When Oleksiy went to war, he left his fiancée, Alla, in the care of his mother. Four years on, the women are still waiting. Oleksiy is in a Russian prison, and his stepfather is missing in action. This story offers a glimpse into the lives of the families left behind, bonded by an agonizing wait.
Alla and Lyosha began living together in September 2021. He, an Azov fighter, was constantly away on assignments — and how many weeks were they truly together before the full-scale invasion? Alla…
