New Delhi: As the war intensifies in Ukraine with Russian forces pounding several parts of the country with artillery and cruise missiles, emotional and heart-warming stories of strength and resilience amid the extraordinary circumstances are being shared on social media.
Several videos of Ukrainian people singing their national anthem that talks about the love for one’s country will leave you will goosebumps and teary eyes. One such video has gone viral on social media where a tearful woman while cleaning debris made after missile bombardment is seen singing the Ukrainian national anthem.
The video shows a teary-eyed woman cleaning pieces of glass from her damaged window which was caused after a missile attack damaged her building. While cleaning, she sings the national anthem of Ukraine, choking towards the end of the video. At the end of the video, she is heard saying, “Long live Ukraine.”
See the video here:
A woman in Kiev sings Ukraine’s national anthem from her bombed apartment as she cleans the leftover shards of glass. pic.twitter.com/HMWCB43nfg
— NEWS ONE (@NEWSONE46467498) February 26, 2022
The woman identified as Oksana Gulenko are among the 33 civilians whose residential sites were bombed by the Russian forces as part of their agenda, that is, to take over their neighbouring country.
In another video shared by a Ukrainian diplomat last night, someone is heard playing the Ukrainian national anthem on a trumpet. Probably, the video was shot from the outskirts of the capital, Kyiv. The video ends with people from the neighbourhood shouting “glory to Ukraine.”
Olexander Scherba, Ukraine’s former Ambassador to Austria, posted the video on Twitter, captioning it, “One of Kyiv’s outskirts waiting for invaders. All of a sudden, someone plays Ukrainian anthem on a trumpet. And from everywhere: “Glory to Ukraine!” #StandWithUkriane.”
Watch the video:
One of Kyiv’s outskirts waiting for invaders. All of a sudden, someone plays Ukrainian anthem on a trumpet. And from everywhere: “Glory to Ukraine!”#StandWithUkriane pic.twitter.com/QHlC3YBllt
— olexander scherba?? (@olex_scherba) February 26, 2022
Although Russian forces exhibit their consistent attack on Kyiv from all directions, Ukraine has rejected the Russian suggestion that it was refusing to negotiate a ceasefire, instead stating that it was not ready to accept “unacceptable conditions” after the Kremlin accused the country of long military conflict.
According to a senior US defence official, the strength of the Russian force has diminished after receiving an unexpected stiff resistance from Ukrainian troops.
