Love under anti-drone nets: Ukrainian couple wed in Kramatorsk combat zone
‘At a time when Russia is trying to spread gloom and darkness … it is important to create something beautiful,’ says combat medic Tetiana as she weds army captain Oleksandr
TL;DR
- A Ukrainian couple, Tetiana and Oleksandr, married in Kramatorsk, a city designated as a combat zone.
- The wedding ceremony took place in Peace Square, symbolizing memory and defiance.
- Kramatorsk is facing increasing proximity to the front lines, with Russia aiming to capture the city.
- The couple met in February and their shared experience of the war influenced their relationship.
- Ukraine has introduced online weddings, with a significant percentage conducted virtually.
- The newlyweds plan to use tiles from the square, a former Lenin Square, to create a mosaic, an act of preservation and personal meaning.
- Tetiana describes their decision to marry and have children during the war as an act of hope and a way to create beauty against Russian destruction.