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Published on March 10, 2023 8:56 p.m
Video length: 3 min
France 2
Article written by France 2 – S.Perez, S.Guillemot, B.Bervas, D.Padalka, A.Makrushyn
France TV
Tens of thousands of Ukrainians are said to have died in the fighting. The France 2 teams collected the testimonies of widows trying to rebuild their lives.
In the west of Ukraine lies the Carpathian massif and its remote villages. Maria grew up there, raised her nine children and buried her husband. He was killed as a volunteer in Donbass a month ago. “With nine children he had the right to stay at home, but he said it was his duty. I’m proud of him,” she says. The mourning for Maria and her children moved the country in search of heroes and strong symbols. After images of his funeral were broadcast on television, the family received numerous donations. It will be a year before Maria receives her war pension.
Take it in turn
She now has only one obsession: winning before her sons are old enough to fight. “If I survive, it will be thanks to my children,” she continues. From west to east, photos of thousands of soldiers who died at the front populate the cities. A little boy caught on video kisses his father’s face. He died in Mariupol last year and the family was never able to recover the body. “I live day by day, I had plans for a family of three, not two,” says his wife. Above all, widows try not to perish, sometimes by taking action on their own.
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