War Permanently Changed Me - Ukrainian AZOV Battalion Soldier Returns | Savagery of War 

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At this rate, this guy will be presented to the Canadian Parliament soon.

Ah azov, the racist guys who like to poke people’s eyes out while they are alive. Stunning bunch of people

Labeling your enemy with extreme slogans is a war strategy.

1:05:28 "None of them were executed, none of them were put against a wall and killed or shot..." 1:06:29 "I didn't say anything because I was afraid I might get shot..." Does anybody else have a feeling our boy here is leaving out many things that would be found unpopular in todays political climate :)?

Fighting as a volunteer for Ukraine is one thing, but joining a AZOV battalion??

And the funniest thing is, this guy had no business there! He absolutely didnt have to go. I cant feel empathy when this guy literally went there to kill Russians.

O damn, so the dude was in the Nazi battalion

"War Permamently Changed me" No S### Shelock.! It's differnet when you don't fight guys with flip flops,and rusty Ak-47,Right Amirite.

The “E’s” silent 😂😂😂😂 Niche 😂😂😂

Sorry to say this, but this kid was delusional, and still is delusional. He got what he asked for. I have pity for him. He ruined his own life. He even chose to fight for avowed NAZI'S. I pray he finds peace. God is merciful. Much more merciful than he was.

hardcore nationalism is an easy word for the Nazis, in Azov. It's funny how a guest tries to get around this. And he simply says that Azov simply forced people to go into battle like well-known barrier troops, sounds like “Russian propaganda” ))

This kid is actually out of his mind and should be getting help.

Revoke his citizenship he fought with the nazi azov, his presence is an affront to our ww2 dead

Almost 2 hours of bullshitting

These are not heroes

It's pitiful that a young man seeking adventure in war will be haunted with a ruined life due to his own ignorance. It proves the axiom be careful what you wish for.

Fighting to serve others interest as a puppet for me is foolishness.

Bro, u were not embedded with Russia, how do u know how they treat the civilians?

Give this guy a history textbook so that he understands who Russia is fighting against and with whom

There is just something that feels kinda ‘off’ about him…. Just seems like he need to mature

The guy said PTSD isnt flashbacks....but then goes on to describe having legitimate flashbacks ...so ptsd is flashbacks...

Justin is genuine person with genuine values, without know him but if you dont see that, says more about you.

Stay strong Justin!

Lol, are there now more pro russia people watching Willy??? Willy it's time brother... just say sorry I am was an idiot tricked by the mainstream

Complete different guy than from the last interview seems like its all catching up with him mentally

He traveled thousands of miles to kill people who had been in that land for more than 1000 years. Now he goes on podcasts to tell us of his trauma. What about the trauma of the people you helped kill???

In many ways I feel bad for this young man. Most youngsters go through their lost and edgy phases. But to uproot your entire life and join another nation’s conflict based off of something he saw on mainstream media to kill Russians for ‘justice’, is just next level young and dumb. And to top it all of he joined Azov. It’s obvious he did little to no research on the history and complexity of this conflict before making his decision to sign up. It’s going to be double hard for him too because this war is becoming increasingly unpopular in the west, people aren’t going to understand why he put himself in that situation to begin with. Hopefully he can find some peace.

He thought war was sexy and now he is mind fu---ed.

the 3rd assault bridged aren’t nazis or a politically motivated brigade

Right there at 2:13 mins. Check out that patch on that guys uniform. Its a SWARZESONNE! Thats a statement: "hey I'm a neonazi!" They don't care and even love to show that off! This symbol was first seen in Wewelsburg Castle that was acquired by Heinrich Himmler in order to transform it to an SS Center. It was and still is stamped in a mosaic on it's floor. Only a blind not to see it. A pretty ukranian soldier had her photo on NATO's website at the beginning of the war. They didn't notice the same swarzesonne on her uniform right on her chest! The photo is everywhere on the web nowadays, but NATO ran to take it off as soon as possible to cover up such FACTS. That's the true behind the mess. When the crazy Putin (NO I am NOT stating that guy is anything good) talks about eliminating nazis he is not joking or making it up. It's there!!! Only blinds not to see it!!! And who suffers behind such stupid ideologies AGAIN is the civil population, this time of Ukraine, that will pay for all stupidity of people that can't live together or that don't want somebody with a different skin color or speaking another language nearby them. Human beings seem to never learn...

That what happens to you when you go to Russia You should not put yourself in that situation

So y'all actually thought u were at war in Afghanistan? Wow

I hope u come to grips w how you slipped up badly and fought alongside a bunch of you know whats and get yr head right regardless.

From my personal experience, war doesn't change men. You come out the the way you go in.

Does anyone have the video of Russians tying up civilians in Avdiivka forcing them out? I’ve only seen the interviews with civilians (mostly elderly) who praised Russian soldiers for saving them, giving them money from their own pockets and transporting them to shelters to help locate family/friends to stay with until reconstruction can be done. I just have seen the complete opposite so I’d like to see the footage he referenced.

Him trying to justify Azov and all its ideologies. He definitely has Azov Stockholm syndrome.

Was just thinking about the previous interview! Glad hes back for another

Having highly invasive visual memories can be immensely difficult to deal with but with time it gets better. Survivor guilt is such a retched thing. Trying to disassociate oneself from it is not easy. With time it can also get easier. Finding a different way of thinking about such things will help although shifting from a mindset so deeply entrenched can be like trying to move a mountain. What Justin went through is an example of the horrors of war. How one is supposed to process such horrors is never going to be easy for most folks. Given time I'm sure he will become a more rounded character than what he ever would have done had he never fought in Ukraine.

You should give his name. There are a few Russians in the states who would like to meet him, and thank him for his great service in person.

It makes me puke how this guy is being treated in the comment by rusky bots

I think this guy killed his cat… what kitten is just in a corner meowing out of pain and then he just takes it and puts it in the woods? I think he probably got triggered and broke its bones. Not trying to be mean…. But he really does seem like he is just BARELY hanging onto his sanity by a thread. I pray he gets better 🙏

The guy, by his own admission, is a Nazi. He went on to fight for the Azov Nazis. However I'm glad he put it all out there for us and exposed Azov for what they are.

storm of steel is by Ernst Jünger

My father went through that same flashbacks when he came back from Vietnam.

1:09:28 This guy's response here marks him out as a remarkably naïve person. An American in 2024, trying to sincerely practise Norse paganism from over a thousand years ago and more than 5,000 km from Norway is just escapism from finding purpose and meaning in his own family/community/people. His apparent belief in volunteering to go fight for ultra-nationalist Ukrainian ideology (at a *minimum* over 6,000 KM from his birthplace) is just more escapism. If he is rooted in his own family, his own community, his own home...then why is he volunteering to fight for NATO/globalism aims? If he really is a pagan - rejecting the admittedly universalist message of Christianity in favour of local paganism - why not fight for his own family/community/home where he is? He's shocked and appalled by the brutality of the unit he served in - this is how they treated their fellow soldiers. Is he so naïve that he thinks the people in Donbas lied about how the same unit treated them? As for Bandera and Ukrainian nationalism of the 1930s era - Bandera and his ideological ilk never played both sides. They were simply another example of ethno-nationalism which erupted in the early decades of the 20th century. People sometimes get confused about ethno-nationalism: it was often far more liberal and progressive than the reactionary, medieval, brutal monarchies it opposed. But no one should be confused about Bandera and Ukrainian ultra-nationalism. They were extremely clear about their hopes and dreams. They wholly aligned with the Germans. They were simply shoved aside by history when the Germans (foolishly it must be said) determined they were more trouble than they were worth. The Canadian parliament applauding a veteran of the SS in 2023 is no crazier than western politicians screaming 1930s slogans like Slava Ukraine. The grim truth for so many soldiers on the Ukrainian side - not least Syrsky - is that their grandparents would spit upon them to see them fighting for Bandera today. EDIT - I don't mean to say he is a bad person. But he is clearly confused person, who has been manipulated and misled. He needs to learn, and maybe as penance dedicate his life in service to his own family/community/people so that others are not misled by globalists who flash a few naughty symbols as he was.

It's a shame Justin is still so completely ignorant of the history of the conflict, and what the fascist government of Ukraine did and is still doing to the Russian people. Thousands of Russian civilians were killed in the Donbass, by the Azov and their ilk, prior to the Russian invasion. You fought for the bad guys mate.

The World is truly lost.

" they were caring the ammunition because they refused to fight " , now pleas do tell , wo is forcing people to fight ?????? who is garbing people from the streets , russians or ukranians ?? russians have more volunteers that hey need , in otehr case Ukraina need more than 500 000 more people in the army , so who is forced ?????

Half way through this, I like this guy, he is brave and was fighting for good. He is deep has good morals, intelligence and walked the walk. It's men like him that you want to have with you in this bad situation. I wish him peace, he wants peace, even tho he's a warrior. I hope the ptsd subsides, this is profound, this man is a real man, bless you sir x Don - England 🙏🌹🍀❤️

Slava polku Azov!

"Johnny Got His Gun." At least this chap didnt lose any limbs, but his brain won't ever be the same. The last Vietnam vet.

Don't cry puzzy!! You made your bed now sleep in it!!

who forced you to come back to the society

A lot of veterans are saying psychedelics help out with trauma. Might be something to look into. 🙏🙏

The title should be called" why you should not join someone elses war."

The last thing a naive young man like this needs is a war to serve in as a mercenary. He was probably troubled before he joined in, now he has to reflect on doing terrible things without knowing why. Not what i was worrying about at 25 years old thankfully. Regardless, i wish him well despite his misconceptions.

Hunting with this guy forget it.

This dude needs help. A lot of help.

I’m no fan of Russia, but I have absolutely no empathy for Azov Nazi wannabes. This dude gives off creepy hater vibes.

This young lad is convinced he's now a very experienced, sage, wise old head. He seems to not be aware how young, silly and clueless he still actually is. It's kinda like climbing a mountain. There's always seemingly another rise after the last one. I'm now 60. And still look back at myself only 5 years ago as being dumb and naive. I no doubt will in another 5 years. If I don't croak it in the meantime. This kid has got some serious shit infront of him. I'm honestly sitting on the fence as regards as to if he's "right" or "wrong". He's struggling to justify too much. He may not be able to continue the narrative as time goes by and he learns more. As indeed Willi himself has done. He's quite a different Willi in comparison to many moons ago. He's now seeing thing more clearly. Less ideologically, with less simplistic flag waving. The narrative will continue to crumble. It's a crying bloody shame. Far too many folk on both sides have, and are dying.

I am a US Army Infantry veteran, but am one of the few who conscientiously objected when I figured out what an immoral and evil racket it all is in 2009. I left on my own terms, and on moral and ethical grounds. There are many of us during GWOT who did this and were administratively separated under honorable conditions. You could even call it refusal of orders or desertion and i would laughingly and proudly agree. . You're damn right I refused immoral and unlawful orders. What did you do? Kill or abet the killing of innocents and not even get rich for it? It was better than doing the wrong thing which is to serve an immoral and illegitimate authority, every day, all day, any time of day. I dont care what anyone calls it. I did the right thing. It's the proudest decision i ever made to face my company chain of command and the entire NCO gang at the age of 20 and insist to them dead in the eyes that i would never wear the uniform again regardless of any consequences, including jail or death or ridicule. When you make those sorts of decisions on your own terms and on moral and ethical grounds regardless of what anyone else thinks, you will be able to deal much better with any trauma and any inbound criticism of others, and you will come to terms with the truth you know deep down and most of all, you will feel free. You should always admit when you were wrong. I sincerely hope you find the best way for you to make it right, Justin. Dedicate your life to always doing the right thing and standing for truth in all times and places. That would be my suggestion.

Soooo somebody forced him to join AZOV?

We didn’t get a Good day Mates

Thanks for setting this interview up. Justin has obviously experienced the worst of humanity but is making a concerted effort to get on top the inhumanity. Full respect ✊

I can’t watch any more of this self pity CRAP , city boy goes to war , spends the rest of his life whinging .

The only thing i could get from this interview is how broken this guy is. find some help. Breakup with your abusive nazy girlfriend

Bandera was nazi SS general, he killed 24 thousends of civilian poles only in one place, what side u can watch this human? By his orders died a lot of ukranians and russians. A hero? Playing both sides? He is mass murder. And he is the person who was made for mordern Ukraine kinda national hero. And all this "ideologicaly motivated ppl" azov will portrait him as angel, like themselves.

A lot of Vets like myself like to bitch about the VA, but I have to say, it would be harder without them. I know the same is true when it comes to the VFW and other groups, I never wanted to join them, I'm just not a joiner, but they for sure help people. He won't be getting VA help or the comradery that comes from the VFW. That's another good reason to not run off and join foreign wars, when you don't have to. I'm not saying I was brighter than him at that age either, just that I got "lucky" in regards to the fact that I was dumb and joined the US infantry, not AZOV. (some of my friends were smart and joined the Air Force, think of it that way, it's a matter of degrees) If you join and see combat, it's likely you WILL be fucked up to some extent for the rest of your life. At the very least you will be "different", so you need to have "insurance", that's what the VA and VFW are. When I was young I had no idea why people would actually choose to buy insurance. Young people are bulletproof after all, or at least most think they are. He's right about the petty shit that the average American caring about seeming stupid. Who gives a fuck about 99% of the things the average spoiled American does, right? And at least he's still trying to have a social life and carry on, I personally couldn't do that without way too much booze in my system. I found that I was better off just forgetting about doing half the stuff I used to enjoy and really dial down my friends, to the ones who understood why I couldn't enjoy a lot of things I used to. (Hunting is a big one, I can hunt, just not with other people, which is a drag.) I'd suggest that you try not to feel guilty if you don't want to do stuff anymore, same with feeling guilty about not being able to do a lot of stuff. Figure out what you CAN do and what you CAN enjoy and be happy that there are things left that bring enjoyment. Don't dwell too much over what you can't do, as we get older a lot of that stuff becomes less important anyway. I see a lot of people judging this young man harshly, but trust me when I say that this could have happened to a lot of people here, if life had taken them to the same place in life he was. (If you tell me you were never young and dumb you are lying) Same thing goes for all us veterans. But for the grace of god, it could have been you. I think about this one from my family history, My grandfather came from Russian my Grandmother was from Galicia. Given different circumstances, I could have ended up on either side of this war. It's likely I have distant relatives fighting on both sides right now, which is why I want this war to end and don't much care which side "wins". Nobody really wins a war and peace never comes a day too soon.

Aside from all disagreements on perspectives about how the war is going I hope Justin can find peace and recovery and live his life as he wants it.

War criminal that went to war that has nothing to do with him

I think this guy is hiding his true beliefs about how far right he is, he could have just joined the foreign legion but he chose the azov battalion for a reason he isn’t being truthful about imo

Willy it's really sad to see what your channel's audience has turned into. I don't know what your agenda is or isn't, since I don't watch you much anymore, but your viewership now seemingly mostly consists of useless idi**s (I use that term in the literal, soviet sense of the meaning, i.e someone with good intentions who does someone else's bidding without even realizing it) I'm guessing it's not the kind of content I'm interested in, since I want analysis, not our team vs their team, and if content attracts only these kinds of people cheering for a team and not analyzing the situation... yeah. To anyone reading this, all I ask is that you examine your beliefs, and ask yourself who the beliefs benefit. Is it Putin, Zelensky, Biden, Trump, who? Cause if all answers point to one, that's worth keeping in mind. I'm not calling you (audience) evil, or saying you should be cancelled, and I'm not trying to be condescending. I'm just disappointed, is all, considering I saw Willy in the war even days before it flared up, doing great on the ground reporting, and now there's this. Stuff like including this guy which obviously is a complete fool, but not representative of most volunteers going to Ukraine, yet comments are all about "sticking in our own lane, not getting involved". Again, ask yourself: who does this belief benefit?

I want to see his Azov tattoos😂

Ah that little scratch in our souls we call guilt...

It’s hard to find any sort of sympathy for people that fought for AZOV. In the azovstal plant there’s actually testimonies of the civilians that were trapped and used as human shields so the Russians would completely destroy the unit. There’s numerous war crimes they done against Russian POWs executions poking eyes balls out with forks humiliation torture list goes on.

This interview is the closest corollary we have to watching a modern day waffen SS volunteer justify joining the SS and massacring Poles because the SS is “anti Russian” and they’re “fighting for freedom”. The amount of mental gymnastics here is staggering.

That is one confused fellow. Poor guy. I really feel for him. Definitely some little nuggets of truth in there though amongst the incoherent and oft times contradictory rambling.

Is he transitioning to woman?

Nassi coloborators in ww2 had the same excusses to join german army...

so nato proxy wars suck ..... let's go brandon

He is still trying to justify his involvement and can't admit his error......he fought for N4ZIS.

This guy seems like a future Timothy McVeigh

When it’s all said and done people…none can truly cast judgement upon another without having lived that persons exact experience of life with that persons exact soul Which is something God does with all and then even he reserves judgement until that day before him And guess what each and every one of us is God as a collective whole we will all experience the exact outcomes of each fragment of soul within us at which point In the end we as God will judge all and decide how to become better and more righteous as a Being of omnipotence That Russian was God, That Ukrainian was God, that foreigner was God And they all made decisions that led to deaths of others and worse, I think at the end GOD will reflect on his decisions and improve upon himself like a never ending Program tasked with eliminating its many flaws within its coding Eventually the Coding will be perfected or it will be Terminated GOD will eventually perfect its Creation or if not possible GOD will erase itself We all innately know this to be true we all get that spark of…connection when we make direct eye contact with another

Fought side by side with the Azov Nazis. You made your country proud, mate 😫👍

Unfortunately, the people whom Justin killed in the war won't be seeing any sunrises or smelling flowers or hugging puppies. But He will be down at the pub telling war stories and weeping into his beer.

He fought with the Azov battalion? Now he's complaining about ptsd. He volunteered for this. Take your porridge.

"...me being Norse pagan, myself..." Dude. Come on, dude. Jesus Christ.

Dudes out of his mind

The UN Charter, in Articles 106 and 107, gives the right to the winners of the Second World War - the USSR, the USA, Great Britain and China - to apply all measures against the countries that fought against them to prevent actions aimed at revising the results of the Second World War. In particular, it is possible to use military force against these countries. To do this, it is enough to notify the other three winning countries, but not to get their consent. Forceful coercion of countries that want to revise the Yalta-Potsdam system in Europe can also be carried out by Russia, which is the legal successor of the USSR. Russia can stop attempts to revive Nazism in Germany, Hungary, Romania, Austria, Bulgaria, Finland, Croatia, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Italy, Spain, Norway, Denmark, Holland, Japan. Articles 106 and 107 of the UN Charter also apply to all those countries that refuse to inherit from the USSR - Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania. Their attitude that there was a Soviet occupation and the treaties of Friendship and cooperation concluded by them with the Third Reich move these countries into the ranks of the Hitlerite coalition. The same position is taken by modern Ukraine, which accepts as its predecessor the military-political formations of the OUN-UPA, created by Ukrainian fascists. Proves that all these post-Soviet republics belong to the Hitlerite coalition. Hence the possibility of revising the territorial acquisitions of countries that position themselves as supporters of the Hitlerite coalition. Plus SPONSORS OF the Nazi regimes (USA and Britain)

he give me a " I dont know what the gun is called i just know the sound it makes when it takes a mans life" vibe

Why would you go ?

This guy went out of his way to join a war he had no purpose in and then has spent hours whining about PTSD while sounding like a complete bull shitter in both interviews. You did it to yourself, there is no honor in joining a war you dont have a side in just so you can tell some stories online.

“I’m not ashamed of being a Neo-Nazi” lol ok kid

The guy justifies the Nazis' involvement in the war on the side of the Good Guys by saying that they are doing a good thing. If the Nazis are fighting with someone you don't like, then everything is ok. In fact, his opinion coincides with the opinion of the government: to spend the Nazis in order to bleed the Russians. But instead of being so verbose in his search for excuses, he should simply say “I was stupid, I was deceived, I did something stupid.”

This guy has 'main character' vibes. He thought he was Tugg Speedman in Tropic Thunder, but shit got real. Unfortunately, no Academy Award, fake or otherwise.

Hard to feel sympathy for naz!s. I do feel sorry for the human, for the person where he decided to take his life.

When you look at it as a comparison, Russian didn’t want US/Nato missiles on their border just like the US didn’t want Russians missiles on their border in Cuba.

I feel sorry for this dude. Being a government stooge is not for the sensitive.

Oh please, a swastika is a swastika. It only has one meaning. Get over yourselves and stop making up excuses.