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War in Ukraine: Do I leave my family behind?

In Ukraine people are fleeing the north-eastern city of Sumy, with an evacuation route open today. In the past few days, several evacuation plans have collapsed due to Russian attacks. The authorities have reported that 21 people were killed in overnight shelling in Sumy.

Anastasia is a 22-year-old medical student, who lives with her family in Sumy. She has been talking to ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Newshour's James Coomarasamy about the decision to stay or go.

(Photo: Destroyed Russian tanks. Credit: Irina Rybakova/Press service of the Ukrainian Ground Forces/Handout via Reuters)

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