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<p>Anna Shevchenko, 35, stands next to her destroyed home in Irpin, near Kyiv. The house, built by Shevchenko's grandparents, was nearly completely levelled by bombing in late March during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In her beloved flowerbed, some roses, lilies, peonies and daffodils survived. 'It is new life. So I tried to save my flowers,; she said. Picture: AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti</p>

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