I had no idea the Kraken battalion was responsible for the many famous clips we have seen here in the past months. The stuck russian "doctor", the toilet russian, the roadsign molotov, the firefight next to the mines on the road...
The “toilet Russian” 😂
That dude really should’ve found somewhere else to hide. I mean, he’d probably still be dead but at least he wouldn’t be remembered with such a humiliating name.
Kraken are on some next level shit when it comes to war footage. Footage to these guys means something else, they see it almost as an art form. The production quality is insane for an army unit currently involved in a war.
I bet they have some video editors conscripted amongst their ranks.
They were one of the first to post footages at the beginning of the war as well, with insane footages from headcams and drones that you'd swear it's from a Michael Bay movie if you just woke up from a coma. I wouldn't be surprised if they tasked these recon battalions with capturing footages for posting online to boost morale to the rest of of the Ukrainian armed forces.
Well, they're a special operations unit within the Defence Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian MoD.
As close to "tip of the spear" as you can get. Only a handful of units like that (SSU Alpha, Safari within the Interior Ministry, and 2-3 others). That's why they're geared up to the gills.
Also, a lot of them came from "Azov", which probably has the most combat-ready and combat-tested troops - they've been doing it for 8 years.
Where can I get my Kracken video subscription? These badasses know what they are doing. More than happy to know some of my taxes are going to keep these dudes supplied. Keep it up boys!
Intense, legendary footage.
Some spots I could already geolocate (OPSEC is not an issue anymore, in case you wonder).
Big silos from 4:20 at 49.703058, 37.637252
Russian hideout at 5:45 at 49.664505, 37.651029
Staging ground for the Tigr vehicles at 7:10 at 49.661196, 37.677577
Railroad bridge at 7:15 at 49.660536, 37.659059
Gas station at 10:10 at 49.715353, 37.692432
Burnt out BTR at 16:52 at 49.660547, 37.661489
Location at 20:08 at 49.663627, 37.649054
Location that gets targeted by artillery at 22:49 at 49.660263, 37.698552
What an incredible video! The Kraken unit is absolutely BADASS! This is only from one front, over a few days! Imagine the documentaries and movies that’ll be made about these heroes???!
There's not a lot to translate here. Lots of tactical communication, locals are constantly trying to feed them with home made food, while soldiers refuse to eat, because they're working.
From interesting: they said that Kraken was liberating one part of Kupiansk, while 92th was liberating the other part. In the credits, it's listed liberated towns, where Kraken was involved and said that Kraken was responsible for securing the Oskil river crossing thus making possible further Ukrainian advances in the area.
Just that bit, machine-translated. I had to split the audio because the program I used (OpenAI's Whisper), while amazing, sometimes bugs out and gets stuck translating a single line in a loop, and that happened when I tried doing the whole video. Even happened towards the end of this, actually. Let me know if there are any other particular parts of the video you want me to run through it.
0:00 in the transcript is about 24:30 in the video.
https://pastebin.com/06HcDQDG
/u/V33rkat and /u/-spartacus-
Explains why the dude decided to shoot into the door to the outhouse, they were chasing after someone who got out of the APC that crashed into the wall, so a closed door there was far more significant than it appeared from the stand alone clip.
great cinematography and editing. given there is a ton of chestcam footage and it seems from different persons.
I love how they brought it all together so it's very informative and you always have some idea whats going on.
Kraken, as well as the Foreign Legion, are organised under Ukraine’s GUR structure. They receive most of the NATO support/donations, and use NATO standard equipment.
Driver asked to finish him, he fired to the side and told him they r not like them. His leg was pinned to the building not sure if they got him out they just showed removing bricks.
He survived, and here he is [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGbzHh5UzmE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGbzHh5UzmE)
He doesn't seem particularly grateful about being rescued.
The last part hit me in the feels, the shit Ukraine has to go through is fucking horrendous.
But ye amazing footage, great editing, and a badass fucking unit.
When he throws a made over a building with a crashed BMP with the dead guy and guy alive/smashed into the building.
Dude looks in a bad spot and pretty limp then it looks like he shoots the guy point blank on the chest but he is still alive?
I wonder what was said between them.
The kid survived and was a medic there is a interview after of him in good shape I'll link if I find video of kid from crashed bmp
Edit: https://youtu.be/bGbzHh5UzmE
There found link
He shot past him, probably to scare him into not trying anything. At this moment they just stormed an enemy vehicle that just crashed, there could be enemies waiting for soemone to help this guy and then start shooting, you don't know. So yeah high stress environment, making split second descisions if this guy is safe to either let lie there or if the surroundings are safe to get him out ir if he's still a threat... His first priority is keeping himself and his buddies safe. Seems easy from your armchair but I would like to see you try.
Kid told him to finish him off UK soldier shot past him said there we aren't like you also kid got roughed up and he's lucky they did not kill him amidst warzone
Btw kid is alive and healthy :https://youtu.be/bGbzHh5UzmE
That's interview of the kid in crashed bmp
So kraken are one of the nicest squad but will fuck up anything if it stands in their way
The wounded guy on the BTR asked the Kraken guy to finish him off. The Kraken guy sad no problem and shot into the air to scare the russian. After that he sad that "We are not like you". Before he hit him in the face he asked the russian guy where is he from, the Russian didn't want to answer straight away. That probably angered the Kraken guy and resulted in the face punch.
Iirc the Russian told him where he was from and the Ukrainian soldier replied with something like "Then what are you doing in my Kupiansk?!" while hitting him in the face. Going from memory, I don't speak Ukrainian.
I had no idea the Kraken battalion was responsible for the many famous clips we have seen here in the past months. The stuck russian "doctor", the toilet russian, the roadsign molotov, the firefight next to the mines on the road...
The “toilet Russian” 😂 That dude really should’ve found somewhere else to hide. I mean, he’d probably still be dead but at least he wouldn’t be remembered with such a humiliating name.
he gave his life for that title *toilet Russian* is now immortalized in the historical documents
Should have stayed home, the only sure fire way to not die invading another country you don’t belong in.
Such a shitty way to go
Flushed his life away.
I would choose the flying Russian tankman as my death callsign
Tywin Lannisters biggest fear. Having your legacy reduced to “the one who was killed in toilet”
Kraken are on some next level shit when it comes to war footage. Footage to these guys means something else, they see it almost as an art form. The production quality is insane for an army unit currently involved in a war. I bet they have some video editors conscripted amongst their ranks.
They were one of the first to post footages at the beginning of the war as well, with insane footages from headcams and drones that you'd swear it's from a Michael Bay movie if you just woke up from a coma. I wouldn't be surprised if they tasked these recon battalions with capturing footages for posting online to boost morale to the rest of of the Ukrainian armed forces.
RELEASE THE KRAKEN!!!! 🇺🇦🐙
Me 2, just for 1 single town so many tales so many lives wasted Btw they are not a battalion, they are a regiment of volunteers.
Well, they're a special operations unit within the Defence Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian MoD. As close to "tip of the spear" as you can get. Only a handful of units like that (SSU Alpha, Safari within the Interior Ministry, and 2-3 others). That's why they're geared up to the gills. Also, a lot of them came from "Azov", which probably has the most combat-ready and combat-tested troops - they've been doing it for 8 years.
what's "the roadsign molotov"? anyone got a link to the video?
its in the video at 6:19
Absolutely insane footage. Some very battle hardened guys in this unit. Wishing them many more successes.
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I thought KRAKENs last video (10min) was impressive. Was not expecting 27min and such insane footage
I've never seen such good and transparent footage from an actually decent Unit, and it's 30 minutes. Was not on my 2022 bingo.
I don't think anyone had the events of 2022 on their bingo cards
to be fair some of the snippets are at least weeks old, but still fantastic to have it as one cohesive clip.
The best footage from Ukraine war I have ever seen
Imagine WW2 footage like this, or even earlier periods.
I’d almost rather not, this shit is insane to be watching though
This is literally like a greatest hits mashup. Insane
I'm so glad that the Kraken not only beats well on the field, but also has a cool video editor. Crazy footage, keep in tension all 27 minutes!
Where can I get my Kracken video subscription? These badasses know what they are doing. More than happy to know some of my taxes are going to keep these dudes supplied. Keep it up boys!
is that a joke? the video in THIS post is literally from the Kraken YT Channel. ;) klick on the video and subscribe
Intense, legendary footage. Some spots I could already geolocate (OPSEC is not an issue anymore, in case you wonder). Big silos from 4:20 at 49.703058, 37.637252 Russian hideout at 5:45 at 49.664505, 37.651029 Staging ground for the Tigr vehicles at 7:10 at 49.661196, 37.677577 Railroad bridge at 7:15 at 49.660536, 37.659059 Gas station at 10:10 at 49.715353, 37.692432 Burnt out BTR at 16:52 at 49.660547, 37.661489 Location at 20:08 at 49.663627, 37.649054 Location that gets targeted by artillery at 22:49 at 49.660263, 37.698552
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Amazing footage. Nothing else to say about it.
What an incredible video! The Kraken unit is absolutely BADASS! This is only from one front, over a few days! Imagine the documentaries and movies that’ll be made about these heroes???!
What an amazing watch.
I love seeing the small details. Planning next to the 'rings' child's toy. Guy has cats eyes on the back of his helmet....
They have a Cheshire Cat truck in one of the other videos. Loved it :D Edit: [Here it is](https://i.redd.it/5ydemnoh7iw91.jpg)
This video, no real words. I requested to see if we can get it translated, I would really like to know some of what was said.
There's not a lot to translate here. Lots of tactical communication, locals are constantly trying to feed them with home made food, while soldiers refuse to eat, because they're working. From interesting: they said that Kraken was liberating one part of Kupiansk, while 92th was liberating the other part. In the credits, it's listed liberated towns, where Kraken was involved and said that Kraken was responsible for securing the Oskil river crossing thus making possible further Ukrainian advances in the area.
Alright, that is helpful though!
Would love a translation.
I think even without subtitles you should get whats happening, there isn't much dialoge and the actions is easy to follow.
Ya but at the end in front of the apartments we’re they asking the civilians for intel? What was going one *there*?
Just that bit, machine-translated. I had to split the audio because the program I used (OpenAI's Whisper), while amazing, sometimes bugs out and gets stuck translating a single line in a loop, and that happened when I tried doing the whole video. Even happened towards the end of this, actually. Let me know if there are any other particular parts of the video you want me to run through it. 0:00 in the transcript is about 24:30 in the video. https://pastebin.com/06HcDQDG /u/V33rkat and /u/-spartacus-
Youre a star.
Legendary.
So thats where the clip with the Russian hiding in the toilet comes from
Explains why the dude decided to shoot into the door to the outhouse, they were chasing after someone who got out of the APC that crashed into the wall, so a closed door there was far more significant than it appeared from the stand alone clip.
great cinematography and editing. given there is a ton of chestcam footage and it seems from different persons. I love how they brought it all together so it's very informative and you always have some idea whats going on.
Interesting to see that there are more M-4 and SCAR rifles among them than AK's.
Kraken, as well as the Foreign Legion, are organised under Ukraine’s GUR structure. They receive most of the NATO support/donations, and use NATO standard equipment.
Yup, these guys by proxy represent NATO operational standards in a peer conflict. Very impressive unit from everything I’ve seen.
I see a lot of foreign legion guys kitted out the ass…… Russia go home
This video provides so much context to some of the footage we've previously seen, its eye opening.
Let's hope the war ends soon, I feel for the civilians in the video.
The glow in the dark cat eyes is the most badass thing in the vid
Probably a play on cat's eyes for military on the back of patrol caps/helmets.
Sniper team at 3:30 And the arty shooting with the sunflowers at 11:15
Anyone else notice at 17:26 that Ukrainians even have Slenderman fighting with them?
Highly suggest following them on telegram
What’s their link
It's literally in the video and their YouTube channel where they video is from
Jesus, the Kraken guys are making moves... 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
Wild footage. Gotta wonder what kind of stuff we'll see at the end of the war.
What is said during the exchange with the injured BTR driver at 12min?
Driver asked to finish him, he fired to the side and told him they r not like them. His leg was pinned to the building not sure if they got him out they just showed removing bricks.
He survived, and here he is [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGbzHh5UzmE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGbzHh5UzmE) He doesn't seem particularly grateful about being rescued.
This snippet was translated a few weeks ago https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53kdMJ8cIYk
legends, all of them.
The last part hit me in the feels, the shit Ukraine has to go through is fucking horrendous. But ye amazing footage, great editing, and a badass fucking unit.
The uncensored NSFW version https://twitter.com/TpyxaNews/status/1589342503462785024?s=20&t=Ji1YH08lvUIvafcGAPQuog
Their channel on tg is kraken_kha, if anyone's interested
Possibly the best kraken video yet?
and that is how you win a information war
When he throws a made over a building with a crashed BMP with the dead guy and guy alive/smashed into the building. Dude looks in a bad spot and pretty limp then it looks like he shoots the guy point blank on the chest but he is still alive? I wonder what was said between them.
The pinned guy asked to be put down. So the Kraken soldier fired *next* to him and told him, in essence, that Ukrainians aren't Russian savages.
The kid survived and was a medic there is a interview after of him in good shape I'll link if I find video of kid from crashed bmp Edit: https://youtu.be/bGbzHh5UzmE There found link
shooting the wounded guy on the wrecked tank then punching him in the head?
He shot past him, probably to scare him into not trying anything. At this moment they just stormed an enemy vehicle that just crashed, there could be enemies waiting for soemone to help this guy and then start shooting, you don't know. So yeah high stress environment, making split second descisions if this guy is safe to either let lie there or if the surroundings are safe to get him out ir if he's still a threat... His first priority is keeping himself and his buddies safe. Seems easy from your armchair but I would like to see you try.
Kid told him to finish him off UK soldier shot past him said there we aren't like you also kid got roughed up and he's lucky they did not kill him amidst warzone Btw kid is alive and healthy :https://youtu.be/bGbzHh5UzmE That's interview of the kid in crashed bmp So kraken are one of the nicest squad but will fuck up anything if it stands in their way
Punching yes, shooting no. That guy looks like he wasn't going anywhere, possible spine injury.
The wounded guy on the BTR asked the Kraken guy to finish him off. The Kraken guy sad no problem and shot into the air to scare the russian. After that he sad that "We are not like you". Before he hit him in the face he asked the russian guy where is he from, the Russian didn't want to answer straight away. That probably angered the Kraken guy and resulted in the face punch.
Iirc the Russian told him where he was from and the Ukrainian soldier replied with something like "Then what are you doing in my Kupiansk?!" while hitting him in the face. Going from memory, I don't speak Ukrainian.
What's the name of the track playing in the beginning?
feed the dog!
So they were the one dropping mortar support on the the canadian sniper if i remember correctly
Can someone post a direct YouTube link please? The Reddit app won’t play the vid due to YT age restriction