in Kramatorsk, the moving reunion between soldiers and their companions

In Kramatorsk station, (Donbass, Ukraine), the Ukrainians call it the train of love. It is that of the long-awaited reunion between the soldiers and their companions. On the quay, a man rushes into the arms of his wife. They haven’t seen each other for four months. “I don’t realize. It feels so good to see her. It’s hard when you’re at war”he is moved.

tears of joy

In a few minutes, the station fills with tears of joy. A little earlier, dozens of soldiers came to pick up their wives, often with a bouquet in their hands. Most operate on the front, near Bakhmout. If it’s reunion time for some, it’s goodbye time for others. A train is about to leave for kyiv (Ukraine). A woman struggles to leave her husband. “I want to cry. I don’t want to leave him. Because I don’t know when I’ll see him again”she says.