US EditionUkraine's funeral workers bearing the burden of war
SUMY, UKRAINE, AUG 7 – Funeral workers in Sumy face overwhelming pressure as Ukrainian soldier deaths exceed 46,000, with families mourning amid ongoing conflict near the Russian border.
- Funeral workers in Sumy, northeastern Ukraine, are preparing the dead daily amid ongoing war violence and missile strikes since early 2022.
- This burden follows Russia’s invasion starting in early 2022, which led to hundreds of thousands of military casualties reported by Ukrainian officials, despite Russian silence on losses.
- Workers like Svitlana Ostapenko and Petro Bondar cope with emotional strain by noting victims’ names and supporting grieving families amid frequent bombardments and casualties.
- Ukrainian President Zelensky announced in February that 46,000 soldiers had died with tens of thousands missing or captured, while Meduza and the BBC estimate over 119,000 military deaths.
- The ongoing toll deeply affects these workers and local communities, highlighting the psychological and social impacts of prolonged conflict on those handling war casualties.
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At a funeral home in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy, Svitlana Ostapenko paced around as she prepared the dead for their final journey. After five years of working in the funeral home, she was used to seeing dead bodies, but the growing number of dead -- including young people from Russia's invasion
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