BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:spatie/icalendar-generator BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20250614T133950 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:31ccda51-18a8-518a-b56a-6bc456b15bfd DTSTAMP:20260311T133950Z SUMMARY:\"Second Wind\" - Documentary Screening DESCRIPTION:The Ukrainian Club at Texas A&\;M University is honored to p resent a special screening of the powerful documentary film “Second Wind ” on April 8 at 5:30 PM at Hagler Auditorium (Annenberg Presidential Con ference Center | 002 George Bush Dr W\, College Station\, TX 77843). The s creening will be followed by a discussion moderated by the professor of th e Bush School of Government and Public Service\, Dr. Alexandra Chinchilla. \n \; \n \n“Second Wind” - A Story of Resilience\, Dignity\, and the Unbreakable Human Spirit. Four Ukrainian \nsoldiers who lost limbs in combat and now live with prosthetics\, alongside one female soldier who \n survived a severe front-line injury. Together\, they take on one of the wo rld’s greatest physical challenges\, \;climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. T heir journey is not only about reaching the summit. It is about resilience . It is about dignity. It is about reclaiming strength after unimaginable loss. \n \nThe film offers a rare and intimate look into the lived experie nces of Ukrainian defenders and the human cost of war. It invites viewers to reflect not only on sacrifice\, but also on courage\, perseverance\, an d the universal strength of the human spirit. This is more than a film. It is a testament to the power of a second chance\, a second wind. \nUkraini an Club TAMU invites students\, faculty\, and community members to attend this meaningful \nscreening and engage in a deeper understanding of Ukrain e’s ongoing struggle and the resilience of its \npeople. The future lead ers\, who will become decision-makers and shape American foreign policy in the \ndecades to come\, need to know this story. Watch trailer here: http s://secondwind.film/. \nThe documentary is produced by Gennady Gazin\, an American businessman and philanthropist of \nUkrainian-Jewish descent. Mr. Gazin launched a nonprofit movement SecondWindUA (https://en.secondwindua .org/ and https://www.instagram.com/secondwindua/)\, that helps veterans w ith amputations rehabilitate through sports. \; \n \n \;The film ’s director is the renowned Maria Kondakova\, a Ukrainian film director and actress. Deeply affected by Russia’s aggression in Ukraine\, Ms. Kon dakova turned toward documentary filmmaking. Beginning in 2017\, she follo wed three Ukrainian women serving on the front lines\, which led to her cr itically acclaimed documentary \"Inner Wars.\" Her work includes the follo wing significant projects: Second Wind (2025)\, Blueberry Summer (2024)\, and Fallen Leaves (2014). \n \nOur deepest gratitude to Dr. Diyashev (Prof essor of Practice\, Petroleum Engineering at TAMU) for initiating\, organi zing\, and sponsoring the screening of Second Wind Documentary. \n \n  \; LOCATION:Annenberg Presidential Conference Center URL:https://getinvolved.tamu.edu/org/1334/events/21295/498556 DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T203000 X-HOSTS:Ukrainian Club X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The Ukrainian Club at Texas A&\; M University is honored to present a special screening of the pow erful documentary film “Second Wind” on April 8 at 5:30 PM at Hagler Auditorium (Annenberg Presidential Conference Center | 002 George Bush Dr W\, College Station\, TX 77843). The screening will be fol lowed by a discussion moderated by the professor of the B ush School of Government and Public Service\, Dr. Alexandra Chinch illa.
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“Second Wind” - A Story of Resilience\ , Dignity\, and the Unbreakable Human Spirit. Four Ukrainian
soldiers w ho lost limbs in combat and now live with prosthetics\, alongside one fema le soldier who
survived a severe front-line injury. Together\, they tak e on one of the world’s greatest physical challenges\, \;climbing Mo unt Kilimanjaro. Their journey is not only about reaching the summit. It i s about resilience. It is about dignity. It is about reclaiming strength a fter unimaginable loss.

The film offers a rare and intimate look in to the lived experiences of Ukrainian defenders and the human cost of war. It invites viewers to reflect not only on sacrifice\, but also on courage \, perseverance\, and the universal strength of the human spirit. This is more than a film. It is a testament to the power of a second chance\, a se cond wind.
Ukrainian Club TAMU invites students\, faculty\, and communi ty members to attend this meaningful
screening and engage in a deeper u nderstanding of Ukraine’s ongoing struggle and the resilience of its
people. The future leaders\, who will become decision-makers and shape Ame rican foreign policy in the
decades to come\, need to know this story. Watch trailer here: https://secondwi nd.film/.
The documentary is produced by Gennady Gazin\, an America n businessman and philanthropist of
Ukrainian-Jewish descent. Mr. Gazin launched a nonprofit movement SecondWindUA (https://en.s econdwindua.org/ and https://www.instagram.com/secondwindua/)\, that helps veterans with amputations rehabilitate through sports.&n bsp\;

 \;The film’s director is the renowned Maria Kondakova\, a Ukrainian film director and actress. Deeply affected by Russia’s aggr ession in Ukraine\, Ms. Kondakova turned toward documentary filmmaking. Be ginning in 2017\, she followed three Ukrainian women serving on the front lines\, which led to her critically acclaimed documentary \"Inner Wars.\" Her work includes the following significant projects: Second Wind (2025)\, Blueberry Summer (2024)\, and Fallen Leaves (2014).

Our deepest gra titude to Dr. Diyashev (Professor of Practice\, Petroleum Engineer ing at TAMU) for initiating\, organizing\, and sponsoring the scr eening of Second Wind Documentary.

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