The Shevchenko family lived in Mariupol and was caught in the middle of the war but was able to escape the country and find a new family in Tucson.
As the war in Ukraine continues, one Tucson family went above and beyond to help a family caught in the middle of the it all.
The Shevchenko family owned a travel business in Mariupol and had a great life in Ukraine, but it all changed overnight. "We lost everything," Andre Shevchenko said."We lost our world. We lost our jobs. We lost our houses, all of our belongings and all of our things.""Our city was left without any basic needs and utilities," Shevchenko said."We had to be without electricity, then water was cut off and then no gas."As bombing continued, the city was destroyed. The family and other residents had to live underground for weeks to stay safe.
"A lot of bodies were all over the place; just outside in the streets," Shevchenko said."We didn't even have an opportunity to bury them properly.""We decided to move and we understood that we had to go despite the fact that there were still shootings and gunshots above our heads," Shevchenko said."We were moving because our children deserve a better place and a safer place for living.
They made the long journey out of Ukraine and eventually made it to Latvia. Once they were there they connected with the Aimee Dobbins and her family here in Tucson over Facebook."They gave us a safe place," Shevchenko said."They gave us a house and a safe place and most importantly a feeling of family belonging.""Language and finding jobs so those are out priorities," Tatianna Shevchenko said."We have big plans because we start our life from scratch.
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