Kyiv, Ukraine, April 20, 2025 (AFP) - Ukrainian soldiers' lovers kept waiting as war drags on

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2025-04-20
Kateryna Halushka often sits alone, staring at her phone waiting for a sign of life from her boyfriend, a Ukrainian soldier fighting at the front. Like thousands of others, the Russian invasion has turned her love life into an anxious wait for messages, calls and short-lived reunions. Holding little faith in US President Donald Trump's promise to end the war, they are stuck in what Halushka called a constant state of waiting. "I've got a new soci......
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