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Stories of Ukraine's families during war

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Internally displaced from Khark...western Ukraine, April 2, 2022.

Internally displaced from Kharkiv, 8-year-old Zlata-Maria Shlapak, sits inside a bathtub with her 9-month-old puppy Letti, as an air siren goes off, at an apartment her family took refuge and currently renting, in Lviv, western Ukraine, April 2, 2022.

A playground in front of apartm...the Sykhiv district of Ukraine.

A playground in front of apartment buildings in the Sykhiv district of Ukraine.

Iryna and Volodymyr, internally...o see if they were still alive.

Iryna and Volodymyr, internally displaced from Irpin, lean on each other, on the stairwell near an apartment they took refuge in with four other adults from Irpin, in Lviv. Iryna and her husband Volodymyr were trapped for days between Ukrainian and Russian forces and quickly learned to distinguish between incoming and outgoing fire. They took shelter in a basement and whenever the shelling eased, they climbed out to shout to their neighbors to see if they were still alive.

Apartment buildings where families fleeing war live.

Olha Salivonchuk, head of the l... living area, at her apartment.

Olha Salivonchuk, head of the local association of apartment owners, looks out of the window in her living area, at her apartment.

A general view of an apartment ...aced from Kharkiv, took refuge.

A general view of an apartment block seen from the kitchen window, where the Shlapak family, who are internally displaced from Kharkiv, took refuge.

Olha and her 13-year-old daughter Solomiya.

An apartment building that hold...;s most devastated communities.

An apartment building that holds families from some of Ukraine's most devastated communities.

Makar, and his 6-year-old broth...ter fleeing their home in Kyiv.

Makar, and his 6-year-old brother Nazar, play at an apartment where they took refuge after fleeing their home in Kyiv.

Marta, 38-weeks pregnant, holds...ter fleeing their home in Kyiv.

Marta, 38-weeks pregnant, holds her 6-year-old son Nazar, at an apartment given to them by a cousin after fleeing their home in Kyiv.

Nazar, paints in the kitchen of...r they fled their home in Kyiv.

Nazar, paints in the kitchen of an apartment given to his family by a cousin after they fled their home in Kyiv.

Clothes hang to dry in the apar...aced from Kharkiv, took refuge.

Clothes hang to dry in the apartment where the Shlapak family, who are internally displaced from Kharkiv, took refuge.

Olya Shlapak, and her husband S... fleeing their home in Kharkiv.

Olya Shlapak, and her husband Sasha Olexandre, recount their story after fleeing their home in Kharkiv.

A religious icon on the wall of...aced from Kharkiv, took refuge.

A religious icon on the wall of the kitchen where the Shlapak family, who are internally displaced from Kharkiv, took refuge.

Zlata-Maria Shlapak, left, play...r new friend from Lviv, Sophia.

Zlata-Maria Shlapak, left, plays with her new friend from Lviv, Sophia.

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Thumbnail of Nazar, paints in the kitchen of _er they fled their home in Kyiv.

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Thumbnail of Olya Shlapak, and her husband Sa_r fleeing their home in Kharkiv.

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