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Free to Watch - Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom @ YouTube

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You will need to turn on English subtitles as documentary is in Ukrainian.

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Netflix has just put a full documentary on YouTube, making Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom available free to anyone interested in understanding the Russia-Ukraine war. The move came late on Friday, just as Russia announced a new fake news law meant to hinder dissent in the country. Anyone disseminating news about the war — including calling it a “war” — will face up to 15 years in jail. That includes members of the press who do not serve the authoritarian regime in the country.

Separately, Russia has blocked parts of the internet in the county. That means many people in Russia are not able to watch Winter on Fire, even though you can stream the entire documentary for free on YouTube. But everyone else in the world can watch it in full for free on YouTube. The documentary will help you understand where Ukraine’s desire for freedom comes from and what kind of people are fighting Putin’s army.

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      • +3

        I am from Ukraine as well, embarassed about it, failed state after all. 30 years away from Soviet Union and what have we achieved so far? I would not even mention it. The fact that you or your friends are from Ukraine does not add any credibility to your opinion.

        • +10

          You are saying like Ukraine really had freedom to achieve what it wanted to achieve? Lots of russian agent in government, which has impact on the situation. Ukraine never was out of russian shadow. It had firm grip on it…

          Regarding "Ukraine on fire" - looking into "Global Tree Pictures" movies - they are all pro-russian. Russia has money and most probably sponsored these videos. Otherwise how can you explain why are they in free access?
          Brief googling about "Igor Lopatonok"
          https://www.intelligenceonline.com/government-intelligence/2…

          I am from Ukraine as well, embarassed about it,

          if you are embarrassed about your past, how can you be proud of your future? I am not embarrassed, there is nothing of my fault to be embarrassed.

          • +2

            @Astaltar: So many things I do not agree on, the main one being - it is Russia's fault that Ukraine failed. Sure.

            • +9

              @Musiclover: @Musiclover, first of all Ukraine didn't failed. Yes, things could go better, and the reason why it didn't go smooth - yes, it's russia's fault. Which they started to publicly show - Crimea & Donbass annexations. But seems like you support those actions …

              • +4

                @Astaltar: It is an economical term "failed state" which means a very weak government, we could argue that Ukraine's reluctance to pay old age pensions in Donbass, political killings and an armed coup in 2014 were all signs of that. Clear external control of Ukraine's government as well whether it was Russian or US.

                In 1991 Ukraine was the reachest republic of the Soviet Union, with abundance of the most fertile soil, developed science and industry, strong military and aerospace complex and more than 50 million highly educated and qualified people. Shortly after that, with the end of Soviet Union and Ukraine's independence, huge industrial giants that previously belonged to the nation were pocketed and scrapped. Similar thing happenned with science and education, medical. Ukraine's population quickly decreased and most young people from Western Ukraine went to clean toilets in Poland… Carpathian's forest was greatly destroyed and I can go on and on. With no real achievements, just a straight downhill fall from 1991. You are saying it was all Russia's fault? I just don't see how. Can you explain?

        • Don't worry the west especially America haven't achieve much for the past 20yrs. Both in infrastructure and human achievement.

          • +1

            @Kamsi: Especially true when you don't include things like:

            Smart Phones;
            Genome mapping;
            The modern internet;
            Private space flight;
            Cloud Computing;
            e-commerce;
            Streaming TV/Movies;
            Discovery of water on Mars;
            Discovery of Dark Matter & proving black holes exist by photographing them.

            etc. etc. etc.

          • @Kamsi: That's such a ridiculous comment look at the top countries for human development, media freedoms, most liveable places etc and all are in the West. There is a very good reason so many risk their lives to live in the West. You can name almost any metric and the West would be at the cutting edge, whether that be science (JWT springs to mind) through to education to quality of life.

            • @PDeez: With America 30 trillions in debt, over populated in prison, pathetic gun laws, high number of death by covid, constantly at war with others, poverty is on the rise and domestic racism. after 9/11 hardly any infrastructure that is worthwhile to mentioned.

              • @Kamsi: The West isn't solely America, it's a collective of like minded, open, democratic nations and most certainly aren't anywhere near decline.

                Nevertheless, the US certainly has its issues however its dealt with worse over the years and talk of its decline are highly exaggerated and mostly wishful thinking. America has always and will always overcome struggle because it has a fairly open, transparent system where you can criticise govt, you can vote, you can create change. Progress is made by challenging the status quo, think the 60s and the mass Vietnam war protests, the race riots, etc etc. The US has always been a country on the move that changes and adapts as time goes on, this is its strength not its weakness. Change comes from its citizens not from the govt wielding the stick and with threat of the gun.

                In addition, it's still by far the world's most powerful country militarily and economically. Not sure if you've been to the US but the infrastructure is mostly better than Australia so not sure what you're on about there. Unless you mean high speed rail but that's never been popular given how cheap domestic flights are in the US.

          • @Kamsi: Can you feel the irony as you typed your comment on a Windows/Linux/Mac/IOS/Android OS device sending it over WWW? ;-)

            • @Buy2Much: Microsoft is a private entity :)

              • @Kamsi: Yes - that's how free democratic capitalist systems work to foster achievements.
                The corporate successes are still a result of successes of the system of government of the country in which they are based.
                And BTW - MSFT is a public company, not a 'private entity', it's listed on the NASDAQ. Any American can buy their slice of it for circa USD$250

    • +9

      Don't agree that the film with Oliver Stone is better. It was hard to take that film seriously after seeing the the opening titles which consist of a naked woman rolling around in computer generated flames like a low budget Bond title sequence. One important thing to note is that Oliver Stone did not make that film, he only did the interviews.

      • +3

        It's budget is not comparable with Netflixe's one, for sure. Does a smaller budget make it less truthfull?

        • +6

          No, but you don't need a big budget to have good taste.

    • +4

      The propaganda is suggesting a film by one of Putin's closest friends (Oliver Stone has been a friend for many years, and even asked Putin to be his daughter's godfather), made after an independent one but trying to hijack it with a similar name, is somehow better.

  • -3

    free to anyone interested in understanding

    LMAO

    • +18

      I don't pick sides. I just want to know the truth, I want to understand things deeper and learn about how we got to where we are. I need to know and I simply can't find that through the ultra simplistic explanation that the junk food newsmedia trots out, its dumbed down to kindergarten level, and even kids of that age would still ask why the other side is doing what they are doing. Why is it that our government blocks all Russian state news? Are we all not grown up enough to discern what is fact and fiction?
      The facts are there is always another sides version of events in terms of their justifications for doing what they are doing. I want to know what that is. If that makes me a "Russian sympathiser" because I'm curious then so be it.

      • +3

        Are we all not grown up enough to discern what is fact and fiction? - No.
        The media (all forms, incl social) can say whatever they like, so you will never know the "truth". Further, many people are not widely read and will listen to the loudest and take that as gospel.

  • +34

    All this media propaganda when they gonna tell the other side of the story instead of just telling what The west wants everyone to believe.

    • +12

      Other side of the story. The invaders story?

        • +10

          yep and the west is egging them on by providing equipment etc to Ukraine but not actually stopping the fight.

        • +3

          Even Oliver Stone says invasion not the right answer. https://twitter.com/TheOliverStone/status/149950611480257740…

        • +29

          Nothing makes an invasion and killing people right.

          • -6

            @going nowhere: If someone is coming to your house to kill you (Nato expansion to Russia's borders)

            What do you do?

            Let them come and kill you?

            Or

            Go out and meet them half way and try save yourself?

            • +44

              @alz: NATO rejected Ukraine's application and Russia is using the same excuse when they invaded Georgia and Crimea. I can't believe I m even arguing whether an invasion and killing innocent civilians is right on Ozbargain.

              • -8

                @going nowhere: They made a promise to Russia in the 90s to stop coming East. Since then they added 10 countries.

                They lied.

                This what happens.

                • +34

                  @alz: Russia also promised in the 90's to never invade Ukraine if they handed of the nukes…. NATO is the only assurance that other former satellite states don't end up like Ukraine.

                • +3

                  @alz: Whoever who created this concept of east and west is really dangerous. There is no east and there is no west. This concept of east and west will just end up in dividing people (whether you are Russian, Ukrainian, or somewhere in between). Once you take sides, conflicts happen and people die.

                  Whether or not Nato is expanding is not the point. Each country have a right to choose for themselves. Countries deciding to join Nato is based on their own choice, not based on coercion by Nato trying to expand.

                  One has to also ask, by stopping countries from joining Nato, is this to protect Putin himself or to protect the people of Russia?

              • +23

                @going nowhere: False info. NATO rejected the initial application but they promised the Ukraine will be part of the NATO. I dont support the invasion as its common man who is suffering but NATO is responsible for this situation.

                Take the case of US - they did the same during cuba missile crisis. In a retaliation to US placing missile in Turkey ad Italy, and US's failed overthrow of the Cuban Govt, Russia placed missiles in Cuba. US took this as a threat to their sovereignty and security and this escalated. This is exactly what is happening in Ukrine now.

                Always there are 2 sides. I think we are just swallowing the propaganda from west just as it is.

                And, I think US and EU actually made Ukraine situation worst. They, from behind the scene pushed Ukraine to the war and now just watching the game from gallery.

              • +2

                @going nowhere: Some people desperately want to know more than everyone else but are too stupid to follow some path of education. It's why these pro-invasion people are often also anti-vaxers.

          • +8

            @going nowhere: Yeah no matter what reason killing people not the right way.

        • +14

          When a country censors their internet, they’re probably the bad guys.. Yes the US has a terrible history with wars, corruption etc but who could think Putin is anything but a madman? He has accumulated so much personal wealth, I guess he thinks he’ll retire in his 1.4 billion palace a hero of the nation; he needs to go for Russia to survive.

        • +3

          No matter what the reason is (even if people are dying), invasion is never the answer (because more people will die).

          • +1

            @ilovefullprice: Never stopped the US’s long history of invasion, but where was/is the outcry then?

            • @ATangk: There is a saying which says 2 wrongs doesn’t it make right.

              I think there has been widespread acceptance that the US invading Iran/Iraq was a mistake. This is why presidents that came after has not invaded or gotten involved with troops in countries like N Korea (Trump) and now Ukraine.

              • +1

                @ilovefullprice: N Korea already happened during the Korean war.

                • @ATangk: Hence, its not happening now in Ukraine (yet perhaps). I was referring to N Korea (Trump).

                  • +1

                    @ilovefullprice: Its not happening because US do not want a direct conflict with Russia. Every war has been proxy wars between the two (syria, etc)

                    • @ATangk: Exactly that’s the point presidents that came after has not invaded or gotten involved with troops (yet perhaps).

      • +21

        West is doing the same thing Russia's doing, telling Russians they are liberating Ukraine and downplaying the resistance. Before America invaded Iraq there was a media blitz on the made-up WMD claims to justify the invasion and paint americans as liberators and heroes. articles are written of the might of american military with the shock and awe campaign whilst now the only articles filtered through are (rightfully) the humanitarian suffering of ukrainians. funny you never saw the iraqi losses during america's war in the media . 2 decades later and hundreds of thousands of deaths later you'll be hard pressed to find anyone who tells you their lives are better after being 'liberated'. obviously not the same with Ukraine and Saddam Hussein but you'd have to have your head in the sand not to see the blatanly obvious info/media war going on

        • +4

          Invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan were (profanity) too.

        • +14

          true, looking back what was the Iraq and Afg invasion were? in 1991 , US and alley decaled no fly-zone over Iraq even without approval from UN. Now, even when Ukraine is requesting for a no-fly zone, US is keeping mum.

          Someone sent me a cartoon with the below comments and its thought provoking.

          Someone to US : "Why did you attack Iraq?"
          US : "We thought Iraq had nuke weapons, but they didn't have any"
          Someone to US : "Great. Why are you not not attacking Russia over the Ukraine issue?"
          US : "We know they have nuke"

          This shows true picture. No wonder why US is even staying away from N-Korea. I always wondered why US doesn't have the same feeling of "liberating people" in N-Korea that they had for Iraq and Afghan (and 100% made people's life miserable).

      • +5

        You are trying to bring emotional side to it. Not going to discuss politics with you, but just note that when studying World War II historians do study German sources as well. Even though they were the invaders, condemned by the Nuremberg Trials (the fact that some forces in the West are trying to forget nowdays). That's how science establishes the truth.

        • -3

          I don't need to watch German propaganda videos to get the other side of the story for world war 2

          • +15

            @[Deactivated]: So just the Wests propaganda is enough for you then?

            As expected.

            • -7

              @illz: Yes. "The West" which is basically every country on Earth except China and Russia. And also one of my mates from the Ukraine who is answering text messages from his buddies what they should do if the NPP explodes

            • @illz: Yes that is right because I know the holocaust killed almost 6 million Jews.

              • +2

                @going nowhere: & >30 million Slavs - both targeted & again now.
                the US/NATO/Eu is not targeting Russia only, but humiliating the Slavs that have to get to EU via NATO :(

              • +10

                @going nowhere: None of the Axis powers fought in WWII to save the Jews. They were all fought for their own national interests. The persecution of Jews was well known when Germany invaded Poland in 1939. Once the war ended, the US actively pursued, granted immunity, immigration rights and jobs to Nazi and Japanese scientists to use their knowledge to increase their war capabilities over the Soviets. The Japanese scientists had conducted experiments on Chinese live subjects that were so horrific, nobody before and after the war have ever tried them again. The US welcomed war criminals with open arms because their knowledge could be used to inflict even more pain and suffering.

                • +5

                  @star-ggg: US government granted immunity to Japanese Army's Unit731 lab to get access live human body experiment's results.
                  This is a crime against all humans.

            • @illz: You are living in a western country..

          • +16

            @[Deactivated]: And that's the difference between baised people and science. Science attempts to establish the truth by studying all of the sources and you do not want the sources that disagree with your opinion because you think you already know everything. No facts are going to change an opinion you already pre-made in your head. You will just discard anything that does not agree with you.

      • +18

        Do your research. You’ll be surprised.

        For an alternative example, do you expect us&a to go silent if Canada and Mexico to join hands with say China and China starts placing their military in those countries 😝

        • +4

          Or Cuba

          Or Venezuela

          • +6

            @alz: Cuba already happened - remember Cuban Missiles crisis. It was considered as the doorstep to WW3.

            Both US and Russia decided to de-escalate but that didn't happen in Ukraine's case. Rather US and EU pushed Ukraine into the war from behind when they knew they wont and they cant help. Typical of US. Now US can sell more weapons and make $$$$$$, Sad

            • +8

              @MondaySleeper: It's ok, a few hollywood stars will come out with a nice feelgood instagram reel saying 'we're with Ukraine' and everybody will soak it up and love it.

        • +14

          I don’t know why you people keep hallucinating that China is gonna invade some other countries. The true fact is China hasn’t been involved or started any wars for half century. Meanwhile, USA and his alliances started almost every major war since 1950.

          • +6

            @Losome: The only slippery slope the Yanks can throw out there is "If they invade Taiwan, who's gonna stop them from invading Japan, Korea, Philippines, Indonesia and eventually Australia?". Because.. "Communism".. something or rather.

            McCarthyism v2.0 is very much alive and well.

          • +1

            @Losome: I dunno, maybe as Taiwan that. The CCP has a explicitly stated they reserve the right to 'take back' that nation.

            • -8

              @diddy50: Listen to me about this. Every Chinese is never going to give up to get Taiwan back because it is part of China since thousands years ago. Here is the root of “one China policy”. It’s even stated in the constitution of the current Taiwan government, which claims that mainland China is also part of its domain.

              Clearly, if the war happens in Taiwan, it will be a civil war. But for sure US and it’s alliances will accuse China of violating human rights just like they make up the excuses in Xinjiang.

            • @diddy50: Except Taiwan isn't a "Nation". Never has been even according to their own constitution.

          • +1

            @Losome: Complete propaganda; Korean War, Sino-Indian War, Vietnam War.. their push into the South China Sea and bullying tactics with their neighbours..

            China hasn’t been a major military power until quite recently; if they decide to invade Taiwan, their “made in China” weaponry has not evolved in the battlefield..

            There is no way the west would let China control Taiwans chip manufacturing! I’m quite sure China knows this.

            • @cryptos: Half a century is after 1970s. You really need to learn the history man.

              • +5

                @Losome: Dude, you are as one eyed as the people you are accusing. The Sino Vietnamese war was in 1979!

                China launched an offensive in response to Vietnam's actions against the Khmer Rouge in 1978, which ended the rule of the Chinese-backed Khmer Rouge.

                Yes, the CCP were backing a genocidal regime that killed 2 million people, CCP are not that innocent. Don’t tell me the killing fields did not exist.

                • @Buy2Much: You can only name one Vietnamese war and one fake accusation of CCP is back for some genocide in Cambodia. How about US in which starts war every year and not even being punished? If you want to talk about fairness, then this is not fairness. If you are saying this is ordered by superpower, then soon you will see what China is capable of.

                  • +1

                    @Losome:

                    You can only name one Vietnamese war and one fake accusation of CCP is back for some genocide in Cambodia. How about US in which starts war every year and not even being punished?

                    Where in my comment did I defend the US govt? I was using one example to point out that you were hypocritical and condescending to lecture people to learn history when you obviously don’t know enough or distorting history to fit your one eyed CCP narrative. Denying Xijiang as fake news and so on?
                    And I made this up about Kmer Rougue just now? Did an army of peasants somehow self funded enough to beat a US backed government? This history is faked to you?
                    “Pol Pot and Khmer Rouge had long been supported by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its chairman, Mao Zedong; it is estimated that at least 90% of the foreign aid which the Khmer Rouge received came from China, and in 1975 alone, at least US$1 billion in interest-free economic and military aid came from China.”

                    then soon you will see what China is capable of.

                    This sounds like a threat from a CCP propagandist whenever someone speaks out that does not please the CCP.

              • @Losome: Thousands of years? Which dynasty are you referring to? cos PRC is only 73 years old.

          • @Losome: dude, if you love china, go back to china. you have options.

            • @nomoneya1: Dude, if you want to go back to your country, you are welcome to do so. I guess thats why you people cannot deal with truth of China — racist rather than truth. Look if you can kill Aboriginal and took their land. Don’t blame Chinese do the same thing one day lol. Of course the PM will make an open apology speech one day.

              • @Losome: truth, do you mean internet censorship in china? or you mean what recently happened on an abducted lady in FengXian? or the concentration camps in Xijiang?
                you enjoy the democracy and freedom in this country, while propaganda for your ccp regime over here.
                western countries aint perfect, but surely are better than china's dictatorship.
                again, dude, if you like china, go back to china, and enjoy🍻

                • -1

                  @nomoneya1: Dude, is your democracy telling you to tell anyone what to do? Feel sad for you. You want the truth, I give you the truth. Look who’s got brainwashed here. Sigh. The lady’s story is traumatic. But do we never have sex slave? The camp in Xinjiang is fake. No one can ever show a single picture but only stories. That reminds me of the story of US invading Iraq, no evidence needed, just an excuse. I like Australia and I like China. You don’t like it, then you should go back to 1960s when white Australia policy is politically correct

                  • @Losome: But you're doing the exact same thing he's doing….

                  • @Losome: when you say there is no reeducation/concentration camps in Xinjiang, you have earned yourself 99999 social credit scores. ccp appreciates for your efforts!
                    well done!

                    • +1

                      @nomoneya1: Gimme just one picture or evidence instead of someone’s telling story. Western countries accusing China for genocide and you can’t even find a satellite picture of where the camps are or where the people are killed? You earned yourself too much credits here!

                      • @Losome: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmId2ZP3h0c
                        BBC's report in Xinjiang, i bet you have watched this already, again you would argue this is biased.

                        is that a school or a concentrate camp?
                        is Xi a president or a dictator/emperor?
                        is this a special military operation or a war ?

                        you can have different views, but advocating an invasion to Taiwan is a sin.

                        • @nomoneya1: The reports from BBC in regards to China are never positive. How could you convince ppl that it is not biased? Speaking of Taiwan, it is always part of China so it’s called taking it back.

                          • -1

                            @Losome: “Speaking of Taiwan, it is always part of China so it’s called taking it back.” you are daydreaming.

                            • +1

                              @nomoneya1: It’s written in the constitution of current Taiwan government. So you are daydreaming.

                              • @Losome: No use arguing with history revisionists.

                                Denying Taiwan isn't a part of China, even though it's written in their own constitution and that most countries around the world only recognises China as a single country and Taiwan as a province is all a part of the misinformation campaign that separatists uses to try antagonise China into war.

                        • -2

                          @nomoneya1: Can you at least try and find some reputable sources? Like we all know how reputable BBC / CNN are when it comes to China

                          • @mengqing: cntv and china daily are the reputable and reliable sources. give them a go!

                            • -1

                              @nomoneya1: I would like to see videos from independent sources, one that's not from the west nor from the east

          • @Losome:

            The true fact is China hasn’t been involved or started any wars for half century.

            Yes they have been involved in the last half century! They even backed the genocidal Khmer Rogue in the 70s.

            • @Buy2Much: They are not helping the Chinese there as China never wants to involve another country’s business.

              • @Losome: Really? If you an expert on history, you should know

                After it seized power in April 1975, the Khmer Rouge wanted to turn the country into an agrarian socialist republic, founded on the policies of ultra-Maoism and influenced by the Cultural Revolution.[b] Pol Pot and other Khmer Rouge officials met with Mao in Beijing in June 1975, receiving approval and advice, while high-ranking CCP officials such as CCP Politburo Standing Committee member Zhang Chunqiao later visited Cambodia to offer help.[c] To fulfill its goals, the Khmer Rouge emptied the cities and forced Cambodians to relocate to labor camps in the countryside, where mass executions, forced labor, physical abuse, malnutrition, and disease were rampant.

                2 million people died by the end of their reign. The CCP funded Kmer Rogue the whole time.

        • +1

          US&A stop the Mexico bullet train project (construct by Chinese) few years ago

      • +8

        There is never one side to any story, whether right or wrong, all I see is condemnation from the media outlets on Russia. How about some un biased reporting so the readers can make their own judgement rather than you feeding them a pre established narrative. No one is that innocent and if you think otherwise then the question is who has really been brain washed and who is really releasing the propaganda?

    • +8

      Cancel Netflix.

  • -1
    • +54

      Can't want for the documentaries on how freedom was delivered to the below countries! Thanks for killing saving all those millions of people USA.

      China 1945-46
      Korea 1950-53
      China 1950-53
      Guatemala 1954
      Indonesia 1958
      Cuba 1959-60
      Guatemala 1960
      Belgian Congo 1964
      Guatemala 1964
      Dominican Republic 1965-66
      Peru 1965
      Laos 1964-73
      Vietnam 1961-73
      Cambodia 1969-70
      Guatemala 1967-69
      Lebanon 1982-84
      Grenada 1983-84
      Libya 1986
      El Salvador 1981-92
      Nicaragua 1981-90
      Iran 1987-88
      Libya 1989
      Panama 1989-90
      Iraq 1991
      Kuwait 1991
      Somalia 1992-94
      Bosnia 1995
      Iran 1998
      Sudan 1998
      Afghanistan 1998
      Yugoslavia – Serbia 1999
      Afghanistan 2001
      Libya 2011
      Iraq and Syria 2014 –
      Somalia 2011 –
      Iran 2020 –

      • +7

        You forgot palestine

        • +9

          My bad. The author likely purposely omitted it.

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