Ukraine’s Death Workers: ‘If You Take It All Close to Heart, You Go Mad’

“LVIV, Ukraine — For many Ukrainians facing Russia’s invasion, there is hope the daily battles can be won: A soldier may beat back his enemies. A rescuer might miraculously pull a survivor from rubble. A doctor could save a life. But in one line of work, also deeply affected by this war, grief seems like the only sure end: the handling of the dead. From gravediggers to embalmers, funeral directors to coroners, these workers carry deep psychic wounds of war — and have few others who can relate to them. ...”

Prima ballerina: Daryna Kirik, the principal dancer in a performance at the Lviv Opera in May. Her mother and grandmother survived the Russian occupation of Bucha.


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