The funerals that occur daily around Ukraine are also unfolding with new protocols that have been rewritten to reflect Western customs.
Yaroslava Sushko holds a photo of her son, Serhii V. Sushko, during a funeral for 27 Ukrainian servicemen who died fighting the Russians, in Dnipro, Ukraine, on June 3. DNIPRO, Ukraine — The mourners arrived well before the military funeral was to begin, entire families crowding around a single coffin, side by side on a warm, sunny morning with other families and coffins.
“Putin called it a special operation. Before that, they called it a civil war,” Povorotny said, holding a hand over the wooden cross hanging from his neck. “For us, it’s a real war of independence.” At Friday’s services, some of the new rituals were on display, such as the folding of the Ukrainian flag — though perhaps with less spit-and-polish precision than one might find where the custom has been conducted for generations.
Though he was pulled from the wreckage, he suffered severe burns and died three days later at a hospital in Dnipro. Sushko, who lived in Kherson and served in a tank crew in the 57th Motorized Brigade, was 49. “He was a really good father,” Pavluk said. She even set aside coins and stamps that he might like to add to his beloved collection.
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