How the war in Ukraine has forever changed the children in one kindergarten class
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How the war in Ukraine has forever changed the children in one kindergarten class

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How the war in Ukraine has forever changed the children in one kindergarten class Enlarge this image toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR Claire Harbage/NPR In the city of Kharkiv, in northeast Ukraine, there is a kindergarten classroom with bright yellow and green walls and long, gauzy curtains. Enlarge this image toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR Claire Harbage/NPR In the weeks following the invasion last February, Sofiia's family left the city and spent time at a cottage farther west. Enlarge this image toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR Claire Harbage/NPR "Who made you leave Kharkiv?" Enlarge this image toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR Claire Harbage/NPR "Aurora's memory loss could be her brain helping her put the past aside and moving forward into the future," she explains. Enlarge this image toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR Claire Harbage/NPR Even after all this time, her mom, Natalia, says Sofiia still talks about the kindergarten class in the present tense.

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