Ukraine’s incursion expands to Belgorod region | Tom Ball

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  • “It’s a historical moment. It’s a major episode in this war.”
    Ukraine is continuing to advance “a kilometer a day” as their operation expands into the Belgorod region, says The Times’s Tom Ball.
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Komentáře • 192

  • @josephketterer3246
    @josephketterer3246 Před 25 dny +55

    This guy should go back to bed.

  • @VoidAspect
    @VoidAspect Před 25 dny +179

    I think your reporter needs a good night's sleep

    • @jojo-pk
      @jojo-pk Před 25 dny +14

      Or 3

    • @annedien
      @annedien Před 25 dny +7

      @@jojo-pkand broccoli

    • @jojo-pk
      @jojo-pk Před 25 dny +8

      @@annedien broccoli is always good

    • @trevormegson7583
      @trevormegson7583 Před 25 dny +3

      Mmm. Seemed a bit under underwhelmed which made it even more fascinating to watch. Fair play though, we can't all be animated all the time. Good interview nonetheless.

    • @EhEhEhEINSTEIN
      @EhEhEhEINSTEIN Před 25 dny +19

      I've made it 6 minutes in and idk if I can finish listening to this guy. The "umms" and "ahhs" are brutal

  • @justinez6857
    @justinez6857 Před 25 dny +101

    Get this man a coffee before an interview.

    • @justin-time5880
      @justin-time5880 Před 25 dny +6

      For real, easily one of the worst interviews I've seen

    • @dennislindqvist1265
      @dennislindqvist1265 Před 25 dny

      ​@@justin-time5880I saw no problem with the interview. This is how it looks in real life. Everything doesn't have to be so arranged. 😢

    • @peterflohr7827
      @peterflohr7827 Před 25 dny +2

      @@dennislindqvist1265 There's nothing to be arranged. The guy just has put in some effort, at a minimum.

  • @thetoolatebucketlist
    @thetoolatebucketlist Před 25 dny +45

    Was the reporter forced to do this report without rest?

    • @schotscarface18ssf75
      @schotscarface18ssf75 Před 25 dny +3

      i am thinking he soloing the conflicy reserch and lead chasing himself respect him but yes bro needs a sleep

  • @ReallyJustAnotherDay
    @ReallyJustAnotherDay Před 25 dny +24

    This man has a voice for print.

  • @roverboat2503
    @roverboat2503 Před 25 dny +16

    This might well have been interesting but your reporter is annoying me so much. Get him to do it again when he's awake and then I'll watch it. Goodbye for now.

  • @birchstudio2900
    @birchstudio2900 Před 25 dny +34

    have you slept, man? you look tired and hopeless.

    • @ImJiom
      @ImJiom Před 24 dny

      lol why you have to say hopeless also lol

    • @birchstudio2900
      @birchstudio2900 Před 24 dny

      @@ImJiom the eyes …. As if sleep will never come . Ever

  • @claudiomartinsferreira9644
    @claudiomartinsferreira9644 Před 25 dny +22

    Is this guy sleeping?

  • @doublehbar
    @doublehbar Před 25 dny +9

    Can’t take anymore of this interview.

  • @youtubeusername2254
    @youtubeusername2254 Před 25 dny +14

    Get this man a coffee

  • @lateoreadeltuttoditomcampb6899

    this guy always sounds bored or very tired or depressed or something.

    • @txbre8758
      @txbre8758 Před 25 dny +1

      I mean if I had to report on war all the time I’d probably be the same lol

  • @Cannon_Fodder_Russians
    @Cannon_Fodder_Russians Před 25 dny +39

    After Putin's Kursk disaster. Vlad summons the ghost of Stalin.
    Stalin. What's happened now?
    Putin. Nazis have invaded Kursk. My army is destroyed. What should I do?
    Stalin. Do as I did. Send the Ukrainians to sort it out and beg the Americans for help.
    Putin. Suka......

  • @savaisakovic3857
    @savaisakovic3857 Před 25 dny +5

    This guy is an authoritative source of information?

  • @carlosarias4319
    @carlosarias4319 Před 25 dny +18

    Do not schedule meetings in the morning if you're hitting the town the night before!

  • @SorbusAucubaria
    @SorbusAucubaria Před 25 dny +6

    I sort of wanted to se the faces of soldiers when they were told they were invading Russia.

  • @mwtrolle
    @mwtrolle Před 25 dny +5

    Slava Ukraini, from Denmark

  • @rayleeson6135
    @rayleeson6135 Před 25 dny +9

    Erm…erm .erm…i fell asleep..zzzzzz

  • @SirDigby3601
    @SirDigby3601 Před 25 dny +29

    Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦 🇬🇧

  • @jrabb6019
    @jrabb6019 Před 25 dny +2

    The lack of sympathy for the reporter in a war zone is striking. More empathy please.

  • @martijnijsendoorn6911
    @martijnijsendoorn6911 Před 25 dny +16

    hard to listen to him jeesus....he needs 3 redbulls man!

  • @nickverduyn7723
    @nickverduyn7723 Před 25 dny +26

    This reporter is totally not interested in giving an update. It's like a teenager who is forced to come downstairs to have dinner with his parents and tell them how his day was.

  • @julianniemeyer1655
    @julianniemeyer1655 Před 25 dny +5

    Another example of high quality Times writing journalists don't necessarily transfer to video very well

  • @martinetter2031
    @martinetter2031 Před 25 dny +9

    Can't listen to this with an emmm every 2 seconds.

  • @philgrazi
    @philgrazi Před 25 dny +4

    I can't really stand how this guy talks

  • @johndewhirst3089
    @johndewhirst3089 Před 25 dny +23

    The lad needs briefing on how to present himself in front of a camera, his general conduct completely detracted from what he had to say. Not the way to encourage respect or engagement. Shame you inconvenienced him.

    • @TimberlakeTigerGirl
      @TimberlakeTigerGirl Před 25 dny +2

      ​@composimmonite3918 It's not judgemental, it's facts. Poor guy looked like he was about to pass out from exhaustion.

    • @peterflohr7827
      @peterflohr7827 Před 25 dny +4

      If his poor performance was due to circumstances (lack of sleep or whatever) he should have explained so, and excused, to the listeners. He didn't do that.

    • @EKL-qu7ih
      @EKL-qu7ih Před 25 dny +2

      ​@@peterflohr7827no he's like this in other interviews

  • @kevinferry
    @kevinferry Před 25 dny +3

    painful to the ear - the 'errrs and mmms' huge distraction

  • @judithcampbell1705
    @judithcampbell1705 Před 25 dny +6

    I listened to this interview and was falling asleep because the reporter was falling asleep too. So boring. I won't listen to him anymore. Times Radio should be ashamed of themselves. Disappointed 😞

  • @LentonIsokariari-hd6hq
    @LentonIsokariari-hd6hq Před 25 dny +7

    This guy badly need rest - perhaps sound sleep.

  • @skipdreadman8765
    @skipdreadman8765 Před 25 dny +3

    Tom Ball clearly needs a nap. Or he just can't be bothered. What's up with that?

  • @SWRural-fk2ub
    @SWRural-fk2ub Před 25 dny +3

    Needs to lie down for (24) hours, I think.

  • @MurphyKM
    @MurphyKM Před 25 dny +17

    Go Ukraine 🇺🇦

  • @chaseschneier1076
    @chaseschneier1076 Před 25 dny +3

    This guy is putting me to sleep. Get a more lively commentator.

  • @StephenTSchuler
    @StephenTSchuler Před 25 dny +3

    Could have cut 8 minutes of this with an alert reporter.

  • @knr1958
    @knr1958 Před 25 dny +13

    Try not to um and arr

  • @MattheoBorey
    @MattheoBorey Před 25 dny +2

    Wake up, ffs.

  • @dendandark
    @dendandark Před 25 dny +1

    I'll come back when this guy had a good coffee..

  • @Luke-2153
    @Luke-2153 Před 25 dny +2

    No offence, but this man was incredibly boring/droning to listen to. Not a great watch to be honest. Disappointed

  • @richardmelly2805
    @richardmelly2805 Před 25 dny +12

    Disappointing. He needs instruction on how to articulate his views clearly.

    • @composimmonite3918
      @composimmonite3918 Před 25 dny

      Have you ever considered that you're the one with the problem?

  • @Matthew-wn8oq
    @Matthew-wn8oq Před 25 dny +3

    Why do you seem so.deflated bro?

  • @IusedtohaveausernameIliked

    Um, I'm not sure, um, what I, um, want to say.

  • @TulaneAve
    @TulaneAve Před 25 dny +1

    Man, this guy Tom really projects how much he is disinterested in the whole show, just like all the super cool kids. Exactly was journalism needs, more disaffected youth.

  • @ashroskell
    @ashroskell Před 25 dny

    This guy just needs a hug. He seems permanently depressed.

  • @denisebrown4735
    @denisebrown4735 Před 25 dny +1

    My Oh my. I couldn't listen to this. Sounds like your reporter has been on a binge.

  • @danieleverywhere132
    @danieleverywhere132 Před 25 dny +2

    hate that constant emmmmmm emmmmm
    go back to school and study journalism

  • @solarnaut
    @solarnaut Před 25 dny

    0:10 "more than ten THOUSAND people have been evacuated from that region and more than 130 from the Kursk region . . . "
    presumably that's 130 THOUSAND ?

  • @nigelbarker8726
    @nigelbarker8726 Před 25 dny +1

    Actually, there was a lot of good information there.

  • @paulthomas-hh2kv
    @paulthomas-hh2kv Před 25 dny

    Pokrovsk citizens have been evacuated, talk about the situation in Pokrovsk and when it falls

  • @colmmurphy6749
    @colmmurphy6749 Před 25 dny +4

    I want to hear updates about Ukraine but I had to turn this report off because of Tom!

  • @khoa2610
    @khoa2610 Před 25 dny +25

    worst speaker ever... show some emotions man.

  • @garywesley7795
    @garywesley7795 Před 25 dny +2

    ah umm gets very tiring quickly.

  • @11000038
    @11000038 Před 24 dny

    Ukrainian genius on many levels! Slava Ukraini.

  • @vasik9719
    @vasik9719 Před 25 dny +6

    Apologies,Gents - my ADHD doesn't allow to keep watching your presentation.

  • @nickpolak6270
    @nickpolak6270 Před 25 dny +1

    Honestly - is this the best you can do for reportage? Um . .. well . . .I think . . .um . . .well. .. At least hire someone who sounds interested in the subject.

  • @c.rutherford
    @c.rutherford Před 25 dny

    Certainly a remarkable twist in a war that has been essentially stalemated. If its successful it will probably go down in the military books

  • @general-un4gg
    @general-un4gg Před 25 dny +7

    Uhm, mmm, yeah.

  • @gatvestreet9248
    @gatvestreet9248 Před 25 dny +2

    This dude is asleep??????

  • @sammasati6981
    @sammasati6981 Před 25 dny +2

    What a boring guest :(

  • @justin-time5880
    @justin-time5880 Před 25 dny +2

    This guy is like the worst person to interview. Uhhhh ummmmm *mumbles*

  • @owenconnolly3041
    @owenconnolly3041 Před 25 dny +1

    What a Toff !!!

  • @samoh77
    @samoh77 Před 25 dny +2

    Amm, ähh, HE... äh, amm, MAYBE .. amm, amm, .. SHOULD. amm äh and amm JUST WRITE,.. amm äh NOT TALK...

  • @jjsams4387
    @jjsams4387 Před 25 dny

    Is deliberately leaving poisoned food or drink around a war crime? Because they have no idea an enemy soldier will eat it or drink it. What if a Russian child or refugee picks it up?

  • @observantperson1848
    @observantperson1848 Před 25 dny

    Do not be fooled this is a Training video on how not present yourself, not to be coherent, not to be interesting. Basically to prove that certain people are best cut out to write a report and put their name to it at the end.

  • @Anu-gn9yn
    @Anu-gn9yn Před 25 dny +1

    Oh no! the hmm, hmmmm, hmmm, guy. Please coach him before you invite him the next time.

  • @brettconn3441
    @brettconn3441 Před 25 dny +1

    Russia obviously doesn't care about kursk or belgorod.

    • @_alienblood
      @_alienblood Před 25 dny

      Its a mater of capabilities Russia are stretched.

  • @arcusmc
    @arcusmc Před 25 dny +2

    Um, um, um. Jesus, man.

  • @superAweber
    @superAweber Před 25 dny

    Commenters! Playback speed is your friend. 1.75 speed makes him wide awake

  • @talkCRYPT0
    @talkCRYPT0 Před 25 dny +5

    He looks and sounds like he’s just got out of bed 🤣

  • @alainbelisle643
    @alainbelisle643 Před 25 dny +1

    This guy is partying too much or something.

  • @nancyames5437
    @nancyames5437 Před 25 dny +1

    IMPOSSIBLE to watch these journalists…. um…um…um…um…um…um…um…um…um…um…um…um…um…um…

  • @stevenvencill5162
    @stevenvencill5162 Před 25 dny +1

    He needs to brush his teeth, body and shave. Retired Army 1st. Sgt.

  • @fredrikh9299
    @fredrikh9299 Před 25 dny +1

    Ukraine has pull down the pants on Putin once again. Welcome to NATO soon Ukraine! 🇪🇺❤️🇺🇦

  • @faith.chronicles-i3h
    @faith.chronicles-i3h Před 25 dny +1

    Can you speak up load? What happens to your eyes

  • @brianingarfill1773
    @brianingarfill1773 Před 25 dny +3

    To ALL the negative and churlish reports I have just read, not all reporters sit behind desks in offices and plagiarize someone else's reporting, from his exhaustion he has probably been on the go for at least 73 hours non stop to bring the Times radio this AMAZING AND ACCURATE report!!!
    GIVE THE GUY A BREAK AND READ BETWEEN THE LINES OF HIS REPORTING!!!

  • @iwantyourcookiesnow
    @iwantyourcookiesnow Před 25 dny +1

    Take a 4 hour nap dude

  • @wantabite1
    @wantabite1 Před 25 dny

    imagine been woken up at 6am told we invading Russia today lol O what feeling that would of been

  • @danmorrison740
    @danmorrison740 Před 25 dny +1

    Erm erm erm, could this guy talk any slower

  • @walter3433
    @walter3433 Před 25 dny +1

    The morning after a night on the town. Put a decent shirt on

  • @terrencekane8203
    @terrencekane8203 Před 25 dny +3

    Maduro, Putin, and Trump are on their way out. "The moral arc of the universe bends toward justice." --- ML King

  • @pardiedanser
    @pardiedanser Před 25 dny +1

    Not sure i've heard one word of this 😅

  • @intercat4907
    @intercat4907 Před 25 dny

    That photo of Zelensky ... he was a thousand years younger two years ago.

  • @NicoSeymore
    @NicoSeymore Před 25 dny +1

    i love this

  • @Slothy_12
    @Slothy_12 Před 25 dny

    *Like hey man it was out of sight*

  • @marcinchodorowski5443
    @marcinchodorowski5443 Před 25 dny

    Slava Ukraini! ✌

  • @Simon-ch7yd
    @Simon-ch7yd Před 25 dny +12

    Never thought I'd end up saying this about a Times radio interview, but.....
    This was a shockingly POOR interview........guy in white tee shirt utterly bored.......more 'uhm' and 'ands' 'unds' than I've ever heard before.
    Boring repetitive rubbis!!!

  • @anthonyhulse1248
    @anthonyhulse1248 Před 25 dny +6

    Buddy needs to a) do a job he cares about; b) respect his audience by having a shower and waking up before he is interviewed; c) prepare what he’s going to say so he’s no humming and hawing, and scratching his scalp.

  • @kopeducati
    @kopeducati Před 25 dny

    Battle of Inchon Korea 1950 comes to mind ...

  • @BubblegumCrash332
    @BubblegumCrash332 Před 25 dny +1

    Coffee needed

  • @jimoconnor2594
    @jimoconnor2594 Před 25 dny

    Come on, where in Ukraine is your studio

  • @SKSK-rz7br
    @SKSK-rz7br Před 25 dny

    Starmer has more of a grip on the uk people than Putin ever has

  • @Matthew-wn8oq
    @Matthew-wn8oq Před 25 dny +6

    FIRE this guy immediately!

  • @TheBades1978
    @TheBades1978 Před 25 dny +1

    Over use of the sounds ah and um...

  • @gnotmardor
    @gnotmardor Před 25 dny +1

    Mr. Sleepy again??

  • @peterbws
    @peterbws Před 25 dny

    Maybe stick to writing mate, too many ums and ehms, cant listen

  • @sondo253
    @sondo253 Před 25 dny

    I ermmmm switch off uhhhhh everytime this reporter is on ehhhhh
    Can't listen to this guy unfortunately. He's got a 30 year careeer ahead of him, he really needs to listen to himself to develop his presenting and delivery

  • @simonmorris-p7m
    @simonmorris-p7m Před 25 dny

    There’s a man who keeps his head when all about are losing theirs 😎

  • @roverboat2503
    @roverboat2503 Před 25 dny +2

    Has your reporter just woken up from a stag night? Get him a coffee and some paracetamol someone.

  • @davidlynch9049
    @davidlynch9049 Před 25 dny +3

    The Time's dude in the white shirt needs to sleep it off.😅

  • @maartin111
    @maartin111 Před 25 dny

    If you l;ike, kind of thing, Sort of....I am bloody Exhausted

  • @Eyrenni
    @Eyrenni Před 25 dny +1

    To every person who thinks this man is a poor speaker; you try staying in a country at war and report on it as well as you can, especially anywhere near where the fighting is going on. If you can't or won't, please sit down and be quiet, or at least acknowledge that you understand why he's sounding so tired and disjointed when you criticise. Your words show a high lack of empathy.
    To Tom; thank you for your work out there.

    • @MattheoBorey
      @MattheoBorey Před 25 dny

      Sorry, but this behaviour is unprofessional. But he has a great voice.

    • @Eyrenni
      @Eyrenni Před 25 dny +1

      @@MattheoBorey If I can have perfectly rested professionals but delayed or outdated information, or a tired person who is professional enough to stay and do their job despite the difficulty and wear and tear to their body, I will respect the latter a lot more than the former. Sometimes you have to choose what to prioritise. The pandemic should have taught everyone who live in a safe country that to some degree.

  • @privatename2648
    @privatename2648 Před 22 dny

    Um... been a LONG TIME since I've heard anyone speak using THAT MANY, "um's" so it was pretty funny when other guy said UM in his VERY FIRST sentence to Um Tom 1:04