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Mar 09, 2022

Donbass: Battle of Debaltsevo | RT Documentary

The film features episodes of the Donbass war, which took place at Debaltsevo, a crucial strategic point. It became the centre for fierce fighting between the militia and government forces.

In summer 2014, fighting began in southeast Ukraine, as Ukraine’s armed forces were tasked to subdue the rebellious regions. The conflict, ongoing for months, was not seen by the Ukrainian government as a civil war but as Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine.
But in the streets of Donbass, Ukrainian tanks and APCs encounter angry residents, while regions of Donetsk and Lugansk declared themselves People’s Republics. The escalation began after the events at Maidan, which led to the overthrow of the country’s government, which people in southeastern Ukraine considered a coup d’état.

A former officer with Ukraine’s Security Service, Vasily Prozorov, provided secret documents that proved Kiev never intended to negotiate with southeast Ukraine. So it was no coincidence the government was quick to declare the beginning of an anti-terrorist operation. Realising what was coming, the rebel regions created self-defence groups — the Donbass militia. The most vicious fighting between the militia and government forces unfolded in Debaltsevo and its surroundings.

Debaltsevo was strategically important to both sides. So what was going on as the militia defended the area, desperately trying to maintain a link between the two rebel capitals?

00:00 - intro
2:14 - Ukraine’s armed forces are tasked to bring the rebellious regions to heel
7:30 - In Debaltsevo, the previous administration had decided to pull firefighters out of town
14:22 - In September 2014, a plan for settling the conflict in southeast Ukraine was approved
22:03 - After heavy fighting, the militia first liberated Uglegorsk
27:36 - The town was left with no power and heating, homes were in ruins
38:18 - After the liberation of Uglegorsk, the militia set their sights on Debaltsevo
40:45 - The territory that had looked ideal for ..

Mar 09, 2022

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Mar 06, 2022

Maidan: Road to War | RT Documentary

Maidan: Road to War was shot from 2014 to 2022, as the DNR and LNR territory was subjected to daily shelling from Ukraine. The film delves into the 2014 situation in Ukraine and pieces together the course of events. The film wants to draw the attention of the Ukrainian authorities to the shelling and the deaths of civilians in the Donbass, but the government didn’t respond.

Maidan movement gained momentum in Kiev in 2013. Protests were prompted by the government’s decision to suspend the signing of the association agreement with the European Union. At first, the protests looked like a rock festival, but soon signs of hostility started to creep in from politicians and nationalists.

They were deliberately provocative. Leaders of nationalist organisations admit they have been preparing for violent street riots long before the protests engulfed Kiev. They planned a revolution and the deposition of the government from the start.

See how the events unfolded and what eventually led to the conflict in our film.

00:00 - intro
1:16 - The unique thing about Ukraine was that it showed the way of peace
7;44 - There was only a particular group in the West who embraced this, who became the core of this protest
16:27 - Poroshenko appeared on the Maidan many times.
24:38 - In Kiev, they called it the Revolution of Dignity, but people in the Southeast considered it a coup d’état
34:45 - The reason why Donbass was a shockwave epicentre was that they realised no one would listen to them
39:28 - Civilian casualties had to be presented as human shields for the terrorists and separatists
45:09 - The first to come under attack was Slavyansk residents
49:24 - Poroshenko was inaugurated on the 7th June 2014 in Kiev

Mar 06, 2022

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Mar 03, 2022

Donbass War: Airport. Part 2 | RT Documentary

The film Donbass War: Airport. Part 2 explores the final stages of the fight for the Donetsk airport. From late 2014 to late 2015, tensions were flying high.

In 2014, Donbass residents who refused to recognise the results of “Maidan” were confronted by the severe reaction of the Ukrainian authorities. The Donetsk airport within the city limits became a stronghold the Ukrainian army wanted to retain. The Donbass militia was forced to stop them from taking it over.

In response to the Donbass people’s militia, the Ukrainian army directed fire towards the peaceful districts of the city. The film crew talked to Donbass residents who shared their memories about these times. They talk about how they had to hide from gunfire and lost their loved ones in the war. The participants of this tragic period defined the timeline of the events when the old and new terminals were taken by storm. The Ukrainian military eventually lost control, leaving Donetsk airport was destroyed.

To watch Donbass War: Airport. Part 1, go to link https://youtu.be/7HQ4lA6ZYZU

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Mar 03, 2022

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Mar 02, 2022

Donbass war: Donetsk airport | RT Documentary

In the Donetsk region in 2014, Donbass residents refused to recognise the results of “Maidan” and were confronted by the severe reaction from the Ukrainian authorities. Donetsk Airport became a strategic base for the Ukrainian army. They succeeded in taking over the control tower and used it for shelling the militia and peaceful citizens. Therefore, one of the main objectives for the militia became retaking the airport control tower.

For the whole story go to our film Donbass War: Airport. Part 1. https://youtu.be/7HQ4lA6ZYZU

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Mar 02, 2022

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Mar 02, 2022

Donbass War: Airport. Part 1 | RT Documentary

The film Donbass War: Airport. Part 1 looks back to the Donetsk region in 2014, when residents refused to recognise the results of “Maidan” and were confronted by a severe reaction from the Ukrainian authorities.

Donetsk airport became a stronghold for the Ukrainian army wanting to remain in control. After the Ukrainian military had taken it over, it became a source of tension. The film features burnt homes, people seeking for shelter, and victims of shelling from the airport. The film crew also met militia members, former miners, teachers, and plumbers, who had taken up arms to defend their home.

One of the main objectives was to retake the airport control tower, which the Ukrainian army used to target the shelling of militia and peaceful citizens.
Watch Donbass war: Airport. Part 1 for a detailed account of the 2014 events.

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Mar 02, 2022

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Mar 02, 2022

Donbass. Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow | RT Documentary

It’s been almost seven years since a US-inspired coup divided Ukraine and war erupted in the country’s east. The Donetsk and Lugansk republics, next to Russia's border, are collectively known as Donbass, a coal-mining industrial centre. The two declared independence from Kiev in 2014, and civil war erupted.

There are mass graves scattered across Donbass, from which bodies of civilians are regularly exhumed. Yet, while the shelling and killings continued, Western media remained silent. According to UN estimates, over 13,000 people have been killed in the conflict.

The Donbass people call it a ‘genocide of the Russian-speaking population’. Kiev outlawed the Russian language from everyday life, endeavouring to limit its use, despite Russian being the native language in large areas of the country.

Donbass. Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow takes a look back at events that unfolded before the start of the crisis in 2014. Historians and journalists share their views on the conflict, players and motives, while ordinary citizens from the Donetsk and Lugansk regions describe the horrors of war.

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Mar 02, 2022

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Feb 24, 2022

Donbass: The Grey Zone. Life in the frontline villages | RT Documentary

The breakaway Donetsk and Lugansk republics next to the border with Russia are known as Donbass. The two republics declared independence from Kiev in 2014, and there has since been an ongoing civil war.

Under the Minsk Agreement, the sides agreed to pull troops back from the separation line by two kilometres. But instead of being the buffer zone, these villages witness war every day and suffer from its consequences.

Locals live without water or electricity for days. Children play with the remnants of war. They call their villages the ‘grey zone’. For years, Ukrainian troops have been engaging in what the media calls a creeping offensive, getting closer to the ‘grey zone’ villages.

Donbass: The Grey Zone explores life on the frontline, as locals share their accounts of the war. Aleksandr, 80, describes how he lost his entire family killed in a mortar attack. Now he’s the only one in his village who fixes damaged electrical cables. We meet Margarita, who talks casually about mortar ammunition her daughter finds in the yard. Finally, high school student, Denis gives us a tour around his abandoned school.

Nearly 4,000 civilians have been killed since the start of the civil war.

0:00 intro
2:02 Living on the frontline in Aleksandrovka
6:02 The killing of civilians
14:00 Frontline villages - Aleksandrovka, Kruta Balka, Zaytsevo
19:46 Creeping offensive
22:34 Why villagers don’t leave Kruta Balka
34:15 Children and the war
41:00 Surviving in a ‘grey zone’
45:45 How a war becomes daily life
Subhead - Life in the frontline villages

Feb 24, 2022

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Feb 22, 2022

Russian weapons in Egypt | The Kalashnikova Show. Episode 39

The Kalashnikova Show goes to Egypt, one of Russia’s most important military partners in the region. Host Anna Knishenko looks at Russian military hardware in service with the Egyptian army. Moscow has agreed to deliver MiG-29 fighters, S-300 anti-aircraft systems, and Ka-52 helicopters to Egypt and is negotiating the delivery of T-90 tanks.

The Egyptian armed forces also use Russian firearms, including the AK-103, Pecheneg machine gun and the Kord heavy machine gun.

We also watch joint exercises of the Egyptian and Russian soldiers. Some 500 soldiers trained in parachuting, vertical paratrooper manoeuvres and airborne infiltration missions.

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Feb 22, 2022

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Feb 21, 2022

Dump. Scavengers of a Bishkek Landfill | RT Documentary

Scavengers at a Bishkek landfill end up there for many reasons. Some lost their home, and others suffered from substance abuse. Sergey did 25 years in prison. Although he’s a professional carpenter, his criminal record keeps him from getting a job. For many scavengers, the dump is the only source of income.

Many toil away all day long, ignoring pain and health hazards. The little money they make is enough to cover daily expenses. Dumpsite residents regularly come across dead bodies and abandoned babies. The documentary offers an inside look at life on a dump, as locals share their tragedies. What’s their life like? How much money do they make? Is it possible to escape such a life?

The Dump documentary is part of our new project, aRTel. Aspiring documentary filmmakers can submit their works on aRTeldoc.com to participate in a contest. The English version of the website will be available soon. Give your film a try or vote for the participants here https://arteldoc.com/#contest_tab_poll

0:00 intro
2:12 The dumpsite residents
4:19 Waste scavengers
9:33 Women at the dump
10:59 How much do they earn?
12:22 Attitude
13:25 Newborns found at the dump
15:18 Landfill worker
17:47 Clean jobs
19:00 People who live near the dumpsite
21:24 No escape

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Feb 21, 2022

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Feb 19, 2022

Arranged Marriage vs Love Marriage | RT Documentary #shorts

💔Ravi from India was head over heels in love with Uma. They married, but her relatives weren’t happy. Ravi and Uma are from different castes. The couple received threats, and Uma’s uncles came to their house one day. They beat the star-crossed lovers and took her away - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DduFiFiSuI

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Feb 19, 2022

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Feb 18, 2022

How Algorithms Shape Our World | I am Hacked. Episode 8

Social media and search engine algorithms rule how we see the world. They lock us within a particular worldview that’s hard to escape.

Incidentally, the tools we use to search for answers determine which answers we get, preventing us from accessing information that runs against content providers’ policy or political affiliations. The widely lamented lack of critical thinking is further escalated as the internet makes it next to impossible to access conflicting information that could help one form an unbiased opinion.

Algorithms, however, aren’t inherently evil. On the contrary, they make our online experiences more seamless and relevant, encouraging us to spend hours upon hours online. But the process of scrolling through social media, online shopping or gaming is intrinsically addictive because these activities release dopamine just like illegal substances do.

Tech corporations are well-aware of that and work hard to improve user experiences even further and entrap as many users as they can, winning their time and attention. Those, who realise that they are slowly immigrating from reality into the digital world against their will, practice digital detoxes and monitor their screen time. Still, most of us leave enough traces of our online presence to make it possible to create our online aliases.

This time cyber security experts aren’t talking about swindlers eager to trick unaware users out of their money, but about the so-called digital immortality. It’s still a theoretical concept; it’s possible to replicate one’s identity as a sum of all the content one has generated in their lifetime - including videos, posts, and messages. Although it may sound like a plot of a sci-fi movie, it is quite possible since all of our online presence is being recorded and stored somewhere, whether we agreed to it or not.

Sceptics wonder: if one’s personality can be recreated based on his digital footprint, does it mean that tech companies are de facto owners of our souls an..

Feb 18, 2022

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Feb 17, 2022

India's Pink Gang Fights for Women's Rights | RT Documentary

The 'Pink' Gang or, in Hindi, the Gulabi Gang, is organised by Sampat Pal, a charismatic gang leader and activist who fights for women's rights and protects women from domestic abuse.

The movement has become so popular a woman in a pink sari with a stick is by definition off limits because she has strong backup. She is under the protection of Sampat Pal. Members of the Pink Gang learn to fight and find ways to safely turn down a man's unwanted attention.

How does this work in India, which still has problems recognising women's rights? Watch our film, Girl Power: Hindi Style, to learn more:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2xN5zjBcFY&t=20s

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Feb 17, 2022

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