The Ukrainians: Battle for Donetsk Airport backdrop

The Ukrainians: Battle for Donetsk Airport 2015 Directed by Leonid Kanter , Ivan Yasny Добровольці Божої Чоти

The people withstood, the construction did not.

Documentary about specific phases of the battle for the Donetsk airport and about the hero-fighters of the Ukrainian Volunteer corps in Pisky. The film presents the war in extreme focus – adrenaline, humor, pain, anguish, and courage are tightly packed into 82 minutes of screen time. It shows scenes of the battle, evacuation of the wounded, the capture of the new airport terminal, and civilians, who live near the fighting’s epicenter. It features death and frontline humor, and a bit of philosophical discussions as well.

Country Ukraine
Production Country Ukraine
Language Ukrainian
Spoken Languages Russian , Ukrainian
Gneres Action , Documentary , War
Release Date 31 January 2015
82 mins