Marine reacts to Ukrainian Special Forces Retaking Oil Rig
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- If one thing's for sure, the Ukrainian Special Forces keep showing us missions this audacious are not exclusive to Call of Duty
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Man, thank you for your support of Ukrainian troops! Greetings from Kyiv!
I have a sincere question. Sides the fact Putin bombed Ukraine. Do you really feel like you would be better off under Putin or NATO and America? I live in America and trust me. You do not want what is going on over here to happen in Ukraine. a lot of the kids are gay or transsexual, mental illness is rampant, prescription medications are passed out like candy, divorce rates are through the roof. Inflation is through the roof eruption crime, violence. that is what you have to look forward to if you become America’s puppet.
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
greetings for Poznyaki)
Not all Americans support the corrupt Ukraine and we are sick of our taxes going to help a country fight a country our politicians hate.
Greetings from Obolon ;)
If you look at the symbol of Russian intelligence, you can see a bat with the slogan “Above us are only stars”.
In October 2016, a new emblem of military intelligence of Ukraine was presented - an owl holding a sword above the map of Russia, and the slogan of military intelligence "Sapiens dominabitur astris" which translates as “The Wise will rule over the stars”.
The bats are also hunted by owls.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Directorate_of_Intelligence_(Ukraine)#/media/File:Emblem_of_the_Defence_Intelligence_of_Ukraine.jpg
Also, watch a painting in Budanov's cabinet
novynarnia.com/2022/03/07/gur-mou-stvorylo-speczpidrozdil-internaczionalnogo-legionu/
Also, they used specific Owl on it because it's predator for bats which is logo for rus SOF....
I love Ukrainian sense of humor soooooo much! 😂
@@user-pk6bk6nu6sgonna cry russian bot?
21:10 I saw an interview with this fighter who fell out of the boat. He said he was just sailing (in the direction controlled by Ukraine). When he got tired and just fell asleep on the waves, he woke up to seagulls sitting on him:)
So the seagulls were not happy, the additional island for rest is gone now))
Це ні х*я не смішно кур*о
They all had flotation devices, water reserves, compass or gps device just for “man overboard” situations. There is another interview where they told some additional details. It was a stinger they used on Su-30.
Fun intro
* Check out the story of Conan below :
According to the soldier, that operation took place in mid-August in the Black Sea. At about 8:30 pm, Russian aircraft began to fire on the boat. Ukrainian special forces began to maneuver. One of the soldiers damaged the enemy aircraft with a Stinger MANPADS, after which the plane moved away from the military.
"Night was falling, we reached the target and started working. When we were returning back, it was already 5 am. About 30 kilometers from the site of the first battle, we received the command "Air!". Again, an enemy plane came at us and started firing at us with an automatic cannon with 30-caliber ammunition. Usually, the Sushka would fire a few rounds, turn around and go for a new round until it had fired its entire ammunition. And then a new one would appear. I also know that the pilot made a request to the command to hit us with a guided missile. But, thank God, he was not allowed to do so. Otherwise, no one would be talking to you now. We fired back. But our guys used up their ammunition for the MANPADS in the evening, when they managed to shoot down the enemy's Su. We were lucky that we had a very good skipper who did not get confused and began to lead us out of the firing zone," said Conan.
During one of the maneuvers, the fighter found himself overboard in the open sea. "I weigh 120 kilograms without the equipment, with the equipment I would have been somewhere around 30. But 20 minutes before I was supposed to fall, I felt uneasy for some reason. So I took off everything: my helmet, body armor, RPS, and put away my weapon. I was wearing a diving suit and put on a life jacket. Somehow it came to me that I had to do it. And in 20 minutes I was in the water. At that moment, it was about 130 kilometers to the shore," he recalled.
The Special Forces officer admitted that at first he panicked, because it was very far to the shore, and there was depth under it. His comrades wanted to take the Conan, but the enemy plane kept firing at them, so the fighter told them to go without it.
"I realized that the crew of the boat - 13 people - is more precious than me alone. And with the vest on, I could stay on the water for a while. Later I found out that our boat had been damaged. And, in particular, that's why we decided to retreat: the boat was punctured, and this threatened the lives of the guys. I didn't know what would happen next, but I had the only landmark - one of the gas production towers, which was constantly burning. It was very clearly visible both day and night. Later, my comrades told me that it was about 20 kilometers from where I fell to the rig," said the DIU Special Forces Officer. After a while, Conan managed to reach the tower. He admitted that there were no waves at the time, but the current was very strong and constantly blew him away - he had to swim against the current all the time.
Conan learned to swim at the age of six, when he would sneak away from his parents to the pond in the village. However, he says that swimming has never been his strong suit. Weighing 120 kilograms, it's not easy to swim and run - your muscles are constantly in need of oxygen.
"Before, when I was just swimming in the sea or on the river and didn't feel the bottom, I felt insecure. But now there were hundreds of meters of water below me, and I tried not to think about it. You gather your strength and make another leap. Because you really want to live, you know? My thoughts were different, to be honest. I thought maybe no one was looking for me because I didn't see anyone at the landmark. Or maybe they were looking for me, but couldn't find me. There was a constant struggle in my mind: to surrender or not to surrender? But common sense told me to keep going. I still hoped that my guys were looking for me, and I knew that my commander Viktor Viktorovych (Torkotiuk - UP) would do everything to get me out. And I was not mistaken, he is really a man with a capital M," the soldier emphasized.
In those moments, the fighter thought a lot about life and his family. The Special Forces officer said it was hard for him to think about the fact that his son was about to turn one, and he did not know if he would ever see his child again. Since the fighter did not have a watch, he had to navigate by the sun. However, the heat, dehydration and fatigue eventually took their toll - at some point Conan began to hallucinate. He thought there was a boat ahead, and only later realized that it was a tower. He was able to swim to it around 4-5 o'clock.
"I couldn't swim close to it because it was so hot. It burns gas, and the flame is very strong. Even when you are 100 meters away from it, it feels like an enemy plane is flying overhead - it's so loud. Because of this temperature, I was afraid that my vest would melt. The current became even stronger, and I started to be carried back. This happened several times. I was carried away about 400 meters, and then I swam back to the tower. I thought: what's 400 meters? But when you have already swum for more than ten hours and feel that your strength is leaving you... When I was thrown back for the fourth time, I was exhausted. I was very dehydrated because I drank a lot of salt water. I had a constant heat. I really wanted to sleep. So I turned on my back and fell asleep," the scout recalled. He realized that it could have been a search party, but he did not rule out the possibility that the enemy was looking for him. His doubts disappeared when a Russian plane opened fire on the boat, and the soldier realized that the boat was following him.
"But the ship turned around and went in a different direction. When I noticed that the ship was moving away from me, it gave me strength. I knew that maybe there was someone nearby, that they were looking for me, and I swam on. I swam and swam and saw waves of water approaching. I thought it was the enemy. That it was a Russian landing party coming to me. It was a small boat. And when I saw the flag of Ukraine on the boat, my joy knew no bounds. These are the guys, my guys, my comrades, who came across my trail through the Bayraktar! That's it, they found me, I will live!" Conan recalled.
In total, according to the soldier, he swam about 20-25 kilometers. When he was lifted onto the boat, he rushed to hug his comrades. "Our doctor, a combat medic, said: "Everything must be according to the rules. There is no time for hugging, you have to take off your vest, take off your wetsuit." Then - a thermal blanket and drips. My temperature was 35.5, plus severe dehydration. You always feel confident in your comrades: from the beginning to the end of any operation, because it is like one organism, one team. Our battalion commander not only sent a search team into the open sea, but also raised the Bayraktar and engaged a rescue ship. So this time it was a team effort: of our unit, the Navy and Timur's group," the DIU Special Forces officer emphasized.
The serviceman, who spent 14 hours in the water, was able to step on land around midnight. Moreover, he got off the boat on his own. After several drips, he regained his strength. In the ambulance, his body temperature began to stabilize. On the doctor's advice, he drank only small sips. The fighter had no appetite even the next day - he only wanted apples and sweet water.
"When I was swimming, I was looking at that tower, and I wanted fruit and Pepsi so badly! Now I have probably drunk twenty liters of that Pepsi. The first thing I did when I felt solid ground under my feet was to write a message to my wife, because I hadn't been in touch for a long time. I wrote that everything was fine, I was alive and well, I had returned from the mission. But I still haven't told her what happened. I would visit her from afar and ask: "Have you heard about this story? How do you think he sailed, what was going through his mind at the time?". His wife replies: "He must have wanted to live very much." And I said to her: "Yes, he wanted to live very much," Conan said. *
Incredible story, well done that man.
Wow, thank you for sharing. That's a real man. Keep fighting for his life because of his wife and daughter it seems. Inspiring.
I’ve tried a lot of US combat veterans’ YT breakdowns of events in Ukraine but yours is the best! Great insight, easy to understand, relatable. You’ve got a great stage presence!
His views and subs don’t relate to it, (for what it’s worth) but he is definitely the best content creator of this genre👍
Very humble no matter the subject and always staying objective (which I think is important for this kind of videos)
Thanks dude!
The PTSD hasn't taken hold of these Ukrainian boys yet!
About that Conan guy. Read his story. Before the war, he was a fitness coach, pretty pumped, 120 kilos (hence, Conan, I guess?)
Minutes before falling overboard, he got all his gear off and put a life jacket over his wetsuit. The boat could not get to him due to enemy fire and some sustained damage. So he decided to swim to the burning oil rig (the one briefly shown in the vid), which was like 20km away. And he actually made it while fighting the current. At some time, he passed out and woke up after some seagulls landed on him lol (their heat traces also helped a patrolling Bayraktar detect a body in the water). A rescue team was dispatched, which also got noticed by enemy air forces but still managed to maneuver and get to Conan and save him. Freakin badass.
You must be one hell of a beast to be 120 kilos and still able to be in the SOF
The SAS and SBS have trained specifically on the capture/recapture of oil rigs and have done since at least the 70s (probably earlier). There is even a video from the 70s on the Imperial War Museum's YT channel of the SAS training for something just like this. Pretty cool to see Ukraine actually doing it for real
There’s videos of Ukrainian commandos training with the Royal Marines so it wouldn’t surprise me at all if Ukrainian SF trained with the SAS/SBS for missions like this. There’s also unverified reports based on leaked US intel that British SF are operating in Ukraine (obviously the UK government would never verify this).
The video is just propaganda Matthew, it's not particularly interesting to see an unmanned disused oil rig being "captured," a video taken, then they leave again.
@@grantchallinor5263 and you can say this, ‘Grant’, because you have served in many war zones I’m guessing. I will say that, whilst it is fun/interesting to watch, I’m not sure how I feel about them videoing it - that much I agree is “propaganda” or more like unnecessary flexing to be honest. Nevertheless, to say it is “unimpressive” when they’re taking a little dinghy into open sea where they do not have control of the skies to brazenly steal Russia’s ammo and radar from right under their nose is just silly. You’re sounding more like the propagandist at that point
@@matthewwalker5430 No Matthew, I haven't served in "many" wars. But I have spent much of the last 16 years in that part of the world.
I am currently within a few miles of an active S-400 (or 500) integrated air defence system and have witnessed the effects (first hand - with my own eyes) of the Ukraine government shelling its own people - which has continued on an almost daily basis since 2014.
Even this year this has continued (post Russia's "Special Operation") targetting residential areas where there are absolutely no Russian soldiers - even using NATO supplied HiMars on these housing areas.... So yes, I do have some experience of what's happening in this "War zone."
@@grantchallinor5263 ха-ха, спасибо дядя, я поржала, методичку кремлевскую отработал на ура
Super cool beginning!!!
Thanks for support!!!
Glory to Ukraine!!!
Glory to Heroes!!!
This is like a Battlefront mission, couldn't have imagined this taking place in real life
You got most of it right, yes they used a MANPADS and hit the SU-30, it started smoking and retreated.
During the fight one guy fell overboard, russian jets were attacking them one after another, when SU30 runs out of ammo - it returns to its base for resuply, and then returns to the boats, over and over again. So there was no way for the boats to go back at that moment to retrive the guy.
Thankfuly 20 minutes before he fell out of the boat - he decided to take off all his equipment and put on a life vest on top of a diving thermal suit.
He fell out 130km from the shore and 20km from the tower, he decided to swim to the tower. He couldn't approach it too close because of the heat since it was burning, even 100m away from it - the sound of the fire was so loud it sounded like a plane is flying right above you, he was also afraid his vest could melt from it.
The current was strong, it carried him around 400m back, then he would swim to the tower again, several times, on the 4th time he gave up, laid on his back, and fell asleep.
When he woke up - the current carried him away even further from the tower, also the vest has deflated. A seaguls was sitting on his leg, and few were flying around, as he would later find out - it was their heat signature that helped Bayraktar find him. Then a search team on a boat found him, still under enemy jet fire - they rescued him. He spent 14 hours in the sea water...
Here's the full article:
www.pravda.com.ua/eng/articles/2023/09/20/7420485/
I believe Zmiinyi Island is Snake Island, which is famously in Ukraine's control still. The rigs are between Snake Island and Crimea from my understanding
You got that right
Correct!
Estonian flag lets go!
I am from Estonia
Fantastic job by Special Forces. Thanks for sharing
The Russian intelligence logo is a bat. The Ukrainian logo is an owl. And as we know, bats are the main diet of owls, nothing special)
Я видел вживую, как пара ворон заклеивали сову.
@@sharkaonelove3167 Казалось бы причем тут вороны
@@sharkaonelove3167Чувак вирішив тупо розказати рандомний факт з свого життя
@@yevheniinychyporuk что на любую хитрую дупу найдется болт с резьбой)))
@@sharkaonelove3167 на твою дупу разве что.
Some of the Ukrainian SF guys are training in the UK with 42-RMC and 22 SAS, so I hear.
This is some Hollywood action movie stuff going on...
The Main Intelligence Directorate, which conducted this operation, has always had a separate team of combat swimmers. As you can see in the video, some of our fighters, i.e. Ukrainian fighters, were wearing wetsuits. Perhaps the guy with the call sign Conan also had a wetsuit and some kind of life jacket. In any case, they are trained very well for swimming, even in full gear.
Also several days after it was published, there were several costly attacks on military objectives in Crimea with StormShadow cruise missiles. So, looks like this guys make russian radars blind in right time)
Fantastic job by Special Forces.
That intro was a movie!!
Honestly, when I watch your skits all I can think about is your family getting home whilst your sat there in full gear... "Er, I can explain"....
It's happened a few times lol
Thank you, again, for such interesting content about Ukraine operations!
Yea, actually most of oil rigs have heli pats because its the fastes way of reaching them and shift the personal every few weeks!
it translates "sukhoi" as a "drying" ))
On the wearing of trainers: If you are in a situation where you expect you might end up in the water and needing to shed most of your kit, having shoes you can kick off your feet quickly makes sense.
Intro was a blast
Love the bit at the start.
The Ukrainian SOF guys damaged that russian jet with a manpad (not sure what model exactly that was - Stinger os some other type).
Ukrainian intelligence service also has 2 this kind of movies about Zmiinyi island, and Mariupol supply rescue operations, would be cool to see your reaction on this ones
I love AMERICA! Warm greetings from Kyiv, Ukraine!
The translation wasn’t to good but one of the guys had a MANPAD with him most likely an American Stinger, or Soviet Igla. Apparently they hit the plane inflicting non critical damage but enough to make the pilot head home.
17:44 pretty much in the middle of the screen you can see the flash of the hit in the distance , pretty impressive
Its now "eybrow smth" it should be translated like "Drilling rig" xddd
Love the video, keep up with the good work
Literally something out of call of duty, just crazy, and firing off an anti air weapon from a small boat like that is not something you see often, probably not even in training let alone combat. Not to mention the badass who spent 14 hours trying to survive in the water and get back to his boys, it was too far to swim to land so he kept swimming towards the area where the op was happening if I remember correctly (this is a short with a few more details about the guy who went overboard czcams.com/video/cjbJaVKe5Ao/video.html). The same channel (UNITED24) that uploaded that short also has some other great content about the Ukrainian military such as some different units and certain individuals. They have a video about a Ukrainian special operations sniper that covers some of his kit and the kind of operations he conducts. They also recently uploaded a video in memory of a guy from the 3rd Assault Brigade who was KIA known as Farsh (I believe most people including you have watched some of his combat footage), in my understanding he was a really good dude who is missed by many.
FN SCARs and Daniel Defense ARs these guys have good taste
17:25 Something got lost in translation, narrator actually said “finally, they managed to shoot down a russian plane with a MANPADS”, most likely it was "Igla-S".
just in case you didn't know:
the original video was filmed and made, basically, by Budanov's department.
There was a flash in the sky, you weren't looking at the screen at that moment. They started cheer after that. Check it out, you'll see it.
As for the guy who fell over the board, he was drifting in the right direction and he had no doubt that help was coming. Also there was no other choice but to swim home, he actually said something like that in the interview.
They shoot a couple stingers at the plane . They had stinger on the second boat, theres a video going around from a drone view , the boat view that shot at it , and i think the russian view.
Thank you for your work and best wishes from Ukraine.
When they were talking about seeing an explosion on Zmiiny Island, this is Snake Island which was already recaptured by Ukraine by the time this raid happened. (змея = zmeya or snake).
I think their boat would have launched from Zmiiny Island to get to the oil rig.
The area of Zmeinyi Island is often under surveillance by Russian intelligence, so going first to it and then from it to the towers is very dangerous and there is a high probability of being detected. As far as I know, there is no permanent presence of Ukrainian troops on the island itself.
But going directly to the towers, no one would expect that (especially on small boats)
Ty bruh for ur reactions, we love u! ❤💙💛, with love from Ukraine!
they made large oil from rust in real life thats crazy
the jet, they shot it down with a man-portable SAM , but didn't mention what kind it was.
The battlefield 1 music. Love it
Bat is the symbol of russian special forces also a bat in russian translates as "flying mouse". An owl is the symbol of our special forces and owls hunt mice. Thats the idea.
I love the spooky halloween intro 😅
The BF 1 soundtrack during the Intro is epic
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Zmiiny Island is Snake Island, wh/ the Ukies retook a while back
Thanks for your reaction 👍
11:38 When they speak about the island, it's the famous Snake Island (fu russian warship place), [edited wrong translation]
Snake Island*
@@letcode9095 True, my bad, I mixed up translations of Polish "żmija" - viper/adder, with Ukrainian "zmija" - snake.
Thank you for your work ✊
Арсенал😂😂 respect from ivano-frankivsk,Ukraine ❤
the spooky lights and smokes makes this video 10/10 :D
top quality production lol
First 2:30 second…man it’s an Oscar nomination…the light the scene, the story..gear 😂
hahaha that intro tho! :D You're awesome!
Cool video! Thank you so much!
I really enjoyed your reaction despite the sh**ty translation. Many moments were simply skipped because of the inability of the automatic algorythm. I can easily help with the translation from ruzzian or Ukrainian if you want to make a reaction video and it's missing. Would be a pleasure for me! And I mean as a volonteer, no costs involved
Yep. Go on, cause I may be At left side of Kherson soon, and there is much less internet and free time there.
@@smertrusne3156 Thank you, pal! I'm planning to join the marines as well, hope to see you there
The new emblem for the Ukrainian Military Intelligence depicting an owl with a sword striking a spot on a map where Russia is located. It was created in 2016. It’s a really good trolling from Ukrainian side because
1. Russian intelligence motto - "Above us - only stars," Ukrainian - "Wise to rule the stars."
2. Symbol of the Russian intelligence - a bat, Ukrainian - an owl (guess who she eats).
3. Well, to be sure, the owl plunges the sword in the map Russia."
You could also pay attention to the logo of Counterintelligence Department of the Special Service of Ukraine (SBU). It depicts an eagle, overcoming the snake with two crowned bird's heads, similar to two-headed eagle on Russian coat of arms.
Used to do a lot of helicopter hunting with a boat in battlefield.. They don't usually think about that possibility and are focused on ground based manpads.. So when they come out to sea to reload flares, you are there waiting near the shore.
SU-30 was hit by Stinger
Love the intro 😂
Thanks
Hey don't laugh at the patch! I had one which were only cat eyes on the back of my helmet and they were IR, just to let know the person behind me "Hey, I'm watching you". I saw them on an airsoft store and I had to buy them. I still have them for when I play airsoft or paintball.
And important fact, after this mission some targets in Crimea was succefully attack by strom shadow&scalps
Thank you!
Good show. Semper Fi my brother
This duuuudes! Wooow, incredible!
I've been on a rig when the British SBS/Marines carried out an exercise. One of the most impressive things I've ever seen. When I say they stormed it, it's an understatement. Snipers in the windows of choppers, fast boats...... Wow. If they took a British rig they wouldn't have it long. Who knew a twin blade chinook could fly like a stunt plane. No Hollywood movie could do it justice. The SBS are the dogs bollocks
Круто зробив початок відео😄😄
I can see the effort there to write in cyrillyc :D
Im loving the Jersey Shore ass music they have in here.
im just waiting for some guy named joey to go "yeah, woooo" with an ak lol.
salute to the ukranians.
Greetings from Kharkiv! Thank you!
Ukrainians are cool❤
he actually spent way more than 14 hours out at sea. almost a day!
This felt like the irl rig mission from cod4 with all the blind spots around every corner 😅
nice stuff at the beginning)
That old jack up rig (thats what its called) hasnt been drilling for a while, the 4 towers on the corners sink into the sea floor, when theyre done drilling they jack the legs up and that entire platform floats and tug boats tow it around to the next spot. It looks abandoned so id imagine they either floated it that jacked the legs down into the sea, set up their radar systems and its a little spot to stop and have stuff..
At the crown he is probably 200-250 feet above the wave line would be my guess
Thanks for your support to Ukraine, from Kherson
gush.. i do love his intro
Nice vid bro thx for support to Ukraine!)
British marines used to train each year on 'oilrig protection'. Maybe they trained when they were with the marines in uk. 8:47
Yes, ship attacking/defending is a Standart training program for most special units. Saw the much trainings of those before.
React to more gopro or aerial footage of ukrainen combat footage cause i love ur videos when you break it down.
Keep it up💪
I understand the SF green berets & others did train and continue to train them? Like in others countries like England along with their commandos, Finland, Sweden , ect.,. Some of the best training their SF teams are getting in secret . They send so many at a time so not to deplete their rosters at any one time!
18:04 The shot was from a portable anti-aircraft complex of the Stinger type or IGLA.
Try to find an interview on CZcams with this guy (Conan) who sailed 14 hours. It’s incredible story from him
@Combat Arms Channel
About explosion blasts they saw.
Zmiinyi Island (Snake Island) was attacked by bomber.
In the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, two Russian navy warships (Msoskva + one) attacked and captured Snake Island. It was subsequently bombarded heavily by Ukraine and recaptured within a few months, following a Russian withdrawal.
When the neighbors see the smoke comes out of the house ... what is he doing again?😂😂
Re: man overboard part. Dude lived for that long in that cold of water because they were wearing wetsuits, you can see the cressi logo on all of them in the boats just prior to the man overboard. which means they probably were wearing those inflatable lifejackets as well. would be kinda stupid to operate around cold water in a tiny rubber boat without those things.
10/10 intro
14 hours alone in the sea treading water, damn. These guys are a different kind of humans.
18:00 iirc they scored that hit with a MANPADS from one of the boats.
Ребята красавчики
My boys playing rust
Дякую за підтримку
This footage is available from GUR with human translation (hardcoded subtitles): czcams.com/video/dOO9e2ygOdU/video.html
Just FYI the attack was discussed on @MriyaReport by @ChuckPfarrer who explained most of the attack - the lead up to it was important as they took out radars on the mainland first - Think the episode is on the Spotify casts