Taras and Olha Melster signed up to help the war effort. Like many other urban professionals in Ukraine, they never expected to be sent to the front line.
Tag: Funerals and Memorials
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In Bleak Russian Cemetery, Sea of Crosses Signals War’s True Toll
A dismal, snowy plot near the Black Sea is the final resting place for more and more soldiers from the Wagner mercenary forces, a testament to the huge casualties Russia is suffering in its invasion.
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With So Many Dead in Turkey, Families Forced to Rush Funeral Rites
The earthquake that hit in southern Turkey has killed more than 17,500 people there, overwhelming the traditional funeral process and accelerating how families say goodbye.
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F.B.I. Joins the Hunt for a New Jersey Councilwoman’s Killer
Hundreds of people gathered Wednesday in Sayreville, N.J., to remember Eunice K. Dwumfour, the first-ever Black person elected in the small borough.