“For me, Ukraine and the Donbass are like Russia,” explains Elena. Everyone speaks the same language, we have the same culture, the same religion. Originally from Russia, she arrived in France in 2017 and lives in Heyrieux, with her husband and one of her sons.
His parents, his sister and his eldest son still live in Russia, in the Penza region. She also has ties to Ukraine, since her grandparents lived near Donetsk. Two countries that she knows well, therefore, today at the heart of the conflict. “It’s sad”, she breathes with…