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Ukraine may be far away but effects of war with Russia are all around us

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Oleg Kotenko, the Commissioner for Issues of Missing Persons under Special Circumstances uses his smartphone to film the unidentified graves of civilians and Ukrainian soldiers in the recently retaken area of Izium, Ukraine, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022. [AP Photo]

Russia has made good its threat and annexed some parts of Ukraine.

It's an echo from the past when conquering new territories was normal and a road to heroism.

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