Sofia's Choice: A Ukrainian Diary
Close to 4 million people have fled Ukraine over the last month. Sofia Bretl's mother, however, refused to leave, even while living in one of the hardest hit cities.
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Show Notes
Sofia Bretl has lived in New York City for the last decade. But she was born and raised in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, about 25 miles from the Russian border. The city has received some of the worst shelling so far in the war. That’s where her mother lives. As conditions in Kharkiv worsened, they faced a difficult choice.
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