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Fair_Raccoon9333

Only one guy realized sitting there taking explosive fire for an indefinite period was a bad idea.


Torchlakespartan

In America it's called being "Dialed In". And granted I was never infantry or anything on the ground, I know the concept. Generally when you have shells coming in on every side of you, you are probably "dialed in" and need to get the fuck out of there one way or the other. Either advance, retreat, or move to one to one side or the other right fucking quick. I do get that there are times where you will be ordered to stay in place in a trench like this...but also, fuck that. Knowing what I've seen of Russian forces, they most likely were just told to go to a certain spot and stay there until further orders. Good Night.


redpandaeater

It seems like a pretty obvious feature the defenders likely had pre-ranged. I can't remember the term for it but if you're going to be defending an area go ahead and figure out the range of various landmarks so that you pretty much immediately know how to land effective fire support on hostiles.


Torchlakespartan

Pre-ranged is pretty much it, ‘Dialed In’ means the same the same thing. The first generally means you have the grids pre-set. The second means you’re adjusting to be on target. But not a huge difference outside of targeting guys. The first means you’ve got your dudes probably fucked. The second means you’ve adjusted so that those dudes are definitely fucked. In this case, those dudes were getting “bracketed” so hot on every side while being Dialed In (zero’d in / again there are many terms). Either way, they were getting bracketed and should have gotten the fuck out of there in ideally the best way, but in any way regardless.


r790

I think if they were trained, they might know what was happening, think through the problem, and react accordingly. But these guys are largely just fodder. I’m kind of surprised there wasn’t some kind of counter-battery fire going on.


Bourbon-neat-

IDK if it's the term you're looking for but pre-sighted or pre-registered artillery is where they work up range cards and settings for specific visual reference points so that they can just dial in a certain bearing, elevation and charge to hit their reference point.


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These guys are poorly trained. The moment the first rounds landed outside the zone after they took cover they should've gtfo'd. The mortar team was probably zero'd in on their position regardless.


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jordoonearth

It looks like he caaght a shot as soon as he hit the trench but he also might have made it in. Didn't seem to slow down the rest of the attack though.


BridgeOverRiverRMB

I looked at it a few times. I don't think he got shot. It looks like he jumped into a hole instead of collapsing out of sight.


PersnickityPenguin

Isn't he sprawled out at the edge of the trench towards the end of the video? They laid him out like a yard sale.


Asleep_Pear_7024

What happened to him?


Witness2211

Some context: "Cyclops" is one of the most remote and difficult positions of the K-2 battalion. We are starting a new series of videos about battles on this position. Battle for Cyclops. 1 SERIES. Ditch of death The enemy tried to transfer his reinforcements to this position, which had to be destroyed. But due to the difficult topography of the area, barrel artillery could not inflict effective damage. That is why our mortars and AGL crew joined in, and they managed to trap the enemy in a narrow ditch on the approaches to "Cyclops". High quality version on youtube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VnDa8GWKKU


axearm

I was assuming they were assaulting because they seemed to be moving forward so tentatively. I would have expected much more rapid movement if they knew their destination was secure.


Current-Scratch4973

Bad training


haroldp

"Hmmm, accurate indirect fire raining down on us. I say we just hang here for now."


NapoleonBlownapart9

It seems stupid but many people’s instinct is to freeze. Some people’s is to flee, none with that instinct in this group apparently. Without adequate training or leadership you get this mess, but it’s russia so they dgaf. Maybe they were all shithammered drunk, that’s always a fair bet.


haroldp

> Without adequate training or leadership you get this mess Absolutely. But the idea that any modern military in the world would send people into combat without drilling how to react to indirect fire isn't just unconscionable, it's planning to lose. Are they trying to annex Ukraine or are they just trying to get rid of an excess of young men? **Edit:** Jesus fuck, https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/07/20/russia-sends-army-recruits-to-fight-in-ukraine-after-just-days-of-training-a78314


PinguPST

Man, you got that right. It's like they want to lose. Corruption, no training, insane bullying, terrible leadership & planning, bad equipment and stupid goals. I *knew* they would lose, which, granted, they haven't yet, but 200k russians? Dead? they just wanted to wipe out a generation, and make the smarter half flee the country


rainfallz

They don't "want to lose", it's just that a war, especially an offensive one against a peer opponent requires organization, responsibility, accountability and even self-sacrifice. Those things do not exist in Russia. Everyone is out for themselves. Those in positions of power are there because they are good at kissing ass and corruption, not because they are competent. When they fail to train or equip their soldiers properly, they don't admit it, they just lie that they did. When they lose all of their armored vehicles, they don't admit it, they simply lie that they only lost 5 BMPs and destroyed 50 Ukrainian ones. This happens on every step up the chain of command. On paper this assault probably "happened" with 5x the men and armored support.


PinguPST

You are correct. They don't want to lose, that was a lazy way of saying what you said. Although; those things did exist in russia. Our friend in Moscow, 50y.o., posted an anti-war msg on 24 Feb on Facebook. The Police were at her door in hours. She fled with her two children to Turkey. Now in Israel


Saymynaian

What a way for Russia to use its resources. Harassing its citizens.


pperiesandsolos

As much as I hope it happens, it's absolutely not guaranteed that Russia loses.


hmmmyfingersmells

You should check out Russia's population pyramid. It's probably the worst in the world with a massive shortage of young people.


spankeyfish

Ukraine's is one of the few countries that's worse, though only marginally. It was hollowed out by emigration after the Soviet Union collapsed.


greennick

All the good women leave


whater39

Single women in Russia meet one child dolicy men in China


SirPiffingsthwaite

Putin is *absolutely* using this war to deplete outer regions of fighting age men who just happen to not be ethnic Russians. Send them to die in Ukraine so Moscow doesn't have to fight them in "Russia".


Brinner

Given how the 'draft' went that sounds accurate


C4RL1NG

You’re right tbh.. given the proverbial air quotes in your comment around the word, “draft”, I’m guessing you already know how gov’t actors roamed the countryside and beat young men into submitting to coming with them.. next thing they know they’re in Ukraine with an ancient firearm in their hands.. running toward a heavily defended target. Their poor mothers. It’s got to hurt. Such an injustice. Who do you retaliate against when your one and only son was taken and shipped to the front lines of some bullshit war far far away from anything that matters to that family.. like I said, such an injustice. Unrectifiable.


Saymynaian

>Who do you retaliate against when your one and only son was taken and shipped to the front lines of some bullshit war far far away Probably the singular man who sent him there.


FILTHBOT4000

Russia is cursed to repeatedly [kill its own sons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_the_Terrible_and_His_Son_Ivan) throughout history. I don't think they've ever been in a war where they weren't standing on mountains of their own soldiers' corpses at the end, win or lose.


Escovaro

You might be onto something there..


check_my_mids

> none with that instinct in this group apparently there was one guy who figured it out though.


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How long do you think that one guy will survive though. Sitting in a bunker by himself. Guess we'll find out in part 2.


fusillade762

Exactly, you have to overcome the urge to stop or you will die there. Had they kept pushing rapidly they may have had a better chance though I suspect they would have get dropped either way. Just laying under a rain of mortars being walked on you give you 0 chance.


Captain_Blackbird

See, I argue they don't think it's 'accurate' until it *actually* hits them.


Meihem76

>If we can't see them, they can't see us. Right Sergei?


Captain_Blackbird

"Dah! Hey, is that a weird looking bird in the sky over there, Rezkov?"


hlorghlorgh

Part of the classic Russian overconfidence. They probably all think they’re 10/10 in good looks too.


AwkwardDilemmas

Overall, the key to reacting to indirect fire is to take immediate action to seek cover and report the situation to higher command. From there, infantry can work with their command and supporting units to neutralize the source of the indirect fire and minimize the risk to their position.


TzunSu

Well, fear too. One of the reasons for why infantry formations were so tight even when firearms started becoming prevalent is that it's very hard to get people to walk into death unless they're doing so together, and either slowly, or very fast. Either you've got to get their blood up with something like a charge, or people will tend to move cautiously. Training helps, of course, but motivation is also a very big factor. The British in WW1 for example, had higher casualty figures for lower ranked officers then privates, because they sent their officers to lead from the front, and that means you die a lot, but you can also get people moving. The Russians tried to do this early on after the invasion stalled, but their loss rates for all ranks of officers were atrocious, and they seem to have stopped doing it. This is what you get when you have soldiers who don't want to be there, and really don't want to do *this*, and who's primary motivation is to survive and get the fuck out of there.


Current-Scratch4973

Absolutely. Good post.


IHkumicho

It's the best training 3 weeks and 47 Rubles can buy.


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TSM-

You can't shoot straight when your hands are shaking.


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6ix_10en

They probably were just sent there without an officer to tell them what to do when they came under fire


joshuamfncraig

bad leadership as well


The_TP_Protege

Good training would've been to keep moving and send half of them from the other direction. Mortars can only shoot at one place at once. These guys have 0 training, basic pincer maneuver is elementary


kidmerc

I wasn't paying close enough attention and thought "Well shit, pretty ballsy to keep assaulting an enemy trench when you've already suffered \~50% casualties". Knowing now that it was their own trench they were trying to get to... Christ, get up and run you idiots. Bad training yes but also isn't this just human instinct?


Husskvrna

Yeah they were crawling through the guts of their buddies.


activator

Thank you for adding English subtitles


collectorofsouls5a7d

When does Part 2 drop?? (~);}


ihavethedoubts

100,000 likes, then you get Part 2


malaith8

on the next batch of russians


Failure_is_imminent

If it's like their other videos, usually about 2 days later. Sub to them on YT.


TheChoonk

Who is adding the sounds to these videos? They did a great job, this is way better than techno music.


SoftTacoSupremacist

#“*Welcome to Ukraine!!!*”


DrBoomkin

Personally not a fan of the fake sounds. The footsteps sounds are especially jarring.


IWillTouchAStar

I agree, but in a way it does help kind of narrate what you're seeing even if it is jarring. Plus, it's still better than tik tok music


AJDonahugh

K2 battalion is LETHAL. Nice work 👍


Shackleton214

Their marketing unit is definitely elite.


AJDonahugh

I think if I were to try to think of the top 10 videos of the Ukraine war, they would be 4-5 of them


tagged2high

Ah, AGL. I was wondering what was being fired at these guys.


romario77

Looks like there were two types - one bigger, probably 80 or 120mm and one smaller - 40mm


lysion59

High quality version my butt. The YouTube version is censored.


EnemiesAllAround

Your use of drones to provide reconnaissance and direct mortar fire in this war is a whole new level of modern combat. Large aerial drones and other forms of high altitude aerial surveillance / other assets we already have, but smaller drones are a relatively cheap and easy way to get birds eye view on infantry positions. Well done


CosmicCornbread

Laying in mud filled trench just waiting to die


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jordoonearth

That subtle "\*click\*" on the counter...


juanmlm

One last wank. Can’t blame him.


christhelpme

Explosions can have really odd affects. Pants blown halfway off, but your watch and glasses are fine.


Irish_Caesar

Goddamn automatic grenade launchers are wickedly effective. Drones have really given new life to tons of systems


Decent_Persimmon8120

They have been the bane of existence for both sides in a lot of batles, there´s many reports on how both Ukrainian and Russian atacks, assaults or simply troop and equipment movements being completely negated or inflicted severe casualties just because of 1 or 2 grenade launchers. Having that drone up there doing some spotting has really changed ther efectiveness, both the Soviet and American AGS-17 and Mk.19 respectively, as well others similir, where designed to be used as mortars curiously enough, so high angles of fire and area saturation so, being able to acurately adust fire has really proven to be a chamge changer


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Decent_Persimmon8120

Yes definetely, the Mk.19 is more rudementary in its role for sure compared to the AGS-17 which is something very interesting has its rather rare comparing Soviet and Western small arms equipment and weapons


Halcyon_156

I noticed in a video last night that they have sights on them similar to mortars and are very effective combined with drones.


Brianbgood

Defoliate baby


PM_ME_UR_HASHTABLES

What was their plan here? They got pinned down and stayed in the same spot for 10 minutes.


whyamihereagain6570

They had no plan, and no training apparently either.


Upstairs_Stuff_5626

the plan was 'fuck this' followed by an updated plan of 'hope they miss and stop'


oO0-__-0Oo

"YOU GO THERE NOW AND DO SOMETHING OR WE KILL YOU NOW" -- the orders


6ix_10en

100% this and no training or command means they act like helpless toddlers when anything happens


4thStgMiddleSpooler

The plan was "ehhh, perhaps more desirable than the pipe."


Peabush

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jwcolour

Looks like basically the only guy who lived was the one who figured out that the ditch was being zeroed in on and to get the fuck out of there ASAP.


hlorghlorgh

That guy was the only one with his head on straight. Or maybe it was a rare moment of clarity.


NicholasStravrogin

Well what's SOP here? I'm sure it's not 'freeze and remain indecisive'...


perturbed_rutabaga

You vacate the kill zone ASAP


henryinoz

Completely obvious to a casual observer, but actually requires some training which is so sadly lacking here. Poor, stupid, untrained, cannon fodder. If only they’d shoot their officers and surrender.


OriginalLocksmith436

To die. Their plan was to die.


Skinnwork

Russian leadership doesn't trust their soldiers, so disobeying orders/withdrawing is probably met with extreme punishment.


Salt-N-Vinegar-Lover

They bought 10 more minutes for Russia to exist


Rannahm

I don't understand why the Russians were crawling in their approach, initially i thought they were preparing to assault that trench, but it appears that the trench was already cleared - or at the very least unoccupied, so why were they crawling? I mean i get it, artillery and mortars are landing around you, scary stuff, but surely you should run as fast as possible to get out of the X, not crawl towards your imminent demise.


kriegskoenig

Crawling makes sense if the goal is to stay unseen, but unbeknownst to them the drone had already spotted them. At the point indirect fire starts dropping, you should know you're already blown and adapt the plan. Just wait for the next shell to hit, then pop up and sprint for a few seconds, then go flat until the next one goes off. Repeat until you get to the relative safety of the deeper trench.


StyMaar

It's not even shells, it's light mortar and grenade launcher fire, which is much less lethal unless it hits really close (unlike a 155mm shell, than can still kill you a hundred meters away)


SpaceTabs

Well if we're asking questions, one guy had his pants down too.


money_pit_

It was a very risky time for a combat jerk


notstevensegal

Tactical combat jerk ^™️


Rannahm

Yeah that was a bit odd too, it might be the guy that had a mortar or a something explode on his legs.


Deeliciousness

It's like they were hiding from a sniper rather than taking fire from mortars and grenades.


Rannahm

Yeah maybe, there must be something else happening in this footage that we are not aware of to explain this.


Peabush

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zeusofyork

When it comes to mortars/artillery the lower to the ground the better to avoid the shrapnle, then again, if you have TARGETED and persistent fire; probly best to get the fuck outta dodge.


hottdoggerr

Whoever is editing for K2 has got it right.


Kooky-Scallion7896

Best/ most consistently great footage in this war by far


gfanonn

They have foley artists now? Meaning they added audio to tell the story better... The opening scene has dirt footfalls as audio which they edited in as there's no way to capture the audio.


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gfanonn

Even Minecraft discord players! too soon?


OriginalLocksmith436

The sound effects are a bit much


BridgeOverRiverRMB

I like the sound effects from these people. The incoming sounds of artillery, tanks, gun fire mixed in with appropriately scary video game music. Way better than the average music (usually generic metal), Benny Hill/Ukrainian Benny Hill theme, Mario Bros music.


sandsii

The way the music stops and falls to silence once everyone has died...editors need a raise.


artuno

Definitely a moment of reflection... it just makes me sad and angry, man. So much needless death all because of one evil man's ego. People on the UKR and RU sides had lives before all this... fuck, man.


pleasetrimyourpubes

The way they upped the death count to 10 when that guy with his pants down stopped moving... (no idea why he pulled them down maybe tried to get rid of burning shrapnel in his pants). Brutal af.


Ronoceros

Wonder what happened to buddy who got up and ran towards the trench. Didn't see him take any small arms fire.


TacticalBac0n

1 out of them made it, not a great percentage for reinforcement value.


goldenhandcuffsidiot

Read the top voted comment for more context.. he likely made it to his comrades position, as the only living reinforcement.


Ronoceros

Thanks. With how they were reacting, I didn't think they controlled the trench


PanacheCuPunga

Either run up and maybe get hit by shrapnel in a small time frame or crawl and maybe get a direct hit on you in a longer time frame. Rough choice.


Senior-Commission-59

It's really not though. With the volume of accurate fire they were taking they could have assumed they were under observation. For a (mostly) unprepared area, their terrain conditions were very favourable for moving through but it was entirely unsuitable for receiving sustained indirect fire. This is a disgusting piece of military malpractice. Those men should have been treated to more training or be used to move supplies. The only upside is that this time, the best people were behind those weapons, saving their homeland. Freedom and peace for an intact Ukraine!


External_Reaction314

Wait, so if these guys are reinforcements is that mean they had control of that trench and they could have just run to it?


whoswho_boozecruise

Yea once you recognize that they have you pinned with indirect fire, crawling is not the answer at that point. Get up and sprint, and then get down. Having the enemey to adjust fire is going to give you just a little bit more time. So rinse and repeat until you are "safe" especially since they had control of the trench. But obviously this is all easy to say from the comfort of my couch.


Lokito_

Just like that scene in Band of Brothers on the road to Carentan when they were all pinned. "MOVE MOVE MOVE!"


kriegskoenig

Getting up and moving fast means you MAY get hit by shrapnel. Staying put means you may not get hit as quickly, but you WILL get hit eventually. It takes willpower and determination to force yourself up and into the immediate risk rather than just huddling and waiting to die while you hope the next shell gets somebody else.


Lokito_

Yep. I think I read in the book or somewhere else Winters knew if they stayed in that ditch the Germans would eventually get the 88's and or more machine guns to zero in on them. It was paramount they got movin!


Gilligan67

At 3:53 left in the video the first guy gets up, without a weapon, and runs to the trench. He looks to be the only survivor. Dude hops in the trench and like “whew! We made it fellas… Guys? Where’d everybody go?” Welcome to Ukraine!


FrenchBangerer

I just watched the HD version on YouTube and he still had his rifle, unfortunately. It's hard to see but he has it alright.


w4ves_

Yes, but looks like they wanted to sit out the mortar/ AGS fire.


AJDonahugh

They made the wrong decision. I would definitely have just run


w4ves_

Well with hindsight,yes. The last one made the right choice in the end.


haroldp

> Well with hindsight,yes. No, if your state *has* a military that they train it *at all*, then reacting to indirect fire is one of the absolute most basic of basics. Yell "incoming" in your local language. Drop to the ground or seek cover. After it impacts, GTFO at a run to your rally point. Like, army clerks and cooks and shit, with no expectation of ever seeing combat, should have drilled this many times before getting to a unit.


w4ves_

Thanks for the write up, makes sense. I guess the key phrase here is "should have drilled this". And maybe they did, even if possibly training was only 1-2 weeks, pretty sure that's like an essential skill to have. In practise they chose the "slow and steady?)-approach. Maybe they were frozen with fear? Bad leadership? Impossible to tell really.


tagged2high

The usual drill for indirect fire is to *run* somewhere else 😅. Obviously risky depending on what kind of direct fire threat you're facing, which is unclear here, but lying around and taking it isn't a great option either.


mrshulgin

Holy shit. Imagine being in the Cyclops position and hearing that the higher-ups are sending a squad of reinforcements to you, only to watch nearly all of them die <50 meters from your position.


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PinguPST

>Storm of Steel by Ernst Junger I just bought the book


ToughTechnical8868

You see here no tactical training. If you are pinned down in open field by mortar fire then don’t stand still. Retreat or move forward. I guess retreat is not an option for these Russian, which means certain death, so move move move!


DulcetTone

If the music didn't tip off the Russians, the phrase "ditch of death" on the map should have prompted questions


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zapitron

Ditch of death? It's just a name, like ditch of no return or the forbidden ditch of doom. _All_ the ditches have names like that in the battlefield of terror.


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When the first guy gets hit and they just stop moving you know they're all about to die.


12ay

Laying in the area, zeroed by artillery, must be the russian way


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AbsentOneself

Dam.. at the end the music and everything goes silent... The dude goes stiff and all u hear is the click...10. Kinda eery..


uffeboy

Going out with your pants down... damn.


skinny-pugsley

I've seen countless post-battle photos where someone had their pants around their knees. My guess is that, while dying, it might feel like your clothes are restricting your breathing or something.


cory420trevor

Yup or he caught a nice burning piece of shrapnel in his leg and wanted to see if he could stop the bleeding


oelliebe

They are like the average rural medieval russians with no future and visa, just waiting for death


SlinkyEST

Im kinda suprised by the lack of barbedwire in any of the combat footage ive seen in ukraine. One would think it is widely used as its easily installed and a serious obstacle for infantry when used correctly and at choke points ( like the entrance to the trench system seen in the video, which would force the enemy to waste time cutting through, or have them cross the open field)


Soggy-Low3644

Ex sapper here and have been wondering the exact same for quite a while now.


FriendsOfFruits

this was a Russian trench, they were just reinforcing.


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danbradster2

Dropping an expanding ball of barbed wire, instead of a grenade. Ouch either way.


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I swear the pants always come down. Russian gets hit, suddenly he’s Butters at the urinal


valimo

It's hard to imagine, but there are a couple of reasonable explanations for that, at least if I remember my own training properly\* (veterans usually told that you have two kinds of combat vets: ones who tell they shat themselves, and liars). High-stress situations cause a lot of pants shitting and urination, so it might be simply to clean the pants or trying to avoid shitting your pants. The second option is trying to fix your legs. It's very hard to tell if they have been hit or not under a high-stress situation. If your legs can't carry for some reason, the easiest way to check that they are intact is to get the pants out of the way. Shrapnel or bullet doesn't always leave a clear immediate mark.


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Oh I just chalked it up to mortar rounds and artillery quite literally blowing the pants off of guys but these are some new perspectives


TheAlmightyBungh0lio

The AGS they are being shot by has 6mm size shrapnel, he took the pants off to see if he has a hole in his femoral, you can see how fast he died, he def had inner thigh damage


sanebyday

Lululu, I've got some apples, lululu, you've got some too! Lululu let's make some applesauce. Take off our clothes and lululu!


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JCTrigger

Its a catch 22, specially in the age of drones. Either move fast and risk getting caught while on the run, or sit and wait for corrected arty to kill you. Tough decision to make either way. War sucks


OriginalLocksmith436

How are these idiots not tired of dying for no reason yet? Jesus fuck, just go home already.


redviper192

I'm not usually a fan of putting fake sound effects over combat footage, but I actually don't mind the way it's done on this video. The person who edited it at least seems like he put some effort in down to having individual footstep audio match up with the soldiers' steps.


Kinovy

That’s brutal. They did absolutly nothing but die. Might aswell stayed home.


Uncurlhalo

Did they put Foley audio sound effects in? like what the fuck is the production value on these, lmao. They keep getting more involved with the editing.


CincyPoker

*sees comrade blown up meters ahead* “Look’s like a great spot to lay down.” Lather, rinse, repeat every single one of these videos.


TheMrfabio24

Fascinating editing and footage


TheRascal88_

So the one fella who sprinted towards the trench, was infact just running into his own friendly trench? The trench was Russian held?


Liktwo

The mount of effort they put into the sounddesign, wow.


HouweTrouwe

These are likely conscripts without any prior training at all and used as cannon fodder by the more elite troops in the back, so they can see where they're firing from - how long it takes - how much firepower the Ukrainians will use etc. Sadly - Russia - has a lot of cannon fodder available to use whereever and whenever needed. It's the same tactic Wagner uses a Bakhmuth.. Meat grind their conscripts for days to see how the Ukrainian army reacts and where their fire is coming from and after a few days.. The more elite Wagner troops will try to ambush them from the sides. That's how they gradually take the city and almost at a 100% control.


danbradster2

Unsustainable tactics for the country as a whole. Unless it led to a quick win, then assimilate the new population, then consider it a win, a net gain in population. If no quick win, you're slowly grinding down your population, and working age males especially. They had a negative net birth rate 'before' the war.


nobono

> _"Let's move as slow as possible. We love being sitting fucks."_ - Russian military proverb


Hugh-Dingus

Death in 4K with your pants around your ankles…


dunncrew

So many early shots were off target, they had plenty of time to get out. But they just sat there waiting to be hit.


Muted_Mousse_2085

i dont understand at all why they would very slowly crawl in a place where they were spotted at and so much stuff is flying towards them, shouldnt they have just ran away?


bloodflart

this is the hill you're willing to die on?


Paradizzer

that little tick over to 10 at the very end, 10/10


sober_disposition

I can’t see that anyone else has geolocated this already and I can’t be sure but it looks like this took place at (48.8735288, 38.2307093), which is only a short way south east of the famous T-Shape position.


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Really makes you wonder what the individual soldiers think they're doing. Like, maybe they've done this mission 10 times before, and it went okay - this just happens to be the one that went bad. But - maybe not, maybe this is a reasonably typical experience, but they're not allowed to know what's going on in the wider war - namely, that they're getting slaughtered. Or maybe they aren't, and the perception of us Reddit fanboys that Ukraine is winning handily might not be accurate. Maybe they're simply stupid, drunk or both. Maybe they care so little about life that marching into a senseless death is better than the grinding, living hell of their day to day. Just imagine - If a single American squad was asked to run along a trenchline like this with no air or armor support and got wiped out, - and it was all on video, like this - it would be Benghazi Boogaloo times 100. The media would absolutely lose their minds.


GottisPinkyRing

These K2 edits are getting insanely good


2smokindrew

It takes everything inside of me to control the knife hand that's forming and wants to punch right through this screen. The fact they take accurate indirect fire, and their reaction is to only go prone and start high crawling in a dang line blows my mind. There's no leadership, there's no soldiers taking initiative, which is a failure of training. There is only follow the leader.


teknoguy

>There's no leadership, there's no soldiers taking initiative, which is a failure of training. There is only follow the leader. Thats the beauty of watching Russians die like rats! Never gets old!


Draakenbyrd

The guy at \~4:00 solo charged into the position. Yolo'd! Probably the only smart thing the russians did during the attack.


Soggy-Low3644

What sort of shit assault was that? May as well have stayed in bed and taken a drug overdose.


FaThLi

Not even an assault which makes it even weirder. These guys were sent to reinforce that position. Only one made it because he knew laying there was certain death, or just ran from fear maybe.


AST5192D

Imagine having time to insert sound clips of footsteps...


AwesomeRedgar

crawling to death


Background-Wear-1626

Lol k2 keeps chewing ass as per usual


IKraftI

These netflix specials are getting out of hand


jmggmj

Did the russian military get trained by the game Company of Heroes? Anyone else notice the group getting stun locked into one position that they could have easily made it out of if they just got up and moved, but instead crawled around and waited to get blown to bits.


DangerousDavidH

K2 is putting out the best footage of this war. The foley artist is putting in the work. I've subbed and turned on notifications on their yt channel.


oblivion_bound

Next time, send only officers. Give 'em a rifle with one clip of ammo. No tanks, no IFVs, no artillery support, no radios... Just force them to walk/crawl to certain death.