The story of Ukraine’s Antarctic scientists and how they became the Penguin Battalion of frontline warriors, and crowdfunders is one of just millions of similar transformations.
Everyday lives put indefinitely on hold so they can help their country in its hour of need.
Al Jazeera’s Rory Challands reports from Kyiv, Ukraine.
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Meanwhile in real life the war is lost by Ukraine. It’s all over but the shouting. Erratic Zelenskyy reminds Hitler in 1945. In Bakmut Ukraine lost high ground in the area and there is a high risk of encirclement. According to Ukrainian sources Russians have overwhelming advantage in artillery 1:9 on this front. 85% of Ukrainian soldiers are killed even without seeing the enemy. Ukrainian command has to resort to mass summary executions (some bodies are used for organ harvesting) to prevent unauthorized retreat or surrender. There is no military sense to hold on to it, but due to political reasons Ukraine is constantly throwing poorly trained additional reserves into this meatgrinder. Zelenskyy regime banned marking of soldiers’ graves with Ukrainian flags . Endless forests of flags at cemeteries across Ukraine proved to be too demoralizing and scary for those still desperately trying to escape forced conscription (which is tantamount to a certain death warrant). It’s all reminiscent of suicidal Hitler’s tactics in 1945.
I seen some wack bot postings but this is next level. Bravo😂
@Fred Muigai Your fake hero Zelensky does it all the time. Fake news media does it all the time. Maybe you should re-evaluate your intelligence gathering.
People dreaming about Ukraine winning. Wake up people, Ukraine is losing, the fact that they are sending scientists to war is already the proof you need. Even the american soldiers that were sent back home also said so.
so the only way to stop this bloodshed is give up land and surrender
Hi Mr copy and paste. Putin is so scared of his life that he did not visit any of his front line. 😂 Oh, not even occupied territory. Hope this speaks enough volume when compared to Zelensky.
It is a proven fact in HRW that Ukraine nazz regime will not stop to use human shield in cities and am not surprise that they are hiding here. Russia has every legal right to target them. Only a fool allow these regime to get away with its human shiel. This regime is brutal and are known to murder unarmed and surrendered soldier. With the world behind Russia, please do what is needed to eliminate this US sponsored nazz regime.
When was that nonsense “proven”, comrade?
I look forward to watching you run away like a Russian.
@Roger Wilco rather than worried about us, you should worried about about yourself. We might do the world godd by getting rid of a nation of racists by using our N options.
@Jaye Chow is it just a little bit embarrassing being so predictable?
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Amazing people. Ukranians are incredible brave. Slava Ukraini!
Qatar govt have to shutdown close Taliban and Haqqani Network office in Doha Qatar please.
Remember Afghanistan 🇦🇫 please 🇦🇫.
The Taliban shall one day fall.
Support the NRF 🇦🇫 ✊
What about it?
@Secular Sekai russia must send the kadyrov batallion to afghanistan instead of in ukraine.
I don’t know if you’re out of the country, or still there, but if you can please tell the people of Afghanistan that they have not been forgotten. You are always in my thoughts. The women teaching girls in secret, at risk of horrific repercussions, are HEROES
💙💙💪💪🇺🇦 *SLAVA UKRAINI* 🇺🇦💪💪💙💙 *GLORY TO THE UKRAINIAN HEROES* 💙💙💪💪🇺🇦
They are outnumbered and outgunned?
Putin the inhuman and bullish psychopath who is shocked that the little guy Ukraine just hit back!
We all know that hitting civilian areas is not liberation at all!
In the beginning, Russian people just ignored the war on Ukraine and aggression by Russia; now when Putin ordered mobilization the Russians realized that the fire has reached their homes, and their families and now they are fleeing, now exodus from Russia is the new norm!
Stand With Ukraine
It’s time to save the world by stopping Putin and his allies, or else fire will reach everyone’s home! Every time Putin and Russia mention Wester or the EU as targets of the raging war on Ukraine so if Ukraine losses then someone else will be the next!
Today no human life was lost in the EU or NATO from this war on Ukraine by Russia, just arms and money being invested but if and when Russia will engage in direct war with the EU or NATO then there will be human life losses too. Right now, Ukrainians are suffering life losses at large be it civilians or their defence force, who knows tomorrow who will be the next?
If Putin and the Russian militant stop the invasion, then the war ends: but if Ukraine stops defence, then Ukraine ends!
A scientist 😂😂 sounds great 😂😂
It’s already a field of experiments, so he’s welcome 🙏
Please zelenky avoid that war it’s very dangerous for the people at war 😔 ➕➕🅰🅰🅰➕➕
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Please zelenky advice your people to runaway from the zone sad 😔 ➕➕🅰🅰🅰➕➕
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The west creates, Russia destroys. No wonder why Russia is so poor😂
High form of madness ,to order your best brains to go fight a puppet war.I
Ukraine is fighting a puppet war, is that what you call self-defense…?
*Russia🇷🇺 still occupied Crimea, Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson, Zaporizhia.*
Russia must end occupation & peace!
Clown world. All for Israel. Merry Christmas ⛄⛄⛄🎄🎄🎄
How did he survive if they were overrun
god is dead and every entity is mortal cameras can be bypassed or frozen.
Ukraine must be annexed by russia
Stop promoting the War with propaganda. You can already see that this is fake by how clean his uniform is. He is just there for Camera shot.
More Ukronazis for the meat grinder 😂
The should thank there clown president and the EU for the mess their country is in.
Is that a swastika on the penguin badge ?
it’s a compass rose 🤦♀
Same sentiment wasn’t shown for Iraqi resistance against US aggression why is it acceptable all of a sudden for Ukraine?
Qatar can sing our Nato song as much as it can it still will be hated!
In absolutely every war people from all parts of society participate.
The only thing different about this war is that there are no news channels anymore on all sides but only ridiculous propaganda
Even peaceful scientists volunteer to fight the invaders. That means something is not right with Russia
Our hearts are with you Ukraine. We won’t let Russia forget this for generations just as they speak about Germany in 1940s Russia is the same as them just 80 years later. So if Russians want a legacy of rape, murder, and terrorist acts that’s certainly what you got!
Canada Defence minister Anitha Anand is the real hero who support aid to Ukraine in war.🔥🔥🔥
You can buy them…… Morally prostitute….. As if he do not know the real cause of this war n taking the side of criminal who r still selling on civilian openly….
Glory to Ukraine!
I cant stop to admire these heroic people. the Ukrainians, you`re the best
Ukranian people are amazing. Slava Ukraine!
Slava Ukraine!
@jarvis xu свиньям в срало 🐷🐷🐷🐷
Specially Zelensky, who brought Ukraine to this day
Best wishes to all defenders of Ukraine 💪🙏❤️
Go Chechen, Belarusian, Georgian and other volunteer fighters, UAF, russian separatists, and all supporters, GO, – finish russian mafia troops! 💪 Hats off to every single volunteer workers 🙏
GLORY TO UKRAINE! 🥇💖🇺🇦🙏
🇺🇦💖🥇SLAVA UKRAINI!👏🇫🇮🇨🇭
Stupid war. Stupid soldiers.
They’ve lost Bakhmut.