Wake Up, You're Being Captured

@freedom.ukrainian

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Why it worked

The video likely performed well due to its raw, real-time depiction of a military operation, capturing a moment of vulnerability and action that is inherently engaging and shareable.

Summary

Ukrainian Special Forces capture sleeping enemy soldiers in a forest. The soldiers are instructed to surrender and are questioned about how they were captured.

Structure

1Soldiers are found sleeping and captured.
2Instructions are given to surrender.
3The captured soldiers are questioned.
4One soldier states he was asleep when captured.

Product placement

UNITED24: This is a Ukrainian government platform for fundraising for defense and humanitarian aid. It appears as a watermark in the top right corner of the video. Removing it would not change what happens in the video. sof_ua/YouTube: This is a YouTube channel attribution. Removing it would not change what happens in the video.

On-screen text

UNITED24 Wake Up, You're Being Captured Do you want to live? Video: sof_ua/YouTube Good. Video: sof_ua/YouTube Raise your hands. Video: sof_ua/YouTube Now slowly stand up with your hands raised. Video: sof_ua/YouTube Good evening. Video: sof_ua/YouTube On your feet. Video: sof_ua/YouTube Easy, easy. Video: sof_ua/YouTube Put your hands here and interlock your fingers. Video: sof_ua/YouTube How were you captured? Video: sof_ua/YouTube I was asleep. Video: sof_ua/YouTube

Original caption

Ukrainian Special Forces captured enemy soldiers who were sleeping. #pow#capture#sof#combat

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Transcript

Wake Up, You're Being Captured Do you want to live? Good. Raise your hands. Now slowly stand up with your hands raised. Good evening. On your feet. Easy, easy. Put your hands here and interlock your fingers. How were you captured? I was asleep.