Economy
NYC’s Displaced Ukrainians Weigh Leaving City for Home
- Housing costs, crime and dwindling resources spur returns
- Almost 80% of displaced Ukrainians dream of going home: UN
Kseniia Nadvotska’s dreams of traveling the world panned out unexpectedly.
Soon after Russia began shelling her hometown of Kyiv, the then 35-year-old fled with her young son to Romania, then onto Poland, Germany and Mexico. From there, she crossed into San Diego with about a hundred dollars in her pocket, before being flown to New York by a volunteer organization.