I'm currently on holiday in Ukraine

I'm from Russia and I'm currently on holiday in Tbilisi (Georgian capital city). I've been here for two months. <br><br>Learned a lot from Georgian people, who were kind enough to help me out. I was lost in the streets of Tbilisi for a few hours and had no access to google maps, asking people for directions, most didn't speak english or russian, only georgian. <br><br>I've learned a lot since then. <br><br>I've met a few Ukrainians, who fled Ukraine due to war, and I was interested in learning more, as I may travel to Ukraine at some point.<br><br>I've learned that Ukrainian is very similar to Russian, may be 5-10% different. I speak Russian, so it was beautifully simple, I could understand almost everything, just like I would if I were in Russia. <br><br>Georgian is a different language, hard to learn, so I had to rely on google translate to understand.<br><br>Ukrainian is just like Russian, it's very familiar. There are a few things that are very distinct and different, but that's okay. <br><br>I've met a lot of Ukrainians, a few dozen, and a few of them were from cities close to Russian border.<br><br>None of them were angry at me, they were all merely curious - is it okay to be in Ukraine for a Russian? What if you get caught by Russian authorities?<br><br>PLACES ARE CALM<br><br>I've met a few Ukrainians from cities near Russian border, and none of them heard any explosives or shelling in the cities, they were all calm, and they were all in cities close to Russian border. <br><br>When we met up in the cafe, we sat at a table in a very calm cafe, all smiles, and I even ate a few Ukrainian borscht, which is very similar to Russian borscht, just 20% tastier :). <br><br>I even spoke Ukrainian with them, as it's very similar to Russian, and they were happy about it. One of them even said "wow, you're so smart, you're a polyglot". <br><br>It's very hard to describe all the things I learned, but I just wanted to share - Ukrainians are very friendly, so long as you're not Russian imperialist. <br><br>Many have fled to other countries, but some stayed, and they are just trying to live their lives.<br><br>I may travel to Ukraine at some point, and they invited me to come visit their cities, and I may just do that.<br><br>PEOPLE ARE FED UP WITH THIS WAR<br><br>And lastly, I've learned that both Russians and Ukrainians are fed up with this war.<br><br>Both want peace, both want Russia to leave Ukraine, both want to live their lives and enjoy the sunshine without being shot at. <br><br>We all want to return to peaceful days, when this war didn't exist. <br><br>It's just a never-ending bloodshed, and many are extremely frustrated about it.<br><br>The war has been going on for 9 long months, and both Russians snd Ukrainians are merely tired of it. <br><br>People are extremely upset at russian regime for sending THEIR sons and daughters to die in Ukraine. <br><br>Ukrainians are just trying to protect their homes, families, and independence.<br><br>They're very scared their independence will be taken away from them by Russia.<br><br>It's very frightening to think about it, and I can imagine how it's like to have your home being constantly shelled and bombed.<br><br>NOT ALL russians are bad<br><br>Lastly, I just want to say, not all Russians are bad, most are very weary of this war, and want it to end. <br><br>There are currently protests are going on in Moscow, and people are being detained by Russian police.<br><br>Russians are protesting against war in Ukraine, and Russian regime is currently cracking down on these protests. <br><br>I just wanted to let you know, not all Russians are blindly supporting Putin, many want him gone, and this war to end.<br><br>I'm merely a tourist here, I came to learn more, and I just wanted to share a few things I've learned.<br><br>I may just travel to Ukraine at some point, and if I do, I'll be sure to learn more.<br><br>Stay safe.