New Delhi, Oct. 14 -- Each morning at 9 o'clock, Kyiv stops for a minute.

Traffic lights turn red, and the steady beat of a metronome on loudspeakers signals 60 seconds of reflection. Cars idle in the middle of the street as drivers step out and stand with heads bowed.

Across Ukraine - in cafes, gyms, schools, on television and even on the front lines - people pause to remember those killed in Russia's full-scale invasion.

Near a growing outdoor memorial at Kyiv's Maidan Square, four friends gathered with cardboard signs that read, "Stop. Honor." Around them, flags, photos and candles for fallen service members formed a dense mosaic of grief and pride.

The four are connected by Iryna Tsybukh, a 25-year-old combat medic killed by a lan...