Two sisters could be jailed for filming themselves twerking by the graves of Ukrainian soldiers as they visited the cemetery where their father is buried
Two sisters could face jail for filming themselves twerking near the graves of Ukrainian soldiers while visiting the cemetery where their father is buried
- The two sisters said their late father would have found the dance video funny
- The sisters later apologized, admitting they were wrong and it was inappropriate
Two sisters whose father was killed while defending Ukraine from the Russian invasion are facing jail after filming themselves dancing and twerking near the graves of fallen soldiers.
Amid furious reactions to the footage, the twerking couple defended themselves, claiming that their late father would have found their antics funny.
But the sisters eventually admitted they were wrong and that the video was inappropriate.
Police confirmed that the two unnamed girls will be charged with desecrating a grave, and now face up to five years in prison.
Phone footage showed the two young sisters — dressed in black crop tops and tight-fitting shorts — dancing as they stood among soldiers’ graves decorated with flowers and the Ukrainian flag.
Dressed in a black crop top and tight-fitting shorts, one of the sisters is pictured dancing by the graves in Kiev’s Forest Cemetery
Her sister, who appears to be talking on her phone, then joins in the dancing and is seen twerking for the camera
We first see one of the girls put down the phone to take pictures next to the soldiers’ graves, before she starts waving her arms in the air.
Her sister, who appears to be talking on her phone, then joins in and is seen twerking on camera.
They carried out the bizarre act while visiting their father’s grave at the Forest Cemetery in Kiev, Ukraine’s capital, on Aug. 24.
Their father was reportedly a soldier of the 95th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, who was killed near Izium, in the eastern region of Donetsk.
Local law enforcement eventually saw the footage after the girls shared it on Instagram, where it sparked widespread outrage.
Ukrainian police tracked them down within an hour and arrested them.
Following the backlash, one of the sisters took to social media to apologize, saying, “My sister and I apologize. We honor every fallen soldier for our homeland.
‘We visited the grave of our fallen father, who died near Izium. Unfortunately, it was not very correct to post videos like this, even though it was not the intention to discredit heroes.’
We first see one of the girls put down the phone to take pictures next to the soldiers’ graves, before she starts waving her arms in the air
Last Thursday, a Ukrainian police officer was pictured with each of the detained sisters in Kiev. They could face up to five years in prison because they are deemed to have offended graves
The two sisters apologized for their thoughtless antics at the soldiers’ grave, but said their late father would have found it funny
She said she and her sister thought her father would have found the video and dancing humorous.
“Our behavior was related to our understanding of our late father’s view of funeral customs,” she said. “So we didn’t see anything wrong then, but now we regret it.”
Ukrainian police continue to investigate the incident.