Surrounded by forest, the town of Yahidne in northern Ukraine looks stealthily serene.
On an intense, summertime’s day, a performers of vocalists worn nationwide outfit carry out in the ruins of a bombed-out, neighborhood club. Their voices lilt and lift, as their bodies sway. The audience clap, smile and tap their feet.
On the surface area, there are little indications of the shared injury they have actually suffered. But look closer at this cheerful scene, and numerous viewers are weeping. Others hold their heads in their hands.
The memory of “28 days of scary” – when Russian soldiers caught almost the whole population in a school basement – is still raw.
In the middle of their efficiency, the vocalists fall quiet, their heads acquiesced honour those who lost their lives when the Russians took control of the town.
“We entered as kids and came out as grownups. Your worths alter when you can’t consume, sleep or choose a shower,” says 16-year-old Marina, among the vocalists. “It’s difficult to forget and difficult to keep in mind.”
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