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Displaced Ukrainian families face first Christmas in Australia without loved ones still at war

In 17 years of marriage Olena Kozlovets has never been apart from her husband for more than two weeks.

It has now been 10 months since the mother of two has been able to hold his hand or give him a hug and there's little hope of a reunion any time soon with the Ukrainian war still raging in their homeland.

With Christmas around the corner, the 36-year-old is trying to find some joy in the festive season for her teenage daughter Alina and eight-year-old son Dima as they embark on their first Christmas away from home. 

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