Myropillya in the Sumy region: 2010

Myropillya in the Sumy region: 2010

2010, 17 min

Sumy television, 2010. The program “Province” tells the story of Myropillia village.

The video shows a panorama of the village from above; the bridge connecting Myropillia and Zapsillia; the ancient village center; the forest, river, nature of the village; local residents; a bus; a fountain; a school, children; a church, bell tower, altar; St. Nicholas Monastery; a panorama of the Russian village of Hornal, which is located nearby; a private animal farm. Interview: Archimandrite Vissarion, abbot of the monastery;Natalia Pulakh, the head of the village, talks about the history of the village, crafts, sorghum cultivation, and broom making; Andrii Yevtushenko, the owner of a private farm (in russian).

For reference: Myropillia is a village in Sumy Oblast, located one kilometer from the Ukrainian-Russian border. Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the community has been under constant enemy shelling. Residential and administrative buildings, the church, and the bridge connecting Myropillia with Sumy have been damaged. There is often no electricity in the community, and it is not always possible to deliver food there. People are constantly being evacuated from the area because of constant massive shelling. A private farm that was evacuated in the video in March 2025.