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The Strangeness Of Living Under Russian Occupation

A woman living in a Russian-occupied Ukrainian city discusses the situation with TPM.
BERDYANSK, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 16: A couple walks on a beach near the port of Berdyansk on the Azov Sea on February 16, 2022 in Berdyansk, Ukraine, before the Russia invasion. (Photo by Pierre Crom/Getty Images)
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March 11, 2022 4:39 p.m.

I spoke on Friday with Sophia, a young Ukrainian woman living in one of the few cities that the Russians have managed to capture.

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