It was a harrowing escape from a war zone. A Ukrainian American mother of four shares the details of her journey back to the United States.
She lived in the Bay Area and had worked as a waitress in San Francisco. She returned to Kyiv 11 years ago.
A 15-hour ride on what she describes as a small inner city train not designed to go long distances crammed with people. "It was scary. We couldn't turn use our phones, turn off our locations so nobody could find us. There were no lights sometimes riding the train in the darkness," said Olena."It was minus 3, minus 4 in the snow standing," said Olena but that the Polish people opened up their hearts and their homes to refugees.
Cianciarulo has been in constant contact with Olena and coordinating with another friend to provide help.
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