Embed

Volunteers for Victory

Russian 'men-on-the-street' join fight against Ukrainian nationalists

These Russian men couldn’t just stand and watch when their country needed them. Every day, hundreds of ordinary men volunteer for the Special Military Operation in Ukraine. From Siberia to Krasnodar region, volunteers from all walks of life are stepping up. Why are they willing to fight? Can a 60-year-old man or someone with no military experience volunteer to serve?

The documentary tells the stories of four men who volunteered to join the Russian armed forces to take part in the special military operation. See how volunteer battalions are formed, what combat training is like and how men like programmers, businessmen and labourers make the decision. Some say they had previous combat experience and couldn’t remain idle. Others expected to be drafted but never were, so they volunteered. “Volunteers for Victory” also reveals the Salavat Yulayev battalion, “BARS-16”, a Kuban cossack unit and the “Tiger” battalion.

Subscribe to get stories the mainstream media ignores: Subscribe RTD's Youtube

WATCH TRAILER
Please rate this film

3.54(298 users)

Published: 13 March 2023 12:00

Duration

27:19

Tags
Watch this film in Russian

don't miss

26:33
Military and War 03 June 2022 12:00

Foreign Fighters of Donbass. Foreign volunteers against Ukrainian neo-Nazism

26:33
Lifestyle 04 December 2023 12:00

Way of the War Reporter. Survival guide from veteran war correspondents

26:33
Society 17 February 2023 12:00

Heroes Among Us. A surgeon rescues kids injured by Ukrainian fire

26:33
Emergencies and Disasters 30 June 2023 12:00

Young Hope of Donbass. Youth volunteer to supply food in Donbass despite shelling

26:33
Society 17 July 2023 12:00

Donbass Volunteers: United Strength. Volunteers across Russia start projects to support Donbass defenders

26:33
Society 20 May 2022 12:00

VolunTears . Volunteers deliver humanitarian aid to Donbass

26:33
Society 20 January 2023 12:00

Water: Donetsk's Lifeline. Volunteers supply water to Donbass under shelling

26:33
Military and War 05 May 2023 12:00

Heroes of Donbass. Battalion Commander. An ex-businessman’s rise from a private to a respected leader

26:33
Military and War 22 April 2022 12:56

Donbass Under Fire. Life in the Donetsk Republic under bombs

26:33
Health 18 July 2022 12:00

Dr Donbass: Behind the frontline. Heroic routine of Donbass medical units

26:33
Arts and Culture 26 August 2022 12:00

Poets on the Frontline. Voices of the Donbass art scene

26:33
Military and War 17 April 2023 12:00

'Vostok' Battalion Brotherhood . For nine years soldiers defend their homeland: story from the frontlines

26:33
Military and War 09 February 2024 12:00

Donbass: The Flipside of War. Volunteers locate, identify, and inter the civilians' bodies in Donbass

26:33
Military and War 19 January 2024 12:00

An Officer’s Star. How two Donbass heroes fell in love amid shelling

26:33
Emergencies and Disasters 10 August 2020 18:00

Good Deed Heroes. The volunteer rescue service that gets pets and pensioners out of scrapes

26:33
Health 13 July 2022 12:00

Dr Donbass: Living on the edge . Medics save lives under shelling

26:33
Military and War 26 July 2023 12:00

Cossacks in Combat. Storm Cossack battalion ’Crimea’, upholds the tradition of safeguarding Russia’s borders

26:33
Society 23 August 2023 12:00

Laura's two wars. Leningrad Siege survivor relives the hostilities under shelling in Donbass

26:33
Society 28 August 2023 12:00

Notes from Donbass. War reporter gathers soldiers' stories whilst delivering aid to Donbass

26:33
Society 15 September 2023 16:00

Hero Wives. Women stand by their husbands fighting for Donbass liberation

VIEWER’S CHOICE: 1,000,000 VIEWS AND MORE

VIEW ALL