In an old factory in the center of Kiev tattoo artists work to raise money for the Armed Forces of Ukraine who are fighting fierce battles in the east of the country.
Every Saturday for the past seven weeks, a tattoo marathon attracts clients, and proceeds are donated to Ukrainian forces fighting Russian troops since Moscow invaded Ukraine on February 24.
The initiative raised $9,134, said the man who started it, Sasha Filipchenko 34, from the Crimean peninsula, which Russia has occupied since 2014.
“We will continue to do this until the end of the war,” said Filipchenko, who has lived in Kiev for five years. “Maybe we will repeat for victory day.”
On a typical Saturday, 50 to 70 get tattoos from a group of 15 tattoo artists.
“Why not try?” said the Ukrainian-Brazilian tattoo artist Zhylson Buakela 37 years old.
“We did this for a week or two and it’s the seventh week now… As long as we can get some capital and turn it over to the Army, I think that’s the best we can do,” he said.
After fighting moved away from the Kiev region in early April, cultural life began to return to the Ukrainian capital. Restaurants and bars have reopened and groups of young people have returned to Kiev’s public spaces.
The tattoo marathon takes place in Kiev’s trendy Podil neighborhood, a pre-war hipster center that is showing signs of a renaissance.
Source: CNN Brasil
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