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    Nearly 1 million Ukrainians have fled. More than 40 million have stayed — for now

    Before the war, Ukrainian Rehina Solodovnik tutored Russian students online. The teaching has stopped, but she's still getting text messages. "I am so sorry for our government," one student said.
    by Greg Myre Mar 05, 2022 2 minutes
    Rehina Solodovnik, a 20-year-old student in Ukraine, was also tutoring Russian students online before the war. One sent her a text after the fighting began: ''I am so sorry for our government. I know they won't apologize to you for whatever damage they're doing to your country, but I will instead."

    Before the Russian military invaded Ukraine, 20-year-old Rehina Solodovnik described her life in the river city of Dnipro as idyllic.

    "Before everything happened, I believe I had the best life possible. I have a loving family — my grandma, my aunt, my parents, my baby brother was born last year," she said. "I have a part-time job as an English tutor."

    Some of those she tutored were

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