On Friday, January 31 at 3:00 p.m. ET, the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center and Grasshopper Film co-host a film screening of Intercepted, a documentary contrasting images of the damage caused by the Russian military in Ukraine with intercepted phone calls between Russian soldiers and their families.

Russia’s war against Ukraine has been defined by an unprecedented scale of war crimes and injustices. As the new US administration takes office and focuses on responses to Russian aggression including possible negotiations, the international community must stay focused on Russia’s atrocities, the immense losses suffered by Ukraine, and accountability efforts. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported in September that Russia has committed 137,000 war crimes, causing over 39,081 civilian deaths—a figure confirmed by the United Nations in December. Despite suffering more than 700,000 troop losses, Russia continues its brutal campaign, fueled by propaganda and imperialist ambitions.

Intercepted, a documentary written and directed by Oksana Karpovych, contrasts images capturing the destruction caused by the Russian military in Ukraine with intercepted phone calls between Russian soldiers and their families. Obtained by Ukrainian intelligence, these phone calls reveal the extent of Russia’s imperial anti-Ukrainian and anti-West indoctrination and propaganda, the permeation of narratives of dehumanization, and the war crimes committed by Russia’s soldiers in Ukraine.

The event features a screening of Intercepted and a short post-film discussion.

Please note that this event features an exclusively in-person audience and will not be livestreamed or recorded to view after the fact.

Opening Remarks

Oksana Karpovych (VIRTUAL)
Director, Intercepted

Speakers

Polina Buchak (VIRTUAL)
Head of Razom Cinema and Impact Producer
Razom for Ukraine

Ambassador John Herbst
Senior Director, Eurasia Center
Atlantic Council

Mark Klamberg
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East Programs
Atlantic Council

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The Eurasia Center’s mission is to enhance transatlantic cooperation in promoting stability, democratic values and prosperity in Eurasia, from Eastern Europe and Turkey in the West to the Caucasus, Russia and Central Asia in the East.