Terror, pragmatism and defiance in Ukraine

“I had so many plans, I dreamed of travelling ... but already the war lasts a year and we are all very tired.”

National Flag Day in Kramatorsk, Ukraine.
PHOTO: ALAMY/SOPA

After spending a summer in Sussex, Olena and Yuri returned to their “beautiful Ukraine” four months ago. Now, exhausted yet defiant, they hear that more Russian troops are on their way and a spring offensive is in the offing / By SUE GAISFORD

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