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by Giovanni Mereghetti In the early spring of 2022, seventeen families unexpectedly arrived at the former Convent of the Annunciata in Abbiategrasso, a well-known town west of Milan, the capital of Lombardy, Italy. The fifty-one people, including fourteen minors, weren’t ordinary people. These were people fleeing the burning cities of Ukraine: Mykolaiv, Kherson, Lviv, Odessa, […]
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24th February marks one year since Russia invaded Ukraine to begin what it called a ‘special military operation’. With the Russian invasion widely condemned by many countries and their peoples, the resulting war as Ukrainians defend themselves, has seen many casualties and a huge displacement of Ukrainian people fleeing their homes to seek shelter and safety […]
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As of April 4, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has recorded more than 1,400 civilian deaths during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This figure includes nearly 120 children who have lost their lives. As Ukrainian forces continue to claim territory back from retreating Russian forces near Kiev, these numbers will certainly grow. Indeed, the mayor […]
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