As Zakhida and her family cross the border into Poland, they find both freedom and homesickness on the other side.
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High living costs in Poland mean Zakhida may need a fourth job to support her mother and daughter.
As Zakhida and her family cross the border into Poland, they find both freedom and homesickness on the other side.
This weekend, Zakhida Adylova decided to flee Kyiv for Lviv in the west with her family.
Day 9. A captured power plant, fatigue in people’s eyes and baking bread out of necessity.
Day 8: Today, I feel empty inside, but my mother’s wisdom and my daughter’s positivity give me hope.
These days, there is no place for ‘How are you?’ or ‘I’m doing OK’.
From the bathroom of her home in Kyiv, Zakhida Adylova documents five days of war.
