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[00:00:43] I haven't been to Kramatorsk for about a month and a half, it's hard to say
[00:00:47] how much the city has changed during this time. First, these "dragon's teeth"
[00:00:51] have appeared almost everywhere on the streets, and
[00:00:54] second, in many places, this "yagaza"
[00:00:57] has appeared, it's simply intertwined. Along
[00:01:01] the street, in the last 40 minutes
[00:01:03] of filming here, I counted six
[00:01:07] drone flights above me and consequently six explosions.
[00:01:10] A car is burning at the next intersection, it was hit by a Russian drone
[00:01:14] a couple of hours ago. Among the main targets in Kramatorsk are cars, and not always
[00:01:18] military ones. Natalya's car was attacked just in
[00:01:21] the parking lot. A projectile flew in here, flew out
[00:01:24] through
[00:01:27] the car radio, flew into the driver's side.
[00:02:00] to leave, well, I can leave, I'm from
[00:02:03] Rivne region, but for civilians who are left behind, 65,
[00:02:07] 70, or 80 years old, where can
[00:02:10] they go? They are used to it there, it's their home. I wouldn't have left either,
[00:02:14] in principle. Kramatorsk has declared mandatory evacuation for children. The front
[00:02:17] is approaching the city, so there are noticeably fewer
[00:02:21] young people on the streets. Those who remain find solace, each in
[00:02:24] their own way, so that I'm not so scared or
[00:02:27] bored, I dig, mm-hmm.
[00:02:31] You never get used to it, this
[00:02:34] war is a disaster, we are very afraid,
[00:02:38] we are afraid. My mother, Ira, says to me today, "Well, what are we
[00:02:41] doing sitting here? We need to run away somewhere.
[00:02:44] You have a car, so what, are we going to die? Sit here
[00:02:48] under bullets?" I don't want to. Of course, I want to. I'm
[00:02:52] 88 years old, and my daughter is 66.
[00:02:55] And drones? I don't count them. Yes, we are all
[00:02:58] afraid, but there's nowhere
[00:03:00] to go. You sit like this, living one
[00:03:03] day at a time.
[00:03:05] Lucky, you lived another day, well, good. In the last month in
[00:03:09] Kramatorsk, optimism has noticeably decreased. Following the example of other cities in
[00:03:13] Donbas, everyone understands that battles for a settlement begin with battles
[00:03:16] for the air, for days.
[00:03:19] We hunt enemy targets at night. The number of Russian drones over Kramatorsk
[00:03:23] and Sloviansk has increased manifold literally in the last few weeks. Vitaly's
[00:03:27] operational map is dotted with marks.
[00:04:12] because lightning has already started, well, let's say, high-speed lightning, that is,
[00:04:16] a regular fivish ten-watt may not catch up with them. Finding
[00:04:20] a small enemy drone in the vast night sky is like a game
[00:04:23] of cat and mouse, it doesn't always work. Mirage visually
[00:04:27] sees lightning 50-80 formidable.
[00:05:42] women, he is 11, and he shouldn't be in Druzhkivka. The
[00:05:46] city has already completed the mandatory evacuation of children. His mother assures that her son
[00:05:49] is not at home. Why are you not with
[00:05:53] your son? Well, I had a job, I'm still here now, I
[00:05:56] have a job here? Mandatory evacuation
[00:06:00] of minors is a common procedure in Ukrainian front-line cities, but
[00:06:03] not everyone leaves. Then the search for hidden children turns into
[00:06:07] a detective story, for which there is simply no time in wartime conditions.
[00:06:11] children were hidden. in different places, we also
[00:06:14] were engaged in Turkish, children were hidden in wardrobes, and
[00:06:18] under beds, in toilets under bathtubs. Look,
[00:06:22] if there is no confirmation now, then you come with
[00:06:24] us, and we will find out where your son is.
[00:06:28] The situation worsened about two weeks ago, when Russian
[00:06:32] troops intensified pressure on neighboring Kostiantynivka,
[00:06:35] from there, not so long ago, the same crew evacuated people, and
[00:06:38] even earlier from Toretsk, Chasiv Yar, and Bakhmut.
[00:06:42] Donetsk region is the land where I was born, it hurts
[00:06:46] to see all this, all this for years,
[00:06:50] all people built, created, now all this
[00:06:53] is broken. I and the cameraman felt the worsening situation in
[00:06:57] Druzhkivka in the morning, during the police's first evacuation mission
[00:07:01] into the city, passing dozens of burned cars, bypassing loaded
[00:07:04] army MLRS. Anton and Alexander evacuate
[00:07:07] 81-year-old Alexander
[00:07:09] Ivanovich. a lot
[00:07:13] of looking, we need to go there, there, there,
[00:07:16] Ivanovich, we need to sit on the bench,
[00:07:19] this way, the passage this way, then through the destroyed streets
[00:07:23] of a city not even on the front lines before, the crew reaches a still
[00:07:27] smoking house. Yes,
[00:07:29] good day, good day. Are you evacuating? I
[00:07:33] took my documents. They were putting out the fire at night, this one, well, it
[00:07:37] flew in at night and early in the morning. God, are you
[00:07:40] staying here for now? Probably tomorrow. Tomorrow, yes,
[00:07:43] you're leaving?
[00:07:51] I decided long ago, I had nowhere to go, and
[00:07:55] honestly, I had no money. I think people,
[00:07:58] people exist,
[00:07:59] good ones,
[00:08:02] and they will help. I thank you from the bottom
[00:08:06] of my heart. Then they go to another house in the center
[00:08:10] of the city. Let's not delay. Let's, but
[00:08:13] why meet again? Are you
[00:08:15] staying?
[00:08:17] Also leaving, in a day, in a day, yes. What, why
[00:08:20] stay here, if everything is
[00:08:24] over,
[00:08:30] they saw that here, well, why peaceful people,
[00:08:33] my God, you see that it's an evacuation. After
[00:08:37] this evacuation, Anton and Alexander received a new task: to find
[00:08:40] a child. The police are confident. He is definitely in
[00:08:43] Druzhkivka.
[00:08:48] After a half-hour conversation with the mother, the stepfather brings
[00:08:52] the child to the house. Because now you have 10 minutes to pack, you are packed and
[00:08:55] standing,
[00:08:58] sometimes they switch to raised tones, but influencing parents
[00:09:02] only within the legal framework near the front is impossible. No
[00:09:05] social service will reach here, it's even scary to leave the entrance here,
[00:09:09] the air is filled with drones. Children are hostages of this situation.
[00:09:13] parents just commit such silly
[00:09:15] actions, they go back for some jobs, what
[00:09:19] jobs, nothing was working here anymore, people were returning to Kostiantynivka, leaving, well, and what did that
[00:09:23] end with?
[00:09:26] A family of children died, a bomb
[00:09:29] arrived, give them at least a day
[00:09:32] to gather themselves, let's check in
[00:09:34] a week,
[00:09:38] we can provide them with free accommodation, by the way. Modular
[00:09:44] houses, special homes for families with
[00:09:48] children. In another half an hour, eleven-year-old Maksym and his mother
[00:09:51] leave the apartment with their belongings, they are given protection, put in
[00:09:55] an armored car. We have just a feeling
[00:09:59] that everything is bad there, so that he cries every day and
[00:10:02] something else, but while his mother assures of a quiet life,
[00:10:06] Maksym confidently copies the sound of an FPV
[00:10:09] drone.
[00:10:26] not much, but ideally, he wanted
[00:10:28] earlier,
[00:10:31] yes. The family is brought to friends in
[00:10:34] Kramatorsk. My sweetheart,
[00:10:36] hello.
[00:10:39] Afterwards, they will coordinate the next move. I think that they
[00:10:42] won't return, I think they have become wiser.
[00:10:46] The feelings are good, because we finally found this
[00:10:49] family, yes, we evacuated them, maybe even
[00:10:52] saved them. That's another Ukrainian child. I think,
[00:10:55] saved. 1 2
[00:10:57] 3. This is Izyum. In essence, it's
[00:11:00] the last relatively safe large
[00:11:04] settlement in the Kharkiv region before entering the already front-line Donetsk
[00:11:08] region. And until recently, Izyum remained such an
[00:11:11] island of civilization in the front-line
[00:11:14] military Donbas, but since July 5th,
[00:11:17] the Russian army has been systematically destroying the Izyum
[00:11:21] gas station. From the anti-drone net, they remove fragments of the gas station and a fragment.
[00:12:55] I quote: all gas stations are designated by the enemy as
[00:12:59] planned targets, but it must be said that Izyum is far from
[00:13:02] the first city where the Russian army destroys
[00:13:05] gas stations. To find gasoline, one must drive towards Kharkiv, but within a radius
[00:13:09] of 50 km, there are no gas stations, everything is destroyed. In the last
[00:13:13] 2 weeks, more than 20 gas stations were attacked in the region. At the entrance to
[00:13:17] Kharkiv, one of the gas stations was destroyed yesterday
[00:13:20] morning. And he's hitting gas stations
[00:13:23] everywhere now. The most painful
[00:13:38] blows to gas stations are felt in small settlements. In
[00:13:42] Bohodukhiv near Kharkiv, all gas stations are destroyed. The same situation is in
[00:13:45] Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region, and Trostianets, Sumy region. Recently,
[00:13:49] information appeared that all gas stations on the Dnipro-Kharkiv
[00:13:52] highway were destroyed. Drivers were recommended to refuel in
[00:13:55] cities. There are two nuances: first, if a gas station is not
[00:13:59] completely destroyed, it is quite quickly restored
[00:14:02] and continues to operate. Filming at such facilities is quite
[00:14:06] nerve-wracking, people are genuinely afraid that something will
[00:14:10] hit their gas station again. After video recording, when
[00:14:13] trying to negotiate at one of these gas stations, the police were even
[00:14:17] called on me today. The second nuance is that even if there are
[00:14:20] no gas stations at all,
[00:14:23] then... people, businesses, and local
[00:14:26] authorities try to somehow organize gasoline supply.
[00:14:29] In most cases, these are schemes for their own, and
[00:14:33] strangers are not initiated into them. Somewhere, gasoline is sold strictly by
[00:14:36] the hour, for example, from one to two. Somewhere, cars are allowed to fill up one
[00:14:40] by one. Somewhere, gas stations are made inconspicuous,
[00:14:44] almost underground. They work, they work. Did you fill up today?
[00:14:47] I didn't fill up today, and do you have any gasoline
[00:14:50] reserves?
[00:14:52] No, and I need this. Fuel
[00:15:04] experts assure that gas station authorities are looking for solutions on how to secure their
[00:15:08] facilities, but there are no clear answers yet, and we are talking about hundreds
[00:15:11] of facilities in small towns. There can only be one solution here, well,
[00:15:15] these drones, they need to be shot down, you can't put a sarcophagus over
[00:15:19] a gas station either. I think it's just about the fact that
[00:15:22] consumers will have to continue... to simply go for this
[00:15:26] fuel and somehow deal with getting themselves some more
[00:15:30] reserves, because objectively, well, actually, well, they talk about
[00:15:33] mobile gas stations and so on, well, about... about
[00:15:36] ну про... около
[00:16:08] 5,500 gas stations and about 170
[00:16:11] damaged or destroyed, but this number
[00:16:15] is constantly growing, so if no measures are taken,
[00:16:18] a local problem could escalate into a nationwide
[00:16:21] one. Borisalka, Sergey Dykun, and Alexey
[00:16:25] Polei, present time,
[00:16:26] Ukraine.
[00:19:07] And Ayatollah in Iran, Kim Jong Un, we can
[00:19:10] look at this hemisphere, at Castro, Raul Castro, and until
[00:19:13] January at Maduro in Venezuela. There are people
[00:19:16] who want to destroy our way of life, so we will have to
[00:19:20] intervene, we must intervene and support our
[00:19:23] friends, expect our friends to do more for their own
[00:19:27] protection, but understand that we live in dangerous times. You can't, on
[00:19:30] the one hand, say, "Oh, Russia is a terrible place," and on
[00:19:34] the other, not hold it accountable. We are obliged
[00:19:37] to do that, we need to do the same with communist China,
[00:19:41] we must stop buying anything from communist China, we are
[00:19:45] building up our army because we are concerned, but at the same time, we
[00:19:49] don't explain to the American public that they should stop
[00:19:52] buying their goods, but the sanctions bill, in my opinion,
[00:19:55] is a step towards holding Putin accountable. I want Ukraine
[00:19:59] to win, and I want Russia to lose. Ukrainians
[00:20:03] are good, they are on the good side, and the Russian government
[00:20:06] is on the bad.
[00:20:19] There's a feeling that the perception of the president, and many
[00:20:22] in this building, the perception of Ukraine's value for the United States
[00:20:26] has changed. When you communicate with colleagues, do you feel
[00:20:29] that they truly understand that Ukraine is a much better
[00:20:33] ally for the United States than many in that part of the world?
[00:20:41] I think they are wonderful allies, they have shown they are willing
[00:20:45] to fight for freedom, which is truly admirable about
[00:20:48] Ukrainians, is that...
[00:20:56] They fight for their freedom, they are ready to fight because they want their children and grandchildren to live in
[00:21:00] a free environment. When I think of the heroism of Ukrainians, I think
[00:21:04] the world admires them for how they went through all this. I
[00:21:08] really believe that it's important, if you want support
[00:21:11] from the U.S., then you must explain who are the good guys and who are the
[00:21:15] bad guys? And I think Zelensky did that. I believe he
[00:21:18] could have done better in the first months, but now he
[00:21:22] is demonstrating his
[00:21:23] mastery.
[00:21:27] Did Putin underestimate American resolve when it comes to
[00:21:31] supporting Ukraine by the
[00:21:33] U.S.?
[00:21:36] Absolutely. I think Putin believed he could use Trump and
[00:21:40] the Europeans. And he certainly did use the Europeans. But
[00:21:43] I think he underestimated Trump's commitment to freedom around the world.
[00:21:47] I suppose people were surprised by how President... Trump is working
[00:21:51] to ensure Iran doesn't have nuclear weapons. I think they are
[00:21:54] surprised that he is trying to hold communist China
[00:21:57] accountable. I think they were surprised that he removed
[00:22:01] Maduro in Venezuela, so I suppose the world was generally
[00:22:04] surprised by how resolutely Donald Trump
[00:22:07] stands up for freedom around the
[00:22:09] world.
[00:22:12] Do you think he, Putin, still believes he can outlast
[00:22:15] the United States and its allies? Or, can
[00:22:18] Congress prove that he is wrong? You said that we need to
[00:22:21] act quickly and pass this bill. I think
[00:22:25] many believe that they can survive and outlast because historically
[00:22:29] they had presidents of the United States who chose a policy
[00:22:32] of concessions. Look back, look at Obama and look at
[00:22:36] Biden. They appeased dictators around the world,
[00:22:39] this president will not do that, and the next one will hardly
[00:22:42] either, because I believe people realize that the policy
[00:22:45] of appeasement does not work, it has never worked at
[00:22:49] any time.
[00:23:24] I think part of it is that Ukrainians are very creative in what
[00:23:27] they do, and they manage to create increasingly sophisticated
[00:23:31] drone technology, but perhaps even more impressive
[00:23:34] is the quality of their operators, the fact that with the efforts of a very small group
[00:23:38] of people, they destroy Russian troops. I spoke with one
[00:23:42] Ukrainian commander who, with the efforts of 2,000 people, destroyed
[00:23:46] Russian equipment worth more than 15 billion
[00:23:49] dollars. I spoke with another who manages a very
[00:23:53] small part of the Ukrainian military budget, but who destroyed
[00:23:56] about 30% of the Russian army, because they
[00:24:00] figured out how to do it very smartly with autonomous
[00:24:03] weapons, excellent training, essentially
[00:24:06] constant feedback, when those who use technology
[00:24:10] constantly communicate with those who create it, this
[00:24:13] is constant improvement day by day, what the
[00:24:16] Ukrainian army has done is truly admirable.
[00:26:03] together to achieve this, they already acted together to achieve
[00:26:06] this. We must understand that there is a significant
[00:26:10] threat to our freedom and independence, but this
[00:26:13] applies to all our allies who believe in freedom, because
[00:26:16] Putin does not believe in personal freedom, Xi does not believe in
[00:26:19] personal freedom, Ayatollah does not believe, Maduro did not believe,
[00:26:23] Raul Castro does not believe, Kim Jong Un does not believe,
[00:26:26] therefore they continue to cooperate, trying
[00:26:29] to destroy our way of life.
[00:27:08] and you should go to hell for all the death and destruction you have brought upon the Ukrainian people, and I will do everything in my power to continue to help
[00:27:12] fight for freedom anywhere in the world, against you, and also
[00:27:15] against Xi, Kim Jong, the Ayatollah, and other
[00:27:18] disgusting thugs who control the lives of people
[00:27:22] around the world. Thank you, Senator, for taking the time to
[00:27:25] share your
[00:27:26] views with us.
[00:28:14] 2020, a queue
[00:28:18] to vote,
[00:28:20] results,
[00:28:39] So what is his way out, besides going to hang himself quietly in the corner?
[00:28:43] Russia simply with its boots
[00:28:47] drives us into some kind of medieval age. There is a place
[00:28:50] for such a liberal party in Russia, absolutely, only that party
[00:28:54] doesn't exist.
[00:28:57] And I was supposed to write about what was happening there, well, like
[00:29:00] a concentration camp. For the state in my country, this is
[00:29:04] a pain that is always with you. I won't tempt
[00:29:08] fate. Why do you need this, what are you
[00:29:11] preparing for, why
[00:29:14] do you think this moment, or there is no single
[00:29:17] moment,
[00:29:22] persons who are not directly involved in hostilities,
[00:29:26] including those persons from the armed forces who
[00:29:30] laid down their arms, as well as those who
[00:29:33] ceased to participate in hostilities due to illness,
[00:29:37] injury, detention, or for any other reason,
[00:29:40] must under all circumstances be treated humanely.
[00:30:24] Please, give me all the lists
[00:30:28] of extremists, neo-Nazis, I wrote Putin in my
[00:30:30] passport. round, and this is my
[00:30:34] official and principled position. Well,
[00:30:37] it's a shame, damn it, someone is there, but I'm not, well!