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In the lives of five friends, Ukraine's war story unfolds

Anastasiia Okhrimenko, 26, cries over a coffin containing the body of her husband Yurii Stiahliuk, a Ukrainian serviceman who died in combat on Aug. 24 in Maryinka, Donetsk, during his funeral in Bucha, Ukraine, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022. As the conflict that killed her loved one still rages on Anastasiia wrestles with a question that all of war-torn Ukraine must grapple with: After loss, what comes next? [AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti]

BUCHA, Ukraine: In the cemetery where Oleksii Zavadskyi and Yurii Stiahliuk are buried, the women they loved take drags on the men's favourite brands of cigarettes.

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