Ukraine: Homecoming from Russian Captivity / Russia: The Returnees

(1) Ukraine: Anastasia’s father, Oleksandr, spent nearly three years as a prisoner of war in Russia. Thanks to a prisoner exchange, he finally returns home in 2025. Eight months later, he dies of a heart attack. (2) Russia: Hundreds of thousands of Russians have been fighting in Ukraine since February 2022. People who have spent a long time at war are changed forever.