19/04/2026 21:05 (UTC)
Thousands of blooming cherry trees offer a respite to Ukrainians amid the war
Uzhhorod (Ukraine), Apr 19 (EFE).- Thousands of Ukrainians escape the stress of daily Russian airstrikes to admire the blooming of thousands of cherry trees in the westernmost region of the country, Transcarpathia, which borders Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania.CAMERA: ROSTYSLAV AVERCHUK.STATEMENTS BY LARYSA, A RETIRED MILITARY OFFICER:"I feel renewed here. In my city, in northern Ukraine, there is a lot of tension, and here I can admire all this beauty."STATEMENTS BY YULIA DUB, CO-ORGANIZER OF THE SAKURA FEST IN UZHGOROD:"For many, it's a chance to get away and regain their mental health. For many, this may be the first time since the start of the large-scale invasion that they feel free from internal alarm and external threats."STATEMENTS BY SOFIYA KOLISNYK, A VISITOR:"I desperately want peace. The hope that this will happen helps me persevere.""It's difficult to immediately turn to admiring this beauty amidst the complex emotions we feel every day. But I'm trying."
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