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Apr 2023
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Six-Year-Old Best Friends, Separated by ...

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The Russian invasion of Ukraine impacted one kindergarten class in Kharkiv city — spreading families across the world and forcing them to make choices to deal with trauma affecting their children. We hear about two kindergarten best friends, now separated by an ocean and a war.

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