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Slovenian volunteer Uros Dokl, left, and violin player Myroslava Sherbina, center, wait for members of the Youth Symphonic Orchestra of Ukraine at the train station in Zahony, Hungary, Sunday, March 6, 2022. When Russia's invasion of Ukraine began and air raid sirens rang out in the embattled region of Donbas, Myroslava Sherbina rushed from her home and into a bomb shelter bringing only two of her possessions: the clothes on her back, and her violin. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

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War silenced violin for refugee as 1.7M have fled Ukraine
March 8, 2022 7 a.m.

War silenced violin for refugee as 1.7M have fled Ukraine

ZAHONY, Hungary (AP) — The violin was so beloved by Myroslava Sherbina it was the one item she took as she fled Ukraine, along with the clothes she wore. But the instrument has remained silent since the start of Russia's invasion of her country.