Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Beautiful — inside and out. Iryna cared for pets in her neighborhood, and volunteered at a nursing home. Iryna loved art — she made sculptures for the nursing home residents, and she frequently painted. READ MORE: wsoctv.com/news/local/only-9-iryna-zarutskas-family-shares-their-story-escaping-ukraine-her-american-dream/QHNW56PDIZEHDDTOBPARZIIO4M

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