BBCNEWS Ukraine June 4, 2024 21:49:00
As russian soldiers. replies in russian. "so what if they were? the school director shot back. "what kind of question is that?" soon after, the line cut out. dead tone beeps. eight days after alla and the other mothers left kyiv, we headed north to wait for their return, past reminders of how war has changed even the most remote corners of this country. i'd already seen the big reunion in crimea at the summer camp. russian tv cameras were brought in to capture the moment. for alla and her son, the tears, the emotion are real, but the rest is twisted.