Bucha hosted a screening of the documentary Second Wind — the story of five Ukrainian servicemen who suffered severe wounds at the front and then climbed Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa.

The screening was reported by Bucha City Council.

The screening of the documentary Second Wind in Bucha. Photo: Bucha City Council
The screening of the documentary Second Wind in Bucha. Photo: Bucha City Council

The film is about strength of spirit, recovery and resilience. About people who refused to let their wounds define their future.

They proved that after the hardest trials one can find a second wind — hence the title.

The screening of the documentary Second Wind in Bucha. Photo: Bucha City Council
The screening of the documentary Second Wind in Bucha. Photo: Bucha City Council

The official trailer:

The audience included members of youth organisations, students, veterans, athletes and civic groups, along with the Regional Youth Congress of Kyiv region.

For the Bucha community such gatherings are a chance to come together, to speak about the country's defenders and to support veterans.

And to remember the real price of Ukraine's freedom — all the more in a town that knows that price better than most.

The screening was organised with the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities under the President of Ukraine and the Kyiv Regional State Administration.

As a reminder, in Bucha the blue and yellow carries a weight it has nowhere else.