you make me laugh in very bad situation that's actually the best to do .... if nothing is left to do, where no choose is available ... the laughter can liberate me, in the moment these bastards killing and raping and plundering your country you have all the right to kill them .... even if they are poor solders deceived by the lies of their leaders who don't care about them
Imagine being a Ukrainian mother or father telling their kids to “get off the videogame”….and now they’re are just “are we winning son” or “keep playing to save our lives!” Call em nerd but those “Nerds” are saving your lives lol
Those drones are truely terrifying. Some seven years ago I was in an extra exercise with my regional defence forces. The opposing force had drones with them. You could hear the tiny motors from those drones quite far away, so you could try and hide from them. Lask week we had an exercise and once again the op-for had drones, this time you simply could not hear them. The guy who operated the drone, gave us a demostration of the drones capabilities. He was able to fly it around 15-20 meters above our heads before we were able to hear the rotors. The leaps technology has taken in just few years is baffling. On a cloudy day, no change in hell you'll see it in the sky when flying low. Truely fucking terrifying in reconnaissance purposes. Edit: Some spelling erros. And adding -> The drones used by Op-For, were commercially available. Nothing fancy. Just out of the shelf stuff. We could see our camp site in detail, after the exercise.
It makes sense because consumer drones have to have good cameras and not be loud af to be attractive to buyers. A drone customer isn't going to want a flying lawn mower causing problems with his neighbors or attracting too much attention when out in public. It is just advancements driven my market forces. "Exercises" merely there to demonstrate drone capabilities are retarded imo. Instead they should be coming up with ways to counter them, and testing their effectiveness. Then again it's like trying to come up with a counter against attack helicopters that can target you a mile away.
@@cryora Oh no, the demonstration was after the exercise. He came to us and asked if we wanted to see what it could do. They would have had those drones either way.
They've developed a rotor for the navy that reduces the noice of the wash produced by ships propeller, so it's harder to pick up on sonar. Air is just _reeeeally_ thin water, so it's just a matter of time before you see that drone with quite motors and a silent "- woosh -" for a wash...
I am no gamer but I remember my Battlefield 2 days and it gives you some sort of basic how to play with strategy instead of being just a Rambo... So respect for this man to use his game skills in real life combat situations!!!!
@@96Bysc here is another comment i made earlier about when i was in the 101st AB and flew dromes for them: 3:45 imagin i did this in Iraq for our infantry almost daily, but now instead of smart Ukrainian, they are TOXIC Americans who make fun of you and discourage you while you are trying to tell them benefits of having a drone support them. TRUE STORY except u cant imagine the true level of toxic masculinity and stupidity of US Army Infantry. I get the feeling these guys r more valued than we were though, but u never know.
@@xObscureMars In the German Armed Forces, you learn very quickly that everyone and every skill is useful in some situation. I think it will be no different here. Especially since many soldiers play video games in their free time ;D.
When i was a kid everyone used to say "Never bully a nerd because one day you'll be working for them" Now it's "Never bully a nerd because one day they will aerial strike you"
@@midlifeparty they're playing a big part. Ukraine is heavily relying on drones like this to act as forward oberservers or spotters for artillery so they don't risk someone's life by having to send them forward. Also they are modifying drones to drop explosives to destroy armored vehicles.
@@sam8404 completely doable. That's a good tactical advantage. I still dont trust zelenski nor Putin. These civilians are bleeding to death fighting these foul politicians' wars.
@@midlifeparty Zelenskyy is the one defending his country's sovereignty, if he backed down and let Russia do what she wanted, then it would send a message that Ukraine is weak. Zelenskyy is undoubtedly the lesser evil, while war is hell and the only people who profit from these wars are the ones liable here, Putin is by far less innocent than Zelenskyy.
Most are surviving on auto pilot, they won't come down until they achieve victory. That's when the true impact of what they lived through and survived will hit them. I just hope Ukraine have enough therapist to help them get through it.
@@loveisgolden4321 Well said! They are strong by force, it's not easy! It's just that you are so broken to the point where there's nothing that can break you anymore. You just have to keep going. You are determined! It's unfortunate but I hope we will get through this well!!
Military trainer: do you have any experience? Gamer: yes, about 6000 hours of play time on call of duty black ops Military officer: it seems you have been trained well
Showing these things on TV isn't it a security threat to him and his team? I am of the opinion you shouldn't disclose what you are doing to your enemy. Kudos to him for his courage
This is so bizarre seeing people talk about killing like this...war is something that I understand but that doesn't mean you have to enjoy it. It's a different world so it's not seen the same way I'm seeing it by the soldiers and civilians who have lost so much because of the other side....UGH! War is super rough and like I said I understand it...but war will ALWAYS make me cry 😢.
It's for Morale, without morale you won't be motivated and lead yourself to doom... I'd rather enjoy it than die myself... No Morale means no point... Equivalent of a doom sayer.
The part where he said they wouldn't send an 18 year old in to liberate a village so they let them contribute by flying the drones instead was really sweet. As a mom, I really appreciate that they're looking after the young ones as best as they can. I'm glad the Ukrainians are able to keep their humanity in the midst of all this horror.
@@hmmmmm64 Wel, if someone would invade my home, kill my family and rape my children, I would probably have no empathy for that guy either. These people are defending themselves.
Although you don't see death and destruction in most situation in life. Getting yelled by your boss, or getting dumped by a girlfriend is nothing compare to what that kid may witness.
@@dmytrotkachov6859 Thank you for replying. But, is there any point to what you just wrote? Because if so, you certainly weren't clear about it at all. And I'm not sure what you're getting at here. ✌️
@@amb3cog His point, which is pretty fecking obvious, is that it's easy to stay calm when all you're facing is the travails of everyday life. If on the other hand you know that the moment you flip the 'On' switch on the drone someone might start to coordinate your position for an artillery strike, that's very sobering; it would be easy to start panicking and losing focus. This guy is unquestionably courageous. Try to think a bit more next time. #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 🇬🇧
The Ukrainians are amazing! Their composed and cheerful attitude amidst all the conflict occurring throughout their country is truly admirable! Glory to Ukraine!!!🇺🇦 Stay safe everyone.
@@danielshepard1449 I understand what you’re saying. If the US invaded Turkey for example, I wouldn’t be against them protecting themselves. The taliban however are not good people. Afghani people don’t even like them. Now what the US did to the overall country is terrible and I’m with you on that. Our government toppled Afghani society and its a true tragedy. So to answer what I know you are trying to ask me… Yes, I condemn my country from committing terrible acts and another country has every right to defend itself if we pull a Russia. I’m aware that we have before and it’s messed up. May the entire world learn to live in peace with each other!
@@nuubxiii5278 Ok, what about the people the US is actually invading right now and have invaded in the past? Why can't they protect themselves? Iraq? Syria? Libya? Yemen? Why aren't we cheering for them to kill US soldiers and saying "Glory to Iraq"? You think the Ukrainian government is "good people"? They sent neo nazi groups to carry out war crimes on Ukrainian civilians in the eastern regions of Ukraine. So since when did being "good people" matter? I thought all that mattered was defending your country from invaders? I'm not trying to be mean to you, just trying to get you to think about how your own country would feel if the shoe was on the other foot. Because like 70% of Americans supported invading Iraq, and the reaction to Russia's invasion is completely different.
I predicted that us gamers would be utilized in drone combat before militaries were even using them. It's sad that Ukrainians must help to kill using skills they have developed in harmless gaming, but I am glad they are helping to repel the fascist invader Russia. When your country is threatened and attacked, you run or you fight.
The longer this all goes on, the more stories I hear, the more I'm convinced the Ukrainian people are cut from different cloth, at least, surely, then those in my country america. They are some of the bravest and most lovely people, they really deserve so much better.
As a dude who flew PUMA drones for a bit in the army, I can safely say those types of UAVs with a gyro-cam and whatnot are so underrated. The capabilities are incredible, and you can’t hear newer models outside of 50 or so ft in the air
@@elmerjfapp5730 yeah this dude is probably stolen valor, just some basic POG in the army. They can track small targets in the air space, radio signals from the controller, incoming sensor reception etc. it’s also a networked node so it has a form of Mac-Address tracking. You can track drones mobile (on-the-move) and designate precise 10-digit grids of where the source is to apply indirect fire or other assets as we saw in the video you referred to. This is even capable on an amateur / hobbyist level. As far as shooting down the drones as the news said was supposedly difficult, there are so many specifically purposed rounds and weapons tactics for that (available to civilians)… you’d have to be a gamer to not know. Lol. -Semper Fi
@@dxpdigital5343 lol bro I understand there are other systems capable of counteracting UAVs, that doesn’t negate from some of their awesome capabilities. Btw I can’t see whatever Elmer said, so I don’t really understand what brought on the hate, but I assure you I spent a good portion of my life serving my country. And btw, I hope hobbyists have some serious cash - 1 PUMA kit runs in the 100s of thousands, mainly because of the gyro-cam housed in the fuselage. The drones they’re throwing aren’t US, tho, obviously.
@@dxpdigital5343 Stolen valor? He is putting his life at risk, to support his country. Regardless of his “rank” this is NOT stolen valor! This is the God Damn DEFINITION of Valor!
@@dxpdigital5343 You might want to consider that you are taking our own capabilities as basis for your opinion, the Russian troops have been shown to be severely under equipped and trained for a protracted ground war against smaller decentralized groups using guerrilla tactics. The tracking capabilities you mention do exist in the civilian market but bear in mind that their access to them is not great with all the sanctions they have even previous to the invasion. Other than the Chinese provided stuff, Russian forces attempts in tracking of drones is not as effective as they could be if they were better equipped. Thanks for your service.
Russian soldier, ""Sir, we just found one of our lost patrols. All dead..."" Russian officer, ""Artillery?"" Soldier, ""No sir, they look like they were killed with ..........swords.""
Civilians forget quickly! Russian military along with Putin watch YT too! Divulge all your tactics in broad daylight, the adversary is listening. What kind of war is this???
And THIS is why the US military and government doesn't rely on Chinese technology. It's not racist or xenophobic. The Chinese firms will have ways to track their hardware and software. That sends a message to people worldwide that you can't use Chinese tech if you go up against China or one of it's allies.
And if you wanna be big company like DJI in china you have to play nice with government and do what they want .. you can't really blame dji, that is just how it works ...
@@fenlinescouser4105 yeah. They're composite of off the shelf goods a Japanese model motor a regular civilian camera and plastic moldings assembled in a garage someplace
I swear to God I hope that this will be mentioned in the history books: “ The Russian army was defeated and driven back to Russia by the Ukrainian Army & the Ukrainian Gamers 🎮 “ Fckn legends 🇺🇦 Glory to Ukraine ! ❤️
I've seen countless interviews with Ukrainians, and they always look calm, collected and even cheerful about this war. God help anyone that goes to war against such people.
They know they’re going to win. And Russia is going to pay. Ukraine is pushing them back. Ukraine will have a prosperous future, watch this war won’t kill their spirt and their sovereignty.
100% agree with the first sentence. 100% disagree with the second one ;) (but I get your point :) ) . Let's agree: God has (and should have) nothing to do with all of this.
@@pluki1357 why do you disagree with the second sentence? He is simply stating that the Ukrainians are extremely tough and smart people who are pounding the hell out of a force superior in numbers but not very intelligent.
Recruitment: Do you have any experience with firearms and armoured vehicles? Me: Yes, 10,000 on CS:GO and 10,000 hours on War Thunder Recruitment: YOU'RE HIRED!
You're absolutely right, it is sad. But when you actually consider what these young men are targeting, it's entirely noble. When you consider the death, destruction and carnage those tanks are inflicting on Ukrainian civilians, what other options do they have? When faced with an invading army, numerically superior, equipped with thousands of tanks, APC's and artillery they must do what they can to protect their country. But you're right, war is terrible, but they have my unwavering support.
When you read what ru orcs do with women, children, newborn babies, people of your country etc just to destroy your identity, people and country; there is no way you will not feel this feeling for revenge
What baffles me is the short time frame in which allies can become enemies and vice-versa. For example the UK and Japan are pretty much allies now, and yet in barely a generational gap, they were previously at war.
@@rhutwijtulankar1326 Just because he has clothes and takes a shower you assume it is staged? Wow you know that drone crews are not on a front line and have to go to a place with electricity to charge batteries and meanwhile they can rest/change/wash themselves
Anyone else love this guys entire vibe. 😂😂 He got had me rolling from the beginning when he hit that “In the bushes” stance. 😂 then again with the sounds effects talmbout some “PSHhH PsHHH pSHHH” it’s his energy for me. A true staggering goon! 👍🏽👏🏽🤣
Back near the beginning of this war I saw a report that showed a number of young women crossing the Polish border INTO Ukraine. The report was about how not just men are involved in the war. The reality was these women were transporting brand new drones into the country because they had the freedom to come and go as they pleased. They interviewed one girl and she said "we're not married, have no kids, we want to help". Her and the several young women with her all had a brand new, commercially available, still in the box, drones. This was within the first 2 weeks of the invasion.
Funny seeing russians on youtube. To get here supporting their country they need to break their countries laws lol. 15 years jail to defend the people handing out the jail.
I've been a gamer since 1987. I've gamed all my life. There is no way a non-gamer could be as good as a life-long gamer, with joysticks, remotes and buttons... that's smart to use gamers...
I've been a gamer since 1980 and, honestly, this is the Ukrainians using their heads. Put peoples' skills to their most effective use. This guy is my spirit animal.
I hate when these media go and asking all these information like they are giving the information to the enemies, don't tell them anything, just do what is necessary to help the Ukraine win this war.
@Spike Thompson Thats good atleast his gaming knowledge paid off, well most gamers are into Call of Duty in which they get to see actual weapons and even shows on how to reload it.
This is the type of guy you would spend a full night on Teamspeak with and feel like best friends, the healthy, friendly encounters in CS, the genuinely nice guys in the gamer community.
Yes, that's the power of war. Hating the enemy so much that you laugh at their deaths. both sides take extreme losses and the hate just gets more intense at each one.
Only if there were drone controls that looked like gaming controls For example: a drone can be controlled by the controls similar to a switch/playstation/xbox controller
This incident only goes to show the ingenuity and skill of Ukrainian citizens. Even ordinary citizens, even gamers, have stepped up and are doing what they can to go against Russian forces to keep their homes safe. The dedication and strength these citizens have shown is inspiring!
Good gamers aren't ordinary IMO. You really need to think fast and on the spot, have tactical intelligence, understanding of the properties of your 'character' and then some. In my younger years I used to be a skilled player. Can't compete these days due to (very) aging reflexes but I know and respect what these younger gamers are capable of. Still play and get my arse handed to me by guys like those drone pilots. The only thing that puts me of is the simple fact a virtual war has no consequences. A real one does. I hope these young guys realise those Russian soldiers have a mother as well and it's not just pixels.
If you‘re inspired by a guy that has fun killing 30 people, you need some new role models. Taking lives is not supposed to be fun, no matter how justified
@@gauloiseguy sure they have mothers. But those soldiers with mothers came to kill rape and rob Ukrainian mothers and their children. Those Russian soldiers took their life into their own hands the minute the stepped onto Ukrainian soil with a rifle in hand.
@@alexkostoff6587 I was thinking same.. and made me rethink my next DJI purchase.. the make nice drones... ironically, when the tables are flipped, these would be looked at as terrorists and Google providing the US data would be seen as acceptable..
At the end of the day, Russia only has nukes. Other than that they’re not all that impressive of a military. If they didn’t have nukes, they’d be minding their own business. It’s great to see the enthusiasm of young people, killing the invading Russians. They deserve everything they get for the war crimes they have committed.
I watched a video yesterday about US tank crew training. They said that video games are a good background to have to operate tanks. The tank controller is similar to a console video game controller.
Except he's not a soldier just actor who cheerfully received money to act as calm person :) There is a sorry US/UK signature on all this videos same as in Afghanistan, Irak, Iran etc.....but when you get dumb nation u can just repeat same shit over the years and all is good.
They are flying drones that they know the enemy can track. They're not doing it because they're stupid. They're doing it because they don't have good alternatives, and because they've developed operational procedures to minimize the risks of being tracked. It's not mentioned in this video, but I'm sure Ukraine is also using Russian-trackable drones to feed Russia useful disinformation. That's adaptability, apparently a rare trait on the Russian side.
Oh, they've got choices, they've been using a wide range of drones, from Turkish high tech stuff at $1-2M/ea. depending on configuration, acquired before the war, to home build octacopters (~$2,000 worth of kit ea.) effectively dropping tank killing grenades on heavy Russian equipment. The Ukrainian use of drones for everything from collecting battlefield intel to much more offensive capabilities has really stood out in this war.
@@scribebat I can't imagine that they would be using drones that they know Russians can track, for any purpose other than disinformation, unless there's not enough untrackable ones to go around.
even during a war, he takes time out to almost make it seem like its fun he needs gun men to protect his life, hats off the Ukrainians man, making any light out this situation is amazing
As former Marine forward observer, I can't even imagine my job with the use of drones. I have a good sense that my knees and my back wouldn't be so messed up right now. Glad that the drones are leveling the playing field at least.
So are America sending more drones?. They didn't follow that up in this report. He said that they need America to send more drones and nothing more was said about it.
It's truly scary how drones have become such a huge part of warfare. You can't hide from them and it's really hard to counter them because even the most expensive commercial drones are dirt cheap in comparison to everything else militaries spend cash on. Future of warfare is electronic and soon manpower (except the operators) will become obsolete as everything turns electronic and even autonomoys robots are being developed. Future wars will most likely be decided who has the most cash to spend on electronics and explosives
Erin - we need you back on the set at CNBC to call a bottom to this market. !!! Was watching when you and Mark Haynes were chatting and he called the bottom... :)
"Necessity is the mother of invention. " That's so applicable here. Ukranians have been clear that they must win this war as the alternative is annihilation. No wonder they're so inspired by Golda Meier.
There was a movie in the 80's that envisioned this. There was a video game called Space Commander, or something like that, and a kid was great at it. Turned out that the game had been sent to Earth by aliens to train and find a great pilot.
Hes giving out all his tactical intelligence..good for us.. dangerous for him and his team .. and the gamers. But soo good to be utilising gamers. Real life action.. very efficient, very effective.
A drone operator per platoon, most certainly something every military would benefit from, especially if they can get something like thermal vision too.
I just saw the videos of Ukraine army gay couples enjoying the pleasure in the middle of jungle suddenly Russia strike the camp and they were running naked.No doubt they got training from yankees boot camp.
If you can fly a plane in a video game you can fly a drone. The same goes for most modern tanks and missile systems. Anything that uses a screen to view what is happening is very similar to a video game. The American tank crews do a lot of simulator training and a simulator is just a video game. The gamers of the world can become very valuable for a modern military, video games can create quicker reflexes and target acquisition, it does depend on the game itself but there are a lot of games that are based on real life equipment and environmental factors. Unmanned military vehicles are the best option for smaller countries that don't have the population for a conventional military. As the technology improves and it is improving at a very fast rate a conventional military will be at a disadvantage compared to a military that is made up of Unmanned vehicles. I am an old school gamer and have seen the advancement of games and computers as well as the advancement of military weapons and tactics, from what I have seen over the past 40 years modern warfare must adapt to include a majority of Unmanned vehicles.
They've been designing some of these systems and their controls to mimic video games for this reason. Why wasted a solid decade of training that their recruits have been honing since they were young children!
Well, if it means war is gonna be a bunch of machinery crashing into each other rather than murdering people for the greed of a few, that could actually be nice.
I am 71 years, a Nam Vet 68/69 and I really like this guy, he would be the kind of friend that would have your back. And Putin should know that Ukraine will win this war.
You were an illegal invading force (ultimately defeated) ..he is a guy forced to defend his home (a bit like the Vietnamese). You couldn't be further from being similar.
I get that this is supposed to be a news to give optimism to people around the world but damn this shit is terrifying, add the fact that the gamers call killing russian soldiers as "fun" disturbs me and the CNN news reporter didn't react to that. When it could've been used as a fuel to the narrative that "games are bad boohoo and causes aggressive and violent behavior," but they choose to ignore this cos its just killing russian soldiers.
I wonder what DJI has to say about this? They are by far the largest drone company in the US. They sell drones for the average person, commercial drones for industry, and even drones for public services like fire/police departments
DJI its not US company ,its "private" Chines company ,so what do you expect, and they keep claiming they don't share any information with Chinese government ....yeah right.
DJI has drones with “remote ID” to allow tracking and identification by authorities like the FAA. I believe it’s Wi-Fi based, so the Russians were probably as close to the drone as the operator in this case. I don’t know that they specifically gave Russia the software as it is used in the US, France, etc. Ukrainians better fly the drones without this capability, like the Mini series, or turn it off it off. I don’t own the bigger drones, but I think it can be turned off until 2023 (that’s when it becomes mandatory in the US for drones weighing over 250g).
Yep, all of whom having been mapping out the US in 3D for them. The thing is, they've never made a secret of the fact that all the data is fed back into their servers in China. Every one of their customers have paid for the privilege.
@@johnave4084 DJI gives governments tracking devices like aeroscope to prevent misuse near airports. Im not suprised if russians have aeroscope and uses them to kill operators.
Don't exaggerate. They used a new, cheap technology to wage asymmetrical warfare against a superior military. This is a new development in warfare and as soon as other countries adopt to this new reality, Ukraine will not be noteworthy again, aside from the fact that they were to first to utilise commercial drones. The US has been using Cessna-sized drones for decades now and so has Israel.
The reality is Ukraine has shown the greatest courage which the world has learnt from. Ukraine do not need a ride but every courage to stand their ground. (Not even USA could say that) Europe needed Russian Gas and Oil to survive BUT short sighted at what FREEDOM could bring to them. Ukraine has been inspiration to every nations except the DUMB ONES.
@@generalripper7528 Right, big, expensive, insanely long range HALE and MALE UCAVs have been done to hell and back and they've been... very effective lets say. That's not what Ukraine is doing though. What they are doing is using small, cheap, drones, with hand held base stations, in the field, to devastating effect. It's one thing to use a $15 million drone with $100k of smart munitions to take out one or two bad guys and maybe a tank, but it's not scalable, it's not the close air support infantry need. It's completely different to using a $2k drone and couple of $50 anti-tank grenades to blow up the tank which is waiting for around the corner (like Ukraine has been doing with their R-18 drones and ancient 1950s era anti-tank grenades). And they've basically done that in a few months, they've figured out how to do it at scale and sustainably. It used to be that loud noises and bangs were what triggered a soldier's PTSD, but i'm betting a fair few russian "soldiers" are going to get triggered whenever they hear a quadcopter...
@@Logarithm906 If you've seen the footages from the Syrian civil war, they've been doing exactly the same for years(using the good old DJI Phantoms) ... and this type of drones also being used by terrorists to throw grenades directly above the target's head... nothing new here, just saying...
