"Drone warfare is just the beginning. We're at the beginning. We witness warfare moving away from the small arms combat of infantry units, infantry dashing at each other..." explains Callsign ‘Alphabet’, Commander of the Archangel Michael Battalion.
He's teaching battalion fighters how to handle drones and take down enemy armaments. Volunteers and soldiers within the battalion also invent innovative gear aimed at disrupting enemy’s drone flights. Watch the documentary and see how fighters refine their tactics and undergo rigorous training to effectively employ these advancements in combat.
To end the War... / 2024 #Donbass
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What is it like to find oneself directly under the fire of an enemy tank? The fighters of Storm Cossack Battalion "Crimea" know this firsthand. From daring missions of locating enemy's firing positions to the everyday battles, they fearlessly navigate the frontlines. At the moment, these bravehearts hold and control the strategic town of Vasilyevka in Zaporozhye.
To capture the Cossacks’ daily work, the cameraman had to spend several days with the Crimea battalion. He even joined the fighters during one of their missions. What does an actual battle look like? Where do the fighters find such courage? How do they cope with the loss of their comrades?
Cossacks in Combat / 2023
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Walking after War / 2023
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‘The money for my first prosthetics was also raised by the fund. Some of it was paid by my parents, some of it by the fund. But for my sports prosthetics, we sold the house we lived in. And my dad bought me a sports prosthesis’, recalls Anatoly Shevchenko, who lost his leg 15 years ago. Though it was expensive, the artificial leg allowed him to return to normal life and inspired other people with the same problem.
Now Anatoly is a prosthetics engineer at the Kursk Prosthetic Clinic. Anatoly works for free and raises funds to help Donbass fighters recover. Watch the documentary to see how these brave people fight their battles on the frontline and in everyday life.
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To Be a Cosmonaut / 2019
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Kids all over the world say they want to become cosmonauts when they grow up. But for most, dreams of space are forgotten along the path to adulthood. This film shows three grown-ups - would-be space explorers in the Roscosmos recruitment campaign. Andrey, Konstantin and Irina are among 420 applicants undergoing a rigorous selection process. They all come from diverse backgrounds, but all of them have high chances of fulfilling their dream. Who is going to become a cosmonaut? Find out in the documentary!
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Hungary's Hunger / 2023
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Hungary ignores sanctions against Russia, openly declares it willingness to pay for Russian gas in rubles and blocks arms deliveries to Ukraine through its territory. Budapest’s actions “could be described as pro-Russian. But in fact, it is a policy of common sense”, says Hungarian entrepreneur Ferenc Molnar. The new documentary explores Hungary’s bad blood with Ukraine, problems of the Hungarian diaspora in Transcarpathia and why calls for returning Greater Hungary have become louder in recent years.
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The Long Road to School / 2016
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Durge Kami was in his late 60s when he realised his lifelong dream of attending school. The oldest schoolboy in Nepal makes a 2-hour journey from his village to the city of Pokhara to attend classes every day!
Durge Kami’s story proves that it’s never too late to make a dream come true.
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"Severodonetsk suffered a lot of damage. People here went through a horrible nightmare. They sat for ages in basements. It was very hard for them. Some had relatives die in front of them, some lost their homes," shares volunteer Inna Silenok, Head of Crisis Counselors' Group dedicated to aiding Donbass residents in overcoming PTSD.
During the psychologist's initial visit to Severodonetsk, Inna and her team had to work in basements amid intense Ukrainian shelling. Following the liberation of the city, signs of life are returning.
The question now is, what measures can be taken to help the residents alleviate their traumas?
I Want Peace & Quiet / 2023
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Cyberscammers / 2022
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Have you ever had a phone scam call? One where a guy claims to be from your bank? They feed you a bunch of technical mumbo-jumbo, warning all of your money would be lost unless you immediately give up your credit card details.
Entire buildings in Kolkata, India, are occupied by call centres full of scammers. They work from the comfort of their office while their prey lives in another country, so the crime is hard to trace. In 2021, the damage inflicted by phone fraud in the United States was estimated at almost $30 bln. People may receive a voice message or an e-mail saying, “Someone is buying stuff using your Amazon account.” Sometimes scammers go as far as introducing themselves as officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs or the Prosecutor’s Office, asking for help in solving a case by making a transfer to a third party’s account.
To learn how to protect yourself from a phone and cyber fraud, watch «Cyberscammers»
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Gagarin / 2014
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To millions, Russia's first cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin was the embodiment of both Soviet heroism and Russian folk legend: a carpenter's son who ascended into the heavens and returned. To those that knew him, however, he was a talented, handsome and athletic man who, despite his modesty, was destined for greatness. April 12 is celebrated every year in Russia as Cosmonautics Day, marking Gagarin’s space flight in 1961.
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My Life, My Size / 2013
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These ladies don’t see their petit size as a disadvantage. One of them has a successful career as a performer, lives a happy life and is surrounded by friends and fans. The other one is focused on her family life: she got married and had a healthy child despite the doctors' strong objections and fears for her and her baby's lives. The two little ladies open up for the camera to show the world how large their lives are.
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