A lot like Poland in 1939, caught in between two monsters.
I just watched the full-length movie on the Katyn Massacre. The opening scene shows people coming across a bridge shouting “The Soviets are here - run, the Soviets are coming”. The camera pans to a crowd coming from the other side. “Go Back, Go Back! The Nazi's are coming.”
With Ukraine I did some brief searches - and agree, hard to pick a “right” side. Especially with all of the propaganda.