Alevtina is all smiles as she cuddles her mother Alexandra Zhuravel in their bedroom at Poland's Benedictine Sisters Monastery, a world away from Kryvyi Rih in central Ukraine. The eight-year-old has cerebral palsy and cannot speak via hannahmckay88 1/4
Her joy in that moment masks the fear she shows each time the tranquillity around the 17th century monastery where she, her sister and her mother have found refuge is broken by a loud noise from a car or an aircraft overhead.. Jaroslaw, Poland. Reuters/Hannah McKay
"Alevtina is still very scared," Zhuravel said. "She is under constant stress and we try to distract her by going to the pool and taking walks. We try to walk as much as possible and play outside and bit by bit she is getting through it." Russia has denied targeting civilians in what it calls a "special military operation" to demilitarise Ukraine.
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