english: The mothers -- almost half of them were now widows of war, or didn't even know if their husbands were dead or alive -- described how they felt they were coping so badly.
non_english: Матері, з яких майже половина вдови військових, або, які навіть не знали, чи живі  їхні чоловіки - розказували, як важко їм було.