War in Ukraine
'It’s out of headlines, but lots of Irish still support us' - An Irish-Ukraine soldier back from war
Stanislav Lapko left his home in Ireland in March to take up arms for Ukraine, the country of his birth. Nine months later, he reflects on months spent in a warzone – and why he feels he may have to go back
The birds are chirping down the line as Stanislav Lapko paints pictures of a life transformed by war.
The 51-year-old Louth man has left his house in Tallanstown to take the Business Post’s call for an interview about the three months he spent fighting against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the country of his birth. He knows instinctively that the conversation is going to turn to the possibility that he might return, and he doesn’t want ...
