A 20-year-old Ukrainian refugee has documented her journey to Poland in a viral video, dubbing it the "most horrible journey."

Valeria Shashenok grew to become one of many estimated 1.8 million refugees (in accordance with Statista) from Ukraine touring to Poland, and captured the entire thing in a video, which has now gained over 5 million views on TikTok.

The younger lady had been beforehand dwelling in a bunker together with her household.

Shashenok began her journey at a railway station in Kyiv, the place she confirmed herself aboard a practice. "Then come to Lviv after which to Przemysl," she continued, displaying herself and others receiving meals from volunteers.

"Ukrainian volunteers broke my coronary heart," she famous on-screen. The journey continued with a practice to Poland, the place she stood for 10 hours.

5 hours on the border adopted, earlier than lastly being "in Poland totally free with out a passport." Shashenok confirmed refugees consuming "scrumptious" vareniki (dumplings) collectively, as she famous she could not "consider that I am evacuated to Poland."

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The lengthy journey completed with a seven-hour practice journey to Lodz, the place she was met with a well-recognized face.

"It is essentially the most horrible journey in my life! Thanks Putin," she wrote on-screen, earlier than providing a honest due to Polish volunteers as an alternative. "Thanks for supporting my nation," she wrote.

Though Shashenok has discovered security in Poland, her dad and mom are nonetheless at their bunker in Ukraine, the place she beforehand constructed over 800,000 followers on TikTok from with uncooked movies displaying life in a war-torn nation.

Movies uploaded by the 20-year-old give hundreds of thousands all over the world an perception into life in Ukraine in the mean time.

Standard posts embrace a "typical day in a bomb shelter" video, which she confirmed herself enjoying together with her canine and drying her hair, solely to later go to destroyed buildings and debris-filled streets.

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One other video confirmed how they stay within the bunker with out electrical energy, displaying their use of candles and lamps, together with heating espresso cups with a flame.

TikTok has been a key communication methodology in educating these all over the world, particularly younger folks, the realities of the Russian invasion for Ukraine residents.

Nevertheless, the recognition of TikTok warfare content material has been a double-edged sword, with misinformation rife. Viral movies take footage from films or years-old content material and redistribute it claiming to be actual, for the sake of views and likes.

Misinformation fears go even additional too, and TikTok has even banned state-backed Russian media Sputnik and Russia At this time within the E.U.

TikTok additionally advised the New York Instances that the app can be dedicating extra sources to preventing deceptive content material in regards to the warfare.