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Transcript/Script LUHANSK SHELLING
HEADLINE: Shelling Hits Residential Areas in Eastern Ukraine
TEASER: In addition to homes, the electrical grid was also reportedly damaged
PUBLISHED AT: 02/21/2022 at 8:38 pm
BYLINE: Victor Lymar
CONTRIBUTOR:
DATELINE: Novotoschkivske, Ukraine
VIDEOGRAPHER: Victoria Kovalova
VIDEO EDITOR:
SCRIPT EDITORS: Mia Bush, Holly Franko SR
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PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV __ RADIO __
TRT: 2:24
VID APPROVED BY: mia
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EDITOR NOTES: Translated by Elona Voytovych))
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[[Ukrainian positions in eastern Ukraine continue to experience shelling from the occupied territories. Many of the victims are local civilians. The town of Novotoschkivske, (pronounced Novo-tosh-keev-ske) near the contact line in the Luhansk region, came under mortar fire Sunday night. Victor Lymar reports from Luhansk region for Voice of America. ]]
((Galyna, Novotoschkivske resident (In Russian) ))
“This is unprecedented! There was fighting! Some explosions here and there. But now, residential houses are hit. It’s very scary!”
((NARRATOR))
Novotoschkivske resident Galyna ((Ha-ly-na)) says she and her husband were watching a movie when an explosion happened right outside her windows.
((Galyna, Novotoschkivske resident (In Russian) ))
“It hit hard. It seemed as though it (the house) lifted off the ground and fell. Very hard! We couldn't even hear the windows break because the sound was deafening. The hit was that impactful.”
[[Radio: Tymur, a member of Ukraine’s armed forces... ]]
((Tymur ((Tee-mur)), Ukrainian Armed Forces (In Ukrainian) ))
“It’s done to cut off the residential area from electricity, power, water // using the 120-caliber mortar fire, artillery fire – 122-, 152-millimeter artillery.”
((NARRATOR))
One local woman suffered a concussion as a result. She was hospitalized.
A group of volunteers came to assess the damage caused by the shelling.
[[Radio: Larysa Grytsenko, a volunteer sent to assess damage...]]
((Larysa Grytsenko (La-ry-sa Gry-tse-nko), Volunteer (in Russian) ))
“The electrical grid was damaged. A substation was interrupted. Two residential homes got damaged. Five apartments are missing window glass in this building and the one across from it. Our team arrived with emergency materials.”
((NARRATOR))
It has gotten harder to get to Novotoschkivske. The roads around the village, which had been used to transport supplies and ammunition to the nearby frontline, have been shelled from the occupied territory.
Grytsenko ((Gry-tse-nko)) says she barely made it. The volunteer’s car got caught in the shelling.
((Larysa Grytsenko, Volunteer (In Russian) ))
“We heard a projectile explode behind the car. And another one immediately after, and again – first on our left and then on the right -- in the fields. We quickly reacted, accelerated, quickly leaving the scene.”
((NARRATOR))
The Ukrainian forces in this area have been under fire since early last Thursday. On Monday, the Russian-backed separatists had opened fire four times.
[[Radio: Anton, another member of Ukraine’s armed forces...]]
((Anton, Ukrainian Armed Forces (in Russian) ))
“They’re laying it on us, targeting us, with quadcopters. The aim is precise. You can tell their equipment is excellent. They work with advanced technology. // The situation has intensified. It’s scarier than it used to be. But they shouldn't hold their breath.”
((For Victor Lymar, in the Luhansk region of Ukraine, Amy Reifenrath, VOA News.))
NewsML Media TopicsArts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
NetworkVOA
Embargo DateFebruary 21, 2022 21:11 EST
Byline Victor Lymar
Brand / Language ServiceVoice of America - English
