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Anniversary of Euromaidan - A Firsthand Account

Produced by Ukraine 242 with Ursula Ruedenberg

On the 12th anniversary of Ukraine’s Euromaidan Revolution of Dignity, Operator Starsky gives a first-hand account of the uprising that began on November 21, 2013. This was the pivotal event that resulted in Ukraine’s final break from Russia and the formation of its current independent government. Starsky was one of thousands of young people who organized themselves into squads to protect activists and protestors from the deadly government violence.

Operator Starsky is a popular YouTube host, a Ukrainian army veteran, and army reservist. His YouTube channel is called Operator Starsky.

Photo by Mstyslav Chernov

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