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  • Ivana Kottasová
    Senior Producer, CNN International

    Ivana Kottasová is a London-based senior digital news producer at CNN International.

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  • Vova is 17 and has the Opitz-Kaveggia syndrome, a rare generic condition that has left him severely disabled. He needs round the clock care and anti-seizure medication which is becoming impossible to get as Russian troops starts closing in on Kyiv.

    Escaping the horror in Ukraine is not an option for many disabled children and their families

  • Why Russia is being accused of using food as a weapon of war

  • The grim reality of war hits stunned Ukrainians

  • Kyiv has transformed into a fortress, with its residents determined to defend it

  • Gunned down on a mercy mission

  • Hear about one family's escape from Kyiv

  • People with disabilities find themselves trapped in Kyiv

  • Russia launches military attack on Ukraine with reports of explosions and troops crossing border

  • How an artsy European metropolis turned into a war zone