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The story of a Ukrainian student, a former Lincoln Lutheran soccer coach and a promise kept
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- Mar 19, 2023
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The first thing she thought of was the air.
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Evelina Rylska and her mother had to stay in a makeshift bomb shelter when the war in Ukraine first began in February 2022.
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Evelina Rylska plays with her cat in a makeshift bomb shelter in Ukraine. Rylska and her mother had to leave the cat behind when they first left in early March 2022, but her mother came back a few weeks later to bring it to Switzerland.
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Lincoln Lutheran student Evelina Rylska, who was originally from Ukraine, talks with other students during lunch last week.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
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Lincoln Lutheran student Evelina Rylska, who was originally from Ukraine, talks about her experience leaving her home country during an interview.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
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Batten down the hatches, it could be a rough ride in 2023.
Contact the writer at zhammack@journalstar.com or 402-473-7225. On Twitter @HammackLJS
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Lincoln Lutheran student Evelina Rylska, who was originally from Ukraine, talks about her experience leaving her home country during an interview.
- JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
Lincoln Lutheran student Evelina Rylska, who was originally from Ukraine, talks with other students during lunch last week.
- JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
Evelina Rylska and her mother had to stay in a makeshift bomb shelter when the war in Ukraine first began in February 2022.
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A building is left destroyed in Evelina Rylska's neighborhood on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine.
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Evelina Rylska plays with her cat in a makeshift bomb shelter in Ukraine. Rylska and her mother had to leave the cat behind when they first left in early March 2022, but her mother came back a few weeks later to bring it to Switzerland.
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