yuri 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. there can be nothing more painful for a mother than to attend the funeral of her child. a son killed in a war not of his choosing. he decided on his own to join the army, citsays ludmila. he hadn t told me. he was a good father and a good son. said his sister elena, he was always a man of his word. yuri s lies with other freshly
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.