Kyiv Post Cartoons, issue 35

NEWS ITEM: Nineteen Ukrainian popular musicians took to the stage and performed in the center of Kyiv on Aug. 24 to celebrate the country’s Independence Day. They sang excerpts from the most popular songs in modern Ukrainian history. But not everyone was impressed. Two bands whose songs were included in the mashup accused the organizers of copyright violations. Additionally, some viewers found the whole show vulgar and inappropriate for the national holiday, which also honors heroes of the Donbas war. Others claimed it was a matter of individual musical taste, and the performance reflected the diversity of the Ukrainian music scene.