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    Steve Lopez: From Kyiv to California, a 14-year-old refugee starts over

    LOS ANGELES — Not that long ago, says 14-year-old Illia, "I woke up with the sound of rockets." His father is still home in Ukraine, defending his country against the Russian invasion. His mother and little brother fled to Romania. "I'm trying to call my family every day, but it's not possible," said Illia, who left Ukraine on a bus and kept going, landing in Los Angeles almost three weeks ago ...
    by Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times Mar 30, 2022 4 minutes
    Illia Ishchenko Leshchynskyi, 14, is a new student at Palisades Charter High School. Until about a month ago, Leshchynskyi lived in Kyiv, but the Russian invasion of Ukraine changed that. "Now we have war," he said.

    LOS ANGELES — Not that long ago, says 14-year-old Illia, "I woke up with the sound of rockets."

    His father is still home in Ukraine, defending his country against the Russian invasion.

    His mother and little brother fled to Romania.

    "I'm trying to call my family every day, but it's not possible," said Illia, who left Ukraine on a bus and kept going, landing in Los Angeles almost three weeks ago to stay with family.

    On Monday morning, he enrolled at Palisades Charter High School.

    "I see these kids, these teenagers here. It looks pretty good," said Illia, who spent half a day registering at Pali and getting

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