Ukraine Soldier Life -- WEB
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- Ukraine Soldier Life -- WEB
- July 4, 2022
- Content Type Package
- Language English
- Transcript/Script English Ukraine Soldier Life – Bafradzhian HEAD: Ukrainian Filmmaker Joins Ranks of Ukraine’s Armed Forces TEASER: Award-winning documentarian Alisa Kovalenko is now fighting instead of filming PUBLISHED AT: 07/04/2022 10:10 a.m. BYLINE: Karina Bafradzhian ((PLEASE DON’T USE HER NAME)) CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: Washington VIDEOGRAPHER: Aleksander Bergan PRODUCER: VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA, News Agencies TBD PLATFORMS: TV only EDITORS: KE; Reifenrath TRT: 2:47 VID APPROVED BY: KE TYPE: TVPKG UPDATE: All interviews are Zoom and cleared for use TOTAL WORDS 424 KE)) ((Please Return to Anna Rice and copy into HFR folder please)) ((INTRO)) [[Since the start of the war, many well-known Ukrainians have joined their less well-known comrades to protect their land against Russian aggression. VOA’s Russian Service spoke to film director Alisa Kovalenko about her work and fight for Ukraine.]] ((NARRATION)) ((Mandatory courtesy: Doc’n’World Foundation + YouTube Logo)) When the war started, well-known Ukrainian director Alisa ((End courtesy)) ((Mandatory courtesy: Alisa Kovalenko + Facebook Logo)) Kovalenko was heading to Donbas to finish filming her latest piece, "Expedition 49." The film is about children who live on the front lines and desperately want to travel — but simply can’t. The war forced Kovalenko to postpone filming, so in April, she joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine with some help from a high-ranking acquaintance in the military. ((End courtesy)) ((Alisa Kovalenko, Director)) ((IN RUSSIAN)) ((ZOOM)) ((08:43-)) "He thought I’d be filming something. And I said, ‘Actually, I didn’t come here to film. I came here to fight a war.'" ((NARRATION)) ((Mandatory courtesy: Doc’n’World Foundation + YouTube Logo)) Kovalenko knew what she was getting into. She took a trip to eastern Ukraine in 2014, which resulted in the documentary "Alisa in Warland." During filming, the young woman was kept prisoner for five days by pro-Russian separatists. That terrifying time made her current decision to fight a lot easier. ((End courtesy)) ((Alisa Kovalenko, Director)) ((IN RUSSIAN)) ((ZOOM)) ((02:56-)) “Back then I promised myself that if there ever was a war in Ukraine, I wouldn't look at it only through my camera. I would fight.” ((NARRATION)) ((Mandatory courtesy: Doc’n’World Foundation + YouTube Logo)) Kovalenko recalls that while she was filming the award-nominated documentary, she not only perfected her directing skills but also learned how to handle ((End courtesy)) ((Mandatory courtesy: Alisa Kovalenko + Facebook Logo)) weapons. She learned all the other fighting skills in the past two months. ((End courtesy)) ((Alisa Kovalenko, Director)) ((IN RUSSIAN)) ((ZOOM)) ((10:23-)) “You learn a lot on the front lines. Many guys who have served for three years or more come there — and you see fear in their eyes, they feel lost.” ((NARRATION)) ((Mandatory courtesy: Alisa Kovalenko + Facebook Logo)) Kovalenko is serving in the Kharkiv region. Her five-year-old son, Theo, is in France with his father, French journalist Stephane Siohan, and Alisa’s mother. ((End courtesy)) ((Alisa Kovalenko, Director)) ((IN RUSSIAN)) ((ZOOM)) ((17:39-)) “It was hard for Stephane, but he knows me too well. He knows that if I have made up my mind, I’ll get what I want. It was difficult for my mom too.” ((NARRATION)) ((Mandatory courtesy: Alisa Kovalenko + Facebook Logo)) Kovalenko has decided to talk to her son about the war as sincerely as possible, trying not to sugarcoat her day-to-day activities. ((End courtesy)) ((Alisa Kovalenko, Director)) ((IN RUSSIAN)) ((ZOOM)) ((16:20-)) “I record a small blog about the war for Theo. I tell him what’s happening. I always call whenever there’s an opportunity." ((NARRATION)) ((Mandatory courtesy: Alisa Kovalenko + Facebook Logo)) Kovalenko says she’s not thinking about cinema or making documentaries much these days. She just dreams about peace in Ukraine when her family — like millions of others — will be able to come home and feel ((End courtesy)) safe. ((VOA News, Washington))
- Transcript/Script Ukraine Soldier Life – Bafradzhian HEAD: Ukrainian Filmmaker Joins Ranks of Ukraine’s Armed Forces TEASER: Award-winning documentarian Alisa Kovalenko is now fighting instead of filming PUBLISHED AT: 07/04/2022 10:10 a.m. BYLINE: Karina Bafradzhian ((PLEASE DON’T USE HER NAME)) CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: Washington VIDEOGRAPHER: Aleksander Bergan PRODUCER: VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA, News Agencies TBD PLATFORMS: TV only EDITORS: KE; Reifenrath TRT: 2:47 VID APPROVED BY: KE TYPE: TVPKG UPDATE: All interviews are Zoom and cleared for use TOTAL WORDS 424 KE)) ((Please Return to Anna Rice and copy into HFR folder please)) ((INTRO)) [[Since the start of the war, many well-known Ukrainians have joined their less well-known comrades to protect their land against Russian aggression. VOA’s Russian Service spoke to film director Alisa Kovalenko about her work and fight for Ukraine.]] ((NARRATION)) ((Mandatory courtesy: Doc’n’World Foundation + YouTube Logo)) When the war started, well-known Ukrainian director Alisa ((End courtesy)) ((Mandatory courtesy: Alisa Kovalenko + Facebook Logo)) Kovalenko was heading to Donbas to finish filming her latest piece, "Expedition 49." The film is about children who live on the front lines and desperately want to travel — but simply can’t. The war forced Kovalenko to postpone filming, so in April, she joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine with some help from a high-ranking acquaintance in the military. ((End courtesy)) ((Alisa Kovalenko, Director)) ((IN RUSSIAN)) ((ZOOM)) ((08:43-)) "He thought I’d be filming something. And I said, ‘Actually, I didn’t come here to film. I came here to fight a war.'" ((NARRATION)) ((Mandatory courtesy: Doc’n’World Foundation + YouTube Logo)) Kovalenko knew what she was getting into. She took a trip to eastern Ukraine in 2014, which resulted in the documentary "Alisa in Warland." During filming, the young woman was kept prisoner for five days by pro-Russian separatists. That terrifying time made her current decision to fight a lot easier. ((End courtesy)) ((Alisa Kovalenko, Director)) ((IN RUSSIAN)) ((ZOOM)) ((02:56-)) “Back then I promised myself that if there ever was a war in Ukraine, I wouldn't look at it only through my camera. I would fight.” ((NARRATION)) ((Mandatory courtesy: Doc’n’World Foundation + YouTube Logo)) Kovalenko recalls that while she was filming the award-nominated documentary, she not only perfected her directing skills but also learned how to handle ((End courtesy)) ((Mandatory courtesy: Alisa Kovalenko + Facebook Logo)) weapons. She learned all the other fighting skills in the past two months. ((End courtesy)) ((Alisa Kovalenko, Director)) ((IN RUSSIAN)) ((ZOOM)) ((10:23-)) “You learn a lot on the front lines. Many guys who have served for three years or more come there — and you see fear in their eyes, they feel lost.” ((NARRATION)) ((Mandatory courtesy: Alisa Kovalenko + Facebook Logo)) Kovalenko is serving in the Kharkiv region. Her five-year-old son, Theo, is in France with his father, French journalist Stephane Siohan, and Alisa’s mother. ((End courtesy)) ((Alisa Kovalenko, Director)) ((IN RUSSIAN)) ((ZOOM)) ((17:39-)) “It was hard for Stephane, but he knows me too well. He knows that if I have made up my mind, I’ll get what I want. It was difficult for my mom too.” ((NARRATION)) ((Mandatory courtesy: Alisa Kovalenko + Facebook Logo)) Kovalenko has decided to talk to her son about the war as sincerely as possible, trying not to sugarcoat her day-to-day activities. ((End courtesy)) ((Alisa Kovalenko, Director)) ((IN RUSSIAN)) ((ZOOM)) ((16:20-)) “I record a small blog about the war for Theo. I tell him what’s happening. I always call whenever there’s an opportunity." ((NARRATION)) ((Mandatory courtesy: Alisa Kovalenko + Facebook Logo)) Kovalenko says she’s not thinking about cinema or making documentaries much these days. She just dreams about peace in Ukraine when her family — like millions of others — will be able to come home and feel ((End courtesy)) safe. ((VOA News, Washington))
- NewsML Media Topics Conflict, War and Peace, Politics
- Network VOA
- Embargo Date July 4, 2022 15:49 EDT
- Description English Since the start of the war, many well-known Ukrainians have joined their less well-known comrades to protect their land against Russian aggression. VOA’s Russian Service spoke to film director Alisa Kovalenko about her work and fight for Ukraine.
- Brand / Language Service Voice of America - English