Viktor Paniouk and Lyudmyla Bots met and fell in love in Kyiv in October 1990 during a hunger strike for Ukrainian independence from Soviet rule, achieved a year later. Now the two 54-year-olds, thousands of miles away in Argentina, are watching in horror from afar as Russian troops invade their homeland.
Along with millions of overseas Ukrainians scattered around the world, the couple - both doctors - have been glued to news reports since Russia's invasion last week, with tanks rolling towards capital Kyiv and missile attacks on major cities.
