Lyudmila Kolesnik, center, the mother of activist Julia Chaika, mourns over her coffin during a funeral service in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022. Julia Chaika was killed fighting Russian forces on Aug. 18. (AP Photo/Andriy Andriyenko)
Vladimir Isachenkov Associated Press NIKOPOL, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which hits the half-year mark this week, has already killed some 9,000 Ukrainian…