Its fight against the Russian invasion, now in its second year, reminds him of the “Star Wars” saga, he says — of plucky rebels battling and ultimately defeating a vast, murderous empire.
He then signs off with an uplifting: “May the Force be with you.”
He said the man in front “turned to me and said, smiling: ‘Oh, those damn Sith,’” to describe Russian forces.The Sith are the malevolent enemies of the do-gooding Jedi.Olena Yeremina, a 38-year-old business manager in the capital, Kyiv, said Hamill’s “May the Force be with you” sign off at first made her laugh. Now its enduring humor gives her strength.
Ajax Systems, a Ukrainian security systems manufacturer that co-developed the app, hopes Hamill’s star power will encourage people outside Ukraine to download it — so they get a taste of the angst heaped on Ukrainians by nerve-shredding alarms and airborne death and destruction.
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