A Ukrainian ballerina goes to war
Olesia Vorotnyk danced with the national ballet. Then Russia invaded
Ukraine is protected by men with guns. They are dug into trenches and posted at the many bases that dot the front lines. They browse in shops, stroll by the sea and lie splayed across tanks. But since the war began another heroic figure has emerged: the woman with a gun. One of them is Olesia Vorotnyk, a ballerina with the National Opera of Ukraine who left the company to defend her country.
This article appeared in the Culture section of the print edition under the headline “No more “Swan Lake””
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