Ukrainians on first anniversary of Russia’s war: ‘I worry a lot’

A wounded Ukrainian serviceman and his girlfriend walk past national flags each of which symbolise the dead serviceman set at Independence Square in Kyiv [Sergei Supinsky/AFP]

Kyiv, Ukraine – Tens of thousands of Ukrainians have died in Russia’s war in Ukraine, which is entering a second year. Millions have been forced from their homes. And those who have survived are desperate for their pre-war lives to return.

We spoke to four Ukrainians in Kyiv, the capital, on the first anniversary of the conflict.