They fled the war – “My dream was to live in Ukraine, not to flee”

– “My dream was to live in Ukraine, not to flee”

Two women and a 5-year-old child are housed in Commugny, with the former boss of one of them. They tell of their exile.

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Georges Cabrera

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“We fell asleep in a country we loved, where we had good work and opportunities. Thursday morning, we were awakened by the sound of bombs, in a country at war, not knowing what was going to happen to us.

For Alyona, her future was stolen. This young thirty-year-old left her town, very close to Kiev, on Friday morning, with Ivan, her 5-year-old son, as well as Olena, a friend. The small group took the path of forced exile, like nearly a million Ukrainians.

“Today, I feel mentally lost, admits Alyona. I have trouble sleeping and I constantly think about what is happening in my country. My dream was to live in Ukraine, not to flee.”