Vasyl Liubchyk,
technical school instructor
“If there is a full mobilization, and every man that can take a weapon is being taken to the field, I’ll go fighting for Crimea. For now the situation in our country is unclear. It seems like we protect something, but don’t know what it is. I’m sorry for the soldiers and all those Ukrainians who are now in Crimea.”
Olha Dubova,
student
“I would join a medical battalion. I would fight for people who don’t want to be in Crimea as a part of Russia. I would like Crimea to be within Ukrainian borders.”
Ludmila Kushnerenko,
pensioner
“I would like neither our children, nor any other kids to be at war. This is a hard topic for me as I come from Sevastopol (city with a special autonomous status in Crimea). Our grandchildren live there. Crimea should definitely be Ukrainian. But this should not be a war. I’m shocked by the way people are brainwashed there. This is horrible.”
Maksim Matveev,
programmer
“I don’t think Crimea is worth fighting for. There’s a lot of people who sincerely want to live in Russia. The desire of people is more important than the territorial integrity and the law. But if the authorities decide that we have to fight for Crimea, then I will join.”
Marianna Teresheva,
student
“The bloodshed must not be allowed. People will not solve anything, anyway. Hundreds of people died on Maidan, but it doesn’t make a difference. It could be anything, but the war. We live in the 21st century, we shouldn’t achieve something in this way.”
