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