In the fall of 2022, Russia began systematically attacking Ukraine's civilian energy infrastructure. Power outages became commonplace. Power plants failed, and hospitals could no longer perform surgeries. Without electricity, lives were at risk. The Ukraine Aid Berlin team immediately decided to purchase generators on a large scale. The diesel generators were intended to produce electricity directly on-site. After an intensive procurement effort, it became clear at the end of 2022 that a truckload of generators would soon be leaving for Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And so our club chairman, Oleg Motus, began searching for someone willing to travel through Ukraine with the generators. This person had to be prepared to travel to areas under Russian bombing. Torsten Just was quickly found as a volunteer. He wanted to do more than just help with logistics and "take a few photos"; he also wanted to tell the stories of the people the generators would help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Torsten asked over 50 friends who could accompany him on his journey to film. Due to the potential danger, he received a flood of rejections. But after two grueling weeks, two young Ukrainian filmmakers got in touch. The guys had already made documentaries for the major aid organization USAID. A day later, the truck full of generators set off for Ukraine. And for the three-person documentary team, a 2,800 km journey through the war-torn country began.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The documentary about the winter aid project of Ukraine-Hilfe Berlin is a Ukrainian-German co-production in English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n