Yellow Ribbon exhibition in Brussels depicts Ukrainian resistance

A brand new exhibition of yellow ribbons in Brussels is bringing consideration to the underground Ukrainian resistance motion.

The symbolism started within the Ukrainian metropolis of Kherson after the Russian forces occupied the city. A yellow ribbon painted there quickly turned emblematic of the civil resistance of the Ukrainians residing within the occupied territories.

Now it is grow to be a motion.

“The Yellow Ribbon is a resistance motion within the occupied territories, it’s a peaceable resistance motion. They remind those that they’re nonetheless in Ukraine, that the truth that Russians are right here doesn’t imply that Russia is right here perpetually, nobody deserted them. We’re all along with them,” mentioned Valerie, one of many organisers of the exhibition. 

Guests in Brussels will have the ability to be taught extra about most of the nameless tales of Yellow Ribbon activists and see actual artefacts from quickly occupied territories: a fence from de-occupied Kherson inscribed with “Kherson is Ukraine,” in addition to interactive images and movies of activists demonstrating the work of the motion. 

The organisation says that Yellow Ribbon activists function within the face of Russian terror campaigns, that are designed to brutally suppress pro-Ukrainian sentiment.

Now the motion has greater than 8000 members who’re making an attempt to assist these left on the Russian facet of the frontline.

The exhibition, which may be seen on the Place de Luxembourg in Brussels, has guests study six nameless tales of actual activists.

“Greater than 100,000 sq. kilometres of Ukraine are actually occupied by Russians. 1877 settlements are nonetheless underneath occupation. Sadly, this quantity typically stays summary to foreigners”, mentioned Vsevolod Chentsov, head of the mission of Ukraine to the European Union.

For the politician “this may be modified by tales of particular folks from Yellow Ribbon who’re residing within the quickly occupied territories. Artwork is a robust device that helps to tell Europeans in regards to the horrors which are taking place in Ukraine due to the Russian invasion”.