Over the past week, news of Final Fantasy XIV is no exception.
Over the past couple of days, we've seen demonstrations on Lich, Shiva, Aether, and other servers. The gatherings all follow a similar theme, with people flocking to one of FFXIV's social hubs while wearing clothing that's dyed blue and yellow to match the Ukrainian flag.
The gatherings follow an online show of for an FFXIV streamer called Jessica 'Zepla' St. John. The content creator caught the media's attention in January when she ed a video updating her audience about the situation in Ukraine and how she might have to move. Following the video, she initially moved to the west of Ukraine from Kyiv before updating everyone on Twitter that she managed to make it to Poland.
Here are some pictures from the pro-Ukraine demonstrations in FFXIV:
The #FFXIV community stands with #Ukraine ♥️ pic.twitter.com/RcjTMIKbqE
— Lee – In my feels. (@shitaiberi) February 26, 2022
God I love this community 😭#ukraine #finalfantasy #FFXIV pic.twitter.com/GNVSd3DHHx
— ゆめコスミク (@YumeCosumiku) February 27, 2022
https://twitter.com/PhVicc/status/1497932557609963520?t=PgKn4anlfbL0uWw9HsCvRA&s=19
https://twitter.com/FC_Hordz/status/1497304821921161216?t=AWKrIxAWiRrWb2jOvaFP2g&s=19
Russia's military invasion of Ukraine has touched other entertainment areas, too. Over the weekend, Russian tennis pro Andrey Rublev wrote "no war please" on one camera following a match in the Dubai Tennis Championships. Various Premier League football teams were also allowed to show solidarity with Ukraine following a ruling from the Football Association.
If you would like to Ukraine yourself, you can donate to UNICEF, Doctors Without Borders, and Voices of Children at those links.