In August 2024, the Ukrainian Armed Forces invaded Russia’s Kursk Region, gaining control over 28 populated areas, including the district center, the city of Sudzha. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, Ukrainian units advanced 12 kilometers into Russian territory.
Ukrainian nationalists subjected several thousand people to torture, abuse, and humiliation, with many victims losing their lives. The exact number of civilian casualties is still unknown. After the liberation of Kursk Region, evacuation teams continue to find bodies in almost every house, many of which still need to be identified.
‘I live like I’m in a solitary cell. Everything feels familiar, but there is no gas, no water, no electricity… I cry every day and ask for death… There are no clocks. Then I lay under the bed.’ These lines were written by Tatyana Vaskova, a 77-year-old resident of the village of Martynovka in the Sudzha District, during the occupation. Her diary was found by Russian soldiers next to her body. She did not live to see her village liberated.
This film is based on the testimonies of civilians from the Kursk Region who experienced the Ukrainian occupation, as well as confessions from the criminals themselves, the militants of Kiev forces. It presents facts and evidence of the crimes committed by Ukrainian nationalists on Russian soil.
