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Thirteen million Ukrainians have been displaced by the war with Russia. Many fled to Lviv, Ukraine, where the government has erected what they’re calling modular villages — shipping containers converted into one-room homes, with a shared kitchen and facilities. Reporter Ashley Westerman checked out one of these villages, and reports on how they’re a temporary fix to a major housing crisis.