Posted on 06/12/2022 6:01:41 AM PDT by dennisw
Kyiv enjoys its freedom! Ukrainians flock to beaches in and soak up the sun on the banks of the Dnieper... in scenes that were unimaginable weeks ago when Russia launched assault on city
On Saturday Kyiv enjoyed 34 degree heat as the city's residents lounged on the sand of its Central Beach Just weeks ago, the city was under siege by Vladimir Putin's forces and missiles struck indiscriminately
Back then, snow covered much of the city. Now, the summer weather has coincided with relative peace But a sense of anxiousness also lies over the city as men continue to be called to Ukraine's eastern front lines
Residents of Kyiv were out in their droves on Saturday to make the most of 34 degree temperatures, with hundreds enjoying the sunshine on the city's central beach - just weeks after Ukraine's capital came under siege from Russia's invading armies and rocket strikes levelled buildings and killed civilians.
Pictures from the banks of the Dnieper river that courses through Kyiv showed people lounging in the sun, swimming in the water and playing games of volleyball, with the city's skyline seen across the river.
Earlier this year, the same view of the city would have featured smoke rising above the skyline as Russian shells bombarded Kyiv and Ukrainian defenders fought to keep their would-be conquerors from reaching its centre.
Back then, snow covered much of the city. Now, the summer weather has coincided with relative peace after Vladimir Putin's armies were pushed back from the capital and redeployed in eastern Ukraine.
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“The capacitor in my upstairs a/c unit decided to die on Friday night. When the tech arrived Saturday afternoon, the temp in my bedroom was 95.”
I have a small, inexpensive window unit mainly for power outages after hurricanes but also for if my unit goes down I can at least cool the bedroom.
“Just from the general look of the crowds in these photos, Ukes are not nearly as obese as Americans.”
My first thought looking at the pictures was, “where all da fat people at?”.
“How do so many obviously military aged men get to enjoy walks and the beach in Kiev when there’s a mandatory draft for all males 18-60?”
That seems to be the rule more than the exception, no matter the country or the war.
During the US Civil War toward its end Washington was full of men of all ages. Some deserters, some carpet baggers looking for government jobs or contracts, freed slaves most nights there were balls and parties with military officers and various office holder types attending with wives and other female companions.
George Orwell noted when he was away from the front (recovering from a wound)during the Spanish Civil War how many men he saw with fresh uniforms and new pistols doing nothing.
I thought all the men of fighting age were supposed to be out on the front lines fighting?
WTF is going on here?
Shouldn’t they be on the front lines fighting for their country?
Those Ukraine girls really knock me out.
No ugly tattoos, either. The women all look like women, and the men all look like men.
You can find lots of fit Americans—just look at the pictures of the white nationalists/er FBI agents.
;-)
Could be also that many of them are soldiers on leave or stationed in the city.
Ukraine...50% overweight....20% obese
Nobody wants to go to the Russian front—same as it always was...
;-)
Your favorite, cancerous pos dictator would never destroy Kiev or Odessa. Even mad Vlad is sensitive to European and world opinion. Ironically, Putin has no problem demolishing Southern Ukraine port cities, like Mariupol. Turning the lands he covets in a moonscape. Vlad Putrid demolished the Azovstal steelworks. Putin- demented wannabe Tsar.
Nice to have leisure time when the taxpayers of the United States are defending your country.
And NO people people of color.
I see you pulled out your crystal ball and dowsing stick and witches brew to read Vlad’s mind.
Science, yo!
They don’t seem tgerribly concerned about those 400 guys a day being slaughtered out there on the NATO/EU front, do they??
The Russian objective is and always was freeing the ethnic and historically Russian part of Ukraine from eight years of persecution and genocide at the hands of neo-Nazis and Ukrainian nationalists.
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