When we were finally able to leave Bucha, there were no people outside. It was like an apocalypse because you’re driving and you see no one is in the street. No one is in the shops,” said Skorovohach.

Although Skorovohach was able to escape the war, a piece of her heart is missing. Her family is still stuck in Ukraine. Skorovohach said she recently learned the news that a childhood friend was killed trying to escape the besieged city of Mariupol.

“My friend, she was pregnant in the seventh month. And they were trying to leave Mariupol, they were leaving in two cars. One of the cars made it through and then the other one was shot from the back. That was the one she was in,” said Skorovohach.

“All of us Ukrainians. We’re feeling like one big family, we are trying to help each other even in the different cities. Now we have understood that nothing matters. Only life matters.”