Ukraine’s war has created millions of broken families
Children and wives have been apart from their fathers and husbands for more than two years

ACCORDING TO A survey conducted this year by the International Rescue Committee (IRC), an organisation that supports refugees all over the world, an astonishing 74% of Ukrainians report being separated from a close family member because of the war.
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This article appeared in the Europe section of the print edition under the headline “In a black hole”
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