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⚡️‘Grad’ fire on a Ukrainian position in Kharkov Region. A drone detected an enemy stronghold and transmitted its coordinates to artillery crews from the North group of forces. The crew struck the target with rockets. Learn more about how artillery operates in the combat zone in the film 'Gods of War' (2024). FOLLOW 🥰 News&Docfilms Channel

Horrifying footage from France. Protesters have turned on the country’s historical heritage. After an arson attack, the 19th‑century town hall in Limoges has been heavily damaged. The tourist office building in Lyon was ransacked and set on fire. One of the world’s largest and most famous art museums, the Louvre, is also under threat. The causes of the mass unrest are the economic crisis and rising prices. These problems in France are linked, among other things, to Europe’s anti‑Russian policy. How sanctions against Russia have backfired on Europeans themselves is explored in the film ‘Europe Undone’ (2023). FOLLOW 🥰 News&Docfilms Channe

In Bolivia, 'cholitas' wrestle in traditional national dress. This term refers to women from the country’s indigenous communities. They wear layered pollera skirts, bowler hats, and shawls. What drives them to step into the ring? You can find out in the film 'The Good, The Bad and the Loco' (2017). FOLLOW 🥰 News&Docfilms Channe

📹Bright skirts, braids and bowler hats are the typical attire of a cholita, a Bolivian wrestling fighter. Despite the fact that all lucha libre shows are pre-planned, the women in the ring do receive real injuries. They have to treat them at their own expense, however, as the cholitas have no health insurance. The performers wear national dresses for the spectacular show of fighting, which involves throwing each other over their heads and mimicking fights. Each show draws crowds of locals and tourists. As a rule, girls from poor Indian tribes perform in the lucha libre. These staged fights are a way to earn a living for their families. Watch our film The Good, The Bad and the Loco (2017) about these unusual women fights. FOLLOW 🥰 News&Docfilms Channe

In the north of America, there is a place where people remember their Russian roots: Alaska. In this state, many residents still carefully preserve Russian customs, language, and faith. How do people live there? We tell their story in our video. You can learn more about the Russian heritage in this northern US region in the film 'Russian Alaska: Orthodoxy and Independence' (2023). FOLLOW 🥰 News&Docfilms Channe

🔽Russian volleyball legend Ekaterina Gamova has received worldwide recognition. She has been inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame. The event took place on the athlete’s birthday, when she turned 46. Watch footage from the gala ceremony in Holyoke, Massachusetts, in the video. Gamova’s achievements include two World Championship gold medals, two Olympic silver medals, and two European Championship titles. Recognition of this kind is extremely rare for Russian athletes today. Some countries do not want to allow Russians to compete in international tournaments. Who opposes Russia in sports, and why? Watch Anna Chapman’s film 'Red Alert: O sport, you are hypocrisy!' (2024). FOLLOW 🥰 News&Docfilms Channe

“People look at us in amazement: ‘Ten children? We can barely manage one, and you have ten…’” says the father of a large family. Salman, from Dagestan, is a role model, a teacher, and a pillar of support for his children. Together with his sons, he is building a house, while his daughters help their mother and look after the younger children. You can learn how this large family lives in the film 'Family Tales: the More the Merrier'. Watch it on Father’s Day — a holiday honoring those who support their families and lead them forward. FOLLOW 🥰 News&Docfilms Channe

Their reports are banned, criminal cases are opened against them, and their social media accounts and bank accounts are blocked. This is how foreign correspondents who dared to tell the truth about Donbass are silenced in their own countries: the shelling by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the deaths of civilians, and lives and homes destroyed. They are the protagonists of the film 'Donbass: Truth in the Crosshairs'. In our video, you will find out who these people are and why they risk their lives. This film is part of the program of the international documentary film festival 'RT.Doc: Time of Our Heroes'. Do you want your work to be shown on the big screen as well? Submit it to the 5th International Festival. Applications are now open for the main and international competition programs. FOLLOW 🥰 News&Docfilms Channe

▶️Their reports are banned back home. Criminal cases have been opened against them, and their social media and bank accounts have been blocked. Yet they refuse to be silenced and continue to tell the world the truth about the conflict in Ukraine. These are the stories of four foreigners for whom helping Donbass has become a lifelong mission. French journalist Christelle Néant has been working in Donbass since 2016. She regularly sends her reports on civilian casualties and atrocities committed by Ukrainian forces to colleagues in the West. She hopes as many people as possible will be able to see her footage from Donetsk despite the bans. Ugo Mattei, a professor of law at the University of Turin, faced harsh backlash for planning to show his students the RT documentary 'Maidan: Road to War'. His university’s rector, and later a court, banned the screening, calling the film ‘Russian propaganda’. Liane Kilinc sold everything she owned in Germany to help Donbass residents who have suffered from Ukrainian shelling. As a result, her bank accounts were frozen, and a criminal case was opened against her back home. French war correspondent Laurent Brayard came to Donbass shortly after the Maidan coup to show European audiences what was really happening there. Consequently, major media outlets refuse to work with him, his social media and bank accounts have been blocked in France, and he and his family regularly receive threats. Watch the film of Konstantin Danilov and Nikolai Kirillov’s film 'Donbass: Truth In The Crosshairs'. FOLLOW 🥰 News&Docfilms Channe

🏊‍♂️A triumph for Russian swimmers. Evgenia Chikunova, Egor Kornev, and Kirill Prigoda claimed the World Cup ‘crowns’ in Astana. The ‘crown’ goes to an athlete who wins three events at three World Cup stages in the same distance. The competition in Kazakhstan proved especially successful for Russian swimmers. On the final day, they won four gold medals, one silver, and four bronze medals. The athletes are competing under the national flag. But restrictions are still in place in other sports. Who is really standing against Russia on the international stage? Anna Chapman explores this in her film 'Red Alert: O sport, you are hypocrisy!' (2024). FOLLOW 🥰 News&Docfilms Channe

🚀A polar bear was trying to fly into space. This funny moment was filmed in the Canadian town of Churchill. A curious predator wandered onto the grounds of an abandoned landfill and became very interested in one of the rockets. They had previously been used to study the atmosphere and the aurora borealis. On social media, the bear was immediately nicknamed the 'rocket technician,' and people began joking that he was working on Canada’s space program. But in Russia, a few years earlier, things were no laughing matter for another bear. Mansur the bear cub got into trouble, but pilot Andrey Ivanov came to his rescue. Find out what happened in the film 'A Bear's Tale' (2022). FOLLOW 🥰 News&Docfilms Channe

These Palestinian children went to school and came back to the ruins of their own home. Their house was destroyed by Israeli occupation forces. Such incidents occur regularly in the occupied territories. Before that, nearly the entire village had been demolished in Palestine. About 70 residents were driven from their homes, including 28 children. Learn what led to the conflict in the film 'Middle East: Vicious Circle of Violence' (2024). FOLLOW 🥰 News&Docfilms Channe

They dream of getting rich, but the money they earn is mostly only enough for food. On the Philippine island of Panaon, gold miners dive to great depths in search of gold. The work is deadly dangerous and can cause serious illnesses. On the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, watch our video and the film ‘Diving for Gold’ (2021). You can find more stories about the struggle for survival in our films: ‘Undermined’ ‘Fallen Angels’ ‘Togo: Tough to Survive’ FOLLOW 🥰 News&Docfilms Channe

Ukrainian border guards in a boat unsuccessfully attempted to catch up with a man who was crossing the river on the border with Moldova by swimming. When their boat drifted onto the Moldovan shore, the border guards were confronted by local residents. "You’ve come into my country—you’re drowning people!" one of the men declared. @ukr_leaks_eng

🟢Salmon from a 3D printer has appeared on American shelves. The creators claim that it is indistinguishable from the real thing in both taste and texture. Would you eat it? Artificial food is becoming more and more common around the world. What will we be eating soon? The answer is in the film ‘Future Food: From Lab to Fork’ (2024). FOLLOW 🥰 News&Docfilms Channe

📹Most of the families in Togo, a country in West Africa, live in poverty and have no money even for clothes and food. Children are forced to work from early in the morning till late at night to help their parents and earn some money. Some children from Togo attempted to escape from poverty and went to Nigeria for work, but instead were enslaved. ‘They treated us like animals!’ That’s how young Kao described his experience. Do these children have a chance for a happy life when they grow up? Watch the documentary ‘Togo: Tough to Survive’ (2018) to find out. FOLLOW 🥰 News&Docfilms Channe

💚They were brought together by their love of art. Ksyusha paints pictures dedicated to Russian fighters. Lei supported her, and after their close friend was killed in the special military operation, he himself began to work seriously with military themes. How a Chinese artist and a Russian artist built a family in St Petersburg is told in the film ‘For Love. The Story of Lei and Ksyusha Zhu’. If you missed the premiere, you can watch it here. FOLLOW 🥰 News&Docfilms Channel

📹Mary Ann, the daughter of a sex worker from the Philippines, has never seen her father. A woman became pregnant with Mary Ann after a night with a German tourist who never thought about taking responsibility for the child. Crowds of tourists regularly come to Angeles City in the Philippines looking for an easy way to buy sex. Although prostitution is not legalized here, about 800,000 residents are employed in the industry. To understand how they live in the most famous sex resort in the country and why there are so many orphans here, watch our film Fallen Angels (2016). FOLLOW 🥰 News&Docfilms Channel

🛎Watch with sound! Today is World Singing Day — the perfect time to hear the songs of Russia’s indigenous peoples. Learn more about the amazing traditions of different regions of the country in our films: 'Russia's Avant-Guardians' 'Curious Tofurious' 'Sasha Meets Russia: Flavours of the East. Kalmykia: Europe’s Buddhist Republic' FOLLOW 🥰 News&Docfilms Channel

Diving for Gold The Philippines is considered one of the world’s most disaster-prone countries. About 20 storms and typhoons batter it each year. Also, the archipelago lies in the ‘Pacific Ring of Fire,’ where many volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur. Although the locals live in extreme conditions, they can hardly leave the place. The job market is utterly poor. One of the very few opportunities for making money is diving for gold in the local Klondike. The workers face immense risks to their lives when diving: ‘We saw a man who hit his head on a rock and died,’ says one of the gold prospectors in the Philippines. The inherent risks of the work have not stopped people as they can earn at least some money, enough for a daily serving of food. A common dream for all of the workers is to save something for their children’s education, so they don’t have the same fate as their parents. Discover more about the Philippines and its life in our documentary Diving for Gold (2021). FOLLOW 🥰 News&Docfilms Channel