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Facility for disabled on Ukraine front line mulls evacuation

A resident sweeps the dining room of a facility for people with mental and physical disabilities in the village of Tavriiske, Ukraine, Tuesday, May 10, 2022. With around 425 residents, the institution is the largest such facility for people with disabilities in southeastern Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) Weights belonging to Maksym, a resident in a facility for people with mental and physical disabilities, rest in his wheeled walking aid in his bedroom in the village of Tavriiske, Ukraine, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. With around 425 residents, the institution is the largest such facility for people with disabilities in southeastern Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) A worker, center, tosses a ball with residents at a facility for people with mental and physical disabilities, in the village of Tavriiske, Ukraine, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. The staff is faced with the dilemma of evacuating the facility, and how to do it with minimum disruption to the residents, some of whom have very severe disabilities and others for whom changes in environment can be disorientating and highly stressful. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) Residents sew their artwork in a classroom at a public institution for people with mental and physical disabilities in the village of Tavriiske, Ukraine, Tuesday, May 10, 2022. With around 425 residents, the institution is the largest such facility for people with disabilities in southeastern Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) Residents spend time outdoors at a facility for people with mental and physical disabilities in the village of Tavriiske, Ukraine, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. The staff is faced with the dilemma of evacuating the facility, and how to do it with minimum disruption to the residents, some of whom have very severe disabilities and others for whom changes in environment can be disorientating and highly stressful. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) A resident points to her art work on a wall decorating her bedroom in a facility for people with mental and physical disabilities in the village of Tavriiske, Ukraine, Tuesday, May 10, 2022. The staff is faced with the dilemma of evacuating the facility, and how to do it with minimum disruption to the residents, some of whom have very severe disabilities and others for whom changes in environment can be disorientating and highly stressful. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) Residents spend time outdoors in a facility for people with mental and physical disabilities in the village of Tavriiske, Ukraine, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. The staff is faced with the dilemma of evacuating the facility, and how to do it with minimum disruption to the residents, some of whom have very severe disabilities and others for whom changes in environment can be disorientating and highly stressful. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) Photos of residents hang on a wall at a facility for people with mental and physical disabilities in the village of Tavriiske, Ukraine, Tuesday, May 10, 2022. With around 425 residents, the institution is the largest such facility for people with disabilities in southeastern Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) Residents play table tennis in a facility for people with mental and physical disabilities in the village of Tavriiske, Ukraine, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. The staff is faced with the dilemma of evacuating the facility, and how to do it with minimum disruption to the residents, some of whom have very severe disabilities and others for whom changes in environment can be disorientating and highly stressful. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) An elderly resident lays in her bed in a facility for people with mental and physical disabilities, in her bedroom in the village of Tavriiske, Ukraine, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. With around 425 residents, the institution is the largest such facility for people with disabilities in southeastern Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) Residents have their lunch in a facility for people with mental and physical disabilities in the village of Tavriiske, Ukraine, Tuesday, May 10, 2022. With around 425 residents, the institution is the largest such facility for people with disabilities in southeastern Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) Residents walk along a corridor after lunch time in a facility for people with mental and physical disabilities in the village of Tavriiske, Ukraine, Tuesday, May 10, 2022. The staff is faced with the dilemma of evacuating the facility, and how to do it with minimum disruption to the residents, some of whom have very severe disabilities and others for whom changes in environment can be disorientating and highly stressful. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)