Dozens gathered last month at a local Ukrainian Catholic Church in St. Petersburg, Florida, to watch the premiere of People of Steel , a film produced and filmed by Serhiy Fomenko, the frontman of the Ukrainian band Mandry.
The movie ( watch trailer ) is narrated in English and chronicles the Russian invasion, which started in 2014 when Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula . Russia launched a full-blown assault on Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022.
“I was on the front line, I need to make any support for our soldiers. For the global audience, and for Americans (it is) very important for me that the people need understanding what happened in Ukraine and true information,” Fomenko said.
“Do you hope Americans will believe your movie? There’s so much Russian disinformation,” ABC Action News reporter Michael Paluska asked…