In the autumn of 2022, the Ukraїner team travelled to the south of Ukraine to talk to residents of the liberated settlements of the right-bank Tavria region and record their stories of resistance. One of the points of our route was Chkalove. It is a small village 80 kilometers northeast of Kherson with a name that has not yet been de-communized (it was named after a Soviet pilot). Chkalove has been under Russian occupation since the first day of the invasion — 24 February 2022 — and was liberated in late October of the same year due to a successful counter-offensive by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Local residents shared with us their painful memories of life under occupation. Inna Shevchenko, the head of Chkalove's community, told us how villagers united to help each other through difficult times. Despite the intimidation and threats of the occupiers, some residents of Chkalove became partisans. They informed the Ukrainian military about the location of enemy equipment and manpower, which helped Ukrainian defenders adjust artillery fire. Today, the residents of Chkalove are gradually returning to life and have no doubt that the Russian-Ukrainian war will end in Ukraine's victory.
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Audio production studio – Gur-Gury [ Ссылка ]
Sound producer – Dmytro Kutia
Narrators – David Plaster
Istan Rozumny
Julian Simmonds
Rachel McVey
Gabriella Kourkov
The video was created as part of the "The EU support for the society" project. The initiative is conducted by the Initiative Center to Support Social Action "Ednannia" with financial support of the EU. The content is Ukrainer's responsibility and doesn't necessarily represent the view of the European Union.
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