Solo Through War-Torn Donbass 🇺🇦

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bald and bankrupt

bald and bankrupt

3 жыл бұрын

🇺🇦 In 2014 the Ukrainian part of the Donbass erupted into war. Separatists from the Lugansk and Donetsk regions took up arms and took control of Ukrainian towns all along the eastern region of the country. Eventually they were pushed back until they controlled just the cities of Lugansk and Donetsk and some surrounding villages. I went off to visit some of the towns that the Ukrainian army had re-taken along the front lines to see how life was progressing and to hunt for the ultimate Soviet mosaic...

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@baldandbankrupt
@baldandbankrupt 2 жыл бұрын
What a difference a year makes. I hope all the people in this video come through the war in one piece.
@wacipi1413
@wacipi1413 3 жыл бұрын
- No filming in the metro! - *Oh no! Anyway...*
@reecedaniel7614
@reecedaniel7614 3 жыл бұрын
Collab with kreosan is needed spread message
@maksneto
@maksneto 3 жыл бұрын
my guy just walked like 5 metres and started filming again lol
@odinas3717
@odinas3717 3 жыл бұрын
He should respect it. I bet even the woman herself didn't want to be filmed.
@andr333y
@andr333y 3 жыл бұрын
@@odinas3717 yeah ok. i dont know whats with expecation of privacy in public places. Metro is not a secret goverment building i think
@TyroneOne
@TyroneOne 3 жыл бұрын
@@andr333y Lol right
@JacobMarleySellsFish
@JacobMarleySellsFish 3 жыл бұрын
Dude literally went to a warzone just so he could look at a mural and say “wow! So soviet!” Fair play
@DukeyPlus
@DukeyPlus 8 ай бұрын
"Goodbye sunny Bakhmut, I hope we meet again" That one hurt a little bit
@user-tl8bh7nz9i
@user-tl8bh7nz9i 3 жыл бұрын
The mural on the destroyed building on 18:05 isn't a random lady. She's a local teacher of Ukrainian literature, she used to teach it for years. Her husband's got injured 20 meters away from the building, and their flat is just in the building nearby, facing the frontline. I think this gives a strong symbolic message, especially considering her profession. P.S. Mural was made by Australian painter
@duartesimoes508
@duartesimoes508 3 жыл бұрын
I learned that from Euromaidan press, or maybe UNIAN, yes.
@Eyecon33
@Eyecon33 3 жыл бұрын
Think about this, regarding the little girl on the bus filming herself: she is close to, if not living in a war zone. It's the dead of winter in North East Ukraine, probably 15 degrees F, every plant life is dead, the sky is gray (likely has been for months), ground covered in inches of snow ... yet still she smiles bright and finds beauty in her environment. Pretty powerful stuff.
@karzygijose
@karzygijose 3 жыл бұрын
Bald hasn’t uploaded is he alright?
@AuthenticDarren
@AuthenticDarren 5 ай бұрын
Bakmut, Avdivka and Lisychansk, these names are world famous now. There's almost nothing left of Bakmut and Avdivka now, only rubble. You got some of the last pictures of these towns.
@MorryB
@MorryB 3 жыл бұрын
"you'll notice the metro stations aren't fancy..." *Points at marble columns and walls*
@stevedarby3470
@stevedarby3470 3 жыл бұрын
I thought that too.
@JayLeePoe
@JayLeePoe 3 жыл бұрын
@immersionJP _at least it isn't some kind of piss-eating lichen grafted on to moldy concrete from the 1930s_
@sodinc
@sodinc 3 жыл бұрын
There is a lack of mosaics and gold, obviously
@Ryan-wu1oi
@Ryan-wu1oi 3 жыл бұрын
Bald must of never seen our plain stations in rural America
@jamesberry4514
@jamesberry4514 3 жыл бұрын
This whole thing looks like Portland, OR circa 2021
@billslaven28
@billslaven28 3 жыл бұрын
Christina is the star of this video " look how beautiful it is here" beauty is in the eye of the beholder but the beauty of Christina's words and her innocents should be the pride of the Ukrainian people!
@OGKUSHWA
@OGKUSHWA 3 жыл бұрын
@@IvanushkaPetrovVodkin that's whatever, a lot of ukrainians talk russian
@alexeyvlasenko6622
@alexeyvlasenko6622 3 жыл бұрын
True. I hope that she and her generation doesn't fuck things up like we did
@e-u-r-o-p-l-o-v
@e-u-r-o-p-l-o-v 3 жыл бұрын
@@IvanushkaPetrovVodkin Pretty sure most Ukrainians know Russian.
@gomel47
@gomel47 3 жыл бұрын
90% of Ukrainians speak fluent Russian And 75% use it as their first language at home. The laws force them to use Ukrainian at work with customers
@MigthyDucksz24
@MigthyDucksz24 3 жыл бұрын
@@IvanushkaPetrovVodkin There are people in Finland that have swedish as their native language and speak swedish to eachother... Does that mean they arent finnish or hate their country? No, not at all! What is your point?
@SquidMissile1
@SquidMissile1 3 ай бұрын
Bald you documented a real piece of history with this film.
@telankiristyssylinteriasetelma
@telankiristyssylinteriasetelma 3 жыл бұрын
Picking up that discarded empty rpg was some real russian roulette.
@jasonpatterson8091
@jasonpatterson8091 3 жыл бұрын
Christina was cute - thanks for including that; it was fun seeing a kid being a kid.
@abigailjean7375
@abigailjean7375 3 жыл бұрын
No flashy intros. Straight to the video. This gentleman is the embodiment of youtube's glory days.
@simonnaughton2272
@simonnaughton2272 3 жыл бұрын
These are the glory days. I don’t think there is any better. This guy is brilliant.
@mokkaveli
@mokkaveli 3 жыл бұрын
@Vic weegee KZfaq poops. I stand with you in remembrance, brother
@keithv2974
@keithv2974 3 жыл бұрын
@Sad snake baking sand cake I think he's referring to the kinds of videos that popped up on KZfaq shorty after going online. Travel vlogs were more like home movies, with little to no post work other than some editing. I think the majority of the stuff I saw uploaded onto KZfaq were of the awkward, home movie type.
@keithv2974
@keithv2974 3 жыл бұрын
@Sad snake baking sand cake The one I can remember off hand is a guy names Andrew Princeton (Possibly misspelled the name) getting a head massage in India. The video may be called The Head Massage, but I'm not sure. The video is grainy and rough, with little in the way of nice presentation. The challenge is that finding those older videos now is getting tougher. The way KZfaq organizes videos, it seems that the older ones get buried. I've noticed a lot of old videos I used to see are impossible to find, if they're still on here at all.
@abigailjean7375
@abigailjean7375 3 жыл бұрын
And also. Y'all should check out Shiey's content.
@krabis1986
@krabis1986 3 жыл бұрын
Bald is becoming true Russian "apologize for doing something wrong - and then just keeps doing it" :)
@Ididathing
@Ididathing 3 жыл бұрын
Dude that metro station looks exactly the same as the ones in north korea!
@epiccatV.2
@epiccatV.2 3 жыл бұрын
Communism
@autr3553
@autr3553 3 жыл бұрын
looks a lot more similar to the metro under your basement
@docjanos
@docjanos 3 жыл бұрын
Every metro in every ex-Soviet city looks exactly the same
@mmmadame
@mmmadame 3 жыл бұрын
what are you doing here alex :D
@saimonvalevi4023
@saimonvalevi4023 3 жыл бұрын
10:00 Cab guy : "you're speaking bad russian." Bald: "Thanks!"
@nikhilwelcome
@nikhilwelcome 3 жыл бұрын
Not seen any new video. Hope he is in good health
@gauravkalra4
@gauravkalra4 3 жыл бұрын
Bald see a particle of dust.. Bald: wow what a pure Soviet dust particle
@Andrew_Erickson
@Andrew_Erickson 3 жыл бұрын
Next issue of Babushka: "have you seen this bald spy?"
@dkjoses12
@dkjoses12 3 жыл бұрын
I still think bald has military background or intelligence background. After everyone picked up on it after he called kilometers klicks. He has been very careful on the way he talks
@moderatemexicanamericanpat4904
@moderatemexicanamericanpat4904 3 жыл бұрын
@@dkjoses12 Mi6 for sure
@MrTeke99
@MrTeke99 3 жыл бұрын
Ahahahah
@MSM5500
@MSM5500 3 жыл бұрын
At some stage they used to sell "Dedushka" tabloid - a male version of babushka
@glennl1052
@glennl1052 3 жыл бұрын
@@dkjoses12 every second person in Australia calls kilometres "clicks"...we must all be spies as well then...:P
@sergejkrynycky728
@sergejkrynycky728 3 жыл бұрын
Dude!! You literally brought tears in my eyes. I was born in a super small town called Antratsyt which is about 1h by car south from Lugansk. We moved to Czech where I grew up very long time ago but I was still visiting my relatives in Antratsyt fairly regularly right until the war started. I've lost contact with them ever since. Now I have a decent job living in Sweden which makes it easy for me to get cocky sometimes.. but watching your videos humbles me very much.. I wish I could go there and reconnect with my roots again. Very painful. Thank god for your courage to go there and thank you for doing what you're doing. Big fan. Cheers from Uppsala! Sergej.
@S200.
@S200. 3 жыл бұрын
Cop: "Hey stop no filming" Bald: *Surprised Pikachu face* "Forgive me" Also Bald: "So anyways the metros here are not very fancy..."
@vietkong1
@vietkong1 3 жыл бұрын
It's the surprised Pikachu face for me 🤣🤣
@IgorRyltsev
@IgorRyltsev 3 жыл бұрын
Bold doesn't know but Metro is considered a strategic object in terms of war, bomb shelter and logistics in Soviet Union. That is why Babushkas are ready to go to war for filming there. 😆🤣
@markdemers4705
@markdemers4705 3 жыл бұрын
Ah! That makes sense. Thank you.
@rylanbovetsky932
@rylanbovetsky932 3 жыл бұрын
I assumed it was the reason,
@oldraccoon5167
@oldraccoon5167 3 жыл бұрын
the rules were changed but babushka still lives in soviet union
@Omni_Shambles
@Omni_Shambles 3 жыл бұрын
Lol, he does know about that and so do most people, I think. That is the reason so many of the metro stations are built deep underground, to act as a nuclear shelter. He just wanted to film and then continued filming after he was told not to. xD
@saadantefj
@saadantefj 3 жыл бұрын
BALD KNOW ALL
@roostah
@roostah 2 жыл бұрын
Watching again in 2022 to try and understand more of the current situation. Thank you Ben for everything you do on this channel.
@tinkerwithstuff
@tinkerwithstuff 3 жыл бұрын
"There is no Karl Marx street in Kiev, let me tell you" - there is one in Berlin, Germany. Ironically, it is a street full of shopping malls and other consumerist temples of capitalism ;)
@haha69sexnumber
@haha69sexnumber 3 жыл бұрын
"It's a good country" "Not anymore" That one hurt.
@highonlife2323
@highonlife2323 3 жыл бұрын
like the US
@vitalino1981
@vitalino1981 3 жыл бұрын
Well at least she admitted it was good
@kevinshmuk7237
@kevinshmuk7237 3 жыл бұрын
@@highonlife2323 why do Russians always attack the US lmao
@highonlife2323
@highonlife2323 3 жыл бұрын
@@kevinshmuk7237 Russians? Watching too much CNN buddy lol. I'm from LA by the way
@carlustin4034
@carlustin4034 3 жыл бұрын
@@highonlife2323 :) What so wrong with some Americans, attacked by Russians in YT ? Hhahahahaaaa..and always LOL
@MrCarGuy
@MrCarGuy 3 жыл бұрын
The people looking at him like he's crazy never gets old
@M.R.T.V.Videos
@M.R.T.V.Videos 3 жыл бұрын
They do the same crap to me all day everyday .
@DOTHERIGHTTHING1989
@DOTHERIGHTTHING1989 3 жыл бұрын
Because he's too loud and uses a lot of gesticulation. Literally looking for trouble (to get robbed etc.) , lol.
@TheBuilderize
@TheBuilderize 3 жыл бұрын
He reacts to danger like a normal person on heavy doses of Xanax would. He is crazy.
@Tm-dp6qd
@Tm-dp6qd 3 жыл бұрын
@hulladaemon bruv that shit is fucking hilarious. This guy would knock someone the fuck out if they tried it
@PM-qi4mh
@PM-qi4mh 3 жыл бұрын
I don't think they see many British people where he goes.
@glitchlife4639
@glitchlife4639 3 жыл бұрын
Just casually strolling around the ruins of a battlefield, "Oh look a rocket launcher"
@artin13
@artin13 3 жыл бұрын
The kid still loves her country. That was wholesome
@laxislife143
@laxislife143 3 жыл бұрын
So cute omg !! the innocence of children is truly a blessing
@jsmithmultimediatech
@jsmithmultimediatech 3 жыл бұрын
Shes right though is beautiful :)
@DamienBrittan
@DamienBrittan 3 жыл бұрын
it's all because she doesn't fully understand what's happening .
@midwestlakelife
@midwestlakelife 3 жыл бұрын
Precious girl. I wish her a healthy, stable and interesting life.
@roddevereaux1830
@roddevereaux1830 3 жыл бұрын
Few years she be giving out 30 hryvnia gobbies
@midwestlakelife
@midwestlakelife 3 жыл бұрын
What a sweet precious girl. In the middle of a war zone and she's commenting on "how beautiful it is here" as she points out the window of the train. What a darling spirit. I wish her a healthy and content life.
@kismetau
@kismetau 3 жыл бұрын
It’s a good reminder to be grateful for the things we do have.
@aspiceronni4462
@aspiceronni4462 3 жыл бұрын
I noticed that to. All life is supposed to be innocent and precious like that. She's so happy to have met a foreigner and be playing on his camera. I also wish her a happy and content life.
@martenpaasman
@martenpaasman 2 ай бұрын
Impressive to watch this video again, just after the fall of Avdiivka…
@nikitazogas3676
@nikitazogas3676 5 ай бұрын
Very good piece of journalism. No opinions, no exaggerated commentaries - just showing what it is. For people to see and make their own conclusions - that's what journalism is.
@therealkyleofsalford
@therealkyleofsalford 3 жыл бұрын
That part with the young girl filming had me smiling, it's moments like that make your channel very special Ben
@edlawrence5059
@edlawrence5059 3 жыл бұрын
She looked dark like a Gypsy.
@therealkyleofsalford
@therealkyleofsalford 3 жыл бұрын
@@edlawrence5059 ok, cool?
@blackbirdM
@blackbirdM 3 жыл бұрын
@@edlawrence5059 racism alert
@counterterrorist7782
@counterterrorist7782 3 жыл бұрын
indeed. the moment when she said look how beautiful it is here. her running down a road to the same position and life her parents have, not the best. Then you have us mocking because we have to wait for the new playstation.... those moments make those people so real while it made me feel so useless and unrespectful in life. while my parents raised me well and i am respectful. moments like these put you back in place.
@Toxic-Masculinity
@Toxic-Masculinity 3 жыл бұрын
This amount of humble definitely keeps you grounded.
@toddpacker5833
@toddpacker5833 3 жыл бұрын
"excuse me can you please take a video of me reading my babushka magazine?"
@baldandbankrupt
@baldandbankrupt 3 жыл бұрын
haha that's exactly what I had to say to a stranger
@047Kenny
@047Kenny 3 жыл бұрын
@@baldandbankrupt I didn’t even think about that I’m just here assuming you got a crew 🤦🏾‍♂️
@ukpolska5335
@ukpolska5335 3 жыл бұрын
@@baldandbankrupt And she just happened to be the prettiest girl on the bus lol That's why I moved to Poland 20 years ago as central and eastern European woman are wonderful at least that's what my Polish wife tells me. 😂😂 By the way as a fellow Brighterian let's hope the seagulls can stay up this year.
@sam_ua
@sam_ua 3 жыл бұрын
Packer, does that big surprise in my office come from you?
@carringbushpet
@carringbushpet Жыл бұрын
I came back to rewatch this in Jan 2023. It is surreal hearing and seeing places like Avdiivka and Lysychansk, but the real cherry on the cake is the pit stop in Bakhmut! For somewhere that gets barely 3 minutes of screen time and is relatively glazed over in this video to be basically the focus of the entire world right now is crazy.. Also extremely eerie to know that everything we are seeing is rubble now. I hope that everyone we see and meet in this video is safe xx
@fedorpravov5372
@fedorpravov5372 6 ай бұрын
Couple years ago only local people knew about existence of these Ukrainian small town and villages. Now in 2023 the names of Bahmut, Avdeevka, Lisitchansk became known in many countries.
@brunokitson6456
@brunokitson6456 3 жыл бұрын
mr bald is the most underappreciated channel on KZfaq: 0% unnecessary content 0% self promotions 100% babushka approved entertainment
@dunbarwiddershins4758
@dunbarwiddershins4758 3 жыл бұрын
We all know he works for the Babushka secret society.
@VisiblyJacked
@VisiblyJacked 3 жыл бұрын
Underrated? He's headed towards 3m subs.
@larjkok1184
@larjkok1184 3 жыл бұрын
I don’t know why you don’t rate him, but this video has had almost half a million views in a day and he has nearly 3 million subscribers. I can’t imagine what you are expecting of him.
@OmarOmarOmar
@OmarOmarOmar 3 жыл бұрын
if he was under like 300k subs then yea he would be considered highly underrated for the content he's providing but i think its safe to say that if anyone has 2.7m subs with views like his, then he's defo not underrated haha
@jonboz2577
@jonboz2577 3 жыл бұрын
Perhaps you meant under appreciated?
@MrSpunkletrumpet
@MrSpunkletrumpet 3 жыл бұрын
“As you can see the station isn’t very fancy” still more aesthetically pleasing than 99% of the underground stations in other countries
@nathanmurados4322
@nathanmurados4322 3 жыл бұрын
With everything going on, the specter of war looming large, leave it to a child to see the beauty in things. God bless you Christina.
@oddersisadog
@oddersisadog 10 ай бұрын
This is probably one of the last videos of Bakhmut you'll ever get to see before it was completely leveled.
@perrygh3004
@perrygh3004 2 ай бұрын
I suppose this video is now a historical document. All those city names we now know too well from the news.
@bjornnjorthr9557
@bjornnjorthr9557 3 жыл бұрын
This episode was starting to get really depressing until Bald got on the bus and that little girl took his camera and was pretending to be a vlogger. That was adorable and I hope she does well in life.
@triedzidono
@triedzidono 3 жыл бұрын
amen
@alexeyvlasenko6622
@alexeyvlasenko6622 3 жыл бұрын
This is our hope for the future. Hopefully the next generation will not screw things up the way we did
@needfortweed8734
@needfortweed8734 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, her English wasn't bad either. I don't know if she learned it in the school or Bald told her that phrase, but either way she nailed it...
@vafixer8885
@vafixer8885 3 жыл бұрын
Can we just respect - There is no intro - There is no VPN/Raid shadow legends/man scaped sponsor - Bald giving the meat always, none of the fat!
@357Maxim
@357Maxim 2 жыл бұрын
11:50 Careful when touching leftover/discarded weapons: They could be booby-trapped. Even mines were booby-trapped in the Balkans...
@nicolejones8503
@nicolejones8503 3 жыл бұрын
As someone with social anxiety these videos just blow my mind. Keeps filming after being told to stop, gets the taxi driver to wait in the car while he’s exploring buildings. Literally everything this man does would give me a full on panic attack but I absolutely love the almost innocent lack of social awareness. Yet he’s so likeable and friendly to the locals!
@jeruharlem
@jeruharlem 3 жыл бұрын
Christina is a natural vlogger: Hamming it up and showing off the beautiful view! So optimistic
@hikkigamer8082
@hikkigamer8082 3 жыл бұрын
Quick update of the region everyone: massive military conflict started today on 3/11/2021 in Donbass, it's a miracle that Bald left right before the conflict.
@Heisenberg4188
@Heisenberg4188 3 ай бұрын
I hope Christina is doing well now
@anetlazurenko
@anetlazurenko 2 жыл бұрын
Hi, I'm from Ukraine, Lisichansk. It was really interesting to watch your video.
@ilkoallexandroff
@ilkoallexandroff 3 жыл бұрын
Babushka: No filming in Metro! Bald: .... what? You are lucky it’s not a heavyweight babushka! Lol
@jordan1982
@jordan1982 3 жыл бұрын
Bald can charm babushkas in any weight class!
@tylerdowd
@tylerdowd 3 жыл бұрын
definitely not a *soviet* babushka xD
@smackheadsgyro
@smackheadsgyro 3 жыл бұрын
Bald's persuasion skill is really high. It's rare he fails those dialog checks.
@Hilariusgamer
@Hilariusgamer 3 жыл бұрын
good old KGB
@Snibble
@Snibble 3 жыл бұрын
sayamanonemotime .
@piccolorvssk7294
@piccolorvssk7294 3 жыл бұрын
This is my hometown, I was born there and seeing him passing by my old, tore down neighborhood is heartbreaking.
@nicko7841
@nicko7841 3 жыл бұрын
Where are you now
@piccolorvssk7294
@piccolorvssk7294 3 жыл бұрын
@@nicko7841 I live in Italy, it’s been almost 12 years but I used to go there every summer and winter holidays, no more since the war started
@taargon9482
@taargon9482 3 жыл бұрын
@@piccolorvssk7294 un abbraccio, spero che ti trovi bene in Italia ;-)
@zealous178
@zealous178 Жыл бұрын
Wow, he was in Bakhmut while still no real war broke out, what a beatiful city it was. This is when you realize not all the places we visit will remain unchanged 😢
@khinlop
@khinlop 3 жыл бұрын
Someone said in Russian: "11:48 don't do that, those thigs are often stuffed with mines"
@WeegiiVR
@WeegiiVR 3 жыл бұрын
Nobody saying anything about the cute girl filming for Bald! that was adorible!
@highhat5229
@highhat5229 3 жыл бұрын
She seemed pretty good at vloging
@antarca3213
@antarca3213 3 жыл бұрын
@@highhat5229 maybe she's watching vloggers and try to imitate them
@highhat5229
@highhat5229 3 жыл бұрын
@@antarca3213 maybe, it didn’t seem m way to me tho
@mikixP
@mikixP 3 жыл бұрын
Simp
@highhat5229
@highhat5229 3 жыл бұрын
@@mikixP who tf is simping for a 5 year old? 🤢
@anime_inoue
@anime_inoue 3 жыл бұрын
That old babushka that got hit on the shoulder had such a sweet voice God bless her Sweetie
@neilfoster814
@neilfoster814 2 жыл бұрын
Awwww, that little girl was so excited to film herself and to meet a foreigner. I truly hope that she is safe and happy!
@truthahnlover1536
@truthahnlover1536 3 жыл бұрын
"you don't speak Russian very well" lmao that hit Mr Bald right in the feelings
@uxtbI
@uxtbI 3 жыл бұрын
I believe the driver changed his mind in the end. Bald pronounced 'avdiivka' very bad, no wonder the man was confused at first.
@stevenleslie8557
@stevenleslie8557 3 жыл бұрын
People over there will tell you what you probably don't want to hear.
@warreneckels4945
@warreneckels4945 3 жыл бұрын
@@uxtbI It sounds like he gave the town's name in Ukrainian. The pronunciation given by the cabbie is the Russian pronunciation.
@walterbrunswick
@walterbrunswick 3 жыл бұрын
@@Nappse okay snowflake
@warreneckels4945
@warreneckels4945 3 жыл бұрын
And yes, people in that part of the world are more likely to state the unvarnished truth. (I wonder what those arguing babushkas were calling each other,..)
@Chibanah
@Chibanah 3 жыл бұрын
Those babushkas will always mention you later as: that weird mosaic guy.
@vlya1533
@vlya1533 3 жыл бұрын
In this way maybe they call him dedushka
@arthurias7693
@arthurias7693 3 жыл бұрын
He just made himself an inside joke of the entire village. "Vlad, don't go searching for soviet mosaics in all the wrong places!"
@tcschenks
@tcschenks 3 жыл бұрын
Or that weird Soviet guy.
@georgenicolas2297
@georgenicolas2297 3 жыл бұрын
The mosaic's fetishes.
@ObviouslyDiego
@ObviouslyDiego 3 жыл бұрын
It was a lovely encounter with the child. It's always refreshing to see a grain of hope in the middle of such a gray and sad environment. Bald is capturing a real human experience, something that goes beyond the fibers of mankind. Cannot be replicated, will forever be part of KZfaq history.
@ctcollinthib
@ctcollinthib Ай бұрын
3 years on and this hits entirely different.
@markjones7687
@markjones7687 3 жыл бұрын
Bejesus Ben, this is some of the most exciting and cutting edge journalism on the net. Even better, it has babushkas aplenty.
@ZNPRODUCTIONS
@ZNPRODUCTIONS 3 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@germanyjones2700
@germanyjones2700 3 жыл бұрын
And them are some tough old birds
@benmitchell2951
@benmitchell2951 3 жыл бұрын
the part where the young girl took the camera documenting her country hit home
@bredan8084
@bredan8084 3 жыл бұрын
why?
@larjkok1184
@larjkok1184 3 жыл бұрын
You used to live there?
@droge192
@droge192 6 ай бұрын
Crazy how obscure and unknown Bakhmut was when Bald filmed this, and just how synonymous it's since become in the war; the feature of many news report.
@chrislayne9440
@chrislayne9440 2 жыл бұрын
Coming back to this video today for a refresher in this region’s history.
@MTisOnly1
@MTisOnly1 3 жыл бұрын
“War does not determine who is right - only who is left.”
@woofernando7076
@woofernando7076 3 жыл бұрын
r/Im14AndThisIsDeep 100% true, tho.
@Ravello1111111111111111111
@Ravello1111111111111111111 3 жыл бұрын
"the foot feels the foot when the foot feels the floor"
@blackcactus6391
@blackcactus6391 3 жыл бұрын
And they proceed to fortnite dance
@Dessienewshoes
@Dessienewshoes 3 жыл бұрын
Broke my mind
@Martina-Kosicanka
@Martina-Kosicanka 3 жыл бұрын
Clever
@ajzackery5692
@ajzackery5692 3 жыл бұрын
My name is Christina and look what a beautiful town it is. Such a pride girl.
@theterminaldave
@theterminaldave 3 жыл бұрын
Super adorable
@lessparks9388
@lessparks9388 3 жыл бұрын
I think she could take over the channel.
@ajzackery5692
@ajzackery5692 3 жыл бұрын
@@lessparks9388 yes, she's look natural with the camera and she had a very quick thinking what to say.
@apettit7
@apettit7 3 жыл бұрын
It is beyond words seeing the happiness and joy in Christina persisting in such a dreary war torn place. Bless her heart
@libertyordeaf
@libertyordeaf 3 жыл бұрын
Another 12-14 years she can apply to be the next Alinchik.
@totaled999
@totaled999 2 жыл бұрын
You're a good man, giving that old lady some cash. My heart broke for her. Your videos are amazing, thank you for taking us all with you
@louisbelt
@louisbelt 2 жыл бұрын
As a person who was born in Donetsk and forced to move to Dnipro, watching this video I'm literally crying.
@adsr3870
@adsr3870 3 жыл бұрын
I just want someone to look at me the way Bald looks at Soviet mosaics.
@ChatGPT1111
@ChatGPT1111 3 жыл бұрын
HaHa, you’re asking for a bit too much from the world, eh Ad?
@zhubacca
@zhubacca 3 жыл бұрын
sup original post man
@VainMoo
@VainMoo 3 жыл бұрын
The whole video has a very sad vibe to it, up until the beautiful kid with her beautiful smile appear, she just brightened up the video instantly. Bless her! 22:15
@MrHardGod
@MrHardGod 3 жыл бұрын
The purest humans
@AlfaGiuliaQV
@AlfaGiuliaQV 3 жыл бұрын
I hope her future is brighter then the current situation gives.
@rivetRnC
@rivetRnC 3 жыл бұрын
The innocence
@CynicalLemonade
@CynicalLemonade 2 жыл бұрын
This episode should be shown on BBC One at 7.30pm instead of the diarrhoea that people in the UK get served on their TVs. I don’t think I’ll ever forget some of the exchanges Ben had in this video. Just brilliant travel reporting. Give this man all the BAFTAs.
@by.seniya
@by.seniya 2 жыл бұрын
Это действительно исторические кадры. Никто до последнего не верил, что это случится.
@nekokirkman1474
@nekokirkman1474 3 жыл бұрын
I’m telling you, having that little girl film probably made her year. You’re amazing Bald!
@accidentaljerky
@accidentaljerky 3 жыл бұрын
The innocence was so wholesome. To us, it looks like a frigid, empty wasteland. But to her, it's her home and it's beautiful. I think it'll make more than her year. I don't think she will ever forget that, gives me goosebumps!
@andreyfisher7068
@andreyfisher7068 3 жыл бұрын
@@accidentaljerky it's beautiful to me too, but I grew up around similar scenera in saint petersburg, lol
@philthethotdestroyer4194
@philthethotdestroyer4194 3 жыл бұрын
@@accidentaljerky shit dude, your comment almost brought me to tears
@matt1544zxc3
@matt1544zxc3 3 жыл бұрын
@@accidentaljerky would only be topped if she comes on here and drops a comment
@Jokerr
@Jokerr 3 жыл бұрын
The little kid on the bus damn near made me tear up. "Look how beautiful it is." crazy how positive people can stay in shitty situations but so negative living in the comforts of america/eu/etc.
@PawlOwl
@PawlOwl 3 жыл бұрын
comforts of america. now thats a lmao and a half
@eddywhel2445
@eddywhel2445 3 жыл бұрын
@@PawlOwl Don't be a dimwit. America is a land of comfort and privilege compared to most parts of the world. No matter how badly you want to act like it's not.
@blogengeezer4507
@blogengeezer4507 3 жыл бұрын
@@PawlOwl -Check out all' nation's public toilets, to clarify the perspective? Running water? soap? Flushing Toilets? Hand wipes? Toilet Paper? ...Sewer systems? ;} When Russians invaded Georgia, the items that immediately disappeared, ..removed with great care, loaded onto Russian military trucks,... Toilets.. Remember the last time you were forced to dump, while squatting over an overflowing open hole in the floor, among many other users of both sexes around you? with No paper, using your Left' hand? Lmao.... and ninety nine one hundredths ;}
@eddywhel2445
@eddywhel2445 3 жыл бұрын
@@alexnelson9512 The bottom quartile of Americans live better than folks in many parts of the world. I implore you to do some traveling and broaden your horizon.
@BloPsy__
@BloPsy__ 3 жыл бұрын
@@alexnelson9512 Get outta here with that BS. Visit some poor countries and then talk.
@FinnHarrison
@FinnHarrison Жыл бұрын
Crazy seeing Bakhmut knowing that the city is practically in ruins, thousands of soldiers have died fighting over it and thousands of civilians have died caught in between
@andrewareva4605
@andrewareva4605 Жыл бұрын
That Soviet mosaic in Bakhmut probably isn't there anymore.
@peruprofundodance
@peruprofundodance 3 жыл бұрын
1:27 “no filming in the metro” 😬 1:51 continues filming in the metro 🥳 2:27 “no filming in the metro” 👮 2:32 I’m back 🤫
@policemanfuck9991
@policemanfuck9991 3 жыл бұрын
bald sure is persistent
@Acid31337
@Acid31337 3 жыл бұрын
I believe there is no real prohibition, just some spoiled official will. Source: same thing in Russia, local subways officials added this "prohibition" in list of rules, while it has no legal power. Some subways were even enforced by judgement to remove this illegal prohobition from public places.
@No__Vanity
@No__Vanity 3 жыл бұрын
2:33 i got attacked by a babushka for filming in the metro
@julianshepherd2038
@julianshepherd2038 3 жыл бұрын
He likes winding them up. Anyone official.
@felixdzerzhinsky9926
@felixdzerzhinsky9926 3 жыл бұрын
western spy
@tomadams2735
@tomadams2735 3 жыл бұрын
"When the owners fight, the slaves suffer." -- A wise Babushka
@besconst
@besconst 3 жыл бұрын
it's the old Ukrainian idiom, more literally - When thw lords (masters) fight, the plebs' foreheads "cracking"
@786sinan
@786sinan 3 жыл бұрын
We say when elephants fight the ants get crushed.
@Vlerkies
@Vlerkies 3 жыл бұрын
In Africa the old saying is, "When the elephants fight, only the grass suffers'!
@keithmcmahan5649
@keithmcmahan5649 3 жыл бұрын
Only the corrupt profit from war
@AndreiBerezin
@AndreiBerezin 3 жыл бұрын
Word "slave" in English might as well originate from the word Slav. Eastern Europeans have been suffering since the ancient times.
@autumnnorberg7534
@autumnnorberg7534 2 жыл бұрын
That little girl on the bus is so sweet. I hope she is doing ok
@buckhutton7697
@buckhutton7697 2 жыл бұрын
This is why KZfaq can be great. Somehow stumbled upon this channel and now subscribed to it. Great videos into another world.
@TOURdeKIM
@TOURdeKIM 3 жыл бұрын
Keep them videos coming up like this I don’t need Netflix anymore😂
@alback
@alback 3 жыл бұрын
You shouldn’t pay for that garbage in the first place
@abbad707
@abbad707 3 жыл бұрын
Meh
@emrefifty5281
@emrefifty5281 3 жыл бұрын
@@alback who said he pays for it 👀
@alback
@alback 3 жыл бұрын
@@emrefifty5281 doesn’t matter. Watching that BS is poison for the mind.
@mr_turtledragon
@mr_turtledragon 3 жыл бұрын
@@alback how is it poison?
@coater2281
@coater2281 3 жыл бұрын
"You'll notice these metro stations arent that fancy" Compared to our metros in NYC, that's considered sophisticated.
@dodgeman777
@dodgeman777 3 жыл бұрын
To be fair some of the other ones around the east look like literal palaces!
@manos527
@manos527 3 жыл бұрын
The majority of the NYC metro was built before ww2 so its ok
@ExcessCongruence
@ExcessCongruence 3 жыл бұрын
yeah but he was comparing the metro stations in the civilized world, not NY which kills its elderly under the tyrannical rule of a ruthless despot - only held in power by vested interests and not via the will of the people;
@BirdEgg123
@BirdEgg123 3 жыл бұрын
@@ExcessCongruence you sound schizophrenic as fuck, but i agree with you
@CrippleX89
@CrippleX89 3 жыл бұрын
Compared to NYC, the whole of Russia is quite sophisticated tbh
@Brandonbraun
@Brandonbraun 3 жыл бұрын
"when the owners fight their slaves suffer" heavy heavy stuff
@briankellett3668
@briankellett3668 2 жыл бұрын
i saw it a year ago and watching it again now. incredible journalism in a troubled region.
@elmar541
@elmar541 3 жыл бұрын
*Train station literally made of pure marble* This guy: "You'll notice, the train stations here aren't very fancy"
@Billy2011C
@Billy2011C 3 жыл бұрын
Relative to some other ex soviet stations he's filmed. If you are a long time follower of Bald, you will understand what he means.
@MiaogisTeas
@MiaogisTeas 3 жыл бұрын
He's also being a little snarky here.
@goldgeologist5320
@goldgeologist5320 3 жыл бұрын
Better than most in USA
@judeodomhnaill9711
@judeodomhnaill9711 3 жыл бұрын
@@goldgeologist5320 safer too.
@ibrahimadiop7074
@ibrahimadiop7074 3 жыл бұрын
@@goldgeologist5320 better than all in the USA Lmaoo
@retprob
@retprob 3 жыл бұрын
"When the Masters fight the Slaves suffer." Truer words have never been spoken...
@mercurywoodrose
@mercurywoodrose 3 жыл бұрын
that would make a very sad and powerful hoodie.
@edlawrence5059
@edlawrence5059 3 жыл бұрын
Not slaves, but slavs...
@maksymalnybul6145
@maksymalnybul6145 3 жыл бұрын
@@edlawrence5059 same thing
@wolf3dv
@wolf3dv 3 жыл бұрын
@@edlawrence5059 it has nothing to do with the word used here. She said холоп and it may mean 'serf' or, sometimes, 'slave'
@jimmyhvy2277
@jimmyhvy2277 3 жыл бұрын
Us Peasants always cope it in the neck
@Disobedient_One
@Disobedient_One 4 ай бұрын
The best quote from the video was from a wise granny at the 14:54 mark. "When the (plantation) owners fight, the slaves suffer." That is true with every war.
@alb7596
@alb7596 3 жыл бұрын
That little girl saying ‘look how good it is here’ just melted my heart 💜 hearing her point of view was very insightful and got me thinking...
@AlbaLynxQueen
@AlbaLynxQueen 3 жыл бұрын
Children are innocent like that.
@brendandevlin6328
@brendandevlin6328 3 жыл бұрын
Poignant that despite all the depression that a young girl shows that just life can be a beautiful thing!
@ceasar21
@ceasar21 3 жыл бұрын
Don’t go picking up discarded military equipment mate. It could be booby trapped even years later
@pm.meowth4850
@pm.meowth4850 3 жыл бұрын
Oh tru!! That looked like a American disposable rocket launcher!
@MiaogisTeas
@MiaogisTeas 3 жыл бұрын
100% That or a sniper's lure. They'll have it ranged and just be waiting.
@hackerman2284
@hackerman2284 3 жыл бұрын
@@pm.meowth4850 that was RPG-18, I guess.
@noahhughes2501
@noahhughes2501 3 жыл бұрын
@@MiaogisTeas that was not a site a sniper has any business watching. Snipers aren't watching dead buildings in the middle of nowhere
@irepresentbread
@irepresentbread 3 жыл бұрын
Looks like a american m72 law which is interesting but turns out it is a rpg 18
@amberrhea2863
@amberrhea2863 3 жыл бұрын
You know that guy who soaked you on the side of the road is from Tondi 😅✌️
@markmark2080
@markmark2080 3 жыл бұрын
One of the best comments on the page...
@David-kw3db
@David-kw3db 3 жыл бұрын
Very underrated comment
@DonegalOverlanding
@DonegalOverlanding 3 жыл бұрын
@@akvs94 an Estonian shithole my good friend.
@markmark2080
@markmark2080 3 жыл бұрын
@@akvs94 Go to the "Daily Bald" channel and watch his visit, a few weeks ago, to a town named "Tondi", he created a bit of a "stir"... Or just do a YT search on "Bald and Tondi", you'll find out. Cheers
@Rygelfan
@Rygelfan 3 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@YaBoyStein
@YaBoyStein Жыл бұрын
now they are fighting for Bahkmut. Indeed what a difference a year makes..
@yarkoprots3046
@yarkoprots3046 3 жыл бұрын
will always support this guy, he gives back to the people. Respect for giving that babushka more than her monthly pension
@shummakoma5934
@shummakoma5934 3 жыл бұрын
Jewish heart
@chrisere9
@chrisere9 3 жыл бұрын
How much did he give her?
@Coldbreezed
@Coldbreezed 3 жыл бұрын
How much is the pension
@vitalino1981
@vitalino1981 3 жыл бұрын
he gave her 100 uah bill, which is under 4$
@CollinSR25
@CollinSR25 3 жыл бұрын
"As you see here the metro stations aren't really that fancy" Me use to New York metro stations: Wow look at those chandlers and the marble walls, that's really fancy 🤣🤣
@TOM-C.
@TOM-C. 3 жыл бұрын
I too was thinking the same, looked pretty fancy to me compared to the majority here in the States.
@GaelicLad
@GaelicLad 2 жыл бұрын
Fair play dude! Your videos are going to become a part of history… wow! 👏🏻
@TheLipardi
@TheLipardi 4 ай бұрын
Dude visited all the locations they are fighting over. Should try to archive all the footage if possible. These areas will never be the same.
@charnestours1948
@charnestours1948 3 жыл бұрын
That little girl said, "Look how beautiful it is here." There is beauty everywhere.
@nonstop9907
@nonstop9907 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah when I was younger as a child in England I said something about the rain and Puddles, I said I like ''how shiny it makes everywhere look..'' now I really could do with a warmer climate, the cold and damp grey sky's of England get's old after a while, but yes It is interesting to hear the perspective of young people when they observe the world with well fresh eyes.
@00mihec00
@00mihec00 3 жыл бұрын
Its beautiful for hear beacuse she was born into the conflict....
@Genevasplaytime
@Genevasplaytime 3 жыл бұрын
@@nonstop9907 I dont know where you live in UK but i live in London and we get less rainfall than miami, new york, venice, and the same as Barcelona. It annoys me how people think we are the worst.
@mickeytete9036
@mickeytete9036 3 жыл бұрын
@@Genevasplaytime It's not about how often there is a rainfall in London, it's about fuckin' eeriesness and gloominess that cause depression.
@nonstop9907
@nonstop9907 3 жыл бұрын
@@Genevasplaytime When talking about Rain, New York probably has more ''Torrential Rainfall'' but as for Rain overall, It rains far more over here in England I have been to New York and was caught in the rain over their, it was coming down Fast! compared to how gently it sometimes rains here. It's just different to here in the UK where we can expect rain and grey skies most of the time, It's better to have more torrential rain in one short spell, then to just continually see grey sky's and be in what is overall a very rainy atmosphere.. people from the UK don't just moan about the weather for no reason, and theirs's probably a reason why people from Barcelona or Miami do not moan about the weather, because whether someone is in New York or the East, seeing blue clear skies with a warm temperature is almost guaranteed to make you feel Happy, and as another user said looking up and seeing grey all the time well It can make you depressed, but being in a place where it's warmer more often, well you are more likely to stay Happier.
@yoloswaggins2161
@yoloswaggins2161 3 жыл бұрын
When the owners fight the slaves suffer. There is some deep wisdom in that saying.
@kirgizikable
@kirgizikable 3 жыл бұрын
Wise words, Yolo Swaggins, wise words
@CC-vv2ne
@CC-vv2ne 3 жыл бұрын
Oh well at least now Europe has its own little africa thanks to Putins inferiority complex and need for outrage to get re-elected
@zwickzack
@zwickzack 2 жыл бұрын
This guy demonstrates, really well, the genuine enjoyment and fulfillment that can come from human communication and connection. The adventures and travels are part of it, sure, but they're just different settings for connecting and interacting with different people.
@gearhead000TV
@gearhead000TV Жыл бұрын
When the Russia-Ukraine war started, most of the names and places had been familiar to me already... thanks to years of watching this channel.
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