The taps had not worked for weeks so he had a glass of boiled rainwater, composed himself and began his walk to the rescue rendezvous. Then they too began to walk through the rubble-strewn streets to a rendezvous for rescue, just as Shtogrin had on the other side of the river. He was born in Birkenhead but was living in Kyiv when the Russian invasion began, working as a lamp designer. At the heart of his decision to stay lies a deep affection for the Ukrainians among whom he has lived since moving to Kyiv 16 years ago. Deep in the Donbas, Severodonetsk is one of the main targets for capture by the Russian forces pushing towards it from the east.

Source: The Times April 24, 2022 16:27 UTC