Documentary: Two Days Before Chasiv Yar

The video has been shared on the Kyiv Post website with the permission of the author.

A group of older Ukrainian conscripts from the 24th mechanized brigade are doing their second last day of training out of fifteen before being sent to the frontlines of Chasiv Yar in August 2024. Their fates are today unknown. Synopsis: The men in this short film were taken to a Ukrainian base for a month-long training - some voluntarily, others involuntarily.

The program has faced criticism for its lack of relevance to the brutal realities of the frontlines. However, they later underwent an intensive 15-day course led by Swedish volunteer instructor Magnus Ek, whose mission is to prepare them as best as possible for what lies ahead. According to local Ukrainian sources, even this short training is considered a privilege.

“Two Days Before Chasiv Yar” is a film by Sweden-based filmmaker Adrian van den Broeck, shot near the frontline a day before the AFU 24th Mechanized Brigade was deployed to Chasiv Yar. The purpose of the film is to honor them.