People rally against Russia’s decision to invade and attack Ukraine
by TMO Staff
By Wednesday night, every major city in Ukraine was under attack as Russian bombs targeted Kharkiv, Odesa, Kramatorsk, and Kyiv. According to Daily Kos, several Ukrainian government websites were also taken down in a series of cyberattacks, in addition to many news organizations and media outlets. As Russia works to take over Ukraine, the country’s citizens are not all in favor of Putin’s actions and cry for war.
Citizens across the country are risking their lives working in resistance, advocating against the war. A poll released Thursday by the Levada Center, an independent Russian organization, found that only 45% of Russians favored the move to advance into Ukraine, The Guardian reported. A majority were against any violence toward another country.
“Today something happened that should have never happened. History will be the judge of these events. But today, I beg you, please stop the war,” Valery Meladze, the ountry’s most beloved singer, said in an emotional video in which he “begged” Russia to stop the war.
As Ukraine has advised an estimated 3 million citizens living in Russia to leave the country immediately, Ukrainians in Moscow are in a state of distress.
“I am embarrassed for my country. To be honest with you, I am speechless. War is always scary. We don’t want this,” Nikita Golubev, a 30-year old teacher, told The Guardian. “Why are we doing this?” he added.
People are not only expressing their opposition to the war on social media, but also taking action on the streets. “I didn’t think Putin would be willing to go all the way. How can we bomb Ukraine? Our countries have their disagreements, but this is not a way to solve them,” Muscovite Ksenia told The Guardian.
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