Featured on U2’s latest Days of Ash EP released last week, “Yours Eternally” is now proudly accompanied by a short 4½ minute documentary film directed by Ukrainian cinematographer and filmmaker Ilya Mikhaylus and produced by Pyotr Verzilov (Pussy Riot, Media Zona). The film’s release today, Tuesday, February 24th marks the 4th anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Shot in December 2025 while Mikhaylus and his crew were embedded alongside the 40,000-strong Khartiya Corps, the film captures the extraordinary daily lives of Alina and her fellow soldiers from Khartiya Corps fighting on the front lines of the war in the Kharkiv region. The short is part of a full-scale documentary set to be released at the end of 2026.
Documentary director Ilya Mikhaylus: “For four years, Ukraine has been resisting Russia’s full-scale invasion, and the soldiers of the Khartiya Corps are among the hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians defending their homeland. In this short film, and in the upcoming full-length documentary, we attempt to show the beating human heart of those incredible men and women, the struggles and sacrifices they are making everyday for the most sacred thing on this planet – freedom”.
Director: Ilya Mikhaylus
Producer: Pyotr Verzilov
Executive Producers (Original Documentary Production): Maksym Serdiuk, Artem Hryhorian (KNIFE! Films)
Editors: Ilya Mikhaylus, Yaroslav Korotkov, Kyrylo Postnikov
Cinematographers: Ilya Mikhaylus, Yaroslav Korotkov, Pavlo Itkin, Stepan Pavlyuk, Sasha Tuz, Alla Savytska, Kyrylo Postnikov, Katya Gimro
Special Thanks to Art Action Foundation: John Caldwell & Nadya Tolokonnikova
This film would not be possible without soldiers from the 2nd “Khartiya” Corps of the National Guard of Ukraine, Corps Commander Colonel Ihor Obolenskiy and Vsevolod Kozhemyako.
“Yours Eternally,” a short documentary, is now available on YouTube.