September 13, 2023. Interview with the Colonel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Commander of the 59th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade (since 2025, Deputy Commander of the Operational Command "East"). Host - Olena Removska.

They talk about the work of the 59th Motorized Infantry Brigade in the Donetsk region, about the counteroffensive, about Mariupol, the military man's family, mobilization, about "Birds of the Magyar", about hobbies, the title of Hero of Ukraine, prisoners of war, a bullet for Igor Girkin, about the prospects of the Russian-Ukrainian war.

Reference: Vadym Sukharevskyi - Ukrainian military man, colonel, Hero of Ukraine. He served in the 80th Separate Airmobile Brigade, was the commander of the 503rd Separate Marine Battalion, the chief of staff of the 35th Separate Marine Brigade, the commander of the 59th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade, and in 2024 he headed the newly created Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In June 2025, he was appointed deputy commander of the "East" operational command. It was he who, in April 2014, gave one of the first orders to open fire on Russian militants near Sloviansk.

Interview with Vadim Sukharevskyi

April 5, 2022, Gostomel, Kyiv region.

The video shows a hangar with a destroyed AN-225 Mriya aircraft, different plans.

Reference: In February 2022, during the fighting for the airport in Gostomel, the AN-225 Mriya aircraft, the world's largest transport aircraft, designed to transport super-heavy and oversized cargo, including space equipment, was critically damaged as a result of rtussian military aggression. As a result, the only instance of this type of aircraft in the world, which had no analogues in world aviation, was lost.

Destroyed AN-225 Mriya aircraft

April 5, 2022, Irpin, Kyiv region.

In the video: Irpin, various plans of the city; burned military equipment, tank; destroyed high-rise buildings, shelled school; blitzpoll of city residents, cooking food on a bonfire; resident shows body of neighbor (body hidden), comments on the situation; craters from rockets in the yard, burned houses.

Irpin, 2022: Consequences of russian Occupation

Lviv Oblast, village of Staryi Dobrotvir, February 7, 2026. The video shows the aftermath of enemy shelling: local residents describe the shelling and the extent of the damage; destroyed farm buildings, scattered construction materials, mangled metal sheets, burn marks, a destroyed house, ruins, a wrecked car, a knocked-down fence and gate, construction debris, broken bicycles; Cleanup efforts following the shelling; a torn-off roof, shattered windows and window frames; utility workers cutting tree branches with a chainsaw, broken trees, shards of glass; damaged power lines, work by specialists from “Lvivoblenergo.” Interview: Taras Kylyberda — Head of the Dobrotvir Settlement. 

Background: On the night of February 7, Russia struck the Dobrotvir Thermal Power Plant in Lviv Oblast. An air raid alert was declared in Lviv Oblast at 3:13 a.m. Initially, a missile strike threat was reported; later, information emerged about a threat from attack drones. As a result of this shelling, residential buildings in the village of Staryi Dobrotvir were damaged. Eighteen houses were partially damaged, and one was completely destroyed.

Shelling of Dobrotvor in Lviv Oblast: February 2026

Rivne, February 2026. In the video: a resilience center, hot meals, men eating, a Red Cross representative, a fire truck, the State Emergency Service, cars, trash cleanup, a damaged building, broken windows, a destroyed roof. Interviews: Natalia—cook at City Hospital No. 2, Oleksandr—medical worker with the Ukrainian Red Cross Society, Svitlana and Yevheniia—local residents. 

Background: On February 7, 2026, Rivne and the surrounding region came under a massive missile and drone attack by the Russian Federation. Hits were recorded on an apartment building, and damage was caused to residential buildings and critical infrastructure. One person was killed, and two were injured. 

Rivne: shelling on February 7, 2026

Chernihiv Oblast, February 5, 2026. A video of the return of Ukrainian prisoners of war: relatives await their loved ones’ release from captivity, photos, and posters bearing the faces of the missing; Ivan Roman—the father of a man released from captivity—speaks about his son, weeps and prays, calls his family, and shares the joyful news; an ambulance arrives; a released prisoner talks to a woman about her missing relative; an interview with Oleksandr Trukhan, who was returned from captivity and is now waiting for his released comrade; dusk, a bus arrives with the released prisoners, relatives chant “Welcome!”, rejoice, hug, and talk. 

Video from the second camera: family members and loved ones stand near the building, waiting for the arrival of the released prisoners; comments from family members: Diana—wife of a soldier missing in action, Iryna—wife of a missing person, Kateryna—wife of a prisoner of war, Elvira Kudusov—wife of a released prisoner of war; A bus arrives carrying Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen and civilians released from Russian captivity; the released individuals get off the bus and walk through the crowd toward the hospital; interviews with Elvira Kudusova and Bohdan Okhrimenko—head of the secretariat of the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War.

Background: On February 5, 2026, 150 Ukrainian military personnel and 7 civilians were returned to Ukraine from Russian captivity. Most of the Ukrainian soldiers had been held captive since 2022. More than half of the freed defenders were taken prisoner during the defense of Mariupol. 

Returning home are servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, including representatives of the Navy, Army, Troops of Special Operations, Airborne Forces, Air Force, as well as the National Guard of Ukraine and the State Border Guard Service. In addition to soldiers and sergeants, officers were also successfully freed. A National Guard servicemember, who was taken captive during the seizure of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, is also returning home. The freed servicemembers defended the country in the Luhansk, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Sumy, and Kyiv regions. 

The youngest released soldier is 23 years old. He was taken prisoner at the age of 19 during the defense of Mariupol. A Russian court illegally sentenced him to “life imprisonment.” The oldest released soldier is 63 years old.

The first prisoner exchange in 2026

Dnipro, 2025. A video interview with Vasyl Fedorenko, chaplain of the 23rd Coast Guard Detachment. He carried out combat missions and continued his spiritual ministry during the defense of Mariupol and Azovstal. He spent over three years in Russian captivity. Upon his return, he became a priest.

He talks about his memories of Mariupol and its defense, how he survived captivity, and how he decided to become a priest. 

“The hardest ordeal is starvation”: Chaplain Vasyl Fedorenko 

Fastiv, Kyiv Oblast, December 6, 2025. The video shows the aftermath of the shelling: a bombed-out train station, destroyed structures, burned-out trains in the depot, rising smoke, fire trucks, and a damaged underground passage. Interviews: Viktoria Ruban — spokesperson for the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Kyiv Oblast; Oleksandr Pertsovskyi — chairman of the board of JSC “Ukrzaliznytsia”; Mykola Kalashnyk — head of the Kyiv Regional State Administration. 

Background: On the night of Saturday, December 6, the Russian army struck the Fastiv railway station in the Kyiv region. The station building was almost completely destroyed, and passenger locomotives were also damaged. Station employees were unharmed because they were in a shelter at the time of the strike.

The train station in Fastiv was destroyed by shelling

Zaporizhzhia, February 7, 2026. A video of the funeral for 18-year-olds Sofia Osadcha and Stepan Shtyk, who were killed on February 3 as a result of enemy shelling: the funeral ceremony, loved ones carrying flowers and weeping. Interviews: Olga Slyshchenko—Sofia’s classmate, Ksenia Osadcha—Sofia’s sister, Matviy—Stepan’s friend.

Background: On February 3, Russian forces once again struck Zaporizhzhia with drones. The attack hit a crowded area. As a result of the shelling, 12 people were wounded, including three children: two boys aged 11 and 12 and a 16-year-old girl. Two people were killed. They were a couple, 18-year-old teenagers Sofia Osadcha and Stepan Shchyk. 

Farewell to the teenagers in Zaporizhzhia

Ternopil Television. The episode of the program "Army of the Invincible" from November 15, 2018 is dedicated to an interview with the commander of the sniper platoon Serhiy.

In the video: interview; Serhiy talks about the peculiarities of sniper work, the choice of profession, his experience in the ATO, his own motivation to serve in the army.

The program was worked on by: Bohdan Bohdenchuk, Yuriy Bahriy, Yuriy Zayats.

Snipers' work in the ATO zone, 2018

Chernihiv Television. The April 22, 2019 issue of the program "War. Events. People" is dedicated to an interview with a volunteer of the 13th battalion, Igor Bizhan.

On the video: an interview in which Igor Bizhan talks about his experience of participating in battles in the Luhansk region, in Stanytsia Luhanska and Debaltseve.

Contains materials from Igor Bizhan's personal photo archive.

"War. Events. People": Igor Bizhan

Chernihiv Television. The December 10, 2019 issue of the program "War. Events. People" is dedicated to an interview with Stanislav Proshchenko, a volunteer of the 41st Territorial Defense Battalion "Chernihiv-2".

On the video: an interview in which Stanislav Proshchenko talks about participating in the battles in Krasny Lyman, Debaltseve, Olenivka, Granitne, Prokhorovka.

Contains photos with fighters of the volunteer battalion and materials from Stanislav Proshchenko's personal archive.