Trying to make sense of a senseless war
Ira walks quickly but cautiously down the stairs of the maternity hospital’s bunker, carrying her newborn daughter, Veronika. The wailing of the air raid siren is anxiety-inducing enough, but there’s something else weighing on Ira. Two months ago, she had twins. At 1,800 grams, Veronika was classified as underweight, but her sister, Viktoria, was…