Why do some Ukrainians want to be part of Russia? BBC News

BBC's Natalia Antelava travels to eastern Ukraine and speaks to a mix of Ukrainians living on the Russian border about the ongoing crisis.

[Dungshoveleux]

Someone didn't press the delete button.

[Dedieu_mvre]

better download all of these videos or one day you will be called a liar for saying they ever existed

[angeyannick]

11 Years later BBC later they're saying it is Russia propaganda 😂

[vecchio]

Now, 8 years after this video was posted, the video acquired a historical depth. Much to think about.

[ilovethisworld]

These are the days when the BBC was giving us some real reporting

[johnadams]

who's here in 2022 just trying to understand how this whole mess started

[alya_kuznetsova]

The woman on the phone said "At least if they give us autonomy, I would agree to trat. I don't think that in Russia Putin needs us" and the reporter translated it: "we want autonomy, we don't want to be part of Russia", which is false.

[fanakimii]

Those kids in kiev TV shouting hang the Russians are Azov battalion surrendered in Mariopul 11 yrs later.😂

[alliillilliii]

Its hard to find two sided information especially with todays social media.

[santiagopazfigueroa]

can't understand how the bbc hasn't deleted this video yet

[bintangbenua]

7 years ago there was good coverage from BBC in this Donbass report. But now we won't get it anymore.

[НевенаНиколова-кы]

What a shocker! But that part of the past is swept under the rag and conveniently forgotten.

[nataliaturkestanskaya]

However, reporter didn't understand what the women said. The russian women said: "We want to be at least autonomy, because Putin doesn't want us".Reporter said " We don't want to be with Russia".  Please, travel with a translater at  least, if you do not understand everything what people say in Russian.

[igorpupkinable]

Oleg in 2014: “Russia will never bring troops.”
Me in 2022: “Never say never”.

[sayagk]

Женщина говорит Путин нас не хочет а корреспондент переводит что они не хотят с Россией не врите хотя бы в переводе

[techzolute]

My God! They really still leaves this?

Shows Russia wasn't the problem all along.

[SilveredDawn]

I apreaciate this video BBC 7 years later and it's still relevant today. Sad to see they thought there wouldn't be a war.

[richardmoonstone]

What happened to these high standards of honest journalism the BBC had that we were so proud of? Those days have surely gone. Peace and love.

[zaz]

Such a shame. I understand Kruschev was Ukrainian but why on earth did he make Crimea part of Ukraine? Actions have consequences.

[mr_rocbil]

Funny how time flies. And bbc is flipping on itself