July 25, 2005, Novobohdanivka village, Melitopol district, Zaporizhzhia region.

Video of repeated explosions at military ammunition depots a year after the first accident. Employees of the State Tax Service and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, a military unit, a checkpoint, military in a helicopter, flying over Novobohdanivka and the destroyed military depots, fire trucks, an MOE tent, military near the tents and on the territory of the military unit, a document on the elimination of the fire, the streets of the village.

Comments: representatives of the military and the Ministry of Internal Affairs; local residents, eyewitnesses.

For reference: The Novobohdanivka artillery depot disaster was a man-made accident that occurred in May 2004 in the village of Novobohdanivka, Melitopol district, Zaporizhzhia region. In 2005, a second explosion occurred, although its scale was smaller. As a result, 5 people were killed, and residential and other buildings in Novobohdanivka and nearby settlements were heavily damaged. The explosions temporarily halted road and rail transportation in the region.

Novobohdanivka: repeated explosions in warehouses

Zaporizhzhia Regional State Television and Radio Company. Issue of the program "Telecourier" for December 19, 1996.

On video: archaeological excavations in the territory of the Zaporizhzhia region, research of burial mounds, finds of ritual purpose, ceramic dishes of the Neolithic era; Zaporizhzhia Ordzhonikidze district state administration, reporting and election conference of the district women's council; "Zaporizhzhia Contracts-97" - exhibition-fair in the sports palace "Yunist", products of "Zaporizhkhlib", "Dniprospetsstal", "Motor Sich", "Siliconpolymer", etc.; regional council of trade unions, the second meeting of "Young Ecologists" at school No. 74 of the city of Zaporizhzhia; presentation of the charitable foundation at school No. 100; 70th anniversary of Zaporizhzhia Children's Music School No. 1.

"Telecourier": December 19, 1996 issue

Zaporizhzhia State Television and Radio Company. The June 15, 2009 issue of the program “People and Destinies” is dedicated to the creative path of folk craftswoman Valentyna Melay.

In the video: Local History Museum of the city of Tokmak, Zaporizhzhia region, exhibition of folk art works, a visitor examines towels; craftswoman Valentyna Melay talks about embroidery technology.

Comments: master embroiderer Valentyna Melay; poetess Zinaida Fedan.

The program was worked on by: Olga Larionova, Volodymyr Karpenko, Kateryna Lebedeva, Dmitry Udodyk.

“Stitch by Stitch”: Master Valentyna Melay

Zaporizhzhya State Television and Radio Company. The July 2, 2008 issue of the “People and Fates” program is dedicated to the life path of Vasyl Hnatok, an Ostarbeiter, chairman of the board of the collective farm “Ukraine”.

On the video: Vasyl Hnatok’s house, interview; the village of Ocheretuvate, Zaporizhzhia region, the local school from different angles; an interview with a village resident about life during the functioning of the collective farm, a performance by an amateur art group of the village.

Comments: chairman of the board of the collective farm “Ukraine”, guest of the program Vasyl Hnatok; resident of the village of Ocheretuvate Kateryna Blotska.

The program was worked on by: Olga Larionova, Volodymyr Karpenko, Kateryna Lebedeva.

“People and Fates” Program: Vasyl Hnatok

The “Traveling Together” program for August 20, 2007 is dedicated to Novomykolaivka district of Zaporizhia region.

In the video: Novomykolaivka village, entrance to the city; tractor monument; local residents, views of the village, Tersa river; German church in the village of Tersyantsi; Trudove village, Zaporizhia stud farm, horses, preparation for the competition.

“Traveling Together” Program: Novomykolaivka

Zaporizhzhia State TV and Radio Company, 2004.

The programme ‘Living History of Zaporizhzhia’. Yulia Kryat, a lecturer at the Zaporizhzhia College of Radio Electronics, teaches students and is also a keen tourist. She unites young people and goes on trips to Khortytsia Island and Crimea with them.

Students Liudmyla Kriachun, Aliona Kaukina, Dmytro Herman, Dmytro Zemrokh, colleagues Liudmyla Nikolaiets, Oleksandr Sydorenko, and Alla Topalova tell us about Yuliia Kriat and her educational and upbringing activities. 

Yulia Kryat: teacher and mentor

Zaporizhzhya State Television and Radio Company. The program “Let’s go, I’ll show you my field” for 2001 is dedicated to scientist Oleksandr Papsuyev — the only breeder in the world who managed to obtain a hybrid of rye and wheat and the short-growing sunflower variety “Kripysh”.

On the video: a detailed biography of Oleksandr Stepanovich Papsuyev, the personal photo archive of the agrarian; the scientist reads his notes, demonstrates different varieties of wheat; the scientific achievement of the agrarian, talks about the challenge of the KGB and the concealment of his research; shows the sunflower variety “Kripysh” in the field, various breeding varieties, talks about the land and agriculture.

Comments: scientist-agrarian, breeder Oleksandr Papsuyev; former first secretary of the Kuibyshev district party committee Grigory Golovenko; farmer Viktor Tyshchenko; journalist Grigory Khvostyk.

Reference: Oleksandr Papsuyev is a Ukrainian breeder who made a revolutionary discovery in the field of agronomy, creating a triticale variety that combines the hardiness of rye and the baking qualities of wheat. His new variety, called “Zhytnytsia”, attracted the attention of scientists not only in Ukraine but also abroad. Despite the lack of support from scientific circles and the difficulty of recognizing his work, Papsuyev’s achievements are revolutionary and one of the most important in the field of agriculture.

“Let’s go, I’ll show you my field”: Oleksandr Papsuyev

July 2008, Berdiansk, Zaporizhzhia region.

The program “Traveling Together” about the Sea of Azov. The Azov coast, beaches, birds, the city's waterfront, a rotunda gazebo, a monument to the Nursing Bull, people walking along the waterfront, relaxing on the beach, the port.

“Traveling together": The Sea of Azov

August 2008, Zaporizhzhia region.

The program “Traveling Together” about the village of Malokaterinivka in the Kushuhumska settlement community of Zaporizhzhia district. Shots of the village, Blue (Panske) Lake near Hryhorivka, Prymorske village, Konka river, Veselyanka village, tuberculosis dispensary, Veselyanka secondary school.

“Traveling together": Malokaterinovka

May 6, 2005, Novobohdanivka village, Melitopol district, Zaporizhzhia region.

The plot is about the anniversary of the man-made disaster - explosions at the storage of artillery and other ammunition in a military unit. The journalist's stand-up, the site of the disaster, destroyed shells, barbed wire, the military, the hospital, shots of the village, a rally near the House of Culture, a monument to Lenin, villagers, a lake with ducks.

Comments: Novobohdanivka resident Olena Kosacheva; Novobohdanivka resident Abkhadyr Useinov; head of Zaporizhzhia Regional State Administration Yuriy Artemenko; head of Melitopol District Council Vitaliy Yermolenko.

For reference: The Novobohdanivka artillery depot disaster was a man-made accident that occurred in May 2004. In 2005, a second explosion occurred, although its scale was smaller. The incident killed 5 people and caused significant damage to residential and other buildings in Novobohdanivka and the surrounding area. The explosions temporarily halted road and rail transportation in the region.

Anniversary of the explosions at the ammunition depot

Zaporizhzhia, October 9, 2007.

The plot is about the escape of recidivist patients from the regional TB clinical dispensary. The video shows the journalist's stand-up routine, the territory of the dispensary, surveillance video, bars on the windows.

Comments: Valeriy Zelenyi, head of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast Prosecutor's Office; Natalia Shvets, deputy director general of the Zaporizhzhia TB dispensary.

Escape from the TB clinic

June 25, 1997, Zaporizhia.

A story about cracks in the Dniester hydroelectric power station dam and possible consequences.