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Hold on. Aw!

Almost done.

And the second one.

Hello!

Hi, daddy!

Happy birthday, sweetie! Guess which hand?

The right one! Sorry, I have to go.

- Happy birthday to the birthday girl! - Thanks.

- This is for you. - Thanks.

Hello.

It comes with a one-year warranty.

But if you sign up on their web-site, it will rise up to two-years.

Thank you.

Want some coffee?

- Sure. - I'll put the flowers in some water.

- No, I don't. - It's a special day!

To the birthday girl!

You too!

You look tired.

Yes, slightly. I was on the night shift. They bring a lot of wounded people.

The military hospital is not coping.

All those seriously wounded are being brought to us.

Non-stop surgeries all-day long.

- And how are things going on the front? - Just returned last night.

Yeah, and how is it up there?

Fucking shitty.

The Russians have sent lot of weapons,

and heavy artillery is constantly wiping us out.

We tried to get our boys out

of captivity and were ambushed.

The one is dead, the other one is wounded,

I almost died myself.

Want some?

Never mind. Now I plan to rest for a week

and gather a new team to come back.

What about the doctors?

Two or three medics per battalion.

- No surgeons, I assume? - No.

Any medical supplies?

Do you have everything you need?

We do. But we only have surgeons

in the mobile hospitals, and that's 15-20km away.

And what was that?

Come on.

Not funny at all!

And where is she now?

What were you doing out there?

What were you doing, getting exposed to bullets?

- I was not. - I'll take the helmet.

- Here. - Come on, pull it.

- The tape is stuck. - Try here.

Come on, let's change in the changing room.

November 2004 The first year of Russian-Ukrainian War

REFLECTION

Adrenaline.

Defibrillator.

Shock!

The heart's stopped.

Death time: 12:30.

What's happened?

A mine blast wound.

The liver was destroyed.

Almost three litters of blood in the stomach.

Haemorrhagic shock.

And the heart stopped.

How long did it take them to bring him here?

About 6 hours. From Avdiivka.

If we had been closer, he would have been saved.

What about you?

Also a mine blast wound.

A lot of shell fragments in the body,

the carotid artery was torn out.

- And what? Alive? - Yes, hopefully.

But I'm a bit nervous about his leg,

it was on the turnstile for a long time.

He is young.

And what's going on downstairs?

I heard a new ambulance arrived.

There are a lot of wounded people,

but all of the operating-rooms are full of patients.

Okay, I'll have some coffee.

Three, four. Ready? Three, four.

Sorry for the delay,

the film will be resumed in a couple of minutes.

Andriy has left again.

Mum said that if he was killed,

she would not allow him to return home.

It's kind of like a stupid joke, but somehow it's not funny to me.

But he said that if everyone stayed at home and did nothing

the war would reach us very soon.

Andriy is right.

Why don't you go join the war then?

- Want some water? - Oh, no, thank you.

You know,

I think you will be more useful here than in the war.

Maybe.

No connection.

Fuck.

Where to?

Traces lead there.

Let's go right.

How many kilometres did we pass after we turned?

About 7 kilometres.

I followed the footsteps to the left.

Are we going on a circle?

Hell knows, we'll see.

And there?

There's fire there.

A checkpoint,

the map shows there's an airfield behind it.

Stop.

Turn off lights.

What is this bullshit?

Let me check.

Fuck!

- Where was he caught? - At the block post.

Take off the bag.

Dismissed.

Name? Surname?

Serhiy Melnyk.

Year of birth?

1978.

- Where are you from? - Dnipropetrovsk.

Where did you work?

In a hospital.

What was your specialization?

General surgery.

What is the password on your phone?

7-5-9-0.

- Is she your daughter? - Yes.

I also have a daughter.

You can sit down. Sit.

So you're a doctor?

Were you called up or did you volunteer?

You've got lost? Yes?

What about the maps? GPS?

Okay.

Okay.

Take the phone, and check him.

It's enough. Enough!

Wash him.

Take off your clothes. And put it on the floor.

And the trunks too.

Face the wall.

Turn over.

Turn back.

Turn again.

Turn back.

Get dressed.

Faster.

We might have a corpse there. What are we going to do?

In a minute.

Take him!

Pour some water on him.

Check if he is alive.

Dead.

- Are you sure? - Yes.

Dead, son of a bitch.

Take him to the ward. Dispose the corpse.

HUMANITARIAN AID FROM RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Don't worry, it will get warmer now.

Wash him.

What unit are you from?

I don't remember.

Did you blow up the convoy?

Yes, I did.

How many of you were there?

Just me.

Just you?

Leg!

Hold him.

The locals, who helps you?

- Nobody. - Nobody?

He's out.

Hey, doctor! Doctor!

Check him!

So?

He is almost dead.

- Are you sure? - Yes.

Fucking hero.

Take him off. Come with me.

If he doesn't say anything tomorrow, you'll utilize him.

Andriy.

You are late. We ran out of gas.

Check it out.

I looked everywhere, I do not get where it fell off from.

Hip joint.

Wow.

Is it expensive?

A couple of thousand euros.

No shit!

It's a sort of used European car worth.

Can I sell it?

Too bad.

I would have bought a car then.

And would be a taxi driver.

A free bird.

I've got tired of it here.

You want to buy a car?

Why not? Would not refuse that, for sure.

Take the body out, dig it somewhere outside the city.

If I leave, I will try to find the family.

They will redeem him from you.

And what? Will they pay?

Yes, and pay well.

You are local. Don't you know where to hide the body?

- You're going to get gas now? - Yes.

Are you in? Decide.

Put it in.

Push the door.

I, Serhiy Vitalievych Melnyk,

born in 1978, have illegally entered the territory of the DPR...

- Have you seen the text? - Yes.

- Were you told to memorize it? - Yes.

You have two options only.

Either you record the correct confession,

I take it to the court and we will let you go you at the next exchange.

Or second option.

I officially declare that you refused to exchange,

give you the DPR passport and send you off to war

to defend the young republic.

- Is that clear? - Yes.

If you tell anyone what you have seen here,

I will get you, wherever you are.

- Are you ready? - Yes.

Rolling.

I, Serhiy Vitalievych Melnyk.

Speak Ukrainian.

I, Serhiy Vitaliiovych Melnyk, born in 1978,

I have illegally entered the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic

with the aim to commit a terrorist act.

I was detained by the Security Ministry of the DPR.

I admit my guilt.

I have no complaints about the conditions of detention.

You're free.

Greetings! You hear your name, get out, line up.

- Vitaliy Klimenko. - Here.

- Olena Myshlyakivska. - Here.

- Eugenia Bobyr. - Here.

- Igor Matviishchin. - Here.

- Ilya Emelyanov. - Here.

- Serhiy Melnyk. - Here.

I completely forgot,

Polina didn't even have lunch today.

Then, maybe, I could quickly go to the gas station and buy a hot dog,

or we can go together.

Let her stay here for a while.

There was almost no snow this year, let her have some fun.

By the way, today we have a broadcast about the latest exchange,

maybe you would like to come?

No, I'm not ready.

I understand.

I've seen a new list of prisoners yesterday.

Andriy is not there again.

I called them even, asked questions.

Nothing.

Maybe you know anything?

On the show, we have a consultant

from the Security Service of Ukraine.

I have already annoyed him with questions.

He's almost running away when he sees me.

By the way, what are your plans for today or tomorrow?

I have no plans. Why do you ask?

What if Polina will stay with you for a few days?

I have a lot of work and I'm out of hands.

Yes, of course.

Cool. Mum, can I skip school tomorrow?

I've missed dad so much.

- Okay, I'll tell the school. - Great!

Okay, decided.

Then pick up some things at home. Polina has the key.

- And now go eat something. - OK.

- So what? - Bye!

Bye! Let's slide!

- Slide? Let's go eat something. - No, slide first.

- Aren't you hungry? - No.

Maybe will we eat something and get back here?

No, I don't want to.

Maybe he's still alive?

I'm afraid, he's not.

What if he can still be saved?

You're a doctor.

Will you bring him here?

BIBLE FOR CHILDREN

Maybe we should bury it after all?

Are you crying? Come here.

Why are you crying?

I am very worried about Andriy.

They can't find him anywhere.

Do you know

that Buddhists treat their bodies like a prison?

And when the soul leaves the body,

they simply burn it as an unnecessary thing.

Christians, on the other hand,

believe that the body is the temple of the soul

that will be renewed at the end of the world.

When God descends to earth.

Burned in a fire or buried in the ground,

it is essentially just the breakdown of protein compounds.

And if God was able

to create a universe out of nothing,

then I think He can easily create a new body

from dust or even atoms,

and resurrect the soul.

That's what the believers hope for.

I do not take this delusion.

I believe that in 20 years

you will send a DNA code to a 3D printer

and print a new body.

Strike it with electricity

and the person will be alive.

And what if the soul really exists?

Then how do they make it come back to the newly printed body?

What if it doesn't want to go back?

What if it really feels imprisoned in the body?

Why do you think the pigeon crashed on our window?

It just saw a reflection of the sky in our window.

Andriy promised to buy me a drone,

and to sign me up for horse riding.

But he disappeared instead.

Go away. Go away.

Go away.

Go...

Are you okay?

All right? Did they bite you?

Fine.

Hello.

Yes.

Did you get the money?

Fine. Write down the number.

Ready?

071

49

37

146.

Did you write it down?

Fine.

You will tell them that you saw the buried body

and give them the coordinates.

And they will do the rest by themselves.

No need for that.

Aha.

You'll get the rest of the money when the body is here.

Fine. Do not worry.

Fine. Don't forget to buy another SIM card.

All right.

Let's go.

- Dad, can you help me? - Yep.

One, two, three.

Got it.

Take the leash. Go left.

Left.

Let's do the exercises.

Hands up.

Body left, right.

Follow the leash.

Come on, left, above is beautiful.

Bend to the left and to the right.

Control the leash.

Good.

Bend over to the tail, left, right.

Change hands.

And to the horse's neck.

So get up.

Let's trot. Stirrups on the sock.

Now.

Let's go,

let's go.

Do not bend your back, shoulders back.

Don't bend. Heel to the bottom.

Shoulders back.

Fine.

Hands up.

Raise higher.

- Shall we try to gallop? - Yes. But I'm scared.

Shoulders back. Do not be afraid.

Gallop.

Do not bend.

- Are you hurt? - Yes.

What hurts?

Both hands and legs, and all. I do not know.

Get a first aid kit.

In a moment.

Which hand?

I don't know... Guess the right hand.

OK, let's do it.

Don't do that, please.

Can you move your fingers?

Not really.

- And now? Does that hurt? - Oh, yes.

Okay, and what about this hand?

This feels somewhat better.

- Can you move your fingers? - Yes, I can.

Good.

Ouch, it hurts!

Take the cover off and wait here for a few minutes, please.

- Take it out. - Okay.

- Does it hurt? - Yes, very much!

- Close your eyes. - What for?

- Surprise. - Okay.

- Are you peeping? - No.

Look.

Wow! Drone!

- Do you like it? - Yes, that's what I wished for.

Can we launch it?

- Here? - Yes, why not?

- Can you fly it? - Yes! Misha has the same.

Let's do it.

Press the button.

It needs batteries!

No batteries?

Ugh, my hand.

Cool!

- Let's do this outdoors! - Okay.

Both bones are broken.

Take the picture and go to the doctor on the 3rd floor, room 305.

- Thank you! - Goodbye!

Turn it off and go to sleep.

- Can I finish? - Yes, tomorrow.

My hand is itching.

Let me help you.

I can't sleep if I won't scratch it a bit.

I think I broke my hand because I burnt that Bible.

I don't think so.

That was just paper with some pictures.

When I get better, I want to be baptized into Christianity.

Just in case if the life after death does exist?

Yes.

Will you be my godfather?

I can't. I'm your father already.

Then Andriy might?

No, he is also kind of like your father.

Here.

- Better? - Yes.

Go to sleep.

Can dad stay with us for the night?

Sure, but next time.

Okay. Goodnight then.

Goodnight.

- Goodnight. - Goodnight.

Are you okay?

Will you go there with me tomorrow?

Yes.

Who's here for the body?

Sign here.

Here.

Right down the hall.

This is a death certificate.

Please let us know when you are ready to pick up the body.

We will get it prepared.

My condolences.

Are you okay?

Can you hear me?

Are you alive?

Alive.

- Anna? - Yes!

- Dmytriy? - Yes!

That was Zhenya.

You didn't recognize him, but let's give her a round of support!

- Mum? - Yes!

- Polina. - Yes!

- Mum? - Yes!

The training is over for today.

Thank you all for your support.

See you next time!