Delivering Bulletproof Vests to the Ukrainian Army: Russian Roulette (Dispatch 46)
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Meet Yuri Kasyanov, a Ukrainian activist who raises money from ordinary people to buy supplies for the Ukrainian army, and every day risks his life to deliver them to the front lines.
VICE News correspondent Simon Ostrovsky met up with Kasyanov in eastern Ukraine and traveled with him to checkpoints as he supplied soldiers with flak jackets and food.
As the crisis in Ukraine continues, it has become more apparent that the government isn't efficiently taking care of its own forces. But as Petro Poroshenko's presidency begins, the prospect of change is appearing to be possible.
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5 million USD? That's all??? That is extremely small amount compared to a lot of other aid that US gives for causes that are much less worthy...
MageBlackstone couldn’t agree more
dont worry, trump gave Javelin missiles to Ukraine, missiles that can be carried by one soldier and destroy a russian tank with one shot
@@yossigershon7245 Did we bother to teach them how to use them?
@@Seth9809 im sure they did somehow, it would be dumb not to
@@yossigershon7245 yeah but then again that missile is way too overpriced. Almost 100k for one missile. Not to mention last thing we need is for them to fall into the hands of their enemies
Favorite quote out of all these dispatches "Lard, Ukrainians love this shit"
It's unbelievable to see how much the Ukrainian army has changed since 2015.
Facts 😂
@@amc3463 Russians really thought that theyr army is at this level thats why they thinked that they run over Ukraine in 3 days.
These aren't the army. They're the banderites.
They got their ass kicked in 2015 and since then have been trained and equipped by NATO
most of them are RIP.
I applaud that man for doing what he is doing. God Bless.
Damn right. He's doing God's work.
What a man this guy, supplying his troops, keeping them stocked. My respects to his bravery. My respects toward his resolve and wisdom. USA, listen! listen to what he has to say.
11:06
"Ukrainians love this shit" YES!
Thin sliced lard on hot potato with fresh onion and sunflower oil! Very tasty!
Don't forget the vodka! Toni Axe
Dima Z
No thanks, I dont drink vodka:)
Said it like Mclovin lmao
Americans dont even know this delicious food.
I hope the brave Ukrainians will prevail against the unjust aggression of Russian and Russian-backed fascists.
Like this?
www.liveleak.com/view?i=d53_1401901839
Lom Lomlom Stop milking that already. What did they expect would happen if they hang around in a seperatist controlled sector in front of one of their main bases among heavily armed soldiers anyway?
@@DaInsano but when ukraine attacks the PRO RUSSIANS then why Russia cant defend its people?!
Russian comunist
@@Johnny-xi4ti Ukraine never invaded neighboring countries.
i don't know if that was supposed to be a joke when he said "obama didn't call or write me on facebook" but i still found it very, very funny
glory to ukraine
Thanks you, friends
Vassili Bodrov Russia is driving itself into a corner of the world. Yes, Russia may have money and resources that other countries want, but soon, that's all Russia will have, because influence is power above money and resources, and Putin is putting the country of Russia into a lot of people's bad book.
xutianyangkevin if the US hasnt cornered itself with the decades of constant agressions and invasions, I wouldnt worry about Russia at all
Yes, glory to ukraine! I'm german and i've seen every dispatch so far, i have a lot of respect for the maidan protesters and for the army who is defending the country right now! I really hope everything will go well for you, stay strong!
Glory to Heroes!
Love those kids! "Ukrainian soldiers shit on Putin." Classic
2:22 Distant cousin of Simon's?
I thought the same...
If the government was supplying the troops this poorly I’m surprised they actually found the will to fight 🤦🏾♂️💀 this is just madness
Hope Ukraine will gain hes teritory back,i am from romania,is there any way to donate to their army from romania?
www.mil.gov.ua/en/donate.html
The new dispatch has arrived! YES!!!!
after bombing Luhansk, 2 June
Thank you Simon and Vice! Great job as always, keep it up!
SALO! SALO! SALO! Ukrainians do love that shit haha with some Borscht! Ohhpaaa!
ти ж чудово знаєш, що сало з борщем не вживають разом. Навіщо блазнюєш!?
Борщ, а потим сало с чесноком? :D
Ukrainian Borscht was first and is the best. Dont try comparing those to the Original.
I have eat it when I was with some guys from Ukraine in London and it tastes great !
Right on my friend!
Let's just hope that a WW3 doesn't start any time soon.
Shut yer fukn' mouth... Us fat Muricans want to fight the commie menace...
Keston Hurd I'm American, and I don't want a war. If WW3 did start, it would likely be a Nucleur war. That would be the risk to all human life and life in general on Earth.
Toonses Yeah totally, it deffinetly isn't all the countries with nuclear weapons and tons of weapons regular and supporters... Like Russia, the U.S and China... nah that can't be.
Oliver Green Sunnis and Shiites: Bloods and Crips of the Islam world :-p
tangykiwi Trust me, I don't want a modern war...
It would pit all of the modern day's advanced technology upon nations of equal proportion...
Millions die, hundreds of thousands rendered homeless, the world goes into disarray... And the Americans didn't even need to set a foot in foreign soil...
Симон, ты специально показал номер машины этого активиста? Хочешь что бы в небесной сотне майда появился еще один человек?
Одним больше, одним меньше, - кто их, тупых фашистов считает? Без счёта во рвы бульдозером закапывают. А домой сообщают, что "дезертировал". Причём убивают-то их часто свои же ПСы.
Lom Lomlom Ладно там ребята Стрелкова, они спокойные, уравновешенные такие охотится за данным типом не будут, но ведь там есть отморозки типо Беса, этот вполне может вычислить и убить данного активиста.
Uter127 Может, конечно. А что, ему, этому "активисту", "талоны на усиленное питание дать"?
Ну а этому "журнализду" просто похрен. Он картинку делает из зоопарка. Кто там кого из животных зарежет - его не волнует.
Михайло ЛомоносовСимон еврей, им религия запрещает даже трогать подобное.
***** vk.com/video250131381_168895932?hash=d04ca3b5b0499e7a
Bravo, VICE. Long awaited and worth it all the way. Thank you.
Aren't you guys kinda compromising this supply operation by posting license plates, vehicles, FB pages and so on? I mean the stuff you guys put out on Ukraine is unparalleled but doesn't some of this have the potential for blowback?
Fantastic reporting as usual.
Дякуємо вам солдати,що в таких умовах виконуєте свій обв'язок.
Another excellent piece of documentary... Fantastic job, please continue delivering...
How can he STILL say Russia invaded Crimea? Russia was ALLOWED to have UP to 25,000 troops in Crimea through a treaty back from the 1960s. Russia up to the crisis had ONLY about 15,000 troops in Crimea. So any additional troops that Russia may have sent to Crimea still abided by that treaty.
Well, the difference only being that, those extra troops came in guns drawn and occupied Ukrainian bases.
Hello obvious-Kremlin-PR-department
Alex Bantov
As they had the right to do, since they wore asked by the people of Crimea to help them brake of from Ukraine and get back to Russia where they belong.
There is no denying the politics behind this but that go's both ways, people have the right to sovereignty!
They were allowed so many troops to be stationed in Sevastopol, not where ever they wanted in Crimea. Going outside those boundaries without the permission of the Ukrainian gov. was not part of the agreement.
tigerclaw1000
People can live where ever they want by moving but a foreign country sends troops into Crimea while the Russia president announces the referendum then that is aggression and an invasion.
The referendum was simply an excuse to legitimize the takeover of the territory. let me tell you something. Using that tactic, you can take over pretty much any territory you want by following these instruction:
1. make sure large russian population in the wanted territory.
2. If not, make people move there and wait at least 5 to 15 years
3. Use media to tell those people that they are being oppressed and start separatist sentiment.
4. Cause a major internal problem for the government of that territory.
5. Announce a referendum and invade while the other country is in disarray.
6. Announce results of the referendum with huge support for independence.
.
he said "that shit" in good way, in bulgaria we love "that shit" too even i called a shit even is good in normal amounts, for people who dont know is fat from pig salted with spices(kitchen herbs) normaly consumed with alcohol but you can eat it with bread.
I love that the Ukrainian people are getting involved; but, it also worries me. Accepting material support from strangers is tactically unsound. I can think of no less than 10 ways that Putin or the pro-Russian separatists could exploit that.
American soldiers got all kinds of care packages from civilians during Iraq/afgahanistan
natrone23 And it was wonderful that they helped. But this situation is different; in that situation, they were tracking down terrorists in a foreign country. Source security of the care packages wasn't a big deal because it came from a whole other continent. In this case, the care packages are coming from inside their own country during a civil war. From the very same kind of people that they're fighting. It would be easy to slip in a cellphone or night-vision goggles with a passively activated GPS tracker or surveillance device.
I've been waiting so long for this! Thank-you VICE!
Simon as usual with his ass in the grass, too cool! Vice never fails, always on point. I am such a glutton for their material, I can't get enough >_
I am so impressed by these soldiers and Ukrainians people. I am proud of them. They are able to achieve objectives in such conditions. The authorities need to see this and take quickly measures and listen to people like those activists who are risking their lives to help and build a real people's army. Kudos
This is so heart-warming.
When you have this kind of peoples behind...Ukraine Army simply can not lose any war!!!
Slava Ukraine!!!
❤❤
Thank you very much for reporting! stay safe!
Great coverage. by the way first.
May everyone be safe.
dat time travel
Great story VICE, thanks!
About time! Been waiting like a whole week for this!
(0:40) Icecream: check! Badass helmet: check! "I'm ready to roll"
I really do prefer Simon to Henry; Simon's ability to speak the language really adds a layer of sympathy that Henry cannot.
shimon's ability to speak russian (he doesnt speak ukranian)
My mistake, sorry.
Dear Vice....explosion proof doesn't mean it won't explode if hit with explosives. It means the electronics within the device cannot trigger an explosion. You can work with it around flammable materials. Just a FYI so you can come off smarter next time.
''Non-lethal aid'' Yeah right, just like in Syria, arming terrorists with anti tank weapons is considered as non lethal...
Or directing death squads to people homes with satellite imagery, nothing non-lethal about that either.
SaproPhycs Derpy ''Pro-Russian terrorists'' I think you mean Anti-Kiev.
Meh Gusta No, I mean pro-Russian in the fact that they only want to join Russia. That's what this is all about. Or did you not pay any attention at all?
Thank you so much for showing our events
awesome awesome Journalism !! russian roulette rules ~!
Some of these guys in the video look like they could be Military contractors.
Just the gear and the way they act in front of the camera.
Wonder if they might be Academi personnel.
You're a moron lol
natrone23 I don't necessarily agree with him but stating his opinion does not make him a moron, it makes you closed minded.
I was meaning in the first few minutes, The ones in black and with the polo shirts.
By the way natrone23 I never said they were for sure. I just stated they could be. Just a theory not fact.
Roman T no sometimes people are just morons
youre a fucking moron.
great report as usual!!
finally another video , ive been waiting for along time
Seems like Vice reporting has become one sided
They just gave you one side of the story. They cant be everywhere at once
They just did reporting from Donetsk on the rebels side, what are you talking about?
pukaki brah well if you cant provide both sides point of view then you just should report on the situation at all them. All its doing is demonize the opposition to the world. Remember the whole world is watching, we're not there so we are counting on them to provide both sides of the story so we than can form our own opinion on the situation
***** well if they did i didnt see it
stateofmin007
The Battle for Donetsk International Airport: Russian Roulette (Dispatch 44)
The Russian military would steam roll these guys in a matter of weeks.
I don't see the Russians doing this given that this would cause a total shitstorm and a really fucked up situation. I mean hopefully the West's reaction is clear enough that if Russia gets involved in the Ukraine NATO troops might just as well, besides a ton of armed militants on both sides creating a situation none can control.
Holger Göbber Im just saying if it does happen NATO will not get involved and Ukraine's military will be destroyed in weeks. obviously guerrilla warfare will follow.
sure but they would just be made another terrorist organization does Russia want that?
Tys Dasd Obviously not but Russia could gain two large industrial regions from Ukraine furthering their sway in eastern Europe.
Copenhagen Wintergreen
Appeasement has a bad name since Hitler. If Putin moves into Ukraine, he will be seen to be on an expansionist course the Western Allies historically only know to be stopped via confrontation.
I bloody hope none starts shooting but I don't see NATO accepting any more BS from Russia. I could imagine NATO intervening to prevent Russia moving too far west (demarcation line at the Dnjeper), sending unrestricted military aid, activate all sanctions they can think of and when in doubt start crap everywhere Russia has an interest in, e.g. sending a fuckload of weapons to Syria etc. so that naval base gets closed, stir trouble in central asia, invite Georgia to join NATO asap, pull Finland and Sweden into a mutual defense agreement and escalate to an arms race knowing the West will economically benefit from this more than Russia.
The scary thing is that various NATO generals already said that from a military standpoint this stuff is the next thing NATO must do so we can only hope Putin does not proceed with a military escalation.
I lol'ed at nearly midnight outside with the Putin drawing.
Great job in doing the real reporting for all sides Vice News.
Good for the Ukrainian people!!!
Do not rely on your government...do it yourself!!!
You have so much to purge in your government, and Yanukovich was just the start.
Good Luck!!!
Yes I agree. At one time I think it was in desert Storm or the first one there we had American soldiers that didn't have the stuff they needed . Many had to buy old gear from army surplus stores sad as hell .
I love seeing how westerners react to eastern European foods.
Army SOS is still going but it has grown up quite a bit from this stage. Wonder if Yuri is still involved.
Great vid btw very well filmed
For all of my English speaking friends, the page is called "АРМИЯ SOS"
There is a link to paypal on the page if you wish to donate.
Donate to this paramilitary, genocidal, neo-nazi outfit now, and be accused of funding terrorism by your own government later!
VenDeath
Nothing on my channel is even from Russia lol. On the point I made I still think it's valid critism. Are these guys even regular army? I see it like a Syria situation when donating is concerned. Could be funding murder for all we know.
Not from Russia but you do tend to like a lot of RT videos and other slanted sources, hence my brash comment. Yes, there is a valid concern there about donating to insurgents (like many overseas Islamic charities that claim to fund Madrassas). In this case though Vice is following around Ukrainian Army Units so at the very least in this example the charity is sponsoring official armed units (check out there Facebook page for further documentation too).
VenDeath
VICE isn't an unslanted source? Come on now lol.
iStateOfMind4 He's a Russian living in the West spreading propagand for the Motherland.
I don't know why I still bother reading the fucking comments.....
"that was charming" haha so sassy simon
Great Job again, Simon. I Read about all this Euromaidan Underground Army movement yesterday. I really hope they can solve the situation soon ...
5:36, using a donated cellphone is a dumb idea.
awesome way for the enemy to know your position...
yes its prob a faka dono so the can send an air strike or somting
Peace between western and eastern nations, lets form a united northern hemisphere and stand together against the threat of extremism worldwide.
Thank you very much for your job.
Phew, I was worried there for a bit, thought the soldiers might not get any salo
If I had the money I would sent them a few hundred AR-15s in 7.62x39 or 5.45x39 depending which ammo they have more of.
Good shit Ukraine, take the fight to them. Warriors win the day.
When basic items become priceless or like the night vision scope is worth gold
Be prepared and be thankful
7:57 "that was charming" hahaha
Was looking for this comment hahahah
I was hoping they would say something about mass murders in Lugansk here, but I guess that will not happen. Just like there was nothing about Odessa
Then tell us, as it seems that you know everything here
equario
lugansk: /watch?v=RzHliHKIULs
odessa: /watch?v=dl4LCmhCYL4
Vladislav Bondarenko Just a warning to anyone else that both of the linked videos are very graphic. That said, I've already seen them both. It's sad that there were civilian casualties, but there are always civilian casualties in war. The administration building was filled with armed individuals. If they didn't want civilian casualties, they shouldn't have encouraged civilians to stay with them inside of an occupied building. They all knew the risks.
As for the fire, there's absolutely no evidence that it was arson. Most neutral reports state that the most likely cause of the fire were Molotov cocktails accidentally going off on the roof. Given just how occupied the building was by separatists, I find it highly unlikely a "pro-junta" arsonist managed to sneak in and start a fire on the roof. However, as usual, only blame is given, instead of context.
maybe cos vice only have 2 reporters in ukraine and they cant predict such events and they aint always at the right place at the right time :/
Tom Blake that's true. but those are very significant events that happened, and in my opinion it would be good if saimon or the other guy at least drove to those cities and explained what happened and showed some interviews with locals
i looked up armiya sos on facebook via the US and got nothing.
Here, I wrote it up for you in Russian "армия sos"
***** What did I find.
PayPal: Accaunt: Andrey Slivinskiy healthpharma@gmail.com PayPal: Andrey Slivinskiy healthpharma@gmail.com
For: ARMYSOS
Source: censor.net.ua/p285525
*****
it's group, not page (maybe)
search from Indonesia
facebook.com/groups/armia.sos
Oksana Kharlampiyeva
May be I surprise you, but not all people have a n account in Facebook. :)
I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOREVER FOR SOME INFO ON UKRAINE............ WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN VICE NEWS?!?!
"Pickled cucumbers" otherwise known as pickles. lol
They're not pickles until they are pickled lol
I believe the U.S. Should continue sending non lethal supplies to the Ukrainians but if things continue to get worse I believe some action must be taken by the U.S. Or NATO (just an opinion)
I beleive if things start to get ugly NATO and the USA should start kicking some Russian ass.
ROBERT STORMFIELD Oh, they won't. Russia's already stole another's country land and what did USA and NATO do? Nothing, just stupid sanctions. They won't start 3rd world war just because of Ukraine.
Eldar Zh Putin is expanding Russia by using force and fear and Western nations are appeasing him? Hmmm sounds just like a certain german dictator i know.
Historical Russian question: How do you prefer to be burried? Dear NATO and US please be informed that Russian war doctrine means that in case of external threat the nuclear weapon is to be used. Russians will not die alone. So welcome imbeciles.
go "take some actions" and get destroyed!
Simon tries to make it look like the Ukrainian army is some sort of the underdog in that fight, when its anything but. They have the advantage both in numbers and the equipment, and are using tanks, APC's, aircraft, attack helicopters against freedom fighters who are desperate enough to use WWII-era anti-tank guns. Thats is when they're even attacking them, and not ordinary civilians, like in Luhansk a few days ago when the Kiev airforce killed 5 civilians in an indiscriminate attack.
this is war....ppl die.. we all know that. sorry
the separatist are just as well armed as the ukrainian army since a lot of them are ukrainian defectors with stolen equipment from army barracks and police stations plus they are well armed by the russian govt they even have heat seeking anti air weapons also that attack wasnt "indiscriminate " it was a planned attack on the separatist town hall building they just missed and accidentally killed civilians its a shame but thats war
Sorry if I sound uneducated on the situation but is it Russia and Ukraine vs the freedom fighters. And are the freedom fighters also Ukrainian. Sorry but I am just kind of confused.
Haloreach2323 Russia does obviously turn a blind eye to volunteers coming in from Russia, but there are also volunteers from Germany, Poland etc also fighting on the side of the freedom fighters. But judging by the really old weapons and equipment Russia is not providing them any material help.
You can see in the various videos on youtube the rebels using PTRS-41 rifles which date back to 1938, rebels basically dont have any artillery or means to hold off the Kiev tanks and armored vehicles which are attacking the cities in the east. Lets not even mention the airstrikes.
WasntmeLT what are you talking about, they are obviously very much inferior in terms of equipment as well as numbers. There are hundreds of Kiev's main battle tanks and APC' now encircling and shelling the small town of Slavyansk. The freedom fighters have two APCs (which they captured from the the governments forces). The advantage is so disproportionate its really silly to even discuss it.
Great job.
we love you Simon be safe
11:02 lol)) SALO is our power))
Amazing, fight the good fight Ukraine, this is why the US has the second amendment to fight invaders like this, good luck.
What kind of Army can't provide protective equipment to its soldiers or even a decent riffle ?
excellent video
Come on America, show them some "democracy"
I found the use of the term terrorism by the Ukrainian commander is quite hard comprehend! Terrorists is not what the eastern provinces's people are.
Awesome reporting, God Bless Ukraine.
Glory to communism.
Jesus was anarcho socialist.
Damn this guy is really helping them out
This is all so pointless isn't it? All these supplies they're getting, it won't matter right? I don't wanna sound stupid but they don't stand a chance against Russia.
Russia can't 'officially' engage in conventional warfare against Ukraine because that would pull the entire western world into the fight. They can only send militia and unmarked parts of their military acting as terrorists. Ukraine can surround the pro-russian occupied areas and employ a total wipe-out technique to clean them of hostile elements. They'd then just have to hold the borders with Russia and all would be well again.
As a reference: Even Afghanistan managed to kick out the Russians with some US aid to the Mujahideen in the form of Stinger launchers.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_war_in_Afghanistan
Arctor kovich Yup and that was the ultra powerful Soviet Union not the pathetically weak Russia of today.
Arctor kovich Russia, too, it would be necessary to sell MANPADS Taliban ...
Arctor kovich afghans are the toughest sons of bitches ever...theyve been surviving constant invasions ever since the days of genghis khan
shane smalls You're right about that. Id say some of the toughest soldiers ever were German, Vietnamese and Afghans.
Guess who's "donating" on the other side ... Hint : kids want to go poo on him.
God damn Simon, your crazy and I love it
i feed of these dispatches need more!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I wonder why Simon don't ask them for all that british military surplus...
Bravo Simon, as a former Maidan supporter, after your despatches I became pro-russian rebels supporter. Thank you very much.
0:19 Simons MTV Cribs ”Typical Morning in Ukraine”
Explosion proof in this case refers to shock resistance and concussive force.
Bad translation I think, remember your old Casio had shockproof? Some electronics would screw up from external forces... wouldn't survive a frag though sadly.
5 million in aid lol...
I'll bet most of it will end up in a corrupt politician's pocket.
It's not pocket change.
was thinking the same! It's really nothing coming from US
madmax1717 It is from the US
Glory for Ukraine!
i withdrawed my like when you called lard shit - lard is the best delicacy when prepared right.
Where is their facebook. I'll donate.
I really feel bad for ukranian army :( #GloryToUkraine
Simons reports is now pure propaganda from the US, bring back Langston.
yupp even worse than cnn and bbc
Glad to know the flashlights are bullet proof. Takes a load off my mind.
Simon where is the other side of the story?
11:05 You hear that Ukrainians? Simon says you like to eat shit. Totally uncalled for, not funny at all.
Володимир Шалашенко
Yes the KGB is paying me 50cents a comment. Go read some more bullshit of buzzfeed or huffington post lol.
Володимир Шалашенко руку крымля не чуешь?
In english, "shit" is a very changing word it could be literally feces, or it can mean a specific item or even a situation
Its a pretty go to term for alot of things
Hi was making a joke! Its simply Ukrainian salo)))
Okay, I'm not American but he didn't say Ukrainians like eating shit. It was like saying, ''Ukrainians like eating this stuff,'' but instead he said ''shit'' which has more than one meaning. Words evolve, just like their meaning.
The reporter Simon Ostrovsky is Jewish.
SHimon
Илья Аленин Probably, he is a Jewish immigrant in USA, he was born in Russia.
Bob Smith he wasnt born in russia, he was born in western belarus and his surname is polish
Илья Аленин I think wikipedia says he was born in Russian Soviet Federal Republic of USSR. Could be a mistake then.
Bob Smith well,im not sure, maybe he was born in RSFSR, but his family hails from western belarus,
all surnames ending -iy have a polish origin
2:45: chainsaws? That's some next level gears of war shit right there.
No matter what your opinion is about the video's topic, you gotta admit this is ballsy, up to date journalism.