Posted on 09/04/2025 7:06:48 AM PDT by UMCRevMom@aol.com
How does life in a Ukrainian village compare to life in Kyiv during the war?
In "Dare to Ukraine: Village," host Masha Lavrova leaves the capital and moves to a village to explore authentic Ukrainian rural life.
With no prior experience, she faces the challenges, the charm, and the unexpected surprises of the countryside. The first episode of "Dare to Ukraine: Village" is now available on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eAl1_3xHxY
In “Dare to Ukraine: Village,” host Masha Lavrova leaves the capital, Kyiv, and moves to a village to explore authentic Ukrainian rural life. She tries to survive for a month on a $500 budget — the average Ukrainian salary. With no prior experience of village life, she faces the challenges, charm, and surprises of the countryside while producer Valeriia keeps throwing unexpected tasks her way. .
Follow Masha’s bumpy journey to her new home in a village in Kyiv Oblast in the first episode. .
• “Dare to Ukraine” is The Kyiv Independent’s wartime travel series that shows the country beyond the war headlines. New episodes on Saturdays at 3 PM (GMT+3)
• 00:00 – Introduction of the new season
• 02:00 – Navigating Kyiv bus station
• 09:19 – Talking to fellow travelers about village life
• 12:02 – Arriving at Shupyky station
• 15:35 – First grocery shopping in the village
• 19:18 – Asking locals for directions to the house
• 22:17 – Arrival at the new home
• 27:00 – First reflections on village life”
Reminds me of song lyrics in William Shatner’s version of “Common People “:
“Because you think it’s cool to be poor “….
“Because you think it’s cool to be poor “
She stated earlier that she received this assignment because she has covered so many assignments since Russia invaded.
However, I know there exists a very different culture between urban and rural life. My husband came from a rural farm environment in Ohio and I grew up in Detroit.
Kind of like the old Television show “Green Acres!” LOL
She believes the teamwould help her to de-stress.
I grew up poor in a close to major city comfortable suburb. My husband came from a small middle West farm community. There are major differences. He was extremely careful about his private business and got very angry if I disclosed somewhat personal information to friends. I finally realized that in his community, everyone knew everyone else’s business unless you were extremely secretive. Then they talked about it so soon the whole community knew your personal business. Also people were up early and often outside so they could see things you might not notice.
His town of less than 500 was near a college town of 20,000+ people. A married professor was having an affair with a woman in the little town. Early one morning he was jogging back to his hidden car very early in the morning. A nice old lady was out front sweeping her walkway when he jogged past. She said innocently, “Why Prof. X, you should not be running with your bad heart.” It probably did not occur to her that he had been visiting a woman in this village. But, I bet when she mentioned she was concerned about Prof. X’s heart, soon the whole community figured out who he had been visiting. That woman probably had a lot of explaining to do, or got strange looks from her neighbors.
Not one more cent you say...? To America?
Why don’t you want the EU and Ukraine to continue to enrich America by buying tons and tons of US weapons to defend Ukraine?
Trump has authorized endless large quantities of US weapon exports to NATO which will then forward them to Ukraine. The EU has voted a trillion dollars worth of military help to Ukraine and for the defense of Europe against the usual Islamo-commies: Iran, Russia, North Korean China. The EU buys the US weapons, and is happy to do so. No problemo. It is also ramping up its own industrial complex now. Excellent!
Anecdote:
France has become the world’s SECOND weapons exporter, beating Russia.
Ukraine has as many weapons they want now, even the new Flamingo missiles which they are producing themselves - these missiles are able to ravage Russia 2000 miles deep! Look what’s happening to Russia’s oil refiners - not a week passing by without one being destroyed. Russia had to halt its gasoline exports, it doesn’t have enough for its own consumption anymore.
The bank of Russia declared last week that Russia is now entering a recession.
You degenerate Zeepers always get a hardon when more weapons are made and distributed; weapons that have no other purpose than to kill, destroy and maim human beings and create sadness and terror when they are used.
I've read so many of your sociopathic, Zeeper arguments revolving around the trope that it's great for American workers when US weapons are "sold" to Yookland. They're sickening.
Have you bought your hijab and open-backed sandals yet, Froggy? Buy you ticket to go fight for Yookland? Your degenerate, gay-dancing hero is now accepting the over 60 year old crew now, so you're set to go put your money where your mouth is.
Your crazy Yookland -is -winning, RuZZia-is-collapsing fantasies are getting real old now.
froggie the zeepopath...
“You degenerate Zeepers always get a hardon when more weapons are made and distributed;”
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Thank you for your kind words.
Weapons and guns is the only thing that preserve free innocent people from Kremlin-style violent government overreach and tyranny.
The right to distribute arms to people wanting to protect their homes and homeland against an invading enemy is a conservative value.
I hope you don’t want the American people to be disarmed as well?
Just so you know, gun-control is a threat directed solely against the innocent men and women who only want to defend their right to live free. Resisting tyranny and invasions is not possible with flower-power.
He’s nuts, Jim! Lolol!
[ Ukraine Frontline Changes ] MASSIVE DISASTER AT KUPYANSK!!! Siversk about to be sieged!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t28LxIVPJ0o
Komar front collapses!
Donetsk Oblast Advances (August 2025):
Ukrainian forces have recaptured several settlements in Donetsk Oblast, a region heavily contested due to its strategic importance in the Donbas. Specifically, Ukrainian troops liberated the villages of Tolstoy, Zelenyi Hai, and Andriivka-Klevtsove in the Komar direction. Additionally, operations to eliminate a Russian salient near Dobropillia were confirmed by Oleksandr Syrskyi, Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief. These gains are part of Ukraine’s efforts to counter Russian advances in the region.
Kharkiv Oblast Recaptures (August 2025):
In the Kharkiv region, Ukrainian forces reclaimed a village north of Kupiansk.
IMPORTANT FACT :
This follows earlier successes in 2022, when Ukraine recaptured significant portions of Kharkiv Oblast during a counteroffensive, including areas near Izium, a key Russian stronghold at the time. The 2022 counteroffensive saw Ukraine reclaim 54% of the land Russia had captured since the start of the invasion, significantly reducing Russian control in the region
They can’t grasp that we’re not Ukrainian or Russian or Slavic or Eastern European and therefore can look at this more objectively. They see everything, including how they think we should feel about things, through Slavic perspectives.
When the Russkies reach the Dnepr, we’ll all have a good laugh at your feckless preaching, froggie.
This Zeeper has viewed rural Ukraine videos (before Russia invaded).
I was struck by how much like IOWA rural Ukraine appeared.
This is my third time asking (with zero responses):
If Trump cedes to Russia all Ukraine lands held by Russia: Why not let the remainder of Ukraine join NATO?
Me, too. Takes me back in time and back to Iowa whenever I see pics and videos.
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