Featured on U2’s latest ‘Days of Ash’ EP released last week, ‘Yours Eternally’ is now proudly accompanied by a 4½ minute documentary short film directed by Ukrainian cinematographer and filmmaker Ilya Mikhaylus and produced by Pyotr Verzilov. The film’s release today Tuesday, February 24th marks the 4th anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Shot in December 2025 while Mikhaylus and his crew were embedded alongside the 40,000-strong Khartiya Corps, the film captures the extraordinary daily lives of Alina and her fellow soldiers from Khartiya Corps fighting on the frontlines of the war in the Kharkiv region. The short is part of a full-scale documentary set to be released at the end of 2026
‘Yours Eternally’ documentary short film now available on YouTube, watch HERE.
Documentary director Ilya Mikhaylus said: “For four years, Ukraine has been resisting Russia’s full-scale invasion, and the soldiers of the Khartiya Corps are among the hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians defending their homeland. In this short film, and in the upcoming full-length documentary, we attempt to show the beating human heart of those incredible men and women, the struggles and sacrifices they are making everyday for the most sacred thing on this planet – freedom.”
Director: Ilya Mikhaylus
Producer: Pyotr Verzilov
Executive Producers (Original Documentary Production): Maksym Serdiuk, Artem Hryhorian (KNIFE! Films)
Editors: Ilya Mikhaylus, Yaroslav Korotkov, Kyrylo Postnikov
Cinematographers: Ilya Mikhaylus, Yaroslav Korotkov, Pavlo Itkin, Stepan Pavlyuk, Sasha Tuz, Alla Savytska, Kyrylo Postnikov, Katya Gimro
Special Thanks to Art Action Foundation – John Caldwell & Nadya Tolokonnikova
This film would not be possible without soldiers from the 2nd “Khartiya” Corps of the National Guard of Ukraine, CorpsCommander Colonel Ihor Obolenskiy and Vsevolod Kozhemyako.
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