The video has garnered over 20,000 views and nearly 2,000 likes.
The internet is awash with heart-wrenching scenes of war-torn Ukraine. However, even in such dark times there are moments that lighten up one’s mood. One such heart-wrenching video is now going viral online, in which a Ukrainian emergency rescuer gets down on his knees and proposes to his partner as sirens sound in the background.
The clip was shared on Twitter by Anton Gerashchenko, whose bio says he is an adviser to Ukraine’s Minister of Internal Affairs. In the caption, Mr. Gerashchenko wrote, “This is our life now – we joke about the “war-life balance”. This rescuer was saving people, now he’s proposing. Sirens cries for danger , Now it seems to be in joy. It is all intertwined, and no one’s life is left untouched by the war in Ukraine.”
Check out the video below:
This is our life now – we joke about the “war-life balance”.
This rescuer was saving people, now he is proposing. The siren screams for danger, now it sounds in joy.
All this is intertwined, and no one’s life is left untouched by the war in Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/Bzh2nG7VjQ
— Anton Gerashenko (@Gerashchenko_en) 29 July 2022
The video shows the Ukrainian rescuer kneeling down and presenting the ring to his partner. Other rescuers and spectators are seen cheering the couple. It is heartwarming to see how amidst the happy moment, the voice of a mermaid is heard in the background.
Since being shared, the video has brought tears to the eyes of many internet users. It has been viewed over 20,000 times and garnered nearly 2,000 likes.
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At the same time, a user wrote, ‘Thank you for sharing this, sir. Makes my heart jump. Russia does not have so much cruelty and sadism to break the people of Ukraine. Ukraine is hope and faith in everything that is dear to me and to many others. west. Keep reminding us, our governments, of our shared values. I do too.”
Another said, “Absolutely beautiful. Ukrainians are the ones who dream. I congratulate and wish the couple a long and happy life.” A third said, “I have no words. Just believe in Ukraine.”
Ever since Russia invaded Ukraine in February, many Ukrainian couples on the front lines have engaged or married. Thousands of people have been killed and millions displaced in the ongoing war.
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