Before the war, Petro Shevchenko worked as a noted reporter in Kyiv. Now he's leading a military unit on Ukraine’s front lines.
In the mud of the steppe in eastern Ukraine, shoulder to shoulder with other Ukrainians who have limited military experience, Shevchenko described real fear: He is afraid of the explosions that were meant for him and those he fights beside. But he feels he has little choice but to face it.
Morale is the distinguishing factor between Russian soldiers in this war and those on the Ukrainian side. Shevchenko recalled hiding in his bathroom with his family when Russians invaded the towns and suburbs outside Kyiv. As they heard rockets hit nearby, his daughter asked him, “Why are they bombing us?”
He received a few weeks training, living in a barracks with 800 other soldiers. The conditions were grim, as illnesses often run through the units. There were regular attacks, and a missile strike forced them to start sleeping in a nearby forest.
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