Yulia Voloshyna,
secretary
“French authorities have a different attitude towards such situations. Look, they immediately imposed martial law and made sure people treat it in a different way. As for us, we treat the situation in Ukraine negligently. Those people who die for our country – authorities do not appreciate their lives and they will do nothing to save them. Our people are sick of it.”
Olexiy Trakhymenko,
clothing store manager
“I watched the people’s reactions on Facebook when there was a terror attack in Volnovakha (in January), and noticed that people considered the situation normal… Of course, it was a terrible attack (in Paris)…What we have now (in Ukraine) is much more serious.”
Vadym Uzik,
restaurant manager
“A lot happened in Ukraine last year – EuroMaidan Revolution, anti-terrorist operation in eastern Ukraine, etc. People in the world have got used to it and now treat it like daily routine. On the other hand, don’t you think such a fuss about France could be a political venture?”
Kateryna Tymchyshyna,
retiree
“Europe is afraid of war. These terror attacks could be the beginning of World War III. Terrorism in the European Union spurs on WWIII more than the war in Ukraine. We understand that Ukraine is a buffer zone. They (the French) have the European community, while we are on our own, we’re alone.”
Pavlo Zibrov,
pop singer
“A year and a half is a long time – it became blunted. When it hurts, you get used to it very soon. It takes a day, two, three, but eventually people get used to violence. But this is a fresh wound.”
