One million Ukrainians ready for fightback to recapture Russian controlled territory
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- Ukraine's defence minister has told the Times the country is massing a million-strong fighting force equipped with western weapons to recover its southern territory from Russia. In his first interview with a British newspaper since the invasion began, Oleksii Reznikov said President Zelensky had ordered Ukraine’s military to retake occupied coastal areas which are vital to the nation's economy.
We spoke to the Ukrainian MP Lesia Vasylenko who told me why her country is increasing the size of its military.
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Smart. Getting a huge army retrained and properly equipped takes time. So many thought Ukraine wouldn't last this long, fortunately there were people behind the scenes with enough belief to play the long game.
Those Azov heroes in Marriupol, and all the defenders in Severodonetsk, have done an incredible job slowing Russia down and buying time. I hope they get relief as soon as possible. They deserve it.
Phillip.
Why were the Azov troops heroes, they got trapped in a factory basement. It's not like it required alot of Russian's to keep an eye on them.
We need to remove Russia from threatening the world and with that Putin.
@@feedyourmind6713 they didn’t give up and kept fighting. The easiest path Would have been to just give up.
@@feedyourmind6713 they are Heroes shut up putin troll now
@@MusicalMemeology Me thinks that applies to the soldiers that remained in the field, not to those who got trapped. They, and the civilians w/ them, had adequate time to vacate the premises.
Stay strong Ukraine, don't give up.
none of us will.
Never give up only the weak do
Show this instead 💪💪💪✊👊
We must be strong in this new world or we will get pushed around
@@righthandstep5 are you sure
Don’t believe on what you heard on TV please😤
Fight for your children, wife, freedom…to own your own body, time, and property, fight for truth, fight for good your mothers have taught you, for justice, and fight for God. Leave this message everywhere. There is nothing man can destroy which God can’t fix or replace. God bless you and protect you.=
"" one finger salute "" to the russians. Glory to Ukraine. GIVE THEM ARMS
Lol lost 4 finger's
Heroyam Slava!
❤️ Ukraine
@Tim how sad handicap salutes
@@lifessogood2995ask your mom where the other 4 fingers are lol
It’s great to hear the leadership speak positively and confidently of Ukraine’s chances to prevail in this tragic conflict. I’m also intrigued by the notion of possibly taking back Crimea. I pray for success to come very soon 🇺🇦 💙💛
I can't get over the similarities to AH's last days and his imaginary armies.
Armies from thin air, game changer weapons...it all sounds so familiar
@@MUSIC4EVA55 Propaganda is pretty big on both sides but comparing Ukraine to WW2 Germany... uff
Crimea was always Russian territory, the people voted and chose to stay with Russia being there are over 75 % Russians live there.
That's One million corpses already.
And they aren't even willing to do that, they're Simply being massively drafted to try to compensate the loss of Azov and nearly all the MCs that Ukr had
Blessings, peace and luck from California to Ukraine 🙏✌🍀💛💙
Full and total support to 🇺🇦 Ukraine!!
No wimping out!!
Keep it up America.
Come on Europeans!
Go and help them Steve, go and help fight the Russians...go on.
We Asian just watching how the mighty West fighting Russia, best reality show, and goodluck to West market,
No wimping out? How bout the "brave" afghan and iraqi war veterans who fled at the first sight of artillery fire....give me a break. The west is using young Ukrainians as Cannon fodder.
@@peterwaine923
We all help in whatever way we can. I sense you don’t share our dedication to stopping this fascist onslaught.
@@MeMyselfandI46
You do realize that the Azov division was allied to Moscow before Russia annexed Crimea don't you?
But even there the Right-wing neo-nazis were only a small percentage.
But do you even know what a fascist is?
Who is it that started a war of conquest?
Who is it that made it against their own law to even calm this a war?
Who was it that shut down and arrested any journalist who dared speak the truth?
Who was it who poisoned his political enemies?
Who was it that ordered the jailing of peaceful protesters for up to 10 years?
Whose people are terrified to even answer questions about this war on their own city streets?
Who was it who ordered the wholesale destruction of entire cites?
Who was it who threatens to use nuclear weapons if he didn’t get his way?
Russia is a fascist state in the literal sense. That isn’t opinion. It’s a fact based on their actions. Even now, Putin wants to ditch the title of President and become officially the Ruler. That’s from his own government.
Putin changed the Russian constitution to allow him to be Ruler for life.
I could go on, so don’t try to point to a faction of a mercenary group that was resisting Russian imperialism as an excused to redefine the truth.
But, of course redefining the truth is a hallmark of a fascist regime, isn’t it.
Putin on 24/02/2022: "We will demilitarize Ukraine"
So that's one more objective that has now completely failed.
I guess like faked WMD war in Iraq, we will have to wait another decade to learn the truth won't we.
I though they were there to free Ukraine.
I guess they mean free Ukraine from buildings and people... f**k Putin
🤣🤣🤣🤣
“I will push back Nato.” - another spectacular failure (welcome finland and Sweden!)
With practically everyone going into the army at least Russia won't have to worry too much about hitting civilians lol
Precisely… Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦 millions of citizens are available to fight for Ukraine
With pitchforks and kitchen knives or what...
They are currenly equiping 16 year old boys with ww2 era Rifles.
@Ryan Kisnics Don't u worry!
Yes, Ukraine people have fled to get their families to safety, now they are coming back to finish Z,
and u know what else they are not alone!
Thousands of foreign warriors are willing to lay down their lives for freedom and for the people of Ukraine!
I am from Austria but my f*cking government threatens me and other Austrians who wanna make a difference, to revoke my/their citizenship.
Ok but I can tell u one thing, if Belarus actively joins the "special operation",
I WILL LOSE MY CITICENSHIP !
Slava Ukraini!
They are desperate 😔
Ukraine nazis must die...Ukraine people not welcome in Europe and Ukraine is gone thanks to the west grtz 🇧🇪🇪🇺 🪦 🇺🇦 nazis and bandera lovers 🪦🪦🖕🖕go Russia!!!!
@@sleezerbarbarossa6080 Everybody believing in freedom should be!
That was the best interview I have heard for a very long time from this erudite, lucid, highly intelligent, ebullient and buoyantly confident Ukrainian politician! Slava Ukrainy!
seems bit of ostentatious comment lol
Agreed. As an American I am very embarrassed by all of our major news networks; CNN, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, etc.. They seldom report facts, only their opinions, no different than in China.
Sorry mate but she is quite delusional, where will they get weapons for 1 million of soldiers? By the time western weapons industry makes enough weapons, providing tax payers stay will to see their standard of living go to the gutters, there will not be much left of this one million. I hope this erudite, lucid, highly intelligent, ebullient and buoyantly confident Ukrainian politician goes to the trenches herself instead of sending other peoples loved ones.
@@gtfg3800 Well, the fact is that the Russians attacked Ukraine and committed a war crime at the same time. Even the Russian criminal code forbids attacking the country by making war.
@@gtfg3800 Chinese reporting is far superior to American reporting: Americans WANT to be told things they want to hear, regardless of facts, hence the media does exactly that. The result is that most of the American news is just one big echo chamber where confirmation bias is rampant. And then they blindly repeat what they've been told to believe. Check it out yourself: everything I just said is true. But Americans are just too brainwashed to realise the propaganda. It's quite sad actually.
It takes 6 months to train a competent infantry soldier here in Canada..about 3 months basic and 3 months battle school.. they will be ready soon.
And how long for NCOs and officers to lead them?
With no combat experience, against an opponent that's been fighting since February. And has been refitting while you were talking about a million man army.
@@feedyourmind6713 according to the ruSSia fan girl ...
@@julianshepherd2038 I think most of the soldier who have been in the war for 4 months can act as a officer now.
@@jacqdanieles Why be dumb?
Such good 👍 news for the world 🌎 to know, USA NATO EU all friendlies keep up the good 👍 support to Ukraine, bless you all, Glory to Ukraine
Fight till the last Ukrainian dies ...Eelenisky begging arms to realise this dream.. !!!
are you kidding, its the germans that are funding the war against Ukraine.
I understand 😊 except unfriendly, I'm not 🚫 into naming some places I forgive myself.
We are very proud of the Ukrainians troop, go and fight for your land, we are with you through prayers
Prayers AND finances.
Apostle Paul said " I'll show you my faith by what I do."
Don't worry, the EU and NATO will fight to the last Ukrainian.
What a coherent and intelligent young lady.
Go Ukraine! We support you! 👍
Yeah you support 50 billion for the military industrial complex
She rocks !!!
I feel such respect for the Ukrainians. May we in the West find the means and the will to sustain them with what they need and when they need it. They are fighting for us all and paying with their lives and their land.
You respect Nazis ?
@@williamchiafos3889 prove "they" are Nazis, whom you call Nazis?--I'll wait
@@mikeg9305 look at the military patches of the Azov. Its actually fairly well known outside of western propaganda.
@@mikeg9305 you must be new to this and extremely covered in propaganda.. No need to wait anymore...
@@williamchiafos3889 so Zelensky (a Jew) and the people who elected him are Nazis?
í wish we had MP's of the quality of this women and her obvious dedication to public service, our politicians especially the Tory party are corrupt and selfish. Strong support for Ukraine was the one thing that BJ did that made me proud of this country.....
Even then he's not doing it for honourable reasons.
Proper training has now showed how effective The Ukrainian Forces and Volunteers are now. Thank goodness all are being professionally trained now from Britain, USA, NATO in Poland, Germany, I am very proud of all our Hero's, Mentors* Ben Wallace is keeping all in Line. He's a Stupendous Leader who has decades, decades of experience in many many careers. I'm glad he is there!
I Love you all! I'm continuing posting everywhere I can to keep your memories alive.. and all you accomplished. We all care so much it has effected our every day lives thinking about all your safety.
Now if I were Russian I would now be scared of you all! Now that's what our job should be, good weapons, proper training.. God help all Captured Ukrainians 🇺🇦 7,000 some missing through the War family wants them back or there's no closure. Yes is very painful to anybody.
Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦💙💛 We All Love you!!! Hand on Heart"
While Russia is just throwing missles
Everyone talks as if the nuclear weapons threat has been eliminated
@@brentwood1334 sadly nukes has no proper training!! Just point 👉 at them
That's my concern Nuclear buttons
@@livmurray1958 Putin and zelensky sending their army into the meat grinder
They'll get a million no problem. Just need to get them the proper weapons and training because the Orcs defiantly don't have that. So when that happens Russia is finished.
ha ha ha , another warrior of milk
@@robertolang9684 Truth hurts? Everyone knows the Orcs are fighting with old weapons and armour. Half their army is made up of untrained conscripts. They're so desperate that they're trying to get Belarus to help them out and none of that will change anytime soon.
Yes, the "Orcs" "defiantly" do have the proper weapons and training, they've been at war since February, and pretty much control the swath of territory they said they wanted to control Seems no one's "finished" here, the West will fight 'til the last Uke.
@221722171 Smashed? Dude the russo's retreated from Kiev and Kakhiv. Keep up with current affairs
@@hs342 didnt zelensky say 3 days ago they are losing 700 soldiers a day lol
Lesia is an excellent representative of Ukraine - it is great to hear her speak on what she has expert knowledge of, along with her candid opinions, speculations, and even political knowledge that are based in fact. Hope to hear from her again soon.
Completely off topic, but the MP is a really amazing communicator. She's thoughtful, concise, and very confident. It also helps that her English is really amazing.
Ukrainians are very Euro centric. The level of English is much higher than in Russia.
@@stephenhill545 True, I agree! With that said, even ignoring language barriers, she's a very good communicator. In my opinion, I'd go as far as to say she's better than most American politicians. I really want to emphasize the MP's great communication skills.
@@headoverheels88 Absolutely! The Ukranian spokespeople all seem to be able to convey their message very clearly and convincingly. Victory to Ukraine)
Slava Ukraini the world is behind you .
If Russia stops fighting, the war is finished. If Ukraine stops fighting, Ukraine is finished. Keep going, never give up!
That was very well put!
Ukraine can and will get to 2 Million if needed. Training and arming them is another issue but assuming they get that then ok. As Lesia says a 1 Million plus modern army can beat the Russians who even if they mobilised would not get to this number as fast as Ukraine would.
2 million gun fodder. Great idea
@@terrylangstaff Berkut thought they could bully a crowd of university students, where are they now
You son of a bi... Go and help them why not? Send your family so they can be dismembered by rockets too !
That is what my grandfather thought when he was in the wehrmacht. Home before christmas..... As i remember he did not like the Gulag very much.
Poorly trained and equipt men dont win wars.. Tanks, Planes, Artillery do.
Ukranian mobilisation will lead to russia doing the same and they have more men and equiptment in storage.
Its a fact that most of russia's best units are stationed in belarus, kaliningrad and the western border with poland.
When ukraine goes om the attack in the east, they will just open a second front in the west via Belarus.
Only outcome that i see coming is a bloodbath with most of the blood coming from ukranian troops.
@@terrylangstaff the only gun fodder is the russian conscripts in ukraine. and anyone else they send into a foreign sovereign nation.
Strategy weapons , skills and love 💙💛
All the Russian propagandists are flooding this comments section! The title alone makes them feel threatened. 🤣🤣🤣 Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 🇺🇦
Because they know it’s very real, since Ukraine now has HIMARS.
Threatened? Is that what facing realty means, one feels threatened? Why is it you feel this way? Do you have some different facts? You've no doubt the West is gonna' equipment 1,000,000 men, in two months? Explain how that's gonna' happen.
No we're not even threaten... we want that actually, fight till to the last ukrainians!!..
@221722171 😂😂 it's funny how a million man army of undertrained farmers and no weapons can win a war. I mean if it were with the US they could win.
Lol all Russia has to do is bring more artillery to the front. Ukraine can’t even provide their men with more thank 30 bullets at any given moment meanwhile Russia is firing 60000 artillery shells into Ukrainian positions daily.
Win glory to Ukraine, Freedom freedom freedom. 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
Look at those photos, now imagine its a kilometre away. Everyone should learn how to operate a firearm.
Funny how Biden wants closed borders and everyone to have a firearm in Ukraine, but wide open borders and gun confiscation in the US
I totally agree...in a heavily regulated registered system.
Nah, you can learn to operate and maintain a gun in a day. No need for all the mass school shootings
@@kentonian 1 km? My Grandma could walk that in less than a day.
❤️Ukrainian 🇬🇪
Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦
Slava mother Russia!
Ukrainian soldiers need night vision equipment. The Russians have little of this, it is a chance for Ukrainian military to own the night. Everyone is focused on the heavy equipment, but the personal equipment is important as well.
Night vision is the thing of the past man.. thats iraq war tech..
me thinks night vision is more needed for insurgency and special forces.
infantry needs lighter body armour and weapons and more training
@@melphens
Do you think the night has gone away since then?
Dude…
True. Having several hour windows where you are at a huge advantage can turn a lot of battles.
@@ravenmoon5111 Lol? Yeah, night is a thing of the past.
I can't imagine being in my late 50's and being drafted into the army.
Being invaded and having your country ravage by indiscriminate shelling is more unbelievable
The western military industrial complex needs to spool up faster. So many countries are offering money to Ukraine, but there are no weapons to buy. Everything is about supply and demand, there is too much money chasing too few goods, the prices are inflated. This is no way to equip an army and win a war. Governments need to motivate their weapons manufacturers to do more, offer them long term contracts at reasonable prices. This way the private sector can plan industrial plants and employee hiring.
Yes and the increase in manufacturing must bring down costs. Having Ukraine take out our biggest threat themselves with weapons we supply is many time cheaper than sending our own soldiers.
This interviewer casts doubt (no doubt because of her pay) about Ukrainians supporting what is needed for a complete mobilization. You can be there are a lot of people who stood back wondering what was going to happen. There are plenty of 60 year olds capable of fighting. Folks in the West know this - a cursory inspection of the populations demonstrates that. It is time to push Russia back to its own territory because they have no good intentions toward NATO or Ukraine, or any other country still wondering if they need to be associated with NATO.
If you don't overwhelm the opponent, your as good as urinating in the wind.
That's right, it is our duty to destroy Russia, followed by China, then Iran, then India, then Iraq again, then ....nevermind, we'll find an enemy or somewhere to bomb.
Thank goodness we don't all think like you.
The world is with you‼️
Lesia is an excellent commutator and leader. Very good interview 👍🏽
The way we're going to win this war, tell everyone what we're going to use and our plans 🤦
The UK have a moral obligation to support Ukraine and to ensure that Putin's never win. Putin have said this a million times the UK will be his first Target.
No we really don’t
That MP Lesia Vasylenko is very composed and profesional.
Freedom for the people of Ukraine! Support from USA.
stay strong 🇺🇦
Release any Westen soldiers from duty in their country to go volunteer to join Ukraine's army, The Russians used the GREEN MEN !
To the last man. All one million of them.
wrong...to the last russian...the few remaining of the 200,000 they sent in. Sux 2 B russian now.
Superb idea. Give Boris a job in Ukraine. 😁 🇺🇦 💙 💛
Yeah Make him
An artillery commander so he can get shelled w a 152 mm 😭😭
A million or more should be doable. Canada had a million in uniform during WW2 with only about 16 million people in the country.
The U.S. had 12-13 million in uniform, I forget the exact number.
Glory to Ukraine- True FREEDOM FIGHTERS 🙌
May the gods and goddesses protect each and everyone of you and help to smite the enemy that tries to take Ukraine
So mote it be.🧿
GOD bless you brave Ukrainian people.
Don't you worry, the EU and NATO will fight to the last Ukrainian.
Wow good news to Ukraine.. one last Battle cry
Slava Ukraini
The interviewer doesn't even know what a conscript is. A conscript doesnt have a choice. Conscription has been used in many different countries including Brittain and the usa.
At least use an interviewer that has a clue.
VICTORY TO UKRAINE
Was going to comment the same. It’s a country of ≈40,000,000 people. They will have more than enough manpower to raise 1,000,000 troops.
Yes I agree but there's a small point to be made. Unwilling conscripts are possibly a liability. Although the conscript doesn't have a choice but need to be willing to do what is required. In general, the country would try to provide enough different roles, from repairing vehicles or sewing camouflage nets to driving a tank or carrying a rifle on the frontline. Conscripts are probably willing to do some but not all of the possible duties of the military.
We can talk about numbers all we like ,but what’s a stand out to me is the sheer will of the Ukrainians , there is not a force on earth that could defeat this spirit and its in stark contrast to the bleak Russian moral, victory is in the minds of the Ukrainian soldier and apathy and despair in the mind of the Russian soldier, by this universal law Russia is already beaten !
LoL.
Nope!
Yep, currenly the ukranians are advancing at full speed towards Berlin and the Russians ar Retreating towards Kiev...
Get your facts straight, currently the Russians are on the offensive and gaining ground.
Ukraine is losing its most experienced troops and best equiptment and can only replace it with ill trained an equipt grunts.
In the meanwhile Russia is massing troops in Belarus, which can only mean a second front.
Ukraine cant win this in the long run, Russia is just to Big for it.
Russia can conscript 4 soldiers for every 1 ukranian and can equip them, ukraine cant.
@@facer88, so far the conscription in Ukraine has succeeded much better than the same in Russia. Ukraine has the upper hand in amounts of soldiers in Ukraine 5 : 2. However, Russia is vastly supeiori in the heavy arms, in artillery pices the ratio is perhaps 8 : 1 In Russia's favour. But some Ukrainian weapons, which NATO and EU countries have sent, are newer and more precise than the Russian weapons.
@@shadowbanned636 Ukrainian counterattacks towards Kherson have failed to take any ground in the past few months. Meanwhile Russian troops broke through two major cities and took all of Luhansk in the past 2 weeks.
She is rite when the country is in danger everyone should step in.
Thanks Carol !
Ukraine will win it will just take time
Uh Nope
@@ludeman Russia lost the moment they crossed the border why do u support Nazis?
God bless and protect Ukraine…🙏🙏🙏
Snoopy you are under martial law you will be forced to fight. Crazy think
Ukraine 🇺🇦❤👍
Yeah, right.
Along with the added manpower, Ukraine needs powerful airborne weapons. The West must provide Ukraine with real aerial weaponry based on modern ground attack and air to air combat capabilities.
They will keep the skies clear. I hope that's enough.
@@bradleyheights5905 they are getting basic infantry training. They are doing intensive 10 week courses instead of the usual 6 months British infantry do. They are supermotivated and train from 6:30 am to 10 pm, which is twice as long as normal, so they will be the same level as British infantry after their basic training.
Having an air force would be great but they would need to be able to deal with the huge amount of anti-air defenses.
Infantry can win battles but not wars.
They cannot even win battles under "artillery warfare"... Those infantrymen will be fertilizer soon. Poor people.
They’re talking about this NOW? What have they done for the last three months? I saw a report that thousands of volunteers from February have been sitting at home waiting to get called up.
Alot off respect for Ukraine
Go Ukraine, god bless you, we soo want you to get your country back, take care you beautiful people, so proud of your bravery..
Why not 3 million? The mainstream media just pumps nonsense...
It's funny that they are announcing it. Is this like the ghost of Kiev?
Ukraine should be proud to have MP's like this lady, very impressive
Boris didn't seem to have done much right at home, but when it comes to Ukraine and strengthening NATO, he did an excellent job.
7000 MIA.. unfortunately there are enough rumors and videos of Russian soldiers conducting unofficial executions. As a Ukrainian soldier, it is maybe better to never surrender. Russia does not seem interested in taking prisoners. From intercepted phone calls, it sounds like many Russian soldiers have lost their humanity and contact with reality. The name "orc" is very appropriate to describe a Russian soldier.
I think we need more of the "Russian Jack in the box fenomen" so sweden will send you more Carl Gustav 84mm ammo and swedish made NLAWS... Please translate all Ukriane videos about the war to English so the world can follow....!!
TO ALL VIEWERS: Ukraine is a cause worth supporting. Let's all contact our government representatives to urge them to increase military aid to Ukraine. You can call your representatives, send them an email, send them a good old-fashioned letter, respond to one of their Tweets ... something. Take the time to help Ukraine now ... you'll be proud of yourself when you do.
Yeah right.
And then? Does Russia invoke Universal Conscription?
Russian bots in 1, 2, 3, 4.....
Can you prove them wrong?
@@feedyourmind6713 He cannot. War is lost.
Oh look they're cuddling each other
@@rorychivers8769 Feel better?
@@feedyourmind6713 This is why your country is finished. Instead of fighting to remove him, you're trolling for your Orc master on the net for a bowl of soup.
Nice!!
Fight gallantly the world is watching and waiting for Ukraines Victory.
💙💛
Man..first train, equip and field a modern, sophisticated and powerful joint force of 150,000. With 150,000 being trained, equiped and prepared to relieve.
They are equiping these units with weapons from ww2 and outdated ,defunct soviet equiptment.
My girlfriend is ukranian and get the news from family and friends. Last news was that they did not even have enough ammo or propper boots.
I have no doubt that these men will risk their life for the glory of ukraine, but it will be of no use in the end.
the only troops with good equiptment are allready at the front and you dont have to be a genius to see that they are not doing very well.
Latest news from there was that a lot of the western equipment is allready destroyed.
On a 1000 kilometer front thats to small
She needs to seek peace 1 million man army is a short time is a fantasy game changer. Best of luck
Slava Ukraine! 🇺🇦 🇬🇧
Yes, she's right. Ukraine needs to streamline their bureaucracy so that soldiers can more easily be routed to relieve others who are exhausted or injured. If they can do that and move people through the system more efficiently from training to deployment I think they will nail it!
Is that true good good news for the world
This is sad. They are getting so desperate 🤦♂️
Salva Ukraine ✊✊
A million civilians to fight missiles 🚀🚀🚀🚀 😂😂😂😂😂
200.000 training in western Europe and North America with modern equipment that is on top of the ones being trained in the Ukraine. Try and get it the transistor weapons that Russia is using at the moment aren't hitting their targets they are blowing up civilians. The Russian armed forces are using their troops directly after basic training and veterans up to 65 years old.
Against kh22 and Grad and other antiques. Sure thing
Ukraina will prevail!
Please send more heavy weapons to Ukraina! They fight for Europes freedom!
💙💛💙💛
Himars are already being destroyed heavy weapons won’t help need basic supplies first like food, water, small arms and enough ammo for intense combat along with thousands of trucks. The west is just testing its weapons in Ukraine instead of providing essential supplies that allow an army to function in the first place
@masakiton guba Ukraine didn't invade Russia. Soon Russia will break up into Itty bitty pieces and there will be peace again. The world wars forced the arms industry on the USA and our industry will adapt to other endeavors if wars and evil tyrants go away. This humam world still very primitive.
May GOD be with Ukraine
That is correct .Zelensky fight or loose your Country I agree that is worth to fight not to loose your democracy .I will do that for my Country South Africa + Special forces Caption Imanuel .
Where does this myth come from that the Ukraine can only be a western nation if it joins the EU and NATO ? The Ukraine should trade with the whole world on its own terms - outside the EU - attract foreign investment and fight its own endemic corruption levels.
Ukraine should avoid totalitarian regimes like Russia and China
Ukraine will need eu structural funding for recovery, and access to the eu single market. And the diplomatic, security and negotiation power of the bloc.
Yes, in time Ukraine will join.
@@tedcrilly46 Where does this myth come from that Ukraine must join the EU or Ukraine will die ? Plenty of countries trade with the EU every day without being in the EU. China, India, even Iceland has its own trade agreement with China.
@@susannamarker2582 Poland, ~40m population, ex soviet, joined EU.
Ukraine, (Polands neighbor) ~40m population, ex soviet, didn't join EU.
Poland has prospered year after year, considerable and consistent growth beginning from 1st year of membership.
Ukraine hasn't.
Ukrainians were moving to Poland, pre-war, in large numbers for work and better living.
Few Polish would consider traveling the other way.
Alone Ukraine's bargaining power with China, US, Rus, and various multinational corporations is limited.
EU membership reverses that power dynamic. Corporations will do as told, not tell you what to do. See Apple. Google.
Even if the US should tariff you, the EU will tariff back.
All Ukrainians can now work in the EU for up to three years. Millions have fled to the EU. Their second home.
@@tedcrilly46 You can join the EU, but the price is too high nowadays, in terms of EU Budget contributions, and sovereign legislative powers that have to be transferred to Brussels.
Should Ukraine announce their plans every time. Won't the Russians prepare to counteract that?
We WANT to taunt Putin into mobilising, because when Russian mums and dads see their sons being called up to die simply for this deranged psychopath's ego they may finally come to their senses and "remove" him.
@221722171 taking out Russia now with a few billion $ in Ukraine is much cheaper than a few trillion later in a nato country. Haven’t we learned anything from history? Especially WWII?
Yea 1 million vs 100k Russian soldiers and somehow they're still outnumbered in the battlefield. If this is not insane, I don't know what is.
I heard it was 1 billion.
🤡🤡🤡🤡 They haven't mobilized yet.
The battalions in Donbas haven't gotten much backup as of yet so naturally, they're being overwhelmed.
Ukraine is preparing a counter offensive after training a million conscripts which will undoubtedly obliterate Russia's 200,000 men within and around Ukraine.
❤️Ukrain!
Some say that, counting in different security branches and Ukranians currently in training, there is already more than a million.
I hope civilians will not get in the way and that partisans have provided enough information for Ukraine to pinpoint this counter attack.
You have my respect and admiration. I wish you all the best.
I don't.
Imagine how many Russian soldiers are fried inside their tanks? It is staggering.
not as many as Ukrainian killed in Donbas
Its a real eye opener to see ukrainian citizens fighting for their right to seize the future they believe will serve their grand kids and offer a chance at progress , hats off to these guys 😏
My dad was a hard guy real strong constructio worker could scrap a bit, but left my mum when i was 7 at which point i had no male roll model to teach me how to give out some licks to those begging for a bruising..lol
My mothers solution was go tell a teacher..haha
Tbc
I like what this Ukrainian lass has to say, makes a lot of sense, and she’s not bad looking as well, can see why she was elected as a Ukrainian mp
Shes criminal, corrupt, vile person. Can barely be call it human. Thats why she was elected by the world n.1 criminals, NATO and head USA to work on the battle field against Russia. Thats how it works in reality
Your such a horn dog. Judging a woman by her looks. You're right. She's not bad looking. In fact many of the URKAINIAN women spoke persons are pretty and very intelligent. 😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎
It seems a bit funny in the comments that some commentors seem to take this as Ukraine suddenly having a 1 million army of very basicly trained new army, where as I understand it, the new recruits are to be added to the existing trained veteran army as they are trained up, with more over time to a total of 1 million standing army, which means that at no time will the existing army ever get weaker than it is at present, and at present it is holding its ground against Russia, and Russia seems to be struggling to mobilize,,
No, you are exactly right it’ll just be supplementing current force. Which is why I hate that implication in their phrasing, as if all the current veterans won’t keep fighting and helping rapidly train new recruits
Good luck supplying the million extra men atleast 30 million rounds will be needed to give each soldier a single magazine. Also you will need more trucks since Ukraine troops have run out on the frontline and have to use civilian vehicles. As for Russia they aren’t even using a quarter of their standing army why would they need to mobilise. Ukraine is also taking upto a 1000 casualties a day and is running out of trained men and is relying on farmers and tradesmen to fill the ranks.
@@shannonfritz9145 not really true. You're counting conscripts, who can't be used and are poorly trained and equipped. I doubt they would be resorting to using prisoners if they weren't short of manpower.
@@shannonfritz9145 Hi Ivan.
@@shannonfritz9145 30 million rounds is not a problem.
two private companies (ammo inc, vista outdoors) recently donated 2 million rounds between them.
u.s. donated 40 million small arms rounds.
various e.u. countries combined, around another 10 million.
this is all with relatively short notice.
Ukraine can now be considered ungovernable to a colonial force. partisans will be present in high numbers everywhere.
A lot of derranged people here.. Take them back to their padded cells🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Until now I didn’t know times radio existed. What is times radio?
Why has this taken so long?!!!
Invaded in 2014… 3-4 months of threat of total annihilation as a state… and still talking about conscription.
Yeah, and the orcs have been amassing troops along Ukraine’s boarders over the course of two years too. The writing was on the walls for awhile now.
I know that Ukraine Military has a large national guard and if they can give them all arms they will be able to turn the tide
God bless Ukraine!!!
Canon fodder springs to mind 🤣🤣🤣🤣 good luck with ur 2 week army training u gona need it