Picture this - New Year's Eve in Kyiv's St Sophia's Cathedral square.
Shortly after midnight, another two blasts reverberate through the capital. The streets are empty but the festivities go on as people yell out to each other from their building blocks and sing the national anthem in defiance.
"For me, it was just unimaginable to stand aside because I went to the army not to"protect the country", government or even, language. I joined the forces to protect my family, my way of living, and the freedom we have here in Ukraine," he said.
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