Alevtyna did not want to hear anything about evacuation until the last minute. She changed her mind when the Russian aerial bomb hit her house. When you’re burying your neighbors in the yard of a destroyed high-rise, all hopes for the best are gone.
The only way to leave the besieged city was by walking. Elderly parents would clearly not make it through. But having found herself in a peaceful land, Alevtyna understands that peaceful life is impossible when you know that your loved ones are still in the epicenter of hell.
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