"It's stressful to be separated from our relatives who are still in Ukraine," say Maryna and Vladyslava Aleksiiva. The 22-year-old twin sisters, who are artistic swimmers on the Ukrainian team, were in Montpellier, southern France, to compete in a round of the World Aquatics Artistic Swimming World Cup from 5 to 7 May, their second trip out of the country since the war began. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES