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Update: When deciding to flee Ukraine means leaving a family member behind

Published April 5, 2022 at 4:21 PM EDT

Last week Radio Diaries brought us the story of Sofia Bretl, who was trying to get her mother — who was caretaking an elderly family member — to evacuate Ukraine. We have a sad update.

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