Russia Struggled to Capture a Ukrainian Town. Intercepted Radio Messages Show Why.
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- The Times’s Visual Investigations team analyzed dozens of battlefield radio transmissions between Russian forces during an initial invasion of the town of Makariv, outside Kyiv. They reveal an army struggling with logistical problems and communication failures.
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Hi, I’m Christiaan, one of the reporters on this story. A few days into the invasion of Ukraine, my colleague noticed that ham radio hobbyists were listening in on Russian military radio traffic. Given that there were hundreds of hours of recordings, we decided to focus on the radio transmissions from the first 24 hours of the Russian assault on Makariv, a strategic town west of Kyiv. We verified that these were Russian troops speaking by linking the radio exchanges with visuals we geolocated and timestamped in Makariv, and interviews with local residents in Makariv and surrounding places including Kopyliv and Motyzhyn. Combined, the story gives an unvarnished window into the operations of an invading army. Let us know if you have any questions below and we’ll try to answer. Thanks for watching.
You didn't pay for any of the footage that you stole for this.
@@waytospergtherebro welcome to the internet.
Great work!! One of the best reporting of this war, very valuable and something to be archived in its History.
@@waytospergtherebro nice one! Want a cookie?
@@waytospergtherebro Explain "stealing" something that is openly available to everyone and that can be consumed infinitely?
“Buran, go home. It’s better to be a deserter than ferilizer” could be the coldest warning I’ve ever heard. Ukrainians are built different.
Think bombs exploding around him was warning enough :) but that jammer was really funny saying that.
How do you know that what he is saying? And it’s not propaganda
*Special fertilizer.
@@peanutbutterman411 It does not matter, obviously the "New York Times" cannot lie...
@@peanutbutterman411 They literally explained their entire process of verifying everything they found.
To witness a fortified Russian tank take a cheap shot at an elderly couple in their private vehicle, is beyond despicable. This is what war crimes look like.
Monsters!
@@generaljg4373 after russia is turned into an glassed over crater it will look lovely
Tell those Russian soldiers to put some seeds inside their pockets. At least they are good fertilizers for the soil and help the seeds grow.
@@generaljg4373 you need a good hard look
I'm not trying to defend the Russian invasion or Russian soldiers. But I believe the Russian tankers would NOT have destroyed that car with the elderly couple if they had known. And, it is likely these Russians have literally no clue how to discern who is traveling to get away and who might be coming up to drop a Molotov or a Javelin down their throat. It's truly a no win situation for them and for the Ukrainian civilians. Do not misunderstand -- the radio transmissions we heard clearly show evidence of war crimes -- but in the fog of war where everyone looks and talks Russian -- this is going to happen. I think this may or may not be necessarily war crime -- but it's definitely war. :(
Russia has gone from being the "second best army in the world" to the "second best army in Ukraine."
The Americans would wipe them off the map in one week they WOULD BE begging for a diplomacy solution. How weak and incompetent. Imagine, the Americans and a few Allies, this would be over in 3 days with Putin in a cage.
Nice quote lmfao
An oldy but an oldy
Yh. NATO and EU 1st best army in there lol
@@icetea8946 cry more about it 🇪🇺🇪🇺 i love me some vatnik tears
This is incredible insight. The biggest difference between this war and other wars is the vast amount of information exposed to the public.
Along with misinformation…
Nah it's that the victims are white. Nobody cared about the atrocities carried out in the middle east.
It really is a horrifying subject, but it’s being brought home to people worldwide, in a way that took months or years with previous wars.
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That’s the complexity of wars, filtering out the truth ( one of the first things to die), from the lies. It’s part of the human condition. Maybe one day we can all learn to live with one another and put this tribalism to bed for ever.
@@user-mi5xq8zj7u OP is talking about what’s unique in this war. Misinformation happens from both sides in all wars, sometimes inadvertently, sometimes as propaganda. This much info is tough to sort through, but also can provide more means for fact-checking.
It's madness how some of them sound surprised that they are being fired on AFTER they attacked. They completely didn't expect anyone to fight back.
exactly, guess Putin is the same way. Until you don't give them the taste of their own medicine they wouldn't realize how screwed they are.
bullies never do.
Just like in the video games they play?
@@godblessthelessfortunate3175 Russians can only win in videogames using aimbots, no wonder they get surprised irl...
Our American troops had similar pattern of thinking in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The weaknesses in Russian military performance are the same weaknesses they've had since WWII: communications equipment and logistics. It's actually pretty amazing how impervious institutional weaknesses are to reform.
That's because the Russians thought the Ukrainian people would come out onto the streets cheering them offering them food and drinks and the whole thing will only take a few days to a full week. Some didnt even know the full details of what their mission was till they crossed over the border,thinking they were still on live-fire military exercises. Some even sold/swapped Diesel fuel for their vechiles in exchange for liquor in Belarus,before the invasion.
I've seen militias and armed insurgent groups better organized, disciplined and more skillful foot soldiers in battle than what were seeing from most of the Russian army.
Wherever they go they just destroy everything,they adopt a "scorched earth" tactic,shooting attacking anything basically to get the other side to give in to the pressure.
They fought that way in WW2.
Raping so much German women and girls and looting and massacring civilians. It hasn't changed. All their $$$$ they sowbt to "modernize" was for naught because they didn't change what matters most,the foundation,which is the military culture. The military culture is plagued with corruption, nepotism, rife with criminality and abuse towards their own,especially sub ordinates badly treated by superiors. They've even got a special word for the brutual humiliating hazing and treatment conscripts receive in the army,look it up I forget what's it called in Russian,but its that bad,and suicide rates are abnormally high amongst conscripts as a direct result of bullying and bad conditions. Their training is generally not of good quality either,so there's that too, not all units but most are trained to a low quality basic level. Like the Soviets.
You can take Russia our of the Soviet Union but can't take the Soviet mentality out of Russia's political-military leadership.
They're all born & raised Soviet style. Russia wins wars by brutality, by indiscriminate use of firepower, that's all they have in their advantage,not high skills like all the good armies have.
The Russian army is overrated.
Your 100% right,their institutions are rotten to the core which affects the entire war machine,that's why any good, professional army dosnt tolerate corruption or criminal behaviour especially towards fellow troops,treated with respect. In the Russian army,only officers live and operate in good conditions mostly.
Not my opinions,but showing how your right about that,I read a book by a former US Marine Corp general who's studied the Soviet/Russian military for decades,he wrote the same thing about them and more stuff that makes so much sense when you look at what's wrong in the Russian army's performance when fighting a near peer military and not some small group of armed insurgents in a poor country like in Syria. Ukraine has exposed Russia as a paper bear,only thing they do have really is the biggest arsenal of nukes, without it Russia's army ain't much.
@@bobdopsopdap4583 There was certainly a lot of raping in Germany at the end of WWII. A lot.
It requires reform of not just their military but their society as well. The entirety of Russian society is top-down. To fix the problems with their military they have to place more emphasis on empowering their troops, and put considerably larger percentages on funding into their troops, equipment, etc, which either requires them to triple their military spending, or shrink the size of their armed forces by 2/3's. Before they can do that they have to fix their top-down political structures. No western country leader has more power than the entirety of the government under him. Putin does. That is where the flaw is, it's not Putin (in particular), it's not their generals (in particular), it's the system that places so much emphasis on those few at the top, creating an unstable, unnatural system.
The problem is, if they adopt a more modern "empowerment of the many" social psychology, it will rob the Kremlin, and whatever other authorities in Russia, of dominating power. People will demand reform, decentralization of power, and then Russia will be "stuck" in the same mind set as the rest of the planet (by stuck I mean progress towards more modern social ideals, but making it nearly impossible to recentralize power should someone try again in the future).
Truthfully, it is the natural order of things for power to slowly migrate towards the many, centralized power is an unnatural state, which is why it's so unstable and so prone to upset, decentralized power works so well, and that's why, despite decades of misinformation, subterfuge, and upheaval campaigns, centralized powers in the east have failed to derail decentralized power in the west, decentralized power is just naturally much more stoic.
@@loganl7547 I don't believe good military performance has anything to do with centralization in either society or government.
The most obvious example is Nazi Germany, one of the most centralized states in history, both culturally and institutionally. Yet it steamrolled de-centralized states like the French Third Republic. Then it fought for four years against the greatest industrial power at the time (US), the greatest empire at the time (UK), and the largest country at the time (the Soviet Union).
The German military excelled when it came to junior leaders taking the initiative, logistics, and communications -- precisely those areas where Russia is lacking. And Germany was an extremely centralized totalitarian state. Furthermore, the German military itself had always benefited from centralization reforms, starting with Prussia and the Prussian General Staff.
There are countless other examples.
@@2hot2handle65 first of all, sorry for the long winded reply, I have minor OCD and feel compelled to over-explain things, I try to re-read and cut stuff out, but ultimately I end up adding more in than I remove.... anyways the reply...
Yes but Germany fell because it's governmental power was centralized, I'm not saying that decentralization of power is necessary for an individual military campaign, but it is necessary for the long term survival of a society.
Had Germany never centralized it's political power Germany would have had a more emotionally stable outlook on it's situation, and likely never would have initiated full scale war against Europe, all of this happened because they put all of the power in the hands of one person, a single person is prone to emotional instability and irrationalism, issues that are much less common (not unheard of, obviously, but less common for sure) in decentralized power states, the more people share that power the more "rational" and stoic that society becomes.
Don't misunderstand, EVERY society is made up of all kinds of irrational people, but as we've seen in practice, the irrational people tend to exist on both sides of nearly any society wide argument, and generally balance each other out, creating rational, and emotionally stable societies (which are again made up of emotionally unstable and irrational people).
You could argue that the above issues could be avoided if the leader in a central power system only listened to their staff and to the greater population, and while it's true that would correct the issues that come with centralized power, it will only correct them temporarily, once that leader falls out of power, or dies, or whatever, centralized power systems are then at the mercy of the emotional and mental stability of the person next in line.
As far as connecting top-down societies to top-down military systems, it's difficult to draw exact parallels for sure, and I understand that makes my case fairly weak, but from what I can tell it boils down to "refreshing the system", the more often a political system is refreshed, the more frequently military ideals are refreshed, it's not 1:1 for sure, but there seems to be a direct correlation between more democratic nations having more modern military systems.
There is also the possibility that to maintain power a leader requires a considerably larger amount of force, which means military budgets are heavily weighted in the direction of troop presence vs research and development. People mistakenly attribute military R&D purely to technology or weaponry, in reality a large swath of funding goes into military doctrine and practices.
Look at the accusations by Gaetz of "Wokism" within the military, this is the result of advancements in military doctrine following advancements in society to be inclusive and relatable, which keeps general popular support for the military high, etc etc.
Again, sorry for the long winded reply, I have minor OCD.
I am from the US, but I visited this town (Makariv) for a while back in 2019. It's extremely eerie and devastating to see these things happening on those very streets. I am so angry for all of the people I met there who may now be refugees, sheltering in their basements, or dead.. These are people who never hated Russian people and even saw them as brothers, but may now *never* forgive them for doing this to their families, neighbors, villages, cities and country.. Thanks to the Putin regime, many Ukrainians may NOW actually begin hating Russians.. even the Russian-speaking Ukrainians who used to align themselves more with Russian patriots just a few years ago are now filled with rage.
You worry about yourself how you are treated in Libya, Iraq and Yugoslavia (present-day Serbia).
@@jekyllhyde127 I think most people by now are aware that the Iraq war was a crime, that we were lied to, and so on and so forth. Same for Libya. I bet most people in the west would even agree that Bush, Clinton, Blair, Obama and all those scumfucks should be in jail for it.
No they are not they are still on the russian side. And im saying this because i know lots of people from there
@@coajdka dont you think some decided so and some otherwise? Russian speaking Ukrainians aren't a monolith and I guess the Russian lovers can still move to Russia
@@coajdka cant you guys lie better? Are ruzzians really that bad at everything you try?
That poor elderly couple. I just can’t.
It's horrendous but thankfully they would probably never have even known it happened.
The full video was even worse trust me
@@Syclone0044 My God, what did they do?
@@dyawr Most likely you get to see what large caliber autocannons do to a human being.
Trust me you cannot unsee a 50 cal victim
"It's better to be a deserter than fertilizer"
That was easily one of the most chilling responses
Well for me that would be an easy choice to make.
Hopefully ukraine is especially green this spring!!!
Can anyone please explain what that mean
@@omdave1008 deserting means abandoning your army illegaly and is considered treason. In this case, the ukrainian said that it is better to abandon your army than die
Often deserters become fertilizers
I must admit that the Ukrainian army has received very good training in 8 years, and at the same time you can see the quality work of the American and British secret services, which provide them with accurate information. Ukrainians have very well coordinated attacks, thanks to the use of modern weapons and drones.
Ukraine has a new kind of support units, they call these units "Eyes", they are operators of small reconnaissance drones, who provide information about the movement and numbers of the enemy.
In the future, we will probably meet units that are mobile, small and quickly move to a suitable position, send a drone, map the area, then disappear and if they find the enemy, an attack will come. Simply a modern variant of scouts. It's just electronic nerds...
The Canadians helped the Ukrainians, too. Operation unifier. czcams.com/video/7OUfYYHNBuE/video.html
So important! This is why we need to support reporters.
"It is better to be a deserter than fertilizer."
I've never heard anything spoken so true and with such elegance in my life.
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"Death before dishonour.. exactly how much dishonour are we talking here?"
- Dylan Moran
Russia needs to have there hospitals and citys burnt to the ground see how they like it...long live UKRAINE....
czcams.com/video/Q1zCkzV0LVQ/video.html&ab_channel=JasonBagnell
Elegance? No. Nothing is elegant about this.
The elderly couple's car had a "handicapped" marker on the licence plate. Those solders are monsters.
To be fair, I doubt they would be able to see that from the inside of a tank. Nonetheless they clearly murdered innocent civilians, not arguing on that.
Shooting them was the wrong call, but they were approaching an intersection a supply convoy was about to cross and it happened after weeks of supply convoys being ambushed.
looked like something was fired at the tank. u dont take chances in war u either shoot or get shot. ukrainian government already handing out grenade launchers to civs and whoever they can give to.
@@CaptainMisery86 justifying warcrimes i see
@@CaptainMisery86 No, their mission includes terrorizing civilians. Same reason they are bombing apartments. This army is evil.
Incredible reporting and technical analysis. Thank you.
The work you do is priceless. Thank you.
Before retiring 30 years ago I was an Australian/British reporter for over 30 years, including war zones. This is the best piece of reporting I have ever seen. It should be used for training purposes everywhere that accurate reporting is valued.
As a news critic, I wholeheartedly concur. This is the kind of journalism that goes down in history.
How can you concur to decoys used to fool masses and the enemy? Ordinary beings, however trained, are gullible and barely understand military tactics.
This should be used for training the US and allied military.
Here's what NOT to do...
I see you live in Ukraine? must be scary!
@@lordlee6473 bazinga
The jammer who “whistled Dixie” deserves an award for sardonic humor.
Thats what happens when an entire population comes together oppose an enemy.
Even an amateur radio ham becomes a electronic warrrio
HAM signals can travel around the world. That "jammer" was not necessarily in Ukraine, or even in Europe. For that matter, how does a Ukrainian know the Confederate States of America civil war battle song? Lol
You ain't just whistling Dixie
@@BLOODnVALOR by reading books i know in the west u dont do this on more serious note ukrainian education is one of the best in the world from my experience
@@BLOODnVALOR Gone with the Wind?
This type of journalism has been lacking and greatly missed for the past decade or so. Thank you for helping to bring back at least a semblance of honest journalism and reporting.
I was completly shocked when that civilian vehicle was shoot with no reason at all. Cant imagine what Ukranians are going through right now. My heart and prayers goes for these very brave people, hopefully this pain end soon, and they can live peacefully again.
They way they deliberately target civilians and then officially deny it is absolutely disgusting. Everything about this is disgusting. No scrupulous whatsoever
And the orders to do so is recorded so they can't blame on misfire or anything else.
This is how the Neo Soviet russia do
Meh, when the civilians are armed and shoot at them what do you expect?
Or have you forgotten the footage of civilians running around making Molotov’s armed with automatic weapons?
@@Izznogood76 more like neo nazis
@@fanfeck2844 like the ukrainian azov?
To give more context on Buran-30, his unit was one of the most active personnel on our radio frequencies. We have indicated that the Russian Commander that is leading this unit is named, Yurii, or so we thought based on the intel we've received from the radios. Buran-30 has given excessive information on what was happening and it has tremendously helped Ukrainians to see where they were and their next attack.
In the one recording in this video where Buran-30 was crying, he was crying because he got caught in a firefight and he was scared for his own life - he saw a lot of Russian soldiers die from this firefight and he lost a lot of tanks. The unidentified unit that was speaking to him was later revealed as Butan-15, Butan-15 told Buran-30 to shut up and to keep on advancing.
Throughout the next few days, Buran-30's voice was sounding a bit raspy. It was later revealed to us that his voice became terribly raspy due to all the yelling and smoke. And if I remember correctly and if it is true, the last active radio frequency he was on was with the Russian Air Force to hit Kharkiv. I am not the one to confirm this, however, we just believe it was him because of the familiar voice. And sadly, the last time we heard the Russian Commander of Buran-30 was a few weeks ago as it was reported that he fled back to Russia and help the wounded soldiers there.
Now, they are no longer use unprotected radio frequencies but rather encrypted ones and they use stolen cellphones from Ukraine to communicate with each other. Fortunately, a lot of people are still able to gain access to encrypted radios and stolen cellphones. However, they are much harder to gain access to as the devices they use are secure or they are very outdated.
These Putin soldiers are probably not ready for war psychologically. They just went because they're afraid too of their lives.
@@thebrokegirl there's also a chance a lot of those troops didn't really know what they were heading into. The prevailing narrative seems to be that they were told they were going to liberate Ukrainians from a tyrannical government and that it wouldn't be hard to rush in and take the capital city. Now these Russians are being sent into areas of fierce resistance that neither they or the Russian army at large seemed to expect.
@@thebrokegirl it's hard to prepare ordinary soldiers for that no matter which nation. Just inform you how many normal Soldiers mentally fail in training of the "special" units.
Why didn't ukraine forces jam those signals so they can't give/receive orders?
@@theheavenlyoption I suppose it was more valuable to hear the intelligence. They might just change channels to not be heard again.
(just my take)
This is an excellent report! Very well done and narrated. Thank you.
This is great. Imagine this concept in the future when we're even more interconnected and drones, cameras and surveillance is even more prevalent. You'll be able to literally recreate events with a 360 degree view with audio... crazy
A note to the good people of the New York Times: Thank you for not censoring the language, because the raw emotion was important to the story. The warning at the beginning was sufficient; we're all adults. Excellent job.
Not all. I know my 10 year old brother is all in this type of stuff. Very well needed disclaimer for any children wondering about the situation.
@@MyyssticalRL Your 10 year old brother is watching footage of people killing and dying in a war, and you're worried that he might hear a "bad" word or two? Are you kidding with this?
@@antred11 I don't mean watching those videos of bombs landing on people. I mean watching some stuff that document the war without anything too bad.
LOL, Believes NYT, most sued and retracted journalism in the States.
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'Never interrupt your enemy when he's making a mistake' - Napoleon.
But that jammer at 8:10 is pure gold.
Indeed!
he makes a compelling argument too.
How can I get this kind of software?
If it were me, I'd try to impersonate a Russian officer and tell them to retreat.
@@iheanyinwamma503 buy a transceiver and match the frequency of the transmission and toy with it, maybe key up with Justin Bieber playing lol
Thanks you for real reporting
Excellent work! You all are to be congratulated.
Better be a deserter, than fertilizer.
I hope that message goes out to all the Russian troops out there.
CZcams and NYT are both blocked in Russia. It's unlikely Russia people will see this.
Russian are being killed by other Russian soldiers. So to be a deserter often means to be fertilizer.
@@abhyudaysarkar5012 no they are not only facebook and twitter and some newspapers are. I'm seeing youtube right now not using a vpn.
@@MrTriskelion2 Bot detected.
Лучше быть дезертиром, чем удобрением.
No matter what happens in combat, firing on innocent civilians is a war crime. I wish these criminals could be caught and tried for their terrible crimes.
Sad thing is the Ukrainians will take out their understandable rage against the poor young Russian conscripts who don't even know why they are there. Putin will live long and die surrounded by opulence and never have to account for his war crimes.
But civilians firing on soldiers is not a war crime.
Long live hypocrisy!
@@greenbluemonkey Maybe Not.
@@greenbluemonkey Literally over my dead body will Putin live long. If someone could get me close to him I would gladly die to take him out so that more young people won't have to be slaughtered.
@@tehgee "Any civilians that takes up arms against an invading force is no longer considered a civilian."
-something my 14 year old self would have said lol
Thank you so much for having a voice that can be easily understood
Excellent bit of reporting.
"Possibly committing war crimes"
Shows the whole city shelled to the ground 🤦♂️
@@generaljg4373 so did you not just watch an elderly couple just trying to flee a warzone caused by your government get absolutely pulverized by a apc.
That was friendly fire.
@@CJFCarlsson how they targeted old couple there thugs and will get what is coming to them friendly fire 🔥 🤣🤣eye right you are
Ukraine has a history of this. killing civilians then putting the blame on the other party.
Its just one of many examples. In some places crimes are much worst... only right decision after this war - isolate russia from the world and exchange food for nuclear weapon.
Great reporting NYT thanks 👍💯
This is incredible reporting. Thank you.
This war in Ukraine will be remembered not only for its devastation, but for being one of the most documented wars ever waged by humanity. All the photos of videos uploaded to the internet will be a reminder of man's great sins.
you mean.. Russia's greatests sins. why drag everybody else into this?
@@croissantlover1 Russians are humans as well sir
@@LuisSierra42 they are yes, but their actions shouldnt be blamed on everyone else too. But I see what you mean.
@@LuisSierra42 they are Russian humans 50% responsible for taking down teh Ukraine, Joe Biden and the corrupt bribe receiving western leaders are responsible for the other 50%
@@croissantlover1 but you don't talk about the US's sins. Gunning down innocents across the planet, killing children and destabilizing entire countries to meet their greedy ends
"Buran, go home. It's better to be a deserter than fertilizer". Never a truer word spoken by that Ukrainian radio jammer.
I cant help but laugh at this phrase.. Ukrainains are truly valiant and brave! Salute to Ukrainians... 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽
them russians tho
That's true heroism.
deserter - dead
fertilizer - still dead
choose...
@@alexgrazie93 not if you desert to Ukraine
Cool video. Thanks.
nice work, thanks
Loose lips sink ships, also
"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." -Napoleon Bonaparte
Yep, don't train the opposition either...
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"Loose lips sink ships"
that applied quite literally today, the russian propaganda machine was boasting about the capture of the port at Berdyansk, the ukranians noticed one of the russian ships was still there and they destroyed it, seemingly still full of ammo and supplies, two other ships were also damaged and the port was probably heavily damaged too
oh and as a bonus, these are not just very expensive losses, they are literally irreplaceable, turkey wont allow russian ships through the Bosporus, each black sea ship lost will remain lost for the duration of the conflict
@@tyree9055 If the Russian military is getting its tactical information from CZcams, this war's gonna be over real quick. Not saying it isn't true, though!
Well, since the Ukrainians were talking back to them, they had to figure they could hear them. Not like this gave them any information besides, it is documented and war crimes are bad. Might get some of them not to commit them.
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Top class reporting by NY Times. Well done!
@@devdevil3087 Yes, all this overwhelming evidence could be fake, and it could be Ukrainians who shelled all 300 of the hospitals that so far have been shelled.
@@devdevil3087 Of course it's fake! Imagine the amount of training that went into teaching Ukrainian HAM radio operators Russian codewords and military signals and exact locations. Not to mention Ukranians themselves shelling and killing their own. Either this or you are a nutcase.
@@souvikdeb2523 russian bot alert
British soldiers killed in Ukraine Giving away location using phones. Foreign fighters running away czcams.com/video/vknym4IhZVo/video.html&ab_channel=PTEGeopolitics%22WorldGoneCrazy%22
@@yeticonfettis people can't accept the truth (stupid) alert.
This is solid work by the team who put this content together. Great Job! 👏👏👏
Thanks and praise to the people who made this excellent video. Really outstanding story-telling of the bloody and desperate days Ukraine is enduring ....
This is very well made journalism. As a non-Russian speaker what gets me is the emotion & turmoil of the soldiers, set against the professional detached voice of the narrator.
yeah its almost like a Hollywood production isnt it ?
@@rrmackay 🤡
@@johnarnold893 its probably fake reporting. its the nyt afterall.
Language is too literature, it is not affected by even military slang, not talking about combat units codes.
Other thing, note all records have same intonation, quite weird one.
@@realwarbeast that’s how amateur they are
That elderly couple who were killed in that burgundy vehicle, may their souls rest in peace. But Ukraine has more people than Russia has soldiers. And over the last few days it has been very inspiring to see people lined up to receive weapons, ammunition, and training. The soft underbelly of the Russian invasion is their stretched and ineffective supply lines. If those can be effectively targetted and it appears they are, a tank with no fuel and or no ammunition is just a hunk of metal
It isn't the mist powerful army that wins, UT is the army that is mist highly motivated.
PUtin for got about logistics... too late now.
Hey-didn’t you get the memo? All them Ukrainians are all supposed to be “Nazis” or something. (Albeit with a Jewish Fuhrer, but…)
Vadolf Putler, the first meglomaniac war criminal of the 21st century, calling out others as Nazis...Ridiculous, if you believe that swill.
Also, since Ukraine uses much of the same equipment as Russia, an abandoned tank that can be taken and fueled becomes a weapon for the Ukrainians to use against them. Unbelievable that an allegedly modern army of a supposed superpower has failed so miserably on logistics to support that army.
8:06 gives me chills...
The content of this video upload is better than some movies that you can watch. An amazing raw documentary.
"Better to be Deserter than Fertilizer" woow. Just woow.
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the best one i've heard was a Ukrainian telling a Russian tank commander "we have Javelins and will pick you off one by one"
Russians real objective!
there must be nothing like the feeling of dread by a Russian soldier under fire calling for help and hearing whistling Dixie.
Someone laughing down the radio would be more terrifying. Dixie is however plenty good enough.
It's an oddly specific tune to be heard in Ukraine I wouldn't think it was well known there.
@@utbb57
Agreed.
The Russian guy most likely never heard it before.
The Ukraine guy knows his Western Culture.
Good for him.
Maybe he has a Dodge Charger in the garage.
@@utbb57 It’s HF frequencies and they can easily reach the US or anywhere worldwide. Especially at night in the US to Europe.
@@utbb57 Russians have watched a lot of american movies they used to think we were all cowboys. it was in this vid, the more i think about it, has to be some southern green beret or mercenary either way its a bad deal for the Russians knowing some Confederate ghost is coming for them with high tech western munitions.
thank you
Great reporting good job keep up the fight
I don’t think it’s a case of if they are doing war crimes, it’s a case of keeping track of how many and who does them
everyday i get more confused because since the first day the media told me ukraine is giving russia a good fight but all we see is more cities getting surfaced.....just call the war off before we all realise the propaganda machine isnt working
@@brianmuinde Both can be true, Russia is just only good at shelling civilians they got practice in Chechnya and Syria
@@brianmuinde i would say the propaganda machine is unfortunately working well enough for Russia, the citizens largely believe the adventure is well justified and going to plan.
@@SianaGearz yea,,,we expect russia to be running better propaganda on their side than us......all i want now is peace that wont be propaganda...but weapons are just a joke...if ukraine gets better weapons then they should not expect tankers again...russia will give them better weapons for that
@@brianmuinde you are very confused indeed. since the first day everyone believed ukraine will fall in two days. now everyone believes ukraine will win(well, everyone except victims of russian propaganda)
Legend says Buran is still trying to find his way back home. lol
POS is a guaranteed fail just like the soviet space shuttle he is named after.
"Waiting For Air Support".........sounds like the title of a play...........
He called a taxi.....
This is amazing journalism. Good job
excellent doc work. more please.
On March 7, I managed to leave Makariv. It is still difficult to understand what is happening now. It was on that day that the bakery was blown up. Many civilians have died and are still dying in my town.
I'm glad you got out safely. Stay strong, Ukraine will survive this, and will rebuild better than before.
@@RectalItch549 thank you for support. Whatching on the people of the world I believe that tomorrow everything will be better.
I'm really sorry. I'm crying for you and your country
💙💛
wow, i wish everyone evacuated but for some people its impossible, they have no where else to go... these soldiers are terrible for killing civilians
I have shown this video to one my cousins that used to belong to the Signal company of one of the armored brigades of the ROK (South Korean) Army. He was astounded at the amount of information that the Russians were divulging on their conversations using single channel pt radios. He said that was suicide for any advancing army that needed close coordination when it came to things from battle formations and situational coordination to possible retreat maneuvers to use those kinds of communication equipment. He said that the Ukrainians most likely knew where they were before they even entered the town and before they even saw the Ukrainians maneuvering to ambush them. They were basically rolling steel coffins from the moment they entered that town.
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Do you still believe in Ukraine??? VIDEO march of Bandera Nazis in Ukraine on January 1, 2022. czcams.com/video/Ns96yGHV2mQ/video.html
And that's how they come out every year! Do you know the history? Who is Stepan Bandera? DO NOT BELIEVE UKRAINE!!
In Russia, non-encrypted communication is used between nearby and small units. consider it normal.
Brilliant work!
Excellent work giving insight to this war
This is why journalism and a free press are so important. Great work bringing this report to the world.
Yes, and that's why USA holds Assange in prison.
@@pejko89 Wikileaks is funded by Russia and Assange is a criminal.
Journalism and free press is important.
But nothing in this video advocated for that. Just more fake manipulated videos and fake claims.
@@pejko89 he worked for Russia. I don't give a f about him. What made me suspicious was the fact he never ever leaked anything to do with Russia.
Rmember when the NyT claimed Hunters Laptop is russian disinfo? I agree we need good journalism. But NYT is not in that field.
It's not just shocking that they're transmitting in the open; they're also not even using code words. That's an insane level of unpreparedness. Paintball teams prep better.
It's just a giveaway. If you fight the Ukrainians seriously, it will not be interesting.
Well isn't that mean to question the legitimacy of the news itself?
@@jeffreyphandani5160 Utterly correct propaganda fog of war BS
@@jeffreyphandani5160 The evidence keeps stacking up that there is virtually no ROE, no comm plan, and effectively no command and control. It honestly is difficult for anyone who has served or has an understanding of western forces to believe any modern force, especially one that has been hyped up so much, could be so pathetically unprepared.
@@jeffreyphandani5160 Why? The failures of Russian forces in Ukraine, despite overwhelming superiority, is consistent with the level of incompetence shown in this reporting.
Excellent journalism!
Impressive documentary. Good to see that there are still some pros around.
The benefit of the former affiliation with Russia is that almost all Ukrainians understand the Russian language fully and most speak it fluently. This is a one-way advantage.
YB - Also, they are familiar with Russian equipment, tactics, etc.
@@vromp5able Your leveler hasn't grown yet, Vlad. Go follow your warship.
@@vromp5able what do you think would happen if tactical nukes were used?
And they know their weapon systems and tactics
@@vromp5able Well said! because Nuclear fallout wont trigger a NATO response like Vlad's use of chemical attacks have! I like troll accounts!
I'm glad that the new York times explained how they know it was Russian radios instead of just making us guess or take there word for it.
Something rare in today's media unfortunately
Yes, just as a listener, I would never know the difference in Russian and Ukrainian languages. As I understand, most Ukrainians can understand Russian, but not so much visa-versa. A linguist/interpreter knows the difference and translates, thankfully.
Great piece. 👍👍
In the mid-80s, I was in an Armored Cavalry unit in Germany and we periodically patrolled the Communist East German/Czechoslovakian borders. Our radio equipment were fitted with “VINSON” devices, which encrypted our radio traffic (referred as “talking in the green”). But, we were also trained to manually encrypt messages and grid coordinates, if we ever had to transmit a message on single channel unencrypted (“talking in the red”). The Russians , during the Cold War, were always portrayed as a professional force, but now, I seriously have my doubts! God Bless the Ukrainian freedom fighters and the victims of this senseless invasion!
A month ago Russia had the second strongest army in the world, now they have the second largest army inside Ukraine.
Russia's army hasn't concerned us for a long time. What concerns us are their ICBMs.
Russian military budget: 99% propaganda.
@@polishherowitoldpilecki5521 well to be fair most of it goes to there navy and there nukes
but your right they spend a ton on building new high tech super tanks and jets they just don't have enough of them to actually use in war so it's mostly just for propaganda
they also have a bloated officer core as a hold over from the USSR
and alot of there budget goes to internal security forces that they have to pay well for there loyalty there not the trained for combat for the most part just occupation afterwards
mainly the Ukrainians are facing conscripts with old Soviet surplus equipment except the odd special forces guys and the chechens(I haven't researched what there deal is yet)
And soon will have a good fertilizer and maybe the largest cemeteries.
Things change I guess
Observing Russian capabilities, why is Nato bolstering its eastern flank. There is no way Russia will test Nato
Again a journalistsic pearl from the NYT piecing audio and video together. A good insight into the situation, an historical record and evidence of war crimes
It is actually none of that, its just simple war propaganda which the NYT has engaged in many times.
The NYT was caught in a huge open public lie yesterday and yet you want to believe them ?
@@rrmackay you serious? They literally cross referenced different sources and recordings. It's basic fact checking.
@@rrmackay You should probably inform the owner of the channel that his password has been compromised.
@@rrmackay It's not propaganda. I heard the Buran broadcast myself early morning, February 28, open frequency 7933.00 kHz USB 2.40 kHz filter.
You can use your HAM radio right now and listen in on Russians chattering with one another. However, the frequencies are so badly jammed that it's hard to make any words out. There is an intense amount of static from jammers.
@@rrmackay what do you know about forensic journalism. Facts are facts, staring you straight in the face
Great piece of journalism.
Excellent reporting.
"It's better to be a deserter, than fertilizer" 💀 Slava Ukraini 💪🏼
8:15 Gold!
SLAVA RUSSIA§
Some of the dead Russian soldiers are kept frozen like popsicles. Ukrainians still merciful and wanting to give the bodies back to their mothers or wives.
It's still losing and this was from the start of the war we will see how things will pan out
@@mannylugz5872 In the long run Pootler and his Orcs will lose.
This is incredible journalism. I don't think I've ever even thought of seeing a war in this way. Let's hope the Russian's supply problems persist!
Why? We are removing a genocidal government.
@@stepanovtakiov9311 By killing innocent civilians?
the only supply problem they have is they are running low on us backed nazis
@@jsnsk101 Delusional people go brrr
@@stepanovtakiov9311 You mean Putler?
OMG their wartime communication is garbage. No wonder this is playing out like it is.
Very interesting the chatter adds a new dimension.
This is the best news reporting I've seen in a very long time - powerful, informative content
It is actually none of that, its just simple war propaganda which the NYT has engaged in many times.
@@rrmackay Don't like the reality they show? What would you prefer to see?
@@atallguynh I would prefer they told the truth about whats happening not some made up hollywood production.
@@rrmackay OK.... any details re: this truth vs. what they portrayed? Earnestly wondering what aspects specifically you felt were propaganda.
@@atallguynh Did he delete his comments or did the Russian bot farm already block me as I can't see any of these accounts people are talking too on these types of video's?
Russia will never learn from history! They forget what happened when they went into Finland they forget when they crush the rebellion in Hungary they forget what happened when they tried to crush the rebellion in Czechoslovakia they forgot what happen when they try to crush the rebellion in Poland. All people want is freedom to live their lives the way they choose in peace, Russia can never accept that! Glory to Ukraine shame and sadness to Russia!
Amen
they forgot afghanistan and chechnya too, even dagestan put up a very good fight. russia is a paper empire
Worked for them in Chechnya.
And you also forget, America in these 23 years has invaded 9 countries, with the result of millions of deaths and injuries, millions of refugees, millions of people separated from their families, and many other sufferings.
@@baron2139 so
It’s great to have the Times engaged in journalism again!
A+ reporting. This is stellar.
As a former radio operator in the military, this is insane how all of this is broadcast on HF frequencies.
Its so stupid, I almost don't believe it.. either Russia is very VERY stupid or this is some very good USG propaganda considering the source- the NYT's, known liars.
Especially backed up by actual movements. It doesn't even appear to be false information. I remember a zillion years ago if I was talking on the CB out in the garage it came across on the FM radio in the house... basically the same thing. Yikes.
@@jonathantaylor6926 Well... they definitely sound more reliable than you
i was expecting the Russian army troops to be more advanced.😓
but this is just sad😐
Using HF comms in the clear and cell phones. Unbelievable. Even the data links for the Ukrainian drones still work. Just unbelievable.
If you have any respect for the russian military after the video of them lighting up that sedan youre insane
@@taz8728 careful with that edge m8
@@taz8728 sus. Definitely russian
@@taz8728 check a mental hospital,you might feel better there
@@taz8728 no you wouldn’t you’d scream and curl up like a little 👧
I respect every military. They are the ones that have the armoured vehicles with 30mm auto canons.
Awesome reporting
Well done beautiful work.showing some light through the fog of WAR. Victory for Ukraine!!
Thank you for your dedication to connecting these disparate reports together in such a balanced way. Please continue to report with this level of transparency. Much respect to the journalists involved.
transparency for you just for fun, but a huge help for Russia to alert them be more careful in the communication channel and Ukraine will be destroyed.
@@hunghuynh2145 Russia knows they're being listened to. The Ukrainians were taunting them. This report makes no difference.
@@S0ulinth3machin3 Correct, so many funny people like the Tiktoker appointed Ukraine military's location.
It is very deceptive western journalism. Not the reports coming from those on the ground, especially in the Donbass where the bulk of the fighting is. What western media says the images are is always true. Some images are from the past eight years of the government of Ukraine attacking its own citizens in Donbass.
Everyone who supports Ukraine, you support the Nazis. In 2015, the US Congress recognized Azov as a neo-Nazi organization. Many American media wrote that they were Nazis. And now "Azov" is officially part of the army of Ukraine. Therefore, it is not necessary to say that this is a senseless war. Not necessary. And there are many such as "Azov".
I can't be the only person getting a sense of satisfaction from hearing the same men who are laughing about killing unarmed civilians then crying into their boots in fear.
not the same people, are you unable of even the most basic thoughts? Realising that other people are indeed individual human beings is not difficult.
Shooting at an elderly couple fleeing in an old sedan is something only a monster would do. They're not humans, if they were they would've deserted already.
@@SuperMatheusmp they is a bit vague aint it?
Outstanding report ny times.
Excelent video!!!
Great job, all those war crimes should be investigated and all guilty must be punished. My friends, a family with kids and a pregnant mom, and another mom with a baby girl were stuck in Makariv for about a week in a basement without communication and supply, surronded by russian troops. Thanks God, they all survived while Ukrainian army liberated the village.
Don’t lie man Russian troops always immediately free the civilian population as soon as they clear the city of remaining Ukranian troops
@@PharmacyAve they randomly shoot civilians as captured on this video. Actually Russians do the exact opposite, they are trying to surround every city, that resists and destroy it with air bombing and artillery, shooting those who’s trying to escape. Looks like you support this aren’t you?
@@0nejah lol you cant even see the civilians in the vehicle, probably another fake. I have way more evidence of ukranians being the bad guys lol. Show me your evidence
The ICC is already building a case as I write this response! I agree that crimes this absurd MUST be punished.
@@fratercontenduntocculta8161 It's hardly a crime to hide in a basement while people are shooting outside. 😉 It says nothing about them being forced to stay there.
The incompetence is unbelievable. Its almost like they're untrained conscripts and doing the bidding of someone they fear and hate 🤔
they pretty much are conscripts, or at least many of them, the mighty red army doesn't exist anymore, Russia has become a 3rd rate power
Russian society is rotten from the top down. Putin has set the example....be as corrupt as you can get away with. So Generals skim off of money meant to buy artillery, and other equipment, like quality tires for armoured vehicles, Lower ranks then think they can do it on their level. And this general attitude goes right down to the soldiers who watch this happening resulting in a cynical lack of respect for their leadership and low moral for carrying out their orders.
In equipment that has been left unmaintained while kleptocrats stole the funds to upgrade it.
0 conscripts are on the front lines.
@@greenbluemonkey Another CIA financed propaganda comment.
I don't know why, but I can listen to this all day
Impressive info..
The astonishing thing was. We could sometimes hear one side of communication all the way in the Netherlands. Maybe skip ore propagation. But that was pretty incredible.
PD1JDW - that is amazing - a reminder of how small Europe is. Stay well & safe Regards New Zealand.
@@joanne4758 it’s about a thousand miles away yes. Maybe a day driving.
Wow.
Allmost everay day i can hear them (ps i live near to you)
@@jarnovw24 nice! What kinda setup you got?
I think you’ve seen mine. 😉
Great coverage! As a professional, the lack of training, command and control problems, high level of direction needed and poor directions given and more revealed in this video is shocking...and good news for Ukraine!
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"Buran go home. It is better to be a deserter than fertilizer" - A chilling response in a cold winter. And did you peep the banshee sounds in the background?
Brilliant! !!
This actually makes me even more angry that a poorly trained and underwhelming Russian military would feel so emboldened to attempt a full invasion of a nation as big as Ukraine. It’s like they were lazy and didn’t even think this through. Now they’re slaughtering innocent people as a result of that poor preparation.
Ахахаха
Украина маленькая страна .
No, murdering civilians has always been part of Russian military doctrine. Conquer by terror.
well, 8 years of killing 12000 civillians by us trained forces must please you then
@@user-xq4cf3nw5m Это все, что ты хочешь сказать? Лучше скажите нам, что вы думаете о расстреле невинных мирных жителей из танка
@@user-xq4cf3nw5m Самая большая страна Европы, видимо с географией у вас херово, да и с образованием в целом)
I hope every moment is recorded and replayed in pristine condition forever so that for once, the world might learn something of what it means to war. Let the rulers of the world send theirs sons and daughters to die and leave the rest of us in peace.
Yes. Another reason is so that some day the Russian people who believe Putin's lies today, can finally hear actual recordings, both verbal and visual, of what their army has done in their names.
this is only good so one day Russia can be charged of war crimes, people should already be extremely aware of what war is, world war 2 was recorded and is constantly talked about still today.. and we still end up in this situation
The war is syria was recorded. This is nothing new. Russia has been doing much worse for 11 years in syria.but we don't hear anything about that. Actually the opposite. People seeking refuge were turned away
Nothing to learn from wars other than wars follow wars - - we human hate each other no point being sentimental
everybody is talking about Russian war crimes, nobody talks about UK, US and NATO war crimes in Yugoslavia, Somalia, Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and Syria, of course all those people are not blond hair blue eyed people and were killed by our peaceful democratic good side. Hope you can all sleep well.
This is real data science in field. Brava. Keep on doing this 👏🏽
This video is fascinating
After listening to this, I am crying. Tears are just pouring. This is awful. Poor civilian's didn't ask for this, and yet they are the one's killed.
They always are! 😤
Were you crying when 🇺🇸 troops bombarded Iraq 🇮🇶???
@@temmon8493 yes, and you?
@@lani6647 and by "few" you mean thousands right? An entire city has been destroyed. There are multiple mass graves in Mariupol. I think it's pretty safe to assume more than a "few" have died. Just bc we haven't reached WW2 death totals doesn't mean this has been a small war.
Just to cheer you up a little bit after your cry: czcams.com/video/yMtP7OipYJg/video.html