Ukrainian orphans fled to Berlin, uncertain when they’ll return home | USA TODAY

In the early days of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a Jewish orphanage in Odesa evacuated over 90 children to Berlin, Germany. They hoped to return in a few weeks, but are now unsure when they can safely go back.

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Nearly two-thirds of Ukraine’s 7.5 million children have been displaced by the war, including those who have been forced to flee to other countries, one of the fastest and biggest displacements of children since World War II, according to the United Nations.

For the young people at the hotel in Berlin, their days are filled with activities to distract them from their tenuous future.

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