Kherson Region. Andrew. Listen and Watch (ENG subs)

-Uh-huh, you're restoring already, right? -No, this was not that yet. -Uh-huh. -It's here. -I see. -This was flooded. -Oh, my! And how high did the water go? -Here, up to the windows. -This way it was, right? -Yes. -Uh-huh. -And there, an [insulated?] pipe blew up. I tried to sand it, but... -No use. -No use. -Could you turn the music down? I simply want to inquire about things. Were there many of you living in this house? -Five. -Five. And where are they all now? -Now in an apartment, people let them in to live so far. At the moment, so they could live. -Children? -None. A niece. -Very little, no? -No. We don't have such. Father, mother. An older sister. And a niece. -How did it all start? -It began with the news. We learned from the news that the Kakhov damb was blown up, and the water began to quickly move towards us. Within 24 hours, the water was already on the asphalt. Yes. -Did you manage to take some things out of the house, some valuables? -Well, we did, what did we manage, we took out the fridge and the TV set. The things - the sofa, the wardrobes - everything floated. We tried to wash the sofa, but useless, everything smells, it will all be thrown away. -Tell me please, were you here when the Russians came? -I lived through it all here. I suffered, they broke my ribs. -Really? -Yes. -Why? -Because I didn't want to let them live in the neighbor's apartment. The neighbors left, and I had the keys. And someone, of those, gave me away, those of ours who were working on the Ruscists [side], gave me away. So they came, demanded the keys, I didn't want to give them, so they hit me under the heart with the gun butt, once, then hit me on the ribs, they broke two of my ribs, I fell unconscious, my mother ran out, began screaming, she raised the cry, the neighbors saw it... -Uh-huh. -Such things. We got through it all. -So they did move in? -Yes, my mother threw them the keys, that's all. -Did they commit atrocities here, in the village? -Well, what atrocities... They were drunk, would shoot from their machine-guns at night, and said, "Let them, b*, fear". So. So that we would fear them. -And for you the war - the big war, I'll correct myself - how did it start, what was happening here? -Well, first how did it happen... When we learned that there were columns, tanks, coming this way, and what could we do? We stayed in our homes. We were born here, we lived here, we will defend what is ours. The columns would run, go through our village more than once, the columns, and we immediately took the phones, I called my brother, my brother called there, where necessary, we contacted the guys, arranged everything constantly. -And when they came in, did they search for those who...? -Not at first, they didn't search, they would go from house to house, simply checking for weapons, such things... Even asked for food, scoundrels, [unclear], they wore galoshes and flip-flops, from where did they... Donetsk, probably, who else. -Did they speak Ukrainian? The local dialect? -Yes, sometimes it would slip through. -So there's a big probability that not all of them were Russians? -Not all were Russians, right, it's most likely that not all. -Well, about this episode with the ribs? How was it, did they simply come to your place? -No, they called me to the gate. And near the gate... I thought, maybe, they wanted to inquire about something, but no, "We want to move in here. We were told there's an empty house here." And I said, "Who told you there's an empty house here? There are actually people living here, they left temporarily, they're not here at the moment, but they will come soon." They [said]: "No, you're kind of lying, and all." And it began. -And it turns out, that they left, and the dam... -Yes, yes. They left, and the dam... -Well. I hope, you'll restore it all. -Little by little... It's okay. People help [us], may God give you health, that you help, I don't know what to say... -We are the least here, but I see in your village people are rather united. -Yes, our people are helpful. -It's okay, all shall be well. -All will be Ukraine! -For sure!