Acclaimed Ukrainian filmmaker offers his candid judgement on situation in Ukraine
Source: Oleh Sentsov/Facebook
Ukrainian filmmaker Oleh Sentsov who is serving as a volunteer soldier took to social media on Monday to offer his scathing jugdment of the situation in Ukraine. Sentsov vented his frustration over a shift in public discourse as the ideas of Ukraine’s victory and mobilization are now drawned out by discussions about professional examptions for men and negotiations with Russia.
Sentsov says he can see a taboo about demobilization while the idea of Ukraine’s victory plan is now depands more on President Joe Biden’s administration.
The loss of territories and towns like Vuhledar, Sentsov said, has become a routine part of life, with the forecasted losses of towns by the year’s end already known, painting a troubling picture of what lies ahead.
Sentsov is also bitter about the problems on the home front as the soldiers come back home and learn about coruption issues in agencies like the Medical-Social Expert Commission where one of regional senior officials was caught with 6 million dollars stacked around her home in Khmelnytskyi. i
In a sharp critique, the filmmaker drew a parallel with the scene from The Godfather Part II, where a lavish party in Havana continued uninterrupted while Castro’s forces were entering the city.
“We’ve already lost so much time, resources, and lives that even drastic changes now will only stabilize the situation in the future. Yet, we continue to choose the ostrich strategy because keeping our heads in the sand feels much safer than facing the harsh reality,” Sentsov wrote.
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