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Yesterday I was speaking to a friend on the phone in the USA. She asked me about my children, about the situation here, about any updates.

Then she tried to change the subject. She actually started talking about something else. I don’t remember what she said. I could not focus. None of us can really think about anything else.

For us, there is nothing else. Just this situation. This war. Our kidnapped citizens. Our dead friends. Our soldiers fighting.

Each day another announcement of fallen soldiers, listed by age and name, rank, division, unit.

I see the age. All young. 22. 20.

My stomach clen...