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Ukrainians under occupation don't have a real choice whether to stay or to leave

Some names have been changed to protect the identities of those featured in the story As a war crimes researcher at the Reckoning Project, my job was to listen to Ukrainians who had fled the occupation. What they had to say reshaped how I understand life in Russian-occupied territories. Simplistic outside judgments about people living under occupation often feel deeply unfair to Ukrainians who escaped it. From a safe distance, it is easy to say, "Why didn't they stay and resist?" or "Why didn'

A man stands on the roof of a house damaged during an overnight Russian attack in Kherson, Ukraine, on October 30, 2023.

About Vitali Klitschko

Vitali Klitschko is a former world heavyweight boxing champion who has served as Kyiv's mayor since 2014. Born on July 19, 1971, Klitschko remained in Kyiv during Russia's assault on Kyiv in 2022, coordinating civil defense and humanitarian efforts. Relations between Klitschko and the President Volodymyr Zelensky's administration, however, have been strained during the full-scale invasion.

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