AMSTERDAM — The city where Anne Frank wrote her World War II diary while hiding with her family from the brutal Nazi occupation is hosting an exhibition about the Ukraine war with grim echoes of her plight more than three quarters of a century later.
The exhibition that opened at Amsterdam City Hall on Thursday offers a vision of the war in Ukraine as experienced by children caught in the devastating conflict.
Peter Dejong, Associated Press
Eight-year-old Michelle Potapova is hugged by her mother Natali Hrushevska as they look at the War Diaries exhibition, showcasing the personal diaries of Ukrainian children who have witnessed the war, hosted by the Amsterdam city hall , Netherlands, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023.Â
“This exhibition is about the pain through the children’s eyes,” Khrystyna Khranovska, who developed the idea, said at the opening. “It strikes into the very heart of every adult to be aware of the suffering and grief that the Russian war has brought our children,” she added.
“War Diaries,” includes writings like those that Anne Frank penned in the hidden annex behind an Amsterdam canal-side house, but also modern ways Ukrainian children have recorded and processed the traumatic experience of life during wartime, including photos and video.
Peter Dejong, Associated Press
Drawings by Mykola Kostenko, pictured, are part of the War Diaries exhibition, showcasing the personal diaries of Ukrainian children who have witnessed the war, hosted by the Amsterdam city hall , Netherlands, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023.Â
Among them is the artwork of Mykola Kostenko, now 15, who spent 21 days under siege in the port city of Mariupol.
The relentless attack on the southern port city became a symbol of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s drive to crush Ukraine soon after Russia invaded its neighbor in February last year, but also of resistance and resilience of its 430,000 population.
Peter Dejong, Associated Press
Drawings by Mykola Kostenko are part of the War Diaries exhibition, showcasing the personal diaries of Ukrainian children who have witnessed the war, hosted by the Amsterdam city hall , Netherlands, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023.Â
His pictures from that time are in blue ballpoint pen on pieces of paper torn out of notebooks — that’s all Kostenko had. One of them shows the tiny basement where he and his family sheltered from the Russian shells before finally managing to flee the city.
“I put my soul into all of these pictures because this is what I lived through in Mariupol. What I saw, what I heard. So this is my experience and this is my hope,” Kostenko said through an interpreter.
Curator Katya Taylor said the diaries and art are useful coping mechanisms for the children.
Peter Dejong, Associated Press
Katya Taylor, the curator of the War Diaries exhibition, showcasing the personal diaries of Ukrainian children who have witnessed the war, talks next to an artwork by Pavla Nikitina at the Amsterdam city hall, Netherlands, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023.
“We talk so much about mental health and therapy, but they know better than us what they have to do with themselves,” she said. She called the diaries, art, photos and video on display in Amsterdam, “a kind of therapeutic work for many of them.”
The plight of children caught in the war in Ukraine has already attracted widespread international condemnation. More than 500 have been killed, according to Ukrainian officials.
Peter Dejong, Associated Press
A child listens to audio with a video at the War Diaries exhibition, showcasing the personal diaries of Ukrainian children who have witnessed the war, hosted by the Amsterdam city hall , Netherlands, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023.Â
Meanwhile, UNICEF says an estimated 1.5 million Ukrainian children are at risk of depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health issues, with potentially lasting effects.
The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants in March for Putin and his commissioner for children’s rights, Maria Lvova-Belova, holding them personally responsible for the abductions of children from Ukraine.
For Kostenko, drawing and painting is also therapeutic — a way of processing the traumatic events and recording them so they are never forgotten.
“It also was an instrument to save the emotions that I lived through. For for me to remember them in the future, because it’s important,” he said.
Peter Dejong, Associated Press
A drawing by Mykola Kostenko is part of the War Diaries exhibition, showcasing the personal diaries of Ukrainian children who have witnessed the war, hosted by the Amsterdam city hall , Netherlands, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023.Â
The youngest diarist, 10-year-old Yehor Kravtsov, also lived in besieged Mariupol. In text on display next to his diary, he writes that he used to dream of becoming a builder. But his experience living through the city’s siege changed his mind.
“When we got out from the basement during the occupation and I was very hungry, I decided to become a chef to feed the whole world,” he wrote. “So that all the people would be happy and there would be no war.”
Peter Dejong, Associated Press
Two pages of the diary of Yehor Kravtsov, 10 years-old, are exhibited at the War Diaries exhibition, showcasing the personal diaries of Ukrainian children who have witnessed the war, hosted by the Amsterdam city hall , Netherlands, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023.Â
Peter Dejong, Associated Press
The burnt mobile phone and military identification tag of Ivanna Rumiantseva's father Illich, who are part of her e-diary, are displayed at the War Diaries exhibition, showcasing the personal diaries of Ukrainian children who have witnessed the war, hosted by the Amsterdam city hall , Netherlands, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023.Â
Peter Dejong, Associated Press
The drawings of Oleksandra Antonenko, twelve-years-old when the drawings were made, are displayed the the War Diaries exhibition, showcasing the personal diaries of Ukrainian children who have witnessed the war, hosted by the Amsterdam city hall , Netherlands, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023.Â
Peter Dejong, Associated Press
A drawing by Mykola Kostenko is part of the War Diaries exhibition, showcasing the personal diaries of Ukrainian children who have witnessed the war, hosted by the Amsterdam city hall , Netherlands, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023.Â
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Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world
Emilio Morenatti
Ukrainians crowd under a destroyed bridge as they try to flee by crossing the Irpin River on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, March 5, 2022. (AP Photo/ Emilio Morenatti)
Emilio Morenatti
Ukrainians crowd under a destroyed bridge as they try to flee by crossing the Irpin River on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, March 5, 2022. (AP Photo/ Emilio Morenatti)
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Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world
Rodrigo Abd
A woman walks amid destroyed Russian tanks in Bucha, in the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, April 3, 2022. (AP Photo/ Rodrigo Abd)
Rodrigo Abd
A woman walks amid destroyed Russian tanks in Bucha, in the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, April 3, 2022. (AP Photo/ Rodrigo Abd)
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Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world
Evgeniy Maloletka
Bodies are placed into a mass grave on the outskirts of Mariupol, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 9, 2022. (AP Photo/ Evgeniy Maloletka)
Evgeniy Maloletka
Bodies are placed into a mass grave on the outskirts of Mariupol, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 9, 2022. (AP Photo/ Evgeniy Maloletka)
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Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world
Evgeniy Maloletka
Ukrainian emergency employees and police officers evacuate injured pregnant woman Iryna Kalinina, 32, from a maternity hospital that was damaged by a Russian airstrike in Mariupol, Ukraine, March 9, 2022. "Kill me now!" she screamed, as they struggled to save her life at another hospital even closer to the front line. The baby was born dead and a half-hour later, Iryna died too. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Evgeniy Maloletka
Ukrainian emergency employees and police officers evacuate injured pregnant woman Iryna Kalinina, 32, from a maternity hospital that was damaged by a Russian airstrike in Mariupol, Ukraine, March 9, 2022. "Kill me now!" she screamed, as they struggled to save her life at another hospital even closer to the front line. The baby was born dead and a half-hour later, Iryna died too. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
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Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world
Felipe Dana
A man runs while recovering items from a burning shop following a Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Friday, March 25, 2022. (AP Photo/ Felipe Dana)
Felipe Dana
A man runs while recovering items from a burning shop following a Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Friday, March 25, 2022. (AP Photo/ Felipe Dana)
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Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world
Rodrigo Abd
Halyna Falko, 52, talks to reporters while looking at the destruction caused after a Russian attack inside her house near Brovary, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, March 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Rodrigo Abd
Halyna Falko, 52, talks to reporters while looking at the destruction caused after a Russian attack inside her house near Brovary, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, March 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
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Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world
Petros Giannakouris
A woman walks through anti- tank barricades placed on a street as preparation for a possible Russian offensive, in Odesa, on Thursday March 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Petros Giannakouris
A woman walks through anti- tank barricades placed on a street as preparation for a possible Russian offensive, in Odesa, on Thursday March 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
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Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world
Rodrigo Abd
A Ukranian soldier eyes a soccer ball during a pick-up game in Irpin, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, April 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Rodrigo Abd
A Ukranian soldier eyes a soccer ball during a pick-up game in Irpin, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, April 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
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Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world
Francisco Seco
A car is parked under a tree in partially abandoned Chernobyl town, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Francisco Seco
A car is parked under a tree in partially abandoned Chernobyl town, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
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Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world
Felipe Dana
A dog stands next to the body of an elderly woman killed inside a house in Bucha, outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
Felipe Dana
A dog stands next to the body of an elderly woman killed inside a house in Bucha, outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
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Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world
Natacha Pisarenko
Nila Zelinska holds a doll belonging to her granddaughter, she was able to find in her destroyed house in Potashnya outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, May 31, 2022. Zelinska just returned to her home town after escaping war to find out she is homeless. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Natacha Pisarenko
Nila Zelinska holds a doll belonging to her granddaughter, she was able to find in her destroyed house in Potashnya outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, May 31, 2022. Zelinska just returned to her home town after escaping war to find out she is homeless. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
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Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world
Efrem Lukatsky
EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT - The remains of victims and the fragments of a Russian military helicopter can be seen near Makariv, close to Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, April 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Efrem Lukatsky
EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT - The remains of victims and the fragments of a Russian military helicopter can be seen near Makariv, close to Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, April 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
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Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world
Vadim Ghirda
Lifeless bodies of men, some with their hands tied behind their backs, lie on the ground in Bucha, Ukraine, Sunday, April 3, 2022. (AP Photo/ Vadim Ghirda)
Vadim Ghirda
Lifeless bodies of men, some with their hands tied behind their backs, lie on the ground in Bucha, Ukraine, Sunday, April 3, 2022. (AP Photo/ Vadim Ghirda)
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Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world
Bernat Armangue
EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT - Elena walks to the body of her dead husband Alexey, who died during shelling in Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, May 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Bernat Armangue
EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT - Elena walks to the body of her dead husband Alexey, who died during shelling in Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, May 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
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Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world
Petros Giannakouris
Women stand next to a car as smoke rises in the air in the background after shelling in Odesa, Ukraine, Sunday, April 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Petros Giannakouris
Women stand next to a car as smoke rises in the air in the background after shelling in Odesa, Ukraine, Sunday, April 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
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Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world
Petros Giannakouris
Ruslan Mishanin, 36, right, bids farewell to his nine year old daughter as the train with his family leaving for Poland, at the train station in Odesa, Monday, April 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Petros Giannakouris
Ruslan Mishanin, 36, right, bids farewell to his nine year old daughter as the train with his family leaving for Poland, at the train station in Odesa, Monday, April 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
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Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world
Vadim Ghirda
A resident looks for belongings in an apartment building destroyed during fighting between Ukrainian and Russian forces in Borodyanka, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Vadim Ghirda
A resident looks for belongings in an apartment building destroyed during fighting between Ukrainian and Russian forces in Borodyanka, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
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Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world
Vadim Ghirda
The lifeless body of a man with his hands tied behind his back lies on the ground in Bucha, Ukraine, Sunday, April 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Vadim Ghirda
The lifeless body of a man with his hands tied behind his back lies on the ground in Bucha, Ukraine, Sunday, April 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
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Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world
Felipe Dana
A woman looks as Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) servicemen enter a building during an operation to arrest suspected Russian collaborators in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Thursday, April 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
Felipe Dana
A woman looks as Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) servicemen enter a building during an operation to arrest suspected Russian collaborators in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Thursday, April 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
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Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world
Felipe Dana
EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT - The bodies of 11 Russian soldiers lay in the village of Vilkhivka, recently retaken by Ukraininan forces near Kharkiv, Ukraine, Monday, May 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
Felipe Dana
EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT - The bodies of 11 Russian soldiers lay in the village of Vilkhivka, recently retaken by Ukraininan forces near Kharkiv, Ukraine, Monday, May 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
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Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world
Evgeniy Maloletka
Yehor, 7, stands holding a wooden toy rifle next to destroyed Russian military vehicles near Chernihiv, Ukraine, Sunday, April 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Evgeniy Maloletka
Yehor, 7, stands holding a wooden toy rifle next to destroyed Russian military vehicles near Chernihiv, Ukraine, Sunday, April 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
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Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world
Bernat Armangue
Residents stay in the city subway of Kharkiv, in eastern Ukraine, on Thursday, May 19, 2022. Although the bombings in Kharkiv have decreased and the subway is expected to run beginning of next week, still some residents use it as a temporary bomb shelter. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Bernat Armangue
Residents stay in the city subway of Kharkiv, in eastern Ukraine, on Thursday, May 19, 2022. Although the bombings in Kharkiv have decreased and the subway is expected to run beginning of next week, still some residents use it as a temporary bomb shelter. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
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Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world
Francisco Seco
An elderly patient boards a medical evacuation train run by MSF (Doctors Without Borders) at the train station in Pokrovsk, eastern Ukraine, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Francisco Seco
An elderly patient boards a medical evacuation train run by MSF (Doctors Without Borders) at the train station in Pokrovsk, eastern Ukraine, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
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Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world
Emilio Morenatti
Anton Gladun, 22, lies on his bed at the Third City Hospital, in Cherkasy, Ukraine, Thursday, May 5, 2022. Anton, a military medic deployed on the front lines in eastern Ukraine, lost both legs and the left arm due to a mine explosion on March 27. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Emilio Morenatti
Anton Gladun, 22, lies on his bed at the Third City Hospital, in Cherkasy, Ukraine, Thursday, May 5, 2022. Anton, a military medic deployed on the front lines in eastern Ukraine, lost both legs and the left arm due to a mine explosion on March 27. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
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Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world
Natacha Pisarenko
A child looks up at a building destroyed during attacks in Irpin outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, May 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Natacha Pisarenko
A child looks up at a building destroyed during attacks in Irpin outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, May 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
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Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world
Felipe Dana
A family fleeing the village of Ruska Lozova arrive in their shrapnel-ridden car to a screening point in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Friday, April 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
Felipe Dana
A family fleeing the village of Ruska Lozova arrive in their shrapnel-ridden car to a screening point in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Friday, April 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
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Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world
Francisco Seco
A Ukrainian serviceman walks along the road near Oskil village, Ukraine, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Francisco Seco
A Ukrainian serviceman walks along the road near Oskil village, Ukraine, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
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Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world
Evgeniy Maloletka
EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT - The body of a civilian lies on the ground during an exhumation in the recently retaken area of Izium, Ukraine, Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Evgeniy Maloletka
EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT - The body of a civilian lies on the ground during an exhumation in the recently retaken area of Izium, Ukraine, Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
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Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world
Leo Correa
A Ukrainian soldier reacts as he receives an injection during an evacuation of injured soldiers participating in the counteroffensive, in a region near the retaken village of Shchurove, Ukraine, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Leo Correa
A Ukrainian soldier reacts as he receives an injection during an evacuation of injured soldiers participating in the counteroffensive, in a region near the retaken village of Shchurove, Ukraine, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
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Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world
Bernat Armangue
A sniper unit aims toward Russian positions during an operation, Kherson region, southern Ukraine, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Bernat Armangue
A sniper unit aims toward Russian positions during an operation, Kherson region, southern Ukraine, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
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Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world
Efrem Lukatsky
Cadets practice with gas masks during a lesson in a bomb shelter on the first day of school at a cadet lyceum in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sept. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/ Efrem Lukatsky)
Efrem Lukatsky
Cadets practice with gas masks during a lesson in a bomb shelter on the first day of school at a cadet lyceum in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sept. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/ Efrem Lukatsky)
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Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world
Vadim Ghirda
A message written on a dirty and broken mirror reads "Ukraine will prevail" inside the badly damaged school No. 62, placed on the road where the first clashes between the Russian and Ukrainian forces took place a year ago, in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Vadim Ghirda
A message written on a dirty and broken mirror reads "Ukraine will prevail" inside the badly damaged school No. 62, placed on the road where the first clashes between the Russian and Ukrainian forces took place a year ago, in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
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Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world
Evgeniy Maloletka
Ukrainian military doctors treat their injured comrade who was evacuated from the battlefield at the hospital in Donetsk region, Ukraine, Monday, Jan. 9, 2023. The serviceman did not survive. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Evgeniy Maloletka
Ukrainian military doctors treat their injured comrade who was evacuated from the battlefield at the hospital in Donetsk region, Ukraine, Monday, Jan. 9, 2023. The serviceman did not survive. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
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Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world
David Goldman
A young girl holds her dog while waving goodbye to her grandparents from an evacuation train departing Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022, for a safer part of the country to the west. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
David Goldman
A young girl holds her dog while waving goodbye to her grandparents from an evacuation train departing Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022, for a safer part of the country to the west. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world
Emilio Morenatti
Funeral workers carry a coffin with an unidentified civilian body, who died on the territory of the Bucha community during the Russian occupation period in February-March 2022, during a funeral in Bucha, near Kyiv, Ukraine, on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Emilio Morenatti
Funeral workers carry a coffin with an unidentified civilian body, who died on the territory of the Bucha community during the Russian occupation period in February-March 2022, during a funeral in Bucha, near Kyiv, Ukraine, on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
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Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world
Daniel Cole
Ukrainian servicemen stand at a position close to the border with Belarus, Ukraine, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
Daniel Cole
Ukrainian servicemen stand at a position close to the border with Belarus, Ukraine, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
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Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world
Thibault Camus
Mourners gather next to the body of Vladyslav Bondarenko 26, during his funeral in Kozyntsi, near Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, March 6, 2023. Bondarenko, a paratrooper of airmobile brigade, died near Bakhmut on Feb 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Thibault Camus
Mourners gather next to the body of Vladyslav Bondarenko 26, during his funeral in Kozyntsi, near Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, March 6, 2023. Bondarenko, a paratrooper of airmobile brigade, died near Bakhmut on Feb 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
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Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world
Efrem Lukatsky
Relatives and friends attend the funeral ceremony for Liza, 4-year-old girl killed by Russian attack, in Vinnytsia, Ukraine, Sunday, July 17, 2022. Wearing a blue denim jacket with flowers, Liza was among 23 people killed, including two boys aged 7 and 8, in Thursday's missile strike in Vinnytsia. Her mother, Iryna Dmytrieva, was among the scores injured. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Efrem Lukatsky
Relatives and friends attend the funeral ceremony for Liza, 4-year-old girl killed by Russian attack, in Vinnytsia, Ukraine, Sunday, July 17, 2022. Wearing a blue denim jacket with flowers, Liza was among 23 people killed, including two boys aged 7 and 8, in Thursday's missile strike in Vinnytsia. Her mother, Iryna Dmytrieva, was among the scores injured. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
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Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world
Bernat Armangue
A Ukrainian paramedic helps an injured resident moments after a Russian strike in Kherson, southern Ukraine, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Bernat Armangue
A Ukrainian paramedic helps an injured resident moments after a Russian strike in Kherson, southern Ukraine, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
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Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world
Bernat Armangue
Hospital staff take care of orphaned children at the children's regional hospital maternity ward in Kherson, southern Ukraine, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Bernat Armangue
Hospital staff take care of orphaned children at the children's regional hospital maternity ward in Kherson, southern Ukraine, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
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Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world
Evgeniy Maloletka
An injured Ukrainian soldier lies on a bed inside a special medical bus during an evacuation by volunteers from the Hospitallers paramedic organisation in Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Evgeniy Maloletka
An injured Ukrainian soldier lies on a bed inside a special medical bus during an evacuation by volunteers from the Hospitallers paramedic organisation in Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
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Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world
Libkos
Ukrainian soldiers fire an artillery at Russian positions near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/LIBKOS)
Libkos
Ukrainian soldiers fire an artillery at Russian positions near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/LIBKOS)
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Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world
Libkos
Streets are flooded in Kherson, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 7, 2023 after the walls of the Kakhovka dam collapsed. (AP Photo/Libkos)
Libkos
Streets are flooded in Kherson, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 7, 2023 after the walls of the Kakhovka dam collapsed. (AP Photo/Libkos)
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Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world
Bernat Armangue
The body of a woman that died after a Russian attack at a residential area lies on a bed surrounded by debris in Uman, central Ukraine, Friday, April 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Bernat Armangue
The body of a woman that died after a Russian attack at a residential area lies on a bed surrounded by debris in Uman, central Ukraine, Friday, April 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
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Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world
Libkos
Smoke rises from a building in Bakhmut, the site of the heaviest battles with the Russian troops in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, April 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Libkos)
Libkos
Smoke rises from a building in Bakhmut, the site of the heaviest battles with the Russian troops in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, April 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Libkos)
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Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world
Jae C. Hong
A cemetery is lit by the evening sunlight near Lviv, Ukraine, Sunday, July 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Jae C. Hong
A cemetery is lit by the evening sunlight near Lviv, Ukraine, Sunday, July 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world
Libkos
Volunteer military medics, code names Nikita and Polka, wearing national clothes, share a kiss during their wedding ceremony at their position on the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Thursday, June 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Libkos)
Libkos
Volunteer military medics, code names Nikita and Polka, wearing national clothes, share a kiss during their wedding ceremony at their position on the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Thursday, June 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Libkos)
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Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world
Libkos
Ukrainian soldiers cover their ears to protect from the Russian tank shelling in a shelter on the frontline in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, Sunday, July 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Libkos)
Libkos
Ukrainian soldiers cover their ears to protect from the Russian tank shelling in a shelter on the frontline in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, Sunday, July 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Libkos)
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Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world
Evgeniy Maloletka
Local resident Tetiana holds her pets, Tsatsa and Chunya, as she stands inside her house that was flooded after the Kakhovka dam blew up overnight, in Kherson, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Evgeniy Maloletka
Local resident Tetiana holds her pets, Tsatsa and Chunya, as she stands inside her house that was flooded after the Kakhovka dam blew up overnight, in Kherson, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
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Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world
Efrem Lukatsky
Young cadets sing the national anthem during a graduation ceremony in a cadet lyceum in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Efrem Lukatsky
Young cadets sing the national anthem during a graduation ceremony in a cadet lyceum in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
