @vksasdgaming9472 2 роки тому +23

      @@Evan490BC Yes, but it was not captured Soviet rifle. FDF used Mosin-Nagant because they were readily available once independence was achieved.

    • @Eero_V
      @Eero_V 2 роки тому +19

      @@Evan490BC Yes, it was a finnish variant of the M/28-30 with some local improvements, but developed in the early 30's before the war... During the Winter war lots of soviet equipment was captured and put in good use against their former owners.

    • @edrober1330
      @edrober1330 2 роки тому +1

      I was just about to say the same thing. SAKO

  • @joewindsor1119
    @joewindsor1119 2 роки тому +166

    25 years wrenching as a mechanic I’d like to think I’d be doing this very same thing if put in the same predicament. More power to them!!

    • @lukequigley121
      @lukequigley121 2 роки тому +2

      Hey Joe, 27YRS ,AMC / JEEP, FORD, SUBARU, LINCOLN/ MERC, Independent import, still do refurbish,repair everything around home..Hats off to you man..

    • @lucashinch
      @lucashinch 2 роки тому

      as would I...i am thankful for my father teaching me about mechanics..

  • @momofschnauzers
    @momofschnauzers 2 роки тому +90

    Boy these are some tough people. Despite all that has transpired and continues to do so, the people of Ukraine are standing their ground with everything they have. In my heart of hearts, I hope that their country is restored and that they can live in peace.

    • @minerva2958
      @minerva2958 2 роки тому

      Restored to the beauty of a $86 average pension you mean?

    • @Jetwinner02
      @Jetwinner02 Рік тому

      ​@@minerva2958 cope harder troll

    • @minerva2958
      @minerva2958 Рік тому

      @@Jetwinner02 your mom is a troll!

  • @rtqii
    @rtqii 2 роки тому +2414

    This is very real. The first thing Ukrainians are doing with knocked out armor is dismounting the machine guns. I have seen videos of them removing the mount hardware on the side of the road. Ukrainians are mounting guns on the back of street vehicles to enable them to partake in hit and run attacks. The destroyed or knocked out armor is also extremely valuable, especially if the main gun works. They use military recovery vehicles and cranes to move and stack armor into their infantry defense fortifications. If the main gun works the vehicle is filled with sandbags and packed with sandbags on the outside, leaving access for the gun to be operated,

    • @DRSHANKER
      @DRSHANKER 2 роки тому +295

      Can you imagine the look on their faces when that bombed out tank sitting on the corner starts using its main gun against the next convoy haha. Then they get opened up on from small arms sounding identical to their own, Russians are going home in body bags

    • @shawnstarr6005
      @shawnstarr6005 2 роки тому +266

      Not only are the Ukrainians great fighters, but creative as well!! 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

    • @zajastt
      @zajastt 2 роки тому +158

      @Sayin wat yes this is true, however not to the scale seen here. This is a new level of mad max type warfare

    • @mbak7801
      @mbak7801 2 роки тому +236

      @@godfredsumabe9151 Yes. You can be an innocent civilian and defend yourself from being murdered. You are still a civilian and innocent of anything apart from being a nationality one evil man in Moscow hates and want to have all killed.

    • @zajastt
      @zajastt 2 роки тому +153

      @@godfredsumabe9151 that makes them patriots defending their homeland against an (embarrassingly bad) invading force using whatever means they have available

  • @iwantyourcookiesnow
    @iwantyourcookiesnow 2 роки тому +102

    Imagine sending your car to the mechanic and it comes back with a mounted machine gun welded onto it.

    • @leifvejby8023
      @leifvejby8023 2 роки тому +5

      Been known to happen

    • @jasonchiu272
      @jasonchiu272 2 роки тому +2

      Video games be like:

    • @suroot
      @suroot 2 роки тому +2

      There really is a Ukrainian BMW rolling around with a mounted Heavy Machine Gun.

    • @SteelHex
      @SteelHex 2 роки тому +1

      I’m sorry Mr. Mechanic, but I just need a new radiator, not a machine gun…
      Mechanic: it’s free.

    • @leifvejby8023
      @leifvejby8023 2 роки тому +1

      @@suroot Yes, I saw a video with it!

  • @justdoingitjim7095
    @justdoingitjim7095 2 роки тому +205

    In my Marine Corps "Improvised Weapons" class we were taught how to use things discarded by the enemy to make weapons to kill them. Some were used as booby traps, some were electrically activated mines and others sent projectiles at the enemy. We learned a lot from the Filipinos of WWII and the Viet Cong in Viet Nam. They were experts at guerilla fighting!

    • @eatass7273
      @eatass7273 2 роки тому +4

      Pretty sure booby traps are against the Geneva convention. Makes no sense you would be taught to fight like that.

    • @raybin6873
      @raybin6873 2 роки тому +8

      The Finns (my parents country) invented the moltav cocktail...which we all know was very effective in WW2.

    • @MrSGL21
      @MrSGL21 2 роки тому +2

      one of your Marines, Tony Stein, rebuilt a colt am/n aircraft .30 similarly to what these guys are doing, and won the MOH for his actions with it.

    • @minerva2958
      @minerva2958 2 роки тому

      And that’s why you won in Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan… wait…

  • @jstone247
    @jstone247 2 роки тому +9

    You have to admire the ingenuity and determination of the Ukraine people.
    They are fighting the good fight.
    Bless them all.

    • @alexbrands11
      @alexbrands11 2 роки тому +1

      Да не ведут они "хороший бой".. Уже некому вести- разбегаются в Молдову и Польшу...🤣🌺🤣

  • @elizabethdjokovic2691
    @elizabethdjokovic2691 2 роки тому +955

    The ingenuity of the Ukrainians in dealing with every detail of defence and attack during this invasion of their country is indeed remarkable. Great leadership shows what is possible.

    • @xGoodOldSmurfehx
      @xGoodOldSmurfehx 2 роки тому +30

      When your home is under attack and going away is not an option, you will find impossible ways to defend it

    • @calidude1114
      @calidude1114 2 роки тому +15

      MacGyver was Ukrainian.

    • @tetsuonabiki
      @tetsuonabiki 2 роки тому +4

      Do you support the Ukrainian Azov regiment?

    • @Roller_Ghoster
      @Roller_Ghoster 2 роки тому +18

      @@tetsuonabiki do you support Russia's bid to bring in mercenaries including Syrians?

    • @unlink1649
      @unlink1649 2 роки тому +3

      it's inspiring them to do great things

  • @micahhurst8986
    @micahhurst8986 2 роки тому +470

    As a Machinist I can appreciate what these guys are engineering in a Automotive shop.
    Godspeed to you all!

    • @deusvult6920
      @deusvult6920 2 роки тому +11

      I'm a welder. I can always appreciate something like this. Doesn't matter who's doing it (whether I am on their side or they're an enemy) it's the craft itself that is beautiful.

    • @micahhurst8986
      @micahhurst8986 2 роки тому +4

      You got it my brother from another Mother. I love me some beautiful welding beads. Have you ever watched a Mud Dauber wasp create a nest?
      Those Wasp are very smart and can make a perfect mud bead nest. Definitely worth the time if you have the opportunity. Those wasps are non aggressive. What a treat it is to see right before your eyes.
      Live long and Prosper!🖖

    • @pythor9674
      @pythor9674 2 роки тому

      This is all Ukraine's fault. They're cutting off water access to the Tuzla Island, and also preventing gas transport to Europe, causing a massive electricity shortage for millions.

    • @dyoung5999
      @dyoung5999 2 роки тому

      As a machinist I hope this doesn’t come down to the engineers to decide who wins this.
      It may take many alternate designs and take a while to rework. 👀

    • @ONEMANSTRASH1
      @ONEMANSTRASH1 2 роки тому +3

      never underestimate an auto body guy

  • @Timespartan111
    @Timespartan111 2 роки тому +69

    For this interested, this is a PKT to PKM conversion, and was actually quite common in the states among hobbyists. The trickiest part is converting the electrically fired solenoid trigger, into a physical trigger that you can press with your finger.

    • @prestonvenable1763
      @prestonvenable1763 2 роки тому +6

      it’s honestly crazy how they need to make complete fire control mechanisms for it like that’s not an easy thing to do, these guys are legends

    • @georgestokes5116
      @georgestokes5116 2 роки тому

      so i guess it can be done.

    • @Blido
      @Blido 5 місяців тому

      I heard that Ukrainian programmers made automatic guard towers with PKT, that can be either controlled remotely, or confifured to fire to everything that moves.

  • @steviep7706
    @steviep7706 2 роки тому +54

    Absolutely brilliant, though now nearly a pensioner, as a veteran Army tank mechanic this is the sort of thing I would be proud to contribute to if I was in their situation. All our prayers are with you for your success defeating these Russian war criminals.

    • @Autechltd
      @Autechltd 2 роки тому

      @Dan Cooper calm down there Mr Obvious

    • @user-bn8rr6fp9q
      @user-bn8rr6fp9q 2 роки тому

      Дякую вам

    • @willg0opl
      @willg0opl 2 роки тому

      Ex REME here also. Totally agree.

    • @alexbrands11
      @alexbrands11 2 роки тому +1

      Молись,молись!! Скоро новая зима и "русские военные преступники" придут уже за тобой!!🤣🌺🤣

  • @mikethespike7579
    @mikethespike7579 2 роки тому +381

    I know from my late Ukrainian dad just how skilled Ukrainians are at making useful stuff out of things others have thrown away. So this doesn't surprise me in the least.

    • @shedrackjenkins1941
      @shedrackjenkins1941 2 роки тому +1

      Yeah,sure mike

    • @freddy4603
      @freddy4603 2 роки тому +13

      @@shedrackjenkins1941 you got something to say, buddy?

    • @tetsuonabiki
      @tetsuonabiki 2 роки тому

      @@shedrackjenkins1941 His dad was a Azov regiment.

    • @josephhalyckyj3828
      @josephhalyckyj3828 2 роки тому +10

      Totally agree we Ukrainians know how to make things work! My father show me many ways of fixing things that didn’t work!!

    • @joshschneider9766
      @joshschneider9766 2 роки тому +4

      Bro in the middle of a war they retrofit dji drones to drop molotov cocktails they're absolutely genius engineers.

  • @sb.7090
    @sb.7090 2 роки тому +1581

    Engineers doing what they are especially good at, solving problems and developing from what they have. Godspeed to the Ukrainians!

    • @joeklasen2845
      @joeklasen2845 2 роки тому +24

      Mechanics and some engineering hands on

    • @timboslyce1290
      @timboslyce1290 2 роки тому +6

      U evidently didnt see the amount US and EUROPEAN weapons captured/destroyed!!! literally wasting tax payers dollars to cover up the BIO LABS LEADING covid back to the west!!!

    • @bvladut20
      @bvladut20 2 роки тому +25

      @@timboslyce1290 lol

    • @lemilone
      @lemilone 2 роки тому +12

      You can see this in many mid- Eastern back water countries . Common sense and know how go a long way .

    • @petrus666love
      @petrus666love 2 роки тому +15

      Dam these guys rock, it’s not Ukraine 🇺🇦 that needs NATO it is NATO that could use Ukraine 🇺🇦 Slava Ukraine from Great Britain 🇬🇧

  • @ABCDEFGHIJKELA...
    @ABCDEFGHIJKELA... 2 роки тому +3

    THIS is a country that wants to win! Not just survive. Respect 101%

  • @marvwatkins7029
    @marvwatkins7029 2 роки тому +10

    Very smart, skilled, capable, and quickly innovative, these Ukrainians.

  • @alexmcaruthur6966
    @alexmcaruthur6966 2 роки тому +436

    This is actually smart of them to utilize resources available at hand and convert them. I also think they should take their rations too

    • @ggmanatee
      @ggmanatee 2 роки тому +128

      You've probably missed the reports of the Russians being sent in with rations that expired 7+ years ago.

    • @briannewton3535
      @briannewton3535 2 роки тому +21

      As ggManatee said the Russians are not well prepared, also many Russian conscripts are asking for food, or stealing food as they have none. Ukraine have been targeting logistics, which seriously impedes the pace armed forces can advance.

    • @chungusbooper
      @chungusbooper 2 роки тому +11

      TBH, from reports (of course, this is just stuff seen on social media and therefore taken with a grain of salt), the Ukrainians probably have better and more modern rations than the Russians - or, at least, the Russian conscripts.

    • @nogen2
      @nogen2 2 роки тому +33

      Bro, have you seen the expiration date on those Russian "MRE's"? Some of it is literally a DECADE overdue!🤮 (No wonder the Russian army morale is so low.🤣)

    • @jeroenjanssen6870
      @jeroenjanssen6870 2 роки тому

      @@ggmanatee good wine

  • @ginogina4589
    @ginogina4589 2 роки тому +202

    Smart, trained, skillfull, motivated. Outstanding.

    • @user-rx8cw3pd2t
      @user-rx8cw3pd2t 2 роки тому

      Too bad their Skill Will go to history when they see Airstrike about to Destroy their autoshop

  • @j-cfalcon5092
    @j-cfalcon5092 2 роки тому +4

    Brilliant ! 👏 Glory to Ukraine 🇺🇦 you will be Victorious!
    You are an inspiration to the world.🇨🇦 We love you.🙏

  • @warwickben
    @warwickben 2 роки тому +18

    For those that don’t know . The belt fed shown is a pkt. It’s a coaxial mounted version of the pkm. It doesn’t have sights or a normal trigger. In the tank it’s fired by a electronic solenoid , but they have a back up tab that can be used to fire if the tank loses power etc.
    they are adding a pkm stock/grip that is tripping the the pkt sear. Normally the grip / trigger is under the gun not behind.
    Similar mods have been done to the pkt parts kits in America since they are more common then a pkm parts kit . There’s really only 4 main different parts . Barrel , top feed cover trigger group and rear trunion/stock
    Since ww1 people have been adapting tank mounted machine guns from captured tanks for soliders to use.
    Some models the machine guns are design to be taken out of the tank so the crew can use them if they need to ditch the tank.

    • @wolven777
      @wolven777 2 роки тому

      How does it compare to the normal pkm? I feel it will lack accuracy, but I don"t know for sure.

  • @thesteveandianproject2532
    @thesteveandianproject2532 2 роки тому +414

    The fact that they can makes me proud. The fact that they have to breaks my heart. Freedom for the Ukraine.

    • @user-rx8cw3pd2t
      @user-rx8cw3pd2t 2 роки тому +1

      Haha, Funny that autoshop won't last long

    • @ralfie8801
      @ralfie8801 2 роки тому +7

      When a UN nation illegally invades another nation, THEY are the terrorists and should no longer be permitted to remain a UN member.

    • @kullaqinasmujatinnik
      @kullaqinasmujatinnik 2 роки тому

      The replies said 2 and it's not even doing anything?

    • @chriszenier826
      @chriszenier826 2 роки тому +1

      Well said

  • @damyr
    @damyr 2 роки тому +620

    This brings back memories... 30 years ago, in another war (Croatia), we did the same. At first, we were fighting with cocktails, pistols and hunting rifles against fully equipped army. We managed to make armored transporters out of buses, used old agriculture biplanes, armed with home made boiler bombs, even made some weapons from the scratch and did many modifications on captured weapons. This war is so familiar to me.

    • @pythor9674
      @pythor9674 2 роки тому +9

      War is never a good thing. Murder is murder.

    • @theitems4242
      @theitems4242 2 роки тому +51

      In 2020 I sat and had a meal with an old guy in Serbia who retold stories how him and his unit essentially went into towns and killed Croatians on the spot, for simply being Croatian. This guy is like 70 now. And he told the story so calmly. (Ex-girlfriends grandad). War is crazy.

    • @herauthon
      @herauthon 2 роки тому +3

      o the memories of the dismembered.. i must have ansichtkarte !

    • @elchicano187
      @elchicano187 2 роки тому +16

      @@theitems4242 that sounds horrible killing other people just for their ethnicity…. Hope such events seize to exist from happening

    • @theronin365
      @theronin365 2 роки тому +26

      @@elchicano187 It's happening right now.

  • @robertjohnson3297
    @robertjohnson3297 2 роки тому +51

    I love how amazing the Ukrainian people are , it makes my soul sad for everyone that has to fight this monster!!! For the elderly , women and men and children you are all heroes in my eyes .

    • @mrcoiganable2988
      @mrcoiganable2988 2 роки тому +1

      Boring

    • @michaelmccall8067
      @michaelmccall8067 2 роки тому +1

      Baa

    • @michaelmccall8067
      @michaelmccall8067 2 роки тому +1

      @@mrcoiganable2988 agree

    • @Bruno-dv3ym
      @Bruno-dv3ym 2 роки тому +4

      man, some of these people have no sympathy for the situation( the comments above, not the guy saying they're heroes)

    • @robertjohnson3297
      @robertjohnson3297 2 роки тому +2

      @@Bruno-dv3ym Thanks Bro , You're right !! I just didn't want to respond to heartless trolls. Thank you , I was thinking the same about those two

  • @Wyonative08
    @Wyonative08 2 роки тому +1

    WOW, that is absolutely amazing! "Necessity is the mother of invention!!" As my mama always used to say!!

  • @geporras99
    @geporras99 2 роки тому +191

    Brilliant way of using their skills.

    • @socrates5647
      @socrates5647 2 роки тому

      lol it's so dumb to think Russians would fight face to face on the street, after close-loop blockading for a month, those machine guns would be using for looting food from civilians.

    • @GhullieUser
      @GhullieUser 2 роки тому

      @@socrates5647 ok Boris

  • @Elementalism.
    @Elementalism. 2 роки тому +345

    it's interesting how this attempt to "unite russians" has united everyone but the russians.

    • @porschetech72901
      @porschetech72901 2 роки тому +49

      Elementalism.. agreed except from what ive seen it has united some russians.... to rebel against the tyrant

    • @ralucaema3007
      @ralucaema3007 2 роки тому +5

      @@porschetech72901 true 😄

    • @deadeyecpt.7765
      @deadeyecpt.7765 2 роки тому +7

      @@porschetech72901 not enough though

    • @jordanwolff5243
      @jordanwolff5243 2 роки тому +2

      👏 Brilliant

    • @donm2067
      @donm2067 2 роки тому +2

      And it's killing the USD as reserve currency, so I'm loving it

  • @sempafi899
    @sempafi899 2 роки тому +1

    Great work lads, very impressive. Keep up fighting any and every way you can

  • @martinusmahendra7492
    @martinusmahendra7492 2 роки тому +4

    Godspeed Ukrainian. Move forward never surrender. Brave Ukraine, Long Live.

  • @farnthboy
    @farnthboy 2 роки тому +456

    As they say "necessity is the mother of invention" - well done Ukraine.

    • @chadratboi2849
      @chadratboi2849 2 роки тому +7

      @@maigepresents5840 And giving them back to another UN countries army. So whats the problem?

    • @danielwhyatt3278
      @danielwhyatt3278 2 роки тому +1

      Here here

    • @danielwhyatt3278
      @danielwhyatt3278 2 роки тому +3

      @@maigepresents5840 bloooody hell.😓. Get Looost.

    • @maigepresents5840
      @maigepresents5840 2 роки тому

      @Daniel Whyatt I'd rather see these terrorists that are attacking a NATO countries troops be brought to justice

    • @kullaqinasmujatinnik
      @kullaqinasmujatinnik 2 роки тому +1

      Comments also disappeared for policy violation, just keep replying.

  • @mrwalle4u
    @mrwalle4u 2 роки тому +64

    This is so amazing…… Everyone is doing their part in this war…. stay strong Ukraine 🇺🇦….

    • @pythor9674
      @pythor9674 2 роки тому

      This is all Ukraine's fault. They're cutting off water access to the Tuzla Island and now its people need to import water to survive, and also preventing gas transport to Europe, causing a massive electricity shortage for millions.

  • @67smilerify
    @67smilerify 2 роки тому +5

    I love this resourcefulness absolutely brilliant . When defending your land your people against nothing short of terrorists you need to do whatever you can at whatever cost to destroy the enemy and its dictator pukin. Well done Ukraine 🇺🇦

  • @McPoshSquatch
    @McPoshSquatch 2 роки тому +1

    LOVE the strength of the Ukrainian people. Keep winning the good fight!

  • @dull_boy_274
    @dull_boy_274 2 роки тому +162

    It's so refreshing to see a country come together and travel in the same direction towards one common goal. There is so much power in the masses. I have real doubts my country will ever get here again.

    • @titanman33
      @titanman33 2 роки тому +21

      Not sure if you're USA, but we will get it together my friend. Let's not let the media divide us and be sure to talk to everyone in our community face to face. I bet a lot of these Ukrainians don't share the same politics and now look at them...

    • @saggyflapjax
      @saggyflapjax 2 роки тому +4

      @@titanman33 they also probably dont have politicians or media hosts that say stuff like “us vs them”

    • @ricraftz76
      @ricraftz76 2 роки тому +8

      @@titanman33 a divided nation is the worst thing can happen to a country,and worst,the right and the left always blaming each other for their country's failures but they don't see that they both are the problem

    • @sideshow4417
      @sideshow4417 2 роки тому +4

      They've been shelling their own people in the East since 2014...

    • @dull_boy_274
      @dull_boy_274 2 роки тому

      @@titanman33 yep, USA here. I hope that's true but I really have my doubts

  • @dalestark3343
    @dalestark3343 2 роки тому +112

    Love the dedication and devotion to country and the innovative engineering going on there.

  • @babarindewilliams6890
    @babarindewilliams6890 2 роки тому +2

    This video just made my day ! God bless the Ukrainian people 🇺🇦

  • @chriszenier826
    @chriszenier826 2 роки тому +1

    Stay safe gentlemen! Amazing work you are doing! God bless you!

  • @chuiwyjustin
    @chuiwyjustin 2 роки тому +42

    And that boys and girls, was how the AK2022 was born.

  • @ivansmith654
    @ivansmith654 2 роки тому +68

    This is why the right to repair bills are so important!

  • @TheUnvarnishedTruth-
    @TheUnvarnishedTruth- 2 роки тому +1

    *Necessity is indeed the mother of invention! And people who are fighting for their very survival have an absolutely astronomical advantage over people who are fighting just to hurt others!*

  • @assassin7283
    @assassin7283 2 роки тому +2

    Respect from Poland!

  • @StamenDendrobium
    @StamenDendrobium 2 роки тому +185

    That's great idea, making full use of those readily available seized weaponry & turn them around into strengthening the defense. Converting those vehicle-mount into hand-carry suits the Ukrainians' guerilla tactics perfectly, what a show of engineering ingenuity & resourcefulness.

    • @socrates5647
      @socrates5647 2 роки тому +1

      lol it's so dumb to think Russians would fight face to face on the street, after close-loop blockading for a month, those machine guns would be using for looting food from civilians.

    • @blise518B
      @blise518B 2 роки тому +5

      @@socrates5647 not if they run out of supplies first because all the convoys got blown up.

    • @berniecom728
      @berniecom728 2 роки тому +8

      This is better than a vehicle having them, a vehicle is a big target with this you can hide in the bush, surprise attack and this would cut them in half no bullet proof vest will protect them. Great thinking.

    • @wharris7594
      @wharris7594 2 роки тому

      Nobody remembers what the vietnamese general said at the beginning of the film
      (we were soldiers) with mel gibson? He said "kill all that they send and they will stop coming" just use all of the enemy equipment and they will supply you indefinitely

    • @rcl8793
      @rcl8793 2 роки тому

      These machine guns are 75 pounds plus whatever the stock adds. Not the best thing to be hauling for hit and run attack.

  • @SuperAngelic5
    @SuperAngelic5 2 роки тому +102

    Nice work. These mechanics are talented. Serious fire power.

    • @johnauner671
      @johnauner671 2 роки тому

      Russians can likely target this building now.

  • @maryvalentine9090
    @maryvalentine9090 2 роки тому +1

    This guy! Man oh man, what a gunsmith! I am in awe of the Ukrainian people.

  • @elisenispee7450
    @elisenispee7450 2 роки тому +1

    Good job! Very creative of Ukrainians to redo the weapons that can be used for defense. Each of those tanks costs more than a million.

  • @advertisercommerce6990
    @advertisercommerce6990 2 роки тому +10

    You just got to love the Ukrainian's ingenuity!
    Keep up the great work!

  • @maggie7843
    @maggie7843 2 роки тому +255

    So impressive. These are trained craftsmen who believe in their country. 🇺🇦

    • @user-rx8cw3pd2t
      @user-rx8cw3pd2t 2 роки тому +1

      Wasting hour on gun, Only to get blasted by Airstrike

    • @Retronyx
      @Retronyx 2 роки тому +2

      trained craftsman?
      look at how close the scope to the buttstock wtf???

    • @envynemo4170
      @envynemo4170 2 роки тому +2

      it’s for show. as in propaganda

    • @destroyerarmor2846
      @destroyerarmor2846 2 роки тому +1

      @@Retronyx clearly you are not familiar with comblock systems

    • @chadratboi2849
      @chadratboi2849 2 роки тому

      ​@@Retronyx scopes require your eye to be close to the scope. Only problem is 2:33, if you dont mount the part exactly as before the scope needs to be adjusted.

  • @soniahamilton9914
    @soniahamilton9914 2 роки тому +1

    Very interesting. Such ingenuity is amazing. Good job for all those involved❣️👍👍

  • @KarriemPerry
    @KarriemPerry 2 роки тому +1

    Shoulder fired, modified PKMs, Ingenious!! Godspeed Ukraine!!

  • @clivestainlesssteelwomble7665
    @clivestainlesssteelwomble7665 2 роки тому +61

    These guys really took their aysmetric warfare tactic lessons to heart .... Hobart and his funnies would have been in there with them 😎🇬🇧👍🏼🇺🇦

    • @darkocvijan1684
      @darkocvijan1684 2 роки тому +1

      🇷🇺🇷🇸🇷🇺🇷🇸🇷🇺🇷🇸🇷🇺🇷🇸

  • @alexalia2737
    @alexalia2737 2 роки тому +60

    These people deserve 10x the life that the average person can have. True fighters. I really hope for the best for them. My heart goes out to those brave soldiers who defend their people and their land with such stoicism.

    • @wadestanton
      @wadestanton 2 роки тому +2

      Those afghans been building guns from scrap for 50 yrs, at least. maybe afghanistan can send advisors.

    • @Gattobuono
      @Gattobuono 2 роки тому +1

      Funny how no one said these great things about the people of Iraq when the West illegally invaded their sovereign territory.
      On the contrary, when they created ied's to fight against a vastly superior enemy they were labelled as vile cowardly terrorists. 🤔

    • @wadestanton
      @wadestanton 2 роки тому

      @@Gattobuono The Iraqis said it, but the country that has slavers and genocidal maniacs on their currency controlled the narrative, for most of the world.

  • @angusross6609
    @angusross6609 2 роки тому +3

    God bless and keep you all. Well done Ukraine, I am ashamed of how little help you are getting from the rest of Europe.

  • @golybunne4306
    @golybunne4306 2 роки тому +1

    Very ingenious and innovative the Ukrainians are. More power to you and May God be with your people and the country and the whole world.

  • @Bogie3855
    @Bogie3855 2 роки тому +29

    When defending your homeland you do what it takes. Good for you. There is a certain justice of using your enemies weapons against them. I like that.

  • @fpark101
    @fpark101 2 роки тому +148

    Glory to brave Ukrainians defending their homeland and future of their children. Best wishes for strong independent and Prosperous peaceful Ukraine.

  • @anthonygebala1198
    @anthonygebala1198 2 роки тому

    Well done it just shows that you will always need people who are skilled in any type of engineering

  • @illiniwood
    @illiniwood 2 роки тому +1

    There's nothing like these weapons found anywhere but there. One day they will be in a museum.

  • @awakenotwoke8580
    @awakenotwoke8580 2 роки тому +25

    The fact that they converted the kord machine gun into a handheld system is freaking amazing!

    • @marks.6480
      @marks.6480 2 роки тому +2

      free weapons, free ammo! the Russians will curse the day that they decided to invade.

    • @y0h0p38
      @y0h0p38 2 роки тому +3

      Thats a PKT, not a Kord. A PKT is pretty much a PKM that is controled electronicly for use on vehicles. A Kord fires a 12.7x108, the PKx machineguns fire a 7.62x54r

    • @bafattvahetere
      @bafattvahetere 2 роки тому +2

      @@y0h0p38 Both hurts though.

    • @commanderfreakkz5688
      @commanderfreakkz5688 2 роки тому +1

      Imagine they convert a gun into a tank destroyer weapon

  • @anonimuse6553
    @anonimuse6553 2 роки тому +24

    These are my kind of guys!
    I wish I could be there to help.
    Slava Ukraine.

    • @pythor9674
      @pythor9674 2 роки тому

      This is all Ukraine's fault. They're cutting off water access to the Tuzla Island and now its people need to import water to survive, and also preventing gas transport to Europe, causing a massive electricity shortage for millions.

    • @anonimuse6553
      @anonimuse6553 2 роки тому +4

      @@pythor9674 Your lies are only for yourself. We all know the truth.

  • @jonathanbrooks6118
    @jonathanbrooks6118 2 роки тому +1

    Awesome - excellent engineering prowess! Brilliant work, well done! All the Very Best to you All.

  • @PutItAway101
    @PutItAway101 2 роки тому

    Imagine the job satisfaction you get, coming into work and doing this!

  • @robbiePlanetaSano
    @robbiePlanetaSano 2 роки тому +8

    Guts, genius, perseverance and collaboration .
    I am blown away by the way Ukrainians have responded to Russia . From the president to every day folks, everyone is on board .
    And the Russian journalist that protested on live state television?
    I have seen more courage in the last few days than I have ever seen in my life. I congratulate the brave men and women who are such stellar examples of courage and teamwork.

  • @lookronjon
    @lookronjon 2 роки тому +10

    Very proud of my brother mechanics in Ukraine. I feel you for real. Thank you for helping to protect your country and the free world. You are heroes.

  • @adamfauhl8411
    @adamfauhl8411 2 роки тому +1

    God bless Ukraine. Good luck and God speed. We're praying for your Country everyday.

  • @johnhunt9942
    @johnhunt9942 2 роки тому +1

    That’s high tech, man. Keep it going! Those modifications are outstanding for defending yourself! 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

  • @G1llmanBlacklg00n
    @G1llmanBlacklg00n 2 роки тому +172

    This is a true Special Forces way of warfare that we trained for back in the days of the Cold War. These local civilian auto mechanics converting coax machineguns from infantry fighting vehicles and tanks for infantry use is brilliant. We call the civilians that assist the guerilla band the Auxiliary...
    Improvise, adapt, and overcome.

  • @TheFlyrodder68
    @TheFlyrodder68 2 роки тому +95

    Resourcefulness. More power to the Ukrainians!

    • @pythor9674
      @pythor9674 2 роки тому

      This is all Ukraine's fault. They're cutting off water access to the Tuzla Island and now its people need to import water to survive, and also preventing gas transport to Europe, causing a massive electricity shortage for millions.

  • @VGI4NI
    @VGI4NI 2 роки тому

    Brilliant . I love the resourcefulness

  • @VickersDoorter
    @VickersDoorter 2 роки тому +2

    These fellas are amazing. I can't image us Brits turning to such ingenuity and bravery, we've gone too soft through our political and cultural alliance with the States.

  • @kevinhooper9853
    @kevinhooper9853 2 роки тому +165

    My thoughts and prayers go to the family's fighting in Kyiv, God bless everyone who has the soul to fight for Ukrainian

    • @pythor9674
      @pythor9674 2 роки тому

      This is all Ukraine's fault. They're cutting off water access to the Tuzla Island, and also preventing gas transport to Europe, causing a massive electricity shortage for millions.

    • @rogerdildeau7507
      @rogerdildeau7507 2 роки тому

      KIEV!

    • @user-dj8kt1xy8w
      @user-dj8kt1xy8w 2 роки тому +1

      @@rogerdildeau7507 Kiev is not correct, Kyiv will be right

    • @user-dj8kt1xy8w
      @user-dj8kt1xy8w 2 роки тому +1

      @@pythor9674 And why should they contain the occupied territories? This is the task of those who occupied, learn the laws!

    • @gonzaloancina3070
      @gonzaloancina3070 2 роки тому

      🇷🇺Z🇷🇺

  • @hopeemch
    @hopeemch 2 роки тому +19

    The difference between Ukraine and Russia is that Ukraine is inviting millions of its people to brainstorm ideas while Russia has one man making all the decisions and listening to no one.

    • @alphaenterprise2232
      @alphaenterprise2232 2 роки тому +1

      You greatly summed it up

    • @lamdao1242
      @lamdao1242 2 роки тому +1

      When you have a great team, you stand a far better chance of winning. The key to a great team is trust, everyone working towards the same goals using their different but complementary skills.
      I think in the army they call it Mission Command.

  • @theot.e2499
    @theot.e2499 2 роки тому +1

    It appears they're converting PKT machineguns, taken from tanks, into the handheld PKM equivalent used by infantry. The PKT has an electric trigger because it's designed to be fired from a joystick, so they're replacing that with stocks and trigger groups.

  • @zosimopablo9943
    @zosimopablo9943 2 роки тому

    They are so resourceful and creative, they are using their profound military tactics and military science they have learned military academy. They manifested an exemplary courage and valor,making them invincible in time of aggression.

  • @AA-hy6nb
    @AA-hy6nb 2 роки тому +200

    As everyone has long known, Ukrainians are a very thrifty, industrious, resourceful and hard-working people in peacetime. Now they have proven that these useful qualities help them in wartime too.

    • @baronharkonnen1217
      @baronharkonnen1217 2 роки тому +6

      I didn't know that. Thanks for telling me. I also didn't realize that only Ukrainians are very thrifty, industrious, resourceful and hard-working people in peacetime.

    • @Gattobuono
      @Gattobuono 2 роки тому

      Funny how no one said these great things about the people of Iraq when the West illegally invaded their sovereign territory.
      On the contrary, when they created ied's to fight against a vastly superior enemy they were labelled as vile cowardly terrorists. 🤔

    • @PetrasVykintas
      @PetrasVykintas 2 роки тому +1

      @@Gattobuono whataboutism

    • @Vernas_R
      @Vernas_R 2 роки тому

      @@Gattobuono First, what weapons do you see here? IED or guns? Second, sure Iraq happened. We protested and it happened. Now we're going to protest again, but this time the government is on the right side. Boohoo!

    • @Gattobuono
      @Gattobuono 2 роки тому

      @@Vernas_R perhaps you haven't understood my comment.
      The nature of the weapons is irrelevant. People who fight to defend their family and country will use any means available, whether it be captured machine guns or improvised explosive devices.
      The point of my comment is the hypocrisy of hero worshipping the Ukrainians for using their skills and ingenuity to defend themselves whilst reviling as murderous terrorist those who resisted Western coalition forces in the middle east.
      Is that a bit clearer for you?

  • @MG-xm3yv
    @MG-xm3yv 2 роки тому +13

    this is why the world needs guys like us, we can adapt anything for specific purpose, but we get looked down on by people who they think their above us just saying
    well done fellow mechanics keep up the fight

    • @monotech20.14
      @monotech20.14 2 роки тому

      No.

    • @CheapCheerful
      @CheapCheerful 2 роки тому +1

      The only person who would look down upon you is someone who feels threatened by you, because your contribution to society is so much greater. So they hide their fear by pretending to be better.

  • @readchp
    @readchp 2 роки тому

    This is exactly the kind of action that will ultimately win this war. Keep up the great work. Wish I was there to help.

  • @DG-sf9ei
    @DG-sf9ei 2 роки тому

    Something very satisfying about this. About time YT recommends a vid worth watching.

  • @White_devil1980
    @White_devil1980 2 роки тому +12

    Nice I’m glad the military is adapting and overcoming the invaders and using the weapons against them 😎 never give up never surrender 😊

  • @yp3424
    @yp3424 2 роки тому +62

    Really remarkable people working for their country, are doing their best. The ancient greek poet Archilohus (635 B.C), wrote:"The fox uses many tricks, though, the hedgehog uses only one, the best."

  • @kamakaziozzie3038
    @kamakaziozzie3038 2 роки тому +3

    As someone that has worked with rifles for enough years, the only thing that concerns me is the sight of loaded weapons in a machine shop

    • @jessebreck9
      @jessebreck9 2 роки тому

      Gotta make sure it works right?

  • @johnralston889
    @johnralston889 2 роки тому

    these guys are so impressive, very important work that will stand Ukraine in good stead, I salute you, NO RETREAT NO SURRENDER!!!

  • @willblackett4709
    @willblackett4709 2 роки тому +46

    As an engineer from New Zealand I salute you for helping to defend freedom from oppression LONG LIVE UKRAINE !!!!!!!

  • @Ray-ml6iy
    @Ray-ml6iy 2 роки тому +25

    Genius! Much respect to the Ukrainians for never giving up the fight! God be with you..

  • @Martinlegend
    @Martinlegend 2 роки тому

    just excelend! kepp up the good work guys!
    i specially like the rail mount!

  • @fruitytea
    @fruitytea 2 роки тому

    Ingenious!

  • @ronaldmcdonald3965
    @ronaldmcdonald3965 2 роки тому +13

    Glory to Ukrainian Auto Mechanics! I love the sound of heavy machine guns in the in the morning, it sounds like victory!

  • @clarencewarsavithana4470
    @clarencewarsavithana4470 2 роки тому +29

    Hope those work properly! Bravo!

    • @msbhicks8358
      @msbhicks8358 2 роки тому

      They probably do. It seems they have added SVD stocks and bipods, no actual work to the guts of the firearm

  • @yetanotherbassdude
    @yetanotherbassdude 2 роки тому +3

    I love how the AK is so well known that just referring to a "Kalashnikov" is enough, even when you're comparing *another Kalashnikov design* to the AK! This is great work though, and joins a long tradition of defence forces fighting against a Russian invasion by using or adapting vehicle-mounted firepower for infantry use, that goes all the way back to the Finns and the Winter War.

    • @y0h0p38
      @y0h0p38 2 роки тому

      Yeah lol I was confused a bit hearing that at first, I assumed they meant another machinegun such as a PKM by "Kalashlikov", and was wondering what kind of machinegun the PKT was for it to be stronger than a Kalashnikov

  • @bobohunter1776
    @bobohunter1776 2 роки тому

    The sight over bore on those Dshkas is intense.

  • @speedtrap420
    @speedtrap420 2 роки тому +16

    In WW2, the US Marines had a similar weapon, called a Stinger, .30 cal machine gun from an aircraft, BAR bipod and rear site with a shoulder stock from a M1 Garand using a remote trigger. Glory to the heroes! Glory to Ukraine!

    • @pythor9674
      @pythor9674 2 роки тому

      This is all Ukraine's fault. They're cutting off water access to the Tuzla Island and now its people need to import water to survive, and also preventing gas transport to Europe, causing a massive electricity shortage for millions.

    • @bens4801
      @bens4801 2 роки тому +1

      @@pythor9674 nice try Ivan, how does it feel to get paid in a worthless currency?

  • @bramesque
    @bramesque 2 роки тому +11

    A passionate mechanic becomes a Gunsmith / inventor when the need is high.
    These are Tony Stark Times.

  • @johnbellamy6449
    @johnbellamy6449 2 роки тому

    very skilled men,well done.

  • @larrybergman6075
    @larrybergman6075 2 роки тому +1

    Good job guys, keep up the great work you are doing. There are a lot of people all around the world that are with you. And would have ever thought that Russia would be your indirect supplier of weapons.

  • @peter7624
    @peter7624 2 роки тому +12

    The Ukrainians are a wonderfully brave and innovative people, this is great to see! Slava Ukraini!

  • @FinalLugiaGuardian
    @FinalLugiaGuardian 2 роки тому +32

    What these mechanics are doing for their country is amazing.
    Even Mikhail Kalashnikov said that he wanted to use his engineering skills to build tractors rather than guns. Thankfully alot of these Ukrainian's mechanic skills are transferable to weapons design too.

  • @occamsrayzor
    @occamsrayzor 2 роки тому

    The Ukrainian resourcefulness and tenacity in the defence of their home is inspirational.

  • @DevilbyMoonlight
    @DevilbyMoonlight 2 роки тому

    Hats off to these guys.. necessity is the mother of invention, and this is not an easy thing to do

  • @suedavis3525
    @suedavis3525 2 роки тому +10

    amazing how they are all pulling together

  • @donnaluv
    @donnaluv 2 роки тому +40

    YESSSS!! I have so much respect for the people of Ukraine. They continue to inspire us with their strength and ingenuity in fighting this war. This is a nation that stands united as one and will do anything they can to defend their home country. Give em hell! 🔥
    SLAVA UKRAINI 🇺🇦✊🏽

  • @sherip4111
    @sherip4111 2 роки тому +1

    Such resourcefulness! I hope this video doesn’t lead to the machine shop being targeted. ❤️ 🇺🇦

  • @robertschumacher2707
    @robertschumacher2707 2 роки тому

    On footage of captured/destroyed armor, I've been seeing a lot more MT-LB APC's over BMP's. Only reason I can think of for this would be if the ground in that area is very swampy or marshy. The MT-LB was more intended for use towing artillery than carrying troops into battle.