When Russian-born Regina Razumovskaya moved to Ukraine in 2014 to marry a successful businessman, she never imagined she'd become a refugee.
"I thought [I was] a wealthy person and my children would get a good future," Ms Razumovskaya said.
"My husband is the owner of … the biggest nurseries in Ukraine. Well he was, because all his nurseries are completely destroyed, they're all near Donetsk.
"We were, let's say, middle class, even upper-middle class before the war started.
Under a presidential decree issued when Russia invaded Ukraine in February, Ukrainian men between the ages of 18 and 60 were not allowed to leave the country.
The rule was put in place to secure men to fight Vladimir Putin’s army.
But men raising three or more children were exempt, and as Regina’s husband, Volod, has two children from a previous marriage as well as the two they share, he was able to take his family to safety.
So in March, after seven days living in a bomb shelter near the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, the family fled to Nannup, a small rural town three hours south of Perth, and into the arms of their friends.
"Our friends messaged us once the war started. They live near Nannup on a farm and they told us to get in a plane and come to Australia," Ms Razumovskaya said.
The Home Affairs Department said that as of June 27, more than 3,200 Ukrainians had arrived in Australia since the war started.
About half that number — 1,488 — have been granted Temporary Humanitarian Concern (subclass 786) Visas.
Subclass 786 visas are valid for three years and allow people to work, as well as study and access Medicare.
Ms Razumovskaya said the Australian government's welfare system had been "amazing".
"We are very grateful to Australia for giving us this kind of a feeling."
Ms Razumovskaya said the generosity of the Nannup community had been overwhelming.
"I never thought that the local community could be so friendly and so supporting," she said.
"They have donated things [including] money … on the first day of our arrival we got clothes because we had just one suitcase with kids' clothes in and something for us."
But the war has left Ms Razumovskaya feeling physically and emotionally isolated.
Her parents and her eldest brother remain in Russia and she stopped speaking to them when the war started.
"They are pro-Putin and I cannot stand that," she said, adding there were many mixed Russian-Ukrainian families experiencing similar problems.
The mother of two holds a Master of Business Administration degree and is about to look for remote work in marketing or analytics and says her husband will try to find a job in a nursery.
But she says what Ukrainians in Australia really need now is company.
"Communicate and try to invite these people for a chat … just to have a cup of coffee," she said.
