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Vox populi: How does war affect mental health of Ukrainians?

September 7, 2023 10:53 am
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Vox populi: How does war affect mental health of Ukrainians?

The Kyiv Independent asks people on the streets of Kyiv how Russia’s full-scale war affects their mental health and how they cope with it.

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