We are now in Chernobaevka, which was again hit by the shell of the Ukrainian military.
[indistinct speech]
This is a terrible tragedy.
- Can there be some remnants of what has fallen here? - What? - Can there be some projectile clusters or something? - The remnants can be seen...
- This all stands askew now. - I see.
Late in the evening, closer to the curfew.
- Okay, maybe later. I'll call you.
- So the person was actually torn apart, right? - Yes. He got right in the epicentre. - You mean, the very spot where the shell landed? - He was in the kitchen. - And were you nearby or what?
- I live nearby. We are neighbours. I'm the elder brother. - So, he is your... - I'm the eldest one. - So, the dead person is your brother, right? - No, he's my nephew.
- Nephew? - Yes. And he started to call neighbours. One of them climbed over the net and pulled him out from under the bricks of the fallen wall. His wife was a bit further, in a more difficult condition.
The ambulance came and took them both.
- Is there any military object here? - Here? - A military object. - Where? - I ask you. - Is there a military object here? - No. - There are only civilians here, right? - Yes.
- So, no military objects? - They left the area immediately. - You mean, there is not only any military object here, but also no military men, right? - Right.
There was no military here. - There were children in the house. How are they? - There were no children. He is the child. He is their son. - How old is he? - He was born in 1987. So, 35.
- Yes, I see, 35 years old.
- What's your name? - Yaroslav.
It's alright. Don't worry.
There were reports about the people killed here. Not only killed but...
Picture: - Where do you drive Russians? - To Chernobaevka! [Song: Chernobaevka will collect many orcs (offensive nickname of Russians given by Ukrainians)]
Picture: Ukraine in the eyes of Russians - Chernobaevka [Song: And we'll say together, "Very well" Well, Russian, welcome to hell!]
[Song: Chernobaevka, Chernobaevka, the place where all Russians will be destroyed]
- They, they... - But, on the other hand...
- It's not clear what exactly he had. - Yeah, I see. - But it's Uragan.
- They should seal up the windows, protect them. Otherwise, all the windows can be blown up. - So, it didn't detonate fully, right? - Most probably. Either the cluster bomb did not detonate in full, or the high explosive bomb did not work at all.
- So, it did not work in full? - It entered the ground completely. - It entered the ground completely and didn't detonate, right? - Yeah. - And it can explode any moment, right?
It is unlikely that it will explode... But it's dangerous to try to remove it too.
Yes, right, stretch it!
...this shell...
- You anyway have to do something with it. If you start to disassemble it, people can die. - It's clear. - You see, it should be removed. But there will be a crater. And you'd better move the car away.
- Okay, wait. - And seal the windows crosswise. - The windows are sealed. - The thing is that you are lucky, as in the other place, a person is torn apart. So, open the gates and move the car away.
- I'm opening.
- Be careful! - I've just thought about it.
Well, yes.
- Now! Attention!
10 seconds!
As you can see, now the military men are going to check it.
Let's say, the first hit. Because this one is the second. They say, a shell never hits the same place twice. But, the experience shows that the intensity of the shelling at the people (and I stress it - at the civilian population) is so high, that this house has been hit for the second time.
And I have one and the same question every time: where is any military of the Russian federation here? Where is their base? And the answer is, there is no!
This is the Chernobaevka that is being mocked by some bloggers and journalists of the Ukrainian side. And I can say, the Donbass story continues. We see everything, we understand it and make the right conclusions.
- I'm in shock. - People live here, but you know, if the shell landed just 2-3 meters... - There's more than one hole. - Are you from Germany? - No, I'm from the USA.
But I've been living in Donetsk for 8 years already. Good that everything is okay, right? - The main thing is that we are okay. - Yes! - Thank you!
- Can you tell me, what's happened at that moment? - What's happened? I was feeding the cats! And it banged here! Please, don't film me! I don't want! - Okay, only your back.
- What was the moment? - Be careful! Camera! F*ck! - I was feeding the cats. I have three cats here. And a terrible shelling started. Then something heavy landed. I thought it landed behind the fence.
And that's it! I went out, noticed that it stinks of gunpowder, but there was no damage. - Did you notice the rocket immediately? - No! I didn't notice it at all! - Can you say, where did it come from?
- Could I see it? I was in the corridor. - What direction the rocket was flying from? - Girls, guys, I did not see it! I've noticed it today's morning! - What's your opinion? - I don't know!
- And how did the military men appear? Did they knock on your door or how? Did they help you? - I called Yuriy Vadimovich. And I asked him for help. He promised to help in half an hour. I thank him.
- Yuriy Vadimovich is the Head of the civil-military Administration of Chernobaevka, right? - Yes. - Do they shell here often? - The shelling was heavy! Or what do you mean by "private"?
- How often? - Often. Every day. - We see that it came from that side, from Nikolaev. - Guys, do not provoke me to say this answer! You are not blind, you see it yourself! Don't provoke me to say it aloud!