July 4, 2015, Mariupol, Donetsk region.

In the video, local residents show and talk about the consequences of Russian shelling. Destroyed apartment buildings and private houses, shell fragments, repair documents, burned cars, the inscription "Shelter".

Consequences of the shelling of Mariupol, 2015

May 20, 2014, Donetsk.

A plot about protests by Donetsk residents against separatists and Russian aggression. Donbas Arena stadium, Shakhtar FC fans in the stands, TV address by businessman Rinat Akhmetov, protest whistle, enterprises, cars with Ukrainian flags, young men in masks with bats, city, city council captured by separatists, barricades, metallurgical plants.

Comments: FC Shakhtar fans; Donetsk residents.

Donetsk residents for the integrity of Ukraine

August 23, 2007.

Video shows the unfurling of the National Flag of Ukraine near the Youth Palace "Yunist" in the city of Donetsk.

Flag Day: Donetsk, 2007

August 22, 2006, Sukha Balka, Donetsk region.

Video shows the plane crash of a Tu-154 aircraft of a Russian airline. The scene of the accident, the wreckage of the aircraft, special services are working.

Reference: On August 22, 2006, a Tu-154 aircraft of the Russian airline Pulkovo crashed near the village of Sukha Balka in the Donetsk region. The aircraft was flying from Anapa to St. Petersburg and hit a thunderstorm. Due to errors by the crew while maneuvering in turbulent conditions, the liner went into a tailspin. All 170 people on board died, including 45 children.

Tu-154 plane crash near Donetsk

8 February 2012, Makiivka, Donetsk Oblast.

The video shows the collapse of an exterior wall in an apartment building. The aftermath of the collapse, Emergency Ministry workers clearing the rubble, fire engines, commentary by Makiivka Mayor Oleksandr Maltsev.

Collapse of a building in Makiivka

2 March 2011, Rodynske, Donetsk Oblast.

A plot about the closure of the psychiatric ward at the Rodynske City Hospital. Patients with mental disorders in the ward, nurses caring for patients, winter, the ward building. Comments: junior nurse Klavdiya Cherednyk; nurse Svitlana Bondarenko; chief physician of the Rodynske City Hospital Olena Kolesnikova.

Closure of psychiatric ward in Donetsk region

January 30, 2009, Donetsk.

In the video: Donetsk Botanical Garden, greenhouse, various exotic trees with fruits, ripening bananas; palm tree, tangerines, oranges, different angles; rare varieties of peaches and apricots, garden workers watering plants; main entrance, sign "Donetsk Botanical Garden of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine" (in Russian).

Reference: Donetsk Botanical Garden is a scientific research institution of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, founded on June 25, 1964 in the eastern part of Donetsk. The area of the garden is 262.2 hectares, which is the largest among botanical gardens in Europe as of 2014. The collections include over 5,500 species of plants, including rare ones and those listed in the Red Book of Ukraine.

Donetsk Botanical Garden

28 May 2025, Bilokuzminivka village, Donetsk region.

The video shows a village near the front line, a natural monument, destroyed buildings, the aftermath of russian shelling, private yards, local residents talking about life in the village, the chalk cliffs of Bilokuzminivka, cows grazing, and a bus stop. Commentary by Natalia Bogatyryova, clerk of the Bilokuzminivka starosta district.

A village near the front line at the foot of chalk cliffs

April 14, 2009, the city of Sviatohirsk, Donetsk region.

The plot is dedicated to archaeological finds of national importance on private territory.

In the video: a courtyard, the hostess shows the excavation site; an archaeologist examines the remains of the treasure; the State Historical and Architectural Reserve in the city of Sviatohirsk, exhibition halls; archaeological treasures, various plans; museum exposition.

Comments: the owner of the house Evdokia Yarova; historian Volodymyr Davydenko.

Journalist — Taras Moskalyuk.

Archaeological treasures of Sviatohirsk

December 9, 2004, Donetsk.

The video shows injured miners after the explosion at the "Pivdennodonbaska No. 1" mine. The hospital, doctors operating on the injured, burned miners on hospital beds, nurses applying bandages, medical equipment. Miners' comments.

Reference: On July 20, 2004, a powerful methane explosion occurred at the "Pivdennodonbaska No. 1" mine in the Donetsk region. As a result of the tragedy, 36 miners died and several dozen more were injured. It was one of the largest accidents in Ukrainian coal mines in the early 2000s.

Miners after the explosion at the "South Donbass No. 1" mine

May 28, 2006, Soledar city, Donetsk region.

The plot is dedicated to a concert and an exhibition of artworks in the Salt Mine.

In the video: people in the salt prehistoric gallery, a tour, a concert by the Luhansk Symphony Orchestra; a performance by Turkish opera singer Erdem Baydar; a buffet, guests, various shots.

Comments: Secretary of the Austrian Embassy Christian Gesli; listener Tetyana Ternova.

Journalist — Volodymyr Tereshchenko.

Reference: The Soledar Salt Mines, founded in 1881, remained the main center of salt production in Ukraine for a long time, providing up to 96% of domestic consumption. The unique conditions of the mines allowed not only industrial production, but also the development of tourism, museum and speleotherapy activities before the outbreak of hostilities.

Salt Gallery in Soledar

In the video: the installation of a monument at the grave of Ukrainian schoolboy, goalkeeper of the Avangard football club Stepan Chubenko, August 25, 2014.

In the summer of 2014, Russian militants of the "DPR" terrorist group detained 16-year-old schoolboy Stepan Chubenko in Donetsk and shot him dead after torture for his pro-Ukrainian position.

He was posthumously awarded the Order of the People's Hero of Ukraine and the Order for Courage, III degree.