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Following Russian shelling, Maria Mayashlapak examines her destroyed home and counts her blessings. "I was reciting my morning prayer for God to keep me from getting injured," the 82-year-old recalls of the moments just before a missile imploded her kitchen. She is one of countless people who have lost almost everything but their lives three months into Russia's invasion. Other residents say they either can't or don't want to leave, even as Russian forces advance to the inner reaches of the Donbas war zone. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES