Ukraine Stadium Turned Shelter USAGM
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- Ukraine Stadium Turned Shelter USAGM
- March 31, 2022
- Content Type Package
- Language English
- Transcript/Script English USAGM SHARE ((TITLE: TV Ukraine Stadium Turned Shelter – Kosstutschenko HEAD: In Ukraine’s Lviv, Large Soccer Stadium Turned Into Refugee Shelter DATE: PUBLISHED: 03/31/2022 at 8:30am BYLINE: Anna Kosstutschenko CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: Lviv, Ukraine VIDEOGRAPHER: Yuiry Dankevych VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA PLATFORMS: TV only SCRIPT EDITORS: KE, Sharon Shahid TRT: 2:28 VID APPROVED BY: KE TYPE: TVPKG UPDATE:)) ((INTRO:)) [[The beautiful medieval city of Lviv in western Ukraine has become a refuge for hundreds of thousands of refugees from all over Ukraine. One Local soccer stadium, built for the 2012 Euro Cup, has been turned into a refugee center. Anna Kosstutschenko reports for VOA in Lviv. ]] ((NARRATION)) A large stadium on the outskirts of Lviv was built to accommodate over 34,000 soccer fans. But since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the stadium is serving as a refugee coordination center. Buses bring refugees from all over Ukraine. In just the first week, over 13,000 people came here. ((Olga Manko, Director, Arena-Lviv Stadium)) ((IN UKR)) “The life of every Ukrainian changed after February 24th.” ((NARRATION)) Olga Manko is the director of the Arena-Lviv Stadium. Before the invasion, her job was to organize large-scale sporting events and concerts. ((NATS)) ((Mandatory Courtesy: “Antytila + YouTube logo”)) ((NARRATION)) But since the beginning of Russia's invasion, her main duty is assisting refugees. ((Olga Manko, Director, Arena-Lviv Stadium)) “We help volunteers at humanitarian headquarters. We peel potatoes. We wash dishes. We cook …” ((NARRATION)) Many of the refugees who come here have already lost their homes. Irina is one of them. She came here from just outside Kyiv. ((Iryna, Brovary Resident)) “We were waiting and waiting, but it only got worse. All the villages close to us were occupied by Russians.” ((NARRATION)) When she realized things were very unlikely to improve, Iryna was forced to leave her home. ((Iryna, Brovary Resident)) “Occupiers were locking people in the basements of their own houses. They were mocking people if they felt like it. They raped women. They do what they want! They could even kill the owner of the house.” ((NARRATION)) Refugee center coordinators say that in the first few days of the invasion, frightened people wanted to go abroad as soon as possible. Those who are arriving now, like Irina, are more willing to wait for the war to end at home or relocate to regions with little or no military action. ((Viktor Stepaniuk, Coordinator, Refugee Reception Center)) “We try to accommodate people within the municipal infrastructure in territorial communities — I mean, those who plan to remain in Ukraine.” ((NARRATION)) The refugee reception center is half empty now. But volunteers operate on the assumption the invasion will go on, and additional beds are already being set up at the stadium. ((Olga Manko, Director, Arena-Lviv Stadium)) “In case humanitarian corridors are open from Mariupol, Chernihiv, Sumy or Kharkiv, more people would go to Lviv. And then, of course, this hall would be crowded.” ((Anna Kosstutschenko for VOA News, Lviv, Ukraine))
- Transcript/Script USAGM SHARE ((TITLE: TV Ukraine Stadium Turned Shelter – Kosstutschenko HEAD: In Ukraine’s Lviv, Large Soccer Stadium Turned Into Refugee Shelter DATE: PUBLISHED: 03/31/2022 at 8:30am BYLINE: Anna Kosstutschenko CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: Lviv, Ukraine VIDEOGRAPHER: Yuiry Dankevych VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA PLATFORMS: TV only SCRIPT EDITORS: KE, Sharon Shahid TRT: 2:28 VID APPROVED BY: KE TYPE: TVPKG UPDATE:)) ((INTRO:)) [[The beautiful medieval city of Lviv in western Ukraine has become a refuge for hundreds of thousands of refugees from all over Ukraine. One Local soccer stadium, built for the 2012 Euro Cup, has been turned into a refugee center. Anna Kosstutschenko reports for VOA in Lviv. ]] ((NARRATION)) A large stadium on the outskirts of Lviv was built to accommodate over 34,000 soccer fans. But since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the stadium is serving as a refugee coordination center. Buses bring refugees from all over Ukraine. In just the first week, over 13,000 people came here. ((Olga Manko, Director, Arena-Lviv Stadium)) ((IN UKR)) “The life of every Ukrainian changed after February 24th.” ((NARRATION)) Olga Manko is the director of the Arena-Lviv Stadium. Before the invasion, her job was to organize large-scale sporting events and concerts. ((NATS)) ((Mandatory Courtesy: “Antytila + YouTube logo”)) ((NARRATION)) But since the beginning of Russia's invasion, her main duty is assisting refugees. ((Olga Manko, Director, Arena-Lviv Stadium)) “We help volunteers at humanitarian headquarters. We peel potatoes. We wash dishes. We cook …” ((NARRATION)) Many of the refugees who come here have already lost their homes. Irina is one of them. She came here from just outside Kyiv. ((Iryna, Brovary Resident)) “We were waiting and waiting, but it only got worse. All the villages close to us were occupied by Russians.” ((NARRATION)) When she realized things were very unlikely to improve, Iryna was forced to leave her home. ((Iryna, Brovary Resident)) “Occupiers were locking people in the basements of their own houses. They were mocking people if they felt like it. They raped women. They do what they want! They could even kill the owner of the house.” ((NARRATION)) Refugee center coordinators say that in the first few days of the invasion, frightened people wanted to go abroad as soon as possible. Those who are arriving now, like Irina, are more willing to wait for the war to end at home or relocate to regions with little or no military action. ((Viktor Stepaniuk, Coordinator, Refugee Reception Center)) “We try to accommodate people within the municipal infrastructure in territorial communities — I mean, those who plan to remain in Ukraine.” ((NARRATION)) The refugee reception center is half empty now. But volunteers operate on the assumption the invasion will go on, and additional beds are already being set up at the stadium. ((Olga Manko, Director, Arena-Lviv Stadium)) “In case humanitarian corridors are open from Mariupol, Chernihiv, Sumy or Kharkiv, more people would go to Lviv. And then, of course, this hall would be crowded.” ((Anna Kosstutschenko for VOA News, Lviv, Ukraine))
- NewsML Media Topics Arts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
- Network VOA
- Embargo Date March 31, 2022 08:58 EDT
- Byline Yuiry Dankevych
- Brand / Language Service Voice of America