Funerals in Lviv Show Growing Toll of Ukraine s War – The New York Times

LVIV, Ukraine Artemiy Dymyd s closest friends unwrapped his parachute and spread it gently over his grave. The red, silky material swaddled his coffin as it was lowered down.

The men, many soldiers themselves, covered the freshly dug hole with dirt. The first shovelfuls landed with a thud.

The funeral for Mr. Dymyd, a marine killed in action, was the first funeral of the day in Lviv, a western city in Ukraine where residents have seen a relentless stream of their sons killed in the war with Russia. By Tuesday s end, three other freshly dug graves near Mr. Dymyd s would also be filled with young soldiers who had died in battle for the country s east, hundreds of miles away.

via www.nytimes.com

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