From London to Kyiv, woman drives to Ukraine to reunite with partner; here's what followed

A Ukrainian woman embarked on a journey from London to Ukraine to meet her boyfriend after four long months. Thirty-two-year-old Julia Drozdova escaped her homeland after Russian invasion and decided to begin a new life in London with help of Lewisham Council and Government's Homes for Ukraine Scheme.

Drozdova decided to drive back to war-hit Ukraine in a Land Rover Discovery to reunite with her partner Sergei. During journey, Ukrainian woman distributed several food items, clos, and sleeping bags to people impacted by war, and also gave her car keys to Ukrainian forces who could use vehicle for defence purposes.

According to a report by My London, Drozdova was horrified after she witnessed condition of Kyiv, one of Ukrainian cities that was bombarded by Russian missile strikes. "I am in Kyiv right w and witnessing all explosions. [It is] like February 24 when I woke up because of m... So far it feels much worse than February 24,” she said. 

Julia Drozdova talks about Russia's recent missile strikes on Ukraine

Drozdova and her boyfriend were relishing a warm bever in bed when missiles rattled Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on October 10. "It's a kind of fear you can't control. You can't see where missiles land, but you can hear,” she said while describing missile attacks. 

She furr talked about her experience of reuniting with Sergei, who is one of thousands of Ukrainian men who were denied of fleeing  country and asked to help Ukrainian troops. "It was weird. We have lost so much time and we have both changed so much, we have changed a lot,” Drozdova said, ding that her partner “has been through so much being in a war zone, and I am changed being a refugee. We were trying to find a way to connect again."