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  1. Two elderly women have lunch in their room at a shelter for senior citizens in Kharkiv on March 26, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The war has disproportionately affected Ukraine's seniors. They are often the last to leave dangerous areas, sometimes because they are physically or financially unable to relocate, often times because they cannot bear to part with their home. People over 60 make up only a quarter of Ukraine's population, but accounted for nearly half of civilian deaths near the front in 2024, according to the United Nations.

    Ukraine’s elderly struggle amid ongoing war

    In war-torn Ukraine, elderly civilians like 84-year-old Zinaida Gyrenko face the harsh realities of displacement and survival. As the Russian invasion…