Although I had come to Ukraine to report on different issues, over the next week, I bore witness to the first nationwide protests since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion — ultimately culminating in parliament reversing the decision to dissolve NABU and SAPO. Elsewhere, during the lead-up to that moment, protests took place in Odesa, Dnipro, Lviv and other smaller cities. “We are the only ones who covered the judicial aspect of the protest,” Averina said. Everything is horizontal and grassroots.”Social media and creativityAs with Maidan, which was kick-started with a Facebook post in 2014, social media played a pivotal role in shaping the anti-corruption protests. Away from the capital, Dnipro-based anti-corruption journalist and trade unionist Serhii Huz shared that the protests did not turn into the anti-corruption Maidan many expected.