Ilona Pavliuk, 16, speaks with her brother Maksym, 15 as she arrived in a hostel in Kyiv from non-government controlled territories via the Ukraine-Belarus border, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine August 2, 2023. REUTERS/Vladyslav Musiienko
KYIV (Reuters) - There it was, on a terrace behind a Kyiv cafe. A ping pong table.
After nearly a year and a half locked away in hiding under Russian occupation, followed by a daring escape last month, Ilona Pavliuk, 16, could hardly believe it was ok to just stop and play.
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