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Ukrainian woman weds Chicago fiancé ahead of return home to fight

CHICAGO — When Russia invaded her home country of Ukraine, Maria decided she had to get there and help defend it — even if it meant leaving her fiancé behind in Chicago days after getting married.

Maria and her fiancé, David, married Saturday with little fanfare in the backyard of an Oak Park home — the venue offered last minute after Maria asked for advice in a neighborhood Facebook group.

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