Ukraine’s eastern Catholics equip soldiers to fight pro-Russia separatists
(The Christian Science Monitor) As the train bringing the wounded soldier home from the front line ground to a halt, the crowd on the platform burst into patriotic song. Ruslan Androsyuk’s three-year-old son jumped into his arms.
Relatives and friends waved balloons and Ukrainian flags, welcoming Androsyuk back after a mine ripped through his armored personnel carrier in the Donetsk region, leaving him with a broken leg, fractured ribs, and pierced lungs.
“If it wasn’t for his bulletproof vest he wouldn’t have survived,” said his wife, Olga, choking back tears.
