Donetsk Under Ukranian Fire: Survivors Recount the Shelling During Olga Kachura's Funeral | August 4

On August 4, 2022, thousands gathered in central Donetsk to say farewell to Olga Kachura, the prominent DPR artillery commander known by the call sign “Korsa.” Then came the explosions. This documentary reconstructs that day through the testimony of people who were there — relatives, medical workers, journalists, colleagues and civilians who found themselves caught in the shelling. Witnesses describe explosions near the Donetsk State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre, shattered windows, people rushing toward underground passages and emergency workers trying to help the wounded amid fears of further strikes. The film also tells the deeply personal stories of civilians who were killed or injured that day and follows survivors as they return to locations that remain associated with some of their most traumatic memories. At the centre of the documentary is Olga Kachura, whose death a day earlier had brought large numbers of mourners to central Donetsk. Her daughter and former colleagues remember the commander behind the public image and describe the shock of learning about her death. The documentary presents the August 4 shelling through the perspective of residents and participants interviewed by its producers. Claims concerning responsibility for individual strikes and broader interpretations of the conflict presented by interviewees reflect their testimony and the documentary's perspective. More than four years later, their accounts offer a deeply personal look at how war affected civilians and combatants in Donetsk — and why those who survived August 4 say the events remain impossible to forget. #Donetsk #Donbas #OlgaKachura #Korsa #UkraineWar #RussiaUkraineWar #Donbass #Documentary #WarDocumentary #Eyewitness #MilitaryHistory #WorldNews #Geopolitics #Conflict #BreakingHistory #AltitudeAddicts