#mariupol defenders

[anastasiamaru]

🥳 Welcome Home 🥳

🥹The commanding officers who defended Mariupol in Ukraine now

Glory to the Heroes of Ukraine

[irusita]

[herukapadmajungiansworld]

[garland-on-thy-brow]

First 95 of Azovstal defenders returned to Ukraine today, on June 29 2022! They were freed as part of PoW exchange between Ukraine and russia. This is amazing news. Ukraine worked hard so that they could return home.

And just 3 days ago, on June 25-26, demonstrations under the motto Free Azovstal Defenders! were held in several dozens cities all around the world. This helped bring the attention of international organizations to their situation.

Now we must fight for the return of all the other defenders of Azovstal! We need to fight so that every captive Ukrainian comes home alive and well.

[classyclips]

"We hope to secure the release of a fairly significant number of our prisoners of war in the very near future. The media will be informed as soon as it happens."

[mewlabu]

215 Ukraine POWs have been exchanged for Russians, with 200 of them just for Medvedchuk! 5 Azovstal defenders included, who will remain in Turkey until the end of war under that country's protection, while the rest are heading home to Ukraine.

Still many remain in captivity, but 215 brave souls are coming home and I am grateful for that.

Слава Україні! Героям слава!

[nelligekata]

Spouses Vitaly and Alla Taran, Azov Regiment staff, died in Mariupol in the war

Vitaly and Alla married and had a son in Mariupol. The couple worked in the kitchen almost from the very beginning of the Azov Regiment’s founding in 2014. Then they joined the service: the woman became a clerk and the man became the director of finance. But Vitaly died on April 15 in the war. And on May 8, an air bomb killed Alla. Their young son was left an orphan.

, Deputy Commander of the Azov Regiment, told the tragic story of the family. The man says that unfortunately, whole families are dying in Mariupol now.

We have no right to forget anyone. Eternal memory to the departed!

[greensparty]

BEST DOCUMENTARIES OF 2023

Documentary as a genre can encompass any medium: feature film, TV mini-series, or even podcasts. Here are my picks for the best Docs of the Year:

Honorable Mentions:          

Geddy Lee Asks: Are Bassists Human Too?  Sam Dunn

A Compassionate Spy  Steve James

10. Albert Brooks: Defending My Life Rob Reiner

9. Personality Crisis: One Night Only  Martin Scorsese / David Tedeschi

8. Little Richard: I Am Everything  Lisa Cortes

7. Lynch/Oz  Alexandre O. Philippe

6. The Lost Weekend: A Love Story Eve Brandstein / Richard Kaufman / Stuart Samuels

5. A Disturbance in the Force Jeremy Coon / Steve Kozak

Who would have thought a deep dive into The Star Wars Holiday Special could be so fascinating?

4. Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie Davis Guggenheim

Guggenheim has made a pop culture-soaked doc that is also delving deep into a man facing the realities of a debilitating disease. About time Michael J. Fox got the doc treatment!

3. Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman Morgan Neville

David Letterman visits Dublin and learns about Ireland from the locals while also talking with Bono and The Edge about U2’s history and it’s every bit as engaging as it sounds!

2. Chasing Chasing Amy  Sav Rodgers

This is really two docs: one about Kevin Smith’s Chasing Amy from the perspective of 2023 and one about director Sav Rodgers’ own trajectory and the influence the film had on them!

1. 20 Days in Mariupol  Mstyslav Chernov

Filmed from the front lines in the besieged city of Mariupol after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, this doc is at times hard to watch, but it’s one of the most powerful docs ever made about the brutal impact of war.

[molfarua]

💖 The touching "Pline kacha" sounded from the lips of the Defender of Mariupol Ekaterina Polishchuk "Bird" on stage in Germany.

💖 Зворушлива "Плине кача" прозвучала з вуст Захисниці Маріуполя Катерини Поліщук "Пташки" на сцені в Німеччині.

[anastasiamaru]

Kyiv

Few days ago Kyiv officially opened the street of Heroes of the regiment "AZOV"

[irusita]

[herukapadmajungiansworld]

[garland-on-thy-brow]

Text source: vyriy_ua on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/tv/CfMBkszIpAS/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=)

List of all demostrations by country: https://garland-on-thy-brow.tumblr.com/post/687751143727710208/international-demostration-for-the-captive

Find your city on the list and come to show that you care about Ukrainian heroes! Your support means a world for us.

[nelligekata]

The story of the "Azov" who got out of "Azovstal" in Mariupol DW Ukraine

Vladyslav, a fighter of the "Azov" regiment, survived the battles for "Azovstal" and was able to get out of Mariupol. He lost his leg and the opportunity to serve in the army. While his brothers are in Russian captivity, it is difficult for Vlad to get used to civilian life.