‘Trauma does not define us’: Living with loss in wartime Ukraine
Al Jazeera
Grief and resilience shape everyday life in Ukraine as Russia’s war causes deep psychological scars.
Lviv, Ukraine – Anastasiya Buchkouska, a 20-year-old student from western Ukraine, gently brushes away layers of snow and ice from her father’s grave.
She pauses, looking up at the photograph fixed to the gravestone. His face bears a striking resemblance to hers.
When her father was younger, he had served in the military. When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, he was called up almost immediately and sent to the front line.
Contact with the family was sporadic at best. They clung to brief messages and fleeting signs of life until one day in September 2022, everything fell silent.
For seven months, he was officially listed as missing. Buchkouska said she held on to hope, though deep down she feared the worst.
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