goes the hymn s refrain. another family drinks of war s bitter dredges. 47-year-old yori died on the 18th of march from wounds sustained in the frontline city of and there s death, destruction and displacement. these are indeed the times that try a people s soul. yori was a volunteer not a regular soldier. he was given full military honors. beyond the customs of respect for a man who died in battle for a nation at war lies the trauma of the woman who brought him into this world.
and sadly like wars before it, this conflict is creating work for priests and grave diggers. ben wedeman went to one soldier s funeral in odesa. reporter: lord have mercy goes the hymn s refrain. another family drinks of war s bitter dredges. 47-year-old yuri solemka died on the 18th of march from wounds sustained in the frontline city of mykolaiv. his mother, ludmila, struggles through the ceremony. every day there s another funeral during this time of death, destruction, and displacement. these are indeed the times that try a people s soul.
missiles in ukraine, and they re largely stalled in several parts of the country, including the southern city of mykolaiv. that s where ukrainian troops are holding their ground, delaying a russian advance. it does, though, come at a heavy cost. the loss of soldiers, many of them volunteers, men under the age of 60 who answered the call to defend their country. cnn s ben wedeman is in mykolaiv and joins us now. ben, what have you been seeing? reporter: well, what we ve seen, anderson, is that this city was really the russian forces were just on the outskirts of it only a few days ago. since then they ve been repulsed, but for one mother, it was done at a very high price. lord have mercy goes the hymn s refrain. another family drinks of war s bitter dredges.
sadly before this conflict is creating work for priests as well as grave diggers. ben wedeman went to one soldier s funeral. translator: lord have mercy. reporter: another family drinks in war s bitter dredges. 47-year-old died on the 18th of march from wounds sustained in the city of miklaiv. his mother struggles through the ceremony. every day there is another funeral during this time of death, destruction, displacement. these are, indeed, the times that try people s soul. reporter: he was a volunteer, not a regular soldier. he was given full military