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Unexpected, unprepared, and unplanned. What would you do if you woke up and were told your country had been bombed and invaded? Would you stay and fight? Would you leave? And, if so, how would you do so, knowing you may never see those who stayed again? Where would you go and how would you get there?

Follow Maria and her British fiancé Jez?s journey of leaving Ukraine, entering Poland and attempting to make it to the UK in the first few days of the all-out Russian invasion in February 2022.

Escaping from a war zone has a profound impact, it changes you.

The couple talk about the emotional side of being away, discussing how it is a combination of luck and privilege that allowed them to be where they are today, and how doing so has led to an immense feeling of Survivor?s Guilt.

The talk breaks down the feelings of grief, pain, and the expectation to be the perfect refugee.

They tell stories of the friends they have lost and try to answer the question of whether they made the right decision to leave in the first place.

Through the pain though, a brightness and focus shines through; a drive and determintion to give back and help Ukrainians both in the UK and at home in the best way they can, and what is coming over the hill.

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11 Bloom Street,

Salford,

Greater Manchester,

England,

M3 6AN.