Evgeniy Maloletka Instagram – WAITING FOR YOU
Thousands of Ukrainians live in agony and uncertainty as they search for their missing loved ones.
1) Natalia Sheleshei, 39, with her children Yehor, 12, and Anastasia, 5, wait for the return of Serhii in Kyiv. Serhii Sheleshei, 49, a Ukrainian serviceman went missing during fighting near Zaitseve, on Oct. 12, 2022. “For a year and five months, I’ve lived with the uncertainty of whether my husband is alive or not,” said Natalia, who juggles two jobs.
2) Natalia, 35, waits for her missing husband Yuriy in Kyiv. Yuriy, 39, a Ukrainian serviceman, disappeared during fighting on Aug. 14, 2022 near Bakhmut. “He loves his family, his son, and truly loves Ukraine,” Natalia said, recalling her beloved husband.
3) Valentyna Yeremenko, 95, sits in her daughter’s home while waiting for the return of her husband Mykola in Bucha. Mykola, 96, a veteran of WWII, went missing during the Russian occupation of Irpin, on March 19, 2022. “We haven’t heard anything about Mykola, only the tear-off calendar on the wall remains, and March 19 is the last day a leaf was torn off… that’s when he vanished,” said Valentyna’s daughter Liudmila.
4) Svitlana Klymenko, 53, and her son Viacheslav, 31, wait for her husband in Ivankiv. Oleh, who worked as an ambulance feldsher went missing on March 6, 2022 during the Russian occupation of Ivankiv. “On the tenth day of the occupation, he went home to change clothes, to keep functioning normally, to continue working, but he didn’t return to work.” Viacheslav said. The war took the family’s father but also a son Mykola, who was killed during the fighting in Mariupol in March 2022.
5) Former wife Olha, 35, father Arthur, 64, mother Sofia, 69, and daughter Eva, 7, wait the return of Rostyslav in Kyiv. Rostyslav, 40, a serviceman with the 30th Mechanized Brigade went missing during fighting at the frontline in Mykolaivka Druha, Donetsk region, Ukraine on September 13, 2022. “After some time, I found his military ID on one of the Russian telegram channels. I still believe that he is alive,” said Olha.
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@apnews | Posted on 23/Feb/2024 15:15:36
