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Brian Karem

In Ukraine, life goes on despite Putin

Ukrainian displaced civilians wait in the train station as they flee from the war in Lviv, Ukraine on March 15, 2022. Since the start of Russian military operations in Ukraine on February 24th, more than 2.6 million civilians have been displaced into neighboring countries. Narciso Contreras/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

LVIV, Ukraine — Yesterday I met a three-year-old boy named Benjamin. He smiled a lot and liked to play peekaboo. His grin was infectious. He also worried about airplanes dropping bombs on him while he played.

His family hails from Barkhumut, a region of Ukraine that has effectively been at war with Russia for eight years. He's never lived in a world without war.

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