The True State of Russian Army

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  • čas přidán 23. 04. 2024
  • The Russian military, the second largest military in the world, may not be what it looks like. Lies and systematic corruptions may in fact have dragged Russia into this war with Ukraine, which has been heavily backed up by the US and NATO. We will present the evidence, you make your own decision, because the Russian Army, is #NotWhatYouThink #NWYT #longs
    Music:
    Lethal Secrets - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen
    The Mole - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen
    Cloak - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen
    Before Nightfall - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen
    Torpedo - Tigerblood Jewel
    Hordes - Jo Wandrini
    Intense Thrill - Bonnie Grace
    Ostinato - Vieveri
    They Already Knew - Eoin Mantell
    Up in Trouble - Mike Franklyn
    Fog of Moscow - Sight of Wonders
    Footage:
    Select images/videos from Getty Images
    Shutterstock
    Russian Ministry of Defense
    Ukrainian Ministry of Defense
    US Department of Defense
    Note: "The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement."
    SELECTED REFERENCES:
    / 1590827196079550464
    www.theguardian.com/world/201...
    www.forbes.com/sites/davidham...
    www.usni.org/magazines/procee...
    www.sandboxx.us/blog/the-s-40...
    reference: www.sandboxx.us/blog/the-s-40...
    kyivindependent.com/national/...
    00:00 Lying is a Problem in The Russian Military
    1:27 The Biggest Lies of All
    3:15 Fake Bulletproof Vests & Helmets
    5:28 Rifles That Date Back to 1891
    6:24 Consumer Cameras in Russian Drones
    7:15 Russia Deployed 60-Year Old Tanks
    8:31 Russian Airforce Looks Good on Paper
    10:04 The Aircraft Carrier That is NOT an Aircraft Carrier
    10:51 Russian Missiles Like to Come Back Home
    12:21 But What About the Ukrainian Forces?
    13:08 Where Did the Military Budget Go?
    15:15 Why Russia Believed It Could Capture Ukraine in 3 Days?
    19:19 It's All About Perception

Komentáře • 19K

  • @NotWhatYouThink
    @NotWhatYouThink  Před rokem +682

    *Check out more of our Russia/Ukraine videos:*
    How Russia Stole and Ruined its Only Aircraft Carrier: czcams.com/video/e7bvtXx5pZ0/video.html
    The Economics of Kamikaze Drones: czcams.com/video/EINcJuKj2TY/video.html
    Why Russia Running Out of Missiles is BAD NEWS For Ukraine: czcams.com/video/71eZ_nJ1qfo/video.html
    How 5000 Russian Soldiers Got Trapped and Their NEW LOW: czcams.com/video/Djc-aIGwUsI/video.html
    How Ukraine TRICKED Russia Into a Stunning Defeat: czcams.com/video/CUNA1_fMVd4/video.html
    Ukraine Used to Have 3rd Largest Nuclear Arsenal in the World: czcams.com/video/kq--6UUf3tw/video.html

    • @martinmacak284
      @martinmacak284 Před rokem +10

      Hm, all is nice except that the most probably it was not S-300rocket (Ukrainian) due to how AA rockets work and no AA rocket has such explosive payload

    • @ScrewDriver609
      @ScrewDriver609 Před rokem +10

      But tbf, the Ukrainian S-300 "missing it's target" was a pretty sloppy gloss over.
      If it really was our missile, which is yet to be unilaterally confirmed, that only means that it hit it's russian target, which caused the debris to land in Poland.
      If you wanted a contrasting analogy so much - you could've just mentiond about us using "modified" Maxim and MG machineguns XD
      Just goes to show, how it's in everyones interests to end this Russian fiasco ASAP and arm Ukraine, without holding back for some madeup reasons.

    • @___asd159gh43
      @___asd159gh43 Před rokem +9

      Honestly, probably one of your best videos yet! Love your work! Keep it up!

    • @SlujM
      @SlujM Před rokem +1

      700th

    • @jasnoorsingh9194
      @jasnoorsingh9194 Před rokem +9

      I feel like they dont even have nukes

  • @zipp4everyone263
    @zipp4everyone263 Před rokem +11952

    I mean, the basic idea of avoiding war by making your enemy think you cant be beat isnt very stupid.
    What IS stupid is starting a war you cant win because you forgot your own military doctrine. Thats not just stupid, thats absolutely insane.

    • @maximusaralieous1728
      @maximusaralieous1728 Před rokem +402

      I would argue that if you can make yourself strong as well as projecting strength, you probably should go ahead and do so in case someone tests you. In this case, the reason their military is in terrible shape isn't necessarily because they didn't invest, it's because corruption devoured the military from the inside out.
      I think Putin's 'cleaning up' of his inner circle is evidence that while I'm sure he knew about his buddies, and I'm sure himself, dipping into the funds being allocated, he didn't realize just how bad it was. Corruption is so bad that even when they were being sent supplies to prepare for the invasion, the army was just selling the surplus off before it even arrived.

    • @LaVaZ000
      @LaVaZ000 Před rokem +298

      If Russia didn't have nuclear weapons, and anyone else didn't either, we would've seen them fall right after WW2.

    • @insertcognomen
      @insertcognomen Před rokem +236

      @@LaVaZ000 I doubt their nukes work...nuclear weapons are expensive to maintain

    • @BBBrasil
      @BBBrasil Před rokem +123

      @@insertcognomen I expect the majority of the nukes would work. But those that don't work properly are a very big problem.
      Not that they will go off by a launch accident, nukes don't work like that, but the damage to launchers, the precious few that exist, will considerably deteriorate any kind of use of those nukes, deterrence or otherwise. Same for fixed launch sites, they are protected underground, but the siles might become unusable.

    • @Cincy32
      @Cincy32 Před rokem

      I mean hell, the Russians had our US military "experts" tricked that they were far more competent & lethal than they ever were.

  • @myc0p
    @myc0p Před rokem +7081

    That feeling when tank turrets have more air time than planes.

    • @ricksullo557
      @ricksullo557 Před rokem +140

      😂😂😂😂💀💀💀💀

    • @mikitz
      @mikitz Před rokem +180

      When their fighter pilot's flights are as safe as that of their tank gunners.

    • @Spetsnaz-kw3d
      @Spetsnaz-kw3d Před rokem +64

      Same as Ukraine, they also use soviet style autoloading tanks. So lamentable that people in west obsessed with such a garbage propaganda .......

    • @sambobambo5
      @sambobambo5 Před rokem +61

      @@Spetsnaz-kw3d it isnt propaganda, ukranian losses just arent shown on the media for some reason

    • @theonewhojumpinlava4175
      @theonewhojumpinlava4175 Před rokem +161

      @@Spetsnaz-kw3d yes and ukraine still manages to survive that shit lmao

  • @texx1985
    @texx1985 Před 2 měsíci +60

    So funny to read these comments one year later..

    • @EuropeanLoyalist
      @EuropeanLoyalist Před 2 měsíci +3

      I was gonna say the same thing, I'm pro-West but sick of this one-sided woke bullshit propaganda

    • @RiomaxedcDiamond
      @RiomaxedcDiamond Před měsícem

      Absolutely. I made a comment two years ago exactly about what is happening today. I have stated at that time that the god of Israel is going to punish Putin not only for the sins he committed against Humanity but more severely for his blast famous tongue when he blatantly equate Adolf Hitler to be a Jew he has Gravely insulted the Jews and the god of Israel he will suffer a very treacherous demise.

    • @user-xc6xl3wl3y
      @user-xc6xl3wl3y Před 10 dny

      😅

    • @BusinessGuidesKenya
      @BusinessGuidesKenya Před 4 dny

      🤣🤣western nations have become a laughing stock

  • @munda2103
    @munda2103 Před 6 měsíci +64

    So……now they have only shovels. But why Ukraine fail counter offensive? Is that shovel so powerful?

    • @J--12
      @J--12 Před 6 měsíci

      Apparently more powerful than trillions in western supplies.

    • @YaBoiAlex
      @YaBoiAlex Před 4 měsíci +32

      "The Ukrainian and Western powers, trained to fight in the media but not on the battlefield"

    • @rosaria8384
      @rosaria8384 Před 4 měsíci +1

      Tactics were updated so quick. The defensive line was organized well, hindering the counteroffensive

    • @user-df6zl2bn7f
      @user-df6zl2bn7f Před 3 měsíci

      انها مجرد قنات أمريكية منافقة يجعلون من أنفسهم اقوى جيش في العالم وهم بالحقيقة مجرد مجموعة جبناء لقد جعلناهم يتبولون على ملابسهم وهم في دباباتهم بمجرد اطلاق بعض الطلقات من AK في العراق 😂

    • @Olvgamer-uz3fz
      @Olvgamer-uz3fz Před měsícem +1

      is just like "you have better guns i have more men"

  • @drapas7467
    @drapas7467 Před rokem +4350

    Just one word, corruption !

    • @antoniohagopian213
      @antoniohagopian213 Před rokem +285

      Yes describes the u.s very well

    • @NotWhatYouThink
      @NotWhatYouThink  Před rokem +718

      🥇

    • @rob379lqz
      @rob379lqz Před rokem +5

      Biden summed it up for democrats with one word: 'Asufutimaehaehfutbw'

    • @toonistiny
      @toonistiny Před rokem +216

      @@antoniohagopian213 what

    • @gpaull2
      @gpaull2 Před rokem +650

      @@antoniohagopian213 -Pretty uninformed comment if you are suggesting US military corruption is comparable to the Russian military’s level of corruption in any way…I’m not American and no fan of their military actions, but even I can see that.

  • @D.Jay.
    @D.Jay. Před rokem +4130

    It's not an *Aircraft Carrier* it's a *Tugboat Escorter*
    (Tugboats are the most precious ships in the Russian fleet and must be protected at all costs)

    • @mcloughlinguy4127
      @mcloughlinguy4127 Před rokem +91

      This is true.

    • @grantbrown7594
      @grantbrown7594 Před rokem +46

      hahahahaha

    • @oliverlaw02
      @oliverlaw02 Před rokem +31

      The British navy Flagship nuclear submarine HMS Victorious is in need of those tugboats.

    • @ArandomPerson7996
      @ArandomPerson7996 Před rokem +5

      Haha.

    • @SamG-py7ej
      @SamG-py7ej Před rokem +98

      @@oliverlaw02 Victorious is not a Flagship, she is 1 of 4 and returned to base after a fire. Wishful thinking on your part.

  • @kitanisthe
    @kitanisthe Před 3 měsíci +122

    When I was in the USAF from 1984-2007 we were taught that the Soviet/Russian military considers NOTHING is obsolete and they stowed warehouse after warehouse of old equipment ïn case they need it" So when we are talking about their national guard troops being issued the Mosin Nagant rifles.. It fitś

    • @maximkopa3955
      @maximkopa3955 Před měsícem +3

      Literally never seen national guard armed with mosins here, only with AKs

    • @nukerbob4992
      @nukerbob4992 Před 25 dny +3

      @@maximkopa3955your name is maximum cope so keep coping

    • @robshirewood5060
      @robshirewood5060 Před 15 dny +3

      Having fired a Mosin Nagant, i can tell you it might be old but it is a beautiful accurate long range weapon, and even old weapons can kill. People laugh at the Russians with their shovels, they are excellent tools and weapons too, if you are hit with one it is no laughing matter, i would carry one any day. I am a Brit.

    • @kaiserslavaniaashur1623
      @kaiserslavaniaashur1623 Před 15 dny +1

      @@robshirewood5060 Don’t bring a shovel to an automatic gun fight

    • @eeg-rh7jv
      @eeg-rh7jv Před 14 dny

      Idk man their shovels in Ukraine are gaining them ground​@@kaiserslavaniaashur1623

  • @arener1226
    @arener1226 Před 4 měsíci +42

    if everything is so bad in Russia, then why did the counteroffensive fail?

    • @AndrewCoolguy1
      @AndrewCoolguy1 Před 4 měsíci +27

      because shovels can destroy tanks

    • @Greenturo
      @Greenturo Před 5 dny

      which counter offensive?
      there wasn't any, you only need to ckeck the numbers to realise the Ukranians were never on attack mode.
      the losses on both side were the same as to any other time in the war.
      Deafeting Russia is not difficult its just grinding. the only reason Russia is still in the war ist that europe and the US has not comited its industries to this grind.

    • @arener1226
      @arener1226 Před 4 dny +2

      @@Greenturo Well, check the numbers, I hope you’re not getting information from this channel?! the reasons why all this continues are known to at most a dozen people, I doubt that you are on this list, bro)

    • @esmusat
      @esmusat Před 4 dny

      How come they didn’t won the offensive ?

    • @Greenturo
      @Greenturo Před 3 dny

      @@arener1226 The reason why "all this" continues is simple, Putin can't take the L he suffered so he is pounding like a toddler till he is statified.
      Even if he wins against the Ukraine military, the effort wasn't worth it and it is questionable if he can hold it.
      believe me if Ukraine believed that a counterattack would have been successfull they would have done so. Don't forget they get advise from expierenced US Officers and Intelligence. They know in advance what the chances of success are.

  • @marshal_anon4522
    @marshal_anon4522 Před rokem +3710

    imagine being a russian soldier and seeing that you have the same equipment as your grandpa

    • @nikolamarkovic1016
      @nikolamarkovic1016 Před rokem +160

      That is because that weapon is still good. They can make something that after 100 years is still good. Not like M16, little water and it is not working anymore

    • @souroshi
      @souroshi Před rokem +731

      @@nikolamarkovic1016 russian supporter 🥱📸🤡

    • @S0RGEx
      @S0RGEx Před rokem +521

      @@nikolamarkovic1016 So let's say you're going into combat. You're telling me you'd rather have a Mosin, an early 20th century bolt-action rifle with a small magazine, than a semi and fully automatic high-capacity AK-74 or AR-15 platform rifle?

    • @SkibidiPalestine
      @SkibidiPalestine Před rokem +8

      @@nikolamarkovic1016 keep clamoring communist weeb

    • @DeezNuts-ju1rj
      @DeezNuts-ju1rj Před rokem +387

      @@S0RGEx early 20th century? my man that shit is late 19th century.

  • @Boop__Doop
    @Boop__Doop Před rokem +1838

    you know the situation is bad when even the missiles want to return home

    • @dwideng
      @dwideng Před rokem

      Do you know how many people annually still dies every year in Vietnam, Laos etc because bombs thrown by US didn't explode then but now?

    • @killerman19880385
      @killerman19880385 Před rokem +191

      Special homesick operation

    • @williamyoung9401
      @williamyoung9401 Před rokem +36

      So Russia was all in with a pair of face cards, when Ukraine had a Straight Flush.

    • @silikdo6514
      @silikdo6514 Před rokem +59

      Russians Army translation of homing missiles quite literally.

    • @0815Snickersboy
      @0815Snickersboy Před rokem +61

      They are called homing missiles

  • @hydrolistconlanka4729
    @hydrolistconlanka4729 Před 5 měsíci +186

    - "comrades we are the second best army in the world, youre going to take ukrain in a few weeks"
    - "sir this AK is 70 years old"
    - "ah yes a clasic one comrrade"

    • @Ggfm13
      @Ggfm13 Před 2 měsíci +5

      Well, as a russian, I can say that many people would prefer an AKMC in a good status to brand new AK-12 platform

    • @Ggfm13
      @Ggfm13 Před 2 měsíci +5

      That's the paradox of the Kalashnikov system. It's definitely need to be upgraded to the nowadays tasks, but still very good for the most types of military service

    • @hydrolistconlanka4729
      @hydrolistconlanka4729 Před 2 měsíci +3

      @@Ggfm13 i know
      I like the ak74m both the rifle and the Raifu

    • @sittiemacausor7519
      @sittiemacausor7519 Před 2 měsíci +3

      Don't worry the us planes are old too

    • @EuropeanLoyalist
      @EuropeanLoyalist Před 2 měsíci +3

      And now you're losing, you really believed one-sided western propaganda for a moment there 😂😂😂

  • @CrownOfGoldCompleatSacrifice_2

    Great job thank you for sharing

  • @jackempson3044
    @jackempson3044 Před rokem +874

    My sister went to Russia a few years ago on some missionary work to help orphans get high tech hearing aids. She said every facet of Russia is corrupt. It's a way of life there. They had to pay a lot of people off and after they left the people in charge of the orphans took their hearing aids and sold them after giving them less quality hearing aids to replace them.

    • @MasterBlasterSr
      @MasterBlasterSr Před rokem

      look at teh corrupt elections here in the US, the democrat party getting funded by the fraud at FTX and Bernie Madoff, the 2008 collapse and bailout by tax payers, the same people that caused that are now running the corrupt US government. Look in the mirror its worse here. the Russians don't have 31 trillion in debt they are handing off to the next generations.

    • @williamzk9083
      @williamzk9083 Před rokem +128

      Corruption rots any country. They people of Russia should be the wealthiest on earth enjoying the longest life spans and long holidays anywhere in the world. They're not of course.

    • @jerrystauffer2351
      @jerrystauffer2351 Před rokem +38

      I'm told a lot of charity is that way

    • @hughjaanus6680
      @hughjaanus6680 Před rokem +127

      A friend of mine worked there, the police advised them to hire bodyguards when traveling to and from work to protect against kidnapping for ransom.
      They gave them a contact number, the police were the bodyguards, off duty.

    • @hughjaanus6680
      @hughjaanus6680 Před rokem +58

      @@jerrystauffer2351 Here in Ireland my brother donated clothing etc. to a charity.
      The woman said she was a volunteer there, my brother commended her for giving her time free of charge.
      "It's worth it for all the stuff I get here" she replied.
      They get the first pick of the valuable items.

  • @brownehawk7744
    @brownehawk7744 Před rokem +437

    When you want to be a modern military but the game only gives you one research slot.

    • @frydemwingz
      @frydemwingz Před rokem +9

      lol I was just playing hoi2. that's a real struggle

    • @avisdunrandom
      @avisdunrandom Před rokem +3

      At least they have a big manpowers pull.

    • @carlosrfonseca
      @carlosrfonseca Před rokem +6

      And some oligarch steals it from under you anyway.

    • @UncleMarty
      @UncleMarty Před rokem +15

      Ukraine used hax and entered the "NATO" cheat code ;)

    • @brownehawk7744
      @brownehawk7744 Před rokem

      Ah my peoples

  • @ohaleceiffel
    @ohaleceiffel Před 4 měsíci +6

    Bravo! Informative and entertaining. Phenomenal how greed pervades us as a species.

  • @reinhardtheodor411
    @reinhardtheodor411 Před 6 měsíci +20

    So why you didnt win yet?

    • @therealspeedwagon1451
      @therealspeedwagon1451 Před 3 měsíci

      Almost like wars take years to pan out. Imagine telling this to someone during WWII which took six YEARS to fight. We’re only almost into year two of this conflict. By year three of WWII everyone was convinced that Nazi Germany would win, at least until 2 years later when they began to cave in and lose it all.

    • @duocred1535
      @duocred1535 Před 2 měsíci

      Because the West does not provide enough offensive weapons and because Russia still has cannon fodder

  • @MrGunsnrosesfan100
    @MrGunsnrosesfan100 Před rokem +355

    Lazerpig also has several videos about this topic, my favourite being "what sunk the Moskva" where he goes in detail about how great the ship should've been, and then reads out an alledgedly leaked readiness report. Let me quote this part directly from that video.
    "Out of the three-tier anti-missile systems in place, none of the actual systems were working at the time he was struck
    the short-range sea to air launchers did not work and the flanex last resort missile interception of which the ship has six, only one worked, the rest were being used for spare parts
    this left the s-300 anti-air systems which could theoretically protect the ship, however the radar system they were linked to interfered with the communications system and thus was turned off
    but even when turned on, the system apparently had difficulty locking on to targets
    and that twin-linked 130mm cannon that could be used as a backup to the CIWS system? yeah that also didn't work, hydraulics leak apparently.
    and all the damage control systems, yeah none of those worked either. several other watertight doors were found to be leaking, some were wedged open.
    out of the 500 fire extinguishers that were supposed to be on board the ship only had 50
    and due to constant theft the safety equipment was locked in storage of which only the admiral had the key to
    meaning in order to try and save the ship the crew would first have to try and break open the lockers the safety equipment was in
    it gets worse
    several of the engines were past their service replacement date by about 10 000 hours, they could only be turned on and run by express permission from the admiral meaning the ship was locked in at about half speed, but only for emergencies
    the vast majority of the control systems were non-operable or simply did not have a functioning indicator light meaning that if there was a problem no one on the bridge would know about it the ship's generators were all quickly approaching their maximum service life and would appear to work at random.
    the steering gear was also partially jammed and the ship could only perform a 20 degree turn and the entire ship had heating and cooling issues.
    Had the Moskva been a US ship and been found in this state the captain would have been court-martialled"

    • @eliasziad7864
      @eliasziad7864 Před rokem +14

      Moskva was also very old, 50 years old.

    • @brianvandriel495
      @brianvandriel495 Před rokem +72

      @@eliasziad7864 Sure... 50 years old does come with its issues... but you gotta maintain your stuff. The Iowa class battleships did fine shelling iraq, they were 50 years old too. Fully combat ready with CIWS and missile launchers. Good maintenance is key, but in the corrupt world of russian officers that didn't happen

    • @spookyskelly5276
      @spookyskelly5276 Před rokem +10

      Lazer Pig is ight but the way he exaggerates his accent is annoying.

    • @nukclear2741
      @nukclear2741 Před rokem +17

      I will say this.
      I love lazerpig, but, and this is a big but, he was rather quick to take that document as the real thing.
      Until I get confirmation that this is a legitimate document of the russian navy, I'm going to hold my doubts on it.
      But something clearly went wrong with the ship for 2 missiles to have connected.

    • @NeputuniaNepp
      @NeputuniaNepp Před rokem +14

      @@eliasziad7864 the Moskva is only around 40 years old and received a refit in 2016 which expected to extend the ships life expectancy of the ship to 2040.

  • @vz14_
    @vz14_ Před rokem +376

    "Every lie we tell incurs a debt to the truth. Sooner or later that debt is paid." Legasov, Chernobyl TV series

    • @terrapinflyer273
      @terrapinflyer273 Před rokem +9

      Damn. That's pretty good.

    • @3NC3PH4L0N
      @3NC3PH4L0N Před rokem +1

      Nobody owes anything to the truth (outside their own ego) because life is not confined to be a bill that causes debt.
      Its a very beautiful quote nonetheless. It just isnt applicable to everything.

    • @vz14_
      @vz14_ Před rokem +12

      @@3NC3PH4L0N It kinda is in this case tho...

    • @3NC3PH4L0N
      @3NC3PH4L0N Před rokem

      @@vz14_ Yeah, thats what i said. Its just not universally applicable. I think that would be a major generalization. It works as a quote for yourself but not for obscured things like economies/crime. I just want you guys to really think about it ;)

    • @digitalradiohacker
      @digitalradiohacker Před rokem +10

      You're confused, Russian officials don't lie.
      (take him to the infirmary)

  • @a_plus_luxe3426
    @a_plus_luxe3426 Před 6 měsíci +6

    14:56 This video claiming that the reactive armor was absent was pretty convincingly rebutted. I can’t properly explain but I think it’s worth looking into to validate that point.

  • @Hi-lb8cq
    @Hi-lb8cq Před 2 měsíci +5

    The mosin negant round can actually go through most body armor and extremely accurate and this weapon is a legend

  • @jona.scholt4362
    @jona.scholt4362 Před rokem +623

    Remember all the Russophiles back at the beginning of the war and before the war talking about how the Russian military was really better than the US military, with better equipment, leadership, etc? I wonder where they are now, they were so sure of their opinions, it seems strange they don't share them anymore. I'd love to hear them talk about the fleet of SU-57s or waves of T-14 Armatas that would overwhelm NATO in any conflict!

    • @HamadJassim111
      @HamadJassim111 Před rokem

      They still say this is western propaganda and that they hide Ukraine losses.

    • @dwideng
      @dwideng Před rokem +26

      How is US army in this topic? There is no US army in this conflict.

    • @Darkcamera45
      @Darkcamera45 Před rokem +184

      @@dwideng no there were a lot of people comparing the Russian army to the American military

    • @dartfather
      @dartfather Před rokem +82

      @@dwideng It is comparison by proxy. The ukrainians were being beaten at the early part of the invasion. The Ukrainians are beating the russians after they received just 16 himars and some other quality weapons. They have 20 himars now.

    • @dwideng
      @dwideng Před rokem +24

      @@dartfather Ok. Last five conflicts, which US is participated/initiated, only one they have won. There is not much to brag about either.

  • @19822andy
    @19822andy Před rokem +106

    That SU-57 is probably the best stealth aircraft ever invented. Nobody has ever seen them in combat.

    • @Adv1nator
      @Adv1nator Před rokem +7

      Good one!!

    • @martoweche536
      @martoweche536 Před rokem +4

      🤣

    • @rustyshaklford9557
      @rustyshaklford9557 Před rokem +11

      You could say the same about F-22s, and the F-35's only air-to-air kills so far have been the Israelis shooting down a pair of drones.

    • @FromUralBanshik
      @FromUralBanshik Před rokem +1

      Like as b-2.

    • @19822andy
      @19822andy Před rokem +2

      @@FromUralBanshik Not really. There is footage of B2 sorties.

  • @user-wl6rg2lc6q
    @user-wl6rg2lc6q Před 2 měsíci

    The last line of the video you killed it!!

  • @TravisBerthelot
    @TravisBerthelot Před rokem +402

    Never underestimate a 120 year old bolt action long rifle.

    • @careliacarelita2294
      @careliacarelita2294 Před rokem +7

      Y todavía las balas siguen matando hombres..."" 🤔

    • @claudelamoreux8543
      @claudelamoreux8543 Před rokem +72

      That's the sniper version with a scope. It fires a more powerful cartridge than the AK. It is capable of hitting a man sized target at over 800 meters. Do not underestimate it.

    • @Hollow_point
      @Hollow_point Před rokem +27

      still shoots still kills😂

    • @gonnabeok
      @gonnabeok Před rokem +13

      Those rifles were produced till 1970 dude.

    • @catfan5756
      @catfan5756 Před rokem +3

      I have one, it's similar to a 30 06. Mine was made in 1944. I had another one that was made in 1936. It was a little beat up. So I sold it.

  • @dermozart80
    @dermozart80 Před rokem +394

    This was very well written, cut, narrated and entertaining. Thank you very much!

  • @Drinkyoghurt
    @Drinkyoghurt Před 3 měsíci +76

    Imagine being forced to go to war with a piece of carboard and tinfoil protecting you. Holy shit that's bleak.

    • @Paronak
      @Paronak Před 2 měsíci +2

      ahhh italy 1941... the memories of my kin

    • @EuropeanLoyalist
      @EuropeanLoyalist Před 2 měsíci

      This has got to be the dumbest westoid comment yet. They don't even have enough Ukrainians to fight, they're conscripting the elderly to fight in the war for them. You evidently know nothing about the conflict - greedy Zelensky took all your tax dollars (without showing any gratitude), he doesn't want any negotiations for peace, he just wants war. 🤦🏻‍♂️

    • @MadnessLeonid
      @MadnessLeonid Před 2 měsíci +1

      А кого заставляют?

    • @andresduques2013
      @andresduques2013 Před měsícem

      ​@@MadnessLeonidyour pathetic soldiers

    • @professionalretard6875
      @professionalretard6875 Před měsícem +9

      Is this the same cardboard and tinfoil that took Adiivka?a

  • @chuckmyntti
    @chuckmyntti Před 3 měsíci +26

    hiya... is it worth updating this?

    • @EuropeanLoyalist
      @EuropeanLoyalist Před 2 měsíci +20

      no it makes their one-sided propaganda look bad

    • @adamtady9288
      @adamtady9288 Před 2 měsíci +4

      @@EuropeanLoyalistlol

    • @akallstar5
      @akallstar5 Před měsícem +2

      I mean… is it? Not much has changed, basically no progress lol they were supposed to win in a month

    • @justmarcoriginal
      @justmarcoriginal Před 18 dny

      ​@@EuropeanLoyalist хаххахах, даааа!

  • @joejj6251
    @joejj6251 Před rokem +661

    The wooden explosive block really got me in the feels. Imagine some hero for his nation creeping up to some enemy installation, knowing his capture or death was pretty much inevitable, planting this device that could swing the course of the conflict, and then the timer gets to zero and nothing happens. Dudes must be gutted.

    • @maskedmarvyl4774
      @maskedmarvyl4774 Před rokem +155

      Imagine the gut-wrenching feeling when you unwrap the explosive, and see that it's a wooden block. You realize you can't even do your job, that corruption and lies have doomed you from the start. And that when you die, your government won't care or notice.

    • @troubledseed
      @troubledseed Před rokem +60

      @@maskedmarvyl4774 Dude it would be like a weird humbling moment. Could just see the dudes face go blank and mind wander. Questioning their reality as a whole and all decisions made up to that point. Ya.. that would be terrible.

    • @michaelm1
      @michaelm1 Před rokem +12

      Or surrender and possibly switch sides.

    • @wolfgangemmerich7552
      @wolfgangemmerich7552 Před rokem +3

      @@michaelm1 .... almost impossibel with some Wagnerits and Kadyrowits in your neck ; this folks acts like the NKWD in WW2 by shooting you when get caught trying to surrender or retreat. Last week a group of russian soldiers from Buratia was stopped by Kadyrowits while carring looted Stuff from ukrainian civilian homes to their Trucks and left the fighting zone .... the shootout endet with serval killed Buratians and Kadyrowits.

    • @michaelm1
      @michaelm1 Před rokem +10

      @@wolfgangemmerich7552 Actually, very possible. If you read the original post, Joe JJ was talking about behind-enemy-lines solo kind of operation - Rambo style. I was reacting to that. And there, in such operations, there are none of your own people to shoot you in the back. So in that scenario, it's possible to defect. If, however, you are an ordinary Russian soldier on the front, you are absolutely right. Your own people will happily shoot you in the back.

  • @Kevin-jb2pv
    @Kevin-jb2pv Před rokem +209

    I'm just imagining a Russian pilot hearing the annoyed beep google maps makes when you miss a turn over and over and over again.

    • @erickim1739
      @erickim1739 Před rokem +31

      Beep "Please make a u-turn at the next AA defense post"

    • @gracelivingstone191
      @gracelivingstone191 Před rokem +3

      😂😂Tanks too. A dead give away to any nearby enemy. Beep! Beep! Beep!

    • @Kevin-jb2pv
      @Kevin-jb2pv Před rokem +8

      @@erickim1739 Even better if it was an old Garmin. _"...Recalculating..."_
      You could almost hear the annoyed "UGH" whenever it used to say that.

    • @Pokemon1546
      @Pokemon1546 Před rokem

      🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @user-lh9zp9ur2x
      @user-lh9zp9ur2x Před rokem

      ХАХАХАХАХАХАХАХАХАХАХХАХАХАХАХАХХА

  • @alanmcmillan6969
    @alanmcmillan6969 Před 5 měsíci

    Thank you for thisfresy look at, the Truth!😊

  • @FITNESSOVER45
    @FITNESSOVER45 Před 28 dny +4

    how do you use an electric washing machine w no electricity?😮
    5:05 the vests are adjustable by the 2 shoulder straps and 1 waist strap!

    • @justmarcoriginal
      @justmarcoriginal Před 18 dny

      Sooo fucking true😂 the vest itself isn't bulletproof, but rather the plate you put into it is.
      Also that is just a training vest, if people actually looked at the camo of russian soldier uniforms in combat vs this part, peole will see the clear difference.
      Tough unfortunately the western society is a goullible little bunny that will belive anything their favourite genocide master will say😂

  • @impracticaltactics
    @impracticaltactics Před rokem +436

    When I was on deployment, we had entire connex boxes full of current-issue gear that nobody was using because the unit just kind of "forgot" about it. Stacks of new ESAPI armor plates as tall as me, 6x6ft boxes of rifle magazines still in the plastic wrap, CBRNE gear, and other kit. At least the US military has the exact opposite problem.

    • @GmodAdict
      @GmodAdict Před rokem +89

      Russian Corruption: If I take this budget and give them the bare minimum, I’ll be able to buy a new super yacht! Genius!
      American Corruption: If I take this budget and give them the bare minimum, I’ll be able to open up a new branch of my directed energy weapons division. Genius!

    • @Mike-ul1xn
      @Mike-ul1xn Před rokem +33

      imagine how many pallets of Rip-Its got left behind in Iraq and Afghanistan

    • @pareidoliamadness
      @pareidoliamadness Před rokem +8

      Yes but we always end up giving it to the enemy. How would that help us in the future.

    • @badjuju2721
      @badjuju2721 Před rokem +20

      @@pareidoliamadness that happened one time, Because of a stupid decision made by the current administration. It's not remotely similar too consistently being under supplied because your entire squads equipment was sold as airsoft gear on the chinese market.

    • @deviousdude4162
      @deviousdude4162 Před rokem +15

      @@Mike-ul1xn It hurts my soul to think of the rip-its left behind. Or even the crappy 'Burns' that they gave out. But man, when we were closing down FOB Airborne and the they opened up the Class 1 connex and told us we could line up and get what we wanted... I grabbed SO many Cliff bars and whole crates of Rip-its.

  • @DonOmarRamiro
    @DonOmarRamiro Před rokem +175

    "I need ammunition, not a ride..."
    .
    If I could, I would fight for a leader like that.

    • @timwilken6368
      @timwilken6368 Před rokem

      idiot

    • @BioClone
      @BioClone Před rokem +24

      While I like his words....
      You should never trust a politician that has a camera in front of it, NEVER.
      Even if he would be covered in blood, in a trench, in the frontline.... never trust a politician that is being recorded... wanna trust a politician? get close enough to hear what he may be saying to his friends/family when doesnt expect attention...

    • @krstestojanov6490
      @krstestojanov6490 Před rokem

      yeah, that piece of shit involved ukraine into a conflict which they can not win, and maybe it will provoke a total destruction of that country, or even the entire world. if that shit implemented the minsk agreement and chosed neutrality, not a single bullet was going to be fired. I hope he can explain how more than 300k ukrainians died for nothing and all of this was easily evitable.

    • @kristjanp.6613
      @kristjanp.6613 Před 11 měsíci +16

      Actually, you can. Ukraine is taking voluntaries with open arms

    • @l.m.l8598
      @l.m.l8598 Před 10 měsíci +1

      @@kristjanp.6613 yea i am definetly gonna join instead of sitting on my ass 24/8 haha 😅

  • @monky_dust
    @monky_dust Před 2 měsíci +2

    This aged well.

  • @butchcassidy9625
    @butchcassidy9625 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Awesome and spot on.

  • @aihtyncz5145
    @aihtyncz5145 Před rokem +976

    Ironically, I’ve seen a lot of real Russian military gears and equipment somehow end up for sale on some popular Chinese platforms such as Taobao, Jingdong, and Alibaba… I originally thought these are all replicas made in China for military enthusiasts, but it turned out that many of them are actually authentic Russian equipment of good quality, including anti-thermal camouflage uniforms, Kevlar bulletproof helmets etc, and even utility bayonets from the AK rifles🙃

    • @leerzeichn93
      @leerzeichn93 Před rokem +212

      Well, military officers have to make money somehow.

    • @davidmclean357
      @davidmclean357 Před rokem +8

      Corruption redirects the good stuff, and that kind of corruption at the scale Russia has is a cancer

    • @armyvictory0191
      @armyvictory0191 Před rokem +3

      Bruh I need to look em up-

    • @Greg_Chase
      @Greg_Chase Před rokem +61

      "We under-funded our military and bought yachts" - Gennady
      "If leaders can't take public funds and buy yachts, what does it mean to have power anymore" - Anatoly
      "If putin puts the civilians into a war, they'll have to make do - we spent their tax payments on hookers, blow and yachts" - Alexei

    • @mollyanderson657
      @mollyanderson657 Před rokem +21

      You have the link to buy those Russian military gear?

  • @muchacho1901
    @muchacho1901 Před rokem +1299

    I served in the Russian army in 2001-2003, at the dawn of the Putin era, in the elite space forces. Theft flourished even then. During my service two multi-ton power transformers from the substation, eight traveling wave lamps of 250 kg each from an object cordoned off with barbed wire and an alarm system were stolen. Thousands of palladium capacitors were torn out of the equipment by the officers. Military trucks drove on worn tires, on which there was no tread left, even in winter in ice. A lot of military vehicles were faulty. Pistol shooting classes were held every two months, each officer fired 3 shots. There were no other combat training classes, but we marched a lot, learned to pull the leg and perform marching techniques. The 'eye-wash' flourished. Periodically, commissions came from Moscow, for which we put things in order, made different signs, filled out logbooks, colored a trees and curbs of asphalt paths and did other nonsense.
    But 20 years ago, at least they gave out a good military uniform to officers and soldiers and the food in the daily rations was not overdue.
    Service in the Russian army is a daily anecdotal stories. There is a saying in Russia: "those who served in the army don't laugh in the circus."

    • @gabyspan940
      @gabyspan940 Před rokem +2

      wow *Michael* ...nice name for a russian... I guess they figured out you are not russian because you are black coloured right?

    • @muchacho1901
      @muchacho1901 Před rokem

      @@gabyspan940 My real name in Latin transcription is Mikhail. I am an ordinary citizen of Russia. My forefathers were Ukrainians and Kuban Cossacks, and I have light-colored skin))
      I was drafted into the Russian army as a lieutenant after university graduation. If I wasn't a Russian citizen, I wouldn't be able to serve in the Russian army.
      I know that being a Russian is a f*cking shit right now. But I hate Putin and his regime since 2000, when the whole country was shoked the tragedy of the "Kursk" submarine, but Putin said with a grin on the American TV "she drowned." Whole year Putin is killing at least the several crews of the "Kursk" everyday. I am waiting and believe in the victory of Ukraine.

    • @rickcameron2060
      @rickcameron2060 Před rokem +107

      Thanks for sharing and I’m glad your safe. Take care.

    • @vasskolomiets41
      @vasskolomiets41 Před rokem +26

      Почетный танцевальный долг.

    • @anti-commie
      @anti-commie Před rokem +45

      Подписываюсь под каждым словом.
      This is true

  • @mindexplorer6929
    @mindexplorer6929 Před měsícem

    Great, thank you!

  • @hzmicide1738
    @hzmicide1738 Před 6 měsíci +24

    I can’t take MW2 seriously anymore. The Russian soldiers in that are VERY well equipped and coordinated. If they reflected what the Russian military is actually like, the game would last about a half hour.

    • @masontrupe9047
      @masontrupe9047 Před 2 měsíci +1

      I literally have not stopped thinking about that since the conflict started

    • @GlenRoberts-xy1vd
      @GlenRoberts-xy1vd Před 24 dny +1

      Russia has proved itself to be inept in every military operation
      Since this and so many before .
      Look at Putin’s track record. And
      People wonder why Russia is
      Loosing . The country has been
      Going downhill since Putin was
      Elected president. It’s only now
      That we’ve been finally made aware - just how corrupt that country is .

    • @brianmaitai7685
      @brianmaitai7685 Před 19 dny

      If you think Russian Army is bad...try NIGERIAN ARMY. Soldiers wear sandals and are forced to hunt monkeys for food.

  • @mathijszwier6026
    @mathijszwier6026 Před rokem +638

    Imagine being shot as a Russian soldier...Looking at the holes in your "body armour," your last realization being what it truly means to be Russian

    • @Bajtjr
      @Bajtjr Před rokem +149

      "Tampon, comrade?"

    • @mikitz
      @mikitz Před rokem +54

      At least the body armor is lightweight. So there's that.

    • @blaeiptekvkukurbo
      @blaeiptekvkukurbo Před rokem +51

      "Elite Operator Difficulty"

    • @jed-henrywitkowski6470
      @jed-henrywitkowski6470 Před rokem +17

      How does one say "not service related" in Orc, I mean Russian?

    • @Brian-om2hh
      @Brian-om2hh Před rokem +12

      Quite a lot of Russian soldiers have been able to actually experience that. No imagination needed.

  • @Yyodajedimaster
    @Yyodajedimaster Před rokem +276

    “Appear weak when you are strong and *strong when you are weak”*
    - Sun Tzu, The Art of War

    • @Greekmilsim
      @Greekmilsim Před rokem

      Russians did the opposite .Appered themselves as similar to US ARMY and in reality have worse equipment than turkish army

    • @awakeant8079
      @awakeant8079 Před rokem +35

      Problem is that Russia appears weak as they are factually weak.... :D

    • @lmaousack2993
      @lmaousack2993 Před rokem +14

      @@awakeant8079 nonono, they appear strong when they are weak, that much they did right. The text between the lines is that weak = no fight, they fought

    • @iwannabeadored69420
      @iwannabeadored69420 Před rokem +1

      @@lmaousack2993 It's foolish to rely on assumptions 🧐

    • @lmaousack2993
      @lmaousack2993 Před rokem

      @@iwannabeadored69420 It's foolish to rely on old dogs to herd young sheep

  • @redcoat4ever323
    @redcoat4ever323 Před 6 měsíci

    Excellent material

  • @kingfisher3302
    @kingfisher3302 Před rokem +124

    My Father served on a sub during cold war. They took lots of pics of soviet ships coming out of Murmansk. He laughed when people worried about the Soviet Bear. He said they were all rust buckets that bearly ran. He also said it was US propaganda to say the Soviets were a threat. No threat. No money for our war machine.

    • @staringgasmask
      @staringgasmask Před rokem +15

      At what point? The Soviets from the 60s were much more on par with the US than during the 80s, for example

    • @laszlotuss
      @laszlotuss Před rokem

      @@user-si2dr1pn3p this is the words made up bullsht I saw after "bio weapon factories" and "super soldiers" ... wake up son

    • @user-si2dr1pn3p
      @user-si2dr1pn3p Před rokem

      @@laszlotuss These are reliable facts. The puppet Kiev regime will fight to the last Ukrainian. This is a genocide of the Ukrainian people.

    • @valeriyzakharchenko7279
      @valeriyzakharchenko7279 Před rokem

      @@user-si2dr1pn3pstupid bot, russian propaganda🤡🤡🤡

    • @derekatkins4812
      @derekatkins4812 Před rokem +1

      Obviously A Merkin. Merkins are funny, stupid... but funny.

  • @LogicalNiko
    @LogicalNiko Před rokem +427

    It might be unbelievable to see so many things failing due to maintenance, but to be honest high end tanks, trucks, and aircraft require a very significant amount of highly trained crews to support their operation. For example for each individual fighter jet sortie you will typically have between 20-50 technicians dealing with the fuel, inspections, engine maintenance, repair, rearmament around the clock. Much older equipment, like the simple truck or less sophisticated tanks, requires less frequent maintenance and fewer support personnel; but they still require people trained in proper procedures and quality components (tank tracks fall off pretty easily if you use 40-60 year old spare parts, or don't know the people with knowledge of the 'tricks' to making them last). And then when you use that older equipment you can't expect them to perform up to the speeds and capabilities of newer models.

    • @cuccklord
      @cuccklord Před rokem +4

      hi

    • @jimmybayconn
      @jimmybayconn Před rokem +16

      and russia lacked all these things. im willing to bet that a the majority of nato equipment in storage is well maintained and works when needed

    • @kamolzaaliite
      @kamolzaaliite Před rokem +18

      My dad was in soviet army, all I can say is it wasn't maintained then, now it probably is worse. He had to drive a rocket carrier truck once a year just to see if it's running, a f-ing rocket carrier with 2 cabins. His jeep wasn't better either , if it broke down he didn't get new parts, he had to take them from another jeep that is sitting by side and is not used currently

    • @muchi123456
      @muchi123456 Před rokem +7

      @@jimmybayconn thats a big assumption, I think most nato states has the same fate because after the cold war most nato countries cut their defense budgets, only the US didnt.

    • @localreviewking134
      @localreviewking134 Před rokem +14

      the culture of Russia the General takes a cut, the Major takes a cut and the Captain, the NCO and then the lance corporal. so when you get to fixing the actual tank there`s just a few roubles left

  • @trevorweir1278
    @trevorweir1278 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Very very good presentation. Thank you.

  • @ramlee898
    @ramlee898 Před 6 měsíci +20

    Many ukrainian believed this vid was true, then they went to frontline, and the rest is history

    • @angusbuckland500
      @angusbuckland500 Před 4 měsíci

      bc they made the Russian conscripts history

    • @justmarcoriginal
      @justmarcoriginal Před 18 dny

      Yep the problem is it is even worse today. And that fucking child abuser zelensky, is still sending children to war with no training.

    • @masterlightjames950
      @masterlightjames950 Před 16 dny

      Exactly. Ukraine is now in deep shit

  • @mortenfrosthansen84
    @mortenfrosthansen84 Před 6 měsíci +4

    This was good.. I genuinely watched the whole thing, with interest.
    Not that I was surprised by the facts

  • @matttondr9282
    @matttondr9282 Před rokem +107

    When you put all of your skill points into persuasion but none to strength and agility.

    • @MisterRON
      @MisterRON Před rokem +6

      “Our power comes from the perception of our power.”

    • @theplet313
      @theplet313 Před rokem +4

      @@MisterRON Yeah smoke and mirrors basically

    • @benitolazio8193
      @benitolazio8193 Před rokem

      Your posts?

  • @Rena152
    @Rena152 Před rokem +344

    Russia: We are invading you. Do not resist.
    Ukraine: *resists *
    Russia: 👁👄👁

    • @colRobinOlds
      @colRobinOlds Před rokem

      Literally how it went lol. Now they're larping because Ukrainians won't overthrow "Zelenskyy's regime" even though they have a TOTAL of 8 hours without electricity per day. Seems like it's their last hope lmao.

    • @prfwrx2497
      @prfwrx2497 Před rokem +1

      Russia is a glass cannon.

    • @human-011
      @human-011 Před rokem +1

      Resist and fucked up

    • @esdeath.1047
      @esdeath.1047 Před rokem +20

      " Surprised Pikachu face " lol

    • @KNR90
      @KNR90 Před rokem

      Well Republicans are on Putin's side so it's not over yet. Russia has focused on perception since the cold war. They didn't care who died because of Chernobyl. They cared who knew about it. They didn't care about flaws, they cared about hiding it. That was the most important thing, hiding weakness because they thought that's what everyone else was doing. Republicans are doing the same because they don't know how to fix shit so they are now going pro Russia

  • @seplayer
    @seplayer Před 6 měsíci

    ususally the dates on the field rations are not the expire date but the date or year when they were produced. besides that field rations are much longer durable than the expire date says.

    • @lildemonlil4833
      @lildemonlil4833 Před 6 měsíci

      Look at the photo, he covers the date when done with his fingers.

  • @MrBrianYoutube
    @MrBrianYoutube Před 6 měsíci

    Very interesting video!

  • @Random_dud31
    @Random_dud31 Před rokem +50

    Reminds me of the quote from the HBO Chernobyl tv show:
    "When the truth offends, we lie and lie until we can no longer remember it is even there, but it is, still there. Every lie we tell incurs a debt to the truth. Sooner or later, that debt is paid"

    • @dvdv5670
      @dvdv5670 Před rokem

      So in the end they will have to tell us that Ukrainian government and military is infected by neonazis which are just stupid but useful idiots who are being used by USA and this war is not about freedom and democracy because that never existed in Ukraine ever but it is just a good business for USA military corporate and other ruthless filthy murderers who profit from this war and don't care how many Ukrainians die and how many Russians die. Also they will finally explain why Ukraine is not fighting for Moscow now already when it is exceptionally equipped also when it has 1 mil army and Russians has just around 300k army equipped with wodden fake AK's, eating dogs, so no food, no water, no fuel, no ammo, no rockets, instead of bullet proof west they have foam, massive desertion, massive giving up out of lack of interest for fighting and the only one soldier Russian soldier (probably insane Putin believer) remaining in Ukraine can only take out dildo out of his rapist ration package(UK mass media informed public that Russians are equipped with dildos :D like really :D it was not a joke :D) and rape Ukrainian babushkas :DDD at least if I want to eat shit by the tons I know what channel on CZcams to watch :DDD BTW the footage of Orlan's insides is total Ukrainian fake :D Just watch other videos of downed Orlans and you will see that Orlan is equipped with very good recon camera systems. If anyone believes such a BS video with Cannon camera inside Orlan is just enormous idiot :D

    • @user-sz4fn9vh8s
      @user-sz4fn9vh8s Před měsícem

      Классная цитата. Особенно, если учесть, что реальный прототип этого человека такого не говорил. Все записи есть в интернете. Он много говорил о несовершенства АЭС вообще в мире и необходимости дублирования защитных механизмов без возможности их взаимного конфликта и отключения извне. Но его не стали слушать, из-за этого он покончил с собой. Сериал всё извратил, как всегда

  • @ChristopherWoods
    @ChristopherWoods Před rokem +57

    That moment at 11:27 when the missile thinks, "hold on a second, I think I left the oven on"

    • @goodguyguy5022
      @goodguyguy5022 Před rokem

      He was scared

    • @grim7730
      @grim7730 Před rokem +1

      Yes, that was in Belgorod. There are over 20 videos when they try to attack Kharkiv and rockets fall near Belgorod

    • @thefistofshadow7392
      @thefistofshadow7392 Před rokem

      it didnt go back if you look at the smoke trail behind the missile. it just falls down and to the side, either way it shows how unreliable those missiles are.

    • @ChristopherWoods
      @ChristopherWoods Před rokem

      @@thefistofshadow7392 I think it does a 180 degree arc effectively its direction of travel while turning towards the camera, so while it doesn't hit the exact launch spot it isn't far off. I'd love to know the reason for its guidance system freaking out (if it is even guided).

  • @KMSETTE1966
    @KMSETTE1966 Před 6 měsíci

    Awesome video!!
    👍🏻😎👍🏻

  • @felix807
    @felix807 Před 5 měsíci +7

    A fatal mistake in war is to underestimate your opponent😮

  • @McShaggswell
    @McShaggswell Před rokem +712

    4:42 That helmet is an STSh-81 "Sfera" helmet and it is a real design from all the way back in the Soviet Union times. Issued mostly to interior police and special purpose troops for anti-terrorism and urban combat, it consists of three separate titanium or steel plates. It's an older design, and looks odd because of its unorthodox construction, but it isn't necessarily a fake. (although commercial reproductions are made for airsoft or cosplay that offer zero protective capabilities and this could be one such example)

    • @CaptainDope
      @CaptainDope Před rokem +59

      While you're right, the main purpose of a helmet isn't to stop bullets, but protect from fragments, falling debris, and ricochets.

    • @philldavies7940
      @philldavies7940 Před rokem +14

      is it any good for mountain biking? l crashed and broke mine earlier this year, cost me £30 to replace, must be about the same cost as that russian one and about as much use for deflecting high velocity rounds.

    • @pauloguerra391
      @pauloguerra391 Před rokem

      Look the Bond! When does Putin die? MI6 goes into how many cancers already? poor english poodles.

    • @erickim1739
      @erickim1739 Před rokem +26

      @@philldavies7940 No helmet is used to deflect any type of small arms fire. Its like a construction helmet that protects against debris that may injure you, but military helmets also protect against shrapnel from explosions or from bullets hitting the wall which can send fragments of concrete towards your head.
      A helmet that could protect you from even a .45 caliber round would be way too heavy and unwieldly.

    • @alexsaint6543
      @alexsaint6543 Před rokem +4

      "Sphere" which is not sphere but 3 pieces. Oh, that traditional russian lies 😂

  • @rekire___
    @rekire___ Před rokem +92

    A wise man once said
    *"don't bring rubber in tank fight, kids"*

    • @phili964LP
      @phili964LP Před rokem +12

      The reactive armor was removed after capture by Ukrainians and the rubber plates are only spacers for contact5.
      I’m pro ukraine myself because my mom is from there but some things are just over exaggerated

    • @dominiksoukal
      @dominiksoukal Před rokem +3

      @@phili964LP So they removed the explosive from the armor but didn't destroy the tank? Sounds like vatnik cope

    • @phili964LP
      @phili964LP Před rokem +11

      @@dominiksoukal bruh there are analyses on the internet about this specific issue.
      The argument was that ukraine needs ERA Plates for their own tanks. That’s why they took all of them off of captured tanks, that aren’t serviceable.
      Btw on this specific tank, also the gunners sights are missing together with some other important stuff. Without wich even the Russian wouldn’t send tanks into battle

    • @dszubert
      @dszubert Před rokem +2

      @@phili964LP Why did they not take the whole reactive armor plate if they needed it, rather than just the explosive?

    • @ScrewDriver609
      @ScrewDriver609 Před rokem

      @@phili964LP say palianytsia XD

  • @ElRodriPR
    @ElRodriPR Před 6 měsíci

    13:45 since when did Corvette become so expensive?

  • @johanmetreus1268
    @johanmetreus1268 Před rokem +70

    6:10 The Finnish Mosin nagant is one of two rifle at 9-hole reviews to have reached 1000 yards with iron sights alone, so a scoped Mosin for DMR-stuff isn't quite as outdated as portrayed.

    • @karabinjr
      @karabinjr Před rokem +8

      These are Tula made. Probbably more reliable but less precise due to loose tolerances

    • @mnxs
      @mnxs Před rokem +21

      No not necessarily, but that assumes that the soldiers issued with Nagants are actually 1) intended for the DMR role, and 2) have received adequate training. And as @Vik Karabin pointed out, there's no knowing the quality and state of those rifles, especially after potentially many years in stock.
      It seems more likely to me that they've just been given them because there was nothing else to give.

    • @williamzk9083
      @williamzk9083 Před rokem +4

      I would imagine these bolt action rifles were not issued to front line assault troops. I also imagine them as a supplement to say AK--47 which have a range of only about 300m.

    • @matthewcharles5867
      @matthewcharles5867 Před rokem

      Nangant will still kill you just as a ak will so it's pretty irrelevant.
      It's not the first time a military power has used outdated weapons.

    • @matthewguynn5745
      @matthewguynn5745 Před rokem

      Yeah and 4/10 of my Russian made 7.62 rounds are duds.. even with the heaviest spring they make it won't fire the caps. Federal brass works everytime

  • @marcoh.3467
    @marcoh.3467 Před rokem +71

    To be fair, the Mosin Nagant is definitely not a bad rifle! And only for the record : Ukraine also uses WW1 weapons, the Maxim Machinegun for example (upgraded with Holosun reddots 😅)

    • @Pman353
      @Pman353 Před rokem +28

      Putting modern optics on weapons from WW1 is the most steampunk thing in our world😂

    • @mogh2603
      @mogh2603 Před rokem +28

      Out of necessity,,,, After all they never claimed to be a top military second only to the US.

    • @bylu6712
      @bylu6712 Před rokem +21

      Yes but the thing is that one is the military of a small and poor nation and the other one is what everyone believed to be the second strongest military in the world that could beat NATO in western Europe.
      Western European NATO soldiers would piss their pants laughing at the Russian military "might"

    • @armybear2
      @armybear2 Před rokem

      This is exactly why I distrust most of these youtube videos. Cause it is obvious that they're equally filled with propaganda also. Yes we know Russia is an extremely corrupt country, and their equipment is definitely no where as capable as the US... like they have been under sanctions for like the past 80 years, which means it really hard for them to get equipment and supplies. A budget of 100 Billion for the military annually isn't that much especially when you look at the US's own military spending, like how much equipment, missiles, planes, ships, let alone the personnel and administrative cost per unit.
      But a lot of the footage shown as evidence of Russian incompetence is and lies seem just like dishonest western propaganda. Like for instance pointing out the Russia is arming troops with Mosin Nagants, as if the Mosin Nagant wasn't upgraded and manufactured till 1950s. Russians obviously aren't arming their soldiers with 130 year old weapons as this video tries to imply. Not to mention many other countries still arm their troops with weapons designed 70-100 years ago. The US still has in service things like M1919 browning machine guns. 1911 pistols are still highly valued around the world cause they are simply well designed weapons that last through the test of time. Germany and many other countries still use MG-42's or rather what they call MG 3s. Not to mention I like how they act like Ukraine was better prepared and armed than Russia was all along... which it obviously wasn't. The Ukrainian military was even in worse condition, the only reason why Ukraine is doing so well is due to the US and NATO supply them huge amount of equipment. As soon as the US and NATO withdraws financial aid and support Ukraine will probably collapse logistically exactly the same way South Vietnam did. Where you have highly trained and motivated military (unlike Afghanistan where moral was low and leadership was a house of cards), but they have no means of producing vital war supplies like ammo, spare parts, fuel, and other ordnance (like missiles, artillery shells, etc).
      The clip of the fake armor plates being shot by a Ukrainian soldier... how do we know that wasn't staged? Where they just took a Russian plate carrier and took some random plates and falsely claimed that was what was in it? Or the clip of all the abandoned equipment at the edge of the river... the helmets, clothes, and grenades... how do we know the Ukranians didn't just take some previously captured uniforms and just lay them out for a photo op. Or a block of wood instead of explosives... Or the clip with the tank having just rubber instead of explosives where the reactive armor is suppose to be, how do we know that they didn't tamper with the block before hand.
      A lot of channels like this, Real Life Lore, William Spaniel, etc... all have a very heavy bias and losing credibility recently... where somehow everything is a problem for Russia only, but not a problem for the Ukrainians. For instance somehow supply issues over rivers and bad and an endless ever expanding front is an issue for Russia, but somehow the same thing doesn't apply to the Ukranians. You can't tell me in like 40 minute videos that all the roads were bombed to hell and back, or they were hard to pass due to all the rain and mud, rivers and bridges acting as bottlenecks for the Russians, then the next week act like those aren't issues for the advancing Ukrainians.

    • @Cincy32
      @Cincy32 Před rokem +1

      Bolt action v. MG is no comparison.

  • @gibster9624
    @gibster9624 Před 2 měsíci +2

    And now an undercrewed Bradley just aced a Russia T90 from 2 dudes on their 2nd mission and an abundance of War Thunder experience.

  • @vezeris
    @vezeris Před měsícem +1

    Thank you, dude! I needed some optimism.

  • @ushankaman6143
    @ushankaman6143 Před rokem +103

    russian troops themselves have known for years that their equipment and vehicles sucked. one soldier famously said about the BTR, which is supposed to be an amphibious vehicle "we dont bother driving it into water, we know it will sink like a rock"

    • @gracelivingstone191
      @gracelivingstone191 Před rokem +4

      😂

    • @privatadress896
      @privatadress896 Před rokem

      shut up boy you Abrahams flying towers with hit by old rpgs and Russian vehicles the Ural and camaz the best vehicels in all time you have no idea and say a more off bullshit you been never in russia but say understanding more than a Russian

    • @ushankaman6143
      @ushankaman6143 Před rokem

      @@privatadress896 zatknis durak. im not american. ya znayu russkii. and its not called “Abraham” debil, its called an “Abrams”
      i know alot about both Russia and the US. i keep track of both their militaries

    • @ushankaman6143
      @ushankaman6143 Před rokem

      @@privatadress896 come on then, russian bot, are you gonna respond or what? pathetic.

    • @joseavila5747
      @joseavila5747 Před rokem

      I thought only certain btr types were amphibious

  • @fanficfan8599
    @fanficfan8599 Před rokem +55

    My dad was part of the air force and the only thing he ever told me about his job...Just be cause some branch of the military gives you "facts and numbers" does not mean they are true...and that was during Desert Storm in the 90s

  • @esautguzman3137
    @esautguzman3137 Před 2 měsíci +1

    If that is true explain whats hapening in Advika ?

  • @OSFlames
    @OSFlames Před 27 dny +4

    Bro the weakness of Russia actually surprised me by a lot…

    • @mineturtle2
      @mineturtle2 Před 23 dny +1

      No way you think they have that equipment from the video it's obviously fake

    • @grandtheftauto1932
      @grandtheftauto1932 Před 13 dny +2

      There’s villages in Ukraine with no men some with no men and women because of the draft

    • @OSFlames
      @OSFlames Před 13 dny

      @@grandtheftauto1932 does that relate to my topic?

    • @thesoldierofum3467
      @thesoldierofum3467 Před 13 dny +2

      How are they weak?

    • @luritual7390
      @luritual7390 Před 12 dny +2

      Yeah so Weak when they captured the city of adviivka

  • @Nyamka2000
    @Nyamka2000 Před rokem +307

    I will write through a translator, so I apologize in advance. I served in compulsory military service a year before the attack on Ukraine. While serving in the Russian army, I personally saw how bad everything is. In this army, they are constantly stealing. Literally everything is being stolen - fuel for machinery, parts for machinery and the same dry rations that were in the video.

    • @jennifermoriarty2188
      @jennifermoriarty2188 Před rokem +6

      What a coworker from Russia says too

    • @JonniePolyester
      @JonniePolyester Před rokem +12

      Excellent translation thank you!

    • @gracelivingstone191
      @gracelivingstone191 Před rokem

      So what's the deal with the war crimes? I'm talking about some sick torture and rape. Is that regular Russian army? Are the COs holding a gun to your heads making you do this or is this the Wagner group and his crazy convicts? because 55,500+ war crimes is fucking insane amount of evil for just one battalion. And why are they killing civilians? I have never heard of such crimes except in Africa's Congo and under Hitler. The only evidence of Nazi like behavior have ever been found in countries where Russia went, in the 50 + years I've been alive and in the Congo.

    • @benitolazio8193
      @benitolazio8193 Před rokem +6

      Ukrainian/American bot.

    • @stephenhindes335
      @stephenhindes335 Před rokem

      The RuSSians are pooping their pants at the thought of what is in store for them and their third world military if their mad Führer provokes a war with NATO. Oh sorry, I meant a "special military operation", not war! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @bronxcheer4177
    @bronxcheer4177 Před 4 měsíci +33

    Back in the '80's when I was in the army, the INT unit of my brigade, the Special Service Force, would sporadically publish a newsletter called The SSF Thrust. Contained within was non-classified information concerning Soviet forces, and other potential playmates. Topics covered were things like weapons, equipment, AFV's, etc., but also training, morale, leadership and general battle-worthiness of Soviet soldiers. Back then, it was known that the typical Red Army soldier was poorly-led, poorly educated, of low morale, minimally trained, and would have to fight at the end of a very sad excuse for a logistics chain. It was also known that in a lot of cases, troops would have to be tricked, threatened, or otherwise coerced into the battlespace. Once there, it was predicted that they would likely commit atrocities that were enabled, if not outright encouraged by their command structure. It would seem that not a lot has changed.

    • @bryanbowling1857
      @bryanbowling1857 Před 4 měsíci +4

      I can confirm this information. 7th Infantry, 1988 I watched a movie about the Soviets, and I rememberd that they used what looked like bandages wrapped around their feet instead of proper socks, and this was supposed to be their elite units...the film was a Soviet production, so it was their idea of their best foot forward... I remember we were laughing then, though we did fear their nukes.

    • @user-sz4fn9vh8s
      @user-sz4fn9vh8s Před měsícem

      ​​@@bryanbowling1857я посмотрю на тебя, когда ты со своими носками пробегаешь дней пять без возможности их сменить. И на советского солдата, который пару раз просто перемотает портянки (те самые тряпки)

  • @wadestclair249
    @wadestclair249 Před měsícem +2

    Design work on the AK-47 began in 1945. It was presented for official military trials in 1947, and, in 1948, the fixed-stock version was introduced into active service for selected units of the Soviet Army. In early 1949, the AK was officially accepted by the Soviet Armed Forces[9] and used by the majority of the member states of the Warsaw Pact.

  • @alexnovikov1003
    @alexnovikov1003 Před rokem +49

    Nice true transparent report on what's really going on with Russian military equipment and weapon!With love❤️ from Ukraine🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦and big thanks to the US🇺🇸🇺🇸 for support and all the goodies you provided us.

    • @Silver-wl2qz
      @Silver-wl2qz Před rokem +1

      I was able to gather all that info easily. You can also tell which side they're on.

  • @masha22092000r
    @masha22092000r Před rokem +281

    My dad served 2 years in Afghanistan as a Soviet Soldier.
    Believe me, it wasn't much better.

    • @Pteromandias
      @Pteromandias Před rokem +5

      Respect.
      Bagram 2010-11, 2017-18. I saw lots of old Soviet equipment left behind, bunkers built by the Russians. I worked in a sturdy old earthquake-proof building built by the Soviets. You could tell what buildings were from the Soviet occupation. We brought connexes and built pre-fab structures.

    • @mikrophone8499
      @mikrophone8499 Před rokem +2

      Russians are a bunch of clowns.

    • @guestuser1671
      @guestuser1671 Před rokem +29

      I remember when the Russian army left East Germany, their soldiers cried ugly tears because their new barracks somewhere in Russia were expected to be much worse than the rat-infested molding damp holes they hat built and operated in East Germany. Most of the barracks had to be torn down after the Russians left…
      Russia never treated their soldiers well.

    • @vitbar407
      @vitbar407 Před rokem +4

      100 tausend war veterans living on the streets in USA asking for food,crying!😅

    • @andrewpereira9271
      @andrewpereira9271 Před rokem +5

      Russia's always looked at it's vast manpower as a resource not unlike weapons and machinery. If you have a million artillery shells, you launch 'em . . . you don't think about trying to conserve them. The same thinking applies to their supplies of of "inexhaustible" soldiers. WW2 was a classic example of this. The brutal difference is that no one grieves a dead tank.

  • @wadestclair249
    @wadestclair249 Před měsícem +1

    The Gatling gun is a rapid-firing multiple-barrel firearm invented in 1861 by Richard Jordan Gatling. It is an early machine gun and a forerunner of the modern electric motor-driven rotary cannon.

  • @Backhand77
    @Backhand77 Před 6 měsíci +8

    America couldn’t defeat guys wearing slippers on their feet in Afghanistan; despite trying for 20 years.
    I wouldn’t throw rocks in a glass house.

    • @plyix
      @plyix Před 8 dny

      my brother in christ neither could the soviets like 10 years earlier AND it contributed to the collapse of the ussr

    • @BikerGirlTraveler
      @BikerGirlTraveler Před 3 dny

      First, it is not “America.” It’s the US. America is the name of a continent, not a country.
      Second, the US military had it’s hands tied by political and religious policies and rules of engagement. The US aboided as much as possible to piss off religious leaders of the region. They wanted to win the people of the villages, not piss them off. Educate yourself before talking,

    • @supercat4539
      @supercat4539 Před 12 hodinami

      @@BikerGirlTraveler 🤓

  • @YoureSoCreezy
    @YoureSoCreezy Před rokem +164

    I really believe Zelensky's defiance played a major role in the morale of the Ukrainian people. Its the reason they've been able to hold the line, get back up and counterattack. Had he just fled, his people would've felt abandoned

    • @mrvn000
      @mrvn000 Před rokem +15

      He is a brave actor at least.

    • @geekytraveler5899
      @geekytraveler5899 Před rokem +30

      To be completely honest, in Ukraine people had (and have) not so much trust in government and presidents in particular, but in last 8 years especially - the topmost trust and respect goes to military, names like general Zaluzhny and others are the ones that bring people confidence.
      It's fair to say that it was a nice gesture from the President at that moment, but that helped to morale, but I'd not say it was the crucial one. People are fighting not for the damn president - we have a democracy - in a few years - there'd be another one.
      They are fighting because they know - behind their back - their families, kids, parents, friends. And that makes a grand difference.
      In 8 years we've seen what it means if Russian military is coming your way. It's not just change of a government (although that we don't want as well) - but it also means murders, raping, violence.
      Thus people united - even those who're not on the front lines are backing them up with equipment, cars, clothes, or any other possible means of support.

    • @latyn4ik667
      @latyn4ik667 Před rokem +21

      @@mrvn000 it is unlikely that a "brave actor" would have stayed in the capital when it was under attack

    • @mokrulgobline9403
      @mokrulgobline9403 Před rokem

      This is why my US tax $$ are much better spent on Ukraine, rather than on those useless phuks in Afghanistan.

    • @niccatipay
      @niccatipay Před rokem +8

      A world super power.
      Held back by a comedian.

  • @bungus.unhinged
    @bungus.unhinged Před rokem +177

    Corruption literally reduced Russian military to a point where you can't tell it from "Who Killed Captain Alex?" movie decorations

    • @LukeDay-pv7qw
      @LukeDay-pv7qw Před 10 měsíci +21

      Everyone in Uganda knows kung-fu

    • @lukasz.adamski
      @lukasz.adamski Před 10 měsíci +6

      Still in confrontation of Tiger Mafia with RuASians I'd bet on Tiger Mafis.

    • @Parabellum-oe3sw
      @Parabellum-oe3sw Před 10 měsíci +1

      It’s a tragedy

    • @bungus.unhinged
      @bungus.unhinged Před 10 měsíci

      If you guys were to serve in the Russian MoD you'd see it as a joke not very far from truth. Many military bases even lack cleaning equipment due to servicemen, WO and officers not being interested in units comprised majorly of draftees. Also there's common theft, corruption and twisted bureaucracy that're slowing the cogs the former two having been reduced in the past 20 years, the US destroyed Russian economy thus military after all and did that well by also introducing the same constitution Weimar once had. You probably hear it for the first time but it even said that international laws took priority over national which is dumbfounding to anyone with IQ score >120 and looks more as if a winner would enforce their demands upon a loser, guys Russia isn't as bad as you think

    • @bungus.unhinged
      @bungus.unhinged Před 10 měsíci

      And I think it's good that some developments are finally taking place. And it's also caused me some brain damage to hear "developed" country citizens who have never been to anywhere speak confidently about real state of business in any country. Guys people like this don't know any better than you stop listening to the BS online

  • @Dariuzsd1
    @Dariuzsd1 Před 6 měsíci +3

    The Tsar Bomba was indeed test fired and they saw that it was too big for a cannon ball, so they just had it for decoration. They used it once more by filling it with silverware and metal stuff to shoot at protesters. Just like most things the Tsars invested in, it was great at quelling protesters.

  • @Silesia-uv4de
    @Silesia-uv4de Před 2 měsíci +21

    Source = Trust me Bro

    • @justmarcoriginal
      @justmarcoriginal Před 18 dny

      Very true😂
      And this guy doesn't even know anything military gear and the backstory to why people use it even if it is outdated.

    • @kali00000
      @kali00000 Před 17 dny

      Look at the video bot... he gives sources on everything he says

    • @justmarcoriginal
      @justmarcoriginal Před 17 dny +1

      @@kali00000 That source is basically: "My source is that I made it the fuck up"

    • @kali00000
      @kali00000 Před 17 dny

      @@justmarcoriginal he showed proof while explaining a situation. From there, you just google what he showed and see it. Most sources are US intelligence services.

    • @Britishbolls
      @Britishbolls Před 8 dny

      This Man's Source = The Literal Trashbin And Russian Propoganda

  • @SpartanFarron
    @SpartanFarron Před rokem +158

    I laughed way more than I should have throughout this video. Especially during the missile failure parts.

    • @gerri577
      @gerri577 Před rokem

      it's not funny. US top general just reported that each side has lost more than 100,000 (one hundred thousand) men. War is not glamorous. It's not entertainement. It's not a game. Grow the fuck up.

    • @mehmed13
      @mehmed13 Před rokem

      @IG Westcoast
      haha lol, but really his friend should went to usa, he would be a good guy too

    • @wkgurr
      @wkgurr Před rokem +1

      Yeah I'm sure the people living in Kiev currently without water and electricity will also laugh really hard about Russian missile falures.

    • @mehmed13
      @mehmed13 Před rokem +1

      @@wkgurr
      i know what do you mean, but its a cheap way to win a war, just like they did in chechnya

    • @msj9097
      @msj9097 Před rokem +2

      @@wkgurr actually the missiles used to destroy Ukrainian infrastructure are Iranian not Russian.

  • @SilentButDudley
    @SilentButDudley Před rokem +174

    The worst offense in this war, and the biggest sign of Russian military failure is the sinking of the Moskva. Actual leaked Russian documents showed the ships’ radar systems and projectile defense systems weren’t maintained properly, yet it was still sent forth into battle after being passed through inspection. If their flagship can’t be properly maintained, than what would be?

    • @MuireKnight
      @MuireKnight Před rokem +7

      It comes back to what the Kremlin was expecting. They wanted to win a fake war with a fake army. It just so happened the war turned out to be real.

    • @dawggonevidz9140
      @dawggonevidz9140 Před rokem +46

      the infamy of losing a flagship in a ground war they started against a nation that doesn't even have a navy will scar russia's reputation for centuries to come.
      Zelenski's best joke imo.

    • @vothbetilia4862
      @vothbetilia4862 Před rokem +2

      People blasted about the Ak 12 being good hardware, yet it had alot of problems and people constantly exaggerated it.

    • @Kaiserboo1871
      @Kaiserboo1871 Před rokem +6

      @@vothbetilia4862I don’t think it’s so much the gun itself as much as the fact that the gun was and continues to be in short supply.
      Russia doesn’t have the industrial capacity it once had. There is a reason why they are forced to reply on old Cold War equipment and that’s because they don’t have the industrial capacity to produce all the new, fancy, high tech equipment. They can make as many advanced designs as they want, maybe even develop fully working prototypes, but if you can’t mass produce them. Then that fancy technology don’t mean shit.

    • @vothbetilia4862
      @vothbetilia4862 Před rokem

      @@Kaiserboo1871 I guess it's technically both then.

  • @joshyoung1440
    @joshyoung1440 Před 2 měsíci +2

    Check out who provided the drone footage of the palatial dacha at 16:35. Spoiler: it's Alexey Navalny.

  • @J--12
    @J--12 Před 5 měsíci +6

    Если это всё правда, или хотя бы половина от этого так и есть, где перемоги? Или без жестов доброй воли контрнаступ не выходит?

    • @user-sz4fn9vh8s
      @user-sz4fn9vh8s Před měsícem

      Интересно, что думают эти идиоты-комментаторы теперь? Осознают они, что их СМИ где-то их обманули?

  • @maximusaralieous1728
    @maximusaralieous1728 Před rokem +555

    I've been waiting for a video like this to really explain what happened with Russia and its military. This is a very well done and informative video on the subject. I'm sure more will come out as time goes on as well. It's incredible to me that Russia had the world so well duped, but then again the Soviet Union was always doing the same thing and Putin is a product of that himself. However, I assumed he would not be so foolish as to actually pull the curtain back and let the world see the sorry state.
    Putin is such a cunning politician in most other regards, but I suppose everyone makes a mistake and Putin has been in power so long he has become detached from what the reality of the situation is. Evidence to Putin being unaware just how bad things were is the fact that he is changing his inner circle and in some cases those members are going missing entirely. And of course the ones suffering from this are soldiers who don't want to be there and of course the Ukrainian people.
    As winter looms, I imagine things will only get worse.

    • @DonVigaDeFierro
      @DonVigaDeFierro Před rokem +1

      I can't believe that after seeing their incredibly abysmal record, there are people out there who stay convinced that Russia will "invade Europe" next.

    • @hreodbeorhtcheesewright4889
      @hreodbeorhtcheesewright4889 Před rokem +24

      YT channel "Perun" has some good videos along these lines.

    • @johnlongcake3564
      @johnlongcake3564 Před rokem

      The reality of the actions of the thiefts of moscow is that Ukraine will be storming trenches of frozen russian corpses, but the rethoric will go on and the poor of russia will still be sent to be slaughtered

    • @maximusaralieous1728
      @maximusaralieous1728 Před rokem +8

      @@hreodbeorhtcheesewright4889 indeed, listening to one now. Thank you for the recommendation.

    • @iamTheSnark
      @iamTheSnark Před rokem

      @@rickyfitness252 If the word "propaganda" did not exist, the Russians would have invented it to describe their actions.

  • @cookiesnmemes179
    @cookiesnmemes179 Před rokem +541

    To put that into perspective, that soldier was using a gun older than the country he’s fighting for

    • @quqi3009
      @quqi3009 Před rokem +8

      Um, no?

    • @cookiesnmemes179
      @cookiesnmemes179 Před rokem +107

      @@quqi3009 um, yes the Russian Federation who he is fighting for came to be in 1991, and the Soviet Union before that was still newer than the gun hes using

    • @joaopk6263
      @joaopk6263 Před rokem +29

      country? yes.
      nation? no.

    • @dappawap
      @dappawap Před rokem +4

      I guess they were well buillt

    • @tylernichols6768
      @tylernichols6768 Před rokem +30

      @@joaopk6263 Kind of an irrelevant point to make. Russia has always been a huge collection of nationalities. The Russian empire is among the top 3 to have ever existed based on land area conquered. So yea, duh, the gun isn't older than a nationality that dates back thousands of years.

  • @ravelitschimo
    @ravelitschimo Před 2 měsíci +1

    We had an old hunter who had a riffle from his gradpa. He never missed a deer. And refused to use a new riffle. In a war I would be afraid of hunters.

  • @benjaminbierley2074
    @benjaminbierley2074 Před 5 měsíci +14

    Worse for China is this whole thing is causing people to further re-evaluate how much of a paper tiger China actually is. This is hard to say since they "could" still be a credible threat, but at the same time, they've displayed the same symptoms Russia showed with its military. This is compounded by border confrontations with their neighbors along with other reports not painting a good picture of the quality of their troops.
    It's very possibly the reason they've amped up their aggression in order to make up for Russia outting the game they've both been playing.

    • @HIDHIFDB
      @HIDHIFDB Před 4 měsíci

      China power rellies in their numbers but their people are not having children also they are geting old.

    • @loganbaileysfunwithtrains606
      @loganbaileysfunwithtrains606 Před 2 měsíci

      China is 100% a paper tiger. Their military is untested, last conflict it took part in was in 1979 in Vietnam and the Chinese were devastated in that war. The navy while it might be more ships on paper compared to say the US, the tonnage is far smaller than that of the US. China lacks the lift capability to perform any type of air or sea invasion which limits their targets for any future conflicts. They haven’t invaded Taiwan because they know they cannot get enough material to the beaches in time for the invasion to be a success and they lack the population to throw men to the meat grinder trying to perform a beach landing. The one child policy really has crippled China.

    • @Gidoni000
      @Gidoni000 Před 20 dny

      A paper tiger is still a tiger with claws! They can bite and clawing

    • @Merejiah
      @Merejiah Před 13 dny

      @@Gidoni000A paper tiger is paper. Very scary and dangerous oooh 👻👻👻Paper cuts 👻👻👻

  • @rickydowling2920
    @rickydowling2920 Před rokem +256

    As a veteran soldier. It made me sick to the stomach the lies in equipment and support I just watched you prove the Russian millitary is doing. No one can blame a soldier for performing thier duty for thier country. But if I were a Russian soldier... I'd get a new country. I only hope the Russian people will rise up once again as they did against the Soviets. To change the coruption, the greed and the idiocy. A free and democratic Russia would be a beatiful place to be.

    • @brankocusic6803
      @brankocusic6803 Před rokem +24

      I am military veteran but not so naive to believe this video

    • @rickydowling2920
      @rickydowling2920 Před rokem +76

      @@brankocusic6803 ok comrade, you just keep dreaming that Russia has a well supplied military and we'll keep pointing and laughing 🤣

    • @brankocusic6803
      @brankocusic6803 Před rokem +5

      @@rickydowling2920 👍

    • @Chaldon-hl6yk
      @Chaldon-hl6yk Před rokem +1

      Its Hitler speech from 1941

    • @user-dc9oq2pr6v
      @user-dc9oq2pr6v Před rokem

      No one ever rises up against soviets. They collapsed due to internal matters

  • @CecilyThanador
    @CecilyThanador Před rokem +104

    6:05 You have to admit though: That is one very well maintained Mosin-Nagant. Sure little bit of wood damage but no outright rust or significant damage to the weapon itself.

    • @ericwinkworth6701
      @ericwinkworth6701 Před rokem +9

      Cosmaline is an amazing product

    • @Oofzyk
      @Oofzyk Před rokem +1

      yeah its pretty good condition

    • @kny1098
      @kny1098 Před rokem

      10/10 and its PU would love to take it to the firing range

    • @MashedJoetatoes
      @MashedJoetatoes Před rokem +6

      If that's an original scope that Mosin is probably more valuable than an AK47 lol

    • @PanoptesDreams
      @PanoptesDreams Před rokem

      A real trophy

  • @3ri7emerki
    @3ri7emerki Před 3 měsíci

    1:09 What is the name of this video? Does anyone know?

  • @samuelmay4823
    @samuelmay4823 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Just superbly put together. And extremely unbaised as well. Great stuff keep it up.

  • @steamedgames5148
    @steamedgames5148 Před rokem +71

    This time it was exactly what I thought instead of not what you think

  • @rashedusman9717
    @rashedusman9717 Před rokem +58

    This is one of the best examples why fighting corruption is so important. Without it they woudn't have started a war in Ukraine. In a way it was not unexpected taking in consideration how difficult it was for them during the wars in Chechnya.

    • @bororobo7036
      @bororobo7036 Před rokem +2

      Ukraine is extremely corruptive country. The US is global leader in systemic corruption of elites. Put together these two and you get minus 100 BN (or more) in the US budget without any real benefit for people. What a BS !

    • @crazyafghan5353
      @crazyafghan5353 Před rokem +2

      I am afraid of what our soldier are equipped with, after all 80 percent of country budget is spend on them.

    • @rashedusman9717
      @rashedusman9717 Před rokem +1

      @@crazyafghan5353 I think it's probably 10-20%, the rest get's in the so called businessmen's private accounts. It's the legacy of communism because in almoust all ex-communist nations leaders have the bad habbit of stealing as much as they can without thinking about the consecvences.

    • @dranzerjetli5126
      @dranzerjetli5126 Před rokem

      They may have caused more destruction without corruption. Thank god for corruption in Russia.

    • @gustavmeyrink_2.0
      @gustavmeyrink_2.0 Před rokem +5

      That is why Democracy tends to work better than autocracy. The more or less frequent change of who is ultimately in charge naturally limits (high level) corruption. Conversely democracies which keep one party in power for a number of governments have a much higher rate of corruption than democracies which regularly change the party in charge and/or ones with coalition governments.

  • @sc2bronzeplayer
    @sc2bronzeplayer Před měsícem

    Love the vid, can we get the cons on the Ukranian army?

  • @daquan7868
    @daquan7868 Před 3 měsíci

    Wow, you doing Mach 1 and have to wait for google earth to boot up to navigate

  • @silentfighter501
    @silentfighter501 Před rokem +70

    This was a really good video, I love your content and have probably watched every single one but this one was so good that I had to throw this comment out here.
    Especially your ending of “the Russian military is not what you think” that was a perfect punch at the end of a phenomenal video

    • @NotWhatYouThink
      @NotWhatYouThink  Před rokem +6

      thank you!

    • @sergiusamxander4615
      @sergiusamxander4615 Před rokem

      Check out us ex general and then you'll realise😂😂this narrator knows it all, Source;trust me bro😂😂😂

  • @Morelze
    @Morelze Před rokem +746

    When I did my compulsory military service in the Russian Army, I was assigned to a new unit that had been established less than a year earlier, and we were already short of uniforms. By the end of my service, the situation had only gotten worse.

    • @maximedaunis8292
      @maximedaunis8292 Před rokem +33

      What do russian people think of wagner group and what they're doing? Especially with the inmates?

    • @omfg1
      @omfg1 Před rokem +18

      @@maximedaunis8292 what are u think about mercenaries from European countries?

    • @Morelze
      @Morelze Před rokem +114

      @@maximedaunis8292 It's hard to talk about the opinion of the whole population. But in my environment, for the most part, the Wagner group is treated very badly. Taking prisoners to war is considered an absolute lawlessness and a sign of the absence of law in the country.
      On the other hand, a large part of the population, exposed to propaganda, supports this criminal organization.
      P.S. I use an online translator. The translation may not be accurate. Clarify if you don't understand.

    • @maximedaunis8292
      @maximedaunis8292 Před rokem +23

      @@omfg1 I don't know of any european group of mercenaries, to be honest, which one are you thinking about?

    • @maximedaunis8292
      @maximedaunis8292 Před rokem +32

      @@Morelze Thanks for responding, your translation is clear i think.
      Until now i had almost never heard of Wagner group or any mercenaries' group, i found it shocking that one such group would have as much "power" as they have. And although my guess is that those prisoners are more or less used as "canon fodder", or "wild dogs", it's very disturbing that the worst criminals of someone's country could just be "unleashed" on population and freed of guilt.
      That said it's also very disrespectful for their victims and their families in Russia i think.
      I hope you're ok and this doesn't get any worse for all sides involved.

  • @caronbicep6476
    @caronbicep6476 Před 21 dnem +2

    Imagine dying because you had cardboards in your vest instead of ceramic

  • @warrenreid6109
    @warrenreid6109 Před 6 měsíci

    Great video.

  • @shreyaschavan7686
    @shreyaschavan7686 Před rokem +171

    "When the truth offends, we lie and lie until we can no longer remember it is even there but it is still there."
    -Valery Legasov

    • @manilove2pwn
      @manilove2pwn Před rokem +1

      Russia is a disgrace how have they not captured Ukraine yet. most Nato country's would of been a 2 week operation russia going on a year now LOL

    • @Meteorknite
      @Meteorknite Před rokem

      Ironic since all the source in the video is just from ukraine not even USA
      The truth will be offensive to all ppl consuming this made up stuff in video

    • @kummersdorf.....3526
      @kummersdorf.....3526 Před rokem +5

      Sooner or later that debt is paid,
      Chernobyl film.

    • @RSK1387
      @RSK1387 Před rokem +1

      Nah fam thats a caption from western media 😂

    • @sjonnieplayfull5859
      @sjonnieplayfull5859 Před rokem +1

      @@RSK1387 and we all know it is NOT about Vranyo

  • @jhoncho4x4
    @jhoncho4x4 Před rokem +56

    The Mosin-Nagant 1891 and M44 carbine version, was available for $50 in US gun stores, during the late 90's and early 2000's.
    They still had alot of cosmoline to clean off.

    • @damian99669
      @damian99669 Před rokem +11

      got mine for $100. i love it for target practice but would not want to try and use it as a main battle rifle...

    • @kalashnikovdevil
      @kalashnikovdevil Před rokem +1

      The Moist Nugget's a pain to use.

    • @AusterEngineer
      @AusterEngineer Před 9 měsíci +5

      My good friend Simo would disagree with you

    • @Paiadakine
      @Paiadakine Před 9 měsíci

      Very old gun

    • @jonfox8010
      @jonfox8010 Před 9 měsíci +3

      The Finnish snipers in the winter war in1939 thought a lot of them 1 killed over 200 Russians with one. Old or not their bullets still kill