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Dignity, Poland
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I will take many memories away from my time here at the Polish Ukrainian border. One I will never forget is the strength and stoicism shown by the Ukrainians.
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Unity of Nations, Poland
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The charity I have joined on the Polish Ukraine border is a real unity of nations, with citizens of over 10 countries working together to help those who have been forced from there homes.
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Heading for the border, Poland
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I’m not really sure what to expect when I arrive at the border. But I do know that everyone will be hoping that the international condemnation of Russia’s invasion, the resilience of the defenders, and the strength of human decency and compassion will stop the catastrophe that is destroying Ukraine.
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Tragedy in Ukraine
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Will Putin’s desire to bring Russia’s ‘Little Brother’ back into the fold once again see the centre of Kiev ablaze with fire and awash with blood? I wonder how the people I met in Ukraine are faring amongst the fear and chaos.
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Visiting Chernobyl, Part II, Ukraine
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You can certainly learn a lot from secondary sources, but nothing compares to seeing a place like Chernobyl first-hand.
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Visiting Chernobyl, Part I, Ukraine
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‘Dark Tourism’ has become more than a catchphrase; it’s now a bona fide part of the broader tourism industry. There is no shortage of people who want to see first-hand the places where significant historic tragedies, crimes and disasters occurred. I am one of them.
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Chicken Kiev, Ukraine
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A few of my mates asked if I had eaten a Chicken Kyiv in Kyiv. Turns out there is less Kyiv in Chicken Kyiv than I thought. I have a table for two – join me, won’t you?
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Climbing Mt Hoverla, Ukraine
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I might not have got to see Mt Hoverla and the greater Carpathians in all their spectacular beauty, but I certainly did have an experience of Ukraine’s alpine country.
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Museum of Strategic Missile Forces, Part II, Ukraine
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In the midst of paddocks in south-central Ukraine, a tour guide and I were cramped inside an elevator descending 30 metres into the earth to visit an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile command centre.
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Museum of Strategic Missile Forces, Part I, Ukraine
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The brinksmanship, mistrust and misunderstanding between the east and west during the Cold War had created weapons so monstrous that offensive, defensive or erroneous launch would had spelled the end of everything.