Seven months after managing a Kyiv coffee shop, Anton’s reality has gone from grinding beans and the hiss of hot espresso to the high-pitched scream of explosive Iranian drones on the front lines in the war between Ukraine and Russia.
Like many members of the Ukrainian military, Anton goes by his first name, as soldiers are discouraged from revealing their last names for the safety of family members in the country.
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