As we discuss within the yard, kids play soccer, laughing and shouting. Many of the pre-war inhabitants of Bucha has returned, together with many who fled Ukraine as refugees. However Natalia worries issues might deteriorate once more. “You see what Putin’s as much as, blaming Ukraine for the Moscow terrorist assault,” she tells me, referring to final month’s assault on the Crocus live performance venue. “I believe he needs a full battle. Full mobilisation.”