Valerie Kipnis tells the story of 12-year-old Ilya, a Ukrainian refugee eager to figure out whether his hometown can still feel like home. He and his family return to Mariupol, a city badly damaged in the war, and now under Russian control. (14 minutes)
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Fights #3 and #4: Crimea and the Globe
Nadia remembers the times that Luka’s father would suggest going to Crimea for vacation, as if it wasn’t Ukrainian land occupied by Russia.
Fight #8: The Fight That Wasn’t
Nadia’s step-father works for the Russian government. How to manage that? (4 minutes)
Fight #5: Bucha
Nadia tells the story of her father, Alex, who lives near Bucha, and how differently he and she view the Russian atrocities there. (10 minutes)
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