Freed Ukrainian medic: ‘Heart bleeds’ for Mariupol (Video)

(11 Jul 2022) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: PART MUST CREDIT YULIIA PAIEVSKA VALIDATED UGC - MUST CREDIT YULIIA PAIEVSKA ++USER GENERATED CONTENT: This video has been authenticated by AP based on the following validation checks: ++Video and audio content checked against known locations and events by regional experts ++Video is consistent with independent AP reporting ++Video cleared for use by all AP clients by content creator Yuliia Paievska ARCHIVE: Mariupol, Ukraine 27 February 2022 1. Paievska washes her hands and looks in the mirror with the camera on her head ASSOCIATED PRESS Kyiv, Ukraine 8 July 2022 2. Computer screen with AP report showing Taira washing her hands 3. Taira looking at the computer 4. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Yuliia "Taira" Paievska, Ukrainian Medic: "I did my best at the hospital, taking in the wounded. How did I do this? You saw. Thank you for what you did. You took this flash drive out and I thank you. Because of you, I could leave this hell." 5. Tight of computer screen showing Paievska giving AP permission over the radio to take her flash drive out of Mariupol VALIDATED UGC MUST CREDIT YULIIA PAIEVSKA ++USER GENERATED CONTENT: This video has been authenticated by AP based on the following validation checks: ++Video and audio content checked against known locations and events by regional experts ++Video is consistent with independent AP reporting ++Video cleared for use by all AP clients by content creator Yuliia Paievska ARCHIVE: Mariupol, Ukraine 27 February 2022 6. Various Ukrainian helicopter landing 7. Paievska adjusts the camera on her head 8. Various of Paievska helping transport an injured Ukrainian serviceman to the helicopter ASSOCIATED PRESS Kyiv 8 July 2022 9. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Yuliia "Taira" Paievska, Ukrainian Medic: "They recognized me. They went away, made a call, came back. As far as I can tell, they already had a plan. I can't say more." 10. Paievska smoking a cigarette UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE ARCHIVE: Kyiv, Ukraine 17 June 2022 11. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian): Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine: "Today I can announce this: we managed to liberate Taira, the Ukrainian paramedic, Yuliia Paievska, from captivity." ASSOCIATED PRESS Kyiv, Ukraine 8 July 2022 12. Various Paievska walking down empty building 13. SOUNDBITE Yuliia "Taira" Paievska, Ukrainian Medic: "The women and I were all exhausted. Especially the women who were with me in the cell. It's hard for them. You do not know how your children are doing, the conditions of detention are terrible.  You're constantly being shouted at and you're constantly insulted. They tell you Ukraine fell a long time ago, that everyone fled." 14. Taira walking across room 15. Tight of computer showing Taira treating Russian soldier VALIDATED UGC MUST CREDIT YULIIA PAIEVSKA ++USER GENERATED CONTENT: This video has been authenticated by AP based on the following validation checks: ++Video and audio content checked against known locations and events by regional experts ++Video is consistent with independent AP reporting ++Video cleared for use by all AP clients by content creator Yuliia Paievska ARCHIVE: Mariupol, Ukraine 26 February 2022 16. Paievska and the Ukrainian serviceman speak with a captured Russian soldier. UPSOUND (Russian): Paievska: "What have we done to you, sunshine?" Paievska (to Ukrainian serviceman): "That's enough, officer." ASSOCIATED PRESS Kyiv, Ukraine 8 July 2022 17. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Yuliia "Taira" Paievska, Ukrainian Medic: "I'm uncomfortable because they treated me worse. But even this hurts me." ASSOCIATED PRESS Subscribe for more Breaking News: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Website: https://apnews.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP Facebook: https://facebook.com/APNews Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/225cb898aaf44d2bbbc5c9226fbbf3f7