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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukrainian Models Who Swapped Milan Catwalks for War Aid

When Valya Fedotova's family fled Ukraine, her father stayed behind with the cat. MIGUEL MEDINA AFP

Ukrainian model Bogdana Didenko Nevodnik was in Milan for fashion week when Russia invaded. Unable to return home afterwards, she now sorts aid parcels in the Italian city for her war-torn country.

"I felt it was a bit stupid, unreal, to be on the catwalk when people are dying. I was ashamed and had the feeling that the spectators didn't really care," the 22-year-old told AFP.

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