Reporter held captive by Russian soldiers tells his story

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Reporter Reuben Johnson describes the moment he was captured in Ukraine and what he heard while Russian troops held him captive for two weeks. #CNN #News

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  2. More pain and suffering to Putin and his military 10 Fold. Peace and healing to strong Ukraine 💯 Fold.

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  3. “Lets all say a prayer of thanks to those 300 Brave Ukrainian Spartans holed up in Mariupol Steelworks Plant, holding back an entire Russian Army of 200,000 disorganized & demoralized Russian soldiers. Seldom throughout history has such self sacrifice been witnessed. Songs & poems will be written, sung & recited commemorating such valour of legendary & epic proportions against all odds. SLAVA UKRAINE, WE SALUTE YOU’S!

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    1. There are videos of foreign soldier who had the feel of the war in Ukraine. They tell a good story.

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    2. @k Exactly.Thats what russian soldiers doing..
      Using Ukrainian civilians as shelds.
      Azov is heroic.Period.

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  4. VIVE ETERNAL ALL BRAVES HEROES UKRAINE THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING THERE IN THE WORLD TO SHOW THE WHOLE WORLD IT’S THE VALUE OF BEING A HUMAN, BEING A REAL MAN FIGHTING FOR OUR EXTENT, OUR FAMILY, OUR COUNTRY, OUR FREEDOM, OUR PLANET EARTH.🙏🏻🙏🏻💙💙💙💙💛💛💛💛

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  8. Many countries can provide conventional stocks of weapons including South American allies, Japan, and also more from European sources. WW2 was sustained for 4 years requiring much more munitions though not high tech and there was surplus to boot.

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    1. I’d say it’s also because in WWII we relied a lot more cluster munitions to do widespread damage as we didn’t have the benefit of guided missile systems back then. Today our factory systems just aren’t set up like that. All of our individual countries are not geared to wards mass production of simple weapons like that and more on low quantity bulk orders. Plus the older equipment was obviously more simple and easier to produce en masse, well today it can take much longer if you aren’t doing it on am automated assembly line. Japan would definitely be a good option for defensive weaponry, however as we’ve seen, Japan has been very Japan has been very reluctant to actually send any weaponry which has been a huge shame. They’ve so far Saint a lot of body armour, helmets and even winter weather gear, but no signs of any weapons and I don’t believe they’ve sent any ammunition either.
      I believe it’s because they face the same limit that Germany had until a short while ago in terms of exporting weapons but hopefully this will change eventually. It unfortunate would take quite a while, there is no honesty I very much doubt with the current government set up with the old guard in the country they are unlikely to properly help, but if anyone could produce the necessary weapons en masse with its kind of work mentality, Japan could be the answer.

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  9. The NLAW situation has been very clear. Ukraine has stated that it is one of their most preferred weapons of choice, even over that of the Javelin for some considering it takes less time to learn and is lighter to carry. In a lot of videos, although we continue to see it in some locations, the obvious number of them appearing has become less and less overtime with the Javelin is only still being present a little bit more by a small number. It is clear that Ukraine is running low on them and we are not sending enough. We keep making ‘this excuse’ about saying we are going to be depleting our own reserves necessary for our own frontline forces, ‘but if we aren’t ever intending to actually go to war with anyone’ and we are the ones with the actual manufacturing capability in the first place, then what on earth are our complaining about? Just send them over already. We have reserves of other equipment so just give Ukraine what they bloody well need already and ramp up production of other equipment so we can actually start producing these ATGMs en masse rather than on an individual bulk order bases.

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    1. The battlefield geography in eastern Ukraine is very different from that of the north, where Ukrainians could close with Russian tanks thanks to the cover of wooded areas. That’s not to say that NLAWs and Javelins won’t be needed if Russian forces try to make an armored advance on Ukraine’s entrenched positions, but this is more a war of long-range ordinance for the moment, and I understand it.

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    2. javelins don’t get mass produced like your iphone Daniel, these things take time to make. Replenishing previous numbers will take 2-3 years they say.

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    3. @Frans v. T look at how much new military equipment was both invented and produced quickly en masse during WWll and we can’t even make equipment that isn’t novel without it taking years? If we prioritized it and fast tracked it, they would get made within weeks. It’s not a rocket ship to Mars.

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  10. The tone of this guy is incredibly negative. Russia has suffered horrendous losses and their ability to maintain their offensive across this massive front line must be problematic. More and more nations are stepping up to the plate to provide an array of weaponry like long range artillery to Ukraine and it is already having an effect on the battlefield. And he waffles on about the Javelin.
    The very tone of Putin’s speech and his demeanor at Victory Day indicates he knows he has dug himself a very deep hole. And we have the head of his space agency going on about their ability to devastate the world with nuclear weapons. They all know they are losing this special military operation.
    Just what did Johnson do during his period of captivity, study Russian propaganda.

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  11. What was the reason for bringing up the shortage in javelin missiles? Are you trying to make your viewers afraid we won’t have weapons to defend our country? Is he pimping for the weapons manufacturers? I don’t understand

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  12. It is wonderful that Reuben is in a safer place now. We are blessed to be in a part of the world where this type of behavior is treated as absolutely unacceptable, even if the wheels of Justice turn slowly.

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    1. Solidarity I jah praises blessings Tucson Arizona Sonoran desert 🏜️ Jah sisters

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  13. Americans please, dont talk everytime like everything comes from the US. Almost every Nation in europe supports ukraine. And it would be sound better and would make us europeans more proud if you would recognize this more. US and Europe should act as close friends against russian agression.

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    1. They’re always like that! Didn’t you know they’ve won every single war all on their own!

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  14. “The world is in more peril from those who tolerate evil or encourage evil than from those who actually commit it.” -Dr. Albert Einstein, March 1953

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  17. wow, look at how much new military equipment was invented and produced quickly en masse during WWll and we can’t even make equipment that isn’t novel without it taking years?

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  18. Wow, his story looks like he’s a brave reporter, just had a nice time with Russian soldiers who got lost in Ukraine, they got drunk on vodka and the soldiers shared their thoughts and plans with him. Then he was released for free, taken to the border and returned his passport. Bravo, this guy needs a medal of honor for his intelligence 💪.

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  20. Glad he’s ok! Normally, it would take 2 years to replace the 5,700 Javelins given to Ukraine. That number was only 7% of the inventory, Which leaves about 50k units on the shelves! Also, Lockheed Martin “is working on dubeling its production output of Javelins”…

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