After ChebuRussia’s viral video of two men holding hands in the streets of Moscow to gauge public reaction, two men we’re assaulted while filming a similar video in Ukraine.

Bird in Flight Magazine produced a short video of gay couple Zorayn Kis and his partner Tymur Levchuk walking around the city of Kyiv, Ukraine to see how the public would react.

Many were shocked and bemused at the sight of two men holding hands in public. However, things took a more sinister turn when they were approached by over a dozen young men, who sprayed them with pepper spray and violently kicked them.

Warning: Shocking images