Russia's invasion of Ukraine brings back painful memories for Olga Pushkar, who watched Russian insurgents sweep the streets of Sloviansk in eastern Ukraine eight years ago.
She now lives more than 18,000 kilometres away here in New Zealand, but that's of little comfort to her, with many of her whanau still in Ukraine.
Sloviansk is a Ukranian city in the Donetsk region, one of two regions Russian President Vladimir Putin has self-proclaimed as independent states.
Olga spoke to Susie Ferguson.
