That’s why it is so important for Alyona and me to tell our stories. Maryna added: “The war has fallen out of the headlines but life is still as horrific for our families. These are the corpses of young men, grandparents, children and women.” The corpses of people are found with their hands tied and shots in the head. “They are constantly finding civilian mass graves in the former occupied territories. They believe that it’s all western propaganda and refuse to believe atrocities have been committed. She said: “Many of the family on the Russian side are convinced there has been no invasion of the Ukraine. Everyone had fled their bombed homes in the clothes they were standing in and they had no other possessions with them. The trauma for the elderly and young children was horrendous. “They queued for days for the train with hundreds of other people and when they eventually made it on to the train, they had to stand for two full days before making it to Poland. Out of all of the hundreds of people I made contact with, only one person was willing to go into the city and take my mother and brother to a train station.” I knew I had to get my family out.”Īlyona added: “I started phoning around people I heard who were willing to evacuate families from areas that had been bombed. Whole families were being killed and blood was flowing in a stream down the streets. “Three days in and the Russians were targeting civilians who were standing in line for water. The infrastructure of the city was completely destroyed with the initial bombings and people were desperately looking for food and somewhere safe to shelter. “Bombing was happening so quickly that everyone was terrified to leave their homes for food or water. My 14-year-old brother came on the phone to tell me he loved me and that he was going to die. She said: “When the invasion began I received a call at 5am from my family who feared they may not make it out alive. It’s been a year since the invasion and Maryna, 26, whose family are trapped inside Russian occupied territory and Alyona, 21, whose grandmother stayed behind when the rest of her loved ones fled to Poland, are now ready to tell their harrowing stories to ensure the world does not forget the hell the people of Ukraine are still going through.Īlyona was on a modelling job in Turkey when the bombs started to fall on her home city of Kharkiv in the northeast of the country on Februand her terrified teenage brother phoned to say goodbye. The duo, who have done shoots all over the world, are now signed to Scotland’s top agency Colours who are trying to get them as much work as they possibly can with clients. Scots mum devastated after mindless vandals spray paint over plaque to tragic baby daughter.Leith docks toppled ship incident sees 25 people injured as casualties stretchered from scene.In a bid to help their families financially, the girls made the heartbreaking decision to leave the Ukraine and find modelling work in a safer country. The stunning models both sought asylum in Scotland after Russia invaded their country, destroyed their cities and started murdering their friends and neighbours. As they smile for the camera Maryna Demianenko and Alyona Lykhosherstova’s hearts are silently breaking for loved ones left behind in wartorn Ukraine.
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