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Her name is Olena Znatkova. We met in the Derzhprom, a sprawling architectural masterpiece that was Europe’s first skyscraper complex when it opened in 1928 as a showcase for Soviet ambition. Amazingly, it has survived so far the hell unleashed by the former KGB manThis woman, then 50, movingly told of being inspired by the 2014 pro-democracy protests that resonated in her soul.
Then came the horror of the attack on Kharkiv. “It was so shocking to see a Russian fighter jet just above my head – and then awful when I saw from my window how Kharkiv regional administration building was destroyed. Inside were my friends, colleagues, students and interns.” The attack left Olena torn between her official and parental duties – but ultimately, she knew she must protect her child. So once again, she grabbed their documents. And once again, this mother and daughter fled their home from Russian bombs and bullets.
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