DONETSK OBLAST – Watching my friend Vitalii prepare grilled pork skewers during my latest trip to Donetsk Oblast in February, we were thinking about one thing: the summer days that we will never be able to repeat. Everything was different back then. The days were longer, filled with laughter and joy despite our relative proximity to the front line. We’d sit outside around a dining table almost every night, talking about anything but war – from our previous jobs to where you can find the best cheap eats in random cities. We would even go fishing early in the morning, driving up to a nearby rive…