Caught in the middle of the diplomatic standoff between Russia and the West, Ukrainian soldiers are waiting on the front lines.
Despite repeated assurances from Russia that it does not want war, these soldiers keep a careful watch.
Each has a different theory about what form an invasion would take, but they also simply hope there will be no attack.
Al Jazeera’s @Mohammed Jamjoom reports.
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If Russian actually invades Ukraine, it is apprehended that 50% Ukraine soldiers will join with Russia. Ukraine soldiers will not fight Russian as their origin are Red Army. Ukraine soldiers will just invite Russian to solve the problem for ever. Present Ukraine regime is dancing to the tune of NATO but they will not come to rescue Ukraine which was proved when Russia annexed Cremea . This time history will repeat again.
Spring. Nobody launches invasions during Russian winters.
..except the Russians
Spring would be a long time for Putin to keep those Russians in the field, away from their home bases. I think he has to engineer _something_ before then that he can claim as a win. He’s not going to get the kind of concessions from Nato that Lavrov was talking about, so it will probably have to be something on the ground in Ukraine.
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This reminds me of the “phoney war” with France in ww2 the Ukrainians shouldn’t be caught of guard like the french were in the ardennes
Russia and USA both are christians right? Why can’t they make peace for the sake of God, the holy book and their religion? Why can’t the christians unite to do good ,avoid tyranny and cruelty . God would like that.
the christian split goes way back to ancient rome. Russia and america are on opposite sides of that split.
Both Russia and America pretend to be Christian countries. In reality, the organized crime syndicate of Hassids rule both of them.
are they digging their grave yet.. ?
even 90% of people in eastern Ukraine want to join RUSSIA.
I don’t want there to be a WAR but I want there to be a REFERENDUM like in Crimea and the people in eastern Ukraine will vote to join RUSSIA and then the west can shut up.
Any war is a temporary opportunity for U.S ..U.S will supply weapons to Europe and turkey will also see a boost is weapon supply ,specially surveillance and attack drones. But it will bring Russia, China, Pakistan closer and some other nations like Nepal will also benefit . There will be military co operation and share of technology, which will effect the global trade, specially Weapons and automobile trade ..Middle east will experience ups and downs in oil trade and the tourism nd foreign investment will be insecure and decline specially when there is soo much instability in the reason and missiles flying from yemen .China will play the most important role , china will reserve Russian oil and gas and oil price will rise,and Chinese weapon trade will reach the next level for the fist time in history.
Europe will pay the better price for any changes . South china sea will be guarded strictly by chinese .Countries dependent on both u.s and Russia will be under pressure. Sanctions will not work if a war breaks out.
The US isn’t gonna help and if biden makes a move it will only be for chance to sniff a kid.
We have had enough
For the last three decades.
Enough is enough
Ukrainian moral is low. they are looking weak. this is not the way to defend the motherland
Anyone on the front line would die at a sudden haste within 20 minutes 🙄 there on foot looking down towards aircraft, artillery and tanks.. hes got his rifle though
God Bless these soldiers..Freezing temperatures
Russia has just agreed to a Hunger Games matchup to be held in Kiev between Jenifer Lawrence representing the West, and Anna Chipovskaya representing the East. The winner of this great battle will receive free pizza and delivery to their homes for NATO or Russian countries each day for 3 years. No civilians or soldiers will be harmed in this contest.
Beautiful weather for combat! Be brave and don’t worry. The United States will send you weapons and body bags.
They can wait for years.
Russia has no interest in killing them.
Russia is defending it’s territory from North American Terrorist Organization
“Mankind will not have peace until it turns with trust to My mercy.” (from the Diary of Saint Faustina Kowalska; partial record 300)
Why should Europe go to war with Russia just to protect US President Biden’s Gas Company in Ukraine
Because it is kosher?
They been waiting since 2014 and nothing happened then and nothing is gona hapoen now
Except for Crimea, and war in East Ukraine, 10s of thousands killed nothing happened. Right.
For the guarantee of the security,safety & sovereignty of the Ukraine, the USA,the NATO & the Russia must made the Ukraine as a buffer zone and must de escalate all forces along the Ukrainian borders.The Ukraine must not be made as a battleground of the superpowers of the world.
Really? I’d rather see U.S. of A. a “buffer zone” – say, between Mexico and Canada! How about that?
I you post this propaganda nonsense under every Ukraine video. Ukraine isn’t going go play your childish buffer zone games, it is an independent country making its own choices that are none of Russia’s business.
America must answer for all the evil it has done and is doing in many countries around the world
You are right on target!
If US and NATO retrieve there will be no war, I think
You are absolutely correct. However, US, NATO and the international organized crime syndicate of plutocrats are making good money on conflicts…
Are you serious? Is this Ukrainian soldiers to show? That’s the weirdest army I have seen in sometime
Ukraine have to face longtime war both outside and inside .
Ukranian politicians deserve to go at War, not the normal citizens. This politicians did all the non-irational thing to fiind a war.They says Russia attack Dombass, was a lie. They will see how is for Russia to do a real attack .
this^
fascists attack everyone when someone fights back for representation, nationalists will claim the masses are attacking them. I’m not russian and I dont believe either state is good, but if someone requests help from russia to fight nato or fascists and they actually get it, good for them.
Only Ukraine people and government can make them safe if they don’t make angry both parties and offer a contract with the help of UN and other countries support except both conflicting parties
God bless and protect Ukrainian people as a Turk I’m praying for you
@шестьдесят девять Good for Crimean Turks. But what about Crimean Scythians, Mongols, Greeks, Huns, Genoese, etc – all those who owned Crimea before it was stolen from Russia by comrade Krustchev and given as a gift to Ukraine? Lets ask the Crimean mounds, what do they think – whom do they belong?…
@Ernesto Lynch that’s like 9000 years of history? What’s that supposed to even mean?
@шестьдесят девять дырку ты от бублика увидишь а не Крым.
I pray for you are your lights still on.
We don’t need your help – help yourself
@шестьдесят девять one day you will restore human rights to all people and live in peace
Ukraine is our neighbour and their house is on fire. Europe needs to stand up and aid them. We need to make Putin think twice before invading.
Can you imagine how many people hate USA government in world ?
And how many people love us and European general people those are making remarkable development with good work ?
Only some warlord ,power hunters destroy everything…
You are right on target.
President Putin, is bluffing. He doesn’t want war, really. If u want to attack, u do it. U don’t talk.
I don’t believe it’s going to happen for numerous reasons but if Russia does invade they’re not going to just go in and March in they’re going to bombard them by air and see with cruise missiles the soften the target first and then they would just walk in there you have to remember Russia has Superior fighting power then Ukraine
I think they are Americans😂! In Ukrainian Garments 🤣😀!! Well tiger will be soon there 😅🇷🇺❤️
ATTACK ALREADY!!!! All I’m reading is attack is imminent, attack could come at any moment, it’s annoying. Get it over already
The Russians won’t attack while the ground isn’t frozen – it would bog down their tanks. You’ll have to wait until at least February.
al-Jazeera should have brought them some old al-Qeada monkey bars and tires to run through. And a nice flaming hoop to the end.
Common! Start the war! All talks no action equals cowardice. Bring it on, boy!
What do you guys think USA would do if Mexico join the CSTO created by Russia?
Knowing that Mexican government is as corrupt as Ukraine.
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Ask yourselves a very simple question: who are those financially benefiting from escalating the tension between Russia and Ukraine? The answer is very obvious: these are the money thirsty plutocrats who enslaved the world – and most of them, one way or another, are affiliated with a small and extremely terrorist Middle-Eastern country (sapienti sat). Neither Ukrainian nor Russian (and I mean: Ukrainian and Russian nations, not just the countries’ inhabitants) benefit from tensions. Moreover, the governments and the organized crime syndicates of rich plutocrats of these countries have very little profit from escalation of the tension between the two countries. You all know who are the real beneficiaries – we are not allowed to mentione them…
@Ernesto Lynch shut up
@Tommo B I was sure you are seeing a shrink right now- I paid for you to visit the best psychiatrist. I hope you can still be cured, let God have mercy on you.
@Cyberfunk You are talking to much, in a typical manner of CIA/Mossad trained provocateurs. You are boring and I have no interest in listening to you, but you absolutely insist on the last word being yours – by all means, spit it amd then rest for eternity.
@Ernesto Lynch the ability to speak doesn’t make you intelligent
@Tommo B I totally agree with you that (I quote) “the ability to speak doesn’t make you intelligent” – just take your “ability to speak”, with your comprehensive, full of intelligence and wisdom, repeating message “shut up” – quod erat demonstrandum. Be well, my poorly educated, brainwashed and pathetic opponent.
Russia can get all the smoke
Ok I guess it is a bad idea to have fixed defenses against mobile battle groups
they don’t have adequate, as you say, mobile units so a good defense is the best they can hold for.
🤩Bravo! But I am horrified that the Ukrainian army lacks ground-based moving target radars – which Russia and the United States have! In the Ukrainian army, unfortunately, there are no reconnaissance and strike complexes with an operational control data processing center! Ground-based radars of moving targets – the grassroots link of the Reconnaissance – strike complexes! To fight according to the old principles of the last century is madness !!!
The solider saying the weakness, what’s the point of that 😂
AJ fake news. The Ukrainian officials say the is no evidence that Russia is going to attack. But you still have to repeat USA and UK propaganda. Very few people are still fooled by your lies.
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How many lives are gonna be taken over this ? There are other ways to do things than strapping guns on and dropping bombs ? They haven’t learned anything!
This seems like the perfect distraction for China to do whatever it wants now.
The Russians don’t have any significant amphibious fleet in the Black Sea, and neither are they experienced with amphibious landings (never even having executed one). Their most likely avenue of approach is, in fact, through the Donbass. The eastern half of Ukraine will likely be their only objective, as it’s unlikely the Russians would push beyond the Dniper River. However, if their goal is to capture the entire Ukraine – then it is likely that they will carry out a pincer attack from the South (via Crimea), East (via the separatist states), and North (via Belarus) to encircle and conquer Kyiv.
Russia’s security concern is about NATO Activities at Russian Doorstep. Putin’s concern is to depend his country. The West should Listen Russias demand to avoid bloodsheed War !!!…
Defend (not depend).
I like how just a bunch of guys guard the border
They have hard time mobilizing people. Desertion is high. Rich people pay so they don’t get called up. Corruption…
The Armenian/Azeri war shows us that anyone who has control of the skies (UAVs, missiles that can track multiple targets etc) and utilizes mobile artillery can dominate traditional Soviet equipment and entrenched positions. Everyone is focus on Russia’s mechanized infantry, and not on their newer tactics, and tech.
Get REAL. Those Turkish drones stand no chance against Russia’s integrated air defense systems.
Russia ain’t Armenia.
@Marland Townsend that’s what I’m saying. Russia is also investing in drone tech. Ukraine still uses outdated tech aside from what it imports from the US, UK and Europe.
I hope there’s no war
There mustn’t be anouther war
Why not. Some people making millions already
Listen to them……please no war. Please.
They do not need to look over snow covered tundra for Russian soldiers, the American intelligence will let them know when they advance.
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Russian Federation have no intention to attack Ukraine, it’s just the old man uncle Sam (Blinken) wants war between Russia and Ukraine to sell the weapons of mass destruction and to bring down Putin government. Shame on u America and other puppet governments who stands blindly with USA and are part for destruction not just the economies but lives and property in Syria, Iraq, Libya, Yemen, Palestine, Afghanistan and elsewhere. Republic of India stands for world peace and for peaceful negotiations between our friends Russia and Ukraine 🇮🇳❤🕊.
Well at least they’ve had plenty of time to dig in…
Go home and be a family man
It could be waiting for a very long time. 🤔
Ukraina want to joint NATO, Russia do not want it happen because that is a threat to Russia, they used to be CCCP once under communist, but Ukraine people never forget stalin left 7 millions Ukrainian died of hunger….Ukraine just want to find safe and security after become a NATO member
Super brains of two world powers can’t able to solve their problems by talk so they are fighting with each other like animals 🐺🐺🦍
Their intelligence, don’t know how to solve their conflicts peacefully 😝
All political leaders of Ukraine,USA ,and USSR must be put on the frontline in this weather.
No, it’s enough to put Putin there.
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These are western ukranians or better said poles living in ukraine. The rest of Ukraine 80% is pro Russian. This the reason US is having a hard time holding on to Ukraine.
Now you need to get Algeria to stop supplying Russia and China with warfare and we should not let our soldiers die because they want to fight over supply chain that is not what they enlisted for
I want Ukraine’s to stay strong and defeat their enemy
Lol Ukraine started this by violating the human rights of ethnic Russians by attempting to ethnic cleansing of 40% of the population. The Minsk agreement was to restore human rights
Waste of resources , Putin will use other means to annex Ukraine, mostly eastern part.
As long as USA involved, things getting messy
Time is running out. Ukraine Citizens should avoid major military concentration and assets. While Western Citizen should start to move out from Ukraine or at least to the Western Part of Ukraine.
Americans willing to shed Ukranian blood against Russia
They are just front liners. They even don’t have control on decisions. Their job is to obey and die.
Zelesky must come out of conflict and don’t follow Americans’ war hysteric strategy. Ukrainians must realize that no body will defend them except they themselves. Westrn powers would not die for them but use them for thei agenda. They want civil war in their country to start a proxy war and that will bring bring ultimate loss no body but Ukrain.
All Ukraine has to do is declare to be a neutral country when it comes to US and Russia. Putin will withdraw troops.
You, journalists, are so Unprofessional)))) how much money do you get from NATO and USA to speak stupid things about invasion from Russia????
Give Ukraine to Russia. It’s not worth to start a war for them.
@Lexo Dallas,then 1st give your properties inc.your whole clan properties to Putin and becomes his slave.i think its better idea buddy😂you suggest something,then do it 1st.
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War!! War!! War!! Glory at the front
Can they see Russian troops 400km away?
Those are some awesome field glasses.
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In my opinion, the best solution would be an EU agreement (without the US) with the Russians, affirming the guarantee of neutrality forever for Ukraine, Georgia and Belarus (just as Finland is today and has never been threatened by the Russians), special status for Russians residing in Donbass, as well as ethnic Russians in Georgia, as was done in Chechnya by the Russians themselves.
On the other hand, the departure of Russian troops from Ossetia and the return of Donbass to the Ukrainian government. I see NATO as an American tool that has reached the end of the road with this whole event!
Budapest Memorandum was broken, why would moscowia brake one more pact?
Russia is not interested in war, someone is trying to provoke them into one just like China is being provoked into some war with Taiwan. These nations have big minds instead of ego. They will not go to war but instead will keep those provoking them busy as they do business with the rest of the world which improves their economies and keeps their research in technology and development at top notch.
I thought it done has already reached boiling point and Russia is invading???
Russia’s long-fought battle over Ukraine has claimed thousands of lives and has incurred heavy losses to international diplomacy. Like every other existing conflict, this one too has ended in a stalemate with the West blaming Kremlin’s harsh policies that have pushed Ukraine towards the Western bloc. Ukraine sees an alliance with the West necessary for its security against Russia. Russia, on the other hand, disputes the increasing NATO presence along regions like the Baltic states, which pose a threat to Russia’s dominance in the region. Whether or not Russia’s claim to Ukraine is justified is an increasingly complex question but in case of an invasion, the world will surely see far-reaching and long-lasting effects.
Chicken vs Lion lol
These fat lazy soldiers just want to eat.
NATO must be disbanded. Ukraine is a NATO red herring keeping attention away from this main issue. President Putin is on the right side of history. US/UK/NATO’s push for hegemony is the greatest threat to humanity. Could Germany be the light at the end of the dark tunnel? We need sanity back in Europe and liberation from a NATO that’s evolved into an aggressive terrorist organization. Germany, France and Italy are sufficiently equipped to form a new security pact with Russia, and oblige all EU countries to oust US/UK/NATO garrisons and weaponry from their lands. There’s a prosperous future directly ahead for the EU and Russia working together in peaceful win-win coexistence once western hegemonic influences are expelled.
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Why are these soldiers wandering by? Don’t everyone has nuclear? I wonder…
If you have it, just start exploding everything, not only Ukraine or Russia but the whole world! It will be wonderful. 🙂
They will get mummified there until the NATO will learn to keep their promises…
These soldiers remind me of US-backed Afghan soldiers in Afghanistan.
Atleast these will actually fight and not run
Cannot wait for the war to start!!
I am trying to understand why most media always mention “frontline” instead of “border”? If there is a frontline where is the war? Russia has not started invading/attacking yet…. if so why they refer to it as “frontline”? No battle, no frontline…. it is a border/defense line at most… or am I wrong? Media hype/skew?
Such BS propaganda. Show a little about Azov battalion and C14. Who moved NATO eastward despite giving assurances they won’t move eastward? Who’s creating the trouble? We r not so stupid.
Russia is all talk. They won’t invade
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Deal of the Century Algeria will purchase the largest air and naval fleet from the United States, nowadays the largest arms sale in United States history. Algeria is supplying Russia where do you think these ships will go this came directly from the Algerian special forces I have messages on Facebook Messenger….
Russian soldiers are enjoying front side
Preparing for possible escalation