‘I knew they could do anything to us’: Oleh’s journey to escape Russian occupation
Most of the life of 17-year-old Oleh has been overshadowed by Russia’s war against Ukraine. In 2022, he was forced to flee from Russian occupation via Mariupol and a Russian filtration camp. « We didn’t believe something horrible would happen. We heard bombing from time-to-time, but never that close, » 17-year-old Oleh said about growing up in ...