'Nothing to come back to,' says Ukrainian woman in Canada, her beloved home destroyed

No going home for Ukrainian woman in Canada

Oleksandra Verovkina had thought of leaving Ukraine for Canada years ago, but then she found her beautiful home in Irpin, near Kyiv in Ukraine. Now in Ottawa, she knows her home is damaged beyond repair and accepts nothing is left for her there.

Her home destroyed, return is impossible for a Ukrainian refugee - La voix du Sud

IRPIN, Ukraine — Pourquoi revenir à la maison lorsqu’il n’y a plus de maison ? C’est sans doute la question que se pose Oleksandra Verovkina. La femme de 36 ans avait déjà rêvé de venir au Canada lorsque les forces séparatistes russes s’étaient emparées de la région du Donbass où elle habitait. Elle a abandonné cette idée en 2020 lorsque son mari Oleksi et elle ont acheté un appartement relativement neuf à Irpin, une ville située en banlieue de …

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