explosions have felled trees and broken headstones. alexander, an army volunteer, was killed fighting the russians five days ago, just before what would have been his 27th birthday. almost no one at the funeral knew alexander, not the guard of honour or the priest in army green. his commander was the only one from his unit, dressed to go back to the front line only a few miles away. he said they all had to honour him because alexander s family is not here. his father s in the besieged city of mariupol. they can t reach him to say his son is dead. before the war, alexander was a children s entertainer and illusionist. he went to the front with no real training and was killed less than two weeks after he signed up.
they can t reach him to say his son is dead. before the war, alexander was a children s entertainer and illusionist. he went to the front with no real training and was killed less than two weeks after he signed up. close by, graves of people killed fighting russian backed separatists since 2014. these days, the sirens feel routine. it s been quieter the last few days here in the city. the analysis fear, perhaps is that the russians are gathering their strength, resupplying, trying to reorganise, getting ready to do something else, to push again at kyiv. relative quiet does not mean peace or ceasefire. st volodymyr s ukrainian
to say his son is dead. before the war, alexander was a children s entertainer and illusionist. he went to the front with no real training and was killed less than two weeks after he signed up. close by, graves of people killed fighting russian backed separatists since 2014. these days, the sirens feel routine. it s been quieter the last few days here in the city. the analysis fear, perhaps is that the russians are gathering their strength, resupplying, trying to reorganise, getting ready to do something else, to push again at kyiv. relative quiet does not mean peace or ceasefire. st volodymyr s ukrainian orthodox cathedral was heavy
he said they all had to honour him because alexander s family is not here. his father s in the besieged city of mariupol. they can t reach him to say his son is dead. before the war, alexander was a children s entertainer and illusionist. he went to the front with no real training and was killed less than two weeks after he signed up. close by, graves of people killed in the war with russian backed separatists since 2014. deaths haven t yet broken ukraine s will to fight. the russians may believe the answer is more killing. distant air raid sirens it s been quieter the last few days here in the city. the analysis, fear perhaps, is that the russians are gathering their strength, resupplying, trying to reorganise, getting ready to do something else,
they can t reach him to say his son is dead. before the war, alexander was a children s entertainer and illusionist. he went to the front with no real training and was killed less than two weeks after he signed up. close by, graves of people killed fighting russian backed separatists since 2014. these days, the sirens feel routine. it s been quieter the last few days here in the city. the analysis fear, perhaps is that the russians are gathering their strength, resupplying, trying to reorganise, getting ready to do something else, to push again at kyiv. relative quiet does not mean peace or ceasefire. st volodymyr s ukrainian 0rthodox cathedral was heavy