‘There is no choice. We can’t lose or we’ll die. There’s no other exit’ – my Ukrainian soldier relative

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The first time Andriy knew he was under attack was when he heard the deafening sound of Russian missiles exploding nearby
A few months before, Andriy, my relative in Ukraine, worked as a researcher at a large foreign-owned company
Back then, like most of us working from our cushy office blocks, he had never heard rockets designed to maim and kill around him.