A Ukrainian couple went ahead with their wedding in Kyiv after a Russian missile and drone strike damaged their apartment on the eve of the ceremony, according to the Associated Press. Liudmyla Ryzhak had prepared her embroidered dress and her partner Leonid Ryzhak's traditional shirt hours before the attack on Tuesday. The pair, whose marriage plans had already been repeatedly delayed by the war with Russia, got ready for the ceremony inside their damaged home. Her fiance is a Ukrainian soldier.
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