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Massive respect to the journalists here. They have some balls to talk to the 'self defence forces' like that. Top notch journalism right here

Holy shit Simon has balls made of steel, he stood up to that soldier the right way!

Damn, I remember watching the whole serie 8 years ago, and now I am watching it again to understand the whole picture. The best vice long term investigation ever made. It will be part of the history.

"what street are you from?" "Are you trying to provoke me?" Russians are really good at escalating conflict

All I know is that this is some damn fine investigative journalism.

Simon.. thank you for setting the bar for good journalism. You asked good questions, you didn't take no for an answer, you went around armed Russian soldiers all while accurately reporting the facts. Oh, your cameraman deserves much credit as well.

5:58 "Your only document is your gun." *Please reconnect controller*

I felt so bad for that lady, especially for her son, that poor guy doesn't even know what's happening.

No matter what side your on, you have to admit this guy has some serious balls. Simon's the man!

lol he made the one soldier just walk off. This guy is awesome.

6:05 *blyat.exe has stopped working*

8:15, a classic sign of victory, push the glasses up. journalist 1, random dude 0

This reporter has some balls. He was really pushing it there a couple of times. Good for him.

Good to see when the interviewer actually speaks the local tongue. You're brave, too, that dude with the assault rifle didn't have a clue what to say to you

5:38 damn Simon really owned that guy... left him speechless too .

“You and your Molotov cocktails you are not allowed in” 😂 😂

“What street do you live?” “Here.close by. It doesn’t matter” Russian humor 😂😂😂😂😂

That woman though! "There are shitheads and good people in every ethnicity" Such a good statement, wish more people would think the same way and stop the hate.

honestly seeing the reporter just walk around the soldiers to get the interview, fucking bravo reporting by VICE

Simon: - Where are you from? Obviously a Russian Soldier - I'm local, from Sevastopol, Street ? Doesn't matter. Why are you trying to provoke me? Drop your weapon , I'm gonna shot without next warning!!!!

I want a shirt that says "are you provoking me" in Russian/

Simon shows his infinite amount of balls and competency during this reporting.

2:44 ''There are shitheads and good people in any ethnicity'' Truer words have never been spoken.

Симон рыскает, рыскает, а ничего экстремального не происходит))) облом!

That reporter has some big balls to be cocky to a Guy With a Gun

I love how he handle that dude with the gun lol

When russians lose an argument *fast walking intensifies*

I'm glad Ukraine can defend itself now against these savage beasts..

journalist are brave to do this

this reporter deserves a raise, he is great. most people wouldn't stand up to soldiers in a situation like that

And now that russian black sea fleat HQ doesn't exist anymore. Kaboom by Storm Shadow missiles...

Funny looking back at this and see what the plan all along was 😅

Excellent reporting

hahaha, "your only document is your gun" hahaha... man that was funny...

dude i love how the journalist stands up for himself and keeps asking questions

0:29 he had vodkas instead of ammunition

This journalist is brave. Respect to him.

This vice journalist has balls of steel. Bravo for asking the right questions and proving Russian Soldiers wrong.

A bunch of traitors that live around that base

Those old people sound exactly like the Trumpers 🤦‍♀️

What is hypocritical here is that people are always bashing the US for invading Iraq and then Russia goes and invades the Ukraine. The thing is the Ukraine is on Russia's border. Iraq was an ocean away and believe me, we fired some shots (and bombs, rockets, missiles, etc. ). I still think its hypocritical and I dont think its good for Russia to do this but this is not comparable to Iraq. Comments are annoying here. It seems everybody is brainwashed by his or her own government. Everybody plays this "america did it in Iraq so we can do it in Ukraine" BS. This why I dont like Russian Government and I dont like any government. Personally I dont care about the Ukraine because it is so far away and Its not really America's problem. The founding fathers said to not get involved with other country's shit but thats all we do.

To be honest... this reporter made me watch this entire video. He is fluid and very understandable and i hope that he continues to make these type of videos in the future. :)

0:48 this bloke saying that "all of Crimea is rising up against the new fascist government of Ukraine" and his homie standing with the whip in his hand

Watching these videos for second time after ten years and i can still say that these journalists are true journalists with balls of steel. Respect.

Serious respect for this journalist... Hes fearless

How is this journalist able to walk? Size of his balls should be weighing him down lol

Simon Ostrovsky - Balls Of Diamonds.

“Your only document is your gun” - that summarizes it pretty well.

"I take my hat off to Vladimir Putin for what he has done".. (keeps hat on)

I seriously raise my hat to this journalist. Balls of steel.

''We are just invading you to keep peace'' *captures a ukranian military base* 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️👏👏

And now 2022, Ukraine destroyed Russia's fleet flagship Movska in the Black sea. Karma. Slava Ukraine!

Damn, you're a very brave journalist. I'm impressed.

My respects to the journalist for speaking up to the solder with a machine gun. Vice got some tough ass journalist.

8:11 when ur having a chat with ur friend but you hear your mom yell your full name from across the globe

Superb journalism. Love from India 🇮🇳

Наверно не буду первым, кто заметил, что ПЛЮС и МИНУС в "электротехнике" притягивается.

journalism is alive and well in 2014

0:42 poor guy he should be with his family not in this situation

Moskva is now underwater

This guys got some balls!

Simon is pretty ballsy around those Russian troops. I'd be shitting my pants.

Crimea will be returned to Ukraine, and collaborators will be punished if they remain..

Vice news , funny how they never present the Russian side of the story .

good job reporter respect !!

That reporter is cool too, he straight up stood up to the "local self defense soldiers!"

Amazing that while this was being filmed...the tensions already signaled a major war coming and no one else knew as...it wasn't broadcasted like that

To anyone curious, I think that guy with the accordion was playing Polyushka Polye. Its a Soviet era Russian folk song written in 1933.

This guy has proper balls

7:33 - 8:17 this argument made me laugh cause you could tell how frustrated the Russian soldier was xD

2:10 he's like " Tf is happening here"

VICE -show me the document, green guy. green guy --show me yours trespassing pass to this special area. EASY

Simon has gigantic brass balls, bravo to him - he's as real as it gets. Kudos to VICE for keeping journalism real in this day and age.

If these people are from crimea and not Russia... then send in some troops to take them out.... this is not a protest, its a take over.

Big shout out to the journalist 👋🏼

"How can we let a civilian in a military base" says the civilian

Эмм... Что за херня ? Вы ничего поумнее не могли придумать ? Я конечно понимаю, что вид женщины с ребёнком прущей против цепочки мужиков это неплохой эмоциональный ход, но... еду она блин решила мужу принести.. на военную часть.. их что там б*ть голодом морят что ли?, да и при любых обстоятельствах дальше КПП её бы не пустили.

This is the first time I see soldiers wearing masks like terrorists or gangsters.

I feel bad for the soldiers who have to deal with the journalists

Poor lady and child 🤦

Simon is a real reporter. Other so called reporters could learn from him. Keep safe dude.

The word "Putin" in Spanish sounds almost like "bitch"

5:50. You have the worlds biggest balls bro 😂 I feel like these soldiers are ready to snap 😂

What a great man! Thanks for your work Simon! You're really brave!

This reporter doesn't realize how much danger he was in. Unless, he just doesn't care about self preservation.

Are "self defense" civilians allowed to own kalashnikovs in Ukraine?

Just got done watching this in its entirety and thought it was recent, this guy has some balls and would love to see him sent in now.

This guys balls... "Your gun, are you going to shoot me with it or just beat me up" Journalism at its bravest.

this reporter guy has some balls

"- я русская, просто вышла замуж (за украинца) - надо было выбирать" это говорят люди, которые "против национализма"

The guy playing the accordion reminded me of Mount and Blade Warband musicians in multiplayer lol

This calm nerdy looking journalist isn't afraid of anything or anyone. "He's seriously climbing down to that ship, bypassing armed terrorists."

History being recorded

Wow, this guy has epic balls. 5:35, I would have shat my pants even before approaching that guy. Thank you for an excellent report, more informative than most of the reports I've seen so far put together.

10:54 Did he actually say “close to the pier” or “far from the pier”? Because the captain says it’s a protective measure to stop the Russians from boarding their ship, but it doesn’t make sense for them to go closer if that’s the case

The biker guy looked terrifying.

Damn this guy needs a raise because he has some balls

As a citizen of USA My hope & wish is to see the Ukrainians both ProRussian and Pro West resolve their matters peacefully. God bless the citizens of Ukraine and good luck with your path to peace.

He should have won reporter of the decade.