Tokyo-based Ukrainian opera singer Oksana Stepanyuk is praying for peace and the safety of her family in her home country as it fights against a Russian invasion.
"I wish I could rush to my family and be by their side," the 44-year-old singer said after she spoke to her mother on the phone. "I want this situation to end immediately."
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