A little over a year after Rachel Lehmann Ware and her husband, Duncan Ware, fled Ukraine, the Tasmanian teachers have now returned to Kyiv.
They were teaching at an international school in the Ukrainian capital when Russia invaded in February last year.
What followed was a dramatic, three-week escape with their three cats in tow, while bombs rained down on the country.
The couple touched down safely in Hobart in March last year, running into the embraces of family members.
However, they felt for the young students and teachers who were left behind.
"We were always determined to come back … it was just a matter of when, and when it was safe," Ms Lehmann Ware said. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-02/australian-teacher-return-to-kyiv-ukraine-year-after-fleeing-war/102208494
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They were teaching at an international school in the Ukrainian capital when Russia invaded in February last year.
What followed was a dramatic, three-week escape with their three cats in tow, while bombs rained down on the country.
The couple touched down safely in Hobart in March last year, running into the embraces of family members.
However, they felt for the young students and teachers who were left behind.
"We were always determined to come back … it was just a matter of when, and when it was safe," Ms Lehmann Ware said. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-02/australian-teacher-return-to-kyiv-ukraine-year-after-fleeing-war/102208494
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