The Athletic
                                
                                    
                                        
                                    
                                
                            
                            
                    
                                
                                
                                January 29, 2025 at 03:39 PM
                               
                            
                        
                            When Kate Koval arrived at the gym for her game, almost 12 hours had passed since she had heard from her parents.
They lived near the center of Kyiv, and on the morning of Feb. 24, 2022, Russia had invaded Ukraine.
She was trying to shut out the rest of the world. That night, she was the LuHi player having an incredible game.
And the one whose cell phone sat on the bench, a beacon ready to signal either hope or despair.
This is her story: https://bit.ly/3PSwj3p
                        
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                                    
                                        
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