Eugene, Ira and Nastya Karas lived in Mariupol. Nastya went to third grade, drew a lot of pictures and raised hamsters. On February 22, Nastya's father told her and her mother that they had to leave the city. A few days after that, a great war broke out. Eugene Karas died on March 7, defending Mariupol. He was considered missing, Nastya's mother was looking for ways to return the body from the occupied territory, and Nastya continued to draw pictures for her father and write him messages. Eugene's family was able to say goodbye to him only 14 months after his death.
There are thousands of families waiting for the identification of missing relatives in Ukraine. They stand in a long queue to say goodbye. Meanwhile, Ukraine ignores the possibility of international assistance with DNA tests. Will someone take responsibility for this?
00:00 - Ira Karas thinks she is leaving Mariupol for three days
02:04 - Ira and Nastya recall life in Mariupol
05:12 - How Eugene went to war
06:27 - Why did Ira and the child leave Mariupol
07:49 - War covers Mariupol. The connection with Yevhen disappears
10:23 - International organizations offer Ukraine help in identifying missing persons
13:30 - How Eugene died
16:03 - How searchers of the "On the Shield" project are looking for dead fighters
20:48 - Ira is looking for her husband's body
23:45 - How examinations are conducted in state laboratories
27:07 - Memorial Alley, where Ira comes to pay her respects to Eugene
30:43 - Who are the searchers from the "On the Shield" team finding?
34:12 - The case of Eugene Karas is lost in law enforcement agencies
36:37 - The International Commission on Missing Persons takes DNA samples from Ukrainians
40:39 - Ira receives the news she has been waiting for for 14 months
43:01 - Journalists are looking for the person responsible for signing the agreement with ICMP
47:57 - How Ira and Nastya live after the loss