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For Ukrainian circus performers, future still up in the air

Ukrainian refugee circus student twins Anna and Mariia Lysytska talking to each other in a training room in Budapest, Hungary, Monday, Feb. 13, 2023. More than 100 Ukrainian refugee circus students, between the ages of 5 and 20, found a home with the Capital Circus of Budapest after escaping the embattled cities of Kharkiv and Kyiv amid Russian bombings. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

A Ukrainian refugee circus student practicing juggling in a training room in Budapest, Hungary, Monday, Feb. 13, 2023. More than 100 Ukrainian refugee circus students, between the ages of 5 and 20, found a home with the Capital Circus of Budapest after escaping the embattled cities of Kharkiv and Kyiv amid Russian bombings. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

Ukrainian refugee circus student Mariia Lysytska stretching in a training room in Budapest, Hungary, Monday, Feb. 13, 2023. More than 100 Ukrainian refugee circus students, between the ages of 5 and 20, found a home with the Capital Circus of Budapest after escaping the embattled cities of Kharkiv and Kyiv amid Russian bombings. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

A group of young Ukrainian refugee circus students walking towards their training facility in Budapest, Hungary, Monday, Feb. 13, 2023. More than 100 Ukrainian refugee circus students, between the ages of 5 and 20, found a home with the Capital Circus of Budapest after escaping the embattled cities of Kharkiv and Kyiv amid Russian bombings. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

Ukrainian refugee circus trainer Svetlana Momot helping her students in a training room in Budapest, Hungary, Monday, Feb. 13, 2023. More than 100 Ukrainian refugee circus students, between the ages of 5 and 20, found a home with the Capital Circus of Budapest after escaping the embattled cities of Kharkiv and Kyiv amid Russian bombings. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

A group of young Ukrainian refugee circus students stretching in a training room in Budapest, Hungary, Monday, Feb. 13, 2023. More than 100 Ukrainian refugee circus students, between the ages of 5 and 20, found a home with the Capital Circus of Budapest after escaping the embattled cities of Kharkiv and Kyiv amid Russian bombings. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

Ukrainian refugee circus student twins Anna and Mariia Lysytska travel together on a subway to their training facility in Budapest, Hungary, Monday, Feb. 13, 2023. More than 100 Ukrainian refugee circus students, between the ages of 5 and 20, found a home with the Capital Circus of Budapest after escaping the embattled cities of Kharkiv and Kyiv amid Russian bombings. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

A group of young Ukrainian refugee circus students practicing in a training room in Budapest, Hungary, Monday, Feb. 13, 2023. More than 100 Ukrainian refugee circus students, between the ages of 5 and 20, found a home with the Capital Circus of Budapest after escaping the embattled cities of Kharkiv and Kyiv amid Russian bombings. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

Ukrainian refugee circus student Anna Lysytska practicing in a training room in Budapest, Hungary, Monday, Feb. 13, 2023. More than 100 Ukrainian refugee circus students, between the ages of 5 and 20, found a home with the Capital Circus of Budapest after escaping the embattled cities of Kharkiv and Kyiv amid Russian bombings. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

Ukrainian refugee circus trainer Svetlana Momot giving instructions to her students in a training room in Budapest, Hungary, Monday, Feb. 13, 2023. More than 100 Ukrainian refugee circus students, between the ages of 5 and 20, found a home with the Capital Circus of Budapest after escaping the embattled cities of Kharkiv and Kyiv amid Russian bombings. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

Ukrainian refugee circus student Mariia Lysytska stretching in a training room in Budapest, Hungary, Monday, Feb. 13, 2023. More than 100 Ukrainian refugee circus students, between the ages of 5 and 20, found a home with the Capital Circus of Budapest after escaping the embattled cities of Kharkiv and Kyiv amid Russian bombings. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

A group of young Ukrainian refugee circus students practicing in a training room in Budapest, Hungary, Monday, Feb. 13, 2023. More than 100 Ukrainian refugee circus students, between the ages of 5 and 20, found a home with the Capital Circus of Budapest after escaping the embattled cities of Kharkiv and Kyiv amid Russian bombings. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

A group of young Ukrainian refugee circus students eating together before the start of their training in Budapest, Hungary, Monday, Feb. 13, 2023. More than 100 Ukrainian refugee circus students, between the ages of 5 and 20, found a home with the Capital Circus of Budapest after escaping the embattled cities of Kharkiv and Kyiv amid Russian bombings. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

A young Ukrainian refugee circus student practicing in a training room in Budapest, Hungary, Monday, Feb. 13, 2023. More than 100 Ukrainian refugee circus students, between the ages of 5 and 20, found a home with the Capital Circus of Budapest after escaping the embattled cities of Kharkiv and Kyiv amid Russian bombings. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

A group of young Ukrainian refugee circus students practicing in a training room in Budapest, Hungary, Monday, Feb. 13, 2023. More than 100 Ukrainian refugee circus students, between the ages of 5 and 20, found a home with the Capital Circus of Budapest after escaping the embattled cities of Kharkiv and Kyiv amid Russian bombings. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

A group of young Ukrainian refugee circus students practicing in a training room in Budapest, Hungary, Monday, Feb. 13, 2023. More than 100 Ukrainian refugee circus students, between the ages of 5 and 20, found a home with the Capital Circus of Budapest after escaping the embattled cities of Kharkiv and Kyiv amid Russian bombings. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

A group of young Ukrainian refugee circus students practicing in a training room in Budapest, Hungary, Monday, Feb. 13, 2023. More than 100 Ukrainian refugee circus students, between the ages of 5 and 20, found a home with the Capital Circus of Budapest after escaping the embattled cities of Kharkiv and Kyiv amid Russian bombings. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

A group of young Ukrainian refugee circus students practicing in a training room in Budapest, Hungary, Monday, Feb. 13, 2023. More than 100 Ukrainian refugee circus students, between the ages of 5 and 20, found a home with the Capital Circus of Budapest after escaping the embattled cities of Kharkiv and Kyiv amid Russian bombings. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

A group of young Ukrainian refugee circus students practicing in a training room in Budapest, Hungary, Monday, Feb. 13, 2023. More than 100 Ukrainian refugee circus students, between the ages of 5 and 20, found a home with the Capital Circus of Budapest after escaping the embattled cities of Kharkiv and Kyiv amid Russian bombings. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

Ukrainian refugee circus student Mariia Lysytska practicing in a training room in Budapest, Hungary, Monday, Feb. 13, 2023. More than 100 Ukrainian refugee circus students, between the ages of 5 and 20, found a home with the Capital Circus of Budapest after escaping the embattled cities of Kharkiv and Kyiv amid Russian bombings. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

For Ukrainian circus performers, future still up in the air