| I am a Ukrainian, living in Kyiv. This reads like a Russian propaganda. While there are no obvious lies in the article, it shows a one-sided view, making the reader believe Ukraine is a failed state and people living there being indifferent to Russian invasion. There are political rallies for unity. One on 12.02 with thousands participating https://youtu.be/Xv0B6G05OIU While politics is generally broken, and yes, oligarchs control most of politicians and state media, we are moving in the right direction. There is a strong civil society. Some push against corruption. Some help army. Millions of people donate to them. We have had a huge breakthrough with anticorruption in the past years, with new specialized agencies and organizations successfully prosecuting top officials. People on the streets in Kyiv talk about possible war all the time, and a lot of them are prepared. I think we are generally used to the war already, so recent developments did not in fact change a lot in people’s lives. However, I see some of my friends moving abroad, some to western regions. Thousands are joining Territorial Defense Forces. We are definitely stressed and worried now. No one sells fake IDs in the open, especially in Maidan. Those are just covers. Ukraine had a huge drop in GDP in 90s, and we are slowly regaining it. However. Huge part of the USSR economy was military-oriented. It is true that most of the factories in defense industry, and related heavy industries were closed or slowed production since then. We are making a switch to the economy that works for peoples needs. And yes, this story just does not belong to Hacker news. |