The anti-war movement is outside of Russia or it is in jail. What does the anti-war movement look like today? But they feel they have absolutely no choice in the matter because, otherwise, violence will be meted out against them.įADEL: We did see, in the first few months of this war, dissent, but also really effective crackdowns on that dissent. And there are people who are sent off to fight or their relatives are sent off to fight. There are a lot of people who don't want to think about the war. JULIA IOFFE: There are a lot of people who support the war. Julia Ioffe is a Russian-born American journalist. And in Russia, paying too much attention to the war could be dangerous. N KARIVANSKY: (Through interpreter) We are grateful so that you called us and didn't forget about us.įADEL: Ukrainians do worry that they will be forgotten by the world. I hope the next time that we speak that you're in Ukraine. I really want to go home to visit my husband at the cemetery, his grave, because I haven't do this yet.įADEL: Natalia, thank you so much, Natalia and Vova. N KARIVANSKY: (Through interpreter) I hope so. You know, you've been through so much, Natalia, in a year. Do you mind passing the phone back to your mom for a minute?įADEL: It's so nice to hear your son speaking so clearly, saying he can run with his dog again. I believe this war will be over, our guys kill Putin and we will go home and live happy, calm life.įADEL: Well, it's so nice to talk to you, Vova. V KARIVANSKY: (Through interpreter) Yes, I will. So when I walk with her, just I can run and run with her behind.įADEL: It sounds like you miss home, though, you miss your house in Ukraine. V KARIVANSKY: (Through interpreter) Yes, I'm fine now. Are you feeling better? I heard you're walking again. I can tell that your jaw must be better now. Everything is different.įADEL: Vova, you sound so clear. V KARIVANSKY: (Through interpreter) Not really. V KARIVANSKY: (Through interpreter) Pretty fine. And in the beginning of July, he just started walking. N KARIVANSKY: (Through interpreter) Yes, he's able to walk now. I'd love to hear what's happening with your life, how Vova is doing. And I remember watching you and your son leave the hospital in Kyiv. N KARIVANSKY: (Non-English language spoken).Īnd how have you been? I mean, we haven't spoken to you in almost a year. And Tanya helped us find them.įADEL: Natalia, how are you? Where are you? After nearly a month in a hospital bed, he's out in the world.Īlmost a year later, we wanted to know where they ended up. A staff member is pushing him in a wheelchair. And an hour later, we see him in the lobby. NATALIA KARIVANSKY: (Through interpreter) He's just not completely realized what is happening. V KARIVANSKY: (Through interpreter) I just don't care about this war. He couldn't walk, and he was bored in his hospital bed. When we met him with our interpreter, Tanya Estova (ph), he'd already undergone weeks of surgeries. Her husband was killed, so was her 6-year-old nephew, Maxim (ph). She screamed, there are children in here. The were fleeing their home in a suburb of Kyiv when Vova's mother, Natalia, said Russians shelled the car. V KARIVANSKY: (Non-English language spoken).įADEL: A bullet grazed his hand. I ask him about the scar running down the side of his face. Vova is short for Voloydymyr, Voloydymyr Karivansky. But he still manages a half-smile when we meet him. Vova might be a little hard to understand because his jaw is wired shut. Russian troops were on the outskirts of the city. Among them is a teenager I met nearly a year ago in a hospital in Kyiv. With no access to Russian-occupied territory, it's impossible to know for sure. Tens of thousands of Ukrainians are believed to be dead. We can hear the occasional bit of faint gunfire.įADEL: The war was and is Russian President Vladimir Putin's challenge to the world order, the greatest since World War II. JAMES WATERHOUSE: We now hear the approaching sound of fighting. That's what it sounded like in Kyiv this morning as Ukrainians face down the reality of a Russian invasion.ĪNDRIY KULYKOV: Over the past few hours, I've seen explosions in the sky. One year ago today, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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