
Later, the March sky hung like a gray shroud over the Zelenye Luga cemetery. Green Meadows, matching the gloomy faces gathered around the little white robber. The funeral of six-year-old Sofia Kovalenko gathered almost the entire city of Rivne, the general grief was felt in the cool spring air.
Roman Kovalenko stood motionless next to his daughter’s coffin, the empty shell of the man he was just a few days ago. The ceremony was coming to an end when the commotion began. A powerful German shepherd rushed through the crowd, ignoring the commands of his uniformed dog handler.