“One single _khohol_ is holding six clicks of woods and you [ … ] can’t do diddly squat!” — Meet the iron grunts of the 43rd Infantry Brigade. These hard-boiled old-timers held out for 54 days at the position, and all they want is a shower and some hot soup. These guys are made of some other material — they are the real backbone of war.
Source: Serhiy Lipko for Ukrainian Army TV https://youtu.be/pC_WRg_d1pQ
Aired: April 19, 2025.
English translation and subtitles by the author of this channel.
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*Notes:*
(3:43) – “Funny enough, they called us “khokhols” over the radio.” — _Khokhol_ is the stereotypical Cossack combat hairstyle — a mostly shaved head with a long lock of hair at the top, dangling down. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oseledets
For whatever reason, “the goat-bearded ones” think that the word is an ethnic slur, and calling us that is supposed to be insulting. _Dahoo!_
Here’s the undisputed unified world heavyweight boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk proudly sporting an appropriately styled _khokhol:_ https://news.sky.com/story/who-is-oleksandr-usyk-the-strange-one-ready-to-defend-his-boxing-world-titles-against-britains-anthony-joshua-12677192
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