This video featuring a resident of Kiev was released in the first half of February and has been making the rounds online ever since. In light of this weekend’s historic events in Kiev and Crimea, and especially Russia’s military aggression, it’s a sober reminder of who is there on the front lines in Ukraine, and why.
The high production value video was created by an American filmmaker to capture the sentiments and the emotional state of the protesters at the height of the clashes in Kiev last month prior to the parliament ousting the President. Prior to the Russians invading. The video is not raw, spontaneous footage, but the well designed package delivers the gut punch and inspiration it sets out to achieve. And after the events of the last few days, let us hope it achieves much.
(h/t Elizabeth Blackney)