From Welder To Soldier: The Ordinary Ukrainians Fighting Russia | Stacey Dooley: Ready For War? 

Heartbreaking. What amazing people. I hope they all return to their families.

Thank you, Great Britain 🇬🇧 for helping Ukraine to be better prepared and armed for this horrible war. Thank you BBC for this heartbreaking story. Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦 Greetings from Australia 🇦🇺

Private Pasha seems a very gentle and noble person. His bravery is humbling.

Thank you BBC for putting this video on RU-vid.

Amazing documentary, BBC 🇺🇦🤝🇬🇧

As a fellow welder I hope you salute you for service to your country. Long live free Ukraine! Glory to the heroes!

I am overwhelmed from the Spirit of these Guys and i hope they all will survive. SLAVA UKRAINE FROM GERMANY , GIVE EM HELL !

Aliia is amazing! She was pushing the guys harder than the instructors! There was a very emotional part of the film with her.

How do praise these heroes? There are no words. Our respect from the USA!

Reminds me of training before during and after Iraq. It may sound nuts to all of you but I miss it. I miss my fellow soldiers those that are gone and those I don't see anymore. I wanted to go fight with Ukraine so badly but my wife had a fit said i already had my war, but not a legitimate one. I would also be fine with not coming home. That's a soldiers lot & the best of them fight as if they are already dead. God be with them they will never be the same but they will always be heroes in the hearts of their people.

What the British are doing in the training dept is truly “God’s work”. I don’t know how else to express it. They are doing all they can to save the lives of these Ukrainian heroes. My heart goes out to them all. May a victorious peace come to Ukraine soon. Slava Ukraine 🇺🇸🫶🇺🇦

Go on boys. Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦 Stay safe.

I hope that Pasha and his mates will make it alive. Brave men. Brave nation. Slava Ukraine!

Amazing men, they seem so cool and determined to return home to Ukraine and in their minds they ARE going to win! Bless them & Slava Ukraini! 🤗from🇸🇪to 🇺🇦🌻

What a hero of our times

Thank you for this honest and heartfelt piece of reporting. You have shone a light on the awful reality of the Ukrainian situation and what the people have to endure. I feel at times the truly tragic and desperate nature of the Ukrainian peoples fight has become lost in the swirl of political machinations and youtube remoteness. These civilians forced to be soldiers show courage beyond compare. My thoughts are with them all.

A huge thank you from the bottom of my heart to the British government, the British and all the people of the free world for supporting Ukraine in this unprovoked war. Glory to Ukraine! Glory to heroes!

Unmeasurable thanks to all countries, soldiers, people who train and support our soldiers and country 💙💛

Real men don't push weights act tough in a barfight , these are real men committed dedicated and realistic , ready to give and accept violence, trained by the finest infantry in the world , fight hard boys

Outstanding bunch of lads. Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦

When the ukrainian soldiers left the military base in that bus and this lad was speaking about his chances of surviving i had goose bumps all over my body. Really sad they have to fight this senseless war just because some mentally ill guy in moscow is throwing a tantrum.

Thank you 🇬🇧. So thankful you can share your legendary British training with these defenders..

Such brave men. Watching the full documentary was quite moving. Ukraine must win this war against evil. I hope all the Ukrainian soldiers can eventually return to their loved ones and their civilian lives. God bless and protect them all.

Thank you for making the war more real!

Woow, now _that_ was an unusually well-made and impactful piece of mini-documentary about the Ukraine war. Kudos!

Took me back to 1985 when l was doing basic training... the big difference though when these lads finish they are sent straight to a war zone .. One of the best documentaries I've ever seen ... true hero's and lovely bunch of people..no wonder it's so difficult for the british staff who have to say goodbye and a big shout out to the young Ukranian interpreter she is having to absorb so many emotions ... l hope she is very well rewarded at least with a BEM or MBE

Well done you men of Ukraine.....you heroes.....one and all....best wishes from your supporters in Ireland

They ask for nothing but for the invading Russians to leave. All they need to do is return to the borders agreed upon between both countries in 1991. I'm glad we're helping a country defend itself from a war of aggressive conquest.

It’s not the dog in the fight, but rather the fight in the dog. Everyone of these folks is motivated to the max. They know EXACTLY what’s required of them. As do all the other countries near them.

Thanks Great Britain for at least trying to give these troops some insight and hope as well as proper training this may give these guys some chance

Slava Ukraine! Glory to the heroes!

You've got to love Stacy. She always shows the human side of things. Plus she's got balls of steel, so to speak.

May God bless these brave men fighting against evil.

Putting the trigger wouldn't be a Problem for me, but orientation on the battlefield, sitting waiting and thinking in a trench, that would be a problem to me. What these people do is unbeliveable! Be careful! They deserve much more help from us! 💙💛

Strongest people in the world.

As a young captain (well, not really that young) that deployed to Afghan back in 2006, you know his solider is in good hand with Pasha when the lady reporter Stacey said "I can't imagine have to accept something as that but I am not in your position, how could I" And Pasha said "And I hope that you will not be, never" That's what I would have said, and as a leader, you need to understand that you not just there because of you, and you need to take care of people who is under your command, you need to have empathy toward other and that is what this exchange show,

God Bless Them All !

Poor blokes. Good luck to them all, slava Ukraini.

Beautifully done, the documentary and the men.

Thank you, Britain! Thank you!

Really hope they can stay safe and go back to their families with the victory.

Well done the Vikings for training them well.

Bloody proud of all involved. Stay safe.

Profiles in courage and commitment. Awe inspiring.

Great documentary. We British were faces with exactly the same dilemmas, challenges and choices in 1939.

Thanks from germany to our british allies for training our ukrainian brothers in arms!

This is not enough. In time of war, we need even more courage.

Who was that blue eyed warrior goddess? ❤

What incredible bravery at the end

Amazing work and story

So surreal, at one time they were living normal peaceful life like the rest of us, then this war was forced into them. Only because of a one MAD deranged man. My hope🙏you make it home Pasha, for your mom and your dad but most of all, once this is over, you get on with the normal life you had before this started.

Every welder or anybody who works in construction is potentially a fine soldier. At least they`re physically fit for combat

Great report 👍 Thank you! SLAVA UKRAINA 🇷🇴🇺🇦❤️💪💪💪👍😠

🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇧🇺🇦 god bless the Ukrainian hero's from friends in Great Britain 🇬🇧🇺🇦🇺🇦🇬🇧🇬🇧🇺🇦🇺🇦

Well done this young journalist. Story well told.

Go home Russia! This war is pointless. :(

This way a very good documentary. It's a pity most people in other countries can't view it on iPlayer as everyone needs to know of the commitment and sacrifice of ordinary Ukrainians. Slava Ukraini!

Good luck to the brave fighters of Ukraine and thank you so much UK greetings from Turkey

Thanks BBC. 👍 Vary nice documentary.

Massive respect to Pasha and the other guys ready to put their lives on the line to protect their country.

This really gets to the point of what a country and its people are prepared to do to protect their country. Let us remember this is required because an ageing man in Russia wants to be remembered for restoring the Soviet Union.

Made me cry 😢

Id love a follow up with these heroes, if that's possible somehow.

So great what the UK is doing

Thank BBC for the documentary ❤

True heroes.

I could watch Stacey all day

Get them the best possible weapons -- and in massive quantities!

I for one am proud to be paying my taxes to support the heroes.

Bleibt gesund. GOOD Luck

Truly Heartbreaking. I Turly Hope They Get To Return To Their Waiting Families Safe & Sound. I Wish Each Individual Who Took The Bold & Heroic Decision to fight for their country 🇺🇦 The Very Best To get the Russians out Which I Hope They Do. The Countries of the world need to put Putin on trial For This Horrendous Act Of Pure Evilness. I Turly Hope this war will come to an end shortly & the men & women fighting for Ukraine 🇺🇦 get to go home to their families & start to rebuild their lives. I hope the aid the British & Americans & the other countries are involved in sending Ukraine Much Needed War Materials Will Carry On Doing So & Give Them The Proper War Materials So Ukraine Has The Upper Hand Of Ending This War & Getting The Russians Out!!! As these important war materials are vital in the Ukraines pushing out the Russians. Also like in this video vital training conducted by the British to the fresh individuals who have not had military training but are willing to fight & put their life on the line For Their Country, Family & Friends. Also they will be coming from this training & going to the front lines in The Ukraine War. So I Hope That Britain keeps This Training Up For As Long As It Takes As it's vital as it's life & death training & Thankfully they are being trained by the Best Soliders Of The British Army & Given The Best Possible Training The British Military Can Give them in Such A Small Space Of Time!!! The Russians Will Get out of Ukraine 🇺🇦 By Everyone Helping & Standing Up & Beside Ukraine. As Ukraine Took the stand against the russians unvaders when they came & Ukraine decided to stand & fight even though at the time they were unprepared so that shows the true determination of the Ukrainian People. Also Especially When Ukraine Did Not Do Anything To Provoke The russians In Doing This Horrific Act. Its a classic Hilter Move In Where A Dictator of A Country Feels he can walk into any country & take it & what he wants. Once again nothing has been learnt from history & we have the same repeat patterns of past history. So We Must Help Ukraine. Sending Much Love ❤️To Ukraine 🇺🇦 From 🇬🇧

😢😢😢 I feel those people, bless God help you guy for sure

God luck, guys! Regards from Poland.

brave lads, HEROIAM SLAVA

Imagine training men for combat... knowing some of them will never return home. The training they're getting is so important. Instructors must be proud to be doing this job.

Slava Ukraine!

It must also hard for the Brits, to educate this men, knowing them better, and also know that many of them will not survive this :/

good luck boys !!!🇺🇦

"Hasta la vista Pasha!"

Beautiful people forced into terrible conditions. 😔 SLAVA UKRAINI!!! 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

Respect!

And we are moaning because the gas is more expensive while these brave people do all this….

omy god i hope this is over soon Slava Ukraini and russia is damned

Hope she makes a follow up with the guys after the war is won.

You might not have children, but you are still a child of someone. There shall be sacred cause of defending your country in the war, but nothing is more glory than you coming back safe back home hugging your mom and dad, chilling with your friends again. Be safe. Peace to Ukraine...

Slava Ukraine

I would like to see a follow up on Pasha!

wish you greater success🎉Ukraine🇺🇦👏❤

I wish them all the best. As we head closer to the jump off point of the "Counter Offensive " more and more of these chaps will be put in harms way. I hope we have provided enough of the right equipment to get the job done with the least loss of Ukrainian boys. 🇺🇦❤🇺🇦❤🇺🇦

It's not pulling the trigger that's the worst challenge.. It's quite trivial to prepare for. But instead, what are the preconditions for PTSD? - Loss of security and control, loosing your friends etc. Do a documentary on that.. And what aspects can you prepare for and what not and why? How do modern armies prevent PTSD? Is it an uphill battle or what kind of progress has been made? What are the do's and don'ts?

THIS IS THE GOOD FIGHT

Tnx UK

All understandable. Nobody wants to be rules by Russia

I'm considering getting a VPN just to watch the full video. Really impressive. But why isn't the whole thing uploaded to RU-vid???

May this nasty war end now! Slava Ukraine!

Freedom is not free!

We do what must be done.

Funny how not everyone flees their country, they stay and fight. These are the real heroes and hopefully they can come back and teach the British army that is clearly behind.

In the immortal words of Pete Seeger "Where have all the flowers gone ?"

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