How death of my friend Kirill has brought home the terrible human cost of the Ukraine war two years into the conflict

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A FRIEND of mine was killed last week. Kyrylo Ulman was shot and bled out in the carnage of Ukraine’s retreat from the eastern town of Avdiivka. His devastated comrades said he helped delay a Russian encirclement, saving countless lives. 8 Brave Ukrainian fighter Kyrylo Ulman was killed amid Ukraine’s retreat from the eastern town of Avdiivka Credit: Chris Eades 8 The Ukraine War has been costly in terms of human life and financially to all involved But his own body was left behind “in the cauldron” as his brothers-in-arms were unable to recover it as Russia claimed the town...