Lyubov Maksimova’s soldier son called his father from an unknown number last week. He told him he was involved in “training exercises” in the Rostov region – a Russian territory bordering Ukraine – and then swiftly hung up.
The telephone call came a day after Maksimova held a press conference, during which she demanded to know where her son was. At the time, Ilya Maksimov, 20, had not been in touch with his parents for 10 days. This was uncharacteristic. “He always took care not to alarm me.
He always called,” says Maksimova, a resident of the Saratov region. “Then, …read more
Source: Newsweek
