i think ukraine was training a huge force to nato spec long before putin invaded . in 2014 ukrainian army shelled a hospital in donbass. yep they were doing the soviet playbook
@@brianspohn5982Talk all the propaganda you want. Everyone in the free world knows it was the orc vyrodkies that hit the hospital. Just like they are doing daily all over Ukraine. No amount of 🐂💩 Will change the truth that rustya is proving with each attack on innocent Ukrainian's. Even your media 🤡's are screaming for genocide of the Ukrainian's. Try china they might believe you. Maybe lol
... this man is delusional .. suggest everybody listen to real military analysts such as Major Scott Ritter, Brian Beletic and Colonel Douglas MacGregor ..
@@natamadic Many countries in the world have a Navy that are neither Russia nor Ukraine. If you think Ukraine has the best military in the world, your brain is broken.
Ukraine is smart, motivated and disciplined. Ukrainians are engineering, tinkering and supportiveness in the field. Ukraine is for Ukrainians. On the other hand, the Russian people have been beaten into mindless submission by its own government since the 1900s. And, as history shows, it is 24/7 governed by maniacs.
I think Ukraine was also the best army during the cold war for the Soviet Union too. They are a brave, noble, and honest people. Anyone should feel blessed to call a Ukrainian their "friend" (except Russian orcs :( slava Ukraine!
As an Australian I was very impressed and pleasantly surprised by Mick Ryan. It's good to know that even despite all the nonsense which we ordinary punters must endure nowadays there are still people of practical commonsense like him being trained by our Military.
Mick Ryan's a fair dinkum good guy. I used to live in Australia, grew up there, moved to Ukraine almost a decade ago. My Ukrainian wife lost her home in the DNR in 2014 and we had to abandon the new flat last year i bought in Pokrovsk to replace it a few years back. He's defintely up there with the other retired "top brass" like Ben Hodges, Phil Breedlove, Wesley Clrake and Admiral Foggo. I really appreciate how they tirelesly advocate for victory so that my wife and I and all other Donbas refugees, can go back to home one day after being IDP's in west Ukraine for almost a year now.
Add to that many have had the benefit of training in the UK - as good if not better training than anywhere else on the planet. Increasingly more modern and more sophisticated equipment once their training is complete. The Ukrainian Army is top notch and will get better.
@@damianobanderivets4587 After they "recover" if they are able, from 250K KIA and over 300K severely wounded, The American Pentagon, Mozart Group, Britain, and a few others have re-built the Uke Army since 2014. However, Armies do fight differently with different doctrine and tactics. The Russians rely on massive artillery and rocket fires. The US on air dominance. It would appear that Poland is vying for the best equipped in league with S. Korea.
@@damianobanderivets4587 Stop talking and reacting like an ignorant child. It does nothing to further any point you may wish to make or agree with. In the absence of a crystal ball we can not foretell any aspect of this war, including the outcome and any after shock of it. We can only hope. No plan, no matter how scrupulously authored ever survives first contact with the enemy. I repeat we can only hope.
The Whole World is Witnessing some kind of Miracle from the People and Soldiers of Ukraine, their Strength and Determination is Extraordinary and this has never been Witnessed before. Someone from up Above must be Watching out for this Country and its Leader President Zelenksy.....God Bless Ukraine Forever..xx
while well intentioned i guess u are, this is a classic fallacy which is the most subtlely pernicious indirectly defeatist thinking, bcuz in fact, it's only planning and preparation and motivation (which comes from righteous purposes and saving one's women and children from barbarism), which makes this sort of success happen. NOT divine intervention, which there are no known examples of in the history of war, and the history of war is very very well documented in fact, vs other aspects of history.
Again, the interviewer should ask a question, without commentary, and then shutup and let the interviewee answer uninterrupted. We started watching this video in hopes of hearing the EXPERT discussing his views. We DID NOT watch this video to hear the interviewer blather on.
I totally agree. Best army in the world. Their combat effectiveness has been earned in the cauldron of war, and they earned the tribute. Slava Ukraini!
How could they have the best army in the world? Your brain is literally broken if you think that. Put them up against the US, UK, China, any number of countries.
Yes I agree , the interviewer was nearly answering most of his own questions & was far too long winded . Its a pity as it would have been great to listen to more of what the General had to say ! SLAVA UKRAINI
The Interviewer was way to long winded. I was grateful the Major General is a patient and intelligent man, and did not ask the interviewer to run that past him again 😅
... age of conscription into the Ukrainian Army is now 18-60 .. pulling kids and old men off the streets and sending them to the front with minimal training ..
Absolutely without a doubt!!! Also the most admired!! You are a great people who deserve a future full of peace and promise! Bless you SLAVA UKRAINI FOREVER 💪💯❤ HEROYAM SLAVA 👍💯💪🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🙏
@@surmcom3236 One soldier has been charged, out of 80 thousand service people in Australia. One person not found guilty, but charged, give it a rest please.
@@surmcom3236 How many Australian soldiers have been Convicted of any wrongdoing? I think one, and he has not been found guilty. What country are you from??????????
Good questions. The 'great' in the AFU is the availability of the unit sergeant to make tactical decisions and kicking them up the chain that makes the flow of battle a force multiplier. As a former sergeant in the US Army, that would have been good to have in the '80's. We walked around clueless of the battle scape when fighting Baader-Meinhof.
I would say that knowhow, expertise, leadership you describe extends down o the corporals also in the British forces. Just a shame the British Army is so small.
... how many soldiers did 'Baader-Meinhof' have? .. thought it was a Marxist-Leninist terrorist group of about a dozen people sometimes called the 'Red Army Faction' formed in the late 1970s ..
What a load of uninformed old cobblers. This 'General ' was a desk jockey- got no idea. Maybe The Duran, Real Colonel Douglas McGregor or Scott Ritter can bring him into the real world. Poor interview with ignorant participants
NO doubts... they have shown the world the will and the bravery to defend their land from this vicious enemy as putin... facing the best second army in the world,and every body has seen the Ukranian army defeating so many times the russian army.
Only if you are willed to fight. You can trainan athlete for years but he only achieves gold medal in olympic games when he is 100% motivated and on point on the day of his contest.
@@mastermariner490 this affects not the majority in Ukraine. And not all Ukranians are patriots. Imagine living in the middle of the country living almost a normal life today. Would you join with the option of being killed, seriously wounded or crippled? Sure not much of us. Quite normal human behaviour.
@@iloveaviation-burgerclub-a8145 Russia have Ukraine by the balls,they control their economy by having occupied eastern ukraine and a landbridge to Crimea and the russian navy controls the shipping in and out of ukrainian ports. Ukraine have the second largest gas reserves in Europe after Norway and minerals worth billions,guess where they are. Its about Ukraines survival
We are watching history being made in Real Time.... the people and defenders of Ukraine have shown the world exactly what true heroes are. The defenders are the best! We stand with Ukraine now and always! The Lord is walking with all of the heroes. He will not forsake them, they are the righteous ones. Slava Ukraine and glory to the heroes! Much love and respect from America 🇱🇷🤝🇺🇦💙💛💪💪💪
Experience alone is a true force multiplier. Our American Army never saw combat in the Middle East like what is being waged in Ukraine. We now get a glimpse of how future conflicts will look like. Despite being outgunned and outnumbered, Ukraine's agility borne out of necessity has kept the more rigid and slower acting Russian forces on their heels. Also, their ability to discern when to trade ground for time has been efficient and nothing short of brilliant by bleeding the Russians to unsustainable rates. If Ukraine were given the modern NATO toys, F22's, Eurofighters, M1Abrams in big quantities, they would be scary.
Probably one of the best interviews I've watched of a retired General. Mick Ryan is not arrogant and is looking at the war from the perspective of a soldier which is not generally the case and he is right. The Ukrainian Army has developed into the best army in the world. Ukrainians are uniquely qualified to adapt and change and I am not completely sure why. If something doesn't work they change their strategy. While Russia just throws bodies at the Ukrainians to use up munitions the Ukrainians use surveillance drones to find the enemy location and then the mortar companies hit the largest contingent and watch as the rest retreat. I just watched a UATV video that put the trainees through a real war like situation and they keep repeating the maneuvers to build the muscle memory needed so when there is a building on fire and the sounds of battle and a lot of smoke they can still function because they trained under pressure as close to real war conditions as possible. I think that Ukraine's training is excellent but NATO's needs an update. Minimum standards means what - getting a C-+ on your skill level. I think they have to step it up a notch so that all NATO forces are ready and able to fight like the Ukrainians. There is one troop of Ukrainians that fire from a mountainous area and they do get return fire and the commander put it quite bluntly. We don't want young men, even though they are well trained, they scare too easily. We want men between 30 and 50 who don't jump like rabbits every time a round lands nearby.
NATO countries have high standards and Ukraine is still working towards reaching them, which is frankly difficult during a full-scale war for national survival but one thing is for sure. Ukraine is now very committed to this pursuit.
@@kyiv_post I've just been watching it again to make sure my comment was fair... yes, I think it needs to be less about him, and more about the interviewee. I like his relaxed style... I'm usually criticising people for being too professional, not demonstrating enough humanity, but it could do with tightening up if I'm honest? Also not sure of his comment about Russian morale within the troops, when this has been demonstrated to be very low. They are not equipped, poorly treat, and blatantly lied to... which becomes all too apparent when they hit the battleground.
With close to 300k Ukranian soldiers dead yeh its the best Army in the world not to mention the 350-450k wounded 60% permanent disabled never fight again.
@@raynorthedge5722 Col Douglas McGregor, Scott Ritter and bunch of other truth seekers. Based on Artillery fire from both side Ukra 5-6k shells, Russia 60k shells daily plus drone and aire strikes on small area of ( like fish in a barrel) concentration of Ukraine troops (Bukmot) the figures make a lot more sen6then Ukraine and western propoganda. BS.
AGREE. UKRAINIAN ARMY HAVE PROVED TO THE WORLD HOW THEY COULD DESTROY RUSSIAN ARMY IN MANY FRONT. THE BATTLE IN BAKHMUT.PROVING THAT LACK OF EQUIPMENTS AND AMMUNITIONS DOES NOT MEAN CAN BE DEFEAT EASILY. TOTAL AMOUNT OF RUSSIAN SOLDIERS SHOW THE QUALITY AND COURAGE ABLE TO DESTROY RUSSIAN ARMY.
The American Host seemed quite Ignorant!! Most Military Experts agree Ukraine is an Exceptional Army and has a Very good Corps of Junior Leaders!! They are Probably One of the Best Armies in the World right now due to their Stunning Battlefield Experience and Massive Humiliations of Russian Invaders routing the enemy in Kiev, Kharkiv, Sumy, Izium, Kherson and Vuhledar!!
Mick Ryan was quite public and solid about his view that Kyiv would fall within days back in February 2022. His "mate" Ben Hodges was a major opponent to the supply of Javelins and Stingers to Ukraine in that 2016+ period (but had to bend to his political master) . Both eloquent speakers but prone to major military errors from time to time. He has a lot to learn from the Ukrainians - determination, innovation, moving on from the last war etc.♥♥
not wanting to inflame a situation is not an error or a mistake. It can’t be both true that the war is unprovoked and also that NATO has been for a decade training and arming ukraine so much that they can go head to head with the russian army.
@@TheRomanAugust Belarus is a vassal state (obedient to Russia) but for a free sovereign state like Ukraine that had been armed only with defensive weapons (Stingers and Javelins) this has been an unprovoked war fought on its own land. The provision of weapons to allow Ukraine to slaughter every Russian soldier in Ukraine obeying Putin's orders to rape, murder and destroy an entire nation is more than justified.♠♠♠
Australians to a man better understand warfare and how Armies work better than the UK. The UK has very good military leaders. However, they have a significant minority with their head in their butt, especially towards Ukraine.
The key point is, the Ukrainian's are vastly better trained than the ruskies. With that, they are more capable of winning battles by utilizing combined forces whereas the orcs are just a just a mob and have no chain of command. It's Neanderthal's against a modern army. There's not a lot of guessing what the outcome is going to be. Slava Ukraine! 🇺🇦🕯️
Fighting for your freedom gives another mindset. Fighting with adequat training and material a better chance. Adaption on the battlefield makes the difference. Ukraine no1 greetz from Rotterdam
If a Sergeant visits each 'foxhole' and gives each of his soldiers 5 minutes of encouragement, even the uninitiated will stand and fight. Guaranteed... May not have seen 'action' myself however while manning a single foxhole on exercise, my Sergeant came to me giving a fatherly chat at dusk. Enduring a simulated night attack where you cannot see a thing and is terrifying, those 5 minutes gave you the courage to stand your ground.
Let's be real, the only reason why Ukraine's army is considered as the Best now, is because of the Support the Ukrainian military has been receiving since 2014 from NATO, prior to 2014, the Ukrainian army was mainly based on Russian military doctrine.
This is ridiculous, since 2014 arms deliveries to Ukraine from NATO countries have been minuscule... Germany blocked the sale of sniper rifles for the Armed Forces, I'm not talking about h At the same time, Russia received everything it needed to produce modern military equipment
Yeah, but they have developed into a strong fighting force. They had to learn how to use, and maintain multiple diverse weapon systems, manage a rapidly expanding army, while fighting a war against the “second most powerful army of the world”, They improvise, they adapt, they are motivated, they are courageous , they are well lead, and know the terrain very well. Putin made a terrible mistake, and he is paying dearly in Russian body bags, in destroyed equipment, economic sanctions, and it will get worse for the Russians and Putin.
I suggest reading a cnn story from March 23 2023...Ukrainian troops impress us trainers as they rapidly get up to speed on patriot missile system. Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦
It wasn't even a military until NATO trained it and gave it modern weopontry and trained them to use it properly..... without western help Ukraine would be in Russian hands.....
@@lynnsautner7706 No one's arguing that Ukraine hasnt benefitted from western help. Its what it's done with that help thats significant. The vatniks seem incapable of understanding that point.
OMG @ 1:28, that gave me a déja-vue moment. Have you ever tried doing tRump impressions??? 😂😆😂 But in all seriousness, thank you for this interview. Well done! Everything will be Ukraine! Slava Ukraine!! 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 PS. "It doesn't just happen, you gotta make it happen!" Great quote!
Yes, it should be since the US has paid for it. Don’t think Americans are all together happy about this. Since our cities are riddled with the homeless, hungry and drug addicted.
Most experienced in conventional war? - Yes. Best in the world? - No. Ukraine is doing remarkably well, but is flattered by Russian incapacity and has shortages of equipment, ammunition and training itself.
They were donated 500,000 Canadian uniforms because this "best" military would have froze to death this winter. They don't even have any boats in their military. Okay.
the interviewer talks way too much - i want to hear the aus ret. gen. speak, not the guy asking the questions - he loves the sound of his voice !!! oy vey !!!
But how many troops does Ukraine have left after one year of fighting? Nobody answers that question and they have never declared their casualty rates and they are fighting a war of attrition in Bakhmut which must be costing them many lives as Russia has a huge superiority in artillery.
Orcs have so many artillery pieces and ammos but the real question is: "were they able to hit the Ukrainians"? I seriously doubt of that based on video footages showing how Ukrainians destroyed them with pinpoint accuracy day and night. Of course ith the help of International community intelligencs finding where the orcs are stationed and are moving to and send the coordinates to Ukraine for them to pick and hit without missing.
@@argellaguardia9390 If what you say is true, how is that the Ukrainians haven't destroyed all the Russian artillery as well as all the Russian forces around Bakhmut with their super pinpoint accuracy and won the battle of Bakhmut? They haven't done so and I think you have fallen for their propaganda. The first casualty of war has always been the truth. My understanding, and I could be wrong, is that at least half of Bakhmut is in Russian hands and that they have almost surrounded the town, leaving only one road under constant shell fire open to the Ukrainians. It is quite possible that the the Russians are seeing this as an opportunity to draw in and to destroy the Ukrainian army at Bakhmut by not closing the road altogether so that Ukraine continues to send more troops into the line for them to be constantly mauled by Russian artillery fire. In a battle of attrition, which this is turning out to be, Ukraine has not the manpower to waste defending Bakhmut and it could so easily cost them the war.
@@dacorum8053 - that's ccording to orcs propagandists which you well believe without questioning. Have you heard the loses russia incurred in trying to capture Bakhmut for 8 months and 14 days already? You better research it so you will be informed on how Ukraine is tactically depleting russia of their war machines and destroying their mercenaries a thousand every day. Have you heard the confession of a russian captures mercenary whose job is to collect dead orcs telling the whole world that "there is no way they can collect every dead orcs in the battle dield because there are so many, so many of them and they also lost their vehicles during their efforts to collect their dead orcs. He said, "literally, we are walking upon the dead bodies in order to collect other dead bodies". Isn't it amazing confession of dead orcs collector? You should read news outside the orcs propagandists so you will be well informed.
@@dacorum8053 ... understand that single road is deliberately left open, however totally covered by Russian artillery .. could be as you say to draw more troops into what is called the 'meat grinder' ..
Imagine Ukraine is given the equivalent equipment and numbers of Russia ,bye God it would devastating for Russian forces...let's go and bloody supply the equipment..I've just seen T54/55 being transported...wtf
Ukraine army is the best army in the world , But 500K Ukraine army & western weapons destroyed by Russian army . So Russian army is the most best army in the world.
I believe you already had taken the latest drug made in china that eats human flesh and turns the user into zombie. Very soon you'll disappear without others noticing. 😂😂😂😂😂
So Australian .... Quiet achiever. Heaps of credit go to the Ukrainian armed forces. Whilst not discussed, this is a war of democracy vs autocracy and Ukraine has stepped up. The democratic world is with Ukraine, unfortunately India is unsure of its position, but that will not last. India will also have to step up. China is also paying attention and the hope is: China will step back.
Good on you digger. Even though you don't know your a's from your elbow at least you had a crack. Whenever has there been a quiet Aussie achiever? We are always the best until we aren't- then crickets. The Ugly Aussie ring a bell? I spent a lifetime at the MCG Afl and Cricket. Turn it up. At least the scoreboard told the truth - same as in Ukraine. Be prepared to be disappointed Cobber.
At this point in the war it's apparent to me that the real difference between Russia and Ukraine is the quality of their staff and intel work. A Commander is only as good as the staff that supports them...from General all the way down to Battalion staff. Clearly Ukraine has been building this capacity since 2014 while Russians drink vodka and sell equipment into the black market. Why? Because Ukraine saw the gap and Russia didn't think it needed to. Commanders receive orders from higher and issue orders to their subordinates. Those orders are turned into plans by the staff officers and their noncoms. Everything a unit needs is planned by the staff...fuel, food, water, ammunition, comms, task organization, training, movement coordination, contingency plans, medical, artillery and air support. The Commander alone cannot do this though they are the final arbiter of a good plan and the decision maker when there needs to be a change. The only evidence I see of Russian competence was the decision and ability to get troops back over the Dnipro at Kherson.
An Australian General is like a CPT aim the US military lol….yeas Ukraine has fought well…but only because the US provides intelligence and training. It’s highly likely this man has never worked with a Ukrianian Soldier or lead a combat mission….or been in combat. His opinion means nothing sorry.
