Varta1, Lviv, Ukraine (2015) - full transcript

What is self-organization? How is democracy created? Who decides a punishment? Where are the center and the periphery of the revolution? Where does it start and where does it end? A brief power vacuum turns into the moment of greatest potentiality, when the beliefs of the past and the strategies for the future are discussed. The film tries to look at the mundane spaces of the city, and to understand whether the historical and revolutionary uncertainty is still there.

On February 18, 2014, activists of the Kyiv Euromaidan
begin a "peaceful advance" on the Parliament.

Police forces attack the protesters.
People are killed, wounded, arrested.

Riot police launch an anti-terrorist operation
and storm the Maidan.

The Trade Union building on fire.
The subway is shut down.

During that night activists in Lviv storm and occupy
the Regional State Administration,

Regional Ministry
of Internal Affairs,

the State Attorney’s Office,
National Security Service office,

Internal Troops unit base
and 4 Police offices.

According to the police, 1189 firearms

and 13 thousand rounds of ammunition are stolen.

Police unofficially limits
its activity in the city.



On February 20 people are killed in Kyiv.

The old regime disappears.

A peer-to-peer digital radio channel “Varta1”
is created at the beginning of Euromaidan

to coordinate drivers
willing to patrol Lviv.

Starting February 19, Varta1
and other self-defense groups

unofficially take over law
enforcement functions.

This will continue for a couple of days.

Varta1, can everyone hear?

What’s the situation in Lviv?

It’s raining on Volodymyr the Great Street.

We’re aware that it’s raining on Volodymyr the Great.

It’s just to ease the tension.

Plus one vehicle, where should we go?

Are there any immediate hotspots?
Please let us know.



Four in a vehicle, ready to defend.
Where should we go?

Naukova Street. 3 people with a dog,
where should we go?

Guys, let’s agree on this.

If someone wants to help,

then he goes out and helps.

Goes to the spot
nearest to him.

If a dangerous situation occurs, then…

Please, understand that you have
to patrol your own district.

You know everyone there, and if there
are suspicious individuals,

you’ll be able to question
and identify them.

When you patrol other districts,

everyone is suspicious to you.

Dear colleagues, my advice,

if you’re patrolling, then not on a main street,

because a lot of vehicles
circulate on main streets.

Drive into courtyards,

where there may be dangerous things.

Guys, how safe is it to pick someone up,
whom you don't know, have never seen?

And even more, three, when you’re alone in the car?

Think about that.

I think that in Lviv it’s safe.

Don’t think some shady person
will get in your car.

We’re all after the same thing.

Guys, I have a proposition.

Tomorrow, on all the entrances
and exits of Lviv,

we organize checkpoints.

Then the problem with the interception
of vehicles will be solved.

Let me reveal a small secret to you:

checkpoints are there
for a long time now.

And people observe
vehicles entering the city and check them.

Not all entrances have checkpoints!

There are none on the side streets.

In Riasne district and towards
Riasne-Ruske

there are no checkpoints.

There are 150-200 men at the
Hamaliyivka checkpoint.

Everything is under control,
not even a fly could get through.

Is someone from Borshchovychi here?

And what should be there?

Because I hear from the computer, that
some sort of thugs are there.

I heard, that it’s
a confirmed information.

I don’t know, I am checking.

You are not checking –
you are sitting in the computer.

That information was confirmed,

because the person lives in Livandovka

and saw it from the balcony.

I live in Levandivka.
It’s all peaceful here.

I was there, saw it all and
stood next to it a minute ago.

What’s happening
in the “Santa Barbara” district?

Lads, I'm asking again,

were there any situations
in “Santa Barbara”?

Because a guy disappeared.

Went to get cigarettes

and disappeared.

It’s impossible to get lost
in ''Santa Barbara''!

Down Saksahansky Street a masked man

walked with another unmasked one.

Ukraine, awake!

Tell me, please, in what direction is

the masked person on Franko Street running
and where from and where to?

The person has taken off the mask.

That’s it. It’s our man.

EU

Near the ''Ukraine'' stadium,

something is happening.

Attention. Regarding
the vehicles without plates.

There is a suspicion, that the cars
are being prepared for a provocation,

because at the supermarket “Arsen”
on Volodymyr the Great Street

a black Mercedes S200 just pulled up,

a person got out, left the plateless Mercedes,

opposite the church,
in the middle of the road,

got into a different Mercedes and left.

The Mercedes was left
opposite the church,

at the “Arsen” parking.

Please, come everyone who
is free or nearby,

check it,

or, I don’t know, we have to think
about what to do with it.

People, if a Mercedes
is parked there

with no people inside,
that’s dangerous.

Don’t come closer,
better contact the security services.

Regarding the Mercedes,
the one at “Arsen”,

I drove up to the person,
when he was parking,

that is, the person adequately,
normally told me,

that he is ours,
he showed me our walkie-talkie.

You should have asked,
why he’s parking there

without a license plate,
and devil knows how and where,

if he’s our man.
Our people don’t park like that.

I think it’s normal,
I myself drive without a plate.

Just saw a guy
with an AK authomatic rifle,

plate number ... what number? ... Lviv

Everything’s OK,
they’re our guys with the AK.

How can they be our people
with the AK?

What the…Why didn’t you detain them?
What kind of bullshit is this?

Spoke with them in Ukrainian.

They asked what, where, how

and information on
how to get to Lypynskoho Street.

I understand, but do you
understand why you’re here?

There should be no AK's,
no guns.

Where did they get the AK?

I don’t understand at all,
what kind of bullshit this is.

Vehicle with the AK, contact me,

your help is needed.

The AK theme is closed.
I think everyone understands.

You shouldn’t talk about weapons on the air.

People, don’t you think that among us,

there can be the same sort
of thugs, that are mentioned so often?

Really, how long can
this disinformation be spread?

Listen, these undercover thugs

can try to infiltrate the group

and try to sniff out, no?

People, join all kinds
of AntiMaidan-channels

and explain to them…
In the Kharkiv AntiMaidan,

there are enough adequate people,
the situation just has to be explained to them.

Everyone, attention!
Those, who carefully listened to the broadcast,

this is especially for you.
At the lake

on Levandovka there are thugs,
also thugs on Patona Street!

Please, confirm the information
regarding the thugs.

Thugs or looters?
These are different things.

Tell me, please.

Varta1, right now at the hotel...

Who has spread the information, that
crowds of people were gathering?

Everything here is normal.

I have the impression, that
I’m hearing a repeat of yesterday’s conversation.

They were looking for thugs yesterday
in the same place and at the same time.

And this went on all day. I feel
today will be a continuation.

Good luck.

Pass on our greetings to the hotel,

because it’s the third day you’re going to that hotel,
looking for thugs.

You can also search on Levandivka,
search on Syhiv.

There are groups of people walking around,

this is Selfdefence, but nevermind, they still have
to be checked third day in a row.

Well, in that case block the messages,

or the profiles of the people,
who disseminate such information.

If I say that yesterday
I banned 150 persons,

who spoke about it,
and anyway they were looking for them all day.

In the evening I stopped banning them again.

There is already an official
statement on the Internet,

regarding fake news about
thugs staying at the “Eurohotel”.

What thugs? What are you talking about?

All city entrances
are covered, everyone would know.

Everyone is playing games using walkie-talkie.

On Horodotska Street the entrance to the city is open,

no checkpoint, nothing.

People, understand one thing,
Lviv is not a city for thugs,

and there are lots of messages,
and who’s coming, and how they’re coming,

nothing ever confirmed,
only two-three people

is not a fact, and we shouldn't
spam the air with this.

I just called Zaporizhia,

great panic in Zaporizhia,

because they think, that all Westerners went there
and they are all waiting for the Westerners,

even though not even one bus has departed for Zaporizhia.

Syhiv. Incredible crowds of people.

There is confirmed information
that it’s clear in Syhiv. Not a soul.

Because in Syhiv there’s
nothing for even thugs to do.

“Epicentre”,
everything quiet there?

Because from the window we hear
explosions, can’t tell where they're coming from.

I am tracking the
aircraft of Yanukovych,

at the moment he’s already flying over Georgia.

Shpytalna Street 1-2 checked.
There was a crowd of young people, drunk.

As I approached, they scattered,

scared by the sound of the walkie-talkie,

and dispersed quietly in all directions.

Thanks to everyone, the issue is resolved.

Attention, people,

I’m asking everyone to focus and
observe the ATMs of the Liviv region,

because all sorts of
lootings are happening.

In case of the detention of a looter,

take him to the office 210 at the city hall.

Murovane, almost 50 unknown persons.

People, some information.

Those who live in regional centres,
smaller cities.

There are many people of uncertain
appearance walking around.

We just detained two men
from another city,

Electronic system for the sale of seized goods

they were walking about,
looking at buildings and cars.

Last night cars were broken into, a recorder was stolen.

We just detained them,
took their information,

handed them over to the cops.

So create local…

even in minimal villages,
create something,

even if it’s only two-three men,
so there is some sort of minimal patrol.

Because there was just a situation,
we detained people,

well, for now we took down their
information, released them.

Because the times right now…
Be on guard, be alerted.

A group of 30-40 men left
from the Roman Catholic church.

They’re moving down
the Zaliznychna Street.

Can't understand, who is this?
They say they’re our people.

Frankivsk district, ''Vatican''.
Someone from there?

Varta1, advise me, please.

A person on Khutorivka Street drunk,
says nothing about who he is, what he…

What to do with him?
The ambulances don’t respond to such calls.

The person has nothing, no documents,
no phone. Blank!

The ambulance won’t come, don’t even hope.
I’m a doctor and know such cases.

What should we do
with the drunk on Khutorivka?

I won’t take him in my car, because
he’s covered in mud, rolling around in a puddle.

What should we do?
This drunk got up on Khutorivka,

but he has no idea which direction to go.

Folks, this is an operational channel,

for danger notifications.

Those that threaten the health
of our population, our city

and not for the fixing
of I don’t know whom.

Guys, deal with drunks autonomously.

Drunks on a Saturday are a normal thing,

by morning there will be thousands of them.

Don’t mention it on air,
unless it’s something very urgent.

A driver has been detained on Zelena Street.

He’s in a state of alcohol drunkenness.

Smell from his mouth.
Drives inadequately.

BE HAPPY!
CREATE THE GOOD!

Cut off a Fiat, rammed him,

we have a small accident.

But he’s drunk, detained. We have to document this.

Dear patrols, sign your

protocols with your own signatures.

That is: detained so-and-so
in this-or-that state.

Give it to them to countersign.

If they refuse, then note down,
that they refused to sign.

And pass the documents
to the newly-created institutions.

Don't give the
documents to the police.

Better take the money from them tomorrow
and donate it to the Maidan.

Take them to Naukova Street

for chemical tests,
if police staff is still there.

Deliver them there,
the staff will be waiting.

Why send them for chemical examination,

if everything will be decided through the court?

And they’ll want money.
Better to take 500 hryvnya

or some other sum from them
and donate the money to the Maidan.

Guys, and tomorrow he’ll
hit and kill someone.

Oh, you’re playing law abiders here.

Deflate the tires and take the car!

Park the car aside and deflate
the tires, take the keys.

He’ll appear tomorrow.
Don’t do anything stupid.

Don’t take any money.

Shut off the car, throw away the keys.

Next time he’ll use his head.

You have to simply cut
the driving license and throw it away.

Exactly!
Just don’t give them to the cops!

Varta, everyone who stops drunk drivers.

It’s obligatory to write a protocol.
Our patrols accompany the traffic cops,

to prevent them
from taking bribes. Thank you.

“New” Market

Varta, has someone seen

traffic police posts or seen their patrols around?

We’ve driven through half of Lviv and, honestly,

haven’t seen a single traffic police patrol.

Don’t be a traitor, don’t amuse yourself

Police patrols on the circular road? Where?

Freedom for nations! Freedom for the human!

On Hnatiuk Street there is a traffic police post.

A traffic police post near
the Monument of Glory, 99.

A Selfdefence group sits
with them in the car.

Traffic police officers in Syhiv
without our patrols.

Is this normal or not?

Sure, it's normal.

Let the traffic cops work,

but they should automatically
behave like humans.

Let the traffic cops do their work,

they don’t disturb anyone.

If they'll work badly,
they’ll get their punishment.

This is the ''Lions'' group in Vynnyky,
working, searching.

Excuse me, the ''Lions'' are in Briukhovychy,

I always mix up these two names.

Hello, this is ''BikeVarta'', Zaliznychy district.

Beside the Sknylivskyi bridge
we've noticed a grey vehicle

with a Kyiv plate, letters KK.

There was one person inside.

He drove very slowly and said
he was simply killing time.

Question: why would he want to drive alone,

if he could simply stay at home?

Did you never drift around in a car?

Checked the car that was
crossing the Sknylivsky bridge.

It’s a person killing time

because of family problems.

He showed documents,
he's a cop.

This should have been checked earlier.

The cortege going
down Horodotska Street

was carrying a person killed in Kyiv.

Striyskyi park, 20 youths in smokings.

Folks, hotel “Voltaire”, a wedding has ended.

Some are having no mourning,
normal celebrations.

Well, that’s their issue,
we won’t judge them.

But for the people reporting.

It is obvious, even to the casual eye,
that this was a wedding.

Please stop reporting everything you see.

Give just concise, confirmed information.

Don’t spam the air with
every sort of car

that did over 80 in the city.

Information is more valuable
than bread.

In Briukhovychy there is a car in the forest,
behind the Holoskivsky cemetery.

It just stands there, in the forest.

Varta, please unban my friend

Bandera95.

Banned for asking irrelevant questions.

We’re driving in another car.

Folks, following situation.

On Naukova Street, about those two drunks.

One is from Luhansk, residence in Zaporizhia.

The second has a Lviv passport,
driving license issued in Donetsk.

Both drunk. A fake lawyer has arrived.

“Road Control”, please!

Because we’ve been waiting an hour for the police.

Sorry, that I did not understood
and was such an idiot

Someone who can take care of this.

Where exactly Naukova, Luhansk and Donetsk?

You can’t understand or what?

Here is one, two from the East.

One from Donetsk, the second from Luhansk.

Putin is a dickhead.

And in the car they have knives and baseball bats.

And some sort of a bag, which they’re hiding.

Boys, please, who’s on Naukova, Naukova 49.

Go to the examining court,

where they took the drunks.

See how many people there are.

Take the drunks with their Donetsk,

Kharkiv and Zaporizhia documents.

Disappointment of 2013 - Mayor Sadovy

Register,

tie their fingers, I don’t know, to their feet.

Take to the Regional administration
and hand over to the Selfdefence.

Davydiv Lions

Don’t do...

don’t release under any circumstances.

Take everything they have,

film it.
Everything you can do, do it.

I recommend taking under control the water wells…

of the city of Lviv…

the flow of water…

into taps…

to control.

Boys, help, to the “Rukavychka”, a fight!

To “Rukavychka”, help to “Rukavychka”...

Chornovil Street 103, please, quick.

Putler kaputt

Demobilization Fall 93

Stryjska, bus station, is there someone?

A fight is happening.

How many men are fighting?

About 14.

ATO
LOTO state lottery

6-7 men.

Varta 1,

around LORTA plant

two groups are loitering,

everyone in black.

We want to know,

are these people from LORTA or who?

Guys, check them.

Say “Glory to Ukraine – Glory to the Heroes!”.

"What are you doing right now,

this evening?
What’s your position?"

And you’ll know the situation.

Well, thank you very much.

And maybe you’ll try, while
they’re carrying batons?

We walked up, asked.

But damn, they can say anything you want.

How to be sure?

Maybe the administration knows.

Are they from LORTA,
or simply people on their own,

or are these some sort of thugs?

These can be football hooligans.

Guys, can you ask for their documents?

Is it that hard?

Why are you spamming the air?

Approach, ask for documents, goodbye.

Folks, don't worry.
Fake information can occur.

Don't pay attention,
but sometimes you have to check.

Basically, in the city centre
are our people, our Selfdefence,

and other groups, everyone carrying sticks.

On Volodymyr the Great Street

unknown youths with batons,

are still here.
There are 20 of them.

They think, that someone is being hidden

inside the gambling machines casino.

People and activists, are blocking them,

not allowing them to do this
and law enforcement personnel is present.

Is help needed?

What help, there are at least hundred cars.

Guys, I’ll tell you.

This is becoming a real mess.

Somewhere someone saw someone,

summoned a bunch of cars.

Some do 140 kmph, 15 cars at a red light,

they tell so themselves.
Others fly in from another district,

who knows where from.

Lads, we have to either coordinate

or we’ll do damage to ourselves.

Who knows something about the work of the police?

100% not working. Absolutely.

A police car stood all night

in Vynnyky, on Hamaliyivka checkpoint

there was also another car.

Basically, the cops just slept in the car,

but that’s cool anyway.

Folks, I've just drove through the whole city

and there is not even one traffic police car in the city.

Regarding the police,

if we pay attention to
what is written on the Internet,

the police hotline 102 is working again.

Folks, note down the phone
of the regional traffic police.

Just met their officers.

They said, in case if anything, to call,

they will come, but
will do so not in uniforms.

They’re worried
and a bit afraid.

So if you want, I can dictate

and you can copy down.

They’ll come and
help as they can.

Regarding the cops:

cops are also present, but as plainclothes.

Met two of them yesterday evening.

Folks,

in half an hour, at the ''Macdonald’s'',

Lypynsky-Сhornovil intersection,

there will appear a traffic police patrol.

Another will appear at the end of the Horodotska Street

near the “Halychavto”,

another one on Syhivska Street.

And two patrols in the city centre.

I really beg all of you to stand

by them and work with them,

that is to support the guys,

so that there are no provocations
against them.

I’ll be really thankful.

In the morning the traffic police
post in Hamalivka joined us.

We can thank the guys.

They stand with us.

From them we heard, that
until the morning,

there was not a single post in the city.

Should I tell the number

of the accident commissioner of the traffic police?

He can register an accident, if needed.

The Parliament passed a law

about the cancellation
of the anti-terrorist operation.

The Parliament may vote,

the opposition is winning.

The Parliament passed a resolution

about the withdrawal of troops from the Maidan.

Varta Lviv, please,

help is needed.

Guys, a problem with the car.

If I'll stop, I won’t go any further.

A disc brake is broken.

Tell me, please, where there

is a garage to change it,

or, please, organize a corridor

through the checkpoints,
so I can reach Frankivsk.

If I'll stop,

I'll be stuck.

And I have to get to Kyiv.

Out on the road you’ll be
braking wih your foot?

But no, exactly, I don’t brake, you get me?

I’m driving in the second gear.

Busted a disc, a piece fell off.

Understand? If I'll brake,

one wheel will jam.

Then that’s it, I won’t be able to go anywhere, ever.

In Lviv I need some repair service, something,

well, like that.

I have an Opel Vivaro.

Or I can drive to Ivano-Frankivsk.

They told me in Ivano-Frankivsk,

I called them,

they’re waiting for me,
if I find nothing in Lviv.

But if I stop, guys, that’s it.
I’ll be stranded.

Travelling from Svalyava
in the direction of Lviv.

Oh, I don’t know, if I'll stop right now
somewhere, it will be darkness.

Really, it will be darkness.

Truckers can’t help me,
they don't have what I need.

I’ve alredy stopped and asked, understand?

After the disc broke.

And now a whole piece

has fallen off.

Understand? If I'll stop somewhere,

my wheel will simply jam.

It will lean up against
the calipher and that’s it,

I won’t be able to do anything about it.

And I have no tools with me.

Absolutely nothing.

I’m driving and the tire
is screeching all the way.

Screeching to the point...

Guys, really, if I'll stop,

I’ll really be sleeping with you.

A piece of my disc brake has fallen off.

Driving to the place of repair.

Everything you have in Lviv
is closed, I’ve called everyone.

Thought of calling Mukachevo,

but they’re all closed as well.

In Stryi there’s no one,

just some truckers, that’s it.

My best route is

to Ivano-Frankivsk, which is
the same as pushing on to Kyiv.

And in Kyiv, I have everything I need.

Miracle, you’re my best. Forgive me. Fool.

I just don’t know what to do, the caliphers plug this hole.

Friend, try to stop,

and, believe me, you’ll still be able to travel on,

because the caliphers won’t jam,

if you don’t brake.
That’s one thing. Second,

the way this Vivaro is
rushing to Kyiv is suspicious.

I suggest you stop and check it.

No problem, boys.

I drove from Mukachevo. No problem.

If I'll stop, If I'll stay with you,

it’ll be your fault.

If I'll really stay with you.

Pass me on at least to Stryi.

I’ll try to stop, and they should
try to slow me down by hand.

I’ll slow down to the slowest possible speed,

and they have to slow me down by hand.

Tie a rope to him and tow him!

And he wants to drive 600 km like that?

What kind of stories he's making up here?

That’s what I want.

To get onto the Kyiv-Chop highway.

I’m from the “Road Control Ukraine”.

If you don’t believe me,
call the organizers.

Call Andrij Ormon,
Yuriy Larchenko, Yuriy Torez.

Boys, I believe you maintain contact with them.

But with a broken disc you’ll hit someone.

You understand that very well, don’t you?

Be independent.

I understand,

but I still have to get home, you get me?

I have a 4 year old child,

well, not four years, four months.

My child, understand?

I have to get home somehow.

Well, we’ll see if we can find
something for you in Lviv.

Why are you risking your child?

The State is the enemy of the people.

Guys, we are a large gang.

Slow him down. And you from Vivaro,

start braking,

everyone will help you, don’t worry.

If you’re really from “Road Control”.

Because you’ve started some sort
of “Santa Barbara” here.

Calm yourself. Stop.

If there’s a problem, we’ll
solve the problem, immediately.

Weapons to the people!

OK, guys, I understand, OK,

no fuss, we closed this question.

I will stop in Stryi,
we will take things

one step at a time.

Did you help your countrymen?

That’s all, I am staying in Stryi.

It was seen on Levandivka,

near the orphanage.

Opposition leaders were

A resident called,

against citizens shooting the police.

a white mini-bus,

They believe only the police
can shooot people.

(None of the cops were punished)

guys took an AK machine rifle,

couple of guns,

one changed into a
''Berkut'' riot police uniform,

they got in and left. That’s all.

Don’t joke with the
armed people in the mini-bus.

102 hotline is working already, call the police,

let’s catch them together.

Don’t joke with that,
the people are armed.

Varta1, if you see the mini-bus,

just observe it.

''VartaSpec'' on the case.

Varta1, ''VartaSpec'' is on air.

Please unban Vitaly878.

We are listening
and analyzing the information.

The situation on Stryiska-Naukova.

Crowds of people are still gathering here,

It is not clear, what I am observing right now.

For now there is no one with a walkie-talkie.

Oh, Lviv’s city guard is

approaching dressed in vests.

Now they are deciding
on something, I don’t know.

Yes, Toyota RAV4,

a drunk driver, beside him
an even drunker passenger.

So what’s going on with the Toyota?

Let’s catch it

and stop this chaos

with those damned alcoholics.

This is our city

Catch it, take away
the driver's license and move on, damn it.

Guys, the 2004 Constitution
is again in power.

5 buses are moving in the direction

of the center down the Victory avenue,

they just drove through Svyatoshyno.

What avenue? What Victory?

Victory Avenue is in Kyiv.

At 11 PM Lviv’s Heroes

should arrive on the Lviv’s Maidan.

A request to come

and meet the Heroes.

Whoever can, please, come out for 11 PM

or preferably earlier.

Varta, they will not be brought to Maidan,
the parents don’t want it.

We've just heard from them.

They will be at the Halytsky crossing
in an hour.

You may drive up to the crossing
and meet them there.

Varta1, contact the phone number

...

There is information about the killed.

I repeat, ...

The bodies should arrive
at 11 PM on Lviv’s Maidan.

Information. The bodies of the deceased

will not be brought to Lviv’s Maidan.

The bus drivers told us so.

A request not to discuss this topic any further.

Could you please tell where
the bodies with the deceased are?

Can someone tell me,

are the bodies being brought
to Lviv’s Maidan?

The bodies will not be there.

Thank you.

Is there contact
with drivers,

who are bringing our Heroes?

Folks,

a huge request,
don’t go to meet these buses.

There is no need

to escort them to the Maidan.

There are parents, who do not want,
that the bodies are brought there.

It’s inappropriate and wrong.

Respect their will.

Please tell me, who has the information

on the up-to-date

location of the buses

transporting bodies from Kyiv?

Please respond.

At the city entrance.

Lots of cars.

Information break.

We have received the information,
that tomorrow,

more precisely, today,

at 8 AM, Lviv’s railroad workers
are planning

to block the train tracks of Klepariv

cargo station,

located on

Shevchenko Street 138.

Because
ore and metal are exported,

via that station, well, you know,

it's all mostly Akhmetov’s.

I emphasize, it's cargo shipments only.

Rally at 8 AM,

the coordinator -
Ivanytsky Volodymyr Vasylovych.

One of the workers

lost his son

and they are a bit fed up.

If anyone has the opportunity and a wish,

please show up at 8 AM

at Shevchenko Street 138,

across the “Shell” gas station.

Presidential election,
September-October 2014.

Varta1, an armored vehicle

set out to Boncheny.

The ''Party of Regions'' has a safe

in the Boncheny monastery.

The cars are on the road,

it is unknown

what they are going

to take out of the safe.

Varta1,

to whoever is patrolling
the Ivano-Frankivsk district,

today at 10.30,

a meeting at the OKKO gas station,
near the Kulparkiv roundabout.

A silver Outlander turned
around on Shyroka,

it’s coming back downtown.

It’s returning back
to Horodotska.

No license plate.

On Konovaltsya Street 80,

restaurant “Golden Boar”,

four persons are drinking vodka

and bragging about their deeds.

Could be

planted provocateurs.

Please come take a look.

Came closer and listened.

They look and

Ukraine’s European choice.
Our unity and independence.

sound very suspicious.

Complete lustration.

They say

Dignified treatment of the heroes
and participants of Maidan and ATO.

their commanders

Punishment for those guilty of what happened.

abandoned them to their fate.

People, Kia Sorrento ...

drove towards Stryiska-Naukova,

what to do?

Fuck, trying
to catch it for half a day,

now seen it near the bus terminal.

Guys, it's some ''Berkut'' riot police commander,

we need to stop him.

Is it the white Kia Sorrento?

I get the impression

he will drive around until

he runs out of gas.

Well, actually, he is
a cop and can have

additional fake license plates in his car.

Why is he escaping?

He is not escaping,
he is just driving.

The car is pale-silver,

almost white.

Well, maybe still try to stop it.

It’s not guaranteed,

that whoever you are trying
to catch is in the car.

He could have transferred
to a different one.

Guys, information was confirmed,

that this is a ''Berkut'' commander,
I don’t remember…

What’s the last name
of this commander?

Can’t find anything

on the Internet about his last name, nothing.

Great and how is one car
supposed to block him?

Guys, Kia Sorrento is over.

Pustomyty called,
he turned himself in.

Last name of the ''Berkut'' commander –

Will rent housing

Patsylyak, Rostyslav.

We did not clarify the last name,

but we were told, that he turned himself in

voluntarily.

Kia Sorrento had a Lviv license plate

All clear.

Checked the Kia, stupid coincidence,

we were told it got pulled over
and checked before,

no idea who checked it.

''Berkut'' commander is

from Novoyavorivsk,
he does not own a Sorrento,

he has a new Golf.

Folks, why are you that scared of that ''Berkut''?

Everything is fine,
the law got simplified.

The law got simplified,
but the people did not get simplified.

People can get simplified
in accordance to the law.

People can get simplified,

but you cannot simplify “Berkut”
and the likes of them.

Varta1, Glory to Ukraine!

Glory to the Heroes!

Glory to the Heroes!

Glory to the Heroes!

Glory to the Heroes!

People, good news,
Yanukovych got caught! Hurray!

Fuck, where?

In Crimea, brother, in Crimea.

Putin is a devil

Let’s celebrate,
the freak is fucked, sorry!

Today is a day of mourning,
let’s keep the emotions

Moscow is Ukraine

to ourselves, please.
Great news, but…

Where is this information from?

Turn 100.8 FM on,

he is being transported to Kyiv.
Got caught

in Crimea or somewhere.

Put him on his knees!

The news do not mention this,

is the information confirmed?

Just saw it on Channel 5.

Bring Yanyk to Lviv, to Lviv!

Take him to the Maidan, to the Heroes!

Guys, is the information confirmed?

Yes, Channel 5 reported.

And 100.8 said

they've read it in two sources

For real, the TVI site
claims he is arrested.

And the ''Right Sector'',

tells so,

TVI writes there is 80% chance
it's correct information.

The strength of the collective lies in work discipline

Black Porsche Cayenne,

plate number ...,

did more than a 100 on Zelena Street.

Everything’s OK,
he's one of our people.

Yes, ... is an acquaintance.

Guys, did you lose your mind?

No such thing as one of ours,
if he's speeding a 100 on Zelena.

Stop him and give us the information.

Yeah, the guy is right.

Cayenne is one of ours.

Those “our people”, the way you call them,

speeded to ''Santa Barbara''
and back, across the whole city,

for no reason. What’s this?

This means rules don’t apply
to our own people or what?

The law is the same for everyone after all.

I guess, Cayenne is one of ours,
so he doesn’t give a damn about anyone.

Cayenne is fucking speeding
110 down Levytsky Street.

Not stopping at red lights at all.

99% chance the driver

is drunk.

I have crossed paths with him in life,

I would not say this in vain.

It doesn’t matter if
he is rich or not.

Right now we are grouping up

to catch this Cayenne.

And please tell his last name on air.

He lives

near the ''Dynamo'' stadium,

by the swimming pool.

Again I repeat,

the Cayenne is no secret services man,

just some rich boy.

The driver of the Cayenne is called Yura.

Yura, give up.

He is a son of some milk
plant’s owner,

can’t tell you exactly…

Could it be “Halychyna”?

And last name ...?

No, I know he’s nicknamed
''Sour cream''.

Last name of the Cayenne - ...

We know where he lives.

People are saying
they know where he lives.

You can tell the address
in private or on air,

we will write it down.

We will let one car

wait for him at home. That’s all.

And tell us the milk’s brand.

We will stop buying it, so

he'll no longer have money for gas.

It’s house number ...,

across the service center.

No, he will come there, he will come.

Wait a little. Just take it easy,

when it comes to the confrontation.

Cayenne lives near the sport complex,

where the tram turns around,
on the right side

stands a new high estate.

That’s where he lives. Stop there.

Yes, the tram turns around there,

there is a high building behind.

He parks the car

on the right side, facing the gate.

He and his parents

live near the sport complex.

He lives near the school number 21.

Entrance to the yard, one more entrance,

and from the other side
is another entrance.

Do you have anything other than the Cayenne,

thugs and traffic cops?

Why are you fixated on him?

It was mentioned long time ago

that Porsche Cayenne is one of ours.

There is no Cayenne in the yard on the ... street.

He did not come here.

He is probably listening
to us and will not show up.

…I apologize
and admit my error…Well…

I won’t do it again…

I had a reason…

Attention, Varta, we are by the Cayenne,

the person admits the
seriousness of the situation

and comprehends that,

well, it was…

He really did have

important reasons.

Well, and he apologizes

for the situation.

Announce the reasons, please.

Amongst them is some
family situation,

we didn’t press for details.

No, no, wait, don’t rush,

forgive me for interrupting you a bit.

Look, because of such scum,

my acquaintance got into an accident.

He got hit
as he was driving on green.

They were speeding on red.

That’s why I will not forgive
the Porsche Cayenne.

I promise you that.

I will find him and smack him
upside his head for a start.

Look, I don’t have
the opportunity to drive up,

but all those, who were chasing

him and are willing,

who saw how

he was driving,

that is he was

trying to avoid us,

have the full right

to drop by and do whatever
they find necessary.

Besides serious bodily harm
and vigilante justice, of course.

I'd say, let him compensate for gas
to those, who were chasing him.

Guys drop him and the Cayenne off
at the Hamaliyivka checkpoint,

our guys will pull up.

I was just going to say the same thing.

If he is repenting, that means
he admits he is at fault.

That means he is ready
to receive his penalty.

That is called punishment.

Let him think,

of how he will atone for his fault.

I have known him for a long time,
and I know

he drove drunk many times.

Moreover.

Please add yourself to a private line
if you don’t want

the whole Varta1 to show up

and punch him.

Please, add yourself to a private line
and tell as your location,

we will come by.

We just want to at least
talk to him, for now.

Look guys, it’s no joke.

Why am I saying this?

Because, you see, right now

we are treating him more or less liberal.

But I know the guys from “Road Control”.

I know the guys from Varta1 and others.

They will not joke around.

The Cayenne was deliberately
escaping from us.

I am asking for

one minute of silence.

The one who reported and found the Cayenne,

please, tell us, where is he now?

Don’t drag him to Hamaliyivka,

I understand, that there
is a lack of people there.

People, who started patrolling right now,

you better go to the Hamaliyivka checkpoint.

You will help our people

and you will spend less fuel,
if you will just stand there.

And this will not make any difference.

This would be a real help,

because there are not much people
there and we need manpower.

I am asking for one minute of silence,

let them tell where that Cayenne is.

Guys, about that Cayenne…

One of the reasons we’ve heard,

were home circumstances,
that had to do with a child.

The man is willing…

I don’t know how to call it, as a sign of his

guilt or you may use another word,
that you’d like more,

is ready to provide help

to our common cause.

But maybe

not today, because of the circumstances.

Thank you for your attention.

Was he trying to bribe us?

As a gesture of helping our cause.

I mean, helping to transport
something somewhere. Food…

We’d just overthrown Yanukovych

and now it all starts anew, yes?

No no, it’s very good,
that’s what I was asking about.

I mean, that’s what he suggested himself,

the form of redeeming his fault.

Look, if he really can’t right now,

we will remember about it tomorrow.

As a form of punishment,

he will help in the kitchen of Varta

and help transporting tea,
water, the whole day.

OK, maybe with pauses.

Or he could stay at

the Hamaliyivka checkpoint.

Hamaliyivka may not work out,

he’d be used as a helping hand,

standing there by the side.

Or the guys will find work for him.

Checking plates, or something like that,
but the kitchen must be the best.

“Biohacker” doesn’t want to talk,

cause I guess he’d put himself in his shoes.

Do you have something to do beside Cayenne?

Go find something to do,
you’re wasting time.

What should we do?

We do all this, so that
the drunks do not run over people.

Three people were hit already.

Just think about what you’re doing.
We are letting everyone go.

Finally I’m on air! Thanks!

We just want to look into the eyes

of the man we were chasing,
of that Porsche Cayenne,

because of whom we were speeding
and burnt a full tank of gas.

I want “Biohacker” to tell me,
if not on air,

than in private,

where the Porsche Cayenne
or the man are.

Please, tell me,
I want to come and talk to him.

It’s really weird,

I mean we are no longer
chasing the thugs,

this means, the main task of Varta1

is the observation

of order in the city of Lviv.

If you can ignore
the order in Lviv

by serving tea and sandwiches,

I am ready to spend days and nights,

disturbing the order
in the city of Lviv.

We are
forgiving for the first time.

Believe me, we have records,

we constantly record those things,

situations, plates an so on.

And it is being archived,

meaning if we notice a car
for the second time,

the measures taken
will be completely different.

There are hundred thousand

or eighty thousand drivers in Lviv.

Let us forgive everyone for the first time

and we will forgive

eighty thousand speeding drivers.

If every two-hundredth
will run over someone.

The number of deaths…

Well, it’s hard to calculate right now,
but there will be a lot of deaths.

From “Torpeda” stadium,

down Zelena and Pasichna streets.

We were chasing that devil.

We drove to Lychakivska Street,

because of the false address stated.

Where is he?
I just want to see him with my eyes,

see that bastard,
who is driving around drunk

and gets away with “personal reasons”.

If “Biohacker” won’t tell where he is,

I will find the “Biohacker” and punch him,

because he is keeping silent.

Was the “Biohacker” bribed

for not telling or what?

Was one of us bribed?

Guys, the longer you
mess with that Cayenne,

the more the people get angrier.

I have no idea,
what they’ll do to him.

Quickly tell us where he is,
we’ll go there and solve the situation.

Right! Guys, let’s

boycott that Cayenne.
What’s that?

We were standing for this,
we were fighting for this,

and now they are breaking it all.

How can this be?

Let us take apart the car

and sell it. How can this be?

Cayenne is listening
to the walkie-talkie.

We were driving behind him,

he heard us and started escaping.

He had no reasons.

First he was driving 15 – 20
kilometer per hour.

Saw us and…

The driver of the Porsche Cayenne
was not drunk.

The question is closed till tomorrow.

Yarka, why is the question
closed till tomorrow?

Even more, if he was not drunk,

why was he speeding that fast?

And lots of cars were looking for him.

I want to listen to “Biohacker”.

Why is he keeping his mouth shut
and not going on air?

I don’t understand.

Was “Biohacker” bribed or what?

If he was bribed,
we’re going to find him

and he's going to get punished.

So now he can run over people
the whole evening

and run the red lights, and tomorrow
he’ll be making sandwiches, or what?

“Snake”,

it’s very right and very good,

but look.

There is such a thing

as coordination and discipline.

He was not drunk.

This means, that he’ll not continue

breaking the rules.
This is

not the reason to stop him.
This is the reason to punish him.

That’s why we should
continue with our patrolling.

Tomorrow he will contact us and

start transporting the sandwiches,

for a day or two.
This also means

there will be a serious talk with him.

“Elephant”, I do understand
what you’re talking about.

But do you believe, that he will contact

the “Biohacker” tomorrow
and start transporting sandwiches?

I guarantee you, maybe, 90 percent,

that he will ignore it

and forget everything
we were talking here about.

I’m not going to hit him or something.

We’re not going to mess with him.
I just want to look

into his eyes and talk to him, that’s all.

This will end the situation.

I beg you, for an hour already

I am trying to understand,

where that shitty Porsche Cayenne is.
You get me?

Can’t use some other word.

“Biohacker”,

please, contact me in private,

cause if I’ll find you,
you will regret it.

“Snake”, please, no threats here.

I repeat – the question
is closed till tomorrow.

The man will transport sandwiches

and you’ll have the opportunity
to look into his eyes

and express everything
you think about his

style of driving. Thank you.

And the guys, who died on Maidan,

their cause will be
postponed till tomorrow?

Tell me, what where
they fighting for?

My friend was killed there.

And I will forgive such bastards,

that run the red lights

while being sober?

Because he had some kind of reason.

I don’t care!

I demand, that someone tells me,
were that damn Porsche Cayenne is,

and I don’t care, that the question
is postponed till tomorrow.

That’s all. “Biohacker”,

I hadn’t threatened you yet.

I am asking you to go
on air on your own.

Yarka, do you really have the power

to postpone things
like that till tomorrow

or close such questions?

“Snake”, I would say “I don’t care”
using even harsher words.

This is really bullshit.

Guys, I’ve told you already.

Tell us where he is and that’s it.

By the way, tell me,
how much does it cost

to drive around the whole day
with 120 kilometer per hour?

How much sandwiches
do I have to transport,

to be able to drive

with 120-130 kilometer per hour?

Please, state a number.

25 sandwiches, 30 sandwiches, 40 sandwiches.

Now, guys. And you “Snake”.

Look. No one has forgiven anyone.

I just want to tell this.

That Cayenne won’t disappear.

You’ll see him tomorrow.

Near the house, near Lviv.

You’ll find him.

Why are you pushing right now,
why do you need it now?

You’re angry, don’t drive
in such a state.

People, the question is closed.

If there will be any other
questions about Cayenne,

I will be banning the users.

We have his address,
we have his number,

this means we can find him anytime.

Believe me, we have resources for that.

Let’s close this question for today.

If the man will behave reasonably,

we will work with him.

If not, tomorrow people will find
him and explain everything to him.

Guys, my congratulation
to everyone with democracy,

congratulations, that everyone
can express his opinion,

congratulations, that anyone can be

banned for expressing his thoughts,
for having his own principles.

They can be banned for that.

I truly congratulate everyone.

Guys on Maidan were fighting for this.

They were fighting for guys, who can
now drive around in Porsche Cayenne,

speeding up to 120 kmph
and getting away with sandwiches.

I congratulate everyone once again.

I congratulate Yarka

and another moderator,
who just said this.

Maybe he was expressing
some clever ideas before,

but his last messages were total bullshit.

Thanks, Nazar, that you support me.

Yarka, as you can see,

I can create a new account

in no time.

But I said it already. Thank you!

I see how you are patrolling

and what nice administrators
we have on the channel.

They ban people, who just want
to talk to someone,

who was speeding around Lviv.

You will ban me now,

but I will create a new account, no problem.

But now I see what our
guys were fighting for,

I see that our people just don’t get it.

But I’ve warned the Porsche Cayenne already,
I know he listens to me.

If I’ll see him, I will punch him

really hard, believe me.

I am really disappointed in you.

They will ban me now,

but why are we standing at the Hamaliyivka

checkpoint and guarding the circular road,

where there are no pedestrians,

if there are guys
with Porsche Cayenne’s,

who are speeding through the city
and they are being forgiven,

because they will transport sandwiches?
Is this normal?

Guys, express your thoughts!

Don’t keep silent.

Look, once again.

For those who didn’t understand it.

This is not a channel
for expressing your thoughts.

Wise people told you,
Nazar, “Snake” and all the rest,

that the question will be solved tomorrow.

You are not alone here.

And not only you are the heroes here.

You either identify with Varta,
and take part in the action,

that everyone is participating
in for the common good,

or you are pushing your own ambitions.

Tomorrow they will find,

tomorrow they will talk,

tomorrow they will punish.

Let him transport that sandwiches.
Tomorrow!

A remark for the moderators.

There should be discipline.

If he creates a new account,
we block him,

if he creates another,
we ban that one as well.

We need a hierarchy,

otherwise it will be chaos.

Everyone will do as he pleases.

This is truly a position of cowards.

This isn’t even a position,

this is just bullshit.

This is my personal opinion.

And about hierarchy,

about that phrase, that
there will be no democracy…

What are we actually
fighting for right now?

Guys, why are we sitting here

all nights long?

I just can’t understand it
and I guess we have

to create a new channel,
because Varta is not

living up to the expectations.

Varta is foul for a long time now,

in my opinion.

Nazar, forgive me, but it’s going
foul because of people like you.

Because this is

a question of reason.

First, no one really knew

the whereabouts

of the Cayenne till the end.

If you’d use your brain,
you’d understand,

that no one knew the whereabouts,

except for the “Biohacker”,
who didn’t want to go on air.

So, you two, youngsters,

what were you trying to prove?

No one really knew the exact location.

Why are you playing heroes here?

“Elephant”, let me tell you,
there are no youngsters here.

I’ve no idea where
you’ve heard a youngster.

I’ll just say this. We were hit by
the same thing we were fighting for.

That Pajero didn’t end in anything,
a lawyer came and took it.

And that’s it. That was the end.

We should have done something to
it right at the beginning.

Who saw a Volga in the Riasne district

and asked us to stop the car?

We stopped it and
now no one needs it.

People, we’re on guard from 4 AM.

Someone should replace
us on the Halytsky crossing,

we are dead tired.

400 people are listening to
the walkie-talkie, someone should come.

Guys, we need replacement
on the checkpoint Zubra.

There will be no cars left
there in half an hour.

Same situation in Perfetsky Street.

Hamaliyivka checkpoint too.

Guys, I understand, that
it’s cool to chase cars,

it’s cool to look for thugs.

But what we really need,

is manning the important checkpoints,
Zelena, Zubra…

Staying there, looking around, if someone

is entering our city, there are
no volunteers for such things.

People, let me know.

Dear drivers, let us guard
that two locations.

Please, don’t leave the checkpoints
if there is no one to replace you.

The OTHERS can listen to the channel
and use the moment.

Men, don’t leave the Kulparkivska checkpoint,
stay there till the end.

We are abandoning the checkpoint
at the Halytsky crossing.

The Civic support of Lviv told us,

there is no need in this checkpoint.
We are leaving it.

Maybe we’ll return later.
But for now we are abandoning it.

Varta, especially the ones
at the Halytsky crossing.

You need to move the barricades just a bit,

because there is a huge traffic jam.

It’s reaching back
to the village of Dublyany.

Move the barricades apart,
just temporarily,

so that two columns of cars

can enter Lviv.

Everything is under control anyway.

Don’t forget, the wounded are being
brought here from Kyiv.

They need to go without obstacles

through the checkpoints
and not stand in the jam.

We are dismantling the barricades
at the Halytsky crossing.

Thank you, friend, thank you.

Syhiv, free cars. Maybe someone can come

to the Zubra checkpoint,

there are no people here.

Only me.

Is there anyone at the Halytsky crossing checkpoint?

15 minutes ago there was no one there.

There is no one at the Hamaliyivka checkpoint.

A lot can happen in one minute.

A shoot-out near the “Millenium” club.

Is the broadcast down
or is just no one talking?

I guess everyone talked enough
during that 3 months.

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