They carried pieces of home to safety while Russian forces threatened Ukraine.
Olya Khrystoliubova, right, and her mother, Svitlana Khrystoliubova, on a plane headed to Brussels. Within 15 minutes, she packed her luggage with necessary documents, food for her cat and clothes for herself, then embarked on a days-long journey with her mother, Svitlana.Khrystoliubova, 36, is among millions of Ukrainians who left their homes in fear as Russia invaded.
Osypova-Safronova, 37, and her husband packed three bags with her laptop, tablet, chargers and medicine. Canned food, two pairs of shoes and a backpack to carry their cat.Ukrainian refugees vow to return home — even if it’s never the same For herself, Osypova-Safronova took sheets of paper, watercolor palettes, pens and brushes to stay busy during the trip to Saarland, a state inHer husband drove them, her close friend and her friend’s two children to the border with Poland and turned around, staying behindFilmmaker Olga Gdulia knew she had to take her laptop and external hard drives, and her two once-stray cats she had found at the entrance of her mother’s apartment years ago.
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