He had said he wasn’t going to Ukraine. But now the Russian national guard Yevgeny Dudin is dead, died near Kyiv. About a mother who lost her son and still believes in Putin’s propaganda.
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Silke Bigalke, Kirovgrad
Gulnara Valiyeva sits down at the first table in the café, right by the door. The waiter suggests a window seat, the sun is shining, she waves it away. The 43-year-old peels off her anorak, looks at the menu, orders the lunch menu, herring salad, clear soup, meatballs with fried potatoes, and a coffee with milk. It’s the first thing she eats that day.