‘I don’t want flowers, I want my Ukraine’: women’s acts of resistance against Russian occupation
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Sat, 28 Dec 2024 09:14:22 +0200
Zla Mavka movement meaning wicked forest spirit drops fake rouble notes bearing proUkrainian images and shares messages of solidarityOn 8 March 2023, International Womens Day, Russian soldiers were handing out tulips and boughs of mimosa to women and girls in the city of Melitopol, southern Ukraine a move designed to promote friendly relations between the occupiers and the inhabitants.But the night before, someone had been discreetly sticking posters to walls and lampposts.
They bore the image of a young Ukrainian woman, dressed in a traditional embroidered shirt, smashing a bouquet over a Russian soldiers head.
I dont want flowers, read the slogan.
I want my Ukraine.
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