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'Hello, world! I'm Ukraine' video hits social media

30.03.2022 15:30
"Hello, world! I'm Ukraine" is a video that has gone viral on social media over the past several days and has already been translated into 15 languages.
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A Japanese protester holds a sign in support of Ukraine outside the Russian embassy in Bangkok, Thailand, March 29, 2022.
A Japanese protester holds a sign in support of Ukraine outside the Russian embassy in Bangkok, Thailand, March 29, 2022.Photo: EPA/DIEGO AZUBEL

"Hello, world! I’m Ukraine. I decided to tell you about myself so we could get to know each other better" – these are the first words in the three-minute video, which aims to showcase the history and beauty of Ukraine.

Radio Poland's Khrystyna Pichkur talked to its creator Artem to find about the idea behind the video and his future plans.

"Hi! My name is Artem. I’m from Kyiv and I’m a documentary movie director. This idea came when it was the first day of the war, when I was editing some motivational videos for Ukrainian army. And I thought there was no new promo video about Ukraine..."

Ukrainian soldiers wave from a military vehicle to local residents waiting in line for humanitarian aid, in the eastern town of Trostyanets recaptured by the Ukrainian army from Russian forces. Ukrainian soldiers wave from a military vehicle to local residents waiting in line for humanitarian aid, in the eastern town of Trostyanets recaptured by the Ukrainian army from Russian forces. Photo: EPA/ROMAN PILIPEY 

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