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A Ukrainian family living in Manly took part in the June 5 march held in honour of victims of the Russia-Ukraine war in Auckland. Holding the flag, from left, Yurii Kucherov and Valeriia Kucherova, Oksana and Kateryna (Katia) Samokisha and Kyrylo Kucherov holding son Oskar.
Manly family helps parents escape from Russian Ukraine war When Russia invaded their country, a Ukrainian couple who now live in Manly, Kyrylo Kucherov and Katia Samokisha, acted fast to get their family out.
Katia and Kyrylo emigrated to NZ when Kyrylo was offered a job, and moved to the Coast in January 2020 with their son, Oskar. Kyrylo’s parents and Katia’s mother and
brother were all living in Kyiv. Katia’s mother, Oksana Samokisha, says the bombing began in the middle of the night.
“We followed on social media what was happening – people were afraid to come out of their homes,” Oksana says.
“It was devastating. The sky lit up red and orange. At first we thought the explosions were a weapons storage facility that was on fire.”
Once the city’s residents realised it was an invasion, panic set in with long queues forming for food, medicine and petrol.
The bombs kept falling – the family home is near two airports which were targeted.
Meanwhile, Katia and Kyrylo were awake all night in Manly, encouraging their families to get out quickly and head for
Poland. They also applied for special Ukrainian visas, which the government issued. Kyrylo’s parents Valeriia and Yurii, say the bombing was distant at first, but they saw the queues for essential goods on TV and social media and realised what was happening. continued p2
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