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Good morning readers; #Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.

A childhood full of explosions and air raids is changing Oleksandra’s little brothers.

As with many #Ukrainian children, the violence is fueling anger, shaping the way they speak, their fears, and their worldview.

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How war makes kids grow up angry

It took two bombs to make Sasha’s younger brother blow a fuse. After almost four years of war, Ukrainian kids are growing up surrounded by violence, often mirroring it themselves.
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It was long past midnight. The ground was shaking with every explosion, each one growing closer than the last.

Oleksandra couldn’t help but shake and cover her head, afraid that her eardrums would burst from the deafening sound of missiles destroying her neighborhood.

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Oleksandra’s family was holding on to each other, crowding their tiny corridor, too small for all five of them. By March 2023, they had learned to shelter from danger within their apartment’s thick, blank hallways, but no walls could protect them from fear.
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Vova, one of her two younger brothers, was weeping, scared and exhausted by a sleepless night.
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“Tell me, what do you want for your next birthday,” Oleksandra’s mother said, hugging the twins.

After a few long minutes, he took a breath to shout what shocked the, all:

“I want a tank to shoot and kill all Katsaps!”

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To read the rest of the story about how war gave Sasha’s brothers anger issues, go to the link!

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How war makes kids grow up angry

It took two bombs to make Sasha’s younger brother blow a fuse. After almost four years of war, Ukrainian kids are growing up surrounded by violence, often mirroring it themselves.
Oleksandra Khelemendyk (The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak)
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NEWS OF THE DAY:

#U.S. TIES SECURITY GUARANTEES FOR #UKRAINE TO PEACE DEAL: The #Trump administration is signaling to #Kyiv that U.S, security guarantees depend on reaching a peace deal with #Russia that would likely involve territorial concessions, namely Donbas.

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BANGLADESHIS DECEIVED INTO FIGHTING AGAINST #UKRAINE: An Associated Press investigation revealed that dozens of Bangladeshi citizens were lured to #Russia with promises of civilian jobs, but upon arrival were forced to sign military contracts and sent to combat zones.

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