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«Carry the coffin longer, so there will be more honors.» How those killed in the war in Ukraine are buried in Moscow

In the winter of 2026, a “Most” journalist got a job as a porter at a cemetery. Here is his account of how military funerals are organized four years after the start of the Special Military Operation.

Author:

Nikita Zolotarev

«Carry the coffin longer, so there will be more honors.» How those killed in the war in Ukraine are buried in Moscow

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«Carry the coffin longer, so there will be more honors.» How those killed in the war in Ukraine are buried in Moscow

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