Queensland woman Zoya Olepir could not bear another sleepless night wondering if her brother was still alive in Ukraine. So she travelled to a war zone to rescue Viktor, who lives with Down Syndrome.
Queensland woman Zoya Olepir could not bear another sleepless night wondering if her brother was "still alive" in Ukraine.
Ms Olepir's brother and stepdaughter, Anna Troshyna, had been seeking refuge underground in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest city. "Some other relatives, they helped to take my brother from underground and [took] him to my husband's sister's house."Stepdaughter 'so brave'"Today they are not bombing, but tomorrow they will," she said.
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