When the sirens sounded in the middle of the night, Olena Matwyshyn trembled so hard her parents couldn’t get clothes on the little girl — choosing instead to wrap her in a blanket before hurrying to the bomb shelter.
For comfort, little Olena clutched a teddy bear — “Misio” in her native Ukrainian. She still has the bear, although it is worn smooth from being “hugged and kissed,” Matwyshyn said.
