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What's good my dudes, happy Wednesday.
Feel like doing an image dump of some of my favorite pictures of my time here in Ukraine. Currently in Mariupol.
Also AMA if you are interested in coming here.
Mariupol police station that changed hands between police, Ukrainian army and DPR separatists. Ended up setting on fire and abandoned.
Lots may be /pol/ related but you guys aren't as much shitposting assholes
Shrapnel damage in Eastern Mariupol. Cat for scale
GRAD rocket damage/repair in one of the schools hit
De communisation expo
Mariupol train line/beach
Dnipropetrovsk
I'm enjoying this, thanks for posting. I'm really trying to plan on visiting Ukraine in May. So far I have Lviv and Kyiv down but I'm not sure about Odessa yet. Keep posting anon, it just makes me more excited about Ukraine.
>>1108453
Thanks,
If you are keen for it come to Mariupol and find Free Space Shelter. Im a britbong and have been staying here for a few days. Will try and organise funds for this place back home and hopefully some visitors. Show them east Mariupol, meet activists banned from Donetsk and find out about the OSCE and Minsk protocol.
Go to Odessa if you are visiting in tbd summer. (pic related) All my friends say it's like a whole different world.
Hopefully will come back before Uni in September.
>>1108456
Odessa train station
>>1108457
Anti corruption protests. Pushpin street, Odesa
>>1108456
Mariupol might be a bit too east for me but I definitely am interested. I'll be traveling solo to Ukraine when I do. What's the situation there like now? I know there hasn't been any major fighting recently but are things still tense? How are westerners percieved in the east? Do you need any sort of special visas for eastern Ukraine?
>>1108459
*Pushkin
The Odesa Catacombs. Iegor and Valentin. Iegor is a great guide and would recommend him if you decide to go. Not many guides are active so just Google iegor and catacombs
>>1108461
It's pretty calm at the moment, though there are big divides here in ideology. When I was in Odesa there were clashes between pro Ukrainians and pro Russians on the 10th of April rememberance day. Kinda gutted I missed it as I was at pic related.
Attitude towards westerners differs. In one pub in Dnipro these guys didn't like hearing english and yesterday in East Mariupol I was asked to keep quiet in an area due to disgruntled pro Russians. But today going through a military checkpoint the soldier said 'welcome to Ukraine'
>>1108461
Also only special permission visa to go into Donetsk/DPR area. You ask permission from the Ukrainian govt. A Portuguese guy went through the other day. You need to show evidence of friends you will stay with. Aina on couchsurfing organises stuff like this. Though I have had to promises family not to go due to the odd sniper taking pot shots at people at the crossings etc.
Old sandbag fortification across the Nistra river
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Odesa beach
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Odesa port
>>1108468
Odesa opera house
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AK bullet holes in the building I am currently posting from
>>1108470
Odesa
>>1108471
Church in Kiev
>>1108472
Independence square, Euro Maidan ground zero
>>1108473
Pro Russian camp that was attacked and molotoved. Also where clashes happened on the 10thofApril.
Will post more later if people are keen
>>1108474
We're definitley keen
>>1108479
Burnt down Synagogue next to the museum where the De Com expo was held. Mariupol
>>1108566
House destroyed by rocket attack. 24th Jan 2014, 120 rockets landed in 32 seconds. East Mariupol.
>>1108568
largest cemetery in Europe, Mariupol. Only Google maps can truly show the sheer scale of this place.
>>1108569
Partisan hand grenade in Odesa Catacombs
>>1108571
Road between Ukraine/Moldova/Transnistria. At the border check points you are given a ticket with a time stamped on it. Average time is 15-20 mins. If you take too long you will be questioned about what you were up to and why you took so long.
>>1108574
Two young lads on Potemkin steps, Odesa. Casually playing with their butterfly knives..
>>1108575
Mariupol, a building taken over by DPR. Subsequently grenaded/attacked/molotoved. Though what happened is still murky amongst locals
>>1108576
Odesa beach
>>1108577
City gardens, Odesa
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>>1108580
Today, being towed back to Mariupol after a failed attempt to go to Berdyans'k to sell my friend's car
>>1108581
Rocket damage
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Dnipropetrovsk
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Old police hq, other angle
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Soviet Winnie the Pooh and Piglet
>>1108588
Picture taken from where a direct rocket attack hit. In a soviet cut and paste style. My friends living in Odesa, Dnipro and Mariupol all live in the same blueprint style apartments
Thank you OP
/trv/ is slow and some people get few replies but these are often my favourite threads.
Do you speak Russian?
>>1108589
Dnipro
>>1108590
My Russian is absolutely terrible mate. I had no practice before coming here. But I have been picking it up steadily along the way. Google translate is a godsend. Also swearing in Russian is glorious abd so full of emotion.
Starting uni in September and was torn between Arabic and Russian. But now I will go with Russian for sure
>>1108593
Ukrainian hospitality
>>1108595
Street art my friend Vasa created
any stories?
>>1108597
There was a time in Shevchenko park at pic related, this abandoned amphitheatre. I was exploring around and this guy walked by me looking a bit rough. Didn't think much of it and sat down to have a cigarette. After finishing it I go to walk down where I had come and see this same guy hanging around. He had something metalic in his hand which he tucked away as soon as he saw me looking. My accumulated paranoia from travelling kicked in and I decided to find another exit.
Also on the plane to Kiev there was this guy passed out next to me. Later on he turned up at my hostel. Turned out to be Mike Spencer Bown. We even had some mutual friends from the UK freeparty scene
Thanks for the photos -- I will travel to Ukraine this summer.
Do you have any more from Kyiv or Lviv?
These are great - thanks OP.
There's this meme going around about Kiev (and the rest of Ukraine I guess) being this place where you can live like a king for ridiculously small amounts of money - what's your budget like? Did you meet any foreigners living in Ukraine?
>>1108785
So far I have only spent about a day and a half in Kiev. The main places I have been are Odesa, Dnipro and Mariupol. I will head back to Kiev and then to Lviv at some point I think. Will start another thread if this one isn't around and post some of that area.
Friend in Odesa has told me some shit is gearing to go down on the 2nd of May and the 9th. Pro Ukrainian camps outside the Mayor's office were attacked at 4am and later on it the day. Apparently the will be lots of foreign media and he is worried what light pro Ukrainians will be cast in. Also of more Agent provocateurs stirring shit..
Church under repair in central Mariupol
>>1108474
looks like Berghain
anyone (maybe OP?) know anything wrt to this >>1108824
>>1108806
My Georgian mate told me about £500 is good for a month. I will be staying here overall about 2 months and had a budget of about £1200 maybe.. not sure. Also I lived with free accomodation pretty much everywhere due to family friends, couchsurfing and being a jammy bastard. Spent maybe just under 1500.hyrvna a week.. but I haven't paid attention. But yeah cheap as fuck.
Dnipro sunflower seed oil factory entrance
>>1108569
thanks for pictures but that statement is just pure nonsense
there are dozens of much larger cemeteries
How's the boarder crossing between Ukraine and Russia?
I'm thinking about going later this year to Kyiv and take a train to Moscow from there.
Any troubles going on there, with the apparent intensification of animosity between these two countries?
>>1108849
This is what I was told by my friends. Don't let the picture make you think it's only that size. It's bloody huge.
>. Lung cancer kills every fifth citizen of Mariupol, while the local cemetery is reportedly the biggest in Europe
>Lung cancer kills every fifth citizen of Mariupol, while the local cemetery is reportedly the biggest in Europe
http://ukrainianweek.com/Society/67422
>>1108851
Ah yeah I saw your thread. To be honest I don't think it is actually possible to cross the Ukraine/Russian border. But fuck yeah dude the borders would be tense as fuck. In snipers from Donetsk People's Republic often shoot at people, cars and soldiers at the border crossings.
I think you would be better off trying to get into Russia via Belarus. Apparently it's amazing there.
>>1108854
Friendly locals between Mariupol and Berdyans'k trying to help us fix the car. Only a handful of people have been negative towards me. Even Neo Nazi youth/Azov here welcomed me.
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>>1108854
I thought about alternative routes, but Ukraine seems to be optimal because Prypiat is there (and I want to visit it) and I don't need a visa to either Ukraine nor Russia. I need to check Belarus again, but last I saw, I needed a visa.
>>1108858
>aвцa
>mfw these retards can't even spell
>>1108858
Pushkin street protest against Saakashvili, Odesa
>>1108859
Yeah I'm keen to visit Prpyat too man. But to be frank I don't really know about needing Visas for Belarus/Russia and border crossings. I was in Moldova for only a couple hours and it was pretty easy going. Good luck though, sorry I can't give a clear answer.
>>1108860
Probably spent their literacy school lessons squatting in the park eating sunflower seeds and smoking
Here's some more eloquent old Russian for you.
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>>1108852
I took a look at the maps. It looks much smaller than the one in e.g. Vienna or Hamburg.
>locals telling that their shit is the biggest, largest, most powerful and bestest
happens all around the world, you can't believe everything you hear
>>1108902
Thank you for going out your way to prove a stranger wrong on the internet. +1 internet battles won for you
>>1108904
Landmine
>tfw going back to Ukraine in a month
Haven't been there in so long, can't wait to see what babushka cooked up!
>>1109053
Rare Ex Bloc Pepe for you
What made you travel to Ukraine?
>>1108440
Yoooo I'm thinking about moving to Lviv.
What is the lifestyle like? Ever been to Armenia? Is there hip kids; live music, an art scene? Can I get a job teaching English?
>>1109550
I was in Odesa to get some cheap dental work. Originally I wanted to go back to Morocco but knew the poor state of my teeth would be completely fucked by drinking the tea and coffee out there. Also I am incredibly interested in International politics/set up to study International Relations in September. And I'm real traveler as fuck so I can scoff at people who don't go on holiday to warzones.
Just spent the past two days/night at a village called Ryban'ske near Volnovakha, 60km south of Donetsk. Visiting my mats's hone village abd staying at his Babushka's house. Really great to experience the Ukrainian countryside. Though pretty sure I walked through a field that had mines in it finger some pics of a dilapidated communist farmstead.
>>1109815
Sup Anon,
Haven't been to Lviv just yet. I do have a guide book onit and it sounds very interesting, though the guide book will mention Lviv as one of the jewels of Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic so it is a tad outdated.. great photos though.
Lviv is supposed to be a great cultural centre and I an sure you can find somewhere to teach English. Though I wouldn't know the routes to take.
Havent into Armenia.
Gunstock I found on the floor today walking through the woods to the train platform
>>1110127
The 'train station' at Ryban'ske
>>1110282
Remains of an old Communist farm commune. Pretty certain I walked through a field that had mines in it. Local mates said and also later on confirmed by OSCE friends that there are mines everywhere in that area. Made sure to watch where I was stepping and still in tact so that's ok
>>1110283
More of the old farm
>>1110285
Basketball court, goat spectator
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>>1110302
How much did you pay for dental work in Odessa? I might need to get some "crowns" - not sure of English term here. I can do it in my home country for €200 each but I'm guessing it will be cheaper in Ukraine?
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>>1110344
My assumption is grave count, there are so many crammed together. Not sure what Anon was looking at via Google maps but some parts of the cemetery aren't visible and just look like forest as they are so overgrown. Also they said it is the fasted growing cemetary in Europe due to the sheer number of people dying from respiratory problems and cancer due to all the pollution in the air.
Honestly I don't know why Anon got so triggered about it.
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>>1110412
Just visit Chernigiv, bro. Ancient and cool city in north Ukraine
>>1110439
Hopefully I'll be able to fit it in. Only have until the 17th before I have to fly back to the UK. Still need to head back to Odesa, get to Lviv and see Kiev/Chernobyl. Planning on coming back in August for a short stint so may have to hit it up then.
OSCE building/hotel
FUCK YOU SVENNI YOU FAT CUNT
>>1108452
That's such a shame.
Looks like it was a beautiful building.
>>1110680
Yeah dude, there are so many gorgeous buildings in disrepair. I thought the contrast of new and old in the pic looked cool.
Not sure if I have already posted this pic
>>1110519
Watch it nigga I know where you live
Does anyone know if Tinder is used in Ukraine? I tried it out in eastern Poland and it worked better than my best expectations. I'm not even ugly or a loser but I get maybe a few matches a week in my western Euro city but when I was in Poland I literally matched with every girl I swiped right with. I'm hoping for something similar in Ukraine.
>>1110764
Yeah dude, I got loads more matches than the UK. Spoke to a few and met up with one lass but she was pretty boring and didn't drink. Also used here is Badoo but I don't know about it.
>>1108856
what if im from mexico? is it safe?
>>1110984
Safer than Mexico...
I think you'll be fine in main big cities and metropolitan areas. There are aggressive facist/right wingers here but my bet would be a Mexican is safer in Ukraine than a Caucasian in Mexico.
OOOOH SVENNI
>>1111040
>There are aggressive facist/right wingers here
where exactly do you mean by 'here'?
>>1111055
Further east I have encountered quite a few, but that's mainly due to AZOV battalion being stationed in this area. But due to the situation and war there are a lot of young angry lads around and many will tend to lean towards right wing gangs etc as a part of belonging and venting. Honestly I think you will be fine though.
"Bomb shelter"
>>1111201
are they present in big western cities like Kiev, Lvov, and Odessa?
>>1111221
Can't vouch too much for Lviv or Kiev, though they are big touristic centres and very international so people will be much more open. Odesa is very multicultural and also has a large Turk/arab population which Ukrainians have mixed views about. Though overall Odesa is a melting pot of many ethnicities. Darker skinned people are relatively common there I found. You'll be fine mate.
>>1111223
I'm not the mexican, I'm a different guy kek
>>1111230
Things are a tad turbulent but to be honest I think there is even less of a crime rate here in the cities than Paris. Even my observer friend from OSCE agreed. Would probably be safer to avoid large group gatherings and protests if self preservation is a high priority. Personally, I love seeing these militant protests.
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OSCE armoured vehicle. Not used much as it looks militant as fuck and bot the look they go for. Shit quality picture as phone was almost dead
>>1112015
Mariupol mosque. Asaalam walykum the Imman and get free Qu'rans
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>>1112021
Gonna visit Lviv, Kiev, and Odessa between the 16-27 of May and see all of the sights that they have to offer. Are there any must-sees outside of those cities that I should check out?
>>1108442
hey, some of us polacks are alright too.
Thanks OP for this marvellous thread. I couldn't read everything; did you sleep in an hotel or at a friend's?
>>1112024
To be honest mate I don't know too much about Kiev (yet) and have decided I am going to save Lviv for the next time I'm back. Odessa is great fun. In terms of what is outside of the cities you should definitely have a look at the countryside/village life. Doesn't matter which ones in particular as they are all pretty much frozen in time. Also going through military checkpoints and being questioned by police etc is quite a cool experience
>>1112066
In Odesa I was staying with family friends. Dnipro I was at this Fish Andrei hostel/anticafe which was soso. In Mariupol I am in a sofa at this newly established anticafe/freespace. Pretty much part of the family. Planning on hostelling in Kiev for my last duration.
Leaving Mariupol tomorrow for V day in Odesa. It's a shame, I will really miss this place. I have even got used to the bullet holes in the bathroom.
>>1108591
is that a monster inc green eyeball guy on the bench ?
>>1112869
It could very well be, or some kinda Ukrainian/Russian rip off.
Back in Odessa. Was hoping to take morr pictures and see things in Victory day. Ended up with 4 litres of homemade wine and spent all day by the water.
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>>1108440
country looks like a half life 2 level
Sheeiiiit, I did a round trip Kyiv - Odesa - Mykolaiv, Kherson - Crimea - Mariupol - Donetsk - Dnipropetrovsk - Kiev back in 2009. It's a shame to see the East fucked up in this way, even if much of it is was a shithole back in the day already. Thanks for the thread OP, reminds me of times long gone.
>>1108440
Hey I am glad you made this thread, I am planning a trip and many people have recommended Ukraine
My big concern though, is that I do not speak Ukrainian or Russian. How hard would it be for an obvious american to get around there? I would also like to visit a lot of authentic "hillbilly" places I've seen pictures of. Have you had any experience in those?
Thank you
Pic semirelated I have over 100k miles on 2 different cards, so airfare/hotels are not a problem
>>1114080
Kiev, Lviv, and Odessa no problem w/ English to some degree. If you have questions on the road, try to find a young guy (the girls are often too shy to speak English) and ask him whatever question you have.
Train + Bus stations even in the bigger cities are almost an guarantee for no English. For train stations, it can be helpful to have someone write down your name in cyrillic as it needs to go on the ticket.
Menues are hit and miss w/ or w/o English. Expect some funny translations.
I met many Americans during my trip and none of them died or had any issues due to their monolinguality.
Ukraine is much fun. If you're willing, I would suggest you to learn how to read Ukrainian letters and know how they sound. It takes a few days, but it is well worth it.
>>1114089
Pretty much what laddie says here. Don't worry too much about the language. Get Google translate on your phone and you will also pick things up along the way. Personally I can't even count to 10 in Russian/Ukrainian but I'm really good at swearing.
The anti corruption protests were attacked a few weeks ago at 4am. They set another on up at the Odesa city hall after which was also attacked
>>1114362
Self defense clubs
>>1114363
Kiev..
Was talking to an Anon about Crimeans being unhappy with the annexation and big businesses being taken over by Moscow. Not sure if it was this thread or another and if your lurking.. but I can confirm this from a lad I have met here from Crimea
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Drinking last night with some guys from the hostel outside a supermarket. Met some local dudes and one was an incredibly talented violinist
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winter edition, so cold
>thx for better res
>>1114515
Someone had spray painted over it while you were there? What an asshole.
Alright guys, I have a 21 hour train journey tomorrow into Ukraine. I booked a sleeper coach with a bed. Is there anything I should know before I go and anything else I should bring? I also have a 26 hour journey on the way back.
Have to ask, was it true about the women being incredibly beautiful on average?
>>1115084
Bring lots of food and vodka for sharing. Also a book would be good. If you phone/ipod dies you can charge it but the plugs are based in the walkway of the wagon next to fold down seats.
>>1115329
It is true about women here being exceptionally beautiful. I broke 2 of my boner suppression devices. Because of the beauty and prostitution, many people here are weary of some tourists due to the sex tourism.
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>>1115416
Rabid aggressive dogs depicted in Chernobyl by Call of Duty
>>1115417
An old supermarket.
One thing I found about Chernobyl and Pripyat is that it is nothing like the oppressive spooky ghost town it is made out to seem in films and other media. Yes it is abandoned but it's not scary. You can really see and experience how nature can and will take over and flourish if it is left to it's own devices. Things are radioactive yes, but because there are no pesticides and herbicides being used the flora and fauna is teeming. Even in the wild horse dung and toilets there are loads of dung beetles everywhere. Also there are many people still working and living near the reactor. Quite odd as all the men there will dress in camo fatigues and look like some form of militia, however apparently it is just the fashion there.
Hi Op. These are dope. Thank you for your pics. Just spent an hour of my life going through them.
How the hell is there no currency exchange at the train station in Lviv??? I can't even pay to go pee or even take a taxi
>>1115622
Cheers Anon I appreciate it. Flight back to the UK is in a few hours. Really not ready to go home. But should be back in August.
Brutalist/Supremist building. Went on an adventure with three Yanks yesterday. Youngest was studying architecture so we had loads to talk about with these crazy ads buildings.
>>1115771
The statue of Soviet Comeatmebroism.
>>1115773
Captured tanks, APCs and rocket launchers from the eastern front. Small plaques next to them stating the proof of Russia's involvement due to serial numbers found, batteries made in st Petersburg etc
>>1115775
Monastery with crypts containing dead Saints. Or as one yank put it 'crawl space fills dead guys'
>>1115776
Part of the Holodymr museum. Didn't truly understand the extent of starvation until visiting this place. Stalin was an asshole
>>1115777
hypothetically speaking, if you're at the border from ukraine near Lviv to poland, and you're having trouble crossing through an official border point, how easy would it be to cross unofficially
is there a fence or a wall or anything along the entirety of the border?
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>>1115777
>le hoholodomor meme
>>1115790
Sorry mate I couldn't tell you. Though I would imagine it would be pretty difficult as it's a border from a non EU country to an EU state.. there's no adventure without trying, give it a go and post pics on /trv
>>1115793
Oh get over it
>>1115795
seriously though
Finally back in the UK, glad you enjoyed my thread guys. Had a crazy last day in Kiev getting to and through the airport with these ammo shells. Will greentext later when I have time
>>1110347
>I had two big fillings and a crown put in. The fillings were something mad like 600 hryvna bitl I can't quite remember. The crown (front incisor) cost me about 3000 hryvna. Bloody good compared to the UK where I was looking to spend £500
In the US, you can expect to pay $1500-5000 for a porcelain crown, and two visits for it.
>>1117170
Enjoyed the thread's pics. Got an overwhelming feeling of depression. Was it like that there too?
Thanks anon.
>>1117170
Bumping for you
