Henry Rollins on Ukraine conflict: “No one in Ukraine’s life is what it was”
nme.comHenry Rollins has spoken out about the Russia-Ukraine conflict, reflecting on the upheaval in the lives of Ukrainians as a result of the war.Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the country’s military to launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24.
The UN reported that 549 civilians had died as of March 10 – although they believe the total could be much higher – while the US military estimates that between 2,000 and 4,000 Ukrainian armed forces, national guard and volunteer forces have also been killed.In an interview on New York’s 102.3 WBAB radio station, Rollins spoke about the conflict and shared his experiences of visiting Ukraine. “The thing is still, in a way, breaking news,” he said, per Blabbermouth. “What I have been thinking about is everybody at my [spoken word] shows in Kyiv, no one’s life is what it was a month ago.
And I think of all those people throughout the last several days, cos they’re either moving, they’re on their way somewhere or they’re panicked or they’re not having a great time today.“And these are people – very friendly.
I talked to a lot of them. They were waiting for me at the hotel; they were waiting for me at the venue; they were hanging out after the show.
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