In Ucraina, le famiglie organizzano raduni per ricordare al mondo i dispersi e i catturati: “Aspetterò sempre. Sono una madre”.

In Zolotonosha on October 4, an event titled “Between Heaven and Earth” was held to remind about missing and POWs.

Around a hundred people joined the gathering, which began with a moment of silence.

Zolotonosha resident Nataliia Verbanets is searching for her son Ihor:

>“He served in an air assault brigade and went missing a year and a month ago near Pokrovsk. He has a 17-year-old daughter, Katia, who keeps looking for him online. He really wanted to attend her graduation, but it didn’t happen. We know Ihor went missing during a combat mission –  and since then, no news. I love him and will keep searching for him as long as my heart beats. I will always wait. I am a mother.”

Kateryna from Chornobai is hoping for the return of her son, Serhii Nikitenko:

>“He fought for two years. On January 30, 2024, he went missing – they said it happened after a guided aerial bomb was dropped. But no one confirmed he was killed. So there’s still hope; we wait for him alive. He had just turned 49. He’s such a cheerful person – his comrades said that even in the hardest moments, he lifted everyone’s spirits with his jokes. We believe he will return, and everything will be all right.”

Also present was Liudmyla Shepel, who is searching for her husband, Volodymyr:

>“He disappeared on February 28, 2023. He wasn’t alone – 38 brothers-in-arms went missing that day. They went on a mission and never came back. We keep searching and hope he’s alive, somewhere in captivity. We’ll keep calling out to the universe until we find him.”

Another participant, Olena Novenchenko, said her husband has been missing for almost two years. He served in the 118th Separate Brigade:

>“On October 23, 2023, nine men from Zolotonosha went missing. He joined the army as a volunteer on the first day of the full-scale invasion. We’ve been searching everywhere we can, but there’s still no information. I wait, and I believe,” she said about her husband, Oleksandr.

Halyna Kulishova came to the event carrying a portrait of her granddaughter’s husband, who went missing in March this year:

>“We’re searching for Volodymyr Kulyk. He served in the 118th Brigade. He’s an optimistic, kind man. My granddaughter has been married to him for two years. We believe he’ll come home.”

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