Ballerina Olena Shliahina, 38, poses for a picture after practising for the revival of “Chopiniana”' the first since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, in the underground area of the National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre amid ongoing attacks, in Kharkiv, Ukraine, April 27, 2025. “When we started performing here, I felt very happy because we finally went out to our audience”, said Shliahina. (Photo by Marko Djurica/Reuters)
