Valentyn Biletkiy, 65, and his wife, Tetiana Biletkiy, 61, grow cucumbers and tomatoes in the solarium of their apartment. There are 128 apartments in their building — all inhabited before the invasion, Mr. Biletkiy said. Only 16 families have returned to live amid the ruins. “I’m too tired to be worried,” he said. We’ve built it all back up with our pension money, and we could lose it all again.”

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