VOA's London Correspondent Luis Ramirez visited Ukraine recently where he reported on the effects of the war and how citizens are coping. These are his photos.
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Viktor Tukaylo escaped Donbas after his home was shelled. Readjusting to life in another part of the country has been difficult, but he says 'we're surviving.' (L. Ramirez/VOA)
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Two years into the conflict, newly displaced people are still arriving daily and applying for assistance at the Florivska 9/11 Center, a refugee assistance facility in Kyiv. (L. Ramirez/VOA)
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The Florivska 9/11 Center in Kyiv. The sign says 'donation reception point'. (L. Ramirez/VOA)
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Viktoria Vasilevskaya says she will not return to her home city of Luhansk as long as it is under control of separatists. (L. Ramirez/VOA)