Some liberated Ukrainian regions have mixed loyalties

Near Kupiansk, an hour’s drive from the Russian border, Andrei, a Ukrainian aid worker, was distributing sweets to children when he noticed some taking photos of him with their phones. A soldier told him they were sending them to Russian social-media channels, and possibly to hit squads. On another occasion he saw villagers refusing aid from Ukrainians. “They still miss the Russians,” Andrei says.