"Plive Kacha" -Swimming Duck -Akim Apachev & Daria Frei - Ukrainian to English translation

This is a 2022 remake of a traditional Ukrainian folk song “Plive Kacha“ or “Swimming Duck.“ The song is performed by Akim Apachev and Daria Frei and the music video was produced by RT (Russia Today) at the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol, Ukraine, which has just been demined by Russian forces Akim () is a war correspondent from Mariupol. During the battle of between fighters from Donetsk People’s Republic and Ukrainian forces for control of the city and the Azovstal steelworks, where neo-Nazi militias were holed up for more than a month before surrendering, Akim came up with the idea of this remake of the well-known Ukrainian song. The RT team was inspired by his song and recorded a video clip together with author and singer Daria Frei.
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