Hundreds Honor Ukrainian Poet-Soldier Killed in Action

People kneel as soldiers carry the coffin of Ukrainian serviceman and poet Maksym Kryvtsov — who was killed in a battle with Russian troops — during the funeral ceremony for Kryvtsov in St. Michael Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, Jan. 11, 2024. Ukrainian serviceman carry a coffin bearing Ukrainian poet Maksym Kryvtsov at St. Michael Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, Jan. 11, 2024.

Hundreds of people attended a ceremony Thursday honoring the memory of renowned Ukrainian poet Maksym Kryvtsov, who was killed in action while serving as a soldier in the war Russia started in Ukraine nearly two years ago.