Ukraine's punk poet Zhadan sees victory for 'transformed' homeland

Ukrainian novelist and poet Serhiy Zhadan recites his poems in the House of Cinema in Kyiv, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Photo: AFP

Six months on from the start of the war, writer Serhiy Zhadan believes that Ukraine will win against Russia thanks to the courage and extraordinary mobilisation of its citizens.

Zhadan, a key figure in the Ukrainian literary world, is convinced that his country is emerging from the war a "transformed" country.