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Mansur Mirovalev

‘Abandoned’: Ukraine war veterans who fought Russia feel snubbed, forgotten

Ex-soldier Evhen Lomsky carries a sign that reads 'I'm starving' as he begs for money in central Kyiv [Mansur Mirovalev/Al Jazeera]

Kyiv, Ukraine – On a freezing drizzly day in central Kyiv, Evhen Lomsky hobbled uneasily on crutches near a subway exit wearing a sign that read: “I’m starving.”

The bearded 48-year-old war veteran, who has lost his right leg below the knee, hails from Mariupol, a Russian-speaking southeastern city where he worked at a steel plant.

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