With Russians On The Edge Of Town, A Scramble To Evacuate Civilians From Bakhmut
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- Опубліковано 12 гру 2022
- Ukrainian volunteers try to win over residents of Bakhmut, a key city on the eastern front of the war with Russia, so they can take them to safer places to the west. But many refuse to leave their homes despite freezing temperatures, a lack of power or running water, and Russian forces closing in.
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A Pole from Scotland and a Kiwi driving a vehicle......great to see international volunteers helping out.
Kiwi?
@@IgorFranknstn27 Kiwi means a person from New Zealand.
@@IgorFranknstn27 Our native bird,only found in New Zealand, became our global nickname...We Kiwis like our name...
a pole with a kitten lol
It is shocking beyond belief to comprehend that this is 21st-century Europe and not December 1941.
It looks more like 1141 to me, just with guns and tanks
It is very clear russia must chose. Either join the 21t century or be destroyed. Those are the only valid options.
All could have been avoided. Wicked nationalism bring more misery to Ukraine 🇺🇦. Modern day Ukraine was built by Soviet workers( Ukrainians, Byelorrussians, Russians, Transcausian and more) not USA and Europe.
Europe is always at war. Go read a book
Its because the money didn't go to the civilians, or the structures they live in. Money was use to lines rich white men's pockets.
Worried about the civilians but I love how strangers risk their lives to help the most in need. There's always light in the darkness and that's what comforts me the most. Stay strong good people!
Thanks for those words, it helps me too. Keep supporting Ukraine!
The older Polish man from Scotland is a saint.
I hope that the boy not only gets his dream "tablet PC" from someone, but he can have normal life soon, without staying in the basement at night.
Russians are on their way, hopefully they will help them soon
Glory to RU and UA
I always appreciate it when people are shown helping animals, all creatures great and small💝😍🇨🇦
even in Ukraine's blasted urban landscapes you still see things that warm your heart 1:00 Ukrainians are very special people
They're wonderful, both as individuals and collectively.
Yes we are, Russians and Ukrainians are brothers, it is soviet pic
That is why we came to liberate from Zelenscy regime
Slava Ru and Ua
@@StrongRespect but who will liberate Russia?
@@sfbuck415
Not America is Russians
That is why nato has chosen them to be the test of their weapons
Stoic twelve year old Ukrainian "Mom cooks, I eat".
God Bless All your volunteers and the people of Ukraine!
You are sure he's Ukranian?
Also that old guy who refuses to evacuate?
@@milansavic2803
Savic:
Looks like the type of 12 year that brought Mom's dull kitchen knife casually stashed under his jacket.
The old man, he's the reason the Russians are killing everyone.
Both of them, I'm sure, would like to privately ask you that same question.
They seem also pretty Russian to me. And they probably are since Donbas is predominantly russian. As you can see, this old guy, who doesn't want to evacuate, with his excuse not to leave shows in some way his political stand without openly saying who he favours more.
Same with old lady, who says she just want peace.
Same with this kid, but ok, he's just a kid.
You must little bit know the mentality of this people to understand what they want to say. To read between the lines.
Believe me, if they are ukranians, they would've said lot of bad things about russians, as you can see in other places.
Not just russians. People seem to forget, in Donbas, russian speaking ukranian see Russia as their side.
I feel horrible for the ukrainians and that poor boy he acts like the shelling is normal it shouldn't be normal their is for him These people are going to need serious help when this is over PTSD help
GLORY to Ukraine 🌻💪💪🙏
К этому привыкаешь быстро буквально за пару дней
Seeing that boy is Heartbreaking 💛💙
It must be difficult to leave their homes but I pray they do so they stay alive and take their pets with them and not abandon them. Praying for Ukraine.
Praying does nothing.
Praying for peace to spare Ukraine more death and destruction from stubborn Zelensky refusing to save his men and country.
@@wf6951 It's a phrase that doesn't necessarily even mean they prayed. And whether you are right or wrong, why jump down somebodies throat for nothing? If people are trying to drive religion down mine, yes, I would fight back after telling them I was not interested, politely, and then only at a commensurate level to the that of their insistence, but that comment was totally innocuous. Why challenge someone for their beliefs, if they are minding their own business with them. Relax dude, don't get your panties in a wad over nothing.
Thank you, it won't be long now, our brothers Russians are on the way to help us
That cat looked so sad. 😟🥺😧😨😰😢😭😱
It's bad enough when people suffer. When the pets do too, it sends me over the edge. Hope every1 & everything finds a good, safe place to rest.
For many months now I have prayed for peace. But now I see that there can be no peace without victory. Putin will not go away and leave you alone. So I pray that Ukraine will defeat her enemies and regain control of her country! ♥🙏🏻🇺🇦♥
Yes, Putin does not want "peace". He wants Ukraine and all Ukrainians dead
That is a noble thought and we hope and pray. But, Ukrainian is up against a juggernaut
dream on. ain't gonna happen
@@duncansmith7562 joined June 16 2022. Clearly a disgusting ruZZian fsb troll.
As soon as US pokes its ugly nose out of the region. Remember that this would have not even started has US stayed out of Ukraine in 2014.
May peace be with all the civilians.
Victory and glory to Ukraine 🇺🇦.
You have to pick one. The two don't go together.
Glory to Russia🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺
💙💙💙💙💙🙏🏻💛💛💛💛💛
Whoever responsible for this war must put into justice.
hope so
One maniacal stupid fool named Putin. Loser of the century.
The US
My heart aches....Ukrainians will Prevail!!!! 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
🤣🤣🤣
yea, already prevailing for 9 years
@@Leo-qd7ih True, they've been prevailing for the last 9 years. But now Putin is attempting genocide. I think it's a little different this time
@@ellasmommy9278 Prevailing for last 9 years? Prevailing when country was collapsing and finally collapsed? Good luck with such prevailing
Maybe in the next life. This life they not even here anymore, blown to bits
My God, the medieval barbarity Putin’s brought upon mankind. Truly unforgivable.
But it's ok that you was fooled so easily, it's forgivable
And now Putin has the merchant of death
What about Ukraine shelling the Donbass for eight years?
@rory kinahan That our friends and relatives are fleeing from Donbass to us in Russia and crying for Putin to protect them from Kiev is nonsense? Your mother is nonsense, and you are Ivan, I have my own name
@rory kinahan Джони,надеюсь вы с байденом,рядом в клинику ляжете!!!хотя,биополярка уже на такой стадии не лечиться....
I hope the kid is okay. He looks like a nice boy and him mama is a good mother. She cooks, I eat. What more can you say. Brave lad.
its good to see our fellow new zealanders are helping out............ Slava Ukraina
The Ukrainian people are so resilient I'm so dependent not only to keep their independence but to keep positive and to save some and all of the videos that I have watched over time I've only heard you bringing people say positive things about about Ukraine Ukrainian soldiers and how the Ukrainian people pull together as one citizens helping citizens citizens respecting the army and those that are there to help them and they Army having complete respect for the citizen I wonder in times like this would other countries be able to stay United under such horrible and sad conditions like the people of Ukraine have
It is easy just make the situation where they have no else to go and no able to go
And also ban people from leaving the Country
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My heart breaks for you. I pray you all stay safe wherever you end up.
Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦💙💛
I'm sure those people in the southeast since 2014 total of 14k death are going through the same
@@winnerwinnerchickendinner8809 💩💩💩💩
@@HungryGhost999 must be nazi judging name
@@winnerwinnerchickendinner8809 From 2014 to 12/2021, over 14,400 Ukrainians have died in conflict related mortality. Over 3,400 from that time were civilians.. Right now, Russia is flattening parts of Ukraine. As of a few days ago, the number of civilian deaths are over 6,700. And they suspect the number is a lot higher because of not being able to get into Mariupol, they're still finding bodies and civilians are still dying every day. . More soldiers, ukrainians and volunteers, have died this year than they did in the eight year conflict total.
But let's get back to civilians. Back in 2014 and forward, there were a lot of civil unrest and violent protests. Buildings were set on fire by protesters, but for the most part things weren't being bombed from the air. There was a time when Russia cut short the gas pipeline before it bombed and then was restored. There was never a shutdown of water and electricity. No one was blowing up hospitals, schools and apartment buildings. That was all Russia this year. I don't know if you've seen an aerial photo of Bakhmut, or Mariupol this past spring, but those cities are leveled like Hiroshima. So save your snark.
They've been a lot closer than that, in a couple of areas, for a LONG time. That was from both residents and soldiers in Bakhmut, and they showed the tree line the Russians were shelling from. It was more like 300 yds out of the outskirts. This was about a month ago. And they've hardly moved.
0rc infestation.
The Ukrainian spirit cannot be broken. Ukraine will prevail.
•Орки сдаются, если вы хотите• жить☆путин☆неудачник☆
Україна б'ється
Життя переможе
#Героямслава
#УкраїнаПереможе #СлаваУкраїні
If you have been following, russia has always been this close. i think because there are no other active front lines the media has nothing else to talk about
I see the trolls are very active on this thread, they have few places to feel any hope.
On the other hand they get to see their handiwork ,,,
Let's get all these people out now so UA has room to operate and places in the streets to leave dead orcs.
There are lots of shaping operations underway, some bigger things are on the horizon.
There will be better days ahead for the people of Ukraine ! It's the dark days of winter, let's keep civilians alive, warm and fed.
Great channel, been with you since March
Slava Ukraine !!
Report and call out trolls... The more we can have their poison comments and channels removed, the better.
@@Diggnuts i just report them for supporting terrorism, by definition they should be banned soon if UA-cam abides by their own guidelines.
Ukraine will be a lot better under Russian control so you are right the future is now brighter for Ukraine
@@Diggnuts you don't agree with someone so you want silence them ? Is this the free world you offer lol
@@Diggnuts who cares about a UA-cam lol I got like 5
God Bless Volounters Soldiers and Civilians in Bakhmut and Occupied Oblasts and all of Ukraine from the criminal ruzzians. Send aid. The small boat furnice could help🇺🇦❤️
😢Glory to Ukraine!
Nope
Peace for Ukrainie🇺🇦
Every time I see one of these videos I cannot believe that these is happening in Europe in the 21century😢
zelensky has shown courage and leadership, whilst Putin sips champagne at the same time young Russian soldiers are dying in Ukraine from hypothermia.
Disgusting Putin will go down in history as a PARIAH!
I am thankful that the gentleman is taking care of the kitten, bless him for doing this kind jester.
Боже бережи наших людей!
Смерть ворогам кожному хто ступе на нашу неньку Україну та посягне на життя наших людей!
That lady is literally an Angel
It's always hard to evacuate some people from places they really shouldn't be for their own good. Same thing the world over & it seems to be mostly the elderly. In the US when you have a hurricane there will always be those intending to go no where. And all ages. So far none (that I know of) are forced to leave. It seems like declarations could be made during times of war.
Hard life in Ukraine 🇺🇦
Slava Ukraine 🏁
Godspeed and strength to Ukraine 🇺🇦 we all pray for you and pray for your salvation...and victory and freedom...glory Ukraine 🇺🇦 and God bless 🙌
This should have been done months ago when it was warmer. If you evacuate, doors will open for you. Someone will give shelter. You are fleeing a warzone. Hope everyone gets out safe!
Should have been done? When exactly? Where to? And above all: how do you think could it be possible to foresee what territory along a 1000 km front line will be the target of Russian attack in the future? Easy to say now what should have been done in the past.
It's not that they are only trying to evacuate now, they have done that months ago. These people just haven't been willing to leave and most of them still aren't it seems like.
"This should have been done months ago "
Unfair comment: the Ukrainian government has been urging evacuation for weeks and months - but if the locals decide to stay, what can you do: beat them over the head and abduct them ?
@@sluxi That's because a good portion of those people would rather risk death to live with the Russians than to live under Ukrainian authority. That says a lot about what life was like there.
@@hermanwooster8944 Well a very clear majority of people left. Some of the people who didn't have just bought into russian propaganda, others just can't imagine leaving their home because they feel like they lose everything if they do or are too old for it.
💛💙💜💙💛 God, please bless and protect Ukrainians and ALL WHO DEFEND UKRAINE 🇺🇦 🌏 🇺🇸
Ukraine is protected by Russia from the Ukrainian capital
@@wingstrongwingstrong so completely absurd ... Putin's puppies always wagging those propaganda tales to please their master
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@@sumiland6445 Абсурд это ты. Я не говорил что люблю Путина, лишь сказал что он защищает Украинский восток, его вина лишь в том что он начал это делать лишь сейчас, после восьми лет мольбы востока
I hope everybody gets safely evacuated. Feels so bad to see the boy talking and having to hide in basement during the nights. That’s not what live should be about.
If EU want to help the war continue then they should ask Ukraine to send all of civilians in war region to EU. Most of people remained in Bakhmut are Russian supporter.
It appears Russians need Bakhmut to cover up their previous humiliating defeats. Ukrainians must stand up and turn Bakhmut battle into equivalent of Stalingrad battle.
The russians won at stalingrad though
@@troy3801 last time Kharkov and Kiev was bombed by fascists in 1941. Its not hard to understand who are modern fascists with their Z symbol.
And also that the Wagner group doesn't become to big and a threat to Putin.
@@grievetan Today Ukraine honors the Ukrainians who sided with 1941 Germany. That's what this is about.
@@hermanwooster8944 if i am not mistaken Ukrainian nationalist didn't sided with Nazi army. And fought against both USSR and Germany.
People don't want to evacuate, they are waiting for Russians. Ukrainian soldiers must leave Bakhmut and save the lives of the civilians!
So they can live like Russian scum in a Dictatorship and watch brain washing Propaganda TV, live as a rat shitting in a bucket with no future or choices? Don't you realise that Russia is the Nazi state and all your history is FAKE and you are just a zombie?
Most people already evacuated and they would like to return home once the russians leave in body bags.
So sad...... so sad how Evil and Black Hearted are the Russians !
Ukrainians are so Brave and Love Ukraine!
The Elderly are in the path of the Black
Hearted ! God Bless Ukraine!
This is devastating..my heart breaks for them.Rusdia has a lot to answer for in this total destruction of all these cities and towns...it's the civilians suffering so much and for what???
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And I hope little Sonya stays safe, too, bless her !
God help these people who have nothing and want to stay I do understand that it’s there home Glory to Ukraine 🇺🇦 we are with you in America as much as we can but we are having a lot of problems with money to a lot of Americans need help just to make it day by day our gas was really high but it’s going down now food is really went up to but anyway Glory to Ukraine we pray you stay safe from the Missouri Cowboy in 🇺🇸
The kid displays an amazing amount of stoicism, just dealing with it all. And all he wants is tablet PC.
"She cooks. I eat." Classic! Lol.
The title is misleading... There's no russian with them, that's what I thought.
#StopRussia
#RestrictRussianVisas
#MoreSanctionsOnRussia #ItSanctionsOnRussia
#SupportUkraine
#DonateUkraine
🙏🇺🇦💖🥇SLAVA UKRAINI!👏🇫🇮🇨🇭
🥇💖🇺🇦 Heroic Sava🥇💖🇺🇦
God help Ukraine 🇺🇦 🙏🏻
I would give that boy a tablet if I new how to reach him.
its awful, i pray the people get to safety, slava ukraine
BARBARIC orcs! SLAVA UKRAINI 🇺🇦
GLORY AFU 💪🏻🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
These are true Heroes
Let's hope that the russo-naZis don't make it to Bakhmut.
Dont worry. Ukro-nazis are already there
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That kitten is so precious!
2:45 that kid is a dead ringer for Jake from 2 and ahalf men ... it's frightening 😬
Anywho, all praise to those ordinary people risking their lives to evacuate Bakhmut.
What a wonderful bunch of people! That amazing woman full of energy, supporting the evacuation efforts. The young firefighter with that look of resolution on his deep blue eyes and the will to keep working on the area. The 12 years old boy whose amazing mother is keeping him not minding where his next meal will come from, allowing him to channel his thoughts towards a tablet PC instead. The amazing polish volunteer, who travelled a couple thousand Kms to rescue people and have humanity enough to bring to safety a kitty from the front.
Such wonderful, amazing people, facing such heinous, atrocious pieces of shit, pedophiles and murderers who are attacking their enviroment just 5 kms away.
I wish life, happiness and joy to the first group of people, and such a lingering, gruesome death to the second one that their relatives will grind their teeth when they hear about their demises.
♥️♥️♥️👍🏻♥️♥️♥️🙏🏻♥️♥️♥️
We will be praying alot
The cat (sonya) seems to be so young that she was probably born in the middle of the war .. maybe 3-5 months old.
I think I would have got out of there about three months ago. I wouldn't live within a thousand kilometers from Russia. I'd learn Portuguese and move to Portugal.
SLAVA UKRAINI!
HEROYAM SLAVA!
bless those souls helping and those that are there it is heart breaking to see
These people deserve better. This has to end. Even escape is not the solution for all. And, where to flee to? And, what is the condition of the roads and bridges and availability of fuel?
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May the Lord God almighty hear your prayers and answer it
According to AFU fighters these people pray that Ukrainian forces leave the town asap, locals that remain in the cities of Bakhmit, Slavyansk and Kramatorsk are very hostile to their "defenders". May their prayers be answered
Как говорил Прошенко дети Донбаса сейчас ходят в школы , а вы будете сидеть в подвалах следующие 8 лет и сидеть без света .
Its crazy how even the cat doesn’t care anymore
May the Lord protect and defend you. XAJ ZHIVE VIL'NA UKRAINA!
They're STILL in Bakhmut?!! Unbelievable. If the Russians get through, they will treat them horribly.
Once I save up enough money I want to travel to Ukraine and help them rebuild. God bless our allies.
The Guardian interviewed a Ukranian soldier in Bakhmut. He claimed that 80% of the population in the area are pro-Russian and those who aren't have left.
Yes, 85% have already left. So that would mean if that many of the remaining 15% are pro-Russian it would be 12% of the total population and 88% pro-Ukrainian. Of course the soldier can't know the exact percentage so it could be much less than 12% total
Hope these people will be safe
Unrelated but the kid at 2:40 makes me think of Jake in Two and a half men
What a dump. Why are we paying vast sums to fight over this place?
Pro Russian citizens should not be forceable removed as Ukraine moves East.
Ukraine has won and the rights of people to choose should be respected. Even if they are mislead by Russia it's their decision.
I feel for these folks. It would be difficult to give up everything. I imagine they hope against hope that they will be spared.
Impossible…Ukraine is winning on every front !They can not lose any battle…
Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦💙💛
Imagine the shock of the kitten.
Ukraine can fight harder now. Civiliabs are safer.
It’s a Russian city now , least they get payed a pension now
NATO could have avoided this
total lack of confidence in Ukrainian defenses..."Can you hold on to Bakhmut?"
"we haven't been told to evacuate"
It is especially pitiful that the Ukrainian civilians who don't leave towns and cities under fire seem to be either impoverished, alone with no one to count on, or have nowhere to relocate to. Some just seem resigned to live and die where they are. I see a mixture of thick-skinned stoicism learned under the Soviets and spit-in-your-eye defiance of the Ruz.
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Нерусские говорят по-русски
That poor boy just seems numb all the shelling. That family needs evacuated for his sake alone. Hell of a way to grow up. Slava Ukraini 😢🥰🇺🇲🇺🇦💪
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This war must end now.
I don't think the Munchkin emperor in the Kremlin will be sent on a soviet style retirement quite yet. Soon I would say, but not today. Maybe one more AFU big offensive will do it.
It's understandable that people are reluctant to abandon their homes and property, even if it means risking their life.
However, when there's children involved, preserving life and limb is more important.
In my opinion, children should not be allowed to remain in an active war zone if there's a way to evacuate them.
Many in west says that if Putin goes the war elwill stop. To them I would say, Putin is much moderate. After Putin there will be much hardliner leader to take his place.
So try to negotiate with Putin and end this war. War is never an option,
Sorry, but war is the "option" Putin chose, on the assumption that Joe Biden would be as much as a pushover in Ukraine as he was in Afghanistan. Unfortunately for Putin, he didn't reckon on the resolve of the Ukrainian leadership, the fierceness of Boris Johnson, or the willingness of the former Soviet satellites of eastern Europe and Scandinavia to step up to the plate for Ukraine.
@@RichardTaylor1630 read properly. Putin did not choose the war,but was pushed to corner, to retaliate back.
It was US and NATO who played game with Minsk agreement.
@@sumitkumarroy2307 These people don't want to listen. War is in their hearts. That's why they still want Ukrainians to die even after 100,000 soldiers have been killed.
Putin says he's saving russian speaking civilians in Ukraine. Yeah... I can see that here in Donbas region.
At least a hundred thousand of them murdered in Mariupol alone. Thanks for the "saving," Putler.
@@RichardTaylor1630 Even the EU doesn't agree with those numbers.
@@hermanwooster8944 Nobody knows how many are dead as a result of Russian aggression in Mariupol because the Russians won't let anyone know but I don't think anyone doubts the cost is very high.
@@sluxi If nobody knows, then Wilson should stop giving made-up figures.
@@hermanwooster8944 Probably, yes. He could just point to the mass graves the russians have been digging based on satellite photos etc.
Deus abençoe o povo da Ucrânia
The civilians who still want to stay in spite of everything's going around. Seems they are ok with whoever takes control of the city .
We need to put more civilians in there for better coverage.
💛💪🏼🔱💙Slava Ukrayini, Heroyam Slava! 💛💪🏼🔱💙
Heartbreaking...
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Zelensky if you love your people please go on peace table, Nobody should fool you, you can not win Russia,we are talking about the second super power in the world.
His people are in israel
and still smiling wowed to the bone
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Very sad.
The Ukrainians and Mozart Group will hold Bakhmut🙏
The locals of Bakhmut don't want them there.
These ppl waiting for Russian troops to liberate them, stop forcing them to evacuate..
Russia must pay for this!
Instead, civilians are paying