Six months - that’s how long our unit’s mission in this African country lasted. During this time, we managed to get acquainted with the culture and way of life in Mali. We looked at how people live, what they breathe.
After the first video about Mali, there was a feeling of understatement and in this video I tried to pay more attention to everyday, army moments, in contrast to Mali: the view of a soldier, which shows the situation in the country as a whole.
I recommend that you watch both of these videos.
Content :
00:00 Introduction.
01:58 Military base.
05:29 We are preparing to receive a convoy from Gao.
06:08 We escort a convoy from Gossi to Gao, a journey of 160 km.
10:39 The road to Gao is strewn with blown up cars.
11:22 Armed people were stopped and searched.
13:11 Suburb of Gao, let's see how people live.
13:30 Crossing the Niger River
14:15 We stop at the military base in Gao (the center of the Barkhan operation)
15:39 Broken road, we are going back to the base in Gossi. In some places we drive 80 km per hour.
16:44 We arrived at the base in Gossi. Salpuga (spider) Marusya and scorpion Zhorik. Tornado at the base and a military barbershop.
18:49 BuBuMarket - I show and explain. Based on lockdown, epidemic.
20:02 We take over to guard the perimeter on the towers. Life in dress.
22:48 Military service station, we are repairing the car.
23:50 Training sessions and lessons. Studies.
25:09 Getting ready to leave. I'm counting the cartridges
26:13 There’s trash all around, we’re patrolling Gossy
30:25 UN convoy, peacekeeping mission MINUSMA
31:10 Night. We continue our patrol.
33:21 We are combing the area, looking for terrorist parking lots, running after the crooks and taking the barmalei’s motorcycle to a fine parking lot.
39:24 Beautiful landscapes, road, stones like on Mars. Rivers of sand, we pull out the equipment.
43:18 Military microwave. Canned on the engine. We are driving with a broken tire.
44:36 Parked in a field, tea is heated on the armor, we change the wheel.
46:14 Sandstorm.
48:26 The lieutenant kicked me out of my place. We are going to Burkino Faso. We are combing the area.
52:06 Ambush with camels. Gold miners were squeezed.
56:32 Conversation with a camel. Returning to his place as a machine gunner.
55:08 The helicopter delivers provisions.
55:36 We are going towards Mali. We are chasing barmalei. African Pechkin.
58:59 African sun.
59:14 My dear, he runs to the turntable on the other side of the map.
59:34 We teach the French Russian language.
01:00:08 Excellent helicopter flight. We crawl along the ravines.
01:01:01 We established ourselves on the mountain. Joint photo.
01:01:44 Return to base in Gossy and flight to France.
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