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Ukrainian orphans taste freedom after fleeing Russian occupation

Ilona Pavliuk, 16, reacts as she arrives in Kyiv from non-government controlled territories via the Ukraine-Belarus border, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on 2nd August, 2023.

Kyiv, UkraineReuters There it was, on a terrace behind a Kyiv cafe. A ping pong table. After nearly a year and a half locked away in hiding under Russian occupation, followed by a daring escape last month, Ilona Pavliuk, 16, could hardly believe it was OK to just stop and play.  “People are so nice […]