Paralyzed Ukrainian model Oksana Kononets recalls fleeing from Russian invasion: 'When will this end?'
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Earlier this month, Oksana Kononets appeared alongside other models in Los Angeles for the annual fashion show hosted by Runway of Dreams.
Kononets and her mother embarked on a five-day journey from Ukraine’s capital. During the trip, she and many others spent 11 hours on a train to Poland for safety."It was very hard to bring my wheelchair to the train," she said. "One part broke. We tried to do everything we could to fix it. We also didn’t know where to stay. Should we stay in Ukraine? In Warsaw? Or somewhere else in Europe? I was scared and very tired. We needed to be safe.""I remember during my journey so many of us trying to leave, wondering where can we stay," she shared. "There were grandmothers, 90-year-olds, with their pets. They didn’t want to leave their loved ones behind."After Kononets and her mother arrived in Poland, they traveled to the Netherlands. From there, they secured a flight to the U.S. with the help of a friend. And on March 5, the pair landed safely in Los Angeles.