“We were sure every second that we would die, we did not think that we would have a chance to escape from there.”
For 20-year-old Anfisa Ignatova, her life living as a student in Stirling alongside her mother was one that for several bleak days living in a basement and drinking water out of a well under Russian bombardment didn’t seem possible.
Before the events of February 24, 2022 Anfisa lived near the Ukrainian city of Bucha with mother Victoria, father Yaroslav and boyfriend Sasha at their children’s equestrian camp and local theatre - with four dogs, three cats and two horses for company.
