A story about Russian observers at the re-run of the second round of the presidential elections in Ukraine, December 26, 2004.

On the video: Russian observers at the polling station, the voting process, ballots. Comments by the deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, Alexander Krutov, and the head of the Committee of Voters of Ukraine, Igor Popov.

Russian observers at the Ukrainian presidential election

December 26, 2004, Donetsk. Voting in the second round of the presidential elections in Ukraine.

On the video: polling station No. 9, city streets, election commission, people at the polling station, transport, observers.

Second round of elections in Donetsk

The video features a speech by presidential candidate Vyacheslav Chornovil. He talks about his political program and its main points. 

The program also includes a short campaign film in which Chornovil's associates talk about him and uses archival videos of Chornovil's speeches and interviews. The author of the film is Volodymyr Cherniak. 

Vyacheslav Chornovil: election speech on television 

January 20, 1997, Kyiv.

The plot is dedicated to the campaign of the People's Movement of Ukraine (PMU) — “Our choice is unity for victory!” — before the 3rd convocation of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.

Commentary by PMU faction member Pavlo Movchan and head of the PMU parliamentary faction Vyacheslav Chornovil.

People's Movement of Ukraine: agitation and plans for the future

Kyiv, November 5, 2002. Footage of the speech of the President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The video shows the military, the speech of the President of Ukraine, and comments from cadets of the Ivan Bohun Military Lyceum in Kyiv.

Kuchma's speech to the military

Preparations for the celebrations on the occasion of the 1025th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus. The meeting of the organizing committee is chaired by the President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych.

The meeting is attended by: the head of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church, Metropolitan of Kyiv and All Ukraine Methodius (in peace Valery Kudryakov); the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, the Supreme Archbishop of Kyiv-Halych, Metropolitan of Kyiv His Beatitude Sviatoslav (Shevchuk); the head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate with the title of Metropolitan of Kyiv and All Ukraine Volodymyr (in peace Viktor Sabodan); the Archbishop ad personam Ordinary of the Kyiv-Zhytomyr Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church Petro Herkulian Malchuk.

The President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych comments.

1025th Anniversary of the Baptism of Rus: Government Meeting

Kyiv, 2006. Vladimir Putin's visit to Ukraine. 

Video footage: airport, arrival of the delegation, flags of Ukraine and russia, Ukrainian delegation, arrival at the Presidential Secretariat, rally outside the building, honor guard, Putin gets out of the car, shakes hands with Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko, press conference, talks with Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, interviews with Yanukovych and putin. 

Note: Russian President Vladimir putin paid a working visit to Kyiv on December 22, 2006. He met separately with the Ukrainian prime minister and president and took part in a meeting of the Ukrainian-russian interstate commission “Yushchenko-putin” to discuss cooperation in the oil and gas sector, the basing of the Black Sea Fleet, and trade and economic cooperation. 

рutin visits Ukraine

November 8, 2007, Kyiv.

The plot is dedicated to the Government's reaction to the increase in food prices.

In the video: a grocery market, people are looking at the goods; production, sunflower oil on the conveyor; cabbage, different angles; Mykola Azarov at a press conference; Yulia Tymoshenko's interview; Viktor Yanukovych at a meeting; gasoline prices, cars; Government House of Ukraine.

Comments: First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov; BYuT leader MP Yulia Tymoshenko; Prime Minister of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych.

Created by: Pavlo Tyrsky, Irena Markina, Andriy Marchenko.

Azarov and cabbage: food prices

Dnipropetrovs'k (now Dnipro), May 2, 2004

The story is about the return to state ownership of the central market “Ozerka”, as well as property that was illegally privatized and later sold to foreign companies during the period when Pavlo Lazarenko was Prime Minister of Ukraine. 

Comments: entrepreneur Oksana Chmon, new market director Yevhen Volyniuk, head of the regional state administration Volodymyr Yatsuba, regional prosecutor Serhiy Sorokin.

Reference: In 1996-1997, with the assistance of Pavlo Lazarenko, several buildings in Dnipro were privatized and later sold to foreign companies, including the building of the Ministry of Ferrous Metallurgy of the Ukrainian SSR, the Church of St. Joseph, the building of the regional Business Center, and others. Later, the state returned this property in court.

Return of stolen property

January 9, 2010, Kyiv.

The plot is dedicated to the printing and verification of ballot papers for the 2010 Presidential elections.

Comments: printing house employee Borys Bogachuk; director of the printing plant "Ukraine" Valentyn Muzyka; Deputy Chairman of the Central Election Commission Zhanna Usenko-Chorna.

Created by: Maksym Urlapov, Vadym Timofeyev.

Polygraph Plant "Ukraine": printing of ballots

Kyiv, July 16, 2001. A story about the sale of Ukrainian weapons to Tehran and the Balkan countries.

On the video: a helicopter, tanks, a press conference, a comment by the head of the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Serhiy Borodenkov.

Sale of Ukrainian weapons

Vilnius, July 6, 2009.

The video shows a story about the celebration of the 1000th anniversary of the creation of the Lithuanian state, journalist Olga Skotnikova, the Presidential Palace, officials from other countries, flags, citizens in folk costumes singing songs, and the Cathedral Square. A bilateral meeting between Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko and newly elected Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite. 

Commentary: President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko.

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