{"id":10431,"date":"2023-12-01T00:32:49","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T22:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dianatours-westernukraine.com\/galicia\/?p=10431"},"modified":"2025-07-28T00:27:52","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T21:27:52","slug":"war-in-ukraine-christopher-loverro-interviews-larissa-babiy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dianatours-westernukraine.com\/galicia\/2023\/12\/war-in-ukraine-christopher-loverro-interviews-larissa-babiy\/","title":{"rendered":"War in Ukraine:  Christopher Loverro interviews Larissa Babiy"},"content":{"rendered":"<section data-bb-version=\"4.7.6\" id=\"bt_bb_section69ec9813155f5\" class=\"bt_bb_section bt_bb_layout_boxed_1200 bt_bb_vertical_align_top bt_bb_top_spacing_normal bt_bb_bottom_spacing_normal\" style=\";background-color:rgb(30,115,190);\" data-bt-override-class=\"{&quot;bt_bb_top_spacing_&quot;:{&quot;current_class&quot;:&quot;bt_bb_top_spacing_normal&quot;,&quot;def&quot;:&quot;normal&quot;},&quot;bt_bb_bottom_spacing_&quot;:{&quot;current_class&quot;:&quot;bt_bb_bottom_spacing_normal&quot;,&quot;def&quot;:&quot;normal&quot;}}\"><div class=\"bt_bb_port\"><div class=\"bt_bb_cell\"><div class=\"bt_bb_cell_inner\"><div class=\"bt_bb_row \"  data-bt-override-class=\"{}\"><div class=\"bt_bb_row_holder\" ><div data-bb-version=\"4.7.6\"  class=\"bt_bb_column col-xxl-12 col-xl-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12 bt_bb_vertical_align_top bt_bb_align_left bt_bb_padding_normal\" style=\"; 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