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Amidst ongoing war, Ukrainian grandmothers are finding joy in cheerleading

Struggling with stress and depression after years of war in Ukraine, a group of friends in their fifties and sixties throw themselves into competitive cheerleading.

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Joanna Kakissis
Joanna Kakissis is a foreign correspondent based in Kyiv, Ukraine, where she reports poignant stories of a conflict that has upended millions of lives, affected global energy and food supplies and pitted NATO against Russia.