(13 Jul 2024)
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Paris - 13 July 2024
1. Protesters in front of the Pantheon
2. Protesters holding placards
3. Close of protester chanting, UPSOUND (French): “Solidarity with Ukrainian, Russia -terrorist.”
4. SOUNDBITE (French) Volodymyr Kogutyak, Vice-President of the French Ukrainian Association:
"We organized a commemorative march for hundreds of Ukrainian athletes who unfortunately won't be able to come to the Olympic Games in Paris because they were killed by Russia. Some of them had a lifetime career as athletes. Some of them even won medals at the Olympic Games. Unfortunately, these people will not be able to come to Paris today. We'll all be marching in t-shirts, as you can see here, where there will be the name of each athlete."
5. Various of people receiving and putting on t-shirts
6. Banners reading (English) “Bloody Olympics" and (French) “The Russians only play bloody games”
7. Protesters walking with giant Ukrainian flag
8. Protester chanting using microphone
9. Protest
10. SOUNDBITE (French) Volodymyr Kogutyak, Vice-President of the French Ukrainian Association:
"It's important to show that the problem facing Ukraine today is not just a Ukrainian problem, it's an international problem. Russia today has caused harm to many countries. That's why we want to commemorate these athletes just before the Olympic Games."
11. Various of handprints being put on protester's faces
12. Close of protester holding placard of Russian President Vladimir Putin's face reading (English) "War criminal”
13. SOUNDBITE (French) Olha Vizovchenko, protester and Ukrainian refugee in France since March 2022:
“Ukrainian athletes died because of Russia. I think it's very, very important not to forget that people died because of Russian aggression.”
14. Various of protest
15. SOUNDBITE (French) Volodymyr Kogutyak, Vice-President of the French Ukrainian Association:
"The first is that the Russian and Belarusian athletes who are coming to Paris under a neutral, white flag should not be allowed to come to Paris for the Games. The second thing that is very important for us, is that we know today that there is a request from the international community to create an Olympic truce, so that the war in Ukraine can stop for a while. Unfortunately, Russia has refused this. What we are asking for today is for the Ukraine not to be bombed during the Olympic Games. For us, this is very important because the Olympic Games is a festive and sporting occasion, and it's important for us that this moment should not become a sad moment during which Russia continues to bomb Ukrainian civilians.”
16. Close of banner reading (English) “#Boycott Russian sport"
17. Various of protest
STORYLINE:
In a powerful tribute to the hundreds of Ukrainian athletes who have perished since the Russian invasion of their homeland, the Union of Ukrainians of France led a peaceful march in Paris on Saturday.
The demonstration, held in the run-up to this month’s Olympic Games, aimed to honor these fallen sports heroes and highlight the ongoing impact of the conflict on Ukraine’s athletic community.
Several hundred athletes – some of them who competed at elite levels – plus coaches and other people closely involved in professional and amateur sports in Ukraine have been killed in the invasion since 2022, including fighting as soldiers on the front lines.
“It's important to show that the problem facing Ukraine today is not just a Ukrainian problem, it's an international problem.,” said Volodymyr Kogutyak, Vice-President of the French Ukrainian association.
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