The film explores the information war, the aggressor nation’s most extensive DDoS attacks, and the tools used to counter them. Ukraine became the epicentre of the first full-scale cyberwar in history, which began long before 24 February 2022. Missile strikes and tank columns were merely the visible part of the aggression — the digital attack had been in preparation for years.

SBU experts are revealing for the first time details of how they thwarted over 14,000 cyberattacks. These include DDoS attacks, phishing campaigns, malware, cyber espionage and digital terrorism. The report offers an exclusive look at how threats are detected and neutralised in real time at secret centres, before Ukrainians feel their effects. Particular attention is paid to proactive cyber defence — where Ukraine not only defends itself but also thwarts enemy operations in advance, knowing the aggressor’s plans.

The story of the difficult fate of an extraordinary actor and some facts from the biography of the famous Ukrainian comedian Mykola Yakovchenko, who became the prototype of the main character of the film.

Mikhail Kolobok, a folk artist who has lost his landmarks, became addicted to the green snake, began to lose his family, his job, his sense of life. And it is only through a strong sense of love that the protagonist changes and a completely different life begins for him.

Rusanovka is a residential area populated by children, dogs, the elderly and fishermen.

The film shows the irony of a human being sandwiched between a playground and a pet cemetery.

The film is part of an almanac of short films Local.