Oleksandra, 35, arrived in Vinnytssia, central Ukraine, with her son Ivan, 6, at the start of the military offensive on 24 February. They fled their home in the eastern province of, Donetsk, when – like many others – they woke to the sound of shelling. As the bombs fell, they piled into their car with a few belongings and headed west. “At five o’clock in the morning, we heard loud sounds of explosions, and we knew that the war had started. So, we packed and left immediately,”