‘We’re not afraid of Putin’: defiance on the streets of Kyiv
by Luke Harding in Kyiv from World news | The Guardian on (#5WDC4)
As protesters condemn Russian president, city's defence chief says it is ready for any situation'
The doors to the Russian embassy in Kyiv were shut on Tuesday. Seemingly nobody was at home. Outside on the street a small, noisy crowd of demonstrators waved blue and yellow Ukrainian flags. We are not afraid of Vladimir Putin. Or his army," said one activist, Roman Tyschenko.
Behind him protesters banged kettle drums and broke into a rhythmic chant of Putin huiylo", to blaring music from a loudspeaker. It means Putin is a motherfucker," Tyschenko explained. It's our anthem. Football fans in Kharkiv invented the song in 2014, when Russia stole Crimea."
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