In city near border, Ukrainians protest Russian threatOne of he demonstrators at Saturday's protest in Ukraine's second city KharkivKHARKIV (UKRAINE) - A Ukrainian flag wrapped around her shoulders, pensioner Iryna Gayeva had a simple message as she demonstrated in second city Kharkiv on Saturday, just 40 kilometres from the Russian border. Russiaseized the Crimea peninsula in 2014 and began fuelling a separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine. And now, those demonstrating insisted that Russian forces would not be welcome in Kharkiv as pro-Ukrainian patriotism has rocketed. - 'Constant threat' -Behind a large banner reading "Kharkiv is Ukraine", the demonstrators marched between the city's two main squares in sub-zero temperatures. But after years "living under constant threat of invasion", she insists resident in Kharkiv have steeled themselves for anything.

Source: Bangkok Post February 06, 2022 01:53 UTC