On the day of the Russian invasion death and life walk hand in hand. The East Ukraine town of Starobilsk is shelled, killing and injuring civilians, and a new life is about to come into this world.
A civilian on car reportedly "meets" a Russian sabotage group (disguised as Ukrainian soldiers), entering the Ukraine's capital. What happens next is also a metaphor of Ukraine's resistance and good luck.
On the first day of invasion, 13 Ukrainian soldiers on the Black Sea's Snake Island are approached by a Russian warship. What they reply to the warship inspires the world.
24 February 2022, early morning in Uman, Ukraine. A 39-year-old is riding a bicycle as Russia is invading Ukraine. He is to become one of the first civilian victims, and this is his last letter to the Hague (International Criminal Court).
Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is the Europe's Largest Nuclear Plant on Fire . It's 6-time larger by number of blocks than Chernobyl, so if it explodes, it might be the end of Europe or even the world.
On 27 February 2022 Russian forces bombed the 285K city of Chernihiv, North Ukraine. Dovzhenko shot in this area his film "Shchors", premiering in 1939. Watch to learn happened to the city Shchors Cinema during WWII and in 2022?
Valeriy Lobanovskyi was a great 'Dynamo Kyiv' coach and football player. Watch what happens one Saturday morning at the avenue named after him in Kyiv.
Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest city, has been under attack by Russia from 24 February 2022. One morning Russians try to enter the city, receiving a warm "welcome".
Irpin area, near Kyiv, was heavily bombed out. Russia agreed on 6 March 2022 that people can evacuate via so-called "green corridor". What a passageway it became for the Perebyinis family.
Russia systematically targets civilian infrastructure. It is Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest city of 1.4M, hosting second oldest University: Karazin Kharkiv University used to have some 18K students and 2K personnel.
One afternoon, an elderly couple was driving a car in Makariv, near Kyiv. On the way, they were 'met' by Russian armed forces - this is their last spring together.
Pro-Putin Chechen leader Kadyrov sent his "Kadyrov men" to Ukraine, also to kill Ukraine's President. Some of them, as Magomed Tushaev, were reportedly eliminated. On the other side, two Chechen volunteer battalions fight for Ukraine.
International Law obliges military forces to avoid destruction of enemy property and provide for its protection. Pillaging a town or place, even when taken by assault, is a war crime. Russian armed forces in Ukraine practice otherwise.
The ancient, multicultural and industrial 430K Ukrainian city of Mariupol from 24 February 2022 is daily bombed by Russia, to force its surrender under the siege.
Civilians are sheltered in a theater in the heart of the besieged Mariupol as Russians continue bombarding the city. Will the inscription "Children" in front of the theater save them from Russian bombs?
Borodianka, near Ukraine's capital, is in ruins in March 2022. Here Hitler burned over 100 estates during WWII. Its ruined monument of Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko reminds us: Love your Ukraine. Love her - in times of rage.
Kherson is a 280K southern Ukraine port city. As Russia attacked Kherson and its region from the day of invasion on 24 February 2022, civilians are hit.
The Ukrainian Army counter attacks as the Russian military advances. Sky is also a battlefield: a Ukrainian pilot directs his jet into the Russian convoy.
As Russian forces enter the city, they undertake their favorite exercises: terror and looting. They claimed control over Kherson on 3 March 2022. Over 30 civilians were reportedly killed.
Human life is the Ukraine's price for freedom. Ukrainian warriors, as in glorious past, "lay down their soul and body" as manifested in their anthem. Civilians - on knees - meet their fallen out of respect to the sacrifice.
How to punish Russian war crimes? While international lawyers in Rome/Hague/New York/Strasbourg drink coffee thinking of that, Ukrainians set a special team to do it their way, guided by their anthem. They execute 7 Russian generals.
Despite the ongoing war, Ukrainians start spring sowing. Shots of the famous "Earth" (1930) by Dovzhenko blend with those of reality nowadays, proving the course and laws of nature in this enchanted Ukrainian land.
In its war on Ukraine, Russia presents fictional events as a documentary. Examining one of the circulated videos, we discover how a fake can be identified.
Ukrainians used to say, "Never Again!" But, again, and for the first time since Nazi and Soviet attacks on Lviv in 1939 and 1944, this UNESCO World Heritage gem city is air attacked by Russia in March 2022.
Popular actor, singer and TV presenter Pavlo Li (Pasha Lee) was killed in Irpin, near Kyiv, while evacuating civilians (children) attacked by Russia. He was born in Crimea in the family of Ukrainian Hutsul and Korean parents.
There are some 77K foreign students in Ukraine. Naveen S G of India is one of them, studying in Kharkiv and hiding in a shelter. On 1 March, as he goes to buy some food, he becomes the first foreign student killed by Russia in this war.
As in Grozny and Aleppo, Russian army almost destroyed the town of Izium near Kharkiv. Killed people are buried in the streets. Schools, hospital, shops, housings destroyed. Unnecessarily destruction of civilian property is a war crime.
Beware of Russian army crush: you may end up under their caterpillar treads. They either roll over your car or over you, as seen in videos about their fatal attraction.
