A Symbol of Loss in Almost Every Ukrainian Kitchen
Briefly

Salt gave us work and salt gave us life, said Ruslan, a salt miner turned soldier.Ruslan, 45, was working 1,000 feet below the earth in one of Europe's largest salt mines when the Russians launched their full-scale invasion.Almost a year later, he was fighting near the ruined city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine when the Russians took control of his nearby hometown, and the mine with it.
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