▶️‘The nuclear race is not over,' the experts of our documentary film are convinced. Attempts to reduce the risk of nuclear war have been made for decades. For example, exactly 28 years ago, the UN approved the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. The document was supposed to become the main international tool for stopping any kind of testing of the most dangerous weapons, but it never entered into force. It has not been ratified by 8 out of 44 nuclear powers, including the US, China and Israel. Russia also withdrew its ratification in 2023. According to the presidential spokesman, this step ‘de jure equalises the rights of Russia and the US’.

One part of the treaty is the international monitoring system. It is a unique global network of three hundred stations and several laboratories around the world. How exactly are atomic tests monitored there? And why is the nuclear threat more relevant today than ever? Find out in Abas Ali-Zade's film ‘Nuclear Watchdogs' (2023).

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🇺🇸The US authorities have launched a crackdown on the homeless. The Supreme Court has allowed the arrest of vagrants sleeping on the streets, and police have already begun clearing the roads. But where can those with nowhere to turn go? It seems lawmakers have forgotten this crucial question.

Regular citizens have stepped in to help the homeless. The heroes of the film ‘Eden for the Homeless’ built an entire village for them. The video and Alexey Brazhnikov's work showcase the stories of those who received a second chance.

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🇲🇽‘Every Mexican has thought about joining the drug business,’ say residents of Culiacán, Mexico. The city is infamous as the home of many drug traffickers. It is also home to one of the oldest and most powerful cartels, the Sinaloa. How do ordinary people live here? Find out in our video and film ‘Narco-song of Sinaloa’ (2017).

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▶️Let's know the real heroes! Roman Zubarev is a paratrooper from the Krasnodar region in Russia, a loving husband and father, and a true defender of his Fatherland.

When the SMO began, Roman volunteered for service. At the front he received numerous serious shrapnel wounds, but saved his comrade — he covered him with his body. The hero wanted to return to the front after rehabilitation, but doctors did not allow it. What does Roman do in civilian life? Find out in our video and Aigul Erbulova and Lana Druzhinina's documentary ‘Nobody but you’.

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🚰After drinking untreated water, this Australian man became infected with a bacteria that ate his lungs.

In 2021, he decided to drink from a spring. Soon, his condition worsened, but the doctors were unable to make a diagnosis immediately. It was only two years later that they discovered he had contracted mycobacterium, which is found in raw water. They also discovered that the parasite had eaten a part of his lung.

In the United States, authorities poisoned an entire city with low-quality tap water that was sourced from a dirty local river. What did it lead to? Watch the documentary ‘Murky Waters of Flint’.

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It has been 23 years since one of the most horrific terrorist attacks in U.S. history. On September 11, 2001, nineteen Al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four passenger planes. Two of them attacked the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York. The third flew into the Pentagon, and the fourth crashed near Pittsburgh. As a result of the tragedy, about three thousand people died.

After these events, America declared a "War on Terror." Troops were sent to Afghanistan. They were tasked with tracking down and destroying Osama Bin Laden, who was protected by the Afghan Taliban. Have the Americans achieved their goals in the end? And what did they leave behind? Watch our excerpt from the film ‘Afghanistan after the U.S’.

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💬‘I was just born in the wrong country,’ jokes Benjamin, a Swiss native. Although he is from Zurich, he never felt at home there. He found his true homeland only in Russia.

Discover more about the Swiss man's life in Russia in the video and episode of the series ‘No Limits’.

Watch other episodes as well:

🟢Eccli Massimo, an Italian scholar
🟢Frederic Andrieux, a French pastry chef
🟢Marina Shibayama, a Japanese ballerina
🟢Amin Nasani, a Syrian auto parts salesman
🟢Carlos D’Onofrio, an Argentinian classical singer
🟢Sven Svenson, a German biker
🟢Aslisho Akimbekov, a Tajikistani event manager
🟢Jim Evans, a Ugandan student
🟢Tamerlan Bogatyryov, a Kazakhstani event organiser

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⚡️Yury Mezinov is a volunteer: a former rescuer of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. Every day he risks his life. He delivers humanitarian aid and takes people out from under fire. Those rescued call him their guardian angel.

The brave volunteer is one of the heroes of the film by Olga Kiriy and Abas Ali-Zade 'Avdeevka. This is war'.

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🇬🇭This landfill in Ghana feeds thousands, but it also kills. Most workers are children and teenagers earning just $2 a day. While this meagre income prevents starvation, the dump severely impacts their health.

Old electronic devices from all over Europe are sent to Agbogbloshie. Instead of recycling them at home, it’s cheaper for Western countries to turn African cities into toxic dumps.

Learn about how the West has transformed the lives of ordinary Africans in the film ‘ToxiCity’ (2015). This documentary by Artyom Somov and Vitaly Buzuev captures the struggles of those risking their health for food.

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▶️An Abkhazian volunteer with the callsign Gorets [Highlander] stepped on a mine and lost his leg, but after rehabilitation he returned to the front. Other heroes of the film were also seriously wounded, but survived and did not break down. The documentary film 'We will survive!' is about the strength of spirit, will and faith of real people.

The premiere of the film by Ruslan Gusarov and Artyom Somov 'We will survive' is tonight at 01:30 GMT. Don’t miss it!

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🎨For 20-30% of people with depression, psychotherapists’ methods and antidepressants are ineffective. The subjects of our film, people with mental disorders, in addition to traditional therapy are engaged in art. They express their feelings, thoughts and desires on canvas and find relief in it. Painting has even saved some of them from suicide.

Their works may seem monstrously creepy, or terribly frank, or can touch to the core. How do people with mental disabilities see the world? See our documentary ‘PsychiARTry’ about it.

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⚡️War correspondent Evgeny Poddubny is feeling better! Today he was discharged from the Sklifosovsky Research Institute.

An unexpected fact from the biography of one of the best correspondents of the country — Poddubny originally did not want to go to active zones. Why? Find out in an excerpt from our documentary ‘War Correspondents’.

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💰The U.S. is facing a record debt of over $35 trillion. Experts warn that this amount is increasing by $1 trillion every 100 days.

Nearly all US funds are directed toward serving the interests of major corporations, which are active yet unseen participants in the Ukraine conflict. What do they gain in return? Find out in an excerpt from Anna Chapman's exclusive investigation, ‘Red Alert: End of the Dollar’ (2022).

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⏳On September 13, 1943 several members of the underground organization 'Young Guard' were posthumously awarded the noscript of Heroes of the Soviet Union. How great their feat is! About a hundred schoolchildren risked their lives for the sake of the Motherland during the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945). Teenagers of Krasnodon in every possible way interfered with the German invaders: organizing sabotage and handing out anti-fascist leaflets. Our video is about these young defenders of the Fatherland.

The courage of the Young Guard became an example for the modern youth of Donbass. Many boys and girls stood up to defend their homeland from the Ukrainian army. See 'Young Guard Reborn' to learn about them.

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▶️The medical professionals in Donbass are real heroes of the Special Operation. They prioritise the lives of others above their own, working around the clock, often amidst the sounds of nearby shelling. They have no time for fear because every second counts.

Their greatest reward lies in each life saved. Today marks World First Aid Day, and we want to honour our selfless doctors. We are proud of you!

To learn about the everyday lives of doctors and nurses, watch our documentaries ‘Dr Donbass: Living on the Edge’ (2022) and ‘Dr Donbass: Behind the Frontline’ (2022).

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🇯🇵One and a half million Japanese have voluntarily isolated themselves from society, according to recent government data. Many of these individuals do not leave their rooms for years, avoiding social interaction and spending all their time online.

Ito, the protagonist of the film ‘Hikikomori Loveless’ (2018), is one such recluse. What drove him to confine himself within four walls? We explore his story in the video and documentary by Artyom Somov.

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🤿You won't find better freedivers than the Russians. Alexey Molchanov dived to a depth of 125 meters in just four and a half minutes, setting a world record. His colleague Andrey Matveenko won silver in this championship. Congratulations!

What is freediving? How dangerous is it? And why are athletes unwilling to give up this sport? Find the answers in our video.

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🟢Before the events in Donbass, Ekaterina had the most peaceful profession. However, the death of her best friend forced the young artist to put aside her brushes and take up a machine gun. Now the girl serves in the legendary international brigade 'Pyatnashka'.

Ekaterina's story was included in the film 'War Correspondents'. The documentary film by Artyom Somov, Ruslan Gusarov and Anton Meshcheryakov is available in our online cinema along with the other films about the Donbass conflict.

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▶️'There are some tall tales and myths about us; we are being stereotyped...' — Tamara Mazayeva, an art historian from Chechnya. The professor dispelled one of the legends in our documentary — she told us how spouses used to be chosen in Chechnya. It was impossible for unmarried girls and boys to meet in private, but marriages were meant to be based on love, not on the choice of parents.

For more information, see our video and film 'Chechen Flair' by Lana Druzhinina and Elena Norkunaite.

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🛎Georgy Medvedev is a war correspondent for News Front. At the beginning of the special operation, Ukrainian forces announced a reward for his head - $10,000. The war correspondent films stories from the very heart of battles.

Georgy Medvedev is one of the heroes of this film by Ruslan Gusarov and Artyom Somov: 'War Correspondents'. You will find it and other films about the Donbass conflict in our online cinema.

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1️⃣2️⃣3️⃣4️⃣Amid the chaos in the burning town of Sudzha, Ivan Kovalyov managed to evacuate his mother in an armored truck. Miraculously, he escaped the town himself, trekking 15 kilometers through fields on foot, hiding from drones. He documented the entire journey on his mobile phone, capturing the full-scale incursion of Russia’s Kursk region by Ukrainian forces. The invasion began at dawn on August 6, 2024, as nationalist battalions and foreign mercenaries crossed the border. In the towns they entered, they looted, set homes on fire, and shot at civilian vehicles. Hundreds of thousands of people were forced to flee their homes, but not everyone made it out of Sudzha — more than two thousand were taken captive. In response, Russian forces launched a counter-offensive. Recruitment centers saw a surge of volunteers, and even veterans wounded in previous conflicts joined self-defense and volunteer units. 'This is our home. We have nowhere else to retreat,' they say.

Watch the film 'Kursk. Shoulder to shoulder'.

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