Invincibility Yurt to Open in Kharkiv

The yurt is located next to the monument to lovers near the Arkhitektora Beketova metro station. The tent will function as a heating point every day, where everyone can keep warm, recharge their phones, and drink hot tea.

“It is significant that today, on the Day of Unity, we have opened this “yurt of invincibility”, which indicates the unequivocal support of Ukraine by the Kazakh people in difficult times for all of us.

I express my gratitude to Kazakhstan, to all those who not only did not leave Kharkiv residents in trouble, but also actively help us overcome adversity. This yurt is a symbol of the unity of two cultures and testifies to the friendship of our nations,” said Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov during the opening ceremony.

It was opened with the support of the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Ukraine, the head of the Ukraine-Kazakhstan Interparliamentary Friendship Group, Ukrainian MP Serhiy Nagornyak, and representatives of the Kazakh community in Ukraine.

Similar yurts have appeared in Kyiv and Bucha.

The yurts were brought to Ukraine directly from the Almaty Oblast of Kazakhstan in the south of the country. The campaign was supported by Kazakh philanthropist and agricultural businessman Daulet Nurzhanov, who does business with Ukraine as well. These yurts were loaded into one truck, which took a month to transport the yurts to Ukraine.

Russia’s reaction

The official Moscow was irritated by the installation of “invincibility yurts” in Ukraine. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that the Russian side “drew the attention of representatives of Kazakhstan” to the publications about the yurt in Bucha, adding that this action “harms the Russian-Kazakh strategic partnership and alliance.”

What is yurt

A yurt (from the Turkic languages) is a portable round tent covered and insulated with hides or felt, traditionally used as a dwelling by several separate nomadic groups in the steppes and mountains of Central Asia.