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Mariupol: Driving into the ‘apocalypse’ to save mum and dad
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Her mother, Oksana, had faith. She found peace in prayer, and tended the roses in their small brick-built bungalow in the Cheryomushki neighbourhood, an industrial suburb. For the 54-year-old religious studies teacher, the city is the country’s most special. “It has a big name, Mariupol, named after the Virgin Mary,” she explains.