Olha planned to escape her city when Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine. This is her account of living in a warzone with two children

Day one (24 February)

I woke up to the sound of explosions and, immediately, my dream evaporated. I looked at my phone and saw it was 4.50am. I found my backpack, woke my children and told them to pack theirs.

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