Living in Kharkiv, where Russian bombs fall every night, Pavlo Makov says his country needs its artistic mettle as well as military strength

Unlike younger men, who must stay in Ukraine in case they are mobilised into the army, Pavlo Makov, 66, could leave the country if he wanted.

Instead, the artist, one of Ukraine’s most senior and respected cultural figures, is living in Kharkiv, his hometown.