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You moved to Kyiv 2 months ago?!

I'm assuming he didn't move there from New York but another part of Ukraine. Kiev is relatively safe compared to parts closer to the front lines.

He moved from England: https://www.amazonredshiftresearchproject.org/slblog/2022-07...

  > I have relocated to Kyiv, mainly because with what’s going
  > on I feel on an emotional level compelled to be here, to
  > stand against the horrors.
  > [...]
  > The route was Cambridge -> London -> Bruxelles
  >   -> Köln -> Berlin -> Przemyśl (Polish border town)
  >   -> Kyiv.

I was in Odessa for holiday in July. Very cheap airbnb, but there was night lockdown and pubs were closing early. Also beaches were closed (mines) but nobody cared.

What was the reason to select Odessa at this time?

Sun and sea :) And also price. Greece, Croatia, Turkey etc were bloody expensive this summer. Odessa is just 3 hours by bus from Chisinau that has regular flights.

Odessa is normally home to a great club scene too. The "Ibiza" club is easily one of the best in the world, regularly attracts top DJs like Black Coffee.

The food scene isn't incredible, but pretty good for Eastern Europe. Dacha restaurant is excellent. The city itself is beautiful with heavy French vibes, and of course from an European point of view it's filled with very conventionally attractive people.

I lived in Gibraltar for a year, then went to Kyiv via England (catching up with friends and family before heading over).

Yes, to help (economically - I have no military training) with the war.

Why not? Kiev was a safe place to live until the current escalation. For example, much safer than the city of Donetsk and other cities close to the front line which are under fire almost daily since the beginning of the operation, many of them since at least 8 years, though not at such intensity.

There was no point in shelling Kyiv before, while russia manufactured false flag attacks on Donetsk for a long long time.

Go look for Patrick Lancaster on Youtube since 5 years ago. And you will know you have been on the wrong side by saying false flag in Donetsk. American have been doing false flag even worst than what you imagined of Russian is doing since Teddy's time.

What, next will you recommend me videos by Graham Philips? Why would I look at russian propaganda videos made by one of the fugitive pedophiles?

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