A Ukrainian man has married a Russian
woman in Rimini saying that love ins stronger than war, the
Resto del Carlino newspaper reported at the weekend.
Ukrainian businessman Eduard Povkh met Russian teacher Tatiana
Vaktherova in the Romagna Riviera resort during the first COVID
lockdown in 2020 and have been together since.
They tied the knot a few days ago in a town hall at
Montescudo-Montecolombo with both their families present.
"I've been here (in Italy) for 11 years, and my husband for more
than 20," Tatiana told the local edition of the north-central
Italian newspaper.
"It was a real shock for us both when the war broke out; we
would never have imagined a conflict between our two countries.
"Russians and Ukrainians have always been brothers. Eduard still
has very many relatives in Ukraine, in areas where they are
fighting. He is very worried.
"But we never allowed the war to affect our relationship, not
even for a moment. So much so that we decided to live together
at Montescudo, where I have a house, and to get married."
Tatiana went on: "After the ceremony we had a little party in
the town hall. The friends we have here were there as well as
some relatives who had come from Ukraine and Russia. It was
emotional to get together, all together, as if there was no war
dividing us".
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