Within the quiet village of Kozubivka in Ukraine’s Poltava area, Nelia and her husband Oleksandr open their residence to folks displaced from Kharkiv, the place bombing and shelling have pressured hundreds to flee.
However rebuilding a life in rural Ukraine will not be straightforward. Metropolis folks should be taught to navigate unfamiliar routines on the farm, endure bodily labour and bear the emotional weight of displacement. Within the course of tempers flare regardless of moments of tenderness.
By these intimate encounters, Friends from Kharkiv reveals what it means to create neighborhood in the midst of a struggle and the braveness it takes to adapt to a brand new lifestyle.
A documentary brief by Halyna Lavrinets, produced by Eleron Footage.
Revealed On 18 Dec 2025
