I pack my bag, take batteries, cables and SD cards for my digital recorder. I ask for media accreditation from the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence before leaving, on my return to the field for the third time since the Russian invasion, with the objective of documenting the war.
In the plane to Poland, just in front of me, a young Ukrainian is also going back. The psychological weight of his return has nothing in common with my humdrum preoccupations. I imagine that he’s establishing himself again there after a long exile, or perhaps just going back for a few days to see relatives who have remained there.
