Ukrainian pop singer Anastasiya Petryk is one of more than 4.5 million people who have fled Ukraine since February 24. She is now starting over here in Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA -- In Odesa, Ukraine, Anastasiya Petryk was a rising pop star. She was the winner of the 'Voice Ukraine,' 'Eurovision' and 'Ukraine's Got Talent.'Through her translator Paul Raimar, Petryk says it was very difficult leaving her family behind.
"They received a call telling them they had one opportunity to leave, so they had no other choice but to make that decision," said Rimar. Speaking through her translator, rising Ukrainian pop star, Anastasiya Petryk arrived in Philadelphia last month. She escapedUkraine by train to Poland w/ her mom, leaving behind her grandparents, cousins and extended family. She’s using her passion for music to start over
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