Discussing the horrific details of Russia's war in Ukraine is becoming indecent in a decent society

As Ukrainians in Ireland mark five months of Russia's brutal war on their country, solidarity is splintering among those who want to stay and those who want to return

War for us is the news that a rocket has fallen today 10 kilometres from your mother and the dog, which is already disabled. Picture: Dmytro Laryn / Ukrainska Pravda

In peaceful times, when we talk about marking the months, we are usually talking about pregnancy or birth. In wartime, we "measure" the war in months. We have passed the five-month mark, a peculiar and monstrous anniversary. 

What do Ukrainians feel, living now for almost half a year in a new and terrible reality?