A trumpeter Yaroslav Simkiv plays his trumpet during a funeral ceremony for a Ukrainian serviceman who was killed in a fight against Russian troops, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Lviv, Ukraine, November 8, 2024. REUTERS/Roman Baluk
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - When Russia poured troops into Ukraine nearly three years ago, Yaroslav Simkiv expected a global backlash that would force it to quickly end its full-scale invasion.
Since then, the greying trumpeter has provided the aching soundtrack to hundreds of military funeral processions as they have streamed through the cobblestone streets of Lviv.
