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Ukrainian circus group stuck in Italy says show must go on for their country • FRANCE 24 English

FRANCE24, 07 May 2022
A group of around 30 artistes with the Theatre-Circus Elysium from Kyiv were in northern Italy when Russian forces invaded their native Ukraine on February 24. The troupe have been unable to return, sparking guilt among some members for escaping the horrors fellow Ukrainians are suffering. But they all see their performance as an act of resistance.


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