This is Vitali, who six weeks ago fled from occupied Oleshki together with his wife Irina, son Vlad and their cat. The family went through a difficult journey from the occupied territory through Russia and Belarus to finally reach the Kyiv region. As the man admits, one of their first purchases was a sack of potatoes.

This is Vitali, who six weeks ago fled from occupied Oleshki together with his wife Irina, son Vlad and their cat. The family went through a difficult journey from the occupied territory through Russia and Belarus to finally reach the Kyiv region. As the man admits, one of their first purchases was a sack of potatoes.

Back in Oleshki, the family survived on only one cup of rice or buckwheat per day, combining the porridge with cucumber, tomato or porcelain. When their supplies ran out on September 13, they set off on foot with a group of eight people, walking over 20 kilometers along a mined road under drone threats, taking only autumn clothes, a teddy bear, the cat and a few pictures.