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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Isobel Frodsham

Ukrainian teenager vows to stay in Lviv as army ‘needs her support’

A teenager who is volunteering as an aid worker in Ukraine has vowed to remain in the country to help those fighting as “they need her support”.

Nadiia Shymkiv, 17, said she had an opportunity to flee her city of Lviv, after the war with Russia began, but decided to stay to help the aid efforts in the country.

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