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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
Horacio Fernando Soria and Miguel Lo Bianco

'She woke up with bombs': Ukrainian diasporas in Latin America protest invasion

A child holds smoke bombs at a protest after Russia launched a massive military operation against Ukraine, in Buenos Aires, Argentina February 25, 2022. REUTERS/Mariana Nedelcu

Leila Antonovsk, 28, a Ukrainian living in Argentina, fears for the safety of her mother back in Odessa some 12,642 kilometers (7,855 miles) away after an invasion of the Eastern European country by Russian forces this week.

"My mom is in Ukraine right now, in Odessa, and yesterday she woke up with bombs falling," said Antonovsk who was protesting on Friday at the Russian embassy in Buenos Aires.

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