Teenage pianist who fled Ukraine performs in Liverpool to mark anniversary of conflict

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A teenage pianist who fled Ukraine when war broke out has performed in Liverpool to mark a year since the start of the invasion.Thirteen-year-old Alisa Bushuieva and her mother Svitlana left their home in Kharkiv last February after the city was bombed in the Russian invasion.The young musician, who had previously played for dignitary events in her home country, played the piano to try and lift spirits in refugee camps in Ukraine and Poland, before moving to south Wales and then staying with a host family in Wirral, Merseyside.Source: PA