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War-Tested Resilience in Ukraine: Surviving Year One

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|Jun 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bsaft-2023-0001 | Journal eISSN: 3100-5098 | Journal ISSN: 3100-508X
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Published on: Jun 15, 2023
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