She's Ukrainian-American. Her relatives are in Russia. Family group texts are awkward

As Russia's war in Ukraine drags on to almost a year, diaspora communities with families on different sides of the conflict have been trying to both stay informed and maintain family relations. (Yifan Wu for NPR)

Anna Shyrokova used to have a family group chat, where she and her extended family across the United States, Ukraine and Russia shared baby videos and other family moments.

Then Russia invaded Ukraine last year.