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Yuto Inoue / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer

Japanese sisters fret over fate of Ukrainian fiances

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Erika Kamura, left, and her sister, Yurie, video chat with Erika's fiance Volodymyr Goshovskyi in late February in Hachioji, Tokyo. (Credit: The Yomiuri Shimbun)

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has forced apart two engaged couples.

Erika Kamura and her sister Yurie, who are both engaged to Ukrainian nationals, returned to Japan from Ukraine in 2020 and have since been unable to return to the country, where their fiances remain.

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