'No house, no town, no dog, nothing,' said a Ukrainian woman who says it took her 5 days to escape. Her daughter who lives in San Jose told us the train station she left from in Ukraine was bombed minutes after her departure.
CASTRO VALLEY, Calif. -- We're seeing the first refugees from war-torn Ukraine arrive in the Bay Area. For many, the journey to California is bittersweet after leaving friends, family and their lives behind.
In an emotional reunion at SFO, Polina Prokopiak and her 1-year-old son Artern, arrive exhausted after a long journey escaping their beloved country. "It's very scary in Ukraine with a lot bombing, I was worried for my son. that's why we came to the U.S.," said Prokopiak speaking through a translator.
Her cousin Evgeniy Vinnicov lives in Castro Valley. He says it took Polina five days to escape Ukraine.Polina documented the tragic scene at the border of Maldova, long lines of refugees stretching more than ten miles.Bohdana Korchak from San Jose was greeting her mom Vira, who arrived in San Francisco from Ukraine with only a small suitcase and is now a refugee.Korchak said her mom has been been taking cover for days in her own basement, turned bomb shelter.
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