During the early hours of Feb. 24, Valeriia Horodnycha and Sergey Polyakov woke up to the sound of bombings.
The couple and their two-year-old daughter — with another baby on the way — fled from the Russian-led war in Ukraine and have since been staying on Mercer Island with friends.
To this day, the couple still trembles when hearing planes and helicopters fly over Mercer Island.
“You know, we will never forget that sound. Boom. Boom. Still sometimes when we hear something…,” said Valeriia as she nervously shook her body.
It was around 4 a.m. Feb. 24, and Valeriia laid back down in bed. Within 30 minutes, the
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