Five thousand people escaped from the northeastern city of sumi. Repeated cease fire violations and civilian deaths have destroyed any trust on the ground. The united nations said two million people had already fled in what seems to be a rare cease fire success. There is doubtless plenty of fighting spirit in the country, but many people are seeking safety abroad.
After failing to take Ukraine’s second city, Russian forces continue to
pummel it with air, artillery and missile strikes. We speak again with an increasingly despondent Kharkiv native. Many schoolyard games have deep histories, conveying culture down the generations; these days they are
adapting to the pandemic era. And the
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