In February, when he learned of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, he says he decided to help and joined the International Legion of Ukraine, which gathers volunteers from all over the world: Spaniards, Colombians, Japanese and other hearing nations. The president called Zelenskyi and offered to fight on the side of Ukraine in the war with the Russians.

After a short trial, Ovidiu Stoyk was sent to the front line.

His testimony confronts us with a terrifying reality and a different war than the one we know from television or social media.

No matter how long it lasts, the war in Ukraine will not be only for the killed, wounded and liberated territories. It will also be about the millions of people who have experienced it in one form or another and who will find themselves in the words of Ovidio Stoica: “I don’t know what happened, but I’m not me anymore.”

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