Ukrainian soldiers wardrobe malfunction?

Zed Bank

If you have seen the video circulating the news of a confrontation between ukrainian and Russian troops blocking a road, warning shots are fired and erratic negotiations take place. However I can not make heads nor tails of a flag a Ukrainian soldier is carrying, one has a flag of Ukraine which is easily visible but to his right another soldier is carrying a red flag with a socialist star and hammer and sickle on its inverse, this surely makes absolutely no sense, are they attempting to be ironic?

bumper234

Zed Bank wrote: »

If you have seen the video circulating the news of a confrontation between ukrainian and Russian troops blocking a road, warning shots are fired and erratic negotiations take place. However I can not make heads nor tails of a flag a Ukrainian soldier is carrying, one has a flag of Ukraine which is easily visible but to his right another soldier is carrying a red flag with a socialist star and hammer and sickle on its inverse, this surely makes absolutely no sense, are they attempting to be ironic?

They were (i believe) carrying a Russian flag to show brotherly solidarity with the Russian soldiers. Kinda saying "hey we are just like you and don't have beef with you"

TheHappyChappy

Wasn't that in a movie?

One flag 2 different sides & hopefully neither will shoot ya!

shopaholic01

Irish Ukrainian, not Russian.

Muise...

The Hipster Army is advancing. :eek: It's the Charge of the Trite Brigade!

Sir Arthur Daley

They would need some advice off Gok Wan

Stella Virgo

bumper234 wrote: »

They were (i believe) carrying a Russian flag to show brotherly solidarity with the Russian soldiers. Kinda saying "hey we are just like you and don't have beef with you"

some body should have told that to the commie that fired the warning shots over their heads....

bumper234

Stella Virgo wrote: »

some body should have told that to the commie that fired the warning shots over their heads....

Over the heads better than into their heads though

opinionated3

The red flag was believed to be a reminder that Ukrainian soldiers fought alongside Russians to defeat the nazis in world war 2. Not a wardrobe malfunction but a deliberate reminder of the past

Stavros Murphy

"We will fight to defend our country" says yer man on the News in his Nylon hat. A gun might be handy tho...could be a quick fight. Bit one-sided looking. Russian Spetznaz versus kids in cheap uniforms munching biscuits. I think this might be a "battle" settled at a big table, otherwise, without outside help (and that's sort of us....) this can't end well.

Duckworth_Luas

It seems that the red flag is a regimental flag.

In the Soviet Army each regiment had a flag with a gold hammer/sickle on one side and a star on the reverse.

The regimental number and name appeared under the star.

"For our Soviet Motherland" appeared under the hammer/sickle.

Zed Bank

Duckworth_Luas wrote: »

It seems that the red flag is a regimental flag.

In the Soviet Army each regiment had a flag with a gold hammer/sickle on one side and a star on the reverse.

The regimental number and name appeared under the star.

"For our Soviet Motherland" appeared under the hammer/sickle.

But why would a Ukrainian regiment supposedly espousing Ukrainian freedom carry such a flag. I don't know maybe they havent updated it in 20+ years hahahahahaha

Hande hoche!

I figured it was a historic regimental banner.

Zed Bank

Hande hoche! wrote: »

I figured it was a historic regimental banner.

Makes sense, slightly ironic dont you think?

Hande hoche!

Zed Bank wrote: »

Makes sense, slightly ironic dont you think?

Yep indeed. Still the Finnish air force had swastikas for quite a while

dj jarvis

Hande hoche! wrote: »

Yep indeed. Still the Finnish air force had swastikas for quite a while

they still use it for ceremonial purposes , every day ( or week ? ) , the Finnish air force do a parade from one point in Helsinki to their barracks , headed with a blue flag the incorporates the swastika in it.

they use it long before the Nazis did

dj jarvis

this

http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/fi%5Eafsq.html

Duckworth_Luas

Hande hoche! wrote: »

Yep indeed. Still the Finnish air force had swastikas for quite a while

As did these guys!

dj jarvis

Duckworth_Luas wrote: »

As did these guys!

the swastika was still painted on the chimney up till the late 80's :eek:

Ray Palmer

TheHappyChappy wrote: »

Wasn't that in a movie?

One flag 2 different sides & hopefully neither will shoot ya!

Harold Lloyd film I believe but possibly Chaplin

goose2005

Duckworth_Luas wrote: »

As did these guys!

gets your whites whiter than white

Jelle1880

goose2005 wrote: »

gets your whites whiter than white

Don't put your white laundry with your black.

Oink

A bunch of unarmed "tech support" soldiers walk towards Russian special forces and demand that they feck off home.

Whoever has the bowls to do that can wear a pink tutu for all I care. I'll salute him.