People receive distributed food as residents find shelter from shelling in a metro station, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine, May 9, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes
KHARKIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - As President Vladimir Putin used a Victory Day speech to justify his war on Ukraine, Kateryna Grigoriyevna sat beyond the reach of Russian shells in a subway station she has called home for 10 weeks, cursing the Kremlin boss and savouring a rare treat.
"I am marking this day with this ice cream," said the 79-year-old retired bank manager, an impish smile creasing her face.
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