KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — It happens every November, when the cold descends on Kyiv. The change in weather always makes Dmytro Riznychenko think back, and he is overwhelmed by his emotions.
“This is where it truly began,” Riznychenko said, walking through central Kyiv’s Independence Square recently, reflecting on the uprising that unleashed a decade of momentous change for Ukraine, eventually leading to the current war with Russia.
Dmytro Riznychenko, who took part in the uprising that eventually ousted Ukraine’s Moscow-friendly president, visits a memorial to the victims in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
“Ten years of war and struggle,” the 41-year-old psychologist continued, wearily and reluctantly. “And it seems like the blood has only just…
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