(16 Jul 2025)
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Kyiv region, Ukraine – 16 July 2025
1. Wide of recruits of 3rd Separate Assault Brigade lining up during the military training
2. Close of 20 year old recruit ‘Mala’, nickname translated as ‘Small’, standing in the line
3. Mid of instructor talking to the recruits
4. Various of ‘Mala’ putting on protection mask and helmet
5. Close of ‘Mala’ holding machine gun and grenade
6. Various of recruits training assault on a trench UPSOUND: shots and explosions
7. Close of a instructor
8. Various of recruits training assault on a trench
9. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) ‘Mala’, recruit of 3rd Separate Assault Brigade:
"I regret not having done this sooner, but I believe the reasons for it were quite serious. I guess there is nothing to condemn me for, I believe that a person who does this voluntarily is already worthy of respect."
10. Wide of smoke under the trench
11. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) ‘Mala’, recruit of 3rd Separate Assault Brigade:
"I believe that we need the support of the whole world, because how else can we cope with this when we are quarreling with each other? We need both the support of Western partners and the reunification of Ukrainians themselves, because without this, as long as we quarrel, nothing will work out."
12. Wide of 22-year-old recruit ‘Goth’ training to tactical move
13. Wide of recruit running
14. Various of ‘Goth’ training to tactical move, UPSOUND: shot
15. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) ‘Goth’, recruit of 3rd Separate Assault Brigade:
"Given that the war has reached a dead end, and sooner or later an attempt at a ceasefire may really come, I believe that it will not be long-term or even reliable. Because this war is actually existential, it goes for the existence of our state. I believe that there can be only two ways out here: either Ukraine becomes a truly strong, independent and united state, which will dictate on its own language in the political arena, or it will simply disappear as a nation, and we will all simply become enslaved citizens of the Russian Federation. In my opinion, this is the most terrible option that can happen to us."
16. Wide of ‘Goth’ lying on the ground during the training UPSOUND shot
17. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) ‘Goth’, recruit of 3rd Separate Assault Brigade:
"Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. If this aid comes to us, it will be very wonderful. But how many times have we been told this and how many times has it not been done? Ukrainians must understand that we can only count on ourselves, not on the West, not on the East, not on any other part of our planet, but only on ourselves. Because only when we consolidate around the issue of our unity and readiness to wage war to victory, only then will we be able to push the enemy away from our land. The longer we count only on the help of partners, the more dependent we will be on them, and our strong independent Ukrainian state will not be formed from this."
18. Various of recruit holding machine gun
STORYLINE:
Instructors trained groups of recruits in Ukraine’s Kyiv region on Wednesday, as the country awaits promised U.S. military aid to help in its fight against Russia.
As intense battle continue and Russian forces advance on Ukraine’s frontline, young recruits continue to join the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade.
The brigade has a constant number of recruits all the time, according to one of the instructors.
20-year-old recruit, ‘Mala’, who gave only her nickname due to security reasons, wanted to join the army at the beginning of the Russian full-scale invasion, but at that time she was 17.
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