Anti-bombing sirens are heard and the bride is in camouflage: in the small village of Druzhkivka on Sunday, about forty kilometers from the front in eastern Ukraine, two young couples of Ukrainian soldiers said to each other ” yes “.
Under a radiant sun, the bride and groom’s comrades-in-arms brought bouquets of flowers for the two couples, who met recently in the army. One of the two brides, Kristina Lyouta, 23, did not leave her military paraphernalia: she presented herself in camouflage-colored fatigues and army boots, dressed in a traditional Ukrainian blouse with flowers.
Kristina met her husband Volodymyr, 28, two months ago when he was called up. They lived just five kilometers apart, in the Vinnytska region of southwestern Ukraine, but might never have met had it not been for the war.
During the wedding, anti-bombing sirens sounded three times, without arousing any reaction from those present, hardened by the war.