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to ukraine, dear tv viewers, flag day. today, who may not know, is not aware, today is the day of the ukrainian blue-yellow flag. it is an extremely large symbol, yes, and this symbol became even stronger during the russian aggression against ukraine. well, i would like to start the current broadcast with collection well, first of all, of course, i would like to introduce our guest, the commander of the 97th battalion of the 60th separate mechanizo. in touch with me, and i would like to immediately announce that the fighters of the 97th separate mechanized battalion, respectively, the 60th separate brigade are collecting money for fpv drones and not only for them. the goal is to collect uah 500,000, so we understand that there are a lot of fees, but... dear

tv viewers, on the occasion of the holiday, flag day, fierce battles continue along the entire front line, but the hardest part is in donetsk region, in luhansk region, if there is such your financial ability, then help to our soldiers and give them, you can see the qr code, with me is the commander of the 97th battalion of the 60th separate mechanized brigade, glory to ukraine, mr. commander, i congratulate you. yes, problems, small problems with communication, well, but i will inform you now, dear viewers, yes, yes, they say, they say that communication has been restored, the commander of the 97th separate battalion, the 97th battalion of the 60th separate mechanized brigades, glory to ukraine, mr. commander, i congratulate you. glory to the heroes, i wish everyone good

health, i congratulate everyone on the national flag day of ukraine, with this flag we we are defending our country, and with this flag we are defeated, glory to ukraine, glory to the heroes, the situation in the lymansky direction, i would like to ask for you, first of all, to give a current description of the situation on the front line. on the lyman direction, the enemy is along the entire front line. does not give up attempts at local assaults, the hottest areas are really makiivka, srebynsky lista, er, novo- novoselivka, yes, if i am not novoselivka, er, there the enemy uses wave tactics almost 24 hours a day, but our units of the armed forces, which protect these areas, very professionally grind the enemy in large numbers.

wave tactics, describe it, be kind to our civilian viewers. the tactic of the waves is that the enemy goes in spurts, from half an hour to two hours, with a difference, with small forces, er, their own, the fighters who are the first to go, they, so to speak, turn into meat. and later they let in more and more professional fighters, but i repeat, our guys are already very professional, they repel all these attacks. and to what extent does the enemy actively use armored vehicles, or does it try to limit itself to infantry groups? well, mostly armored vehicles, they use armored vehicles only as infantry delivery. but in the points that

are the hottest there, they will try to break through the armored vehicles, not in the same amount that was there 3-4 months ago, but... enough is enough, well, at the beginning of our conversation, i announced the collection that your 97th is conducting specifically the mechanized battalion of the 60th separate mechanized brigade, well, actually, i would like to clarify with regard to fpv drones, to what extent, how important it is now, in particular in your direction and what does the enemy have with fividrons? well... it is really very important, because we need the number, because the enemy also has a large number of drones, and there is information that they also have upgradeable drones, they start using them at night, so we also need

this technical leap, ahead of the enemy , how can it be used and mastered faster, and night drone attacks. and maybe not just drone attacks, how does it all look now? the enemy also has surveillance cameras, which are night-time, has surveillance cameras, they have more sophisticated equipment, such as a muram, which sees there for 10 km, our the equipment is calculated and... and its parasites try to damage it at night, let's say so, and from the artillery of the night vision camera, that's why they are very, very dangerous, what is the situation with

the enemy's artillery, rszzv, barrel artillery? i would say that the situation has not changed for a long time. maybe it calms down a little for a while, but the enemy's artillery is pounding heavily and burning a lot of forest around the area, the enemy's artillery is working, working very, very abundantly. at the beginning of the conversation, you mentioned the silver direction, it is already a legendary direction, i would just like you ask about the character there and local specifics. well, first of all, it’s a forest, it’s much better to sleep in the forest, there’s something left of the forest there, once again, there’s something left of the forest there, only agarkas and some

areas of green forest are left of the forest, there’s almost no forest, actually, i how now which one? is there a battle plan? i repeat, the enemy is again setting fire to the forest in large quantities, er, and as the wind is very strong and the weather is dry, it is very difficult to fight the flames. our firefighters are trying to do it, but the abandoned minefields and ammunition, leave them, well, they don’t give them able to it should be done professionally, but the fire can also spread to those areas controlled by the enemy, that's for sure, everything will be left from the direction of the wind, ugh, thank you, thank you, mr. commander, well, dear

viewers, i remind you that it's live for you now was the commander of the 97th battalion of the 60th separate mechanized brigade, yes, well, i will address the fighters accordingly. this is extremely important, it's not just, you know, about equipment, it's about the lives of our soldiers, so dear tv viewers, qr code, you see, i had the honor to talk with the commander now, if possible, then translate as much as you can, we understand that there is a great need for various units. but if you can hear us, do it. thank you, mr. commander. well, now a short break, after which i will continue to inform you about all the most important things. there are

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plantain bam and ochad. a special project for independence day, about the present and the future, about war, loss and pain, about dark times, and also about people, people who influence our future, people who give strength to fight, people. who fight, help and believe in victory, people who do not give up and destroy the enemy, bright people. bright people special project in dark times, august 24 at espresso. a symbol of our struggle. he is in military uniform, on the front line, on the liberated ukrainian lands, a symbol of his native home. it is in children's drawings, at concerts, rallies, over... our cities and villages, the personification of victory and a better future, the personification of freedom,

the national flag of ukraine, ours, our native one. russia hit the center of kupyansk vuzlovoi, people died, people were killed, at least two people were killed, the head of the kharkiv regional military administration reported this oleg synigubov, kupyansk. the node is constantly subjected to enemy strikes from various types of weapons, well, what do we understand how hard it is, and dear tv viewers, despite the fact that tomorrow is a great ukrainian holiday, the day of ukrainian independence, be vigilant, there is a feeling that the enemy may be preparing insidious strikes on our cities, well, if we are already talking about tomorrow, about independence day, then the espresso tv channel has prepared a number of extremely important conversations. with various iconic figures for ukraine, here in particular we are talking about the head of ukrainian

shevchuk, svyatoslav of the greek-catholic church, as well as viktor yushchenko, serhii plohii, a prominent ukrainian historian, and many others. from 8:00 a.m., the espresso tv channel is already preparing its festive marathon, which will last until late at night, so watch it, dear viewers. we will be close, and now i am adding to our broadcast oleksiy hryan, professor of political science at the national university of kyiv-moylian academy, scientific director of the democratic initiatives foundation. named after ilko kucheriv. glory to ukraine, mr. professor, glad to see you. i congratulate you on flag day, on the eve of independence day. thank you, i remember how this flag was raised over kyiv, over the kyiv rada, exactly on august 23, 1991. you had it earlier, but here it was raised on this very

day. yes, well, if we are already talking about... our ukrainians' vision of the current moment, yes, we understand that the majority of ukrainians, citizens of ukraine, they connect their lives with ukraine and in no other way, but on the other hand, we understand here there is still the issue of the concept of how our state will develop, so we understand what ours is constitution, there are a number of legislative ones. various initiatives of old and new, well, whether we like it or not, but the state will change, yes, under the influence of circumstances and under the pressure of people, yes, because the war also affects a certain perception of what is called social justice or, no i know, such things as

social truth, responsibility and not only about that, let's talk with you about... the feelings of our fellow citizens, well, we conducted a survey, exactly from august 8 to 15, deminitiatives in the field were carried out by the sociological service of the center of intelligence , that is, it is absolutely a recent survey, and you know, you said some things that i definitely understood, i would say that some numbers positively even surprised me, because we asked... well, who can see if you want to build your future life in ukraine , and it turned out that 86% of such people are actually very many, yes, because we know that there is such a stereotyped opinion that people want to leave, but only 8% are against this vision, yes, that is, 86 against 8%, i

think that it is very good. the result, however, is slightly lower among young people, 74% among young people see themselves in ukraine, and would like to build here, to build their lives, but they do not see, say, life in the future in ukraine, 17. yes, that is, it is already a slightly higher figure, but still i would say that 74% - it is still a lot, well, we know that young people are generally more radical, decisive, they are ready for changes, they are looking for themselves, they want to travel and so on, so i would not be surprised by this number, but in general, you know, especially against the background those

polls that are conducted among our community. abroad of those forced refugees, yes, who left, and there are these surveys show that many people will stay abroad or are ready to return to ukraine when life becomes safer, but we understand that it is not known when it will become safer, that is, it is clear that the longer people stay there, the more they integrate in the environment there, and here... in ukraine, because we processed the survey specifically in ukraine, this indicator is very high, 86% who see their life in ukraine. another number that surprised me personally, yes, because some numbers, well, they are already traditional stable, it's about how proud people are of ukrainian citizenship, it's 88%, those who

participate in volunteering are 70%, yes, that's it, and that's it. what is interesting is that there is practically no regional, well, regional significant gap, that is, there is, yes, but regional features in ukraine, they have begun to decrease, so professor, look, i also now looked in more detail at your survey, well, i was also impressed ... some reactions, yes, when we talk about, so to speak, conditional futurology, questions, what feelings do you have when you think about the future of ukraine? well, that's it. hope is 61%, it seems to be good, but what worried me was the anxiety index, 40% anxiety, 21% fear,

20% confusion, 12% no way out, so we understand that there are optimists, there are people in whom everything plus-minus is somehow there, somehow it goes along... the war and despite the deterioration of the economic situation, but 40% anxiety and 21% fear, well , we understand that these are very, very serious stories that can directly play some such, possibly negative role in the future, well, look, i will explain the methodology, that is, we let's look at the different feelings that arise, this is a very, very long time, it was even before the war, and people always had hope in the first place, but anxiety came in second, i, we, in our survey, it was possible,

it was possible it was possible to choose several, well, several options, yes, that is, it was possible to choose, well , look, it is logical, if i were to be asked, do you look to the future with hope, well , i guess yes, but what? to watch with anxiety, well , probably yes, because it is disturbing at heart, the truth is, that is why this combination, well, i think that it is enough, natural enough and, well , even more so in society during war, that is , here i would be, here i would not be surprised by this, again, we know that war shows, let's say, different aspects of both people and in the person himself, and it's very not... no, not a simple phenomenon, you know what number here really surprised me, is when we asked people if society became

more united during the war, and 70% said yes, society became more united, 24 believe that no, this did not happen, yes, and it seems to me that... that's it just largely contradicts the information field in which we are, because you and i understand that the information poplar is not dominated by the espresso channel, unfortunately, but by social media, and telegrams, and some television and radio, where betrayal is everywhere and everything disappeared, the government against the opposition, the opposition against the government, within the opposition itself, mutual criticism, fashionable s... the word became the english hate, and some words that are even so abusive, they have already begun to be legitimized, as it were , on ukrainian television , that is,

it seems to show that ukrainians are starting to quarrel again, they are again on different sides of the barricade, they are once again tolerating each other, but social psychopathization still takes place, unfortunately... that is , heightened emotions, heated emotions, yes, and sometimes even irrelevant, inadequate reactions, and plus very often there is a feeling that someone wants to somehow try to control, not officially, not publicly, but to incite everything, for what purpose, what would those incendiaries want to receive, well, we understand there the goals that the russian enemy can set for themselves, that's all the tricks, but apart from him, as far as i understand, there are actors inside our state, well, there are such actors, yes, there are people,

ideas, political struggle, someone has his own ambitions, yes, wants, unfortunately, yes, someone plays the role of such a useful idiot, sorry, yes, because sometimes you can cut such a mother-truth, yes, and sometimes. it's better to keep quiet, yes, because, well, the situation is uncertain, yes, it's critical, especially when it comes to the situation on the front, so, i, i, by the way, think that we don't have to tell everything, everything that is happening at the front, yes, because obviously there are some, there are some moments that are better to be known, let's say, let's say, only the military and that's all, but... but i will say once again that 70 % of ukrainians say that we have become more united, and this also seems to me to be a positive phenomenon, in fact, i

am really afraid of what you said, because to me the situation, but sometimes, it reminds in our information field, it sometimes reminds of the situation that was in the 2019 elections , no matter what you say, no matter what rational arguments you give, it means and people have already formed a certain opinion, a certain opinion, and it cannot be changed, yes, irrationally, and the same, sometimes, sometimes. it also happens here, well, they tell me there, you know, you go with a taxi driver, they joke that the best sociology is with taxi drivers, this taxi driver is really interested in politics and sociology and so on, and then he starts telling me some fables about what a shelter, oh, serhii, sergei shelter, that this is pinchuk’s best man

, i say, well, where did you get that, well, i... where did i read it, i say, and what sources do you read, you read sources, which you can to trust, he says, well, yes, i say, well, there are the best sources that have shown for decades that they provide some kind of balanced, verified information, there are online publications, ukrainian pravda, mirrors of the week, he answers me, oh, these are those , which were sold to the authorities, you understand, that is, but the authorities, by the way. mr. professors are beginning to perceive very critically even what is called its nuclear electorate, these are people who at one time were almost icons, well, of course there are still supporters, but people have started to react to the authorities somehow a little too sharp, well, that's absolutely, that 's understandable, and the government does wrong things, and we know it, and there are scandals... corruption, and we

know it all, you know, we have democracy under martial law, i would even say that we have an unheard- of democracy during the war, an unheard-of democracy, but i do not know such a country where during the war, so it would be possible, well, i know what happens with express and with direct and with p channel, but let's say, if you open there, well, open an online edition or... by social network, well, there is already criticism of the government on criticism, the truth, that is, both this and this work, and i think that it is good, that this, that it works, in terms of trust in the government, it is falling, but, well, first of all, i did not say that i am very happy about it, yes, i would say that i am concerned about it, and i am concerned about it, because this is about a legitimate government, that is, which the people

have elected. you understand, and if there is a crack, well, it can have consequences, well, here we have, we have , well, first of all, let’s say, like it or not, the level of trust, let’s say, in zelensky, he remained at the level of 56 %, as president, the level of distrust in him was growing, uh, yes, that's true, but in principle, this level of trust, it's quite high. well, and regarding the legitimacy of the government, you know, well , many services asked sociological questions, they asked questions about holding elections during the war, and the answer of the ukrainians was that it will split, will split society more, yes, that is, the number of those who are in favor of holding elections even during the war, it has increased somewhat, and i think it just reflects the dissatisfaction of the authorities, but

the majority... with the authorities, but the majority ukrainians still talk about the fact that no, it is not now, it is not the time, thank you, professor, unfortunately, i have to pass the word now, thank you for your work, both as a scientist and as a political analyst, oleksiy garan was from in contact with us, professor of political science at the national university of kyiv-mohyla academy, scientific director of the dem-initiative fund named after ilko kucheriv, conducted an extremely interesting survey, a sociological study there. more precisely, on the basis of social surveys, which you can see on their website. well, i am now i meet anna eva melnyk, who will represent all the most important things. anya, i congratulate you, first of all, on today's holiday with the day of the ukrainian flag. yes, and i ask you to report as much good news as possible, although we understand how difficult the situation is in the frontline areas and at the front. congratulations.

the news editorial office wishes you a happy holiday.