Ukrainian war medic Roma Zukh has learned a hard rule during the Russian invasion — don’t get too close to your colleagues. They could be killed at any moment.
Since Russia invaded in February 2022, the former truck driver, with light blue eyes and a ginger beard, had lost too many people to see any new friends suffer the same fate.
“You remember each one ... the ones you were wounded with, the ones that enlisted at the same time — those you definitely won’t forget,” the 37-year-old said.
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