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This is their first reunion since they left avdiivka. and they immediately went to a local studio to rehearse their song war. its lyrics now, the young musicians say, sound completely different than before. singing in ukrainian. their studio in avdiivka was badly damaged during shelling, with a missile hitting the roof. for the band, a part of their life was gone. the war pushed them to change their views on russia. when i met them lastjanuary, they spoke russian to me. now, they consciously cho...

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To rehearse their song war. its lyrics now, the young musicians say, sound completely different than before. their studio in avdiivka was badly damaged during shelling, with a missile hitting the roof. for the band, a part of their life was gone. the war pushed them to change their views on russia. when i met them lastjanuary, they spoke russian to me. now, they consciously chose to speak ukrainian. translation: one thing is when you speak your native leaders of the commonwealth will meet in rwa...

Sadly they turned out to be wrong. on february 2a, russia invaded ukraine. shortly after, their city came under heavy bombardment. singing in ukrainian. translation: there was one explosion, then another one, and it was so strong that the whole building was shaking, but after much fatigue i started screaming at my parents, telling them that we have to go. eventually, all four members of the band were evacuated. this is their first reunion since they left avdiivka. and they immediately went to a ...