in towns and cities across ukraine, military funerals are now a daily occurrence. this country s regular armed forces its soldiers, sailors and airforce have beenjoined by volunteers, men and women who three weeks ago had never picked up a weapon, but who are now fighting and dying in defence of their land. three soldiers were buried here in lviv today. fergal keane was at the ceremony. sung prayers, weeping the dead are returning. ..to homes far from the battlefield. today, they buried dmitro kabakov, 59, andrei stefanushin, 40, taras diduk, aged 25. for all the solidarity of crowds. ..this grief is solitary.
sung prayers, weeping. the dead are returning. ..to homes far from the battlefield. today, they buried dmitro kabakov, 59, andrei stefanushin, 40, taras diduk, aged 25. for all the solidarity of crowds. ..this grief is solitary. prayers continue. each loss individual. forfamilies. for comrades.
andrei stefanushin was a permanent soldier, married, with a three year old daughter. jaroslav is a friend from when they worked on the railways together. translation: we kept in touch, talked. - he was a great guy. god takes away the best from us. these men had plans. taras diduk had a girlfriend. he was godfather to a friend s daughter. translation: he was brave. he said, mama, who is going to protect you, if not me? i know how he was. i can t praise my child, but for me, he was the best. a mother grieving a dead son war s eternal story. fergal keane, bbc news, lviv. fergal keane has spent much
andrei stefanushin was a permanent soldier, married, with a three year old daughter. jaroslav is a friend from when they worked on the railways together. translation: we kept in touch, talked. - he was a great guy. god takes away the best from us. these men had plans. taras diduk had a girlfriend. he was godfather to a friend s daughter and his mother s only son. translation: he was brave. he said, mama, who is going to protect you, if not me? i know how he was. i can t praise my child, but for me, he was the best. a mother grieving a dead son war s eternal story. fergal keane, bbc news, lviv.
ago had never picked up a weapon, but who are now fighting and dying in defence of their land. fergal keane was at the ceremony. sung prayers, weeping. the dead are returning. ..to homes far from the battlefield. today, they buried dmitro kabakov, 59, andrei stefanushin, 40, taras diduk, aged 25. prayers continue. for all the solidarity of crowds. ..this grief is solitary. prayers continue. each loss individual.