Memorial Day special
Iryna Novikova photographed by her house with her son Denis and her dachshund Jessica in Lukashivka, Chernihiv area of Ukraine on Feb. 20, 2023.
In parts of northern Ukraine, near the border with Belarus, Russian troops were firmly in control for several weeks after Russia’s full-scale invasion started in 2022. The World revisits a story from the Chernihiv region, about how residents there are putting their lives back together, even while the war rages on. We also go back to a school in Romania where Ukrainians are starting over. And, Ukrainians are finding ways to keep living their lives amid war. That includes searching for — and finding — love.
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