The Kyiv Independent's journalists Francis Farrell and Olena Zashko followed a group of Ukrainian military medics as they journeyed from the heat of battle in war-torn Ukraine to the serene forests of Sweden for a short mental health retreat.
For the first time since 2022, these medics have a chance to process the trauma they have experienced – grappling with the loss of brothers-in-arms, surviving Russian captivity, and the weight of guilt over soldiers they couldn’t save. This documentary film is about them.
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A film by Francis Farrell and Olena Zashko
Director of photography: Olena Zashko
Writers, editors: Francis Farrell, Olena Zashko
Additional camera: Oleksandr Holub, Sebastian Lindstrom, Francis Farrell
Music: Natalia Tsupryk
Executive producers: Toma Istomina, Guy Geldiyev
Graphic designer: Dana Loboda
Color: Dana Loboda
Sound: Oleksandr Klyman
Field producer: Francis Farrell
Line producers: Anna Yakutenko, Valeriia Snopkova, Jason Blevins
Translators: Valeriia Snopkova, Francis Farrell
Subtitles editing: Jason Blevins
Special thanks to Ukrainian Armed Forces Medical Forces Command, 80th Separate Air Assault Brigade, 12th National Guard Brigade Azov and Repower NGO.
