Protests in Wartime: How Ukrainians Proved Democracy Is Stronger Than Missiles

For several days this past week, Ukraine’s battered—but unbroken—capital barely flinched at the wail of air raid sirens. In Moscow, the Kremlin’s mafia minded elite held its breath, convinced that events in Kyiv would topple the “Kyiv regime.” Even missiles and drones were kept on standby—“let the Ukrainians finish themselves off,” or so the logic went.