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Fleeing Ukraine and resettling elsewhere has been difficult—especially for African nationals.

The invasion of Ukraine has been catastrophic. Heart-wrenching stories emerge as ordinary citi­zens become victims of brutal acts of terror. Artist Danylo Movchan works from the relative safety of Lviv, in western Ukraine, where he resides with his family. His works are usually carefully executed, elegant, modern icons in egg tempera in the Byzantine tradition. But almost immediately after the war began, Movchan lost his equilibrium in the studio and broke from this routine.