Aged 19, A Ukrainian Woman Is Pregnant — And A War Widow
Solomia Fedishin is drying her husband’s freshly laundered Ukrainian Army uniform. The 19-year-old is trying to cope after his death in a Russian air strike. She needs to be strong, she says, for the son that she will soon give…
Solomia Fedishin is drying her husband’s freshly laundered Ukrainian Army uniform. The 19-year-old is trying to cope after his death in a Russian air strike. She needs to be strong, she says, for the son that she will soon give birth to — and bring up as a widow.
Originally published at – https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-widow-19/31785717.html
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