1 March, 2023
We visited Kalynivka, a small Ukrainian town two hours by train south-west of Kyiv. The local hospital, the pride of its inhabitants, is going to receive two generators financed by the French municipality of Sainte-Menehould. We’ve come to meet the Mayor, who gives us a warm welcome in his office.On February 24, Kalynivka was 250km from the nearest Russian troops. None the less, this is where the first missiles struck Ukraine, targetting the town’s garrison, killing 2 people and injuring 28 civilians. Despite its distance from the fighting, Kalynivka has felt the full impact of the war, and acknowledges a debt to ‘its’ brigade who left for the front – the Mayor shows us photos of vehicles, food and warm clothing sent by the population to their soldiers. This town of 18,000 people alrea...
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25 February, 2023
We are delighted to invite you, as part of the Babylon Villeneuve project, to a special screening of the documentary War Diary, directed by Roman Liubyi from the Ukrainian collective Babylon’13.🪖🤳 This film takes us to the heart of the war in Ukraine through videos captured between 2014 and 2015 by Ukrainian soldiers and volunteers, directly from their phones. It offers a raw, unfiltered look at a conflict where reality often defies comprehension. Through these images, we discover a world governed by strange, almost surreal laws, far removed from our everyday lives.📹 The protagonists in these videos live extraordinary lives: they laugh, cry, and document moments of existence, all while knowing that any moment could be their last. In this space where e...
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24 February, 2023
🗼🇺🇦 The Eiffel Tower illuminated in blue and yellow: A powerful gesture of solidarity with UkraineOn February 23, the Eiffel Tower lit up in blue and yellow, a strong symbolic act of support for the Ukrainian people. This initiative, led by the City of Paris and its Mayor Anne Hidalgo, marks the first anniversary of the large-scale invasion of Ukraine.💙💛 “Ukraine will prevail,” declared Anne Hidalgo, expressing her hope and confidence in the resilience of the Ukrainian people in the face of Russian aggression. This gesture goes beyond symbolism; it reaffirms Paris’s steadfast commitment to standing alongside Kyiv.Paris and Kyiv are bound by a friendship and cooperation pact signed in April 2022, aimed at strengthening ties between the two cities. This partnership has led to ...
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