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Hollywood star Angelina Jolie paid a surprise visit to Ukraine in early November in a bid to help raise international awareness about escalating Russian war crimes against Ukrainian civilians.

Plenty of A-list celebrities have come to Ukraine since the outbreak of hostilities in 2022 to show their support for the country, but Jolie’s appearance was no mere photo opportunity. Instead, she traveled to the front line cities of Kherson and Mykolaiv in southern Ukraine to see for herself how Russia is systematically targeting the civilian population in a deadly campaign of drone strikes that has been likened to a ‘human safari.’

“The threat of drones was a constant, heavy presence. You hear a low hum in the sky. It’s become known locally as a ‘human safari,’ with drones used to track, hunt, and terrorize people, constantly,” the American actor wrote in a post describing the Ukraine trip to her 15.8 million followers on Instagram. “I was in protective gear, and for me, it was just a couple of days. The families here live with this every single day. They’ve moved their schools, clinics, and daycare into reinforced basements, determined that life will go on. It was hard but inspiring to witness. Many people spoke to me about the psychological burden of living under continual threat, and the deeper fear of being forgotten by the world.”

Jolie’s visit struck a chord with the Ukrainian public at a time when concerns are mounting that the country’s fight for national survival is slipping out of the international headlines. With the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion now approaching, Ukrainians are painfully aware that global audiences have become jaded by endless war coverage and are now no longer shocked or even particularly surprised by reports of fresh Russian war crimes. The high-profile actor’s decision to personally visit some of the most dangerous places in Ukraine was therefore welcomed as a particularly timely and meaningful gesture.

Many Ukrainians praised Jolie for exposing herself to considerable risk in cities that few international guests dare to visit. “Much respect and many thanks for your kind heart, Angelina Jolie!” commented the deputy speaker of the Ukrainian parliament Olena Kondratiuk. “Angelina Jolie went to Kherson, where Russian drones hunt civilians daily. That takes courage,” wrote Ukrainian journalist Svitlana Morenets. “I can’t help but praise her selflessness and kindness in choosing to help draw attention to Ukrainian civilians, especially children, suffering from the war.”

Ukrainian human rights lawyer and Nobel Laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk called Jolie “one of Hollywood’s bravest hearts” and expressed her hope that press and social media coverage of the star’s trip could help educate international audiences about “the cynical drone safaris on civilians that the Russians love to do.” Fellow Ukrainian civil society activist Olena Tregub said she had been personally moved by Jolie’s visit and noted that it sent a “powerful message” to the local population that they have not been forgotten.

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Here you have a video of one of those shahed drones russia buys from iran and launches towards peaceful Ukrainian cities, mostly at night, when they're the least visible. They fly very low to avoid detection and hit apartment blocks as they pass through the cities and towns. You may not be their main target but just a person hiding in your home, and still be killed when they fly into a home along the way, your home.

On the 6th of September:

"Have you had your windows duct-taped yet?" my friend asked me over the phone, on February 25, 2022, the second day of the russian full-scale invasion.

"???" I said.

She explained that we have to put the duct tape over the windows. It might prevent them from shattering due to the shock waves.

So my mom and I did that with all our windows. We put over them a large duct tape X, from corner to corner, with a horizontal line in the center.

Lots of people did that as well.

But as we took the walks with our dog across the neighbourhood in spring 2022, I started noticing lots of people were more inventive. And I started taking photos of the windows, thinking that, at some point, I would make an art project out of this.

So, here's the project, named "42 windows from Obolon neighbourhood in 2022."

The translation of the text on the video specifically goes like this:

Lots of people who were in Kyiv in spring 2022 will recognize this shape.

Maybe your window was also duct-taped like this.

But lots of people got more creative.

This is the project about them. The Obolon neighbourhood windows in 2022.

It took me three years and about three hours to make.

Because it took me a long while to conceptualize how I want to draw my main characters.

Finally, I was inspired by the traditional Asian calligraphy practices.

Its elements are supposed to be created in one stroke, with one breath.

And people taping over the windows obviously haven't put any thought into the aesthetics of it all.

So I drew 42 windows like this.