This is Ukraine. The main thing for them is the justice of their cause. They chin up. They flash a collective middle finger at the enemy.
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THE SPY. The monument to Yurii-Frants Kulchytskyi, a 17th century merchant and spy, in Lviv. Photo by JC Gotinga/Rappler I found the receptionist and her assistant at the front desk, as though everything was normal. Wait. This is normal to them, I thought. I asked where the bomb shelter was and whether we should go to it. The receptionist glanced at me, smiled, and then rolled her eyes.go to the bomb shelter,” she said, staying put. It was the correct answer to my question but not necessarily what she intended to do. “It’s up to you.
And then, sometimes, a missile does hit. The Patriot system isn’t infallible – roughly a third of Russian missiles get past it. PLACE OF WORSHIP. St. Andrews Church in Kyiv’s Old City is one of Ukraine’s many spectacular churches. Photo by JC Gotinga/RapplerUkrainians don’t call their situation with Russia a “conflict,” because “conflict” implies active, opposing interests, a disagreement between parties on equal footing.
“If Russia is allowed to neglect the rules-based order, and if the international society accepts it, then it means it is also allowed for other countries, players, everybody,” Nepop said. “So in principle, we will be in a situation where the architecture of international order, international security, which is based on rules, now depends on the outcome of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.
“If Russia wins, it will not be just a regional crisis. It will have global repercussions,” said Dmytro Bryzhinsky, head of the Chernihiv City Military Administration. He led the city’s successful resistance to the invasion in 2022.“If Putin wins, none of the borders around the world is secure,” said Inna Sovsun, a Member of Parliament. Her partner is fighting on the frontline. She calls him every day to check if he is alive.
OLD KYIV. Statues of St. Andrew, Princess Olha, and Sts. Cyril and Methodius at St. Michael’s Square in Old Kyiv. Photo by JC Gotinga/RapplerSerhii Uzlov is a middle-aged man with kind eyes. He approached our group at St. Michael’s Square. He had noticed us taking photos of the captured Russian tanks on display near monuments to Princess Olha, St. Andrew, and Sts. Cyril and Methodius. Princess Olha’s statue has been fitted with a flak jacket to symbolize the ongoing war.
“I’ve been living in this war for 10 years,” he said. He reckoned the war from February 2014, when Russia annexed Crimea. That’s why Ukrainians call the action that began in February 2022 the “full-scale invasion” – they realize it is an escalation of an aggression that was already underway. “We have no other choice. We have to win,” Serhii said. “Because in any other case, he will just kill us. Putin will never stop until we stop him.”
This is Ukraine. No one will fault Ukrainians if they put their suffering front-and-center, but they treat that as secondary. The main thing for them is the justice of their cause. They chin up. They flash a collective middle finger at the enemy. Myra is in her early thirties. One of her male friends was conscripted in March. She thinks the draft is unfair – women should be conscripted, too.
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