Amid Russia’s increased attacks on Ukraine, a high school prom went on in Kyiv with a devastating reminder of all the war has taken from the country.
Siobhan O’Grady, Ukraine correspondent for The New York Times based in Kyiv, tells us the story of a teenage girl who lost her life when a Russian missile hit her family’s apartment building in May. Recently, her ninth-grade class held the prom she planned without her, and her date danced the waltz as if still holding her.
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