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We haven't slept for four nights. We just fled with our pets and bare belongings: Ukraine war refugee
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Ms Oleksandra Oliinykova, her sister, friend and pets got into their cars, driving west towards Hungary in hope of finding safe haven across the border.
PHOTOS: OLEKSANDRA OLIINYKOVA
SINGAPORE - When the sirens pierced the skies over Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, and the shelling started, Ms Oleksandra Oliinykova and her sister knew they were no longer safe.
Along with their friend and pets, including four cats and three dogs, they got into their cars and started driving towards the border.
Along with their friend and pets, including four cats and three dogs, they got into their cars and started driving towards the border.
They have been on the road for four days, driving west, towards Hungary, in the hope of finding safe haven across the border. They are among thousands of terrified civilians who have boarded buses, trains and cars in Ukraine in recent days to flee the heavy bombardment and shelling that have upended their lives.
