3 years

Today's Newspaper

The front page & several other pages inside are
all about the 3rd anniversary of the war in Ukraine

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24 February, in 2020
I was in Ukraine

Every year, around this period
I remember my 2-week stay in Kyiv

The memories are still clear

Difficult to believe
5 years have passed

Hard to believe
3 years have already passed

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Over the past 3 years
I've met many people

who were "directly" connected to or affected by this war — Ukrainians
Russians, Belarusians

also met those
who were "indirectly" connected — those who had friends, ex-partners, or acquaintances in Ukraine but
had lost contact and
didn't know if these friends or ex were still alive

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In 2020
I met several people in Kyiv

Now
I don’t know any of them

where they are or
if they are still alive

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There are so many people in this world

People always come and go in our life

But every interaction holds something precious

Each person brought something into my life — a piece of something precious

I still remember all of them