On May 21, I had the opportunity to announce the name of the laureate of the National Film Award of Lithuania – “Silver Crane” of 2023, in the category of full-length documentary film. It was a great honor for me, a Ukrainian soldier, to announce the film “Mariupol 2” directed by Mantas Kvedaravicius. Unfortunately, the author of the film could not witness the triumph of his film. A talented director in the prime of his life was killed by Russian scum in surrounded Mariupol, at the beginning of April 2022. But they failed to kill the footage. Thanks to the director’s associates, the world saw the life of the Ukrainian city, which was methodically destroyed by the Rashists every day. “You know what was absolutely incredible in Mariupol? No one was afraid of death, even though they thought they were. Death was here, and everyone wanted to die meaningfully. People helped each other even at the risk of their lives. They smoked outside and chatted even as the bombs fell. Money no longer existed because life had become too short to think about it. Everyone was content with what they had, becoming the best version of themselves; there was no past, no future, condemnation, ambiguity! It was heaven in hell” – the author’s words are given in the annotation to the tape. This is not just a movie, it is the documented crimes of Russia against humanity, which they are trying hard to hide.