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Growing up in the crossfire: A teenager's life in Ukraine

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Viktoriia Pokatilova | Gönna Ketels
May 16, 2025

Ukraine has been at war for over three years now. How does a young teenager deal with daily life in the capital, Kyiv, under such conditions?

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