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Ukranian troops have regained control of towns around the capital, Kyiv, after Russian troops moved out of the area.
Despair
In the northern town of Borodyanka, people seeing their homes for the first time since the Russian invasion were filled with anger and despair.
In neraby Bucha, Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of ‘war crimes’ for the deaths of civilians.
Despair is an emotion. It means extreme sadness and hopelessness.
Despair can also be a verb, meaning to lose all hope.
*This article has been edited and reprinted from VOA Learning English with permission from Voice of America (VOA) for use in English language materials.
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