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Olena Biletska (R), a 54-year-old former journalist from the Ukrainian city of Melitopol, gestures during an interview with AFP next to her family at the Metropole hotel, which houses 150 Ukrainian refugees as part of an initiative launched by Caritas, a Catholic charity. While the Ukrainian army has launched an offensive on Russian soil, Ukrainian refugees in Lourdes are celebrating 33 years of Ukrainian independence with prayers and songs. 368 Ukrainian refugees are hosted in Lourdes including 150 at the Metropole hotel in the city center, an initiative of Caritas, a Catholic charity organisation. (Photo by Ed JONES / AFP) (Photo by ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images)