UKR 1YR Kharkiv Future WEB
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- UKR 1YR Kharkiv Future WEB
- March 1, 2023
- In Kharkiv, Past Haunts Visions of Future
- Content Type Package
- Language English
- Transcript/Script English USAGM SHARE ((PLAYBOOK SLUG: UKR 1YR KHARKIV FUTURE HEADLINE: In Kharkiv, Past Haunts Visions of Future TEASER: Still recovering from a long, bloody siege, Kharkiv prepares to defend itself once again PUBLISHED AT: 02/28/2023 AT 11:45AM BYLINE: Yan Boechat CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: Kharkiv, Ukraine SCRIPT EDITORS: MAS, LR PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB x TV _x RADIO __ TRT: 3:45 VID APPROVED BY: MAS TYPE: TVPKG EDITOR NOTES: ENGLISH NARRATION BY MARCUS HARTON; ACCOMPANYING WEB PHOTOS BY YAN BOECHAT VIA EMAIL.)) ((INTRO)) [[The second biggest city in Ukraine, Kharkiv, is just 30 kilometers from the Russian border. Under siege by Russian troops for more than six months, the city suffered major damage but never fell. Now Russians are amassing troops across the border once more. Ballistic missiles hit the city more often, and Kharkiv is reinforcing its defense lines. Everyone says they’re prepared for a new invasion, but the past haunts the future of its residents. Marcus Harton narrates this report from Yan Boechat in Kharkiv.]] ((NARRATOR:)) A lonely dummy appears to watch over the empty streets of Saltivka, a residential district of Kharkiv that was heavily damaged while under siege by Russian forces. The trenches remain between the sidewalks here, where 45,000 people once lived. Former Ukrainian positions are still camouflaged. Up until September, when the Russians were pushed back across the border, the battle lines were only a few hundred meters away. ((Alexey Yermack, Saltivka Resident - male, Russian)) "The scariest day was when we were in the basement and the gas stations started exploding. There is one opposite my house. There are eight gas stations here. The glass and everything were flying all over. That was scary." ((NARRATOR:)) Alexey Yermack is one of about 4,000 men, women, and children living in Saltivka. He says things have been quiet, but fears Russia may be planning another invasion. ((Alexey Yermack, Saltivka Resident - male, Russian)) "I worry about the children; this is a pity. I don't care about me anymore". "I feel sorry for my granddaughter, my grandson; he is 15, and she is 20. I am afraid for them.” ((NARRATOR:)) Kharkiv is the second largest city in Ukraine and the country's first capital. Russian forces surrounded it from February to September in an attempt to capture the city. They could not, but left it ruins after being forced back. Yuriy Sydorenko is the city’s spokesman. ((Yuriy Sydorenko, Kharkiv Spokesperson (male Ukrainian)) "About 500 residential buildings cannot be restored at all.” ((NARRATOR:)) Sydorenko says another 1000 buildings were hit by Russian artillery. And he adds reconstruction will not begin until after the war, since there is a risk that everything will be destroyed again. In recent weeks, attacks on Kharkiv have intensified. Now the Russians are using ballistic missiles fired from Belgorod, Russia's biggest city in this region, less than 100 kilometers away. Ivan - not his real name – says he and others will be ready to defend Ukraine. ((Ivan, Ukrainian Commander male, Russian)). "No matter if the enemy breaches or not, our personnel are ready to hit" ((NARRATOR:)) Ivan is the commander of one of the defense lines around Kharkiv. Here soldiers wait, not knowing for sure what might happen next. Oleg Kristopp – another Saltivka residents - says he is calm and confident in Ukrainian forces, but also tormented by memories of the recent past. ((Oleg Kristopp, Saltivka Resident male, Russian)) “Explosions, explosions, then I wake up. I still have these memories.” ((NARRATOR:)) Kristopp and his wife Olga live in this room after spending three months in a metro station with hundreds of others. ((Olga Kristopp, Saltivka Resident (female, Russian)) "We're lucky that at least this window wasn't completely destroyed so that we can stay at least in some room.” Saltivka is quiet now. Young mothers stroll with their babies. But everyone here seems to know that everything can change in the blink of an eye. ((FOR YAN BOECHAT IN KHARKIV, UKRAINE, MARCUS HARTON, VOA NEWS.))
- Transcript/Script USAGM SHARE ((PLAYBOOK SLUG: UKR 1YR KHARKIV FUTURE HEADLINE: In Kharkiv, Past Haunts Visions of Future TEASER: Still recovering from a long, bloody siege, Kharkiv prepares to defend itself once again PUBLISHED AT: 02/28/2023 AT 11:45AM BYLINE: Yan Boechat CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: Kharkiv, Ukraine SCRIPT EDITORS: MAS, LR PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB x TV _x RADIO __ TRT: 3:45 VID APPROVED BY: MAS TYPE: TVPKG EDITOR NOTES: ENGLISH NARRATION BY MARCUS HARTON; ACCOMPANYING WEB PHOTOS BY YAN BOECHAT VIA EMAIL.)) ((INTRO)) [[The second biggest city in Ukraine, Kharkiv, is just 30 kilometers from the Russian border. Under siege by Russian troops for more than six months, the city suffered major damage but never fell. Now Russians are amassing troops across the border once more. Ballistic missiles hit the city more often, and Kharkiv is reinforcing its defense lines. Everyone says they’re prepared for a new invasion, but the past haunts the future of its residents. Marcus Harton narrates this report from Yan Boechat in Kharkiv.]] ((NARRATOR:)) A lonely dummy appears to watch over the empty streets of Saltivka, a residential district of Kharkiv that was heavily damaged while under siege by Russian forces. The trenches remain between the sidewalks here, where 45,000 people once lived. Former Ukrainian positions are still camouflaged. Up until September, when the Russians were pushed back across the border, the battle lines were only a few hundred meters away. ((Alexey Yermack, Saltivka Resident - male, Russian)) "The scariest day was when we were in the basement and the gas stations started exploding. There is one opposite my house. There are eight gas stations here. The glass and everything were flying all over. That was scary." ((NARRATOR:)) Alexey Yermack is one of about 4,000 men, women, and children living in Saltivka. He says things have been quiet, but fears Russia may be planning another invasion. ((Alexey Yermack, Saltivka Resident - male, Russian)) "I worry about the children; this is a pity. I don't care about me anymore". "I feel sorry for my granddaughter, my grandson; he is 15, and she is 20. I am afraid for them.” ((NARRATOR:)) Kharkiv is the second largest city in Ukraine and the country's first capital. Russian forces surrounded it from February to September in an attempt to capture the city. They could not, but left it ruins after being forced back. Yuriy Sydorenko is the city’s spokesman. ((Yuriy Sydorenko, Kharkiv Spokesperson (male Ukrainian)) "About 500 residential buildings cannot be restored at all.” ((NARRATOR:)) Sydorenko says another 1000 buildings were hit by Russian artillery. And he adds reconstruction will not begin until after the war, since there is a risk that everything will be destroyed again. In recent weeks, attacks on Kharkiv have intensified. Now the Russians are using ballistic missiles fired from Belgorod, Russia's biggest city in this region, less than 100 kilometers away. Ivan - not his real name – says he and others will be ready to defend Ukraine. ((Ivan, Ukrainian Commander male, Russian)). "No matter if the enemy breaches or not, our personnel are ready to hit" ((NARRATOR:)) Ivan is the commander of one of the defense lines around Kharkiv. Here soldiers wait, not knowing for sure what might happen next. Oleg Kristopp – another Saltivka residents - says he is calm and confident in Ukrainian forces, but also tormented by memories of the recent past. ((Oleg Kristopp, Saltivka Resident male, Russian)) “Explosions, explosions, then I wake up. I still have these memories.” ((NARRATOR:)) Kristopp and his wife Olga live in this room after spending three months in a metro station with hundreds of others. ((Olga Kristopp, Saltivka Resident (female, Russian)) "We're lucky that at least this window wasn't completely destroyed so that we can stay at least in some room.” Saltivka is quiet now. Young mothers stroll with their babies. But everyone here seems to know that everything can change in the blink of an eye. ((FOR YAN BOECHAT IN KHARKIV, UKRAINE, MARCUS HARTON, VOA NEWS.))
- NewsML Media Topics Arts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
- Network VOA
- Embargo Date March 1, 2023 12:01 EST
- Byline Yan Boechat
- Brand / Language Service Voice of America