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The city of Pokrovsk, located in the Donbas region of Eastern Ukraine, has long been a focal point of conflict. Many residents had already fled, but as the fighting intensified and the “ring of fire” closed in on the city, the mandatory evacuation of those who remained became unavoidable. Among them was Kateryna, a mother…


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