12-year-old Maria Baranova is one of thousands of people displaced by Russia's invasion of Ukraine who will be spending this World Refugee Day in Ireland.
She and her mother, Oleksandra Yarmoliuk, arrived in Ireland in March, and have been living with a host family in Dublin since then.
For Maria, a keen gymnast since the age of four, resuming her training in Ireland brought some semblance of normality to her day-to-day life.
"For me, it’s something interesting," she said about rhythmic gymnastics. "It’s dancing but it’s also acrobatic and all the mixture … I don’t know how to say. It is a really nice feeling."
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