On the morning of August 4, two Russian guided bombs, each weighing more than 1,000 pounds, hit the apartment building where I grew up in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine. I learned about the attack through social media. I was scrolling through videos until I recognized a neighboring building engulfed in flames. Then began a frantic search for any information that would indicate whether my home had also been destroyed.
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On the morning of August 4, two Russian guided bombs, each weighing more than 1,000 pounds, hit the apartment building where I grew up in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine. I learned about the attack through social media. I was scrolling through videos until I recognized a neighboring building engulfed in flames. Then began a frantic search for any information that would indicate whether my home had also been destroyed.