Naliia's dad has started chemotherapy and is in less pain, but the war has affected medical supplies and even in the capital it’s not always easy to access what you need. 

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Vera describes the decisions she has to make each night about where to sleep.

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Shelling of Kharkiv has subsided, which means Vera has been able to visit her mother's grave for the first time since the war began.

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Before the war Naliia's dad had cancer. He was in recovery, but over the past week she got some upsetting news. This is the story of seven days when Naliia had to grapple with the return of his illness at a time of war.

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Olga describes the impact that increased bombing of Odesa is having.

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Olga describes watching children play in a bomb shelter whilst Odesa is attacked.

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Mariia is still in Kyiv and has been thinking about how, even in the darkest of times, you can still find moments of happiness and hope.

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Vera describes how multicultural Kharkiv was before the war.

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Vera describes what it was like to play her violin in a concert in London via videolink from Kharkiv.

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Naliia talks about her mum's decision to leave Ukraine.

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