One of the shares that attracted attention came from the famous illustrator Oleksandr Grekhov. Adapting John Travolta’s viral gif, the illustrator jokes, “You came to Shichekavitsiya and there was no one.”
Some businesses did not remain unfamiliar with the event, which made a splash on social media. While real estate agents share ads about houses nearby, some sex shops offer discounts to Şiçekavitsiya with a promotional code.
Silpo, one of the country’s major grocery chains, also joins the stream, informing potential participants of nearby markets.
The message on Twitter is as follows; “If you are coming to Shichekavitsiya, Kyiv, we are nearby. We have enough room.”
Doomsday-themed orgy plans have also crossed the borders of Kyiv. Parallel event ideas are also shared in cities such as Odessa and Lviv.
Speaking to the BBC, a Kiev girl named Anna told the BBC: “Ukrainians have a way of thinking about love and sex in the face of danger.” she says.
After these plans started to be talked about, Anna established one of the biggest group sex channels and became a member of 10 thousand user channels.
A thousand messages were shared in an hour in the group.
In one of those comments, the user jokingly wrote the idea, “A nuclear attack with a gangbang rather than a nuclear attack without a gangbang.”
“Everything is about sex”
BBC Ukrainian correspondent Diana Kurishko went up the hill.
Anna argues that the posts show the optimism and resilience of the Ukrainian people.
Marianna Kalic, who holds a PhD in psychology, was asked by the BBC for her opinion on this online movement.
Doctor Kalic, just like Anna, states that the phenomenon of Shichekavitsiya is an example of a protection mechanism in the face of helpless situations.
