One year on, the defiance of the country’s soldiers and their families is palpable — but Kyiv is reluctant to reveal the true toll of resisting Putin
The Rage Brigade is the name emblazoned across the poster showing a fierce, gun-wielding soldier at the recruiting centre in western Kyiv. It urges Ukrainians: “Take your fury and turn it into a weapon.”
Inside the building Kateryna, 35, is hoping to do just that. “I want to help my country, which I love,” she says. “We’re all taking a risk every day living here in Kyiv. I would prefer to take that risk on the front lines where I could be useful and fight.”
