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Tetiana Kocheva fled her home in Ukraine s northeastern city of Kharkiv after Russia invaded last year, taking refuge in Israel s coastal town of Ashkelon, near Gaza.
Tetiana Kocheva, a Ukrainian refugee, fled her home in Kharkiv after Russia invaded last year, taking refuge in Israel s coastal town of Ashkelon. Her husband had worked in Israel in the past, and she thought taking their three children there would guarantee living in peace. However, on October 7, Hamas attacked Israel, leading to a war that has since killed thousands. Kocheva, along with several thousand other Ukrainian refugees, fled war for a second time.
Tetiana Kocheva fled her home in Ukraine's northeastern city of Kharkiv after Russia invaded last year, taking refuge in Israel's coastal town of Ashkelon, near Gaza. Her husband had worked in Israel in the past, and she thought taking their three children there away from Russian attacks would guarantee living in peace. But then came October 7, when Hamas attacked Israel, leading to a war that has since killed thousands. Like several thousand other Ukrainian refugees, Kocheva fled war for a second time.