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‘Bang, bang’: Children live and play near Ukraine front line

Parents Dmytro Roslyakov, and Karyna Ponomarenko, walk with their 5-year-old daughter Anhelina, in a park as air raids go off, in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, July 14, 2022. It’s well known that many of the residents of eastern Ukraine who refuse to heed authorities’ calls to flee are older ones. It’s jarring, then, to explore the streets of communities close to the front line and spot children. Unlike the adults who decide to stay, the children have their fate tied to the wishes of their parents. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty) Parents Dmytro Roslyakov, and Karyna Ponomarenko, sit with their daughter 5-year-old Anhelina, in a playground as air raids go off, in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, July 14, 2022. It’s well known that many of the residents of eastern Ukraine who refuse to heed authorities’ calls to flee are older ones. It’s jarring, then, to explore the streets of communities close to the front line and spot children. Unlike the adults who decide to stay, the children have their fate tied to the wishes of their parents. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty) Children play on the merry-go-round as air raids go off, in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, July 14, 2022. It’s well known that many of the residents of eastern Ukraine who refuse to heed authorities’ calls to flee are older ones. It’s jarring, then, to explore the streets of communities close to the front line and spot children. Unlike the adults who decide to stay, the children have their fate tied to the wishes of their parents. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty) The playground of an abandoned school, in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, July 14, 2022. It’s well known that many of the residents of eastern Ukraine who refuse to heed authorities’ calls to flee are older ones. It’s jarring, then, to explore the streets of communities close to the front line and spot children. Unlike the adults who decide to stay, the children have their fate tied to the wishes of their parents. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty) A girl runs in a playground in a park as air raids go off, in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, July 14, 2022. It’s well known that many of the residents of eastern Ukraine who refuse to heed authorities’ calls to flee are older ones. It’s jarring, then, to explore the streets of communities close to the front line and spot children. Unlike the adults who decide to stay, the children have their fate tied to the wishes of their parents. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty) Children play in a park as air raids go off, in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, July 14, 2022. It’s well known that many of the residents of eastern Ukraine who refuse to heed authorities’ calls to flee are older ones. It’s jarring, then, to explore the streets of communities close to the front line and spot children. Unlike the adults who decide to stay, the children have their fate tied to the wishes of their parents. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty) The playground of an abandoned school, in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, July 14, 2022. It’s well known that many of the residents of eastern Ukraine who refuse to heed authorities’ calls to flee are older ones. It’s jarring, then, to explore the streets of communities close to the front line and spot children. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty) Children play in a park as air raids go off, in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, July 14, 2022. It’s well known that many of the residents of eastern Ukraine who refuse to heed authorities’ calls to flee are older ones. It’s jarring, then, to explore the streets of communities close to the front line and spot children. Unlike the adults who decide to stay, the children have their fate tied to the wishes of their parents. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty) A girl plays in a park as air raids go off, in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, July 14, 2022. It’s well known that many of the residents of eastern Ukraine who refuse to heed authorities’ calls to flee are older ones. It’s jarring, then, to explore the streets of communities close to the front line and spot children. Unlike the adults who decide to stay, the children have their fate tied to the wishes of their parents. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty) Children play in a park as air raids go off, in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, July 14, 2022. It’s well known that many of the residents of eastern Ukraine who refuse to heed authorities’ calls to flee are older ones. It’s jarring, then, to explore the streets of communities close to the front line and spot children. Unlike the adults who decide to stay, the children have their fate tied to the wishes of their parents. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
‘Bang, bang’: Children live and play near Ukraine front line