Life will always be different now — my past is being obliterated with Ukraine
Former Ukrainian journalist Yevgeniy Ikhelzon has watched in horror as familiar places in his homeland have been levelled, never be restored or rebuilt.
A Ukrainian police officer takes cover in front of a burning building that was hit in a Russian airstrike in Avdiivka, Ukraine, Friday, March 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
I have never visited the eastern Ukrainian town of Avdiivka, but I grew up in neighbouring Donetsk. The two are connected by a frequent bus service — bus number 105.
Starting at the giant main city market of Donetsk, the yellow Ikarus bus, made in socialist Hungary, could be seen moving through the city centre, heading to nearby Avdiivka. It was always crowded.
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