Misha and Lev are guys from a Ukrainian village. For various reasons, they find themselves on the Ukrainian naval warship Cherkassy, stationed in the port of the Crimean lake Donuzlav in the spring of 2014. While the crew of the minesweepers "Cherkassy" is undergoing training, President Yanukovych flees from Ukraine, and Crimea is invaded by "little green men". The occupation of the Crimean Peninsula begins. The ship returns to base, but the port is already lost. "Cherkassy", along with other ships of the Ukrainian fleet, is blocked in Lake Donuzlav - the way to the sea is blocked by flooded ships. Ukrainian ships surrender one after another, only the crew of "Cherkassy" resists and continues a brave, albeit hopeless, struggle against the enemy. Film "Cherkasy" inspired by real events. He talks about the courageous defense of the minesweeper of the same name, which was blocked by the Russian occupation forces in the Donuzlav Bay in March 2014 during the annexation of Crimea. The crew of "Cherkassy" resisted the enemy for three weeks, and was the only one of 9 Ukrainian ships that did not lower the national flag. This is a story about ordinary people who at one time understood what their purpose was and what the Motherland was. This is a movie about the recent history of Ukraine. Mishka and Leo are guys from the Ukrainian village. For various reasons, they find themselves on the warship of the Ukrainian Navy Cherkasy, deployed in the port of the Crimean lake Donuzlav during the events on Maidan 2014. Together with other ships of the Ukrainian fleet, Cherkasy is blocked in Lake Donuzlav - the path to the sea is blocked by flooded ships. Ukrainian ships surrender one after another, and only the Cherkassy crew resists and continues to fight.
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