To Ukraine, from a survivor of the Sarajevo siege

In the Balkans, where wars raged during the last decade of the 20th century, the Russia-Ukraine war has brought back dark memories.

An estimated 100,000 people were killed in Bosnia-Herzegovina alone. Sarajevo, the capital, endured the longest siege in modern history.

A survivorof the Sarajevo siege, Aida Cerkez has shared with Weekend a letter she has written to the citizens of Kyiv and Ukraine.

Photo: A man walks past a row of houses that have been destroyed by shelling
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