The Ukrainian Village That Changed Hands 14 Times

Residents in the village of Bohorodychne in Ukraine's Donetsk region say the village has changed hands 14 times between Ukrainian and Russian forces. Current Time's Borys Sachalko visited and spoke to some of the seven people who remain in what was once a large settlement.
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[@certaindeaf8315]

No mercy for Russia.

[@mavigogun]

No- you are thinking of the deportment of Putler's regime. The people of the Russian Federation are diverse, as is their disposition on Putler's genocidal campaign- they have been the primary victim of the Putler regime for over 20 years now. It is only through abject poverty and violent coercion that the Kremlin is able to launch yet another wave of conscripts. Those who come to Ukraine and serve Putler's ambition will be killed or captured. The captured will be accorded all the rights afforded under the Geneva Conventions. Those that remain in Russia are prospective allies.

[@eziekkiel5876]

Yes, but only for those who are responsible. That does not include EVERY Russian. From my point of view I think that should be taken into account. Innocent people don't deserve persecution or fear of harm. I'd like to think we can all agree on that.

[@certaindeaf8315]

@@eziekkiel5876 God will sort them out.

[@eziekkiel5876]

@@certaindeaf8315 No. They'll just be dead. And you'll be just as bad as your enemy.

[@certaindeaf8315]

@@eziekkiel5876 No one said I was perfect but I'll be alive.. attackers, not so much.

[@thefastandthedead1769]

For freedom alone! Slava Ukraini!

[@sweety29may]

Ukraine will soon be gone, it will disintegrate, there is her way, it's not a pity this ridiculous Nazi kingdom of crooked mirrors.

[@inagrove1299]

😢 it really hit home with me,a first generation Lithuanian American, when a resident said pillow and I recognized the word before reading the translation

[@tonybaker55]

Anywhere can be rebuilt/recreated eventually, but those who lost lives can never be brought back. Slava Ukraine.

[@user-wz3cg1gg5z]

Вспомним как русская сила солдатская немцев на запад гнала 1941-1945 👊👍🇷🇺💤💤💤💤💤💤💤💤💤💤

[@user-wz3cg1gg5z]

ПОКА ТЫ ПИШЕШЬ СЛАВА УКРАИНЕ- ...☝️ развесив 🦻🦻🦻 твой Зееврей - 150 млрд долларов - в банках гейевропы и запада " наложил"

[@Joe90V]

@@user-wz3cg1gg5z Bent ruSSia, nothing but trash talkers, liars, thieves and fascists.

[@brentjamescollins9731]

@@user-wz3cg1gg5z You are obviously yet another pro russian false propogandist with your comment here that does not stand up to any objective scrutiny whatsoever! Brent Collins.

[@tonybaker55]

@@brentjamescollins9731 Brent, don't be taken in by these Russian bots, they are not worth it.

[@TheLobohobo]

Un be lievable! I wish these brave women & men all the best. 🫡 Slava Ukraini 🇩🇪🇺🇦✨

[@sweety29may]

Ukraine will soon be gone, it will disintegrate, there is her way, it's not a pity this ridiculous Nazi kingdom of crooked mirrors.

[@klettersteig599]

Slava Ukraini!!!! 🇺🇦 🪖🇷🇺=🙅🏻‍♂️🤬 🇺🇦 =💪💪💪. Glory to the heroes!!! 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦😊😊😊🎆🎇🎆

[@imaginemetoo]

​@Aлмас Ибраев 🇰🇿 yeah putler used to enjoy his sniff.... SLAVA UKRAINI 🇺🇦✌️

[@imaginemetoo]

@Aлмас Ибраев 🇰🇿 🥔

[@magupico6850]

Thanks, good information

[@yvonnetomenga5726]

Russia will need to pay to have each of these houses rebuilt. Russia should have used its resources to provide asphalt roads, running water, electricity, etc., to its own rural communities. Since Russia embarked on its destructive invasion of Ukraine, it will need to pay to make it whole again, everything from demining, to rebuilding hospitals, schools, homes, shops, administrative buildings, museums, theaters, factories, power grid, ecological damage mitigation, etc. Last I heard, the cost to make Ukraine whole is estimated at $1 trillion. I don't know if that includes all the goods Russians looted from people, stores, farmers, hospitals & pharmacies, museums, zoos, etc. In my opinion, Russia should also be paying for medical care and pensions/subsidies for all the civilians injured during the war and death benefits to their families. This video shows the destruction resulting from Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Let Russia pay and pay and pay until Ukraine is rejuvenated. Slava Ukraini. Heroyam Slava. 💪🇺🇦🕊🌻

[@sweety29may]

Yes, we will restore everything that will come under the power of Russia. Have you seen how Mariupol is being restored? The same theater has already been restored. And Ukraine will soon be gone, it will disintegrate, there is her way, it's not a pity this ridiculous Nazi kingdom of crooked mirrors.

[@user-wz3cg1gg5z]

РОССИЯ НИКОМУ НИЧЕГО НЕ ДОЛЖНА - ( УЧИ КТО ТАКИЕ - УРУК- хаи укропы бандеровские - злобные существа выведенные с помощью мощной подпитки Запада для уничтожения России ...

[@user-wz3cg1gg5z]

🇷🇺💤👊

[@yvonnetomenga5726]

@GT500 • Hardly fairy tales. Too many videos & eyewitnesses and confessions by Russians support the conclusion they will be held accountable. I imagine we will hear the crying around the globe when Russians need to open their wallets and pay for the damage they've caused. Too bad the Russians will still have their hospitals, schools, homes, etc. It would probably do them good to live in cellars under constant shelling with no running water, electricity, food, job, etc.

[@patverum9051]

@GT500 It will become the worst nightmare ever for Muscovy. It will reduce them to a backward dump...oh wait,they are already..

[@garychynne1377]

this must be a crime.

[@gunterbreitfeld6421]

Now it looks like the most towns in Russia. No infrastructure, no electrician, no heating, no toilets. Is it Tuva?

[@sweety29may]

Well, how can you believe in such nonsense? Don't you have any brains at all? Or do you just not use them?)))) We have everything, and in Tuva too. For information, it was Ukrainians who went to work in Russia, not Russians to Ukraine.

[@lennardschneider6847]

Fun fact: Russian villages and towns look like that without a war waging there. Let that sink in...

[@iuriikoboziev6762]

@@lennardschneider6847 Even more fun fact: a good piece of Detroit looks exactly the same :)

[@beavis6157]

Sounds like every town in the usa especially city outskirts

[@The_ZeroLine]

Well, looks ALMOST like most Russian towns, but we didn’t see any Muscovites or Kadyrovites in the background coupling with sheep 🐑. So, one thing was missing.

[@joerosa170]

Ukrainian warriors keep up the great work destroying the invader's.

[@user-wz3cg1gg5z]

И ты в этот ералаш - веришь до сих пор ? Открой глаза и прочисти уши 👂 👂 Всё неньки - капут ( скоро будет 9 мая номер два как 9..05. 1945 ( идеология геббельса - идеология ЗЕ- = сходство двух психопатов 😇😇

[@The_ZeroLine]

This village is nice shape compared to most of the places Russia attacked. Amazing liberation job, Putrid.

[@asanitationstompout8473]

Donbas will get liberated eventually Sit tight, your army will rescue you. UA can't be stopped.

[@user-wz3cg1gg5z]

Кто тебя оплачивает ?

[@sweety29may]

Ukraine will soon be gone, it will disintegrate, there is her way, it's not a pity this ridiculous Nazi kingdom of crooked mirrors.

[@spencermoses8236]

Very soon expected.

[@muhammedallah386]

@@user-wz3cg1gg5z ruZzian harlot go f yourself

[@beavis6157]

Ukraine can be stopped and it will happen

[@user-hi1zp4ob7g]

God bless them🙏🙏🙏 Independent and good times will be back to them SOON🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@joerosa170]

Glory to the hero's. Slava Ukraine 😀.

[@user-wz3cg1gg5z]

Напоминает 1933-1945 идеологию геббельса

[@sweety29may]

Ukraine will soon be gone, it will disintegrate, there is her way, it's not a pity this ridiculous Nazi kingdom of crooked mirrors.

[@beavis6157]

Why do you support nazis so much?

[@georgegeorgakopoulos5956]

In Radio Free Europe/ liberty we trust

[@coupdegras107]

We can see our fellow man torn apart but can't let our ears be offended by the F word...in Ukrany

[@imaginemetoo]

Ukrainian people will NEVER submit to The slavers ..... SLAVA UKRAINI HEROES DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM 🇺🇦✌️

[@donharrus9994]

Hopefully funny the things that were left nearly untouched we're the things that look the most Ruzzia

[@beavis6157]

Only certain towns in russia look like that, not most. I have been to russia to visit my family and I live in serbia

[@bishopofsahs]

There’s a Ukrainian Village in Chicago Illinois. Is that what you guys are talking about?

[@paprikalee]

🙏🙏💙💛🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

[@lmcsquaredgreendale3223]

Вільний світ підтримує Україну. Вільний світ допоможе вам перебудуватися, коли Україна переможе. Я захоплююся вашою силою та рішучістю залишитися або повернутися до своїх домівок. Благослови вас усіх Бог. Слава Україні!

[@hross0224]

Amen, you said everything that needed to be said. If only we could relocate every Pro Russian out there to these villages and give them a true taste and feel what the Fascist government of Russia has really done and continues to do to so many Ukrainian villages and cities, I'd love to see them live just 1 week in one of the hundreds of areas Russia so cowardly shells and attacks with missiles from the sanctuary of their Internationally recognized Russian territories. The only thing that gives me peace is my Faith in knowing Ukraine is on the right side of this brutal aggressive war, the Russians are struggling against a much smaller Army just wait until they have to go against the power of the Lord's wrath. Slava Ukraini, God bless Ukrainians 🙏🏻🙏🏻 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇲🇺🇦🇺🇦

[@user-vv5fh9uk7k]

向不屈的乌克兰致敬！

[@jackjackie3152]

Tak wyglada nowe koncepcja rosyjskiego budownictwa.

[@witrmah81tv43]

Chào bạn video bạn đưa ra nhà gưa thiết hài của nàng nề bạn mình cảm ơn bạn đã chia sẻ video này nhé cũng chia sẻ video nhé bạn mình cũng chúc đắt nước của bạn thành công 😱😱💞💞🙏🙏😢😢😢 😢😢😢😢

[@user-wz3cg1gg5z]

Пётр Иванович Ивашутин - как возрождается украинский национализм...🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@cliffordwebb3656]

A bridge laying tank here would be nice. Let's get more shit over there.

[@danieln9226]

Why is he interviewing them in Ukrainian and then reporting(when he alone speaks) in Russian? Kinda weird.

[@aberdeenkiko]

Turns out that an average Ukrainian citizen, with at least his primary school completed; primarily speaks Russian rather than Ukrainian. Even in a remote village just North of Slovyansk. Independent news agencies such as "Current Time," from the above posted video; are then important to combat the decaying state of main stream media lies. And indeed it's a thumbs up for the above posted video, for its authenticy.

[@andrewjones-productions]

So what? Wales too has a mix of Welsh people that do and do not speak the indigenous language and instead speak the language of the conqueror. It doesn't make English speaking Welsh people any less Welsh or Russian speaking Ukrainians any less Ukrainian.

[@uzuz3003]

dude, use a handkerchief!!!!!

[@edwinroble3499]

This will then be called Pavlov's town.

[@cladglas]

shades of Stonne.

[@Saxtoo]

The seasons go Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter. And "Fall" is what orcs do.

[@dr.verbena]

Жуть, мы в рф, свои села разрушили уничтожили, людей потеряли, теперь и в Украину тоже разрушили. жуть

[@user-ye3ol4jc6o]

“Хватит переговоров - нужна война!”; “Разом нас багато нас не подолати”, "Бандера прийде - порядок наведе!” “Москалей на ножи!”, “Украина только для украинцев”, ”Хто не скаче - той москаль”, ”Москаляку на гiляку”. ...думаешь чурок, это не касается?

[@Russia-bullies]

Incredible!Hope is the only thing they have.

[@gideon546]

🙏🙏🙏"GOD" ALMIGHTY WILL HELP UKRAINIANS TO BUILD THEIR COUNTRY AGAIN. HALELUYAH. AMEN. SLAVA UKRAINIA 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 🙏🙏🙏

[@wassupmypeeps69]

Not a single Atheist living in that town I bet.

[@Ed_Stuckey]

Thanks, Ruzzia. 💩

[@sattm8230]

Russian liberation.

[@aliceleyva3767]

We need to know these things. I see it in our future, too. But the enemy may be ignorant Americans. God bless us all.

[@shaz9243]

This is so called modern Zelenskys Ukraine, houses older than Soviet Union

[@marakujer7269]

the guy won't surive a 15th change of the owner of the village.

[@user-wz3cg1gg5z]

ПОБЕДИЛИ ФАШИСТОВ 1941-1945 ❤....ПОБЕДИМ И НАТООРДУ 💤

[@STALKMIX]

Согл

[@decaesaris5093]

What about Nazi 🐷ruZZia allied with nazi Germany in the Molotov-Ribbentropp Treaty?

[@Siempre1978]

"The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation. In Kupyansk direction, aviation and artillery of the 'Zapad' Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) close to Dvurechnaya, Berestovoye (Kharkov region), and Artyomovka (Lugansk People's Republic). The enemy suffered losses of up to 55 Ukrainian troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, two pick-up trucks, and one D-20 howitzer. In Krasny Liman direction, the 'Tsentr' Group of Forces, aviation, and artillery hit enemy manpower and hardware close to Yampolovka and Terny (Donetsk People's Republic). In the past 24 hours, the enemy has lost over 100 Ukrainian troops, one infantry fighting vehicle, three pick-up trucks, one motor vehicle, and one Msta-B howitzer. In Donetsk direction, the units of the 'Yug' Group of Forces and artillery annihilated over 245 Ukrainian troops, one tank, three armoured fighting vehicles, three pick-up trucks, one Grad MLRS vehicle, and one Msta-B howitzer close to Semenovka, Petrovskoye, and Tonenkoye. In South Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, aviation and artillery of the 'Vostok' Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on the AFU units close to Ugledar and Novomikhailovka (Donetsk People's Republic). Total losses of the enemy in the past 24 hours in these directions have amounted to over 50 Ukrainian troops, three tanks, four infantry fighting vehicles, two armoured fighting vehicles, four motor vehicles, and one D-20 howitzer. In Kherson direction, Russian troops neutralised up to 40 Ukrainian troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, three motor vehicles, one Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer, one D-30 howitzer, and one U.S.-made Paladin self-propelled artillery system. Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Group of Forces (Troops) have engaged 82 artillery units at fire positions, manpower, and military hardware of the enemy in 112 areas in the past 24 hours. Fighter Aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces intercepted one Mi-8 helicopter of the Ukrainian Air Force close Kolesnikovka (Kharkov region). Air defence systems have engaged five HIMARS projectiles and one HARM anti-radiation missile during the day. Moreover, seven Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down close to Kremennaya, Rubezhnoye, Ploshchanka, Karmazinovka (Lugansk People's Republic), and Kirillovka (Donetsk People's Republic). In total, 402 airplanes and 223 helicopters, 3,471 unmanned aerial vehicles, 414 air defence missile systems, 8,355 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,070 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 4,395 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 9,027 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation." Russian Defence Ministry Report for Monday 20th March 2023

[@asanitationstompout8473]

Special military operation 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂😂👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

[@sergeontheloose]

What are you? Working as a kremlin-bot propaganda machine? How many roubles per post of bullshit?

[@mavigogun]

Hey, look- another Kremlin shill. Desperate days for the Putler Regime that they pin their hopes on internet trolls and not military might. I take your propaganda as encouragement that the Russian gangster state is on the ropes- now is the time to lean in with undivided support for Ukraine. Thanks for that, comrade!

[@zeeninetynine]

Ukraine never even had 400 airplanes or 8000 tanks, what a bunch of clowns :D

[@clarechomyn9686]

And you are proud of your barbaric scum ruzzians invading Ukraine? Why are you not satisfied with the vast land you have in the federation? Why does your government not spend money on buying toilets and washing machines for the millions of poor ruzzians? I'll tell you why. Outin and his friends and generals and anyone else who gets his hands on government money puts it in their pocket. They buy houses in the evil West and all of their children live in the West not your great poverty stricken russia. Your soldiers don't have enough food and correct uniforms because the money has been stolen. You take government money for what you do. You write lies on KZbin and help brainwash your poor citizens. Needless to say, I find you and the rest of you brainwashed population totally disgusting. The world has finally gotten to know who ruzzuans really are and it's not nice. I do not wish you well. I don't even think that there is hope for you.

[@user-wz3cg1gg5z]

ВСПОМНИМ КАК РУССКАЯ СИЛА СОЛДАТСКАЯ НЕМЦЕВ НА ЗАПАД ГНАЛА 1941-1945 👊 👍 🇷🇺

[@sluxi]

Let's also remember that there were Ukrainians fighting against those Germans and that the Soviet Union entered into a pact with the Germans to split Europe at the start of that war, conquering and oppressing many people in Eastern Europe long after.

[@sportkaru]

I NEVER felt any respect for the so-called 'brave Soviet soldiers' who 'defeated fascism', only to impose their dictatorial communist system on Eastern Europe for almost half a century. And now your people are once again showing your absolute lack of humanity. I have zero respect for you, Russian scum. I spit on you!

[@STALKMIX]

Скорейшей победы России и Путина над Киевской хунтой и коллективным западом💪🇷🇺

[@crushingvanessa3277]

So you like this?

[@jjoejones1]

Speedy victory? The orcs can’t capture Bakhmut, even after seven months.

[@paprikalee]

😹😹😹 russians so funny

[@BlackOpsSucksBallz]

Don't worry, ruSSia will be paying reparations for the a few centuries which will be used to rebuild these towns and cities. Slava Ukraini

[@user-ye3ol4jc6o]

освобожденные города украины россия восстановит за 5 лет, а то что захватит запад будет в руинах вечно