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A Ukrainian mom and her three kids seek a new life in a country where even the water tastes different

“They really miss home,” their mother said. “I say, ‘It’s not safe at home. It will take time.’”

Richard McIlhenny and Marissa Vergnetti (rear) outside their Mount Airy home, where they are hosting Veronika Pavliutina (right) and her son, Yegor (left), 8.
Richard McIlhenny and Marissa Vergnetti (rear) outside their Mount Airy home, where they are hosting Veronika Pavliutina (right) and her son, Yegor (left), 8.Read moreTOM GRALISH / Staff Photographer