Kyiv Holds As Ukrainians Erect Barricades

[ffr]

One week ago, Kyiv was largely like any big capital city: full of foreigners, with lively bars, restaurants, and people traveling in and about.

That shift happened fast.

Now, I’m told that Kyiv looks more like the image above: streets filled with makeshift barricades, checkpoints set up to root out Russian saboteurs in disguise.

Since Friday, when those same Russian operatives rose up around the city and engaged in firefights with Ukrainians, the city has largely gone dark on social media.
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Facebook groups that days ago were helping coordinate travel through and out of Kyiv are now empty, with any post immediately met with scolds that any information on positions could help the Russians.

Pictures of tactical positions are banned at the moment. One Irish Instagram streamer recorded himself nearly getting killed for doing just that. - TPM

Loose lips sink ships.

Glory to Ukraine! Help is on the way.

[Kittycatkat]

1. "we will resist". Godspeed to Ukraine and her beautiful people

[TygrBright]

2. Aux Barricades!! Allons, enfants d'Ukraine!

[Cha]

3. KR TY frr!