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Words: Tom Gillespie
How Ukrainian woman fled the Russian invasion
 Nadiia Shevchenko is now a world away from the destruction and carnage in her home city of Kharkiv, which has been levelled by Russian firepower over four months.
Ms Shevchenko is one of the thousands of Ukrainian refugees and migrants to find their way to Australia since Russia’s invasion began in February.
Kharkiv, a beautiful city near the Russian border, has been the target of a significant shelling campaign by president Vladimir Putin’s forces.
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I took the bus to go to my apartment, and  the centre of the city where we used to have beautiful buildings, gardens, and historical monuments was all destroyed. The city looked like I can’t even explain.
 Nadiia Shevchenk
With an expired passport and virtually no English, she fled Kharkiv in April,  securing a tourism visa to live with her daughter Oksana and her children in Toowoomba.
Fighting has continued to intensify in Kharkiv as the brutal hostilities continue along the frontline. Apart from a short lull three weeks ago, the bombing has been relentless.
More than 2000 buildings have been levelled and more than 900 civilians are dead.
Ms Shevchenko has grave fears for her son Roma, who is banned from leaving Ukraine and could be called up at any time to serve on the front lines.
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My son is still there and I can hear the bombing and noises in the background, and it makes me really anxious about his safety and what will happen in the next hour or two.
 Nadiia Shevchenk
Ms Shevchenko, who wants to return to Ukraine when the war ends, says the invasion feels like a betrayal by Russia considering the two country’s cultural ties.
Producer: Bianca Mastroianni

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